BAEBLE SESSIONS: Rooney at Brooklyn Bridge Park

You'd think a couple of California kids would seem out of place here, but Rooney seemed to fit perfectly beneath the New York skyline as they played a few songs for us on the shores of the East River. Downtown Manhattan and the Brooklyn Bridge provided the perfect backdrop for a simple acoustic arrangement of "When Did Your Heart Go Missing", as well as two brand new songs off their latest album, Eureka. Outfitted in sunglasses and even an American flag guitar, the band breezed through their set as onlookers wandered around the river's edge. By the end, it was tough to imagine the effortless cool of Rooney playing anywhere else but Brooklyn. - Joe Puglisi