Neil Diamond: A Beautiful Noise Birthday Salute
Neil Diamond, whose birthday is on January 24th , received an early birthday present when the musical “Neil Diamond: A Beautiful Noise” , opened at... read article
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Back on Our Radar: New Music From Old Favorites
“Should auld acquaintance be forgot?” Not at Brooklyn Roads. We’re starting 2021 by checking in with some local artists we have featured over the years... read article
LIVE! … From Their Living Rooms
While waiting for our opportunity to see live performances once again at our borough’s myriad music venues, Brooklyn Roads has been checking out local artists’... read article
‘Sunshine’ at Night: A Brooklyn Celebration of Bill Withers
The Bill Withers Project at Celebrate Brooklyn! Brooklyn Roads Publisher B.L.Howard Shares His Chance Meeting With Bill Withers In the summer of 2008,... read article
Brooklyn’s Best: The Year So Far
The first eight months of 2019 have proven to be a microcosm of the music renaissance that has swept Brooklyn over the last two decades.... read article
Brooklyn’s July Music Scene Is Hot, Hot, Hot!
From Williamsburg to Prospect Park to Coney Island, and points in between, July is filled with musical fireworks covering a wealth of genres, with Brooklyn-based... read article
Godmother of Soul Patti LaBelle Sparks at Celebrate Brooklyn!
On a cool and breezy Tuesday (June 4), BRIC, the leading presenter of free cultural programming in Brooklyn, launched its 41st season of Celebrate Brooklyn!... read article
Believe It, Brooklyn — Cher Can Still Turn Back Time
The overflowing crowd at Barclays Center in Brooklyn was eagerly waiting for this extra special night of music and memories to begin — and they... read article
A Musical Maelstrom of Funk in Brooklyn
The throng at Brooklyn’s Music Hall of Williamsburg was anticipating a high-energy night of original home-grown funk music on a perfect spring night on Saturday,... read article
Jan Bell and The Maybelles at Barbes: Americana That Rings True
Singer-songwriter-guitarist Jan Bell, the driving force behind the annual Brooklyn Americana Music Festival, performed before an enthusiastic crowd at Barbès on February 28, accompanied by... read article