For the first night of our eighteenth anniversary three-night celebration, the Burnt Sugar Arkestra will perform in its entirety … “Blood On The Leaf”, BSA’s debut & blueprint recording from 1999.   Being BSA’s “blueprint”, Nublu is the perfect venue to revisit BOTL as Ilhan Ersahin’s East Village establishment has developed and maintained a mad-fabulous reputation
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Uptown … is where you’ll want to be for the “Tres” night of our Eighteenth Anniversary celebration. We’ll dip into our 2003 release “Black Sex & Random Violets” at our favorite “shake it loose, shake it lively” Harlem venue … Paris Blues!  Expect long jams of “Funky Rich Medina”, ” No Direction Home” and “Gibberish
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Outpost in the Burbs presents “Sound & Vision The Music of David Bowie” an evening celebrating the enduring musical legacy of David Bowie featuring: Richard Barone, Jeffrey Gaines, Elvis Perkins, Wesley Stace, and the Burnt Sugar Arkestra.   The Montclair School of Rock House Band will open the show. Outpost in the Burbs is a
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The symposium on November 4th will bring together the artistic and activist concerns of Afrofuturism, featuring three invited guests – Professor Robin James (UNC), Detroit-based activist, writer Adrienne Maree Brown, filmmaker M. Asli Dukan, and a direct action workshop, panels & papers by Connecticut College Students. There will be a library exhibit on Afrofuturism and
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Cave Canem’s 20th anniversary and the Schomburg Center, for their year-long exploration of the Black Power Movement, will present  an inter-generational, interdisciplinary performance based on the musical composition of jazz composer and drummer Max Roach’s 1961 Freedom Now Suite. “Freedom Now!” will feature Cave Canem co-founders Toi Derricotte and Cornelius Eady and Black Arts Movement icon Sonia Sanchez, with a special
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We’re happy to announce a new date on our tour and our first visit to Indiana! Friday, Sept 16, in the Black Lodge courtyard (weather permitting) – Nestled between our Nashville and Chicago shows. Come enjoy some pre-Kunstfest jams at Black Rock Coffee Roasters. Early show – all ages – just $7. Bring the whole family!

Thanks to Mike Grimes & The Basement, September 12th will be BSA’s first appearance in Nashville! The

Poet and vocalist Jamila Woods was raised in Chicago, IL and graduated from Brown University, where she earned a BA in Africana Studies and Theatre & Performance Studies. Influenced by Lucille Clifton and Gwendolyn Brooks, much of her writing explores blackness, womanhood & the city of Chicago. Her first chapbook, The Truth About Dolls (2012),
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After Rebellum’s (BSA’s avant funk & roll splinter cell) dropped the funk in 2014 MOTR PUB recognized the good time had by all & knowing that Twice is NYC-e has decided to bring the Burnt Sugar Arkestra to Cincinnati for back-to-back nights in September.  Are … You … Ready … Four sets on Thursday &
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Hit this for more info and to purchase tickets Donated to The Music Settlement in late 2013, The BOP STOP is Cleveland’s premier listening room: an intimate, acoustically pristine performance venue with sweeping views of Lake Erie.  Additionally, when you buy tickets, food and drinks for a BOP STOP show, your purchase helps support The
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