Budos Band at Celebrate Brooklyn! (08/07/10) Photo: Bart Babinski Download: The Budos Band – “Unbroken, Unshaven” (mp3) Staten Island’s The Budos Band opened up the packed-to-the-gills Sharon Jones show at Celebrate Brooklyn! on Saturday night, which was good timing since their brand new record The Budos Band III arrives on store shelves today (Aug 10)….
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Metric Played Celebrate Brooklyn w/ Holly Miranda and Joan As Police Woman
Metric at Celebrate Brooklyn! (08/05/10) Photo: Chris Becker …The Toronto-born quartet delivered an expansive set comprising some of their most aggressive tracks (“Monster Hospital,” “Satellite Mind,” “Dead Disco”), and Haines belted them all out while bunny-hopping and high-kicking her way across the strobe-lit stage—a specter of unrelenting shamanistic fervor in heels. There were some missteps,…
Sonic Youth at Celebrate Brooklyn!
Sonic Youth at Celebrate Brooklyn! (07/31/10) Photo: Chris Becker It is clear that Sonic Youth has painstakingly honed their live show over the years, yet it sounded anything but rehearsed. The songs, while instantly recognizable due to their oft-overlooked hooks and off-kilter but catchy melodies, vary significantly from the album versions. The most notable difference,…
Passion Pit at Celebrate Brooklyn
Passion Pit at Celebrate Brooklyn! (06/29/10) Photo: Marisa McGrody On Tuesday night, Boston’s Passion Pit played their biggest New York show to date, a sold out benefit before an enthusiastic crowd at the bandshell at Prospect Park. The next Celebrate Brooklyn! event is a free show featuring The Fab 5 and Uzalu on Friday, July…
Tonight’s Buena Vista Social Club Show at Celebrate Brooklyn! Has Been Cancelled
Unfortunately, tonight’s (June 24) live performance by Buena Vista Social Club at Celebrate Brooklyn! has been been cancelled, they’ll be screening the Wim Wenders film instead. The performance by flamenco dancer Nelida Tirado will take place as scheduled. BRIC Arts | Media | Bklyn announces with great regret that tomorrow’s (June 24) free performance by…
Norah Jones at Prospect Park Pics
Norah Jones at Prospect Park (06/09/10) Photo: Jon Klemm Despite the crap weather, Norah Jones still drew an impressive crowd at the kickoff of this year’s Celebrate Brooklyn! concert series in Prospect Park. Here’s a little bit of what Rob Harvilla of the Village Voice had to say about the night: “Let’s go get wet!”…