NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Declares June “New York Music Month”

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and the city’s entertainment commissioner, Julie Menin, have announced that June is proclaimed the city’s first-ever “New York Music Month.” The celebration of the city’s music industry, organized in conjunction with NY is Music, will feature free concerts, over 2,000 hours of practice time in free rehearsal spaces for musicians, industry panels, outdoor movie screenings, and more. “Throughout its history, New York City’s diversity has fueled remarkable innovations in the arts—and nowhere is this clearer than the city’s music industry,” de Blasio said in a statement. “The incredible range of musical styles that have originated here in New York are a testament to, and reflection of, our city’s multiethnic roots. In naming June 2017 as New York Music Month, we celebrate all the contributions our city’s music creators have made here, and encourage New Yorkers to experience all that our music community has to offer.”

Check out the full calendar of events happening in June here, and for musicians, check out more information about that free rehearsal space here. In related news, de Blasio is set to speak at this summer’s Northside Festival in Brooklyn.

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