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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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