We are going to get Latin HoT this summer!
Although there is A Lot of cultural entertainment Our Forcus is on the Latin Lineup at this years Celebrate Brooklyn! Benefit Concerts!
In a special Celebrate Brooklyn! commission, the nation’s premier rock-infused, postclassical string quartet, the immensely acclaimed Ethel, teams up with the wild art-rock group Gutbucket to perform a new original score to the vintage Mexican science fiction classic La Nave De Los Monstruos (The Monsters’ Ship, 1959). In the film, the last male on Venus has died, and two Venusian hotties embark on a quest to find men on other planets. The bands premiere the new work this evening after developing the project at a BRIClab residency this spring. Gutbucket will also perform an opening set.
Saturday, June 27, 7:00 P.M. (gates open at 600 P.M.) Celebrate Brooklyn and LimeWire Present Dr. Dog/Phosphorescent/These United States
Esquire has called Philadelphia’s Dr. Dog as “your favorite Band’s favorite band,” and Philadelphia Weekly has described The Band’s music as a blend of “a little folk, blues, indie rock, soul, bluegrass and a whole lot of down-home harmonizing.” They channel (The Band one moment, the Beach Boys another, and Pavement the next. In the Music played by Brooklyn’s Matthew Houck, a.k.a. Phosphorescent, “you can hear Bob Dylan, Neil Young and Will Oldham9but the modern day folkie has a sound all his own.” (Gothamist) These United States’ ‘distinct electro-folk sound’ (NPR) rounds out the bill. Thursday, July 2, 7:00 P.M. (gates open at 6:00 P.M.)
The Latin Grammy-winning Puerto Rican pop star Obie Juan Bermudéz, whom The Houston Chronicle calls “a talent on par with Juanes or Alejandro Sanz,” headlines this triple bill, joined by Yerba Buena singer Cucu Diamantes, whose music is a unique mix of “salsa, funk, cumbia, hip-hop, pop-punk, mariachi, tango, disco and flamenco`just for starters” (The New York Times). Opening the show will be the activist hip-hop outfit Rebel Diaz, whose frontwoman is the mesmerizing rhymer Lah Tere.
A featured performance as part of the Latin Alternative music Conference (LAMC), this double bill brings together two great South American acts. The Venezuelan party Band Los Amigos Invisibles is a lusty outfit that combines a “love of disco and funk with their reverence for old-fashioned Latin dances like the mambo and bossa-nova” (New York Post). The Columbian national heroes Aterciopelados are proficient in everything from punk to electro-lounge and jangly Latin folk rock, and have what Time Magazine calls an uncanny ability “to take north-of-the-border musical styles…and breathe new life into them.”
Thursday, July 23, 8:00 P.M. (gates open at 7:00 P.M.) dance Stephen Petronio Company
The New York Times has lauded Stephen Petronio as ‘one of the few contemporary dancer makers who have created an instantly recognizable style.’ He celebrates his company’s 25th Anniversary Season with the dynamic and elemental I Drink the Air Before Me, an evening-length work inspired by the power of extreme weather and storms, both atmospheric and internal. Petronio’s predeliction for forward thinking popular music9his dancers have moved to Rufus Wainwright and Antony9is satisfied here by a score from the beloved young composer Nico Muhly.
Saturday, July 25, 7:30 P.M. (gates open at 6:30 P.M.) Kailash Kher/Electro Morocco
The South Asian superstar, Bollywood icon, and judge of Indian Idol Kailash Kher moves ‘among styles without hesitation, adding elements of folk, reggae and rock to Indian pop,’ according to The Wall Street Journal, which adds that he “has a voice as appealing as it is thrilling.” Kher is joined on this bill by Electro Morocco, which is comprised of five NYC-based Israelis and combines buzzing guitars with synths and beats to concoct a dance floor-friendly mix of retro rock, Middle Eastern folk and warped electro.
Celebrate Brooklyn! benefit concerts offer rare opportunities to see great artists at a reasonable ticket price while supporting the festival’s free performances.
July 1 MGMT (Sold Out)
July 21 Jackson Browne
August 11 TV on the Radio
August 12 Bonnie Raitt & Taj Mahal
August 14 & 15 Animal Collective
For ticketing information, please visit briconline.org.
A performing arts program of BRIC Arts | Media | Bklyn, Celebrate Brooklyn! is one of New York City’s longest running, free, outdoor performing arts festivals. Launched in 1979, as a catalyst for a Brooklyn Performing Arts scene and to bring people back into Prospect Park after years of neglect, Celebrate Brooklyn has been an anchor in the Park’s revitalization and has become one of the city’s foremost summer cultural attractions. Over the course of its history Celebrate Brooklyn has presented over 1,700 artists and ensembles reflective of the borough’s diversity, ranging from internationally acclaimed performers to emerging, cutting-edge artists. All Celebrate Brooklyn performances are free. The festival attracts upwards of 250,000 attendees from across New York City to the Prospect Park Bandshell each Summer.
For more information, please contact Blake Zidell at Blake Zidell & Associates, 718.643.9052 or blake@blakezdell.com.
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