![]() Our books have been specifically chosen to cover a wide range of reading abilities, including high-interest themes, a diversity of genres and imaginative characters to encourage all pupils to develop a love of reading. Book Bands at BookLifeĮvery Book Banded title has been assessed and graded by our Book Band specialists from the simplest format of Lilac, to the most complex text features of Black. Most reading scheme books are given a Book Band colour by their publisher, which will be based on the book’s level of difficulty.Ī Book Band reading scheme provides a comprehensive structure for teachers and parents, which helps them to follow each child’s reading development, whilst accommodating a whole-school reading programme. The Book Band system helps schools to carefully grade their books by difficulty level. “Filled to the brim with passion, curiosity, and intention, this book is a fantastic snapshot of the people and places that make and support music and make Brooklyn as special as it is.Book Bands are a proven approach to developing successful readers. If you're new to our community, welcome! You hold in your hands the definitive portrait of being a band in Brooklyn.” -JASON KATZENSTEIN, MUSICIAN (WET LEATHER), AUTHOR ( EVERYTHING IS AN EMERGENCY: AN OCD STORY IN WORDS & PICTURES) If you're local, you will find in these pages your favorite band talking about the amazing breakfast wrap that you were sure was your well-kept secret. ![]() "Sam Sumpter's infectious love for our scene is on every page. “Bands do BK has its finger on the pulse of Brooklyn’s burgeoning music scene, and this book is a must-have for anyone looking to understand what it’s like to be a part of it.” - MATTIE SAFER, MUSICIAN (SAFER, POOLSIDE, THE RAPTURE), CO-FOUNDER (CELL VISION) These stories are documented with such poise and precision that every reader becomes a Brooklynite.” - RICH WEISS, FOUNDER (BLOODLESS MANAGEMENT), SR. Her words illustrate portraits of the musicians, romantics, and preachers injecting their passions into dimly lit venues and dive bars within the endless web of nightlife. This time in a way it has yet to be viewed before – with fervent eyes and ears soaking up the sounds of the city’s most creatively celebrated borough, Brooklyn. “With wit, charm, and unbridled enthusiasm, Sam Sumpter has captured the next great time capsule of oral history detailing the modern NYC musical landscape. “An insiders guide to the who’s who and what’s what of the best parts of Brooklyn that you won’t find anywhere else.” -SOPHIE EVERHARD, HEAD OF CONCERTS AT SOFAR SOUNDS Start a band! Start a venue! Eat some pizza! You’ll find your tribe and create community here.” - TARRA THIESSEN, MUSICIAN (GUSTAF, SHARKMUFFIN) Bands do Bk will push you over the edge with DIY inspiration to make this borough your own. “An honest and quirky snapshot of musicians’ lives from the past decade who are really, really doing Brooklyn… If you’re thinking of coming to NYC to pursue music or just be a part of it. Meet your new favorite band, discover your next go-to bar, expand your personal playlist, and experience the weird, wonderful, and unbeatable beauty of Brooklyn’s influential music scene for yourself. In Bands do BK, you’ll discover stories you don’t read on an about page or social-media bio, details and recommendations that aren’t incorporated into reviews, and the defining characteristics that definitely don’t factor into typical guidebook ratings. Equal parts oral history, guidebook, and music-fan memoir, Sumpter shares behind-the-scenes stories, sound bites, and recommendations on places to visit from hundreds of featured interviewed bands-a hot slice of New York City indie chronicling the people and places that define it.īased on Sumpter’s popular music blog, Bands do BK supports local Brooklyn musicians while sharing new ways to explore and enjoy the borough. In Bands do BK, Sam Sumpter explores Brooklyn from the unique perspective of the bands who live it and love it. ![]() ![]() ![]() But where is this happening? Where are the local musicians whose music, styles, and tastes we admire working, playing, and hanging out in Brooklyn? What spots do bands on tour stop by when they’re only in town for the night? What do their versions of Brooklyn look like? Somewhere in Brooklyn, and all over Brooklyn, your favorite, and soon-to-be favorite, bands are… Writing. Bands do BK: A Guide to Brooklyn, by Bands, for Everyone ![]()
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