BRIC Media Arts Bklyn - Performing Arts Events Feed http://www.bricartsmedia.org/feeds/events BRIC Media | Arts | Bklyn Performing Arts Events en-us <![CDATA[Big Daddy Kane Plus a Screening of BDK: The Big Daddy Kane Story, Hosted by "The World's #1 beatboxer" Rahzel w/ special sets by Rahzel feat. DJ JS-1, Blitz the Ambassador & Ralph Mcdaniels' Video Music Box]]>CELEBRATE BROOKLYN! @ Prospect Park Bandshell
August 8, 2009
7:00 PM
FREE
The Lyricist Lounge returns to Celebrate Brooklyn! with a momentous night of hip-hop featuring Brooklyn legend Big Daddy Kane, who will perform with his live band. The show will be preceded by a screening of the short documentary BDK: The Big Daddy Kane Story, directed by Lyricist Lounge’s own Anthony Marshall.Gates open at 6:00 pm]]>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/big-daddy-kane-plus-a-screening-of-bdk-the-big-daddy-kane-story-hosted-by<![CDATA[Celebrate Brooklyn! Opening Night Gala & Concert ]]>CELEBRATE BROOKLYN! @ Prospect Park Bandshell
June 9, 2010
5:00 PM-11:00 PM
Save the date! The Celebrate Brooklyn! Opening Night Gala & Concert will take place on Wednesday, June 9, 2010. Click here to purchase tickets and for more information or contact Jessica Kepler, Development & Marketing Manager for Celebrate Brooklyn, at jkepler@bricartsmedia.org.]]>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0400http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/celebrate-brooklyn-opening-night-gala-concert<![CDATA[Winter Warm Up: Comedy with Eugene Mirman & Pretty Good Friends]]>The Bell House
February 27, 2010
8:00 PM
Presented by Friends of Celebrate BrooklynIncluding Kristen Schaal and Michael ShowalterTo kick-off the 2010 Friends of Celebrate Brooklyn membership campaign, Brooklyn Resident Eugene Mirman, will be hosting an evening of comedy and music with fellow comedians Kristen Schaal, Michael Showalter and some other pretty good friends. Eugene was recently named Best New York Comedian by The Village Voice in 2009 and has appeared in his own half hour special on Comedy Central, as well as appearing on..]]>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0400http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/winter-warm-up-comedy-with-eugene-mirman-pretty-good-friends<![CDATA[Passion Pit Benefit Show at Celebrate Brooklyn]]>CELEBRATE BROOKLYN! @ Prospect Park Bandshell
June 29, 2010
6:00 PM-10:00 PM
The Bowery PresentsPassion Pit (SOLD OUT)with very special guest Tokyo Police ClubAbout Passion PitRedemption. Paranoia. Guilt. And brief glimpses of a better tomorrow, all cloaked in pop hooks that truly help the medicine go down.What is this? Another lost LP from Brian Wilson’s sandbox phase? If only things were that simple. What we’re really alluding to here is Passion Pit’s first proper full-length, Manners, a bird-flipping break from the blogosphere by a 21 year old with..]]>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0400http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/passion-pit-benefit-show-at-celebrate-brooklyn<![CDATA[The National Benefit Show at Celebrate Brooklyn]]>CELEBRATE BROOKLYN! @ Prospect Park Bandshell
July 27, 2010
6:00 PM-10:00 PM
The Bowery PresentsThe NationalThe National are a band of New Yorkers transplanted from Cincinnati, Ohio: Matt Berninger, Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner, Bryan Devendorf, and Scott Devendorf. What each member of the band does is not that important, but what they do together seems increasingly more so…When last we heard from The National, they’d released and toured behind their Beggars Banquet debut, Alligator, an album whose reception closely mirrored the kind of sounds they made on..]]>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0400http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/the-national-benefit-show-at-celebrate-brooklyn<![CDATA[Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (the Hood Opera)]]>BRICstudio
February 5, 2010
8:00 PM-10:00 PM
Melvin Van Peebles & Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber in residence at BRICstudio8:00 PM     Work-In-Progress Viewing9:45 PM     Discussion w/ Melvin Van Peebles10:00 PM   Book Signing & Merchandise SalesDoors Open @ 7:45 PML: Melvin Van Peebles (Photo © 1994 Kei Uesugi)R: Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber (Photo © Libby McLinn)Join us for an unforgettable evening with legendary artist and director Melvin Van Peebles as he Burnt..]]>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0400http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/sweet-sweetback-s-baadasssss-song-the-hood-opera-3<![CDATA[Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (the Hood Opera)]]>BRICstudio
February 3, 2010
8:00 PM-10:00 PM
Melvin Van Peebles & Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber in residence at BRICstudio8:00 PM     Work-In-Progress Viewing9:45 PM     Discussion w/ Melvin Van Peebles10:00 PM   Book Signing & Merchandise SalesDoors Open @ 7:45 PML: Melvin Van Peebles (Photo © 1994 Kei Uesugi)R: Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber (Photo © Libby McLinn)Join us for an unforgettable evening with legendary artist and director Melvin Van Peebles as he Burnt..]]>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0400http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/sweet-sweetback-s-baadasssss-song-the-hood-opera-2<![CDATA[Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (the Hood Opera)]]>BRICstudio
February 4, 2010
8:00 PM-10:00 PM
Melvin Van Peebles & Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber in residence at BRICstudio8:00 PM     Work-In-Progress Viewing9:45 PM     Discussion w/ Melvin Van Peebles10:00 PM   Book Signing & Merchandise SalesDoors Open @ 7:45 PML: Melvin Van Peebles (Photo © 1994 Kei Uesugi)R: Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber (Photo © Libby McLinn)Join us for an unforgettable evening with legendary artist and director Melvin Van Peebles as he Burnt..]]>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0400http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/sweet-sweetback-s-baadasssss-song-the-hood-opera<![CDATA[A special screening of 'Still Bill']]>Pavilion Park Slope
January 26, 2010
7:30 PM
b-side presents in collaboration with Celebrate Brooklyn! a special screening of Still Bill featuring Bill WithersSOLD OUTFilmed in part at Celebrate Brooklyn! during the Bill Withers tribute show on August 9, 2008, Still Bill is an intimate portrait of soul legend Bill Withers, best known for his classics Ain’t No Sunshine, Lean On Me, Lovely Day, Grandma’s Hands and Just the Two of Us.Immediately following the film will be a post-screening discussion with Bill Withers, filmmakers..]]>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0400http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/a-special-screening-of-still-bill<![CDATA[Atlantic Antic]]>October 4, 2009
10:00 AM-5:00 PM
FREE
TENT LOCATIONBetween Bond & Nevins Streets, closest location is 452 Atlantic AvenueCome join us for fun giveaways and to purchase ‘vintage’ Celebrate Brooklyn! t-shirt]]>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/atlantic-antic<![CDATA[Animal Collective – Benefit Show]]>CELEBRATE BROOKLYN! @ Prospect Park Bandshell
August 15, 2009
5:30 PM
Despite the evident appeal of their deliciously skewed songs, heartbreaking hooks and deep pop sensibilities, Animal Collective is clearly not a simple or stable ‘band’ proposition. Friends and musical partners since 1992, core members Avey Tare and Panda Bear came together in 2000 with the intention of moving pop music in a direction that would place heavy emphasis on sonic experience. Soon after this, they began operating as Animal Collective, an umbrella name now used for a of 1..]]>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/animal-collective-benefit-show<![CDATA[Animal Collective – Benefit Show]]>CELEBRATE BROOKLYN! @ Prospect Park Bandshell
August 14, 2009
5:30 PM
Despite the evident appeal of their deliciously skewed songs, heartbreaking hooks and deep pop sensibilities, Animal Collective is clearly not a simple or stable ‘band’ proposition. Friends and musical partners since 1992, core members Avey Tare and Panda Bear came together in 2000 with the intention of moving pop music in a direction that would place heavy emphasis on sonic experience. Soon after this, they began operating as Animal Collective, an umbrella name now used for a of 1..]]>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/animal-collective-benefit-show-2<![CDATA[TV on the Radio with Gang Gang Dance and Chin Chin – Benefit Show]]>CELEBRATE BROOKLYN! @ Prospect Park Bandshell
August 11, 2009
5:30 PM
General Admission/Standing Room ticketsTickets to Bowery Presents shows are sold at the Mercury Lounge and Music Hall of Williamsburg box offices free of service charges. Mercury Lounge (Mon-Sat: 12-7 PM ); Music Hall of Williamsburg (Saturdays only: 11-6 PM).Both box offices are cash only. If tickets do not sell out in advance, they will be sold at the door on the night of the show (cash only).This Brooklyn-based band's experimental mishmash of electronics, indie guitar rock, free jazz, funk,..]]>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/tv-on-the-radio-with-gang-gang-dance-and-chin-chin-benefit-show<![CDATA[Bonnie Raitt & Taj Mahal – Benefit Show]]>CELEBRATE BROOKLYN! @ Prospect Park Bandshell
August 12, 2009
6:00 PM
Reserved Seat tickets and General Admission Lawn ticketsIf tickets do not sell out in advance, they will be sold at the door on the night of the show (cash only).This summer, Bonnie Raitt and Taj Mahal—two leading lights of modern blues—are joining forces for their first-ever tour together. This show will feature Bonnie and Taj on stage alone and together. Bonnie, backed by her always-dazzling group, and Taj, with the six-piece, Grammy-winning Phantom Blues Band, will play full the..]]>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/bonnie-raitt-taj-mahal-benefit-show<![CDATA[Grace Potter & The Nocturnals with Deer Tick and Jones Street Station]]>CELEBRATE BROOKLYN! @ Prospect Park Bandshell
August 7, 2009
7:00 PM
FREE
Fronted by the Joplin-like vocals and the Hammond B-3 playing of the group’s fearless frontwoman, Grace Potter & The Nocturnals play “blues-based rock with glorious passion.” The music of Deer Tick is hard to categorize—folk? indie rock? alt-country? Americana?—but easy to love. They “write and play some of the most soulful, inspired music around, littered with lyrics as sharp as a shot of whiskey and rapid-fire guitar solos strong enough to blow the off..]]>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/grace-potter-the-nocturnals-with-deer-tick-and-jones-street-station<![CDATA[The Royal Family: Soulive's 10th Anniversary Celebration, with Special Guests John Scofield and Christian Scott, Ivan Neville & Dumpstaphunk]]>CELEBRATE BROOKLYN! @ Prospect Park Bandshell
July 31, 2009
7:00 PM
FREE
The exceptional jazz-funk trio Soulive celebrates ten years of “simmering instrumental funk” (Entertainment Weekly) by bringing out The Royal Family, a conglomeration of various side projects and special guests that will come together for the ultimate outdoor summer NYC jam. The proceedings will begin with a performance by Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk, which Offbeat describes as “musically hard-nosed and rooted in 1970s inner city funk.”Gates at 6:00 pm]]>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/the-royal-family-soulive-s-10th-anniversary-celebration-with-special-guests<![CDATA[Burning Spear with Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens]]>CELEBRATE BROOKLYN! @ Prospect Park Bandshell
July 30, 2009
7:30 PM
FREE
Roots reggae legend Burning Spear will return to Celebrate Brooklyn! for another epic performance. Last year’s vital Jah Is Real featured contributions from Bootsy Collins and Bernie Worrel and found Spear at the top of his game. PopMatters said, “Four decades and still dropping knowledge: no other artist, with the possible exception of Toots Hibbert, can lay claim to being reggae’s true elder statesman.” The evening will begin with the harmonies and church-inflected of..]]>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/burning-spear-with-naomi-shelton-the-gospel-queens<![CDATA[Purple Rain Sing-A-Long with Escort]]>CELEBRATE BROOKLYN! @ Prospect Park Bandshell
August 6, 2009
7:00 PM
FREE
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of one of history’s greatest pop albums, and the extravagantly, hilariously whacky and over the top film it inspired (the apotheosis of both the purple one’s genius and self caricature), we invite you to  don something lacey and ruffled and come get your Prince on. We'll have lyric subtitles, but you know the words already. Joy Dragland of Brooklyn's live disco orchestra Escort certainly does; Purple Rain was the first cassette she ever owned...]]>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/purple-rain-sing-a-long-with-escort<![CDATA[Dean & Britta: 13 Most Beautiful…Songs for Andy Warhol’s Screen Tests with Crystal Stilts]]>CELEBRATE BROOKLYN! @ Prospect Park Bandshell
August 1, 2009
7:00 PM
FREE
Dean & Britta, who are beloved as one of the sexiest duo’s in rock, in addition to being alumni of the groundbreaking alt-rock band Luna, perform original scores to Warhol's rarely seen short silent film portraits, which captured Factory superstars, celebrities, and anonymous teenagers in mesmerizing four-minute shots. The New York Times says, “The music unabashedly translates the ominous drone of early Velvet Underground songs like I’m Waiting for the Man and Venus in a..]]>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/dean-britta-13-most-beautifulsongs-for-andy-warhols-screen-tests-with<![CDATA[MGMT (SOLD OUT) – Benefit Show]]>July 1, 2009
5:00 PM
FREE
40 years after the Summer of Love (and 30 years after the Summer of Hate), MGMT is celebrating the grand re-opening of the third eye of the world with Oracular Spectacular, the duo's much-anticipated first full-length album, an enigmatic and prophetic collection of hallucinatory sounds and hook-riddled pop tones for the new millennium. MGMT is: Andrew Vanwyngarden and Ben Goldwasser, two psychic pilgrims whose paths first intersected in the green pastures of Wesleyan University in Middletown,..]]>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/mgmt-sold-out-benefit-show