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Known as the fourth largest city in America in its' own right, Brooklyn is a market that, until recently, was underserved by the entertainment industry. Recent economic development initiatives have sparked new projects that include Barclays Center, the future home of the Nets NBA basketball franchise, the rebirth of Coney Island and the transformation of the Brooklyn waterfront into the world class Brooklyn Bridge Park.
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All music... All Brooklyn !!
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Celebrity Interviews! New Artist Profiles! Contests! Brooklyn Music Venue Picks!
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Joan Osborne's Brooklyn Muse: A Challenge Well Met
2011 was a busy year for Joan Osborne, beginning with Love and Hate, the multimedia music/dance/film production she created and performed as part of Lincoln Center’s American Songbook Series in February, followed by a whirlwind tour that took her from Central Park to Seattle... | read more
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 On 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.
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MAY 20
Bay Fest 2012
Emmons Avenue & E 27th St
Sheepshead Bay
Noon to 6 pm
Free
www.bigbayfest.org
 BAYFEST 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.
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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
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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
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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
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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 |
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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
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May 21, 2012
Brain Cloud -7:00 pm
Chicha Libree – 10:00 pm
Barbés
$10
www.barbesbrooklyn.com
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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
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May 24, 2012
Hearts and Bones
Sycamore
Doors at 9:00 pm / $ 10.00
www.sycamorebrooklyn.com
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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
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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
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May 26, 2012
BRC Orchestra Salute to Don Cornelius & Soul Train + Late Night Dance Party
BAMcafé Live
10:00 PM / FREE
bam.org
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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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