Summer Concerts
Summer Guide O utdoor Concerts & M usic Festivals
'BAM Rhythm & Blues
Festival at MetroTech' Shades of blues: Amadou & Mariam perform at Summerstage M etroT ech Commons, corner of Flatbush photo: Bernard Bernand and M yrtle avenues, 718-636-4100, bam.org
June 8 Easy Star A ll-Stars
June 22 O detta w ith Catherine R ussell
June 29 Salif Keita
June 30 Eddie Palmieri
July 6 W illie Colón July 13 A madou & M ariam:W hether the blues originated in M ali or bounced back there in a felicitous echo makes no difference as soon as this fabulous blind couple hits the stage (or the M P3 file "D imanche a B amako" w as one of last year's highlights). A madou B agayoko plays nasty vamping blues beside w ife M ariam D oumbia, a pepper-voiced chanteuse. T he results are glorious. G EH R
July 20 T he R adiators
July 27 T he Spinners
August 3 T ortured Soul
August 4 J ames B lood U lmer: Guitarist J ames B lood U lmer spent his formative years playing w ith O rnette Coleman and deciphering his mysterious "harmolodic" music theory system, learning a structure for Coleman's seemingly unstructured free jazz. R ecently he's been w orking out his dow ntow n jazz in a D elta blues format, and his outside lyricism conjures up the eerie mysticism of Skip J ames and Son H ouse. B EH R M AN August 10 B illy Paul
August 11 Lonnie Liston Smith+ Eliane Elias
'Celebrate Brooklyn'
Prospect Park B andshell, 9th Street and Prospect Park W est, 718-855-7882 x 45, celebratebrooklyn.org
June 15 M aceo Parker
June 16 T iempo Libre +J avier Garcia + Cuban Cow boys
June 17 Laurie A nderson +Chirgilchin
June 22 Los Lonely B oys + J ames H unter
June 23 N atalie M acM aster's Cape B reton
June 24 Savion Glover & Friends + R obert Glasper
June 30 T V on the Radio + M att Pond PA : If their rousing, almost-religious spring show s are any indication, T V O T R 's forthcoming major label debut w ill bring the stomping rhythms, gospel-inflected harmonies, and arty, soulful guitars—w hich, live, fuzz and crackle under T unde A debimpe's smooth doo- w op croon—to a much w ider audience. T onight they're joined by fellow B rooklyners M att Pond PA and their O C-approved, midtempo chamber pop. A lso: V oxtrot. R AB ER
July 1 A ngelique Kidjo + V usi M ahlasela
July 7 B arrington Levy +Patrick J unior
July 8 T oshi R eagon & B ig Lovely +J uca
July 9 R alph's W orld + R ita H ouston
July 12 Guster + R ay LaM ontagne July 13 Y o La T engo: H oboken's finest w ill perform T he Sounds O f Science—their soundtrack to eight short nature documentaries by French director J ean Painlevé—as a live accompaniment to the films. A w arm B rooklyn night w ill set the perfect scene for these surreal images of jellyfish and octopus accompanied by some of the most experimental, dreamy sounds of Y o La T engo's career. W ith Samara Lubelski. R AB ER
July 14 B rooklyn Philharmonic
July 15 N ortec Collective +B eto & R ichie Grupo Sonador
July 21 A lloy O rchestra + M orley
July 27 Philip Glass & Kronos Q uartet + Slavic Soul Party
July 28 Leela J ames + B FE Sound System
July 29 Sonora Poncena +J oe Bataan
August 3 B ill Frisell + T he M oonlighters
August 4 Los A migos Invisibles +Los T res + Z oe
August 5 A frican Festival: Kekele + Lagbaja + A frican U nderground A ll-stars + M artino A tangana & the A frican B lue N ote: M asked Lagos singer- saxophonist and serious Fela fan Lagbaja w ill rev things higher in the w ake of locally-based Cameroonian guitarist M artino A tangana and the pan- A frican hip-hop of the A frican U nderground A ll-Stars. B ut headlining Kinshasa-to-Paris supergroup Kekele, constructed around the revered Papa N oel and featuring crack guitarists Syran M 'Benza and R igo Star, w ill go for the beauty in the great Congolese rumba tradition—even if they have to mine the Cuban songbook to get there. CH R IS T G AU
'Central Park SummerStage'
R umsey Playfield, mid-park at 72nd Street, summerstage.org June 16 Charlie H unter T rio + Sex M ob + M athew Shipp + N ils Petter M olvaer
June 25 Feist + B uck 65 + J ason Collette: A lthough it's not so secretly Canadian day in Central Park, those pining for some M ontreal vibe should be forew arned. Feist features Calgary-born, T oronto-based, B roken Social Scene–linked chanteuse—no, singer-songw riter—Leslie Feist, and how about that? Feist appears on the most recent album by the N ova Scotia–born, T oronto-based R ichard T erfry, a/k/a B uck 65, w hich features a band no one w ould call hip-hop. CH R IS T G AU
June 28 Bonnie R aitt + Keb' M o': M s. R aitt's take on electric blues can still be incendiary, especially if you keep your ear on the guitar. She's also venturing into new , jazzier territory these days; along w ith her more soulful pop, these should make for an especially good pairing w ith Keb' M o's flow ing, mellifluous update of acoustic blues. M AZ O R
June 29 Carnegie H all's N eighborhood Concert Series 30th A nniversary: A udra M acD onald
July 2 Seu J orge + J ose Gonzales + A lex Cuba B and: B est know n for his lilting Portuguese B ow ie covers in T he Life A quatic W ith Steve Z issou, J orge should be better know n for his ow n earthy inner-city sambas. Gonzalez is an A rgentinean-Sw ede w ho sings lucidly, in English, w hile playing clean classical- influenced guitar. B orn and raised in Cuba, A lex Cuba B and multi- instrumentlist–leader A lex Puente sounds it. G EH R
July 8 H akim
July 13 A ni D iFranco
July 15 T he Family Stand
July 16 A madou & M ariam + D aby T oure
July 20 U mphrey's M cGee + Galactic
July 23 Konono N o. 1: D ancey and trancey, this W est A frican Congo troop takes likembé pianos (thumb pianos in the same family as mbiras) but amplifies them via a hodgepodge of magnets, microphones, and old car parts; dancers, singers, and traditional percussion provide ornamentation to the rustic and tribal grooves. Last years lauded show s at J oe's Pub w ere the first stateside appearances since their inception around 1980—w ell recommended! Fans of T homas M apfumo take note. A lso: D aara J . B O S LER
July 26 Fiona A pple + D amien R ice + D avid Garza: Last D ecember at the N okia, A pple proved that the extraordinary circumstances of Extraordinary M achine's creation hadn't dulled her ability to get onstage and flip w igs. A half-year later, she'll likely be sharper still. Irish balladeer R ice is pretty snoozy on record, but live he channels the intensity of the old souls he w orships. A ustin-based Garza makes perfect pow er pop of w hich too few people are aw are. W O O D
July 29 Goapele + A lice Smith
July 30 Lady Sovereign + Pete R ock + J ean Grae + D J R ekha
August 3 T he N ew Pornographers + Calexico + T he Frames: Canadian pow er pop supergroup N ew Pornographers could give you a toothache w ith their cotton candy vocals, cheerful rhythms, and ripe, catchy hooks, but leader Carl N ew man know s just how to balance the sw eet w ith the minor-key sour, making for the perfect pop confection. Calexico's dusty, Southw estern ranch rock w ill be the perfect, tart margarita chaser. R AB ER
August 12 T he W ild M agnolia M ardi Gras Indians w ith B ig Chief B o D ollis + Irma T homas + T he H ot 8 B rass B and
June 29 Carnegie H all's N eighborhood Concert Series 30th A nniversary: A udra M acD onald
July 29 Goapele + A lice Smith
August 12 T he W ild M agnolia M ardi Gras Indians + Irma T homas + H ot 8 B rass B and
Central Park R umsey Playfield, mid-park at 72nd Street
June13 moe.
S eptem ber 5 & 6 Ben H arper + D amian J r. "Gong" M arley: Folk-soul dynamo H arper's alw ays buttered his bread on the road; in recent years he's cultivated a loyal constituency on the jam-band scene, w here his ability to sing gives him the aura of a prophet. H arper's new Both Sides of the Gun— one disc of rockers, one disc of ballads—should provide plenty of live-show fodder. O pener (and son of B ob) M arley made one of 2005's best albums in W elcome to J amrock, a bracing contemporization of his dad's conscious throb. W O O D
S eptem ber 28 Clap Y our H ands Say Y eah: T hese local quirk-pop merchants have averted (or at least delayed) the hipster backlash that aw aits them by lying relatively low for the last couple of months. Still, this end-of-summer blow out suggests they've got bigger things on their minds than the begrudging approval of the Pitchfork mafia. Expect new tunes and some special guests yet to be announced. W O O D
Giants Stadium
50 R oute 120, East R utherford, N ew J ersey, 201-935-3900
June 4H ot '97 Summer J am
July 18, 19, 29 B on J ovi
'Jazz in July'
92nd St Y , 1395 Lexington A venue, 212-415-5500, 92y.org
July 18 'Love Y ou M adly: D uke Ellington Celebration'
July 19 'D ick H yman: A J azz Life'
July 20 'Brilliant Corners: T he M usic of T helonious M onk'
July 25 'Bossa N ova: T he B razilian Soul of A ntonio Carlos J obim'
July 26 'T w elve H ands, T w o Pianos, O ne N ight'
July 27 'O ne for M y B aby: T he Songs of H arold A rlen'
'JVC Jazz Festival'
V arious venues, 212-501-1390, festivalproductions.net She Wants Revenge takes on the Siren Music Festival photo: Michael Muller June 13 H ank J ones (Kaye Playhouse)
June 13 Stanley Clark + George D uke Project + M ike Stern B and (A valon)
June 14 'T enors Galore': H ouston Person Q uartet + Eric A lexander Q uartet (Kaye Playhouse)
June 15 'J azz Combos': M ilw aukee Y outh Symphony + the B ronzeville + A pex J azz Q uartets + Kansas City Community College J azz Combo + N ew J ersey City U niversity Graduate J azz Combo (St. Peter's Church)
June 15 A ndrew H ill T rio (Studio M useum in H arlem): Love his horn bands, but there's alw ays been something about the pianist's meandering threesomes that's struck me just as deeply. Polyrhythms spin, ruminations receive the traction they deserve, and elliptical lines trickle forth w ith a beguiling authority. M ACN IE
June 15 'A Ladies Salute T o A Pioneer': T oshiko A kiyoshi (Kaye Playhouse) June 15 A vishai Cohen T rio + Groove Collective + J acob Fred J azz O dyssey (Irving Plaza)
June 16 'N ew Century: Same Genius': O rnette Coleman Q uartet (Carnegie H all)
June 16 M arcus M iller B and + R oy H argrove's R H Factor (Irving Plaza)
June 17 Chris B otti + Lizz W right (Carnegie H all)
June 18 'A Father's D ay Gift': B obby H utcherson Q uartet
June 19 'Sw eet Lorraine: A J azz Celebration for the V illage V anguard': T he B ad Plus + R oy H argrove Q uintet + Paul M otion T rio 2000 + O ne+ D r. M ichael W hite's O riginal Liberty J azz B and (Carnegie H all): T he triangle-shaped room still defines the city's jazz experience, and its longstanding boss is as charismatic and engaging as the artists she books. T he breadth of that booking is obvious at this homage concert; any show that offers the w iseacre w isdom of the B ad Plus and the trad polyphony of D r. M ichael W hite's O riginal Liberty J azz B and is about scope. R oy H argrove's modern hard bop and Paul M otian's piano trio cover the other aesthetic bases. M ACN IE
June 19 'B ucky Pizzarelli's 80th B irthday Celebration' (Kaye Playhouse)
June 20 'Ladies Sing the B lues': Etta J ames + Susan T edeschi (Carnegie H all)
June 20 'Clarinet M armalade': Ken Peplow ski + D on B yron + Kenny D avern + Evan Christopher (Kaye Playhouse)
June 20 'A lone A t N ight': B rad M ehldau (Z ankel H all)
June 21 'D ave B rubeck's B irthday Party': B rubeck Q uartet & B ig B and (Carnegie H all)
June 21 'R agtime to Sw ingtime': V ince Giordano's N ighthaw ks + D an Levinson's R oof Garden J ass B and + B ryan W right + N ancy A nderson + A ndy Stein B lue Five (Kaye Playhouse) June 21 T he B ad Plus & Gold Sounds (Irving Plaza)
June 21 'A t N ight, A lone': R alph T ow ner (Z ankel H all)
June 21 'B razil N ights I': Choro Ensemble (J azz Standard)
June 22 Smokey R obinson (Carnegie H all)
June 22 'Clarion Call: A N ew O rleans T rumpet Celebration': Kermit R uffins + M arlon J ordan + Christian Scott + J ames A ndrew s (Kaye Playhouse)
June 22 Sangam (Z ankel H all)
June 22 'Celebrate Cobi N arita': Kit M cClure B and +Laurie Krauz & the D aryl Kojak Q uartet (St. Peter's Church)
June 22 'B razil N ights II': Cyro B aptista's A ntropo-Fagia (J azz Standard)
June 23 H erbie H ancock (Carnegie H all)
June 23 Bill Frisell T rio (Symphony Space)
June 23 'B razil N ights III': T rio da Paz (J azz Standard)
June 24 'A Salute to Cachao: T he M aster of M ambo': Israel 'Cachao' Lopez + Spanish H arlem O rchestra (Carnegie H all): T he superhero Cuban bassist has been enlivening his invention (a little thing called mambo) for most of the past century. Pushing 90, he's going a tad slow er but still making his music some of the most pleasurable you'll ever hear. H e's flanked by pros w ho cover his back and feed him w hat he needs to shine. Sharing the bill, the Spanish H arlem O rchestra is one of the most vital salsa outfits around; if the room's acoustics are right, they'll mow you dow n. M ACN IE
June 24 'J V C J azz Celebrates B rooklyn!': Savion Glover & the O therz + R obert Glasper T rio (Prospect Park B andshell)
June 24 'B razil N ights IV ': Luciana Souza B razilian D uos (J azz Standard)
'Lincoln Center Out of Doors' D amrosch Park B andshell, 82nd near A msterdam A venue; N orth Plaza, north of M etropolitan O pera H ouse, 212-875-5766, lincolncenter.org
August 13 Little B illy's + M anza D ayila + Y az B and (J osie R obertson Plaza); T aiko M asala (also A ugust 16, N orth Plaza)
August 19 R ed Earth (N orth Plaza)
August 20 W oodland String B and (all areas)
August 21 'International H ip-H op Exchange: Global V anguard'
Madison Square Park Music
M adison Square Park, Fifth A venue betw een 23rd and 28th streets, 212- 538-5058, madisonsquarepark.org
June 21 M eshell N degeocello
July 5 Rhonda V incent & the R age
July 12 A bigail W ashburn
Met in the Parks
V arious venues, 212-362-6000, metopera.org
August 22 La T raviata Central Park (Great Law n)
August 23 R igoletto Central Park (Great Law n)
August 25 La T raviata M arine Park, B rooklyn
August 26 R igoletto O rchard B each, B ronx
August 30 R igoletto Cunningham Park, Q ueens
'Midsummer Night Swing 2006'
J osie R obertson Plaza, Columbus A venue and 64 Street, 212-875-5766, lincolncenter.org
June 20 J onathan Stout O rchestra
June 21 M artha W ash + A ri Gold + Sister Funk + D J B renda B lack
June 22 Q uinT ango
June 23 N ew O rleans J azz V ipers
June 24 Kids' D ay! B allroom, T ango and Sw ing For Kids
June 24 M achito O rchestra
June 27 Gene Krupa O rchestra
June 28 Chino N uñez & Friends + R ay Sepulveda & Frankie V azquez
June 29 J Street J umpers
June 30 Bob W ills's T exas Playboys
July 1 A lex T orres y su O rquesta
July 4 J o T hompson & the J C H eard O rchestra
July 5 B ig B andjo
July 6 Plena Libre
July 7 Liz Carroll & J ohn D oyle B and + B illy M cComiskey
July 8 Kids' D ay! Square D ance & W estern Sw ing For Kids
July 8 Sonora Carruseles
July 11 City R hythm O rchestra
July 12 M idsummer N ight Fever H ustle Party July 13 Boilermaker J azz B and
July 14 Li'l R onnie & T he Grand D ukes
July 15 B io R itmo
July 18 T ommy D orsey O rchestra
July 19 B rave Combo
July 20 Gonzalo Grau y su T imba Loca
July 21 O gans
July 22 H arlem R enaissance O rchestra
Mostly Mozart Festival 2006
A very Fisher H all and other venues at Lincoln Center, B roadw ay and 65th Street, 212-875-5766, lincolnncenter.org
J uly 28–A ugust 26 : A summertime N ew Y ork City favorite for 40 years the M ostly M ozart Festival celebrates the music of B eethoven, Schubert, H aydn, and of course—M ozart. W ell know n for its informal, friendly atmosphere, the festival show cases vocal, instrumental and dance w orks, and offers a stage for both the w orld-renow ned performer and promising young artist. A few of this year's highlights include a w orld premiere of M ark M orris's M ozart D ances (A ugust 18 & 19) and a U .S. premiere of Peter Sellar's staging of M ozart's unfinished opera Z aide (A ugust 9, 11, & 12). AB ER
Naumburg Orchestral Concerts
T he N aumburg B andshell, Central Park, M id-park just south of the 72nd Street cross-drive.
June 27 T he Imani W inds July 11 T he N aumburg O rchestra; George Garrett Keast, conductor
July 25 T he N aumburg O rchestra; Sarah Ioannides, conductor
'Nikon at Jones Beach Theater'
J ones B each State Park, 1000 O cean Parkw ay, W antagh, 516-221-1000
M ay 26 Styx + Foreigner
June 9 N ew Cars + B londie
June 17 N ine Inch N ails + B auhaus + Peaches
June 24 D ef Leppard + J ourney
June 27 A llman B rothers B and
July 1 J immy B uffett & the Coral R eefer B and
July 12 Kelly Clarkson + R ooney
July 17 B lack Crow es + D rive-B y T ruckers +R obert R andolph: O n the heels of w rapping up their sold-out acoustic duo tour, the B lack Crow es' Chris & R ich R obinson w ill be embarking on a major summer run w ith the rest of their electric band. J oining them to make this bill the move for fans of Southern and roots rock are the pride of 'B ammy, D rive-B y T ruckers, and dirt-floor passer R obert R andolph. T he heady combination of acid-tinged mountain music, hardcore attitude, and sacred steel should prove irresistible. CR AZ Y H O R S E
July 22 Fiona A pple + D amien R ice + D avid Garza
July 23 A shlee Simpson + the V eronicas
July 28 Chicago + H uey Lew is & the N ew s
August 3 & 4 Counting Crow s + Goo Goo D olls August 8 Poison + Cinderella
August 11 J ohn Fogerty + W illie N elson: From the R ock and Country H alls of Fame come tw o institutions w ho just keep rolling along. Fogerty, as in Creedence days, still comes up w ith high energy and material w ith serious traction; W illie's show s are inevitably laid back but suddenly burst alive as he's taken by his ow n chestnuts afresh. M AZ O R
August 12 O .A .R . + J ack's M annequin
August 17 Steely D an + M ichael M cD onald
August 19 311 + Pepper + the W ailers
August 22 Crosby, Stills, N ash & Y oung
September 15 R oger W aters: Last year he joined the ranks of Paul M cCartney and Elvis Costello by diving into the murky w aters of vanity- project classical music. T his summer, perhaps inspired by the homage paid Pink Floyd by young trippers such as Secret M achines, W aters returns to his rock roots w ith an ambitious tw o-set spectacle. A ct O ne: Floyd classics and solo W aters material. A ct T w o: D ark Side of the M oon, in all its spliff- stoking glory. Fill your Z ippos now . W O O D
Philharmonic in the Parks
V arious venues, 212-875-5709, new yorkphilharmonic.org
July 11 Prospect Park, B rooklyn
July 12 Central Park (Great Law n)
July 13 Cunningham Park, Q ueens
July 14 Snug H arbor, Staten Island
July 15 H eckscher State Park, East Islip, Long Island July 17 V an Cortlandt Park, B ronx
July 18 Central Park (Great Law n)
'Ozzfest 2006'
R andalls Island, ticketmaster.com
July 29 T he "O zzy" brand name and O zzy-as-metal-icon status took yet another hit after Sharon O sbourne's Iron M aiden–egging debacle on last summer's O zzfest. T his year's super-boring lineup is a further indictment. A s usual, the only decent bands (A Life O nce Lost, the Red Chord, Strapping Y oung Lad) usually go on before noon!?, but then again there are those w ho still care about mainstagers like D isturbed and System of a D ow n. B O S LER
August 5 & 6 D ave M atthew s B and + Gov't M ule + Bela Fleck & the Flecktones + Slightly Stoopid + T ea Leaf Green
PNC Bank Art Center
Exit 116, Garden State Parkw ay, H olmdel, N ew J ersey, 732-335-8698, 212- 307-7171
M ay 26 R ascal Flatts
June 9 N eville B rothers + D r, J ohn + W ynton M arsalis
June 10 N ew Cars + B londie
June 11 Rob T homas + J ew el + T oby Lightman
June 16 N ine Inch N ails + B auhaus+Peaches
June 24 & 25 B ruce Sprinsteen: T he Seeger Sessions
June 27 D ef Leppard + J ourney June 30 Sammy H agar & the W abos
July 9 Kelly Clarkson + R ooney
August 5 J ohn Fogerty + W illie N elson
August 6 Poison + Cinderella
August 20 Crosby, Stills, N ash, & Y oung
S eptem ber 9 R oger W aters
'River to River Festival'
V arious venues: Castle Clinton, B attery Park; W orld Financial Center Plaza, V esey Street & H udson R iver; R ockfeller Park, Chambers Street and H udson R iver; W agner Park, B attery Place and H udson R iver, 212-835-2789, rivertorivernyc.com
June 1 R icky Skaggs & Kentucky T hunder + A ndy Statman + Carrie R odriguez + Citigrass (Castle Clinton)
June 2 Super Furry A nimals (South Street Seaport, Pier 17)
June 4 'Bang on a Can M arathon' (W orld Financial Center W inter Garden): W herein new music dorks B O A C make an annual event out of every conceivable definition of "avant." B eyond their usual alt-adult, this year they've gone rock: Check out conceptual pop group M atmos, fresh off arting it up at the B iennial, here paired w ith N Y C ensemble So Percussion; W ilco's Glenn Kotche, battling B O A C's ow n skinsman, D avid Cossin; and A larm W ill Sound, doing impossibly all-acoustic covers of, yup, A phex T w in. B AR O N
June 7 J immy D elgado Salso Con D ulzura O rquestra (W agner Park)
June 13 Eels w ith Smoosh (W orld Financial Center Plaza)
June 14 Ralph Stanley + T res Chicas (R ockefeller Park): W ith B ill M onroe now longer w ith us, this soon-to-be octogenarian is proudly carrying the torch for old-school bluegrass. A nd though his career stretches back to the '40s, the Coen B rothers' 2000 film O Brother, W here A rt T hou? is w here most people now remember him from. H is stunning 2002 Grammy performance (w here he w on) is testament to his ongoing prow ess. G R O S S
June 20 Son V olt (W orld Financial Center Plaza): It's clear by now that Son V olt is w hatever J ay Farrar says it is—and this summer he says it's a return to the band's soaring dynamics and his ow n image-heavy evocations—but w ith a decidedly pointed political bent at times that w ill remind some of W oody, some of U ncle T upelo, others of Iraq. M AZ O R
June 28 D r. J ohn (Battery Park City R ockefeller Park)
June 30 A my R igby + R obbie Fulks (South Street Seaport, Pier 17)
July 4 B elle & Sebastian (B attery Park)
July 6 M ates of State (Castle Clinton)
July 12 M aude M aggart & T ony D esare (B attery Park City R ockefeller Park)
July 13 O kkervil R iver (Castle Clinton)
July 14 D ave A lvin & the Guilty M en + Chatham County Line (South Street Seaport, Pier 17)
July 18 T erry A llen (W orld Financial Center Plaza)
July 19 Conjunto Classico (South Street Seaport, Pier 17)
July 19 Little Feat (B attery Park City R ockefeller Park)
July 20 J osh R ouse (Castle Clinton)
July 20 Sugar H ill Gang (South Street Seaport, Pier 17)
July 25 D ianne Reeves (W orld Financial Center Plaza)
July 26 T he Spinners (B attery Park City R ockefeller Park)
July 26 R ay Sepulveda (South Street Seaport, Pier 17) July 27 T he H old Steady (Castle Clinton N ational M onument)
July 28 R ichard H aw ley + N icolai D unger (South Street Seaport, Pier 17)
August 2 B io R itmo (South Street Seaport, Pier 17)
August 2 'H ot A ugust N ight: A N eil D iamond Celebration' (B attery Park City R ockefeller Park)
August 3 D ave H olland Q uintet (Castle Clinton)
August 4 H ot Chip (South Street Seaport, Pier 17)
August 9 Son B oricua (South Street Seaport, Pier 17)
August 16 Conjunto Imagen (South Street Seaport, Pier 17)
August 16 Papo V azquez Pirates T roubadours (W agner Park)
August 18 T he B ox T ops (South Street Seaport, Pier 17)
August 23 Luisito Carrion & O rquestra (W agner Park)
August 25 T ed Leo & the Pharmacists (South Street Seaport, Pier 17): Leo's South Street Seaport gigs have attained mythic status over the years: In 2003, he played through the blackout, in 2004, a vicious thunderstorm. B ut Leo's sturdy, rousing, politically-charged pub-punk anthems are tougher than mere w eather; he's outlasted countless scenes and several record labels to become one of indie rock's most reliable institutions. PH ILLIPS
August 30 M ichael Stuart & O rquestra (W agner Park)
S eptem ber 7 J ose A lberto "El Canario" & O rquestra (W agner Park)
'Rocks Off Boat Cruise'
T he T emptress leaves from the W orld Y acht M arina at 41st Street and T he W est Side H ighw ay (H udson R iver); H alf M oon leaves from the Skyport M arina at 23rd Street and FD R D rive (East R iver), 212-571-3304, rocksoff.com
July 6 R J D 2 (T emptress)
July 12 H ot B uttered R um (H alf M oon)
July 13 U -M elt (H alf M oon)
July 21 B lack 47 (H alf M oon)
July 27 V irginia Coalition (T emptress)
July 27 Knockout D rops (H alf M oon)
August 3 T he Slackers (T emptress)
August 11 T he Pietasters (H alf M oon)
August 23 T he T oasters (H alf M oon)
August 25 A mon T obin
'Roseland Ballroom'
239 W est 52nd Street, 212-777-6800
June 3 Snow Patrol + A ugust ana + D uke Spirit
June 14 A rctic M onkeys+ W e A re Scientists
June 22 A .F.I. + N ightmare of Y ou+ D illinger Escape Plan
Siren Music Festival M ain Stage, 10th Street and Surf A venue, B rooklyn; Stillw ell Stage, Stillw ell Street and Surf A venue, Brooklyn, villagevoice.com/siren
July 15: O nce again, the V oice-sponsored Siren fest w ill draw thousands of sun-dazed indie kids—and their audience!—to Coney Island's boardw alk. T here's a band here for everyone, w hether you hanker for inventive, bittersw eet indie pop (Stars, D irty on Purpose), slack Pavement fuzz (T apes 'n T apes), sleek theatricality (She W ants R evenge, standouts the Stills), buzzsaw theatricality (Celebration), or just plain cute guys w ith guitars (the Cribs). CAT U CCI
'Summer Enchanted Evenings'
Sinatra Park, Sinatra D rive betw een 4th and 5th streets, H oboken
June 9 B ubble and Friends perform the Beatles
June 16 Ice W agon Flu
June 23 V erdict
July 7 Frank Sinatra B irthday Party
July 14 Sw ingadelic B ig B and
August 4 Cat Lingo
August 11 Prison Love + 4th St. N ite O w ls
'Vision Festival XI'
O rensanz A rt Center, 172 N orfolk Street, 212-696-6681, info@ visionfestival.org June 13 'R aphe M alik M emorial T ribute'
June 14 'Sam R ivers Lifetime A chievement'
June 15 Billy B ang Ensemble + Paul R utherford T rio + H enry Grimes T rio
June 16 H amid D rake's B indu+ R ob B row n Q uartet + Patricia N icholson's PaN ic + W hit D ickey Ensemble + George Lew is
June 17 Edge+ 'B y A ny M eans': Charles Gayle, R ashied A li & W illiam Parker
June 18 D avid S. W are Q uartet + R oy Campbell Ensemble + Kidd J ordan Q uartet
Amadou and Mariam
W hether the blues originated in M ali or bounced back there in a felicitous echo makes no never mind as soon as this fabulous blind couple hits the stage (or the M P3 file "D imanche a B amako" w as one of last year's highlights). A madou B agayoko plays nasty vamping blues beside w ife M ariam D oumbia, a pepper-voiced chanteuse. T he results are glorious. G EH R
Seu J orge+J ose Gonzales+A lex Cuba B and
B est know n for his lilting Portuguese B ow ie covers in T he Life A quatic W ith Steve Z issou, J orge should be better know n for his ow n earthy inner-city sambas. Gonzalez is an A rgentinean-Sw ede w ho sings lucidly, in English, w hile playing clean classical-influenced guitar. B orn and raised in Cuba, A lex Cuba B and multi-instrumentlist–leader A lex Puente sounds it. G EH R http://w w w .villagevoice.com/nyclife/0621,sa,73279,15.html