grizzly bear seen (and heard) on the east river

Who likes music?

Answer: Everybody.

The last installment of the free Jelly Pool Party series, the replacement for the ever-popular McCarren Pool Party concerts (now being remodeled), was yesterday in Williamsburg on the East River. If you had the patience to wait through the hour-and-a-half-plus line to have one guy look at your bag and bark at you to throw out your water bottle, you were blessed with perfect weather, good people-watching, and the lovely melodies of Beach House and Grizzly Bear.

We did:







A great concert, truly. And apparently Brooklyn favorites Grizzly Bear has garnered some high-profile fans; I wouldn't have known this had I not left through a marked back-door exit that turned out to be the parking area for the band and VIPs, and got stuck between the exit and the fender of a really fancy car that was occupied by Jay-Z and Beyonce. No lie; who'da thunk they'd be mixing with hipsters in Williamsburg, listening to Beach-Boys-meets-Jeff-Buckley-meets-prog-rock.

So everybody includes me, this incredibly gay guy gleefully dancing his ass off in the front row (above, black teeshirt), Beyonce and Jay-Z, the following ringer for David Arquette (really into his own hair) sitting on the stage waiting to be recognized for his majestic being, and a lot stylish young New Yorkers looking at eachother. Viva the Indian Summer.