A Lee Grows In Brooklyn — The 48th Edition

Modern Needs is a long-running listening and dance party with special guest DJs and monthly musical themes, held every month at the great Banter bar, located in scenic Brooklyn U.S.A. For the January edition Mr. Lee sits back for his birthday while DJs Jonny Quest (Legio SPQR) and Benzoil P. (Famous Logs In History/Imaginary Icoms/Pist N Broke) take over the wheels of steel!

Friday, January 18th at Banter

132 Havemeyer, Brooklyn U.S.A.

Kicks off at 10PM... No cover!

The Mixed Up Vinyl Club

First time in the US for this monthly DJ night from Glasgow! Expect Northern soul, r&b, reggae, punk, glam, UK indie... and mix it up!

Saturday, October 20th at Hank's Saloon

46 Third Avenue (at Atlantic), Brooklyn, U.S.A.

Doors at 9PM. No cover. 21+ with ID.

Double Dynamite!

Double Dynamite rides again with The Stranger, Ursa Major (Legio SPQR), and special guests spinning only the finest in soul, AfroCarib, and '80s sounds on crackly old original vinyl 45s.

Saturday, March 17th at Hank's Saloon

46 Third Avenue (at Atlantic), Brooklyn, U.S.A.

Doors at 10PM. No cover. 21+ with ID.

A Day Will Come

DJs Mr. Lee (GIS Sound System) and Ursa Major (Legio SPQR) will be spinning top-flight sounds before, between, and after the bands!

Sunday, December 3rd at Gold Sounds

44 Wilson Avenue, Brooklyn, U.S.A.

Doors at 4PM. $10 cover. 21+ with ID.

High And Dry

Modern Needs is a listening and dance party with special guest DJs and monthly musical themes, held every month at Banter bar, located in scenic Brooklyn U.S.A. The October edition features special guest DJ Pickabar (Legio SPQR), who will be spinning top-ranking sounds until the wee small hours with your Modern Needs host and boss DJ Mr. Lee (Going In Style Sound System)!

Friday, October 20th at Banter

132 Havemeyer, Brooklyn U.S.A.

Kicks off at 10PM... No cover!

Boys Night Out

DJs Mr. Lee (GIS Sound System) and Jonny Quest (Legio SPQR) will be spinning top-flight sounds at this totally stacked show. Prep your liver, shine up those dancing shoes, and prepare to stick around as they keep the party going until the wee small hours!

Saturday, April 1st at Don Pedro

90 Manhattan Avenue, Brooklyn, U.S.A.

Doors at 7PM. $10 cover. 21+ with ID.

Freedom Sounds

THE ROCKSTEADY 7
Pay tribute to Tommy McCook
Plus: DJ Ursa Major (Legio SPQR)

Hot on the heels of the recent Roland Alphonso tribute night, The Rocksteady 7 return to Hank's for a tribute to the legendary Tommy McCook, a giant of Jamaican jazz. Tommy is most famous for his time with the Skatalites and is one of the inventors of the ska style. He also played with his group the Supersonics at the end of the ska-era through rocksteady and into reggae,  He also played on some crucial Aggrovators tracks in the mid 1970s... Let's just say the man had a a long and varied career! The band will play two sets of Tommy's music; a variety of his tunes that personally effected bandleader Dave Hillyard. You will hear songs both familiar and rare!

The Rocksteady 7 is an influential American ska and jazz band from NYC. Since the early '90s the group has consisted of tenor saxophonist and band leader David Hillyard (of Slackers fame) as well as percussionist Larry McDonald (Afro Jamaicans, Bob Marley, Taj Mahal, Gil-Scott Heron). In live performances, they are supported by a rotating cast of musicians, including drummer Eddie Ocampo and Dave Wake on keys among others. Given reggae's globally reaching influence, the Rocksteady 7 holds true to the genre's roots and the self-described "Jamaican Jazz" sound combines ska, rocksteady and reggae with extended jazz improvisation, intricate melodies, and complex harmonies. The group incorporates many diverse elements of world music with rocksteady rhythms, including ska, jazz, calypso, as well as early African and American jazz influences.

Saturday, March 18th at Hank's Saloon

46 Third Avenue (at Atlantic), Brooklyn, U.S.A.

Doors at 8PM. $8 cover. 21+ with ID.

I Could Feel The Whole World Turn Round

Modern Needs is a listening and dance party with special guest DJs and monthly musical themes, held every month at Banter, located in scenic Brooklyn U.S.A. The December edition features special guest DJ Ursa Major (Legio SPQR). Ursa Major and your Modern Needs host and boss DJ, Mr. Lee (Going In Style Sound System) will be spinning top-flight sounds until the wee small hours.

Friday, December 16th at Banter

132 Havemeyer, Brooklyn U.S.A.

Kicks off at 10PM... No cover!