The Williamsburg of today is hardly the Williamsburg it was when I moved here 11 years ago. Gigantic condo buildings popping up like cankers, expensive cars parked all over the North Side, people dicking around with their iPads in public without fear of theft, babies in strollers, insufferable bridge and tunnel revelers… whatever, it’s a distasteful evolution that has been pontificated about ad nauseum and will not change. Deal with it or leave, amiright? But with this gentrification comes a definite initiative to clean this dump up; specifically, our parks. And with this desire to get our parks’ shit together, the result has been pretty pristine outdoor spaces that can accomodate concerts and whatnot.
Now, there are a lot of shows coming up at the Williamsburg Waterfront, most of which do absolutely nothing for me. However, Eugene Mirman is taking his Union Hall-based show Pretty Good Friends to the Williamsburg Waterfront for what is for me THE must-see show of the summer. On July 29th Eugene is hosting a wonderful cast of comedy and music that will thrill us with appearances by Patton Oswalt (!), Kristen Schaal, a headlining set by They Might Be Giants, and many many many more surprises. Many. Doors are at 5:30pm. Pray for good weather as this is one of the most beautiful spots in town (if you can ignore the massive housing project for people with too much money and too little taste)(fuck those people).
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