Tinariwen Playing Summerstage and The Bell House

Tinariwen Lots of Northside related things going on this weekend, but if you’d like a more “worldy” alternative to the hipster hoopla, check out Mali’s Tinariwen at Central Park Summerstage tonight (June 26). I had meant to give away some free VIP passes to the Summerstage show, but the hour got too late, so now…

John Butler Trio at Central Park Summerstage

John Butler Trio at Central Park Summerstage (06/15/10) Photo: Jon Klemm Last week, Australia’s John Butler Trio played their biggest New York show to date, a sold out benefit before an enthusiastic crowd at Central Park Summerstage. The next Summerstage event at the Rumsey Playfield is a free show featuring Tinariwen, Omar Souleyman, Toubab Krewe…

Summerstage 25th Anniversary Gala Photos

Aimee Mann, Ben Gibbard and Annie Clark at the Summerstage 2010 Gala Photo: Jon Klemm On Tuesday of last week (June 8), the 25th Anniversary season of Summerstage officially kicked off with an all-star benefit featuring the music of Simon and Garfunkel. A few performances stood out. Marc Cohn and Jonatha Brooke presided over a…

SummerStage 25th Anniversary Gala Special Offer

Just got wind of this new deal* on the SummerStage 25th Anniversary Gala show: When you purchase 4 General Admission tickets to the June 8 SummerStage 25th Anniversary Gala, you get four no-waiting, guaranteed entry admission passes good for any free Central Park SummerStage show, including The xx on August 8, St. Vincent on August…