Concert Review: BRIC! Celebrate Brooklyn! Is Rock N Roll With Gary Clark Jr.
Gary Clark Jr. feels beyond these times. He is a rock legend with airs of Jimi Hendrix on the guitar; flaming his voice and melodies as if he pumps kerosene through his system rather than blood. His performance proves that BRIC! Celebrate Brooklyn has serialized music festivals by feeling like a Coachella spread through weeks.
Just imagine it! Rather than two grand-slam weekends of Coachella, you signed up for an entire summer of such a spanned spectacle. What was all at once became slowed, chilled, and more absorbed by the mind. BRIC! Celebrate Brooklyn takes this mindset by giving a “music fest” vibe that feels simmered into the best parts of Panorama or Gov Ball: the people. Now nearing the end of its run, I am truly realizing that BRIC! Celebrate Brooklyn is the People’s Fest! It is accessible and rich in quality music, which is Gary Clark Jr. proved.
Gary Clark Jr. – Bright Lights [Official Music Video]
Brooklyn has always been known for its soulfulness and artistic innovation. HELLO!!!!!!! A Tribe Called Quest was founded here….enough said. Thus, Gary Clark Jr. attracted a PACKED crowd that appreciates Brooklyn’s artistic, rebellious nature. He swags through the stage and set as if he has never had a care, but yet he sings songs as if they have been burdened by feelings. It is a strange, altering dynamic: how can you appear so free, but turn every song into a heavy dose of raw, raucous emotions? Maybe, you are truly liberated when you realize you are an emotional being? Hence, “Walk Alone,” “Bright Lights,” and a The Beatles cover of “Come Together (feat. Fiona Silver),” reminded the crowd of rock n’ roll’s very definition.
Gary Clark Jr – Come Together (Official Music Video) [From The Justice League Movie Soundtrack]
Rock n’ roll was born from isolationism and oppression: two things BRIC! Celebrate Brooklyn has consistently aimed to fight through their programming and inclusion of charitable works. With Gary Clark Jr. that mission was felt by giving the audience a performance that said rock n’ roll is for the rebels WITH a cause; for the people that do not want be ostracized from others’ or their own humanity. Thankfully, with a voice that spumes like lava and ash to heat up every verse and rhythm, Gary Clark Jr. made everyone feel human. For More Information BRIC! Celebrate Brooklyn Click Here.
