McCarren Park

We already knew that one of the 2015 Northside Festival shows would have Against Me! but the venue for that remained unannounced for over a…

CHVRCHES at Laneway Festival 2013 (more by James Richards IV) Scottish synth pop stars CHVRCHES have an upcoming tour that brings them to NYC for three sold-out Terminal 5 shows in May (5/2 – 5/4), and they’ve just announced that they’ll be back in NYC for the Northside Festival, where they’ll headline the FREE McCarren Park show on June 15…

Northampton punk-inspired indie rockers Potty Mouth, who we profiled back in January, had been working on their debut LP this year, and that album, titled Hell Bent, will finally be out on September 17 via Old Flame (the label that put out Cloud Nothings’ “Didn’t You” 7″)…

The SummerScreen 2013 film lineup was announced back in April, and today the music portion of the summer series was announced. Like every year, each Wednesday a movie is screened in McCarren Park following a performance by a local art…

Matthew Houck’s indie folk collective Phosphorescent have been touring behind their excellent new album Muchacho, and just played a free show in Matthew’s current hometown of Brooklyn…

Phosphorescent at Brooklyn Bowl in 2011 (more by Tamara Porras) As mentioned, the Northside Festival is returning to various Brooklyn venues from June 13 – 16, and like in past years, they’ll be doing two free shows in McCarren Park as part of the festival…

The L Magazine‘s Summerscreen series, which presents free movies and music in McCarren Park, already announced this season’s slate of films…

“These kids were the first to jump in the newly renovated McCarren Park Pool” – @NYC Mayor’s Office Yesterday was the last day of public school, so today NYC’s public pools open, just in time for the second heat wave of the summer with temperatures in the 90s expected through Monday…

Few performers today can hold sway with a large audience with just an acoustic guitar but Jens Lekman is one of them. Performing solo due to visa issues with his band, Lekman’s 10-song set (opening for wacky hi-jinks of of Montreal) included old favorites like “A Sweet Summer’s Night On Hammer Hill,” “Postcard for Nina” and “Black Cab,” as well as songs from his new album, I Know What Love Isn’t…

Dean (& Britta) at Maxwell’s (more by Chris Gersbeck) Late-breaking Northside Fest news: Red Baraat, Dean & Britta, Mas Ysa, and Hume will play a free show on Saturday, June 16 at the Heineken Stage at McCarren Park. Kind o…