hadn't been shooting as much street art these past couple of months. the danish artist armsrock recently opened a show in williamsburg in collaboration with the folks over at wooster collective. i had wanted to go to the opening but it was right in the middle of cmj which didn't allow for a trip across the river.
ted leo and the pharmacists played at the mccarren pool last sunday with the birds of avalon and the thermals. the folks over at tell all your friends pr were kind enough to let rob and i watch the performance for behind the stage.
i'm from barcelona played mccarren park pool on sunday with blonde redhead as part of jelly nyc's continuing series of sunday afternoon "pool parties"
blonde redhead
expand for more pictures and myspace links.
crowd
blonde redhead
i'm from barcelona
i'm from barcelona
for more, check out the set of pool party pictures on flickr
blonde redhead - myspace
i'm from barcelona - myspace
pool parties - website
finally the heat and humidity broke after wednesday evenings severe thunderstorms. i decided to take advantage to the beautiful weather by taking the bike for a spin around williamsburg to shoot some street art.
r.robot
obey
revs
a few more after the expansion
knitta, please
faro
imminent disaster
old vs. new
setting sun
williamsburg has a certain beauty at sunset, and with that beauty comes the danger of getting splashed by a wave while watching said sunset. hope everyone has a good time celebrating our independence today. personally, i'll be playing kickball and enjoying some bbq in prospect park with some rooftop fireworks viewing afterwards.
oh - and i changed the color from black to white - makes the text a bit easier to read and it's more office appropriate i hear.
pictures from the rest of the day (man man at the pool parties) after the expansion.
man man
mccarren pool
pool party crowd
man man from philly sound like singing pirates with a propensity for odd instrumentation and tom waits style vocals.
- man man myspace
ah - summertime. the time of iced coffee, kickball in the park, canada day and lots of free shows. this past weekend i rode my bike out to mccarren pool to check out the first pool party of the summer. the line-up was +/- , oakley hall and superchunk. none of which are current favorites, but all of whom were entertaining. this first pool party was more for meeting up with friends and enjoying a few cold beers on a beautiful summer afternoon. the slip 'n slide was back this year as was the summer long dodgeball tournament. in addition, there was a misting tent and some of those strange inflatable windsocks that you often see whipping about on the side of the road advertising a carwash. the lineup looks to be pretty good this summer, man man is next week with illinios and dengue fever. other standout shows for the pool this summer include ted leo, the thermals, blonde redhead, tv on the radio, dan deacon, erase errata and a special guest on july 22nd - which is rumored to be gza / genius preforming "liquid swords."
manu chao at prospect park and a couple unconfirmed tidbits about the brooklyn dining scene after the expansion.
credit
i was lucky enough to catch manu chao [loud music plays after link] at the prospect park benefit show last night - thanks to a friend at slope cellars. i have to say, that for somebody i didn't know much about, he put on a pretty amazing show - it was standing room only and the crowd was going crazy pretty much the whole time. he was on his third encore as we were leaving. the only downside to the night was that i ran into some problems getting my camera inside the venue. once i was inside, i realized i had forgotten to check and see if there was a memory card in the camera before leaving the house...of course there wasn't. manu chao plays another sold out show at prospect park tonight, even listening from the lawn outside the gate would be pretty enjoyable i'll bet.
lastly, two rumors that i've heard.
1 - 360 in red hook is closed for good.
the phone number still states that they're closed for renovations, but it sure has been a long time. according to sources, arnaud + co. racked up a bit of debt and decided to take an extended vacation to the loire.
[- update - via eater -]
"More on the disintegrating state of affairs at Red Hook's one-time culinary pride and joy 360: 'The restaurant 360, which is currently "closed for renovation" may not re-open. Sources in Red Hook said, the chef/owner, Arnaud, is burnt out and tired of the place. He wants out and will probably sell it to one, or few, his staff. Arnaud is currently on vacation and probably scuba diving in some exotic locale with no intention of returning to work.'"
2 - the new development at 500 4th avenue in park slope will feature an olive garden as the retail anchor of the 11+ story apartment building.
brownstoner has an older post about 500 4th here
williamsburg bridge
the adant house
sugar hoppers
domino sugar round 2 - a few links and more pictures below.
old factory floor
new factory floor
rooftop
stairwell
crystallization room
domino sugar has been at the center of the debate over the future of the williamsburg waterfront since the plant ceased operations 2004.
recently the national trust for historic preservation released its 20th annual list of "the most endangered places" and brooklyn's industrial waterfront - stretching from sunset park to greenpoint made the list.
the municipal arts society of new york launched a website in conjunction with the release - the save industrial brooklyn's heritage website is a must read for anyone interested in the history and future of brooklyn.
and lastly, here is the initial post associated with domino.
rooftop
tangled heart
chemistry lab
old factory
new factory
locker room
generator
refinery
molten sugar
the former domino sugar building occupies an 11 acre plot of land just north of the williamsburg bridge. it's neighbors to the north include the historic austin, nichols and co. building (seen in the previous post), the newest toll brothers development and a state park. the building complex includes buildings from the 1880's through the 1960's and has been nonoperational for several years. the property was recently purchased by a well known nyc developer with hopes of continuing the luxury condo building spree that's been happening in the area for several years now. the complex is one of the lest vestiges of the working waterfront that williamsburg once was, and if developers get their way, it will soon be razed. on the other side of the coin are the preservationist who are hard at work in an effort to landmark much of the complex. in no uncertain terms there will be some sort of development on the site - but as to whether it's landmarked and retrofitted, razed for new construction, rehabbed for affordable housing or something better - the tate modern comes to mind, we'll just have to wait and see. in the meantime, many people have weighed in on the issue in the curbed forums. additionally, wired new york has archived a couple of articles from the new york times and newsday that are worth reading. more pictures available from bluejake, gowanus and mercurialn and a domino set on flickr.
