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Announcing the 2022 Arts Brookfield NYC Autumn ‘In Search of a Song: The Tour’ Concert Series Lineup

Tuesday, August 30th, 2022

We are proud to announce the New York City autumn outdoor concert series. The venue tour is presented by Arts Brookfield, and curated by NewSong Music.

The series features free outdoor lunchtime concerts taking place every Wednesday and Thursday from Sept. 21 through Oct. 13.

Each Wednesday concert begins at 12:30 PM at Manhattan West, located at 385 9th Ave, near Madison Square Garden and Penn Station.

Thursday shows start at 12:30 PM at One New York Plaza, located at 1 New York Plaza in New York City’s Financial District. The lineup features some of North America’s most talented performing songwriters and represents an eclectic array of styles and genres.

All the performers featured in the concert series are members of the NewSong artist community.

QUEEN ESTHER
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Wed, Sep 21, 12:30 – 1:30PM @Manhattan West
• Thurs, Sept 22, 12:30 – 1:30PM @One New York Plaza

OLIVIA ELLEN LLOYD
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Wed, Sep 28, 12:30 – 1:30PM @Manhattan West
• Thurs, Sep 29, 12:30 – 1:30PM @One New York Plaza

JAE JIN
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Wed, Oct 5, 12:30 – 1:30PM @Manhattan West
• Thur, Oct 6, 12:30 – 1:30PM @One New York Plaza

MICHAEL FLYNN
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Wed, Oct 12, 12:30 – 1:30PM @Manhattan West
• Thur, Oct 13, 12:30 – 1:30PM @One New York Plaza

About the Artists:

QUEEN ESTHER

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Described as “the unknown queen of Americana” (Feedback, Norway), Queen Esther’s most recent work includes a performance with her western swing collective The Black Rose of Texas at Lincoln Center’s Summer for the City initiative. She was a 2015 NewSong Music Performance and Songwriting Competition finalist.

Queen Esther received a grant from the NYC Women’s Fund for her forthcoming alt-Americana album Blackbirding. Within the song cycle, she uses the Gettysburg battlefield to make reclamation driven Americana from a Black Southern feminist perspective. The album will be released by spring 2023.

Queen Esther is a proud member of Actor’s Equity, SAG/AFTRA, The Dramatists Guild and The Recording Academy. Her critically acclaimed 2021 Black Americana album Gild The Black Lily is the fourth release on her imprint EL Recordings. Her 2018 TED Talk “The True Origins of Country Music” continues to reverberate throughout the Americana community.

OLIVIA ELLEN LLOYD

After releasing her debut album Loose Cannon in February 2021, Olivia Ellen Lloyd has been on a steady diet of writing, touring, and honing her bandleading chops at some of Brooklyn, N.Y.’s Americana institutions (Skinny Dennis, Luckydog, and Pete’s Candy Store). Her self-funded and independently released debut has been quietly winding its way into the hearts and minds of Country and Americana music lovers all over the world.

Lloyd is a West Virginia native and proud of it. Raised by a musician and a public-school educator her sound is a combination of her deeply rooted past and her fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants present. Olivia was a 2021 NewSong Music Performance and Songwriting Competition finalist.

MICHAEL FLYNN

Michael Flynn is an Americana-adjacent singer-songwriter based in Western North Carolina. His songs have been featured on shows like Grey’s Anatomy and Shameless, and on commercials for useful products like cars and shampoo. He’s also won a few awards for songwriting, most recently grand prize in the 2021 NewSong Music Performance and Songwriting Competition. His band Slow Runner has released five full-length albums, an EP, and several singles. The group spent some time on one of SonyBMG’s labels and have toured internationally with artists such as The Avett Brothers, Josh Ritter, Built to Spill, and William Fitzsimmons.

Michael has released three solo albums, including Survive With Me, the most recent, in 2020. That year also brought the release of a new EP called endlings, an unvarnished collection of songs that at various points evoke the following emotions: sadness, happiness, regret, romance, optimism, pessimism … you get the idea. Michael consistently threatens to write a self-help book called Stop Trying to Look Like What You Used To Look Like And Just Look Like What You Look Like but none of his friends think he’ll follow through.

JAE JIN

Jae Jin is an independent global recording artist, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, actor (SAG-AFTRA), and storyteller from Baltimore, MD. He has self-released three full-length albums of original music for which he has received Grammy consideration, numerous accolades, and songwriting awards (including the prestigious John Lennon Songwriting Award and first place in the International Songwriting Competition).

He has performed nearly 600 concerts in 136 cities globally. Jae is also the recipient of a prestigious Creator Award through WeWork for his original music and powerful life story. He continues to share both around the world. Jae was a 2019 NewSong Music Performance and Songwriting Competition finalist.

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#InstagramTakeover with Queen Esther

Thursday, September 22nd, 2016

NewSong alum and past finalist Queen Esther recently gave us a BTS view in the day of the life of this talented singer/songwriter during a recent performance at Washington DC’s Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

 

 

YAY! A #dinner #party after our #performance: #BlackAmericana at #thekennedycenter! #instagramtakeover #newsongmusic #queenesther #music #instagood #instalike #insta #webstalike #webstagram #millenniumstage #insta #instalike #americana

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Our final bow — @QueenEsther and The Blue Crowns: #BlackAmericana at #thekennedycenter! #instagramtakeover #newsongmusic #queenesther #music #instagood #instalike #insta #webstalike #webstagram #millenniumstage #insta #instalike #musicvideo #americana

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In #performance: #queenesther sings the title track from her #BlackAmericana album “The Other Side” at #thekennedycenter! #instagramtakeover #newsongmusic #music #instagood #instalike #insta #webstalike #webstagram #millenniumstage #insta #instalike #musicvideo #americana

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WOW! Full house! In #performance: #BlackAmericana at #thekennedycenter! #instagramtakeover #newsongmusic #queenesther #music #instagood #instalike #insta #webstalike #webstagram #millenniumstage #insta #instalike #musicvideo #americana

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The finished product. #instagramtakeover #newsongmusic #queenesther #blackamericana #music #instagood #instalike #insta #webstalike #webstagram #thekennedycenter #millenniumstage

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Soundcheck! #instagramtakeover #newsongmusic #queenesther #blackamericana #music #instagood #instalike #insta #webstalike #webstagram

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What if this #tunnel never ends? #instagramtakeover #newsongmusic #queenesther #blackamericana #music #instagood #instalike #insta #webstalike #webstagram #newjerseyturnpike

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…#driving through Toll-Landia… #instagramtakeover #newsongmusic #queenesther #blackamericana #music #instagood #instalike #insta #webstalike #webstagram #newjerseyturnpike

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…now entering Toll-Landia… #instagramtakeover #newsongmusic #queenesther #blackamericana #music #instagood #instalike #insta #webstalike #webstagram #newjerseyturnpike

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Coffee break — we’re halfway there! #instagramtakeover #newsongmusic #music #queenesther #blackamericana #roadtrip #insta #instagood #instagram #webstagram #webstalike

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MPB’s #snack of choice. #Haribo #sourgummybears #roadtrip #instagramtakeover #newsongmusic #queenesther #blackamericana #music #insta #instagood #instalike #webstagood #webstagram

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I should be asleep right now. #instagramtakeover #newsongmusic #queenesther #blackamericana #roadtrip #dc #music #insta #instagood #instalike #webstalike #webstagood

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“…that endless black ribbon of highway…” #instagramtakeover #newsongmusic #queenesther #blackamericana #roadtrip #thekennedycenter #music #millenniumstage #skyporn #insta #instalike #webstagram

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…and then there were three: #kelvynbell, MPB and #hilliardgreene, sitting in my parlor for a spell. #instagramtakeover #newsongmusic #musicians #queenesther #harlem #insta #instagood #instalike #webstagram #webstagood

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The @queenesther #work #outfit that gets it done: #byronlars, #Nigerian #mudcloth and #samedelman #wedge #heel #pumps. #queenesther #fashionista #fashion #style #dress #insta #instagramtakeover #newsongmusic #blackamericana #webstagram #webstagood

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The #Breakfast Club — #guitarist #kelvynbell and MPB, almost ready to leave for DC. #newsongmusic #instagramtakeover #music #thekennedycenter #blackamericana #queenesther #insta #instagood #instalike #webstagram #webstagood

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A #dope #manicure + my Grandfather’s #watch = an hour to pack before the band gets here. #newsongmusic #instagramtakeover #queenesther #wrenandglory #silver #jewelry #fashion #style #fashionista #insta #instagood #instalike #webstagram

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‘Bye, Buddy…! We can’t take our #furboy with us to @kencen in DC, so he’s going to #CampCanine overnight. #dogsofinstagram #brindle #terriermix #puppy #insta #instagram #webstagram #nycpuppy #nycdog #dog #instagramtakeover #newsongmusic #queenesther

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Melody + Word concert series in NYC and Summer on the Plaza series in Denver feature NewSong musicians

Friday, July 1st, 2016

Melody + Word concert series in NYC and Summer on the Plaza series in Denver feature NewSong musicians

Two Free Concert Series Curated by NewSong Music take place throughout July

Satisfy your summer craving for quality live music with two FREE concert series from NewSong Music and Arts Brookfield: Melody + Word in New York City and Summer on the Plaza in Denver, CO. “We’re very excited to once again partner with Arts Brookfield to curate these two summer music series,” says NewSong Music founder Gar Ragland. “Denver’s lineup features some of Colorado’s most beloved rock bands, while New York’s ‘Melody + Word’ series at Grace Plaza, as the name suggests, aims the spotlight on songcraft.”

Full details for Melody + Word and Summer on the Plaza concert series below.

Melody + Word

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Melody + Word at the Grace Plaza is a free, lunchtime festival in New York with musical stylings ranging folk-pop to funk. “All four performers were brought to our attention as standouts in our annual, international NewSong Showcase and Competition,” says Ragland. “We’re thrilled to feature last year’s NewSong grand prize winner Rachael Kilgour, along with runner-up finalists Queen Esther and BONOMO.”

Where: Grace Building, Plaza Avenue of the Americas, NYC
Date & Time: Thursdays in July, 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm FREE

Artist Lineup:
July 7: Aly Tadros
July 14: Queen Esther
July 21: BONOMO
July 28: Rachel Kilgour

Summer on the Plaza

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Denver’s Summer on the Plaza is similarly diverse, with no-frills rock ‘n’ roll from Strange Americans to poly ethnic power pop from Wendy Woo. Listeners can enjoy music from rising stars of the regional music scene and enjoy a bite and a sip at modern steakhouse Guard + Grace within view of the band. Beginning at 4 p.m., KBCO DJ’s will provide entertainment before the bands take the stage at 5 p.m. and play until 6:30 p.m.

Where: 1801 California Street Denver, CO 80202
Date & Time: Wednesdays in July 4:00-6:30 p.m. FREE

Artist Lineup:
July 6: Wendy Woo
July 13: The 14ers
July 20: Petals of Spain
July 27: Strange Americans

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About Arts Brookfield
Arts Brookfield presents exciting, world-class cultural experiences to thousands of people for free each year in both indoor and outdoor public spaces at Brookfield’s premier buildings in Denver, New York, Los Angeles, Houston, Toronto, Perth and Sydney. From concerts, theater and dance to film screenings and art exhibitions, Arts Brookfield brings public spaces to life through art.

About NewSong Music
NewSong Music is an independent artist development and music production company headquartered at Asheville, NC’s Echo Mountain Recording Studios. NewSong’s mission is to build and support a community of performers and songwriters across all genres and levels of skill, and to identify the truly exceptional artists to introduce their music to a broader, international audience.

Its programs include a record label (NewSong Recordings), artist management services, concert production and the annual, international NewSong performance and songwriting competition.