Staff Blog
Popped!, June 21, 33rd and Market
Sunday, June 22nd, 2008 at 2:07 pm
posted by Patrick Rapa
posted by Patrick Rapa
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| Crystal Castles |
| Photo | Patrick Rapa |
I went to see Mates of State and they sounded great. Dan Deacon was good, as good as a guy who doesn’t actually play music but does make people get all sweaty and run around in tight circles. Nightcappers Vampire Weekend won me over with their preppy upbeatness and easy listening rock. (Yeah I missed the Ting Tings, but I have the [Pipettes] CD. So.) The highlight of the day turned out to be Crystal Castles who rocked the crowds like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs used to. High effin energy. Kicking, jumping, crowd surfing, spazzing out.
What about Gogol Bordello. There were bodies flying everywhere, Eugene was bouncing all over the stage, and the choreographed backup samurai dance got the adrenaline flowing real nice or maybe that was the 10 RedBulls I drank through out the day.
Great new Philly Festival! If it it grew this much in one year, I can’t wait to see what its going to be like next year!