by BBG

Roots/outlaw troubadour William Elliott Whitmore is on the road, taking his black-as-night acoustic & banjo compositions to the East Coast. Look for him to hit TWO NYC dates this week: Monday, July 18th at Bowery Electric with Joe Morson, and July 19th at Mercury Lounge with Christopher Paul Stelling, Dayna Kurtz, and Brian McGee (of Plow United).

WEW's 7/18 show is a record release party, in celebration of his new LP Field Songs which hit on July 12th via Anti- Records. Stream two songs, alongside all tour dates and some videos. below...

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Starting Tuesday, June 23rd, Hudson Square will be another one of the spots in NYC with a free weekly music series -- it joins free programs at Stuy Town Oval, Madison Square Park, Williamsburg Waterfront, Hudson River Rocks, Seaport Music, East River Park, NYC CityParks Concerts, Central Park Summerstage, BAM R&B Fest at Metrotech, Celebrate Brooklyn and several free movie series, to name a few.

The Hudson Square Music & Wine Festival will take place on Tuesdays from 5-7pm in the parking lot of City Winery (between Varick, Spring, Hudson and Vandam Streets). Series highlights include Jason Isbell, William Elliot Whitmore, Marc Ribot and La Cumbiamba and Budos Band (who already played a free show this summer at Stuy Town Oval).

Full schedule for the eight-week series, with a flyer, below...

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