DJ Rekha

SummerStage 2023 free show lineup

This year’s lineup of free shows includes Andy Shauf, Julia Jacklin, Mdou Moctar, Horsegirl, Stretch Armstrong, Tanya Tucker, Nick Hakim, Hip Hop 50 events, Kool and the Gang, and more.

What's Going on Saturday?

Saturday’s NYC-area shows include SZA, Weyes Blood, J.I.D & Smino, Margo Price, The Fall of Troy, keiyaA, and more.

What's Going on Sunday?

Sunday’s NYC-area shows include Blood Orange, Mary J. Blige, The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die, Quicksand, Bonnie “Prince” Billy, Sloppy Jane, and more.

What's going on Wednesday?

Wednesday show options include FKA twigs, Mikal Cronin/Shannon Lay, E-Town Concrete, Allah-Las, Wild Nothing, Rapsody, Billy Corgan, Okay Kaya, David Byrne, and more.

What's going on Saturday?

Tonight’s NYC-area shows include OMD, David Byrne, Inter Arma, Mind Spiders, Madball, Bhi Bhiman, Alex Cameron, IDLES, Ian Svenonius’ ESCAPE-ISM, and more.

Basement Bhangra end their two-decade run with a SummerStage blowout (pics)

DJ Rekha decided to bring her Basement Bhangra series to an end with a SummerStage blowout, an afternoon packed with performances including Rekha’s own set. Artists included Anik Khan, Madame Gandhi, Horsepowar, Sikh Knowledge, Apache Indian, DJ Petra, DJ Shilpa and bhangra legend Panjabi MC…

Madame Gandhi playing Pitchfork Fest, SummerStage, MoMA & more (listen)

The former M.I.A. drummer collaborates with tUnE-yArDs and alt-J’s singer on her debut EP, which is a vessel for her message: “The Future Is Female.”

Anik Khan streaming 'Kites,' playing first-ever headlining show (and more)

Anik Khan is a rapper who was born in Bangladesh and moved to Queens when he was four years old. He injects his raps with the Bengali music he grew up with, but he doesn’t limit himself to that. Anik has as much pride in the diversity of Queens culture as he does in his immigrant upbringing…

free 2017 Central Park SummerStage shows (Yo La Tengo, TMBG, Mavis Staples, Valerie June, Laura Mvula & more)

PLUS: Mulatu Astatke, Roy Ayers, Panjabi MC, “Rock Steady Crew 40th Anniversary,” and more.

Red Baraat brought out Heems, Shilpa Ray & more at Celebrate Brooklyn at Prospect Park (pics)

The free BRIC! Celebrate Brooklyn Festival shows in Prospect Park are underway, and they recently hosted Brooklyn brass band Red Baraat with guests on Thursday (7/7). Among those guests were former Das Racist member Heems and punk blues singer Shilpa Ray…