South Street Seaport

Radical Dads, Literature, Grand Resort and Bent Shapes playing the 2013 Sound Bites Series in August at Seaport

In addition to the Seaport Music Festival and 4Knots which both happen this summer on Pier 17, I’m happy to report that the Sound Bites Series (which I curate, shameless plug) will return for its fourth year at the Seaport’s Fulton Stall Market every Sunday afternoon in August…

Hunters playing 4Knots fest; Clams Casino and Keyboard Kid added to afterparty

Hunters at Bowery Ballroom in April (more by Amanda Hatfield) This year’s 4Knots Music Festival, which goes down on June 29 at at Pier 17 at South Street Seaport, is looking like its going to be one of the best free shows in NYC this summer…

The Oblivians made their first new LP in 15 years, playing free Seaport Music Fest show Friday, touring (dates, streams)

Memphis garage legends The Oblivians released Desperation, their first album in over 15 years, this week via In the Red. Says frontman Greg Cartwright (who also fronts Reigning Sound):Between our last record as a band in ’97 and now, a lot of water has passed below that bridge…

Seaport Music Festival announces more shows (Oblivians / Ex-Cult, Fear of Men), releasing Sandy relief benefit LP

The Oblivians @ Knitting Factory, 2010 (more by Andrew Friscano) The Seaport Music Festival already announced that Unknown Mortal Orchestra would be playing on June 28 and they’ve recently announced a couple more dates on the schedule…

Kurt Vile, Parquet Courts and Marnie Stern added to 4Knots Fest 2013 line-up

Kurt Vile at Coachella, 4/14/2013 (more by Dana Yavin) We already knew that The Men would be playing this year’s 4 Knots Music Festival, but the Village Voice have just announced a few more acts: Kurt Vile, Parquet Courts, and Marnie Stern…

Sacred Bones releasing RSD comp; The Men playing 4Knots; a new Jozef Van Wissem & Jim Jarmusch show (dates/stream)

The Men at Bowery Ballroom in March (more by David Andrako) We just told you about a bunch of Record Store Day releases that we’re excited for, and here’s one more that should be pretty great…

South Street Seaport flooded, looted; Lower East Side venues not likely to have power till the weekend

Lower Manhattan got it pretty good by Sandy, South Street Seaport included. The area was under multiple feet of water. The Seaport Music Festival, who put on the free shows down there, still had their stage set up…

Eleanor Friedberger, Ex Cops and Zambri played South Street Seaport (pics, video)

; video One night before the 4Knots Music Festival too over the space, fire included, it was the last Seaport Music Festival show of the year on Friday (7/13), a nice, if low-key affair (part of the River to River Festival) with Fiery Furnace Eleanor Friedberger…

4knots Festival in pics (Archers of Loaf, The Drums, Crocodiles, Bleached, Hospitality, Nick Waterhouse and more)

and Chris La Putt Even though the fire that broke out on the deck at the South Street Seaport Mall was certainly the most memorable act of the day, the Village Voice 4Knots Festival was a fine time at South Street Seaport, loaded with good performances amid the smoke and oppressive humidity…

South Street Seaport Mall caught fire during 4Knots Music Fest (pics & video)

and Chris La Putt As you may have heard, there was a big fire at the Pier 17 mall at South Street Seaport during the 4Knots Festival which broke out around 4PM, rig…
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