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Smoke on the Water: 4Knots Festival with Mac DeMarco, Speedy Ortiz, Dinosaur Jr {PIX + PLAYLIST}

Summer in NYC means a whole lot of free concerts, and one of the highlights of this writer's year- 4knots Festival

Smoke on the Water: 4Knots Festival with Mac DeMarco, Speedy Ortiz, Dinosaur Jr {PIX + PLAYLIST}

Smoke on the Water: 4Knots Festival with Mac DeMarco, Speedy Ortiz, Dinosaur Jr {PIX + PLAYLIST}

Summer in NYC means a whole lot of free concerts, and one of the highlights of this writer's year- 4knots Festival

Smoke on the Water: 4Knots Festival with Mac DeMarco, Speedy Ortiz, Dinosaur Jr {PIX + PLAYLIST}

Summer in NYC means a whole lot of free concerts, and one of the highlights of this writer’s year- 4knots Festival. The free festival, lovingly put on by The Village Voice, took over South Street Seaport for one debauchery-filled day, attracting a diverse (and massive) crowd, and gifting the tourist masses some real punk rock. This year, we fell in love all over again with the expanded festival, especially while seeing so many of our favorite up-and-comers- Viet Cong, Speedy Ortiz, Nude Beach, Juan Waters, and Mac DeMarco- and in the presence of truly legendary rockers Dinosaur Jr.

This year’s diverse lineup reflected a growing investment in the festival, now successfully established in its second year in Manhattan. South Street Seaport’s ongoing construction shifted the landscape of the…

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