DJ Red Alert

Curated by Funk Flex, “Hip Hop Forever” also featured EPMD and Sean Paul, plus appearances from The Lox, Maxwell, Fabolous, and more

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.

Monday’s NYC-area shows include The Linda Lindas, Warpaint, Jungle Brothers, and more.

This year’s free show lineup includes Waxahatchee, Caribou, Sons of Kemet / Makaya McCraven, black midi, Terence Blanchard, Sampa the Great, and more.

Friday’s NYC-area shows include The New Pornographers, LCD Soundsystem, Yo La Tengo, The Hold Steady, Richard Thompson, and more

Today’s NYC-area shows include black midi, Shannon Lay, Band of Horses, Kevin Gates, Jade Bird, and more

Online music database and marketplace Discogs has its “Crate Diggers” record fair this Saturday, July 27 at PlayStation Theatre…

Ronnie Spector, Darlene Love, ‘Live from Here’ with Chris Thile, Veil, Trophy Scars and more Saturday show options.

’Yo! MTV Raps’ is being reinvented for ” for a new generation” and the 30th anniversary show at Barclays on June 1 includes Big Daddy Kane, Eric B & Rakim, Doug E. Fresh, KRS-One and Boogie Down Productions, EPMD, Brand Nubian, Young Black Teenagers, and many more.

Summerstage offers more than 100 free shows at NYC parks in all five boroughs. This year’s lineup includes Broken Social Scene, Big Daddy Kane, Kool & the Gang, San Fermin, The Weather Station, Secret Circle (Lil Ugly Mane, Antwon, and Wiki ), Talib Kweli, Oshun, the Jungle Brothers, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Porches, Crumb, Dej Loaf, Alice Smith, Mura Masa, Jessy Lanza, Rapsody, The Bad Plus, Angelique Kidjo and tons more.