PLG Arts News and Updates
Recapping the PLG Arts Music Festival 2018: Andreas Arnold / Ojos Cerrados duo
Guitarist Andreas Arnold performed original music bridging Flamenco and jazz from his latest album release, Ojos Cerrados. The performance featured Epi Lopez on percussion. A special thank you to Maple Street landmark home for hosting the event.
Recapping the PLG Arts Music Festival 2018: PLG Arts Music Festival 2018: Joanna Sternberg and Charlie Burnham
Blue Duet, featuring Joanna Sternberg and Charlie Burnham, performed at the PLG Arts Music Festival 2018 on May 20, hosted by The Owl Music Parlor Brooklyn. Blue Duet unites Joanna Sternberg, a multi-instrumentalist and singer who is equally at home playing musical...
Art Lillard’s Blue Heaven at Erv’s Wednesday, April 18, 8-10 pm
Art Lillard's Blue Heaven, a swing sextet, comes to Erv's, 2122 Beekman Place, right off Flatbush. Performing an extensive repertoire of standards and originals, the band features top New York jazz players Kenny Pexton on tenor sax, Jon Mark McGowan on trumpet, Lolly...
Marathon Walt Whitman reading at Erv’s
Sunday, March 25, 1:00 PM Leaves of Grass Marathon: Writers read Whitman (while sipping cocktails) Greenlight and PLG Arts are thrilled to partner with our neighbors at Erv’s to host a marathon celebration of Brooklyn poet Walt Whitman’s masterwork, Leaves of Grass....
POSTPONED due to snow: Robber Crabs album release show-Erv’s on Beekman, Wed, Mar 21, 8 pm
POSTPONED DUE TO STORM: WATCH FOR NEW DATE Elijah Shiffer and the Robber Crabs are excited to announce the release of their debut album, “Unhinged,” on OneTrickDog Records. Their music builds on the foundations of early blues, Dixieland, and swing, subverting these...
Watara & Predawn Shenanigans Club at Erv’s Feb 21
Wataru Uchida brings his band Predawn Shenanigans Club to Erv's (2122 Beekman Place) for a Brazilian jazz night! as part of the PLG Arts Music Series. It all happens Wednesday, February 21, 8-10 pm. With a tenor sax and NY-based Brazilian jazz rhythm section, the band...