New York's FREE Summer Concerts...

Here are some of this summer’s best FREE concerts in New York City:

Celebrate Brooklyn! - Noteworthy shows at the Band Shell @ Prospect Park:
Right in the heart of Brooklyn is one of the most diverse concert series you’ll find anywhere. Year in and year out, basically all genres and cultures are covered with Celebrate Brooklyn!, and this year is no different. Here’s a run down of some of the shows to keep an eye on:

Thursday, June 21, 7PM -
The Richard Thompson Band / Ollabelle

Friday, June 22, 7:30PM
Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys / James Reams & The Barnstormers

Saturday, June 30, 7PM
The Stills / The Sam Roberts Band / Malajube

Thursday, August 9, 7PM
The Hold Steady / The Big Sleep / The Teenage Prayers
MP3 :: Stuck Between Stations (Live On The Current) - The Hold Steady
(“Stuck Between Stations” originally on Boys & Girls In America)

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McCarren Park Pool - With a stage looking out over the biggest empty pool you’ll ever stand in, this venue is on the outskirts of Williamsburg and offers free shows every Sunday from some of indie rock’s biggest names.

Sunday, June 24, 3-8PM
Superchunk / Oakley Hall

Sunday, July 8, 3-8PM
Dan Deacon / Erase Errata / Octopus Project
MP3 :: Dan Deacon - The Crystal Cat
(from Spiderman of the Rings)

Sunday, August 5, 3-8PM
Blonde Redhead / I’m From Barcelona
MP3 :: Blonde Redhead - 23
(from 23)

Sunday, August 12, 3-8PM
Ted Leo & The Pharmacists / The Thermals
MP3 :: Ted Leo & The Pharmacists - The Sons Of Cain
(from Living With The Living)

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River To River Festival - A listing of various free shows all over Manhattan:

Friday, June 1 - 7pm - Animal Collective - South Street Seaport, Pier 17

Saturday, June 2 - 7pm - Roky Erickson and Alejandro Escovedo - Castle Clinton National Monument / Battery Park

Tuesday, June 26 - 7pm The Living Room – A Songwriters' Night starring Martha Wainwright, Chris Thile, Ari Hest, Jim Campilongo and more. World Financial Center Plaza

Wednesday, July 4 - 3:30pm - The New Pornographers - Battery Park

Thursday, July 5 - 7pm - Shearwater - Castle Clinton National Monument, Battery Park
MP3 :: Seventy Four, Seventy Five
(from Palo Santo)

Friday, July 6 - 7pm - Fujiya & Miyagi South Street Seaport, Pier 17
MP3 :: Collarbone
(from Transparent Things)

Wednesday, July 11 - 7pm - Spoon - Battery Park City, Rockefeller Park
MP3 :: The Ghost Of You Lingers
(from the forthcoming Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga, out July 10)

Thursday, July 12 - 7pm - Ron Sexsmith - Castle Clinton National Monument, Battery Park

Friday, July 13 - 7pm - Menomena - South Street Seaport, Pier 17
MP3 :: Muscle n’ Flo
(from Friend and Foe)

Thursday, July 19 - 7pm - Drive-By Truckers - Castle Clinton National Monument, Battery Park
MP3 :: Gravity’s Gone
(from A Blessing and a Curse)

Friday, July 20 - 7pm - Rock Plaza Central - South Street Seaport, Pier 17
MP3 :: My Children, Be Joyful
(from Are We Not Horses?)

Thursday, August 2 - 7pm - The Flatlanders - Castle Clinton National Monument, Battery Park

Friday, August 31 - 7pm - Battles - South Street Seaport, Pier 17

Click HERE for the full line-up
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