First Wednesdays: Hip-Hop, Jazz, Poetry Open Mic at Nuyorican

Rocky Presents & The Nuyorican Poets Cafe are host to the longest running hip hop open mics in New York City. These shows have a history of launching the careers of many well-known performers as well as providing a venue for up and coming artists to try out new material.

ALL THAT! Hip Hop, Poetry & Jazz
First Wednesday of Every Month9:30pm> $10 w/ flyer, $12 w/outALL THAT! Hip Hop, Poetry & Jazz is an open jam session for hiphop, poetry and jazz. It brings together emcees, poets and musicians from diverse musical and racial backgrounds in a forum that is open creatively but structured so that you can have critically accclaimed jazz musicians such as Antonio Hart and legends like Weldon Irvine, performers like the Roots, Erykah Badu, O.C., and Rahzel as well as unknown emcees and poets performing on the same stage."

Info: http://www.nuyorican.org/hiphop.php

Closing Week Concerts at Fat Beats NYC

"The legendary one-stop for Rap vinyl and CD consumers is closing its doors, and moving to online. Sixteen years ago, Fat Beats opened its doors in New York City. The store, presently located on Lower Manhattan's Sixth Avenue has been a staple in Hip Hop culture since. On top of being a leading retailer for vinyl and independent Hip Hop since its inception, Fat Beats has been a current and past employer to artists such as Ill Bill, Q-Unique and DJ Eclipse" - http://www.kingsofnewyork.net/blog/2010/8/24/fat-beats-closing-up-shop.html

Info: http://fatbeats.com/blog/?p=115

Tuesday, August 24: Chiddy Bang @ the Highline Ballroom

Opposite of Adults - Album Release Show: Chiddy Bang
with
Donnis
XV
2AM Club
Samuel

"Chiddy Bang is a Philly based duo comprised of Chiddy (emcee) and Xaphoon Jones (DJ/producer) who combine elements of indie and electronica with some good al fashioned “spitting”. The result has been described by some bloggers as a “hipsters wet dream”, but Chiddy Bang prefers to think of themselves as “kings of the basement party jam”. "


August 24,2010

DJ Benzi to spin between sets.

Concert starts @ 8:30PM
Doors open @ 7:30PM
Tickets $15.00 in advance
$18.00 day of show.
Info: Highline Ballroom

Saturday, Aug 14: The Stoop, Annual Free Community Hip-Hop Festival

F.O.K.U.S. PRESENTS THE STOOP 2010 ON AUGUST 14, 2010 IN FORT GREENE PARK, BROOKLYN, NY

Brooklyn, NY – Stoops are known for being a common meeting ground for people to share stories and relax. With this in mind, F.O.K.U.S. designed The Stoop, its annual summer arts event, to serve as the artistic physical crossroads between individuals, communities and their respective artistic experiences. F.O.K.U.S. will produce the third annual event- The Stoop - in Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn, NY on August 14, 2010 from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m (rain or shine).

The Stoop is a free outdoor community gathering to celebrate the arts and healthy living. This year will feature performances by artists of various genres and promises to be a fantastic and unique addition to NY’s roster of summer events. The exciting and unique line-up includes: Si*Se, Pattern Is Movement, Kagero, Ayodele Alli, and Ishmael Islam. There will also be live art, face painting, games and an array of fun games for the entire family. Invited artists include Convoluted Construct, Alice Mizrachi and Free5. We will also have StoryCorps and The Icla da Silva Foundation, and other organizations at the event for you to interact and learn about their unique opportunities. Invited organizations include: Urban Art Beat, Black Teen Empowerment Movement, YOUNITY, SohNup, LIFEbeat, Brooklyn Salsa Dance Party, Metro Hospital.

August 14, 2010; 1:00 with performances starting at 1:15pm
Fort Greene Park,
(Myrtle Ave and N. Portland)
Brooklyn, NY

Presented by F.O.K.U.S. (http://www.onefokus.org)

Contact:
F.O.K.U.S.
press@onefokus.org

Friday, Aug 13: Free Fridays at the Bronx Museum!

Free Fridays! – Africanísímo 4

Outdoor Film Screening
in collaboration with
African Film Festival

FRIDAY AUGUST 13, 6:00pm to 10:00pm

Screening of Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love" Chai Vasarhelyi, Senegal/USA, 2008, 102 min. (View Trailer)

Preceded by animated shorts by artist Piniang (Formally artist-in-residence at The Bronx Museum of the Arts)

Music by DJ Laylo
(Afrobeat, High Life, Reggae)

Performances by Asase Yaa
(Ivory Coast,Guinea, Mali)

Location: The Andrew Freedman Home
1125 Grand Concourse (at McClellan Street)


Rain location:
The Bronx Museum of the Arts

Admission: FREE!

Get tickets now! Rock the Bells @ Governor's Island, Aug 28

Guerilla Union, Bowery Presents, Highline & Mad Dog Presents: Rock the Bells Festival 2010
at Governors Island

FEATURING: Snoop Dogg, A Tribe Called Quest, Wu-Tang Clan, Rakim, KRS-One, Slick Rick, Dj Premier, Street Sweeper Social Club, Murs & 9th Wonder, Wiz Khalifa, Clipse, Immortal Technique, Brother Ali, Jedi Mind Tricks, Supernatural, DJ Muggs w/ Ill Bill, Dj Rocky Rock, Big Sean, Yelawolf, and very special guest Ms. Lauryn Hill

Get tickets now! Monday, Aug 16: Wale show at Highline Ballroom

Edit: Sold Out!

Wale : a show about nothing
with Legendary Go Go Band UCB & Friends

August 16,2010

Release show for new mixtape More About Nothing

Concert starts @ 8PM
Doors open @ 7PM
Tickets $12.00 in advance
$15.00 day of show.

Info: Highline Ballroom

Friday, Aug 13: The Black August Hip-Hop Project at the Highline Ballroom

The Black August Hip Hop Project 2010

Dead Prez, Pharoahe Monch, Cody Chestnutt, Homeboy Sandman, Sadat X , Divine of the Dey, ADM, Hasan Salaam, Hakim Green, Bajah & the Dry Eye Crew , Akir, Kalae All Day, La Bruja, Lah Tere, & surprise special guest!

August 13,2010

Concert starts @ 9PM
Doors open @ 8PM
Tickets $15.00 in advance
$20.00 day of show.

Info: Highline Ballroom

Get your tickets now for Black August! Aug 13 @ Highline Ballroom

The Black August Hip Hop Project 2010 – August 13, 2010

Featuring performances by:

• Dead Prez
• Pharoahe Monch
• Cody Chestnutt
• Homeboy Sandman
• ADM
• Kalae All Day
• Sadat X
• Hasan Salaam
• Akir
• La Bruja
• Divine of the Dey
• Hakim Green
• Lah Tere
• Bajah & The Dry Eye Crew

& Surprise Special Guests!

Date: Sunday, August 13, 2010
Time: Doors Open at 8:00pm – Concert Starts at 9:00pm
Location: Highline Ballroom 431 W 16th St
New York, NY 10011
between 9th and 10th Ave
(212) 414-5994

Tickets $15 in advance / $20 day of show.

Tuesday, Aug 10: Bachata Heightz concert @ Highbridge Park

Time: August 10, 2010 from 7pm to 9pm
Location: Highbridge Park
Website or Map: http://www.summerstage.org/

"Born and raised in Washington Heights, the five members of Bachata Heightz first got together to stay off the streets and experiment with their musical passions. In the years since, they have become one of most influential groups in the Latin music scene, and are considered to be one of the first pioneers of urban bachata, a style of tropical music first originating in the Dominican Republic and mixed with rock, R&B, hip-hop, mambo, and a little playfulness from this group."

Saturday, Aug 7: First Fridays at the Brooklyn Museum - - Haiti Tribute

"At the Brooklyn Museum's Target First Saturdays, thousands of visitors enjoy free programs of art and entertainment each month from 5 to 11 p.m. All evening long, the Museum Café serves a wide selection of sandwiches, salads, and beverages, and a cash bar offers wine and beer. Parking is a flat rate of $4 starting at 5 p.m. All other Saturdays, the Museum closes at 6 p.m."

**Highlights from August's schedule:**

Theme: Konbit Haiti (Together for Haiti)

Dance: 4:30 p.m.
Peniel Guerrier and Tamboula dance troupe, presented in conjunction with Haiti Cultural Exchange.

Music: 5–7 p.m.
La Troupe Makandal uses Haitian drumming to represent Haiti’s history and culture.

Film: 6–7:30 p.m.
Poto Mitan: Haitian Women, Pillars of the Global Economy (Renée Bergan and Mark Schuller, 2009, 50 min., NR). Documentary about the lives and struggles of Haitian women workers. Co-director Renée Bergan introduces the film and answers questions after the screening. Free tickets (30) are available at the Visitor Center at 5 p.m.

Performance: 7:30–8:30 p.m.
Master drummer Frisner Augustin of La Troupe Makandal leads a drum circle. Bring your drum!

Discussion: 8 p.m.
Sabine Toussaint leads a community discussion about rebuilding Haiti.

Dance Party: 9–11 p.m.
Brooklyn-based Haitian DJ Hard Hittin’ Harry and the Earthman Experience present a Haitian Carnival-style dance party with compas, soca, calypso, and other world music.

Info: Brooklyn Museum

Saturday, Aug 7: Hip-Hop Karaoke at Brooklyn Bowl

"HHK Returns to Brooklyn Bowl August 7th - Native Tongues Hour and NEW SONGS! "Hip Hop Karaoke is coming back to Brooklyn Bowl August 7th. If you've never been to Brooklyn Bowl, it's a 20,000-plus square foot center that includes bowling alley, restaurant (with food supplied by Blue Ribbon), bar and concert venue.

...We're also proud to announce a special Native Tongues hour. Everyone who signs up for a Native Tongues track will be eligible for a special prize. We're not saying what it is, but trust us: you'll like it."

Hip Hop Karaoke
Saturday, August 7th
Brooklyn Bowl, 61 Wythe Ave.
Sign-up @ 9, Show @ 10

Eat. Bowl. Rap. It ain't no more to it.

KIDflix Film Festival in August, Fulton Park

KIDflix Film Festival
Every Friday Night in August
7:30pm
Fulton Park

The Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA) and African Film Fest (AFF) proudly celebrate the 11th Annual KIDflix Film Fest of Bedford Stuyvesant in collaboration with the 52nd Annual Fulton Art Fair this August! This exciting partnership will bring fine art, film, music and dance to the Bedford Stuyvesant community in a brand new way.

Marking the 11thAnniversary of the Annual KIDflix Film Fest of Bed Stuy, this year's selection will feature the best of the last ten year's of the KIDflix Festival including:

AUGUST 6th:
Short: Brian Strongwind and Dirk Joseph: The Origin of Photohealing
Feature: Kirikou and the Sorceress
Performance: Indoda Entsha Drumming Ensemble

AUGUST 13th:
Short: Blitz the Ambassador: Something to Believe
Feature: Crooklyn
Performance: Kakande Quartet from Guinea

AUGUST 20th:
Short: Ali Santana and Spec Boogie: No Knock and Bed Stuy
Feature: Cornbread, Earl and Me
Performance: Restoration Youth Arts Academy

AUGUST 27th:
Feature: The Wiz
and a Special Tribute to Michael Jackson and Lena Horne (Prior to the film is The Wiz Costume Contest with awards and prizes given by the local businesses)

Summerstage/City Parks August Rundown!

Gil Scott-Heron
When: Thursday, August 5, 2010 at 7:00PM
Where: Marcus Garvey Park
Cost: Free

Gil Scott-Heron's cutting edge poetry and musical style is revered as the godfather of hip-hop and neo soul. Presented in association with Jill Newman productions.


"Blood Pudding" by Sharon Bridgforth, Directed by Baraka de Soleil
When: Friday, August 6, 2010 at 8:00PM and Saturday, August 7, 2010 at 8:00PM
Where: Marcus Garvey Park
Cost: Free

Blood Pudding explores the history of black people in New Orleans through a magical layering of theater, dance and song.


Complexions Contemporary Ballet and Dancin' Downtown Contest Winners
When: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at 8:00PM
Where: Central Park/Mainstage
Cost: Free

Join this highly acclaimed dance company as they unveil an originally commissioned work by City Parks Foundation this season.


Doug E. Fresh & DJ Dee Wiz
When: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at 7:00PM
Where: Jackie Robinson Park
Cost: Free

Doug E. Fresh, one of the originators of the human beat box, is one of the early heralds of the global hip hop movement.


White Rabbits with Hospitality
When: Thursday, August 12, 2010 at 7:00PM
Where: East River Park
Cost: Free

Duel drummers and a honky tonk calypso rhythm section bang out jarring sonics

Paul Taylor II and Naganuma Dance
When: Friday, August 13, 2010 at 7:00PM
Where: East River Park
Cost: Free

Paul Taylor II's group of six dancers reinvent original works from the larger Paul Taylor Dance Company to offer an intimate, innovative reinterpretation of the original works.

Complexions Contemporary Ballet and Wideman / Davis Dance

When: Saturday, August 14, 2010 at 7:00PM
Where: East River Park
Cost: Free

Complexions Contemporary Ballet's mix of methods, styles and cultures has created an entirely new and exciting vision: a company dedicated to removing boundaries and transcending the limits of performance. Join this highly acclaimed dance company as they unveil an originally commissioned work by City Parks Foundation this season.

DJ Kool Herc
When: Sunday, August 15, 2010 at 3:00PM
Where: Central Park/Mainstage
Cost: Free

DJ Kool Herc's creation of breaks and sampling has paved the way for hip hop music as we know it.



Public Enemy & Blitz The Ambassador
When: Sunday, August 15, 2010 at 3:00PM
Where: Central Park/Mainstage
Cost: Free

The most influential and controversial rap group of the 80's performs on the 20th anniversary of their seminal album Fear of a Black Planet, with two rising and equally political new comers.

Chrisette Michele, Mario and Tamia
When: Saturday, August 21, 2010 at 3:00PM
Where: Central Park/Mainstage
Cost: Free

Contemporary soul ingenues at the forefront of contemporary R&B.

Friday, July 30: The Legendary Cold Crush Brothers 32nd Anniversary Concert & Party @ the Hip-Hop Culture Center

The legendary COLD CRUSH BROTHERS 32nd ANNIVERSARY Concert + Party

Feat. KOOL DJ RED ALERT kicking off the party from 9pm-10pm, followed by one pioneer DJ every hour, rockin the wheels, until the Cold Crush Brothers & Friends performance!

The COLD CRUSH BROTHERS will perform all of their classic routines and some of their friends will perform routines with them, including DMC (of Run DMC), BIG DADDY KANE, BIZ MARKIE and more!

A very LIMITED amount of $25 ADVANCE tickets are available online at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/119024 and more will be available at the door the day of - but if you want to save $ and guarantee your spot - pick them up now!"

Friday, JULY 30, 2010
9pm-2am. All ages welcome!

Hip Hop Culture Center (at the Magic Johnson Theater)
2309 Frederick Douglass Blvd. at 124th St. 2nd Floor
New York, New York 10027
Trains: 2, 3, A, B, C, or D to 125th St.

Info: Facebook

Thursday, July 29: Vieux Farka Touré @ MetroTech Center

Vieux Farka Touré

Part of BAM's Rhythm & Blues Festival at MetroTech

Thu, Jul 29 at 12noon

"The son and torchbearer of West African musical icon Ali Farka Touré, Malian guitarist and singer Vieux Farka Touré has more than filled his father’s shoes, concocting his own hybrid style that radiates with “joyful audacity” (The New York Times). With an exuberant guitar sound perched perfectly between the blistering, desert-bred twang of the West African kora and the electric distortion of Chicago blues, Touré’s music is a study in seamless musical crossbreeding, born of both urban grit and blue Sahara skies."

MetroTech Commons
Free!

Info: Bam

July 28 - Aug 15: Lincoln Out of Doors: Show Rundown Part 1

**Lincoln Out of Door is another one of NYC's great summer music series, featuring free shows nearly every day of the week. Below are some of the best ones for the first half of the program**

Thursday, July 29 at 7:00pm: DJA-Rara @ Josie Robertson Plaza

Brooklyn’s DJA-Rara reinvents the joyous drum and horn-fueled processional music of Haiti in a carnival of music, spirituality, and cultural activism.

Thursday, July 29 at 7:30pm: Ansanm (In Love We Stand) Ft. Emeline Michel, Beethova Obas, BélO, Zili Misik, and Peniel Guerrier in collaboration with the Mikerline Dance Company @ Damrosch Park Bandshell

The music of Haiti has served multiple life-affirming tasks for its people: revelry, resilience, and resistance. Emeline Michel, known on the island as the First Lady of Haitian Song, gathers several star performers for a celebration that’s as much about artistic solidarity as it is about spiritual healing. In the hands of troubadours BélO and Beethova Obas, heated rhythms become smoothly mellifluous, while the all-woman troupe Zili Misik forges a Creolized connection between Haiti’s ancestral mizik rasin and other New World styles like jazz, reggae, Afro-Cuban son, and samba. Peniel Guerrier and the Mikerline Dance Company serve as ambassadors of Haitian culture through masterful traditional dance.

Friday, July 30 at 7:30pm:Nona Hendryx and Nicholas Leichter Dance with Monstah Black: THE WHIZ: Over the Rainbow @ Damrosch Park Bandshell

Nona Hendryx has been a maverick at every stage of her shape-shifting career, from early days with girlgroup The Bluebelles to scoring hits as a co-founder of black rock/funk superstars Labelle to charming the underground with her raucous ingenuity and songwriting prowess. Featuring choreography by Nicholas Leichter, and an adapted score by Monstah Black with added selections, The Whiz is a fierce, full-spectrum original show of song, dance, and theatrical extravaganza. Ease on down the road to recession, and back from the brink of fantasy, in this remix of The Wizard of Oz for the Obama generation.

Wednesday, August 4 at 7:30pm: Robert Glasper Experiment with Q-Tip, Bilal, and Jose James' Blackmagic @ Damrosch Park Bandshell

Brilliant keyboardist Robert Glasper is on a mission to bring jazz to the masses by infusing it with chordal dynamism and beat consciousness. His band, the Experiment, is as comfortable swinging hot bebop riffs as it is laying down the funk for this evening’s superstar guests, hip-hop philosopher MC Q-Tip and neo-soul singer Bilal. Vocal powerhouse José James’ rich baritone retains the sparkle of jazz traditionalism even as it charms revelers on the dance-club circuit.

Thursday, August 5 at 7:30pm: 80th Birthday Celebration - Paul Taylor Dance Company and Taylor 2 @ Damrosch Park Bandshell

Celebrate the 80th birthday of a true giant of modern dance with both of his esteemed dance companies sharing a program for the first time

Friday, August 6 at 7:00pm: Asphalt Orchestra @ Josie Robertson Plaza
Also: Saturday, August 7 at 6:00pm @ Hearst Plaza and Sunday, August 8 at 6:00pm @ Broadway Plaza

An iconoclastic 12-piece marching band conceived by Bang on a Can, the Asphalt Orchestra performs ambitious processional music from every corner of the world. Its selections have the ability to coax funk from the funereal and turn a halftime show into a marvel of sophistication. Featuring world premiere commissions by Yoko Ono and David Byrne with Annie Clark. Movement by Susan Marshall and Mark DeChiazza. Uniforms by Elizabeth Hope Clancy.

Saturday, August 7 at 7:00pm, Balkan Beat Box and Mucca Pazza @ Damrosch Park Bandshell

The globetrotting brainchild of drummer-producer Tamir Muskat, sax monarch Ori Kaplan, and dynamic MC Tomer Yosef, Balkan Beat Box transforms equal parts Balkan-Mediterranean traditions, punk intensity, electronic cool, jazz discipline, and hiphop attitude into a globalist groove extravaganza.The astounding 30-plus member circus punk marching band Mucca Pazza bulks up anarchic brass arrangements with gloriously mischievous polyphony. And cheerleaders.

Info: Lincoln Out of Doors

2 Shows worth seeing at the Martin Luther King Jr. Concert Series in East Flatbush

"The 28th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Concert Series performances are held Monday nights at 7:30 pm at Wingate Field, which is located on Brooklyn Avenue between Rutland Road and Winthrop Street opposite Kings County Hospital. Possible rain date on Tuesday night. The public is encouraged to bring their own chairs because seating is limited."

Musiq Soulchild adn Chrisette Michele: July 26
Salt-N-Peppa, Naughty By Nature, Slick Rick: Aug 2

Info: Martin Luther King Jr. Concert Series

July 26 - Aug 26: Harlem Week and the Harlem Jazz and Music Festival

"What began as a one-day tribute to Harlem has evolved over the past 35 years into a summerlong celebration of the community's rich economic, political and cultural history. From a college fair to children's festivals to the New York City Senior Citizens 'Elders' Jubilee,' there is a diverse range of events for residents of the neighborhood and beyond. Don't miss 'A Great Day in Harlem: Motown Comes Uptown,' saluting the 50th anniversary of Motown Records, on July 26."

For more information and a calendar of events, visit: http://harlemweek.com/

Info: nycgo

Sunday, July 25: Foxy Brown @ BB King's

FOXY BROWN Featuring: Special Guests

July 25
8:00PM
Doors @ 6PM

$20.00 Advance
$25.00 Day of Show

SRO * ALL AGES"

Info: B.B. King Blues Club & Grill