Summer in the City

Once again it’s time for sun and sweat and outdoor concerts. SummerStage has released their full 2010 lineup: their site is still in limbo, but BrooklynVegan has a great roundup of the highlights. The Flaming Lips, The Black Keys, Hercules & Love Affair and Pavement are playing benefit shows (meaning you have to pay); Jimi Cliff, The xx, Dan Deacon and Public Enemy will be free.

Celebrate Brooklyn and River to River also have summer schedules online. Don’t forget to use the “New York” section of those links on the right to navigate NYC on the cheap this season. Bookmark FreeNYC, Celebrate Brooklyn, River to River, and the “free” page on OhMyRockness, or just go ahead and make TJN your homepage.

Speaking of things free and awesome, the next How I Learned is May 26. I’ll see you there. It’s going to be a great summer.

See You There

How I Learned I Might Be Obsessed is tonight at Happy Ending, 302 Broome Street (it’s the hot pink awning that says XIE HE HEALTH CLUB), at eight. Tracy Rowland, Jeff Simmermon, Christen Clifford, Erin Bradley and Joel Derfner will be reading. Come!

Sons of an Illustrious Father graciously let me interview them all today and record them practicing for their upcoming show: tomorrow night at ten, Lit Lounge, 93 2nd Ave. Some day soon it’ll all be worked into the radio show.

The Sons, in their kitchen, being cute.

Also some day soon: the calendar will be updated, the blogging will resume, and the actual show will commence. Stay tuned!