Free Summer 2008 Shows of New York

April 24, 2008 12:06 PM

ahhh nice! i thought you were trying to connect her to the madison sq park thing and was like uhhhhh. anyway does this mean you want to be my classical music/opera friend?

http://www.cellinifinegifts.com/pavilionkneededangelsimages/ka_specialfriends.jpg

haw

srsly i'm just gonna keep bumping this shit til someone takes the ticket!

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0743205405.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

NOW THERE ARE TWO TICKETS

Wait, tomorrow as in Saturday night? Send me an e-mail if you still don't have someone.

no i meant tonight. or, last night. friday night.
we ended up giving the extra pair to someone in line to buy tix.

Midsummer Night Swing and Lincoln Center Out-of-Doors are up, featuring:

7/8 Nellie McKay
7/9 Chuck Brown
7/18 Budos Band
8/9 Cyro Baptista w/ Anat Cohen; Korean percussion
8/13 Hal Wilner project w/ Dr. John, Les McCann, Jane Monheit, Roberta Flack, more
8/15 800 Years of Minimalism w/ Manuel Gottsching; 200 Guitar Orchestra led by Rhys Chatham, Ned Sublette, Seth Olinsky (Akron/Family), more
8/17 Bonga (Boukman Esperyans) and Vodou Drums of Haiti
8/20 Either/Orchestra and The Ex, both w/ Ethiopian stars
8/22 An African Tribute to James Brown, Fred Wesley and Pee Wee Ellis, musical directors, with Cheikh Lo and Vieux Farka Toure
8/23 Irma Thomas, Betty Harris, the Hot 8 Brass Band and sacred steel
8/24 Patti Smith; The Knitters w/ John Doe, Exene, and Dave Alvin; Charlie Haden w/ newgrass allstars; blues revue

Brown, w/ Fred

Bon Jovi is 7/12 and free, presented by MLB as leadup to the All-Star Game

http://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/article/58874

aw, b1ll did a good job!

Malkmus at Siren

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2008/05/2008_siren_musi.html

Ladybug, Antietam at Brooklyn Public Library

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2008/05/the_ladybug_tra.html

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2008/05/no_age_telepath.html

7/11 No Age confirmed w/ Abe Vigoda

Feist and Chaka Khan among Bryant Park GMA concerts

http://www.bryantpark.org/calendar/gma-concerts.php

without wading through all of these link, because I am lazy, what's on on memorial day weekend?

Wire

The Sadies at Big Apple BBQ Sunday

City Parks concerts include Jungle Brothers, KRS-One, Naughty by Nature, Brand Nubian, Whodini, Big Daddy Kane and Slick Rick

Charlie Parker Jazz Festival

http://ermp.org/eastriver/2008/05/09/2008-lucky-dragons-more/

6/17 Nicole Atkins & the Sea @ Socrates Sculpture Park

http://www.hudsonriverpark.org/Calendar/index.htm

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2008/05/citysol_2008_ju.html

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2008/05/fiery_furnaces_23.html#more

etc.
http://ermp.org/eastriver/ - full lineups for first 2 shows
http://www.govisland.com/Visit_the_Island/default.asp - '20s types see 6/7-8
http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/events/output_pages/park_note.html
http://www.bryantpark.org/calendar/film-festival.php

is there any reasonable prospect of a Pavement reunion (of sorts?) at Siren, given that 2 members will be present?

http://66.212.81.77/eventDetail.asp?EventId=18208

Thanks for the warning about the Pavement reunion. Hope I won't be in town that day.

http://www.newyorkology.com/archives/2008/05/nycs_mostly_fre_2.php

comprehensive list of series links

nothing they didn't forecast, but here you go

http://www.brooklynbodega.com/brooklynhiphopfestival.htm

Some free Long Island shows here (click the link for "Music Under the Stars)":

http://www.oysterbaytown.com

Highlights:

JULY 8 - TONY ORLANDO
JULY 9 - GARY PUCKETT
JULY 14 - COMEDIAN “UNCLE FLOYD”
JULY 15 - EARTHA KITT
JULY 16 - JAY SIEGAL AND THE TOKENS and THE HAPPENINGS
JULY 22 - LOU GRAMM
JULY 28 - MELISSA MANCHESTER
JULY 29 - AIR SUPPLY
JULY 31 - THE GOOD RATS
AUGUST 2 - PATTY SMYTH & SCANDAL
AUGUST 8 - THE LETTERMEN
AUGUST 9 - SHIRLEY ALSTON REEVES
AUGUST 12 - THE SPINDOCTORS

Bang on a Can Marathon this weekend:

http://www.bangonacan.org/marathon/schedule

The Pool Parties

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2008/05/2008_free_mccar.html#more

sorry morbs, i was on that shit weeks ago

http://www.jr.com/promotion/listContent.jsp?promoName=SummerFest2008

Ellis Marsalis, but not that exciting

Bang on a Can was aws, btw. Made it through eight of the twelve hours. Probably would have kept going if it weren't for Marnie Stern's sheer awfulness.

http://www.brooklynphilharmonic.org/summer_calendar.php

if someone succeed in making a reservation to the free pool parties at mccarren , i'll appriciate if he shares his wisdom.

Brooklyn Vegan puts together a calendar

Sumnmergarden includes Susie Ibarra

http://www.new-pony.com/time/alias2.jpg

that ain't free, but i got tix

no surprise

yeah, and hopefully i won't even be here

susie ibarra rocks so much.

do prospect park shows usually start right on time or what?

JULY 8 - TONY ORLANDO

whaa? the guy who made "dont let go"

within 10-15 mins, lindz (in the past)

openers for the free shows tend to start promptly

gheorgiu/alagna tonight!!!!