If you’re looking for cool stuff to do on any given day next week, look no further than Astoria. Starting Monday (8/20), the Astoria Music Now! Between Two Bridges Festival returns to Queens, bringing 7 days of free local music to cozy, true-New York venues around the neighborhood. Presented by the good folks over at Astoria Music Collective and Astoria Music & Arts, the fest will showcase over 50 bands and musicians – from the opening party at Astoria Bier & Cheese-Ditmars to the closing party at The LetLove Inn on Sunday night (8/26). There’s even a Tom Petty tribute show planned for Sunday evening at LIC Bar. The full schedule, event details, and badass poster by street artist Hissxx can be found below.
“I think the amount of local bands and solo artists has probably doubled or tripled in the time I’ve been doing this,” said Miguel Hernandez (MEEZY), Founder of Astoria Music Collective. “Astoria has always quietly been a secluded community of artists, and musicians have somehow started gravitating here, and even more importantly, have placed importance on playing locally and building their followings here. What we hope to do is open doors for musicians who want to play locally, and also showcase the venues that allow the music community to thrive.” Hernandez added, “I love seeing these relationships build though the simplicity of just playing songs in a room. The venues are taking notice, and the bands are coming together to support one another in a way I don’t think I’ve seen before. It’s a beautiful time here in Astoria.”
Between Two Bridges Festival – poster by street artist Hissxx
Astoria Music Now! Between Two Bridges Festival 2018
Monday, August 20th 7-9pm: Opening Party
Location: Astoria Bier and Cheese – Ditmars
Performance: The Bumper Crop Boys
Monday, August 20th 9-11pm
Location: Sweet Afton
Performance: The Deltaz
Tuesday, August 21st 8:30-11pm
Location: The Local Bar Astoria
Performances:
Norwood Band
Melissa Gordon (Melissa and the Mannequins)
JW Farrell
Sara Hurwitz
Wednesday, August 22nd 8:30-11:30pm
Location: The LetLove Inn
Performances:
Yours & Mine
Ben of Beecher’s Fault
Hannah (hannah vs. the many)
Six Missing
Thursday, August 23rd 8:30-11:30pm
Location: The Quays Pub, Astoria NY
Performances:
The Assassination Plot
The Greenstreets
Grey Scale
Friday, August 24th 8:30pm-Midnight
Location: The Wolfhound
Performances:
The Repressions
Bill Grady
Jeanne Marie Boes
Rashmi
Will Giam
Saturday, August 25th Noon-11:30pm
The Bonnie Summer Music Festival
Location: The Bonnie
Performances:
The Rusty Guns
The Majorleans
Bearskin Rug (Evan Watson & Brian Killeen)
Side Saddle
Annalyse & Ryan
The Matt Dickey Group
The Gotham Easy
CC&TheBoys
Evening Darling
All Types of Kinds
Sunday, August 26th 5-8pm
The Ice Plant: A Salute to Tom Petty
Location: LIC Bar (Outdoor Stage)
Performances:
Erel Pilo
Julie Kathryn
Danny Cavazzi
Lizzie Edwards
Mark Goetz
Tom Shaner
Anya Aliferis
Atlanta Amado
Beckley Andrews
Greg Baldwin
Bernadette Claffey
Caitlin Benment
Craig Greenberg
Wayne Silver on guitar
Alex Kerckhoff on lead guitar
Matt Scharfglass on bass
Neil Nunziato on drums
Anthony Cekay on sax/vox
Sunday, August 26th 8:30pm-Midnight: Closing Party
Location: The LetLove Inn
Performances:
Loser Cruiser
Billy Conahan – Artist
Ellana White
Andrew Sydor
Article: Olivia Isenhart
Poster Art: Hissxx
