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FELA

tonight in NYC
* Whiplash @ UCB
* Cumbiagra @ Barbes
* Kylesa, Hull @ Public Assembly
* The Tiptons Sax Quartet @ Barbes
* Jim Campilongo @ the Living Room
* Jake Shimabukuro @ Highline Ballroom
* Jakob Dylan, Nicole Atkins @ City Winery
* Martha Wainwright sings Piaf @ Le Poisson Rouge
* Milk & Blood, New Moods, Indyans, Wolfff @ Cake Shop
* Brenden Wood, Colin Langenus, CSC Funk Band @ Zebulon
* Sasha Dobson, Poundcake (Teddy Thompson) @ Rockwood Music Hall
* Felabration 2010: A Tribute to Fela @ Knitting Factory
* Superhuman Happiness w/ Fela! cast members @ Coco 66???
* Golden Animals, Battlehooch, Slowdance, Papertwin @ Pianos
* Keith Caputo & Michael Alago (spoken word)@ Bowery Electric
* Future Islands, Talk Normal, Ed Schrader, Soft Skin @ Mercury Lounge

There are two Fela! related events in Williamsburg tonight, or are there? Superhuman Happiness is scheduled to play with Fela! cast members at Coco66 tonight, but Coco66 was shut down over the weekend. CAll ahead. The Knitting Factory event is definitely happening though and that has "Ikebe Shakedown And Guest Fela's, Including:, Kevin Mambo - Star Of FELA! On Broadway, Malik Yoba, Bajah Of Bajah + The Dry Eye Crew, DJs From The Fela Undustrial Complex: Dhundee, OP!, Dj.Aqbt, And More!!!"

Watch Bleary Eyed Brooklyn video of Dominique Young Unique making the BrooklynVegan Saturday day party crowd going crazy, below...

What else?

CMJ 2010: Dominique Young Unique performs Show My Ass at Brooklyn Vegan's Saturday party at Public Assembly from BlearyEyedBrooklyn.com on Vimeo.

Tags: Dominique Young Unique, Fela Kuti, Fela!, Future Islands

posted at 1:51 AM on October 25, 2010 in To Do | music | Comments (11)

Comments (11)

Mondays! The best night of theweek.

Posted by Anonymous | October 25, 2010 1:58 AM

i don't know about anyone else, but i'm gonna be watching the youtube video of the world's biggest hummus serving ever made:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyKz7XnthoM

Posted by Anonymous | October 25, 2010 2:00 AM

I'm downtown at the moment. Anyone know where I can take a leak at this hour?

Posted by Anonymous | October 25, 2010 4:33 AM

That YouTube clip is pretty crazy... But this is the jam that's gonna be the hit of 2011.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIybz6axr1Q

Posted by Anonymous | October 25, 2010 4:45 AM

guys, i know this is a music site, but hell most people here were probably born in the 70's or 80's so it's important that you know...

BACK TO THE FUTURE IS PLAYING TONIGHT AT 7PM ALL AROUND THE CITY

Posted by Anonymous | October 25, 2010 9:08 AM

TAYLOR SWIFT AT JFK U INDIEFAGS

Posted by Anonymous | October 25, 2010 9:11 AM

^^Taylor Swift reads BV?^^

Posted by Anonymous | October 25, 2010 10:00 AM

@908 never saw it is it goood?

oh, and ▲drag▲house▲ legends hummus queens open for fela kf

Posted by Anonymous | October 25, 2010 3:29 PM

Avey Tare release party:
http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2010/10/animal_collecti_30.html

Posted by brooklynvegan | October 25, 2010 7:26 PM

also:
Hauschka performs with the ACME String Quartet at the Manhattan Inn in Brooklyn tonight at 10 pm. FREE

Posted by brooklynvegan | October 25, 2010 7:27 PM

I hear the food at Manhattan Inn sucks.

Posted by Bryce | October 25, 2010 7:45 PM

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