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Awesome Show for the 4th of July!!

Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley + Jenny Lewis @ Battery Park

What better way to spend your July 4th than with two indie rock favorites! Opening the show will be absolutely adorable and talented lead singer of Rilo Kiley, Jenny Lewis followed by the powerhouse americana band Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley band. Expect this to be a packed show so be sure to get there early so you can get in on this free show!

@ Battery Park
Location: 1 Bowling Green, New York, NY (map)
Starts: 3:30 pm
Cost: FREE!

Awesome New Luke Temple Project..

Here We Go Magic, Bachelorette @ South Street Seaport

The perfectly imperfect indie rock of Here We Go Magic is causing a stir in the music world and for good reason! Talented singer songwriter Luke Temple heads this talented group that plays a hypnotic blend of sonic infused indie folk similar to Animal Collective and TV on the Radio.

@South Street Seaport Pier 17
19 Fulton Street (map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost: Free!

Rock out with Reatard..

Jay Reatard @ Music on The Oval

A little Garage Punk assault on the Oval in Stuytown for free! Sounds good to me...

@ Stuy Towm Oval
Location: outdoors btw Ave A and B and 16th and 18th St, Manhattan (map)
Starts: 6 pm
Cost: Free

Sweet Sounds for the Summer...

Tift Merritt, Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion @ Rockefeller Park

Tift Merritt will be performing her blend of roots rock americana with a side of soul tonight at Rockefeller Park for Free!. Her Dusty Springfield esq voice will be perfect for a summer night!

@ Rockefeller Park
Location: Warren St & River Terrace (map)
Starts: 7 Pm
Cost: Free

Coudl Be Interesting...

A STOOP-ID TALE w/KIMBER VANRY @ Pete's candy Store

Few things better evoke the poetic pleasures of a Brooklyn summer than drinking a beer on the stoop on a hot evening. Just one little thing, though: it's ILLEGAL! So Kimber VanRy found out last summer when he received a $25 summons for the nefarious act in his home hood of Prospect Heights. He could have just paid the small fine--but where's the fun in that? Hewing closely to his generation's mantra, Mr. VanRy decided instead that he would fight for his right to party!!!!! Nine-months in, after numerous court cases and even a New York Times profile, Mr. VanRy is ready to give us the full tale, just in time to kick off a summer of Brooklyn Brownstone Stoop-endousness!

@Pete's Candy Store
Location: 709 Lorimer Street (map)
Starts: 7:30

Rock n Out with Instabul...

Istanbulive@ Central Park Summerstage

Istanbulive: The Sounds & Colors of Turkey is an unprecedented event aimed at introducing Turkish music to the popular American consciousness. A Central Park SummerStage first, the afternoon festivities will feature major Turkish artists including Mazhar-Fuat-Özkan, a.k.a. MFÖ (pop music), Painted on Water featuring Sertab Erener & Demir Demirkan (jazz/folk/rock) and Hüsnü Senlendirici (gypsy music). The program celebrates the colorful Turkish culture with food, art, and visuals, while underlining the musical richness of Istanbul and the extraordinary virtuosity and diversity of Turkish music today.

@Central Park SummerStage (map)
Starts at: 3:00 PM- 7:00 Pm
Cost: FREE!

Awesome Free Show in Prospect Park..

Blonde Redhead @ Prospect Park Bandshell

What I love about about New York City and the summer is that it seems you are always guaranteed a free Blonde Redhead show somewhere in the city. This year it's at the Prospect Park Bandshell, obviously it's going to be a stellar performance as always so if you go no plans this Friday night this is show to go see!

@Prospect Park Bandshell
Location: Prospect Park West & 9th Street (map)
Starts: 7 Pm
Cost: FREE! (donations excepted)

Free Tunes in the Oval

Easy Star All_Stars @ Music on The Oval

A little reggae on the Oval in Stuytown for free! Sounds good to me...

@ Stuy Towm Oval
Location: outdoors btw Ave A and B and 16th and 18th St, Manhattan (map)
Starts: 6 pm
Cost: Free

mmm a book about sandwiches...

Word for Word: Tom Colicchio, Wichcraft @ Bryant Park

Spend your lunch break with you delicious sandwich and Tom Colicchio the author of Wichcraft a delicious book about making sandwiches.

@Bryant Park
Location: 1098 Avenues of America (map)
Starts: 12:30 am
Cost: FREE!

Who will be the Reigning Spelling Champion..

Williamsburg Spelling Bee @ Pete's Candy Store

Today is the FINALS! So come out to see which winner will walk away with the killer bar tab! So come on out have a few beers and put your spelling chops to the test as you watch the finals!

@Pete's Candy Store
Location: 709 Lorimer Street (map)
Starts: 7:30

Be sure to make it out...

The Coney Island Mermaid Parade @ Coney Island

It's that time of the year and the only way Coney Island knows how to bring in the summer is in Mermaid fashion.....

Unique to Coney Island, the Mermaid Parade kicks off the beginning of swimsuit season with a panoply of homemade sea creatures, attention-seeking Neptunes, and, of course, public nudity! Cross the boardwalk to Childs, where you’ll be seduced by music from fellow Harpies like the Shapes, Jill Cunniff and Mighty Fine. Oh, and did we mention the sweaty burlesque dancers?

@ Coney Island Boardwalk at West 21st St (map)
Starts: 2 PM
Cost: Free

Always a good rummage...

Brooklyn Flea @ Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School

Summer is here meaning the Brooklyn Flea market is starting up again. Check out the 200 vendors of vintage furniture, clothing and antiques alongside new designs by local makers of everything from jewelry to textiles.

It is a scavengers heaven! Must check out this Flea market!

@ Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School
Location: 357 Clermont Ave (map)
Starts: 12 pm

Performing New CD..

Pete Yorn @ Apple Store SOHO

Come check some new tune froms Pete Yorn upcoming album Back & Forth. It's a delicious new album recorded with Bright Eyes producer. Should be a great instore show!

@ Apple Store SOHO
Location: 103 Prince Street (map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost: FREE

Lots of bands and BBQ

Unamplified Acoustic BBQ @ Fort Tilden Beach

A beach, a BBQ and huge line up of performers to perform unampified. Should be fun. Here is the line up:

-7:40pm :: Golden Triangle
-7:30pm :: tba
-7:20pm :: Aa aka BIG A little a
-7:10pm :: Talk Normal
-7:00pm :: Dinowalrus
-6:50pm :: Spectre Folk
-6:40pm :: the So So Glos
-6:30pm :: Shilpa Ray
-6:20pm :: Skeletons
-6:10pm :: TK Webb
-6:00pm :: Religious Knives
-5:50pm :: Necking
-5:40pm :: Ducktails
-5:30pm :: Phosphorescent --- (tentative)
-5:20pm :: Pterodactyl
-5:10pm :: the Forms
-5:00pm :: Little Gold
-4:50pm :: White Diamonds
-4:40pm :: Taigaa
-4:30pm :: Puttin' on the Ritz
-4:20pm :: Knyfe Hyts
-4:10pm :: Samara Lubelski
-4:00pm :: the Ballet
-3:50pm :: Beach Fossils
-3:40pm :: Mika Miko ------- from Los Angeles, CA
-3:30pm :: Emilyn Brodsky
-3:20pm :: Teengirl Fantasy
-3:10pm :: Christy & Emily w/ Till by Turning
-3:00pm :: Fiasco
-2:50pm :: the Strange Boys --- from Austin TX
-2:40pm :: Broccoli Destroyer
-2:30pm :: tba
-2:20pm :: Ponytail --------- from Baltimore, MD
-2:10pm :: Katie Eastburn
-2:00pm :: Coathangers ----- from Atlanta GA
-1:50pm :: Metal Mountains
-1:40pm :: Real Estate
-1:30pm :: Liturgy
-1:20pm :: Artanker with Heavy Friends
-1:10pm :: Extra Life
-1:00pm :: Xray Eyeballs
12:50pm :: the Homosexuals
12:40pm :: Hot Pink Carpet
12:30pm :: Javelin
12:20pm :: the Eskalators
12:10pm :: Vultures
12:00pm :: Air Waves w/ mems of Ponytail!

@ Fort Tilden Beach
Location: Beach 169th St Queens (map)
Starts: 12 Pm
Cost: Free

Free Punk in the Park...

Tompkins Square Free Show w/ Cinema Cinema plus more@ Tompkins Square Park

free shows in New York City's Tompkins Square Park, featuring great music, political speakers, information, and lots of surprises. These shows celebrate the vitality of the counter cultural scene that has survived on the Lower East Side, despite the rampant gentrification, soaring rents and lost venues that have contributed to the cultural genocide sweeping New York City.

Rock and punk variety show featuring Cinema Cinema, Lone Vein, Yo Scunt, the Derelicts, Wombat in Combat, Ja Moustache Eddies, David Peel and the Lower East Side, with others to be announced. Brought to you by Cinema Cinema and the Shadow.

@Tompkins Square Park
Location: 330 E 10th St (map)
Starts: 2-6 PM
Cost: Free

Free Tunes in the Oval

The Budos Band and DJ Honeydripper @ Stuy Town Oval

Hopefully the rain is done for the day and sun will shine so the Budos Band can take the stage for some funky jams that will most definitely get you in the mood for the summer vibes!

@ Stuy Towm Oval
Location: outdoors btw Ave A and B and 16th and 18th St, Manhattan (map)
Starts: 6 pm
Cost: Free

Put Your Spelling To The Test..

Williamsburg Spelling Bee @ Pete's Candy Store

Here is your chance to put your spelling expertise to the test. Every Monday at Pete's Candy Store you have a chance to take part in an adult spelling bee contest. The winner walks away with a bar tab, I would say that is much better than a stupid trophy. So come on out have a few beers and put your spelling chops to the test!

@Pete's Candy Store
Location: 709 Lorimer Street (map)
Starts: 7:30

FINALLY! CANDY @ Petes!

Monday Evening Stand-Up and candy @ Pete's Candy Store

Stand up and CANDY(!!!) at Petes candy store should be fun!

@Pete's Candy Store
Location: 709 Lorimer Street (map)
Starts: 7:30
Cost: Free

Check out What The Hype is All About...

Francis and the Lights @ Zebulon

Blogger favorites Francis and the Lights will be playing a free show at the Zebulon tonight! Come on out and see what all the hoopla about them on the interweb is!

@ Zebulon
Location: 258 Wythe Avenue (map)
Starts: 10 PM
Cost: Free

Put Your Spelling To The Test..

Williamsburg Spelling Bee @ Pete's Candy Store

Here is your chance to put your spelling expertise to the test. Every Monday at Pete's Candy Store you have a chance to take part in an adult spelling bee contest. The winner walks away with a bar tab, I would say that is much better than a stupid trophy. So come on out have a few beers and put your spelling chops to the test!

@Pete's Candy Store
Location: 709 Lorimer Street (map)
Starts: 7:30

Wooohoooo It's Spring!!

Brooklyn Flea @ Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School

Summer is here meaning the Brooklyn Flea market is starting up again. Check out the 200 vendors of vintage furniture, clothing and antiques alongside new designs by local makers of everything from jewelry to textiles.

It is a scavengers heaven! Must check out this Flea market!

@ Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School
Location: 357 Clermont Ave (map)
Starts: 12

Awesome way to Start off Holiday Weekend!!

Tux With Chucks w/ Japanese Motors and Crocodiles @ Studio B

A Free show put on by Death By Taxes and Converse! Sweet! All you need to do is RSVP and you get to check out this bomb ass show with Japanese Motors and the Crocodiles! It's going to be a sick show!

@Studio B
Location: 259 Banker Street (map)
Starts: 10 PM
Cost: Free w/ RSVP

Infamous Prankster..

Word for Word: Charlie Todd, Creator of Improv Everywhere @ Bryant Park

Spend your lunch break with Improv Everywhere creator Charlie Todd who will discuss the hilarious tales behind the infamous pranks that have made the group a global phenomenon. He will speak of his legendary No Pants! Subway Ride to the Grand Central Freeze.

@Bryant Park
Location: 1098 Avenues of America (map)
Starts: 12:30 am
Cost: FREE!

Music Video Request Awesomeness..

Youtuebsdays @ Europa

VJ video party YouTuebsdays are back from hiatus! Come on out to Europa to rock and laugh out loud to your favorite music and viral videos out right now. You get to request what they screen and then you sit back and enjoy it with masses with a cold brew in your hand! Sounds like an enjoyable night!

@Europa
Location: 98-104 Meserole Avenue (map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost: Free

FINALLY! CANDY @ Petes!

Monday Evening Stand-Up and candy @ Pete's Candy Store

Stand up and CANDY(!!!) at Petes candy store should be fun!

@Pete's Candy Store
Location: 709 Lorimer Street (map)
Starts: 7:30
Cost: Free

Dancin' in the streets...

New York Dance Parade 2009 @ Broadway to Tompkins Square Park

Come and join the crowds in the streets as everyone dance, dance , dances their way down Broadway to Tompkins Square for a day of free dance festivities and tutorials. So be ready to get your groove with the rest of NYC should be a blast!

@ Broadway to Tompkins Square
Location: Broadway and Chambers st (map)
Starts: 1 PM
Cost: Free

Just announced!!!

The Phenomenal Handclap Band @ Black Betty

Tonight at 11 pm The Phenomenal Handclap Band will be performing a special performance at the Black Betty in Williamsburg. Hope you can make it out!

@Black Betty
Location: 366 Metropolitan Ave (map)
Starts: 11 PM
Cost: $5

Free Show!!!

The Phenomenal Handclap Band @ Southpaw

COLT 45 Presents
FREE SHOW!!! First come, First Serve
with PHENOMENAL HANDCLAP BAND
Golden Triangle
Wizardy
DJ Sets by NICK CATCHDUBS & MIKEY PALMS

Should be great!!

@Southpaw
Location: 125 5th Ave (map)
Starts: 7 Pm
Cost: FREE

Brooklyn Crafts Galore!!...

Spring Handmade Calvacade @ The Bell House

This two-day shopping affair will feature gorgeous apparel and accessories for any occasion, gifts for grads and moms, fantastic housewares and pretty paper goods for hosts and hostesses. It will be a perfect place to pick up a mothers day gift!

@ The Bell House
Location: 149 7th st, Brooklyn (map)
Starts:10:00am - 4:00pm
Cost: Free

Cool Event...

Cinema 16 @ Smack Mellon

Cinema 16 recreates the experience of the silent film era, as curator Molly Surno programs obscure vintage films and pairs them with contemporary New York musicians. Bands are given one month to compose a musical score in order to modernize the tradition of live music accompanying films during the 1920s.
Nick Yulman & the Bone Conductor Mechanical score three films: Georges Méliès magical short L'homme orchestre (One Man Band), Charles Bowers's long lost comical romp A Wild Roomer, and Maya Deren's surrealist masterpiece Meshes of the Afternoon.

In the era of silent film, live music enhanced the moving picture and brought communities together with a visceral, interactive audio-visual experience. Today, when the film experience has been reduced to the tiny screens of our laptops and iPods, oftentimes experienced alone, Cinema 16 offers a revival of community.

@ Smack Mellon
Location: 92 Plymouth Street (Map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost: Free

Free Performance...

St Vincent @ Virgin Megastore Union Square

St Vincent writes and composes some of the most interestingly catchy indie rock I have ever heard. Just listen to "Marry Me John" and try to get it out of your head. It's hauntingly beautiful and it just makes me wish I was John. Come on out to this free instore show when she performs some song from her brand new album!

@ Virgin Megastore
Locatoin: Union Square South (map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost:Free

Sunday Haha...

Sunday Night Stand Up @ Three of Cups

Sunday Night Stand-Up showcases some of NYC's freshest comedians rising through the scene, including those featured on Comedy Central, MTV, The Onion, VH-1, Conan O'Brien, etc. Tonights line up is no exception:

MATT MCCARTHY (Comedy Central's Live at Gotham; Crash the Super Bowl finalist; Verizon pitchman)
JESSE POPP (Comedy Central's Root of All Evil & Premium Blend)
KEVIN MCCAFFREY (writer, CBS' Late Show w. David Letterman)

@ Three of Cups
Location: 1st Ave and 5th St (map)
Starts: 8 PM
Cost: Free

Brooklyn Singers...

Brooklyn Songwriters Exchange w/ Matt Keating, Sarah Donner, and Dan Blakeslee@ UNION HALL

The Brooklyn Songwriters Exchange is a monthly music series held at Union Hall in Brooklyn. No cover charges, no drink minimums; just an open venue to see great songwriters. We pass the hat and hope you can give generously to our artists. Should be a great show!

@ Union Hall
Location: 702 Union Street (map)
Starts: 7:30 pm
Cost: Free

Free Comedy...

President Jackson @ Pine Tree Lodge

Here is a weekly comedy show that is light on the wallet and an uproariously funny time!

Pine Tree Lodge will be holding a comedy show/contest every Monday featuring comedians who've been doing it for a while and those just starting out. Should be an excellent time!

@Pine Tree Lodge
Location: 326 E. 35 St (map)
Starts: 9 PM
Cost: Free

FINALLY! CANDY @ Petes!

Monday Evening Stand-Up and candy @ Pete's Candy Store

Stand up and CANDY(!!!) at Petes candy store should be fun!

@Pete's Candy Store
Location: 709 Lorimer Street (map)
Starts: 7:30
Cost: Free

Interesting Discusion..

DESTINATION MARS! The “Secret Science Club” presents a lecture by Planetary Geoscientist James Head @ the Bell House

Mars expert James Head recently spent his “holidays” in Antarctica, studying the bone-chilling landscape for clues that might help explain the mysterious Martian terrain. Dr. Head asks: Could frigid water below the surface of Mars contain evidence of life—like the microscopic extremophiles surviving under such conditions in Antarctica? What’s the latest news from recent Mars missions such as the Mars Express and Phoenix. Will Earthlings send a manned mission to the Red Planet?

These are the questions he wil hopefully tackle in this interesting presentation. Be sure to come out.

@ The Bell House
Location: 149 7th st, Brooklyn (map)
Starts:7:30 PM
Cost: Free

Booze and a Flick

Cabaret Cinemas Presents Howl's Moving Castle with Introduction By Emily Mortimer @ Rubin Museum of Art

Sophie, an average teenage girl working in a hat shop, finds her life thrown into turmoil when she is literally swept off her feet by a handsome-but-mysterious wizard named Howl, and is subsequently turned into a 90-year old woman by the vain and conniving Wicked Witch of the Waste. Director Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away) takes moviegoers on an animated adventure that celebrates the power of love to transform and the resiliency of the human spirit in the face of adversity.

Emily Mortimer will introduce the movie

@ Rubin Museum of Art
Location: 150 West 17th Street (map)
Starts: 9:30 PM
Cost:Free, But $7 Minimum Bar tab

Great Showcase!

Local NYC featuring Twi The Humble Feather, She Keeps Bees + More!@ Living Room

Here is a free event that showcases many UK artists as they pass on through to SXSW, hosted by the local, and london-based music promo company. There will also be some local bands as well including Brooklyn's own Twi The Humble Feather.

8.00 – 8.25 John Matthias [25 min set]
8.40 – 9.05 The Miserable Rich on stage [25 min set]
9.20 – 9.50 Denis Jones [30 min set]
10.05 – 10.35 Twi The Humble Feather on stage [30 min set]
10.50 – 11.20 She Keeps Bees on stage [30 min set]
11.35 – 12.05 Liz Green on stage [30 min set]
12.20 – 1am David Thomas Broughton on stage [40 min set]

@Living Room
Location: 154 Ludlow St (map)
Starts: 8 Pm
Cost: Free

Brooklyn Singers...

Brooklyn Songwriters Exchange w/ Ethan Lipton, Jen Clapp and Rebecca Pronsky (EP Release show!)@ UNION HALL

The Brooklyn Songwriters Exchange is a monthly music series held at Union Hall in Brooklyn. No cover charges, no drink minimums; just an open venue to see great songwriters. We pass the hat and hope you can give generously to our artists. Should be a great show!

@ Union Hall
Location: 702 Union Street (map)
Starts: 7:30 pm
Cost: Free

Great Voice and Thoughtful songs

Marissa Nadler @ Sound Fix Records

She sings sad yet beautiful songs that will tug at the heart strings. Her voice is unique and deeply emotive. And this is free chance to see her in the brilliance that is her live show. Be sure to check it out!

@Soundfix Records
Location: 110 Bedford Ave (map)
Starts: 8 pm
Cost: FREEE!!!!!!!

Tune and Screening for Free!!!

Rooftop Films Presents Full Battle Rattle With Musical Guest Buke and Gass! @ Chelsea Market

Here is a FREE event at the Chelsea Market which includes a live performance of Buke and Gass, Free Radeburger beer and screening of the film Full Battle Rattle.

Full Battle Rattle is the story of a real war and a fake town. In California's Mojave Desert, the US Army has built a "virtual Iraq"--a billion dollar urban warfare simulation--and populated it with hundreds of Iraqi role players. Army units spend three weeks inside the simulation before deploying to Iraq.

@Chelsea Market
Location: 75 9th Ave (map)
Starts: 7pm
Cost: Free

Nice..

Fix Tape Exchange @ Sound Fix Lounge

Sound Fix Lounge invites you to join us to trade and socialize with other music enthusiasts each month. Everyone is encouraged to make a mix tape/CD to exchange based on our current theme (Animals) and trade with other participants. The exchange is random, which means you'll receive a mix from a stranger. Feel free to bring extra copies of your tape or CD to trade as the night carries on. We have drink specials and prize give aways all night, and if you bring a tape you get a free well drink. Hope to see you there. Theme: animals.

@Soundfix Lounge
Location: 110 Bedford Ave (map)
Starts: 8 pm
Cost: FREEE!!!!!!!

These Dudes are entertaining...

Project Jenny / Project Jan @ Southstreet Seaport

This band is a hoot live, busting at some phat rhymes over the some crunchy beats. It's geek electro rap! Check it out!

@South Street Seaport Pier 17
19 Fulton Street (map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost: Free!

Free and a lot of fun!

Los Campesinos! @ Soundfix Records

Los Campesinos! Rock! That's why they have the exclamation point in their name! They are a huge bundle of energy with catchy tunes and they are playing for free tonight! Most definitely worth checking out!

@Soundfix Records
Location: 110 Bedford Ave (map)
Starts: 8 pm
Cost: FREEE!!!!!!!

Celebrate...

Poets and Writers Magazine Party @ Galapagos Art Space

Poets and Writers Magazine hosts a party to launch their year-long "inspiration" theme and their switch to all-recycled paper. With readings throughout the night.

@Galapagos Art Space
Location: 16 Main Street (map)
Starts: 8 Pm
Cost: FREE

FREE SHOW!!!!

Free concert composed by Masami Tomihisa @ Smack Mellon Gallery

Quintet for two violas, two cellos, and a corpse
composed by Masami Tomihisa, commissioned by Joanna Malinowska.
Dana Lyn, viola
Mechelle Chestnut, viola
Marika Hughes, cello
Ella Toovy, cello
Anonymous, corpse

@ Smack Mellon
Location: 92 Plymouth Street (Map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost: Free

Come see new R&B sensation Wayna premier her new video!!!

Check out the NY premier of Wayna's new video for her single "My Love"!!!

Come check out up and coming R&B singer Wayna as she premiers her new video for her single "My Love" at the Sutra Lounge on Tuesday, November 18. Wayna's new album 'Higher Ground' peaked at #2 on the R&B/Hip Hop Billboard singles chart, so check out a great opportunity to see her new video.

There will also be a listening session and CD giveaways for Strictly Social Remixed: Volume 2 by resident DJ Myxzlplix.

Sounds provided by DJs Zilvinas and Yellowtail (Bagpak)

Location/Date/Time:

Sutra Lounge
16 First Avenue @First Street
New York

Tuesday, November 18th
7-10pm
21+

Sutra Lounge NYC
Nu-Soul Magazine
Strictly Social - Myspace Page
Wayna - Myspace Page

Girls Got Soul...

Adele @ Apple Store SOHO

Adele has a voice that is jam packed with and absolutely timeless. She is basically Joss Stone times 100 come and find out what the hoopla is about today at the Apple store in SOHO. Definitely try to show up early should be packed.

@ Apple Store SOHO
Location: 103 Prince Street (map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost: FREE

Great Free Show...

The Teenagers @ Antics Warehouse

It's a FREE Teenagers show! How can you go wrong? Check it out!

@Antics Warehouse
Location: 50 N. 3rd Street,bklyn (map)
Starts: 10 PM
Cost:Free

It's Free!!

Ra Ra Riot @ Soundfix Records

If you didn't get to check out one of Ra Ra Riots many sold out shows this week, then here is your chance to check out their energetic live performances that kicks ass. Be sure to get there early they got a big following in Brooklyn.

@ Sound Fix Records
Location: 110 Bedford Ave (map)
Starts: 6 PM
Cost: Free

Battle Animations!!

Moviehouse: Fresh Animators @ 3rd Ward

Here is a free screening of some of the hottest new animators tonight at 3rd Ward.The show features four massively talented young men (Dan Mountain, Joshua Weisbrod, Christopher Ko, and Max Salazar) who have drawn tales of vibrant color, villianious vegetables and vengeful little kids. There will be popcorn and booze for purchase. Should be a great time.

@3rd Ward
Location: 195 Morgan Ave @ Stagg St. (map)
Starts: 7:00 pm
Cost: Free

How Good Is Your Vocab??

Chelsea Mind Games w/ D.B Reilly and Vocab Tournament @ Chelsea Market

Here is a night of interesting entertainment including singer songwriter D.B Reilly. Also comedian/librarian team Jen & Jonathan will be hosting a vocabulary tournament, which is kind of cool. Either way you should check it out, should be pretty cool.

@Chelsea Market
Location: 75 9th Ave (map)
Starts: 6:30am-9pm
Cost: Free

Great Books for Music Fans...

33 1/3 Multimedia Reading Series w/Zeth Lundy Talks Stevie Wonder @ Barbes

33 1/3 is a book series where prominent writers pick their favorite album of all time and write why they think it is one of the most influential albums of all time. Zeth Lundy will be tackling the classic Stevie Wonder album songs in the Key of Life. So come on out have a drink or two, learn about the album and sing along with your favorite songs. Sounds like an amazing event!

@Barbes
Locations: 376 9th St (map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost: Free!

Flicks in the square

The Shining @ Tompkins Square Park

HERE'S JOHNNY!! For FREE, in Tompkins Square Park! Get ready to shriek uncontrollably like Shelley Duvall as she gets hunted by her husband for being so damn annoying!... Ok so that isn't totally the story line, but it's close enough.

@Tompkins Square Park
Location: 330 E 10th St (map)
Starts: 9 PM
Cost: Free

Rock Out To The Marching Band...

Radeberger Spielmannszug @ Ulysses

I am not sure what this Ulysses is, but will it actually be able to fit a 100 piece German marching band? Well either way it definitely has to be a pretty amazing performance to witness before they march in the 51st annual Steuben Day Parade. They will be decked out in traditional costumes of Saxony and ready to play a practice march. Should be excellent.

@ Ulysses
Location: 95 Pearl Street/58 Stone Street (Hanover Square)(map)
Starts: 5-7 pm
Cost: Free

Free show at Canal...

Danielle Parente, Grant Reed and DJ set from Carol C of Si Se @ Canal Room

Here is a great show from of up and coming artists Danielle Parente and Grant Reed. Danielle Parente soulful genre jumps from the bluesy sounds of like Etta James to sultry and ambience Bjork esq feel. Carol C from Si Se will also be Djing which should be awesome! Check it out!

@Canal Room
Location: 285 W. Broadway (map)
Starts: 9 Pm
Cost: Free w/ RSVP

Nothing Like the Fall Season...

Brooklyn Book Festival @ Brooklyn Borough Hall

The second annual Brooklyn Book Festival... is a book lover’s dream come true! The festival presents exciting and innovative fiction and non-fiction programs with author discussions and readings—come early to get a seat! Nearly 100 booksellers and thousands of books will fill beautiful Borough Hall Plaza and Columbus Park. You can hear a poetry slam, participate in a define-a-thon, and have your favorite book signed by the author. Children can hear their best-loved books read at the Target Children’s Pavilion; teenagers will find sports, fantasy, graphic novels and more at the Independence Community Foundation Youth Pavilion. The Brooklyn Book Festival is a best seller! See you there!"

@Brooklyn Borough Hall Plaza
Location: Court and Joralemon Streets (map)
Starts: 10 am
Cost: FREE!!

Great Performers Read the Poetry of Shinder..

Word for Word Poetry: A Tribute to Jason Shinder with Mary Louise Parker, Michael O'Keefe and More @ Bryant Park

Academy Award-nominated actor Michael O’Keefe hosts a special poetry event dedicated to the late Jason Shinder with special celebrity readers and contributors to his latest collection, ‘The Poem I Turn To: Actors and Directors Present Poetry That Inspires Them’. Special guest readers include: Mary Louise Parker, Jon Robin Baitz, Bob Balaban, Melissa Leo, Michael Lally, Matthew Maher, Alix Lambert, Carol Muske Dukes and more.

@Bryant Park
Location: 1098 Avenues of America (map)
Starts: 12:30 am
Cost: FREE!

Screening of Politics...

Leonard Lopate Show Screening of All the President's Men @ Galapagos Art Space

Each month, from now until Election Day 2008, WNYC's Leonard Lopate talks to film critics, historians, filmmakers, and listeners to find out how Hollywood has portrayed Washington politics over the past 70 years. Political Projections, a monthly segment on Leonard's show, focuses on corrupt candidates, virtuous do-gooders, presidents and politicians who have been popular subjects on the silver screen since the early days of film.

@Galapagos Art Space
Location: 16 Main Street (map)
Starts: 7 Pm
Cost: Free w/ RSVP

Austrian Rule!!!

Bread and Soccer | FOOSBALL TOURNAMENT @ Austrian Cultural Forum

Thursday, September 4th marks the FINAL of a series of 3 foosball tournaments that have been organized by artist Monika Wührer as part of "Bread and Soccer: In the Arena of Art;" an art exhibition featuring an international set of contemporary artists responding to the global theme of soccer.

Tournaments are FREE and open to the public, and finalists - the strong, the brave - will have the exciting opportunity to play against professional soccer players from the New York Red Bulls. Trophies crafted by the artist will be awarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners.

This unique event also features the opportunity for participants to exchange items of their own clothing for an item of specially designed "fan-ware" screen-printed by the artist. Shirts and scarves are available for exchange, 100% wash and wear, limited stock.

EVENT INCLUDES free beer, a live DJ and fantastic announcers providing play-by-play of all the action. The exhibition will also be open for viewing.

Tournaments have been organized by soccer fan and artist Monika Wührer for the Austrian Cultural Forum, and are held as part of the art exhibition on the global phenomenon of "football" called Bread and Soccer: in the arena of art.

@ Austrian Cultural Forum
Location: 11 E 52nd St (map)
Starts: 7 Pm
Cost: Free

Last Seaport Show of the Summer....

Raphael Saadiq, Oneida, and Endless Boogie @ South Street Seaport

Oh No it is officially the end of the summer! Meaning the free music extravaganza has to come an end *tear*, but no worries there is one last exciting show that will be a great way to end out the summer! Come and check Oneida, Endless Boogie and not yet announced special guest! It's going to be an awesome night of rock n roll that should not passed up!

@South Street Seaport Pier 17
19 Fulton Street (map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost: Free!

Flicks Under The Bridge!!

The Shining @ Brooklyn Bridge Park

HERE'S JOHNNY!! For FREE, in Brooklyn Bridge Park! Get ready to shriek uncontrollably like Shelley Duvall as she gets hunted by her husband for being so damn annoying!... Ok so that isn't totally the story line, but it's close enough.

@ Brooklyn Bridge Park
Location: Brooklyn Bridge Park (map)
Starts: 6:30 Pm
Cost: Free

Classic Film....

Stand By Me @ Tompkins Square Park

Nothing like that movie from your childhood involving a dead body, a fat Jerry O'Connel and the adventure of a lifetime! Should be a great movie to check on a cool August night in Tompkins Square. Be sure to check it out!

@Tompkins Square Park
Location: 330 E 10th St (map)
Starts: 9 PM
Cost: Free

Free Flix at the Pool....

Blue Velvet @ McCarren Pool

Here is a free viewing not to pass up! Tonight at the McCarren Pool David Lynch's Blue Velvet will be screening. So come on out with your blankets and get ready to get weirded out Lynchian style!

@ McCarren Park Pool
Lorimer St btwn Bayard St & Driggs Ave, Greenpoint (map)
Time: 8- 8:30 PM
Cost: Free

Last Pool Party in McCarren EVER!!!

Yo La Tengo, Titus Andronicus and more @ McCarren Pool

The McCarren Pool parties are sadly coming to an end at McCarren Pool. Todays line up is an excellent one to end on with the legendary genre jumpers Yo La Tengo headlining and Titus Andronicus opening up. So put on your bathing suits, lay out your beach towels and soak in some rays while you are rocking out to this FINAL LINEUP for McCarren Pool Parties!

@ McCarren Park Pool
Lorimer St btwn Bayard St & Driggs Ave, Greenpoint (map)
price: Free! ( Guarentee entry with RSVP)
Time: 2 PM

Summer of Free music coming to an end...

Grand Archives @ South Street Seaport

Come and check out this amazing free show tonight at the South Street Seaport it is going to be pretty awesome! There aren't that many shows left at South Street this summer so definitely make sure to come out!

@South Street Seaport Pier 17
19 Fulton Street (map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost: Free!

Avant Dutch...

THE EX with GETATCHEW MEKURYA, MAHMOUD AHMED and ALEMAYEHU ESHETE w/ EITHER/ORCHESTRA and EXTRA GOLDEN @ Lincoln Center/Damrosch Park Bandshell

This is the first ever NYC appearance of avant-punk Dutch band the Ex with the legendary Getatchew Mekurya on saxophone. Lincoln Center's addition of singers Mahmoud Ahmed and Alemayehu Eshete with the Either/Orchestra offers a great, historical presentation of classic Ethiopian artists (all of whom have been showcased in the famed Ethiopiques series of recordings). Extra Golden's recordings forge a fusion between American rock and Kenyan Benga sounds, and have issued releases on the Thrill Jockey label.

Here is a phenomenal line up made possible by listeners supported WFMU radio.

@ Lincoln Center
Location: W 62nd Street & Amsterdam (map)
Starts: 6 Pm
Cost: Free

Free Flix at the Pool....

Velvet Goldmine @ McCarren Pool

Here is a free viewing not to pass up! Tonight at the McCarren Pool The Velvet Goldmine will be screening. So come on out with your blankets and get ready to rock out glam rock style!

@ McCarren Park Pool
Lorimer St btwn Bayard St & Driggs Ave, Greenpoint (map)
Time: 8- 8:30 PM
Cost: Free

Pool Party Excellence

Aesop Rock (with Rob Sonic & DJ Whiz), Chin Chin and Panther @ McCarren Pool

The McCarren Pool parties are in full swing and every week they seem to get better and better. Todays line up is no exception with the Aesop Rock, Chin Chin and Panther performing. So put on your bathing suits, lay out your beach towel and soak in some rays while you are rocking out to this amazing line up!

@ McCarren Park Pool
Lorimer St btwn Bayard St & Driggs Ave, Greenpoint (map)
price: Free! ( Guarentee entry with RSVP)
Time: 2 PM

This is Going To Be Epic...

Paul van Dyk @ Pier 54

For last five years Paul Van Dyk has been performing a free show in Central Park bringing in over 100,000 fans internationally to witness his amazing 4 hour set! This year he is moving the party to Pier 54 and getting hooked up with a full sound system installation engineered specifically for this event by acclaimed sound design company Integral Sound! So get ready to enjoy Paul van Dyk’s music in its purest form and at an unmatched level of clarity.

@Hudson River Park's Pier 54
Location: Pier 54 (14th st and the Hudson River) (map)
Starts: 6 Pm
Cost: Free

Final Show of the Season!

East River Music Project Final Show Featuring itsnotyouitsme, Mark Dancigers, Timberbrit,Alex Sopp and Matt Marks and the Li’l Death Band @ East River Amphitheater

This is the last show of the season so be sure to come out to East River Amphitheater for a whole slew of New York bands that will be rocking and rolling all day long! The day includes itsnotyouitsme, Mark Dancigers and many more! Should be a great showcase of musicians.

@East River Amphitheater
Location: FDR Drive @ Cherry St. (map)
Starts: 2 PM
Cost: FREE!!

Free Flick and Some Tunes....

Rooftop Films, IFC, and Sound Fix Present a FREE Screening of Heavy Load with a live performance by J.A.C.K! @ The Lawn at Automotive High School

Come and join Rooftop films,Sound Fix records and IFC for the is free screening of Heavy Load as well as a performance by Brooklyn's own J.A.C.K! It is going to be an amazing night!

Heavy Load Synopsis: Heavy Load are Lewes' answer to the Ramones, a punk outfit subject to the combustible flux of ego, ambition, fantasy, expectation and desire that fuels any emerging band. But they're also, uniquely, made up of musicians with and without learning disabilities, which makes the bands' survival a precarious negotiation between two different worlds: on the one hand the institutional timetable of day centres, work placements and social workers; on the other the chaotic slacker life of rehearsal rooms, studios and gigs. Home life and band-life; from invisibility to stardom of a sort and back again.

@ The Lawn at Automotive High School
Location: 50 Bedford Ave (map)
Starts: 8 Pm
Cost: Free

Where Folk and the Arts Collide..

Free Music Fridays w/ The Nailbiters and The Basement @ American Folk Art Museum

Here is a great way to spend your Friday night! Check out the amazing Folk Art Museum FREE OF CHARGE, grab a drink and then chill out the folk music sounds of the Nailbiters as well as the Basement. The event is free, so definitely check it out!

@ American Folk Art Museum
Location: 45 West 53rd Street (map)
Starts: 5:30 to 8
Cost: Free

Classic Cinema...

The Graduate @ Tompkins Square Park

Tonight at Tompkins Square Park, there will be a FREE screening of The Graduate.Be seduced again by the sensual Mrs Robinson as she makes the moves on a young Dustin Hoffman in this classic film.

@Tompkins Square Park
Location: 330 E 10th St (map)
Starts: 9 PM
Cost: Free

New Black Comedy

Bill Flanagan, author of New Bedlam @ McNally Jackson

Flanagan's new novel is a black comedy about the business of television and the business of families. Flanagan is executive vice president of MTV Networks and an on-air correspondent for CBS News Sunday Morning. He has written for Esquire, Spy, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, and many other publications. Scott Moyers was the editor for New Bedlam in his former position as Editor-in-Chief of the Penguin Press; he is now a Director at the Wylie Agency he will be running the conversation. Should be interesting

@McNally Jackson
Location: 52 Prince Street (map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost: Free

Soulful Night of Tunes

Jill Scott @ Wingate Field

Soul sister Jill Scott will be breaking it down tonight at Wingate Field for this night of free music under the stars. Should be an awesome show exploding with soul!

@Wingate Field
Location: Winthrop Street (between Brooklyn & Kingston Avenues.) (map)
Starts: 7:30
Cost: FREE!

Skateboard Artastic..

Reciprocal Skateboards Presents Skateboard Art Show @ Reciprocal

Come and check out this show that will be made up of 15 different local artist with their work on skateboards and/or grip-tape. Should be pretty cool.

@Reciprocal
Location: 402 East 11th st (map)
Starts: 6 Pm
Cost: Free

Rock N Roll

The Duke Spirit @ The Apple Store in SOHO

If you are in to hard rocking Brit rock bands fronted by bad ass female lead singers then this is the band for you. Tonight they will be playing at Bowery Ballroom to celebrate the release of their new album, Neptune, which I personally think is one of the best albums that has come out this year. Be sure to get a hold of the new CD and check out this show!

@ Apple Store SOHO
Location: 103 Prince Street (map)
Starts: 6 PM
Cost: FREE

A Little Free Baduizm...

Erykah Badu@ Wingate Field

Come and check out Erykah's unique blend of Jazz, Soul and Hip Hop tonight at Wingate Field. Nothing like a beautiful summer night breeze to accompany Erykah's soulful voice. It is going to an amazing show that is bound to be packed, so be sure to get there early!

@Wingate Field
Location: Winthrop Street (between Brooklyn & Kingston Avenues.) (map)
Starts: 7:30
Cost: FREE!

Man This German Has Got Soul!!

Jamie Lidell @ Central Park Summerstage

If you are in to a little more of the motown soul style then this is the free concert for you to check out! Jamie Lidell has a voice of a 50s souls sensation and the satege presence of James Brown himself. If that't not enough of a reason to check it out. A whole line up of solid chilltronice soul performers including Janelle Monae, Little Jackie, Jose James, Gilles Peterson aree definitely a reason to come on out!

@Central Park SummerStage (map)
Starts at: 3:00 PM- 7:00 Pm
Cost: FREE!

Blues and Ska at Central Park...

Taj Mahal, The Skatalites and Los Pinguos @ Central Park Summerstage

Here is a day of legendary blues and ska that will be perfect for a beautiful summer day in Central Park. Taj Mahal willing be serving up the soulful Memphis blues, while the Skatalites will supplying the ska. Should be a great show!

@Central Park SummerStage (map)
Starts at: 3:00 PM- 7:00 Pm
Cost: FREE!

Israeli Dance Dance...

Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company Nimrod Freed/Tami Dance Company’s PeepDance @ Central Park Summerstage

Come and check out the U.S premieres of two of Israel's most groundbreaking Choreographers. Kibbutz’s “Kef Kafim” and the site-specific installation “PeepDance.” Presented in association with the Office of Cultural Affairs, Consulate General of Israel in New York are to performances that are not be missed!

@Central Park SummerStage (map)
Starts at: 7:00 PM
Cost: FREE!

Deer Hunter's Lead Solo Project..

Atlas Sound, El Guincho @ South Street Seaport, Pier 17

Atlas Sound is the solo moniker of Deerhunter frontman Bradford Cox. The music is a collage of ambient electronic influenced bliss-outs and avant-garage gauzy pop. Meaning the show is going to be pretty weird, I truthfully find Bradford kind of creepy and a little too skinny, but that doesn't out shadow his brilliance as a performer. It might actually add to it. Either way it's a show worth checking out and I mean it's free so it is definitely not breaking the bank.

@South Street Seaport Pier 17
19 Fulton Street (map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost: Free!

Good Times for Free!!!...

Ollabelle @ One New York Plaza

In homage to Johnny Cash, Ollabelle, the multi-talented, Americana collective, performs special ‘themed’ shows based on the Man in Black’s muses: love, pain, misery, greed.

Hopefully Levon Helm's daughter will be back with the band by this time, so she partake in a great performance of good old fashion country with excellent musicianship. This is a band that is a perfect soundtrack for a summers night, so come on out bring the kids and just have great time.

@ One New York Plaza
Location: Water & Whitehall Streets (map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost: Free

Great Free Show...

Akron/Family @ Castle Clinton National Monument, Battery Park

Come and check out this inventive psychedelic folk group tonight at the Castle Clinton Monument! The show is free, the tunes are good and the setting is perfect for the music. It should be a phenomenal night of music that is not to be missed!

@Castle Clinton Memorial
1 Bowling Green (map)
Starts: 7 pm
Cost: Free

Old School Madonna.....

Desperately Seeking Susan @ McCarren Pool

Classic 80s movie alert!! How can you pass up a free screening of this Madonna classic! I mean come on! Just give in to this guilty pleasure. You will be a better person for it. At 7 there is live music with the Mumbles... Rockin'

@ McCarren Park Pool
Lorimer Street btwn Driggs & Bayard Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11211 (Map)

8pm
Free

Coney Island Madness...

Siren Music Festival @ Coney Island

With a line up like Steve Malkmus & The Jicks, Broken Social Scene, Ra Ra Riot and the Dodos. There is really no way you can go wrong with this amazing free festival which takes place right next to the historic cyclone. Definitely come and check out the insanity! Recommended to get there early it is going to be packed!

Coney Island
W 10th St, Brooklyn, NY (map)
Start At: 12 AM
Cost: FREE!!

Hip Hop At Central Park...

Video Music Box 25h Anniversary Concert @ Central Park Summerstage

Here is the man responsible for breaking some of the hottest hip hop artists of the 80s and 90s. Come and celebrate legend Ralph McDaniels
with a stellar line up of performers that owe their careers to him! For any hip hop fans this a line up to see! DJ Jazzy Joyce, The Crash Crew, TSki-Valley & Spoonie Gee, Luv Bug Starski, Sugar Hill Gang, Joe Ski Love, Entouch, Special Ed, Dana Dane, Naughty By Nature, DJ Clark Kent, Ralph Ray Dejon, OC, Chubb Rock, Jeru Da Damaja, Milk Dee, DJ Chuck Chillout, Jeff Redd, Red Alert, DJ Kid Capri, Nice N Smooth & Special Guests. The word on the street is LL Cool J might be the special guest, so be sure to check out this stellar event.

Location: Central Park SummerStage (map)
Starts at: 7:00 PM
Cost: FREE!

Funny Guy At Bryant Park...

Word For Word Presents Michael Ian Black @ Bryant Park

Funny man Michael Ian Black will gracing Word for Word with his presence today at 12:30. The event will be hosted by Amelie Gillette, Staff Writer at The Onion. He will be discussing his new book, My Custom Van which if it is as funny as the stuff he did with The State it is will probably be funniest book of the year.

@Bryant Park
Location: 1098 Avenues of America (map)
Starts: 12:30 am
Cost: FREE!

Free Movie at McCarren Park

The Virgin Suicides

The Virgin Suicides, which screens tonight at McCarren Park Pool, is about five sisters whose isolated home life and overprotective parents lead them to a ghastly end. Starring Kirsten Dunst, James Woods, and Josh Hartnett, The Virgin Suicides scored Coppola a couple of awards and a devoted following of young fans, and she even met the father of her child (Thomas Mars of Phoenix) while working on the film’s soundtrack.

@ McCarren Park Pool
Lorimer Street btwn Driggs & Bayard Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11211 (Map)

8pm
Free

Free Show at the World Financial Center!

Christian Fennesz & Ryuichi Sakamoto

The choice of Christian Fennesz and Ryuichi Sakamoto as part of a summer concert series is bizarre and unlikely enough to be exciting: two cool, cerebral composers playing to the after-work crowd on the Ides of July in the glassed-in confines of the World Financial Center’s Winter Garden. Cendre, the duo’s 2007 album, saw the sometime soundtrack (and high-end ringtone) purveyor Sakamoto at the piano, playing faintly atmospheric tonal patterns while Fennesz, an Austrian laptop maverick, filled in the gaps; expect both dudes to look extremely serious and stationary live. It’ll be minimal enough to require some work on your part, but you’re probably getting summer Fridays off anyway by now, right?

@ World Financial Center, Winter Garden
220 Vesey
New York, NY (Map)

9:00pm

This is Awesome...

NU York Paint Event-
Come to an awesome event tonight, where you can watch and participate in street art, enjoy a great BBQ, and watch a projection of Graffiti Research Lab’s new “Drip Sessions” project. Donate $5 and you can get a free drink or hot dog, as well as enter yourself in a great raffle to win some free paint. Just RSVP here and show up.
@ Overspray's 'Inoperable in Nu York' – 70 Greenpoint Ave. (map)
Start: 6pm

Bluegrass Punks!!!!

Avett Brothers @ Rockefeller Center

Come and check out this FREE! show down at Rockefeller center with this three piece band that plays old timey bluegrass with the energy of a punk band! Check out their album Emotionalism for the excellent song writing and good old timey country and check out their live show to see what happens when good old timey music gets amped up 10 notches! A must see show, I will be there and you should too!

@ Rockefeller Center
Location: Rockafeller Park (Directions )
Starts: 7 Pm
Cost: Free

No Excuse Not to Go to This Movie...

Wet Hot American Summer
Come watch this incredible cult classic film kick off L Magazine’s Summer Screen Series at McCarren Pool. The film is a hysterical satire of 1980’s summer camp,including such stars as Michael Showalter, Christopher Meloni, Marguerite Moreau, and Paul Rudd. Free.
@ McCarren Park Pool – Lorimer St. & Bayard St. MAP
9:00 pm Tuesday, July 8th

A Little Italian Tradition...

Giglio Sunday
Come to the first Sunday of the Giglio festival, a tradition started in 410 A.D. and brought to Brooklyn in 1903, created to honor Bishop San Paolino’s return to Nola after saving the children of his town from slavery and offering himself in the place of young men who had been abducted. Today the festival features the Capo parade, the dancing of the Boat, the raising and dancing of the Giglio, and of course great food.
Location: N. 8th and Havemeyer Streets, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Time: Starting at 9:00 am and lasting all day Sunday, July 6th

July 4th w/ Legends....

Sonic Youth / THE FEELIES @ Battery Park

In my book there is no better way to celebrate America's Independence then rocking out to one of America's Greatest Indie Rock Troubadours, Sonic Youth! It's a free show and as an added bonus the Feelies are getting back together to be the opening band! It's gonna be a great show! Chances are they are going to release tickets so check out the main website for updates!

http://www.rivertorivernyc.com

@ Battery Park
Location: 1 Bowling Green, New York, NY (map)
Starts: 7 pm
Cost: FREE!

Party on the 4th...

Kickass Party
Today MyOpenBar presents Stimulus Package, an amazing show with acts including Indian Jewelry, Marnie Stern, the Apes, an 80’s Tribute Band, and Double Dagger, along with an open bar of PBR and Southern Comfort, free Ice Cream, and a BBQ. Get over here.
Location: The Yard – 400 Carroll Street
Time: 1:00-9:00pm Friday, July 4th

International Eating Contest...

Chestnut vs. Kobayashi
Come watch American Eating Champion Joey Chestnut compete against Takeru Kobayashi, who attempts to regain his title as the world eating champion today at the 93rd Annual Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest.
Where: 1310 Surf Ave. at Stillwell Ave. – Coney Island
When: Friday, July 4th – 10am Pre-Game Show and performances – 12pm Contest

Show Some Pride!

Gay Pride March
Come to the Gay Pride March with grand marshals Candis Cayne, PFLAG, the Gay Center, and Gilbert Baker leading the annual celebration. The event starts with the march itself but don’t miss the dance on the pier or the rapture on the river afterwards.
Time: Noon Sunday, June 29
Location: 5th Avenue & 52nd St. to Christopher & Greenwich St.

Cool Festival...

Come to the opening day of the Figment Festival
This nonprofit, ad-free festival on Governors Island lets visitors explore interactive sculptures, take part in community-building games, and participate in various experiments. The event is hosted by the Action Arts League and proceeds go to supporting NYC’s artistic heritage and culture.
When: Friday, June 27th
Location: Governors Island
FREE!

Cool Exhibit

Lena Wolff
Come to the opening reception of an awesome new exhibit by California artist Lena Wolff entitled Small Wonders.
Where: The Garson Baker Fine Art Gallery - 5 25th Street
When: 6:00 pm Thursday, June 26

Learn Some Tips....

FREE CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP AUTHOR KELLY CALDWELL @ BARNES & NOBLE GREENWICH VILLAGE

Learn some tips about creative writing when essayist and Gotham Writers’ Workshop instructor, Kelly Caldwell, will demystify the writing process at a free, introductory Creative Writing class. Should be a great event.

@ Barnes & Noble
Location: 396 Avenue of the Americas (map)
Starts: 7:30 Pm
Cost: Free

New Exhibition...

Visions of the Figure: Where we Stand
The artists collected in this show are so fluent in the language of the image, that they use their paintings, drawings and sculpture to describe their experience so exactly, so compellingly, that the viewer can see a vision of the world through the artist's eyes. Come see the opening of this exhibit tonight…
Where: Repetti 44-02 23rd Street, Long Island City
When: 7:00-9:00 pm Wednesday, June 25

Awesome BBQ

Finger on the Pulse Presents: Studio BBQ
Be sure to stop by this awesome BBQ after work for some great food and a little bit of sunset disco. The prices is just $4 a plate to get amazing food from chefs such as, Avery Wittkamp (Pastry Cehf at Marlow & Sons), Gabe McMackin (formerly at Stone Barns at Blue Hill,) Lesley Stockton (Executive Chef of Dram Shop), and Heather Meldrom (formerly at Craftsteak NYC). Not to mention amazing musical artists including, David Bruno & Harvard Bass. Do not miss this!
Time: 7:00-10:00 pm Wednesday, June 25
Location: Studio B Rooftop – 259 Banker St.

Cool Art Exhibit Opening...

Amy Kao: Dwellings of Immortals on a Cloudy River

Each of Kao’s drawings depicts a distinct landscape composed of hybrid motifs, created by dissecting and overlapping fragments of historic and contemporary iconography. Come to the opening of this great exhibit inspired by Chinese scroll paintings of the Sung and Yung dynasty…
Location: Venetia Kapernekas – 526 West 26th Street
Time: 6:00 pm Tuesday, June 24

Outdoor Films...

The Bride of Frankenstein
Dr. Frankenstein’s monster is lonely, and his creator has just the remedy. Starring Boris Karloff and the inimitable Elsa Lancaster, this brilliant movie is funny, thrilling and ultimately heartbreaking. Come see this classic film outside, one of the few sequels widely considered to surpass the original.
When: 5:00 PM, film begins at sunset Monday, June 23th
Where: Bryant Park - Between 40th and 42nd Streets & Fifth and Sixth Avenues
FREE!

Fun Party / Great Auction

K48's Benefit Party & Silent Auction

For her second solo show in New York, Kim Fisher presented eight new large-scale abstract paintings inspired by the phases the waxing and waning of the moon. In Elad Lassry’s untitled super 16mm film, two New York City Ballet dancers perform the last minute of the seminal choreography by George Balanchine for the pas de deux from Agon (1957). Come to these exhibits and take part in a cool party and a great auction…
Location: The John Connelly Gallery – 625 West 27th Street between 11th and 12th
When: 4-8 pm Sunday, June 22

Celebrate the Longest Day of the Year!

Summer Solstice Celebration

Come to this great event with live music by artists including My Barbarian, Mama Donna, and the Ale-Ale Drummers, as well as face painting by Agonstino Arts, food, various live performances, and much more.
Location: Socrates Sculpture Park – 32-01 Vernon Boulevard at Broadway
Time: Sunset
FREE

Awesome Music Festival...

Make Music NYC: URB Alt Festival: Tribute to Sun-RA

Come to the third annual URB ALT Festival, a 7 hour outdoor concert event with an amazing assortment of multi-cultural music and various film artists. The festival, which lasts three days, celebrates the legacy of Sun Ra as fused through the musical and visual creativity of internationally recognized and underground artists.
Time: 12-7pm Saturday, June 21
Location: Harlem Stage Gatehouse Terrace – 150 Convent Ave., Harlem
FREE!

New Exhibit

Cancelled, Erased & Removed

Come to the opening of this great exhibit, in which pieces examining the conceptual and formal practice of artists canceling, erasing, and removing various aspects of their work are brought together in different media.
Location: Sean Kelly Gallery - 528 West 29th Street
Time: 6-9 PM Saturday, June 21

Awesome Parade

Mermaid Parade

Come to Coney Island for the nation’s largest art parade, presided over by a different celebrity King Nepture and Queen Mermaid every year, followed by a post-parade ball. Don’t miss this bizarre spectacle and don’t forget your homemade costume.
Start: 2:00 pm Saturday, June 21
Location: W. 10th St. & Surf Ave. - Coney Island

Gallery Opening

Opening of After Everything: Gay Directions in New Art

An exhibition examining the art of gay artists in the post-everything society. Curated by Dylan Peet, the show features a diverse selection of works by eight great artists
Time: Friday, June 20, 6:30 - 10PM
Location: Like the Spice – 224 Roebling Street

Great Dicussion

Made in China - How to Stop Chinese Arms Sales to Darfur: A panel discussion in partnership with Human Rights First

James Cohan Gallery partners with Human Rights First to present a panel discussion for the Made in China campaign. This event is free and open to the public, with a cocktail reception and viewing of the current exhibition will begin at 6:45pm, followed by the discussion at 7:00pm.
When: Thursday, June 19
Location: James Cohan Gallery - 533 West 26th Street

Opening Reception...

-Two Person Exhibition-
Come to the opening reception of this great new exhibit by sculptor Bonnie Collura and painter Stan Narten, in which both artists toy with the distinction between figuration and abstraction. The gallery starts with a strong reference to film, however the results yield a physical presence unique to the style and media each works in. Don’t miss out.
Start: 6-8 PM Thursday, June 19th
Location: Kravets Wehby Gallery - 521 West 21st Street

Opening Reception...

Naomi Leff: Interior Design

Come to the opening reception of the fourth installment of the President’s Exhibition Series entitled Interior Design, an exhibit created by Naomi Leff and curated by special guest Donald Albrecht.
Time: 6-8 PM Wednesday, June 18th
Location: Pratt Manhattan Gallery – 144 West 14th Street

Cool Party

The Foggy Monocle Summer Soiree

The Foggy Monocle site is part of a new wave of user-generated comedy sites, which records revelations and recollections of the previous night’s action, but with a touch sophistication. Tonight, they will be hosting their first Summer Soiree, an event encouraging wild behavior, with a two-hour open bar of Rusty Nails and Fizzes, along with a raffle.
Time: Wednesday June 18 (8pm) open bar 8-10
Location: Sweet & Vicious, 5 Spring St
FREE w/ RSVP

Come to Brooklyn Pride...

Brooklyn Pride

Come attend this gay celebration hosted by the Brooklyn Pride Committee. This years theme is "Live Love Be" - which is also the international theme for 2008.
Start: 9:00 AM- 6:00 PM Saturday, June 14th
Location: Prospect Park Bandshell – 9th St. & Prospect Park West

In Store Performance

Reciprocal Skate Shop Series

Tonight, Reciprocal Skate Shop will be presenting the second performance in a series of in store events. They will host Rejouissance, an acoustic and baritone guitar trio, as well as the solo performance of Jon Davies. Beer will be served.
Start: 7:30 PM Friday, June 13th
Location: Reciprocal Skateshop (402 E 11th St)
FREE

Opening Reception...

Crooked Smiles, Steady Voices and a Trunk Full of Cash

This installation explores American car culture, suburban sprawl, rising gas prices, consumerism, and the role of the salesperson in our society.
Start: 7-10PM Friday, June 13
Location: Cinders Gallery, 103 Havemeyer Street, between Hope & Grand 7-10
FREE!

Cool Gallery

Poets of the Paste

Come to the opening reception of Poets of the Paste, an exhibit that unites four figurative artists known for their striking images that comment on nature, contemporary society and the everyday lives we live. In this gallery, ELBOW-TOE, Armsrock, Gaia, and Imminent Disaster, bring their skills together through drawings, stencils, paintings and block prints incorporated onto various media.
When: 7:00 PM Friday, June 13th
Location: Ad Hoc Art, 49 Bogart St. Brooklyn, buzzer 22, unit 1G

Awesome Outdoor Concert...

Summerfest 2008

J&R brings an eclectic mix of R&B, Jazz & Gospel music stars to Downtown New York for free live outdoor performances in City Hall Park, and J&R Music World. Come today and watch Kidz in the Hall, the Ellis Marsalis Quartet, and 4-time Grammy winning vocalist Regina Belle, perform for free.
When: June 12th
Where: City Hall Park and J&R Music 23 Park Row

Artist Reception

Aerialscapes: Works by Toni Silber-Delerive

Come to a great reception tonight at the NY Studio Gallery, where Toni Silber-Delerive will be unveiling a series of paintings portraying various contemporary landscapes from an aerial view.
When: 6:00-8:00 PM Thursday, June 12
Where: NY Studio Gallery - 511 W. 25th St. #6-07

Souful Summer Night..

Otis Clay And Ryan Shaw @ Rockefeller Park

Tonight the new and old school soul comes together for one amazing night jam packed with heart wrenching love songs and hip shaking classics. It should be a great show for a summer night!

@Rockefaller Park
Location: Rockafeller Park (Directions )
Starts: 7 pm
Cost: Free

Learnin' How to Pen a Play..

Free Playwriting Class w/ Richard Caliban @ Barnes & Noble – Lincoln Center

Come and join critically acclaimed playwright and Gotham Writers’ Workshop instructor, Richard Caliban as he introduces students to the fundamentals of playwriting at this free, introductory class.

@ Barnes and Noble- Greenwich Village
Location: 396 Avenue of the Americas (map)
Starts: 7:30 Pm
Cost: Free

More Flavor Party...

Make Good Ideas Happen

Behance and Alldaybuffet are hosting Make Good Ideas Happen, an event where like-minded idealists get together to hammer out strategies for making neighborhoods more livable. The event also presents an opportunity for people with ideas to meet other interested individuals who have the know-how, connections, and wherewithal to get things done.

Start: 7:00 PM Monday, June 9th
Location: The Delancey, 168 Delancey St.
FREE

Brooklyn Matters...

Screening: Brooklyn Matters

"Brooklyn Matters" is a documentary, which reveals the fuller truth about the Atlantic Yards proposal and highlights how a few powerful men are circumventing community participation and planning principles to try to push their own interests forward. Isabel Hill, producer/director will be at the event to discuss her film.

Start: 7:00PM Monday, June 9th
Location: Park Slope Methodist Church, basement, Sixth Avenue at Eighth Street

Celebrate Loving...

5th Annual Loving Day

5th Annual Loving Day

Come celebrate the 40th anniversary of Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia, which legalized interracial marriage. The event will have free beer and Ben & Jerry’s for the first hour and special guest DJ Spooky will be supplying music.

Start: 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM Sunday, June 8th
Location: Solar 1 – East River Waterfront at East 23rd St.
FREE!

New Kinast Exhibit...

David Kinast

Tonight the Winkleman Gallery will present, "the ISM," a solo exhibition by New York artist David Kinast. The gallery will consist of five new canvases that have a playful irreverence that balances their minimalist appearance from afar with a highly painterly approach upon close inspection.

Start: 6:00 PM Friday, June 6th
Location: Winkleman Gallery Suite A– 637 West 27th Street

Shagflation?

Sexy Time, Love in the Age of Shagflation

A group show w/ adult art stars; Susan Anderson, Michael Caines, Richard Colman, Chrissy Conant, and Franklin Evans, attempting to address the ways we undress and get down to do the nasty.

Start: 6:00 PM Thursday, June 5th
Location: Morgan Lehman Gallery – 317 10th Avenue
FREE!

Screaming Orphans...

The Screaming Orphans Play Bryant Park

The Screaming Orphans, a pop/rock band consisting of four sisters from Ireland, are an up-and-coming group who have been compared to a number of other artists, including the Cranberries.

Start: 5:00 PM Thursday, June 5th
Location: Bryant Park - Between 40th and 42nd Streets & Fifth and Sixth Avenues
FREE!

Gallery Reception...

Publicly Personal

Come to the reception for, "Publicly Personal," an exhibition by several students from the MFA Fine Arts Department, aimed at critiquing historical and cultural legacies. The exhibition is presented by the School of Visual Arts and is curated by Richard Brooks, assistant director of student galleries.

Start: 5:00 PM Wednesday, June 4th
Location: Westside Gallery - 133/141 West 21 Street

Free Drinks...

Bacardi Cocktails Night

At 4 o'clock head down to the East Village, where you can enjoy four full hours of free Mojitos, compliments of Bacardi Rum. Must be 21 or older.

Start: 4:00 PM Wednesday, June 4th
Location: East Village Wine and Liquor – 183 Stanton Street
FREE!

Museum Mile is back...

30th Annual Museum Mile Festival

The Annual Museum Mile Festival has taken place for the past 29 years. It offers free access to nine museums, live music, entertainment, and of course, 23 car free blocks on 5th Avenue.
Start: 5:45 PM Tuesday, June 3rd
Location: 5th Ave between 82nd & 105th with an opening ceremony at Cooper Hewitt – 5th Ave at 91st Street
Free!

Sing or Listen....

JezebelMusic.com presents: "Songfair" and open mic @ Sound Fix Records

Here is a free night entertainment that you have choice to perform in if you have the talent to get up in front of the audience and strum a few tunes. Come and check out the unknown talent and just have an all around excellent time!

@ Sound Fix Records
Location: 110 Bedford Ave (map)
Starts: 8 PM
Cost: Free

Running With Sharp Objects...

Augusten Burroughs @ Bryant Park

Take lunch a little early today and come meet Augusten Burroughs as he reads from his new memoir, A Wolf at the Table: A Memoir of My Father. In his first full-length memoir since Dry, New York Times bestselling author, Augusten Burroughs, now takes readers into the most unexpected recesses of his psyche to introduce an imposing shadow that has haunted him for most of his life. Fans of Augusten’s previous books won’t want to miss the chance to get up-close-and-personal with the author.

@ Bryant Park
Location: 1098 Avenues of America (map)
Starts: 12:30 PM
Cost: FREE!

Collaborative actions..

A DAY OF COLLABORATIVE PERFORMANCE @ The Bronx Museum

In celebration of its current exhibition “Making It Together,” The Bronx Museum of the Arts will host “A Day of Collaborative Performance” on Saturday, May 17, 2008, from 12 – 6pm. Organized by guest-curator Carey Lovelace, the event will feature continuous carnival-like events and performances by contemporary and historic collectives including The Brainstormers, Guerrilla Girls, Inc., Spiderwoman Theater, Ridykeulous, Broadband, Christal Brown and INSPIRIT, 6+ and The Waitresses.

Sounds like a blast of a festival!

@The Bronx Museum of the Arts
Location: 1040 Grand Concourse (map)
Starts: 12 Pm
Cost: Free

A Party Not To Miss!!....

BSC Presents: Sigmund Droid, DJ Jess & More @ Crash Mansion

Here is a stellar party that is straight up FREE! How can you say no to a line up that includes Sigmund Droid and the DJ styles of Trash's own DJ Jess. But that's not all! There is going to be a vodka open bar from 10-11 and it's all free free free as long as you RSVP on going.com! Don't miss out!

@ Crash Mansion
Location: 199 Bowery (map)
Starts: 9 Pm
Cost: Free w/ RSVP

Could be Entertaining....

Ron Paul signs copies of The Revolution: A Manifesto @ Borders Wall St

In The Revolution, Texas congressman and presidential candidate Ron Paul has exposed the core truths he says are behind everything threatening America, from the real reasons behind the collapse of the dollar and the looming financial crisis, to terrorism and the loss of our civil liberties.

Frankly I think he is crack job who want to reinstitute slavery, but you know I am still interested in what he has to say. Maybe you are too.

@ Borders, Wall Street
Location: 100 Broadway (map)
Starts: 1 PM
Cost: Free

Exceptional In Store Performance..

Kate Nash @ Borders Columbus Circle

Come and see what all the buzz is about with this sweat voiced singer songwriter. Her songs are catchy, witty and wordy written pop masterpieces sung by her dynamite voice that totally blows me away. Her 2 nights at Webster Hall are both SOLD OUT so here is you chance check her out for free!

@Border Columbus Circles
Location: 10 Columbus Circle (map)
Starts: 5:30 PM
Cost: Free

Free Spa Action in the Park...

Spa Radiant™ Mobile Spa Experience @ Madison Square Garden/Penn Plaza

To celebrate New York Spa Week, women in the tri-state area are invited to indulge in a mini-spa experience on-the-go - literally. On Wednesday, April 16th, the Softsoap® Spa Radiant™ Mobile Spa will be cruising mid-town Manhattan offering a free, fun and lively on-the-go spa experience with hand massages and aromatherapy treatments courtesy of trained spa therapists from Spa Chicks On-the- Go® and Softsoap SPA, a new line of body washes launching this spring.

Women are encouraged to bring their friends for a social spa moment during a 10 minute loop in the vicinity of Madison Square Garden. Spa-goers can get off the mobile spa along the loop after their treatment or return back to Madison Square Garden.

@Madison Square Garden/ Penn Plaza (map)
Starts: 8am – 4pm
Cost: Free

Winter Festival: Coming in from the Cold

12pm-4:pm

Brooklyn

No TV? No video games? No radio? Ever wonder what folks in the past did during winter?

Come play historic indoor games, help build and repair toys and tools, and view our special winter exhibit of winter tools, historic dolls, and other toys.

Location: Lefferts Historic House, Prospect Park
THE ZOO, LEFFERTS HOMESTEAD, CAROUSEL

More Information:
Phone number: (718) 965-8999

Branded Love

love american style - branded entertainment

Noon
MiniKiss performs Valentine's Day concert; Ripley's Times Square, 234 W. 42nd St

1pm - 10PM.
NIVEA Garden of Love; Military Island, Times Square.
--4 p.m. to 8 p.m. _ Lisa Rinna.
--5 p.m. to 7 p.m. _ Ne-Yo.

Lunar New Year Parade

12:30PM
Lunar New Year Parade; Mott and Hester streets.

Snow Day

Noon to 8 p.m.

Eighty-foot long ski slope debuts at Central Park's Winter Jam 2008; Naumburg Bandshell, Mid-Park, at 72nd Street.

Great Singer Songwriter..

Sia @ The Virgin Megastore

Come and see what all the buzz is about with this sweat voiced Australian singer songwriter. She is best known for her song that was featured in the series finale of Six Feet Under, but she know has a new CD coming out jam packed with sweetly written pop songs and dynamite voice that blows me away. It is going to be a great show!

@ Virgin Megastore
Locatoin: Union Square South (map)
Starts: 6 PM
Cost:Free

Amazing Monthly Free Comedy show...

It Is It @ Pianos

Rising Standup Adam Lowitt hosts a showcase filled with famous friends. The lineup is not announced for tonights show, but to give you an idea of who might show up here is a list of some of the past comedians who performed over the last two months: Louie CK, Demetri Martin, Aziz Ansari and John Oliver. I would say that is not too shabby of a line up. So come check out this free comedy showcase and be prepared to laugh until your face hurts.

@Pianos
Location: 158 Ludlow St (map)
Starts: 8 PM
Cost: Free

Gots to Check it out!

Zookeeper and Matt Gangi @ Sound Fix Records

Here is your chance to check out the latest pop project of Austinite Chris Simpson. Zookeeper weaves together simpson's heart wrenching emo ballads with a little country twang and some chamber pop orchestration that makes for a beautiful night of music not to be missed.

@ Sound Fix Records
Location: 110 Bedford Avenue (map)
Starts: 6 Pm
Cost: Free!!!

Pickle Mania!!!!

McClure's Pickles One Year Pickleversary @ The Bushwick Country Club

Tonight McClure's Pickles will be celebrating their one year "Pickleversary". Bob and Joe McClure will be giving out free pickles, raffle off a few jars and probably kick back a few drinks in between selling some of their Spicy & Garlic Dill pickles. The Bushwick Country Club makes some killer drinks with the pickle brine, so come out for some great drinks, great people and yes...great pickles. Sounds like heaven to me... kind of a big pickle fan.

@The Bushwick Country Club
Location: 618 Grand Street (map)
Starts: 7:30
Cost: FREE!!

Mmmm Folk Tinged Punk Rock..

Scotland Yard Gospel Choir and Charlemagne @ Soundfix Records

I am extremely excited about this instore concert with the Scotland Yard Gospel Choir. Their folk tinged punk rock music just makes me want dance like an idiot! What can I say I have a soft spot for this band and feel I have to spread the word to all to check them out! You wont regret it!

@Soundfix Records
Location: 110 Bedford Ave (map)
Starts: 8 PM
Cost: FREE!!

Get Your Free Drink on!!

Karlsson's Gold tasting @ Union Sq Wines

Hit USQ for a two-hour free tasting of Karlsson's GOLD, a mixing vodka made from a blend of seven different Swedish potatoes. Should be delicious and highly alcoholic!

@ Union Square Wines
Location: 144 4th Ave (map)
Starts: 6 PM
Cost: Free

Hip Hop Legend....

Q-tip @ Soho Apple Store

The best part about CMJ is that it brings in amazing artists from all over the place! The next best part is the fact that they have a lot of down time, meaning FREE show galore!! Come and check out the Tribe Called Quest main man who will rocking the Apple store with his hip hop grooves and silky smooth rhymes!

@Soho Apple Store
Location: 103 Prince Street (map)
Starts: 2 Pm
Cost: FREE!

Awesome day show..

Voxtrot and Jack Penate @ Fontana's

If you can say no to the perfectly concocted pop melodies of Voxtrot, then you have a heart of stone! HA! Just kidding around, but I mean come on how can you turn down such catchy indie pop songs as Kid Gloves and Mothers, Sisters, Daughters and Wives? Come and check them out at the FREE Beggar Banquet party at Fontana's you will not regret!

@ Fontana's
Location: 105 Eldridge Street (map)
Location: 66 North Sixth Street (map)
Starts: 4:00 PM
Cost: FREE

Remembering Thelonious..

Monk at 90: Gary Giddins and Jason Moran in Conversation @ CUNY Graduate Center

On the 90th anniversary of Thelonious Monk's birth, acclaimed pianist Jason Moran plays some of the Composers work and engages in a conversation with Gary Giddins whose books include Visions of Jazz for which he won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism. Should be a brilliant night of discussion and performance definitely not miss.

@CUNY Graduate Center
Location: 365 5th Ave (map)
Starts: 6:30 pm
COst: FREE!!

Free Spank Rock Performance tonight!

Spank Rock @ Apple Store 5th Ave (767 Fifth Ave)

Spank Rock close out Apple's midnight DJ series tonight with their unique style of grimey, jump up raver-hop. "Baltimore-bred Spank Rock are relative newcomers, but the success of their 2006 debut album YoYoYoYoYo is undeniable. In the past year, they’ve brought their bouncy sound to remixes of Björk, Lady Sovereign, and more, but it’s the incredible energy of their live shows that’s not to be missed." We'll see how live they get at the instore but at least you can use the new iPhone's to show your friends what they are missing. Video Below. All Ages.

@Apple Store
Locations: 767 Fifth Ave (map)
Starts: 12 PM
Cost: Free

Free Flicks in Tompkin's Square...

The Shining @ Tompkins Square Park

Tonight, Downtown Diversified's Films at Tompkins Square series will be presenting a free screening of the classic Stanley Kubrick film, The Shining. Come ready to be really creeped out by Jack Nicholson's stellar performance and also to quote some of the classic lines!

@Tompkins Square Park
Location: 330 E 10th St (map)
Starts: 9 PM
Cost: Free

Amazing Free Show!

Music Downtown presents the Hold Steady w/ the Old 97's and Illinois

When the Hold Steady played last month to an adoring, sing-along crowd in their adopted home town of Brooklyn, hyperkinetic frontman Craig Finn's mouthful of words engaged the band's anthemic rock in vital and raucous ways merely hinted at on recordings. Tonight's free show is their first gig back in the States after opening for the Stones in the UK. Meanwhile, more than ten years into their career, Rhett Miller's Old 97's are still bringing the Texan twang to their alt-country tunes, and newcomers Illinois

@7 World Trade Center
Location: 7 World Trade Center (Greenwich & Barclay) (map)
Starts: 8 PM
Cost: Free

Free Broadway!!!

Broadway on Broadway @ Time Square

Kicking off the new Broadway season is this excellent party hosted by Hair Spray's Lance Bass. The new season features Avenue Q, Chicago, A Chorus Line, Spring Awakening and many other blockbuster hits.

@ Time Square
Location: Broadway (map)
Starts: 11:30
Cost: Free

New Panel Discussion at B&N in U. Square.

Upstairs at The Square presents Writers & Artist Mixed hosted by Katherine Lanpher @ Union Square Barnes & Noble

Tonight, Craig Finn of The Hold Steady, makes a RARE solo appearance, and Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, whose new novel is Half of a Yellow Sun, discuss and perform their work. Journalist Katherine Lanpher hosts the program. Admission is free, and no tickets are required. Seating is available on a first-come, first-serve basis.

@Barnes & Noble, Union Square
Location: 33 East 17th Street (map)
Starts: 7 Pm
Cost: Free

Classic Scorcese Flick....

Reel Life Movie House: Mean Streets @ Galapagos Art Space

Every two weeks Reel Life Movie House presents a free screening of a classic cult feature film along with several local shorts at Galapagos Art Space in Williamsburg. The idea is to create the very first screening room in Williamsburg, while giving talented local filmmakers a venue to show their work. This week they're screening Mean Streets, Scorsese's look at life on the sidewalk's of New York's Little Italy. This movie is a mind blowing first feature for Scorsese.

@Galapagos Art Space
Location: 60 N. 6th St (map)
Starts: 8 Pm
Cost: Free

They are going to light this night on fire!

VHS or BETA & Walter Meego @ Studio B

On tour behind their brand spanking new album, which I can't wait to hear live! VHS or BETA will be lighting Studio B on fire, heating up the dance floor and getting the party hoppin'! This FREE! (w/RSVP) party is going to be the event of this summer! It's first come, first serve and there is complimentary Bass Ales until they run out, so this show is going to be swamped!

@Studio B
Location: 259 Banker Street (map)
Starts:10 PM
Cost:Free (RSVP)

Kick Flip Dreams Galore....

Mike.A presents Avenue A Skateboard Art Show @ Avenue A Sushi / Gallery

Comic-book illustrator Mike.A takes the curatorial reigns to show off 40 decks from more than 30 artists, including his own fishy designs. So eat, drink, and fantasize about kick-flips at tonight's opening reception. Also 2-4-1 drinks deals from 6-8

@Avenue A Sushi / Gallery
Location: 103 Ave A (map)
Starts: 5:30
Cost: Free!

This is movie sooo good!!!

Purple Rain @ McCarren Pool

Not only do you get Prince doing what he does best on stage, but you also get Moris Day and the Motherf**ing Time! It's a great tale of a young man with a talent for music who has begun a career with much promise. He meets an aspiring singer, Apollonia, and finds that talent alone isn't all that he needs. A complicated tale of his repeating his father's self destructive behavior, losing Apollonia to another singer (Morris Day), and his coming to grips with his own connection to other people ensues. It's got the 80s teased hair and the classic soundtrack. How can go wrong?

@ McCarren Park Pool
Lorimer St btwn Bayard St & Driggs Ave, Greenpoint (map)
price: Free!
Time: 8- 8:30 PM
Cost: Free

Crafts and Whiskey..

Fun Craft Party @ House of Yes

Well if there was anything that I would need to attend a craft party it would probably be a bottle of whiskey. So bring friends, your whiskey, a project you've already started or simply a vague overly ambitious idea. We've got stuff for you to use but contributions of fabrics and notions are always welcome.

@House of Yes
Location: 19-49 Flushing (map)
Start: 8 PM
Cost: Free!

One of Jack Lemmon's Best....

The Apartment @ The Elevated Acre

Not a bad back to back day at the Elevated acre. Last night was the Marlon Brando classic On The Water Front and tonight they will be showing The Apartment starring Jack Lemmon and Shirley Maclaine. Also prior to the feature acclaimed filmmaker Lili White will screen and discuss a short excerpt of her picture, NY.

Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine star in Billy Wilder’s Oscar winning comedy about a struggling clerk in a huge New York insurance company. He discovers that the quickest way up the corporate ladder is by lending out his apartment to executives as a place to take their mistresses. He often has to deal with the aftermath of their visits and one night he's left with a major problem to solve.

@The Elevated Acre
Location: Location: 55 Water Street (map)
Start Time: Sundown (btwn 8:30- 9:00)
Cost: Free!

I Could Have Been A Contender....

On The Waterfront@ The Elevated Acres

Elia Kazan’s landmark movie stars Marlon Brando as a washed-up ex-prizefighter working on the docks for the local gang boss. The death of a childhood friend, ordered by this gangster, fills him with guilt because he is unwittingly involved in the murder. Eva Marie Saint, Karl Malden and Rod Steiger also star in this hardscrabble tale of treachery and deceit.

@The Elevated Acre
Location: Location: 55 Water Street (map)
Start Time: Sundown (btwn 8:30- 9:00)
Cost: Free!

Free Show at The Socrates Sculpture Park...

The Fiery Furnaces @ The Socrates Sculpture Park

As part of Float, a biennial series that features time based and ephemeral works which are installed and performed through out the park during August. The Fiery Furnaces will be performing a free show, so come on out check out the art installation and enjoy the free tunes.

@Socrates Sculpture Park
Location: 3205 Vernon Blvd (map)
Starts:4 pm sunset
Cost: Free!

swapping some clothes...

" Pass The Pants Clothing Swap @ Sound Fix Records

It's a clothing swap! Bring your clothes, give them to other people for other new exciting clothes! WOOHOOO!!! I think this sounds extremely exciting!

@Soundfix Records
Location: 110 Bedford Ave (map)
Starts: 7 pm
Cost: FREEE!!!!!!!

Glasgow cutesy pop set to take over seaport..

Camera Obscura @ South Street Seaport, Pier 17

Tonight Camera Obscura's blend of wistful breezy pop will be filling the air at the Seaport. Be prepared for some good vibes and some extremely catchy pop songs that you will be humming for weeks to come.

@South Street Seaport Pier 17
19 Fulton Street (map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost: Free!

Listen!

A Night of Rising Soul singers.......

Chrisette Michelle with Abby Dobson @ South Street Seaport, Pier 17

A remarkably talented songstress, Michelle’s Def Jam debut features tracks by Babyface. At the young age of 24, her original blend of jazz, soul, and pop shoots straight from the heart. Her voice is absolutely breathtaking and will be amazing in live in concert! Prior to her solo set, she toured and recorded with the likes of Nas, Jay-Z and India Arie. Sultry, husky-voiced Abby Dobson opens, blending jazz, blues, gospel, hip-hop, folk, R&B and heartfelt soul.

@South Street Seaport Pier 17
19 Fulton Street (map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost: Free!

It's a Bird, It's A Plane, No It's a Remake..

Superman Returns @ Hudson River Park, pier 54

What a classic movie for this years theme of "films with characters who overcome in surmountable odds to prove that they are right and the rest of the world is wrong." Watch as Superman takes on Lex Luther and tries to reconcile with Lois Lane. Isn't as good as the older flick, but it will do. Also as always first come first serve and free popcorn for everyone! It will be an amazing night of cinema under the stars.

@Hudson River Park, Pier 54
Location: Pier 54 (map)
Starts: Dusk (around 8 or 8:30)
Cost: Free!

Free Yoga in the Park.....

Naam Yoga Class On The Great Hill In Central Park

There is nothing better to do on a nice Sunday than spend it in Central Park. So why not attend a free Naam Yoga Class with Marianne Hodge, RYT on the Great Hill in Central Park. It will be a perfect way to relax and clear your head.

@The Great Hill in Central Park
Location: Central Park West and 106th Street (map)
Start: 8:30
Cost: Free!

Another day of Latin Grooves @ Gov Island..

In The Pocket: Music lands with Si*Se and Toubab Krewe @ Governors Island

With New York City’s diverse cultural mix as their model, singer/DJ Carol C. and programmer U.F. Low seamlessly work soul and Latin influences into their stylish dance grooves. Developing their unique sound after studying and performing with musical masters on extended trips to Africa, Asheville, North Carolina, quintet Toubab Krewe bridge East Coast and West African influences, blending Malian, American, and "Dirty South" influences to create a genre all their own. This is show highly recommend I got to see Toubab Krewe perform at Bonaroo last year and it was an absolute blast! Add Si*Se to the mix how can you go wrong?

@Governor's Island
Ferries leave from the Battery Maritime Building
Location: 10 South Street, Slip 7 (map)
Ferry Leaves: 1 pm
Cost: FREE!

Still the best way to spend a Sunday....

JellyNYC present Pool Party featuring Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, The Thermals and Birds of Avalon @ McCarren Pool

The McCarren Pool parties are in full swing and every week they seem to get better and better. Todays line up is no exception with Ted Leo and the Pharmacist headlining along with the rocking sounds ofTh The Thermals and Birds of Avalon. Mucca Pazza Marching band will be performing as well. So put on you bathing suits and beach towels and go soak in some rays while you are rocking out to this amazing line up!

@ McCarren Park Pool
Lorimer St btwn Bayard St & Driggs Ave, Greenpoint (map)
price: Free! ( Guarentee entry with RSVP)
Time: 2 PM

Best way to end your Sunday....

Junior Senior @ Soundfix Records

This is no joke! Soundfix records is having the fabulous Junior Senior rock the house with their special blend of dance and pop for that will surely be one of their most memorable in-stores ever. On sale will be the band's great new album, "Hey Hey My My Yo Yo," two days before street date!

@Soundfix Records
Location: 110 Bedford Ave (map)
Starts: 9 PM
Cost: FREE!!!!

World Music legend at Central Park Stage..

Zap Mama @ Central Park Summerstage

Since the early 1990’s, Zap Mama has reigned supreme as one of the premier groups in world music. And they’ve done this by largely ignoring the label of “world music.” Founded by Zaire native Marie Daulne, Zap Mama specializes in a form of evocative vocal technique that Daulne learned from the pygmy tribes of her homeland. At heart, the Zap Mama sound is based on the harmonic and percussive sounds that the five members make using nothing but their voices. Over the years, Daulne has added instrumentation and contemporary touches to the group’s style, and worked with people like Common, King Britt, Erykah Badu, Nelly Furtado and The Roots. Time magazine has noted "Marie Daulne and Zap Mama make music that sounds like a one woman multicultural movement, melding African percussion, American soul and European urbanity." Angelique Kidjo opens.

Location: Central Park SummerStage (map)
Starts at: 3:00 PM
Cost: FREE!

Beating Hearts Baby!

Robot Rock presents Head Automatica + DJs @ Highline Ballroom

Another amazing Robot Rock party tonight at the Highline Ballroom featuring a free performance by the insanely catchy dance rock of Head Automatica. As well as special DJ sets from Head Automatica's Daryl Palumbo, Dimitry!!!, Nick Hook (from Men Women & Children) and Eli Escobar. It is going to be a night of emo/dance/punk bliss!

@Highline Ballroom
Locations: 431 W 16th St. (9th & 10th Avenues)(map)
Doors Open: 10 PM, Show starts at 12 PM
Cost: FREE TIL MIDNIGHT IF YOU RSVP HERE

A psychadelic powerhouse lineup...

Ark, Heavy Hands & Weird Owl @Galapagos Art Space

Come check out this line up of trippy psychedelic Brooklyn bands featuring Ark, Heavy Hands and Weird Owl. It's bound to be an enticing night of music. Also the Galapagos Art Space is relocating to DUMBO, so this may be one of the last great psyche shows you'll see at this location.

@Galapagos Arts Space
Locations: 70 North 6th Street (map)
Starts: 10 Pm
Cost: Free!!

Another Gem of a show...

Au Revoir Simone with Metronomy @ South Street Seaport

Au Revoir Simone’s sound showcases beautifully harmonized vocals over electro-cool keyboards, drum machines and hand percussion. Two of its songs were featured on the TV program Grey's Anatomy. The Brooklyn-based band performs with progressive, ‘80s-inspired electronica musician Metronomy, whose unreleased remixes of tunes by Bright Eyes, U2 and others have made him a MySpace superstar.

@South Street Seaport
19 Fulton Street (map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost: Free!

Free International outdoor show...

Passport Friday @ Queens Museum of Art

Leave your baggage at home and bring a picnic blanket out to Flushing Meadows Corona Park for the QMA's Passport Fridays Free International Outdoor Film, Dance and Music Series. The weekly outdoor festivities feature dance performances by participants in the QMA/TOPAZ Arts Dance in Queens Residency Program, and continue with a live concert and film screening from one of the many countries that fuel Queens' cultural & artistic vitality." This week is a celebration of China with dance, music and a screening of Curse of the Golden Flower. All Ages.

@Flushing Meadows Corona Park
Location: Flushing Meadows Corona Park (map)
Starts: 6:30 Pm
Cost: Free

Local Heroes rock the Bandshell

The Hold Steady, The Big Sleep and The Teenage Prayers @ Prospect Park Bandshell

This is the absolute must see show of the summer! Headlining is the Brooklyn local heroes, The Hold Steady with their fist pumping bar band rock that will have everyone singing along with their beers held high. Also playing are two other Brooklyn bands The Big Sleep and the Teenage Prayer, Brooklyn is here to represent and rock out! This is going to be a packed show so definitely get their early to get some good seats!

@Prospect Park Bandshell
Location: Prospect Park West & 9th Street (map)
Starts: 7 Pm
Cost: FREE! (donations excepted)

Breezy Latin sounds.......

RIVERROCKS Dr. Pepper presents:YERBA BUENA,LOS AMIGOS INVISIBLES,JOSE CONDE Y OLA FRESCA Hudson River Park's Pier 54

The perfect blend of music to compliment a beautiful summer night on the Hudson River! Come chill out to the Latin groove funk of Yerba Buena and the acid jazz of Los Amigos Invisibles. It is going to be a great night of music that is not to miss!

@Hudson River Park's Pier 54
Location: Pier 54 (14th st and the Hudson River) (map)
Starts: 5:45 Pm
Cost: Free!

Great Free World Music Festival

Peace Boat's 3rd Annual People Building Peace Concert @ Dag Hammarskjold Plaza

"The Third Annual People Building Peace Concert, coinciding with the arrival of Peace Boat's ship to New York City, will bring the rhythms of the world to the United Nations and highlight the initiatives people everywhere are making to build peace and say no to nukes and war!" The day will feature Asiko, a revolutionary blend of Nigerian Afrobeat,Highlife and JuJu music, Yuca Seca Band playing Latin rhythms of traditional Afro-Cuban Son, Boleros, Guaracha, and Changui. Plus Pete Seeger and the Walkabout Clearwater Chorus playing folk music for peace and justice, Absolute Bhangra with Lively Punjabi dance and The Blue Vipers a Dixieland and early Swing band straight from New Orleans, and also featuring Japanese modern dance, international Art Projects

@Dag Hammarskjold Plaza
Location: East 47th St. btw 1st and 2nd Ave (map)
Starts: 4 PM
Cost: Free!

A Night of Bollywood..................

KAL HO NAA HO INDIA @ Socrates Sculpture Park

If there was any culture that could take the tale of Romeo and Juliet and kick it up a notch by adding musical numbers and extravagant sets it would be India. So definitely come and check out this Romeo-and-Juliet Bollywood extravaganza which was partly
filmed, in New York City. Check out what David Kehr of the NY Times had to say about it:

"This film has “little notion of restraint. Its luxuriant running time allows lots of room for spectacular musical numbers and dramatic climaxes.”
–Dave Kehr, The New York Times

@Socrates Sculpture Park
Location: Broadway @ Vernon Blvd (map)
Start: 7 PM
Cost: FREE!

Bad ass Russell Crowe

RIVERFLICKS for grown ups Presents GLADIATOR @Hudson River Park's Pier 54

Another excellent movie for this year's theme: "films with characters who overcome in surmountable odds to prove that they are right and the rest of the world is wrong." So come and watch as Maximus becomes a Gladiator in hopes to avenge his families death and to reinstitute order in this epic Ridley Scott movie. Seating is first come, first served, and as always the popcorn is free!

@Hudson River Park's Pier 54
Location: Pier 54 (14th st and the Hudson River) (map)
Start: Btwn 8 or 8:30
Cost: Free!

More glorious free hip hop....

Biz Markie and DJ Lovebug Starski@ Jackie Robinson Park

Come join in on the fun with legendary free style lyricists Biz Markie! At a time when rap was getting increasingly serious-minded, Biz’s opted to write from the point of view of an eighth grader, and on songs like “Pickin’ Boogers” and “Just A Friend,” he delivered his hilarious raps in a tongue-twisting style or a loud, out-of-tune sing-song. But he was never just a novelty, and his beats were always cutting-edge. More than twenty years after he first emerged, it’s still true that “nobody beats the Biz.” Also get there early to check DJ Lovebug Starski spin his hot mix of hip hop!

@Jackie Robinson Park
Location: 343 Edgecombe Avenue (map)
Start Time: 7 PM
Cost: Free!

A Little jazz on a summer night....

STARS OF TOMORROW presents Jeremy Viner Trio @ Hudson River Park's Pier 45

Here is a night of excellent jazz underneath the stars. Come on out and get your mind blown by this brilliant 16 year old clarinetist and his trio. Should be a great night of music that any jazz fan should definitely check out. Here's your chance to Jeremy Viner before he gets huge!

@Hudson River Park's Pier 45
Location: Pier 45 (14th st and the Hudson River) (map)
Start: 6 PM
Cost: Free!

Blonde Redhead takes over the pool...

Blonde Redhead, I'm From Barcelona and Coydogs @ McCarren Pool

The McCarren Pool parties are in full swing and every week they seem to get better and better. Todays line up is no exception with Blonde Redhead headlining along with the happy go lucky sounds of I'm From Barcelona and the Coydogs. The Rub DJs will be spinning between sets and MC Kaiju Big Battel will be doing his thing as well. So put on you bathing suits and beach towels and go soak in some rays while you are rocking out to this amazing line up!

@ McCarren Park Pool
Lorimer St btwn Bayard St & Driggs Ave, Greenpoint (map)
price: Free! ( Guarentee entry with RSVP)
Time: 2 PM

More info: Click Here

Jeff Cohen's Truffle Shuffle is AMAZING!...

On August 5, Reel Life Moviehouse presents The Goonies with Godflesh Superstar, Blowing My Mind and Robin's Big Date at Galapagos Art Space

If the Jeff Cohen's Truffle Shuffle isn't enough to make you go watch this classic movie then you have NO SOUL!! I mean not really, but come on this is a classic adventure that keeps getting better with every watch. Also The night will feature three fantastic short by local filmmakers:

Clay Franklin's Godflesh Superstar mixes the music of industrialists Godflesh with the visuals from Jesus Christ Superstar. Yeah, it works.

The music video Blowing My Mind from IAmJen tells the story of the letter P's unraveling upon arriving home to discover that Q has moved out and ended their relationship.

Finally, The Red Headed League's Robin's Big Date features Sam Rockwell, Justin Long and Josh Hamilton and shows what happens when Batman spoils Robin's chance to score.

As always there's free popcorn and free drinks for the winner of the Truffle Shuffle trivia contest and for anyone who is uglier than Sloth.

@Galapagos Art Space
70 N. 6th Street (map)
Starts: 8pm (arrive early for the best seating)
Cost: FREE!

Get aquainted with Brazil....

Cine Fest Brasil w/ AfroReggae & Film screening of Zuzu Angel @ Central Park Summerstage

A night of Brazilian music and film will commence tonight at Central Park Summerstage. The night kicks off with a screening of director Sergio Resende’s 2006 film Zuzu Angel, which tells the true story of a famous Brazilian fashion designer of the ‘70s, and her political awakening after the military regime kills her son. Preceding this amazing movie there will be a performance by Afro Reggae who were formed in the favela shanty-towns of Rio de Janeiro. Fusing many elements of Brazilian and international music past and present—including mangue beat, rap, samba-reggae, funk, raga, xaxado beats, drum ‘n’ bass, capoeira and candomblé—the 13 member group has established itself as one of Brazil’s most passionate and creative bands.

Location: Central Park SummerStage (map)
Starts at: 7:00-10:00 PM
Cost: FREE!

Brooklyn based Afro Beat group on Gov. Island.

River to River Festival Presents In The Pocket Featuting Antibalas @ Governors Island

Brooklyn's own Antibalas will be kicking off the four-weekend concert series, featuring sounds from South America, Africa, Asia & Europe, along with some of New York’s own homegrown stars. Should be a fun show and I mean often do you get to go to a concert Governor's Island?

@Governors Island
Location: Ferries leaves from the Battery Maritime Building, 10 South Street, Slip 7 (map)
Start Time: 1
Cost: Free!

BBQ+ Clipse= Good time...

Zune presents Live at the BBQ feat. Brand Nubian, Cham, Large Professor, Clipse, MIMS, and Joell Ortiz @ Empire Fulton Fairy Park

This is event will be happening on SATURDAY, August 4! RSVP NOW!

Come check out this hot line up of hip hop artists that will be performing at this Zune sponsored BBQ. They are so secretive about this event that they didn't announce the actual place the BBQ is happening until 72 hours before the event which is pretty wild, but don't worry I got the down low. So get yourself on the list, and come out for an amazing time!

@Empire- Fulton Fairy Park
Location: 26 New Dock St (map)
Location: Check HERE
Starts: 3 PM
Cost: Free w/ RSVP

Exceptional Free show at Studio B...

Css, Shout Out Out Out and Dirty On Purpose @ Studio B

This is going to be an outrageous all night dance party with some of the hottest Indie rock dance groups performing all night long. CSS is an absolute blast to see live and Shout Out Out can keep the crowd moving as well. The best part it's FREE! So come on out to Studio B tonight because this going to be one concert you wont want to miss!

@Studio B
Location: 259 Banker Street (map)
Starts: 9 PM
Cost: FREE! Get there early!

Legendary Singer remixed....

A Night of Billie Holiday Remixed and Reimagined @ South Street Seaport, Pier 17

Come join in on the good vibes that will be emananting from the South Street Seaport tonight while star DJs Nickodemus, Jazzy Nice and Nappy G remix and reimagine some of Billie Holiday's most classic songs. Also performing will be Jay Rodriguez, of the world-famous Groove Collective, on saxophone and flute, and much much more!

@South Street Seaport
19 Fulton Street (map)
Starts: 7 PM
Cost: Free!

Legendary Texas Supergroup...

The Flatlanders @ Castle Clinton Memorial

Tonight, The Flatlanders will be playing some of their small town Texas Style Americana at the Castle Clinton Memorial. The Flatlanders is a group of legendary Texas singer-songerwriters including Joe Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Butch Hancock so expect some great written country songs and an amazing performance.

@Castle Clinton Memorial
1 Bowling Green (map)
Starts: 7 pm
Cost: Free

Indie Rock/Pop Party Every First Wednesday!

The first Wednesday of every month at Lolita bar is FFWD, playing all new indie rock and pop. It features newly released and yet-to-be released music as well as the best indie tracks from the last year or so. More information and set lists from previous nights are at the FFWD

@ Lolita Bar
266 Broome St
New York, NY 10002 (Map)
9 PM - 3 AM
No Cover!

For more info and previous set lists, click here!

Soul legend @ River to river....

River To River Festival presents Mavis Staples @ Rockafeller Park in Battery Park

Celebrating the new release of her latest album “We’ll Never Turn Back,” Stax Soul legend Mavis Staples will be performing a free show at Rockafeller Park. She will be performing her new songs along with all of the classics. Be sure to make it out to see this extremely influential soul singer.

@Rockafeller Park
Battery Park (map)
Starts at: 7 Pm
Cost: Free!

Smart people discuss video games..

GamePlay: Panel Discussion & Book Launch @ Eyebeam

This is for all the videogame junkies out there, that are interested more in the science of video games than in getting the highest score:

Eyebeam presents a panel discussion on gaming, featuring Dr. Ian Bogost, author of Persuasive Games: The Expressive Power of Videogames (MIT Press 2007), Eyebeam Honorary Fellow Alexander R. Galloway, author of Gaming: Essays on Algorithmic Culture (Minnesota, 2006) and Eyebeam Honorary Fellow Kenneth McKenzie Wark, author of Gamer Theory (2007).

The panel will be moderated Clive Thompson, who writes on science, technology and culture for the New York Times Magazine and other publications.

@Eyebeam
Location: 540 W. 21st Street (map)
Start: 6 PM
Cost: FREE!!

Giant Step presents Just Jack

Our friends at Giant Step bring you the debut performance from North London's own Just Jack. "Jack's debut album The Outer Marker is a collection of songs about modern life, relationships and the pressures of social situations. The Independent described it as "impressive", Q said, "masterful", the 'NME' said "Awesome. Welcome Just Jack, you rule!", and 'The Big Issue' saluted Jack as "The new troubadour of daily life in the UK." His sophomore album Overtones, already released in the UK, reached #6 in Britain's charts with a single "Starz In Their Eyes" peaking at #2."

@ Hiro Ballroom
363 W 16th St
New York, NY (Map)
Doors @ 8pm, Show @ 9pm

Free with RSVP!
RSVP's limited to +1.

Official Site

Photography Exhibit Opening Reception

Rrepresenting Woman - Unbreakable Surrealism: A Solo Photography Show by Layla Love
Love's "art documents her ritualistic healing process after multiple hospitalizations and mental traumas. When you read about Layla's life story - disease, rape, poverty, illnesses...
and look at her now -- a beautiful artist working to triumph -- you cannot help but be utterly inspired.

Free cocktails galore, delicious food, wonderful music, and an unbelievable gaggle of gorgeous people."

Tuesday, July 31
@ World Culture Open Center
19 W 26th St, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10010 (Map)
7-11pm

You must RSVP to attend this event. To RSVP, Click Here, and include “VIP me as per Chloe” in the subject line.

Great dj set, etc....

Giant Steps presents Spiritual South & Chicken George @ Private Park in Hudson Hotel

Giant Step's Monday evening DJ series continues tonight at Private Park with Spiritual South and Chicken George. This is new jazz and soul at its best and beats your average happy hour hands down. Space is limited so RSVP right quick. 21+

@ Private Park in Hudson Hotel
356 W 58th St. (map)
Starts: 6:00pm
Cost: FREE (w/RSVP)

The Orginal classic @ Bryant Park...

HBO Bryant Park Summer Film Festival presents All The King's Men

Apparently according to the movie poster, this is a "vital, very great movie". So I mean can how you say no to that? Especially since it did actually win an Academy award for Best Picture that year as well. So come check out the original All The Kings Men which is a whole lot better than the new remake. Here is a synopsis to convince you even more:

A self-made man learns that he’ll do anything to get to the top. Broderick Crawford won the Best Actor trophy for his larger than life portrayal of a man ethically sidetracked on his way to the governor’s mansion. Also the Oscar-winner for Best Picture.

@Bryant Park
1098 Avenues of America (map)
Lawn opens at: 5:00pm for blankets and picnicking.
Film starts: Sunset (around 8 or 9)
Cost: Free!

Brooklynites rock the Pool!..

Jelly NYC presents TV on the Radio, Celebration, Miles Benjamin and Anthony Robinson, a DJ set by Ryan Rasheed

Definitely get to this McCarren Pool Party early because this is going to be a packed show! Brooklyn natives TV on the Radio headline this outstanding line up of indie rock bands that will keep you rocking out as you enjoy your day at the pool soaking in some rays and taking in what has become the best way to spend your sunny sundays!

@ McCarren Park Pool
Lorimer St btwn Bayard St & Driggs Ave, Greenpoint (map)
price: Free! ( Guarentee entry with RSVP)
Time: 2 PM

More info: Click Here

Celebrating the birth of hip hop....

Wild Style 25th Anniversary Reunion Featuring The Chief Rocker Busy Bee,The Cold Crush Brothers, GrandMaster Caz, DJ GrandWizzard Theodore, Fab 5 Freddy + special guests followed by the Film screening of Wild Style

Before all the hits and headlines, before the bling and bullets, hip-hop was a comparatively naïve scene centered in New York’s South Bronx. Aside from the records themselves, nothing evokes these fantastically vital early years as well as Wild Style. The 1982 film by Charles Ahearn tracks the fortunes of a young graffiti writer as he makes his way from street artist to gallery attraction. This 25th reunion event will include a screening of Wild Style, plus live performances from legendary figures that appeared in the film, such as The Cold Crush Brothers, Grandmaster Caz, Theodore and Busy Bee. There will also be new works of graffiti art created live onstage and special surprise guests.

Location: Central Park SummerStage (map)
Starts at: 7:00-10:00 PM
Cost: FREE!

If you aren't there you should be...

East Music River Project Presents Jennifer O'Connor, Lindsay Anderson & The Rats @ East River Amphitheater

THIS SHOW IS SATURDAY @ 2 PM

Go and check out this amazing free concert being put on by the East River Music Project. Every single band is worth seeing, especially Jenniffer O'connor who has been described as " another Liz Phair and Elliot Smith waiting to happen" A must see concert and how can you go wrong? It's FREE!

@East River Amphitheater
Address: FDR Drive @ Cherry St
Start Time: 2 PM
Cost: FREE!

A Tap Tap Tap....

Tap Dance/ Body Percussionist Max Pollacks performs in Prospect Parks Audubon Theater

“Sculpture and Dance Inspired by Prospect Park’s Trees”

As part of the closing events for Artist Judith Z. Miller’s exhibit “Sticks & Stones” at the Prospect Park Audubon Center. Max Pollak will extend the poetic and spiritual forms of Judith Z. Miller's “Sticks & Stones” into moving music through his organic style of weaving body percussion, voice and tap dance into a multi cultured quilt. There will be two performances that take place at 7:15 pm & 8:15 pm, followed by an informal question and answer session with both artists.

@Prospect Park Audobon Center
Time: 7:15 Pm
Cost: FREE!

classic electronica at the seaport...

Suicide with The Deathset & DJ set with Richard Fearless (Death In Vegas)@ South street Seaport

Today at the at South Street Seaport come and check out the legendary Suicide. This pioneering electronic music duo featuring Alan Vega (vocals) and Martin Rev (keyboard), was effectively the world's first art rock. synth-pop band, but it’s taken nearly 30 years for the band to received its warranted props. Also playing is Deathset and a DJ set from Richard Fearless best known from Death in Vegas.

South Street Seaport
Address: South Street Seaport, Pier 17 (map)
Start Time: 7 PM
Cost: FREE!

Excellent line up for Saturday show..

East Music River Project Presents Jennifer O'Connor, Lindsay Anderson & The Rats @ East River Amphitheater

THIS SHOW IS SATURDAY @ 2 PM

This is listed on Friday so you New Yorkers are aware of this amazing free concert being put on by the East River Music Project. Come and check out this amazing line up! Every single band is worth seeing, especially Jenniffer O'connor who has been described as " another Liz Phair and Elliot Smith waiting to happen" A must see concert and how can you go wrong? It's FREE!

@East River Amphitheater
Address: FDR Drive @ Cherry St
Start Time: 2 PM
Cost: FREE!

Inexpensive night of comedy...

Fun Dip Variety Hour @ Magnetic Field Cocktail Lounge

Having a bad week and need a little bit of humor to get you through the week? Than here is some improv that is guarenteed to make you laugh out loud and not drain you pockets of your hard earned money!

The improv/sketch comedy duo Fun Dip (Sara McGowan & Jamie Marrs) host an hour of improv, comedy, and whatever else they can come up with that will make you forget the soul-numbing week you're right in the middle of.

@Magnetic Field Cocktail Lounge
Address: 97 Atlantic Avenue (btwn Henry and Hicks Streets)(map)
Starts: 8 PM
Cost: FREE!

Free Hip Hop Concert....

Dead Prez and Special Guest @ Red Hook Park

If you are sick of rappers talking about rims and popping caps in one another, then this is the show to go to for some good old hip hop with well written lyrics. Dead Prez are smart lyricists that use their words to make a difference rather than to just lay over a crunk beat. Come check this amazing duo out and you never what friends of theirs will show up to drop some phat rhymes.

@Red Hook Park
50 Dwight St (map)
Starts at: 7 PM
Cost: FREE!

Hometown Philly is back again...

Boy II Men and Ruben Studdard @ Wingate Field

Even if you aren't a fan there still is an appeal to catching this classic R&B group. The appeal that I speak of is just to see them perform "I'll Make Love To You" and as they perform you belt out the lyrics with the rest of audience because you know that song word for word even if you refuse to admit it. So go and check out this free show with two of the corniest acts out right now. It should be entertaining.

Wingate Field
Address: Winthrop St, Brooklyn, NY (map
Start Time: 7:30
Cost: FREE!

Harlem House 2007

HarlemHouse brings you the thrid installment of a celebration of House music in all of its styles and colors. The event features some of the best house djs in Harlem, whose styles range from Classics to Broken Beat. It features live talent too–dance groups and singers, up and coming performers and established artists.

DJ Line-up:
DJ Nathan Strong, DJ Eaton Bryce (of Sweet Sundays on Smith), DJ Steve Hall (The Fat Black Pussycat), DJ Audi Mansell (The Movement Party at Lenox Lounge), DJ LA Thomas (Sunset Soul), and DJ Andre Collins (The Warehouse, Better Days, The Shelter) and many more.

@ Marcus Garvey/Mount Morris Park
124th St. & 5th Ave.
1-5pm
FREE!

More info HERE!

A Pool Party not to miss...........

Band of Horse, The Annuals and Oxford Collapse @ McCarren Pool

The Carolinas take to the pool today at JellyNYC's weekly sun-baked mecca of indie-rockdom. From the North, Annuals represent all the quirkiness that's to be expected from an Ace Fu Records band. Wavering between alterna-pop prettiness and scratchy folk riffs, their playful energy evokes visions of a summer day in fast-forward. Taking a more bleary-eyed, slow-mo route, South Carolina's Band of Horses deliver massive melodies and haunting, echo-drenched vocals. And maintaining the Rub DJs' reign over the borough of Kings, Cosmo Baker keeps things as funky as usual. Also be there early to check out Oxford Collapse. An amzing show to go with the excellent which is the JellyNYC Pool Party. No better way to spend you Sunday.

@ McCarren Park Pool
Lorimer St btwn Bayard St & Driggs Ave, Greenpoint (map)
price: Free! ( Guarentee entry with RSVP)
Time: 2 PM

More info: Click Here

Groovin out at the summerstage...

Central Park Summerstage Presents Brazilian Girls and Cat Empire

The ultimate line up, two bands with infectious grooves that you either can choose to chill out and soak in some rays to or you can dance your face off. Brazilian Girls world music, electronica blend and Cat Empire's mix of hip-hop, reggae, alt-rock, Afro-Cuban jazz will be the perfect addition to a beautiful summer day. Also be sure come early to see the Avant Garde marching band called HIMALAYAS conducted by Kenny Wollesen & Jonathon Haffner. Should be a great day in the park!

Location: Central Park SummerStage (map)
Starts at: 3:00 PM
Cost: FREE!

Young Vampire Jack Bauer Enough Said..

Reel Life Moviehouse screening of The Lost Boys @ Galapagos Art Space

Come vamp out and enjoy a drink or two as Kiefer Sutherland, Corey Haim and a slew of 80s icons (Alex Winter, anyone?) battle the soul of Santa Carla, California in The Lost Boys.

Also: The night will feature local filmmaker Lindsay Napolitano's Witness To The Mysticism Of Alien Mythology: The Missing Years . It's the story of an alien on a planet light years away from Earth that has been watching us. When it finally comes to visit will it be greeted as a friend or a foe?

Then it's Tim Burton's short film Vincent about a suburban boy who reads Edgar Allen Poe and wants to be Vincent Price.

As always there's free popcorn and free drinks for the winner of our bloodthirsty trivia contest.

Galapagos Art Space
Address: 70 N. 6th Street, Brooklyn, NY (map)
Starts At: 8pm
Cost: FREE

FREE INDIE MUSIC FESTIVAL.....

Siren Music Festival 2007

Just read the line-up below, wipe the drool from your mouth and get yourself to Coney Island for this amazing show! Check it out:

New York Dolls
Cursive
M.I.A
Voxtrot
We Are Scientist
Matt & Kim
Black Lips
The Noissettes
Dr. Dog
Twilight Sad
White Rabbits
Lavedner Diamond
Plus much much more!

For schedule: Click Here

Coney Island
W 10th St, Brooklyn, NY (map)
Start At: 12 AM
Cost: FREE!!

Two Great bands at South Seaport...

Bishop Allen and Rock Plaza Central @ South Street Seaport

Come check out two of the hottest bands this Friday at South Street Seaport. One of my best discoveries of this year was Bishop Allen's Indie pop gem, Broken Strings it is a CD that is perfect from the first song to the last. I can't wait to see how it translate to their live performance, it will be great! If you haven't heard them come and check it out and I guarantee you will be fan afterwards! Also be sure to check the Rock Plaza Central's blend of Gothic old timey country it is just as tasty!

South Street Seaport
Address: South Street Seaport, Pier 17 (map)
Start Time: 7 PM
Cost: FREE!

A night of wind swept country

Central Park Summerstage present Neko Case and Eric Bachmann

If anyone says there isn't anything to do on this Friday they are highly mistaken and have never been to this blog. Anyways come and see Neko Case and Eric Bachmann tonight as they perform their wind swep country under the stars at Central Park Summerstage. Neko Case's Dusty Springfield esc voice should be the perfect addition to a summer breeze and a clear night in the park.

Location: Central Park SummerStage (map)
Cost: Free!
From 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM

Dirty Southern Rock takes over Clinton Memorial..

River To River Presents: Drive-By Truckers @ Castle Clinton Memorial in Battery Park

Playing tonight as part of the River to River Festival, the Drive-By Trucker will be bringing their dirty southern rock to the stage for one memorable performance. Sadly the departure of Jason Isbell takes away one great songwriter/ lead guitarist, but that still leaves two amazing songwriters who most definitely can hold their own on guitar . So be prepared for a night of nitty gritty guitar solos and down and dirty tales of Alabama. It is going to be a great show!

Castle Clinton Memorial @ Battery Park
1 Bowling Green, New York, NY (map)
7 pm
FREE!

Soooo much good comedy tonight!!!

UCB Theatre's Comedy Cabaret featuring Horatio Sanz, Rob Riggle,Demetri Martin, Rebecca Drysdale,The Defibulators

It is going to be a glorious night of stand up comedy under the stars! You are guaranteed to laugh so hard you will pee your pants. If you have not witnessed the stand up genius of Demetri Martin then you are in for a hell of a night. This event is highly recommended and you really never know who will show up to try out some new jokes!

@ Central Park SummerStage (map)
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
FREE!

Mexican & Jack Black... Good Mix?

Nacho Libre @ Hudson River Flicks

I would say if there is any movie that is perfect for this weekly free outdoor screenings it is Nacho Libre. For two reasons:

#1- The central theme this year is "films with characters who overcome in surmountable odds to prove that they are right and the rest of the world is wrong." This movie is about a Friar following his dreams to become a Mexican wrestler, definitely fits the bill. I mean it's no Rocky, but it will do.

#2- This was a movie that seemed it could either be really hilarious or extremely bad. I mean Jack Black was in it, but it's rated PG... So this free screening allows all the skeptics such as myself to watch the movie for free, while chowing down on some free popcorn. So if it sucks, at least I got some free popcorn out of it! Either way it should be a great night! Seating is first come first serve so get there early!

Date: Wednesday, July 18th
Time: Dusk (around 8 or 8:30)
Location: Pier 54 (14th st and the Hudson River)
Cost: Free

Celebrating 20 Years of New Jack Swing

SPOTLITE...celebrating 20 years of New Jack Swing
The 1900's and Village Slum always put on fun hip-hop parties, where dancing your ass off is highly probable and expected. Tonight's event is hosted by: Nelson George, Barry Michael Cooper & NJS4E.com
with music by: THE CMB: Cosmo Baker & Scott Melker

@ Lotus, downstairs lounge
409 W 14th St
NYC, NY 10014 (Map)
10pm
Free with RSVP!
21+ w/ proper ID

Linklater Classic at McCarren Pool...

Dazed and Confused @ McCarren Pool

Come check out the classic stoner flick of the early 90s "Dazed and Confused" at McCarren Pool's weekly summer movie series. It's going to be stonerific! I mean how many movies do you get to see Matthew McConaughey as a huge creep who loves hitting on high school chicks instead his sex symbol self? I feel that is reason enough.

@ McCarren Park Pool
Lorimer St. (btw Driggs and Bayard)
Brooklyn, NY (Map)
7pm
Free!

Official Site

Get down with grooves at Borders..

Chrisette Michele performing LIVE @ Borders Columbus Circle

This Long Island bred Soul singer who has been dropping jaws across the country with her old school pipes opening for the likes of India Arie and Kem will be performing for FREE tonight! Here is your chance to see this up and coming new addition to the Def Jam line up before she hits it big!

@ Borders
10 Columbus Cir
New York, NY 10019 (Map)
7-8pm
FREE!
More info: (212) 823-9775

Free comedy at Pianos....

It Is It hosted by Adam Lowitt featuring Toddy Barry, David Feldman, Aziz Ansari, Matt Goldrich, Joe Mande and Jason Kanter @ Pianos

I was lucky enough to just randomly walk in to Pianos the night the last time Is It It showcase occured. I laughed so much my face hurt and I cried. The line up is killer and you never know who is going to show up to try out some new material. The last time it was Louie C.K, who will it be this time?

Start at: 8 pm
Location: Pianos, 158 Ludlow St

Creole, Country howdown at the pool..

Southern Soul JellyNYC Pool Party presents the Ponderosa Stomp feat. Roy Head, Bobby Patterson, Willy Tee, Tammi Lynn, Ray Sharpe, and Tommy McLain

This week's free offering from the JellyNYC crew transforms the space from the Pitchforkian playground to blue bayou as the Ponderosa Stomp rolls into Brooklyn. The lineup features Roy Head, an old-school country-blues singer best-known for his song "Treat Her Right" (and lesser known for his son Jason, eliminated from season six of American Idol), Dallas soul hero Bobby Patterson, the rockabilly Ray Sharpe, and a host of other blues musicians. Yo La Tengo also make an appearance, backing up Tommy McLain. Let's hope someone brings the cornbread.

when: Sun 7.15 (2pm)
where: McCarren Park Pool (Lorimer St btwn Bayard St & Driggs Ave, Greenpoint) map
price: FREE with RSVP

A day of interesting games and workshops

Solar One presents Citysol Games and Workshops

After an insane Saturday of music brought on by Solar One, come to a relaxing Sunday of Games and Workshop being put by the same company. There is a wide array of activities for everyone so you are bound to find something you like.

Biodiesel in a Blender with Tri-State Biodiesel
(2 sessions at 1pm & 3pm) Make your own biodiesel
www.tristatebiodiesel.com

Soundwalks with Todd Shalom of the New York Society for Acoustic Ecology
(2 sessions at 1pm & 3pm) Each soundwalk adventure is limited to 15 people, so come early to guarantee your spot!

Todd Shalom is a Brooklyn-based artist who works between text, video and sound. Trained as a marketer and poet, he is currently interested in creating works that recontextualize public space through performance and installations.
www.beautymarsh.com

Experiments in Urban Camping with Christopher Kennedy & Alena Coons
Historically Misplaced Plants (1pm)
Composting in The City (2pm)
Gardening Atop Asphalt (3pm)
www.ecoartcollaborative.org

Shop for Air! with Jasmine Zimmerman
Make kites from recycled-reused plastic bags and fly them by the East River. Bring your collection of plastic bags from home!
www.jasminezimmerman.com

Solar Powered Toys with Solar One and more TBA
www.solar1.org

Old Goat Karts Obstacle Course with The 62
Take the 62's Old Goat Karts for a spin!
www.the62.org

DIY Micro Turbines with Habana Labs
No engineering skills necessary! Make your own simple wind turbines from modular components supplied by Habana Labs and get hands-on experience with this source of clean, renewable energy.
www.habanalabs.org

2:30pm
Experimental Outdoor Ambulatory Sound Performances
Five musicians -- Michael Attias (saxophone), Michael Evans (percussion), Kenta Nagai (shamisen), David Watson (bagpipe) and Matthew Welch (bagpipe) -- explore the location and ways of playing and listening together (and apart) at Solar One at Stuyvesant Cove Park.

4pm
Go Ahead and Touch It!
A conversation about artful activism and creative community building on the front lines of New York City's sustainability movement. With Ed Morris (The Canary Project), Matthew McGuinness (The 62), Kate Zidar (S.W.I.M.), Wes Rozen (Situ Studio) and Eve S. Mosher (High Water Line).

5pm
Old Goat Karts Drag Race
Solar One's Citysol site will be transformed into a mini-race course for The 62's renewable-energy powered, reclaimed go-carts (think: suped up Barbie Jeeps and Rascals).

Rockin Family day @ Summerstage..

Global Family Day Featuring Hip Hop Harry, Sippy Cups & Break! @ Central Park Summerstage

Here is a show of kid performers that rock! So your kids will be happy and you might even be humming one of the songs you heard the next day at work! So come check out Hip Hop Harry's Friendly Flow, The Sippy Cups-"The Flaming Lips of Kids Music" and Break!- The Urban Funk Spectacular! Actually I feel this line up so strong that I recommend this to people even if they don't have kids! Just go and have a good time!

Plus: Something's Cooking at SummerStage presents Craig Samuel and Ben Grossman of The Smoke Joint who will be serving up their barbecue dishes that have lured 'cue lovers across the boroughs to their Fort Greene location.

Time: 1:30- 5:30
Location: Central Park Summerstage (Directions)

Amazing Venue in Bushwick + Free BBQ..

Goodbye Blue Monday Weekly Saturday BBQ + Show

If you haven't ventured out to this amazingly eccentric coffee shop/bar/live music venue/clutter of really cool and strange antiques, then this is the time for you to go check this place out. Every Saturday they host a FREE! BBQ with live music. This week the bands are Miette, ibrian olin and hugga brothers. I am not sure who they are, but it's free and it is a guarenteed good time! They basically host music every night of the week ranging from punk to free jazz so it is definitely worth checking out any night of the week!

BBQ & MUSIC Starts at: 4pm

Location: Good Bye Blue Monday (Off of the Kosciuszko St J stop)
1087 Broadway
Brooklyn, NY

Citysol's awesome line up....

Solar One presents Citysol Music Festival 2007

Solar One presents Citysol 2007, a clean-energy-powered festival
that aims to inspire interest and support for local sustainability initiatives through music, collaborative art installations, games and workshops, and numerous other elements meant to both entertain and educates.

Amazing line up on a Solar Bio Diesel stage! Exciting stuff if you ask me:

Featuring:
Les Savy Fav
Land of Talk
The Besnard Lakes
O'Death
OCDJ
These Are Powers
The Budos Band
Frankpollis
and DJs from WNYU 89.1 FM

Also: From 1 pm- 8 pm there will be a Green product marketplace to get some tasty food.

Cost: FREE!
Location: Solar One at Stuyvesant Cove Park, located at 23rd Street & the East River in Manhattan
Time: 1pm-10pm

Blender Blast...

The A-Sides @ Helio

Be sure to catch this free instore show, this Saturday featuring the A-sides, it is going to be a great show! I strongly urge you to RSVP now because this show is going to be packed.

RSVP: Here

Saturday July, 17: NOON-2pm

Locations: Helio, 626 Broadway

The Pinker Tones @ Apple Store Soho

The Pinker Tones @ Apple Store Soho

Catch one of the Latin Alternative Music Conference's most talked-about bands live at the Apple Store!

The Pinker Tones mix an eclectic and explosive cocktail of pop, funk, soul, bossa, breakbeat, swing, lounge, and psychedelia. Be there to hear this Barcelona phenomenon rock New York.

@ Apple Store Soho (Map)
2pm
Free

Another Southstreet Seaport Classic..

Citysol and River to River Festival presents Menomena and Beat the Devil

Starting with their homemade instrumental computer program and ending with a diverse mesh of funk, folk, and undeniably shimmering pop choruses, Menomena is one example of an experiment gone beautifully right. Special guests, Beat the Devil.

Also: Bring your electric bill and switch to a green energy package with ConEdison Solutions and receive FREE drink tickets for Citysol at Solar One.

@ South Street Seaport, Pier 17
7pm
FREE

Stain Hosts Great Exhibition

Keavy Landreth Showcase @ Stain

Some art, some music and cheap sangria! How can yo go wrong? Tonight , there will be an opening at STAIN showcasing the work of Painter Keavy Landreth and live music from 8pm-10pm.

Keavy Landreth received her BFA from Parsons School of Design in 2006. Since graduating She's been involved in several group shows around Manhattan and Brooklyn including: Josee Bienvenu Gallery, Newberry Gallery, Galapagos Art Space, SPRING, and s'Nice Cafe. Keavy has also spent time working as a commission painter for clients such as Bumble & Bumble, and Landreth+Riffle Photography.
Keavy's paintings arouse feelings of nostalgia; brightly colored blurry memories that seem to be dissolving almost as fast as they are being painted.

@ Stain Bar
766 Grand St.
Brooklyn, Ny 11211 (Map)
8pm
Free, $3 Sangria's all night!

Free latin performance...

Pacha Massive @ Apple Store SOHO

Catch one of the Latin Alternative Music Conference's most talked-about bands live at the Apple Store, SoHo.

Pacha Massive's funky fusion of traditional Latin rhythms and electronica make for a danceable, innovative sound. Check them out live and dance your way home.

Time: July 12, 2pm
Location: Apple Store SOHO
Cost: Free

Opening Night...........Citysol

Citysol Opening show featuring Dragons of Zynth,DJ Mistakes (bicycle-powered turntablism) and Brightside

Solar One presents Citysol 2007, a clean-energy-powered festival
that aims to inspire interest and support for local sustainability initiatives through music, collaborative art installations, games and workshops, and numerous other elements meant to both entertain and educate. The opening night features installation viewings along with performances by:

Dragon of Zynth
DJ Mistakes
Brightside

Time: 6-10pm
Location: Solar One at Stuyvesant Cove Park, located at 23rd Street & the East River in Manhattan

Also:

Friday

6am-10am
Good Morning Sunshine
Sunrise projections and breakfast (first come first serve!)
with performances from
High Places
Flying
plus more TBA

10am-6pm
Solar One site open for installation viewing

**SHOW CANCELLED ** Mexican Alt-Rockers in Soho

This show is cancelled :( Apparently the band's equipment has yet to arrive from Mexico.
We'll be working, but if you can make it check out five-piece latin alternative rock band Zoe tear -ish up at the Apple Store. Imagine Brit-pop (a la The Charlatans UK), mixed with little electronic, sweetness and plenty of Mexi flavor.




@Apple Store Soho
103 Prince Street
New York, NY 10012
2pm

FREE!

Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga... Spoon

River To River Festival Presents Spoon @ Rockafeller Park

A free Spoon show is extremely hard to turn down. This amazing Austin based band always puts on a great show. On the heels of their sixth studio album, Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga expect to hear some new material along with the classics intertwined with in their play list. A must see concert!

Cost: Free
Location: Rockafeller Park (Directions )

Mexican grooves + Documentary

Nortec Collective, Federico Abuele followed by Screening of So What’s Your Price?

Nortec Collective brings their their blend of Norteño (traditional northern Mexican music), tamnbora, and Techno to Central park summerstage tonight. Also joining in the fun is Argentinean guitarist Federico Aubele who "blurs the lines between acoustic South American balladry and beat-obsessed electronica. The performances will be followed by a screening of So What’s Your Price?, a documentary from director Olallo Rubio. The film is a fascinating examination of how Mexican society has been changed by its proximity to and involvement in the consumer culture and ultra-capitalist system of its neighbor, the United States."

Time: 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Location: Summerstage
Cost: Free

FIlm noir at the pool

Night of the Hunter @ McCarren Pool

I have never seen this movie, but have only heard excellent things about it. So come on out to McCarren Pool for their summer festival sponsored by Volkwagon and L Magazine. Tonights film is Night of the Hunter starring Robert Mitchum. Bound to be an excellent time and I mean it's free so if you're not digging the movie you can head out!

synopsis: A religious fanatic marries a gullible widow whose young children are reluctant to tell him where their real daddy hid $10,000 he'd stolen in a robbery.

Start Time: 7
Cost: Free
Location: McCarren Pool

free in store performance...

Last Town Chorus perform songs from Wire Waltz At Border Columbus Circle

The New York Times:
"The Last Town Chorus, revolves around Megan Hickey's breathy voice and her lap steel guitar. She uses it for twangs and slides, but the effect isn't downhome; it's closer to U2 than to Buck Owens. Accompanying her ballads with hovering, sustained tones and chords that can glide into the ether, the lap steel doesn't ground her in tradition. It suspends her voice amid longings and memories."

Come check out this New York native as she plays songs from her new album, Wire Waltz

Time: 7 pm
Location: Borders Columbus Circle

parachute pants GO!...

Martin Luther King Jr. Concert Series featuring MC Hammer, Slick Rick, and Doug E. Fresh

Hip-hop purists may hate to admit it, but there are very few people over the age of 25 who didn’t love—or at least like—MC Hammer’s “U Can’t Touch This.” Tonight, the Hammer drops his dope dance moves and nostalgic rhymes on Brooklyn for the opening of the Martin Luther King Jr. Concert Series, one of the city’s longest-running summer concert series. The impressive old-school bill also includes master storyteller Slick Rick, beatbox impresario Doug E. Fresh, and arguably the illest female rapper of all time, MC Lyte.

location: Wingate Field
Winthrop St Between Brooklyn and Kingston Aves
Brooklyn, NY 11211

Time: 7:30
Cost: Free

Wild line up of crazy indie rockers...

JELLYNYC Party presents Octopus Project. Erase Errata, Dan Deacon, OCDJ and The RubDJs feat Mark Ronson

Another amazing line up for the weekly JellyNYC Pool Party this time featuring some great up and coming indie acts that are bound turn an ear or two if you are not familiar with them. Octopus Project is the headliner, but definitely get there early because all the group are worth a listen!

Cost: Free w/ RSVP
Location: McCarren Pool, Main Arch of the pool is on the left on Lorimer St. between Driggs & Bayard Ave.
2pm

A mix of Steve Reich and the Ramones..

Martin and his band at Bar 169

Turner Prize winner Martin Creed and his minimalist punk band will be
performing for one night only at the Chinatown dive, Bar 169 on
Sunday, July 8, 2007 at 9:30 pm. Creed's music, which runs parallel
with his visual work, is primarily focused on making a connection with
the audience through playful absurdism. Described as "something
between Steve Reich and The Ramones" (The Guardian, UK), Martin Creed
and his band offer an unpredictable live set and have performed
throughout Europe, New Zealand, Australia and the United States.

Bar 169
169 E Broadway
Between Rutgers Street and Jefferson Street
New York, NY
10002-5543
Phone: (212) 473-8866
Subway: F at E Broadway

Set you mind free...

One Taste @ Centerpoint Studios

Change your life with some folks named after a Ken Wilber book.. this is the New-New-Age... "We are brilliant, feeling emotional beings and through our senses, we experience the richness of life. Learning to describe these experience through the art of journaling is an essential part of our practice of Orgasmic Meditation™. The goal is simple: To express through words, the sensations we feel during our lives. We journal in a group to enable our practice to expand and grow. Writing experience is not required nor is the fear that "I cannot write" a reason not to come. The writing session is free. Please bring your laptop or paper and pen, a sense of adventure, and your good humor."

Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location: Centerpoint Studios (324 Lafayette Street at Houston)
Cost: Free

Spiegelworld Opener...

Opening Night: Lady Sovereign

An exclusive opening night celebration featuring one of the world’s hottest young contemporary artists. Recently back from a national tour with Gwen Stefani, Lady Sovereign has climbed to become one of the most respected hip-hop artists of her day. She’s the self-proclaimed white midget with a barely there 5’1 frame. An MC, a lyricist, a producer, the alternative microphone vandal with lyrics that hit like left and right hooks, subject matter dashing between flirtations with McDonalds and swigging Pernod. Regardless of gender or generation, you can be assured that Sovereign’s making the kind of noise that will see her reign supreme.

@ Spiegelworld at Fulton Fish Market
South Street Seaport (Pier 17)
11pm
$30

More info!

Amazing Afro Punk Closing Party..

The Brooklyn Museum’s Target First Saturday program will host a special outdoor concert, as a final culminating event for the Afro Punk Festival week. The concert will feature music by:

The Exit
Dragons of Zynth
The Smyrk
DJ sets by CX Kidtronik and King Cole.

@ Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, NY
FREE!
www.brooklynmuseum.org

When JellyNYC and Vice come together...

Jelly NYC & Vice presents 77 Boredoms 77 Boa Drums
Vice and JellyNYC are producing a free, once-in-a-lifetime, 77-minute performance featuring 77 tribal/afro/break beat/jazzy/rocking/dub-fueled drummers, under the Brooklyn Bridge. At the helm of the madness: the Boredoms, a 20-year-old avant-garde Japanoise rock band. They’ve asked NYC drummers to help create a cacophonic “live sculpture” called 77BoaDrum. Experimental? That’s an understatement.

About those sevens. In Japan, the digit represents a cosmic connection with the sun and its sound.

We suggest going early with six friends (to make seven), as Gang Gang Dance is warming up the crowd with a DJ set before unleashing the hyperactive army of slap-happy rhythmic freaks.

@ Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park, at Water Street, DUMBO
4 PM
Free w/ RSVP!

RSVP REQUIRED: CLICK HERE

Free dance lessons

6:30 PM

Free dance lessons prior to 7:30 p.m. "Salsa Saturday" concert, part of Midsummer Night Swing series; Lincoln Center Plaza, 63rd Street and Columbus Avenue.

Old timey tunes for old fashion fun..

Creaky Boards @ Rockwood Music Hall

Come check out this up and coming Brooklyn group that plays that old timey music that has been having a rebirth from such bands as the Avett Brother and Old Crow Medicine show. Their music is best described as an explosion of vaudevillian garage pop for the eternally brokenhearted. The show is Free and Wakey!Wakey!, Bell, Leslie Mendelson, Lin McEwan are also playing.

Rockwood Music Hall
196 Allen St
off of Houston
New York, New York

Dance Party at the South Street Seaport..

Fujiya & Miyagi with Black Moth Super Rainbow
Brilliantly merging the best of disco, indie rock, and electronica with their own stream-of-consciousness lyrics, Fujiya & Miyagi give their infectious dance beats a sweet, melodic punch. This will be the dance show of Summer 2007! Joining them is Black Moth Super Rainbow, a Pennsylvania band that has racked up comparisons to pre–arena-rock Pink Floyd meets Sesame Street.

@ South Street Seaport, Pier 17
7PM
Free!

Free summer music....

Shearwater at The Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts at Pace University, Spruce Street

Okkervil River band members founded Shearwater in 2001 as an outlet for quieter songs. Their albums The Dissolving Room and recently released Palo Santo – named best album in 2006 by NPR – proved that this young band is capable of both softer sounds and thunderous noise.

Tickets will be distributed two per person, outside Castle Clinton on a first-come, first-served basis starting at 5:00pm on the day of the show.

Due to weather conditions the show has been moved:

LOCATION: The Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts at Pace University, Spruce Street

Shake your booty and eat some BBQ

Beats & BBQ at Art Land

Beats & BBQ On this Independence Day excerise your right to DANCE !!!!!

All day from 3pm to 10pm, nothing but the best in Soulful Dance Music, BBQ and YOU !!!!

Featuring Kervyn Mark (Melting Pot NYC) Ali (Voice of Voice NYC) Siren (Save the Robots) Sakaki (Sushi Samba) Ruby (Sapphire)

No Cover Free BBQ (first come, first serve)

2 for 1 drink specials

Artland Bar
609 Grand St.
btwn Leonard St & Lorimer St. | L to Lorimer St.
Brooklyn, NY

July 4th Independence Day

Short list of todays events in the city that defines independence.

10AM to 2PM
George Washington and Benjamin Franklin re-enactors take part in July 4 celebration; New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West.

10:30 AM
Festivities begin before hot dog eating contest; Nathan's Famous, 1310 Surf Ave., Coney Island, Brooklyn.

12:40 PM _ Eating contest.

6:30 PM
Midsummer Night Swing celebrates July 4 with Chino Nunez Orchestra; Lincoln Center, Josie Robertson Plaza, Columbus Avenue and 63rd Street.

9 PM
Macy's fireworks show; East River between 23rd and 42nd streets and South Street Seaport.

Another classic at Bryant Park...

HBO Bryant Park Summer Film Festival Presents Paper Moon

Come on out to Bryant Park with you blanket, a little cutie and enjoy this classic Ryan O'Neill film. Peter Bogdanovich directs father-daughter team Ryan and Tatum O’Neal, playing Depression-era grifters who scam recently widowed women and hilariously seek out the big score. Shot in B&W, perfectly capturing the striking scenery of the Great Plains. (1973) 102 Min. (Paramount)

Lawn opens at 5
Film starts at sunset ( Usually btwn 8 or 9)

Sometimes you just gotta dance..

The Parks and Rec department presents Dancing Under the Stars

“Dancing in the moonlight” is not just a King Harvest favorite—it’s all the rage at Forest Park. On Monday nights from now until July 23, the Parks and Rec department presents Dancing Under the Stars, an evening of dance lessons for all ages. For the next eight weeks, instructors from the American Ballroom Theater and other international dance gurus will help turn even the clumsiest of fellows into twinkle-toes. Learn classics such as the merengue, foxtrot, and waltz, and strut your stuff to the beat of a live band on the final night. Best of all, you don’t need a partner, so feel free to cha cha cha toward the cutie of your choice.

From 6 to 7:30, thru July 23

Forest Park Bandshell
Woodhaven Blvd & Forest Pk Dr
Queens, NY 12345
(718) 291-2787,
free

Blame Canada... For amazing Indie Rock! pt 2..

The Stills, Sam Roberts Band, and Malajube: Prospect Park Bandshell

A tasty sampling from Montréal's indie scene: THE STILLS' come packing "a rush of shoegazer guitars and suave loverboy angst"; (Rolling Stone) SAM ROBERTS BAND, with their epic new album Chemical City, arrive ready to "give American audiences a taste of their wistful, nouveau-psychedelic sound"; (Spin) and MALAJUBE will send the francophone contingent into a delirious swoon of ecstasy as they throb with "the ramshackle exuberance of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah" (Pitchfork) and sing about dirty things en Français. Presented with major support from the Canadian Consulate General in New York.

Free music at South Seaport...

Ra Ra Riot and Snowden

The rapidly rising indie music band Ra Ra Riot returns to the stage on Friday night for its first concert since the tragic loss of drummer, bandmate, and friend John Pike. Opening for the band are Snowden, The Bikini Carwash Company (Jerz heroes) and Sam Champion (NYC favorite). Come on out it is bound to be a night of indie rock bliss.

Start Time:7:00pm
Location: South Street Seaport, Pier 17

Free on the hudson..

Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

Bad ass 80's icon Joan Jett & her band the Blackhearts are back to rock your face off! Be sure to check it out apparently they can still wail!

Date: Thursday, June 28th
Time: 7:00pm doors
Location: Hudson River Park Pier 54@ W. 14th
Cost: Free

A Night of Songwriters under the stars..

River to River at the World Financial Center presents THE LIVING ROOM - A SONGWRITERS' NIGHT

Martha Wainwright, Chris Thile (from Nickel Creek), Jim Camilongo, Ari Hest and The Bees come together for this unique concert of alums from The Living Room's venerable stage. As one of NYC's musical landmarks, the club has become a venue for the best and brightest singer/songwriters.

Location: World Financial Center Plaza
Cost: FREE
Start Time: 7pm

Pride Parade

10:45 a.m.

Gay pride parade begins; 52nd Street and Fifth Avenue.

Chess Grandmasters

10AM to 2PM

Chess Grandmasters give lectures, followed by a simultaneous chess play; Central Park, Chess and Checkers House, mid-park at 65th Street.
Noon

Music Music Music....

ARChive of Contemporary Music Summer Record Sale

Although this sale has been going on since the 23rd, it is still an amazing event that any music lover has to check out this weekend!

ARChive Spinning Perro Record + CD Sale 2007
Twice a year the ARChive weeds through the permanent collection and pulls our third copies of recordings to sell. We also contact all of the record companies and supporters who send their latest releases. The result is a massive record sale of incredible items, and you're invited!

Our next sale will be June 23 - July 1. Click here to check out the Deals

Electro Global Discotek in Brooklyn

AVAAZ: electroGLOBALdiscotek

punk raaga rock to retro filmi breakbeats

DK aka Bollygirl + Dimm + Cenzo + Bamboo Shoots
host another electrifying Brooklyn summer nite of
...noiz + art + fashion + awareness...

Special Guests:
LIVE!: Suspicious Brown * BUTTERTHIEF * KOBA feat. DJ Boo (Juggaknots)
ON DEX: DJ Impala * Bamboo Shoots

@ Galapagos Art Space
70 N. 6th St.
Brooklyn, NY
Free! NO COVER * 10pm - 4 am * www.avaaznyc.com

A Story of star crossed lovers under the stars... ooh what a glorious thing

Shakespeare in the Park: Romeo and Juliet

There is just something about watching Shakespeare in an open air theater in a park that is just so enchanting. That is probably why Shakespeare in the Park is now in its 45th year SITP has been serving up top notch free Shakespeare to over 80,000 New Yorker's every summer. The free performances kicked off on Tuesday and will be running daily into July with the classic tragedy, Romeo and Juliet. The show will be starring Oscar Isaac(nativity story) as Romeo and everyones favorite dysfunctional sister from Six Feet Under Lauren Ambrose as Juliet. Tickets are first come first served starting at 1pm so get there early and be prepared to wait in line (people start lining up at something crazy like 6am). All Ages.

Date: Tuesday through Sunday until July 8th
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Delacorte Theatre, Central Park (entrance at 79th and 5th - MAP)
Cost: Free with Tickets

A Little Blues in the Financial Center...

John Sayles Presents the Honeydripper Allstar Band

Legendary director John Sayles host the night showcasing the Honeysucker Allstar Band, the "houseband" from his upcoming movie Honeysucker. A movie that captures the transitional period between blues and rock. Come check them out at the World Financial Plaza.

Tuesday, June 19
7pm
WFC Plaza

Karoake Bliss on the Lower East Side

Karaoke Killed the Cat

If you are like me there is really nothing better than an amazing night of Karaoke and if there are any weekly events that keep bringing in the crowds it's Karaoke Killed the Cat. It has an extremely indepth catalogue of songs, a reoccurring cast of karaoke "professionals", and delivers a general good time madness to pianos every week. 21+

If you are not digging the Karoake and feel like a little live music the Epochs are playing downstairs for $8. Also highly recommended

Date: Mondays
Time: 10:00pm
Location: Pianos (158 Ludlow at Stanton)
Cost: Free

Adventures NYC

Noon to 4 p.m.

Parks Department and Backpacker Magazine hold annual Adventures NYC outdoor celebration; Central Park, Naumberg Bandshell, 72nd Street and Fifth Avenue.

Calle 13

1:30 p.m.

Reggaeton duo Calle 13 performs
at the National Puerto Rican Day Parade;
Daily News stage, Fifth Avenue
between 68th and 69th streets.

Martha Graham Dance Company

12:30 p.m.

The Martha Graham Dance Company street performance outside the New York Stock Exchange as part of the River To River Festival; intersection of Wall and Broad streets, Manhattan.

7PM - Roky Erickson and Alejandro Esovedo concert;
Castle Clinton National Monument, Battery Park.

8PM - Bank on a Can Marathon;
World Financial Center Winter Garden.

American Crafts Festival

12 Noon

American Concern for Art and Craftsmanship
31st Annual American Crafts Festival Opening Day

Lincoln Center Plaza

Lower 'Eclectic' Side

The Theater for the New City is hosting the 12th Annual Lower East Side Festival of the Arts this weekend. The LES will light up with children, adults, stage, film, poetry, visual art, and cabaret as the days are long -- and guess what, it's all FREE! No tickets required and detailed schedule information can be found at the above link for the festival. You can also find additional information on the event's MySpace.

Theater for the New City
155 First Avenue between 9th and 10th Streets

Saturday, May 26th - 10am to 1am

*11am to 6pm OUTSIDE - Cultural Fair, Performances, Food and Vendors
*2pm to 5pm INSIDE - Performances for Kids and by Kids
Sunday, May 27th - 6PM to 1AM

For more info call 212-254-1109 or email info@theaterforthenewcity.net

Group Show

6:30PM - 8:30PM

Choe, Grey, Hershman Leeson, Lozano-Hemmer, Paterson, Reas, Schülke

bitforms gallery
529 W. 20th St.
212-366-6939

Exhibition Dates:

May 25th - Jul 28th

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Fleet Week

9:30AM - 11AM

Fleet Week Parade of Ships and aircraft fly-over; Hudson River from Verrazano Bridge to George Washington Bridge, with narrators at Stapleton Pier, Staten Island, and Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn.