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By Sarah Muller

Police are now trying to identify a badly decomposed body found yesterday at McCarren Park Pool, a popular music venue in Brooklyn.

Ring a bell? Yep, that's the same place the Hold Steady played a few weeks back.

Park workers reportedly made the discovery inside an old pool shed and later told police about "a foul odor" in that area for months. Months?!?

Alexander Kane, the man behind the pool parties, told MTV News it's "so weird that the guy was there decomposing while our events were happening." The Jelly NYC Founder continued, it's "pretty twisted to think about thousands of people drinking beer and partying while a body is decomposing in a restricted pool building."

It's still unclear how long the body has been there. Let's just say the person might have seen the Breeders, Ronnie Spector and the Hold Steady in the afterlife.

This Sunday's concert featuring Liars is set to go on, as scheduled.

By Megan Warner

Nothing says summertime like rock music and dodgeball in a giant outdoor bathtub.

At least that's what I saw yesterday, when I accompanied fellow digital producer Sarah Muller and shooter Brendan Kennedy to the first aptly named Pool Party of the season in Brooklyn, New York.

The show, featuring the Hold Steady and the Loved Ones, was a success — if a wet one, and not because of anything related to pools. Fans seemed unfazed by the nearly tropical storm and stuck around for the Hold Steady's set. (Check out my pics here!) Led by frontman Craig Finn's flailing arm gestures and Tad Kubler's wailing guitar solos, this band had what it took to make everyone forget the gloomy weather. Of course, the steady (ahem) flow of beer helped people forget too. Read more...