Brooklyn Bowl celebrated seven years of fried chicken, Brooklyn Blasts and, of course, the best music on Thursday evening with a celebration to remember. The night also served as an album release party for Eric Krasno’s new solo album, Blood From a Stone.
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19-year-old Marcus King kicked things off, his deeply soulful, Warren Haynes-esque pipes filling the room with the vigor of a seasoned veteran, despite the “X”s on his hands marking his underage status at the 21+ venue. The Southern rocker later joined Krasno for a cover of B.B. King’s “Sweet Little Angel.”
Krasno’s recent solo venture has exhibited a different side of the Grammy-award winning guitarist and Lettuce/Soulive founding member, allowing him to reinvent himself with a new bluesy, psychedelic sound laced with an underlying vintage vibe. The East Coast debut of the Eric Krasno Band showcased its current lineup of Danny Mayer on guitar, Alex Chakour (Alecia Chakour’s brother) on bass, Eric Kalb on drums, DeShawn Alexander on keys, and Mary Corso on vocals. Krasno was clearly at home on the Brooklyn Bowl stage, having played at the venue countless times, and exhibited effortless chemistry with his bandmates as they powered through the commendable new album. Nigel Hall later joined the party, lending a hand on keys during “Unconditional Love,” followed by a surprise, unplanned appearance from 12-year-old Broadway star Brandon “Taz” Niederauer, straight from his Broadway gig “School of Rock”, to shred on Jimi Hendrix’s “Manic Depression.” Complete with a balloon drop to round out the festivities, this was a proper Brooklyn Bowl celebration to remember.
Check out a clip from Taz’s sit-in, as well as photos by Djivan Schapira (B.a.D Photography).
