by Andrew Frisicano
The rain held off for Todd P's Unamplified Acoustic BBQ at Fort Tilden Beach on Sunday, June 14th. At the show, a sizable crowd congregated along the dunes where acts from the day's lineup played on acoustic guitars, hand percussion and various other things (xylophone, a small boombox, etc).
Park rangers watched from the hills behind, and only intervened, as far as I could tell, when people walked onto the dunes or into the water.
On the beach, the temperature was at least 10 degrees cooler, with a strong wind that carried away a lot of the sound. I caught a couple acoustic acts, and Puttin on the Ritz' B.J. Rubin, who told a story about going to Monterrey with Todd. White Diamonds decided to spin the unamplified theme, opting for a performance-art set that featured an iPod hooked to a stereo. The band clanked on bells, hit a drum and threw clumps of sand in the air. Even with a bit of sand in their hair, everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves.
It looks like the group moved toward the water later in the day to gather more closely around the bands (via Dumbo Books of Brooklyn)...
The bands started moving down to the water as the day waned. As far as we could hear, nobody introduced anyone, and when bands alternated, they sometimes passed on their instruments.More pictures below (though only of a very short part of it)...We noticed what we think was Todd P talking to the park rangers back by the rise where the beach begins (or ends). On our way out via the concrete path, we asked the park rangers if we could take their photos. No dice, not even for an alter kocker wearing a blue Rockaway Beach Surf Shop t-shirt. But the rangers, who tolerated the nude beach back in our day at least, said they enjoyed the day and had no trouble.
This is what the final advertised schedule looked like:
--8:10pm :: Golden Error
--8:00pm :: Ninjasonik
--7:50pm :: Hospitality
--7:40pm :: Extra Life
--7:30pm :: Kurt Vile ------------ from Philadelphia, PA
--7:20pm :: Aa aka BIG A little a
--7:10pm :: Talk Normal
--7:00pm :: Dinowalrus
--6:50pm :: Spectre Folk
--6:40pm :: the So So Glos
--6:30pm :: Shilpa Ray
--6:20pm :: Skeletons
--6:10pm :: TK Webb
--6:00pm :: Religious Knives
--5:50pm :: Necking
--5:40pm :: Ducktails
--5:30pm :: Phosphorescent
--5:20pm :: Pterodactyl
--5:10pm :: the Forms
--5:00pm :: Little Gold
--4:50pm :: White Diamonds
--4:40pm :: Taigaa
--4:30pm :: Puttin' on the Ritz
--4:20pm :: Knyfe Hyts
--4:10pm :: Samara Lubelski
--4:00pm :: the Ballet
--3:50pm :: Beach Fossils
--3:40pm :: Mika Miko ---------- from Los Angeles, CA
--3:30pm :: Emilyn Brodsky
--3:20pm :: Teengirl Fantasy
--3:10pm :: Christy & Emily w/ Till by Turning
--3:00pm :: Fiasco
--2:50pm :: the Strange Boys ---- from Austin TX
--2:40pm :: Broccoli Destroyer
--2:30pm :: Frankie Rose -------- from Crystal Stilts, x Vivian Girls
--2:20pm :: Ponytail ------------- from Baltimore, MD
--2:10pm :: Katie Eastburn
--2:00pm :: Coathangers -------- from Atlanta GA
--1:50pm :: Metal Mountains
--1:40pm :: Real Estate
--1:30pm :: Liturgy
--1:20pm :: Artanker with Heavy Friends
--1:10pm :: Golden Triangle
--1:00pm :: Xray Eyeballs
12:50pm :: Ezekiel Healy
12:40pm :: Hot Pink Carpet
12:30pm :: Javelin
12:20pm :: the Eskalators
12:10pm :: Vultures
12:00pm :: Air Waves w/ mems of Ponytail!
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so many pictures of white diamonds. they were the worst. they were yelling on a crucifix they made while Phosphorescent played.
Necking were amazing. so were mika miko, ponytail the coat hangers,Phosphorescent and basically any band with loud singers, haha.
did ducktails, sos glos and ninja sonik ever end of playing?
Posted by Anonymous | June 16, 2009 12:10 PM
ninja sonik cancelled. shilpa ray was great
Posted by Anonymous | June 16, 2009 12:12 PM
hipsters on the beach
Posted by Anonymous | June 16, 2009 12:20 PM
^^
hipsters? more like a bunch of @ssholes on their parents' penny on the beach.
Posted by Anonymous | June 16, 2009 12:27 PM
the rangers were only there for about a 5th of the day. they were not really a big part of the day.
wish you could show photos that don't imply it was some tense shut down situation...
it was actually a really beautiful day in the sun with minimal attention from the authorities, who were only really there to keep people off the dunes anyway.
Posted by Anonymous | June 16, 2009 12:27 PM
hippies
Posted by Anonymous | June 16, 2009 12:31 PM
12:27 hates humanity
Posted by Anonymous | June 16, 2009 12:32 PM
beautiful day.
anyone hating here looks pretty ridiculous. it was great. free music on a beautiful beach and you have a problem with that?
hater, you need to rethink your life.
who's mad at a sunny day at the ocean?
Posted by Anonymous | June 16, 2009 12:35 PM
this was really really nice! so glad the sun came out for one day
Posted by Anonymous | June 16, 2009 12:39 PM
Horrible pictures. Truly horrible. Too high contrast. Too many pictures of nothing. Doesn't capture anything of the beautiful day at the beach.
Posted by Anonymous | June 16, 2009 12:44 PM
Also, dirty lens?
Posted by Anonymous | June 16, 2009 12:46 PM
lotsa good photos:
http://blogsearch.google.com/blogsearch?rlz=1C1GGLS_en-USUS326US326&sourceid=chrome&q="acoustic%20bbq"&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wb
Posted by Anonymous | June 16, 2009 12:48 PM
I'm hating on the fat guy who felt the need to be in nothing but his boxers.
Posted by Anonymous | June 16, 2009 12:50 PM
there are lots of great photos online.
flickr, google blog search, they're all there
Posted by Anonymous | June 16, 2009 12:53 PM
Really great day. EXCEPT for those White Diamonds assholes. What a bunch of self-centered fucktards on acid. Lots of photos of the chick crucifying herself and shouting during other peoples' quiet sets are online. Yeah we all really enjoyed having sand in our faces, too. Really great way to embrace the stereotypes of us all being dicks with full enthusiasm, guys.
Everyone else was pretty much great, though. Thanks so much to Todd. Aa, Necking, Shilpa Ray were tops. So beautiful out there. Party bus/train caravans. People were good about picking up their trash, the rangers were pretty chill, good community feeling, lots of us went to the Wharf bar in Rockaway Park after.
This is a really nice review that captured the day pretty well:
http://www.goodbyewren.com/2009/06/holland-playland-seaside-todd-ps-was.html
Posted by Anonymous | June 16, 2009 1:12 PM
Why do people knock the photos? are you just angry because you think you deserve a creative outlet?
Posted by Anonymous | June 16, 2009 1:12 PM
who are the people with the boombox?
Posted by Anonymous | June 16, 2009 1:22 PM
this looks terribly uninteresting.
Posted by Anonymous | June 16, 2009 1:24 PM
wasted white diamonds chick wasn't that big a deal.
it was pretty great
Posted by Anonymous | June 16, 2009 1:35 PM
it was awesome
Posted by Anonymous | June 16, 2009 1:37 PM
only on Brooklyn Vegan would you find people pathetic enough to hate on such a gorgeous day with good vibes
Posted by Anonymous | June 16, 2009 1:38 PM
^^ it's what we do
Posted by Anonymous | June 16, 2009 1:41 PM
great day it was!!
good job toddp.
Posted by Anonymous | June 16, 2009 2:00 PM
lotsa great photo links on toddpnyc.com now
Posted by Anonymous | June 16, 2009 2:12 PM
loads of shaky tattoo decisions...
Posted by Anonymous | June 16, 2009 2:31 PM
javelin was the best band of the day
Posted by Anonymous | June 16, 2009 2:48 PM
comMEHnts
Posted by Anonymous | June 16, 2009 3:11 PM
is it true she took her top off?
Posted by Anonymous | June 16, 2009 3:15 PM
did anyone catch ponytail's performance?
what did they play?
thanks todd, for the great day. the summer hasn't even started yet and things are off to great start.
Posted by Anonymous | June 16, 2009 3:20 PM
glad i didn't go, haven't seen one girl that looks like she'd be worth having sex with
Posted by Anonymous | June 16, 2009 3:34 PM
^^^3:34 - you mean one girl you would not want to "sexually assault". It's not as if it would be consensual.
Posted by Anonymous | June 16, 2009 3:53 PM
why is it still necessary to wear those wool hats on a summer day..
fucking hipsters
Posted by Anonymous | June 16, 2009 4:12 PM
I don't understand how people are raving about [band X] being so amazing. If I am not mistaken each band only played for 10 minutes, how the hell can a band be amazing only playing for 10 minutes?
All the people who are defending how "awesome" this day was keep saying is "wow, the weather was great". If all it takes to make a day amazing is the sun coming out you are a sad person and it makes you sound like a hippie.
Posted by Anonymous | June 16, 2009 4:15 PM
4:15 no likey nothin!
4:15 hate sun!
4:15 curse god!
Posted by Anonymous | June 16, 2009 4:18 PM
ha ha ha Brooklyn Vegan commenters you fucking loser dipshits make me laugh and laugh! you are the suckiest fools evah! you guys are the biggest laughing stock in music. go fuck yourselves, and get out of the fucking house you shits!
dissing THIS party, of all the shitty ass garbage commercial indie rock crap that gets hyped here! how pathetic.
it was a sunny day next to the ocean with an amazing lineup and tons of beautiful people having a beautiful time. what's not to like?
eat shit haters! what the fuck is your problem?
Posted by Anonymous | June 16, 2009 4:22 PM
http://www.theonion.com/content/video/police_slog_through_40_000
Posted by Anonymous | June 16, 2009 4:26 PM
the worst part was when the sun came out and everyone was in their bathing suits and little gold was playing serenely. I hated that.
also sucked when I went swimming and drank beer on the beach out of cups and everyone was smiling.
but god it was just fucking awful when the sun was setting and the ocean got all orange hued and kurt vile was playing intensely with everyone gathered in close.
seriously: worst beach party with free music and happy vibes all around EVER
Posted by Anonymous | June 16, 2009 4:28 PM
(()) <========8
Posted by Anonymous | June 16, 2009 5:39 PM
fun sucks!
Posted by Anonymous | June 16, 2009 6:42 PM
why can't a band be amazing for just ten minutes? ponytail played "celebraate the body electric" and that's all i remember. it was great. the drummer in the coathangers has a fascinating/awesome voice.
Posted by Anonymous | June 16, 2009 9:07 PM
great day
Posted by Anonymous | June 17, 2009 1:57 PM
the Aa set was incredible
Posted by Anonymous | June 18, 2009 9:40 AM
does anyone have video of the ponytail set, or any other sets. dying to see this...
Posted by Anonymous | June 18, 2009 10:07 AM
man I wish someone had been filming during Javelin and some of the pother early on people
Posted by Anonymous | June 18, 2009 10:10 AM
Hey for more pics of the day, check out www.discosalt.com
Posted by discosalt | June 21, 2009 1:15 PM
Hey I have some pretty good video of white diamonds performing. email me. info@discosalt.com
Posted by discosalt | June 21, 2009 1:17 PM
Hey I have some pretty good video of white diamonds "performing". Im still confused...email me. info@discosalt.com
Posted by discosalt | June 21, 2009 1:24 PM
hipsters on the beach
Posted by lousloorsten | October 23, 2012 6:11 PM