This summer – as many tend to go – has been short and sweet. One of the staples for has been JellyNYC’s Pool Parties, which many of us joyfully attended each Sunday, usually with sunglasses and raincoats. Every line-up was riddled with today’s indie pop stars, the likes of Deerhoof, xiu xiu, !!! and Chromeo. And the AllSaints Spitalfields pub around the corner served our favorite drinks. Who wouldn’t want to hang out, rain or shine, at the park with Jelly?
That is why the last show – promised to be EPIC – was such a “WTF” moment for so many of us who looked forward to the magnanimous dance fest that occurred every Sunday.
After a lot of secrecy, hype (both intended and unintended), a cancellation and a Senator brought it all back together, one might have expected the show to be some sort of grandiose Indie Musical Orgy with a story to tell. People speculated about who would be there: Local Natives? (who were in Europe anyhow), Jay-Z? (if Jelly had the Budget), or at the very least a proper montage of favorites from the last couple of years? (Hot Chip, Of Montreal and LCD Soundsystem, to name a few).
NO!
Instead, we got DMC formerly of Run DMC who made a point to mention he had no idea Jelly existed until they called him. How is this a relevant finale for an otherwise glowing summer concert series?
However, the afternoon was not a total bust. Barcelona band Delorean moved the people during the afternoon with their spacey and ethereal sounds, reminiscent of Animal Collective. Overall their sound was amazing. They played fast and fantastic, inspiring the crowd to get dancing. They had the type of energy that would lead perfectly to a grand finale of, let’s say… Animal Collective! This was the energy we had come to love and expect the entire summer, which was absent with DMC. DMC and his back up guest of oldies, Andrew WK and Tim Harrington of Les Savy Fav, sad to say were the actual final act.
The real disappointment here is that expectations were not met. All summer we had come to expect some rock n’ roll on stage in the flesh – not to listen to the formerly popular rapper Etch A Sketch a dream about talking to “Kurt Corbain” [sic] about visions for education with his sidekick DJ to back him up. Many others must have felt the same because Jelly made it a point to let the “haters” know their fuck you attitude on Twitter, “Wazzup to all my haterrrrs!!!! No one does I like us. Duuuh”. Yikes.
Brooklyn’s appreciation for JellyNYC goes without saying – summers would be a lot more boring without their free shows. Next time just don’t twist our nipples over a band unless you are really going to produce. We don’t like to be teased.
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