Fourth of July
where to watch the 2015 Fourth of July fireworks in NYC
Independence Day is Saturday and Macy’s annual fireworks extravaganza remains on the East River for 2015. This year’s 25-minute-long display, which should start around 9 PM, will set off more than 50,000 pyrotechnic shells from the Brooklyn Bridge and barges in the water below and further up the river…
where to watch the 2014 Fourth of July fireworks in NYC
The 4th of July means fireworks, and Macy’s annual extravaganza is back on the East River for the first time in five years. This year’s display is in honor of the 200th anniversary of “The Star-Spangled Banner” and will use some 50,000 pounds of explosives launched from the Brooklyn Bridge and barges below on the water…
Tomboy, "Mute Benny" & more also playing Silent Barn on the Fourth of July; Crying, Mitski & others playing The Ho_se
One of our recommended July 4 options in NYC is the semi-secret Destruction Unit show at Silent Barn happening during Ascetic House’s long Independence Day Weekend…
What's going on Thursday? (Fourth of July)
today in Chicago
* Fireworks @ Navy Pier
* Meat Wave @ Phyllis’ Musical Inn
* Summer Slammer @ Animal Kingdom
* You Blew It!, Sundials, Pet Symmetry @ Gnarnia
* ICE, Nosaj Thing @ Pritzker Pavilion (Free Show)
Happy Fourth of July…
where to watch the Fourth of July fireworks in NYC
One of the highlights of Fourth of July in NYC is, of course, the Macy’s Fireworks display. This year, believe it or not, they are “inspired and directed”…
listen to Heliotropes cover Roky Erickson's "I Walked With A Zombie" (a Halloween exclusive)
Heliotropes at Cake Shop earlier this month (more by Amanda Hatfield)
As tends to happen around Halloween, we’ve been getting a handful of thematically appropriate cover songs surfacing today, and this one comes from Heliotropes, who offer their take on “I Walked With A Zombie” by Roky Erickson and the Aliens…
What's going on Wednesday? (Independence Day)
today in NYC
* Macy’s Fireworks
* Phish @ Jones Beach
* Nass Gnawa @ Zebulon
* John Blum @ The Stone
* Wyclef, Lil Jon @ Pier 92
* The Tom Csatari Band @ Barbes
* The Mandingo Ambassadors @ Barbes
* Trevor Watts & Veryan Weston @ The Stone
* Eric Krasno, Wyllys, Zac Lasher @ Cameo Gallery
* Ouija Allin, The Vignettes, Tropical Punk @ Cake-Shop
* Francois K, King Britt, FaltyDL, Infinity @ Dekalb Market
* Queen Majesty, Grace of Spades and Sweet V @ Secret Project Robot
* Pictureplane, Physical Therapy, Heems, Mykki Blanco @ The Westway
* Hussle Club, New York Rivals, Ritz Riot, Mascara @ Public Assembly
* Brown Sugar, Creem, Deformity, Death Camp, Altered Boys @ The Acheron
* DJ Alias, David Silver, and Rhythm Nachand @ Pier 17 at South Street Seaport
* Noam Pikelny and Friends, The Sweetback Sisters, Spuyten Duyvil @ Madison Sq. Pa…
The Roots celebrated 4th of July in Philly w/ Earth, Wind & Fire, Estelle, Michael McDonald & more (pics & video)
A little after 1 p.m., the Parkway was already jammed with people who had come from near and far for the Fourth of July celebration in Philadelphia – and it stayed that way well into the night as the Roots repeatedly rocked the stage, and Earth, Wind & Fire’s Philip Bailey hit some stratospheric high notes…
What's going on Monday? (Fourth of July)
today in Chicago
* Mucca Pazza, Cave @ Jay Pritzker Pavilion (Free Show)
Fireworks are at Navy Pier @ 9PM.
Check out Bill Callahan‘s music video for the track, “America…
What's going on Monday? (Fourth of July)
Redman buying fireworks (as seen on the cover of the NYTimes)”The fireworks industry generated $952 million in sales in 2010, a record, according to the American Pyrotechnics Association, and all signs point to big numbers in 2011 as well…
