Hey, cheapskate! Why pay $85 to hang out with a bunch of has-beens on Randall's Island, when, for roughly 1/28th the cost, you could experience an entire week-end of has-beens in and around New York City! Here's four shows that will appeal to any bargain rocker.

TONITE: Suicide, the demented techno duo that launched an entire genre, play for FREE at South Street Seaport at 7pm. Okay, so their recent releases are pretty spotty, and their live show is decidedly hit-or-miss, it's still worth the price of admission ... because it's FREE! Keep your fingers crossed for "Rocket U.S.A."

TOMORROW: an intriguing, unlikely double dip in the outer boroughs, starting at the Water Taxi Beach in Long Island City (Queens) for a fresh set of "cutting" (known to you and most as 'scratching') from hip-hop Grandmaster Flash! A mere $3 will get you sand in your toes, an unrivaled view of Manhattan, and booty-shaking old-skool beats from a guy whose vinyl collection must have serious holes in it by now. Trivia tidbit: Flash did not actually perform on "The Message." That one was Melle Mel all the way.

Why not follow your trip to the "beach" with a trip to the "pool"? But leave your swim trunks at home, because Brooklyn's latest concert hot-spot, the McCarren Park Pool, is where you'll find Starbucks recording artists Sonic Youth performing their indie touchstone Daydream Nation LIVE, in its entirety (except, perhaps, for that song with the piano). Okay, i'm fudging a bit here, because the show is around $35 to get in, thanks to our good friends at Clear Chan ...er, Live Nation. But, the pool is surrounded by a lovely park, perfect for throwing down a blanket, surreptitiously cracking a beer from the bodega, hanging out with your friends listening to the music, all while sticking it to the man in the process. If you are a purist enough to plop down the bucks to stand on paint-chip-flecked concrete just to get a good look at what Kim Gordon is wearing that day, well, be my guest. Not a very "indie" thing to do, though, is it.

SUNDAY: A legitimate free show at the Pool, and one involving a bona fide current act! The Brooklyn Music Scene's crown jewel, TV on the Radio, rocks this week's edition of the JellyNYC Pool Party in splendid style. That said, the RSVP list is more jam packed than the 1am L train, so make sure you get there EARLY, like 2pm early, if you have any intentions of getting in (even if it means endure a live set of execrable bass-less wonders Celebration). Or you could always, you know, just hang out outside.

Live sets from four terrific New York legends ... grand total $3. Come on down!

Photos from WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot and Three Pink Monkeys on Flickr and the Grandmaster Flash web site.