Fuck the fourth, there will be fireworks in Washington Heights tonight when
Sonic Youth plays with The Entrance Band at United Palace Theater, 4140
Broadway (at W. 175th St.), 212-307-7171; 8, $35 and up.
This afternoon the Woodsist / Captured Tracks Festival kicks off with Crystal Stilts, Blank Dogs, Psychedelic Horseshit, caUSE co-MOTION!, the Mayfair Set, Gary War, Little Girls, Kid Romance, Beachniks and the Gutsies at 979 Broadway (betw. Myrtle Ave. & Ditmars St.), Brooklyn, no phone; 4; $15.
Or up the street you can catch Cryptacize, Casiotone for the Painfully Alone and Katie Eastburn at Market Hotel, 1142 Myrtle Ave. (at Broadway), Brooklyn, no phone; 8; $10.
Sharon van Etten hits
up Ditmas Park with a show at Sycamore, 1118 Cortelyou Rd. (betw.
Stratford & Westminser Rds.), Brooklyn, 347-240-5850; time and
price TBA
If you're feeling nautical, head down to the South Street Seaport to catch Here We Go Magic at Pier 17, Fulton & South Sts.; 6, FREE.
Sat. July 4, 2009
Conor Oberst & The Mystic Valley Band and Jenny Lewis bring the precious to the lawn at Battery Park; 3:30, FREE.
Or there's the second day of the Woodsist/ Captured Tracks Festival with The Oh Sees, Vivian Girls, Woods, The Beets, Kurt Vile, Tyvek, Dum Dum Girls, Real Estate, Brilliant Colors, Fresh & Onlys and Beach Fossils at 979 Broadway (betw. Myrtle Ave. & Ditmars St.), Brooklyn, no phone; 4; $15.
Sun. July 5, 2009
At the end of the long weekend, MoMA’s SummerGarden series welcomes the New Juilliard Ensemble. Museum of Modern Art, 11 W. 53rd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), moma.org; 7, FREE.
There's nothing like a summer evening along the romantic Gowanus Canal, and tonight WFMU & Barbes Presents: Cumbia! Cumbia! Very Be Careful, Chicha Libre, and Special Guests at The Bell House, 149 7th St. (betw. 2nd & 3rd Aves.), Brooklyn, 718-643-6510; 8, $10.
Das
Racist, Team Facelift and DJ Sets by resident DJs DerekTrainWreck and
Ultragrrrl at Sunday School Matinee at Webster Hall, 125 E. 11th St.
(betw. 3rd & 4th Aves.), 212-353-1600; 4, $5 with RSVP, $10
