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Monday, May 25, 2009

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Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Central Park SummerStage 2009 Schedule

Central Park SummerStage 2009 Schedule

Fri Jun 5 5:30pm – 10pm
TV on the Radio and Dirty Projectors (Benefit concert)

Fri Jun 12 8pm – 10pm
Josh Ritter and The New York Pops

Sat Jun 13 3pm – 7pm
Smokie Norful, Tye Tribbett & G.A., Ruben Studdard

Wed Jun 17 7:30pm – 9:30pm
Wally Lamb, Zoë Heller

Thu Jun 18 7:30pm – 9:30pm
Sharon Olds, Thomas Sayers Ellis

Fri Jun 19 8pm – 10pm
Comedy Central Park: Gabriel Iglesias, Pablo Francisco

Sat Jun 20 3pm – 7pm
Definitely Poetry Hosted by Majora Carter; Earthdriver, Staceyann Chin, Jennifer Johns, Artbattles, Urban Word NYC

Sun Jun 21 3pm – 7pm
Fête de la Musique: Yannick Noah, Coralie Clément, Mayra Andrade

Sat Jun 27 3pm – 7pm
Istanbulive: The Sounds & Colors of Turkey with Mazhar-Fuat-Özkan, Painted on Water featuring Sertab Erener & Demir Demirkan, NY Gypsy All-Stars with Hüsnü Şenlendirici and special guests

Sun Jun 28 3pm – 7pm
Ledisi / Esperanza Spalding, Jonathan Batiste

Sun Jul 5 3pm – 7pm
Oumou Sangare, Les Nubians, Aṣa

Wed Jul 8 7pm – 10pm
Juana Molina, Curumin, El G (ZZK)

Sat Jul 11 3pm – 7pm
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, Eric Bobo

Sun Jul 12 3pm – 7pm
Family Day! with DJ Lance Rock & Brobee (of Yo Gabba Gabba!,) Iza Trapani, Sleeping Beauty puppet show

Mon Jul 13 8pm – 10pm
The Metropolitan Opera Summer Recital Featuring Paulo Szot with Lisette Oropesa (soprano), Alek Shrader (tenor), and Vlad Iftinca (piano)

Sat Jul 18 3pm – 7pm
Q-Tip, Chester French, Little Dragon, Benji B

Sun Jul 19 3pm – 7pm
Alpha Blondy & The Solar System, Lee “Scratch” Perry & Dubblestandart, Subatomic Sound System

More information about the artists and events can be found at http://www.summerstage.org/

These Are Powers and Pterodactyl

Thursday May 21 9:00 PM

The Glasslands Gallery
289 Kent Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11211

This show is part of the VICE and Colt 45 Summer Series. Sounds like a winning combination. Free Colt 45 from 9-10pm.

More about the bands:
These Are Powers
Pterodactyl

FREE!

Death+Taxes Magazine Release Party with Greg Johnson, Sean Bones, Kumail Nanjiani, The Antlers

Wednesday May 20 8:00 PM

The Delancey
168 Delancey Street
New York, NY 10002

Deat + Taxes magazine release party for the Comdey Issue. With guest DJs and live performances by Greg Johnson, Sean Bones, Kumail Nanjiani, and The Antlers.

FREE!

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Larune, Second Floor Stories, Marcellus Hall, Dead Heart Bloom

Tuesday May 19 8:00 PM

Pete's Candy Store
709 Lorimer Street
Brooklyn, NY 11211

Larune With special guests from Earl Greyhound and Ghost Gamblers...11PM
Second Floor Stories 10PM
Marcellus Hall 9PM
Dead Heart Bloom 8PM

FREE!

Iron and Wine

Tuesday May 19 6:00 PM

Other Music
15 East 4th Street
New York, NY 11001

Sean Beam, aka Iron and Wine, is performing a free show on the release day of his new album Around the Well.

FREE!

Monday, May 18, 2009

Giant Step Presents Afrika Bambaataa @ Hudson Hotel

Monday May 18 7:00 PM
Hudson Hotel
356 W 58th St. New York, NY 10019

You must RSVP for this free event.

About Afrika Bambaataa

Giant Step's biweekly DJ series at Hudson Hotel presents Afrika Bambaataa on Monday, May 18th.

Giant Step welcomes back one of hip hop's three main originators of break-beat deejaying, Afrika Bambaataa, respectfully known as the "Grandfather" and "Godfather" of Hip Hop Culture as well as The Father of The Electro Funk Sound. Through his co-opting of the street gang the Black Spades into the music and culture-oriented Zulu Nation, he is responsible for spreading rap and hip-hop culture throughout the world. Afrika has consistently made records nationally and internationally, every one to two years, spanning the 1980's into the next Millennium 2000.

Due to his early use of drum machines and computer sounds, Bam (as he is affectionately known) was instrumental in changing the way R&B and other forms of Black music were recorded. His creation of electro funk, beginning with his piece "Planet Rock," helped fuel the development of other musical genres such as freestyle or Latin freestyle, miami bass, electronica, house, hip house, and early techno.

Sunday, May 17, 2009

Jason Anderson, The Wailing Wall, Alden Barton

Monday May 18 8:30 PM
Cake Shop
152 Ludlow Street New York, NY 10002

The Jason Anderson residency continues at Cake Shop. Also performing is The Wailing Wall and Alden Barton.

FREE!

Michael Beauchamp and The Barn Roughs, Golden Shoulders

Monday May 18 9:00 PM
Pete's Candy Store
709 Lorimer street Brooklyn, NY 11211

About the artists
Michael Beauchamp and The Barn Roughs
Golden Shoulders

FREE!

Brigid Power-Ryce, She Keeps Bees, Ivana XL, Soft Black

Monday May 18 8:00 PM
Zebulon
258 Wythe Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11211

More about the artists
She Keeps Bees
Brigid Power-Ryce
Ivana XL
Soft Black

FREE!

Friday, May 15, 2009

Cake Shop's 4th B'day Awesome Saturdays

Featuring: Springfactory (5:30PM), Strega (4:45PM), The Hat Company (4:00PM), The Hidden Ghost Balloon Ship (3:15PM), Steve Goldberg and the Arch Enemies

Cake Shop
152 Ludlow Street New York, NY 10002
3PM doors open

FREE!

Thursday, May 14, 2009

So Cow, Guilty Faces, Dinowalrus, Lame Drivers @ Cake Shop

Friday May 15, 10 PM
Cake Shop
152 Ludlow Street New York, NY 10002

Schedule and more about the artists:
So Cow 10 PM
Guilty Faces 11 PM
Dinowalrus 12 AM
Lame Drivers 1 AM

DJS NICK, ANA and CHARLY VIDEOS BY YR FRIEND MATTHEW

FREE!

Bj Snowden, Luke Rathborne, Fair and Kind @ Petes's Candy Store

Friday May 15, 9 PM
Petes's Candy Store
709 Lorimer street Brooklyn, NY 11211

Schedule and more about the artists:
Fair and Kind 9 PM
Luke Rathborne 10 PM
BJ Snowden 11 PM

FREE!

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Blondie, Pat Benatar and The Donnas @ Coney Island August 13

Rock legends Blondie, Pat Benatar and The Donnas will be performing a free concert at Asser Levy Park, Coney Island, Brooklyn on August 13.

FREE!

South Street Seaport Music Festival 2009 Schedule

The annual South Street Seaport Music Festival has been announced for the 2009 season. Definitely a great way to spend a Friday night this Summer. Stay tuned for the August 14 line-up.

Friday, July 3: Here We Go Magic with Bachelorette

Friday, July 10: The Pains of Being Pure At Heart with Zaza and Ribbons

Friday, July 17: Superchunk with Versus

Friday, July 24: Black Moth Super Rainbow with Blank Dogs

Friday, July 31: Polvo and Obits

Friday, August 7: Casiokids with The Wave Pictures and Slow Club

Friday, August 14: To Be Announced

South Street Seaport Music Festival
River to River Festival

FREE!