Rooftop Films
Reggie Watts performing at Rooftop Films on Thursday; Olga Bell playing on Saturday
Rooftop Films is in the midst of their 2014 season and Thursday’s screening (7/3) happens at Industry City in Sunset Park. They’re screeening Adam Newport-Berra’s Thanksgiving, with a pre-movie performance who just played Town Hall…
Alexander Turnquist back with a new LP, playing shows (dates & a new song stream)
Last year, there was some doubt whether Idaho-born, Upstate New York-based guitarist Alexander Turnquist would play again. The ulnar nerve is his left hand required an operation, forcing the young man to relearn his craft…
Rooftop Films 2014 line-up announced: Pulp documentary, Steve Coogan's 'The Trip to Italy' and lots more
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Rooftop Films is back with another summer-full of movies and live music under the stars. While the schedule hasn’t been posted yet, the slate of films has…
video round-up (Arctic Monkeys, Just Blaze & Baauer, Anika, 'Weird Vibes' w/ Mac DeMarco, Camera Obscura & more)
and Andrew Sacher
In the course of a given week, we post a lot of new videos on BrooklynVegan. For example, this week we gave you ones from Krill, Love Inks, Big Dick, Restorations and more…
Animation Block Party is this week in Brooklyn; kickoff party Thursday w/ Adam Green & Binki Shapiro, Hooray for Earth
The 10th annual Animation Block Party happens this week from July 25 – 28 at various Brooklyn venues, showcasing the best in professional, amateur and student animation…
yMusic performing new works by Sufjan Steven, Nico Muhly & others tonight; Big 'new-music' event also coming to BAM
yMusic at Carnegie Hall in January (more by Greg Cristman)
Contemporary classical sextet yMusic, who have worked with The National, Bon Iver, Dirty Projectors, My Brightest Diamond, and more, will be performing on Stage 2 at Rockwood Music Hall tonight (5/22), premiering works written and Marcos Balter, in addition to “less-new-but-still-pretty-new” works and Andrew Norman…
Erykah Badu & Yasiin Bey sold out BAM show, add 2nd date; Hypnotic Brass Ensemble playing free Rooftop Films screening
As discussed, Erykah Badu and Yasiin Bey have joined forces for a fascinating show called “YOU’RE CAUSING QUITE A DISTURBANCE”:A collaboration with four-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and 2012-2013 Brooklyn Phil Artist-in-Residence ERYKAH BADU and 2011-2012 Brooklyn Phil Artist-in-Residence YASIIN BEY (Mos Def) Featuring new arrangements from Badu’s 2008 album New Amerykah Part One: 4th World War by Brooklyn composer TED HEARNE (plus original music by Hearne) as well as the legendary arrangements of Yasiin Bey’s songs by composer DEREK BERMEL (plus original music by Bermel)The June 8 show at BAM Howard Gilman Opera House have sold out, but a second show has been added the next night (6/9)…
Rooftop Films Summer Series 2013 kicks off (full schedule includes music by Darlene Love, yMusic, Brazos & more)
Rooftop Films Summer Series kicks off in NYC tonight (5/10) with a showing of “This is What We Mean by Short Films” featuring “some of the greatest new short films from all around the world,” and will go down at Open Road Rooftop, 350 Grand Street (LES Manhattan)…
Rooftop Films raising money with Kickstarter
“For 16 years Rooftop Films has screened thousands of new indie films in cool outdoor spaces but we can’t continue without your support.” Watch their video below…
'Shut Up and Play the Hits,' 'Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best' & more upcoming Rooftop Films screenings
LCD Soundsystem at MSG in 2011 (more by Dominick Mastrangelo)
There’s already been quite a few chances to catch screenings of LCD Soundsystem documentary Shut Up and Play the Hits in NYC, and now while we await the DVD and Blu-Ray release (10/9), we’ve been given yet another chance to see the film…
