As expected, the folks over at BRIC Arts announced the official 2012 Celebrate Brooklyn! schedule today and while I wasn’t knocked out by it, it’s solid, with a couple of nice surprises. Some of the previously unannounced noteworthy FREE shows include: The Head and the Heart with Lost in the Trees (Jul 27), Wild Flag with Mission of Burma (Aug 3) and Little Dragon, Frankie Rose and Voices of Black (Aug 10).
View the full Celebrate Brooklyn! 2012 schedule after the jump.
CELEBRATE BROOKLYN! 2012 FREE CONCERTS
Tuesday, June 5, 8:00
OPENING NIGHT CONCERT! / Jimmy Cliff
Saturday, June 9, 7:30
AfroCubism / Alsarah & The Nubatones
Thursday, June 14, 7:00
Laura Marling / Michael Kiwanuka / Willy Mason
Friday, June 15, 8:00
Geri Allen & Carrie Mae Weems: Slow Fade to Black with Esperanza Spalding / Terri Lyne Carrington / Lizz Wright / Patrice Rushen and more!
Saturday, June 16, 6:30
Balkan Beat Box / Chico Trujillo / Nation Beat
Thursday, June 21, 7:30
Mary Mary / Latice Crawford
Friday, June 22, 7:30
Keb’ Mo’ / Natalia Zukerman
Saturday, June 23, 7:30
Budlight Music Series
Lyricist Lounge 20th Anniversary featuring Ghostface Killah / Camp Lo / Astro / & More
Thursday, June 28, 8:00
Ballet Hispanico
Friday, June 29, 7:30
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue / The Brooklyn Steppers / Dayna Kurtz
Saturday, June 30, 7:30
Angélique Kidjo’s Women Waging Peace with Special Guests Laurie Anderson / Sibongile Khumalo / Somi
Saturday, July 7, 7:30
Souad Massi / Simon Shaheen
Sunday, July 8, 4:00
Ezra Jack Keats Family Concert
Sweet Honey in The Rock
Friday, July 13, 7:00
Bud Light Latin Music Series
Celebrate Brooklyn & LAMC present
Calle 13 / Ana Tijoux / Ritmo Machine
Saturday, July 14, 7:30
Music & Movies
Saturday Night Fever / Tragedy
Friday, July 20, 7:30
Machel Montano / BélO
Saturday, July 21, 7:30
Bud Light Latin Music Series
Arturo Sandoval / Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
Friday, July 27, 7:30
The Head and the Heart / Lost in the Trees
Saturday, July 28, 7:30
Music & Movies
The Muppet Movie Sing-A-Long / Loser’s Lounge
Thursday, August 2, 7:30
Music & Movies
Franco Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet / The Love Show
Friday, August 3, 7:30
Wild Flag / Mission of Burma
Saturday, August 4, 6:30
The Del McCoury Band / Cahalen Morrison & Eli West / Spirit Family Reunion
Thursday, August 9, 8:00
Complexions Contemporary Ballet
Friday, August 10, 7:30
Bud Light Music Series
Little Dragon / Frankie Rose / Voices of Black
Saturday, August 11, 7:30
Lyle Lovett / Aoife O’Donovan
BENEFIT CONCERTS
Tuesday, June 26, 7:00
Childish Gambino / Danny Brown / Schoolboy Q
Tuesday, July 10, 7:00
Dirty Projectors / Wye Oak / Purity Ring
Wednesday, July 18, 7:00
Hot Chip / Gang Gang Dance
Monday, July 23, 7:00
Wilco / Lee Fields and The Expressions
Tuesday, July 24, 7:00
Wilco / Lee Ranaldo Band
Tuesday, July 31, 7:00
Sigur Rós
Tuesday, August 7, 7:00
M. Ward / Yo La Tengo