Week In Rock: They All Came From Brooklyn

<strong>It Came From Brooklyn</strong><p>Last night the Guggenheim hosted another event for their <a href="http://guggenheim.com/brooklyn">It Came From Brooklyn</a> series, which brings talented Brooklynites all the way to the Upper East Side. The evening was hosted by <a href="http://gothamist.com/2008/12/23/max_silvestri_comedian.php">Max Silvestri</a>, and featured a (bit too maudlin) reading from Rachel Sherman, and live sets from Tanlines and Yeasayer. A 3-D light show was also advertised, but as the evening went on we were told the glasses were merely for "enhancement" purposes.</p><p>The $45 ticket price is a bit high, but those in attendance were also able to check out the <a href="http://gothamist.com/2009/08/13/kandinsky.php">Kandinsky retrospective</a> while there... just so long as they didn't have their <strike>3-D</strike> enhancement glasses on. The guards were unusually strict about this.</p><p>There was a bar set up, with a ticket system in place (one wine was 3 tickets, aka $6); and the museum served as a gorgeous venue, with plenty of great sightlines. Frank Lloyd Wright, however, didn't design it to be acoustically perfect for future indie bands — leaving Yeasayer sounding more like <em>Meh</em>sayer (sorry). That said, we sort of prefer these museum rock shows over the status quo — so we hope there are many more to come!</p><p><em>Click through for more photos and a review of They Might Be Giants, who played a benefit in town earlier this week.</em></p>