Today marks the start of the eight-day Northside Festival in Williamsburg. Known as New York's largest "discovery festival," expect about 859,993 concerts featuring a whole bunch of Brooklyn bands you've both heard of and never heard of, a film festival, panel discussions and some big names like GZA, Kool Keith, Of Montreal and Cold Cave. [Brooklyn Based]Be the first to snag the best items and deals at the opening day of the Design Store sale at MoMa. Houseware, books and stationary are all half-off. The sale runs through July 14. [TimeOut]
The country officially has a revived obsession with boy bands -- except this time it's the British kind. Proof: The Wanted performs at the Beacon Theatre tonight on the heels of fellow (rivals?) boy band One Direction's show in late May. [Flavorpill]
Los Angeles:
Composer extraordinaire Jon Brion and comedian extraordinaire Judd Apatow host the Comedy and Music Hour(s) tonight at the Ely and Edythe Broad Stage. All proceeds from the event will benefit Dave Eggers' creative writing lab for students, 826LA. Regular ticket purchasers will enjoy performances by Pee-wee Herman, Jon Brion, Peter Frampton, Colin Quinn and RZA while VIP participants will be treated to an exclusive reception with J-Apps himself. [LA Weekly]Observe captivating photos from Mark Arbeit, George Holtz and Just Loomis at the opening of "Three Boys from Pasadena" at the Alyce de Roulet Williamson Gallery. Don't miss the panel discussion tonight with all three of the artists whose work was inspired by the ongoing mentoring relationship they had with photographer Helmut Newton starting in '79. [Three Boys From Pasadena]
Known for their song, "Sweet Disposition," buzzband the Temper Trap perform with the Crocodiles at Hollywood Palladium tonight. [Oh My Rockness]
Chicago:
Prog rock? Dup-step? Experimental rock? We would say Battles, who play at Bottom Lounge tonight, is a beautiful mix of all three disparate genres. [Oh My Rockness]Delve into Isaiah Zagar's world with In a Dream, a documentary filmed by the ubiquitous Philadelphia street artist that chronicles the lives of his parents -- a major inspiration to him. The film closes out Intuit's HEAVEN + HELL companion film series. [Flavorpill]
London:
Catch the opening night of The Hampton Court Palace Festival, now in it's 20th year, with a performance by the legendary Liza Minnelli. Acts later in the week include Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra with Marc Almond, Van Morrison and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. [Time Out]
