Last night Rob and Mary played a free outdoor show at the Stuyvesant Town Oval in Manhattan. I couldn’t make it, but our woman on the street told us there were about 400 people who did, 100 of which were focusing intently at the stage, the rest babies and moms and such enjoying the day and the music. We also didn’t make it to the Upset The Rhythm Festival in London at the end of last month, but we did happen upon video footage that finds High Places playing brand new, previously unheard material. Newer than “Vision’s The First…” even. In fact, after the first track, Mary mentions it’s the first time they ever played one particular piece live. We’re guessing it’s material from the forthcoming Thrill Jockey record.

There are a number of other performances from bands at the festival (YACHT, While Williams, Telepathe, Old Time Relijun, etc.) here. You can also catch High Places live in person:

07/08 – Washington, DC @ Rock ‘N’ Roll Hotel %
07/09 – Baltimore, MD @ Floristree %
07/10 – Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church %
07/14 – Cambridge, MA @ Middle East %
07/15 – Montreal, PQ @ La Sala Rossa %
07/16 – Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern %
07/17 – Pontiac, MI @ Eagle Theatre %
07/19 – Chicago, IL @ Schuba’s
07/20 – Chicago, IL @ Pitchfork Music Festival
07/26 – French Riviera @ MIDI Festival Hyères
08/30 – Los Angeles, CA @ F Yeah Fest
09/16 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Brillobox
09/19 – Madison, WI @ Forward Festival
09/20 – Champaign-Urbana, IL @ Krannert Center (Pygmalion Fest)
09/21 – Grand Rapids, MI @ The DAAC
09/25 – Grinnell, IA @ Grinnell College $
09/27 – Denver, CO @ Rhinoceropolis
09/29 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court $
10/04 – Vancouver, BC @ Richards On Richards $
10/06 – Portland, OR @ Backspace $
10/08 – San Francisco, CA @ Bottom Of The Hill $

% w/ No Age
$ w/ Ponytail

UPDATE: Video evidence of Rob and Mary at the Stuy Town Oval, performing to a very spry audience:

(Via BV)