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
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Community of Artists Drives Jalopy Theatre’s Success
Established in 2006, The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music is the brainchild of Geoff Wiley. His wife and business partner, Lynette Wiley, tells Brooklyn... read article
Aubrey Haddard: Bending Boundaries, Crossing a ‘Thin Line’
Aubrey Haddard is an electric singer/songwriter whose music is “indie rock at its core, bending the boundaries of new wave/indie pop,” she tells Brooklyn Roads.... read article
The Photo Pit Finds a Familiar Home at Celebrate Brooklyn!
Brooklyn Roads’ Contributing Photographer Al Pereira shares some thoughts and masterful images from Celebrate Brooklyn! With summer fast approaching and the stay-indoors order continuing to... read article
Johnny Burgos’ ‘Future Soul’ Draws on His Past
Johnny Burgos, perhaps best known as the lead vocalist and percussionist with Bridge City Hustle, calls his music “future soul.” He explains the genre to... read article
Remembering John Prine: A Brooklyn Perspective
The late, great John Prine, who played two memorable concerts at the Kings Theatre in 2016 and 2019, is fondly remembered as an inspiration by... read article
Brooklyn Is Deep in the Heart of Mariela Flor Olivo
Texas native Mariela Flor Olivo tells Brooklyn Roads that the music of singer-songwriters such as James Taylor and Brooklyn’s own Carole King were staples in... 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 Music Is Alive and Well!
When it comes delivering music to their fans, Brooklyn artists and venues don’t fool around. One after another they’re taking to social media to stage... read article
Pom Pom Squad Brings the ’90s Sound Up to Date
Pom Pom Squad’s new release, Ow, builds on the post-grunge, “quiet grrl” punk sound the Brooklyn band established with their first EP, Hate it Here.... read article