July 20, 2008 - July 26, 2008 Archives

Liars w/ Fuck Buttons and Team Robespierre this calendar is brought to you by BrooklynVegan

Santogold Diplo Plastic Little A-Trak Kid Cudi Musical pace-setters weave electro-pop, hip hop, ghettotech, thrash, baile funk, and grime to give a glimpse of where music is heading. Santogold is the name of the project fronted by Santi White, a songwriter, master of improvisation, and a group unto herself. Her eerily intelligent tunes, speckled with a DJ’s wizardry, are already receiving airplay in Afghanistan and Beirut. Her first single is “Switch and Graeme Remix” and her newest album is due out soon. Philadelphian DJ Diplo is characterized by his eclectic, often 80s-oriented mashups, mixtapes, and live sets. On his full-length solo effort, Florida, his sound achieves a cinematic tone. Born in Mississippi, Diplo picked up various styles such as dirty south, crunk and Miami bass, which often appear deep in his mix. Plastic Little is a group of rappers that don’t give a ****!. Little Jayson Musson, Kurt Hunte, Jon Folmar and beatmaker, Michael Stern are bringing back the days when hip hop was completely irreverent, made in the basement, and not for the lame. Untamed, they use a myriad of influences including a hearty sample from The Cure on “Get Close.” Plastic Little has released two albums, She’s Mature, and Little Plastic, which is an import only. A-Trak is a Montreal-based DJ and turntablist best known for his work with Kanye West. He won the DMCs World DJ Championship in 1997 at the age of 15, the youngest recipient of the award ever. A-Trak also runs his own label, "Fool's Gold," and the label’s first signing is Kid Sister, who is playing SummerStage on June 14. Out of the blue a kid from Cleveland who comes to Brooklyn is the new “it Kid.” Kid Cudi, (better known as Man on the Moon) is a minimalist rapper with otherworldly inspirations. His unique hooks and unorthodox sentiments beg for categorization of which there will be none. Call it “alternative rap” to make it easy, but coming out of the Fool’s Gold camp (Kanye West/A-Track) with enough of an early buzz to start a fire, the first single, Day ‘N Night is as different as night is from day. --- this calendar is brought to you by BrooklynVegan

GOLEM / SWAY MACHINERY / MICHAEL SHOWALTER / DELEON / SOULICO / & Special Guests JDub, the innovative not-for-profit Jewish music label, celebrates its 5th anniversary with a global lineup of artists bridging the divide between the old world and the new, featuring Gypsy folk rock from GOLEM, hip-hop and reggae from Tel Aviv¹s SOULICO, the Ladino-infused Sephardic tunes of DELEON, and the ritualistic Afro-pop/Cantorial blues of SWAY MACHINERY (with members of Balkan Beat Box, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, & Antibalas.) Special guests will join each band for a truly unique JDub festival. Hosted by Michael Showalter. Co-sponsored by Sabra Go Mediterranean, Natan, UJA-Federation of NY, and Masa. this calendar is brought to you by BrooklynVegan

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This series will consist of musical performances every weekday by different local guitarists. Music under the Trees with Guitars will showcase eclectic and multi-genre guitar oriented performances. This is a free event series that The Battery Conservancy is holding for the community. This celebration aims to echo the spirit and diversity of New York City while contributing to the local musical culture. Music under the Trees with Guitars will be held at Battery Park, in front of Picnick, the food kiosk that is between the Battery Gardens Restaurant and the East Coast Memorial.

In homage to Johnny Cash, the baddest man in music, Ollabelle, the multi-talented, Americana collective, performs a week-long series of shows based on the Man in Black’s muses: life, love, pain, transcendence. this calendar is brought to you by BrooklynVegan

Jump to the big-band sound of the Harlem Renaissance Orchestra, joined by the stunning and sassy jazz vocal sensation Mary Stallings, in a night that includes a special tribute to the late saxophone great Illinois Jacquet. Dance lesson at 6:30, live music at 7:30. Lesson: Margaret Batiuchok, NY Swing Dance Society DJ: David “Shorty Dave” Jacoby this calendar is brought to you by BrooklynVegan