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Deerhunter & King Khan's butt @ McCarren Pool - NSFW pics

half of the photos by Leia Jospe

Deerhunter @ McCarren Pool

I was all ready to see the Black Lips when I heard the band begin. That’s when I noticed Bradford Cox on the stage and realized that it was Deerhunter playing, and that Black Lips were going to be the headliner of the day. Maybe Black Lips are bigger now, maybe it was because the Black Lips had just come in from Lollapalooza, or maybe it was just good planning on their part. The higher energy Black Lips set was a much more fitting end of the McCarren Pool day. Deerhunter could have even played before King Khan & The Shrines for that reason.

Anyway, I thought that listening to/watching Deerhunter was going to be a semi-boring way to stand out in the sun on a Sunday afternoon, but my mood changed a few songs in. At that point I really got into it and wasn’t really thinking about my surroundings anymore. Moving closer and closer helped. That way it got louder and louder. They played a new song that “hasn’t even leaked yet” and there was a guest appearance by Cole of the Black Lips (who also plays with Bradford as Ghetto Cross), and various onstage cameos by King Khan. The guests really helped the energy too.

King Khan (a true ham) then ended up creating the most (unfortunately) memorable part of the show. Right as Deerhunter were playing their final notes – right after Bradford and gang were making their dramtic-guiars-pushed-against-the-amps-and-over-our-heads-and-we-all-fall-down exit, King Khan pulls down his pants and slowly meanders across the stage with a flower stuck in his crack for all to see and photograph and photograph…. More pics (NSFW, NSFLUNCH, NSATALLREALLY) below…

Deerhunter @ McCarren Pool

Deerhunter @ McCarren Pool

Deerhunter @ McCarren Pool

Deerhunter @ McCarren Pool

Deerhunter @ McCarren Pool

Deerhunter @ McCarren Pool

Deerhunter @ McCarren Pool

Deerhunter @ McCarren Pool

Deerhunter @ McCarren Pool

Deerhunter @ McCarren Pool

Deerhunter @ McCarren Pool

Deerhunter @ McCarren Pool

Deerhunter @ McCarren Pool

Deerhunter @ McCarren Pool

Deerhunter @ McCarren Pool

Deerhunter @ McCarren Pool

Deerhunter @ McCarren Pool

Deerhunter @ McCarren Pool

Deerhunter @ McCarren Pool

Deerhunter @ McCarren Pool

Deerhunter @ McCarren Pool

Deerhunter @ McCarren Pool

King Khan & The Shrines played right before Deerhunter.