August 2012 Music Calendar

Calendar updated daily!

Tri-State Area Music Festivals

Afro-Punk Festival, (NYC): The Afro-punk Festival is returning to Brooklyn’s Commodore Barry Park for the 8h Annual Afro-punk Festival on August 25-26.

Electric Zoo Festival, (NYC): an annual electronic music festival held over Labor Day weekend in New York City on Randall’s Island Park.

Equifunk Music Festival, (Equinunk, PA): Festival that embodies all that fans love about the festival experience, without any of the headaches that always seem to come with the turf. Dubbed by Hidden Track as the “Anti-Festival,” Equifunk is as intimate as music festivals get. Guests gets to see their favorite bands play one of the sickest pool parties during the day and at the state of the art E-Rena at night…all from the front row. Taking place on August 17-19.

Good Morning America Summer Concert Series (NYC): Returning for the fourth year to the Rumsey Playfield in New York City’s Central Park, where music’s biggest names will perform live every Friday. Robin Thicke, No Doubt, Brad Paisley, Counting Crows, Demi Lovato, The Wanted, Neon Trees and LMFAO Among the Hot, Chart-Topping Acts to Perform. Concerts take place every Friday from May 25-August 31.

Two Boots Anniversary Concert (NYC): FREE concert as the centerpiece of its yearlong celebration of a quarter century as NYC’s pizza pioneers. The event kicks off at 5:00 PM in the East River Park Amphitheatre for a full evening of food, music, art, aerialists and poetry. Two Boots will be providing concessions during select events at East River Park. In addition to their unique, cornmeal-crusted, Cajun-Italian style pizzas, they will also be offering an assortment of delicious craft brews from breweries across the country. The day will be hosted and MC’ed by comedian/actor Luis Guzman!

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

(Free) Brooklyn Shakedown w/ Nutritious @ Bembe Late Night
(Free) NY Funk Exchange @ Club Groove
($12) Catskill Chill Wednesday Jams featuring Steve Molitz (keyboards, Particle) & Ben Combe (guitar, Particle) with DJ Logic, FiKus, Derek VanScoten (D.V.S*) @ Sullivan Hall
($20) Louis Armstrong Centennial Band w/ Steve Kuhn @ Birdland
($35) Jerry Garcia’s 70th Birthday Celebration featuring 7 Walkers with Bill Kreutzmann of the Grateful Dead, George Porter Jr of the Meters, Papa Mali, and Matt Hubbard
- Steve Kimock with Bernie Worrell, Andy Hess, and John Morgan Kimock, plus special guests Yarn @ Beekman Beer Garden Beach Club
($45-$400) Dukes of September feat. Donald Fagen, Michael McDonald, Boz Scaggs @ Beacon Theatre

Thursday, August 2, 2012

($5-$8) Biz Markie (DJ Set) Late Night @ Brooklyn Bowl
($12) Zongo Junction @ Littlefield
($23-$29) The Toadies & Helmet @ Webster Hall
($30-$40) The Masters Quartet: Steve Kuhn, Dave Liebman, Steve Swallow & Billy Drummond @ Birdland
($40) All We Are Saying: Bill Frisell Explores the Music of John Lennon w/ Greg Leisz, Tony Scherr, Jenny Scheinman, & Kenny Wollesen @ Le Poisson Rouge
($40) Donna the Buffalo @ Rock the River Cruise
($45-$400) Dukes of September feat. Donald Fagen, Michael McDonald, Boz Scaggs @ Beacon Theatre

Friday, August 3, 2012

(Free) Ne-Yo @ Rumsey Playfield (Good Morning America Summer Concert Series)
(Free – $13) Trouble and Bass VS Party Like Us @ Loreley
($10) “Slamming Stories” NYC Storytelling Slam @ The Gallery at Le Poisson Rouge
($12) Turkuaz @ Cameo Gallery
($25) The Birdland Big Band directed by Tommy Igoe @ Birdland
($43-$140) Jamrock50 feat. Billy Ocean & Maxi Priest @ Manhattan Center Hammerstein Ballroom
($46-$155) Jackson Browne @ Beacon Theater
($49-$101) 311 & Slightly Stoopid @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater

Saturday, August 4, 2012

($10) The Hakensaw Boys @ Sullivan Hall
($20) Preservation Hall Jazz Band @ Brooklyn Bowl
($20-$75) Return to the Bubble Kingdom by Unicorn Meat Presents @ The Bubble Factory
($30-$40) The Masters Quartet: Steve Kuhn, Dave Liebman, Steve Swallow & Billy Drummond @ Birdland
($46-$155) Jackson Browne @ Beacon Theater
($50-$65) PARKED! A Food Truck Festival @ South Street Seaport

Sunday, August 5, 2012

($35) Larry & Murali Coryell Band with Victor Bailey and Lenny White @ Iridium
($35-$50) Cowboy Junkies @ City Winery
($40) Harlem Gospel Choir Brunch @ B.B. King Blues Club and Grill
($65-$85) System of a Down & Deftones @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
($120) The Gipsy Kings @ BB King’s

Monday, August 6, 2012

(Free) Old Crow Medicine Show / The Lumineers / The Milk Carton Kids @ Summer Stage
($8) Jim Campilongo @ The Living Room
($10) Wax Poetic @ Nublu
($10) Spanglish Fly @ Barbes
($25) “Mingus Mondays” w/ Mingus Orchestra @ The Jazz Standard
($26-$32) The Mighty Mighty Bosstones @ Webster Hall
($35) Larry & Murali Coryell Band with Victor Bailey and Lenny White @ Iridium
($35-$40) Lucinda Williams w/ Amy Cook @ Bowery Ballroom
($35-$50) Cowboy Junkies @ City Winery

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

(Free) Ryan Montbleau Band w/ Howie Day @ City Winery (4th Annual Hudson Square Music & Wine Festival)
($15) Talib Kweli (LIVE full band show!) @ Brooklyn Bowl
($15-$19) Sixpence None the Richer @ Mercury Lounge
($22) Howie Day: Residency @ City Winery
($35-$40) Lucinda Williams w/ Amy Cook @ Bowery Ballroom
($35-$40) M. Ward w/ Yo La Tengo & Wyatt Cenac (of The Daily Show) @ Celebrate Brooklyn at Prospect Park Bandshell
($50) George Thorgood & The Destroyers @ B.B. King Blues Club and Grill

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

(Free) Brooklyn Shakedown w/ Nutritious @ Bembe
($10) Feast of Friends- A Tribute to the Doors featuring Ty Dennis (current drummer for the real DOORS) w/ Ray Manzarek & Robby Krieger; Leo Kremer (of Third Eye Blind) , Matt Katzbohen (of Blondie), Bradford Rand on lead vocals; Chad Dinzes on keyboards & vocals @ Sullivan Hall
($12) Catskill Chill Wednesday Jams featuring Tim Palmieri (of Kung Fu & The Breakfast), FiKus, and Shwizz plus Steve Molitz (of Particle) @ Sullivan Hall
($20) Louis Armstrong Centennial Band w/ Steve Kuhn @ Birdland
($30-$35) Wu-Block Party ft. Ghostface Killah With Sheek Louch & Saigon, Krystyle @ Highline Ballroom
($40) The Lure Group presents Rock N Blues featuring Johnny Winter, Edgar Winter, Leslie West, Rick Derringer, and Kim Simmonds @ Beekman Beer Garden Beach Club
($45-$60) Joan Osborne: Residency @ City Winery
($50) George Thorgood & The Destroyers @ B.B. King Blues Club and Grill

Thursday, August 9, 2012

(Free) Macaulay Culkin’s iPod @ Le Poisson Rouge
($5-$8) Biz Markie (DJ Set) Late Night @ Brooklyn Bowl
($10) Royal Family Allstars feat. Nigel Hall, Louis Cato, Eric Krasno and Neal Evans @ Brooklyn Bowl
($15) Kelli Scarr and Alana Amram with Jim Campilongo @ Le Poisson Rouge
($30-$55) O.A.R. – The Summer Crush Tour 2012 w/ Rebelution @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
($35-$40) Lucinda Williams with Amy Cook @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
($55-$70) The B-52s & Love Funk @ Irving Plaza powered by Klipsch

Friday, August 10, 2012

(Free) One Republic @ Rumsey Playfield (Good Morning America Summer Concert Series)
(Free) New York Funk Exchange @ Rockwood Music Hall
($10) Jimkata with Flux Capacitor, The McLovins, Mamojam, and Mother’s Wine @ Sullivan Hall
($10) Spanglish Fly @ Nublu
($20) The Pietasters @ Rocks Off River Cruise
($25-$100) Pharoahe Monch @ The Well
($35-$40) Lucinda Williams with Amy Cook @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
($35-$45) An Evening with Cake @ Williamsburg Park
($105-$156) Journey with Pat Benatar featuring Neil Giraldo and Loverboy @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater

Saturday, August 11, 2012

(Free) Buckwheat Zydeco & Abigail Washburn @ Central Park SummerStage
($10) Groove Collective @ Nublu
($25-$30) Trouble & Bass Summer Sail @ Pier 17 (South Street Seaport)
($45) John Digweed & Danny Tenaglia @ Governors Beach Club

Sunday, August 12, 2012

(Free) Charlie Hunter @ Rockwood Music Hall
(Free) DJ Uncle Mike Presents Woodstock Bowl SIXTIES MUSIC/MEMORABILIA SHOW. Rare ’60s Psychedelic, Rock & Roll, Film/ Counter Culture Posters, Vintage Clothing/Jewelry /Autographs/Artwork/Comics/Music/ Collectable Ephemera, From the “Decade of Change” celebrating Peace & Love!, Plus special guest legendary guitarist Gene Cornish from BK’s own ’60s music icons The Young Rascals @ Brooklyn Bowl
($30) Arturo O’Farrill Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra @ Birdland
($40) Harlem Gospel Choir Brunch @ B.B. King Blues Club and Grill

Monday, August 13, 2012

($7) Afro Funky Party w/ Zongo Junction, Top Shotta & DJ Offbeat @ Cameo Gallery
($8) Jim Campilongo @ The Living Room
($10) Spanglish Fly @ Barbes
($15) White Denim @ Brooklyn Bowl
($20-$25) Bob Schneider w/ Lera Lynn @ City Winery
($25) “Mingus Mondays” w/ Mingus Orchestra @ The Jazz Standard
($35) Les Paul Monday’s with Jimmy Vivino featuring The Les Paul Trio @ Iridium Jazz Club

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

($15) White Denim @ Brooklyn Bowl
($20-$25) Bob Schneider w/ Lera Lynn @ City Winery
($35) The New Rekooperators ft. Jimmy Vivino / Al Kooper / Jessie Williams / Mark ‘the sherrif’ Teixeira @ Iridium Jazz Club
($50-$150) Last Summer on Earth Tour: Barenaked Ladies, Blues Traveler, Big Head Todd & the Monsters, Cracker @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
(Free) NY Funk Exchange @ Lucille’s Bar and Grill in BB Kings Blues Club

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

(Free) Brooklyn Shakedown w/ Nutritious @ Bembe
($12) Catskill Chill Wednesday Jams featuring Caravan of Thieves , FiKus plus more tba @ Sullivan Hall
($20) Louis Armstrong Centennial Band w/ Steve Kuhn @ Birdland
($20-$35) Enfants Terribles: Lee Konitz, Bill Frisell, Gary Peacock & Joey Baron @ B.B. Kings Blues Club
($22-$28) Martha Wainwright – Residency @ City Winery
($35) The New Rekooperators ft. Jimmy Vivino / Al Kooper / Jessie Williams / Mark ‘The Sherrif’ Teixeira @ Iridium Jazz Club
($35) The Wailers @ Rock the River Cruise
($5 / Free w/ RSVP) BROOKLYN BRASS CLASH: Round Two: Midway to Mardi Gras: Jambalaya Brass Band vs. Outer Borough Brass Band @ Brooklyn Bowl
($71-$120) Honda Civic Tour presents Linkin Park and Incubus @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater

Thursday, August 16, 2012

($12) Dom Flemons (Carolina Chocolate Drops) and Boo Hanks @ Joe’s Pub
($20-$35) Enfants Terribles: Lee Konitz, Bill Frisell, Gary Peacock & Joey Baron @ B.B. Kings Blues Club
($35) Stanley Jordan Trio @ Iridium Jazz Club
($35-$65) Voice of the Wetlands Allstars Tab Benoit, Cyril Neville, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, Johnny Vidacovich, Johnny Sansone, Waylon Thibodeaux, & special guests @ Highline Ballroom
($40-$50) God Street Wine @ Gramercy Theatre

Friday, August 17, 2012

Equifunk Music Festival, Equinunk, Pennsylvania Pocono Mountains
(Free) Neon Trees @ Rumsey Playfield (Good Morning America Summer Concert Series)
(Free) Scone Kalb Bernard Trio @ The Queens Kickshaw
(Free) Tall Tall Trees @ Rockwood Music Hall
($8) Jennifer Hartswick Band @ Brooklyn Bowl
($10-$12) Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band Celebrating The Release Of Between The Ditches @ Hill Country
($20-$30) Offline Party with Q-Tip @ Irving Plaza powered by Klipsch
($20-$35) Enfants Terribles: Lee Konitz, Bill Frisell, Gary Peacock & Joey Baron @ B.B. Kings Blues Club
($35) Stanley Jordan Trio @ The Iridium
($40-$50) God Street Wine @ Gramercy Theatre
($50-$60) Jane’s Addiction @ The Williamsburg Waterfront

Saturday, August 18, 2012

Equifunk Music Festival, Equinunk, Pennsylvania Pocono Mountains
(Free) Antibalas & Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings @ Williamsburg Park
($5) BOOGALOO! Dance Party with Spanglish Fly & DJ Turmix@ Brooklyn Bowl
($10 Donation at the door to support The Waterwheel Foundation) Phish Webcast – Live from the Bill Graham Civic Center in San Francisco @ Irving Plaza
($20-$35) Enfants Terribles: Lee Konitz, Bill Frisell, Gary Peacock & Joey Baron @ B.B. Kings Blues Club
($25-$30) The Hold Steady @ The Well
($30-$35) Dashboard Confessional @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
($35) Stanley Jordan Trio @ The Iridium
($40-$50) God Street Wine @ Gramercy Theatre
($45-$65) One Girl’s Journey through Rock: RONNIE SPECTOR’s “Beyond the Beehive” – An evening of stories, images and songs @ City Winery
($70-$182) Chicago and The Doobie Brothers @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater

Sunday, August 19, 2012

Equifunk Music Festival, Equinunk, Pennsylvania Pocono Mountains
($10) Klezmer Brunch: Seth Kibel Trio @ City Winery NYC
($15) Sucker Punch: Marc Brownstein & Aron Magner (The Disco Biscuits), Jamie Shields (The New Deal), Mike Greenfield (Lotus) @ Brooklyn Bowl
($20-$35) Enfants Terribles: Lee Konitz, Bill Frisell, Gary Peacock & Joey Baron @ B.B. Kings Blues Club
($30) Arturo O’Farrill Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra @ Birdland
($35) Stanley Jordan Trio @ The Iridium
($40) Harlem Gospel Choir Brunch @ B.B. King Blues Club and Grill
($50-$60) My Morning Jacket @ Williamsburg Park
($100-$500) Mary J. Blige @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater

Monday, August 20, 2012

($8) The Campilongo Quartet with Jim Campilongo, Erik Deutsch, Jeff Hill, & Tony Mason @ The Living Room
($10) Charlie Hunter, Skerik & Mike Dillon Trio @ Brooklyn Bowl
($10-$15) Marcus Strickland @ The Blue Note
($25) Idle Warship Ft. Talib Kweli & Res @ Highline Ballroom
($25) “Mingus Mondays” w/ Mingus Orchestra @ The Jazz Standard
CANCELLED – ($35) Les Paul Monday’s with Dickey Betts featuring The Les Paul Trio @ Iridium Jazz Club

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

(Free) Toubab Krewe @ CityWinery (4th Annual Hudson Square Music & Wine Festival)
($20-$35) Celebrating Michael Brecker ft. Ravi Coltrane & Jeff “Tain” Watts @ B.B. Kings Blues Club
($45-$60) Joan Osborne with Meshell Ndegeocello @ City Winery
($65-$112) Kelly Clarkson and The Fray @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Camp Barefoot, West Virginia
(Free) Brooklyn Shakedown w/ Nutritious @ Bembe – Late Night
(Free) Charlie Hunter @ Rockwood Music Hall
(Free) NY Funk Exchange @ Club Groove
($12) Catskill Chill Wednesday Jams featuring Wyllys , lespecial and FiKus plus additional special guest sit-ins tba @ Sullivan Hall
($20) Louis Armstrong Centennial Band w/ Steve Kuhn @ BIrdland
($20-$35) Celebrating Michael Brecker ft. Ravi Coltrane & Jeff “Tain” Watts @ B.B. Kings Blues Club
($40-$170) Little Feat with Papa Grows Funk, Stooges Brass Band + more tbd @ Beekman Beer Garden Beach Club (3rd Annual Nolafunk Summer Jazzfest) ~ 6pm Gig
($50-$135) Al Green @ Beacon Theater

Thursday, August 23, 2012

Camp Barefoot, West Virginia
(Free) Two Boots 25th Anniversary Concert
- Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars / Mamarazzi / Odetta Hartman / Himalayas / The Whiskeyhickon Boys
(Free) Big Gigantic and Break Science at Roseland Ballroom
(Free @ 8pm) Taylor Carson @ Rockwood Music Hall
($??) Arnold Strickland Organ Trio @ Lura NYC Jazz Underground
($7) Delhi 2 Dublin ~ Karsh Kale (DJ Set) @ Brooklyn Bowl
($10-$12) Yellowbirds @Mercury Lounge
($20-$25) Dopapod & Turbine @ Rocks Off River Cruise (The Jewel)
($20-25) Gaelic Storm @ Bowery Ballroom
($20-$35) Celebrating Michael Brecker ft. Ravi Coltrane & Jeff “Tain” Watts @ B.B. Kings Blues Club
($25) Henry Butler plays the Early Blues @ The Jazz Standard
($35) Pat Martino @ The Iridium

Friday, August 24, 2012

Camp Barefoot, West Virginia
(Free) The Wanted @ Rumsey Playfield (Good Morning America Concert Series)
($8-$10) Apollo Run @ The Rock Shop
($15) Juan Maclean (DJ) & Brooklyn Bass @ Cameo Gallery
($15-$24) Christian Scott @ B.B. Kings Blues Club (2 individual sets)
($20-$23) 2 Skinnee J’s @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
($30) Henry Butler plays the Early Blues @ The Jazz Standard
($30) Brothers Past @ Rocks Off River Cruise
($35) Pat Martino @ The Iridium
($35) Too Hot For New Orleans feat. Derrick Freeman, Mykia Jovan, Corey Henry, Jeffrey Hills, Calvin Johnson Jr., Jason Butler, Bernard Grobman, Corey Glover, Keith Shocklee, Billy Iuso @ Sullivan Hall
($35-$50) James Blood Ulmer Memphis Blood Blues Band featuring Vernon Reid @ City Winery
($45-$55) Sublime with Rome, Cypress Hill, Pepper @ Williamsburg Park

Saturday, August 25, 2012

Camp Barefoot, West Virginia
(Free) Afro Punk Music Festival
(Free) Carly Rae Jepsen LIVE @ Arthur Ashe Kids Day at the US Open
(Free) NY Funk Exchange @ Club Groove
($5) Classic Album Night: In the Heat of the Night (Pat Benatar), Synchronicity (The Police), Marquee Moon (Television) @ Brooklyn Bowl
($10) Alphabet Soup @ Nublu
($10) The Statesmen @ B.B. Kings Blues Club
($15-$19) Boombox @ Bowery Ballroom
($15-$24) Christian Scott @ B.B. Kings Blues Club (2 individual sets)
($30) Henry Butler plays the Early Blues @ The Jazz Standard
($35) Pat Martino @ The Iridium
($55-$75) Taj Mahal @ City Winery

Sunday, August 26, 2012

Camp Barefoot, West Virginia
(Free) Afropunk Music Festival:
- TV on the Radio, Gym Class Heroes, Janelle Monae, Spank Rock, Toro Y Moi, Reggie Watts, Bad Rabbits, Body Language, Purple Ferdinand, Gordon Voidwell, Flatbush Zombies
(Free) The Wanted @ Rumsey Playfield (Good Morning America Summer Concert Series)
($15-$24) Christian Scott @ B.B. Kings Blues Club (2 individual sets)
($30) Arturo O’Farrill Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra @ Birdland
($30) Henry Butler plays the Early Blues @ The Jazz Standard
($35) Pat Martino @ The Iridium
($40) Harlem Gospel Choir Brunch @ B.B. King Blues Club and Grill
($55-$75) Taj Mahal @ City Winery

Monday, August 27, 2012

(Free) Afro Punk Fest @ Commodore Barry Park
($8) The Campilongo Quartet with Jim Campilongo, Erik Deutsch, Jeff Hill, & Tony Mason @ The Living Room
($10) Jessica Lurie @ The Stone
($10-$20) The Revive Big Band with Special Guest Pharoahe Monch @ Blue Note Jazz Club (2 individual sets)
($25) “Mingus Mondays” w/ Mingus Orchestra @ The Jazz Standard
($55-$70) Train, Mat Kearney, Andy Grammer @ Rumsey Playfield, Central Park

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

(Free) Afro Punk Fest @ Commodore Barry Park

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

(Free) Brooklyn Shakedown w/ Nutritious @ Bembe ~ Late Night
($12-$15) Catskill Chill Wednesday Jams featuring Shmeeans & Expanded Consciousness Debut @ Sullivan Hall @ Sullivan Hall
($20) Jason Crosby / Rodney Holmes featuring Bill Titus, Chris Crosby and Special Guests @ The Iridium
($20) Louis Armstrong Centennial Band w/ Steve Kuhn @ Birdland
($25-$30) A Family Affair Featuring Sheila E. & fDeluxe @ B.B. Kings Blues Club
($32-$35) Beirut @ Rumsey Playfield
($45-$60) Joan Osborne: Residency @ City Winery

Thursday, August 30, 2012

($5-$8) Biz Markie (DJ Set) Late Night @ Brooklyn Bowl
($10) Groove Collective @ Brooklyn Bowl
($30) John Jorgenson @ The Iridium
($70-$185) Jimmy Buffett @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater

Friday, August 31, 2012

Electric Zoo Festival, Randall’s Island ($120-$300)
- Pretty Lights, David Guetta
(Free) Backstreet Boys @ Rumsey Playfield (Good Morning America Summer Concert Series)
($10) Moon Hooch & Cabinet @ Brooklyn Bowl
($10) Eclectic Method @ Brooklyn Bowl ~ Late Night
($10-$13) Plume Giant, Tall Tall Trees, The Black Swans @ Mercury Lounge
($30) John Jorgenson @ The Iridium

Below, please find my Google Calendar that started it all. Veiwing in “Agenda Mode” may prove to be the easiest view. Shows for future months are also listed in this view, which are not found on these individual monthly posts. Enjoy and Please Support Live Music.

Musical Musings of a Tiny Rager

So much music, so little time!