Other dates

• Uno Amor Something Something Something (Erykah Badu, Wingate Field, 8/5/08) by Heart on a Stick

  "Monday night at a baseball high school football field in Brooklyn, Erykah Badu tried to pull several thousand people into her brain.  Some climbed in her head willingly; some walked away shaking their own.Wait.Erykah Badu - The Healer (mp3) (buy)Badu released a weird, indulgent, amazing record in February that will wind up near, if not..."

• "It's Rock and Roll. Remember? Isn't it Fabulous?" (Semi Precious Weapons, Mercury Lounge, 7/28/08) by Heart on a Stick

  ""This is our first 21+ show.  Usually there's a row of underage girls up front showing me their vaginas.  And they're not here and that's kind of freaking me out."I've come to see if I can erase, or at least absolve, the guilt from the pleasure I've gotten from We..."

• "I Think This is a Massive Ball of Undergarments" (MGMT/BMSR/TT, McCarren Park Pool, 7/27/08) by Heart on a Stick

  "For three summers, now, the JellyNYC folks have hosted solid line-ups and provided a casual atmosphere for a series of free Sunday shows at McCarren Park Pool.  They're all worth attending, they're free, duh (upcoming shows include The Felice Brothers/Eli "Paperboy" Reed, Black Lips/King Khan & His Shrines).  But I..."

• "This is the Part Where We Beg Them. SARCASTICALLY." (Seun Kuti & Egypt 80, Central Park Summerstage, 7/06/08) by Heart on a Stick

  " Consider this out-of-focus shot as part of an ongoing tribute to bad ontheinternet live concert snaps....or an acknowledgement of missed opportunities.  A mental coin flip put this show over Ronnie Spector, and just this weekend I'd already let slip the start of the AfroPunk festival and free time with Sonic..."

• Yellow is Not a Neutral Color (Devo/Tom Tom Club/Dan Deacon, McCarren Park Pool, 6/26/08) by Heart on a Stick

  "Got there just in time to hear Dan Deacon (myspace) thank everyone for tolerating his set.  How can anyone hate this guy?  (Please don't answer that.)*Tina looks great.  Chris looks like Bill Clinton.  TTC's DJ looks like he popped out two generations after this band first played.  TTC's guitarist looks..."