Asphalt Orchestra
Aug. 5, outside of Alice Tully Hall, 1941 Broadway (at W. 65th St.), 212-721-6500; 7, FREEAs part of Lincoln Center’s sick obsession with bringing the finer arts to the masses,The Asphalt Orchestra, a 12-piece group, takes to the streets to perform new commissions by composers ranging from Tyondai Braxton to Battles and Balkan rock star Gregor Bregovic. Also, they’ll play the work of classic avant-gardists Frank Zappa, Charles Mingus and Björk.
Bottom Line: A super-skilled uptown—but not uptight!—version of The Hungry Marching Band playing for free at various locations all weekend long.
