Upcoming Shows: SUMMER SHOWS!

So, after all that (i.e. this weekend's listings), I'm going to give you a quick list of the bigger shows coming up later this summer. Many are outdoors and free. I'll give more details as the dates approach.


June
16
Jonathan Richman @ Bowery Ballroom ($15)

17
Jonathan Richman @ Bowery Ballroom ($15)

18
Twee As Fuck: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Cause Co-Motion!, Crystal Stilts @ Cake Shop

19
Secret Machines, A Place to Bury Strangers @ Santos ($10)

20
Crocodiles @ Mercury Lounge ($10)
Health, Kid Congo Powers (ex-Cramps, ex-Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds) @ 979 Broadway Backyard

22
The New York Dolls @ Music Hall of Williamsburg ($32.50)

25
Dinosaur Jr @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (SOLD OUT)

26
Blonde Redhead @ Prospect Park (FREE)

27
Dr. Dog, Phosphorescent @ Prospect Park (FREE)


July
1
MGMT @ Prospect Park (SOLD OUT)
Jay Reatard @ Stuyvesant Oval (FREE!)

2
The Germs @ Mercury Lounge ($14)
Jay Reatard @ Music Hall of Williamsburg ($15)

3
Sonic Youth @ United Palace ($38-$45)
Woodsist Festival: Crystal Stilts, Blank Dogs @ 979 Broadway Backyard

4
Woodsist Festival: Woods, Dum Dum Girls, Real Estate + more @ 979 Broadway Backyard

5
Allen Toussaint @ Joe's Pub

6
Peter Murphy (of Bauhaus) @ Highline Ballroom ($35)

7
Peter Murphy (of Bauhaus) @ Highline Ballroom ($35)

9
MC Lyte @ Von King Park (FREE)

10
River to River: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart @ the Seaport (FREE)
The Yardbirds, the Zombies @ Hammerstein Ballroom ($37-$73)

11
Japandroids @ Pianos

12
Parts & Labor @ 979 Broadway Backyard
Mission of Burma, Fucked Up, Ponytail @ Williamsburg Waterfront (FREE)

14
Sugar Hill Gang @ Queensbridge Park (FREE)

15
Wavves, Woods, Real Estate @ Bowery Ballroom

16
Kronos Quartet @ Prospect Park (FREE)

18
Q-Tip @ Central Park (FREE)
Siren Festival: Raveonettes, Frightened Rabbit, Japandroids, Bear Hands + more @ Coney Island

21
Jackson Browne @ Prospect Park ($45-$200)

24
Buckwheat Zydeco @ Prospect Park (FREE)

30
Method Man, Ghostface Killah @ Nokia Theater
CMA Songwriters @ Joe’s Pub

31
River to River: Polvo, Obits @ the Seaport (FREE)
All Points West: Beastie Boys, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Fleet Foxes, National, Q-Tip, Telepathe, Heartless Bastards + more @ Liberty State Park
Mekons @ Bell House ($15)


August
1
M. Ward, Mike Watt @ Central Park (FREE)
Dean & Britta, Crystal Stilts @ Prospect Park (FREE)
All Points West: MBV, Tool, Tokyo Police Club, Kool Keith, Chairlift + more @ Liberty State Park

2
All Points West: Echo & Bunnymen, MGMT, Coldplay, Black Keys, Silversun Pickups, Lykke Li + more @ Liberty State Park
Deerhunter, No Age, Dan Deacon @ Williamsburg Waterfront (FREE)

3
Depeche Mode @ Madison Square Gardens

4
Depeche Mode @ Madison Square Gardens
Los Campesinos! @ Webster ($17)

11
TV on the Radio @ Prospect Park ($30)

12
Friendly Fires @ Le Poisson Rouge

13
Friendly Fires @ Music Hall of Williamsburg ($15)

14
Animal Collective @ Prospect Park (SOLD OUT)

15
Animal Collective @ Prospect Park ($30)

21
Antlers (album release party) @ Mercury Lounge ($10)