You've heard it all before, but the New York Times weighs in on Brooklyn's "alt-rock" scene (Is that term coming back?) in this thorough, if not immediate, profile of the hippest of New York boroughs. SHOUTS of “Brooklyn!” cut through the applause at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on Valentine’s Day for the sold-out homecoming show of Yeasayer and MGMT, two of the borough’s reigning new buzz bands. And as Yeasayer rang out the last chords of “2080,” an echoey, disorienting song about environmental apocalypse, its singer, Chris Keating, made an announcement.
“We’re going to play that on TV tomorrow,” he said with pride and disbelief, as the band members traded shrugs. “Yeah, TV,” he added. “Seriously. Conan O’Brien, tomorrow night.”
The crowd roared its approval. “Brooklyn!”
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