Free Summer Music Calendar
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Friday, May 22
TODAY Concert Series: Fall Out Boy, Rockefeller Plaza, 7:00 am
GOOD MORNING AMERICA Summer Concert Series: Green Day, Rumsey Playfield, Central Park, 8:30 am
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Monday, May 25
TODAY Concert Series: ROCK OF AGES, Rockefeller Plaza, 7:00 am
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Thursday, May 28
TODAY Concert Series: AMERICAN IDOL finalists Adam Lambert and Kris Allen, Rockefeller Plaza, 7:00 am
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Friday, May 29
TODAY Concert Series: Taylor Swift, Rockefeller Plaza, 7:00 am
GOOD MORNING AMERICA Summer Concert Series: Lionel Richie, Rumsey Playfield, Central Park, 8:30 am
Live Music on the Park: Eyes of the Innocent, Mickey Mantle’s, 42 Central Park South, 8:00
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Saturday, May 30
Roosevelt Live! Alex Battles and the Whiskey Rebellion with Dock Oscar & the Ambassadors of Love, Roosevelt Island, 4:00
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Sunday, May 31
River to River Festival: Bang on a Can Marathon, with Ryuichi Sakamoto, Bang on a Can All-Stars, Bill Frisell with Ryuichi Sakamoto, Tortoise, Ethel, Lionheart, DITHER, Your Bad Self, Wu Man with Sandeep Das, the Smith Quartet, Signal, Athelas Sinfonietta Copenhagen, the Todd Reynolds String Quartet, Shiau-uen Ding, Brooklyn Rider, and many more, World Financial Center Winter Garden, 12 noon – 12 midnight
Japan Day: Soichi Muraji, Taro Masuda, Yaz Band, Ai Kawashima, and orange pekoe, Central Park East Meadow, 2:30
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Monday, June 1
River to River Festival: Félix Lajkó with Antal Brasnyó, Michael Schimmel Center for the Performing Arts, free tickets available at the box office after 4:00, day of show, 7:30
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Tuesday, June 2
Stars of Tomorrow: Jazz from the New School for Jazz & Contemporary Music, Pier 45, Hudson River Park at Christopher St., 6:30
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Wednesday, June 3
River to River Festival: Brian Stokes Mitchell, World Financial Center Winter Garden (inclement weather change), 7:00
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Wednesday, June 3
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Saturday, June 6 River to River Festival — Women’s Project Global Cooling: The Women Chill
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Thursday, June 4
R&B Festival at MetroTech: Lakeside, MetroTech Commons, 12 noon
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Friday, June 5
TODAY Concert Series: The Dave Matthews Band, Rockefeller Plaza, 7:00 am
GOOD MORNING AMERICA Summer Concert Series: John Legend, Rumsey Playfield, Central Park, 8:30 am
Washington Square Music Festival: The Festival Chamber Orchestra, works by Beethoven, Taylor, and Stravinsky, Washington Square Park, 8:30
Jazz at OSH: Gary Levy on alto sax, Charles Sibirsky on piano, Dan Shuman on bass, and Michael Petrosino on drums, Old Stone House of Brooklyn, 8:30
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Saturday, June 6
Roosevelt Live! Dance L!ve: Swing Dancing, Roosevelt Island, 4:00
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Monday, June 8
Clinton Concert Series: NYCity Slickers, Pier 84 at 44th St., Hudson River Park, 6:00
Celebrate Brooklyn! Opening Night: David Byrne: “The Music of David Byrne and Brian Eno,” Prospect Park Bandshell, 8:00
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Tuesday, June 9
Stars of Tomorrow: Jazz from the New School for Jazz & Contemporary Music, Pier 45, Hudson River Park at Christopher St., 6:30
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Wednesday, June 10
River to River Festival — Poetic City: A Celebration of Poets House, featuring the music of Meredith Monk performed by Don Byron, Vijay Iyer, and Joy Askew, and poetry readings by Jane Hirshfield, Ed Sanders, Brenda Shaughnessy and Major Jackson, Rockefeller Park, 7:00
Music on the Oval: The Budos Band, with DJ Honeydripper, Stuyvesant Town Oval, 7:00
YiddishFest: David Krakauer's Klezmer Madness with DJ Socalled, Mike Burstyn, and Pharaoh's Daughter, Damrosch Park, Lincoln Center, 7:00
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Thursday, June 11
R&B Festival at MetroTech: Allen Toussaint, MetroTech Commons, 12 noon
Tropical Night: A Musical Tribute Celebrating 50 Years in the World of Salsa, featuring the Eddie Palmieri Orchestra and Orquesta La Excelencia, with MC Polito Vega and DJ Wreck, Pier 17, South Street Seaport, 5:00 - 9:00
Celebrate Brooklyn! Goran Bregovic & His Wedding and Funeral Orchestra, Prospect Park Bandshell, 7:30
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Friday, June 12
TODAY Concert Series: Black Eyed Peas, Rockefeller Plaza, 7:00 am
Central Park SummerStage: Josh Ritter and the New York Pops, Rumsey Playfield, 8:00
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Saturday, June 13
Big Apple Barbecue Block Party: SaRon Crenshaw (1:00), Howard Tate (2:45), Lucero (4:30), Madison Square Park
Central Park SummerStage: Smokie Norful, Tye Tribbett & G.A., and Ruben Studdard, Rumsey Playfield, 3:00
Roosevelt Live! Leah Siegel with Chana Rothman, Roosevelt Island, 4:00
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Ninth St. Community Garden will host free summer concerts
The Casita Concerts: Leah Coloff, cello and vocals, 9th St. Community Garden Park, northeast corner of Ave. C & Ninth St., 4:00
River to River Festival — New York City Opera on the Pier: Works by Puccini, Verdi, Ravel, and Rossini, South Street Seaport, Pier 17, 7:00
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Sunday, June 14
Big Apple Barbecue Block Party: The Dixons (1:00), Bill Sims Jr. (2:45), Junior Brown (4:30), Madison Square Park
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Monday, June 15
River to River Festival: Mark O’Connor & Friends, Michael Schimmel Center for the Performing Arts, free tickets available at the box office after 4:00 day of show, 7:30
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Tuesday, June 16
Spirit of Jazz: A Tribute to Bob Dylan, with the Tia Fuller Quartet, Tourneau TimeMachine Atrium, 57th St. & Madison Ave., 12 noon
Stars of Tomorrow: Classical Brass Trio from Mannes College the New School for Music, Pier 45, Hudson River Park at Christopher St., 6:30
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Wednesday, June 17
Oval Lawn Series: Loudon Wainwright III, Sloan Wainwright, and Lucy Wainwright Roche, Madison Square Park, 6:00
Seaport Music Festival: Bikes Rock, with the Teenagers and the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, South Street Seaport, Pier 17, 6:00
River to River Festival: Chuck Brown, Rockefeller Park, 7:00
Music on the Oval: Phenomenal Handclap Band, with DJ Duane Harriott, Stuyvesant Town Oval, 7:00
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Thursday, June 18
R&B Festival at MetroTech: Simone, MetroTech Commons, 12 noon
Central Park SummerStage: Poetry: Sharon Olds, Thomas Sayers Ellis, and Elizabeth Alexander, followed by a roundtable discussion, Rumsey Playfield, 7:30
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Friday, June 19
TODAY Concert Series: The Jonas Brothers, Rockefeller Plaza, 7:00 am
GOOD MORNING AMERICA Summer Concert Series: Jamie Foxx,Rumsey Playfield, Central Park, 8:30 am
Celebrate Brooklyn! David Rudder and Samantha Thornhill, Prospect Park Bandshell, 7:30
Washington Square Music Festival: The Festival Chamber Ensemble, works by Brahms, Schubert, and Stravinsky, Washington Square Park, 8:30
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Saturday, June 20
Roosevelt Live! Frances with Fabulous Entourage, Roosevelt Island, 4:00
Celebrate Brooklyn! Music & Movies: Ethel, Gutbucket, and Le Nave de los Monstruos, Prospect Park Bandshell, 7:30
Central Park SummerStage: Definitely Poetry, hosted by Majora Carter, with Earthdriver, Staceyann Chin, Jennifer Johns, ArtBattles, and Urban Word NYC, Rumsey Playfield, 3:00
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Sunday, June 21
Central Park SummerStage: Fête de la Musique: Yannick Noah, Coralie Clément, and Mayra Andrade, Rumsey Playfield, 3:00
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Monday, June 22
Clinton Concert Series: The Mercantillers, Clinton Cove Park at 55th St., Hudson River Park, 6:00
River to River Festival: Soo Bae, Michael Schimmel Center for the Performing Arts, free tickets available at the box office after 4:00 day of show, 7:30
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Tuesday, June 23
Hudson Square Music & Wine Festival: John Hammond, Spring St. between Varick & Hudson Sts., 5:00
Stars of Tomorrow: Classical Woodwind Trio from Mannes College the New School for Music, Pier 45, Hudson River Park at Christopher St., 6:30
Naumburg Orchestral Concerts: The Knights with violinist Lara St. John, works by von Biber and Bach, Naumburg Bandshell, Central Park, 7:30
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Wednesday, June 24
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Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott joins Ian Hunter for "Dudes" finale in Rock Park
River to River Festival: Ian Hunter, Rockefeller Park, 7:00
Oval Lawn Series: Alex Cuba, Madison Square Park, 7:00
Music on the Oval: Easy Star All-Stars, with Ticklah, Stuyvesant Town Oval, 7:00
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Thursday, June 25
R&B Festival at MetroTech: Spanish Harlem Orchestra, MetroTech Commons, 12 noon
Celebrate Brooklyn! Femi Kuti & Positive Force and Melvin Gibbs’ Elevated Entity, Prospect Park Bandshell, 7:00
River to River Festival: New York City Opera: THE MAGIC FLUTE, Rockefeller Park, 7:00
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Friday, June 26
TODAY Concert Series: The Fray, Rockefeller Plaza, 7:00 am
GOOD MORNING AMERICA Summer Concert Series: HAIR, Rumsey Playfield, Central Park, 8:30 am
Live from T5: Nicole Atkins, JetBlue Terminal, JFK Airport, 5:00 & 6:15
River to River Festival — New York City Opera: LA NAVARRAISE, World Financial Center Winter Garden, 7:00
Celebrate Brooklyn! Blonde Redhead, Prospect Park Bandshell, 7:30
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Saturday, June 27
Roosevelt Live! Steve Bernstein’s Baby Loves Jazz, Roosevelt Island, 4:00
Celebrate Brooklyn! Dr. Dog, Phosphorescent, and These United States, Prospect Park Bandshell, 7:00
Central Park SummerStage: Istanbulive: The Sounds & Colors of Turkey, with Mazhar-Fuat-Özkan, Painted on Water featuring Sertab Erener & Demir Demirkan, and NY Gypsy All-Stars with Hüsnü Senlendirici and special guests, Rumsey Playfield, 3:00
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Sunday, June 28
Central Park SummerStage: Ledisi, Esperanza Spalding, and Jonathan Batiste, Rumsey Playfield, 3:00
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Monday, June 29
River to River Festival: Brasil Guitar Duo, Michael Schimmel Center for the Performing Arts, free tickets available at the box office after 4:00 day of show, 7:30
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Tuesday, June 30
Hudson Square Music & Wine Festival: City Grass, Spring St. between Varick & Hudson Sts., 5:00
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Wednesday, July 1
River to River Festival: Lunchtime Music at Zuccotti Park — the Michael Arenella Quartet, Zucotti Park, 12:30
Oval Lawn Series: The Claire Lynch Band, Missy Raines and the New Hip, and open-pit BBQ from Hill Country Barbeque Market, Madison Square Park, 6:00
River to River Festival: Tift Merritt and Sarah Lee Guthrie, Rockefeller Park, 7:00
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Jay Reatard put on a wild show in Stuyvesant Town Oval
Music on the Oval: Jay Reatard, with DJs Doug Mosurock and Mr. Vacation, Stuyvesant Town Oval, 7:00
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Thursday, July 2
R&B Festival at MetroTech: Toshi Reagon, MetroTech Commons, 12 noon
Celebrate Brooklyn! Obie Bermudez, Rebel Diaz, and Cucu Diamantes, Prospect Park Bandshell, 7:00
CityParks Concerts: Sheryl "Coko" Clemens and Keith "Wonderboy Johnson," Von King Park, Tompkins Ave. between Lafayette & Greene Aves., 7:00
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Friday, July 3
TODAY Concert Series: Rob Thomas, Rockefeller Plaza, 7:00 am
GOOD MORNING AMERICA Summer Concert Series: Brad Paisley, Rumsey Playfield, Central Park, 8:30 am
Live from T5: American Princes, JetBlue Terminal, JFK Airport, 5:00 & 6:15
River to River Festival — Seaport Music: Here We Go Magic with Bachelorette and guest DJ, South Street Seaport, Pier 17, 6:00
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Saturday, July 4
River to River Festival: Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band with Jenny Lewis, Battery Park, 3:30
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Sunday, July 5
Central Park SummerStage: Oumou Sangare, Les Nubians, and Asa, Rumsey Playfield, 3:00
Hot Summer Nights: Patriotic Pops, conducted by Ray Wheeler, Kingsborough Community College, 7:30
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Tuesday, July 7
Hudson Square Music & Wine Festival: Sway Machinery, Spring St. between Varick & Hudson Sts., 5:00
Stars of Tomorrow: Classical Brass Trio from Mannes College the New School for Music, Pier 45, Hudson River Park at Christopher St., 6:30
CityParks Concerts: Hector Tricoche y Su Orquesta, St. Mary’s Park, 146th St. & St. Ann’s Ave., Bronx, 7:00
Midsummer Night Swing: Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers, Damrosch Park, Lincoln Center, 7:30
Naumburg Orchestral Concerts: The Naumburg Orchestra, with clarinet soloist Alexander Fiterstein, works by Mozart and others, Naumburg Bandshell, Central Park, 7:30
River to River Festival: Scanner & Mountains, World Financial Center Winter Garden, 9:00
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Wednesday, July 8
River to River Festival: Lunchtime Music at Zuccotti Park, Zucotti Park, 12:30
River to River Festival — Summer Sounds at Trinity: The Booglerizers, Trinity Church, 12:30
Oval Lawn Series: The Duhks and Red Molly, Madison Square Park, 6:00
CityParks Concerts: Soulsonic Force, Crotona Park, 173rd St. & Crotona Park East, 7:00
Music on the Oval: Forro in the Dark, with DJ Probus, Stuyvesant Town Oval, 7:00
River to River Festival: Stepping Off “The Corner,” with Badal Roy (tablas), Michael Henderson (bass), Kenny Wessell (guitar), Mike Clark (drums), Steven Gorn (woodwinds), Graham Haynes (trumpet), Daniel Moreno (percussion), Rudresh Mahanthappa (saxophone), and Michael Wolff (keyboards), Rockefeller Park, 7:00
Central Park SummerStage: Juana Molina, Curumin, and El G (ZZK), Rumsey Playfield, 7:00
Midsummer Night Swing: Chubby Checker, Damrosch Park, Lincoln Center, 8:30
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Thursday, July 9
R&B Festival at MetroTech: Rebirth Brass Band, MetroTech Commons, 12 noon
Broadway in Bryant Park: PHANTOM OF THE OPERA | STOMP | AVENUE Q | IN THE HEIGHTS, Bryant Park Lawn, 12:30
River to River Festival — Cool Music for Warm Summer Days: Mark Morganelli & the Jazz Forum All-Stars, 24 State St., 12:30
River to River Festival: Luminescent Orchestrii, World Financial Center Plaza, 12:30
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Matt & Kim were overwhelmed by huge support on pier
RiverRocks: Matt & Kim featuring Flosstradamus, with Team Robespierre, Pier 54, Hudson River Park at West 14th St., 6:00
River to River Festival — River & Blues: The Alexis P. Suter Band, Wagner Park, 7:00
CityParks Concerts: MC Lyte, Von King Park, Tompkins Ave. between Lafayette & Greene Aves., 7:00
Midsummer Night Swing: The Woody Herman Orchestra, Damrosch Park, Lincoln Center, 7:30
Celebrate Brooklyn! Dance: Streb, Prospect Park Bandshell, 8:00
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Friday, July 10
TODAY Concert Series: Rascal Flatts, Rockefeller Plaza, 7:00 am
GOOD MORNING AMERICA Summer Concert Series: Queen Latifah, Rumsey Playfield, Central Park, 8:30 am
River to River Festival: Luminescent Orchestrii, One New York Plaza, 12:30
Live from T5: Alberta Cross, JetBlue Terminal, JFK Airport, 5:00 & 6:15
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Pains of Being Pure at Heart played as sun set over seaport
River to River Festival — Seaport Music: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart with ZAZA and Ribbons, South Street Seaport, Pier 17, 6:00
Sunset Jam on the Hudson, Wagner Park, 6:30
Celebrate Brooklyn! Los Amigos Invisibles and Aterciopelados, Prospect Park Bandshell, 7:30
Midsummer Night Swing: Occidental Brothers Dance Band International, 7:30, and Samba Mapangala & Virunga, 9:00, Damrosch Park, Lincoln Center
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Saturday, July 11
CitySol Sustainability Festival: Dead Prez, Fiasco, Shilpa Ray & Her Happy Hookers, DJ Green Lantern, Love Like Deloreans, Outa Sight, Hi Red Center, So So Glos, Schwervon, Solar One, 23rd St. & the East River, 1:00
Central Park SummerStage: Los Fabulosos Cadillacs and Eric Bobo, Rumsey Playfield, 3:00
Celebrate Brooklyn! Ezra Jack Keats Family Concert: They Might Be Giants for Kids, with reader Claudia Marshall, Prospect Park Bandshell, 4:00
Roosevelt Live! New Orleans in New York: Brother Joscephus and the Love Revival Orchestra, with Ingrid Lucia and the Flying Neutrinos, Roosevelt Island, 4:00
Hot Summer Nights: Occidental Brothers, Kingsborough Community College, 7:30
Midsummer Night Swing: The Big 3 Palladium Orchestra plays the music of Machito, Tito Rodriquez, and Tito Puente, Damrosch Park, Lincoln Center, 7:30
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Sunday, July 12
Central Park SummerStage: Family Day! with DJ Lance Rock & Brobee, the JumpArounds, Billy B., storyteller Iza Trapani, and a “Sleeping Beauty” puppet show, Rumsey Playfield, 3:00
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Pink Eyes stormed his way through furious set in Brooklyn
The Pool Parties: Mission of Burma, Fucked Up, Ponytail, and Jemina Pearl, East River State Park, Williamsburg Waterfront between North Eighth & North Ninth Sts., 3:00
MoonDance: George Gee Big Band, Pier 54, Hudson River Park at West 14th St., swing lessons at 6:30, live music at 7:00
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Monday, July 13
Clinton Concert Series: Roosevelt Dime, Pier 84 at 44th St., Hudson River Park, 6:00
Martin Luther King Jr. Concert Series: Keyshia Cole and Lyfe Jennings, Wingate Field, 7:30
Central Park SummerStage: The Metropolitan Opera Summer Recital, with baritone Paulo Szot, soprano Lisette Oropesa, tenor Alek Shrader, and pianist Vlad Iftinca, free tickets required in advance, Rumsey Playfield, 8:00
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Tuesday, July 14
Hudson Square Music & Wine Festival: William Elliot Whitmore, Spring St. between Varick & Hudson Sts., 5:00
Stars of Tomorrow: Jazz from the New School for Jazz & Contemporary Music, Pier 45, Hudson River Park at Christopher St., 6:30
CityParks Concerts: Paquito Guzman y Su Orquestra, St. Mary’s Park, 146th St. & St. Ann’s Ave., Bronx, 7:00
CityParks Concerts: Sugar Hill Gang, Queensbridge Park, 41st Ave., Bridge Plaza, Vernon Blvd. & East River, 7:00
Midsummer Night Swing: Melba Joyce & Her Big Band, Damrosch Park, Lincoln Center, 7:30
Concerts in the Parks: New York Philharmonic — Mozart Symphony No. 41, Jupiter, Beethoven Symphony No. 7, conducted by Alan Gilbert, Great Lawn in Central Park, 8:00
River to River Festival: Anthony Gonzalez (of M83) & Janet Biggs, multimedia performance, World Financial Center Winter Garden, 9:00
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Wednesday, July 15
River to River Festival: Lunchtime Music at Zuccotti Park — Darren Wallis Trio, Zucotti Park, 12:30
River to River Festival — Summer Sounds at Trinity: Agua Clara, Trinity Church, 12:30
River to River Festival: Luisito Rosario y Su Orquestra, Wagner Park, 7:00
Oval Lawn Series: Don Byron Plays Junior Walker, Madison Square Park, 7:00
CityParks Concerts: George Lamond and Judy Torres, Crotona Park, 173rd St. & Crotona Park East, 7:00
Music on the Oval: Kaki King, with DJs Justin Carter and Raspberry Jones, Stuyvesant Town Oval, 7:00
Midsummer Night Swing: Otros Aires, Damrosch Park, Lincoln Center, 7:30
Concerts in the Parks: New York Philharmonic — Mozart Symphony No. 41, Jupiter, Mahler Symphony No. 1, conducted by Alan Gilbert, Prospect Park, 8:00
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Thursday, July 16
R&B Festival at MetroTech: Anthony David, MetroTech Commons, 12 noon
River to River Festival: Emmet Cohen Trio, World Financial Center Plaza, 12:30
Broadway in Bryant Park: THE LITTLE MERMAID | 9 TO 5 | PURE COUNTRY | THE TOXIC AVENGER, Bryant Park Lawn, 12:30
River to River Festival — Cool Music for Warm Summer Days: Dominic James and the African Rhythm Machine, 24 State St., 12:30
River to River Festival — River & Blues: The Junior Mack Band, Wagner Park, 7:00
Midsummer Night Swing: Ponderosa Stomp: The Get Down, featuring William Bell, Harvey Scales, and the Bobbettes with the Bo-Keys, Damrosch Park, Lincoln Center, 7:30
CityParks Concerts: Man Man, East River Park, bandshell along the East River between Grand & Jackson Sts., 7:00
CityParks Concerts: Chico DeBarge, Von King Park, Tompkins Ave. between Lafayette & Greene Aves., 7:00
River to River Festival: Four Nights of Peace, Love & Music: A Castle Clinton Tribute to Woodstock — Steven Bernstein’s Millennial Territory Orchestra Plays the Music of Sly & the Family Stone, free tickets distributed two hours prior to showtime, Castle Clinton National Monument, Battery Park, 7:00
Man Man, East River Amphitheater, 7:00
Seaside Summer Concerts: Creedence Clearwater Revisited, Mountain, and John Sebastian, Asser Levy Seaside Park, 7:30
Celebrate Brooklyn! Kronos Quartet and Luminescent Orchestrii, Prospect Park Bandshell, 7:30
Concerts in the Parks: New York Philharmonic — Mozart Symphony No. 41, Jupiter, Mahler Symphony No. 1, conducted by Alan Gilbert, Van Cortlandt Park, 8:00
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Friday, July 17
TODAY Concert Series: The All-American Rejects, Rockefeller Plaza, 7:00 am
River to River Festival: Emmet Cohen Trio, One New York Plaza, 12:30
River to River Festival — Seaport Music: Superchunk with Versus, South Street Seaport, Pier 17, 6:00
Met in the Park, with baritone John Moore, soprano Ashley Emerson, pianist Vlad Iftinca, and host Damon Gupton, Crotona Park, 7:00
Celebrate Brooklyn! Robert Cray and the Sweet Divines, Prospect Park Bandshell, 7:30
Midsummer Night Swing: Ponderosa Stomp: The Best Dance in Town, featuring Joe Clay, Carl Mann, and the Collins Kids with Deke Dickerson & the Eccofonics, Damrosch Park, Lincoln Center, 7:30
Concerts in the Parks: New York Philharmonic — Copland, Great American Songs, Mozart selected arias, Mahler Symphony No. 1, conducted by Alan Gilbert, Great Lawn in Central Park, 8:00
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Saturday, July 18
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Old-timers Built to Spill showed crowd how it’s done at Siren Festival
Siren Musical Festival: Built to Spill, the Raveonettes, a Place to Bury Strangers, Spank Rock, Future of the Left, Thee Oh Sees, Japandroids, Bear Hands, Frightened Rabbit, Monotonix, Grand Duchy, Micachu and the Shapes, and more TBA, Coney Island, 12 noon - 9:00 pm
Celebrate Brooklyn! African Festival: King Sunny Ade, Mandingo Ambassadors, Abena Koomson, Sing Sing, and Yasser Darwish, Prospect Park Bandshell, 2:00-9:00
Central Park SummerStage: Q-Tip, Chester French, Little Dragon, and Benji B, Rumsey Playfield, 3:00
Roosevelt Live! Dance L!ve Brazil: Nation Beat, Roosevelt Island, 4:00
Hot Summer Nights: Swing Under the Stars with the Danny Repole Swing Band, Kingsborough Community College, 7:30
Midsummer Night Swing: New Swing Sextet, Damrosch Park, Lincoln Center, 7:30
Free Indoor Concerts: New York Philharmonic, Mendelssohn Scherzo from Octet for Strings, Mozart Symphony No. 41, Jupiter, and Beethoven Symphony No. 7, conducted by Alan Gilbert, Center for the Arts, College of Staten Island, 8:00
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Sunday, July 19
Central Park SummerStage: Alpha Blondy & the Solar System, Lee “Scratch” Perry & Dubblestandart, and Subatomic Sound System, Rumsey Playfield, 3:00
The Pool Parties: Magnolia Electric Co., Dirty Projectors, and White Denim, East River State Park, Williamsburg Waterfront between North Eighth & North Ninth Sts., 3:00
MoonDance: Hector del Curto’s Eternal Tango Orchestra, Pier 54, Hudson River Park at West 14th St., tango lessons at 6:30, live music at 7:00
Hot Summer Nights: The Red Stick Ramblers, Kingsborough Community College, 7:30
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Monday, July 20
Martin Luther King Jr. Concert Series: The O’Jays, Russell Thompkins Jr. & the New Stylistics, Jerry Butler, and Harold Melvin’s Blue Notes, Wingate Field, 7:30
Free Indoor Concerts: New York Philharmonic, Mendelssohn Scherzo from Octet for Strings, Mozart Symphony No. 41, Jupiter, and Beethoven Symphony No. 7, conducted by Alan Gilbert, Colden Auditorium, Queens College, 8:00
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Thursday, July 30 River to River Festival — SITELINES: A Space Funk Invasion by Nicholas Leichter Dance, South Street Seaport
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Tuesday, July 21
Hudson Square Music & Wine Festival: Marc Ribot & La Cumbiamba, Spring St. between Varick & Hudson Sts., 5:00
Stars of Tomorrow: Jazz from the New School for Jazz & Contemporary Music, Pier 45, Hudson River Park at Christopher St., 6:30
River to River Festival: Karsh Kale and Timeline, GamelaTron & Forward Motion Theater, World Financial Center Winter Garden, 9:00
CityParks Concerts: N’Klabe, St. Mary’s Park, 146th St. & St. Ann’s Ave., Bronx, 7:00
CityParks Concerts: Lovebug Starski & Friends, Queensbridge Park, 41st Ave., Bridge Plaza, Vernon Blvd. & East River, 7:00
Naumburg Orchestral Concerts: Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players, works by Mendelssohn, Haydn, and Raff, Naumburg Bandshell, Central Park, 7:30
Midsummer Night Swing: Catherine Russell and Cat & the Hounds Swing Band, Damrosch Park, Lincoln Center, 7:30
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Wednesday, July 22
River to River Festival: Lunchtime Music at Zuccotti Park — Mahalo Boys, Zucotti Park, 12:30
River to River Festival — Summer Sounds at Trinity: Mark Edwards, Trinity Church, 12:30
River to River Festival: Frankie Negrón, Wagner Park, 7:00
Oval Lawn Series: Jonatha Brooke, Madison Square Park, 7:00
CityParks Concerts: KRS-One, Crotona Park, 173rd St. & Crotona Park East, 7:00
Midsummer Night Swing: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Damrosch Park, Lincoln Center, 7:30
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Thursday, July 23
R&B Festival at MetroTech: Kindred the Family Soul, MetroTech Commons, 12 noon
Broadway in Bryant Park: MARY POPPINS | ROCK OF AGES | VANITIES | NEXT TO NORMAL, Bryant Park Lawn, 12:30
River to River Festival — Cool Music for Warm Summer Days: Felix and All the Cats, 24 State St., 12:30
River to River Festival: Junior Mance, World Financial Center Plaza, 12:30
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Ted Leo will thrash about on West Side this summer
RiverRocks: Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, Radio 4, Extra Golden, Pier 54, Hudson River Park at West 14th St., 6:00
River to River Festival: Four Nights of Peace, Love & Music: A Castle Clinton Tribute to Woodstock — Richie Havens, free tickets distributed two hours prior to showtime, Castle Clinton National Monument, Battery Park, 7:00
CityParks Concerts: Slick Rick, East River Park, bandshell along the East River between Grand & Jackson Sts., 7:00
River to River Festival — River & Blues: Hazmat Modine, Wagner Park, 7:00
Seaside Summer Concerts: Gladys Knight and the O’Jays, Asser Levy Seaside Park, 7:30
Midsummer Night Swing: La Excelencia, Damrosch Park, Lincoln Center, 7:30
Celebrate Brooklyn! Dance: Stephen Petronio Co. , Prospect Park Bandshell, 8:00
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Friday, July 24
TODAY Concert Series: Katy Perry, Rockefeller Plaza, 7:00 am
River to River Festival: Junior Mance, One New York Plaza, 12:30
Live from T5: Justin Townes Earle, JetBlue Terminal, JFK Airport, 5:00 & 6:15
Central Park SummerStage: Bettye LaVette, Budos Band, and Rhythm Revue with Felix Hernandez, Rumsey Playfield, 7:00
Met in the Park, with baritone John Moore, soprano Ashley Emerson, pianist Vlad Iftinca, and host Damon Gupton, Queensbridge Park, 7:00
Celebrate Brooklyn! Buckwheat Zydeco and the Holmes Brothers, Prospect Park Bandshell, 7:30
River to River Festival — Seaport Music: Black Moth Super Rainbow, South Street Seaport, Pier 17, 6:00
Midsummer Night Swing: La Sonora Dinamita, Damrosch Park, Lincoln Center, 7:30
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Saturday, July 25
Central Park SummerStage: Jerry Rivera and special guests, with N’Klabe, Rumsey Playfield, 3:00
Roosevelt Live! Jones Street Station with Diane Birch, Roosevelt Island, 4:00
Hot Summer Nights: Gadji Gadjo, Kingsborough Community College, 7:30
Celebrate Brooklyn! Kailash Kher and Electro Morocco, Prospect Park Bandshell, 7:30
Midsummer Night Swing: Harlem Renaissance Orchestra with special guest Houston Person, Damrosch Park, Lincoln Center, 7:30
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Sunday, July 26
Central Park SummerStage: Ginuwine, Joe, and Chico DeBarge, Rumsey Playfield, 3:00
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Jared Swilley rises to new heights at Brooklyn Pool Parties
The Pool Parties: ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead (canceled due to lightning storm), the Black Lips, HEALTH, Grupo Fantasma, East River State Park, Williamsburg Waterfront between North Eighth & North Ninth Sts., 3:00
A Great Day in Harlem: The New York Gospel Caravan, with Bishop Hezekiah Walker, Kierra Sheard & Karen Clark Sheard, Danny Coakley, and Gospel in the Key of Jazz, U.S. Grant National Park, West 122nd St. & Riverside Dr., 3:00
A Great Day in Harlem: A Concert Under the Stars — Motown Comes Uptown, with Lisa Lisa, Full Force, Force MD’s, Kangol, and more, celebrating the thirty-fifth anniversary of WBLS, U.S. Grant National Park, West 122nd St. & Riverside Dr., 6:00
MoonDance: Los Hermanos Colon, Pier 54, Hudson River Park at West 14th St., salsa lessons at 6:30, live music at 7:00
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Monday, July 27
Clinton Concert Series: Gregorio Uribe Big Band, Clinton Cove Park at 55th St., Hudson River Park, 6:00
Martin Luther King Jr. Concert Series: Anita Baker and Charlie Wilson, Wingate Field, 7:30
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Tuesday, July 28
Hudson Square Music & Wine Festival: Ballin¹ the Jack, Spring St. between Varick & Hudson Sts., 5:00
Stars of Tomorrow: Classical Woodwind Trio from Mannes College the New School for Music, Pier 45, Hudson River Park at Christopher St., 6:30
CityParks Concerts: Rhythm Revue with Felix Hernandez, Queensbridge Park, 41st Ave., Bridge Plaza, Vernon Blvd. & East River, 7:00
River to River Festival — King Britt Sun Ra-lectric: Saturn Never Sleeps, World Financial Center Winter Garden, 9:00
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Wednesday, July 29
River to River Festival: Lunchtime Music at Zuccotti Park — Great Republic of Rough and Ready, Zucotti Park, 12:30
River to River Festival — Summer Sounds at Trinity: Mecca Bodega, Trinity Church, 12:30
CityParks Concerts: Wayne Wonder, Brower Park, Brooklyn Ave. & Prospect Park Pl., 7:00
Oval Lawn Series: Raul Malo, Madison Square Park, 7:00
River to River Festival: Químbombó, Wagner Park, 7:00
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Thursday, July 30
R&B Festival at MetroTech: Ladysmith Black Mambazo, MetroTech Commons, 12 noon
Broadway in Bryant Park: CHICAGO | NAKED BOYS SINGING! | JERSEY BOYS | SHREK, Bryant Park Lawn, 12:30
River to River Festival — Cool Music for Warm Summer Days: Batch of Lilies, 24 State St., 12:30
River to River Festival: Fiona Boyes, World Financial Center Plaza, 12:30
River to River Festival: Four Nights of Peace, Love & Music: A Castle Clinton Tribute to Woodstock — Arlo Guthrie, free tickets distributed two hours prior to showtime, Castle Clinton National Monument, Battery Park, 7:00
CityParks Concerts: Ismael Miranda, East River Park, bandshell along the East River between Grand & Jackson Sts., 7:00
River to River Festival — River & Blues: Jay Collins and the Kings County Band, Wagner Park, 7:00
CityParks Concerts: Chrisette Michele, Springfield Park, 184th St. & 147th Ave., 7:00
Celebrate Brooklyn! Burning Spear and Naomi Shelton & the Gospel Queens, Prospect Park Bandshell, 7:30
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Friday, July 31
TODAY Concert Series: Kings of Leon, Rockefeller Plaza, 7:00 am
GOOD MORNING AMERICA Summer Concert Series: Kelly Clarkson, Rumsey Playfield, Central Park, 8:30 am
River to River Festival: Fiona Boyes, One New York Plaza, 12:30
Live from T5: Juliette Commagere, JetBlue Terminal, JFK Airport, 5:00 & 6:15
River to River Festival — Seaport Music: Polvo and Obits, South Street Seaport, Pier 17, 6:00
Celebrate Brooklyn! Royal Family: John Scofield, Soulive, Christian Scott, Dumpstaphunk, Prospect Park Bandshell, 7:00
Met in the Park, with soprano Joyce El-Khoury, bass Keith Miller, and pianist Vlad Iftinca, East River Park, 7:00
Central Park SummerStage: Dance: Rioult, Germaul Barnes/Viewsic Expressions, Rumsey Playfield, 8:00
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Saturday, August 1
Roosevelt Live! The Flanks with Hawke & Owl, Roosevelt Island, 4:00
River to River Festival — Evening Stars: Merce Cunningham Dance Company, Rockefeller Park, 6:00
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Mike Watt takes the mic at debut of Floored by Four at SummerStage
Central Park SummerStage: M. Ward and Floored by Four, featuring Mike Watt, Nels Cline, Yuka Honda, and Dougie Bowne, Rumsey Playfield, 7:00
Celebrate Brooklyn! Dean & Britta’s 13 Most Beautiful and Crystal Stilts, Prospect Park Bandshell, 7:30
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Sunday, August 2
River to River Festival — Evening Stars: Merce Cunningham Dance Company, Rockefeller Park, 2:00 & 6:00
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No Age is part of great triple bill in Brooklyn
The Pool Parties: Dan Deacon, No Age, Deerhunter, East River State Park, Williamsburg Waterfront between North Eighth & North Ninth Sts., 3:00
MoonDance: Nu Guajiro, Pier 54, Hudson River Park at West 14th St., salsa lessons at 6:30, live music at 7:00
Central Park SummerStage: CineFest Brasil: IF I WERE YOU 2 (SE EU FOSSE VOCÊ 2) (Daniel Filho) and Silvia Machete, Rumsey Playfield, 7:30
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Monday, August 3
Central Park SummerStage: Music & Film: Béla Fleck and Toumani Diabaté, Rumsey Playfield, 7:30
Martin Luther King Jr. Concert Series: Robin Thicke and Jazmine Sullivan, Wingate Field, 7:30
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Tuesday, August 4
Hudson Square Music & Wine Festival: Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, Spring St. between Varick & Hudson Sts., 5:00
Stars of Tomorrow: Jazz from the New School for Jazz & Contemporary Music, Pier 45, Hudson River Park at Christopher St., 6:30
CityParks Concerts: Frankie Negron, Red Hook, Bay St. btwn. Henry & Clinton Sts., 7:00
Naumburg Orchestral Concerts: Imani Winds, works by Bozza, Marquez, Medaglia, Schifrin, Ligeti, Barber, and Piazzolla, Naumburg Bandshell, Central Park, 7:30
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Wednesday, August 5
River to River Festival — Summer Sounds at Trinity: Jeff Newell’s New-Trad Octet, Trinity Church, 12:30
Central Park SummerStage: Music & Film: I AM CUBA (Mikhail Kalatozov) and the Pedrito Martinez Project, Rumsey Playfield, 7:00
Oval Lawn Series: The John Scofield Trio, Madison Square Park, 7:00
River to River Festival: Los Salseros del Hudson, Wagner Park, 7:00
CityParks Concerts: CaRiMi, Brower Park, Brooklyn Ave. & Prospect Park Pl., 7:00
Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Asphalt Orchestra, Broadway Plaza, 7:00
Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Amir Elsaffar’s Two Rivers Large Ensemble and the Dave Brubeck Quartet with special guest soloist Simon Shaheen, Damrosch Park Bandshell, 7:30
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Thursday, August 6
R&B Festival at MetroTech: Rokia Traoré, MetroTech Commons, 12 noon
Broadway in Bryant Park: WICKED | BURN THE FLOOR | THE LION KING | THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES, Bryant Park Lawn, 12:30
River to River Festival — Cool Music for Warm Summer Days: The Chuck Braman Quintet, 24 State St., 12:30
Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Hip Hop Generation Next: Community Cipher led by Brandon "Peace" Albright/Illstyle & Peace, Josie Robertson Plaza, 6:00
Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Asphalt Orchestra, North Plaza, 7:00
River to River Festival: Four Nights of Peace, Love & Music: A Castle Clinton Tribute to Woodstock — John Kelly Sings the Joni Mitchell Songbook: “Songs for a Shiny Hot Night,” free tickets distributed two hours prior to showtime, Castle Clinton National Monument, Battery Park, 7:00
CityParks Concerts: Jon B, Marcus Garvey Park, 124th St. & Mt. Morris Park, 7:00
CityParks Concerts: Heather Headley, Springfield Park, 184th St. & 147th Ave., 7:00
Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Hip Hop Generation Next: dance performances by Full Circle (NYC), Footworkingz with Creation (Chicago), Chinese American Arts Council Martial Arts Society (NYC), Last for One (South Korea), And Lee In Soo Dance Project (South Korea), and live music by Bajah + the Dry Eye Crew (Sierra Leone), Damrosch Park Bandshell, 7:30
Central Park SummerStage: Asbury Shorts: An Evening of the World’s Best Short Films, with the Mingus Dynasty Quintet, Rumsey Playfield, 7:30
Seaside Summer Concerts: Daryl Hall & John Oates Up Close & Personal Tour, Asser Levy Seaside Park, 7:30
Celebrate Brooklyn! Music & Movies: PURPLE RAIN Screening & Sing-a-long and Escort, Prospect Park Bandshell, 7:30
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Friday, August 7
TODAY Concert Series: Jason Mraz, Rockefeller Plaza, 7:00 am
River to River Festival — Seaport Music: Casiokids, the Wave Pictures, and Slow Club, South Street Seaport, Pier 17, 6:00
Celebrate Brooklyn! Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, Deer Tick, and the London Souls, Prospect Park Bandshell, 7:00
Met in the Park, with soprano Joyce El-Khoury, bass Keith Miller, pianist Vlad Iftinca, and host Damon Gupton, Tappan Park, 7:00
Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Asphalt Orchestra, Josie Robertson Plaza, 7:00
Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Raul Midon and Rokia Traore, Damrosch Park Bandshell, 7:30
Central Park SummerStage: Dance: Dayton Contemporary Dance Company and nathantrice/Rituals dance theater, Rumsey Playfield, 8:00
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Saturday, August 8
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The Hsu-Nami will bring their unusual sound to Dragon Boat Festival in Queens
Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival: Queens Symphony Orchestra (10:30), Lyrus Hung and her band MEOW (1:00), Jack Hsu and Hsu-Nami (3:00), Meadow Lake, Flushing Meadows Corona Park
Central Park SummerStage: Boys Noize: Drop the Lime and special guests, Rumsey Playfield, 3:00
Roosevelt Live! Wakey!Wakey! , Roosevelt Island, 4:00
Celebrate Brooklyn! Big Daddy Kane and special guests, Prospect Park Bandshell, 7:00
Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Asphalt Orchestra, South Plaza, 7:00
Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Wordless Music: Rhys Chatham’s Crimson Grail for 200 Electric Guitars and Liquid Liquid, Damrosch Park Bandshell, 7:30
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Sunday, August 9
Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival: Cover-to-Cover (11:00), Edge (12 noon), Queens Theater in the Park with musicians Simon Yu and Abdou Mboup (2:00), Luca Mundaca (3:00), Vintaje DJ and DJ Johnathan (4:00), Meadow Lake, Flushing Meadows Corona Park
Lincoln Center Out of Doors: La Casita: A Home for the Heart/Un Hogar Para El Corazon, North Plaza, 12 noon
Harlem Meer Performance Festival: Osei, Charles A. Dana Discovery Center, 110th St. between Fifth & Lenox Aves., 2:00 (preceded by African dance workshop at 1:00)
Central Park SummerStage: Jazmine Sullivan, Chrisette Michele, and Jon B., Rumsey Playfield, 3:00
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Fiery Furnaces will feature dazzling new album at free outdoor show
The Pool Parties: Simian Mobile Disco DJ set, Fiery Furnaces, Dark Meat, the Netherlands, Williamsburg Waterfront between North Eighth & North Ninth Sts., 3:00
MoonDance: David Berger Jazz Orchestra, Pier 54, Hudson River Park at West 14th St., swing lessons at 6:30, live music at 7:00
Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Asphalt Orchestra, Broadway Plaza, 7:00
Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Contra-Tiempo and Abakua Afro-Latin Dance Company, Damrosch Park Bandshell, 7:30
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Monday, August 10
Clinton Concert Series: Soul Understated, Pier 84 at 44th St., Hudson River Park, 6:00
Martin Luther King Jr. Concert Series: Teena Marie, Jeffrey Osborne, and Ruben Studdard, Wingate Field, 7:30
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Tuesday, August 11
Hudson Square Music & Wine Festival: Budos Band, Spring St. between Varick & Hudson Sts., 5:00
Stars of Tomorrow: Jazz from the New School for Jazz & Contemporary Music, Pier 45, Hudson River Park at Christopher St., 6:30
CityParks Concerts: Lisa Lisa, Red Hook, Bay St. btwn. Henry & Clinton Sts., 7:00
CityParks Concerts: Andy Andy, Highbridge Park, 174th St. & Amsterdam Ave., 7:00
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Wednesday, August 12
River to River Festival — Summer Sounds at Trinity: Henry P. Warner, Jazz Quartet, Trinity Church, 12:30
CityParks Concerts — Tribute to the Classics: Black Moon and Smif n Wessun with a live band, Brower Park, Brooklyn Ave. & Prospect Park Pl., 7:00
CityParks Concerts: Raekwon, Mahoney Playground, Beechwood Ave., Crescent Ave., Cleveland & Jersey Sts., 7:00
Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Red Baraat Festival!, Josie Robertson Plaza, 7:00
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Brooklyn Qawwali Party will bring da funk to Damrosch Park
Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Brooklyn Qawwali Party and OuterIndia presents Susheela Raman, Damrosch Park Bandshell, 7:30
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Thursday, August 13
Broadway in Bryant Park: BILLY ELLIOT | SOUTH PACIFIC | MAMMA MIA! | ALTAR BOYZ, Bryant Park Lawn, 12:30
River to River Festival — Cool Music for Warm Summer Days: The Dixie Peppers, 24 State St., 12:30
RiverRocks: Yeasayer with Amazing Baby, Pier 54, Hudson River Park at West 14th St., 6:00
Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Snehasish Mozumder & Som, Jake Shimabukuro, and the Derek Trucks Band, Damrosch Park Bandshell, 6:00
Robot Chicken on Wheels, with Gym Class Heroes, creators Seth Green and Matt Senreich, other cast and crew members, roller skating, competitions, and more, Riverbank State Park, 679 Riverside Dr., 8:00
CityParks Concerts: Joe, Marcus Garvey Park, 124th St. & Mt. Morris Park, 7:00
CityParks Concerts: James Fortune & Trin-i-tree 57, hosted by Hezekiah Walker, Springfield Park, 184th St. & 147th Ave., 7:00
Seaside Summer Concerts: Blondie, Pat Benatar, and the Donnas, Asser Levy Seaside Park, 7:30
Borough President's Starlight Concert: Billy Joel Tribute, Alice Austen House Museum, Staten Island, 10:00
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Friday, August 14
TODAY Concert Series: Flo Rida, Rockefeller Plaza, 7:00 am
GOOD MORNING AMERICA Summer Concert Series: Kenny Chesney, Rumsey Playfield, Central Park, 8:30 am
Met in the Park, with soprano Joyce El-Khoury, bass Keith Miller, pianist Vlad Iftinca, and host Damon Gupton, Coffey Park, 7:00
Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Slavic Soul Party!, North Plaza, 7:00
Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Auktyon with Vladimir Volkov and John Medeski and Plastic People of the Universe, Damrosch Park Bandshell, 7:30
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Friday, August 14
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Saturday, August 15 Central Park SummerStage: Dance: Morphoses/the Wheeldon Company with musical guest Martha Wainwright, Rumsey Playfield, 8:00
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Saturday, August 15
Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Family Day: Bubble Do Beatles: Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, Damrosch Park Bandshell, 3:00
Roosevelt Live! Dance L!ve: Hip Hop, Roosevelt Island, 4:00
Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Ben Munisteri Dance Projects and Dendy Dancetheater, Damrosch Park Bandshell, 7:30
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Sunday, August 16
Harlem Meer Performance Festival: New Amsterdam Musical Association, Charles A. Dana Discovery Center, 110th St. between Fifth & Lenox Aves., 2:00
Central Park SummerStage: Dinosaur Jr., the Walkmen, and Saviours, Rumsey Playfield, 3:00
The Pool Parties: Del Tha Funky Homosapien, Prince Paul DJ set, DD/MM/YYY, Gravy Train!!!!, and Kenan Bell, East River State Park, Williamsburg Waterfront between North Eighth & North Ninth Sts., 3:00
Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Heritage Sunday: La Mora's Oyu Oro Afro-Cuban Dance, Sidiki Conde and Tokounou, and Caracumbe, Damrosch Park Bandshell, 3:00
Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Ba M’buta: Ancestral Connections from the Kongo to the Americas: Africa Aye, Ibboru, and Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca, Damrosch Park Bandshell, 7:30
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Tuesday, August 18
Stars of Tomorrow: Classical Brass Trio from Mannes College the New School for Music, Pier 45, Hudson River Park at Christopher St., 6:30
CityParks Concerts: DJ Premier vs. Pete Rock, hosted by Danny Castro, Red Hook, Bay St. between Henry & Clinton Sts., 7:00
CityParks Concerts: Xtreme, Highbridge Park, 174th St. & Amsterdam Ave., 7:00
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Wednesday, August 19
River to River Festival — Summer Sounds at Trinity: Cloud Chamber, Trinity Church, 12:30
Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Tanya Tagaq and Stew & Heidi present: The Broadway Problem, Damrosch Park Bandshell, 7:00
CityParks Concerts: Naughty by Nature, Mahoney Playground, Beechwood Ave., Crescent Ave., Cleveland & Jersey Sts., 7:00
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Thursday, August 20
River to River Festival — Cool Music for Warm Summer Days: The Harlem Blues and Jazz Band, 24 State St., 12:30
CityParks Concerts: Hezekiah Walker, Marcus Garvey Park, 124th St. & Mt. Morris Park, 7:00
CityParks Concerts: The Persuasions, Rochdale Park, Guy R. Brewer Blvd. at 134th Ave., 7:00
Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Harlem Samba, Josie Robertson Plaza, 7:00
Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Buika and Urban Bush Women, Damrosch Park Bandshell, 7:30
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Friday, August 21
TODAY Concert Series: Natasha Bedingfield, Rockefeller Plaza, 7:00 am
GOOD MORNING AMERICA Summer Concert Series: Reba McEntire, Rumsey Playfield, Central Park, 8:30 am
Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Frevo Bombastico, South Plaza, 7:00
Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Blind Date with DJ Dolores & Siba and Otto, Damrosch Park Bandshell, 7:30
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Saturday, August 22
Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Twenty-sixth annual Roots of American Music: In the Spirit of Odetta, featuring Tommy Sands and Fionan and Moya, Calypso Rose, the Holmes Brothers, and others, North Plaza, 2:00
Roosevelt Live! Chicha Libre, Roosevelt Island, 4:00
Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Twenty-sixth annual Roots of American Music: Lizz Wright and others, Damrosch Park Bandshell, 7:00
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Sunday, August 23
Harlem Meer Performance Festival: Retumba, Charles A. Dana Discovery Center, 110th St. between Fifth & Lenox Aves., 2:00
Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls Summer Revue, North Plaza, 2:00
Tenth annual Blues BBQ: Eden Brent, Eddy “the Chief” Clearwater,” Diunna Greenleaf, Homemade Jamz Blues Band, and Michael Burks, Pier 54, Hudson River Park at West 14th St., 2:00 – 9:00
The Pool Parties: Girl Talk, Max Tundra Wiz Khalifa, East River State Park, Williamsburg Waterfront between North Eighth & North Ninth Sts., 3:00
Lincoln Center Out of Doors: Twenty-sixth annual Roots of American Music: BRC Orchestra: Four Women: A Tribute to Odetta, Miriam Makeba, Odetta, Abbey Lincoln, and Eartha Kitt; the Louisiana Renegades featuring Christine Balfa, Dirk Powell, Kevin Wimmer of Balfa Toujours, and other Creole artists; Texas Tornados: A Tribute to Doug Sahm; and Mazel Tov, Mis Amigos: The Lost World of Latin-Jewish Sound featuring Arturo O’Farrill Afro-Cuban Sextet with special guests Larry Harlow, Andy Gonzalez, Irving Fields, Anitbalas Horns, and Jeremiah Lockwood, Damrosch Park Bandshell, 4:00
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Monday, August 24
Clinton Concert Series: Stephen Beasley Project, Clinton Cove Park at 55th St., Hudson River Park, 6:00
Martin Luther King Jr. Concert Series: Gospel Night: Yolanda Adams and Israel Houghton, Wingate Field, 7:30
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Tuesday, August 25
CityParks Concerts: Bachata Heightz and Watata, Highbridge Park, 174th St. & Amsterdam Ave., 7:00
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Wednesday, August 26
River to River Festival — Summer Sounds at Trinity: Yesterday and Today Band, Trinity Church, 12:30
CityParks Concerts: Rhythm Revue with Felix Hernandez, Tappen Park, 106 Water St. between Bay & Wright Sts., 7:00
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Thursday, August 27
River to River Festival — Cool Music for Warm Summer Days: Los Mas Valientes, 24 State St., 12:30
MusicFest 2009: Diane Birch, 5:00; Jemina Pearl, 6:00; the Smithereens, 7:00, J&R at 23 Park Row
Seaside Summer Concerts: Donna Summer, Asser Levy Seaside Park, 7:30
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Friday, August 28
MusicFest 2009: Melinda Watts, 5:00; J Moss, 5:30; Clipse, 6:00; Mario, 7:00, J&R at 23 Park Row
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Saturday, August 29
MusicFest 2009: KRS-One and Buckshot, 1:00; Letoya, 2:00; Nikki Yanofsky, 3:00; Roberta Gambarini, 4:00; and Roy Hargrove, 5:00, J&R at 23 Park Row
Charlie Parker Jazz Festival: Aaron Parks, 3:00; Jose James, 4:00; Gary Bartz, 5:00; Frank Wess Quintet, 6:00, Marcus Garvey Park
Roosevelt Live! Generate Records Jazz Festival, Roosevelt Island, 4:00
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Sunday, August 30
Harlem Meer Performance Festival: I.S. 143 Performance Ensemble, Charles A. Dana Discovery Center, 110th St. between Fifth & Lenox Aves., 2:00
Charlie Parker Jazz Festival: Dred Scott Trio, 3:00; Peyeng Threadgill, 4:00; Papo Vazquez Pirates Troubadors, 5:00; Cedar Walton Quartet, 6:00, Tompkins Square Park
The Pool Parties: Grizzly Bear, Beach House, Vega, East River State Park, Williamsburg Waterfront between North Eighth & North Ninth Sts., 3:00
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Saturday, September 5
Roosevelt Live! Ethan Lipton Orchestra with Cynthia Hopkins, Roosevelt Island, 4:00
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Sunday, September 6
Harlem Meer Performance Festival: ARC Gospel Choir, Charles A. Dana Discovery Center, 110th St. between Fifth & Lenox Aves., 2:00
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Wednesday, September 9
River to River Festival: Joe Canta, Jr., Wagner Park, 7:00
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