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Your Guide To This Summer's Outdoor Concerts: Flee Your A.C.

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Christopher Robbins

Published May 6, 2011

Modified Jul 5, 2011

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Williamsburg Waterfront Concert SeriesThough the Jelly pool parties have been relegated to hazy nostalgia, there will in fact be 15 shows on the Williamsburg waterfront this year, ten ticketed, and five free. So buck up: the Open Space Alliance and T-Mobile are working hard to make sure you're a sweaty, happy mess once again. Ticketed shows are starred, and tickets free of service charges can be bought at The Best Buy Theater Box Office in Manhattan or Sound Fix records in Brooklyn, or here, with a service charge.June 11 Coheed & Cambria, Adrian Belew Power Trio, Tigers JawJune 24 *Thievery Corporation, with Special GuestsJuly 6 Kid Cudi & Chip the RapperJuly 29 They Might Be Giants, Eugene Mirman & Kristen Schaal plus GuestsAugust 2Death Cab For Cutie and Frightened RabbitAugust 12 *Sonic Youth and Wild FlagAugust 31 *Bright EyesSeptember 17 *Widespread Panic

 

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You've burned your peacoat, your sunglass tan is coming in nicely and the snow that wouldn't die is a distant memory. Replace the clatter of your air conditioner with the sound of notes blowing through blades of grass at one of the many outdoor concerts that are cropping up all over town. We've compiled the best of the season, from the all-out, flip-flop destroying extravaganzas to the more intimate evenings under the moon.

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Christopher Robbins is a New York City reporter covering transportation, affordable housing, local politics, and criminal justice. His work has also appeared in New York Magazine, The Village Voice and The New York Times. Chris is a graduate of Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke, Virginia, and enjoys biking to Fort Tilden in the summertime.

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