New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Brooklyn Bowl - called "New York City's mecca of bowling, food, and entertainment" by the New York Observer - will host American indie staple Built to Spill, Doomtree, "one of the most talented and dedicated rap groups working today" (Village Voice), and 9-piece "powerfunk" army Turkuaz as part of their
September line up.
Dumpstaphunk - Fri,
September 4
Dumpstaphunk will hit the stage at Brooklyn Bowl for a live show that combines strong musicianship, complex funk, and jazz arrangements with soulful melodies that are simple enough for everyone to enjoy. The five piece band tosses lead vocals and four-part harmonies like Sly & the Family Stone, but with three studio albums under their belt, Dumpstaphunk stands on the merit of their own material. Songs like "Dancin' To The Truth" off their latest record, 'Dirty Word,' offer an escape into the funky sublime and share the true spirit of New Orleans with every note (show: 8:00pm, admission: $15-20).
Watch the band perform live at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival here.
RAQ + TAUK - Fri,
September 11
Self-described as high performance rock 'n' roll, RAQ has been touring as a four piece band for over a decade now. Their unique sound featuring complex song structure and quirky-yet-accessible lyrics make for a band that delivers tremendously when it comes to live improvisational rock. RAQ will be joined on stage by NYC dirty funk 4-piece TAUK, whose live shows are know for their ability to captivate audiences, with their immensely melodic and emotional performances that blend experimental progressive rock and deep grooves (show: 9:00pm, admission: $15).
Watch RAQ's full performance at Suwanee
Music Park in 2013 here.
Leftover Salmon - Fri,
September 18
Colorado based Leftover Salmon will hit the stage atBrooklyn Bowl for a night of hard hitting "slamgrass," a form of rock and bluegrass that the band created upon their founding in 1989. A staple on the jam scene, the slamgrass pioneers melded the two genres at a time when it wasn't so common, helping Salmon become unwitting architects of the jamgrass genre. Today, Leftover Salmon is: Vince Herman, Drew Emmitt, Andy Thorn, Greg Garrison, Alwyn Robinson, Bill Payne (show: 8:00pm, admission: $20).
Watch the band perform their song "Mr. Charlie" live for JamBase's "Songs Of Their Own" series here.
Mikal Cronin - Sat,
September 19
Playing garage-accented pop that reveals more than a passing influence of indie rock of the 1980s and 90s, Mikal Cronin was raised in Laguna Beach, California, where as a teenager he developed a passion for both surfing and rock & roll. While attending Laguna Beach High School, he fell in with a handful of like-minded music fans, and formed a band that played local parties. Now, having just released his second solo album aptly titled 'MCII,' Cronin offers fans "unapologetically clean-running power pop" that features "Beach Boys-reminiscent arrangements and harmonies" (Consequence of Sound) (shows: 8:00pm, admission: $12-15).
Watch Mikal Cronin perform his song "Say" live at KEXP in Seattle here.
Fishbone - Sun,
September 20 (two performances)
Combining equal parts deep funk, high-energy punk, and frantic ska, the Los Angeles-based Fishbone was one of the most distinctive and eclectic alternative rock bands of the late 80s. With their hyperactive, self-conscious diversity, goofy sense of humor, and sharp social commentary, the group gained a sizable cult following during the late 80s. Now in their 25th year of composing, creating, recording, releasing and performing original music together, the band is returning to the spotlight, fueled by their critically acclaimed full-length feature documentary, 'Everyday Sunshine: The Story ofFishbone.' Narrated by Laurence Fishburne, the film earned LA Weekly's Critic's Choice Award at the Los Angeles Film Fest in 2010, and has been called "effortlessly entertaining" (Variety) and "brilliant and groundbreaking" (Pop Matters). The seven-piece band will hit the stage twice at BrooklynBowl on Septmeber 20th - an all ages daytime show at2pm (admission: $8) and an evening show at 8pm(admission: $17) - to perform music off their most recent project, 'Intrinsically Intertwined' (2014).
Watch the music video for "Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone" here.
Doomtree - Thu,
September 24
According to the Village Voice, Doomtree is "one of the most talented and dedicated rap groups working today." The seven member collective (Cecil Otter, Dessa, Lazerbeak, Mike Mictlan, P.O.S, Paper Tiger, and Sims) started as a group of friends fooling around after school and trying to make music without reading the manual. The group had varied tastes--rap, punk, indie rock, pop--so the music they made together often bore influences from several styles. A decade and fifty releases later, Doomtree is now a real, live label with international distribution, but not much has changed in their method and art. Now, as part of their "Off In The Deep Tour" in support of their most recent album 'All Hands,' Doomtree will hit the stage at Brooklyn Bowl for a live performance that VH1 described as having "the aggressive energy of a punk act with just the right amount of hip-hop swagger" (show: 8:30pm, admission: $17).
Watch the music video for the group's song "Final Boss" here.
Built to Spill - Sat,
September 26
On 'Untethered Moon,' their eighth studio album and first in six years, the veteran rockers Built to Spill haven't drifted away from their roots of expansive, guitar-heavy interplay into tight, crunchy but still stylistically freewheeling songs. Under the command of its constant leader, Doug Martsch, as well as a new rhythm section,
Built To Spill bring their fans ten new songs that fit at once into the band's resonant catalog while infusing fresh energy into their signature sound of ripping solos and warm tones. The band will take to the stage to perform music from the album that NPR says "tackles notions of civic unrest, immortality through art and the perishability of memory" (show: 8:00pm, admission: $30).
Watch the music video for the band's song "Living Zoo" here.
Turkuaz - Tue - Wed, Sept 29 - 30
Turkuaz is a 9-piece "powerfunk" army hailing fromBrooklyn. Their modern twist on a classic sound has placed them at the forefront of a new funk evolution. With clear influences from artists like Parliament, Sly & The Family Stone, Rick James, and Zapp and
Roger as the basis for their recipe, Turkuaz adds healthy doses of
Talking Heads inspired jittery, world-pop-dance grooves and a passion for The Beatles, Motown and R&B into the mix, resulting in a refreshing update to the funk idiom. The band will bring their tightly arranged songs, thick grooves, and powerhouse rhythm section to the stage at Brooklyn Bowl (shows: 8:00pm, admission: $20).
Watch the band perform their song "Chatte Lunatique" for Jam in the Van here.
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 "epic" (Eater) 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). Also committed to environmental sustainability, Brooklyn Bowl is the first L.E.E.D.-certified bowling alley in the world.
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.
Visit Brooklyn Bowl online at https://www.brooklynbowl.com
