2012 Brooklyn Summer Concert Series Announced (Seaside & MLK Concerts)

The annual Seaside and MLK Concerts are back, check out this year’s lineups below. Joan Jett and The Blackhearts at Virgin Free Fest (09/25/10) Photo: Jon Klemm (more) 2012 SEASIDE SUMMER CONCERT SERIES 07/12 A Tribute To Donna Summer: Gloria Gaynor, The Village People, The Trammps, Rose Royce 07/20 Friday Night Show: Squeeze, The Romantics…

Public Enemy at Central Park SummerStage

Public Enemy at Central Park SummerStage (08/15/10) Photo: Jon Klemm Hip-hop megaliths Public Enemy celebrated the 20th anniversary of their third album, Fear of a Black Planet, in Central Park with a headlining performance at SummerStage on Sunday. Chuck D, Flavor Flav and crew performed hits including “911 Is a Joke,” “Welcome to the Terrordome”…

Virgin Mobile Free Fest Pics Part 2 (Weezer, Public Enemy and The Hold Steady)

Weezer at Virgin Free Fest (08/30/09) Photos: PJ Sykes Weezer, who recently launched their own 24 hour web radio station at A.P.E. Radio, shared the headlining duties at this year’s Virgin Free Fest with the reunited Blink-182. Weezer’s Brian Bell recently shared a few insights about their new radio venture with MTV.com: “It’s a little…

Virgin Mobile Free Fest (Formerly Virgin Mobile Festival) Lineup Announced

2009 Virgin Mobile Free Fest I have been tracking the developments of this year’s Virgin Mobile Festival for a while, and though it seemed like it might not happen at one point, the producers finally came through and announced the lineup today. Aside from the somewhat uninspiring headliners (a Weezer/Blink-182 combo just doesn’t do it…