River to River Schedule: June | August | September
Wednesday, July 4 - 3:30pm
The New Pornographers
Battery Park
Celebrate Independence Day with indie rock “super group” The New Pornographers. Harmony-rich, soft rock quintet Midlake opens. Tickets required, space limited. For information call 212-835-2789.
Thursday, July 5 - 7pm
Shearwater
Castle Clinton National Monument, Battery Park
Will Sheff and Jonathan Meiburg joined forces to create some of the most truth-seeking and contemporary indie-rock you’ll likely hear. *
Friday, July 6 - 7pm
Fujiya & Miyagi
South Street Seaport, Pier 17
Heavily influenced by 1970s Krautrock bands such as Can and Neu! as well as early-1990s electronica bands like Aphex Twin, this contemporary disco-punk band from the United Kingdom are practitioners of a sound that swings and compels you to dance.
Monday, July 9 - 7:30pm
Summer Stars - Young People's Chorus of New York City
Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts at Pace University
This award-winning, multi-cultural ensemble, made up of singers ranging in age from 8-18, performs close to 100 concerts worldwide every year. **
Tuesday, July 10 – Sunday, July 15 - noon - 6pm
LMCC SITELINES: Security Zone by TRYST and System Units
Location TBA
Dance from TRYST and System of Units bring playful and spontaneous interactivity with sly alterations of everyday life, outlandish costumes and other surprises.
Tuesday, July 10 - 7pm
SambaSunda
World Financial Center Plaza
This 17-piece ensemble fuses a dazzling array of instruments and influences that redefines the Gamelan orchestra to create the most exciting musical voice out of the Indonesian archipelago today.
Wednesday, July 11 - 7pm
Spoon
Battery Park City, Rockefeller Park
On the heels of its latest release, one of the most acclaimed bands in indie music brings a rocking concert that’s sure to deliver their latest and greatest material. RAIN LOCATION: Stuyvesant High School Auditorium, Chambers and West Streets.
Thursday, July 12 - 7pm
Ron Sexsmith
Castle Clinton National Monument, Battery Park
Hailing from Canada, melancholic pop-folk singer/songwriter Ron Sexsmith has released several critically-acclaimed albums which have also been touted by fellow performers and the artists who originally inspired him. *
Friday, July 13 - 7pm
Menomena
South Street Seaport, Pier 17
An experimental rock band from Portland, Oregon, Menomena. The group makes experimental rock that challenges the ears and moves the feet. Other acts to be announced.
Monday, July 16 - 7:30pm
Summer Stars - Makoto Nakura, Marimbist
Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts at Pace University
“A dynamo of energy and virtuosity,” this exciting marimbist has toured extensively throughout the USA and Japan. His concert will feature the New York premiere of “The Story of Aoyagi,” written specifically for Mr. Nakura. **
Tuesday, July 17 - 7pm
Marc Ribot’s Riot
World Financial Center Plaza,
Marc Ribot, NYC’s ubiquitous guitar sensation whose musical knowledge and skill are limitless, presents a fascinating show featuring three sides of his artistic breadth with two ensembles and a solo.
Wednesday, July 18 – Friday, July 20 and Wednesday, July 25 – Friday, July 27 - noon and 12:30pm
LMCC SITELINES: Whose Broads Stripes by Lawrence Goldhuber/BIGMANARTS
Steps of the Federal Hall Memorial on Wall Street
Showgirls in sequined gowns will tantalize a businessman at Federal Hall Memorial to the live guitar sounds of Hendrix’ Star Spangled Banner. Las Vegas meets and beats Wall Street.
Wednesday, July 18 - 7pm
Toumani Diabate's Symmetric Orchestra
Battery Park City, Rockefeller Park
Descended from an illustrious line of griots (West African ceremonial singer/musicians), this GRAMMY®-winning virtuoso of the 21-stringed kora updates an ancient tradition through modern arrangements for the 21st century. RAIN LOCATION: Stuyvesant High School Auditorium, Chambers and West Streets.
Thursday, July 19 - 7pm
Drive-By Truckers
Castle Clinton National Monument, Battery Park
The Drive-By Truckers are best known for their Southern rock and the success of their two-act rock opera The Southern Rock Opera, which is loosely based on the history of Lynyrd Skynyrd. *
Friday, July 20 - 7pm
Rock Plaza Central
South Street Seaport, Pier 17
Spirits will rise and hearts will soar with the quirky, big folk sounds of this new Canadian band of joy and inspiration.
Monday, July 23 - 7:30pm
Summer Stars - Timothy Conner, Trombonist
Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts at Pace University
Principal trombonist for 18 years with the Florida Philharmonic and an acclaimed proponent of music for solo trombone, Conner offers a fascinating program of works ranging from the baroque era through works of the early 21st century. **
Wednesday, July 25 - 7pm
Riders in the Sky with The Carolina Chocolate Drops
Battery Park City,Rockefeller Park
The Carolina Chocolate Drops, an African-American fiddle and banjo band in the Carolinas’ piedmont tradition, open for the legendary Riders, a multi-GRAMMY®-winning troubadour band playing Western cowboy music. RAIN LOCATION: Stuyvesant High School Auditorium, Chambers and West Streets.
Thursday, July 26 - 7pm
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
Castle Clinton National Monument, Battery Park
With Southern roots going back to her gospel-singing days in a church choir, the “queen of funk” lived as a teen in Brooklyn immersed in 1970's disco and funk. In the 1980s, she worked as a corrections officer at Riker's Island before teaming up with the Dap-Kings to bring life back to funk and soul. *
Monday, July 30 - 7:30pm
Summer Stars - Elizabeth Keusch, Soprano
Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts at Pace University
Acclaimed as a “complete artist,” Keusch is celebrated worldwide for her musicianship and commitment to contemporary music. She will offer River to River Festival audiences the New York premiere of Judith Weir’s “King Harald’s Saga.” **
*Tickets are distributed two per person on a first-come first-served basis outside of Castle Clinton, at 5pm day of show.
**Tickets required - available after 4pm day of show.
