NORTHSIDE FESTIVAL
Multiple locations in Brooklyn
Thursday, June 12
Festival runs June 12-19
www.northsidefestival.com
Brooklyn’s Northside Festival is back for its fifth year of live music, film screenings, art, panel discussions, and a trade show and jobs fair at venues throughout the north side of the world’s coolest borough, at such venues as Brooklyn Bowl, Warsaw, the Trash Bar, the Gutter Spare Room, the Grand Victory, the Music Hall of Williamsburg, Europa, Spike Hill, and many others. Below are the highlights for opening night of this eight-day party.
Javotti Media Presents: Talib Kweli with nine-piece band, featuring sets by Res and NIKO IS, Brooklyn Bowl, $15-$20, 6:00
Scenic Presents: Titus Andronicus, Eagulls, D’NT, Low Fat Getting High, Warsaw, $20-$23, 7:00
Vans & FYF Present: Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires, Mac DeMarco, Benjamin Booker, House of Vans, free with advance RSVP, 7:30
Sharon Van Etten, Shilpa Ray, Music Hall of Williamsburg, $20, 8:00
Lazerpop Party!: DJ sets by Neon Indian, Chrome Sparks, Lemonade, Glasslands, $15, 11:30 pm