Hip Hop Legend Rakim Free At Summerstage In Central Park
In the history of Hip Hop, few artists have had as great an impact on the development and progression of the art forms lyrical style as Rakim.Continue reading
Stretch And Bobbito: 25th Anniversary At SummerStage
During the 1990s, Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Garcia introduced the world to an unsigned Nas, Biggie, Wu-Tang, and Big Pun as well as an unknown Jay-Z, Eminem, Fat Joe, and the Fugees through their eponymous radio show.Continue reading
Roy Ayers Live At SummerStage In Harlem
Vibraphonist/vocalist Roy Ayers is among the best-known, most-loved and respected jazz/R&B artists on the music-scene today.Continue reading
Learn How to Stay Safe In The Harlem Heat
Heat related illness is serious in Harlem, but it can be prevented. Prolonged exposure to the heat and direct sunlight at a concert at summerstage or relaxing at Mount Morris Park can be very harmful, and in some cases, fatal. Continue reading
The Wiz: A Celebration in Dance and Music Free In Central Park
Harlem's George Faison, internationally celebrated producer, writer, composer, director, choreographer and dancer, made history in 1975 when he became the first African American to win a Tony Award for Best Choreography for The Wiz.Continue reading
PHILADANCO! and TU DANCE Free At SummerStage In Central Park
A fantastic grouping of the PHILADANCO! and TU DANCE companies at SummerStage in Central Park.
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HW Pick: The Rock Steady Crew 38th Anniversary Concert Free At SummerStage
The folks at Summerstage are at it again, they've gone next level with the Rock Steady Crew 38th Anniversary Concert with Whodini and Bid Daddy Kane free this summer in Central Park!
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Harlem’s George Faison Taps Damien Sneed For ‘The Wiz’
Tony Award winner, George Faison taps multi-genre recording artist Damien Sneed as the musical director and conductor for the CityParks Foundation’s Central Park’s SummerStage production of “The Wiz: A Celebration in Dance & Music” on Wednesday, August 12 at Rumsey Playfield, located on East 72nd Street, off Fifth Avenue in Central Park.Continue reading
HW Pick: ‘See Me Now’ By The Kooks At Central Park (video)
Check out this HW hot pick with the Kooks, Atlas Genius and Joywave Wednesday, June 24, doors open at 5:00 PM / show 6:00 PM , at Central Park, Manhattan SummerStage, 5th Avenue at 69th Street, New York, New York.
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HW Pick: The Big Quiet, A Meditation in Central Park
Quiet. In New York City, it's the one thing even money can't buy. SummerStage and Medi Clubinvite you to join in on Saturday, June 20th as New Yorkers from all five boroughs converge for the first Big Quiet: a twenty-minute, practice-agnostic moment of mass meditation and calm for all ages and experience levels.
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HW Pick: Maxi Priest In Central Summerstage
In celebration of the Summerstage VP Records 35th Anniversary with over 15 million albums sold worldwide, multiple Grammy nominations and Top 10 Billboard hits (including the No. 1 smash "Close To You") - the most successful solo act in British reggae history, Maxi Priest, continues to hit the road throughout 2015 in support of his first studio album in almost a decade, Easy To Love (VP Records). Continue reading
HW Pick: Red Hook Family Day Unlocking the Truth Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls Black Girls Rock DJ Diamond Kuts
Unlocking the Truth
Unlocking the Truth is a young metal band from Brooklyn, New York, who write and create their own lyrics and music. The band members are Malcolm Brickhouse (guitar), Jarad Dawkins (drums) and Alec Atkins (bass).In March 2012, Unlocking the Truth competed on Amateur Night at the Apollo Theater and made it to the Show-Off Round. Continue reading
HW Pick: Emmanuel Jal Angelique Kidjo And Rich Medina In Central Park
The City Parks Foundation presents celebrates the NYC Summerstage 30th anniversary with a series of incredible Hip Hop concerts throughout NYC, and of course we have the best of the group listed below.Continue reading
Join The Harlem Dance Caravan At Marcus Garvey Park
Acclaimed Harlem performing arts institution, The Faison Firehouse Theater has joined with SummerStage to present Harlem Dance Caravan, a thrilling celebration of our diversity through music and dance.Continue reading
