I usually try to refrain from posting too much about the hip stuff going on in Gowanus these days, but this is just too cool to miss. From the Brooklyn Paper, news of a human beatboxing competition!
"So on July 31, the World Beatbox Association throws its first American Beatbox Championships at Littlefield in Gowanus, where the best of the best here will show off their spitting skills. Throughout the weekend, the venue will also host the Sixth International Human Beatbox Convention, traditionally held in London.
“Overseas, it’s become so huge. I felt there was something that needed to spark the growth of the culture here in the United States,” said Chesney. “And it was really important for me for this to happen in Brooklyn. There’s just something about the grassroots style of community here. It would not have felt right for any place else to host the first US championships.”"
