Les Savvy Fav

The bands, the dodgeball and slip-n-slides, free beer, the dead guy, and more -- it's all discussed in this new oral history about the mid-'00s McCarren Pool Parties.

Jay-Z, Turnstile, Louden Wainwright III, and more Sunday show options.

Also: the classic DFA Compilation #1 was just released for the first time on vinyl.

As mentioned, the great filmmaker/composer John Carpenter is releasing Lost Themes II in April, followed by his first-ever live performances, including an appearance at Primavera Sound...

b Bill Pearis South Williamsburg DIY space Death by Audio will be five years old on March 31 and are throwing a birthday party for themselves featuring Neckbeard Telecaster, Grooms, Les Savvy Fav's Tim Harrington doing something solo, and Free Paint (Deerhoof's Greg Saunier and Flying's Sara Magenheimer)...