While Williamburg may be considered the current indie-rock capital of America, there are other nabes in Brooklyn, where you can find great music. Black Book has a list of bands from places like Astoria, Queens, Cobble Hill, Brooklyn and the West Village. One of the artists mentioned is Park Slope’s Michael Roi.
Artist/Band Name: Michael Roi
Hood: Park SlopeWho you are: I’m a singer/songwriter from Jupiter, Fla., influenced by Neil Diamond, Neil Young, Nick Cave, Tom Waits, and George Jones.
What drew you to Park Slope?: I never thought of Park Slope as a musical hotbed. I was drawn more to the culture, the artist community, the lack of noisy tourists and especially the tap water. While I live in Park Slope, I enjoy crashing on couches all over Brooklyn. Some friends asked me to write a parody Beatles tune that paid tribute to Sheepshead Bay. While it’s probably as far from the epicenter of the indie music scene as you can get, it’s one of my favorite places to hang and play music. I guess inspiration is where you find it.
Mike Roi’s song and the video they produced was great. The filmmaker behind it, Max Sitnikov, is a local and is one to watch. We’ve got the video here:
http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2010/04/sheepshead-bay-road-is-the-new-penny-lane/
Check it out, it’s a lot of fun!