River Rocks
Focused on up-and-coming artists, RiverRocks has featured such groups as the White Stripes and Rooney. The series has become a mainstay of the Park’s Take me to the River festival and is enjoyed by thousands of New Yorkers.
RiverRocks growth in reputation and popularity has resulted in a number of top level artists taking notice of Hudson River Park’s Pier 54 and selecting it as a venue for their concerts. These include Ashanti, Natalie Cole, Moby, Spyro Gyra, George Benson, and The Roots.
9 July 2009, Thursday – Matt & Kim
Matt & Kim
Brooklyn’s own synth-and-drums dance punk duo comes to Manhattan to get things movin’ and shakin’ on the river! Touring almost non-stop since the release of their self-titled 2006 debut, they somehow found time to record the recently released “Grand”. The duo’s legendary live concerts are something to experience!
Flosstradamus
Chicago DJ duo Flosstradamus (comprised of DJ’s J2K and Autobot) has been dominating the party scene nationwide with their tag-team DJ sets. They have performed at high-profile festivals throughout the nation: Coachella, Pitchfork Music Festival, Rothbury Music Festival, Lollapalooza, and South by Southwest.
23 July 2009, Thursday – Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
Veteran indie band rocks the river! Ted Leo’s 8th consecutive summer of playing free outdoor shows in NYC! With a work ethic and a commitment to touring bordering on maniacal, Ted Leo can frequently be found pouring his heart and soul into his legendary live performances. Ted recently supported Pearl Jam on the North-East run of their 2008 summer tour.
Extra Golden is a unique musical collaboration that blends Kenyan Benga music with American Rock and other, assorted African guitar stylings.
Dynamic five-piece, Radio 4, known for explosive, sweat-inducing live shows, will be bringing their classic post-punk sound to Pier 54!
13 August 2009, Thursday – Yeasayer
Local favorite Yeasayer brings their self styled “Middle Eastern-psych-snap-gospel” to Pier 54. Pulling from every spectrum of music and mashing, then re-mashing, Yeasayer have bent genres until they’ve become unrecognizable. The Brooklyn-based band manages to make experimentalism playful rather than pretentious by harnessing tricky world-music influences.
Brooklyn’s Amazing Baby boasts a “now” sound that flips through static-y channels broadcasting acid rock, electro, wailing prog, and stomping, Suede-esque Britpop. The band’s much anticipated debut album “Rewild” is due on June 22.
River Rocks
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