Happy Monday! It may almost be Labor Day, but this week New York City will host some of its biggest outdoor concerts of the summer. While Santigold, Cee Lo, Janelle Monae, Toro y Moi, Das Racist and more will be playing the Afro-Punk Festival, Head and the Heart, Gogol Bordello, and The Roots are playing Governors Island as a part of the Dave Matthews Band Caravan.
Daytrotter’s Barnstormer 5 is also in town as are Mates of State, Deerhunter, St. Vincent, Oberhofer, School of Seven Bells and many more. See some live music this week!
Daytrotter Barnstormer 5: JBM, We Are Augustines, Guards, Doug Paisley, Christopher Paul Stelling, Des Ark, The Loom @ Brooklyn Bowl (Tickets)
Afro-Punk Festival: Santigold, Das Racist, Gym Class Heroes, Cee Lo, Toshi Reagan, Janelle Monae, Tamar Kali, Fishbone, Straight Line Stitch, Cerebral Ballzy, Joi, Jersey Klan, Res, Joe Jordan Experience, Kenna, Toro y Moi, Gordon Voidwell, Reggie Watts, Bad Rabbits,NinjaSonik, Rovky Business, Radkey @ Commodore Barry Park (Free // More Info)
Iceage, Hank Wood and the Hammerheads @ Mercury Lounge (Tickets)
Deerhunter, Eleanor Friedberger (of The Fiery Furnaces) @ Webster Hall (Tickets)
Abadabad, Radiation City, Color War, Cassette Kids @ Pianos (Tickets)
Mates of State, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Yellow Ostrich @ Mercury Lounge (6:30PM)
Oberhofer, EXITMUSIC, The Suzan @ Mercury Lounge (Free)
St. Vincent @ Metropolitan Museum of Art (More Info)
School of Seven Bells, Warm Ghost, Starfawn @ Cameo Gallery (Tickets)
Daytrotter Barnstormer 5: JBM, We Are Augustines, Guards, Doug Paisley, Christopher Paul Stelling, Des Ark, The Loom @ Brooklyn Bowl (Tickets)
In A Different Time – JBM
Afro-Punk Festival: Santigold, Das Racist, Gym Class Heroes, Kenna, Toro y Moi, Gordon Voidwell, Reggie Watts, Bad Rabbits, NinjaSonik, Rovky Business, Radkey @ Commodore Barry Park (Free)
Male Bonding, Love Inks, Fort Lean @ Glasslands (Tickets)
Afro-Punk Festival: Cee Lo, Toshi Reagan, Janelle Monae, Tamar Kali, Fishbone, Straight Line Stitch, Cerebral Ballzy, Joi, Jersey Klan, Res, Joe Jordan Experience @ Commodore Barry Park (Free)