The summer of free shows has finally begun. Today the folks at JellyNYC announced their new lineup of Pool Parties and last night Jay Reatard played a free outdoor show at Music on the Oval, a concert series that is put on at the residential neighborhood known as Stuy Town. It was a little weird walking into a space for a Jay Reatard show and seeing swarms of little kids and their parents lying in the grass waiting to have their faces melted by Jay Reatard, but there were young rocks and hipsters milling about waiting to take over once the show started as well, so I guess that put some of us at ease. Oh, they also had the Treats Truck and the Rickshaw Truck!
As for the music Jay Reatard went ahead and played for longer then I've ever seen him play, though he managed to play only a couple of tunes from his Matador Singles and absolutely nothing from his forthcoming new album. That was a little disappointing and the sound at Music on the Oval was pretty poor as well. Vocals were pushed way to far up in the mix, the drums were mic'd terribly, and they had bass problems throughout the first half of the set. That said, the energy of Jay and his bassist definitely carry the show to a better place despite all the sound places and a few people towards the front even tried to start a circle pit for a few songs.
It was a weird start to the summer concert season, but then what would you expect sticking Jay Reatard under a warm sun and in front of young kids! I hope the dude got paid well, because it was proof that the only place to see Jay Reatard is somewhere cramped, dark, and sweaty!
Just in case you wanna hear the set yourself NYCTaper did the honor of recording it! Check it here!
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