MUSIC
SATURDAY & SUNDAY, AUGUST 25 & 26
1:00 PM - 10:00 PM SATURDAY
1:00 PM - 9:00 PM SUNDAY

Commodore Barry Park
Flushing Avenue & N. Eliot Place, Fort Greene, Brooklyn

Sold Out (you might be able to find a way in)
http://afropunkfest.com/brooklyn/

The mighty Afropunk Fest started as a forum for African-American Punk music -- but it soon expanded to encompass the alt strains of R&B and hip-hop as well.  Just a list of a few of my personal favorites among the slew of performers will show you how beyond-great this year's edition will be (as it always is):  Janelle Monae (coming off a new album that is fucking GREAT); Kaytranada; Tyler, the Creator; the Internet; Erykah Badu; Fantastic Negrito;Twin Shadow; Miguel; Jacob Banks; BLXPLTN; Theo Parrish; Blac Rabbit.  And those are only performers I'm particularly looking forward to!  There are also separately ticketed aftershows at such Brooklyn venues as Baby's All Right, Knitting Factory, Masonic Temple, Putnam's Pub & Cooker, BAM Harvey, and C'Mon Everybody.

MAKE A NIGHT OF IT:  There are a bunch of food trucks on the Festival grounds.  Afterward, if you think nine hours in the park was enough and you skip the aftershows, I'll name METTĀ and LaRina as good nearby options that should still be open.