"Below is a video we made to celebrate and get pumped up!" says Jelly NYC. Ok.

Hey, internet people who think confronting nature in Williamsburg means getting drunk outside. Another series of free outdoor shows were just announced five minutes before they're about to start. The organizers are Jelly NYC, the famous people behind the Pool Parties at the Williamsburg Waterfront, and these Saturday-afternoon shows will take place at a new venue called the Rock Yard. The first one is this weekend, but since you'll be at Siren's 10th anniversary Festival, let's just pretend that the first one is July 31 with Priestbird. Other notable names are Bun B (!), Frankie and the Outs, Motel Motel, and ZAZA. There is also "A VERY SPECIAL GUEST" on September 11, curated by Bikes in the Kitchen. Obvious guesses: Japanther, Spank Rock, pr Matt & Kim, which could actually be feasible since their fall tour doesn't start until September 15, but you didn't hear it from us. Full schedule and flyer after the jump.

Yes In My Backyard is a semiweekly column showcasing new and emerging MP3s from local talent. Last time, we gave you new MP3s from Love Like Deloreans and Blondes.

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Motel Motel

Brooklyn monster-buzz-band Motel Motel scream and bubble and flourish and sweat with that hyper-extended circa-2001 Ryan Adams urban-rural vibe. Full of throaty howls and explosive power-dirges, they're an aggro alt-country shitfit that somehow succeeds in a tender blogger climate more suited to, say, Band Of Horses. Their self-released album, New Denver, praises balls over atmosphere, a whopping 72 minutes of country-fried blasts about methadone hits or sad cigarettes. The Rebel Group finally gave the album a proper release last week, so the band and director Matthew Murphy cooked up a video in the New Jersey woods for the long-circulating MP3 "Coffee." Like an unhinged Goo Goo Doll caught in a Blitzen Trap, "Coffee" is a pissy, melancholy break-up anthem that chunka-chunks its way through various stages of grief: from bedroom to couch to hotel to coke mirror. The video appears a little more optimistic, as out hapless hero tries to find companionship using the resources of the wilderness.