Goes Cube makes a video

Goes Cube has a new video for "Thunderheads." We won't say much about it, but if it's from Goes Cube, you know it's badass. We've posted tour dates for the band below, but all of the venues are currently "TBA," so expect more details forthcoming!

Goes Cube tour dates:
Nov 03 – Denver, CO
Nov 04 – Rock Springs/Cheyene, WY
Nov 05 – Salt Lake City, UT
Nov 06 – Reno, NV
Nov 07 – San Francisco, CA

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M83 to tour North America

French electronic rock act M83 will be returning to North American shores in October. The first date is on the 15th at the Corona Capital Festival in Mexico City, but don't worry US fans, the tour routes here starting at the end of October. New York City doesn't get covered until the very end of the schedule when M83 plays Webster Hall on November 22. The full list of shows is posted after the fold.


M83 tour dates:
Oct 15 – Mexico City, Mexico – Corona Capital Festival
Oct 28 – Washington, DC – Black Cat
Oct 29 – Raleigh, NC – Kings Barcade
Oct 30 – Asheville, NC – Moog Fest
Oct 31 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
Nov 2 – Orlando, FL – The Social
Nov 4 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
Nov 5 – Austin, TX – Fun Fun Fun Fest
Nov 7 – Phoenix, AZ – The Crescent Ballroom
Nov 9 – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre
Nov 10 – San Francisco, CA – The Independent
Nov 11 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
Nov 12 – Vancouver, BC – Venue
Nov 13 – Seattle, WA – Neumos
Nov 16 – Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater
Nov 17 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
Nov 18 – Toronto, ON – Lees Palace
Nov 19 – Montreal, QC – La TuLipe
Nov 20 – Boston, MA – Paradise
Nov 22 – New York, NY – Webster Hall

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Black Moth Super Rainbow are back!

Black Moth Super Rainbow announced on the website yesterday that they are back! But did they ever really feel gone? With a plethora of solo endeavors, the strange indie band has remained a force to be reckoned with. It's been a while since their last tour, but fans won't have to wait much longer. They'll be hitting the road again in September (schedule is below). In addition, the band recently re-released their Dandelion Gum album as a deluxe edition.

Black Moth Super Rainbow tour dates:
Sep 7 - Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
Sep 8 - Chicago, IL @ Metro
Sep 9 - Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre
Sep 10 - St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club
Sep 12 - St. Louis @ Off Broadway
Sep 13 - Nashville, TN @ Exit In
Sep 14 - Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade (Hell Stage)
Sep 16 - Asheville, NC @ Grey Eagle Tavern
Sep 17 - Lexington, KY @ Cosmic Charlie's
Sep 19 - Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
Sep 20 - Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
Sep 22 - New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge
Sep 23 @ Brooklyn, NY @ The Bell House,
Sep 24 - Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall

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To Do List: Thursday, July 7, 2011

Recommended Show:
THURSDAY, JULY 7, 2011
PROJECT JENNY PROJECT JAN
@ THE ROCK SHOP
249 4th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11215
$10, 8PM

It's a no brainer tonight. Project Jenny Project Jan visited us on WHFR last week, and performed some songs on-air. It's sure to be a lot more intense tonight at The Rock Shop down in Brooklyn. Don't miss it!

Rickie Lee Jones @ City Winery
Spanish Prisoners @ Knitting Factory
My Brightest Diamond @ Castle Clinton
Emanuel And The Fear @ Mercury Lounge
Steel Phantoms, ARMS, & Shark? @ Brooklyn Bowl
Noveller, Forma, Love Like Deloreans, & Phone Tag @ Coco 66
Black Taxi, Blackbells, & Chappo @ Rocks Off Concert Cruises
AT, Michael Jordyn and Greg, & Drew and the Medicinal Pen @ Glasslands
School Knights, Grand Rapids, The Hairs, & Radical Dads @ Shea Stadium
Pearl and The Beard, Franz Nicolay, & Brian Bonz @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
Liquor Store, Mickey, Ex-Humans, The Fucking Ocean, & Sleepies @ Death By Audio
The Loom, Archeology, Will Stratton, South of Lincoln, & The Loyal We @ Cake Shop
Bouncing Souls, Star Fucking Hipsters, Yuppicide, & Wildstreet @ Highline Ballroom

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Cut. Copy. Tour.

It seems that Cut Copy's summer tour is pretty much never ending. We already announced several dates for the band, including a Celebrate Brooklyn show at the Prospect Park Bandshell on August 11, but now they've expanded their touring schedule to well into the fall months as they head to the UK and back to North America. The expanded list is after the jump.


Cut Copy tour dates:
Dates marked * w/ Washed Out
Dates marked # w/Midnight Magic
7/5 - Richmond, VA @ The National
7/6 - Baltimore, MD @ Ramshead Live
7/7 - Mariaville, NY @ Camp Bisco
7/8 - Quebec City, QC @ Quebec City Summer Festival
7/9 - Detroit, MI @ Royal Oak Music Hall
7/11 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Altar
7/14 - Hultsfred, Sweden @ Hultsfred Frestival
7/15 - Ferropolis, Germany @ The Melt Festival
7/17 - Chicago, IL @ Pitchfork Festival
7/20 - Reykjavik, Iceland @ Nasa Club
7/22 - Benidorm, Spain @ The Low Cost Festival
7/23 - San Sebastian, Spain @ International Jazz Festival
7/31 - Woodford, Australia @ Splendour in the Grass
8/11 - Brooklyn, NY @ Celebrate Brooklyn, Prospect Park Band Shell
8/12 - Tempe, AZ @ The Marquee
8/13 - Orange County, California @ The Pacific Festival / Oak Canyon Park
9/9 - Isle of White, UK @ BESTIVAL
9/13 - Montclair, NJ @ Wellmont Theatre # *
9/14 - Portland, ME @ The State Theater # *
9/15 - Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom# *
9/17 - Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits
9/19 - Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue # *
9/22 - Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall # *
9/23 - Urbana, IL @ The Canopy Club, Pygmalion Music Festival # *
9/24 - Cincinatti, OH @ Midpoint Music Festival # *
9/26 - Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel # *
9/27 - Chapel Hill, NC @ Cat's Cradle # *
9/28 - Athens, GA @ Georgia Theater # *
9/30 - Miami, FL @ Grand Central # *
10/1 - Orlando, FL @ Firestone Live # *
10/3 - Tulsa, OK @ Cain's Ballroom # *
10/4 - Denver, CO @ Ogden Theater # *
10/7 - Vancouver BC @ The Vogue# *
10/9 - Portland, OR @ Wonder # *
10/16 - Pensacola, Florida @ Deluna Fest
10/19 - Porto Alegre, Brazil @ Bar Opiniao
10/21 - Sao Paulo, Brazil @ HSBC Brazil
10/22 - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil @ Circo Voador
10/27 - London, UK @ Roundhouse

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Pretty Lights turns to the road

Electric superstar Pretty Lights, fresh off a Bonnaroo performance, is readying to hit the road again. Expect a lot of festival dates to be on the schedule, which sadly doesn't currently seem to have anything scheduled in New York City (though Wallingford, CT on the 28th of September isn't TOO far away); the full list of shows is posted below.

Pretty Lights tour dates:
08/24 - Tampa, FL - Identity Festival
08/25 - Miami, FL - Identity Festival
08/27 - The Woodlands, TX - Identity Festival
08/28 - Dallas, TX - Identity Festival
08/30 - Albuquerque, NM - Identity Festival
09/02 - Chula Vista, CA - Identity Festival
09/03 - Mountain View, CA - Identity Festival
09/06 - Reno, NV - Grand Sierra Theater
09/09 - Eugene, OR - Cuthbert Amphitheater
09/10 - George, WA - Identity Festival
09/11 - Missoula, MT - Big Sky Brewery Amphitheater
09/16 - Austin, TX - Austin City Limits
09/17 - New Orleans, LA – The Sugar Mill
09/20 - Asheville, NC – Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
09/21 - Charlottesville, VA - Ntelos Wireless Pavilion
09/23 - Boston, MA - Bank of America Pavilion
09/24 - Philadelphia, PA - Popped! Festival @ FDR Park
09/25 - Lewiston, ME - The Colisee
09/27 - Burlington, VT - Burlington Memorial Auditorium
09/28 - Wallingford, CT - The Dome at Oakdale
09/30 - Columbus, OH - The LC Pavilion
10/01 - Detroit, MI - The Fillmore Detroit
10/05 - South Bend, IN - Morris Center
10/06 - Dekalb, IL - NIU Convocation Center
10/07 - Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Ballroom
10/08 - St. Paul, MN - Myth
10/09 - Des Moines, IA - Val Air Ballroom
10/11 - Oxford, MS - Lyric Theatre
10/12 - Oxford, MS - Lyric Theatre
10/13 - Tuscaloosa, AL - Tuscaloosa Amphitheater
10/14 - Alpharetta, GA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
10/15 - Alpharetta, GA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
10/27 - Lincoln, NE - Pershing Center
10/28 - Tulsa, OK - The Brady Theater
10/29 - Little Rock, AR -Verizon Arena
10/31 - Nashville, TN - Nashville Municipal Auditorium

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CSS to tour

CSS have a new album on the distant horizon (currently scheduled for an August 23rd release), but it looks like the bands touring plans are even further away. Things won't kick off in North America until October when the band hit Vancouver on the first. The Webster Hall show is even later in the tour; CSS will be in New York on October 22. The full list of tour dates for the band is below.

CSS tour dates:
10/1 - Vancouver, BC @ Vogue
10/2 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
10/4 - Seattle, WA @ Neptune
10/6 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
10/8 - Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex
10/9 - Los Angeles, CA @ Filter Culture Collide Festival
10/13 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird
10/15 - Mexico City, Mexico @ Curva 4 Race Track at Foro Sol
10/17 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave
10/21 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
10/22 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall
10/23 - Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
10/24 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
10/26 - Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club
10/28 - Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
10/29 - Houston, TX @ House of Blues
10/30 - Austin, TX @ La Zona Rosa

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To Do List: Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Recommended Show:
WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 2011
KID CUDI
@ WILLIAMSBURG WATERFRONT
110 Kent Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11211
$49.50, 5:30PM

Two years ago Kid Cudi performed a free show at South Street Seaport. This year his outdoor event is not quite so free--in fact, it'll be around $50. You know it will be worth it.

The Head @ Pianos
Porches & Fort Lean @ Coco 66
Rickie Lee Jones @ City Winery
Kid Cudi @ Williamsburg Waterfront
He Is We @ The Studio at Webster Hall
SBTRKT, Shigeto, & Mux Mool @ Glasslands
Zs, Jack Quartet, & Noveller @ Public Assembly
Dolfish, Backwords, & Copper Beeches @ Union Hall
Medals, Small Reactions, Hi, & Mountain @ Bruar Falls
The Loom, Archeology, & Spanish Prisoners @ The Rock Shop
PLUSHIES, Supercute!, Le Boum, & Troubled Sleep @ Shea Stadium
Ladybug Transistor, The Beets, & James Ausfahrt @ Knitting Factory
Future Shuttle, Speculator, Boy Friend, & Punks On Mars @ Silent Barn
Bouncing Souls, Weston, Dave Hause, & Hostage Calm @ Highline Ballroom
School Knights, Bright Lights, Slow Animal, & Bummer Sanders @ Death By Audio
Larkin Grimm, Crystal Bright and The Silver Hands, & Opal Onyx @ The Delancey
Waking Lights, The Sour Notes, Telenovelas, & Elaine Greer and Friends @ Cake Shop

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The Soft Moon announces dates with Interpol and Mogwai

Being able to open for bands like Interpol and Mogwai are dream gigs for many indie rock bands, and it looks like The Soft Moon are going to be living the dream this summer for a series of shows. The tour brings the band to Webster Hall in New York on September 26 and 27 (with Mogwai), but check out the full schedule below.


Soft Moon tour dates:
Dates marked * w/ Interpol
Dates marked ^ w/ Little Girls
Dates marked ! w/ Craft Spells
Dates marked ~ w/ Mogwai
07/18 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues *
07/19 - Toronto, ON - Wrongbar ^
07/20 - Kalamazoo, MI - The Strutt
07/21 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
07/22 - Indianapolis, IN - The Vogue *
07/23 - Louisville, KY - Zanzabar
07/24 - Columbus, OH - The Summit
07/25 - Detroit, MI - The Fillmore *
08/25 - San Francisco, CA - TBA !
09/10 - Portland, OR - Rotture
09/26 - New York, NY - Webster Hall ~
09/27 - New York, NY - Webster Hall ~
09/28 - Philadelphia, PA - Starlight Ballroom ~
09/29 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club ~
10/01 - Boston, MA - House Of Blues ~

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Guano Apes get in on the furry action

Though the new video for "Sunday Lover" from Guano Apes starts with the band playing in a white room--nothing all too exciting for a music video--there are also some rather strange scene spliced in with a guy in a rabbit costume dancing around. We don't quite fully understand it either. Check it out above.

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Black Francis to embark on acoustic tour

Black Francis (aka Frank Black) is a music legend. He is not only responsible for The Pixies but also an extensive solo career that pays tribute to the past while always looking forward to the future. He'll be releasing a collaborative album with Reid Paley on September 13th via Sonic Unyon, but first he'll head off on a series of acoustic tour dates. The full schedule is below.

Black Francis tour dates:
7/12 - Neurolux - Boise, ID
7/15 - The State Room - Salt Lake City, UT
7/18 - Knuckleheads - Kansas City, KS
7/19 - The Old Rock House - St Louis, MO
7/20 - Radio Radio - Indianapolis, IN
7/21 - Outland Live - Columbus, OH
7/22 - Club Cafe - Pittsburgh, PA
7/24 - Le Poisson Rouge - New York City, NY
7/28 - Beachcomber - Wellfleet, MA

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To Do List:: Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Recommended Show:
TUESDAY, JULY 5, 2011
COUNTRY MICE
@ GLASSLANDS
289 Kent Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11211
$10, 8PM

It's a slow start to the week thanks to the holiday. Usually there are more great shows happening on Tuesday. This doesn't mean you can't see a great show though! Country Mice play at Glasslands; don't miss it!

Rickie Lee Jones @ City Winery
Diego Garcia @ Apple Store Soho
Alexander Trust & Jaja @ Cake Shop
Slutever, Mannequin Pussy, Soft Spot, & Teardrops @ Death By Audio
Phantom Power, Porches, Nelsonvillains, & The Wind-Up Bird @ The Delancey

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New releases for the week of 7/5/11

As expected, this week is not exactly going to be full of hotly anticipated releases--or even that many releases are all--but consider this a week of quality and not quantity. Jackie-O Motherfucker have a new album out this week called Earth Sound System (pictured), Lloyd has King of Hearts, and Zaz puts out her self-titled debut. Ranging from jazz to rap to experimental and more, this week is rather diverse, and while it might not be the biggest or most important week thanks to the Monday holiday, look beyond the hype and find some greatest.

Release Date	Artist	Album	Label
07/05/11	Arc in Round	II
07/05/11	Basement	I Wish I Could Stay Here	Run for Cover
07/05/11	Big Spider's Back	Memory Man	Circle Into Square
07/05/11	Brian Eno	Drums Between the Bells
07/05/11	Bright Archer	Hidden Systems	Bear Island
07/05/11	Chllngr	Haven	Green Owl
07/05/11	Circuit Des Yeux	Portraits	De Stijl
07/05/11	George Ellias	EP
07/05/11	Ghastly City Sleep	Lunic Driftwood: Remnants and Remixes of Moondrifts	Mecca Lecca
07/05/11	Graffiti6	Annie You Save Me EP	Capitol
07/05/11	Isis	Live IV Selections 2001-2005
07/05/11	Jackie-O Motherfucker	Earth Sound System	Fire
07/05/11	Las Kellies	Kellies	Fire
07/05/11	Little Dragon	Ritual Union
07/05/11	Llyod	King of Hearts
07/05/11	Mountain Man	Live at the Wiltern
07/05/11	Old 97s	Grand Theater Volume 2
07/05/11	Part Time	What Would You Say?	Mexican Summer
07/05/11	Robert Ellis	Photographs	New West
07/05/11	Spirits of the Dead	The Great God Pan! EP	The End
07/05/11	Unearth	Darkness in the Light
07/05/11	Various Artists	Nervous House 20 Mixed by CJ Mackintosh	Nervous
07/05/11	Various Artists	Platinum Hit: The Winning Songs Live (Live Performances from Episodes 1-5)	RCA/Bravo
07/05/11	Zaz	Zaz	PlayOn/Sony
07/08/11	Abbe May	Design Desire	Source/MGM

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To Do List: Monday, July 4, 2011

Recommended Show:
MONDAY, JULY 4, 2011
EXTREME ANIMALS, SIGHTINGS, LITURGY, and more
@ SHEA STADIUM
20 Meadow St
Brooklyn, NY 11206
$TBA, 3PM

Don't expect a lot of shows today. After all, even indie rock is allowed to take a night off, right? It's Monday. It's the Fourth of July. Both are great reasons to just lay back and take it easy, but it's good to know there are some things to do if you aren't in the mood for that...

J Boogie @ Cielo
Zoogma @ Brooklyn Bowl
The Highway @ Mercury Lounge
Rev Vince Anderson @ Union Pool
Purple Organ @ Goodbye Blue Monday

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To Do List: Sunday, July 3, 2011

Recommended Show:
SUNDAY, JULY 3, 2011
THE SUZAN
@ BRUAR FALLS
245 Grand St
Brooklyn, NY 11211
$6, 8PM

July 4th isn't exactly the biggest party weekend for live music--though there are some great, notable exceptions to this--but expect a few good shows on the night before Independence Day. The Suzan, for instance, will play at Bruar Falls.

Liam and Me @ Fontana's
The Feelies @ Maxwell's
The Hairs @ Fulton Stall Market
Jaga Jazzist & Doom Jazz @ Le Poisson Rouge
Panda Bear & Ducktails @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
Boy Friend, Speculator, Kruxe, & Phonetag @ Glasslands
Home Video, MillionYoung, & Tiny Victories @ Brooklyn Bowl
Bomb the Music Industry, The Wilds, & Cheap Girls @ Europa
The Suzan, Bad Indians, Haunted Leather, & Pass Kontrol @ Bruar Falls
The Vandelles, Heaven, Dead Leaf Echo, & Ringo Deathstarr @ Shea Stadium
Tinsel Teeth, Satanized, Xaddax, & Unstoppable Death Machines @ Death By Audio

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To Do List: Saturday, July 2, 2011

Recommended Show:
SATURDAY, JULY 2, 2011
SHELLSHAG & FIASCO
@ SILENT BARN
915 Wyckoff Ave
Ridgewood, NY 11385
$7, 8PM

When you see bands like Shellshag or Fiasco, you won't be disappointed. The two high energy bands have got a lot of spunk with a punk rock attitude. Teaming them up on a single bill makes it twice as good.

Free Blood @ Coco 66
The Feelies @ Maxwell's
Howie Day @ City Winery
TEETH & CSLSX @ Glasslands
Brazilian Girls @ Union Pool
The English Beat @ Irving Plaza
Nobunny & TV Ghost @ Mercury Lounge
InnerPartySystem @ Water Taxu Beach
Sophie Hunger & Lou Canon @ Le Poisson Rouge
Sore Eros, Psychic Reality, & Easter Vomit @ Shea Stadium
Beautiful Swimmers, Delicate Steve, Protect-U, & Zoovox @ P.S. 1
Camp Island, Cruisin' USA, Enthusiasts, & Angry TV Fan @ Cake Shop
Beach Fossils, Puro Instinct, Big Troubles, & Regal Degal @ 285 Kent Ave
Dream Diary, Bad Indians, Haunted Leather, & Dutch Treat @ Death By Audio
Shellshag, Fiasco, Chicken & Whiskey, & Unstoppable Death Machines @ Silent Barn
Celestial Shore, Holy Spirits, Lands & Peoples, Emily Reo, & Ever Isles @ Pianos
The Waivers, The National Reserve, Graham Brice, & Fletcher Johnson @ Bruar Falls

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Darwin Deez starts tour next week

It looks like Darwin Deez is about to head out on a tour. Once the Fourth of July is over and done, Deez will be hitting the road. Shows focus on most of the larger cities in America--all of them on the coasts. New York gets it's visit on July 15 when Darwin Deez visits the Bowery Ballroom. The full list of tour dates is posted after the jump.

Darwin Deez tour dates:
07/06 – San Francisco, CA – Bottom of the Hill
07/07 – Los Angeles, CA – The Echo
07/12 – Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s
07/13 – Washington, DC – Black Cat
07/15 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
07/16 – Allston, MA – Brighton Music Hall

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Owl City goes back to the futrue

Another great video for Friday! This time it's Owl City's latest, "Deer in the Headlights." Expect a certain amount of cuteness from the emo-tronica act--but what was truly unexpected was the above Back to the Future-themed video! Check it out above!

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Tinie Tempah joins with Wiz Khalifa for "Til I'm Gone"

You really can't go wrong on kicking off a Friday with a good hip-hop video. Tinie Tempah (featuring Wiz Khalifa) on "Til I'm Gone" delivers, and you can check out the two teaming up above.

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To Do List: Friday, July 1, 2011

Recommended Show:
FRIDAY, JULY 1, 2011
LOWER DENS & DIRTY BEACHES
@ SEAPORT MUSIC FESTIVAL/RIVER TO RIVER
South Street Seaport, Pier 17
New York, NY 10038
FREE, 7PM

This is another great show at South Street Seaport for the River to River/Seaport Music Festival. Lower Dens and Dirty Beaches will perform, and once again it is completely free.

The Feelies @ Maxwell's
Janka Nabay @ The Rock Shop
Thousands & The Twees @ Mercury Lounge
Memory Tapes & New Moods @ Mercury Lounge
Blind Melon & The Nico Blues @ Hiro Ballroom
Nobunny, TV Ghost, & Shellshag @ Knitting Factory
The Thermals, Big Troubles, & EULA @ The Bell House
The Barrens, Buenos Dias, & Only Son @ Cameo Gallery
The So So Glos, Night Manager, Mainland, & A. Fox @ The Suffolk
Body Language, Celestial Shore, Aislyn, & D. Gookin @ Glasslands
Selebrities, Puro Instinct, Care Bears On Fire, & Yvette @ Pianos
Savoya, Mountain Cult, Indian Rebound, & Strange Rivals @ Cake Shop
Cheater Slicks, The Unholy Two, Live Fast Die, & Organs @ Union Pool
Cro-Mags, Wisdom In Chains, & Razor Blade Hand Grenade @ Bowery Ballroom
Dinowalrus, Total Slacker, Soft Black, & Life Size Maps @ Monster Island
Soft Black, Lost Boy, The Everybody Knows, Porches, & Krill @ Silent Barn
Gavin Russom, Geneva Jacuzzi, Cherie Lily, Jonte Moaning, Cazwell @ Santos
American Sun, Twitchers, Easter Vomit, Beets, Clap, & Fagettes @ Shea Stadium

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