Janelle Monae at Bryant Park, Tour Dates w/ Of Montreal

Janelle Monae at Bryant Park (08/27/10) Photo: Jon Klemm Janelle Monae played a short lunchtime set at Bryant Park on August 27 to promote a new brand of Levi’s jeans for women. In the photos, she appears to be dressed in her standard uniform, so my initial speculation that she might don a “Canadian Tuxedo”…

Public Enemy at Central Park SummerStage

Public Enemy at Central Park SummerStage (08/15/10) Photo: Jon Klemm Hip-hop megaliths Public Enemy celebrated the 20th anniversary of their third album, Fear of a Black Planet, in Central Park with a headlining performance at SummerStage on Sunday. Chuck D, Flavor Flav and crew performed hits including “911 Is a Joke,” “Welcome to the Terrordome”…

Gov’t Mule at Central Park SummerStage

Gov’t Mule at SummerStage (08/11/10) Photo: Jon Klemm Gov’t Mule Grinds On Wednesday, August 11, 2010 by Brad Mislow Relatively cooler late-summer NYC temperatures brought out the classic rock vibes, and copious classic rock t-shirts, at Gov’t Mule’s performance at Central Park’s Summerstage this week. Gov’t Mule, led by jamband guitar hero Warren Haynes, filled…