Now it’s even easier to get your groove on in Brooklyn than ever before. That’s because The End, a brand-new recording studio and performance center, has recently opened next to the park grounds at Transmitter Park. Brian Binsack, Brian Crowe and Neal Sherlock have come together to enjoy this amazing location. The studio is located…
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Brooklyn Independent Music Festival Coming
If you’re at all into music, then this is the weekend to be in Gowanus. This coming weekend, the first Brooklyn Independent Music Festival will take place at Littlefield on DeGraw Street in Gowanus. Organized by Bennett Miller of Bedford-Stuyvesant, it should be well worth your time. The First Annual Festival As Miller said, “Brooklyn…
Music to New York’s Ears
If you’re a musician who thinks you’re going to be making beautiful music in Central Park this weekend – think again. In recent news, city officials have been handing out nuisance summonses and posting a “Quiet Zone” sign at Bethesda Fountain, much to the horror of many park-goers. Musical History in Central Park For over…
Legal Dispute Forces Free Concerts to New Venue in Coney Island
Opponents of Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz’s plan to build a $64 million amphitheater have succeeded in banning summer concerts in Asser Levy Park, at least for the time being. Amplified Sound Forbidden The free concerts were banned based on a law which states that amplified sound is forbidden from being played within 500 feet…
From Comedy to Dance New York Has It All
The spring is a great time for entertainment in New York City. Some of the special events coming up are: Music Jennifer Hudson- Madison Square Garden: Beacon Theatre, Wednesday July 6, 8pm. Hudson is best known for her performance in the 2006 film version of the Broadway show “Dreamgirls.” She came to the light of…
Fred Hersch and Fazioli Shine at Spring Jazz Concert
Ordinarily Fred Hersch, beloved jazz pianist who has been nominated for three Grammy awards, performs on a Steinway piano to audiences of between 400 and 800 appreciative listeners. But in what was the first of four jazz concerts to be conducted at the Union County Performing Arts Center in Rahway, New Jersey, Mr. Hersch performed…
Respect for Birthday Girl, Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin certainly proved that she still deserves “respect” as she celebrated her 69th birthday in New York City this past weekend. Friday night she joined more than 100 friends and family at a Central Park Hotel where Bette Midler, Gayle King, Tony Bennett and others were in attendance. Smokey Robinson, Clive Davis and many…
Iconic Brooklyn Record Shop Closing This Week
Birdel’s Records is one of the last places left in New York where you can still find records; you know, those big round black flat circles that play music on a ‘record player?’ Unfortunately, if you do want to see what a record is, other than in a museum, you will need to get down…
Great Sounds at the Second Sunday Jazz Concert Series
The PJS Jazz Society has been celebrating the art of jazz since 1980 with their ever popular Sunday jazz concerts. Once a month for eight months a year the First Presbyterian Church in Mount Vernon, New York plays host to some of the most promising upcoming jazz artists as well as some of the most…
Cuban Arts Festival To Take Place In NYC
Cultural relations between the US and Cuba seem to be improving. A festival celebrating and presenting Cuban arts is soon to take place in New York City, and it will go on for two months. Starting on March 31st, the festival includes performances from the Cuban rumba and dance group Los Munequitos de Matanzas and…
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