Afro-Punk Music
June 29—July 7

This year's Afro-Punk Festival features more music than ever before! The line-up includes two free concerts in BAMcafé, two concerts in Park Slope's Southpaw, and a special closing event on July 7 at the Brooklyn Museum's Target First Saturday.


BAMcafé Live

Cutlery, Taylor McFerrin, Bear In Wolf Fur, ellul
Fri, June 29 at 9pm
Free!
The Afro-Punk music series kicks off with two nights in BAMcafé that feature the next generation of singers, songwriters, and multi-instrumentalists with something to say. Night one highlights the work of four distinct performers including ellul, a San Francisco-based band whose vocal harmonies are sweetly evocative yet somehow unsettling. Cutlery focuses on electronically-enhanced shoegazing, while Bear In Wolf Fur pairs a DIY approach to music-making with a strong appreciation for raw noise. Spinning between sets, Taylor McFerrin builds songs from scratch with synths, samples, vocals, and beatboxing.

Mighty Fine, Swivel, Tiombe Lockhart
Sat, June 30 at 9pm
Free!
Night two of Afro-Punk at BAMcafé features another triple header that isn't afraid to get loud and funky. Bringing New Orleans heat to New York City cool, Mighty Fine riles things up with their "sweaty, garage soul," while Swivel's indie rock channels Radiohead at its electro-poppiest and gives R&B harmonies the attention they deserve. Meanwhile, neo-soul chanteuse Tiombe Lockhart's flamboyant live performances are all about giving the audience a good time with songs that cruise from ironic to whimsical to poetic.


Southpaw

Whole Wheat Bread, Game Rebellion, CX kidtronik, and The Objex
Thu, July 5
$10 in advance / $12 at the door
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Suffrajet, Apes, Philmoore Browne, The Drugstore Cowboys
Fri, July 6
$10 in advance / $12 at the door
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Brooklyn Museum Target First Saturday

Brooklyn Museum
Sat, July 7
Free!
The Brooklyn Museum's Target First Saturday program hosts a special outdoor concert as a final culminating event for the Afro-Punk Festival week. The concert will feature music by The Exit, Dragons of Zynth, The Smyrk, and DJ sets by CX Kidtronik and King Cole.

Full info available at brooklynmuseum.org.