Rent Biggie's "one room shack" + Overlooked Albums, Mermaid Parade today, Rolling Stones on tour & more

plus, Joe Biden hates raves... [View this email in your browser]( [BrooklynVegan]( Welcome to another edition of the not-so-regular BrooklynVegan newsletter! It's a beautiful day to visit Coney Island, so get yourself to the [the Mermaid Parade]( (look out for king and queen Arlo and Nora Guthrie). There's also Punk Island on Randall's Island today (also free and all ages). Choking Victim and World/Inferno Friendship Society were recently [added to the lineup](. Tortoise play a free show in Prospect Park tonight while Pedro the Lion's David Bazan is nearby in Greenwood Cemetery, and those are just a few of [Saturday's options](. Much more about shows and other music news below, but first a word from our sponsors... [Seated]( Want to earn free rewards from brands like Amazon, Lyft, and ClassPass when you go out to eat or grab drinks? [Seated]( is an app that pays you in rewards from brands you love when you do just that! Just [download the app]( find a spot you want to try, and start earning. As an exclusive offer, BrooklynVegan readers will get an extra $10 in rewards just for downloading the app with [this link](. [The Flaming Lips and Claypool Lennon Delirium]( For a double dose of technicolor psychedelic pop in your summer, The Flaming Lips and The Claypool Lennon Delirium are [touring together]( - they stop at [Capitol Theatre on July 30]( and [Stone Pony Summer Stage on July 28](. Other [shows coming up at the Cap]( in Port Chester include [Clutch and Killswitch Engage]( [My Morning Jacket]( [Hot Tuna Electric with David Bromberg Quartet]( [Lucinda Williams and her band Buick 6]( [The Felice Brothers]( [Kevin Devine]( [Howlin Rain]( and [much more](. The Rolling Stones played a show at the Cap in 1997, and 20+ years later they're still going strong. Last night they kicked off their [rescheduled North American tour]( with a [hits-filled Chicago show](. John Prine announced a [last-minute show at Webster Hall]( happening this Sunday. [Eric Andre at Kings Theatre]( Eric Andre is going on what he says is his biggest world tour ever, the [Legalize Everything Tour]( and he's expanded it to add a second NYC show, happening at Brooklyn's [Kings Theatre on September 15](. [Tickets]( are on sale now. Eric's [Beacon Theatre show]( is almost sold out, but we're giving away two pairs of tickets to it - [enter for a chance to win](. BLARF, which Eric may or may not be a member of, shared the Adult Swim-esque ["Badass Bullshit Benjamin Buttons Butthole Assassin"]( from their upcoming Stones Throw debut. Jason Isbell and Father John Misty played a [big co-headlining show at Prospect Park]( together. Camp Cope's [Georgia Maq was there](. Mac DeMarco has [a show at the same venue]( later this summer. Rain didn't stop Khruangbin from [playing a tight, funky set at SummerStage at Central Park]( with Connan Mockasin and Kikagaku Moyo. [Phillipe Zdar]( [Rest In Peace, Phillipe Zdar]( of Cassius - such devastating news. Hot Chip, Franz Ferdinand, and others [paid tribute]( to the French touch pioneer, as Cassius [released a new album]( Dreems, featuring Portugal. The Man’s John Gourley, Beastie Boys’ Mike D, The Rapture’s Luke Jenner, and others. Rest in Peace, [Georgie Seville](. NYC nightlife will never be the same. [David Gilmour's guitars sold for millions at auction]( Pink Floyd's David Gilmour [broke records selling over 120 guitars]( from his collection at auction for charity. A couple went for millions of dollars, including this Black Strat. We're about halfway through the year - catch up on some great music you may have missed with our [Five Overlooked Albums of 2019 So Far]( and Invisible Oranges' [Best Metal of 2019 So Far](. Hang out at Irving Plaza one last time before it [closes for renovations]( on [Irving Plaza Appreciation Night](. Punk and rockabilly great Robert Gordon performs with a lineup of friends, and entry is [free with RSVP](. Watch Tom Morello [throw an onstage selfie-taking fan's phone]( into the crowd. Lil Nas X has been dominating 2019 with "Old Town Road," but he may stay a one-hit wonder if his messy [major label debut EP]( is all he's got. The Notorious B.I.G.'s childhood "one room shack" in Brooklyn is [renting... for $4000 per month](. "Sorry, no pets." In addition to the boogie-centric [Fishing for Fishies]( King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard are [releasing another album this year]( Infest the Rat's Nest, influenced by thrash metal. GWAR and Mark from Empire Records, aka Ethan Embry, [met again to settle their old score](. Naturally, Balsac suggested killing Liv Tyler. Spotify says it ["overpaid" publishers and songwriters]( in 2018, and it wants to be repaid. Joe Biden [hates raves](. Death Cab for Cutie and Jenny Lewis [played Forest Hills Stadium together]( where they broke out The Postal Service's classic "Nothing Better" during the encore. There are lots more shows coming up at Forest Hills this summer, including [The Chemical Brothers]( [My Morning Jacket]( [Beck with Spoon and Cage the Elephant]( and [Morrissey with Interpol](. [Raconteurs]( The Raconteurs just released their first new album in 10 years ([read our review]( and they're playing a series of [very intimate release shows]( this weekend. For more to do, check out [tonight's live shows]( (updated each and every day along with our [year-round show calendar]( For more new albums, check out [this week's Notable Releases](. 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