Armand Hammer, Cavalier, Duncecap, SKECH185, and Henry Canyons at Union Pool
On Sunday, June 23, 2024, Union Pool’s annual Summer Thunder series continued with a free show headlined by Armand Hammer (billy woods & Elucid). The duo were joined by fellow Backwoodz Studioz artists Cavalier (who flew in from New Orleans for the show), Duncecap, plus SKECH185 and Henry Canyons (who were both backed by DJ Samurai Banana). The concert unfortunately fell on the final day of a heatwave but those who attended seemed to have a fun time despite the oppressive heat, with many people lining up at least an hour before doors opened, and staying behind after their set to buy merchandise directly from woods and Elucid. The New York Times highlighted the performance in their weekend roundup a few days before.
Armand Hammer were scheduled to perform a Summer Thunder show at Union Pool on Sunday, July 10, 2022, but the venue suffered fire damage nine days before this date and closed for about a month. I was excited to see that the duo rescheduled the missed date in this year’s edition.
Images I captured for Union Pool can be found in the above gallery, and I am extremely grateful to Anna of UP for asking me to cover this special show.
Union Pool’s Summer Thunder series continues tomorrow (Sunday, July 7th) with a performance by Joe Bataan. Images I created last year of Bataan performing on Union Pool’s patio last July can be found here. They recently announced that Sun Ra Arkestra will be returning yet again on Sunday, August 25th to close out this year’s Summer Thunder series (photos from their sets last year are here). Details for 8/25 are available here, plus here’s Union Pool’s calendar for all of their upcoming events.