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
