West Side Highway
Hudson River Park is a 550-acre riverside park on the west side of Manhattan between Battery Place and West 59th Street. It is the largest park to be created in Manhattan since Central Park, and includes public piers, an esplanade, playgrounds, a path used by bicyclists, joggers and in-line skaters and limited commercial activities at several sites.
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RiverRocks: Dan Deacon and John Maus
Thurs, July 12, 2012 Baltimore-based musician Dan Deacon is well known for his live shows with frenzied audiences feeding off looping music while Minnesota native John Maus taps into gothic 80s synth-pop sounds.
RiverRocks: Wild Nothing and Grimes
Thurs, Aug 9, 2012 Released this spring, Wild Nothing’s debut album "Gemini" is full of dreamy, carefree synth-pop songs. Grimes, aka Claire Boucher, is among the most talked-about musical artists of the year. Her live performances are both musical and visual, embodying art, performance, dance, video and sound.
RiverRocks: Oberhofer and The Soft Pack
Thurs, July 26, 2012 Oberhofer, the Brooklyn-based band of Brad Oberhofer, creates psychedelic catchy pop rock tunes as The Soft Pack plays a smart but simple rock that harkens back to 60s garage, 70s punk, and 80s college rock.