Okay, this one I selfishly wanted to keep under my hat. There are SO many amazing performers coming to the Prospect Park Bandshell as part of Celebrate Brooklyn this summer, and honestly, I want a big old spot on the lawn all for me and my peeps. Back in San Francisco, my husband would rise each summer Sunday at 5 am (no joke), take a cab to Stern Grove (our most beloved summertime free music venue, and where we got married), and reserve a space for us and 20 of our closest friends for the day's concert. (I rolled in around noon, after a busy morning of elaborate picnic treat creation.) He refused to tell people how early he got there for fear someone would beat us to our favorite spot (it only happened once in four years).
The good news: there's plenty of space at the Prospect Park Bandshell, and I'm happy to share the news. We arrived for Allen Toussaint on Saturday only half an hour early, and there was a huge amount of lawn space near two adorable little girls with a hula hoop, which was amusing and also infuriatingly tempting. So the moral of the story: Chelsea, quit being so stingy. There's room for everyone to have fun.
My top picks of the season: Ozomatli on July 9, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings on August 7, and whoa - Sonic Youth on July 31! (Did you know Kim Gordon is also making art now? Random.) The bandshell is at 9th Street & Prospect Park West in Brooklyn. The bad news: you can't bring your own beer - they sell it there for a painful $6 - but I'm pretty sure that the "no cooler" rule is not strictly enforced, so at least you can smuggle in sandwiches.
Wednesday 6/9: Norah Jones
Saturday 6/12: Allen Toussaint; Davell Crawford
Thursday 6/17: Eugene Mirman & Pretty Good Friends
Friday 6/18: JG Thirwell's Steroid Maximus; Dr. Lonnie Smith
Saturday 6/19: Bitches Brew Revisited with Graham Haynes, James Blood Ulmer, DJ Logic, more
Thursday 6/24: Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club featuring Omara Portuondo; Nelida Tirado
Friday 6/25: Kid Koala; Hess is More
Saturday 6/26: Texas Tornados; Red Clay Ramblers
Thursday 7/1: Zoom: Zvi Dance; Son Lux with Lottdance
Friday 7/2: Fab 5; Uzalu
Thursday 7/8: Itutu: Armitage Gone!; Dance featuring Burkina Electric
Friday 7/9: Ozomatli; Fidel Nadal; Toy Selectah
Sunday 7/11: OkayAfrica with The Roots; Talib Kweli, and more
Saturday 7/17: African Festival with Konono No. 1, Omar Pene, Super Diamono, more
Thursday 7/22: The Chaplin Mutuals: Carl Davis; The Two Man Gentlemen Band
Friday 7/23: Bomba Estereo; La Selecta Allstar; Navegante
Saturday 7/24: Field of Dreams (Un Mundo Nuevo): Andres Levin & The Bruce High Quality Foundation
Thursday 7/29: MI21: Mother India 21st Century Remix with DJ Tigerstyle; Falu
Friday 7/30: The Swell Season; The Low Anthem
Saturday 7/31: Sonic Youth; Grass Widow; Talk Normal
Thursday 8/5: Metric; Joan as Police Woman; Holly Miranda
Friday 8/6: House of Usher: Marco Benevento; White Magic
Saturday 8/7: Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings; Budos Band, more
Sunday 8/8: Brady Rymer; Elizabeth Mitchell
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