Tuesday, August 20, 2024

With help from some friends, The Hard Quartet pays homage to the Stones on St. Mark's Place

Last week, we posted a few reader pics of The Hard Quartet, a new supergroup with local ties, filming a video (from earlier in July) on St. Mark's and First Avenue, including inside the International. 

As we noted, group members Emmett Kelly, Stephen Malkmus, Matt Sweeney and Jim White were apparently paying homage to the 1981 Rolling Stones video "Waiting on a Friend," a classic clip with Mick Jagger and Keith Richards meeting up on St. Mark's Place. 

The band released the video today for "Rio's Song," which does its best to follow in the footsteps of "Waiting" some 43 years later ... and featuring Sweeney and Malkmus in the lead roles. 

Director Jared Sherbert told Pitchfork, "It's a DIY neighborhood production, and it wouldn't have been possible without our friends and neighbors who came together and took time out of their day to help it happen."

 

You can see The Hard Quartet live at Webster Hall on Oct. 17. The band's debut on double vinyl is out via Matador on Oct. 4.
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousAugust 20, 2024 at 9:33 PM

    Love this. "Waiting" is easily my favorite Stones video.

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  2. SpikeAugust 21, 2024 at 12:01 AM

    Love this. Wish the song was another minute longer.

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