Bushwick Culture: Weekend Picks 3/27/08
Music
3/28 — These Are Powers with Extra Life, Skeletons.
Silent Barn. 915 Wyckoff Ave.
8pm. Cost: TBA.
These Are Powers are self-described as “break beat / Healing & easy listening / roots music”. I’m intrigued. I have actually wanted to go see this band for a while now, after hearing their name repeatedly in neighborhood buzz. The track featured on their MySpace page, “Chipping Ice” makes me want to hear it live, jump up and down, and bump into things. I think this might be the perfect venue — Silent Barn is one of those all age “spaces” in a “residential area” (Silent Barn, Death by Audio, Market Hotel). (http://www.myspace.com/thesilentbarn & http://www.myspace.com/thesearepowers)
Photography
3/28 — 31 Under 31: Young Women in Art Photography. (last day)
3rd Ward. 195 Morgan Ave.
Humble Arts Foundation in collaboration with Ladies Lotto presents this impressive and eclectic photography show, showcasing a new generation of women art photographers, curated by Lumi Tan and Jon Feinstein. Exhibition closes 3/28. (http:/www.3rdward.com/)
More Music
3.29 — Japanther/ The Pharmacy/ Pterodactyl.
The Market Hotel. 957 Broadway, 2nd floor (enter on Myrtle).
9:30pm. Cost: TBA.
Besides being three words I like saying together, these bands sound like a night worth having. Japanther promises to be “the best and most positive dance band in New York.” The Pharmacy is from Seattle, and apparently went through a period of collective fascination with The Zombies. Pterodactyl, besides having an awesome website, promises to provide a few dance tracks, especially “Polio” (ironically). (http://www.myspace.com/markethotelnyc)
March 27th, 2008 at 3:28 pm
yay Japanther finally returns to the neighborhood. this will be a lot of fun provided they play longer than 10 minutes, as they are wont to do.
March 29th, 2008 at 4:24 am
Saw these are powers tonight and they were great. I like this new feature of blog. Some cool bands come our ghetto neck of the woods and I am glad the word is getting out.