In Brooklyn, NY it looks as though the 'altbro' strategy might have a little more impact. US Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is going to bat for Williamsburg's world-famous JELLY Pool Parties, the possibly-endangered free concert series which has been blowing up summer Sundays at various outdoor venues since 2005.
Summer '09 saw influential alternative acts such as Grizzly Bear, Dirty Projectors, Mission of Burma and Girl Talk explode the waterfront with performances that were not only free but truly epic (see below).
