FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
GET READY TO ROCK AT HUDSON RIVER PARK’S PIER 84! RIVERROCKS MUSIC SERIES MAKES SOUND WAVES
ON NYC’S WATERFRONT BEGINNING THURSDAY, JULY 10
Performances By Wild Beasts,Mutual Benefit and DJ Bill Pearis
June 30, 2014 (New York, NY)—Hudson River Park’s 16th annual RiverRocksconcert series, one of New York City’s iconicfree outdoor summer concert series, will feature performances from both established and breaking artists at Hudson River Park’s Pier 84 at the Hudson River between West 43rdand 44thStreets.Wild Beasts, Mutual Benefit and DJ Bill Pearis will perform at the first show of the season starting at 7:00pm on July 10. The gates will open at 6:00pm.
Wild Beasts is known for their intense electronic sounds inspired by the ‘80s and ‘90s. Their recent album, “Present Tense,”has received a lot of attention since debuting in February. Jordan Lee with Mutual Benefit leads his project collaboratively with other musicians or simply by himself -- it just depends on his surroundings, mood and company. DJ Bill Pearis is a true mixmaker and an indie rock aficionado who artfully chronicles his discoveries and experiencesfor the BrooklynVegan and for his own blog SoundBitesNYC.com. Hudson River Park’s RiverRocks welcomes fans, local residents, visitors and regular park-goers for this excitingshow by three acclaimed musical acts.
RiverRocks is sponsored by Garnier, Modelo Especial, NegraModelo and Pacifico Clara. To see the complete RiverRocks summer lineup, download a free mixtape of the 2014 artists andwatch music videos of archived past performances please visit
About Hudson River Park
Hudson River Park, which extends from Chambers Street to 59th street along Manhattan’s west side, is the longest waterfront park in the United States. This free, urban recreational oasis is home to award-winning skate parks, playgrounds, sports fields, gardens and nature exhibits, boating and maritime activities, art installations, and myriad year-round eventsthat celebrate the diverse cultures and neighborhoods along its shores. The Park plays a critical role in protecting the Hudson River ecosystem, and though it receives no public operating funds from city, state or federal government, its development has transformed four miles of decaying piers and parking lots into a premier New York City destination for local residents and visitors alike. The non-profit, Friends of Hudson River Park helps to ensure ongoing sustainability by serving as the Park’s primary source of fundraising, advocacy and support, working in concert with the Hudson River Park Trust, the city-state entity that oversees the design, construction and operation of the Park. For more information, please visit us on Twitter: @HudsonRiverPark, and LIKE us on Facebook at:
About Wild Beasts
Friends since teenagers, the group is a rarity among so-called UK “guitar” bands, having created the most intense electronic sounds of the 1980s and 1990s, rethought and retooled with exquisite detail for the 21st century. With the release of their fourth album, the acclaimed “Present Tense,”Hayden Thorpe, Tom Fleming, Chris Talbot and Ben Little, have achieved a personal and musical peace. For more information, please visit wild-beasts.co.uk/. Follow us on Twitter:@WildBeasts and LIKE us on Facebook at
About Mutual Benefit
Jordan Lee leads the amorphous project that is at once a one-man-band or a sprawling collective, depending on where he is and who is around that day. The result is lush, watery, pop songs filled with kinetic energy. For more information, please visit mutualbenefit.tumblr.com/. Follow us on Twitter: @mutual_benefit, and LIKE us on Facebook at and listen to us on SoundCloud at soundcloud.com/mutual-benefit.
About DJ Bill Pearis
DJ Bill Pearis is a collector of musical moments, both live and recorded. As the consummate indie rock aficionado, Pearis chronicles his discoveries as writer, night owl and explorer of music for BrooklynVegan as well as for his own blog SoundBitesNYC.com. His experiences and eclectic tastes are the hallmark of the sounds emanating from the decks when he takes the stage as mixmaker. For more information, please visit soundbitesnyc.com/. Follow him on Twitter @soundbitesnyc and LIKE him on Facebook at
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Getting There:
Hudson River Park’s Pier 84
Midtown West –At the Hudson River between West 43rd and 44th Streets
Take the A, C, E, to 42nd Street, or take the M42 or M50 bus
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For more information about Hudson River Park contact:
Elizabeth Hanske / Megan Reilly
King + Company
(212) 561 7452 / (212) 561 7478
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