Brooklyn Songwriters Launch “Live From The Vault” Series
A new acoustic music series – Live From The Vault: Songwriter Sessions – debuted on April 11, 2019, thus ushering in a new performance space... read article
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Robert Kimbrough Sr. Brings Mississippi Delta Blues to Brooklyn
On a spring-like March night, a trio of blues musicians stopped by the Jalopy Theatre in Red Hook and made themselves right at home. Brooklyn... 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
William Ryan Key -Past, Present and Future Music
It’s never easy to start a solo career after spending years in a popular band. Last year, former Yellowcard front man William Ryan Key released... 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
Quarter Water: A Flavorful Take on Hip Hop Neo Soul
Quarter Water, the Brooklyn band fronted by rapper GooGie, specializes in hip hop neo soul, but, GooGie tells Brooklyn Roads, “The limits are pretty endless,... read article
AMFM’s David Caruso Digs Brooklyn’s “Grittiness”
AMFM frontman David Caruso tells Brooklyn Roads that “I’ve always loved psychedelic sounds and bands.” This may account, in part, for the quintet’s spacey, guitar-synth... read article
Bodega: Concrete, Caffeinated and Concise Music
Bodega, a hit at 2018’s Northside festival, is often categorized as a “post-punk” band, but lead singer/guitarist Ben Hozie, aka Bodega Ben, sums up their... read article
Mother Feather at The Knitting Factory: Totally Awesome
The Knitting Factory presented an evening of three diverse Brooklyn bands in December , featuring glam-punk rockers Mother Feather, with openers Vaureen and Mutant Scum.... read article
Six Brooklyn Artists Who Lit Up Our Radar in 2018
Brooklyn Roads interviewed a variety of multi-talented local artists this year. They come from diverse backgrounds and play their own unique brand of music, from... read article