Historic: BRC Orchestra performs the music of Prince & Earth Wind & Fire, Bklyn
Love for the BRC (we love you back…)
A love letter from our good (and talented) friend Michael A. Gonzales for Red Bull Music Academy, Oct 2015 A history lesson long in the writing, Sun Singleton brought the historical realness on Ebony.com, Oct. 2015
EPIC: All The WOO in The World: An All-Star Celebration of Bernie Worrell
On Mon Apr 4 @ Webster Hall, NYC, we threw a benefit funkraiser to show our love for Bernie Worrell. Not only is he a member of the BRC Board of Directors, he’s been at the forefront of funk from jump. With a little help from our friends (most notably Nona Hendryx and Rob Max of […]
Historic: BRC Photo Exhibit at NYPL for the Performing Arts, NYC
BLACK ROCK COALITION PHOTO EXHIBIT AT THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS (LINCOLN CENTER, NYC) Closed April 16 The Black Rock Coalition, in conjunction with the New York Library for The Performing Arts, presented a new photo exhibit featuring some of the best musicians by our strong crew of photographers. Shots by […]
NOW AVAILABLE: BRC 30th Anniversary Compilation
ROCK ‘N’ ROLL REPARATIONS, V3: MILLION MAN MOSH EDITION – For a free digital download code, send an email to BRC30@blackrockcoalition.org with ‘code’ in the subject. – For a free copy of the CD, come see us at the next BRC event (send an email to BRCmembersinfo@gmail.com to be added to our weekly newsletter, ‘This Week […]
Historic: BRC 30th Anniversary Compilation RELEASE PARTY
FREE PARTY. FREE MUSIC. FREE NEGROES MAKING REAL MUSIC. Shout out to compilation artists Imani Coppola, Jason BK (of Sewer Rats BK), M. Lamar, GKA, Militia Vox, Omega Sirius Moon, Drue Davis, GhettoSongBird (all the way from Philly!), and Luqman Brown (of BuddhaBug Records) for coming out and helping us blast this important music all […]
Historic: CLOSING PARTY for BRC Exhibit
Rocking Since Birth: The BRC Celebrates 30 Years of Reclaiming & Correcting the Rock Aesthetic Exhibited from Oct 8-Nov 27, 2015 In 1986, BRC Co-Founder Vernon Reid told John Lelund of Spin Magazine, “Blond, long hair, white. Our organization is a direct challenge to that mentality, that imagery. Because FIRST, ROCK IS BLACK MUSIC. […]
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BRC Celebrated 30 Years in 30 Days…& Counting
For the 30th Anniversary, we spent the 30 days of September in praise of the BLACK ROCK COALITION and our members. Check it out (most of) what we did: Every Monday: On Membership Mondays, we featured (and will continue to feature) members through our social networks. Members, please don’t forget to fill out your member questionnaire. Every Tuesday: We offered free […]