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Last night was a weird one for the NYC comedy scene. Rififi, the East Village comedy staple, finally hosted its last show. Rumors about its closing seemed to surface and disappear for months, but apparently landlord and money issues finally secured the venue’s fate. The manager texted the employees and emailed the show producers yesterday. The email can be read over at comedian Matt Ruby’s blog, The Sandpaper Suit.
This will be a major blow to the NYC alt-comedy scene, and great shows like Totally J/K, Gelmania, and The Greg Johnson and Larry Murphy Show will (hopefully only temporarily) be homeless.
On the bright side, last night’s final show was a doozy. Joe Mande and Noah Garfinkel (Totally J/K) hosted, and a handful of New York’s best comedians performed to a packed house.
Mindy Tucker took lots of great pictures, which are located here.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE JellyNYC readers and McCarren Park Pool Party Fans,
Read over and sign our petition urging the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation to provide a space at the Proposed Bushwick Inlet Park to continue hosting our shows. As you probably know, this is the last year McCarren Park Pool will be available to host the Pool Parties, but we were thinking of maybe, you know, keeping the party going.
Please forward this link along to everyone you know who’s been enjoying the shows for the last three summers, and help us bring them back for many more!
As you can tell from the photo above, a lot of people came out to Sundays show. Fans of Brooklyn’s own MGMT certainly don’t play around when it comes to waiting in line and some of had been waiting patiently since 8am! British sensations The Ting Tings started thing off with an energetic set that featured not one, not two, but three jump ropers who showed off their skills during the band’s last song. Black Moth Super Rainbow mellowed things out a bit with their psychedelic jams, but they were certainly no less impressive. And of course, MGMT made the people dance, weather be damned. Check out more photos after the jump.
Sunday is going to be rather crazy at the Pool, all three bands are quite popular and we’re expecting quite the turn out.
One thing that I can not stress enough is that there is No RSVP system for the Pool Parties, admission is based on arrival and we recommend showing up early to beat the lines, we will stop admission when we are at capacity.
That being said, it’s going to be hot so be sure to drink lots of water,
It was a hot one, but lots of brave souls decided to come out and check out the amazing lineup at the pool this past sunday. Brooklyn residents Team Robespierre started things off by pretty much spending their entire set in the pool, knocking into people and causing general chaos. The lead singer asked if the crowd could come up on stage, was promptly told no by the sound crew, and then said “well do whatever you want.” Eventually the band decided to just jump back into the pit, but not before pissing off a security guard or three.
Bristol, England’s own Fuck Buttons were slightly less rowdy, but sure as hell much louder. Distortion, Fisher Price toys, and the occasional yell or scream seemed to put some people in a daze (or it was just heatstroke). One thing is for sure, the hearing loss we suffered is enough to remember the duo for a long long time.
Closing out the day were Berlin by way of NYC transplants Liars, who were gracious enough to take a day off their tour with some band called Radiohead to play the pool. Angus shouted, jumped, and basically went nuts for a solid hour in the sweltering heat while the rest of the band played on. The one thing that made them our new favorite band? They totally vouched that the pool should stay open for shows. That is always a good way to get on our good side!
Last night was a weird one for the NYC comedy scene. Rififi, the East Village comedy staple, finally hosted its last show. Rumors about its closing seemed to surface and disappear for months, but apparently landlord and money issues finally secured the venue’s fate. The manager texted the employees and emailed the show producers yesterday. The email can be read over at comedian Matt Ruby’s blog, The Sandpaper Suit.
