Tuesday, May 18, 2010

FREE SUMMER MUSIC 2010

http://twi-ny.com/blog/2010/05/09/free-summer-music-2010

FREE SUMMER MUSIC 2010

Outdoor concert experts Thurston Moore and Sonic Youth will be celebrating in Brooklyn this summer (photo by twi-ny/mdr)
Nearly every day, another new free outdoor music festival is announced for the summer season, including such mainstays as SummerStage, Celebrate Brooklyn!, Lincoln Center Out of Doors, Mad. Sq. Music, and River to River as well as such lesser-known quantities as Music on the Oval, the Hudson Square Music & Wine Festival, and the BAM Rhythm & Blues Festival. Keep watching this space as we continue to add more free shows as they’re announced!

Monday, May 17   After Work Music with Bill McGlaughlin and Friends: Karrin Allyson Quartet, Bryant Park Fountain Terrace, 6:00

Sunday, May 23    Summer on the Hudson: Seventh Annual Mamapalooza Outdoor Extravaganza, with Swingset Mamas, KORE, AudraRox and Moey’s Music Party, Catholic Girls, Jump with Jill, Skye “the Soul Poet,” Nancy Lombardo “Momedy” MC, and more, Pier I at 70th St., 12 noon - 5:00 pm

Monday, May 24    After Work Music with Bill McGlaughlin and Friends: Orion String Quartet, Bryant Park Fountain Terrace, 6:00

Monday, May 31   After Work Music with Bill McGlaughlin and Friends: An Evening of Strings with Mark O’Connor, Bryant Park Fountain Terrace, 6:00

Tuesday, June 1   SummerStage: Melody Gardot and the New York Pops, Rumsey Playfield, 7:00

Tuesday, June 1   CityParks Concerts: Jay Electronica , Red Hook Park, 7:00

Tuesday, June 1   CityParks Concerts: Roy Ayers with DJ Jon Quick , Betsy Head Park, 7:00

Wednesday, June 2   CityParks Concerts: Doug E. Fresh and DJ Dee Wiz, Von King Park, 7:00

Thursday, June 3    BAM Rhythm & Blues Festival: Jennifer Holliday, MetroTech Commons, 12 noon

Thursday, June 3   CityParks Concerts: Akim Funk Buddha’os Flying Boom Box and Organic Magnetics, Von King Park, 7:00

Saturday, June 5    SummerStage: Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Black Rock Coalition, with Living Colour, Ebony Bones!, Pillow Theory and CX KiDTRONiK, Rumsey Playfield, 3:00

Saturday, June 5    CityParks Dance: Tamboula and Julio Jean Haitian American Dance Theater present a Tribute to Haiti, Von King Park, 7:00

Sunday, June 6   SummerStage: Los Van Van. Jose Conde, and A DJ Tribute to Fania Records with DJ Bobbito Garcia, DJ Laylo, and DJ SAKE-1, Rumsey Playfield, 3:00

Monday, June 7   After Work Music with Bill McGlaughlin and Friends: Imani Winds, Bryant Park Fountain Terrace, 6:00

Tuesday, June 8 Stars of Tomorrow: Classical Brass Trio, Hudson River Park Pier 45, 6:30

Tuesday, June 8    CityParks Concerts: Frankie Negron, Red Hook Park, 7:00

Wednesday, June 9    CityParks Concerts: Nice and Smooth and the Awesome 2, Betsy Head Park, 7:00

Thursday, June 10    BAM Rhythm & Blues Festival: Bernie Worrell’s SociaLybrium, MetroTech Commons, 12 noon

Thursday, June 10   CityParks Concerts: Hezekiah Walker, Von King Park, 7:00

Saturday, June 12   CityParks: The eighth annual Cine Fest Petrobras Brasil Screening, OSCAR NIEMEYER – LIFE IS A BREATH OF AIR, featuring live performances from Os Paralamas Do Sucesso and Maria Gadu, Rumsey Playfield, 7:00

Saturday, June 12    Celebrate Brooklyn!: NEA Influences — Allen Toussaint, Davell Crawford, Prospect Park Bandshell, 7:30

Monday, June 14   After Work Music with Bill McGlaughlin and Friends: Tara Helen O’Connor, Bryant Park Fountain Terrace, 6:00

Monday, June 14   Clinton Concert Series: Roosevelt Dime, Hudson River Park Pier 84, 6:00

Monday, June 14    SummerStage: Baaba Maal and Playing for Change, Rumsey Playfield, 7:00

Tuesday, June 15 Stars of Tomorrow: Thomas Finn Quartet, Hudson River Park Pier 45, 6:30

Tuesday, June 15    CityParks Concerts: Dan Deacon, Red Hook Park, 7:00

Wednesday, June 16  Music on the Oval: Tony Allen, DJ Sal P, Stuyvesant Town Oval, 6:00

Wednesday, June 16   CityParks Concerts: Big Daddy Kane with DJ Jon Quick, Von King Park, 7:00

Wednesday, June 16   Mad. Sq. Music — Oval Lawn Series 2010: Ruthie Foster, Madison Square Park, 7:00

Thursday, June 17    BAM Rhythm & Blues Festival: Tony Allen, MetroTech Commons, 12 noon

Thursday, June 17  The Felix Hernandez Rhythm Revue, Betsy Head Park, 7:00

Thursday, June 17    Celebrate Brooklyn!: Eugene Mirman & Pretty Good Friends, Prospect Park Bandshell, 7:30

Friday, June 18    Celebrate Brooklyn!: JG Thirwell's Steroid Maximus, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Prospect Park Bandshell, 7:30

Saturday, June 19   SummerStage: NYC Pride Rally featuring Me’shell Ndegéocello, Martha Wash, the New York Gay Men’s Chorus, Vickie Shaw, Billie Myers, Bruce Vilanch, and more, Rumsey Playfield, 4:00

Saturday, June 19   Celebrate Brooklyn!: Bitches Brew Revisited with Graham Haynes, James Blood Ulmer, DJ Logic, and more, Prospect Park Bandshell, 7:30

Sunday, June 20   SummerStage: Fête De La Musique / Make Music NY Celebration featuring Salif Keita, Tabou Combo and Lo’o, Rumsey Playfield, 3:00

Tuesday, June 22   Stars of Tomorrow: Classical Woodwinds Trio, Hudson River Park Pier 45, 6:30

Tuesday, June 22    River to River: Summer Stars: Bright New Talent in Classical Music and Beyond, with Natasha Paremski, piano, Orion Weiss, piano, World Financial Center Winter Garden, 7:00

Tuesday, June 22   CityParks Concerts: Eddie Palmiere y la Perfecta II, Soundview Park, 7:00

Tuesday, June 22
through
Friday, June 25    River to River: Laura Peterson Choreography: Everyone, the Elevated Acre, 12:30

Wednesday, June 23    River to River: Sound Bites Lunchtime Series, South Street Seaport Pier 17, 12 noon

Wednesday, June 23    Music on the Oval: Juana Molina, Treehouse DJs, Stuyvesant Town Oval, 6:00

Wednesday, June 23   Mad. Sq. Music — Oval Lawn Series 2010: Solas, Madison Square Park, 7:00

Wednesday, June 23    River to River: Steve Hackett and Renaissance, Rockefeller Park, 7:00

Wednesday, June 23    SummerStage: George Wein’s CareFusion Jazz Festival with the McCoy Tyner Quartet, featuring Ravi Coltrane, Esperanza Spalding, and Francisco Mela, and the Stanley Clarke Band, featuring Hiromi, Rumsey Playfield, 7:00

Wednesday, June 23    CityParks Concerts: Brand Nubian, Crotona Park, 7:00

Thursday, June 24    CityParks Concerts: Conjunto Clásico, St. Mary’s Park, 7:00

Thursday, June 24    Celebrate Brooklyn!: Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club featuring Omara Portuondo / Nelida Tirado, Prospect Park Bandshell, 7:30

Thursday, June 24    BAM Rhythm & Blues Festival: Victor Wooten, MetroTech Commons, 12 noon

Friday, June 25    CityParks Concerts: Rennie Harris Rhas and Le Soul Afrique with special guest Akim Funk Buddha, St. Mary’s Park, 7:00

Friday, June 25   Celebrate Brooklyn!: Kid Koala: Short Attention Span Theater vs. the Slew / Hess Is More, Prospect Park Bandshell, 7:30

Saturday, June 26    River to River:Children's Day & Fireworks, with Gordon from SESAME STREET, Angelina Ballerina, Clifford the Big Red Dog, Curious George, Madeline, and the the Apples in Stereo featuring Brooklyn Youth Chorus and fireworks, South Street Seaport, Pier 17, 12 noon

Saturday, June 26   SummerStage: Tinariwen, Omar Souleyman, and Toubab Krewe, Rumsey Playfield, 3:00

Saturday, June 26   CityParks Dance: Abakuá Afro-Latin Dance Company and Areytos Performance Works, St. Mary’s Park, 7:00

Friday, June 26   Celebrate Brooklyn!: Texas Tornados, Red Clay Ramblers, Prospect Park Bandshell, 7:30

Sunday, June 27   Bronx Family Day: Jose Ortiz & BombaYo with special guest Dan Zanes, 12 noon

Sunday, June 27    River to River Festival: Bang on a Can Marathon, wth the U.S. premiere of Fausto Romitelli’s Professor Bad Trip performed by Talea Ensemble, a Bang on a Can All-Stars’ premiere with Mira Calix; Burkina Electric; Balinese Gamelan; music from Kyrgyzstan; and more, World Financial Center Winter Garden, 12 noon – 12 midnight

Sunday, June 27   SummerStage: Gil Scott-Heron and special guests, Rumsey Playfield, 3:00

Monday, June 28   Clinton Concert Series: NYCity Slickers, Hudson River Park Pier 84, 6:00

Tuesday, June 29    Hudson Square Music & Wine Festival: Al Kooper, 5:00

Tuesday, June 29 Stars of Tomorrow: Darrel Smith Quartet, Hudson River Park Pier 45, 6:30

Tuesday, June 29   SummerStage: Definitely Poetry, with Daniel Bernard Roumain, Emeline Michel, and Erol Josué and Cave Canem poets Gina Dorcely, Gregory Pardlo, and Mervyn Taylor, Rumsey Playfield, 7:00

Tuesday, June 29   CityParks Concerts: Papa San, Soundview Park, 7:00

Wednesday, June 30    River to River: Sound Bites Lunchtime Series, South Street Seaport Pier 17, 12 noon

Wednesday, June 30    Music on the Oval: Marc Ribot y Los Cubanos Postizos with La Cumbiamba eNeYe, DJ Uproot Andy, Stuyvesant Town Oval, 6:00

Wednesday, June 30    River to River Festival: Beth Orton, Rockefeller Park, 7:00

Wednesday, June 30   Mad. Sq. Music — Oval Lawn Series 2010: Mose Allison, Madison Square Park, 7:00

Wednesday, June 30   SummerStage: Nuyorican Poets Café, with Miguel Algarin, Sandra Maria Estevez, Lois Griffith, Edwin Torres, Carlos Andres Gomez, Mariposa, Helena D. Lewis, Tahani Salah, Jive Poetic, Vanessa Hidary and La Bruja, hosted by Mahogany L. Browne and featuring music by Annette Aguilar and Carlos Cuestas and Wilson “Chembo” Corniel Jr., Rumsey Playfield, 7:00

Wednesday, June 30   CityParks Concerts: DJ Kool Herc, Crotona Park, 7:00

Thursday, July 1    BAM Rhythm & Blues Festival: Tabout Combo, MetroTech Commons, 12 noon

Thursday, July 1   CityParks Concerts: La Orquesta de aa Gente under the musical direction of Gilberto “Pulpo” Colon Jr. and 8 y Más present a Tribute to Héctor Lavoe, St. Mary’s Park, 7:00

Thursday, July 1    Celebrate Brooklyn!: Zoom: Zvidance, Son Lux with Lottdance, Prospect Park Bandshell, 8:00

Thursday, July 1
through
Monday, July 5 River to River: Texas on Tour, South Street Seaport, Pier 17

Friday, July 2        Celebrate Brooklyn!: Fab 5, Uzalo, Prospect Park Bandshell, 7:30

Friday, July 2 River to River: Seaport Music, South Street Seaport, Pier 17, 7:00

Saturday, July 3   SummerStage: Istanbulive II: The Sounds & Colors of Turkey, featuring Kenan Dogulu, mor ve otesi, Ilhan Ersahin’s Istanbul Sessions with special guests Burhan Ocal and Tulug Tirpan, Sukriye Tutkun and DJ Salih Saka, Rumsey Playfield, 3:00

Sunday, July 4        River to River Festival: The Battery 4th of July Concert and Family Festival, with Dan Zanes Jam & Jubilee, La Cumiamba eNeYé 2:00, Dan Zanes and Friends 3:00, 76 Trombones 4:30

Sunday, July 4        River to River Festival: Texas on Tour with the Old 97s, South Street Seaport, Pier 17, 7:00

Tuesday, July 6   Stars of Tomorrow: Classical Brass Trio, Hudson River Park Pier 45, 6:30

Tuesday, July 6   CityParks Concerts: The Felix Hernandez Rhythm Review Soundview Park, 7:00

Wednesday, July 7    River to River: Left on Red, featuring Liah Alonso and Kelly Halloran, Zuccotti Park; 12:30


Beth Orton will be in Rockefeller Park on June 30 (photo by twi-ny/mdr)
Wednesday, July 7  Music on the Oval: Delorean, DJ Brennan Green, Stuyvesant Town Oval, 6:00

Wednesday, July 7   Mad. Sq. Music — Oval Lawn Series 2010: Alecia Nugent / the Farewell Drifters, Madison Square Park, 6:00

Wednesday, July 7    River to River: Poets House Celebrates the Poetry and Music of Haiti, with special guest L’Orchestre Septentrional, Rockefeller Park, 7:00

Wednesday, July 7   SummerStage: Nortec Collective Presents: Bostich & Fussible, El Guincho and Anita Tijoux, Rumsey Playfield, 7:00

Wednesday, July 7   CityParks Concerts: Hector Tricoche and Chris Alfinez, St. Mary’s Park, 7:00

Wednesday, July 7
and
Thursday, July 8   River to River Festival: Yoshiko Chuma: A-C-E ONE, LentSpace, Canal and Varick Streets, 5:30 and 7:30

Thursday, July 8    Summer on the Hudson Children’s Performance Series: Bossy Frog Band, Pier I at 70th St., 10:30 am

Thursday, July 8    BAM Rhythm & Blues Festival: Mighty Sparrow, MetroTech Commons, 12 noon

Thursday, July 8 River to River: Alice Farley Dance Theater HellGate Love Letter, World Financial Center Plaza, 12:30

Thursday, July 8   CityParks Concerts: TKA, Corina, and Noel present a tribute to the thirtieth anniversary of Fever Records, Crotona Park, 7:00

Thursday, July 8   RiverRocks: Phosphorescent and Dawes, Hudson River Park, 7:00

Thursday, July 8    Celebrate Brooklyn!: Itutu: Armitage Gone! Dance featuring Burkina Electric, Prospect Park Bandshell, 8:00

Friday, July 9 River to River: Alice Farley Dance Theater HellGate Love Letter, One NY Plaza, 12:30

Friday, July 9 River to River: Seaport Music, with Bear in Heaven, South Street Seaport, Pier 17, 6:00

Friday, July 9    Celebrate Brooklyn!: Ozomatli, Fidel Nadal / Toy Selectah, Prospect Park Bandshell, 8:00

Saturday, July 10 River to River Festival: Rochester City Ballet, Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts, 2:00

Saturday, July 10   SummerStage: Profetas, Maldita Vecindad, and the Pinker Tones, Rumsey Playfield, 3:00

Sunday, July 11   SummerStage: Jimmy Cliff, Trevor Hall, and Victor Démé, Rumsey Playfield, 3:00

Sunday, July 11    Celebrate Brooklyn!: OkayAfrica with the Roots, Talib Kweli, and more, Prospect Park Bandshell, 4:00

Monday, July 11   MoonDance: David Berger Jazz Orchestra, Hudson River Park Pier 54, dance lessons 6:30, concert 7:00

Sunday, July 11    Summer on the Hudson Acoustic Sundays: Liony Parra Y La Mega Mafia Tipico, Pier I at 70th St., 7:00

Monday, July 12   Clinton Concert Series: Cocomama Hudson River Park Pier 84, 6:00

Monday, July 12
through
Thursday, July 15 River to River: Deganit Shemy: 2 kilo sea, John Street United Methodist Church, 12:30

Tuesday, July 13 Stars of Tomorrow: Sarah Elizabeth Charles Quintet, Hudson River Park Pier 45, 6:30

Tuesday, July 13   CityParks Concerts: Force M.D’s., Tappen Park, 7:00

Wednesday, July 14 River to River: The Dan Martin/Nick Russo Duo, Zuccotti Park, 12:30

Wednesday, July 14  Music on the Oval: Naomi Shelton & the Gospel Queens, DJ Greg Caz, Stuyvesant Town Oval, 6:00

Wednesday, July 14   River to River: Jimmy Webb with Martin Rivas, Rockefeller Park, 7:00

Wednesday, July 14   Mad. Sq. Music — Oval Lawn Series 2010: David Bromberg Quartet, Madison Square Park, 7:00

Wednesday, July 14   CityParks Concerts: Ryan Leslie, Springfield Park, 7:00

Thursday, July 15    Summer on the Hudson Children’s Performance Series: Improv 4 Kids, Pier I at 70th St., 10:30 am

Thursday, July 15    BAM Rhythm & Blues Festival: Naomi Shelton and the Gospel Queens, MetroTech Commons, 12 noon

Thursday, July 15    River to River: Emmet Cohen, World Financial Center Plaza, 12:30

Thursday, July 15    River to River: Music at Castle Clinton, 7:00

Thursday, July 15   CityParks Concerts: EPMD and Funkmaster Flex, Queensbridge Park, 7:00

Saturday, July 17    Siren Festival, with Matt and Kim, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, the Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Surfer Blood, Harlem, and many more to be accounced, Coney Island, 12 noon - 9:00

Saturday, July 17    Celebrate Brooklyn!: African Festival with Konono No. 1, Omar Pene, Super Diamono, and more, Prospect Park Bandshell, 2:00 - 9:00

Monday, July 18   MoonDance: Los Hermanos Colon, Hudson River Park Pier 54, dance lessons 6:30, concert 7:00

Sunday, July 18    Summer on the Hudson Acoustic Sundays: Meta and the Cornerstones, Pier I at 70th St., 7:00

Tuesday, July 20    Hudson Square Music & Wine Festival: Naomi Shelton and the Gospel Queens, 5:00

Tuesday, July 20    Stars of Tomorrow: Classical Woodwinds Trio, Hudson River Park Pier 45, 6:30

Wednesday, July 21  Music on the Oval: Easy Star All-Stars, DJ Wrong Tom, Stuyvesant Town Oval, 6:00

Wednesday, July 21   Mad. Sq. Music — Oval Lawn Series 2010: SOMI / John Ellis & Double-Wide, Madison Square Park, 6:00

Thursday, July 22    Summer on the Hudson Children’s Performance Series: Buccaneer Bindlestiff’s Swashbuckling Cirkus, Pier I at 70th St., 10:30 am

Thursday, July 22    BAM Rhythm & Blues Festival: Bilal, MetroTech Commons, 12 noon

Thursday, July 22   RiverRocks: The Antlers and Dinosaur Feathers, Hudson River Park, 7:00

Thursday, July 22    Celebrate Brooklyn!: The Chaplin Mutuals with Carl Davis / the Two Man Gentlemen Band, Prospect Park Bandshell, 7:30

Friday, July 23        Celebrate Brooklyn!: Bomba Estero, La Secta Allstar / Rita Indiana, Prospect Park Bandshell, 7:00

Saturday, July 24    Celebrate Brooklyn!: Field of Dreams (Un Mundo Nuevo), with Andres Levin & the Bruce High Quality Foundation, Prospect Park Bandshell, 4:00

Monday, July 25   MoonDance: Nu D’Lux, Hudson River Park Pier 54, dance lessons 6:30, concert 7:00

Sunday, July 25    Summer on the Hudson Acoustic Sundays: Michael Powers Frequency with Angel Rose, Pier I at 70th St., 7:00

Monday, July 26   Clinton Concert Series: Cumbiagra, Hudson River Park Pier 84, 6:00

Tuesday, July 27   Hudson Square Music & Wine Festival: CJ Chenier & the Red Hot Louisiana Band, 5:00

Tuesday, July 27    Stars of Tomorrow: Alon Albagli Quartet, Hudson River Park Pier 45, 6:30

Wednesday, July 28    Lincoln Center Out of Doors: No Snakes in the Grass, Barclays Capital Grove, 6:30

Wednesday, July 28   Mad. Sq. Music — Oval Lawn Series 2010: the Wailin’ Jennys, Madison Square Park, 7:00

Wednesday, July 28 Lincoln Center Out of Doors: ETHEL Fair: The Songwriters, with special guests Adam Schlesinger with Mike Viola, Dayna Kurtz, Juana Molina, and Tom Verlaine with Patrick Derivaz, Damrosch Park Bandshell, 7:30

Thursday, July 29    Summer on the Hudson Children’s Performance Series: Robbi K & Friends, Pier I at 70th St., 10:30 am

Thursday, July 29    BAM Rhythm & Blues Festival: Vieux Farka Touré, MetroTech Commons, 12 noon

Thursday, July 29    Lincoln Center Out of Doors: DJA-Rara, Josie Robertson Plaza, 7:00

Thursday, July 29    Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Ansanm (In Love We Stand), Emeline Michel, Beethova Obas, BélO, Zili Misik, and Peniel Guerrier in collaboration with the Mikerline Dance Company Damrosch Park Bandshell, 7:30

Thursday, July 29    Celebrate Brooklyn!: MI21: Mother India 21st Century Remix with DJ Tigerstyle / Falu, Prospect Park Bandshell, 8:00

Friday, July 30    Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Audio Tutu, Broadway Plaza, 7:00

Friday, July 30    Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Nona Hendryx, Nicholas Leichter Dance with Monstah Black: THE WHIZ: Over the Rainbow, Damrosch Park Bandshell, 7:30

Friday, July 30     Celebrate Brooklyn!: The Swell Season, the Low Anthem, Prospect Park Bandshell, 7:30

Saturday, July 31    Lincoln Center Out of Doors: 27th Annual Roots of American Music: Ponderosa Stomp presents the Detroit Breakdown, with the Gories, Motor City Soul Revue featuring Dennis Coffey, Melvin Davis, Spyder Turner, and the Velvelettes with the Party Stompers, and Eddie Kirkland, Hearst Plaza/ Barclays Capital Grove, 2:00

Saturday, July 31    Lincoln Center Out of Doors: 27th Annual Roots of American Music: Ponderosa Stomp presents the Detroit Breakdown with Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels, ? & the Mysterians, and Death, Damrosch Park Bandshell, 6:30

Saturday, July 31    Celebrate Brooklyn!: Sonic Youth, Grass Widow / Talk Normal, Prospect Park Bandshell, 7:00

Sunday, August 1    Lincoln Center Out of Doors: 27th Annual Roots of American Music, with Dig: Their Royal Hipness, Asylum Street Spankers, Los Straitjackets, the World Famous Pontani Sisters, Etran Finatawa, Hearst Plaza/Barclays Capital Grove, 2:00

Sunday, August 1    Lincoln Center Out of Doors: 27th Annual Roots of American Music, with Dig: Their Royal Hipness, David Johansen, Melvin Van Peebles: Hamlet: The Street Chant by Shel Silverstein, Steve Cuiffo as Lenny Bruce, Rod Harrison as Lord Buckley, and surprise artist TBA, Damrosch Park Bandshell, 6:00

Monday, August 1   MoonDance: Hector Del Curto’s Eternal Tango Orchestra, Hudson River Park Pier 54, dance lessons 6:30, concert 7:00

Sunday, August 1    Summer on the Hudson Acoustic Sundays: Xylos, Pier I at 70th St., 7:00

Tuesday, August 3    Hudson Square Music & Wine Festival: Popa Chubby, 5:00

Tuesday, August 3    Stars of Tomorrow: Petr Gazarov Quartet, Hudson River Park Pier 45, 6:30

Tuesday, August 3   George Lamond, Judy Torres and DJ Lucho, East River Park, 7:00

Wednesday, August 4   Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Asphalt Orchestra, Broadway Plaza, 7:00

Wednesday, August 4   Mad. Sq. Music — Oval Lawn Series 2010: the James Carter Organ Trio, Madison Square Park, 7:00

Wednesday, August 4   Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Robert Glasper Experiment with special guests Q-Tip and Bilal / José James’ Blackmagic, Damrosch Park Bandshell, 7:30

Thursday, August 5    Summer on the Hudson Children’s Performance Series: Erin Lee & Marci , Pier I at 70th St., 10:30 am

Thursday, August 5    BAM Rhythm & Blues Festival: Mykal Rose of Black Uhuru, MetroTech Commons, 12 noon


Emily Haines will lead Metric into Prospect Park on August 5 (photo by twi-ny/mdr)
Thursday, August 5    Celebrate Brooklyn!: Metric, Joan as Police Woman / Holly Miranda, Prospect Park Bandshell, 7:00

Thursday, August 5   Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Asphalt Orchestra, Hearst Plaza, 7:00

Thursday, August 5   Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Paul Taylor Dance Company: 80th Birthday Celebration, Damrosch Park Bandshell, 8:00

Friday, August 6   Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Asphalt Orchestra, Josie Robertson Plaza, 7:00

Friday, August 6 Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Hallogallo 2010: Michael Rother & Friends perform the music of NEU! / Hermeto Pascoal, Damrosch Park Bandshell, 7:30

Friday, August 6    Celebrate Brooklyn!: House of Usher: Marco Benevento, White Magic, Prospect Park Bandshell, 7:30

Saturday, August 7   Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Asphalt Orchestra, Hearst Plaza, 6:00

Saturday, August 7   Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Balkan Beat Box, Mucca Pazza, Damrosch Park Bandshell, 7:00

Saturday, August 7    Celebrate Brooklyn!: Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Budos Band, and more, Prospect Park Bandshell, 7:00

Sunday, August 8   Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Heritage Sunday, with Yuri Yunakov, Zikrayat, the Maeandros Ensemble, Hearst Plaza/Barclays Capital Grove, 2:00

Sunday, August 8    Celebrate Brooklyn!: Brady Rymer, Elizabeth Mitchell, Prospect Park Bandshell, 4:00

Sunday, August 8 Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Asphalt Orchestra, Broadway Plaza, 6:00

Monday, August 8   MoonDance: George Gee Swing Orchestra, Hudson River Park Pier 54, dance lessons 6:30, concert 7:00

Sunday, August 8    Summer on the Hudson Acoustic Sundays: Slavic Soul Party, Pier I at 70th St., 7:00

Sunday, August 8 Lincoln Center Out of Doors: S.O.S. (Saving Our Soul) – From the Big Easy to the Big Apple, with Soul Rebels Brass Band, Wild Magnolias, Glen David Andrews, Damrosch Park Bandshell, 7:30

Monday, August 9   Clinton Concert Series: Old Silver Band, Hudson River Park Pier 84, 6:00

Tuesday, August 10    Hudson Square Music & Wine Festival: Bajah & the Dry Eye Crew, 5:00

Tuesday, August 10 Stars of Tomorrow: Classical Brass Trio, Hudson River Park Pier 45, 6:30

Wednesday, August 11 Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Susana Baca, Aurelio Martinez & Garifuna Soul, Carlos Varela & His Band, Damrosch Park Bandshell, 6:30

Thursday, August 12   RiverRocks: Deerhunter and Real Estate, Hudson River Park, 6:00

Thursday, August 12 Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Chinese American Arts Council: Lion Dance, Josie Robertson Plaza, 7:00

Thursday, August 12   White Rabbits, East River Park, 7:00

Thursday, August 12 Lincoln Center Out of Doors: International Body Music Festival, with Barbatuques, Slammin All-Body Band, Celina Kalluk and Lucie Idlout, Derique McGee, Damrosch Park Bandshell, 7:30

Friday, August 13 Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Gamelan Galak Tika: Kecak workshop and Belaganjur (marching gamelan), Broadway Plaza, 6:00

Friday, August 13    Paul Taylor II and Naganuma Dance, East River Park, 7:00

Friday, August 13 Lincoln Center Out-of-Doors: Kronos Quartet with Gamelan Galak Tika / Kenge Kenge, Damrosch Park Bandshell, 7:30

Saturday, August 14 Lincoln Center Out of Doors: LA CASITA – 10th Anniversary: A Home for the Heart/Un Hogar para el Corazón, MC: La Bruja, featuring Aracelis Girmay, Ayisha Knight, Carvens Lissaint, Denizen Kane, Grace Nono, Jamila Lysicott, Kathy Yogi Collins, Kurtis Lamkin, Liza Garza, M.A.K.U., Mandingo Ambassadors, Natalio Hernandez, the Welfare Poets, Vlada Tomova’s Balkan Tales, Willie Perdomo, Yerbabuena, Hearst Plaza/Barclays Capital Grove, 12 noon

Saturday, August 14   Complexions Contemporary Ballet + Wideman/Davis Dance, East River Park, 7:00

Saturday, August 14 Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Larry Harlow’s La Raza Latina, A Salsa Suite, donducted by Larry Harlow, starring Rubén Blades, with guest vocalist Adonis Puentes / Bobby Sanabria Big Band, Damrosch Park Bandshell, 7:30

Sunday, August 15 Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Emilio “Buddha Stretch” Austin Jr., Adesola Osakalumi, and Gus Solomons jr, / Centrifugal Force: Hip Hop Generations @ Lincoln Center, Josie Robertson Plaza, community participation cipher at Broadway Plaza, 5:00

Sunday, August 15 Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Lucinda Childs: Dance, Brian Brooks Moving Company: Motor, Damrosch Park Bandshell, 7:00

Sunday, August 15    Summer on the Hudson Acoustic Sundays: Los Soneros de Oriente, Pier I at 70th St., 7:00

Tuesday, August 17 Stars of Tomorrow: Classical Woodwinds Trio, Hudson River Park Pier 45, 6:30

Thursday, August 19   Our Latin Thing with DJ Lucho: A Tribute to the Fania All-Stars, East River Park, 7:00

Sunday, August 22   Blues BBQ: Smoking Joe Kubek and Bnois King Band, the Teeny Tucker Revue, and more, Hudson River Park Pier 54, 2:00 – 9:00

Monday, August 23   Clinton Concert Series: Stephen Beasley Project, Hudson River Park Pier 84, 6:00

Monday, September 13   Clinton Concert Series: Soul Understated, Hudson River Park Pier 84, 6:00

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