East River Park

The beloved annual event returned for its 31st edition, and third, and possibly last, at East River Park

Plus: Talib Kweli, Phony Ppl, Big Freedia, Musiq Soulchild, Force MDs, Grand Wizzard Theodore, The Originals and more free hip hop shows as part of SummerStage 2019.

SummerStage has announced its 2019 lineup of over 100 free shows which happen at NYC parks in all five boroughs, including Japanese Breakfast, Big Freedia, FELA! The Concert, Young M.A, The Wailers, Parquet Courts, The Mountain Goats, Corinne Bailey Rae, Alvvays, and more.

Mykki Blanco at MHOW in 2012 (more by Fred Pessaro) NYC rapper Mykki Blanco was in Portugal earlier this week for a residency where was arrested, in his words, "for being gay...

Central Park Summerstage in 2013 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) We already knew that the 2014 Summerstage season would feature Beck, Conor Oberst / Dawes, Delicate Steve / Marissa Nadler / Mark McGuire and Counting Crows / Toad the Wet Sprocket...

East River Park Summerstage in 2010 (more by Andrew St. Clair) Free Summerstage shows at East River Park are underway and will be going down throughout this week and n...

Wavves @ East River Park - 8/25/2011 (photo by robotgobot) Though last night's Wavves show went on as planned, and was even dry, Saturday & Sunday's performances of "Henry V" are cancelled (they were set to take place on the same East River Park stage)...

"MTV has just announced that fuzz-rock band Wavves will serve as the guest composer for the first season of the network's new scripted comedy series, "I Just Want My Pants Back...

DOWNLOAD: Dum Dum Girls - "Coming Down" (MP3) Dum Dum Girls at Bowery Ballroom in March (more by Amanda Hatfield) Last month we announced that Dum Dum Girls are releasing Only In Dreams (named after the Weezer song...

"SummerStage, a program of City Parks Foundation, presents performances of outstanding artistic quality, free of charge, to serve the diverse communities of New York City...