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Hey New Yorkers, wanted to post a tip on where you should be tomorrow. Todd P and his interns have coordinated “an artistic musical event stripped of every element that could be threatening or dangerous.” The day of bbq and acoustic sets by the likes of Mika Miko (playing tonight at Market Hotel), Ducktails, Dinowalrus, Ninjasonik, Ponytail, Frankie Rose, the Coathangers, Real Estate and plenty of other bands that we dig goes down at noon in Fort Tilden Beach way out where I’ve never been. Full roster of artists, set times, and directions after the jump as well as a statement from Todd P. For more info and more show listings, hit up Todd P NYC.
Ponytail – Beg Waves (live Daytrotter Sesh)
Ninjasonik – Daylight (Matt & Kim RMX)
Dinowalrus – Electric Car, Gas Guitar
Ducktails – Beach Point Pleasant
The Coathangers – Nestle In My Boobies
Javelin – Africadabra
the Strange Boys – This Girls Taught Me A Dance
Mika Miko – I Got A Lot (New New New)
Rev McFly (of Ninjasonik) – Extinguish The Baby
—-| SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT THE ACOUSTIC BBQ |—-
We still have one week before Summer is officially here – and I can’t think of a better way to turn the seasons than to spend a lazy afternoon on a beautiful beach far away from it all, listening to some of the best musicians in town bang out some songs on acoustic guitars. That’s what we’ll be doing this Sunday the 14th, all afternoon, on the beach @ Fort Tilden. Acoustic BBQ 2009.
This year’s BBQ is dedicated to the family of Kill Rock Stars artist Jeff Hanson, who passed away in a random accident unexpectedly over this past weekend.
As beautiful and innocuous as the Acoustic BBQ is, it’s easy to forget that there’s a small political statement involved in what we’re doing out there. The Acoustic BBQ was envisioned as an artistic musical event stripped of every element that could be threatening or dangerous. Here’s what I mean: It’s not amplified so it’s so quiet no-one could complain that we’re disturbing their peace. It’s out in the open air so there can be no fingerpointing about “fire safety.” We don’t charge admission & we won’t be selling anything, so there’s no commerce to regulate. It’s in a public place so we’re not trespassing. We vigorously clean up and pack out our trash afterwards, so we’re not littering.
The reason for reciting all of the above is this: the Acoustic BBQ is always an experiment. We’ve reduced a show to its basest parts, just great music and an audience, with no amplification & no money changing hands, in a beautiful open air setting.
Make no mistake though: there’s always a chance that someone in authority will want to “shut it down” regardless, because they can. If that happens, it’s a bummer, but it proves a point: They can shut down anything they want, for any reason, at any time, no matter how harmless it is. We live in a sometimes overregulated society where the answer can be “no” more often than it is “yes,” one where paranoid “liability” obsessions often cancel the freedom to do whatever doesn’t hurt your neighbor, or even the freedom to make positive art happen in your community.
But I’m going to bet nothing like that happens! This event is an unequivically uplifting thing, and anyone who comes out will feel it. Here’s to hoping everything goes great and we get a beautiful day with great free music, in an amazing natural place, and a triumph for what a free country we live in!
PLS KEEP IN MIND: THERE IS NO VEHICLE PARKING AVAILABLE WITHIN FORT TILDEN /OR/ ON BEACH 169TH ST. IT IS *ALL* BY PERMIT ONLY. YOU WILL BE TICKETED AND/OR TOWED IF YOU TRY TO PARK.
OPEN CONTAINER IS NOT “ALLOWED.” USE JUDGEMENT / DISCRETION.
THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL NATURAL PLACE, PLS PACK OUT EVERYTHING YOU PACK IN, LEAVE NO TRASH, AND BE RESPECTFUL THAT THIS IS A RARE SERENE PLACE IN NEW YORK CITY. thx!
IN CASE OF RAIN: If this gets rained out we’ll reschedule for the following Sunday, June 21st. Check TODDPNYC.COM @ 11am day of show for an update if you’re afraid it might be rained out. If it’s scattered thunderstorms but mostly sunny, the show will go on. There are structures near the beach that you can hang out in and ride out the storm, if there is a brief one.
ALSO: don’t forget sunscreen
(this schedule is tentative and may change)
–8:10pm :: Golden Error
–8:00pm :: Ninjasonik
–7:50pm :: Hospitality
–7:40pm :: Extra Life
–7:30pm :: Kurt Vile ———— from Philadelphia, PA
–7:20pm :: Aa aka BIG A little a
–7:10pm :: Talk Normal
–7:00pm :: Dinowalrus
–6:50pm :: Spectre Folk
–6:40pm :: the So So Glos
–6:30pm :: Shilpa Ray
–6:20pm :: Skeletons
–6:10pm :: TK Webb
–6:00pm :: Religious Knives
–5:50pm :: Necking
–5:40pm :: Ducktails
–5:30pm :: Phosphorescent
–5:20pm :: Pterodactyl
–5:10pm :: the Forms
–5:00pm :: Little Gold
–4:50pm :: White Diamonds
–4:40pm :: Taigaa
–4:30pm :: Puttin’ on the Ritz
–4:20pm :: Knyfe Hyts
–4:10pm :: Samara Lubelski
–4:00pm :: the Ballet
–3:50pm :: Beach Fossils
–3:40pm :: Mika Miko ———- from Los Angeles, CA
–3:30pm :: Emilyn Brodsky
–3:20pm :: Teengirl Fantasy
–3:10pm :: Christy & Emily w/ Till by Turning
–3:00pm :: Fiasco
–2:50pm :: the Strange Boys —- from Austin TX
–2:40pm :: Broccoli Destroyer
–2:30pm :: Frankie Rose ——– from Crystal Stilts, x Vivian Girls
–2:20pm :: Ponytail ————- from Baltimore, MD
–2:10pm :: Katie Eastburn
–2:00pm :: Coathangers ——– from Atlanta GA
–1:50pm :: Metal Mountains
–1:40pm :: Real Estate
–1:30pm :: Liturgy
–1:20pm :: Artanker with Heavy Friends
–1:10pm :: Golden Triangle
–1:00pm :: Xray Eyeballs
12:50pm :: Ezekiel Healy
12:40pm :: Hot Pink Carpet
12:30pm :: Javelin
12:20pm :: the Eskalators
12:10pm :: Vultures
12:00pm :: Air Waves w/ mems of Ponytail!
| FORT TILDEN BEACH |
Beach 169th St @ the Atlantic Ocean – then walk past 5 breakwaters | Rockaway Peninsula, Queens
A/S – Beach 116th St, then Q22 bus – Fort Tilden | FREE | noon | all ages
DIRECTIONS BY TRAIN & BUS:
1st, follow these transit directions to Fort Tilden National Park: http://tinyurl.com/acousticue2009
Then, after you get off the Q22 (or Q35) bus, walk down Beach 169th St to the ocean, turn right at the “Unsupervised Beach – no lifeguards” sign, walk along the beach past 5 breakwaters. We will either be there or will have a sign posted there saying where to go from there.
DIRECTIONS BY FERRY:
BUMMER! Ferry service has been suspended until July!
BIKING DIRECTIONS:
simply take Flatbush Avenue away from Downtown Brooklyn, until it crosses Jamaica Bay on the Marine Parkway Bridge, and ends at the Rockaways. Left exit to Rockaway Point Blvd and turn right onto Rockaway Point Blvd / Beach Channel Dr / Rockaway Breezy Blvd. You will immediately see Beach 169th St. Lock up as close as you can get to there and follow the after-the-bus walking directions from above.
IMPORTANT: PLS KEEP IN MIND: THERE IS NO VEHICLE PARKING AVAILABLE WITHIN FORT TILDEN /OR/ ON BEACH 169TH ST. IT IS *ALL* BY PERMIT ONLY. YOU WILL BE TICKETED AND/OR TOWED.
NOTE: the nearest grocery is at the train-to-bus transfer at Beach 116th St. Don’t forget to buy sunscreen, food to BBQ, charcoal, beverages, etc. While it is a National Park and not an NYC Parks Dept park, and things are considerably more lax than on city beaches, open container is still frowned upon. Bring cups.
THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL NATURAL PLACE, PLS PACK OUT EVERYTHING YOU PACK IN, LEAVE NO TRASH, AND BE RESPECTFUL THAT THIS IS A RARE SERENE PLACE IN NEW YORK CITY. thx!
IN CASE OF RAIN: If this gets rained out we’ll reschedule for the following Sunday, June 21st. Check TODDPNYC.COM @ 11am day of show for an update if you’re afraid it might be rained out. If it’s scattered thunderstorms but mostly sunny, the show will go on. There are structures near the beach that you can hang out in and ride out the storm, if there is a brief one.
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