Bars around McCarren Park

Sunday afternoon at Turkey's Nest

Since its renovation in 2005, McCarren Park Pool comes alive each summer as a bustling concert and movie venue in once-sleepy Greenpoint—everybody from Sonic Youth and Death Cab for Cutie to GZA has played shows in the massive concrete structure. And while the Pool’s future past the 2008 season is in serious doubt, this season’s schedule is arguably the strongest and should be celebrated the only way we know how: by swilling lots of cut-rate beer. Check out these nearby locals for your pre- and post-concert buzz. —Bronwyn Clark