Even though the Siren Music Festival has ended, you can still see free shows on Coney Island this summer curteosy of the 33rd annual Seaside Summer Concert Series. Located at West 21st Street and Surf Avenue, the concerts start July 14 and continue every Thursday night through August 18 with classic rock headliners like Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, The Monkees and Cheap Trick. Check out the full schedule and complete concert info below:
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CONCERT INFO:
The 33rd Annual Seaside Summer Concert Series performances are held Thursday nights at 7:30 pm at West 21st Street and Surf Avenue in Coney Island next to the home of the Brooklyn Cyclones.
The public is encouraged to bring their own chairs.
A limited number of $5 rental chairs in a specially designated area are available on a first-come first-served basis.
Performers are subject to change without notice. Call the concert hotline for updates at 718-222-0600
NO cameras,
NO audio or video recording,
NO alcohol,
NO pets,
NO bottles
NO smoking
All persons and packages are subject to search prior to entry.
Opportunities to make fun of hipsters never cease, but this video may be overkill. Posing as representatives from Brooklyn Vegan (the site denied their involvement in the making of the video), a group called Million Dollar Extreme took to the streets of Williamsburg to check out the local fashion.
The crew interviewed numerous guys with ray-bans (hipster stereotype #1) and ironic facial hair (hipster stereotype #2) and girls who listen to Holy Ghost and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. (hipster stereotype #you get it), really running their point into the ground.
We get it, Williamsburg has hipsters.
Though apparently this is news to the interviewer, who describes the area as a, “funky, underground neighborhood.” Not to sound pretentious, but really, where have you been?
We’ve partnered with our wonderful friends over at The L Magazine again to bring you yet another series of music and movies, not to mention yummy Bark Hot Dogs and Six Point brews!
Tonight at Summerscreen, we’ll be kicking it in South Central with everybody’s favorite homeboy gone well, we’re not sure…We’re talking about the movie that taught us all not to owe drug dealers money – Friday, of course!
Get there early to check out a musical performance by our girl TECLA – who you’ve probably spotted killing it on the keys alongside Gordon Voidwell. TECLA’s carefree-upbeat synth partners with her sensual rasp to create a sound that has been described as “SWV on acid” that’s sure to get you all sorts of transfixed.
Doors open at 6pm, performance by TECLA at 7pm, and Friday starts at sundown. So put on your favorite red or blue bandana and come on down to the ballfields on the corner of North 12th and Bedford tonight and every Wednesday for the next few weeks, you may even win an iPad2.
Check out the full lineup of nostalgic movies and our neighborhood’s favorite bands (curated by yours truly) after the jump… Did we mention that it’s FREE!?
Despite the rapid rise of that uber trendy youth culture attributed to our neighborhood, there is a long-established Italian community thriving in Williamsburg. And today marks the beginning of a 124 year old Italian Williamsburg tradition - The Annual Giglio Feast.
Commemorating the return of Bishop Paulino from slavery, the festival reenacts his homecoming jubilee by carrying gigli structures (flower laden steeples of wood) and a boat through the streets.
So maybe go beyond your usual and check out the several events held in honor of the Feast during its 12 day run (July 6 to July 16).
If you liked the Eleanor Friedberger teaser we posted previously, you can now stream her new record in its entirety over at NPR. Last Summer will be in stores on July 12.
I am pretty jealous of the handful of A.V. Club staffers who got the chance to sit in on, and scream along with, They Might Be Giants. The band picked from a short list of songs for the Undercover series, choosing to perform “Tubthumping” the late-’90s anthem to…drinking? Getting back up? It is an amazingly positive vibe in that little round room, though, and this just seems like the most fun thing that anyone has done in a long time.
Relatedly, They Might Be Giants are playing the Williamsburg Waterfront on July 29, with comedy friends Eugene Mirman and Kristen Schaal. I know it would be asking too much for them to play everything off Flood plus this Chumbawama cover, but think of how amazing that would be!
Topping our list of shows to see this week are some true “buzz” bands-Washed Out, Grimes and Blood Orange-together at the Bowery Ballroom. Everyone should have a few free shows on their radar, and this week you’ve got three to choose from: Tombs at St Vitus, Ted Leo + The Pharmacists / Screaming Females at the South Street Seaport, and Raekwon / Smif N Wessun in Prospect Park. (Plus there’s Santigold, Swizz Beats and Joe Jonas at House of Vans for a secret show tonight, if you were lucky enough to get on the RSVP list. Let us know if you can get us in!)
In the mood to dance? Check out Warm Up@PS1 this Saturday. Headlined by Four Tet, the lineup from top to bottom is solid, and includes an appearance by SBTRKT (the band we are seeing tonight @ Glasslands). Without further ado, here are our Top 10 Shows for the next seven days.
10. Ted Leo + the Pharmacists @ South Street Seaport w/ Screaming Females
Saturday, July 9th at 6pm – All Ages, FREE!
9. Salem DJ Set @ Brooklyn Bowl
Saturday, July 9th at 11pm – 21+, $5 -> tickets
8. Vetiver @ The Bell House w/ Yellowbirds and Meg Baird
Sunday, July 10th at 8pm – 21+, $12 -> tickets
Ft Tilden, taken by Flickr user Graham Coreil-Allen
Did you hear? The Brooklyn Paper and L Magazine are reporting that Brooklyn’s beaches are full of raw sewage. That’s right, as you can see below, the National Resources Defense Council is reporting that between 4% and 9% of the times water from Coney Island beaches was sampled, the levels of bacteria exceeded the state limits. That means if you swim in Coney Island you have a 4%-9% chance of getting pink eye, dysentery, or not being able to wash that raw-sewage feeling off of your skin for weeks.
Ray Deter, owner of D.B.A., was taken off life support and died on Sunday night. Deter was riding his bike when he was fatally struck by a car at the intersection of Canal Street and West Broadway. He was not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident.
We send deepest condolences to Deter’s family, friends and all who miss him dearly. D.B.A. – a bar famous for its huge beer selection – has locations in Williamsburg, the East Village and New Orleans, Louisiana. Many are expressing their sympathy and memories on D.B.A.’s Facebook page. Go there to share your own thoughts as well as find links to the several obituaries in Deter’s honor pouring out from the media and community.
