Deakin @ The New Museum, NY (12.10.2010)

Deakin (Josh Dibb) is the third member of Animal Collective to pursue his own solo career.  Evan and I followed the bootlegs of his solo shows for almost a year prior to seeing him at the New Museum in New York City.  The New Museum provided an intimate setting for the show to take place which was a nice change from the large shows that Animal Collective and even Panda Bear are now known to play.

Animal Collective @ Prospect Park (7.12.2011)

We've been lucky enough to catch Animal Collective three times prior to this performance, our favorite of the three being at Prospect Park in August of 2009.  The atmosphere and incredible stage design by Abby Portner at the bandshell two summers ago certainly contributed to our love for the show, as well as our excitement when we heard that the band would be returning to the park this year.  Animal Collective, being our favorite band for many years now, has never disappointed us with any of their music (live or studio) and this time was no exception.