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BRC NYC HEAT
CONCLUDING TUESDAY, AUGUST 30TH
(This is the last one, y’all, don’t miss it!)
The Black Rock Coalition and
Flatfoot Fete Productions Present
"FADE TO BLACK ROCK FILM:
A Series of Sight and Sound"
The BRC First Annual
Summer Film and Music Festival
August 30
Film: Red Bone Guerillas
Bands: Jungli, Faith and Blood Sugar
(doing a special preview set for the Afro-Punk Freedom Sessions show @ The
Delancey)
Knitting Factory is located at 74 Leonard Street between Broadway and Church
Street in Tribeca, NYC. General information: (212) 219-3132,
knittingfactory.com.
BRC Hotline: (212) 713-5097, www.blackrockcoalition.org.
Film links:
www.exittheapple.com
Band links:
www.junglimusic.com
www.faithny.com
www.blackballuniverse.com
Black Rock films and bands...
what more do you need?
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COMING IN SEPTEMBER ‘05
THE BLACK ROCK COALITION’S
FIFTH BAND COMPILATION RELEASE:
"ROCK ‘N ROLL REPARATIONS VOL. 1"
TRIPLE R CD LAUNCH/LALA B-DAY PARTY,
SEPTEMBER 25 AT SCENIC, NYC
Featuring: Tamar-kali, Phil Moore Brown,
Graph Nobel, Imani Coppola and others
Celebrating the launch of the BRC’s brand new CD compilation on the
Earth-life day of our lovely president, LaRonda Davis…
WHEN: 7PM ‘til…
HOW MUCH: $10.
WHERE: 25 Avenue B at East Third Street, East Village.
INFO: scenicnyc.com or (646) 536-3654.
BRC Hotline: (212) 713-5097, www.blackrockcoalition.org.
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WHAT: One and forever BRC flagship band performs a fund-raiser for CBGB.
WHEN: 7PM doors. HOW MUCH: $35. INFO: cbgb.com or (212) 982-4052. WHERE: 315
Bowery at Bleecker Street between East First and East Second Street, East Village.
ARTIST SITE: www.livingcolournet.com.
Petelshot at Lion’s Den, NYC
WHAT: Rock hip-hop band returns to Lion’s Den. WHEN: 10:30PM. HOW MUCH: $10.
INFO: cegmusic.com or (212) 477-2782. WHERE: 214 Sullivan Street between
Bleecker and West Third Streets.
Soulive at Icon, Buffalo, NY
WHAT: Premier guitar-organ jazz-funk-jam trio continues a national tour. HOW
MUCH: $20 advance/$22 door. WHEN: 8PM. INFO: (716) 842-0167 or
thebuffaloicon.com. WHERE: 391 Ellicott Street at Genessee. ARTIST SITE: www.soulive.com.
JonesBones at Columbia Ale House, Columbia, MD
WHAT: Nef Jones chick rock/dude rock hybrid plays The Ale House. WHEN/HOW
MUCH: CONTACT VENUE. INFO: (410) 730-7221. WHERE: 8775 Cloudleap Court.
The Mars Volta at Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, GA
With System of a Down
WHAT: L.A. prog-rockers continue a national tour with SOAD. WHEN: 7PM. HOW
MUCH: $35-$45. INFO: (404) 249-6400 or gwinnettcenter.com. WHERE: 6400 Sugarloaf
Parkway. ARTIST SITE: www.themarsvolta.com.
Cipher at Equal Eyez, Corpus Christi, TX
With Burn These Thoughts, Stringer, That.Iamdead
WHAT: Strong Island agitprop hardcore continues a national tour. HOW
MUCH:$3-$5. WHEN: 5PM. INFO: (361) 855-0218 or equaleyez.com. WHERE: 7314 South Padre
Island Drive. ARTIST SITE: www.cipheronline.com.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 20
JC Hopkins’ Biggish Band at The Slipper Room, NYC
Featuring Queen Esther
WHAT: New York latter-day swing and jazz ensemble. WHEN: 10PM, sets. HOW
MUCH: $8. INFO: slipperroom.com or (212) 253-7246. WHERE: 167 Orchard Street at
Stanton Street, Lower East Side.
Fishbone at "Amsterjam," Randall’s Island, NYC
WHAT: L.A.’s masters of mayhem play the second stage of a day-long festival
of major-label alt-rock/rap mash-ups. WHEN: 11AM. HOW MUCH: $45. INFO:
heineken.com. WHERE: Randall’s Island.
"A Salute To Warriors Under Fire: Delacy Davis and Black Cops Against Police
Brutality" at Junior High School 8, Jamaica, NY
Featuring Dr. Joy Leary, James Mtume, Bob Law, James Blake, Betty Dopson,
James McIntosh and Frederika Bey
WHAT: Open and frank discussion about the state of community policing. WHEN:
2PM. HOW MUCH: FREE. INFO: (718) 322-8454. WHERE: 108-35 167th Street near
Merrick Boulevard and 108th Avenue).
Carol Thomas at The Cup Café, Wantagh, NY
WHAT: Folk-rock sister returns to Cup Café. WHEN: 9PM. HOW MUCH: NO COVER.
INFO: thecupcoffeehouse.com or (516) 826-9533. WHERE: 3268 Railroad Avenue.
Soulive at "Celebrate Erie," Erie, PA
WHAT: Premier guitar-organ jazz-funk-jam trio continues a national tour. HOW
MUCH: FREE. WHEN: 8:45PM. INFO: (814) 870-1269 or celebrateerie.com. WHERE:
Main Stage at Fourth and State Street. ARTIST SITE: www.soulive.com.
Cipher at Rad Rich's, Houston, TX
WHAT: Strong Island agitprop hardcore continues a national tour. INFO:
www.cipheronline.com.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 21
The Mars Volta at Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA
With System of a Down
WHAT: L.A. prog-rockers continue a national tour with SOAD. WHEN: 7PM. HOW
MUCH: $32.50-$45. INFO: (757) 838-5650 or hamptoncoliseum.org. WHERE: 1000
Coliseum Drive. ARTIST SITE: www.themarsvolta.com.
Outlaw Nation at Exit/In, Nashville, TN
With Pepper
WHAT: Southern rock/country brother trio tours the Dirty South. WHEN: 8PM.
HOW MUCH: $12. INFO: (615) 321-3340 or exitin.com. WHERE: 2208 Elliston Place.
Cipher at Prien Lake Park, Lake Charles, LA
With Enemy Breed and Fireside Legacy
WHAT: Strong Island agitprop hardcore continues a national tour. HOW
MUCH/WHEN: CONTACT VENUE. INFO: (337) 477-5950. WHERE: 3700 Prien Lake Road. ARTIST
SITE: www.cipheronline.com.
MONDAY, AUGUST 22
Rhythm Republik at Makor, NYC (Monday Night Residence)
With Brian Jackson
WHAT: New York funk-rock agitprop brigade does a Monday residence at Makor
through August. WHEN: 8PM. HOW MUCH: $12. INFO: (212) 601-1000 or makor.org.
WHERE: 35 West 67th Street between Central Park West and Columbus
Avenue/Broadway, near Lincoln Center.
Honeychild /The Gray Kid/ADM/Beans at The Delancey, NYC
WHAT: Cutting edge showcase bracketed by punk scientist Honeychild and
abstract spitter Beans. WHEN: 7:30PM. HOW MUCH: $5. INFO: thedelancey.com or (212)
254-9920. WHERE: 168 Delancey Street at Clinton Street at the mouth of the
Williamsburg Bridge, Lower East Side.
James "Blood" Ulmer at Jazz Standard, NYC
WHAT: Jazz teacher/funk preacher returns to The Standard. WHEN: Two sets,
7:30PM and 9:30PM. HOW MUCH: $20. INFO: jazzstandard.com or (212) 576-2232.
WHERE: 116 East 27th Street between Park Avenue South and Lexington Avenue, near
Madison Square Park.
The Mars Volta at First Mariner Arena, Baltimore, MD
With System of a Down
WHAT: L.A. prog-rockers continue a national tour with SOAD. WHEN: 7PM. HOW
MUCH: $32.50-$45. INFO: (410) 347-2020 or baltimorearena.com. WHERE: 201 West
Baltimore Street. ARTIST SITE: www.themarsvolta.com.
Cipher at The Dixie Tavern, New Orleans, LA
WHAT: Strong Island agitprop hardcore continues a national tour. HOW MUCH:
$5. WHEN: 10PM. INFO: dixietavernemusic.com or (504) 822-8268. WHERE: 3400 Canal
Street. ARTIST SITE: www.cipheronline.com.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 23
Dean Bowman at Sweet Rhythm, NYC
WHAT: BRC vocal virtuoso debuts solo at Sweet Rhythm. WHEN: 8PM. HOW MUCH:
$15, with a $10 minimum. INFO: (212) 255-3626 or sweetrhythmny.com. WHERE: 88
Seventh Avenue South between Grove and Bleecker Street.
Stiffed at Scenic, NYC
WHAT: Philly punk rockers do a three-week Tuesday night residence at Scenic.
WHEN: 7PM doors. HOW MUCH: CONTACT VENUE. INFO: scenicnyc.com or (646)
536-3654. WHERE: 25 Avenue B at East Third Street, East Village. ARTIST SITE:
www.stiffedmusic.com.
The Mars Volta at Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
With System of a Down
WHAT: L.A. prog-rockers continue a national tour with SOAD. WHEN: 7PM. HOW
MUCH: $30.50-$43. INFO: (201) 935-3900. WHERE: 50 State Route 120. ARTIST SITE:
www.themarsvolta.com.
Cipher at The High Note Lounge, Birmingham, AL
With Dead But Not Forgotten and Others
WHAT: Strong Island agitprop hardcore continues a national tour. HOW
MUCH/WHEN: CONTACT VENUE. INFO: (205) 251-7625 or highnoteloungecafe.com. WHERE: 414
21st Street South (Richard Arrington Jr. Boulevard) at Fourth Avenue South.
ARTIST SITE: www.cipheronline.com.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24
Da Phatfunk Clique at The Under_Score, NYC
WHAT: Hardcore funk band with strings debuts at Under_Score. WHEN: 7PM. HOW
MUCH: $5. INFO: (212) 832-3440. WHERE: 1733 First Avenue between East 89th and
90th Streets, Upper East Side.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 26
"Rock ‘N Soul" at The Delancey, NYC
Featuring The Dustbin Brothers and special guests
WHAT: Dustbins and Ubiquita crews join forces for Friday night residence.
WHEN: 10PM doors. HOW MUCH: $5. INFO: (212) 254-9920 or thedelancey.com. WHERE:
168 Delancey Street at Clinton Street at the mouth of the Williamsburg Bridge,
Lower East Side.
The Neville Brothers at B.B. King’s, NYC
WHAT: First family of N’walins funk ‘n soul returns to B.B.’s. WHEN: 8PM.
HOW MUCH: $32 advance/$35 door. INFO: bbkingblues.com or (212) 997-4144. WHERE:
237 West 42nd Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenue, Times Square.
Carol Thomas at The Cup Café, Wantagh, NY
WHAT: Folk-rock sister returns to Cup Café. WHEN: 9PM. HOW MUCH: NO COVER.
INFO: thecupcoffeehouse.com or (516) 826-9533. WHERE: 3268 Railroad Avenue.
The Mars Volta at Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
With System of a Down
WHAT: L.A. prog-rockers continue a national tour with SOAD. WHEN: 7PM. HOW
MUCH: $32.50-$45. INFO: (215) 336-3600. WHERE: First Union Complex (Walnut and
Sodenham Streets). ARTIST SITE: www.themarsvolta.com.
CELESTIAL JOURNEY AT LOVE, NYC, 8/27
With Terence Nicholson and special guest Ian Friday
STIFFED AT KNITTING FACTORY, NYC, 8/27
CIPHER AT CHAMPIONSHIP, LEMOYNE, PA, 8/27
With Five Across The Eyes, Blood Money and Alarmed
MICHAEL HILL’S BLUES MOB AT CANTON BLUES FESTIVAL,
CANTON, OH, 8/27
OUTLAW NATION AT SHAKEY GROUND CAFÉ, LAKE CHARLES, LA, 8/27
DJ SPOOKY AT MUSICA D'ALTA QUOTA INTERNATIONAL NOISE FESTIVAL, CATANIA,
SICILY, ITALY, 8/27
SOULIVE AT "SHAKEDOWN CAMPOUT & MUSIC FESTIVAL" (HORNING'S HIDEOUT), NORTH
PLAINS, OR, 8/27
REESE AT THE BITTER END, NYC, 8/28
MARIELLA AND XO AT CRASH MANSION, NYC, 8/28
KELLI SAE AT THE BLUE NOTE, NYC, 8/29
THE MARS VOLTA AT BELL CENTRE, MONTREAL, QC, 8/29
With System of a Down
BRC SUMMER MUSIC AND FILM FESTIVAL AT KNITTING FACTORY
(THE TAP BAR), NYC, 8/30
Film: "Red Bone Guerillas"; Bands: Jungli, Faith
THE MARS VOLTA AT COLISEE PEPSI, QUEBEC CITY, QC, 8/30
With System of a Down
CIPHER AT CLUB 77, LUZERNE, PA, 9/2
With Strength For A Reason, At Hopes End and Myriad
OUTLAW NATION AT NOBLE SAVAGE, SHREVEPORT, LA, 9/2
SISTA FACTORY AT JOE’S PUB, NYC, 9/3
With Laurnea and Anthony David
CIPHER AT SEPTEMBER 3RD FEST (WEST GLENS FALLS FIREHOUSE)
GLENS FALL, NY, 9/3
With This Ends Now, Random Victim, Bullets Say Goodbye, I’m Not Regret, Give
Up Give In, Anti-Love, The Dioscuri, Recon Ligeia, CDC, After The Fall, Last
Perfection, Locked In A Vacancy
OUTLAW NATION AT THE VORTEX, BEAUMONT, TX, 9/3
LIBERATION SESSIONS AT THE DELANCEY, NYC, 9/5
Featuring Wummi, Phil Moore Browne, The Get Down, Blood Sugar, Dustbin
Brothers, DJ Qool Marv, DJ Selly, DJ Reborn, DJ Moni
OUTLAW NATION AT WHISKEY'S ALL-AMERICAN PUB, GALVESTON, TX, 9/4
With Part One Tribe and Shark Attack
AGENT M RESIDENCE AT THE DELANCEY, NYC (MONDAYS IN SEPTEMBER), 9/5
Featuring Apollo Heights
DAVID RYAN HARRIS AT SIDECAR PUB, HOUSTON, TX, 9/7
DENISE DE LA CRUZ/PASHA AT THE FIVE SPOT, BROOKLYN, NY, 9/8
"INTERPRETATIONS OF BLACK BY HANSON BROWN" AT ELEVENTEN GALLERY, BROOKLYN,
NY, 9/8-25
DAVID RYAN HARRIS AT STUBB'S BARBEQUE, AUSTIN, TX, 9/8
DJ SPOOKY AT NIGHT LIGHT LOUNGE, BELLINGHAM, WA, 9/8
DAVID RYAN HARRIS AT GYPSY TEA ROOM/BALLROOM, DALLAS,
TX, 9/9
DJ SPOOKY AT THE WIEDEN AND KENNEDY BUILDING, PORTLAND, OR, 9/9
Performing "Rhythm Science"
DJ SPOOKY AT PICA FESTIVAL, PORTLAND, OR, 9/9-10
Performing "Rebirth Of A Nation"
SEED IS… AT KENNY'S CASTAWAYS, NYC, 9/10
CIPHER AT THE HACKETTSTOWN SK8PARK, HACKETTSTOWN, NJ,
9/10
With Rocking Back And Forth To Create The Illusion Of Satisfaction And More
TBA
DAVID RYAN HARRIS AT NEWBY'S, MEMPHIS, TN, 9/10
OUTLAW NATION AT SIDE CAR PUB, HOUSTON, TX, 9/10
DJ SPOOKY AT PANEL DISCUSSION AT NORTHWEST COLLEGE OF ART, PORTLAND, OR, 9/10
DAVID RYAN HARRIS AT EXIT/IN, NASHVILLE, TN, 9/12
DJ SPOOKY AT UNIVERSITY OF MAINE, BANGOR, ME, 9/13-14
DAVID RYAN HARRIS AT RHYTHM & BREWS, CHATTANOOGA, TN,
9/13
ESTHERO/BRAZILIAN GIRLS AT IRVING PLAZA, NYC, 9/20
DAVID RYAN HARRIS AT BLUE CATS, KNOXVILLE, TN, 9/14
DAVID RYAN HARRIS AT GREY EAGLE, ASHEVILLE, NC, 9/15
DAVID RYAN HARRIS AT NEIGHBORHOOD THEATRE, CHARLOTTE,
NC, 9/16
OUTLAW NATION AT CHECKPOINT CHARLIE/LOUISIANA MUSIC FACTORY, NEW ORLEANS, LA,
9/17
LENORA ZENZALAI HELM AT DIZZY’S CLUB COCA-COLA, NYC, 9/19
LITTLE JIMMY SCOTT AT THE BLUE NOTE, NYC, 9/20-25
With Dee Dee Bridgewater, Avery Brooks, Savion Glover, Billy Paul and Andy Bey
BURNING SPEAR AT IRVING PLAZA, NYC, 9/20
DAVID RYAN HARRIS AT LINCOLN THEATRE, RALEIGH, NC, 9/20
DAVID RYAN HARRIS AT MUSIC FARM, CHARLESTON, SC, 9/21
MICHAEL FRANTI AND FRIENDS AT SPIRIT, NYC, 9/22
DAVID RYAN HARRIS AT VINYL (EARTHLINK LIVE), ATLANTA, GA,
9/22
OUTLAW NATION AT THE PARISH (HOUSE OF BLUES), NEW ORLEANS, LA, 9/22
With Slightly Stoopid
ALANNA DAVIS AT THE CANAL ROOM, NYC, 9/23
DJ SPOOKY AT UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, CHAPEL HILL, NC, 9/23
Performing "Rebirth Of A Nation"
DAVID RYAN HARRIS AT WORKPLAY THEATRE, BIRMINGHAM, AL,
9/23
OUTLAW NATION AT CHIMPSTOCK, SHREVEPORT, LA, 9/24
BRC LAUNCH PARTY FOR "ROCK ‘N ROLL REPARATIONS, VOL.
1"/LALA B-DAY GALA AT SCENIC, NYC, 9/25
Featuring Tamar-kali, Phil Moore Brown, Graph Nobel, Imani Coppola and
others
THE BELLRAYS AT ADAMS AVENUE STREET FAIR, SAN DIEGO, CA, 9/25
DAVID RYAN HARRIS AT CHELSEA'S, BATON ROUGE, LA, 9/26
DAVID RYAN HARRIS AT HAL AND MAL'S, JACKSON, MS, 9/27
OUTLAW NATION AT THE VARSITY THEATRE, BATON ROUGE, LA, 9/27
With Slightly Stoopid
DAVID RYAN HARRIS AT THE PARISH (HOUSE OF BLUES),
NEW ORLEANS, LA, 9/28
DAVID RYAN HARRIS AT "THE ROCK BOAT CRUISE," NEW ORLEANS,
LA, 9/29-10/3
DJ SPOOKY AT TRANSART FESTIVAL, BOLAZNO, ITALY, 9/29
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