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Gig Alerts: Baaba Maal
Baaba Maal"Dakar Moon"Playing at: Central Park SummerStage (Rumsey Playfield, Central Park, enter at Fifth Ave. and 72nd St.)Get: Tickets FREE | DirectionsSenegalese superstar Baaba Maal is no stranger...
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Gig Alerts: El Guincho
El Guincho"Palmitos Park"Playing at: Central Park SummerStage (Rumsey Playfield, Central Park, enter at Fifth Ave. and 72nd St.)Get: Tickets (FREE) | DirectionsPablo Díaz-Reixa, who records as El...
View ArticleAfrican Music Takes the Stage
Combine the funk of James Brown with traditional vodun (voodoo) rhythms and add an Afro beat, and you’ll approximate the sound of the popular West African band Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou....
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Gig Alerts: Jovanotti
Jovanotti"Adagio (Con Il Ritmo Nel Cuore)"Playing SATURDAY at: Central Park SummerStage (Rumsey Playfield, Central Park, enter at Fifth Ave. and 72nd St.)Get: Tickets FREE | DirectionsTuscan pop star...
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Gig Alerts: Holy Ghost!
Holy Ghost!"Say My Name"Playing at: Central Park SummerStage (Rumsey Playfield, Central Park, enter at Fifth Ave. and 72nd St.)Get: Tickets | DirectionsNick Millhiser and Alex Frankel of Holy Ghost!...
View ArticleGig Alert: Novalima
Novalima“Se Me Van”Playing Wednesday at Central Park Summerstage (Rumsey Playfield, Central Park (enter at Fifth Ave. and 72nd St.)Get: Tickets (FREE) | DirectionsThe deep, off-kilter rhythms of...
View ArticleFemale Stars Rise Up at Latin Alternative Music Festival
Now in its twelfth year, the Latin Alternative Music Conference (L.A.M.C.) kicks off on Wednesday in New York. The conference brings trend-setting rock, hip-hop, and electronic artists from around...
View ArticleGig Alert: Rita Indiana
Rita Indiana“El Blue de Ping Pong”Playing Saturday at Central Park Summerstage (Rumsey Playfield, Central Park - enter at Fifth Avenue and 72nd Street)Get: Tickets (free) | DirectionsRita Indiana is...
View ArticleGig Alert: Brasil Summerfest
Marcelo D2“Desabafo”Playing Sunday at Central Park Summerstage (Rumsey Playfield, Central Park — enter at Fifth Ave. and 72nd St.)Info: Tickets (free) | DirectionsThe first annual Brasil Summerfest...
View ArticleLou Reed, Laurie Anderson and Martha Wainwright Pay Homage to Shel Silverstein
On Saturday, the sidewalk ends in Central Park. The author, poet, songwriter and cartoonist Shel Silverstein -- known to many for children's books like Where the Sidewalk Ends -- will be lauded in a,...
View ArticleBobby Womack, Big Daddy Kane and UCB to Perform at SummerStage
Soul legend Bobby Womack, hip-hop artist Big Daddy Kane and improv troupe The Upright Citizens Brigade are among the artists who will be performing at this year's SummerStage.The free outdoor...
View ArticleGig Alert: Amadou & Mariam
Amadou & Mariam"Dougou Badia (feat. Santigold)Playing on Saturday at Central Park Summerstage (Rumsey Playfield, Central Park, enter at Fifth Avenue and 72nd Street)Get: Tickets (Free) | Directions...
View ArticleAsk Me Another Takes Summer Stage
Ophira Eisenberg, host of NPR's Ask Me Another, and Jonathan Coulton, the one-man house band for Ask Me Another, discuss their upcoming show this Friday, which kicks off Central Park's SummerStage.
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It Must be Summer: Open Studios in Bushwick and Music in the Parks
Studios are opening their doors and music is coming to the parks — it’s the official start of the summer cultural season.The Bushwick Open Studios art festival is in its eighth year, presenting exactly...
View ArticleThe 2016 Democratic Field; Online Pricing; Summerstage
Central Park Summerstage is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Heather Lubov, the executive director of the City Parks Foundation, and the singer Sharon Jones discuss this year's lineup and...
View ArticleSummerStage Turns 30
Heather Lubov, executive director of City Parks Foundation, and Sharon Jones, lead singer of Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, look back on the last 30 years of the outdoor music festival and talk...
View Article#AskTheMayor; Immunotherapy as New Cancer Treatment; Toss the Floss
On today's show:We continue our weekly #AskTheMayor series, with Mayor Bill de Blasio.It turns out that there's very little evidence to show that flossing actually works. The AP's Jeff Donn discusses...
View ArticleJazz and Social Justice at SummerStage
NYC’s annual free concert series, SummerStage, has branched out from its usual location into Central Park and into all five boroughs this year.Terence Blanchard, trumpeter and composer, and Executive...
View ArticleGig Alert: Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks at Summerstage Sat. 7/1
Gig Alert: Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks at Summerstage Sat. 7/1Tickets: Free. Show 6PM, Rumsey Playfield When the TV series Boardwalk Empire needed a band to play authentic 1920s music, there...
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The Five Best Outdoor Concert Venues in New York City This Summer
For music lovers worldwide, nothing beats a great concert ... except, perhaps, a great outdoor concert. Check out our picks for the best outdoor venues in New York City this summer.Prospect Park...
View ArticleAlice Smith at Marcus Garvey Park, SummerStage
Alice Smith at Marcus Garvey Park, SummerStageTickets: Free. Show at 6PM. Alice Smith has that classic soul sound, but she’s also comfortable with rock, blues and R&B. She earned a Grammy...
View ArticleWatch Nellie McKay Live in Studio
Over the past ten years, one would be hard pressed to find a more active, devoted, and consistent agitator for the American Songbook than Nellie McKay. Beneath her chipper attitude, you'll hear a deep,...
View ArticleMighty Sparrow at SummerStage, Springfield Park in Queens
Mighty Sparrow at SummerStage, Springfield Park in QueensTickets: Free. Show at 7 pm.Mighty Sparrow, (real name Slinger Francisco), the Grenada-born Trinidadian calypso vocalist, songwriter, and...
View ArticleNakhane at Marcus Garvey Park
Nakhane at Marcus Garvey ParkTickets: FREE. Show at 7 pm. The singer named Nakhane was born into a religious family in a strictly conservative community in South Africa. It was not a welcoming place...
View ArticleGeorge Clinton and Parliament/Funkadelic at Central Park Summerstage
George Clinton and Parliament/Funkadelic at Central Park SummerstageSun., June 27. 2:30 and 7:30PM EDT. $75-$125.Doors open at 1PM, and at 6PM. George Clinton and his legendary, two-headed funk monster...
View ArticleYour Summer Bucket List
With Labor Day right around the corner, what fun activities are you hoping to sneak in before the unofficial end of summer? Ben Yakas, arts and culture editor at Gothamist/WNYC, shares his picks as...
View ArticleAntibalas At SummerStage, Central Park
Antibalas At SummerStage, Central ParkSept. 18. 7PM. FREE.Antibalas is a New York band who play music in the Afrobeat style created by Nigeria’s Fela Kuti in the 70s, which involves horn-heavy funk,...
View ArticleThe Budos Band at Corporal Thompson Park
The Budos Band at Corporal Thompson Park (Staten Island)with ROGÊ and DJ Vernon ReidAug. 4. 5PM. Free.The Budos Band is a brass-heavy funk band that formed in Staten Island back in 2005. Their music...
View ArticleSummer Arts Roundup: Free Concerts!
With so many not-to-be-missed cultural offerings this summer, WNYC/Gothamist culture and arts editor Steve Smith shares some of the highlights. Today, he previews the (mostly) free concerts from...
View ArticleA Yiddish Sing-along In Central Park
Don't plotz, but the National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene is holding its "New York Sings Yiddish!" event at Central Park's Summerstage this evening. So muster your voice and your chutzpa for some...
View ArticleGrandmaster Flash, Kid Capri, DJ Nyla at Central Park SummerStage
Park Jams - A Juneteenth Celebration Of Hip Hop at Central Park SummerStageDJ Premier, DJ Grandmaster Flash, Kid Capri, DJ SpinKing, Diamond Kuts, and DJ Nyla.June 19. 4PM. $35-75. Event is Rain or...
View ArticleWeekend Arts Planner: Shakespeare in the park(s), Mostly Mozart and Kool &...
It's another summer weekend in New York City packed with great outdoor music opportunities - from Mostly Mozart to Kool & The Gang. WNYC's Culture and Arts Editor Smith Smith joins Weekend Edition...
View ArticleMdou Moctar at Central Park SummerStage
Mdou Moctar at Central Park SummerStageWith Meg Baird & Mary Lattimore, Rough FrancisJuly 29. 6PM. FREEThe free music keeps coming this weekend in New York. On July 29, Summerstage at Central Park...
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