Tag: Prospect Park

Sigur Rós Releasing a New Album, Playing Prospect Park

Sigur Rós – Valtari Icelandic art pop stars Sigur Rós will release their new album Valtari on May 29, 2012. i really can’t remember why we started this record, i no longer know what we were trying to do back then. i do know session after session went pear-shaped, we lost focus and almost gave…

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2011 Celebrate Brooklyn! Official Lineup Released

Celebrate Brooklyn! 2011 Lineup Photo: Jon Klemm They had planned to do a big reveal on Thursday night at the Brooklyn Bridge event, but they “leaked” their own schedule in advance via snail mail on Tuesday (May 10). View the whole (very impressive looking) 2011 Celebrate Brooklyn! schedule below. Celebrate Brooklyn! at Prospect Park 2011…

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Michael Jackson’s Birthday Party in Prospect Park on Saturday

Michael Jackson Michael Jackson, who as a Jehovah’s Witness traditionally did not celebrate his own Birthday, is being thrown a large posthumous party by Spike Lee in Prospect Park on Saturday, August 29. On Saturday, thousands are expected to fill the Nethermead meadow in the center of Prospect Park to celebrate Mr. Jackson’s life on…

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TV On The Radio at Prospect Park (Celebrate Brooklyn!) Presale Info

As I mentioned yesterday, TV On The Radio announced an outdoor benefit show (their second of the summer) at Prospect Park on August 11, 2009. Tickets for that show go on Amex presale starting Wednesday, May 6 at 11AM, regular on sale begins Friday, May 8 at noon. (Just an FYI for the uninitiated, TVOTRs…

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Beth Orton at Celebrate Brooklyn!

Beth Orton played a free show on Saturday night at Celebrate Brooklyn! and I think it turned out to be a very pleasant evening for everyone involved. I really enjoy Beth’s music, and her acoustic set accompanied by multinstrumentalist Rob Moose was enthusiastically received by the respectful and appreciative Park Slope crowd. The only quibble…

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