Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Summer shindigs.

 Hey folks. Just realized I didn't post last week...oops! Oh well, we had our usual good times in music & such. This week will be a little chill on that end considering it's July 4th weekend. No music this Wed. or Fri. but we will be open for cafe/coffee business as usual.

 There are a few changes for the summer schedule you may want to take note of. For starters our regular Wed. night music series "Roots in the Raw" will be canceled until the Fall. We will however continue with our Friday nights & we are booked solid with some amazing acts.

 We are starting to close at 7pm Mon.-Thur. due to less business during the summer. Fridays will be open until 10:30ish with the music events. Saturdays & Sundays we will close between 6 & 7 depending on the flow of the day.

 Lastly I would like to invite you all out to South Paw on July 9th for a very special evening of music called "Roots Family Reunion." Mark your calendars for this event & I will be sending more details next week. All you need to know for now is that this is gonna be a wonderful evening with a collective of musicians who have all performed at Roots cafe over the past two years helping form this thriving music community. The theme of the evening is country & bluegrass so we picked a line up that best represent those styles.



Also don't forget the music in Prospect Park tomorrow night. We will all be hanging out there so join us. Here's a little video of one of our favorites, Justin Townes Earle, who will be performing.

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Let the good times roll....

...Starting this Wed. June 15th with our "Roots in the Raw" series. Three great, local, neighborhood acts will be providing some lovely, aspiring music to help get you over that mid week hump. Music is from 7-9pm.
Line up includes:
                                 Elise Bernlohr w/ special guest, Gypsy George
                                         Raphael McGregor & Pete Sinjin
Also join us Friday June 17th for an outstanding line up of both local & traveling talent. Music starts at 7:30pm and is always free + BYOB! (please bring a tip for the cafe if you do so.) "Free" PBR beer is also available if you're a nice/cool person who's likes to leave big tips for things like that.  C'mon! Nothing is really free right. Help us continue to help you by providing a great environment for all types of art. Friday's music includes:
                                             Munny & the cameraman
                                          Coal Town Rounders
                                       Chris Q. Murphy & the Fiendish Thingies

HOPE TO SEE ALL YOUR BEAUTIFUL FACES THERE! Be well. See ya'll real soon!

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

It's gettin' hot in hur!



This week is full of AMAZING music. Starting with Roots favorite, Rabbi Darkside,  hosting Wed. night June 8th with a full line up of his talented friends. This will be Rabbi's third "Roots in the Raw" and they just keep getting better every time! Come enjoy a chill evening of down home, acoustic hip-hop & soul.



If you can't make it out to our mid week music event there is always FRIDAY! This coming Friday, June 10th we have a full line up of local talent as well as an out of towner who needs some good ol' Brooklyn support. We'll be starting early this week at 6:30 with Brian Elmquist & special guest. Also performing: Jesse Ricke/ Jeremy Ezell and The Well Reds (solo set) he's the out of towner / Tete-A-Tete. As always, BYOB & wine. Be kind & bring a tip if you bring in your own drinks as well as a few dollars for the bands. We pass the tip basket after each act.

                                                           Brian Elmquist

                                                     Jesse Ricke


                                            Jeremy Ezell (the wellreds)
http://www.jeremyezellmusic.com
                                             Rachel Brotman ( Tete-A-Tete)
http://vimeo.com/20187292