Rites of Spring Heats Up:

Of all the sweaty joints in all the sweaty towns in all the sweaty world, we had to walk into Above the Auto Parts Store in Bushwick. But despite the lack of ceiling fans, and the creeping feeling that our bodies had become like Senator Kelley's from the first X-Men movie (right after Magneto tried to change him into a mutant), last Sunday nights "Rites of Spring" Haiti Benefit show organized by Brandon Stosuy, Bjork and Alex Ross was a thoroughly awesome time.

Bjork and Matthew Barney owned the room (and camera flashes) gleefully, malnourished hipsters and helpsters danced on benches, and there were eclectic DJ sets from Alex Ross of the New Yorker, Dave Longstreth of the Dirty Projectors and Brandon Stosuy of Stereogum, that ranged from black metal to Jadakiss to a killer one-two punch of Cheap Trick's "Surrender" and Neil Young's "Sedan Delivery." It's probably incontrovertible that the majority of people who attended the benefit had a blast, inadvertent wet t-shirt contest and all. You can see some more pictures from the event here.

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