Historic: The 1st Purple Rain Participatory Experience

The BRC’s “Purple Rain Participatory Experience” (P.R.P.E.)

@ Alamo Drafthouse Theater, October 11, 2019


Finally, Purple Rain gets the quote-along, sing-along, dance-along treatment it deserves—as only The Black Rock Coalition can deliver…

Historic: BRC Orchestra’s History of Our Future @The Met

Black Rock Coalition: History of Our Future

Saturday / September 7, 2019
7:00 PM, $40
SOLD OUT

An explosive and joyful celebration of rock’s Black roots. The Black Rock Coalition (with special guests) created a sonic timeline honoring the Black pioneers who ushered rock and roll into the American collective consciousness.

Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Play It Loud: Instruments of Rock & Roll.

STONE MECCA*: NEW BRC MEMBER

Raw, stripped-down style that creates a gritty love triangle between roots rock, blues and funk.

Discover here: stonemeccamusic.com

Historic: 2nd Annual Purple Ball (Prince B-Day Dance Party)

Historic: Bernie Worrell 75th B-Day DJ Party


We miss him dearly, but he will always be with us. This year, BERNIE WORRELL, the Wizard of WOO, would have turned 75. So, we brought together a couple of his collaborators and fans to spin some funky tunes created, inspired, or influenced by our own dearly-departed, pioneering Funk Legend. DJ Logic, Vernon ReidDJ Sugarfree BK and Starchild & The New Romantic hit the decks in a musical toast to the Man.

JOHN-PAUL JONES GROUP*: NEW BRC MEMBER

A mix of traditional blues, classic blues rock, and modern originals.

Discover here: johnpauljonesgroup.com

AMITTAI BLAKK*: NEW MEMBER BAND

A sound that follows no traditional rules.

Discover here: amittaiblakk.com

Historic: Blackness Sounds Like…w/ Band of Gypsys Revisited Band, Van Hunt & Pegasus Warning

 


On Thursday, October 25, 2018 at Zebulon L.A.,

Black Rock Coalition presented BLACKNESS SOUNDS LIKE…

Featuring:

  • Vernon Reid’s Band of Gypsys Revisited Band (headliner, in its only LA appearance)

(https://www.vrbogrb.com)

  • Pegasus Warning (with Guillermo E. Brown of ‘The Late Late Night Band’)

(http://www.pegasuswarning.com)

   

Historic: BRC Orchestra Rocks Aretha (Restoration Rocks, Restoration Plaza, BK)

Historic: The BRC’s 1st Annual Purple Ball

We Celebrated 60 Years of Prince with a DANCE PARTY featuring CX KiDTRONiK, Greg Caz, Rimarkable, Ryan Bland, and Tamar-kali spinning their favorite Prince and Prince-related tracks. Militia Vox was our hostess with the mostest, at Littlefield.