August 2008 Archives

For its 13th consecutive year, NBC’s TODAY show is bringing together the biggest names in music to rock the Plaza. This year’s “Toyota Concert Series on TODAY” kicks off with a special performance by the Grammy-award winner Alicia Keys on Monday, April 21. The “Toyota Concert Series on TODAY” will continue its tradition of bringing TODAY viewers the hottest artists in the industry continuing all the way into the fall. America’s favorite morning program will also feature some surprise guests and blasts-from-the-past performances, which will be announced throughout the series. Fans and visitors are encouraged to join us on the plaza for the live performances. Viewing is on a first-come, first-served basis outside TODAY’s Window on the World Studio, located at 49th Street and Rockefeller Plaza in New York City. this calendar is brought to you by BrooklynVegan

GOOD MORNING AMERICA Summer Concerts Friday mornings in Bryant Park (41st St. and 6th Ave.). The show starts at 7:00am, but plan to arrive no later than 6:00am. this calendar is brought to you by BrooklynVegan

The Persuasions may not have invented a capella. They have however, carried the torch and kept the art form alive, sometimes single handedly, for over four decades. They have done this by staying true to themselves, true to the music and true to their fans. this calendar is brought to you by BrooklynVegan

Minneapolis native Brother Ali's smash-record "The Undisputed Truth" was on everybody's Top 10 lists of 2007 — and we're not just talking hip-hop here. His sharp, insight filled lyrics find sweet harmony with his soul sampled, head nodding beats. this calendar is brought to you by BrooklynVegan

CARL DAVIS: THE CHARLIE CHAPLIN MUTUALS with THE KNIGHTS / CHRISTINA COURTIN Three of Chaplin’s greatest shorts—The Rink (1916), The Immigrant (1916), and The Adventurer (1917)—will come alive as never before with new scores by the highly sought after UK based composer CARL DAVIS (London Philharmonic Orchestra), performed live by the dashing 16-piece pickup NY chamber orchestra THE KNIGHTS. Brooklyn born Davis returns home to conduct. With the charming local violinist and singer CHRISTINA COURTIN, whose fearless delivery recalls “performers as diverse as Janis Joplin and Antony.” (Time Out) this calendar is brought to you by BrooklynVegan

Pier 54 on Wednesdays & Pier 45 on Fridays at dusk (8-8:30PM) Enjoy all-time great movies under the stars twice a week! Seating is available and Free Popcorn. Beverages and snacks are for sale. Free popcorn is being served and beverages are for sale. this calendar is brought to you by BrooklynVegan

DanceBrazli w/ Max Pollak and RumbaTap Traditional Brazilian dance and capoeira meet Latin rhythms, jazz, tap, and body DanceBrazil, at the suggestion of the late Alvin Ailey, was founded in 1977 by choreographer Jelon Vieira, who is widely credited for introducing Afro-Brazilian dance and Capoeira to the US. Today, the company’s mission is to create dances inspired by Mr. Vieira’s love and understanding of his native Bahia, which have the capacity to further the development and understanding of Brazilian/Afro-Brazilian based culture. The evening will feature a performance of “Ritmo”, Mr. Vieira’s homage to Capoeira. Max Pollak inventively melds Latin rhythms, jazz, tap dance, and body percussion to create RumbaTap, a company comprised of a multi-talented, international cast. Pollak, named one of “25 to Watch in 2007” by Dance Magazine, is also responsible for conceiving the first-ever tap festival in Cuba. RumbaTap has been performed, taught and exhibited all over the world. --- this calendar is brought to you by BrooklynVegan

> Planned Collapse > Thought Crime > Black September > Casa de Chihuahua this calendar is brought to you by BrooklynVegan

This is the Saturday show at the park, with: Rabia, Black September, Planned Collapse, Hipster Holocaust, Casa De Chihuahua + one more. this calendar is brought to you by BrooklynVegan

FATHER GOOSE / THE SIPPY CUPS / SONIA MANZANO / JAMES McDANIEL / JOAN OSBORNE Join us to celebrate the classic and progressive work of children’s book author Ezra Jack Keats as Dan Zanes cohort FATHER GOOSE throws a block party stretching from Jamaica to Brooklyn, abetted by the delightfully over-stimulating psychedelic California kids rockers THE SIPPY CUPS, “quite possibly the illegitimate offspring of The Cat in the Hat and Joey Ramone.” (SF Chronicle) SONIA MANZANO a.k.a. Maria from Sesame Street, Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter JOAN OSBORNE, and Emmy Award-wining actor JAMES McDANIEL read classic Keats stories between sets. Come early and stay late or just drop in—over two hours of music and fun. this calendar is brought to you by BrooklynVegan