JSM CULTURE
Music
Artists, releases, concerts, festivals, sound, scenes and the business and culture surrounding music.
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Lil’ Kim Turns Hard Core Into a Two-Night Black Orchestra Homecoming in Brooklyn
The November 18 and 19 concerts pair Lil’ Kim with Thee Phantom & The Illharmonic Orchestra, reframing a 1996 rap landmark inside Brooklyn’s restored movie palace.
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Kwesi Arthur Brings Redemption Valley to SOB’s for a Live-Band New York Night
The Ghanaian rapper’s November 7 show brings his eight-track return-to-self album to SOB’s with a live band and a first U.S. tour story behind it.
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Brand Playbook: BKCM Turns Its Park Slope Mansion Into a Music-Education Fundraiser
BKCM’s Nov. 5 House Party turns a Victorian mansion into a room-by-room music fundraiser, with Marcus Machado, Funkrust Brass Band, members of the Mingus Big Band and more.
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KidSuper Brings Its Costume-Required Birthday Bash to Brooklyn Steel Saturday
KidSuper’s October 24 Birthday Bash brings a costume-required fashion and nightlife gathering to Brooklyn Steel. Here are the verified ticket, age and entry details.
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BAM’s Playback Festival Turns Brooklyn Film Memory Into a Street-Level Gathering
Spike Lee, Clara Wu Tsai and guest curators bring Crooklyn, global cinema, live conversations and a free street party to Fort Greene Nov. 6 and 7.
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BAM’s October Nights Connect Experimental Opera, Poetry and Dr. J’s Flight
Holland Andrews and yuniya edi kwon, Meshell Ndegeocello, an overnight poetry gathering and Ross Gay’s basketball-inspired Be Holding bring different ways of listening to Brooklyn.
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Brand Playbook: Only NY and Verve Turn Jazz History Into a Two-Piece New York Capsule
Only NY and Verve Records mark the label’s 70th anniversary with a two-piece capsule built around New York, Nina Simone and the power of a disciplined archive.
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Brand Playbook: Tyler, the Creator Turns Barcelona’s El Clásico Shirt Into a GOLF WANG World
Spotify gave Tyler, The Creator and GOLF WANG full creative control of FC Barcelona’s next El Clásico takeover. JSM Culture examines how one shirt became a system across sport, music, fashion, retail and gaming.
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BRIC JazzFest Brings Bilal, Afro-Latin Jazz and a New Generation of Sound to Brooklyn
At BRIC House October 16–17, Bilal, Arturo O’Farrill, Mohini Dey and emerging artists turn three rooms into a conversation about where jazz goes next.
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Beyond Makeup: How e.l.f. Is Building a Beauty, Music and Lifestyle Business
With e.l.f. POP fragrance and its Mirror Mix album, e.l.f. is expanding its cultural footprint across beauty, music and athlete storytelling.