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 Reid, DJ Sugarfree […]
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) Van Hunt (http://vanhunt.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.
Historic: BRC Orchestra performed Curtis Mayfield’s Sparkle soundtrack
MAY 20, 2018 Shout out to LaFrae Sci, our musical director, and the killer orchestra she assembled for this beautiful performance in Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn—Shelley Nicole, Asa Lovechild, KiKi Hawkins, Jared Michael Nickerson, V. Jeffrey Smith, Marcus Machado, and Leon Gruenbaum. And thanks, too, to our outdoor connection, Letitia Guillory and NYC Parks who […]
Historic: Private Screening of Black Panther presented by BRC + Buddhabug Records
Much thanks to everyone who helped us pack the house and raise money for the BRC. It was epic on so many levels, being able to have so many of our friends and family in the theater to celebrate such an important cultural character and watch something that brings to light so many of the issues that […]
DEE HEMINGWAY*: NEW BRC MEMBER
Rock. Soulful Rock with a Blues edge. Discover: deehemingwaymusic.info