Close your eyes and imagine a park along Park Avenue--children safe from speeding cars, families smiling in the summer sun, cyclists moving slowly--everyone enjoying the pleasures of it all. Imagine this park stretched from 72nd Street to the Brooklyn Bridge, peppered with venues for classes, rest stops and meeting places. Imagine hundreds of ambassadors there to help and a handful of closed streets tying it all to the West Side greenway.
Now, open your eyes and mark your calendar. On three Saturdays this summer from 7 am-1 pm, this dream will become a reality.
After years of T.A. advocacy, the Department of Transportation will hold a Ciclovía-style street closure in New York City. Neighbors, visitors and everyone that attends will have the rare opportunity to reclaim streets as a public space for physical activity and play.
Increasingly over the years, T.A. has helped made events like this a reality. From car-free Sundays on the Grand Concourse to this year's Car-Free Crotona to 30 block parties held in neighborhoods all around the city to Williamsburg Walks, we've been spreading the message that streets are for people by encouraging car-free events. We want Summer Streets, the most high-profile of these to date, to be a great affair so spread the word and stay tuned for more information on how you can help to make Summer Streets as amazing as can be.
Saturday Aug 9 + 16 + 23 from 7 am-1 pm
@ Park Ave from 72nd Street down to 4th Ave & Lafayette to Brooklyn Bridge
See the complete Summer Streets map. (PDF)
Now that you've fully recovered from Thee Wurst Boat Party, it's high time we busted out some sausages and have ourselves a lil' disco BBQ. I've roped in Mr. Lee Douglas again, not to mention new DFA signings and Wurst Edits alum Runaway, for the festivities. Also on hand is the newest member of the Wurst gang, Eamon Harkin, whose debut 12" on the label drops this September.
If that wasn't enough, everyone gets a free beer with a sausage order at the food stand. Not bad, eh?
Food: Delicious and authentic tacos, enchiladas, and yes, sausages
Booze: Plenty
Sunday, July 27 3pm – 9pm, All ages, $8, rsvp@sundaybestnyc.com
@ The Yard: 400 Carroll St between Bond and Nevins, Brooklyn
http://www.facebook.com/n/?event.php&eid=32357394928
Directions: F, G trains to Carroll St. South on Smith. Left on President. Right on Hoyt. Left on Carroll.
N, R trains to Union. West on Union. Left on Nevins. Right on Carroll. Just over the bridge.
Aww Sweet and Alldaybuffet have teamed up to present Good Wood, an auction-cum-party. 50 artists will be auctioning off their one-of-a-kind custom skate decks to support Stoked, an organization that mentors kids through action sports.
Artists include Fernanda Cohen, Chuck Anderson, Leo Espinosa, Don Kilpatrick, Matt Gordon, Nathan Fox, Jeremy Traum, Keetra Dixon, Mike Perry, Chris Ryniak, Plastic Kid, Neuarmy, Serge Gay Jr. and many more.
The night will also feature work from respected Brooklyn-based skateboarder/artist Bobby Puleo and film director and photographer, Josh Stewart.
Music by Brion ISAACS of 33Hz and ShindigNYC.
July 26th, 7 pm - 12 am, RSVP: gallery@3rdward.com
@ 3rd Ward: 195 Morgan & Stagg
i'm missing this one but cheer on CSC for me!!!
@ Pier 40
Long after the cassette tape has become an obsolete relic of a clumsier analog era, the essence of the mixtape lives on through CDs and MP3 playlists. Summer Mixtape Volume 1: the Get Smart edition pays tribute to this vital form of popular expression with a group exhibition that compiles some of the hottest work from the New York area that the curators have seen all year.
Artists: Martin Basher, Colby Bird, Tyler Coburn, Corey D’Augustine, Sarah Davis, Jason Duval, Cacy Forgenie, Donna Huanca, Rashid Johnson, Jayson Keeling, Joyce Kim, Dorota Kolodziejczyk, William Lamson, Kalup Linzy, Jeffrey Lopez, Marisa Olson, Rosemarie Padovano, Alyssa Pheobus, Thabiso Phokompe, Fay Ray, Ted Riederer, Jacolby Satterwhite, Xaviera Simmons, Nick Stillman, Thomas Torrescordova, Lan Tuazon, Yuh-Shioh Wong
Curators: Herb Tam, Associate Curator, and Lauren Rosati, Assistant Curator.
Opening: Thursday July 24, 2008 7-10pm with treats from Sweet Tooth of the Tiger
@ EXIT ART : 475 TENTH AVE (corner of 36th Street) NYC 10018
http://www.exitart.org
also opening: It’s Not Easy: Exit Underground
It’s Not Easy is an exhibition inspired by the recent tidal wave of efforts to go “green”.As new buildings seek LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification, as major corporations seek to “green” their practices, and as global warming puts the need to be green at the forefront, we are virtually inundated with social pressures to be environmentally sustainable. But how is the word ‘green’ really interpreted?
Exit Art asked that question to artists, activists and the general public to solicit their personal responses through email.
The photographs, texts, drawings, graphics and other works in It’s Not Easy are printed on 8½” x 11” recycled paper, giving equal – and sustainable – attention to each work. With over 300 responses, It’s Not Easy explores the multiplicity of cultural, environmental and political meanings of GREEN.
Akron/Family is known for expertly mixing smooth harmonies with a variety of percussive and unpredictable sounds. The Castle will offer the optimal setting for their combination of experimental, folk and psychedelic music styles.
Thu July 24 at 7:00pm
Tickets are required and space is limited. Two free tickets per person will be distributed at the Castle on a first-come, first-served basis starting at 5:00PM on the day of the show.
@ Castle Clinton
212.835.2789 | www.RiverToRiverNYC.com
DJ Sets from Paserock, Jesse Marco, DJ Price and Nicky Savage plus a very special live performance TBA
Thursday, July 24, $5 / Free with RSVP before 11p
@ LOVE : 179 MacDougal St
www.dubfrequency.com
Every Wednesday, FREE
@ Blue Owl: 196 Second Ave btwn 12/13
Photography by Craig Wetherby
Music Provided by
Prince Paul
Ricky Powell aka The Funky Uncle
Smoke L.E.S.
Trouble Andrew
Opening Reception: Tuesday, July 22nd 7:00pm - 10:00pm
RSVP: craigwetherby@pitchcontrolpr.com
@ Milk Gallery 450 West 15th Street, NYC
& The Good Life! After Party
10:00pm – 4:00am
@ Santo’s Party House: 100 Lafayette, NYC
Tuesday, July 22nd from 7 to 11 pm
@ Rewind: 137 Essex Street (btwn Stanton & Rivington)
Invites You to Celebrate Men's Spring 2009 Fashion Week
The Cazals (Live)
Blonde Acid Cult (Live)
DJs: Stunners International
(David Lindwall, Wade Crescent, & Francois Dirty South)
w / Belvedere Cocktail Reception
Monday, July 21 9pm - late. RSVP
@ Church Lounge Tribeca Grand: 2 Avenue of the Americas
Come out to our 1st Annual Pig Roast & Dance Party. Featuring Pig Roasting Extraordinaire Tom Mylan from Marlow and Sons, Diner and Bonita. The afternoon will include cold drinks, horseshoes, badminton and LIVE music from Young Man About Town, Midnight Prayers and The Goddamn Rattlesnake (Performing as The Sweet Hitch Hikers). So put on your cut off shorts and crop tops and come over to this pig eatin', seed spittin', dance fest!
Sunday, July 20th, 4 to 9 pm
@ 3rd Ward: 195 Morgan & Stagg
http://www.3rdward.com
JUNE 29
The Hold Steady
The Loved Ones
J Roddy and the Business
JULY 6
Ronnie Spector
The Rabbit Factory Soul Revue, Featuring:
Roscoe Robinson
Ralph ‘Soul’ Jackson
Hermon Hitson
and Wiley & The Checkmates
JULY 13
The Breeders
Matt + Kim
The Whip
DJ FRANKI CHAN
JULY 20
Liars
Fuck Buttons
Team Robespierre
DJ ANDREW WK
JULY 27
MGMT
Black Moth Super Rainbow
Ting Tings
AUGUST 3
Black Lips
Deerhunter
King Khan + His Shrines
Tall Firs
AUGUST 10
TBA
AUGUST 17
Aesop Rock
Panther
Panther
AUGUST 24
TBA
A Sunday Afternoon Barbecue and Hang at The Yard
Gussie up to get down at the brand new, easy-going, late afternoon, barbecue cum dance party -- every Sunday throughout the summer. Sunday Best! takes over The Yard, a leafy waterside lot on the Gowanus Canal for a nice, mid-afternoon barbecue. It’s no ordinary weenie roast, though. The bar-b’s organic and resident DJs Justin Carter, Eamon Harkin and Doug Singer play alongside some of the finest DJs to ever take on a back yard…
May 25
Roy Davis Jr – Chicago house legend playing his first New York set in years
June 01
King Britt – This party with the former Digable Planets member is FREE!
June 08
Trusme – A Manchester man walking in the very large shoes of Moodymann
June 15
Stefan Goldmann - Innervisions artist who makes jangling, melodic dance music
June 22
Afrika Bambaataa – The hip-hop progenitor and legend who still keeps it eclectic
June 29
Rick Wilhite and Jerome Derradji – Three Chairs member with Still Music founder
July 6
Riton – UK re-rubber on Berlin’s Get Physical imprint
July 13
Kevin Saunderson – The Detroit legend plays whatever he wants... and we like it!
July 20
Move D – Former Warp Records ambient artist now making super deep house
July 27
The Wurst BBQ – My Cousin Roy, Lee Douglas, and Runaway (Marcos Cabral and Jacques Renault) serving up sausages!
August 3
Danny Wang – The prodigal progenitor of disco house returns to New York!
August 10
John Tejada – Maker of the lushest and bumpiest techno of the past decade
August 17
Pilooski – Paris’ edit-maker of the moment
August 24
Joakim – The Tigersushi and !K7 artist brings weird, organic dance jams
August 31
Metro Area – Hometown disco heroes close out the series nice and easy
* food Organic and mostly local fare provided by Kelly Geary of Sweet Deliverance
* booze You have to be 21 to drink it, but we’ll be selling it at the bar
Sunday, May 25 – Sunday, August 31 from 3p – 9p, $8, except for on June 1, when it's FREE!
rsvp@sundaybestnyc.com
@ The Yard: 400 Carroll St between Bond and Nevins, Brooklyn
http://www.sundaybestnyc.com | http://www.theyard.ws
http://www.meanredproductions.com | http://www.sweetdeliverancenyc.com
F, G trains to Carroll St. South on Smith. Left on President. Right on Hoyt. Left on Carroll.
N, R trains to Union. West on Union. Left on Nevins. Right on Carroll. Just over the bridge.
5-July
Nublu hosts
Nublu Orchestra conducted by Butch Morris
DJs Justin Carter & Probus (Nublu)
Dex aka Nomadico (Underground Resistance)
So Percussion performs Steve Reich
12-July
Rong Music hosts
Free Blood
DJ Spun (Rong Music)
Scotty Coats (RVCA, LA)
Sawako
19-Jul
agnes b presents
DJ Danton & DJ s to be announced
Dorit Chrysler
26-Jul
DFA hosts
James Murphy & Pat Mahoney (lcd soundsystem)
Liv Spencer (Still Going)
Ikue Mori
2-Aug
Black Rock Coalition hosts
Chuck Treece's McRad
Apollo Heights
DJs to be announced
9-Aug
Mungolian Jet Set
DJs to be announced
16-Aug
Environ hosts
Kelley Polar Quartet
Metro Area (Environ)
Tony Conrad
23-Aug
Finnish Music Information Centre presents
DJ Poodlecannon
Jimi Tenor
Op:L Bastards
DJs to be announced
30-Aug
Jonathan Kane's February
James Chance and The Contortions
Matthew Dear & Ryan Elliott (Spectral Sound, USA)
Jason Evans (Hey Convict! Australia)
6-Sep
Lisa Shaw (live)
Bing Ji Ling (live)
Neil Aline (Chez Music)
Jerome Derradji (Still Music)
Saturdays, July 5 -September 6 from 3PM-9PM
@ PS1: 22-25 Jackson Ave at the intersection of 46th Ave in LIC
http://www.ps1.org
It's here! The Beach Party, the Saturday night, summertime party at Water Taxi Beach, is back for another summer starting June 28 and ending on August 30. Residents Justin Carter, DJ Probus, and The Brothers' Brothers return, and the space is upgraded with a new sound system by Gary Stewart (who also designed Roxy, Sound Factory, Vinyl, and the Palladium). The lineup of special guests. Really Good. Get those dancing shoes ready.
June 28 - Moodymann (Detroit, Mahogani Music)
July 5 - I:Cube (France, Versatile)
July 12 - Secret Guests (New York, New York)
July 19 - Rich Medina (Philly, Kindred Spirits)
July 26 - Omar S (Detroit, FXHE Records)
August TBA - August? It's still a secret. But we're sure you'll be down when we announce them in July. Until then, here are all the specifics for the party.
Saturday, June 28 - Saturday, August 30 from 8p - 3a, $5 usually
@ Water Taxi Beach: 2nd St and Borden Ave, Long Island City, Queens
http://www.watertaxibeach.com | thebeachpartynyc@gmail.com
DIRECTIONS
New York Water Taxi: Taxis depart from E. 34th St in midtown on a varied schedule.
Train: 7 train to Vernon Avenue/Jackson. Walk along Vernon Avenue to Borden Avenue, turn right. Look for signs for Water Taxi Beach.
Bus: B61 and Q103.
From PS1: Walk south on Jackson from PS1 (Take a right with the museum to your back). Right on 51st Ave. Left at 2nd St. Look for signs for Water Taxi beach on your left.
Hosted by The Agytators
Shop: Funky Lobes * Cut It Out Apparel * Guerilla Soul * Born As A Raggamuffin
DJs: Linyee Denise * Radio Rose * Ahficionados
Performers: Nola Darling * Malene Younglao
Art Showcase & Photography Exhibit
*complimentary cocktails*
SATURDAY - July 19th 5pm - 9pm
@ 293 Flatbush Ave btwn St. Marks & Prospect Place Brooklyn
ISLANDS*
RA RA RIOT*
STEPHEN MALKMUS AND THE JICKS
BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE
THE HELIO SEQUENCE
BEACH HOUSE
TIMES NEW VIKING
JAGUAR LOVE
THE DODOS
ANNUALS
FILM SCHOOL
PARTS & LABOR
DRAGONS OF ZYNTH
THESE ARE POWERS
Sat July 19
@ Coney Island
Saturday July 19 from 7-10p, $8 / $6 advance
@ The Museum of Modern Art: 11 West 53 Street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues
http://www.moma.org/calendar/events.php?id=9759&ref=calendar
AFTERPARTY
