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The Lot in Long Island City hosting free music this summer; Sinkane playing w/ Takuya Kuroda, touring w/ Helado Negro

Sinkane at William Onyeabor tribute (more by Chris La Putt)
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It’s finally summer which means there’s no lack of free outdoor live music in NYC, and here’s yet another option. The Lot in Long Island City is a free, all ages music & film series running from August 2 – September 20 at 43-15 Crescent Street with music every Saturday from 3-9 PM and film every Thursday from 6-10 PM. The music lineup includes shows from Sinkane, Small Black, Kevin Morby, Hollis Brown, Jonny Fritz (formerly Jonny Corndawg), Widowspeak, Alex Bleeker & the Freaks, The Sugarman 3, Naomi Shelton & the Gospel Queens, and more. Full schedule below.

Sinkane, who’s due for a new album, also has a fall tour with Helado Negro coming up that includes a NYC show happening October 5 at Baby’s All Right. Tickets for that show are on sale now. After the tour, he plays another NYC show on November 2 at SOB’s. No other artists billed for that show yet. Tickets are on sale. All of his dates are listed below.

Sinkane’s Long Island City show is with Blue Note-signed jazz musician Takuya Kuroda, who among other things has collaborated with Jose James. Takuya also plays a Brooklyn show at Glasslands on July 26 with Gabriel Garzón Montano. Tickets for that show are on sale now. Watch a video of him below.

Speaking of all-day Saturday music series in Long Island City, Warm Up at MoMA PS1 kicked off this past weekend (6/28) and continues this coming weekend (7/5) through September 6. As we mentioned, to get to LIC from July 25 through September, you can’t use the G (which will be stopping at Nassau), but there will be a bus shuttle service between Nassau and Court Sq, and you can still take the 7 or E.

The Lot in Long Island City schedule, with the list of Sinkane dates and Takuya Kuroda video, below…

Takuya Kuroda – “Rising Son”

The Lot in Long Island City
8/2 SINKANE/ TAKUYA KURODA
8/9 STREETS OF LAREDO/ WALKING SHAPES
8/16 TAYLOR McFERRIN/ JENNAH BELL
8/23 SMALL BLACK/ KEVIN MORBY
8/30 FREDRICKS BROWN/ SILVER Feat. EDDIE HENDERSON
9/6 HOLLIS BOWN/ JONNY FRITZ
9/13 WIDOWSPEAK/ ALEX BLEEKER AND THE FREAKS
9/20 SUGARMAN 3/ NAOMI SHELTON AND THE GOSPEL QUEENS/ DAPTONE RECORDS DJ’s

Sinkane — 2014 Tour Dates
Sat 08/02/14 The LOT LIC Queens NY The LOT LIC Music & Film Series, Takuya Kuroda
Wed 10/01/14 Casa del Popolo Montreal QC *
Thu 10/02/14 Higher Ground Showcase Lounge South Burlington VT *
Fri 10/03/14 Cafe 939 Boston MA *
Sat 10/04/14 Iron Horse Northampton MA *
Sun 10/05/14 Baby’s All Right Brooklyn NY *
Tue 10/07/14 Johnny Brenda’s Philadelphia PA *
Wed 10/08/14 DC9 Washington DC *
Thu 10/09/14 The Southern Charlottesville VA *
Fri 10/10/14 Asheville Music Hall Asheville NC *
Sat 10/11/14 Zanzabar Louisville KY *
Sun 10/12/14 Schubas Tavern Chicago IL *
Mon 10/13/14 Turf Club Saint Paul MN *
Fri 10/17/14 Barboza Seattle WA *
Sat 10/18/14 Mississippi Studios Portland OR *
Sun 10/19/14 The Independent San Francisco CA *
Tue 10/21/14 Echo Los Angeles CA *
Wed 10/22/14 Casbah San Diego CA *
Thu 10/23/14 Last Exit Live Phoenix AZ *
Fri 10/24/14 Club Congress Tucson AZ *
Sun 10/26/14 Empire Control Room Austin TX *
Mon 10/27/14 One Eyed Jacks New Orleans LA *
Tue 10/28/14 Bottletree Birmingham AL *
Wed 10/29/14 Exit In Nashville TN *
Thu 10/30/14 Wexner Center Columbus OH *
Sat 11/01/14 Smiling Moose Pittsburgh PA *
Sun 11/02/14 SOBs New York NY
* w/ Helado Negro