There’s going to be a big benefit concert on Thursdays, 1/22, at Southpaw (125 Fifth Ave. between Sterling and St. John) for Sanctuary for Families, a nonprofit organization that assist victims of domestic violence. Damemas, Architects and Demolition Men, and Animal Hands will be playing, as well as DJ Ayres intermission’ing and DJ Skinny Friedman […]

[Read more →]

We’ve been mourning the end of summer this year especially, with the finale of our treasured free Brooklyn concerts at McCarren Park Pool. What could ever compare to the DIY aesthetic of the Brooklyn music scene on such a large scale, and in such an unlikely place? But then we got our weekly Sound Fix […]

[Read more →]

Erykah Badu performed this week at the MLK Concert Series. Here’s a short vid of one of the songs.

[Read more →]

Information about the Celebrate Brooklyn lineup this summer is trickling out and, once again, Bumpershine has helped spread word of the shows before anyone else. It’s not just any season either, but the 30th anniversary summer. The annual Opening Night Gala performance on Wednesday June 12 this year will feature Issac Hayes. There is more […]

[Read more →]

Saturday night’s show at Goodbye Blue Monday (1087 Broadway in Bushwick) was definitely the loudest and the most rocking one I have seen at that venue. Usually the small coffee shop/thrift store/venue features more experimental, ambient or folky music, but their sound held up with the change of gears, and the ambience went well with […]

[Read more →]

[Read more →]

The Neville Brothers to the stage in Prospect Park last night to open another season of Celebrate Brooklyn. They put on an excellent show and offered a set list that ran down all of their classics and songs they are known for covering. Last night’s show was the gala opening, which meant a dinner and […]

[Read more →]