River to River Festival

“This year’s marathon offered works by 28 composers on Sunday, from noon to just past midnight, at the World Financial Center in Lower Manhattan…

Indie rock nostalgia continues this summer at South Street Seaport. The band Versus have been added to the free show schedule that already includes Polvo and Superchunk (who Versus are opening for on July 17th)…

“It’s simple really: Summer. Friday night. New York City. The first port in the new world hosting some of the best new music, as well as those established and influential artists you already know and love…

Merce Cunningham & Sonic Youth & friends @ BAM (more by Stephanie Berger)EVENING STARS: MERCE CUNNINGHAM DANCE COMPANY Location to be announced Co-produced with The Joyce Theater, Merce Cunningham Dance Company will create a site-specific Event featuring a unique combination of new material and movement from past and current repertory…

The Bang on a Can Marathon returns to World Financial Center for its fourth year to kick-off the 2009 River To River Festival on May 31st. The 12-hour marathon (noon-midnight) of mind-boggling, genre-bending music will include Ryuichi Sakamoto, Tortoise, Bill Frisell, Bang on a Can All-Stars and more…

South Street Seaport (more by Chris La Putt) South Street Seaport – initial 2009 show schedule June 13 (noon) – Children’s Day June 27 (7:00) – New York City Opera July 03 (6:00) – Here We Go Magic & Bachelorette July 10 (6:00) – The Pains of Being Pure at Heart & TBA July 17 (6:00) – TBA July 20-30 — Sitelines (see below) July 24 (6:00) – Black Moth Super Rainbow & TBA July 31 (6:00) – TBA Aug 07 (6:00) – Moshi Moshi day w/ Casiokids, The Wave Pictures & Slow Club Aug 14 (6:00) – TBA NYC’s summer-long Seaport Music Series, part of the River to River Festival is back with more free, outdoor concerts in 2009…

Sly and the Family Stone @ WoodstockJuly 16, 2009 7:00pm FOUR NIGHTS OF PEACE, LOVE & MUSIC: A CASTLE CLINTON TRIBUTE TO WOODSTOCK – “IT’S A FAMILY AFFAIR” STEVEN BERNSTEIN’S MILLENNIAL TERRITORY ORCHESTRA PLAYS THE MUSIC OF SLY & THE FAMILY STONE Castle Clinton National Monument, Battery Park at State Street Steven Bernstein’s Millennial Territory Orchestra creates an evening that features the music of Sly & the Family Stone with special guests that include legendary Funkadelic keyboardist Bernie Worrell, and an array of vocalists including Sandra Saint Victor, Shilpa Ray and others…

Jenny Lewis (on a bill w/ Conor) in Austin (more by Kyle Dean Reinford) As suspected, this year’s free ‘River to River Festival’ concert at Battery Park in NYC on July 4th will be headlined…

Dorit Chrysler @ World Financial Center, 2008 (more by Ryan Muir) The next free show at NYC’s World Financial Center will be “Songs of Love & Despair: A Musical Tribute to Pablo Neruda” on Wednesday, April 15th…