Public Enemy at ATP NJ in 2011 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin)

In addition to the Seaside Summer Concert Series, Brooklyn borough president Marty Markowitz also presents the Martin Luther King Jr. Concert Series, which takes place at Wingate Field (on Brooklyn Ave between Rutland Rd and Winthrop St) this summer with free shows every Monday from July 16 to August 20. All shows begin at 7:30 PM.

Among the shows announced for this year's series is Public Enemy and Salt-N-Pepa on July 30 (!) and New Edition members Bobby Brown, Johnny Gill and Ralph Tresvant (as 'Heads of State') on August 6. Full lineup below...

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The full schedules for this year's Asser Levy/Seaside concerts and MLK Wingate Field shows are posted below. The Seaside series in Coney Island will go on despite the debate over the bandshell's renovations. There's still one TBA on the Seaside schedule (which we have some hints about).

Full schedules for both are below...

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DOWNLOAD: The Rosebuds - Push It (Salt n Pepa) (MP3) (via Pitchfork)

The Rosebuds @ Maxwell's, NJ - Jan 19, 2008 (Music Snobbery)

The Rosebuds played some shows in Washington DC, Brooklyn, and NJ last week. I didn't go to any even though I wanted to. How were they? Someone got engaged at the one in DC, and although they just released a video and mp3 of "Push it", MS says they didn't play it at Maxwell's.