Band of Horses with Grizzly Bear and Karen Elson, Williamsburg Waterfront, Brooklyn, June 20, 2010

Band of Horses headlined a very not-free show at the Williamsburg Waterfront (which will ostensibly be the home of another slate of free summer shows at some point in the near future). You can check out the schedule of remaining paid shows over at (ironically enough) FREEwilliamsburg. The state police were out en masse to enforce the downright byzantine alcohol and crowd-control rules. It was all a bit like running through a maze, but your only reward at the end was a tiny cup of $6 beer.

Karen Elson (aka Mrs. Jack White) and her band—all dressed in matching peach-colored outfits—started the show with a nice set of easy, country-fried rock, which ended with a cover of Donovan's "Season of the Witch."

Grizzly Bear followed up, looking noticeably more casual than usual, right down to Ed Droste's awesome board shorts. Their set proved once again that the quartet is so solid live it's almost boring. Almost.

Band of Horses took the stage just after sunset, running through a set that was mercifully light on their new material. Despite being on the tail-end of a three-month whirlwind tour, Ben Bridwell was his usual affable self, and the music sounded just fine on a hot Summer's Eve.

As always, you can check out the full set of images over at the Flickr page. And there's a more detailed recap (with some video) over at Brooklyn Vegan.