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No sleep ’til Brooklyn?

And that is a very good thing.

NYC Popfest, I have to thank you for being one of very few reasons that BOAT actually leave the comfort of their beloved pacific northwest and come all the way out to New York City to play some music.

People who have been following the Great Pumpkin know that BOAT’s amazing album of up beat post-twee pop music titled Setting the Paces was one that I loved last year (my rave review can be found here), and their performance at Bruar Falls back in November was one of the live performance highlights of 2009 for me…it included: posters, signs, dancing, jokes, baseball, but no confetti (supposedly Tim Harrington came and took it…lots of videos of this show can be found below).

But this time around BOAT is in town for Pop Fest, and are playing not one, but two Pop Fest shows, and another special appearance this Thursday at Bruar Falls! Here are the dates/details:

• 5/20/10 Williamsburg, Brooklyn @ Bruar Falls
  • w/  You, You’re Awesome, Jirapha, and Gold Bears
• 5/22/10 Gowanus, Brooklyn @ The Bell House
  • Official Pop Fest Show
    • w/ Very Truly Yours, World Atlas, Bears, My Teenage Stride, and the Wake
• 5/22/10 LATE NIGHT, Williamsburg, Brooklyn @ Glasslands (doors at 11pm)
  • Pop Fest After Party!
    • w/ DOM and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

I highly recommend catching BOAT while they are here…they can pick up your spirits, put you in the presence of good people, and give you a great time…even if you don’t know the words you will be singing along.  If you need more convincing check out the mp3s, videos, poster, and dog below.  See you at Bruar Falls!

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Mr. David Crane of BOAT was nice enough to send over this wonderful poster that BOAT did for the upcoming show at Bruar Falls…for more of BOAT’s art click here.

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When BOAT was here back in November I shot a bunch of video at Bruar Falls…here are a couple, and there will be more after the jump (an mp3 after the jump too!):

[mp3] BOAT- “We’ve Been Friends Since 1989″

• Buy Setting the Paces here!

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I would also like to take the chance to congratulate David on the new addition to his family…meet Boom (named after The Sonics’album), a Sharpei mix who was adopted from the Tacoma Humane Society!

If Boom is anything like my Cooper he has quickly become David’s new best friend.
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More on BOAT here.
More videos (and an MP3) after the jump!

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[mp3] BOAT- “Prince of Tacoma”

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• again, more on BOAT here.
• “Prince of Tacoma,” and most of the other songs on this post, are from Setting the Paces…buy that here.