This Sunday, we’re bringing the sound system back to @acehotelbrooklyn Linking up with @warprecords to celebrate the launch of @nightmaresonwax’s new mixtape Echo45 Sound System. Join us for an exclusive album listening, convo on global sound system culture and DJ set from @ayannaheaven to close the weekend proper! Panel talk with Moderated by @cartervanpelt 📅 Sun, Nov 2 | 5–8 PM 📍 […]

Join us at @union_pool this Tuesday 11/4 for Jamaica Jamaica, a Hurricane Melissa relief fundraiser. All proceeds will be donated to Food for the Poor Jamaica @foodforthepoorja through the Sean Paul Foundation, which will match up to $50,000 of funds raised. Sounds by all Jamaican selectors Suggested donation: $20 Tickets will be available at the […]

Antibalas takes over Brooklyn Bowl to celebrate their new album ‘Hourglass’ with support from JMMR and DJ Carter Van Pelt on SAT, NOV 15! 🎟️ Tickets available at brooklynbowl.com Afrobeat will probably always be associated with one man, one time and one country — Fela Kuti, in late 1960s Nigeria. But for the past 20 years, Antibalas has […]

DOORS 6:00 PM | SHOW 8:00 PM Mariam L’Amour à la Folie The title of a new album and an upcoming Netflix documentary, L’Amour à la Folie celebrates the joyful 45 year marriage and career of the most famous ambassadors for Malian music, and African music, all around the world: Amadou & Mariam. Sadly, Amadou Bagayoko passed […]

Blowout Comb 30th Anniversary Doors 7:00 PM + Show 8:00 PM Age 16 and over. Artist Info Digable Planets, the alternative hip-hop trio comprised of Mary Ann “Ladybug Mecca” Vieira, Craig “Doodlebug” Irving, and Ishmael “Butterfly” Butler have finally reunited!! The group’s debut album Reachin’ (A New Refutation of Time and Space) was released in […]

Join us as we celebrate the launch of @naomicowan‘s album, Welcome to Paradise. Enjoy an exclusive listening party and Julia Gin happy hour. Donations to support Jamaica’s hurricane recovery through @WalkGoodLA are welcome throughout the evening. RSVP Can’t make it? You can still support the cause:

This powerful event will unite some of the biggest names in reggae, dancehall, and Caribbean culture on one stage, all in support of hurricane relief efforts for Jamaica. Every ticket sold directly helps families, farmers, and communities rebuilding after the devastation of Hurricane Melissa. More than a concert, this is a global call to action […]

@LargeUpDotCom is teaming with Brooklyn Bowl Tuesday, December 16th for a fundraiser to benefit hurricane relief efforts in Jamaica. Live and direct from Jamaica for one night only, the original king of dancehall, Yellowman, will perform a special headlining set, with support from dancehall godfather Johnny Osbourne (backed by Anant Pradhan and Larry McDonald), JA-to-BK […]