It is a sad week, but Bay Ridge will pull through.
Put on your black leisure suit, Bay Ridge Nights fans — the neighborhood is in mourning. A mainstay in the local music scene — Sunset Parker Danielle Aronsen — died in a tragic car accident on Aug. 20. She was a devoted fan of Ridge rockers — many of whom knew Aronsen after her many appearances at their shows, a friend said. So in the spirit of the departed, we bring you an all-rock Bay Ridge Nights.
On Friday, father-and-son duo Pepe and Tim Cardona (of Alive ‘n’ Kickin’ fame) will rock Greenhouse Cafe (7717 Third Ave. between 77th and 78th streets) at 9:30 pm.
Rock out for an awesome cause on Saturday: A Bay Ridge writer who lost her parents to cancer is throwing the third annual Cancer Can’t Kill Love Benefit Concert at Leif Bar (6725 Fifth Ave. between 67th and Senator streets). Pay what you will (and dig deep, you skinflints!) to see local acts Rick Vega, Tim and Tom, Stoop Kids, RoyGbiv, August on Sunday, and Charlie Fishercat. What a deal! Proceeds go to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and the show kicks off at 2 pm.
Keep the rock alive after the fund-raiser by going to Greenhouse Cafe, where classic rockers Out of the Blue will take you to Paradise City starting at 10 pm.
Then grab your beads and pray a rosé-ary at the Wicked Monk (9510 Third Ave. between 95th and 96th streets) while listening to Rock Farm haul in a grain-silo’s worth of metallic mayhem. The show starts at 10:30 pm. And seriously, you should not order rosé at Wicked Monk.
