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Ukulele Sales Soar in Brooklyn

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

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Ukulele sales in Brooklyn are on the rise: A seller in Flatbush says his numbers are up 80 percent from last year.

Doing It Themselves at The Market Hotel

Thursday, December 17, 2009

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It's not a market or a hotel or even a conventional concert venue, but the Market Hotel has quietly established itself at the center of Brooklyn's DIY music scene.

Brooklyn ‘Ukers’ Pay Tribute to The Beatles

Monday, December 7, 2009

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Brooklyn music appreciators packed into the Brooklyn Bowl in Williamsburg on Sunday, as they watched one man, backed by nearly 100 other musicians, play the entire Beatles canon on ukulele.

Aspiring Rapper Remembered at Wake

Thursday, November 5, 2009

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By Meredith Kennedy and Miranda Lin Several police officers stood guard in front of Grace Funeral Home in East New York on Wednesday afternoon as family and friends from the rap community wearing black t-shirts that read “RIP Mike Beck” gathered to pay their respects to 36-year-old artist Mike Becht, known as Mike [...]

Aspiring Rapper Shot Dead Night Before Show

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

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The night before rapper Mike Beck was scheduled to perform a Halloween show in Boston, he was shot to death on the corner of Logan Street and Belmont Avenue in East New York. Details of the Friday night shooting are still unclear.

Where Everybody Knows Your Song

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

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During the daytime, this 1950s-styled diner happily plays the role of quaint family restaurant, but as the night sets in, the lights are dimmed and the music raised. Welcome to Karaoke Night in Red Hook.

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