Bao Nguyen

‘The Greatest Night in Pop’ tells the story of 1985 all-star charity single “We Are the World” and premieres at Sundance before hitting Netflix on January 29.

Screaming Females in 2009 (more by Leia Jospe) We at BrooklynVegan are excited to announce the opening of a gallery show called ‘480 Pixels – An Exhibition of BrooklynVegan’s Music Photography,’ which will feature work by BV photographers…

New film Saigon Electric is screening as part of this year’s Asian American International Film Festival tonight, Saturday, August 13th at Clearview Chelsea…

Willifest kicks off with an opening night gala at Galapagos in DUMBO tonight (maybe they forgot it moved!), and then continues with a full schedule of events/movies happening in Williamsburg on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday…

“Opener The Tallest Man on Earth was a pleasant surprise, too. Playing solo with just an acoustic guitar, he overpowered the audience with a GIGANTIC voice that at times reminded me of JEFF BUCKLEY, though the sound was more akin to if Buckley was fascinated with Americana as opposed to NINA SIMONE, GENESIS and THE SMITHS…

John Vanderslice @ MHOW last night ( for L Mag) tonight in NYC * DANCE * THIS WEEK IN INDIE * Baby Gramps @ Barbes * Social Registry @ The Stone * An Horse, Telekinesis @ Union Hall * Psychedelic Furs @ Wellmont Theatre * Major Lazer (Diplo & Switch) @ SOBs * Vision Festival @ Abrons Arts Center * Bishop Allen, Darling @ Studio B (NS) * Rooftop Films @ Old American Can Factory * The Posies, PT Walkley @ Gramercy Theatre * Bill Callahan, Lights @ (Le) Poisson Rouge * Brooklyn Philharmonic @ South Street Seaport * Dark Faith, Quo Vadis, Revocation @ Europa (NS) * Forro in the Dark, Apostle of Hustle @ Maxwell’s * The Avett Brothers, Auld Lang Syne @ Irving Plaza * Daedelus, Ghislain Poirier, Megasoid @ Studio B (NS) * Radio Happy Hour w/ Norah Jones @ (Le) Poisson Rouge * Sir Richard Bishop, Oaxacan, Zaimph @ Studio at Webster Hall * Mika Miko, Strange Boys, The Coathangers, Fiasco @ Market Hotel * Detroit Cobras, Dexter Romweber Duo, Sister Anne @ Mercury Lounge * John Vanderslice, The Tallest Man on Earth, JBM @ Bowery Ballroom * Xylos, Jaymay, Pursesnatchers, April Smith, Tristen @ The Cameo (NS) * Asobi Seksu, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Elika @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (NS) * O’Death, The Extraordinaires, Shellshag @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (NS) * Beats Antique, The Van Pelt, Holy Childhood, Ghost Gamblers @ Coco 66 (NS) * Big Apple BBQ w/ Lucero, Howard Tate, Saron Crenshaw @ Madison Square Park * Smokie Norful, Tye Tribbett & G…

We’re proud to present the first-ever BrooklynVegan photo show in conjunction with the first-ever Northside Festival. The photo show will take place at Music Hall of Wiliamsburg in Brooklyn (the north side)…

words & …this was the Obama Staff Ball – the final official event put on by the Presidential Inauguration Committee. Arcade Fire and Jay-Z preformed…

So how lucky it is to be one of the staffers working for President Barack Obama over these past two years? Forget the fact that you worked for a presidential candidate who won (most don’t)…

Obama supporter Saul Williams wrote an election day poem. Listen to him read it in the video below..