photos by Bao Nguyen

"anyone else at TV on the Radio show last night? Great time...except for having to sit my large pregnant ass on woodchips for several hours." - ChowMamaStacie

Chin Chin, Gang Gang Dance, and TV on the Radio played a show at the Prospect Park Bandshell in Brooklyn last night (8/11). For TVOTR, it was the second time they headlined the Park Slope stage, though this time wasn't free. They also played a not-free show at Central Park Summerstage earlier this summer. Speaking of not free, Bao had some trouble getting through the Prospect Park gates, so unfortunately no pictures of the openers, but the rest of the shots of the headliner, and a video, are below....

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TV On The Radio @ Summerstage (more by Natasha Ryan)

With a "special improv set" on deck for July 7th (tix here), Gang Gang Dance have announced another noteworthy show for the coming months (thx texastab). Along with Chin Chin, they'll be opening for TV On The Radio at Prospect Park in Brooklyn on August 11th. Tickets are still available.

Both TVOTR and GGD are going festival-apey over the summer, with GGD logging shows at Rosklide (with St Vincent), Fuji Rock (with Tortoise), Oya, and Bumbershoot while TVOTR hits T In The Park (with Phoenix and Yeah Yeah Yeahs), Oxegen (with Mogwai, YYYs), Outside Lands, and Lollapalooza.

Kyp Malone of TVOTR is releasing a solo album. TV On The Radio recently played a rainy Summerstage (much like Explosions In The Sky) with Dirty Projectors. Dirty Projectors recently dropped a video for "Stillness Is The Move" and were in a van accident (but are OK)

All tour dates are below...

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The Persuasions

The annual 5th Avenue Street Fair in Park Slope is not a cookie cutter street fair, and with lots of entertainment along the route, it's always a worthwhile day for music lovers. 5th Avenue also happens to be home to both Union Hall and Southpaw, not to mention lots of good restaurants (like V Spot) and bars (like The Gate). This year the fair takes place on Sunday, May 17th, and runs on 5th Ave. from Sterling to 12th Street.

Southpaw will have outdoor stages at both Southpaw and The Gate. Their lineup is:

The Persuasions / The Nouvellas / Chin Chin / Miss Fairchild / Keys & Crates / Sonia's Party & Everyone's Invited /BeetRoot / Josephine Band / Puppetryarts / Questions for a Super Champion / Blame The Patient / Chances With Wolves DJ's / DJ's PQ & SuZan Z Anthony
entertainment begins at noon & goes to 6pm

Plus, inside Southpaw will the NYC Punk & Underground Record Fair with "30+ tables of punk, hc, power pop, d.i.y, new wave & indee music + A FULL BAR". $5.00 to get in, 10 am doors.

Check out a Nouvellas video below...

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photos by Jason Bergman

One more free Sunday 'Pool Party' show to go. More pictures from this Sunday (August 17, 2008), below...

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the Budos Band & burlesque outside Southpaw, May 2007 (more)

It's The 5th Avenue Street Fair! & Southpaw's annual outdoor stage will include the talent of:
CHIN CHIN (4:30), KOOL DJ KEAR (3:45), THE NOUVELLAS (2:45), KOOL DJ KEAR & LIL' SHALIMAR (2 TO 2:45), MISS FAIRCHILD (1PM), & KOOL DJ KEAR & LIL' SHALIMAR settin' it off at noon)
live music until 6pm...21 and over to drink...
we will be selling beer & water outside of southpaw courtesy of Union Beer. Let's look forword to beautiful weather & good times!

Union Hall were too busy fighting to plan anything special for the day of the fair, but you can stop by there later at night for Michael Showalter and Eugene Mirman's weekly comedy show (doors at 7:30).

And speaking of the Union Hall fight, check out Bryan Bruchman's photos from Wednesday's festivities.