In New York Week October 5th.

Patrons of the 27 de Febrero restaurant come to hear the city's best in live bachata and merengue. (Courtesy of JL Aronson)

This week in New York , some of what I found interesting.

1. LATIN MUSIC: Live Domincan Bachata music in Washington Hieghts. This looked really interesting. I really liked the song they have posted on WNYC. You can listen to it and get more information here.
2. MUSIC: Dave Crawford at the Jazz Standard. What a sound. Listen for yourself here.
3. MUSIC: !!! "AM/FM" This looks like a lot of fun. Dance music in Brooklyn. Check it out here first and go to Brooklyn to see them live.
4. ART: Roy Lichtenstein around the city. Roberta Smith write about these amazing shows of Roy Lichtenstein all around New York. You can read her review here.
5. ART: Joanne Mattera has a review on two shows in Manhattan that look interesting. You can read more about it here.
7. ART: Matisse: Radical Invention at MoMA Looks good. It has been getting a lot of positive press and the show will come down on October 11. So don't miss it!
8. ART: 50 Year anniversary of Pace. Here is some interesting video and it may be worth a visit.

These are just a few of the things that I liked online

Latin Alternative Music Conference - WNYC Culture

From WNYC Culture page:

Tuesday, July 6 through Saturday, July 10

The LAMC pairs industry panels with Latin artists performing on multiple stages throughout the city.

Wednesday, July 7
Showcase at Central Park Summerstage

Wednesday, July 7
Indie Showcase at Mercury Lounge

Thursday, July 8
Acoustic Showcase at Le Poisson Rouge

Thursday, July 8
Main Showcase at Bowery Ballroom

Friday, July 9
LAMC Showcase at Celebrate Brooklyn!

Latin Alternative Music Conference - WNYC Culture

NY Philharmonic Concerts: Tuesday, July 13 through Monday, July 19

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The NY Philharmonic In The Park series features free performances ending with fireworks in some of the best outdoor venues in the city. Sorry Queens, due to construction, no fireworks for you. And to you Staten Island and Bronx, your free shows are held indoors.

Tuesday, July 13
The Great Lawn, Central Park. 8pm

Wednesday, July 14
The Great Lawn, Central Park. 8pm

Thursday, July 15
Cunningham Park, Queens. 8pm

Friday, July 16
Prospect Park, Brooklyn. 8pm

Saturday, July 17
Center for the Arts, Staten Island. 7.30pm

Monday, July 19
Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture, Bronx. 7.30pm

Albert Ayler Festival on Roosevelt Island

From their web page:

The 1st Annual 
Albert Ayler Festival
Record Fair & Musical Celebration

Saturday July 10th, 2010

Highly influential jazz label teams up with leading experimental curators
to honor Albert Ayler on the anniversary of his 74th birthday 

with a free outdoor day-long tribute concert on Roosevelt Island.

"Music Is the Healing Force of the Universe"

In celebration of the life and music of legendary free-jazz tenor-saxophonist Albert Ayler, ESP-Disk’ and Issue Project Room, in conjunction with Roosevelt L!ve have curated a day-long free concert, Saturday July 10th from 2-10pm, in honor of the groundbreaking musician’s 74th birthday.  With performances by some of the most prolific artists dedicated to pushing the boundaries in the avant-jazz world the same way Ayler did over 40 years ago, this festival will feature sets from The New Atlantis Sextet with Marshall Allen, William Hooker, Charles Gayle, Gunter Hampel, Giuseppi Logan, and more all taking place at RiverWalk Commons on picturesque Roosevelt Island: NYC's Best Kept Secret. 

The outdoor festival will also feature a record fair with a variety of new and used vinyl vendors hosted by ESP-Disk's own in-house retail operation, ESP Records.

Great live music, a great selection of vinyl & CDs, great food from the local Roosevelt Island restaurants and a view of Manhattan that can't be beat. What more could a music lover want on a summer day?

Williamsburg Concerts! June 20 to Sept. 30

I know this is a little late but.....  it is still going on!  Great music in NYC.

June 20 – Band of Horses, with Grizzly Bear and Karen Elson, GET TICKETS

June 25 – Silversun Pickups, GET TICKETS

July 2 – Faith No More, GET TICKETS

July 5 – Faith No More, GET TICKETS

July 16 – Weezer, GET TICKETS

July 23 – Modest Mouse, GET TICKETS

July 30 – Primus / Gogol Bordello, GET TICKETS

July 31 – Nas & Damian Marley, GET TICKETS

August 6 – Keane, GET TICKETS

Sept. 19 – Pavement, GET TICKETS

Sept. 30 – Belle & Sebastian, GET TICKETS

Free Williamsburg Concerts

Target Passport Fridays at the Queens Museum

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Friday, July 9 through Friday, August 27

The Queens Museum of Art, located in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park and famously home to the Panorama of New York City, is hosting a summer event series titled Target Passport Fridays. Every Friday, starting on July 9 and going through August 27, the museum will present live music, dance, and film from different regions of the world, celebrating the diversity of New York's largest borough. The events will be held outdoors in front of the museum, and are free and open to the public.  Each event begins at 6:30pm.

Here are the countries/regions being represented:

July 9 - South Africa
July 16 - Colombia and Ecuador
July 23 - South Korea
July 30 - Taiwan
August 6 - Middle East
August 13 - Brazil
August 20 - India
August 27 - Mexico

P.S. 1 Warm Up! - WNYC Culture

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Saturday, July 3 through Saturday, September 4

Every year, one of the steamiest of New York's summer festivals is held at P.S. 1. Warm Up! combines the elements of sultry pool party with high-concept art to great effect. The Museum will present concerts every Saturday in its front yard, a large concrete expanse cluttered with sculpture installations that change year-to-year. Each performance will feature an adventurous line-up of bands and DJs, and go from 2pm to 9pm. Admission is $15.

Here's some shows not to miss:

July 3rd
Delorean / True Panther Sounds, Barcelona, Spain (live)
Janka Nabay and the Bubu Gang / Sierra Leone/Brooklyn (live)
Glasser / True Panther Sounds, Los Angeles/New York (live)
John Talabot / Permanent Vacation/Hivern, Barcelona, Spain (DJ set)
Korallreven / Acéphale Records, Sweden (DJ set)

July 17th
Air France / Something In Construction/Sincerely Yours, Gothenburg, Sweden (DJ set)
Ratatat / XL Recordings, New York (DJ set)
ARP / Smalltown Supersound/RVNG Intl, USA (live)

August 14th
?uestlove (DJ set)
These Are Powers / RVNG Intl/ Dead Oceans, New York (live)
Treasure Fingers / Fools Gold, Brooklyn (DJ set)
Kingdom / Fools Gold/Night Slugs, Brooklyn, New York (DJ set)

P.S. 1 Warm Up! - WNYC Culture

Seaport Music Festival - WNYC Culture

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Friday, June 26 through Friday, August 13.

The concert season at South Street Seaport got off to a rough start this year, when a free Drake/Hanson concert devolved into 20,000 person "riot" spilling out into the Financial District, followed by a cancelled Ke$ha concert.

The remaining dates, forming part of the River-to-River festival hosted at waterfront spaces around the city, are lower-profile and will hopefully go a little more smoothly. All the events are free, and are held at the Seaport's Pier 17. The concerts will be held every Friday through August 16, at 6pm.

Here is the complete schedule for the Seaport Music Festival:

July 2 - Yellowfever / Woven Bones
July 9 - Bear In Heaven / Zola Jesus
July 16 - Thee Oh Sees / Golden Triangle / So Cow
July 30 - Avi Buffalo / Chad Vangaalen
July 23 - Free Energy / Best Coast / Loose Limbs
August 6 - Yacht
August 13 - The Wedding Present

Seaport Music Festival - WNYC Culture