Summer Concert Dichotomy

Summer in the city means two things: virtually no good ticketed shows (only major bands seem to have summer shows, possibly because they tend to play fewer festivals?) but tons of free decent shows. Be sure to check out McCarren Park Pool Parties, Prospect Park Bandstand, Central Park Summerstage and River to River. In an average New York month there are between three and six hows I would seriously consider attending. In the summer I amhard pressed to find two. Also, since the weather is nice and the days are long, I have no desire to stay inside and read about music. In the winter, however, I can sit at my computer and delve deep into the world of music for hours. So as a compromise, in the summer I go to a random shows that I might not have considered seeing otherwise. In the past this has kindled excellent romances with bands (ex: Beirut) and also resulted in some pretty painful shows (ex: The Belmer Dolls more on this later).

So tomorrow, I am going to see Mark Kozelek (frontman of Sun Kil Moon), whom I hadn't planned to seeing until Monday, when my boss gave me a pair of tickets to see him (a sudden death in her family is preventing her from attending). I'll let you know how it goes, Jamie Lidell is opening for him at Highline Ballroom tomorrow. Wish me well!