Live & direct Brooklyn-based karaoke

As two south Brooklynites, V & G have often lamented that a quick roke fix always calls for a subway ride into Manhattan. But luckily the calling is usually far stronger than the strain of the subway ride & the destination is always a familiar pleather sectional couch. The only time that The Creators of EO have ever roked in Brooklyn to date was on a stage in the lobby of the Brooklyn Museum, as a part of last February's free First Saturday event. The true anonymous audience live roke hits the self-conscious places that private room experience only toys with, & often returns us to the big wrong questions of who is a real or worthy performer/musician. That said, it's an inevitable curiosity for a frequent roker who has fortified some personal style, which is how we found ourselves chasing words to Since You Been Gone on a screen under bright lights & opposite Eastern Parkway for random Brooklyn families & thankfully a first row filled with our favorite cheerleading friends. We weren't entirely comfortable with the experience, & felt like the Brooklyn bro who rocked an amazing rendition ofShout with a roving performance through the aisles of the folding chairs made us & several singers in the surrounding lineup feel duly sheepish. But the sheer singing & local factor felt appropriate & fun, & something we said we'd repeat with the right variables.

Last week Brooklyn Based published some great preliminary research work for EO's perhaps forthcoming frontier. This wonderful week-round karaoke calendar lists live DJ (or KJ) as well as actually live instrument roke spots - forums that could equally be the apex or beside the point of your personal karaoke career. Depending on the place & crowd, there could be a case for pure audience time & singalong at these events. Stay tuned as EO drags some friends & giggles through some nerves to try out a few of these locations. The Williamsburg spots on the list don't necessarily favor for proximity over our old seated strongholds in Manhattan, but it's quite a well-compiled list that we hope will touch some of our followers.

Thanks Karen A. for the tip to the list.