Hola muchachas (and muchachos... who knows?!),

Just wanted to let you in on the most hip-hop-happening thing I've come across recently. A dear friend of mine who is a connoisseur of Eastern bloc artistry let me in on it, and I can't get enough!

Each Tuesday, Barbes Bar in Park Slope, Brooklyn hosts Slavic Soul Party. It's an ensemble comprised of American jazz musicians playing Eastern European Balkan-soul-gypsy-funk (probably the most common genre in America... Ha!), with a twist that no one else can bring to the style as candidly. 

San Francisco Weekly raves, "The group's residency at Barbes -  a small seminal nightclub in Brooklyn - has become a gathering for international musicians and the nexus of East Coast gypsy punk, not because SSP! is comprised of scenesters, but because the band is undeniably world class."

That review alone gives me CHILLS. And I swear to you, seeing them perform will take those chills away and make you HOT from all the dancing you will surely surrender to.

But, for real, ladies. Classy Brooklyn, classy people, classy atmosphere. I don't know what more I could ask for when it comes to a Tuesday evening escape. Maybe a light glass of some Smarty Pants Chardonnay to cool down afterward, who knows?

Explore more here (the bar) and here (the band).

Ciao ciao,
Smarty Pants