CMJ '08: Jay Reatard, King Khan, & Mission Of Burma @ "Rhapsody Rocks NYC"

The "Rhapsody Rocks NYC" party at the Music Hall Of Williamsburg offered not only a strange, intriguing mix of performers, but also an oddball order of performances: The much discussed Jay Reatard went first, instead of Hardly Art's hardly mentioned Seattle retrofit jangling soul-folkies the Dutchess And The Duke. Reatard and mates wisely acted the part of the opening act, keeping their set super short, not wasting time between songs, etc. The Tennessee garage-punk's written catchy tracks over ...

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