Contest: Girl Talk, Pretty Lights, Empire of the Sun, Big Boi, Headline Governors Ball!

June 18 will play host to The Governors Ball Music Festival, where electro-pop, indie, and hip hop acts will converge on NYC's Governers Island for a day of sun-drenched, dance-laden, musical euphoria. Other acts include, Reptar, Neon Indian, People Under The Stairs, a DJ set from Passion Pit and more. Tickets are flying out the door, so snag yours while you can. If you are poor like most of us, you should get on this Dance Competition ASAP. Post your best 15-90 second dance clip to the Governors Ball Facebook page and you could win any of the below prize packs -- see you there! Not on the Facebook page, but at the fest! Summer!!!

Grand Prize:
- 2 Backstage Passes for the 2011 Governors Ball Music Festival Including Access to Stage, Photo Pit, and Soundboard
- 2 Festival Posters autographed by Girl Talk
- 2 Festival Merch items of your choice

First Prize:
- 2 VIP Tickets to the 2011 Governors Ball Music Festival
- 2 Guest Passes to Soundboard Viewing Area
- 2 Festival Posters
- 1 Festival Merch item

Second Prize:
- 2 Tickets to the 2011 Governors Ball Music Festival

Artist To Watch: Penguin Prison Debuts New Video + Tour Dates with Girl Talk!

"Golden Train" - with live footage from Gold Dust @ The Hoxton Bar and Kitchen from penguin prison on Vimeo.
Golden Train (Radio Edit) by Penguin Prison

Chris Glover is Penguin Prison, a band we have been following from some time now, found through our good friends at Neon Gold Records and @thedavecarlson. Besides having a great logo, this band has gumption, good beats, hooky choruses and are fantastic live. We have been waiting in anticipation for their debut record and the video above for "Golden Train" puts us one step closer. Penguin Prison has been a Band to Watch in 2011 in Stark's eyes for sometime now. Go get it.

Tour dates with Girl Talk after the jump!

McCarren Pool Party Thing on Waterfront Now

The beloved Sunday music festivals once held in Greenpoint/Williamsburg's one-time community pool, McCarren pool, are back! The concert series will still be hosted by Jelly NYC but transported to the East River State Park on the Williamsburg Waterfront. They keep the "pool" label even though the event will be devoid of any actual pools. Sorry. The time for drinking away Sunday hangovers amid indie-rock jams, sunshine and all while scoping walking American Apparel ads is upon us once again. Rock and or Roll. Give it up for Jelly though, they have managed to pack the bill with some of indie rocks biggest names, Grizzly Bear, Deerhunter, Girl Talk, No Age, Beach House, Dirty Projectors - I mean, these could be more of a gong show than that MGMT disaster last summer. Click the image for a larger view or after the jump for the full line up.

First line up -- July 12: 
Mission of Burma, 
Fucked Up, 
Ponytail
, Jemina Pearl

Check the full schedule after the jump...

July 12: 
Mission of Burma, 
Fucked Up, 
Ponytail
, Jemina Pearl

July 19: 
Dirty Projectors
, Magnolia Electric Co., White Denim

July 26: ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, Black Lips
, HEALTH, 
Grupo Fantasmo

August 2: Deerhunter, No Age, Dan Deacon

 (Round Robin show)

August 9: 
Simian Mobile Disco (DJ set)
, Fiery Furnaces
, Dark Meat, 
The Netherlands

August 16: Del the Funky Homosapien, 
Gravy Train!!!
, DD/MM/YYYY, Kenan Bell



August 23: 
Girl Talk
, Max Tundra
, Wiz Khalifa

August 30: Grizzly Bear
, Beach House

Live: Dan Deacon's 15-Piece Orchestra w/Dirty Projectors & So Percussion

This came to us from our friends at Force Field PR. After laying dormant for sometime now, Dan Deacon has emerged with a 15-piece orchestra and a new album waiting in the wings. His first performance with the robust orchestra is billed for Dec. 11 at the Brooklyn Masonic Temple with Dirty Projectors and So Percussion. Deacon & Co.'s set will feature music from his to-be-released album, Bromst -- street date for the record is March 29, 2009 via Carpark. Touring will subsequently ensue in the new year. Love that Sweater Vest.
Dec. Tour Dates After The Jump, one is with Girl Talk (oooooh)...

DAN DEACON
Dec 11 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Masonic Temple #
Dec 13 Denver, CO Rhinoceropolis
Dec 19 Baltimore, MD Sonar +
Dec 29 Las Vegas, NV House of Blues *

# = w/ Dirty Projectors, So Percussion
* = w/ Girl Talk
+ = Baltimore Round Robin Show