The musical summer schedule starts in earnest in June with several of NYC’s outdoor festivals opening.  All this adds up to more shows in more places, with too many of them opposite each other.  I’ve compiled 53 shows which you can find on the June Music Calendar at Now I’ve Heard Everything, just click here to see it.  And, as always, the calendar remains a work in progress with additions (and occasionally a subtraction) to be made further on down the road.

Tuesday night’s live presentation of The Radio Free Song Club at The Living Room was a star-studded absolute delight.  Backed by the house band, The Radio Free All Stars (Andy Burton, Doug Wieselman, Paul Moschella, David Mansfield, JD Foster and Dave Schramm), Don Piper, Jody Harris, Laura Cantrell, Dave Schramm, Kate Jacobs, Jennie Lowe Stearns, Victoria Williams and Freedy Johnston each played a new song for the show.  Although they were not present, Wreckless Eric and Amy Rigby, Peter Blegvad and Peter Holsapple contribute a pre-recorded song for the festivities as well.  Nicholas Hill was the emcee/dj for the show, the 16th in the Radio Free Song Club series, which after a vote and discussion was dubbed the Sweet 16 Tons edition.  See 11 photos of that show by clicking here.

–Eliot Wagner