Closing Bell: It Came from Brooklyn

For its 50th birthday, the Guggenheim museum is launching It Came from Brooklyn, a monthly series celebrating the borough we all love dearly. It kicks off the series on August 14 with The Walkmen, High Places, and the Brooklyn Steppers Marching Band, hosted by comedian Leo Allen with readings of Walt Whitman from writer Colson Whitehead. The Village Voice points out that, as you may have noticed, “Most participants in the first installment … aren’t actually from Brooklyn.” But apparently, this isn’t all that important. Sam Brumbaugh, one of the co-producers of the event, told Flavorwire that “We aren’t too literal about the Brooklyn connection.” Instead of taking the title literally and booking only Brooklyn natives like Jay-Z, Brumbaugh and company have opted to embrace the spirit of Brooklyn instead, with upcoming acts like Paul Banks from Interpol, who also does not currently live in Brooklyn. Brumbaugh adds: “We’re not checking proof of residence—a Con Ed bill or Brookyn citizenship papers. There just has to be some kind of real relation to the borough, past or present.”
It Came from Brooklyn events page [Guggenheim]
It Came from Brooklyn [Village Voice]
The Guggenheim Celebrates the Brooklyn Renaissance [Flavorwire]