Easy Star All-Stars bring their signature reggae reinterpretations to the Brooklyn Bowl stage, the band best known for taking iconic rock albums and giving them a dub-heavy, bass-forward makeover. If you've ever wondered what "Dark Side of the Moon" sounds like filtered through a Kingston studio, or how "OK Computer" translates into skanking rhythms and horn-driven grooves, this is the band that answers those questions and has been doing so for over two decades.
The setting at Brooklyn Bowl adds its own texture to the night, with the venue's bowling lanes clacking somewhere behind you and the smell of Blue Ribbon's Southern-fried comfort food drifting through the room. It's a lounge-meets-concert-hall vibe, casual enough to grab a drink and some fried chicken between sets, but with a sound system built for the kind of low-end rumble that reggae and dub thrive on. Expect a crowd that skips between nodding along to familiar melodies and losing themselves in the deeper, more meditative dub breakdowns the band is known for stretching out live.