Common Opens Up the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn Season in Prospect Park
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano) You know it's summer when the BRIC Celebrate Festival season starts in Prospect Park (even if Mother Nature won't officially chime in
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“Soundtrack ’63” at the Apollo Theater
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano.) On Saturday night, the Apollo Theater presented "Soundtrack '63," a production of Soul Science Lab based in Brooklyn. Using a rich gumbo
Rahzel and Friends: A Rap Reunion at Brooklyn Bowl
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano.) The message to the audience at Brooklyn Bowl for the Rap Reunion on July 28 was that hip hop music in the 1990s was more
Talib Kweli (and friends) at Brooklyn Bowl
by Steven Pisano Brooklyn’s own Talib Kweli, a star in the world of hip hop for almost a generation now, brought his expanding hip hop universe to Brooklyn Bowl
Concert Comix: Rock the Belles at Gowanus Loft
by Hazel Newlevant Shout-out to all of the artists, aerialists, and musicians who beautified the Gowanus Loft Friday night at the pro-woman hip-hop extravganza Rock the Belles (no relation to that
Vernon Reid’s “Artificial Afrika” at Dixon Place
by Brian WeidyIn one of the most unique and innovative performances I've ever seen, guitarist Vernon Reid brought his multimedia presentation, "Artificial Afrika," to Dixon Place on the Bowery Friday night. Reid, best
Das Racist on Conan
I can't believe I missed this. Scratch that: I can't believe this even happened. And, did y'all see Spin last month? Not bad for a couple of Brooklyn wiseasses without a manger. Was