THE 2024 SEASON
DOORS AT 5PM. MUSIC AT 6PM. ART WALL ALL NIGHT. IN THE DUMBO ARCHWAY.
ALL AGES. FREE! RAIN OR SHINE.
DRINKS + BITES FOR SALE FROM THE ARCHWAY BAR.
JUNE 20: La Banda Chuska | Fogo Azul | Sam Ticknor
La Banda Chuska re-imagines the vintage sounds of Peruvian cumbia and surf through the lens of their New York City home, and their diverse musical and cultural backgrounds (Peru/Argentina/USA/Puerto Rico). They take inspiration from the twangy 1960s surf bands of Lima, and the psychedelic flavors of 1970s chicha (Los Destellos, Los Orientales de Paramonga). Their post-punk energy and subversive playfulness have also evoked comparisons to a tropical version of the B-52s.
Plus, an opening set by our favorite lady drummers, the samba drum line Fogo Azul.
JUNE 27: Paisley Fields | Billie Elise
Paisley Fields was an official performer at SXSW last year and was named one of the best musical discoveries of the festival by the Austin Chronicle and Jambase. His most recently released duet with Mya Byrne was featured on Democracy Now, in Rolling Stone, NPR and more. Out Magazine also named him one of the 20 queer country artists you should know in 2022. Paisley’s music has been played on CMT, SiriusXM, and radio around the world. Nashville Scene & CMT also named him one of 12 artists to watch in 2022.
Partners Billie and Elise, who recently opened a design studio and gallery in The Shops, will showcase their artists-in-residence on the Art Wall.
JULY 11: Brasil Summerfest | Noah Lyon
Our sixth annual collaboration with Brasil Summerfest, a two week long festival founded by Petrit Pula, which showcases Brazilian artists in performances ranging from traditional to contemporary styles! Band to be announced.
Noah Lyon, this year’s Dumbo Drop artist, brings his black and white punk edge to the Art Wall.
JULY 18: Sonóra Nuyorkina | 20×200 x Joan LeMay
La Sonora Nuyorkina is a contemporary salsa band bringing a fresh sound to the latin genres, playing all-time classics to the most popular hits of today.
JULY 25: JERRON PAXTON & DENNIS LICHTMAN | Emily Nam
Jerron Paxton (formerly “Blind Boy” Paxton) and Dennis Lichtman are both world-renowned multi-instrumentalists and vocalists whose musical friendship has grown organically in New York City for more than a decade. Their formal partnership began with a video shoot, Just Cross the River From Queens, at the Louis Armstrong House Museum in 2017.
AUGUST 1: Gentleman Brawlers | Annick Martin
Acclaimed by the BBC’s Tom Robinson as “a virtuoso live band, grooving together like a beautifully engineered machine,” the Gentleman Brawlers blends disco-based horn lines, sticky highlife guitar, and polyrhythms from West Africa, Trinidad, and Brazil, into live shows that ignite a community-based, improvisational energy.
A Design Director at Nickelodeon, Dumbo-based Annick Martin brings her playful, colorful aesthetic to the Art Wall.
AUGUST 8: Tracy Bonham | Joshua Reynolds
Tracy Bonham is a classically trained violinist and pianist turned alternative singer-songwriter who rose to fame in 1996 with her twice GRAMMYTM nominated album, The Burdens of Being Upright (Island Records). “Bonham, from the beginning and increasingly over time, is a riveting, complicated maker of pop music” ~ PopMatters
AUGUST 15: QueErchella | Melanie Hope Greenberg
Queerchella is a monthly LGBTQ festival that celebrates inclusivity but also amplifies the voices and experiences of queer artists.. The brainchild of Kiernan and Price Troche, the festival curates an entertaining lineup and revel in an evening of queer art. Live at the Archway line up to be announced.
Melanie Hope Greenberg brings her love of mermaids and all things Coney Island to the Art Wall.
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SPECIAL THANKS! Live at the Archway is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with City Council. It is curated by Clara Schuhmacher, of the Dumbo Improvement District, and Jan Bell, of the Brooklyn Americana Music Festival.
SINCE OUR LAUNCH IN 2015, LIVE AT THE ARCHWAY HAS PRESENTED MORE THAN 200 ARTISTS & ENSEMBLES IN VIRTUALLY EVERY GENRE IMAGINABLE.
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