NYC: Just A Band and Stew & The Negro Problem Live at Weeksville Heritage Center [7/28]
<p><a href="http://www.weeksvillesociety.org" target="_blank">Weeksville Heritage Center's Garden Party</a> series comes to a close this Saturday, July 29th with performances from Kenya's <strong>Just A Band </strong>and <strong>Stew & The Negro Problem</strong>. This is certainly is one you won't want to miss if you're in Brooklyn!</p><p><strong>Just A Band </strong>will be bringing their wildly eclectic sound, which draws as much from house and disco as it does from soul and hip-hop. If you're not familiar (you should be!) check out some <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2011/12/05/video-premiere-just-a-band-huff-puff/" target="_blank">of</a> <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2011/09/27/video-just-a-band-away/" target="_blank">their</a> <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2012/03/09/video-just-a-bands-kudishnyao-art-exhibit/" target="_blank">tunes</a> and their excellent <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2011/10/31/africa-in-your-earbuds-5-just-a-band/" target="_blank">Earbuds mixtape</a>.</p><p><strong>Stew & The Negro Problem</strong> garnered a lot of attention for their semi-autobiographical, Tony-nominated musical <strong><em>Passing Strange</em></strong> (which was also filmed by <strong>Spike Lee</strong> for a DVD release - Holla at Netflix!). Stew, born Mark Stewart, and his musical partner in crime, Heidi Rodewald, will release their new album, <em>Making It</em>, later this year.</p><p><div class="preroll-video"></div><ora-player></ora-player></p><p>Weeksville Heritage Center is located at 1698 Bergen Street in Brooklyn, NY.</p><p><strong>*AFTERPARTY! </strong>Join us after Weeksville for an afterparty at <a href="http://www.nublu.net/anniversary/index.html" target="_blank">NuBlu</a> with a DJ set by Just A Band! [NuBlu 62 Avenue C (bet. 4th and 5th streets) 9PM - 11PM]</p><p><img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8xMDM4MTEzNy9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYzOTM0MDU3MH0.VFJ9xfyB7xlTUS4tOGlEbXnFOgcJrtaqcDY6OJxXZ1Y/img.jpg?width=980" id="c6582" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="c17db8a6fee810c44e66509deeaa1e55" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image"></p>
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