Van Hunt

The 2019 edition of the annual BAM R&B Festival happens every Thursday at noon from June 6 - August 15 at Brooklyn MetroTech Commons. Roy Ayers, Phony Ppl, Third World, Ruthie Foster, and more are part of this year's lineup.

Now we really know what's going on. The CBGB Festival is happening July 5 - 8 at some 30 venues across the city, with over 300 bands participating, including the previously mentioned free Guided by Voices, Pains of Being Pure at Heart, and Cloud Nothings show at Summerstage (which now also incl…