Morning Brief: June 5

The Governor's Ball Music Festival starts today. Some of this year's headliners include The Black Keys, Florence + the Machine, Björk, The Decemberists and My Morning Jacket. The festival's in its fifth year and has grown a lot since 2011.

NEED TO KNOW

China Abandons Hope of Finding More Survivors from Capsized Ship [Washington Post]

Chinese Breach Data of 4 Million Federal Workers [New York Times]

Most NYC Schools to Get Door Alarms Under Avontes Law [DNAinfo]

Barnard College Votes to Admit Transgender Women [CBS New York]

Four Seasons Was Business as Usual Despite Abuse Case Against Co-Owner [New York Times]

SPORTS

YESTERDAY

The Mets beat the Diamondbacks 6-2.

WEEKEND

The Mets play the Diamondbacks today, tomorrow and Sunday at 9:40, 10:10 and 4:10 respectively.

The Yankees face the A's all three days at 7:05, 7:15 and 1:10 in order.

New York City FC take on the Philadelphia Union tomorrow at 7.

WEATHER

Partly cloudy then clearing up some for the afternoon, 69/60 [Full Forecast]

ON STAGE TONIGHT

TONIGHT (Friday the 5th):

  •  Al Kooper with special guests @ the B.B. King Blues Club and Grill
  •  Billy Idol (with Cayetana) @ the Mayo Performing Arts Center
  •  Ian Hunter And The Rant Band (with A Thousand Mothers) @ the Bell House
  •  Rusted Root and The Wailers (with The Adam Ezra Group) @ the Paramount
  •  Willie Nile And Band (with Prima Donna) @ the Stone Pony
  •  The Jon Herington Band @ SubCulture
  •  Mary Gauthier @ the Rubin Museum of Art
  •  Marc Broussard (with Samantha Fish) @ Brooklyn Bowl
  •  Boston @ the New Jersey Performing Arts Center Prudential Hall
  •  Frankie Valli And The Four Seasons @ the Bergen Performing Arts Center
  •  Gladys Knight and The Spinners @ the NYCB Theatre at Westbury
  •  WFUV PRESENTS: Femi Kuti And The Positive Force (with Funky Dawgz Brass Band) @ the Ridgefield Playhouse
  •  “Gentlemen Of The Road Stopover Festival” @ Seaside Heights Beach (Today and tomorrow)
  •  “The Governors Ball Music Festival” @ Randall’s Island Park (Today, tomorrow and Sunday)
  •  “Mountain Jam” @ Hunter Mountain (Continues today, tomorrow and Sunday)

TOMORROW (Saturday the 6th):

  •  Marshall Crenshaw @ the Turning Point
  •  Southside Johnny And The Asbury Jukes (with Steve Conte Band) @ the B.B. King Blues Club and Grill
  •  The B-52s (with French Horn Rebellion) @ the Bergen Performing Arts Center
  •  Conor Oberst @ the Music Hall of Williamsburg
  •  J. Roddy Walston And The Business (with Avers and Sleepwalkers) @ Brooklyn Bowl
  •  Will Hoge @ the Bowery Ballroom
  •  Meshell Ndegeocello, Roy Hargrove and Gabriel Garzon-Montano @ SummerStage, Central Park
  •  Rex (Fowler) And The Rock-A-Billy Kings @ the Turning Point
  •  Jonathan Edwards (with Nik Rael) @ the Towne Crier Café
  •  Terrance Simien And The Zydeco Experience with Dan Zanes @ “Celebrate Brooklyn!”
  •  Jeffrey Gaines (with Mary Jennings) @ SubCulture
  •  Gladys Knight @ the Kings Theatre

SUNDAY (the 7th):

  •  “Acoustic Lennon” featuring Nicole Atkins, Ben Sollee, Jonatha Brooke, Teddy Thompson, Willie Nile and Bob Gruen @ City Winery
  •  Calexico (with Gaby Moreno) @ the Bowery Ballroom
  •  The Subdudes with Vance Gilbert @ the Fairfield Theatre Company’s StageOne
  •  Angelique Kidjo, Emmanuel Jal and Rich Medina @ SummerStage, Central Park
  •  John Gorka @ the Turning Point
  •  Charles Bradley And His Extraordinaires, Hollis Brown and Damien Escobar @ SummerStage, Flushing Meadows - Corona Park

TODAY IN HISTORY

On this day in 1933, FDR took the U.S. off the gold standard

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