City Vineyard NYC

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233 West St, New York, NY 10013

Amy bought me "Meet and Greet" tickets with Alicia Witt 

Notes

Picking up where we left off in the last post...

Idgy Dean and DMC at the House of Yes in Brooklyn, NY

This is a continuation my previous post about the first part of this evening in Brooklyn. Our friend Idgy Dean was having a launch party for her new collaboration with Run DMC. The most obvious observations about this evening are Idgy Dean's ability to collaborate and her loyalty to her artist friends and community.

Her use/collaboration of the talents of Hattie Chamberlin (the harpist), Tiffany Topol (and her ukelele), Wasa Bibi and James Benjamin (DJs), BodyArt by Tash, Raquel Rosario (the tarot card reader), Angela Jones (the tintype photographer) and Fritz Cook (musician) made for an exciting and eclectic evening.

Her music demonstrates a wonderful blend of intellectual, artistic, and almost nerdy abilities. The looping and the layering of rhythm, bass, lead, and melody tracks make for long dance-worthy compositions. As a non-dancer, the live performance pieces strike me as a bit long, but no one else seems to worry about that :-)

The production value of the concert was much more than I expected. The incense, the projections, the dancers, and the choreography all helped to make this a truly multi-sensory experience.

Evening in Brooklyn with Idgy Dean and DMC

Bunna Cafe and House of Yes

Bunna Cafe,1084 Flushing Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237
House of Yes, 2 Wyckoff Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237
Idgy Dean

Our friend Idgy Dean has a new collaboration with (Run) DMC and they are having a launch party tonight at House of Yes in Brooklyn!! Amy and I went for Ethiopian fare at Bunna Cafe before the show.

First stop, our first experience into Ethiopian food:  Bunna Cafe.  This is an all vegan Ethiopian Restaurant.

My photo:

The food was all very tasty, warm, and comforting. Will certainly have again.  The seasonal dish was an orange squash dish.  Dessert was Baklava with a coffee caramel sauce.

Then off to the show:

The first part of the musical evening was held in the outer bar.  

There was an announced '80's dress theme.  The pre-show performances by musical associates of Idgy:

First a Harpist, Hattie Chamberlin. (Photo: House of Yes)  Followed by Tiffany Topal - in a perfect Kate Bush costume. (photo: @brynnelevy.photo)

Once we moved into Stage Area, the show was opened by friend Fritz Cook.  (photo by: @brynne.levy)





Followed by the Headliners... and I am going to start a second post :)