Photo: Rebecca Smeyne for MTV Hive

Van’s House Parties marked the halfway point in their summer season of free shows with the danceable, infinitely chilled lineup of Lemonade, Chairlift and Washed Out. It was a good choice for the sweltering heat: even though the line to get into the show went down the street for three blocks, young ravers still had room to dance inside, under the warehouse’s giant, airplane-wing-sized ceiling fan, while free beer hounds parked in breezy patio area. Some highlights: Lemonade singer Callan Clendenin sounded surprisingly powerful on the band’s delicate single “Softkiss”; Chairlift’s Caroline Polachek had a bleach blond stripe in her new haircut; and Washed Out matched pink and blue lighting to their tricky rhythms, which seemed to surge and recede over each song.

Check out photos from Hive photographer Rebecca Smeyne, below.