Earlier this week, Celebrate Brooklyn and Central Park Summerstage released their lineups, and once again, it’s a veritable smorgasbord of (mostly) free shows. Here are the ones you can expect to see me at:
Celebrate Brooklyn
6/12 – Isaac Hayes
6/14 – Miriam Makeba
6/19 – Medeski, Martin & Wood/Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog
6/22 – Salif Keita
6/24 – Gilberto Gil (paid show)
6/27 – Cold War Kids/Elvis Perkins/Sam Champion
7/5 – Michael Stuart/Grupo Essencia/Zemog el Gallo Bueno
7/9 – Feist (paid show)
7/11 – Brazilian Girls
7/12 – Beth Orton/Matt Munisteri
7/18 – Deerhoof/Metropolis Ensemble (Rite of Spring)
7/19 – Enter the Dragon with Karsh Kale
8/1 – Carl Davis with The Knights
8/3 – African Guitar Festival
Central Park Summerstage
6/14 – Vampire Weekend/Kid Sister/Ecstatic Sunshine
6/28 – Vieux Farka Toure
7/5 – Rachid Taha/Dengue Fever
7/6 – Seun Kuti
7/20 – Santogold/Diplo
8/2 – Roy Hargrove Big Band
8/6 – Sonny Rollins (paid show)
8/14 – Los Lobos/Los Lonely Boys
8/16 – Battles/Black Dice
8/17 – Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings
Unfortunately, I’ll be out of town for Philip Glass on 7/25 and Ghostland Observatory on 7/26 (both in Brooklyn), but you should go.