Finally, some gorgeous weather! After one show that consisted of 90% monsoon and another that threatened rain for most of the time, it’s nice to finally have a pool party where the weather holds out, the pool fills up, and every loses their mind.  The Whip started things off with their own take on dance rock with some heavy electro undertones. Although we kept wondering how the hell is the keyboardist STILL wearing his mesh hoodie? I think it’s safe to say that after their set, the group had won over quite a few new fans (we’re looking at you shirtless yelling dude).

Next up were Matt & Kim, who came on stage, flipped off the audience and went into an hour long jam session filled with blast beats and heavy growling. We’re kidding. If you look up the word happy in the dictionary, you’d see a giant, smiling picture of Matt & Kim holding a puppy or something. The most upbeat duo in the world played one of the most fun, energetic sets at the pool EVER (take that, I’m From Barcelona!). People were crowd surfing, dancing, singing and ignoring the fact that it was 100 degrees out. Then to top it off, they brought out their friends from Brooklyn’s own Rude Mechanical Orchestra for an epic closing set.

Things definitely calmed down a bit for The Breeders, but that doesn’t mean the Deal sisters didn’t bring the rock. New fans, old fans, young and old all seemed to enjoy the set. The sun started to go down as the Breeders began to mellow out a bit and it was a perfect ending for a great day.

Check out the photos, along with some backstage antics after the jump!

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Our July 6th Pool Party line-up will be announced very soon…LIKE RIGHT NOW:

Rock and roll legend Ronnie Spector has been added to our already diverse summer lineup. Joining Ronnie will be The Rabbit Factory Soul Revue with Southern Soul icons Ralph “Soul” Jackson & Roscoe Robinson, Herman Hitson and Wiley and the Checkmates. You certainly do not want to miss this Rock and Soul Dance Party, and sure-to-be-historic moment at JellyNYC’s Pool Parties!

Let’s announce July 13th, too - OK!? Matt + Kim and The Whip will perform with another special guest TBA. Go watch super-fun videos of Matt + Kim at SXSW on their website!

We’ve already announced Black Lips and Deerhunter for August 3rd, but then we went ahead and just added King Khan + His Shrines and Tall Firs to the bill!

While we’re at it, Aesop Rock and Panther have just been added to our August 17th show! Watch Aesop Rock’s video for ‘Pigs’ here, featuring the artwork of Jeremy Fish.

And remember, tickets for the July 31st Apples in Stereo and Earlimart show at Brooklyn’s Masonic Temple are available at this TicketWeb link: http://www.ticketweb.com/snl/EventListings.action?orgId=22163

We’ve also announced MGMT for the July 27th Pool Party, but we just got our hands on the video from their recent Conan O’Brien appearance, and we would love to share it with you. For your viewing pleasure: