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FEATURED EVENTS

MAY 19 & 20
The GREAT GOOGA MOOGA
www.googamooga.com

The Great Googa MoogaOn May 19th & 20th, 2012, Brooklyn’s historic Prospect Park will transform into an amusement park of music ,food and drink. Attendees will  experience culinary delights from superstar chefs and  will be able to hear music from Philly soul legends Daryl Hall & John Oates and hip hop ambassadors The Roots. The irrepressible Motown/Stax-influenced Fitz and The Tantrums, the electro dance magic of Holy Ghost!, the national treasure from New Orleans known as The Preservation Hall Jazz Band, funk and R&B master Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires, the Havana-born, New York-based conga sensation Pedrito Martinez, the modern take on disco by Escort, the soul church sounds of Naomi Shelton and the Gospel Queens, the noisy indie-pop of Bear Hands, the kaleidoscopic psych-beats of Portland, OR's Unknown Mortal Orchestra, the all-female Led Zeppelin cover band Lez Zeppelin, the Japanese atomic comic punk band Peelander-Z, Van Halen cover band Unchained and Fort Lean and Lucius, round out the lineup.



MAY 20
Bay Fest 2012 
Emmons Avenue & E 27th St
Sheepshead Bay
Noon to 6 pm

Free
www.bigbayfest.org

Sheepshead Bay's Bayfest 2012BAYFEST 2012  features some  21 bands, dance troupes, and kids' performers on a main stage and on the ten piers of Sheepshead Bay's beautiful waterfront. Face painting, arts and crafts, The  Brooklyn Nets' Experience Mobile Basketball Unit, roaming cartoon characters  and an awesome fireboat display from the FDNY , along with The Community Arts 50th Annual Fine Arts Show will round out the days activities.


EVENTS
Jalopy Theater

May 11- 13, 2012
Bayou n' Brooklyn Music Festival

Jalopy Theater
May 11: 8:00 PM / May 12: NOON/ May 13: 11:00 AM / $15
www.jalopy.biz

  Bell House

May 16, 2012
Michaela Anne
J.P. Harris & THE Tough Choices
Alana Amram & The Rough Gems


Union Hall
Doors 7:30 PM / Show 8:00 PM / $7
www.unionhallny.com

Roulette

May 18 - 19, 2012
The Brooklyn Youth Chorus

Roulette
May 18- 7:30 PM / noon & 7:30 pm on May 19 / $ 15- $ 35
roulette.org

  Public Assembly May 18, 2012
Beyond Booking Presents The Bunker
w/ Serge, Dexter, Spinoza, Prosumer, Fred P (Black Jazz Consortium)


Public Assembly
10:00 pm – All Rooms / $15 adv, $20 DOS / 21+
www.publicassemblynyc.com
Knitting Factory, Brooklyn

May 19, 2012
Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk
The Meters Experience featuring Leo Nocentelli & Special Guest Danny Louis (Gov't Mule)


Brooklyn Bowl
Doors: 6:00 PM / Show: 8:00 PM / $20.00
www.brooklynbowl.com

  Barbés

May 21, 2012
Brain Cloud -7:00 pm
Chicha Libree – 10:00 pm

Barbés
$10
www.barbesbrooklyn.com

Knitting Factory, Brooklyn

May 22, 2012
Heliotropes "Moonlite 12" Release Show" with Mitten and Dead Stars

The Knitting Factory Brooklyn
Doors 8:00 PM / $10 - $12
bk.knittingfactory.com

  Sycamore

May 24, 2012
Hearts and Bones

Sycamore
Doors at 9:00 pm / $ 10.00
www.sycamorebrooklyn.com

The Rock Shop

May 24, 2012
The Spinto Band
Ski Lodge, Extraordinaries


The Rock Shop
Doors: 8:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm / $10.00
www.therockshopny.com

  Pete's Candy Store

May 26, 2012
Afternoon Delight with Grand Lake Islands / Zachary Cale / The Chokers
Sets from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM

Evening Music with Hikrey Hakwins / Alex Battles and The Whisky Rebellion/ Los Bastardos Magnificos / Brownbird Rudy Relic
Sets from 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM

Pete's Candy Store
Free
www.petescandystore.com

BAM

May 26, 2012
BRC Orchestra Salute to Don Cornelius & Soul Train + Late Night Dance Party
BAMcafé Live
10:00 PM / FREE
bam.org

  Bell House

June 8, 2012
The Real McKenzies / The Goddamn Gallows
The Bell House / Main Event Hall
Doors at 8:30 PM, Show at 9:00 PM / $15 ADV/ $20 DOS
www.thebellhouseny.com

         

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