Hardly an exhaustive list, but here are some shows I’d check out if I were around:
SATURDAY, MAY 26
Mos Def—Black Radio
Highline Ballroom
421 West 16th Street NYC
9PM
$60
This is the grand opening of this new space. His band features much-buzzed about pianist Robert Glasper
SUNDAY, MAY 27
Afro-Punk’s Liberation Sessions
The Delancy
168 Delancy @ Clinton Street NYC
Performances by
The Drugstore Cowboys
Suffrajett
The Slack Republic
DJ sets by CX Kidtronik
$10
Doors at 8PM
MEMORIAL DAY MONDAY, MAY 28
Shelley Nicole’s Blakbushe
BAM/DanceAfrica Outdoor Stage
30 Lafayette Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
1:15PM Showtime
FREE!
Like I said, this is just the tip of the iceberg. The summer music season is finally underway now that Central Park Summerstage has announced its schedule. There’s Celebrate Brooklyn and a whole host of other great things happening. So get out and enjoy.
