June 18, 2007 21:55

Line-up announced for Brooklyn pool parties

Yo La Tengo, Blonde Redhead and Ted Leo on itinerary

Yo La Tengo, Blonde Redhead and Ted Leo And The Pharmacists have been confirmed to headliner a string of free shows in Brooklyn this summer.

Taking place at McCarren Pool every Sunday, the shows are free, and in addition to the acts above, will include slots from Superchunk, Illinois, Man Man and TV On The Radio.

The JellyNYC Pool Parties kick off at McCarren Park Pool this Sunday, June 24 at 2pm with Superchunk and Brooklyn’s own Oakley Hall, and run every Sunday throughout the summer until August 19.

Formerly a dilapidated, drained pool in Brooklyn, the space was transformed last summer to create the first annual year of Pool Parties.

The shows confirmed so far are:

June 24
Superchunk
Oakley Hall
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DJ Todd-o-Phonic Todd

July 1
Man Man
Dengue Fever
Illinois
Dirty Work DJs

July 8
Erase Errata
Octopus Project
Dan Deacon + OCDJ
The Rub featuring Mark Ronson

JULY 15
Ponderosa Stomp
Performers include:
Roy Head
Bobby Patterson
Willy Tee
Tammi Lynn
Ray Sharpe
Tommy McClain

With house bands:
Yo La Tengo
The A-Bones
Teenie Hodges
Scott Bomar
Willy Hal
Dave "The Spazz"
Rex "Fools Paradise"

JULY 22
TBA

JULY 29
TV On The Radio

AUGUST 5
Blonde Redhead
I'm From Barcelona
The Coydogs
The Rub

AUGUST 12
Ted Leo + The Pharmacists
The Thermals
Birds of Avalon

AUGUST 19
Ghostland Observatory
Yacht (Jonah of The Blow)
The Rub plus special guests

--By our New York staff.
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