Make all the Williamsburg hipster jokes you want, but there have been few sweeter deals in recent memory than the Jelly Pool Parties. They’ve resided in parks within Brooklyn’s music mecca for a half-decade now, but are in jeopardy at the moment because the New York State Parks Department and the Open Space Alliance says their current home at the East River State Park may not be available next summer.

Among others, U.S. Senator (and BK native) Charles Schumer is fighting to keep the concert series alive. He even invites you to give him a ring at 212-486-4430 or email him at phil@schumer.senate.gov to support his efforts. So maybe leave out the details about all the stuff you were hopped up on when you saw Girl Talk, but tell him how the Dirty Projectors show changed your life. Otherwise, while No Age and Dan Deacon may be on the same bill at some point in the future, you may ahve to (gasp) pay for it. (Via: Paste)

No Age do videos right. Their backyard adventure for last year’s “Eraser” was by far one of our favorite clips of 2008 and now, this take on “Losing Feeling” blows our our hair back just as forcefully. What starts as a stop-motion tale of two mice morphs into something entirely different. Well, not really. Buckle up and wait for the 2:30 mark! Best part of the song/best thing we’ve seen since last week’s episode of the Office! (via P4k)

Pick L.A.: you win No Age. D.C.? Jay Reatard or Mew. Oakland? Rain Machine. New York City? Could be Jay, Kyp or Bad Lieutenant. It’s like a new unique experimental rock act at every corner. Jay even found a new rhythm section for the occasion.

Black Francis and Co. are embarking on a nine-city U.S. jaunt (right after their European dates that kick off the Doolittle Tour) to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their classic album Doolittle, and apparently thought it would be a worthwhile notion to spread the celebration around. Below are the dates and a confusing system of asterisks to differentiate opening bands.

11.04 Los Angeles, CA  @ Hollywood Palladium ^
11.05 Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium %
11.06 Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium *
11.08 Oakland, CA @ Fox Oakland Theater *
11.09 Oakland, CA @ Fox Oakland Theater ^
11.10 Oakland, CA @ Fox Oakland Theater %
11.12 Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre *
11.13 Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre ^
11.14 Eugene, OR @ Hult Center *
11.16 Denver, CO @ The Fillmore ^
11.17 Denver, CO @ The Fillmore
11.19 Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom #
11.20 Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom ^
11.21 Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom ~
11.23 New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom #
11.24 New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom ~
11.25 New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom *
11.25 New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom (late show)
11.27 Boston, MA @ Wang Center ~
11.28 Boston, MA @ Wang Center *
11.30 Washington, D.C. @ Constitution Hall ~
12.01 Washington, D.C. @ Constitution Hall @

^ with No Age
% with Black Gold
* with Rain Machine
# with Bad Lieutenant
~ with Jay Reatard
@ with Mew

(Via: P4K)

No Age’s enthusiasm for all things we get enthusiastic about makes for a pretty nice band-listener relationship. In addition to an EP that should continue to amplify the bonding sessions that are their live shows, Dean Spunt and Randy Randall have taken a step closer, pasting their brains together with skateboarding landmark and Emerica Pro Ed Templeton to design a vegan (as they are) skate shoe tough enough to endure the sport’s many stressors. It’s crafted of entirely of organic and synthetic fibers and, as you can see above, is far more pleasant to look at than the “admittedly somewhat garish” Nikes the band’s label, Sub Pop, released with that shoe corporation earlier this year.

This may be a cornball thing to say, but it’s always freeing to see a good idea realized. LA punk collagists No Age performed their film score for 1989’s The Bear over the weekend at LA’s Cinefamily theater. Randy and Dean also took a few minutes to answer some questions about the project and event, joking that they settled on “jamming”The Bear only because Mile and Otisis racist. Check out footage of the effect pedal symphony and post-jam goofing above—ITS A GOOD IDEA.