Free, Live Shows This Friday With Make Music New York
Make Music New York, the festival of free concerts in public spaces around the city, is back for its seventh year this Friday, June 21, and once again we’ll have some fun acts to check out right here in the neighborhood. With dozens of artists performing within walking distance from morning until the wee overnight hours, it looks like there’s something for every age group and musical taste.
Here’s what you can watch nearby:
Sheep Station (149 4th Ave)7-8pm: Maracatu New York (World)
El Viejo Yayo Restaurant (35 5th Ave)2-4pm: Los Mas Valientes (Latin)
4-8pm: DJ Sensei Massive (Latin, Reggae, World)
4-8pm: DJ Krayze (Hip-Hop, Latin)
4-8pm: DJ Stacks (Funk, Hip-Hop, Latin)
11am-12pm: The Sonnet Man (Hip-Hop, Kids)
GreenSpace @ President Street (Corner of President & 5th Ave)7-9pm: Kristin Porter (Jazz, Latin)
Fifth Avenue Record & Tape (439 5th Ave)10-11am: The Somerton Suitcase (Experimental, Folk, Funk)
7-8pm: Cowpatch (Rock)
9-10pm: 212th and Hillside (Electronic, Experimental, Jazz)
1-2pm: Leah Coloff (Other)
3-4pm: Mary Westlake (Folk)
4-5pm: Siddharth J. Mehta (Classical, World)
5-6pm: Kaplan Moffett Merega Trio (Jazz)
7-8pm: Drum and Samples (Electronic)
9-10pm: MMNY After Dark: Gowanus (Electronic)
10-10:30pm: Sanpo Matsumoto (Electronic)
10:45-11:15am: DCRK (Electronic)
11:30pm-12am: Nicholas Nicholas (Electronic)
12:15-1am: discoBAASSIK (Electronic, Funk, Rock)
1:15-2am: Khybot (Electronic, Experimental, Funk)
7-8pm: Bella Voce Singers (Other)
Piquant Restaurant (239 Flatbush Ave)6-8pm: Fame Junkies (Jazz, Pop, Rock)
8-9pm: Parias Ensemble (Experimental, World)
1-2pm: Giancarlo Frank & Corey Garcia (Experimental, Rock, Other)
2-4pm: Tempuus (Funk, Indie-Rock, Jazz)
4-5pm: Elizabeth Sher (Cabaret, Folk, Jazz)
6-7pm: The House Band (Other)
7-8pm: Karaoke Hour!
8-9pm: Tyler and the Gang (Other)
2:30-3pm: Hello, Fever! (Folk, Indie-Folk, Rock)
4-5pm: Leah Coloff (Other)
6-6:30pm: Spencer Brill (Indie-Folk, Pop)
6-7pm: JeSánte (Funk, Latin, Soul)
7-8pm: Benita Charles (Cabaret, R&B, Soul)
4:30-5:30pm: Underground Horns (Funk)
Additionally, the Park Slope 5th Avenue BID lists several other locations that aren’t on the MMNY map, which will all have music from 7-9pm. So just take a evening stroll down 5th, and you’ll probably run into some music!
If you’re not going to be in the neighborhood to catch any of these shows, but you still want to see something, be sure to check out the full MMNY schedule and map, because there’s probably something happening wherever you are in the city on Friday.