Brownstoner’s new blog, Brooklyn Record, had this to report about the concert series this summer at McCarren Park in Williamsburg. If I were gonna be here on August 24th I would be so there for the Neko Case and Martha Wainwright show. But we’ll be off in California. July 30th is Of Montreal – that should be a winner, too. And of course two Yeah Yeah Yeah shows with Sonic Young. Awe-some.
The concert schedule for Greenpoint’s McCarren Pool has been announced, and it’s a solid lineup of crowd-pleasing indie rock:
7/29 – Bloc Party, Secret Machines, Mew
7/30 – Of Montreal
8/11 – Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Sonic Youth, Blood on the Wall
8/12 – Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Sonic Youth, Awesome Color
8/13 – Deerhoof
8/17 – Iron & Wine
8/24 – Neko Case, Joanna Newsom, Martha Wainwright
The Of Montreal and Deerhoof shows are both free. Paying $32.50 for the Iron & Wine show
seems excessive, but then again, these are Clear Channel events.
There’s been a fair bit of controversy surrounding the future of
McCarren Pool, and these concerts in particular.
It’ll be interesting to see what happens after this summer; the
concerts’ success, or failure, will undoubtedly have a lot to do with
it.
Yes, they’re great bands. But yes, like you said, the cost is way overpriced to line Clear Channel/Live Nation’s pockets. This is a *public* space. It should be programmed by the community for the community. JellyNYC is also producing summer shows for FREE and donations go back to the pool. Clear Channel needs to go.