Das Racist was supposed close Saturday’s Afro-Punk Festival on the Bites&Beats Stage, but the two-day festival has now been canceled because of the hurricane
Commodore Barry Park
Park Ave., Navy St., Flushing Ave. & North Eliot Pl., Brooklyn
Saturday, August 27, and Sunday, August 28, free, 11:00 am – 9:00 pm
www.afropunk.com
www.nycgovparks.org
[ed note: We have just gotten word on Friday at 11:00 am that both days of the Afro-Punk Festival have been canceled, with further information on possible rescheduling to come.]
With the approach of Hurricane Irene, most outdoor events in the city taking place on Sunday have been canceled in advance, but as of this writing the seventh annual Afro-Punk Festival is on for both days this weekend, with an amazing lineup of acts and special activities. Held in Commodore Barry Park in Brooklyn, the free festivities include live performances on Saturday by Ninjasonik, Bad Rabbits, Reggie Watts, Gordon Voidwell, Toro y Moi, Gym Class Heroes, Das Racist, and Santigold, with Sunday’s roster highlighted by Cerebral Ballzy, Kenna, Fishbone, Res, Janelle Monae, Joi, Tamar-kali, Toshi Reagon and BIGLovely, and Cee Lo Green as well as lots of the city’s hottest DJs. There will be a market with booths from the Brooklyn Circus, Coup D’etat, Harriet’s Alter Ego, Freedom Star, Nakimul, Daf.Nei, Montgomery, Metal Taboo, Hot Trash Vintage, Noir A-Go Go, and more, and the Bites & Beats Food Trucks will feature noshes from such mobile eateries as Joyride, Mexicue, Cookies n Cream, Frites ‘n’ Meats, Desi, Two Pitas in a Pod, Rickshaw Dumpling, Kelvin Natural Slush, Taim, Eddie’s Pizza, Bian Dang, Green Pirate Juice, Schnitzel & Things, and Wooly’s Ice. And hotshots will fight it out in the Nike Battle for the Streets Skate and BMX Competition, with Nigel Sylvester and P-Rod on hand. Meanwhile, artists such as Coby Kennedy, Alice Mizrachi, Toofly, Rimx, Rob Fokused, Rip Josama, Baja Uk Weli, Lichiban, and See One will contribute to a wall mural over a large-scale photograph of Afro-punk kids taken by Barron Claiborne, and the Afro-Punk Denim & Chrome Custom Bike Show & Calendar Shoot will collect some awesome rides.