It all started in 2008 when some folks who lived in the same building (124 Willoughby Avenue, Brooklyn) got together to throw a barbecue. One guy said, "I can cook a brisket and roast a pig." Another guy said, "I have a band that can play." And everyone in the building got together to shop, clean and cook. What started off small ended up with blocked traffic to Myrtle Avenue and the whole neighborhood stopping by. By 2010, they got permits to close the whole street and the neighbors lent us a stage they built for Halloween. (Halloween is huge in Clinton Hill. Huge.)
Then, in 2011: nothing. Lack of funds and not enough help.
Don't let that happen in 2012! BR and Timebomb will be there on September 8 to close things out in our usual fashion! And we've got kids' entertainment! Brisket! Portable toilets! Rock bands! DJ Eddie Nocentelli (aka Karnage from Timebomb)! Jazz bands! Elephants! (We don't have elephants.)
Please check out these links to help us put on a great event. Think of it as passing the hat around in advance. BR and Timebomb and the other bands provided gifts for donating at certain levels, and gifts of any amount are accepted. But we don't get anything if we don't reach our target by August 27. If you've been to the Brownstone BBQ before, you know how good it was, and you'll probably see your picture on the website: Clinton Hill Block Party Event Website Kick Starter Website
Check out this clip from the BoCoCa Arts Festival June 30 @ Carroll Park:
BR and TIMEBOMB combine r&b, jazz, rock and classical influences to make original live hip-hop music. Over the past six years, they have performed at many venues in NYC including Studio 54, The Apollo Theater, Crash Mansion, Union Square Park and Webster Hall. Timebomb features Jibrail Nor on drums, Shanelle Jenkins on trumpet, Stacy Beatty Jr. on bass, Olivia Martinez on violin and Karnage on guitar.
