Historic: BRC Panel at SXSW 2015
It’d been a while since the BRC had any organized presence at the ever-swelling musical juggernaut that is SXSW (the last time was around 1993). So we reintroduced ourselves with a panel on a topic very close to our hearts (and our mission) called “Deep Roots of Rock: Making Rock Relevant Again.” Moderated by […]
Historic: Million Man Mosh III @ Highline NYC
With Man Mosh I and II, (which we could not have done without generous performances from Living Colour, 24-7 Spyz, Ronny Drayton and Reverend Kim Leslie, Nona Hendryx, Burnt Sugar, DJ Afrika Bambaataa, The Sugarhill Gang, and others), we were able to bring folks together, call attention to the issue of unjust incarceration, and help raise money for Donovan Drayton’s Legal Defense Fund […]
POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER: Million Man Mosh III, JAN 24 @ Howard, DC
UPDATES TO COME
Make Me Wanna Holler: Voices for Action
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Historic: Blunt Force Trauma + Death Metal Angola
The resurrection of BRC showcase vehicle BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA featured live and loud sets by The Dust Rays (w/ Kirk Douglas + Mark kelley of the Roots and Ricc Sheridan of Earl Greyhound), Year of The Dragon (from LA w/ Dirty Walt of Fishbone), MilitiA.Vox (of Judas Priestess). DJ SugarfreeBK. Hosts Laina Dawes (author of “What […]
Historic: BRC Orchestra’s Political Soul of Motown
The Black Rock Coalition Orchestra Performed PEOPLE HOLD ON: Motown’s Civil Rights Anthems and Political Soul On the 50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, in the midst of present-day civil unrest, the Black Rock Coalition Orchestra, featuring an all-star cast that includes jessica Care moore, Don Byron, Ronny Drayton, Doron Flake, V. Jeffrey Smith, […]
BRC’s Hendrix-inspired Playlist for ‘All Is By My Side’
BRC-curated, <Hendrix-inspired Playlist on Rdio> There’s been a considerable amount of buzz surrounding the forthcoming Jimi Hendrix docu-drama, ‘Jimi: All Is By My Side’. Written and directed by John Ridley (12 Years A Slave), the film stars Andre Benjamin of OutKast in the title role. It chronicles Hendrix’s days as […]
Historic: BRC Orchestra Deep Roots of Rock N Roll
July 26, 2014 Lincoln Center Out Of Doors, 2p FREE With “Deep Roots of Rock ‘n’ Roll,” the Black Rock Coalition Orchestra transported us back in time and into the future with a rousing homage to the Pioneers, Founders, Innovators, Technicians, Trailblazers and Instigators of the genre. Under the Musical Direction and Design of Toshi […]
Historic: BRC Orchestra performs STATE OF GRACE (A Grace Jones Retrospective), Joe’s Pub, NYC
Grace Jones is what so many others try to be—multidimensional, international, masculine, feminine, musical, visual, global, iconic, unexpected, irrepressible, undeniable, and Black. In short, everything the Black Rock Coalition has whole-heartedly supported since its founding almost 30 years ago. The Black Rock Coalition Orchestra, as part of its Artist In Residence series at Joe’s Pub, […]