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MGMT and Ting
Tings
McCarren Park Pool
July 27, 2008
Written by
Joshua Williams
Photographed by Amy Davidson
Opposite Photo:
Kaylie White of Ting Tings
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Who
knew that the MGMT show was going to be the one
that packed the place? I surely didn’t expect
it, but when I saw the line that even I had to wait
in, the line where I was lucky enough to be on the
press list, it set in a little bit. And then when
I had to wade my way through the crowd, it came
to me a little more, and then elbowing my way just
to get a drink it was being etched in stone, and
then seeing the kids climbing the fence and breaching
the perimeter behind the portalets, it was so. This
apparently was the show of the summer for all these
kiddies, and I was apparently out of the loop. Why
had every junior Bedford Ave cadet descended upon
this place? For this show? I truly, truly, had no
idea.
Kaylie White of Ting Tings
The place of course, was McCarren
Park Pool on yet another Sunday. We were there to
catch The Ting Ting’s and MGMT. So did everyone
under 21 within a 90 mile radius of the venue. We
had to brave the elements for a spell as a storm
rolled through, but before long we caught The Ting
Ting’s set. There is a good mix of early 80’s
new wave mixed with more recent dance beats and
synth sounds. Kind of like a bastard child of The
Clash and Blondie who listens to too much dirty
south hip hop. Katie White is a definite pleasure
to watch. "Shut Up and Let Me Go" is probably
their most well known number, and it definitely
has catchy guitar hooks and a chorus that can get
stuck in your head. It’ll be interesting to
see what the future holds for them. I’m sure
more exposure is too come.
MGMT
MGMT
As for MGMT, I don’t really
understand all the hoopla. I’m not saying
they are a bad band. I just felt like I was at a
Fleetwood Mac show with special guest James Taylor
and they decided to do a bunch of trippy improv
together. It just didn’t feel very original
to me, and I was left feeling quite uninspired.
I will proffer that perhaps it’s not my thing
because apparently the kids decided they had to
scale the walls to get in. And at one point, they
took over the pit between the stage and the barricades.
I’m sure for them it will be one of there
favorite memories. For me, it was just another Sunday,
with the Ting Tings bringing a bit of sunlight through
the cloudy day.
Kaylie White of Ting
Tings
MGMT
For more information about Ting Tings:
http://www.myspace.com/thetingtings
For more information
about MGMT:
rhapsody.com/mgmt
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