Thirsty? If it’s beer you crave, then you’re in luck! This Saturday, June 16, is the Waterfront Brooklyn Beer Festival, held at 5 North 11th Street. This beerfest includes lots of food (The Morris Truck, Cornelius, Cool Haus, Sheep Station, The Brooklyn Star, Sigmund’s, and South Brooklyn Pizza) and live music (The Nepotist, The Suit […]
Where to Buy Williamsburg Waterfront Concert Tickets Without Paying Ticketmaster Fees
We get about three emails a day asking if there is any other place outside the demon lairs of Ticketmaster to buy tickets to the Open Space Alliance’s concerts at the Williamsburg Waterfront. After deleting them for weeks or responding, “We’re a blog goddamnit. We don’t know,” I decided to ask somebody. So here’s your […]
Williamsburg Waterfront: Band of Horses and Grizzly Bear
We’re still waiting for an announcement about the free Sunday Pool Parties at the Williamsburg Waterfront, but Band of Horses and Grizzly Bear have just announced that they’ll be performing together on June 20th. Sadly this one is not free. (Tickets go on sale Friday). You can check out the full schedule (thus far) at […]
"The Williamsburg"
Sure, the caption is technically grammatically correct, but still. In other news, the waterfront is now open for the season? via the Lens Blog
Schumer: You Gotta Fight For The Right To Pool Party
(image c/o Michael Rusch) Senator Schumer is fighting hard for the hipster vote to ensure that the Williamsburg Pool Parties return in 2010. Here’s the latest press release from his office: Schumer: The FREE Jelly NYC Pool Parties Are A Big Part of Why Summers in NYC are So Great And I Will Do Everything […]
Sunday's Pool Party: Grizzly Bear & Beach House
Grizzly Bear – “Two Weeks” It’s been a pretty amazing series, but alas the 2009 Pool Parties come to a close this Sunday with Beach House and Grizzly Bear. Uh, wow! After last week’s dance party with Girl Talk—8500 people attended—the line-up for Sunday promises to be a much more mellow scene, but that doesn’t […]
This Sunday's Pool Party: Girl Talk
Girl Talk Everybody and their brother has already written us requesting details about this show. All we can say is get there early. Crowds are going to be wrapping the block. Doors open at 2. See you there. 2:00 – 3:45 – DJs Gavin Royce + Stephen Pandolfi 4:00 – 4:45 – Max Tundra 5:00 […]
This Sunday's Pool Party: Del the Funky Homosapien
Del the Funky Homosapien He doesn’t perform very frequently on this coast, so seeing Del the Funky Homosapien perform this weekend should be a treat. Doors open at 2. See you there. Del the Funky Homosapien | Prince Paul (DJ set) | DD/MM/YYYY | Gravytrain!!! | Kenan Bell More information at http://www.freewilliamsburg.com/h2oshows.
Pool Party This Sunday With Fiery Furnaces
The Fiery Furnaces – Charmaine Champagne We’re pretty excited about Sunday’s show. Fiery Furnaces are playing and their latest, I’m Going Away, is the strongest of their career. Hopefully the weather will hold. Last week’s Dan Deacon show had to be moved to Brooklyn Bowl, so we’re keeping our fingers crossed. Doors open at 2. […]
This Weekend: Pool Party Number Three
The Dirty Projectors headlined a packed show last Sunday It’s going to be hard to top last week, but this week’s line-up looks pretty good too: And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead | The Black Lips | Health | Grupo Fantasma Doors open at 2 and the headliners have been playing […]