New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) Brooklyn Bowl -- "One of the most incredible places on Earth" (Rolling Stone) - celebrates its 5th anniversary with a number of standout artists in July, including Zappa Plays Zappa, LTJ Bukem, Stooges Brass Band, Red Baraat, Galactic, The Samples, Orgone, and a special 5th Anniversary Bowl
Train featuring ?uestlove who recently said, "I love Brooklyn Bowl so much I'd put a ring on it."
Zappa Plays Zappa - Wed, July 9
Son of the legendary Frank Zappa, Dweezil Zappa, backed by his band The Zappa Family Trust, will play a range of his late father's music, from the hits to the more obscure. The band, which took home a GRAMMY for "Best Rock Instrumental Performance" in 2009, also includes various members who played with the late rock star (show: 9pm admission: $25).
Watch Zappa Plays Zappa perform "Orange County Lumber Truck" at 2012's Gathering of the Vibes Festival - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeS36M-gMko
Special Brooklyn Bowl 5th Anniversary Bowl
Train - Thurs, July 10
Brooklyn Bowl celebrates its fifth anniversary with a special set from American music legend ?uestlove - who recently said, "I love Brooklyn Bowl so much I'd put a ring on it" - in his usual
Thursday night slot, accompanied by throwback Soul
Train videos. ?uestlove, whose vinyl collection contains more than 50,000 records, will tear up the dance floor with an eclectic set of hip-hop, house, 80's, rare grooves and a mix of everything in between (show: 11pm, admission: $5-$8).
LTJ Bukem - Fri, July 11
Considered one of the most significant players on the drum n' bass scene of the 1990s, London's atmospheric jazz fusion DJ takes the stage with his Detroit-influenced "intelligent drum and bass" brand of hardcore music.
Future funk-meets-retro soul outfit Submorphics, featuring
Christina Tamayo, opens. (show: 12am admission: $15)
Stooges Brass Band - Sat, July 12
The Big Easy
Music Awards' "Best Contemporary Brass Band 2011" lives up to its title, bringing their innovative blend of traditional New Orleans brass sounds and contemporary jazz and hip-hop beats to recreate the immersive audience experience of a party in the Big Easy. Special guests to be announced (show: 8pm admission: $12).
Watch Stooges Brass Band perform live at GlobalFest 2013 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3iWbBLn0cg
Red Baraat - Fri, July 18
The Brooklyn eight piece outfit channels the diversity of their hometown borough, as they merge North Indian bhangra rhythms with elements of jazz, go-go, brass funk, and hip-hop. They've been called "one of the strongest touring acts on the world music scene right now" for their boisterous, energetic sound (show: 9pm admission: $15).
Watch Red Baraat perform "Shruggy Ji" at 9:30 club in 2013 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjIO8BKk9nE
Galactic - Wed July 23 - Sat July 26
New Orleans funk quintet Galactic brings the spirit of Mardi Gras to Brooklyn Bowl with four nights of very different shows. Taking in a range of influences from hip-hop to rock, the band's beat-driven sound will be accompanied by a different platinum-level collaborator on vocals each night (show: 8pm admission: $15-20).
Watch the music video for Galactic's "Hey Na Na" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Smb8ahl3A10
The Samples - Tue July 29
With 25 years, 20 albums, and 1 million+ records sold, Boulder, Colorado's The Samples continue to transcend age and genres with their reggae-influenced folk rock, which has been described as a combination of The
Grateful Dead and The Police. Six piece roots outfit Mike Monterey band and Bushwick's indie pop band The
Attic Ends open (show: 8pm admission: $15).
Watch The Samples play "Streets in the Rain" live at Bohemian Nights 2013 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqq8y1pDOoI
Orgone - Wed July 30
"Intoxicating" (Relix) Los Angeles group weaves afrobeat, disco/house, and classic covers into an adrenaline-fueled funk and soul dance experience. Also highly sought after as a session band, Orgone appeared on the 2011 multiple Grammy winning
Cee Lo Green track "Fool For Love" and major recordings by
Alicia Keys ("Teenage Love Affair, "Wreckless Love") and
Estelle ("Pretty Please") (show: 8pm admission: $15-20).
Watch Orgone perform "Give it Up" Live on KEXP in 2011 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEehYsL6zpY
About Brooklyn Bowl:
Brooklyn Bowl is the ultimate night out, with its groundbreaking integration of premiere music, 16 lanes of bowling, a bar featuring locally crafted beers, and food by the acclaimed Blue Ribbon restaurant group. Located in the beautiful, 19th-century Hecla Iron Works building, the venue -- aka "rock and roll heaven" (Village Voice) -- boasts a sound system and amenities that "no other local rock club can offer" (The New York Times). Brooklyn Bowl recently opened its London outpost at The O2 (a "wonderland of food, drink, music and pins" - London Evening Standard) and Las
Vegas in The LINQ,
Caesars Entertainment's open air district in the center of the world famous Las
Vegas strip.
Serving award-winning beer from the adjacent Brooklyn Brewery, Brooklyn Bowl is as committed to locally made products as it is to environmental sustainability -- it's the first L.E.E.D.-certified bowling alley in the world. And the food? "Epic," says Eater. In other words, Brooklyn Bowl's unprecedented combination of top-flight music, bowling, beer and food is "like nailing a spare on a four-ten split" (The New Yorker).
Visit Brooklyn Bowl online here (https://www.brooklynbowl.com/).
