Randall’s Island

Governors Ball 2012 (more by Amanda Hatfield) It’s rare that a NYC music festival pulls it off, but Governors Ball may do just that this weekend (6/7-9) on Randall’s Island (NOT Governors Island)…

Grizzly Bear in Austin in April (more by Tim Griffin) As we realized/mentioned today in our Cut Copy post and our Feist post, single day tickets for Governors Ball are back on s…

Kanye West in Sweden in 2011 (more) NYC festival Governors Ball is totally sold out of regular tickets, but if you weren’t able to get yours and still want to go, there are still a few opti…

Yeasayer @ SS Coachella 2012 (more by Greg Cristman) Speaking of festivals, maybe you’ve seen commercials on TV for Living Social’s Backyard Festival which happens on July 13 at Randall’s Island…

Deerhunter at Austin Psych Fest 2013 (more by Tim Griffin) Governors Ball is less than a month away, and the fest has now released the daily schedule…

Governors Ball, which started as a small NYC festival on Governors Island and moved to the larger Randall’s Island last year, keeps getting bigger and bigger…

Sufjan & friends (more by Matt Ziegler) today in NYC * So Percussion @ BAM * Darlene Love @ NJPAC * Peasant @ Rockwood Music Hall * The Rascals @ Capitol Theater * Melanie Fiona @ Gramercy Theater * Sufjan Stevens, Sheila Saputo @ Bowery Ballroom * Ice Choir, Limited, Cool Angels @ Cameo Gallery * Work Drugs, Night Panther, Lingerie @ Glasslands * Joey Bada$$, Pro Era, Super Helpful @ 285 Kent Avenue * Kevin Saunderson, Rem Koolhaus (TURBOTAX) @ Cameo Gallery * David Johansen, Romans, Kay Goldberg @ The Bowery Electric * ZZZ’s, Elijah and the Moon, Nate Wood Trio, Myra Flynn @ Pianos * Daptone DJs, Mikey Post, Neal Sugarman, Leah Beth @ Grand Victory * Many Mansions, Icewater, The Invisible Hand, Cum Blood @ Cake Shop * The Slackers, The Frigtnrs, Sammy K, Caz & the Day Laborers @ The Bell House * The Ugly Club, Life Size Maps, Yeah Well Whatever, Whiskey B*ches @ Muchmore’s * Breakdown (87 demo line-up), Incendiary, The Last Stand, Get Involved, Shell @ Public Assembly * Fucked Up, Tiny Victories, Dan Friel, Dead Stars, Screamin’ Rebel Angels @ Brooklyn Night Bazaar * Jaw Jam, Dirty South Joe, Branchez, Tanner Caldwell, Westside Schmucks, Xaphoon Jones @ Glasslands What else…

Governors Ball 2012 (more by Amanda Hatfield) NYC music festival Governors Ball will return in 2013 for its second year at Randall’s Island and third overall (it was initially held on Governors Island in 20…

“But the real agenda of Sunday’s Governors Ball was a day of crescendos. Separated from Saturday — a day of computerized repetitions and volume control and equalizer tweaks — Sunday was for bands building at their own pace…

Governors Ball Saturday (more by Amanda Hatfield) Gothamist reports:”There are conflicting reports about a partial stage collapse on Randall’s Island this afternoon, injuring those who were disassembling it following this weekend’s Governors Ball rock festival…