This Event

And in my ventures and travails of going to and fro in this city, I picked up a copy of this weeks L Magazine from one of those corner newspaper boxes that are to be found on every other corner throughout the city with a ton of other free newspaper boxes next to them. And that L Magazine can sometimes be funny and hilarious as heck with its articles. And then there are those Amanda Park Taylor columns that have been very interesting and educational to read for a while now, as she seems as if she wants to save the environment and the world from itself. And in this weeks edition, she seeks to save the world from plastic. And as I turned the pages an ad appeared, the same ad that appears in this weeks Village Voice. It is an ad for The Brooklyn Next Festival, and I thought to post it because hey, it's less writing sometimes. And I see the Drumadics are listed. The Drumadics are this really cool drum and horn band, or is it buckets and horn band that play underground in the New York City Subway as part of the Music Under New York Program. They should be a fun band to watch play. Have a great music, art and festival day.

Brooklyn Next, Feb 15-24. 175 shows, 17 venues, 2 weeks. Around the borough: Shows at partner venues start Feb 20.

BROOKLYN NEXT

Brooklyn Next (Feb 15—24) highlights the innovation and diversity of Brooklyn's music scene with two weekends packed with shows all over the borough. See the listings below for what's going on at BAM and around the borough.

Note: Programming subject to change. Check venues for pricing information.


AT BAM

FEB 15
BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
Soulive with Noble Society at 8pm

BAMcafé
Black Rock Coalition: Power Douglas with Dragons Of Zynth and Tunde Adebimpe & Kyp Malone (TV On The Radio), 10pm—2am


FEB 16
BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
Citizen Cope with Len Xiang at 8pm

BAMcafé
JellyNYC: White Rabbits with Miss Fairchild and EFFI BRIEST, 10pm—2am


FEB 22
BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
The National with My Brightest Diamond at 8pm Sold out!

BAMcafé
Soul Summit Music with Special Guests DJ Spinna and Strafe,10pm—4am


FEB 23
BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
The National with My Brightest Diamond at 8pm Sold out!

BAMcafé
Soul Summit Music with Special Guest Danil Wright, 10pm—2am


FEB 24
BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
Dan Zanes and Friends at 11am & 2pm


AROUND THE BOROUGH

FEB 20
Southpaw
Brooklyn Next Launch Party: Tortured Soul with Pimps of Joytime / Turntables on the Hudson at 7:30pm


FEB 21
Barbès
Sanda Weigl at 8pm
Matt Munisteri at 10pm

Five Spot
Da Feel w/Nate Jones at 10pm

Frank's Lounge
Soul Cycle at 8:30pm
Myoshia at 9:30pm

Goodbye Blue Monday
Yva Las Vegass, Kenny Forsh & K-Men's Crew, Ching Chong Song, The Pizzas, and The New York Howl (Doors 7:30pm)

Le Grand Dakar
Kaissa at 8 & 10pm

Magnetic Field
Charles Burst at 9pm
Takka Takka at 10pm

Monkey Town
The Rebel (Country Teasers) at 8pm & 10:30pm

Pete's Candy Store
Sasha Dobson at 9pm
Meowskers at 10:30pm

Solomon's Porch Cafe
Karen Bernod at 9pm

Sputnik
DJ Premier's Year Round Showcase: NYGZS / Blaq Poet / Fabid / DJ Evil Dee (Doors 10pm)

Union Hall
Favourite Sons and The Mugs (Doors 8pm)

Williamsburg Music Center
Williamsburg Youth Jazz Ensemble at 9pm

Zebulon
The Interpreter featuring Skeletons and Kings of All Cities and Bee's Nest Groupat 9pm


FEB 22
Barbès
Les Chauds Lapins at 8pm
Chicha Libre at 10pm

FiveMyles
Gato Loco (Quarteto Y Orquestra) with Dancers, and Drumadics with Trixie Little and The Evil Hate Monkey at 8:30pm

Five Spot
Tantra w/Rhythm Justice band at 8pm
Kelly Renee at 10pm
Alkebulan at 11pm

Frank's Lounge
Dj Adam Scott at 10pm

Goodbye Blue Monday
Skeleton Breath, The Woes, Greg & Hawk, Naomi Shelton & the Gospel Queens, and Zest Rock (Doors 7:30pm)

Le Grand Dakar
Hiro Homma Group (with Headhunters' Jerry Z) at 8 & 10pm

Magnetic Field
Goes Cube at 10pm

Monkey Town
Excepter 7:30pm & 10pm

Pete's Candy Store
Mike Wexler at 9pm
Death Vessel at 10:30pm

Solomon's Porch Cafe
Jeff King Band at 9pm

Southpaw
Nuclear Family, Junk Science, The Dugout, and The Project at 9pm

Sputnik
DJ Reborn with Mrk Drkfthr (Doors 10pm)

Union Hall
Laura Cantrell and Mia Riddle & Her Band (Doors 8pm)

Williamsburg Music Center
Lines of Reason at 9pm

Zebulon
Charles Gayle Trio at 9pm
UB 313 at 11pm


FEB 23
Barbès
Brian Carpenter's Ghost Train Orchestra at 8pm
Life In A Blender at 10pm

Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation
Doors Open at 8pm
Wumni, Restoration Youth Arts Academy African Drummers, and Special Guest DJs

FiveMyles
Female Jazz Vocalists: Maritri Garrett, Desiree Gordon, Sarah Holtzschue, Nzinga Job, Da'neesa Monk, Yolanda Sangweni, Jane Wang, Hosted by Iowan Tribal at 8:30pm

Five Spot
Rasheeda Wallace at 10pm
Nakia Henry at 11pm

Frank's Lounge
Angela Johnson Listening Party at 8pm
Claude Gomis at 9pm
Moneh at 10pm

Goodbye Blue Monday
Diana Joy, Alana Amram and the Rough Gems, Twi & Humblefeather, Ras Moshe Trio, and Complex (Doors 7:30pm)

Dakar Restaurant
Tribe Of Judah at 8 & 10pm

Magnetic Field
The Mess Arounds at 9pm
The A-Bones at 10pm

Monkey Town
Tony Conrad at 7:30pm & 10pm

Pete's Candy Store
Louis at 9pm
Ola Podrida at 10:30pm

Solomon's Porch Cafe
Buyu at 8pm

Southpaw
Johnny Cash Birthday Bash With Alex Battles Whiskey Rebellion And Friends, and Sit & Die Co. at 8pm

Sputnik
DJ Spinna (Doors 10pm)

Union Hall
Travis Morrison Hellfighters and A Sunny Day In Glasgow (Doors 8pm)

Williamsburg Music Center
Gerry Eastman Ensemble at 9pm

Zebulon
Baye Kouyate Et Les Tougarake at 9pm
Amayo's Fu-Arkistra at 11pm