- Dakhabrakha
As much as I hate to admit it, summer is coming to a close. Fortunately the seasonal concert schedule isn’t letting up, and that means there are a lot of minifestivals popping up throughout the weekend. You can take your pick of Chitcago Fest, Bash on Wabash, ElSounds Fest, and The Boulevard. Beyond those blowouts there are plenty of other shows to see this weekend.
“Born in the Bronx, 25-year-old singer and producer Prince Royce is among the artists building bigger audiences around the country for an updated take on bachata—a Dominican form of popular song whose heart-on-sleeve ballads combine delicate guitars and heavy emotions,” writes Maura Johnston. “As a teen, while his Bronx brethren Aventura brought bachata to bigger and bigger stages, Royce knocked around New York honing his craft; in 2010, he made his mark nationally with a dreamy bilingual cover of ‘Stand by Me’ that landed him a duet with Ben E. King at the Latin Grammys. Last year he released Soy el Mismo (Sony Music Latin), his third album, and though it takes frequent flights of fancy stylistically, it coheres thanks to its grounding in bachata’s fundamentals—syncopated acoustic guitar, intricate percussion, and romance.”
Sun 8/24: Dakhabrakha at Mayne Stage
