And the Summer Shall Rock

Some big news over at The Battering Room today - the summer's outdoor show in New York is starting to heat up. The highlights?

Snowden and Ra Ra Riot at the Seaport on Fri. 6/29.
Bishop Allen and Rock Plaza Central (ehh) at the Seaport on Fri. 7/20 (the night before Siren).
THE NATIONAL with Takka Takka and The Forms at the Seaport on Fri. 8/17.
Camera Obscura at the Seaport on Fri. 8/24.

(Other Seaport bands include Animal Collective, Fujiya & Miyagi, Menomena, Junior Boys and Deerhunter).

Also, the (still free?) McCarren Park Pool Parties will feature Blonde Redhead, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists and The Thermals. (Other Pool Party bands include Illinois, Ghostland Observatory, and Gerard Cosloy's favorite band, Man Man.)