I didn't realize they wouldn't let me bring me camera into Block Party, so sadly I don't have any photos to share from what was a truly nutso first night. Earth, The Live!, Black Lips, Past Lives, Deerhunter, Built to Spill — all outstanding. Mika Miko was a perfect end:

On deck for this afternoon and evening: Pica Beats, Pela, Thermals, The Gossip, Sonic Youth, the aforementioned Girls, and The Pains of Being Pure At Heart: