Granted, Brooklyn isn't particularly known for fostering country music, but don't let that discourage you from this annual festival at the Buttermilk and Southpaw bars, featuring the very best Brooklyn-based country acts.
The 2010 bill includes The Flanks, the Jack Grace Band, Brownbird Rudy Relic, S.I.T. and DIE CO. and Honky Tonk Radio Girl.
Location
Southpaw
Schedule
Thursday Sept 10, 2010
8pm - Sammo
9pm - Alana Amram & The Rough Gems
10pm - Sean Kershaw & The New Jack Ramblers
11pm - Andy Friedman & The Golden Winners
mid The Defibulators
Friday Sept 11, 2010
8pm - The Wicked Messengers
9pm - Julia Haltigan & The Hooligans
10pm - M Shanghai String Band
11pm - Jack Grace Band
mid The Woes with WNYU DJ Honky Tonk Radio Girl
Saturday Sept 12, 2010
4pm - The Havens
5pm - Dock Oscar & The Ambassadors of Love
6pm - Jan Bell & The Cheap Dates
7pm - The Lonesome Prairie Dogs
8pm - Milton
9pm - The Flanks
10pm - Jessica Rose & The High Life
11pm - Alex Battles & The Whisky Rebellion
with WFMU DJ Todd-O-Phonic Todd
and Brotherhood of the Jug Band Blues playing outside Southpaw all afternoon!
Admission
Thursday US$5
Friday & Saturday US$10
Directions
Between Sterling and St John's Place in Park Slope
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