Stereogum Does CMJ: New Young Pony Club @ Studio B, Brooklyn 10/18/07 (Modular Showcase)
Our intrepid field reporter Abbey Braden made the long trip from Webster to Studio B to take in a late set with last year's Band To Watch New Young Pony Club at the Modular Showcase, and left impressed:
"The city that never sleeps? Well prove it to us!" So began New Young Pony Club's second show in New York City. The last time around it was the dead of winter, lead singer Tai had lost her voice, and we were crammed in an illegally zoned basement for the Modular X-mas party. This time around it was Studio B, and a new wave of fans (thanks to their release of the Fantastic Playroom LP) were prepared for them. Dropping "Get Lucky" and perennial favorite "Ice Cream," the unexpected Technotronic cover of "Pump Up The Jam" was the cherry on top of the giant sundae that was Thursday night. Then Simian Mobile Disco showed up to DJ, and I passed out in ecstacy.Technotronic? YouTube, we need you. Jump for more pics.
UPDATE: Abbey to the rescue! Video of "Pump Up The Jam" and "Ice Cream" below...
"Pump Up The Jam" (Technotronic Cover)
Ice Cream
Posted at 2:53 PM in Concert, Video
Tags: CMJ | New Young Pony Club
Blogger-about-town Cameron Cook in the yellow shirt?
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NYPC kicked ASS
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pump up the jam sounds awesome
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Youtube don't fail me now!
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Lead singer looks like a butch. Good music anyways
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It was fantastic (playroom) indeed!
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Tai's actually really beautiful, but sometimes she does look a little butchy, with that odd '80s-punk-chick haircut. She - and the band - are fantastic, though. Love 'em. And at least her hair is better than Tegan and Sara's.
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FUCK STUDIO B AND ALL THOSE POLISH TRASH BAGS THAT WORK THERE!!!
-Heard about the Polish hockey team? They all drowned during spring training.
-Why wasn't Christ born in Poland?
Because they couldn't find three wisemen and a virgin.
-Did you hear in the news that a 747 recently crashed in a cemetery in
Poland? The Polish officials have so far retrieved 20,000 bodies.
-How do you sink a Polish battleship?
Put it in water.
-Q: How did the Germans conquer Poland so fast?
A: They marched in backwards and the Polish thought they were leaving.
-Q: What do you do if a Polak throws a pin at you?
A: Run like hell - he's still got a hand-grenade between his teeth.
-Q: Did you hear about the Polish Helicopter crash?
A: The pilot got cold, so he turned off the fan.
-Q: Did you hear about the Polak who thought his wife was trying to kill him?
A: On her dressing table he found a bottle of "Polish Remover".
-Q: How do you get a Polak out of the bath tub?
A: Throw in a bar of soap.
-Q: Why do Polish dogs have flat noses?
A: From chasing parked cars.
-Q: How do you keep a Polak in suspense?
A:
-Q: Why are there no ice cubes in Poland?
A: They forgot the recipe.
-Q: What happens when a Polak doesn't pay his garbage bill?
A: They stop delivering.
-Q: How do Polaks form a car pool?
A: They meet at work.
-Q: How do you ruin a Polish party?
A: Flush the punch bowl.
-Q: What is long and hard that a Polish bride gets on her wedding night?
A: A new last name.
-Q: What does a polish girl do after she sucks cock?
A: Spits out the feathers.
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