With predictions of sunny skies and mid-80s temperatures, Saturday’s free 4Knots Music Festival at the South Street Seaport is looking better and better. Although Re-TROS had to cancel and won’t be coming from Beijing as scheduled, the rest of the lineup — Mac DeMarco, Those Darlins, Speedy Ortiz, Radkey, Nude Beach, Dead Stars, Crazy Pills, the Viet Cong, and headliners Dinosaur Jr. — is set to fill two stages with sounds ranging from raucous punk to sensitive singer-songwriter guitar pop to a whole lot in between from 1:00 till 8:00. During that time, you can grab eats in the 4Knots Food Truck Courtyard, where you will find Papaya King, the Crepes Truck, Softee Xpress, Shanghai Sogo, Nuchas, twi-ny fave Uncle Gussy’s, and Yankee Doodle Dandy’s. If you feel like turning the beat around and are still ready to party as the sun sets, head to Webster Hall on Eleventh St. for the joint Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival/4Knots After-Party. The Village Voice cohosts this combined affair as well, featuring California rapper Ab-Soul and two special guests, newcomers Jarren Benton and YC the Cynic, in addition to online music curators DJ Meka and Low Key. Although the 4Knots Music Festival is free, the after-party isn’t: Tickets will run you thirty bucks.
4KNOTS MUSIC FESTIVAL SET TIMES
1:00 — Dead Stars, Front/Row Stage
1:30 — Radkey, Pier 16
2:00 — Crazy Pills, Front/Row Stage
2:30 — Speedy Ortiz, Pier 16
3:00 — Juan Wauters, Front/Row Stage
3:30 — Viet Cong, Pier 16
4:00 — Nude Beach, Front/Row Stage
4:30 — Those Darlins, Pier 16
5:30 — Mac DeMarco, Pier 16
7:00 — Dinosaur Jr., Pier 16