Northside Festival took over Brooklyn this weekend, with film screenings, food events, and over a hundred bands flooding the borough with culture and outdoor fun. The highlight of the entire weekend for us was the triumphant Saturday evening Guided By Voices show at McCarren Park. They may have been drinking Miller Light onstage, but there was nothing "less filling" about the thrilling, pummeling 40 song set from the "classic" lineup.
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Guided By Voices Bring The Fist Pumps To McCarren Park
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READING: Head to the New School to join the New York Times and their moderator, critic William Grimes, as Carl Hiaasen reads from his latest crime caper, Nature Girl, which chronicles the exploits of volatile Honey Santana who meets a wild cast of characters while en route to the Ten Thousand Islands. Show up early for a good seat - Hiaasen is a popular draw. - Krissa Corbett Cavouras
Gothamist Band Interview: Robert Pollard
Maybe it was recording and releasing four albums in the late 80s and early 90s while playing no shows. Perhaps it was signing to 1995's hottest indie label, Matador, as a 37 year-old Dayton inhabitant who refused to move to New York or another major media center. Or the fact that, despite commonly held opinion that prohibits giving fans too much of what labels think they want, Robert Pollard has been self-releasing LPs, EPs and singles in addition to his "normal" releases for over a decade.
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