L Magazine’s annual Northside Festival, June 16-19, is a four-day celebration of Brooklyn and what’s next in Music, Art, Film and Ideas. The best regional, national and global talent will be showcased, all within the walkable radius of Williamsburg and Greenpoint. Visit www.northsidefestival.com
Over 250 bands will play over the four days at more than 25 venues scattered throughout the neighborhood, the majority of which will be handpicked by some of the most respected labels, bloggers, record stores and other independent tastemakers in the community. Highlights include the return of live music to McCarren Park, with Beirut and Guided By Voices set to headline. Another exciting addition to this year’s lineup is Deer Tick, who will be performing as Nirvana tribute band Deervana at Brooklyn Bowl.
The film component of the festival includes an in-competition DIY Film Festival, as well as a non-competitive screening series. Festival judges include Rosie Perez, Ted Hope, Pat Kaufman and Todd P. The non-competition screening series is curated by IFC, Rooftop Films, indieWIRE, Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP), BAM, Animation Block Party, and many more.
On June 18 and 19, the most densely populated arts community in the country will open its doors to the public in a massive Open Studios program in conjunction with Greenpoint Open Studios. Hundreds of artists and galleries will show their latest work to thousands of interested patrons.
Northside Ideas: As Brooklyn has become a national incubator for new ideas and media, the creators and innovators developing exciting new products and brands will speak on a series of panels about what to expect next.
Today the schedule has been released, see below. For more information and tickets check out
MUSIC SCHEDULE
THURSDAY
Brooklyn Bowl
?uestlove (DJ set) 11pm
Doors at 10:30pm, $5/$8 day of, 21+; buy tickets here
Bruar Falls
NYC Popfest presents:
Eternal Summers 11pm
Reading Rainbow 10:00pm
The Secret History 9:15pm
Seapony 8:30pm
Doors at 8pm, $10, 21+
Cameo Gallery
Throne of Blood presents:
Populette (DJ)
James Friedman (DJ)
Plus special guests
Doors at tba, $tba, 21+
The Charleston
Drunken Sufis 11:30pm
Yvette 10:45pm
Cesspool 10pm
Hotter than a Crotch 9:15pm
Geffika 8:30pm
Doors at tba, $7, 21+
Coco 66
SexMusic presents:
ZAZA 11:45pm
Dead Leaf Echo 10:45pm
Shad[]wB[]x 9:45pm
Walrus Ghost 9pm
With DJ sets by BRAHMS
Doors at tba, $6/$8 day of, 21+
Europa
Brooklyn Bodega presents:
The Stuyvesants
Kooley High
With DJ sets by Run P.
Doors at tba, $10, 18+; buy tickets here
Glasslands Gallery
Mr. Dream presents (curated by the band):
Mr. Dream 12am
White Suns 11pm
Sleepies 10pm
Tony Ferrante & the Animal Kingdom 9pm
Doors at 8:30pm, $8/$12 day of, 21+; buy tickets here
Knitting Factory
Sinister Foxy presents:
SpaceCamp 12am
Hopewell 11:10pm
Golden Animals 10:20pm
Fan-Tan 9:30pm
Soft Spot 8:40pm
Slam Donahue 7:50pm
Vacation 7pm
Doors 6:30pm, $10, all ages; buy tickets here
Music Hall of Williamsburg
Official Northside Festival Opening Party:
Theophilus London
plus special guests
Doors at 8pm, advance tickets SOLD OUT, 18+
*please note: tickets and badges only (no wristbands)
Public Assembly
Wierd Records, No Fun Productions & The Bunker present:
front room
Rene Hell 12:30am
Xeno and Oaklander 11:15pm
Carlos Giffoni 10pm
back room
Silent Servant 12:30am
Laurel Halo 12am
Kindest Lines 10:30pm
With DJ Shawn NoEQ
Doors at 9pm, $10, 21+
Shea Stadium
HoZac Records presents:
K-Holes 12:30am
Xray Eyeballs 11:30pm
My Teenage Stride 10:30pm
Making Friendz 9:30pm
Doors at 9pm, $8, all ages
Spike Hill
RethinkPopMusic presents:
Jack & the Jaywalkers 12:45am
The Ruby Spirit 12am
The Aviation Orange 11:15pm
The Yes Way 10:30pm
Me You Us Them 9:45pm
Appomattox 9pm
The Courtesy Tier 8:15pm
Lucius 7:30pm
The Wicked Tomorrow 6:45pm
Sweet Wood Soul 6pm
Doors at 5:30pm, FREE, 21+
St. Cecilia’s Church
Kranky presents:
Atlas Sound 9:15pm
White Rainbow 8:15pm
Lichens 7:30pm
Doors at 7pm doors, $15/$17day of, all ages; buy tickets here
*please note: tickets and badges only (no wristbands)
The Trash Bar
Eight Bit Tiger 11pm
More tba
Doors at 7:30pm, $7, 21+
Union Pool
Tiger Mountain presents:
Pursesnatchers 10:50pm
Radical Dads (album release show for Mega Rama) 10pm
Indian Rebound 9:10pm
Lady Lamb the Beekeeper 8:20pm
Hospitality 7:30pm
Doors at 7pm, $8, 21+
285 Kent Ave
BirdDog Promo presents:
Penguin Prison 11:15pm
Blackbird Blackbird 10:15pm
Tiny Victories 9:30pm
Doors at 8:30pm, $11 in advance at Record Grouch/$10 day of, all ages
FRIDAY
Bar Matchless
Rock It Music presents:
Decades 11pm
Unsolved Mysteries 10pm
Smokey Robotic 9pm
Fish Doctor 8pm
With DJ sets by Knifeshow starting at 7pm
Doors at 7pm, $8, 21+
Brooklyn Bowl
Dom
plus special guests
Doors at 6pm, $5/$7 day of, 21+; buy tickets here
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Idolator presents
Doors at tba, $tba, 21+
Bruar Falls
What’s Your Rupture? presents:
Milk Music
Reports
Yvette
Doors at 8pm, $10, 21+
Cameo Gallery
Let’s Play House presents:
Blondes
The Miracles Club
Rewards
Sensual Harassment
With DJ sets by Night Plane/CCC, Beg to Differ and Blue Jemz
Doors at tba, $8/$12 day of, 21+
The Charleston
Hardcore Gig Volume #159:
Origin of M (Japan) 10pm
Death First 9pm
Agitator 8pm
Doors at tba, $tba, 21+
Coco 66
The Black Swans
D. Charles Speer & the Helix
Doors at tba, $tba, 21+
Glasslands Gallery
PopGun presents:
Frankie Rose 12am
Brilliant Colors 11pm
Sherlock’s Daughter 10pm
Regal Degal 9pm
Doors 8:30pm, $8/$12 day of, 21+; buy tickets here
Knitting Factory
Kanine Records presents:
Surfer Blood 12am
Eternal Summers 11:15pm
Grooms 10:30pm
Pepper Rabbit 9:45pm
Xray Eyeballs 9pm
Zambri 8:15pm
Dream Diary 7:30pm
With DJ Andy French (of Raven Sings the Blues & Insound)
Doors at 7pm, $12/$14 day of, all ages; buy tickets here
McCarren Park – The Steve Madden Stage
Beirut 8:30pm
Sharon Van Etten 7:20pm
Yellow Ostrich 6:30pm
Gates at 5pm, advance tickets SOLD OUT, all ages
*please note: tickets and badges only (no wristbands)
Public Assembly
Sacred Bones Records & Stereogum present:
front room
Wes Eisbold (of Cold Cave) DJ 2:30am-4am
Iceage (Denmark; U.S. debut)12:30am
The Men 11pm
Lost Tribe 9:30pm
Anasazi 8pm
back room
Prurient 1:15am
Cult of Youth 11:45pm
Yellow Tears 10:15pm
Pop.1280 8:45pm
Doors at 8pm, $10, 17+; buy tickets here
*please note: Public Assembly’s usual 21+ age restriction has been lowered for this show
Shea Stadium
Redefine Magazine presents:
Lucky Dragons 12:30am
Wires Under Tension 11:30pm
RYAT 10:30pm
Big Spider’s Back 9:30pm
duYun 8:30pm
Doors at 8pm, $12, all ages
Spike Hill
GigMaven presents
Odd Logic (DJ) 12:30am
Jangula 11:45pm
MiniBoone 11pm
Life Size Maps 10:15pm
Ravens & Chimes 9:30pm
This Frontier Needs Heroes 8:45pm
Phantom Power 8pm
Doors at 7:30pm, $tba, 21+
St. Cecilia’s Church
Woods’ album release show for Sun & Shade:
Woods 9:15pm
Ed Askew 8:15pm
Magik Markers 7:30pm
Doors at 7pm doors, $12/$15day of, all ages; buy tickets here
The Trash Bar
The Gypsy West presents (curated by the band):
The Louisiana Sun Kings 12am
Bangladeafy! 11pm
The Gypsy West 10pm
Wounded Buffalo Theory 9pm
The Yes Way 8pm
Doors at 7:30pm, $8, 21+
Union Pool
Heartfast Records presents:
PIKA ☆ (ex-Afrirampo) 11:15pm
Soft Circle 10:20pm
Hard Nips 9:30pm
Starscream 8:45pm
Doors at 8pm, $8, 21+
SATURDAY
afternoon shows
Bar Matchless
The Battering Room presents:
Diehard 4pm
Mussels 3:15pm
Marie Stella 2:30pm
Beat Radio 1:45pm
I’m Turning Into 1pm
With DJ sets by Jinners (Wonder Twins)
Doors at 12pm, FREE, 21+
Spike Hill
The L Magazine presents “Bands You Need to Hear, Part 1:”
Grand Rapids
Luke Rathborne
Mainland
Slowdance
Radical Dads
Doors at 1:30pm, FREE, 21+
evening shows
The Back Room at the Gutter
The L Magazine presents “Bands You Need to Hear, Part 2:”
Your Youth
Gross Relations
The Hairs
Beat Radio
Doors at 8:30pm, FREE, 21+
Bar Matchless
Big Ass Lens Presents:
Dirty Dishes 11pm
Grandfather 10pm
Grass Is Green 9pm
Madam Trashy 8pm
Doors at 7pm, $10, 21+
Brooklyn Bowl
Tell All Your Friends presents:
Thee Oh Sees
(album release show for Castlemania) plus special guests
Doors at 6pm, $10, 21+; buy tickets here
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Cantora presents:
Grouplove
Walk the Moon 11:55pm
Doors at 11:30pm, $5, 21+; buy tickets here
Bruar Falls
Tom Tom Magazine Issue 6 Release Party:
The Suzan
Emily Wells 10:30pm
noon:30
Designer Imposter
Outlaw City 7pm
Doors at 8pm, $tba, 21+
Cameo Gallery
Flavorpill, I Rock I Roll & The Bell House present:
Nora & Russ (DJ) 2:30am
Zuzuka Ponderosa 12:30am
Sean Bones 11:30pm
WATERS 10:30pm (U.S. debut)
Neighbors 9:30pm
Young Adults 8:45pm
Wojcik 8pm
Doors at 7:30pm, $tba, 21+
The Charleston
Dysentery 11pm
Without Remorse 10:15pm
Andromorphus Rexalia 9:30pm
Torturous Inception 8:45pm
The Forest Gump Mile High Marathon 8pm
Doors at tba, $8, 21+
Coco 66
Banter Media Presents:
Computer Magic 11:30pm
A Lull 10:30pm
Slowdance 9:30pm
Phaseone 8:30pm
Doors at 8pm, $8, 21+
Glasslands Gallery
Luaka Bop’s Northside Mega-Thing:
The Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt! 12:30am
Javelin 11:30pm
Delicate Steve 10:30pm
Bright Moments (members Beirut, Arcade Fire) 9:30pm
Harry Belafonte Live at Carnegie Hall 9pm
Doors 8:30, $12/$15 day of, 21+; buy tickets here
Knitting Factory
Alela Diane & Wild Divine 9pm
The Parson Red Heads 8pm
Dry the River 7pm
Doors at 6:30pm, $12/$14 day of, all ages; buy tickets here
…..
The Strange Boys 1am
White Fence 12am
Easter Vomit 11pm
Doors at 10:30pm, $10/$12 day of, all ages; buy tickets here
McCarren Park – The Steve Madden Stage
Ground Control presents:
Guided by Voices 7pm
Wavves 6pm
Surfer Blood 5pm
The Babies 4pm
Gates at 3pm, $30/$35 day of, all ages; buy tickets here
Music Hall of Williamsburg
Twin Sister 11:30pm
Allo Darlin’ 10:30pm
Ava Luna 9:45pm
Gabriel & the Hounds 9pm
Doors at 8pm, $13/$15 day of, 18+; buy tickets here
Pete’s Candy Store
Beau Jennings 11pm
Gabriel Phillips Miller 10pm
Lacrymosa 9pm
Bel Air 8pm
Doors at 5:30pm, FREE, 21+
Public Assembly
Other Music & Academy Records Annex Present:
front room
The Babies 12am
Janka Nabay 11pm
Endless Boogie 10pm
With DJ Doug Shipton (B-Music/Finders Keepers)
back room
Light Asylum 12:30am
Innergaze 11:30pm
ARP 10:30pm
With DJ Veronica Vasicka (Minimal Wave)
Doors at 8:30pm, $10 before 1am/$5 after, 21+; buy tickets here
Red Star Bar
The Whatever Blog presents:
tba 10:35pm
The Señors of Marseille 9:55pm
The Nico Blues 9:20pm
Hooray 4 Goodbye 8:45pm
Small Mountain Path 8pm
Doors at 7pm, $8, 21+
Spike Hill
The Deli Magazine & Spike Hill present:
The Doorbells 12:15am
Not Blood Paint 11:30pm
Ambassadors 10:45pm
Country Mice 10pm
Raccoon Fighter 9:15pm
Ball of Flame Shoot Fire 8:30pm
Mammal of Paradise 7:45pm
Food Stamps 7pm
Doors at 6:30pm, $6, 21+
St. Cecilia’s Church
Eleanor Friedberger (of The Fiery Furnaces) 9:40pm
Special secret guest 9pm
Ida 8:20pm
Rebecca Gates (of The Spinanes) 7:40pm
Spectre Folk (Pete Nolan of Magik Markers) 7pm
Doors at 6:30pm, $15/$17 day of, all ages; buy tickets here
The Trash Bar
The Brooklyn What presents (curated by the band):
SHAPES 12am
The Brooklyn What 11pm
GunFight! 10pm
The Viennagram 9pm
Highway Gimps 8pm
Doors at 7:30pm, $8, 21+
Union Pool
Hardly Art presents:
Woven Bones 11:30pm
Fergus & Geronimo 10:30pm
Colleen Green 9:30pm
Xray Eyeballs 8:30pm
Doors 8pm, $8, 21+
285 Kent Ave
Merok Records Presents:
Ghe20 Gothik 2am
Teengirl Fantasy 1:30am
Blondes 12:35am
Gatekeeper 11:45pm
Physical Therapy 10:30pm
Doors at 8pm, $10/$12 day of, all ages
SUNDAY
afternoon shows
Shea Stadium
Newtown Radio 1-Year Anniversary BBQ:
Laurel Halo 9pm
Autre Ne Veut 8pm
Steve Summers 7pm
Forma 6pm
Phonetag 5pm
Night Manager 4pm
Ex Cops 3pm
With DJ sets by Chocolate Bobka and Rezound (GT).
Doors at 2pm, $10, all ages
Spike Hill
Paper Trail & Paper Garden Records present:
Emanuel & the Fear 6pm
Big Tree 5pm
tba 4pm
Project Jenny Project Jan 3pm
Infernal Devices 2pm
Friend Factory 1pm
With a DJ set by BRAHMS at 4pm
Doors at 12pm, FREE, 21+
evening shows
Bar Matchless
Quinn Marston & Band 8pm
Doors at tba, $tba, 21+
Brooklyn Bowl
Deer Tick (performing as Deervana)
WATERS 9pm
Doors at 6pm, advance tickets SOLD OUT (limited amount at the door starting at 6pm for $15, cash only), 21+
*please note: tickets and badges only (no wristbands)
Bruar Falls
Capeshok Presents:
Marky Monnone (of The Lucksmiths)
Sheahan Drive (feat. Gus Franklin from Architecture in Helsinki)
James Ausfahrt (from Love Is All)
Doors at 8pm, $8, 21+
The Charleston
NO FUN 8:30pm
More tba
Doors at 8pm, $tba, 21+
Coco 66
Heartfast Records presents:
PIKA ☆ Yuka 11pm (ex-Afrirampo, Cibo Matto)
SLZRD WZRD 10:20pm (members of Lightening Bolt)
Brown Wing Overdrive 9:30pm
Fairy Vision 8:45pm
Doors at 8pm, $8, 21+
Europa
Heart Is a Spade & Punk Photo Present:
Diamond Rings 11pm
Porcelain Raft 10pm
BELL 9pm
Doors at 8pm, $12, 18+
; buy tickets here
Glasslands Gallery
PopGun Presents:
Asobi Seksu 11pm
Air Waves 10:15pm
Blair 9:30pm
Cookies (ex-Mobius Band) 8:45pm
Doris Cellar (of Freelance Whales) 8pm
Doors at 7:30pm, $12/$15 day of, 21+; buy tickets here
Music Hall of Williamsburg
YACHT 10:45pm
The Miracles Club 9:45pm
Midnight Magic 9pm
Doors at 8pm, $16/$18 day of, 18+; buy tickets here
Public Assembly
NYCTaper & Pop Tarts Suck Toasted Present:
front room
Headless Horseman 12:15pm
Holiday Shores 11:15pm
Beige 10:15pm
Mean Creek 9:30pm
U SAY USA 8:45pm
Quilty 8pm
back room
Quiet Lights 12:45am
Neighbors 11:30pm
Household 10:45pm
Shark? 10pm
The Loom 9pm
Doors at 8pm, $8/$10 day of, 21+
Spike Hill
Father/Daughter Records & StereoactiveNYC Present:
Quiet Loudly
tooth ache
Holy Spirits
El Jezel
Doors at tba, $tba, 21+
St. Cecilia’s Church
Mount Eerie 9:15pm
Nicholas Krgovich (of No Kids) 8:15pm
Wyrd Visions 7:30pm
Doors at 7pm, $12/$15 day of, all ages; buy tickets here
The Trash Bar
The Archive 11pm
Shana Falana 10pm
tba 9pm
La Loop 8pm
Doors at 7:30pm, $7, 21+
Trophy Bar
Slashedo (DJ) 5pm-10pm
Doors at tba, FREE, 21+
285 Kent Ave
BirdDog Promo presents:
Sun Airway 11:30pm
Headless Horseman 10:30pm
Monogold 9:30pm
New Moods 8:30pm
Doors at 8pm, $11 in advance at Record Grouch/$10 day of, all ages
FILM SCHEDULE
For a complete Film schedule, see here.
ART SCHEDULE
Art coming soon.
IDEAS SCHEDULE
Ideas coming soon.