Daily Archives: September 14, 2012

Concert Recommendation: The Joshua Light Show w. Debo Band and Forro in the Dark

Date: Sunday, September 16, 2012
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: NYU Skirball Center (566 LaGuardia Place, New York, NY 10012)
Ticket: $20-32
Genre: Ethiopian funk, jazz, and rock/rural party music of NE Brazil

The Joshua Light Show, perhaps the most legendary visualists of live music are joined by Debo Band who harness the power of 1970s Ethiopian funk, jazz, and rock with rolling, psychedelic grooves and Forro in the Dark perform the hip-swiveling, rural party music of NE Brazil.

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Event Recommendation: Brooklyn Indie Music Fest meets Live In Your Living Room.

Date: Sunday, Sept. 16th, 2012
Time: 6:30pm
Venue: Littlefield (622 Degraw St, Brooklyn, New York 11217)
Tickets: $5 in advance / $8 at door

Presented by BMI, The Defiant Giant, Brooklyn Indie Music Fest, and Live in Your Living Room*

The Brooklyn Indie Music Fest, which started last year (read here last year’s festival review), is a celebration and showcase of the community of vast talent and dedication that fuels the independent music scenes of Brooklyn and the surrounding boroughs. At the heart of the Brooklyn Indie Fest impetus is an attempt to unify various local independent music scenes, artists, and fans –  in order to help inspire, motivate and promote these groups collectively.

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