2009...MUSIC WHO WANTS TO performed BY anyone take partMUSIC enjoyed BY everyone WHO WANTS TO attend...
Transcript of 2009...MUSIC WHO WANTS TO performed BY anyone take partMUSIC enjoyed BY everyone WHO WANTS TO attend...
MUSIC performed BY anyone WHO WANTS TO take partMUSIC enjoyed BY everyone WHO WANTS TO attend
The streets are alive with the sound of music!
Make Music New York, described by city officials as “ONE OF THE LARGEST
MUSICAL EVENTS IN THE CITY’S HISTORY,”
is back for a third year of free concerts in public
spaces throughout the five boroughs of New York City, all on the first day of summer. MMNY takes place simultaneously with
similar festivities in more than 300 cities around the
world — a global celebration of music making!
A one-day festival of
850 free concerts in parks and streets citywide
ON SUNDAY, JUNE 21, FROM 11 IN THE MORNING UNTIL 10 AT NIGHT, musicians of all ages and musical persuasions — from hip hop to opera, Latin jazz to punk rock — will perform on streets, sidewalks, stoops, plazas, cemeteries, parks and gardens. Says The New York Times, “You might hear a string quartet on one block and a mariachi band on the next.” Featured performers include jazz pianist RANDY WESTON, French tennis player-turned-pop star YANNICK NOAH, ARTURO O’FARRILL’S AFRO-LATIN JAZZ ORCHESTRA, and punk legends REAGAN YOUTH.
This year, MMNY introduces MASS APPEAL, bringing together hundreds of musicians to play pieces written for single types of instruments, from accordions to bagpipes, ukuleles to violins. Read all about it on the next page!
Consult this guide to find concerts in your neighborhood. Or visit
WWW.MAKEMUSICNY.ORG for late-breaking updates!
2009Sunday june 21st
FORDHAM RD & GRAND CONCOURSEB.U.R.N. U Movement presents 11:00am – 8:00 ILLSTRATOR versatile MC; FREEDOM ROAD SHOW one-woman funk & gospel; S.A.Y MC; APOSTLES grown folks’ hip hop; COYOTE LOVE rock & soul band; YOUNG LEXBOYZ new hip hop; IF BUT WHEN catchy pop/rock; Yung Juggz Hip-Pop; SKITZO OF M.E.R.K soulful & political BLACK REBEL INDIANS Bronx soul, reggae
BRONX MUSEUM(GRAND CONCOURSE & 165TH ST)3:00 JOSE OBANDO TRIO Jazzmobile presents the Salsa expert
BARRETTO POINT PARK (TIFFANY ST & VIELE AVE)Hip hop, dance, and R&B for Fathers’ Day 1:00 WEVA LA DIVA; APOSTLES; HUNTS POINT DANCERS; ALMIGHTY Q; CAVALIER 2:00 ODUB & DIVA; 4RON; SPARTANS/D-D-COLE; 3:00 SUKARI JUDITH RAPHAEL; ODUB & DIVA
ST. MARY’S PARK (E 149TH & ST ANN’S AVE)4:00 THE BROKEN STEPS hard rock from the Bronx
ORCHARD BEACH (PELHAM BAY PARK)Bronx Underground Fest 2009 12:00 – 5:00 A MOMENT’S WORTH rock & pop-punk; SPIDER NICK & THE MADDOGS Long Island ska since 2005; CURRENTS rock quintet; MILLSTED brutal hardcore, spacey bombast BOOMBOX REPAIR KIT indie rock with merengue & more
PARKCHESTER (METROPOLITAN OVAL)12:00 Hip hop from DJ SAM MAN; MC SUGABEAR 12:30 ROBERTA FLACK SCHOOL OF MUSIC AT HYDE LEADERSHIP middle school chorus &
instrumentalists 1:15 Hip hop from S-M BABY; SESSION & FOCUS; APOSTLES; LOST; ILLSTRATOR 2:00 NANCY & 2 METEORS “ultimate party experience” rock; 3:00 QUEST CALI hip hop; DIVISION X “hard ass rhymes for hard ass times”; PROTEGE singing together for 10 years; GOSPEL CITY “gospel for today’s generation” 4:00 Hip hop from LUCE & VENOR; FAMILY PRODUCTIONS ENTERTAINMENT; B.SMITH & 56CITY 5:15 ERNIE’S LATIN GROOVE large Salsa ensemble
VAN CORTLANDT PARK (SW PLAYGROUND, B’WAY & VAN CORTLANDT S)2:00 – 5:00 TYCOON DOG blends songs with improv, hillbilly country & sonic landscapes
SOUNDVIEW PARK (STORY AVE & METCALF AVE)11:00am LOS ADOLECENTES DEL C ARIBE; LAS PRINCESAS DEL CARIBE Y 5 EN PLENA Puerto Rican folkloric music & dance 11:45 PAREECE & VANITY pop vocals 12:30 DAISY JOPLING “sublimely gifted” violinist 1:15 SAUN ROIG THE ANOINTED S “Prince of Beatbox” 1:45 LORI NEBO singer/MC
Bedford-StuyvesantCOMMON GROUNDS (376 TOMPKINS AVE)1:00 GOSPEL CITY “gospel for today’s generation” 3:00 KATRENA RENE new and classic R&B
FOOD4THOUGHT CAFE (445 MARCUS GARVEY BLVD)An afternoon of hip hop with: 12:00 FARO Z 1:00 COMMUNITY OPEN MIC 2:30 MALCOLM X GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT 3:30 NRO (NEW RAP ORDER) 5:00 WILD AFRICAN SOCIETY 6:15 LIBERATION FAMILY
HEAVENLY CRUMBS BOUTIQUE BAKERY (355 FRANKLIN AVE)1:00 IAN ROCK dance music & jazz lounge DJ 2:00 SERGE NEGRI deep house DJ 3:00 HASSAN SHABAZZ dance MC
PUTNAM AVE @ F&B BLOCK ASSOCIATIONAll day on the street bet. Franklin & Bedford, including 4:00 MIKEY P & MADDAN blend reggae, jazz, rock
RAPHA EVANGELISTIC WORSHIP CENTER (78 SARATOGA AVE)6:00 MICHAEL TURNER LEWIS soulful, prophetic tenor
SOLOMON’S PORCH CAFE (307 STUYVESANT AVE)1:00 APOSTLES grown folks’ hip hop 2:00 EMMA ALABASTER multi-faceted bassist 2:30 NATASHA CORBETT soul & rock 3:15 NEDELKA edgy urban soul 4:00 CAVALIER authentic Brooklyn hip hop 4:45 KATRENA RENE R&B with a twist 5:15 STEPHANIE ROOKER bluesy singer/songwriter 6:00 HALFWAY CROOKS reggae, funk, & beyond 7:00 DJ SABINE spinning global soul
TARGET COMMUNITY GARDEN (933 BEDFORD AVE)2:00 ELANA BRODY theatrical originals & jazz standards
VON KING PARK (MARCY AVE & LAFAYETTE AVE)
12:30SHADZ OF RED sexy, psychedelic rock 2:00 NUWANI a blend of urban genres
BushwickBUSHWICK MUSIC STUDIOS (286 SCHOLES ST)12:15 YOKO OH, NO! psych-experimental noise 1:00 BLANKET STATEMENTSTEIN sweet & loud eight-piece rock 1:45 BURDEN OF MAN brutally honest indie 2:30 I’M TURNING INTO multi-instrumentalist indie 3:15 APPOMATTOX high energy, semi-spastic 4:00 RENMINBI “Tense riot-grrrl-informed indie” 4:45 BEHIND THE FAÇADE young rockers 5:30 SEEKING THROUGH SILENCE indie pop-rock 6:15 GOVERNOURS acoustic folk 7:00 BOT bass & drums 7:45 THE ADRIANNA OUTFIT percussive singer/songwriter 8:30 THE BRIGHT ROOM a neighborhood band 9:15 U SAY USA psychedelic pop punk 10:00 THE TRYPTICS indie rock 10:30 open jam
CAFE ORWELL (247 VARET ST)11:00am AC HALEY’S EFFERVESCENT HOUR cabaret on bass guitar 2:00 GUNFIGHT! rowdy “post-country” 3:15 CHANTILLY “roller coaster vocals” 4:30 DRACULA DRIVEWAY punky drum & guitar 5:30 LITTLE BEAR & THE BAD TOUCH two drummers, one bass 6:30 BUTTERFLYMONKEY electronic pop
C-TOWN FOOD STORE (72-80 WYKOFF AVE)3:00 MAJUSCULES spaced-out rock 4:00 PARACHUTING avant jazz 5:00 ALEX GREINER whimsical avant-folk 6:00 THE WENDELS reggae punk “turns placid hipsters into galvanized dancing feet”
DUCKDUCK BAR (153 MONTROSE AVE)2:00 MATTHEW VARVIL theatrical noise-rock 3:00 OF HOUNDS indie rock 4:00 ROADSIDE GRAVES “7-piece band dancing a country waltz in perfect step” 5:00 THE NEW LINES melodramatic brum-pop 6:00 FAN-TAN electro-rock 7:00 LAST YEAR’S MODEL cyber punk sugar pop
FLUSHING FARMS (965 FLUSHING AVE)1:30 THE DARKLOFT CONSORTIUM modern jazz – bring your instrument & sit in! 4:00 THE WENDELS reggae punk 5:00 I’M TURNING INTO multi-instrumentalist indie 6:00 THE LIBRARY IS ON FIRE “the only rock band left” 7:00 INOCULIST psychedelic Americana
GOODBYE BLUE MONDAY (1087 B’WAY)2:00 THE FRENCH EXIT dirty blues & cinematic, free-form sonic collages 2:45 GRAFFITI MONSTERS 8-bit/punk band with two gameboys 3:30 JONATHAN HOUGHTON hummable folk-pop 4:00 SWIMCLUB modern mod-rock 5:00 MAYBE THE WELDERS danceable rock 6:00 K-MAN’S CREW Latin jazz 6:45 BLUES CONTROL piano, guitar & tapes 7:30 NERVOUS BREAKDOWN hardcore/punk 8:00 WHATEVER GETS YOU THROUGH THE NIGHT multi-instrumental dance music 8:45 ORANGETREE driving instrumental rock 9:30 CINEMA, CINEMA atmospheric, freak-out punk 10:15 BUFFIE GILBERT smoldering, bluesy 11:00pm MARIONETTES OF SATAN theatrical noise-rock
M&I INT’L FOOD (66B ELDERT ST)Shows at 3:00, 4:00 & 5:00 COCO NATION reggae, R&B, salsa, hip hop
MARIA HERNANDEZ PARK (KNICKERBOCKER AVE & STARR ST)Hosted with Bushwickbk.com. 4:00 THOUGHT “Salt & Sugar Dance Party” 4:45 THE GYPSY WEST psychedelic rock 5:30 AVA LUNA post-punk drum-&-synth-bass with gospel backup singers 6:30 LEDO Y LA VAINA Spanish pop 7:15 PASS KONTROL rock n’ roll workout party. NORTHEAST KINGDOM (18 WYCKOFF AVE)12:00 LADY MAGMA violent & beautiful 1:00 VULTURE REALTY youthful indie 2:00 RED ROMANS “a basement filled with instruments” 3:00 A/D underground rock 4:00 BONNIE BAXTER electro-rock duo 5:00 PASS KONTROL rock n’ roll workout party 6:00 BAD CREDIT NO CREDIT rock band with woodwinds
WOODBINE ST BLOCK ASSOC. GARDEN (146 WOODBINE ST)2:00 SEABEAST bicycle-powered indie rock 4:00 LINA VILLEGAS Latin & bossa originals
CARROLL GARDENSSACKETT ST BLOCK PARTY (BET. HENRY ST & HICKS ST)10:30am RICH BENNETT DJ 11:00 MEGHAN HALLE gospel/soul siren 11:30 HER VANISHED GRACE power dream pop 12:00 THE INVISIBLE KID 80’s new wave plus 90’s indie 12:30 BY NIGHT WITH SPEAR post-punk 1:15 TELLTALE hardcore/punk 1:30 DEAD LEAF
ECHO DJ 2:00 GHOST IN THE WATER electro-pop 2:45 REBECCA PRONSKY jazzy singer/songwriter 3:45 ELIKA powerful vocals with field recordings 4:00 DJ STEPHAN C 4:30 SOUNDPOOL shoegaze/space rock 5:30 SHARON VAN ETTEN sad prairie folk 6:15 LUXA ethereal shoegaze trio 6:30 MARK VAN HOEN DJ 8:00 LAWRENCE CHANDLER electronic
CARROLL GARDENS GREENMARKET (CARROLL ST & SMITH ST)12:00 KAM FRANKLIN & NICOLE SAXTON bluesy country 1:00 TINY BUBBLE BAND ukulele ensemble
200 BERGEN ST4:00 HOODLESS smart hooks 5:30 ROCAFUERTE Spanish rock 6:30 OTIS should listeners dance, protest, or light up?
Downtown BrooklynCOLUMBUS PARK (COURT ST & JORALEMON ST)1:00 KALYDHAPHONIC tabla & mbira 3:00 BROKEN LAND Hindie rock 4:00 MR. RJ undefinable 7:00 TODD BOGIN raw folk/blues/rock, guitar and violin
RASHID MUSIC SALES (155 COURT ST)1:30 MAKE MUSIC: SING-ALONG TO UMM KULTHUM fans of the larger-than-life Egyptian singer, with a decades-long career, gather to sing along to favorites from her repertoire of over 200 songs, hosted by Sami Shumays, and NYC’s only all-Arabic music store
RENAISSANCE JAVA CAFE (200 SCHERMERHORN ST)12:00 TJAY baseball prospect turned singer/songwriter 2:00 +1(MAIS UM) Brazilian percussion 4:00 JKB dramatic jazz
BROOKLYN HISTORICAL SOCIETY (128 PIERREPONT ST)1:00 WILLIE MAE ROCK CAMP FOR GIRLS
HANK’S SALOON (46 3RD AVE)2:00 THE NEWTON GANG outlaw country
GOURD CHIPS (113 COURT ST)4:00 BLAQMEL acoustic neo-soul
FORT GREENEFORT GREENE PARK (DEKALB AVE & WASHINGTON PARK)The Voice of Brooklyn: Opera and Song from the People’s Republic 12:00 RHYMES WITH OPERA 12:30 Songs by MICHAEL ROSE 1:00 Songs by DANIEL FELSENFELD 1:30 Songs by JENNIFER GRIFFITH 2:00 OPERA ON TAP 3:00 AMERICAN OPERA PROJECTS / WALT WHITMAN PROJECT
CLERMONT AVE & DEKALB AVE11:00am DJ SABINE spinning global soul 1:00 KAGERO Japanese Gypsy 3:00 BEAU JENNINGS Oklahoman twang-rock 5:00 TOR SNYDER African finger-style guitar meets Raga 6:00 LINDSEY WILSON bossa to 70s folk-pop
EDMONDS PLAYGROUND (196 DEKALB AVE)3:00 LAFAYETTE INSPIRATIONAL ENSEMBLE gospel choir
UNIVERSITY PLAZA (DEKALB AVE & FLATBUSH)3:00 IRONHORSE MUSIC GROUP Euphon, The Sistah, Doug Simpson & other hip hop/R&B
MOCADA (80 HANSON PL)2:00 CAVALIER thought-provoking hip hop 4:30 FRANCES ELIZEE soul
Greenpoint136 MILTON ST12:30 THE HAVENS all-girl honky tonk 1:00 CRAIG CHIN odd pop 2:30 RANAREX dark, Central & S. American rock
AUTOMOTIVE HIGH SCHOOL (50 BEDFORD AVE)2:00 ensembles from the school
BAR MATCHLESS (557 MANHATTAN AVE)2:00 IVAN & THE TERRIBLES Radiohead-inspired 2:45 THE COURTESY TIER rock with melodic blues 3:30 GREAT ELK Americana 4:15 LOWRY vivid indie story-telling 5:00 JESSI ROBERTSON BAND alt-country vocals with electronic drums 5:45 CASEY SHEA BAND wry lyrics & perfect songcraft 6:30 MATT SINGER “Fear of a Black Planet meets A Prairie Home Companion” 7:15 DINOSAUR FEATHERS tropical indie pop 8:00 CHRIS CUBETA & THE LIARS CLUB upbeat, catchy 8:45 WILLIE BREEDING BAND updated country/folk
BROUWERIJ LANE (78 GREENPOINT AVE)3:00 GYPSY WEST psychedelic rock 4:00 EULA loud guitar riffs & rapid bass 5:00 BELUGA aggressive garage punk 7:00 ATHENIA HENDERSON Caribbean fusion
CHURCH OF ST. ANTHONY (800 MANHATTAN AVE)2:45 KALEIDOSCOPE OF POLISH SONGS 6 singers from the Polish Theatre Institute, with sets & costumes
GREENPOINT FURNITURE (820 MANHATTAN AVE)1:00 WILLIAM BEAUFORT original songs, with banjo
KILL DEVIL HILL (170 FRANKLIN ST)1:00 NICOLE SAXTON mellow folk 2:00 JOHN WITHEROW songs and classical guitar, with ukulele 3:00 MAGGIE DOUCET swampy folk, Gypsy soul 4:00 STEPHEN CLAIR alt-country troubadour 5:30 LINDSAY STEINER feminine folk
MCCARREN PARK (LORIMER ST & DRIGGS AVE)
AT THE VINCENT V. ABATE PLAYGROUND: 1:00 CARLENE GRAHAM + DJ FATTZZ a range of electronic & soul 1:00 LOVE SPACE MUSIC “Afro-ecstatic” dance 2:00 LAUREN CHAPMAN “true believer of soul music” 3:00 EARTHMAN EXPERIENCE + HARD HITTIN’ HARRY vocalist Richard “Earthman” Laurent joins the former DJ for The Fugees 4:00 JIHAD MUHAMMAD “prince of the underground dance music scene”AT THE FLAGPOLE LAWN & PLAZA: 1:00 ANY DAY PARADE country, “the echo of love gone wrong” 4:00 SEAMONSTERS indie psychedelic 5:00 THE TELEPHONES rock quartet 6:00 POW WOW! one of L Magazine’s “8 NYC Bands You Have to Hear” 7:00 LEILOLAI hot vocals, electronics without computers
MCGOLRICK PARK (DRIGGS AVE & RUSSELL ST)4:00 JUSTICE OF THE UNICORNS “Neil Young meets the Flaming Lips”5:00 JOHN HOVORKA guitar & vocals
SCHMOOK’S PIZZA (86 NASSAU AVE)2:00 – 9:00 COLD HANDS COLLECTIVE live hip hop
Park SlopeALTA VOCE RESTAURANT (318 5TH AVE)6:00 ELIZABETH SOYCHAK Great American Songbook
APERITIVO CAFE (279 5TH AVE)4:00 ATHENIA HENDERSON Caribbean fusion 7:00 BENICIO & THE DEL TOROS flamenco-flavored
BOING BOING (204 6TH AVE)12:00 THE TWEES indie rock 1:00 OPUS DITTY upbeat, kid-friendly tunes 2:00 PENNY & THE PUPPETTES a live 50-minute show for kids ages 1-8 with fun, original songs
BROOKLYN CONSERVATORY (58 7TH AVE)5:00 EIGHTHNOTES soprano sings classical, gospel & standards
JJ BYRNE PARK – OLD STONE HOUSE (5TH AVE & 3RD ST)4:00 MAKE MUSIC: ACCORDIONS Bob Goldberg premieres “Neighborhood Suite” for 12 members of his Famous Accordion Orchestra & creates “accordion forest” with all available players. The Main Squeeze Orchestra then leads a parade with color guards in formation
Brooklyn
FOR 2009, MMNY INTRODUCES THREE EXCITING NEW WAYS TO JOIN THE JUNE 21ST FESTIVAL.
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musical Instrument Petting Zoo: MMNY and THE TIMES SQUARE ALLIANCE will close Music Row (W. 48th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues) for a Musical Instrument Petting Zoo. Music stores on the
block will set up drum sets, keyboards, guitars, woodwinds, brass, and strings on the street, for passersby to listen to, learn about, and test drive. Professional musicians will stop by to give short lessons throughout the day. All musicians and non-musicians are welcome. 12 – 6 pm.
Mass Appeal: Twenty-two groups of musicians that play the same instrument will band together at venues across the City to perform massive pieces arranged especially for them. From accordions to veenas,
saxophones to guitars, anyone can bring their own instrument along and join in.
Mass Appeal events are marked throughout the program, in the same color as this box. If you are a musician and you’d like to join the band, visit WWW.MAKEMUSICNY.ORG/MASSAPPEAL for full details on what to do.
musical Handshake: At the end of the day, these Mass Appeal “tribes” will gather in Central Park to share a “Musical Handshake” – a way for diverse instruments to greet each other, and begin improvisational
conversations. This year’s handshake was written by singer/harpist ELISSA WEISS, who based the motif on a birdsong she heard last summer. Say hello to your fellow musicians with this:
PUNK ISLAND ’09
43RD ST & 5TH AVE3:00 EL PITO Latin singer/guitarist
GEORGE’S RESTAURANT (5701 5TH AVE)4:30 MAX REISER & THE APPLES classic rock covers
HAPPY DAYS (4802 5TH AVE)4:30 MERCY & GRACE Christian rock
MARIA’S MEXICAN BISTRO (886 5TH AVE)6:00 ROB GARCIA DRUM ’N GLOCK jazz & Beatles on the drums & glockenspiel
Williamsburg(North to South)PEACHFROG COMPANIES (136 N 10TH)2:00 LIBEL shoegaze, post-punk rhythms, 70s glam 4:00 THE WHITE NOISE SUPREMACISTS socially conscious alt rock 6:00 HOODLESS smart hooks
BEDFORD AVE & N 9TH3:00 VIOLET HOUR “The Beatles meet The Clash” 4:00 CHRIS DAVID singer-songwriter 5:00 MOTO:ROSA pop melody & artful dissonance 7:00 VIOLET HOUR
BUFFALO EXCHANGE (504 DRIGGS AVE)12:00 A-DON producer, mix-master, rapper 3:00 ECOTONE REFUGEES stoner rock, “enough hooks to catch a school of fish” 4:30 VULTURE REALTY indie house party 6:00 THE RAVAGES melodic pop-punk
SUPREME TRADING (213 N 8TH)1:00 WARPER PARTY electronic musicians & DJs from the Warper collective 3:00 GREYTHING beatbox freakout waltz music 3:45 PREZ POWERZ Mega Chip-Hop 4:30 IN THE LOOP guitar looping & laptop remixing 5:15 HEAVYW8BIT CHAMPIONCHIP as if your computer wrote dance music 6:00 FREEBASSBK live basses & laptop dance multi-tracking 6:45 !INCLUDE audio nonsense 7:30 VANESSA BOYD & CO trance Americana 8:15 MONSTERS OF MOTOCROSS face shredding, ear splitting, with visuals 9:00 FRIENDSMENS electronic art-rock collective
FADA RESTAURANT (530 DRIGGS AVE)1:00 BLUE VIPERS OF BROOKLYN early jazz, homemade washboard percussion 1:00 STEPHANE WREMBEL Django-influenced Gypsy jazz 6:00 BAD GIRLFRIEND BAND soul vocals over distorted rock 6:00 ELIANE a force on the NYC Latin jazz scene
SPIKE HILL BAR & RESTAURANT (184 BEDFORD AVE)3:45 TANJENTS tangled guitars, funky bass, male/female vocals 6:45 GUNFIGHT! rowdy “post-country”
MACRI SQUARE (METROPOLITAN AVE & UNION AVE)5:00 TELETEXTILE surreal songs, blurry guitar, steadfast drums
PUBLIC ASSEMBLY (70 N 6TH)All day Brooklyn country, female drummers, performers TBD
NORTHSIDE DELI (200 BEDFORD AVE)3:00 THE LIBRARY IS ON FIRE “the only rock band left” 4:00 ¡COWGIRL! complicated, nerdy, progressive rock 5:00 FREQUENCY CORE “livetronic” instruments & vocals, electronic bass & beats
LOVIN CUP CAFE (93 N 6TH)1:00 PAUL TABACHNECK & THE AWKWARD SITUATION Elvis Costello-esque 2:00 MAYA SOLOVÉY songs in English, Portuguese, & Spanish 4:00 SCANDINAVIAN HALFBREEDS Gypsy music, Dixieland, ragtime
CYN LOUNGE (216 BEDFORD AVE)4:30 DANIEL HARRIS “sound environments” & experimental pop 5:00 KRIS KELLY singer-songwriter 5:45 THE ALAN COHEN EXPERIENCE 6:30 AVI WISNIA bossa nova with a singular sound 7:30 KAGERO melting pot of tonalities & rhythms 8:30 IPPAZZI spoken word meets rock & roll
GRAND ST COMMUNITY BAND BLOCK PARTY (N 5TH & BEDFORD)4:00 GRAND STREET COMMUNITY BAND all-volunteer ensemble of 40 woodwind, brass, & percussion: “the largest classical music organization in North Brooklyn”
ZEBULON CAFE CONCERT (258 WYTHE ST)4:00 HIMALAYAS marching band with saxophonist Jonathon Haffner, percussionist Jennifer Harris & bass drummer Kenny Wollesen
MAST BROTHERS CHOCOLATE FACTORY (105A N 3RD)2:00 FRANKENPINE bluegrass-influenced acoustic
FRONT ROOM GALLERY (147 ROEBLING ST)4:00 JOHNSON ADMINISTRATION king of the mash-up DJs 4:00 NOISE FLOOR MUSIC Roy Vanegas’s ambient textures, noise-infused rhythms 5:00 THE SPECIALNESS “distortions of the aural planes” 6:00 RADIO RUIDO Tom Mulligan’s composed installations & improvised situations 7:00 RUBAIYATS OF THE CICADAS cross-pollinates aural idioms 8:00 TAMARA YADAO performance artist 8:30 DAN JONES beer-fueled improvisation 9:30 TOM RITCHFORD known for his work with the MIDI wind instrument
SECRET PROJECT ROBOT ART SPACE (47 METROPOLITAN AVE)1:00 –10:00 ROBOT DEATH CULT experimental noise at the art center on the Brooklyn waterfront
GRAND FERRY PARK (GRAND ST & RIVER ST)5:00 IN CADEO “kick-you-in-the
balls/face/balls indie rock” 6:00 RON JACKSON’S “FLUBBY DUBBY” established jazz guitarist 7:00 ELLIS ASHBROOK “swim in a pool of aquatic delays” 8:00 MAYA SOLOVÉY songs in English, Portuguese, & Spanish
SODAFINE (119 GRAND ST)4:00 KOCHO-BI-SEXUAL a boy, a girl, a Hammond console organ, a Roland Space Echo 5:00 HARD NIPS sex, sushi, rock & roll 6:00 RED DAWN II hardcore punk party
507 BAR & GRILL (507 GRAND ST)1:00 SHANNA ZELL passionate, aggressive vocals 1:00 FRANCES ELIZEE soulful & playful 3:00 DANGEROUS MUZIC uplifting & relevant hip hop/soul 7:00 IF BUT WHEN catchy Bronx pop/rock 8:00 TOMMIE JAMES intelligent hip hop 9:00 KALAE ALL DAY neo-soul artist has been “singing since the womb” LA SUPERIOR (295 BERRY ST)6:00 WTNR RADIO DJs spin myriad genres
LATITUDE ZERO (82 S 4TH)1:00 BLOCO QUIMBOMBÓ energetic, irreverent Carnaval music & dance
TIME’S UP! (99 S 6TH)3:00 BLANKET STATEMENTSTEIN sweet & loud electro-rock, by founding members of Antibalas
BEDFORD AVE PARADE 4:00 OXYGEN MOBILE UNIT for the 3rd year, group will wander around Bedford Ave, improvising with sonic surroundings
3RD WARD (195 MORGAN AVE)3:30 THE YES WAY indie 4:15 AVIATION ORANGE synth rock quintet
5:00 MEDIUM COOL jungle pop 6:00 SIGMUND DROID alt-punk rock
LENTOL GARDEN (GRAHAM AVE & BAYARD ST)5:00 – 9:00 TEAM PICNIC bicycle-powered electronica OLIVE ST COMMUNITY GARDEN (25 OLIVE ST)3:00 WARD MORFORD surrealist folk from the South 5:00 NICOLE SAXTON mellow folk
STERNBERG PARK (LORIMER ST & MONTROSE AVE)3:00 NIGEL CHIWAYA folk rock awesomeness
1027 GRAND ST ROOFTOP6:00 THE WHITE NOISE SUPREMACISTS socially conscious alt rock 7:00 MANAWI THORN math rock by athletic men in small pants
Other Brooklyn
BENSONHURSTMCKINLEY PARK (FORT HAMILTON PKWY & 73RD ST)12:00 EL PITO Latin singer/guitarist 6:30 LOUIS VALORE heart abeating, feet adancing
BAY RIDGEDYKER PARK (86TH ST & W 8TH AVE)7:00 ZAHRA down-to-earth R&B 8:00 LOUIS VALORE
CONEY ISLANDCONEY ISLAND BOARDWALK (SURF AVE & W 5TH ST)12:00 NEW YORK’S FINEST JAZZ
ENSEMBLE classic big band 2:00 VENICE BEACH MUSCLE CLUB instrumental surf music 3:00 – 6:00 INTERACTIVE MUSIC FESTIVAL six innovative composer/performers: JOSHUA FRIED shoes and steering wheel JOHN MORTON altered music boxes DAFNA NAPHTALI computer-altered vocals JANE RIGLER electronic flute DAVID SIMONS Theremin sampler ZEMI TAYLOR KUFFNER robot-playing Gamelan
CROWN HEIGHTSBRISTEN’S EATERY (751 FRANKLIN AVE)5:30 ANALOGUE TRANSIT hand-crafted analogue, forward-thinking digital
DUMBOBROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK (PLYMOUTH ST & WASHINGTON ST)1:00 KENN LOWY singer-songwriter 3:00 NECTAR folk/rock by siblings Jean-Paul & Nathalie Le Du 4:00 ELLIS ASHBROOK “swim in a pool of aquatic delays” 5:00 LEE overflowing with panache
EAST NEW YORKTOTAL VICTORY CHURCH (2689 FULTON ST)12:00 CHAMPIONS FOR CHRIST & YOUTH UNITED inspirational gospel
KENSINGTONEAST 4TH STREET GARDEN (E 4TH & CATON AVE)12:00 ROB MOSHER’S STORYTIME lushly scored, ingenious musical odyssey
THE BANDS
Alley Rats (NY), Angry Youth (VA), Ballistik (PA), Ballz (NY), Blackout Shoppers (NY), The Blame (NY), Blanks 77 (NJ), Blood Bomber (PA), The Boils (PA), Bucket Flush (PA), Burger Wurger (Germany), Bust It! (CT), Captain Ronzo & The Thirsty Pirates (NY), Chesty Malone and the Slice ‘Em Ups! (NY), Cinema (Cinema (NY), Combat Crisis (PA), Common Enemy (PA), Criminal Mischief (NJ), Dead Aces (NY), Dealin’ With It (NY), Descender (NY), Dissystema (PA), Electric Frankenstein (NJ), Feet First (NY), Halfway Crooks (NY), Hate and War (PA), Hipster Holocaust (NY), Iconicide (NY), Kids Carry Germs (NY), KILLSLUG (MA), Kissy Kamikaze (NY), Kung Fu Killers (NJ), Lightning Crabs (NY), Long Drop (CT), Major Potential (NY), makeoutmusic (NY), Mutilated Martyr (NY), Nervous Breakdown (NY), No Account (CT), Nothing But Enemies/SCFF (MA), O.P.S. (FL), Olde York (NY), Percocettes (PA), Pigsh*t Engine (NY), Piss Ants (VA), Poison Control (CA), Quarterlife Crisis (NY), Rabia (NY), Rapid Deployment Force (NY), The Ray Gradys (PA), Razors in the Night (MA), Reagan Youth (NY), Robocock (NY), Run Johnny Run (NY), Sedated (PA), Seizure Crypt (NY), Sexual Suicide (NY), Skum City (NY), S.M.U.T. (NY), Social Standards (NY), Star F*cking Hipsters (NY), Stark (NY), Straphangers (NY), Street Vengeance (PA), Stress Bomb (CT), Team Spider (NY), Ultra Violence (NY), The Underclassed (PA), The UN Posse (NY), U.T.D. (NY), Vagiant (MA), The Wheezing Stumblers (NY), Yo! Scunt (NY), Zero Content (NY)
THE STAGES
STAGE 1. Main Stage Bands with Reagan Youth and Blanks 77STAGE 2. Hardcore Punk Bands with headliner Burger Wurger from GermanySTAGE 3. Philadelphia Street Punk Bands with headliner Street VengeanceSTAGE 4. Skate Punk Bands with skateboarding demo by Worship SkateboardsSTAGE 5, 6, AND 7. Hardcore Punk Bands of New York and Philadelphia including Kung Fu Killers and IconicideSTAGE 8. Curated by Cadaver ConceptsSTAGE 9. Ska and Melodic Bands including Captain Ronzo & the Thirsty PiratesSTAGE 10. Crust Punk or D-Beat BandsSTAGE 11. Female-fronted Bands including Rock & Roll Punk, OI and Girl Rock.STAGE 12. Old-School Bands, with Poison Control from California.
CBGB may be gone, but the spirit of NYC punk is alive and kicking hard.
See for yourself at the 2nd annual PUNK ISLAND, Sunday, June 21 on Governors Island, when Make Music New York transforms the ordinarily quiet outpost into a punk/hardcore paradise.
Over 70 bands will appear on twelve stages scattered around the island, as free ferries transport revelers from the Battery Maritime Building at the tip of Lower Manhattan to Governors Island.
Just like the rest of Make Music New York, all performances are outdoors and completely free.
Punk Island begins at 11 am and ends at 5 pm sharp. Ferries leave every 30 minutes from the Battery Maritime Terminal, adjacent to the Staten Island Ferry in Lower Manhattan. Take the 1 train to South Ferry Station, or the R train to Whitehall St. Station. The ferry to Governors Island is free. No alcoholic beverages, pets, or weapons are permitted.
LOWE’S (118 2ND AVE)12:00 DANNY KAYE STEELBAND twelve middle-school students play the Steelband repertoire
MIRACLE GRILL (222 7TH AVE)1:00 JESSE GOLDMAN playful jazz, tango & experimental 5:00 PAUL TABACHNECK & THE AWKWARD SITUATION Elvis Costello-esque
SOTTO VOCE RESTAURANT (225 7TH AVE)12:00 LINA VILLEGAS Latin, bossa & pop originals 2:00 MIKEY P & MADDAN blend reggae, jazz, rock
TEA LOUNGE (837 UNION ST)11:00am PREMABHUMI sitar & tabla duo perform Indian classical & folk music 12:00 STEPHANIE ROOKER bluesy singer/songwriter 5:00 MAYA SOLOVÉY sings in English, Portuguese & Spanish
THE BELL HOUSE (149 7TH ST)11:00am GO GO GOWANUS all-day block party, artists TBD
Prospect HeightsBROOKLYN MUSEUM (200 EASTERN PKWY)2:00 FOLKLORE URBANO pianist Pablo Mayor leads high-energy ensemble, with danceable and subtle modern Colombian music. Presented by the Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall.
NAIROBI’S KNAPSACK TOY & PLAY GALLERY (744 FRANKLIN AVE)11:00am PENNY & THE PUPPETTES live 50-minute show for kids ages 1-8 with fun, original songs 12:00 TRES LECHES world-infused folk, exquisite harmonies
ABIGAIL CAFE & WINE BAR (807 CLASSON AVE)12:00 BEN RUBIN & BRAD SHEPIK jazz guitar & bass
SUNSET PARKCAFE CON PAN (5401 5TH AVE)11:00am CADY FINLAYSON & VITA TANGA spirited Irish fiddle
CASA VIEJA RESTAURANT (6007 5TH AVE)12:00 MARIACHIS
SUNSET ELECTRONICS (4502 5TH AVE)1:00 WAKE UP ELECTRIFIED rock, funk & new-wave
DESIGNER AUTOBODY (4102 2ND AVE)2:00 FIRST-1 ENTERTAINMENT all-day DJs
LA FERIA DEL DISCO (5505 5TH AVE)3:00 CAMINO church worship band
LOCO JOE’S (5602 5TH AVE)3:00 LATIN JAZZ GROUP
uptownWASHINGTON HEIGHTS/INWOODBENNETT PARK (FT WASHINGTON AVE & W 185TH)11:00am KIERSTIN GRAY pop & blues 12:30 KITTENS ABLAZE indie Americana 1:30 RUBEN GONZALEZ jazzy, Latin American beats
B’WAY & DYCKMAN
ANNE LOFTUS PLAYGROUND: 3:00 KITTENS ABLAZE indie Americana 4:00 UCE LIVE dance/theatre program for kids, various artists
RING GARDEN:7:00 BETSY THOMSON alt folk/Celtic 9:00 ECSTASY MULE blues
HARLEMST. NICHOLAS PARK (ST. NICHOLAS AVE & W 135TH)5:00 YAZ BAND smooth jazz & funk 6:00 LYNNE WATSON & POSITIVE N-ERGY old school funk 8:00 LAST TRIBE NYC guarantees a funky time
LENOX LOUNGE (288 LENOX AVE)12:00 THE LENOX LOUNGE ALL-STARS celebrating their 70th anniversary
D-RASTADUB STUDIO (58 W 127TH)3:00 NUM & NU AFRIKA “Soulful-Jazzy-Hip-Hop-Roots-Rock-Reggae”
SARFM RADIO (540 LENOX AVE)4:00 COCO NATION hip hop & R&B
TARGET EAST HARLEM COMMUNITY GARDEN (415 E 117TH) 4:00 ANACAONA Y SU SABOR LATINO Latin American variety
DREW HAMILTON CENTER (FREDERICK DOUGLASS BLVD & 142ND ST)3:30 HARMONY IN HARLEM youth jazz band, a Children’s Aid Society and Jazz Museum project, plays music of the great Harlem composers
Upper East SideCARL SCHURZ PARK (E 84TH & EAST END AVE)12:00 HAM & BURGER favorite children’s songs 3:00 ANNETTE A. AGUILAR & STRINGBEANS Afro-Cuban & Brazilian music
GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM (5TH AVE & E 89TH)7:30 and 8:30 MAKE MUSIC: ORBITS, A SPATIAL SYMPHONIC RITUAL FOR 80 TROMBONES, ORGAN, & SOPRANINO VOICE NY premiere of spatial composer Henry Brant’s “Orbits.” Audiences gather in the rotunda below, with conductor Neely Bruce & 80 trombones above. Co-presented by Works & Process at the Guggenheim
Upper West Side: Above 96th StSAKURA PARK (RIVERSIDE & W 122ND)12:00 ELISSA WEISS Medieval, Renaissance & folk harp music
2:00 POW WOW! “a living jukebox of sorts” 3:00 MARC BARNHILL & THE SORELY MISSED urban Americana 6:00 JEFFREY GAVETT & MEGAN SCHUBERT Stockhausen and other contemporary repertoire
COLUMBIA GREENMARKET (B’WAY & W 114TH)2:00 ADAM MCHEFFEY catchy pop
MORNINGSIDE PARK (W 113TH & MORNINGSIDE AVE)3:00 COLUMBIA SUMMER WIND ENSEMBLE classics from every era
RIVERSIDE PARK (W 110TH & RIVERSIDE)11:00am MAKE MUSIC: FLUTES Jill Austen leads all-flute program ranging from Mozart & Bach to Irish tunes & popular hits. Welcoming flutists of all ages & levels 6:30 MAKE MUSIC: X VIOLINS & THE WOMEN WHO LOVE THEM Collaborative piece directed by Alicia Jo Rabins uses violin improvisation, singing, and spoken word to explore the love affair between women & their violins
STRAUS PARK (W 106TH & B’WAY)3:30 MAKE MUSIC: WATERPHONES percussionists Loop 2.4.3, directed by Thomas Kozumplik & Lorne Watson, premiere a composition for waterphones (water-filled metal bowls with protruding rods, bowed to produce a metallic sound)
LA PERLA GARDEN (78 W 105TH)1:00 ATHENA REICH singer/songwriter 2:00 ISRA-ALIEN elements from the Jewish diaspora 4:00 ARUN LUTHRA jazz & world music 6:00 CARLOS JIMENEZ JAZZ QUARTET Latin jazz flutist & salsa/mambo quartet 7:00 LACHI songwriter & pianist
FREDERICK DOUGLASS CENTER (COLUMBUS AVE & W. 104TH)6:00 TRIPLE THREAT 3 young boys perform their own hip hop
BLOOMINGDALE PLAYGROUND (AMSTERDAM & W 104TH)1:00 OPUS NINE ENSEMBLE 16-member chamber 2:30 CASANOVA FRANKENSTEIN & THE DISCO BOYS funk/disco fusion
FREDERICK DOUGLASS PLAYGROUND (AMSTERDAM & W 100TH)1:00 ZAHRA down-to-earth R&B 2:00 REGGIE AIKEN contemporary Gospel
TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH (164 W 100TH)3:00 SOLSTICE SINGERS & FRIENDS mixed a cappella
Upper West Side: Below 96th StSYMPHONY SPACE BLOCK PARTY (W 95TH & B’WAY)12:30 ARTURO O’FARRILL & THE AFRO-LATIN JAZZ ORCHESTRA renowed big band plays works of the masters
URBAN COTTAGE (W 94TH & B’WAY)3:00 JOSEPHINE ANCELLE French pop/soul
CONGREGATION SHAARE ZEDEK (212 W 93RD)Folk Music Society of NY presents: 2:00 BOB MALENKY 2:45 EVY MAYER 3:30 ALAN FRIEND 4:15 TOBY FAGENSON 5:00 ANNE PRICE
LOUIS D. BRANDEIS HIGH SCHOOL COMMUNITY GARDEN (W 84TH & AMSTERDAM)Sponsored by Council Member Gale A. Brewer, Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum, and the high school 4:00 SARAH DELEO jazz vocalist 5:00 RUSSELL NORKIN TRIO mainstream jazz & fusion 6:00 AI ENSEMBLE works for clarinet & cello 7:00 POEZ spoken-word “Poetry Menu”
THEODORE ROOSEVELT PARK (W 77TH & COLUMBUS)11:00am JASON LAWLOR originals & covers 12:00 NIGEL CHIWAYA folk/rock 2:00 MAYDAY RADIO vocal/acoustic project 3:00 ELISSA WEISS Medieval, Renaissance & folk harp music 4:00 UPTOWN SOUND a capella jazz
VERDI PARK (W 73RD & AMSTERDAM)12:00 JEFFREY PAUL BOBRICK theatrical pop 1:00 HUXLEY VERTICAL CABARET NOUVEAU jazz & cabaret
OLLIE’S RESTAURANT (W 67TH & B’WAY)10:30am FACE THE MUSIC twenty students, ages 11 to 17, perform Terry Riley’s “In C”
RICHARD TUCKER SQUARE (W 66TH & B’WAY)12:00 MAKE MUSIC: UKULELES Greg Gattuso and others lead themed ukulele jam sessions: “Elvis Tribute,” “Hawaiian Hula Jam,” “All Uke Need is Love Beatles Jam,” & “Yes, Uke Can Play Jazz”
DANTE PARK (W 63RD & B’WAY)2:00 HOLE IN THE SKY acoustic tribute to Black Sabbath 4:00 WHIRL pop/rock
CENTRAL PARK SUMMERSTAGEPresented with French Embassy. 3:00 – 7:00 YANNICK NOAH French tennis/pop star; CORALIE CLÉMENT chanson & bossa nova; MAYRA ANDRADE world music
EAST MEADOW (AT E 97TH)1:00 MAKE MUSIC: GLOCKENSPIELS composer Aaron Siegel arrays two circles of glockenspiel players, spanning outward from a central conductor, chiming across the meadow. Open to professionals, hobbyists, and kids with glockenspiels 5:00 MAKE MUSIC: CELLOS James David Jacobs leads arrangements of Bach cello suites, and a participatory piece exploring the rich natural overtones of many cellos in unison
MINERAL SPRINGS12:00 MAKE MUSIC: HARMONICAS concert harmonicist Jia-Yi He welcomes all ages and all kinds
of harmonicas, playing in small groups and part of a massed harmonica band. With lessons for newcomers to the instrument
MERCHANTS’ GATE (CPW & W 59TH)4:00 MAKE MUSIC: FRENCH HORNS improvisations & new arrangements ricochet off the Columbus Circle wall, led by wide-ranging hornist Mark Taylor
TAVERN ON THE GREEN (CPW & W 67TH)11:00am LILIAN BORUNDA R&B/pop 11:30am CHRISTOPHER MCGINNIS 11-year-old jazz pianist 12:00 NATALIYA MEDVEDOVSKAYA classically trained pianist & composer 12:30 CYNTHIA LIN retro jazz & folk 1:00 JORDAN CLAWSON jazz & standards 1:30 KIMISTRY & THE LIVING MUSEUM WITH KIM KALESTI scat & jazz 2:00 KYLIE EDMOND girlie, sassy rock 2:30 JOE BONACCI contemporary, smooth guitar 3:00 STEPHANIE ROOKER bluesy singer/songwriter 3:30 DAN MILLS acoustic set with cajon & melodica 4:00 THE PROJECT nu-jazz 4:30 TONI ANN SEMPLE singer/songwriter 5:00 THE RADIO PLAYS STATIC rock trio 5:30 CASSIS & THE SYMPATHIES accordion-driven pop 6:00 PASCALITO chansons, jazz, bossa nova & tango 6:30 JEFFREY PAUL BOBRICK “theatrical pop” 7:00 JOE STONE vocals with guitar & a hatbox 7:30 JEANNE MARIE BOES jazz 8:30 THE GEORGE DULIN DISBAND modern jazz
WINTERDALE ARCH (CPW & W 81ST)2:00 MUSIC DIVINE mixed voice early music
GREAT HILL (CPW & W 103RD)4:00 LOUIS VALORE acoustic rock 7:00 KAM FRANKLIN & NICOLE SAXTON soul & folk tunes 8:00 BAYARD RUSSELL one-man band
STRANGER’S GATE (CPW & W 106TH)4:00 MARGARITA SHAMRAKOV singer/songwriter on keyboard 6:30 BYE BYE BOX indie trio unplugged
WOLLMAN RINK TERRACE5:00 SANDRA CREDE & BLU CUPID originals & songs by James Brown, Aretha Franklin, & Otis Redding 6:00 SANDRA SMALL & THE SMALLWORLD BAND funky rock & soul 7:00 AZKELT excellent Led Zeppelin covers
HUMBOLDT PLAZA (NEAR W 81ST ST)1:00 – 8:00 ANNIE CRANE & ELIZABETH DEVLIN’S 3RD ANNUAL WAGSTOCK acoustic folk & blues
ANGEL TUNNEL3:00 PINK ANGEL & THOTH “prayformance” with violin, dance & foot percussion
SOUND TUNNEL (5TH AVE & E 65TH)8:00am – 8:00pm CENTRAL PARK SOUND TUNNEL composer John Morton’s sonic collage installation
DAIRY LAWN1:00 TREBLE ALL-FEMALE A CAPPELLA 2:30 MO COBB singer/songwriter
MidtownMIDTOWN WESTOASIS COMMUNITY GARDEN (503 W 52ND)12:30 THE PROJECT nu-jazz 3:00 GRUPO LOS VAMPIROS traditional Ecuadorian music 4:00 RAS MOSHE free jazz sax
MUSICAL INSTRUMENT PETTING ZOO (W 48TH & 7TH AVE)12:00 – 6:00 see MAKE MUSIC NOW! sidebar
MIDTOWN EAST/MURRAY HILLDAG HAMMARSKJOLD (1ST AVE & E 46TH)
CENTRAL PLAZA: 1:00 HANCOCK/SCOTT acoustic folk/rock 3:00 KARYS RHEA singer/songwriter
5:00 OPUS NINE ENSEMBLE 16-member chamber group
FIRST AVE: 1:00 SHANNON & NATALIE jazz with a wholesome folk feel 3:00 TELLERI BAND jam band pop/rock 5:00 THE GEORGE DULIN DISBAND modern jazz
WATERSIDE PLAZA (EAST RIVER & E 25TH)4:00 THE FUNKY FRITTERS deep fried New Orleans blues, jazz, & funk 5:00 DAPHATFUNK CLIQUE funky jazz 6:00 PAPER DOLL high-energy pop 7:00 THE RHODES black-clad blues buskers 8:00 JASON YUDOFF & THE NEW HOTNESS pop funk
LINKS OF LONDON (535 MADISON AVE)12:00 LILIAN BORUNDA “sexy & vivacious” R&B 2:00 HOODLESS “super thick grooves” 3:00 WIL DEYNES fresh pop 4:00 THE LAST BROADCAST “indie-funk hip hop” 5:00 TODD BOGIN raw folk/blues/rock
PERA MEDITERRANEAN BRASSERIE (303 MADISON AVE)1:00 SEUNG-HEE QUINTET Korean-born jazz vocalist & composer 3:00 AUDREY SILVER warm & sensitive jazz 5:45 PARIAS ENSEMBLE S. American folklore-inspired music 7:30 KOBY HAYON TRIO acclaimed Israeli jazz guitarist
RALPH BUNCHE PARK (1ST AVE & E 42ND)3:00 NEW YORK LATE-STARTERS STRING ORCHESTRA adult amateurs play classical 6:00 AL LEE WYER original music & popular favorites
FAO SCHWARTZ (5TH AVE & 59TH ST)4:00 JOANIE LEEDS award-winning music for kids
TRAMWAY PLAZA (2ND AVE & E 59TH)4:00 JEFFREY PAUL BOBRICK theatrical pop
OM SAREE PALACE (134 E 27TH)2:00 MY SECOND BREATH authentic Himalayan singing Bowls, Mongolian throat singing & Japanese flute
DowntownGRAMERCY/FLATIRONMADISON SQUARE PARK (B’WAY & E 23RD)1:00 DAPP THEORY collectively re-drawing the boundaries of jazz 3:00 MICHAEL OLATUJI WITH SARAH LEMIEUX British/Nigerian bassist with vocalist
SOKA GAKKAI INT’L USA (7 E. 15TH)11:00am YURI YAMASHITA bossa nova 11:30am ROOTS & GROOVES jazz for the hip hop generation 12:00 TOR SNYDER African finger-style, Indian Raga & jazz 12:30 REBECCA CHERRY 1:00 NEWMERIKA beat-driven alt/pop 2:00 CARLA KELLY funk and R&B 3:00 JEROME ANDRE St. Louis R&B, Chicago Soul 4:00 MISNOMER(S) hip hop meets classical music 4:30 CHRIS OTTO & EMILY DUFOUR classical duo 6:00 MBIRA NEW YORK traditional Mbira music 7:30 GREG PORTER BAND jazz
STUYVESANT SQUARE PARK (E 15TH ST & 2ND AVE)12:00 MAKE MUSIC: TROMBONES Kevin McCormack highlights the versatility of the instrument with jam sessions, old favorites, and a new arrangement of “One Note Samba” 3:00 MAKE MUSIC: CLARINETS clarinet choir led by Paul Steinfeld performs pieces by Praetorius, Purcell, Rossini, Weill, Joplin, Gershwin 6:00 AMY FAITHE & DREAMS all-female trio perform pop, soul & jazz originals
UNION SQUARE 12:00 MAKE MUSIC:MEGAPHONES orchestrated sounds of 20 megaphones blend with NYC traffic, people & ambient noise. Led by Avi Wisnia; megaphones graciously provided by MegaphoneUSA
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2:00 MAKE MUSIC: GUITARS NYC Guitar School gathers hundreds of players for massive strumming versions of “Hey Jude,” “Stand By Me,” “Wake Up” & other classics. With brief sets by smaller guitar ensembles
EAST VILLAGEABE LEBEWOHL (2ND AVE & E 10TH)1:00 MAHINA MOVEMENT 3 voices, 1 guitar 2:00 ORIGINAL GOOD acoustic reggae 4:00 TAMARA HEY quirky singer/songwriter 5:00 DIANAPOET uplifting traditional & original tunes 6:30 KALEIDOSCOPE OF POLISH SONGS 6 singers from the Polish Theatre Institute, with sets & costumes
COOPER UNION FOUNDATION BUILDING (ASTOR PL)4:00 MAKE MUSIC: CIRCUIT BENDERS a world of unpredictable & spontaneous sounds on short-circuited devices such as children’s toys, keyboards & drum machines, curated by Javier Lopez-Williams 5:00 SPLICE & X-RAY two ongoing art & performance series, based in the East Village, create music, video, & art using electronics. Part of the “Make Music: Circuit Bending” program
LE PETIT VERSAILLES (346 E HOUSTON)1:00 – 4:00 RADIO WONDERLAND/JOSHUA FRIED shoes and steering wheel electronica; EXORCISMO DEL CAPITALISMO ambient punk fusion; ELECTRIC JUNKYARD GAMELAN music on self-invented musical contraptions; GARDEN PARTY WITH NICK TOBIER & CO. site-specific performance about collisions between “gardeners” & musicians, and the ensuing drama
TOMPKINS SQUARE PARK (E 9TH & AVE A)12:00 MAKE MUSIC: SAXOPHONES free jazz saxophonist Ras Moshe leads all-saxophone group in front of Charlie Parker’s old apartment, each playing a different Parker tune, all at once, free style. With Moshe’s “Word to Bird,” and many improv sessions 4:30 MAKE MUSIC:MANHATTAN SAMBA renowned group invites Samba lovers to join the ensemble, following a short class by Ivo Araujo
THINK COFFEE (1 BLEECKER ST)11:00am AKSHARA South Indian percussion 1:00 ESCARIOKA a mash-up of mambo, ska, punk, polka, more 2:00 THE SBP rock & soul 3:00 TOR SNYDER African finger-style, Indian Raga, & jazz 4:00 ANY DAY PARADE country 5:00 URBAN SUN funk/rock 6:00 GHOSTHORSE world-jazz fusion 7:00 GREGORIO URIBE BIG BAND 16-piece jazz 9:00 META & THE CORNERSTONES roots reggae
YIPPIE MUSEUM (9 BLEECKER ST)1:00 – 8:00 KIMISTRY & THE LIVING MUSEUM WITH KIM KALESTI scat singer & composer, with many guests.
BOWERY POETRY CLUB (308 BOWERY)1:00 – 8:00 BOWERY POETRY CLUB FOLLIES poets, musicians, comics, exploding puppets
NY MARBLE CEMETERY (41 2ND AVE)Performances on the hour, 1:00pm – 5:00pm JESSICA DELFINO “Haunted Oyster” operatic noise/metal mayhem.
6TH ST & AVE B COMMUNITY GARDEN4:00 EAST RIVER JAZZ BAND big band jazz
DIAS Y FLORES COMMUNITY GARDEN (520 E 13TH)2:30 AN OPEN JAM WITH AWESOME DOG, FEATURING V.WEISS, JEFFREY CYPHERS WRIGHT, MAYUMI, & FRIENDS all musicians welcome!
FIRST PARK (HOUSTON & 1ST AVE)1:00 STAY WARM acoustic indie-Americana 2:00 – 6:00 AnVilEntertainment Recorders Boxcar Acoustic Session: 2:00 JEN SHAMRO 2:30 JULIET ECHO 3:00 LIFE PRIDE & THE PRINCESS 3:30 THE NEW COLLISIONS 4:00 HAVEBLUE 4:30 ORANGE MONSOON 5:30 THE DEAD RIVER COMPANY; 6:00 72 SOUTH 1ST acoustic folk
GREEN OASIS GARDEN (E 8TH & AVE C)1:00 NO POLICE STATE GIRL antiestablishmentarian
POMMES FRITES (123 2ND AVE)1:00 BUNNY BECK jazz piano
TOMPKINS SQUARE GREENMARKET1:00 VERA HADZI singer/songwriter
TRADER JOE’S WINE SHOP (138 E 14TH)5:00 META & THE CORNERSTONES roots reggae
GREENWICH VILLAGEWASHINGTON SQUARE PARK(WASHINGTON SQUARE S & LAGUARDIA PL)3:00 BILL POPP & THE TAPES Brit Pop 5:00 JOHN SHANNON singer/songwriter 5:30 KIM WAYMAN (LITTLE KITTEN SPACE GIRL) melodramatic popular song 6:00 MATT JONES indie folk 6:30 PIMPS OF JOYTIME funk 7:00 DJ MOFUNK & ALL CEEING OF I POWER hip hop & beats 7:30 THE SMYRK rock & soul
CORNELIA STREET3:00 MAKE MUSIC: PIANOS US premiere of “Canto Ostinato” by Dutch minimalist composer Simeon ten Holt, performed on four grand pianos in the middle of the street. In addition, pianists from around the city may solo or collaborate in an open performance setting, led by Jed Distler & Celia Cooke of Composer’s Collaborative
DUBSPOT (348 W 14TH) 2:00 BOMBERGIRL & THE MECHANIC ambient electronica 2:45 JON MARGULIES Depression-era techno 3:30 ATOM minimal house funk 4:15 WARPER PARTY Funky trumpet & guitar 5:00 PETER KIRN laptronica with techno toys 5:45 SILENCE electronics & acoustic guitars 6:30 TOM PHONIC electronica/techno 7:15 SUBATOMIC SOUND System Dub-Hop dance
LAGUARDIA CORNER GARDENS (511 LAGUARDIA PL)3:00 SHODO Japanese flute music 4:00 MBIRA NEW YORK traditional mbira music 5:00 DIANA WAYBURN ENSEMBLE West African rhythms 6:00 BLUEGRASS & BEYOND 7:00 MINETTA CREEK BLUEGRASS BAND
BLEECKER PLAYGROUND (BLEECKER ST & W 11TH)3:00 BIG JEFF & THE BOUNCY PEOPLE children’s singer/songwriter & friends 4:00 FEEL THE MUSIC! - NYCSONGS singer/songwriter Valerie Ghent with percussionist Bashiri Johnson 6:00 ANTOINE PONCELET dark wave folk rock
GREENWICH VILLAGE BISTRO (13 CARMINE ST)7:30 SEPTEMBER CONCERT JAMMERS 8:00 BROOKE FOX singer/songwriter 8:15 JOHN VIRAG jazz & world 8:30 PREACHERMANN sultry neo-soul 8:45 YURIKO HOSHINA singer/songwriter 9:00 BLUE LADY world-influenced music 9:15 (AKA) VOCE a one-woman choir 9:30 BENITA CHARLES cabaret revues
MR. DENNEHY’S (63 CARMINE ST)3:00 MATT JASPER singer/songwriter 6:00 DAN MILLS acoustic set with cajon & melodica 6:00 C&A blues & country 7:00 JASON WATERS pop
SHERIDAN SQUARE GARDEN (W 4TH & GROVE ST)3:00 TELLING ON TRIXIE power-pop 4:00 VINSON VALEGA TRIO funky jazz
CLARKSON ST & HUDSON ST11:00am – 7:00 JULIUS C & FRIENDS they came, they saw, they rocked. Electro power pop
KINGDOM TATTOOS (329 6TH AVE)12:00 REWBEE female-fronted rock band
JOE: THE ART OF COFFEE (141 WAVERLY PL, OTHERS)12:00 – 4:00 DECLAN BENNETT & STEPHANIE NILLES take their acoustic guitars on a caffeine crawl, playing sets at all 5 “Joe” coffee shops in Manhattan
MINETTA PLAYGROUND (6TH AVE & W 3RD)1:00 MATT JASPER singer/songwriter 5:00 MY LIGHT SWEET FIRE folk pop
DUE AMICI (304 W 14TH)1:00 ZETH samba & bossa nova
CAMAJE (85 MACDOUGAL ST)1:00 CURTIS FORBES jazz guitar
FAT BEATS (406 6TH AVE)1:00 WORDS HIP HOP & POETRY
CHRISTOPHER & BLEECKER2:00 RENAISSANCE STREET SINGERS polyphonic a cappella
FATHER DEMO SQUARE (6TH AVE & CARMINE ST)2:00 SHOW STOPPERS seniors sing pop standards from 1920 –1970
JACKSON SQUARE (8TH AVE & HORATIO ST)2:00 JC CASSIS disco-electro 3:00 BOBBY KANE 4:00 URGT instrumental jazz & rock
DANAL (59 5TH AVE)5:00 TJAY songwriter/guitarist 6:00 HIP LIKE [BLANK] playful & melancholy songs 7:00 DAVE CAMPBELL folk funk music
SOHOJAZZ GALLERY BLOCK PARTY (DOMINICK ST & HUDSON ST)3:30 – 6:30 KOFI GHANABA: MEMORIAL TO THE DIVINE DRUMMER musical tribute to the late African jazz drummer, with legendary pianist RANDY WESTON, and percussionists OBO ADDY and KWAKU MARTIN OBENG. Presented by the Jazz Gallery and Jazzmobile
DESALVIO PLAYGROUND (SPRING & MULBERRY ST)2:00 KAREN MANTLER & CORIN STIGGALL Charlie Parker tribute 3:00 HUNGRY MARCH BAND famous street brass march band 4:00 MIKE BORGIA acoustic indie rock 5:00 HOLLERTOWN RECORDS & BROWN PEDRO dreamy rock & hyper-folk 6:00 DANCE FIGHT a funk explosion 7:00 WU LI MASTERS super-funky rock 8:00 EVAN FELTS singer/songwriter
SOHO SQUARE (6TH AVE & SPRING ST)1:00 MAKE MUSIC: CAST-IRON GAMELANS Daniel Goode leads participants on a “SoHo Gamelan Walk” to turn the “best” SoHo cast-iron buildings into resonant gong instruments by striking them rhythmically 1:30 DANIELLE ANTONIO jazzy originals 3:00 BREWSTER Americana, pop music 4:00 DOMINO tape-accompanied originals
I TRE MERLI (463 W B’WAY)6:00 DETHRACE theatrical speed metal, crazy performance art
LINKS OF LONDON (402 W B’WAY)2:00 LILIAN BORUNDA “sexy & vivacious” R&B/pop 3:00 RAINBOW FRESH 70’s indie pop 5:00 ANDY RODA power pop
L’ORANGE BLEUE (430 BROOME ST)11:000am DAWN DRAKE African & Latin music 3:00 PETER BARR’S DRUMS & PERCUSSION funky backbeats & dance 10:00 you’re invited to crash a musical Spanish wedding reception in the restaurant. No joke.
MEG COHEN DESIGN SHOP (59 THOMPSON ST)6:00 HUGH HALES-TOOKE
LOWER EAST SIDEABC NO RIO (156 RIVINGTON ST)6:00 CYRUS PIREH spontaneous duets & solos 7:30 CHRISTOPHER SAFOS improvisations with guitar & vocals 8:00 AWKWARD BILL TRIBUTE TO GILBERTO GIL 9:00 M. NAHADR performance artist with a startling vocal range 10:00 DEMI pop/rock singer
CHILDREN’S MAGICAL GARDEN (STANTON ST & NORFOLK ST)Singer/songwriters: 11:00am ADAM YOUNG 11:45am JACLYN SHAW 12:30 JENNINGS 1:15 AHMOND 2:30 DAVE FELIPE 3:15 FRANK PALMERI 4:00 PLANETA AZUL (BLUE PLANET) Appalachian, Mexican, & Andean music 4:45 JESTRY 5:30 WINSTON SMITH indie rock 6:15 BOBBY SYVARTH 7:00 GOGARTY 7:45 LORD LORAX “ethereal distortions” 8:30 ANTHONY STANFORD 9:15 TARRAH REYNOLDS 10:00 TAHARQA funky soul
CLEMENTE SOTO VÉLEZ CULTURAL CENTER (107 SUFFOLK ST)1:00 FREQUENT SEASON high energy rock 2:00 BUTEO art rock 5:00 ENRIQUE HANEINE GROUP jazz 6:00 THE NERVOUS BREAKDOWNS noise pop 7:00 OLD MAN & THE E rock/blues 8:00 ANACAONA Y SU SABOR LATINO Latin American variety
COLEMAN SQ PLAYGROUND (MONROE ST & MARKET ST)1:00 TRIM funky pop 2:00 DEEP INTENT, SUGAR LICK, LESS SPACE, NAITA & MORE bluesy rock/world beat/electronica
THE WILLPOWA CENTER (102 FORSYTH)1:00 UNDAKOVA hip hop DJs
PARQUE DE TRANQUILIDAD (312 E 4TH)2:00 OPEN MUSIC ENSEMBLE professional improvisers
SARA ROOSEVELT PARK (E HOUSTON & CHRYSTIE ST)5:00 THE APPLE BROS intense alt-country 6:00 THE DIRTY PEARLS rock 7:00 HARRY LIME mix of surf, rock & jazz
EAST GRAND STREET BEAT (403 GRAND ST)5:30 CONSTANT MC 6:00 THE HOARSEMEN “psychedelic hip hop”
CHINATOWN/LITTLE ITALYCOLUMBUS PARK (MULBERRY ST & BAYARD ST)1:00 – 5:00 THE MANHATTAN ARTS & COLUMBUS MUSIC ASSOCIATION Chinese music & dance
DIVALICIOUS CHOCOLATE! CAFE (365 BROOME ST)12:00 SECRET INGREDIENTS psychedelic roots 1:00 SOPHIA NIARCHOS sings “My Favorite Divas” 2:00 CARLA HALL jazz, twang, & soul 3:00 ALYSON FAITH singer/songwriter 4:00 JACKIE GORDON singing chef & chocolate diva “eatertainment” 5:00 OPUS NINE ENSEMBLE 16-member chamber 6:00 ELISSA WEISS Medieval, Renaissance & folk harp music 7:00 MICHAEL GNAT folk-rock
HESTER ST& MULBERRY ST11:00am – 9:00 THE JAZZ COLLECTIVE acoustic standards & blues
SEWARD PARK (E B’WAY & JEFFERSON ST)4:00 TRIM funky pop
7:00 CASANOVA FRANKENSTEIN & THE DISCO BOYS funky disco
TRIBECADUANE PARK (DUANE ST & HUDSON ST)5:00 ANDERSEN SILVA technologically-savvy singer/songwriter 7:00 INKY GLASS smoky & opaque singer/songwriter 8:00 KARYS RHEA singer/songwriter
TRIBECA PARK (W B’WAY & BEACH ST)2:00 – 6:00 SPINNING PLATES jazz/experimental improv
DUARTE SQ (6TH AVE & CANAL ST)4:00 TREAS singer/songwriter trio
YAFFA’S RESTAURANT (353 GREENWICH ST)4:00, 6:00, 8:00 RAYCE R&B & rock
FINANCIAL DISTRICTBATTERY PARK
BATTERY PLACE & STATE ST: 12:00 ELI MANISCALCO Eli & friends play each other’s songs 3:00 LADYBUG STINGRAY extreme funk & grooves
BATTERY BOSQUE: 1:00 VIVA CHARLENE sultry blues on keys 4:00 BADINAGE WOODWIND QUINTET classical to rock
CASTLE CLINTON: 11:00am BRIAN FOLLWEILER acoustic folk/rock jam session 6:00 BROKEN LAND Hindie rock 7:00 STEVEN ROSENHAUS singer/songwriter 8:00 JORDAN WOLFF rock, folk & Americana
FLAGPOLE NEXT TO PLAYGROUND: 1:00 HARRY LIME surf, rock, & jazz 2:00 HANK STONE singer/songwriter 3:00 KAMA LINDEN energetic pop/rock soloist 7:00 ZEV TORRES tasteful & enthralling selections of verse
CITY HALL PARK (B’WAY & CHAMBERS)1:00 JOE THOMPSON & THE COMFORTABLE CATASTROPHE cocktail of country, folk, & rock 2:00 SEAN360X dance/funk/soul 4:00 IT’S NOT OVER power pop 8:00 KINGDOM REVOLUTION hip hop-jam-band electronica
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ASTORIA/L.I.C.ATHENS TRIANGLE BLOCK PARTY (33RD ST & NEWTOWN AVE)DJ 2MELO spinning between sets 12:30 LULLA Japanese singer/songwriter 1:15 JANENE OTTEN folk-rock with Irish melodies 2:15 BLIMINAL Astoria rockers fuse subculture & pop culture 3:15 THE TWEES indie 4:15 HOPS new school electronica, old school hip hop 5:15 ILLIMANJARO punk/funk/hip hop trio 6:15 CRIMINOSO jazz, Latin, electronic 7:15 MISSION: ON MARS if Ravi Shankar & George Clinton formed a band 8:15 PANONIAN WAVE 8 musicians, thick and textured, English & Croatian lyrics
ATHENS SQUARE PARK (29TH ST & 30TH AVE)11:00am REBEL ROSE RECITAL Elaine Akins accompanies students in pop, traditional, & original music, with guest appearances 2:00 TOM WARNICK & THE WORLD’S FAIR Americana band, diverse influences. 5:00 ANNE MARIE BOES jazzy, sensual voice & piano
ASTORIA MUSIC SHOP (35-19 30TH AVE)Singer/songwriters 1:00 LILI ROQUELIN French, laid-back voice/piano 1:30 D.B. RIELLY multi-instrumental Americana 2:15 SEAN COX 2:45 JENSEN KEETS 3:30 LAUREN DIAMOND acoustic soul
ASTORIA PARK4:00 JOE THOMPSON & THE COMFORTABLE CATASTROPHE country rock cocktail 5:00 MARTIN URBACH modern jazz meets rock and chamber music 6:30 LOS CHAMANES Chilean musicians, S. American folk fusion
LIC BAR (45-58VERNON BLVD)4:00 – 7:00 G.R.A.S.S. the Gowanus Reggae and Ska Society
SITE: INSPIRED DESIGN (3511 34TH AVE)12:00 DARU ODA
THE SPARROW BAR (24-01 29TH ST)1:00 GUTTER & SPINE good ol’ fashioned rock
FAR ROCKAWAYROCKAWAY ARTIST ALLIANCE STAGES (ROCKAWAY BREEZY BLVD & BEACH 169TH ST)
MOONSTAGE:12:00 JOHN HAMILTON 1:00 INSIDE JOKE 2:00 JONATHON ROBERTS 4:00 NINA (FEATURING THE REBEL BAND) 5:00 HEY STRANGER 6:00 JAMMIN JON 7:00 JENNY & JP 8:00 MAMBO MANTIS
RIIS PARK STAGE:1:00 HUDSON’S HOPE 2:00 REDA SHAY 3:00 SQUID 4:00 OFF THE GRID 5:00 THE JOINT CHIEFS OF MATH 6:00 OBSERVED 7:00 INDACULTURE
STUDIO 7:2:00 COSMO’S MOON 3:00 PSYCLONE 4:00 GOING GREEN 5:00 ANGELFACE/HEADCASE 6:00 PRIMAL ETIQUETTE
FLUSHINGFLUSHING TOWN HALL (137-35 NORTHERN BLVD)1:00 AMANDA RAYS singer/songwriter influenced by Radiohead, Bjork & Sade 2:00 MAKE MUSIC: VEENAS Nivedita ShivRaj leads 6 players on the ancient multi-stringed instrument from South India, in traditional & contemporary pieces 4:00 LILY WHITE Jazzmobile presents the straight-ahead/swing saxophonist
PS 214 PLAYGROUND (UNION ST & 31 RD)Mitchell-Linden Civic Association presents: 2:00 DAMSEL female trio, original, catchy rock/funk 3:00 TORY MACK urban/country vocals 6:00 SAM SHIVRAJ teen TV host of “RagaChitram” performs pop, Bollywood, South Indian classical
QUEENS CROSSING (136-17 39TH AVE)2:00 JAZZ standards with the works 5:00 UNCLE YAO’S CHORUS singing and dancing to promote Chinese culture
FLUSHING MEADOWS CORONA PARK (AT QMA)3:00 ABYAYALA performs Peruincafolk, to celebrate the Andean sun festival of Inty Raymi. Presented by the Queens Museum
JACKSON HEIGHTSJACKSON HEIGHTS POST OFFICE (78-02 37TH AVE)1:00 ROCAFUERTE Spanish rock meets hard rock 2:00 CARLOS JIMENEZ JAZZ QUARTET Latin jazz/salsa/mambo flutist 3:00 THE DAN SHEEHAN CONSPIRACY pop/rock 4:00 URBAN STREET GYPSIES 5:00 THE REJECTS college rock band, together since elementary school 7:00 ADAM MCHEFFEY catchy tunes
ESPRESSO 77 (35-57 77TH ST)1:00 JOE KNIPES classic jazz guitar 2:00 DIANAPOET uplifting tunes, with percussion 3:00 MASO good ol’ rock trio
ITALIAN FARMS (80-01 37TH AVE)2:00 ATHENIA HENDERSON Caribbean fusion 3:00 ALFA female musician draws on love of poetry & classical training 5:00 JIA-YI HE award winning, world-class harmonica virtuoso
JAMAICAMCKINLEY’S CHILDREN’S GARDEN (108-56 UNION HALL ST)12:00 LINDSEY WILSON diverse
style ranging from bossa nova to ‘70s nostalgic folk-pop 1:00 THE UKIPIPER traditional & contemporary bagpipes 2:00 KIERSTIN GRAY singer/songwriter, highs of pop music, lows of the blues 4:00 NO POLICE STATE GIRL original songs featuring a unique viewpoint 6:00 S.A.Y. MC/singer-songwriter, worked with RZA, Ghostface, etc.
CURTIS “50 CENT”JACKSON COMMUNITY GARDEN (FOCH BLVD & 165TH ST)12:00 DA BEAT SHOP STUDIO gospel music/motivational speakers from Da Beat Shop Studios
RUFUS KING PARK (JAMAICA AVE & 153RD ST)2:30 MODUPUE KIDZ / CULTURAL ARTS ENSEMBLE children’s branch of “Ballet International Africans”
P.S. 268 (JAMAICA AVE & 175TH ST)2:00 6th to 8th grade students play guitar, sax, clarinet
MASPETHHOLY CROSS CHURCHYARD (61-21 56TH RD)12:00 KALEIDOSCOPE OF POLISH SONGS 6 singers from the Polish Theatre Institute, with sets & costumes
MIDDLE VILLAGEJUNIPER VALLEY PARK (80TH ST & DRY HARBOR RD)5:00 – 9:00 FIRST COUSINS hip hop that’s “hard for the streets”
BROAD CHANNEL126 NOEL ROAD1:00 – 8:00 DAN GUARINO singer/songwriter plays fretted strings on his porch
WOLFE’S POND PARK (420 CORNELIA AVE)All-day rock 12:00 – 8:00 COBALT SKY; RISE WITH THE FALLEN; RICHMOND KNIGHTS; VIOLET VIER; SPREAD THE RUMOR; DIONYSUS; EVERYNIGHT DRIVE; REALITY ADDICTION; PROCESS OF FUSION; HE AMONG US; NO CHANGE FOR MACHINES; CURIOUS VOLUME; FAIRBANKS
STATEN ISLAND MUSEUM (75 STUYVESANT PL)11:30am KEVIN JOHN ALLEN “well-traveled” singer & storyteller 1:00 BLURPLE silly folk 2:15 BOB WRIGHT & HARBORTOWN bluegrass-schooled acoustic
KILLMEYER’S OLD BAVARIAN INN (4254 ARTHUR KILL RD)3:00 MICHAEL PACKER BLUES BAND veteran five-piece blues band 4:00 KEVIN JOHN ALLEN “well-traveled” singer & storyteller
TOMPKINSVILLE PARK(VICTORY BLVD & BAY ST)5:30 MAKE MUSIC: BAGPIPES pipers from around the city parade along Bay Street, playing tunes such as “Minstrel Boy & Wearing of the Green” & “Grand Old Flag.” Players gather at Tompkinsville Park, and travel past the ETG Book Café, Cargo Café, Karl’s Klippers, and Bakers Square, ending with an afterparty at Steiney’s (3 Hyatt St). Directed by Nick Rozak of Staten Island Pipes & Drums
DUGOUT PUB & GRILL (1614 FOREST AVE)2:00 THE URBAN RAMBLERS classic rock
OCEAN BREEZE FISHING PIER3:00 THE CORRAO Q young, local, original, indie rock/funk.
SILVER LAKE (VICTORY BLVD & CLOVE RD)2:00 AGENTS OF KARMA 3-piece progressive rock
NORBERT LEESBURGH/CLOVE LAKES PARK (VICTORY BLVD & CLOVE RD)7:00 KEITH ARC pop, rock & folk on keyboard
POSTER DESIGN: KATIE TURNER Parsons The New School for Design, BFA Illustration)
PROGRAM LAYOUT: MIKI NAGAO
PHOTOS: Punk Island by ADRIAN KINLOCH, Anamanaguchi by NULLSLEEP, Gamelan Dharma Swara by SHANNON ROMINES, Composers Collaborative block party by RICK LEVY, After The Jump block party by ELODIE JANSON, Jonathan Batiste by JORGE SCHUHMACHER
BOARD OF DIRECTORS: AARON FRIEDMAN, KEN DIRCKS, ROBERT SINGERMAN, STEVEN SWARTZ, MICHAEL URSCHEL, MATTHEW WASHINGTON, PAUL WHITE
ADVISORY BOARD: DON BYRON, JOHN CORIGLIANO, PAQUITO D’RIVERA, MEREDITH MONK, LEE RANALDO, STEVE REICH
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