Outdoor Arts and Music Fair at Westchester Square Tomorrow

The 2nd Annual Fair @ the Square will be taking place this Saturday, 5/15, at Westchester Square from 12pm to 4pm. Here are all the details:

Music – At Owen Dolen Park Plaza, free outdoor concert featuring the Bronx Indie Musicians of The Bronx Underground. Including Drew Torres at 1 pm (www.myspace.com/drewtorres), and A Moment's Worth (www.myspace.com/amw) at 3 pm.

Art – Art exhibits, “bronxArtworks” artisans’ sale, ArtWalk Guided Tours, Bronx Culture Trolley rides from Westchester Square to West Farms; including stops at the Bronx River Arts Center for a “Gallery Open House” and "Ask the Artist: Vidal Centeno" and at Drew Gardens.

For the kids – Scavenger hunts, kids’ arts & crafts, storytelling, crafts workshop, doll craft exhibit, face painting, and games. Saturday, May 15th 12-4 pm Free! @ Westchester Square, Bronx NY. Public Transportation: Subway: #6 train to Westchester Square; Bronx Bus: 40, 42, 31, 21, & 4 to Westchester Square. 9 Westchester Square, Bronx NY

~ErLu

Bronx Underground Unveils New Music Studios

The folks over at Bronx Underground, a music booking and promotions company which has been in operation since 2000, are expanding their domain by opening a new hourly and monthly rehearsal space for bands and musicians in the Bronx.

Underground Music Studios will offer up hourly rooms equipped with Marshall Amplifiers, and Tama drums, Sabian cymbals and more. Accessory items such as guitar picks, drumsticks, and more will be sold and free Wi-Fi is available throughout the studio.

The owners of the studio, who have all played in bands themselves, promised in a statement that Underground Studios would be "a high quality, unique, creative, friendly space where musicians can feel welcomed and at home."

Monthly rooms with 24-hour access are available immediately and are offered started at $500. Hourly rooms are $25/hour and are also available immediately.

Underground Studios will host an Open House and Launch Party on 1/16/10 at 7pm. There will be special studio deals for attendees, as well as giveaways from Marshall Amplification, Korg, and Vox Amplification. Free food beverages will also be available and the bands Drew Torres, Kill Me Kate, If But When, and The City Strikes Back will be playing throughout the evening.

Underground Studios is located at 1728 Eastchester Road, Bronx, NY 10461 and can be reached at (580) 672-9841 or undergroundmusicstudios@gmail.com. Check out their website at www.undergroundmusicstudios.net!

~ErLu

Bronx Underground Show Tonight

I'm a goof and I left this event out of the weekend Event Reminders... but we love Bronx Underground and Bronx Revolution, so they warrant their own post anyway!

There's a Bronx Underground show tonight at the First Lutheran Church of Throggs Neck (3075 Baisley Avenue). Lineup includes The Crowning, Kelsey and the Chaos, Of Sound and Silence, The Tonight Life, and Nurse in Hollywood.

This show is for all ages and doors open at 5:30pm. Admission is $9. Click here for more info. If you aren't familiar with Bronx Underground, check out this New York Times profile.

Oh yeah... save the date: Bronx Revolution is hosting a pre-Halloween bash next Friday, 10/25, at Bruckner Bar & Grill.

~ErLu

Event Reminders - TGIF!

Party Like It's 2008...

Bronx Underground will be hosting another event tonight at the First Lutheran Church of Throggs Neck (3075 Baisley Avenue) featuring Van Atta High, Southside Panic, Bigger Thomas, Five Cases of a Tragedy, and Casari.

As always with Bronx Underground events, this show is for the under 21 crowd and is alcohol-free. Doors open at 5:30pm and cost is $9. Click here for more info.

You know it must be a good scene, because even the New York Times has covered it.

All you over 21 booze hounds can start getting psyched up for the upcoming Bronx Revolution party at Bruckner Bar & Grill next weekend, September 26th. For more info, please click here.

*Photo courtesy of http://www.weneversleep.net/*

Party Like You're In Puerto Rico...

Except you won't be on a beach, you'll be in a library... The Bronx Library Center at 310 E. Kingsbridge Road to be exact. The Papo Pepin Salsa Ensemble will be performing tomorrow, September 20th, at 2:30pm. Admission is free. For more info about Papo Pepin's music, click here.

Party Like You're Groovy...

Wave Hill (W. 249th Street and Independence Avenue) presents a three concert series, Blue Notes at Wave Hill, featuring Stefon Harris and Kenny Barron of the American Jazz scene, on vibes and piano, September 21st at 2pm at the Wave Hill House. Tickets are $15 for members, $24 for nonmembers, and $21 for students and seniors over the age of 65. Advance purchase recommended. For more information, or to reserve tickets, call (718) 549-3200 x 385. [Event listing courtesy of the Norwood News.]

~ErLu

BoogieDowner Isn't the Only One Hip to Bronx Underground

Bronx Underground will be featured in the Sunday NY Times' City section. In this wondrous age of the inter-web, the article is already posted online. Read Katherine Bindley's article here.

Props to Bronx Underground for 1) making and keeping the Bronx cool and 2) for getting the NY Times and people outside of the borough to notice. (photo which illustrates the reality that straw hats=fun courtesy of Christian Hansen).

A speical BoogieDowner thank you to Anita at Bronx Underground for helping us stay ahead of the curve on all this hotness. Here and Here [thanks Simone!] (Bronx Revolution is run by the same people, but is geared toward legal folks).

~Erlu

Event Reminder

Looking to sh-sh-sh-shake yo body on this fine Saturday evening? Bronx Underground is hosting a show at Amvets Post 38 here in the BoogieDown (1440 Shore Drive, Throggs Neck).

The post-punk, indie rock, hardcore lineup includes performances by: The Life I Lead, The Silver Medal, She is a Liar, Currents, and more!

BU's site states: "Since 2000, the Bronx Underground has been bringing new live music to the Borough- 'music by the kids, for the kids'. We try our best to bring the best and the most diverse Unsigned and Indie bands into our neighborhood. We aim to give music back to those to whom it originally belonged: the fans, and the musicians."

This show is for the under 21 crowd and is alcohol-free. Admission is $9 and it begins at 5:30pm.

Getting There: Take the Bx 8 heading to Locust Point. Get off at Dean and Lafayette Avenues. Walk east on Lafayette Avenue for 2 minutes towards Shore Drive.

For those of you who are more the PBR-swilling type, check out Bronx Revolution's upcoming event on September 26th at Bruckner Bar & Grill. View website with all details here. Just make sure you don't have anything to do the next day... looks like there are some pretty dangerous drink specials.

~ErLu

Bon Appetite!

A BoogieDowner reader, Anita from Bronx Underground, sent us a heads up about a food tasting event at the Castle Hill YMCA on Tuesday, September 9th from 6 to 9pm.

Sorry about the lack of detail on this... there doesn't seem to be any information online about the event. Even the name of the night is in question! There is an ad in Bronx Times Reporter that refers to it as "Taste of the Bronx." But the nice fella I talked to at the YMCA called it "Bon Appetite." Whatever it's called, it sounds pretty great. There are 20 different restaurants from around the Bronx, including Patricia's Pizza and Pasta in Morris Park and Tosca Cafe in Throgs Neck, all under one roof!

The cost is $75 for Y members and $100 for everybody else. Questions? Call (718) 792-9736.

I've reached out to the event organizer for more details, and will report back if I hear anything else. Please give us a shout if you know anything about this event or have been to it in the past.

Getting There: Take the Bx22 bus to Castle Hill Avenue/Norton Avenue. Walk south for about 4 minutes on Castle Hill Avenue to Hart Street.

Thanks Anita!

~ErLu