We’re interviewing artists to discover the best spots in Brooklyn.

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Bands do BK started as a guide to Brooklyn—by bands, for everyone. A roundup of some of the best spots in the borough, based on the recs of the indie artists who live it and love it. A fun resource through which to find and explore new places to eat, drink, think, work and play—and discover incredible music on the way.

This idea was developed into a radio show on Radio Free Brooklyn in 2019 and eventually a book of the same name (Bands do BK: A Guide to Brooklyn by Bands, for Everyone), published by Lit Riot Press in 2022.

Throughout that period (up through the present!), it’s expanded into a whole bunch of spaces—internet and IRL—with a focus on the faces and places of the NYC scene scene. There were the Classified Ads. There’s a Substack newsletter and whole lot of playlists. There have been dozens of concerts booked and promoted across the city (including STRONG LITTLE SONGS living-room shows, where over the past three years, we’ve raised thousands of dollars for various charities). And there have even been festival showcases at New Colossus and SXSW, plus live sessions filmed at AMERICANAFEST.

And in recent years, as I’ve traveled to fests and conferences around the world (Montreal, Paris, Dublin, Gothenburg, Reykjavik, Rotterdam…), I’ve started expanding to incorporate some artists from outside New York, with the hope to showcase new talent, build a bridge between scenes and get to do more cool stuff in this amazing world. .

In the end, the goal of BdBK is always two-prong: Support artists and facilitate a good time.

Check out THE SETLIST, the BdBK Substack, where most of the new content is living these days.

OKAY! Thanks for being here. I hope you enjoy yourself <3

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Feature image: Ben Curry

Find more info on the origins of the project here.