Category Archives: Music

Singer/Songwriter Santigold Bought A Bed-Stuy Townhouse

Posted on August 13, 2010 by The Progressive Southside

Shania Sampson of BlockShopper.com reported last month that Phily based indie rock singer/songwriter Santigold (Santi White) purchased a brownstone in Stuyvesant Heights. Shania posted that Santi bought a townhome in the spring for $775,000. Santigold is known for her mellow groove hit “Lights Out.” A remixed version of the song is [...]

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Kidflix and the Fulton Art Fair!

Posted on August 5, 2010 by The Changeling

KIDflix Dates: Every Friday Night in the month of August (6, 13, 20, 27) Rain Date: Saturday Night
Time: 7:30pm
Fulton Art Fair Dates: First two weekends in August (6, 7, 8 & 13, 14,15)
Time: Noon – 6pm
Location: Fulton Park (corner of Utica Avenue and Fulton Street)
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The Jazzmobile Rolls Into Bed-Stuy This Thursday

Posted on July 27, 2010 by The Changeling

[ July 29, 2010; 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. ]

The Macon Street Block Association (between Patchen and Ralph Avenues) invites you to join them on Thursday, July 29th for an evening of jazz with saxophonist Lily White (yes, that’s her name). She will be performing from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

This event is sponsored by the Jazzmobile, and I highly recommend it. [...]

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Bed-Stuy Sounds: The Path of Least Resistance

Posted on July 16, 2010 by The Changeling

suicide girls – the path of least resistance from tpolr on Vimeo.
The duo of Mick O’Connor and Tara Striano goes by the name of The Path of Least Resistance. Based in Bed-Stuy and the LES, the track “Suicide Girls” is from their first album “America One,” which was recorded at Call to Prayer Studios located [...]

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Play A Piano At Von King Park

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Alexa11221

[ June 21, 2010 9:00 am to July 5, 2010 9:00 am. ] Last week I tweeted about the free piano in a park participatory public art thing, “Play Me, I’m Yours” (here are the Times articles, if you missed them: Piano to the People! and Pianos as Public Art).

I went to check out the one in Von King Park:

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Make Music New York 2010

Posted on June 21, 2010 by The Changeling

[ June 21, 2010; 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Make music New York is a free music festival that takes place in multiple venues throughout New York City. It takes place all day today, so you have plenty of chances to get your dose of good music. Here are the Bed-Stuy venues where music will be taking place:

JC Cassis

Bread Stuy
403 LEWIS AVE
2:00 [...]

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Check Out Bedford Village Market This Weekend

Posted on June 18, 2010 by The Changeling

[ June 19, 2010; 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm. June 20, 2010; 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ] If you haven’t already, head over to Bedford Village Market this weekend. Here are some photos from last weekend:

Neighborhood resident Mayumi Sue will be showing her artwork this weekend.

There’s music too!

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Live Music and a Film Screening Tonight in Fort Greene

Posted on June 13, 2010 by The Changeling

[ June 13, 2010; 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ] Tiny Furniture Trailer from Lena Dunham on Vimeo.

Rooftop Films presents an outdoor screening of the movie Tiny Furniture tonight! Here is the synopsis:

TINY FURNITURE
Presented in Partnership with BAMCinemaFEST
22-year-old Aura returns home to her artist mother’s TriBeCa loft with the following: a useless film theory degree, 357 hits on her Youtube page, a boyfriend [...]

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The Art of Southern Soul – 1st & 3rd Wednesdays at House of Art

Posted on May 4, 2010 by The Progressive Southside

Get your classic soul groove thang going! The House of Art Gallery (373 Lewis Avenue at Macon Street) presents “The Art of Southern Soul” on the first and third Wednesday of every month from 8PM-11PM.   Mix, mingle and hear hits from Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, Glayds Knight, and others.  Hosted by Alabama Joe Hudson.  Refreshments [...]

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St. Philip’s Episcopal Church Celebrates 111 Years with Handel’s “Messiah” Parts II & III

Posted on April 29, 2010 by The Progressive Southside

[ May 2, 2010; 3:30 pm; ]

Hallelujah!  Happy 111th Anniversary to the St. Philip’s Episcopal Parish.
The Senior Choir presents Handel’s “Messiah” Parts II and III.
Donations are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors, $10 for students, and $5 for 12 years old and under.

St. Philip’s Episcopal Church
334 MacDonough Street
Brooklyn, NY  11233
(718) 778-8700 / (718) 375-3896

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