Club 300: Unplugged, created by music executive and music- industry visionary, Kevin Liles, is a LIVE-music series created during the pandemic and dedicated to independent artists. These special NY Music Month Extended Play episodes were recorded at the legendary SMASH STUDIOS in Midtown Manhattan. A bonus episode features a deeper dive with NYC-based, multicultural pop/rock band, Andy Suzuki & The Method. The band developed an incredible sound that blends Rock, Folk, and Pop sensibilities with African and Urban rhythms, reflecting the diversity of the city they call home.
Category: ICYMI
Club 300 Unplugged: Night Coast
Club 300: Unplugged, created by music executive and music- industry visionary, Kevin Liles, is a LIVE-music series created during the pandemic and dedicated to independent artists. These special NY Music Month Extended Play episodes were recorded at the legendary SMASH STUDIOS in Midtown Manhattan. Episode two features Night Coast, a Queens-based, independent, Alternative/Rock band with members hailing from Latin America, the Caribbean, and the US. The band embodies a sound that is reflective of their multi-cultural upbringing in a global city.
Date: Thursday, May 6, 2021, 8:00 PM
Club 300 Unplugged: Lonr.
Club 300: Unplugged, created by music executive and music- industry visionary, Kevin Liles, is a LIVE-music series created during the pandemic and dedicated to independent artists. These special NY Music Month Extended Play episodes were recorded at the legendary SMASH STUDIOS in Midtown Manhattan. Episode three features Lonr., a 23-year-old Grammy Award-winning songwriter, rapper, singer who resides in Brooklyn NY. He wrote and collaborated with international, R&B star H.E.R, and made appearances on BET, MTV, Revolt, etc. For his special Club 300 Unplugged performance he was backed by Rock/Alternative band Night Coast.
Date: Wednesday, May 19, 2021
NYC Women’s Fund May Playlist: NY Music Month Extended Play 2021
An introspective and activist-driven playlist with jazz, soul, and experimental influences centering women identifying singer songwriters. Featuring tracks from NYC Women’s Fund music recipients: Candice Hoyes, Sarah Elizabeth Charles, Julia Kwamya, and Lucy Yeghiazaryan.
Date: Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Haitian Flag Day feat. Gabel and Nancy St Leger Dance Company
In celebration of Haitian Flag Day, SummerStage is partnering with the Rhythm Foundation and New York Music Month Extended Play to livestream a concert featuring popular Haitian kompa group Gabel and Nancy St Leger Dance Company, directly from the newly renovated North Beach Bandshell in South Florida. The event will include a limited in-person audience and follow all the proper safety guidelines and protocols.
Date: Thursday, May 20, 2021, 8:00 – 9:15 PM
Club 300 Unplugged: KAS
Club 300: Unplugged, created by music executive and music- industry visionary, Kevin Liles, is a LIVE-music series created during the pandemic and dedicated to independent artists. These special NY Music Month Extended Play episodes were recorded at the legendary SMASH STUDIOS in Midtown Manhattan. NYC is the birthplace of Hip Hop and the next episode will feature Hip Hop with a live band. We captured a line-up of emerging voices from across NYC provides a glimpse into what NYC sounds like. This episode highlights Brooklyn-based lyricist, KAS.
Date: Thursday, May 27, 2021, 8:00 PM
Club 300 Unplugged: Michael from the East
Club 300: Unplugged, created by music executive and music- industry visionary, Kevin Liles, is a LIVE-music series created during the pandemic and dedicated to independent artists. These special NY Music Month Extended Play episodes were recorded at the legendary SMASH STUDIOS in Midtown Manhattan. NYC is the birthplace of Hip Hop and the next episode will feature Hip Hop with a live band. We captured a line-up of emerging voices from across NYC provides a glimpse into what NYC sounds like. This episode highlights Harlem-based singer/songwriter, Michael from the East.
Date: Thursday, June 3rd, 2021, 8:00 PM
Club 300 Unplugged: She Real
Club 300: Unplugged, created by music executive and music- industry visionary, Kevin Liles, is a LIVE-music series created during the pandemic and dedicated to independent artists. These special NY Music Month Extended Play episodes were recorded at the legendary SMASH STUDIOS in Midtown Manhattan. NYC is the birthplace of Hip Hop and the next episode will feature Hip Hop with a live band. We captured a line-up of emerging voices from across NYC provides a glimpse into what NYC sounds like. This episode highlights Dynamic, Harlem-based rapper, She Real.
Date: Thursday, June 10th, 2021, 8:00 PM
Adi Meyerson – “I Want to Sing My Heart Out in Praise of Life” Livestream
Composed by NYC Women’s Fund recipient, Adi Meyerson, “I Want to Sing My Heart Out in Praise of Life” is a suite inspired by the story and artwork of Yayoi Kusama.
Date: Wednesday, June 16, 2021, 11:00 AM
Reimagining Opera as Film During the Pandemic
When the pandemic hit, music creators and producers had to figure out new, visually compelling ways to present opera and other stage works in the digital space. Join us for a conversation about turning operas into full-fledged film productions with film sets, soundtrack recording sessions, and directors. Genre-bending composers David T. Little (Soldier Songs) and Angelica Negron (The Island We Made), and visionary opera producers Sarah Williams (Opera Philadelphia) and Beth Morrison (Beth Morrison Projects) will discuss re-envisioning the production process, as well as the creative possibilities that open up when you turn traditional performance into film.
Date: Tuesday May 4, 2021 2:00 – 3:00 PM