GZA will be performing his 1995 classic, LIQUID SWORDS, on the opening night of Northside
The third annual Northside Festival gets under way tonight, expanding to eight days of special programs and events throughout Greenpoint and Williamsburg. Hundreds of bands will be playing Northside Music June 14-17, from name groups to local newcomers. Overlapping the music section will be Northside Art, comprising more than fifty open studios, group shows, and art walks June 15-17, as well as Northside Entrepreneurship on June 14-15, consisting of more than three dozen panel discussions and seminars on the business of entertainment. The festival continues next week with Northside Film, with more than sixty shorts, features, documentaries, and animated works being screened June 18-21. We’ll be posting our daily recommendations through the first part of the festival, so keep checking back as we narrow Northside down to its key ingredients. For Thursday’s opening night, the highlights include the psychedelic White Hills, the experimental Dustin Wong, eclectic duo Eternal Summers, dance funksters Aabaraki, and Wu Tang genius GZA.
Monarch presents: Pass Kontrol, Aabaraki, Mitten, Scott Matthew, Bar Matchless, $8, 7:00
NYCTaper presents: Pontiak, White Hills, Rhyton, EULA, 285 Kent, $12, 9:00
Kanine Records & Terrorbird Media present: Class Actress, Eternal Summers, Bleeding Rainbow, Beach Day, Zambri, Air Waves, Knitting Factory, $15, 7:30
GZA performing Liquid Swords, Orchestra Grupo Fantasma, Brownout (early show only), Music Hall of Williamsburg, $30, 7:30 & 11:00
Strange Victory Touring Co. presents: Mucca Pazza, Chain and the Gang, Magik Markers, M.A.K.U. SoundSystem, Starring, Dustin Wong, Dope Body, Public Assembly, $14, 10:00