The Bronx Throwdown @ The Greene Space on 4/30!

Back in February we posted that WNYC's 'Battle of the Boroughs' was accepting submissions from unsigned bands and ensembles, instrumentalists, singers, DJs, spoken word artists and performance artists of all genres. Well, artists from each borough have now been selected to battle it out in the First Fridays signature series in The Greene Space, which is WNYC's new street-level, state of the art performance venue in Lower Manhattan. The Bronx lineup will be announced this Monday, 4/19!

For just $15, you can attend the 'Bronx Throwdown' on Friday, 4/30, and be among the exclusive in-house audience that will get to vote on the top five artists of the evening. Beer, wine and snacks are on the house!

Click here for all the details or to purchase tickets.

~ErLu

Attention Bronx Artists: Rep the BoogieDown in WNYC's Battle of the Boroughs!

WNYC's The Greene Space is currently accepting submissions for their new First Fridays program, Battle of the Boroughs.

Unsigned bands and ensembles, instrumentalists, singers, DJs, spoken word artists and performance artists of all genres are invited to submit applications consisting of a registration form, a digital file of an audio performance, and a high-res photo. On February 22nd, 5-6 artists from each borough will be selected to battle it out in the First Fridays signature series in The Greene Space, which is WNYC's new street-level, state of the art performance venue in Lower Manhattan. The performance schedule is as follows:

• March 5 at 7 pm BROOKLYN: selected artists from Brooklyn will perform
• April 2 at 7 pm MANHATTAN: selected artists from Manhattan will perform
• April 30 at 7 pm BRONX: selected artists from the Bronx will perform
• May 7 at 7 pm STATEN ISLAND: selected artists from the Staten Island will perform
• June 4 at 7pm QUEENS: selected artists from Queens will perform

Audience members will vote to determine which performers will go onto the semi-final concert event, Friday, June 18th. A panel of judges will then select the winner of Battle of the Boroughs, who will have the opportunity to perform their very own concert sometime during Summer 2010.

Click here to access more information and to download the registration form.

For those interested in checking out these undiscovered artists, tickets for the First Fridays concert series will go on sale to the public on February 22nd.

~ErLu

Your Chance to Improve Media Coverage of the Bronx

Our thanks to Simone Davis over at www.thebronxrocks.com for sending us this info...

WNYC (93.9 FM)is looking for NYC residents to serve as sources to improve their coverage of the outer boroughs.

Their new initiative, Public Insight Journalism, encourages people from all walks of life to register on their website to be used as sources for future stories they report on. Public Sources can serve as a reference point for reporters researching existing or ongoing stories, or they can also chime in and recommend coverage of a particular issue that's near and dear to their hearts or communities.

Click here to learn more about WNYC's Public Insight Journalism initiative, or to register to become a Public Source. WNYC guarantees your privacy, and ensure that you will receive no more than one email per month asking for your experience regarding to a particular issue.

If you have any questions about becoming a Public Source, you can contact Janaya Williams, WNYC's Public Insight Analyst, at (646) 401-1136 or jwilliams [at] wnyc [dot] org.

~ErLu

Bronx Cultural Expertise Needed

Thanks to a BoogieDowner reader named Karen for bringing this travesty to our attention.

WNYC (93.9 on your FM dial) has a feature on its website entitled, Noteworthy New York. This feature has a map that pinpoints recommendations by local artists about cool stuff in their hoods.

Check out the map HERE.

Great idea - the only issue is the Bronx map is pinpoint-less. (At least we're doing better than Staten Island which isn't even visible on the map). Now BoogieDowner can't really gripe with the people at WNYC because it seems the the pinpointed locations of coolness are user generated.

Here's how WNYC says to add noteworthy hot spots:

"Got a noteworthy place of your own? Tell us why in less than 200 words. Please give us your full name, neighborhood, age and address of the place in question: soundcheck@wnyc.org."

So let's get at it Bronxites! We have to fill that map up with all the BoogieDown coolness we can think of...

~ErLu