It Rains Purple in Prospect Park: Last week at Celebrate Brooklyn 2009

This past week in Prospect Park concluded the free concert series at Celebrate Brooklyn, but do not worry. There are more benefit concerts on the way this week including TV on the Radio, Bonnie Raitt and Taj Mahal, and Animal Collective. Before we get into the up coming performances let’s review the amazing line up this past week.

On Thursday, August 6th, their was a screening of Prince’s 1984 famous big screen debut, Purple Rain. The feature film is about an aspiring musical talent, played by Prince, who tries to balance his troubled home life, a newly formed romance, and his band, The Revolution. The screening was not complete without a Purple Rain sing-a-long, which the crowd enjoyed very much. I only want to see you laughing in the purple rain.

The amazingly talented Grace Potter took the stage on Friday night giving an eclectic performance consisting of blues, R&B, soul and rock n roll. Grace showcased her amazing vocal range and dazzling stage presence during the concert. Supporting act Deer Tick gave a captivating performance as well, winning over the crowd one song at a time. If you ever have a chance to see either of these acts you will not be disappointed.

Hip Hop legend, Big Daddy Kane, wrapped up the weekend with host Rahzel, presented by the Lyricist Lounge. The night started off with a few opening acts, a performance by Rahzel and a screening of BDK: The Big Daddy Kane story, directed by Lyricist Lounge’s own Anthony Marshall. This was followed by a performance by Big Daddy Kane himself. The performance electrified the audience with live hip hop band.