3 Days – 2 Stages – 1 Venue – 60 of the Best Independent Bands in NYC Rock Brooklyn
Date: September 16th, 17th, & 18th, 2011
Venue: Littlefield
Event: The Brooklyn Independent Music Festival
Category Archives: Events
Ai Weiwei: New York Photographs 1983–1993
Asia Society presents more than 200 photographs taken by Ai Weiwei that capture the culture of 1980s New York and the lives of expatriate Chinese artists in the East Village. The exhibition, curated by Asia Society Museum Director Melissa Chiu, is the first U.S. presentation of this previously unknown archive. It will be on view from now until August 14. (Learn more about Weiwei.)
NEW YORK, June 27, 2011 — Asia Society Museum Director Melissa Chiu offers background on the exhibition Ai Weiwei: New York Photographs 1983-1993 and reflects on Ai’s recent release by the Chinese authorities.
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The exhibition marks the first time Ai Weiwei’s New York Photographs series is being shown outside of China.
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The “Undead Jazzfest” YouTube Trailer!!
The Uudead Jazzfest is just one week away and they just released this special UNDEAD JAZZFEST YouTube trailer, which features 1 second of music from every musician playing in the festival, recorded privately, taken from a song, or left on an answering machine! Please check it out.
Read more about this festival and schedules!
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Event: ISTANBULIVE 3 – Sounds of Civilizations
Istanbulive is returning to SummerStage for an unprecedented third year. Over 12,000 fans have attended the previous two editions. This year one of the most famous and influential Turkish artists of all time – world renowned composer, writer, film director and musician Zülfü Livaneli will perform. 2011 marks the 40th anniversary of his career. He will be joined on stage by NY Gypsy All-Stars and other guests for an amazing summer outdoor event. Also on the bill is MANGA, an alternative / hip-hop / electronic / rock band with a legion of loyal fans spread across Europe. With a Best European Act award at the 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards under their belt and a second place ranking at the 2010 Eurovision Song contest, maNga is an energetic force of musicianship. Continue reading
Vision Festival #16 – June 5th through 11th, 2011
Arts For Art presents the 16th annual Vision Festival, New York City’s multidisciplinary celebration of avant-garde jazz music, dance, poetry and art, held for its third year at Abrons Art Center on the Lower East Side.
This year’s highlight is the TRIBUTE TO A LIVING LEGEND: Peter Brotzmann – Celebrating A Lifetime of Achievement
Each year, the Vision Festival honors the achievements of one living artist who has greatly influenced the world around them and paved the way for other innovators to move forward. On Wednesday, June 8th, 2011 Arts For Art and The Vision Festival will celebrate a Lifetime of Achievement by Peter Brotzmann. This great improviser was one of the first practitioners of the Free Jazz movement in Europe. Brotzmann has programmed his own evening in such a way that it would reflect his ongoing pursuit of musical innovation. This 70 year old artist is not interested in looking back – only in looking forward and being as creative as possible in the present time.
