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Posted in music | tour dates | venues on July 9, 2008
Music at the (Brooklyn) Bridge - kicks off tonight
The Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy and the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation have announced Wednesday, July 9, as the start date for Music At The Bridge, a new free summer music series being presented in the Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park section of Brooklyn Bridge Park. For each of five consecutive Wednesday nights, starting at 6:30pm, a different Brooklyn music venue will curate a three-hour jewel of a program, taking direct aim at the musically adventurous.If you are adventurous, check out the lineup (of jewels) below...
Music At The Bridge line-up at a glance:
Wednesday, July 9: An evening curated by Barbès, featuring:"All concerts are free, but capacity is limited. The Tobacco Warehouse gates open at 6:00 pm, with performances beginning at 6:30pm. See www.BrooklynBridgePark.org for more information."
Las Rubias Del Norte
The Parker String Quartet
The Mandingo AmbassadorsWednesday, July 16: An evening curated by Zebulon, featuring:
Stuart Bogie/Superhuman Happiness
Charles Gayle Trio
Colin Stetson
Sharon Van EttenWednesday, July 23: An evening curated by Jalopy, featuring:
The Wiyos
Rob Reddy's Tenfold
The Otis Brothers
Al Duvall
Wednesday, July 30: An evening curated by ISSUE Project Room, featuring:
John Zorn's COBRA
Theremin Society
Jonathan Kane's FEBRUARYWednesday, August 6: An evening curated by Union Hall, featuring:
French Kicks
Headlights
Tiny Masters of Today
Secret Science Club
Dave Hill
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Posted on July 9, 2008 2:07 PM
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Comments (13)
Bring back the Anchorage parties!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by Regular reader | July 9, 2008 2:15 PM
these shows are rain or shine, under a tent
Posted by brooklynvegan | July 9, 2008 2:26 PM
Is this the same park where the Boredoms 77 drummers thing was last year?
Posted by Anonymous | July 9, 2008 2:38 PM
Go see Charles Gayle - he's incredible.
Posted by Anonymous | July 9, 2008 2:46 PM
Your new plans for Wednesday nights!
Posted by Birdie | July 9, 2008 3:17 PM
zorn + cobra = oh baby yes!
Posted by Anonymous | July 9, 2008 3:34 PM
dude, totally bring back the anchorage parties.
Posted by aviatrix | July 9, 2008 3:52 PM
French Kicks & Headlights = awesome pairing
Posted by Anonymous | July 9, 2008 4:44 PM
1st Brooklyn Bridge Anchorage party?
... a rave called Voyager from Satellite crew (approx Nov '94)
INSIDE the anchorage.
i dont think the place had been opened in many decades. great dirty rave. one of the last really good ones.
Posted by rn | July 9, 2008 5:12 PM
Last inside the Anchorage party was ca. summer 2001, before 9/11. I remember video art that was stories tall, cool air, big stones, and the band/musician Pole performing.
Posted by Regular reader | July 9, 2008 5:18 PM
Anchorage is a great space - but not so great acoustics.
Posted by drewo | July 9, 2008 6:08 PM
Charles Gayle is AMAZING. i second this.
Posted by Anonymous | July 9, 2008 11:25 PM
I had made a account and uploaded the music onto my music player, and if you don't want to upload your own music,you can search on other users playlists and take any songs you want! It works for piczo,myspace,facebook,bebo etc at www.hypster.com
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Posted by john | July 10, 2008 8:47 AM