Much like others who grew up on Tumblr, November Girl’s Willa Rudolph and Sofia inevitably fell for the queen of all that is red, white, blue, and piping with melodrama. Their love for Lana Del Rey and her Americana aesthetic set the groundwork for their event — a backyard concert held at the Moran Victorian Mansion in Bed-Stuy. Later in the night, while in line for the bathroom, a guy told me that he heard that an art benefactor bought the brownstone for Georgian artists to live and work. Think Chelsea Hotel except, not.
In the midst of all the madness, I spoke with Willa who shared the reason for the theme: "We wanted to do something fun and active to kick off summer. Sofia and I were both in my music video for November Girl’s single Keychain, which involved mud — well it was inspired by CarStuckGirls — and mud has kind of just been a theme for me, visually and symbolically. Other than that, mud wrestling is just hot, icky, and fun.” The $11 hot dogs and PBRs drove home the American dream-like ambiance that pervaded the roar-filled air. It felt as if it was the fourth of July, not the first weekend in June.