MGMT: in the midst of the muddy Hipster mob

MGMT, an indie/electronica band, saw them yesterday, in Williamsburg (Brooklyn), at this place called McCarren Park Pool- basically it's what used to be a massive public pool that's been emptied of all of its (presumably filthy) NYC water, converted into a huge outdoor venue of sorts, attracting every Hipster and their mother for miles apart, far and wide. and on top of that, the shows there are FREE... so anybody who knows anything about good deals in NYC is bound to make their way over to the Pool, but the overwhelming majority of the McCarren Park Pool population would definitely be considered Hipster (with a capital H) or Scenester (with a capital S, obvi), whatever you prefer to call them; they're all the same breed of annoying.

and MGMT is a Brooklyn band, so the crowd yesterday was especially huge- we waited for hours to get into the place, inhaled all sorts of illegal types of smoke, consequently relaxing us, as we mingled with the groupies and Hipster Yuppies.. the entire time it rained--a huge tent of umbrellas, as Lauren referred to it, engulfed us, as we waited, eagerly, for admittance.

we arrived at 1pm (waiting for the 2pm show) and didn't leave til 7:30 or so, an eternity spent inside an overflowing wasteland of Hipster piss, stink, and unimaginably filthy (shallow) pools of rainy Scenester water, in which half naked ladies danced around tripping on something or other.


my impression of McCarren yesterday: madness. without space to move or run from it. my impression of MGMT yesterday: madness (perfected). however, i was quite upset at their performance of "Kids"' (my favorite MGMT song)---they sang along to a recorded version of the song, such a copout. that is NOT "LIVE" music...