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Top 5 shows of the weekend

August 2, 2018 By Chris Quartly

Top 5 shows of the weekend

Happy August everyone, which apparently translates to happy scattered thunderstorm forecast week. Let’s hope that proves to be inaccurate because most of the recommendations this weekend are outdoors or have outdoor spaces, so we could well be in for a miserable ride. Alas, see you at the bar…

Filed Under: Events, Music Tagged With: against me, Brooklyn Steel, Cherry Glazerr, Coney Island, Glassjaw, house of vans, Noname, Our Wicket Lady, primitive weapons, Prospect Park Bandshell, quicksand, Sandy Alex G, Shannon Shaw, The Garden, Wreckless Eric

Top 5 shows of the weekend

July 20, 2017 By Chris Quartly

Top 5 shows of the weekend

Let’s try not to die in the heat this weekend, remember the stay hydrated and see plenty of good bands. You can even see some great outdoor shows this weekend too, so be careful out there.

Filed Under: Events, Music Tagged With: Big Thief, bowery ballroom, Brooklyn Steel, Burger Records, Cassie Ramone, Colleen Green, Coney Island, conor oberst, Mikey Erg, Prospect Park, Ride, Sunnyvale, thurston moore

Echo & The Bunnymen, Violent Femmes playing Coney Island this summer

April 4, 2017 By Nicole Napolitano

Echo & The Bunnymen, Violent Femmes playing Coney Island this summer

2017 may just be the summer of 80’s powerhouse tours—and that’s totally fine by us. Following the recent announcement of a Tears for Fears / Hall & Oates tour (which hits NYC in July), Echo & the Bunnymen and The Violent Femmes announced their U.S. Summer 2017 tour including a Brooklyn date at Coney Island’s […]

Filed Under: Events, Music Tagged With: Coney Island, Echo & The Bunnymen, ford amphitheatre, Violent Femmes

Brooklyn’s own restaurant week kicks off this March

February 28, 2017 By Nicole Napolitano

Brooklyn’s own restaurant week kicks off this March

This is good news for everyone in Brooklyn—because who doesn’t love food? And deals? Beginning on Monday, March 20th through Thursday, March 27 Dine in Brooklyn will showcase the borough’s unique and varied flavors and cuisines with over (so far) 60 participating restaurants. Prix fixe dinners will run $28 (not including tax or gratuity) as well […]

Filed Under: Bushwick, Events, Greenpoint, News, Restaurant & Bar News, Ridgewood, Williamsburg Tagged With: baci & abbracci, Barano, bay ridge, Bed Stuy, bedford hall, clinton hill, Coney Island, Dine in Brooklyn 2017, ditmas park, Flatbush, Fort Greene, friend of a farmer, Prospect Heights, sheepshead bay, vinegar hill, wild park slope, windsor terrace

Top 5 shows of the weekend

August 11, 2016 By Chris Quartly

Who said summer was supposed to be nice anyway… with thunderstorms forecast for much of the weekend, you might as well spend it inside somewhere watching bands! Let’s not beat around the bush, here are some recommendations…

Filed Under: Events, Music Tagged With: B-Boys, Coney Island, Drive Like Jehu, Hoops, irving plaza, Kool & the Gang, Market Hotel, Parquet Courts, shea stadium, The Bell House, X

Seaside Summer Concert Series

July 6, 2011 By Laurie Kamens

Even though the Siren Music Festival has ended, you can still see free shows on Coney Island this summer curteosy of the 33rd annual Seaside Summer Concert Series. Located at West 21st Street and Surf Avenue, the concerts start July 14 and continue every Thursday night through August 18 with classic rock headliners like Joan Jett and […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Cheap Trick, Coney Island, ecstatic music festival, Joan Jett, Seaside Summer Concert Series, Siren Music Festival, summer concerts, The Monkees

Coney Island may have raw sewage, but Ft Tilden and the Rockaways still totally rule.

July 6, 2011 By Erica Sackin

Did you hear? The Brooklyn Paper and L Magazine are reporting that Brooklyn’s beaches are full of raw sewage. That’s right, as you can see below, the National Resources Defense Council is reporting that between 4% and 9% of the times water from Coney Island beaches was sampled, the levels of bacteria exceeded the state […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Beaches, Coney Island, dirty beaches, Ft. Tilden, Rockaway Beach, Rockaways, Sewage, Summer, Swim



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