This Sunday's JellyNYC Pool Party with The Breeders and Matt & Kim will also feature a set by our friends in the Rude Mechanical Orchestra, who make the Polyphonic Spree look like a bunch of hippie wimps......

The Rude Mechanical Orchestra is a New York City-based radical marching band. We exist in order to serve the efforts of progressive and radical groups and causes, including: feminism and women’s rights, immigrant rights, queer rights, labor, the environment, peace, community self-determination, and racial, social, and economic justice. We pledge to fight racism, sexism, homophobia, war and violence in all its forms. Through our music, we strive to bring joy and inspiration to these communities and to bring new people into radical causes. Internally, we work towards being a safe, welcoming place for all genders and gender identities, ages, races, backgrounds, sexual orientations, disabilities and musical skill levels. Through our musical selections, we pay tribute to the world’s cultures and the revolutionary role music has played throughout history.

Got to love an anarchist marching band doing songs by Le Tigre and Beyonce........