Brooklyn, New York, USA - The Summer night this time around might have been cooler than a few weeks ago when CrossFire Steel Orchestra hosted their 2013 pan yard opening, but the steelband sessions laid down during the music organization’s seasonal band launch, were simply steamy in their own right. The last weekend in July, and it was CrossFire’s Friday evening band launch which kicked off three days of back-to-back steelband events in the borough of Brooklyn.
Things started off musically when hosts CrossFire got into the groove just around 10:30 p.m. to the appreciation of those who were already there; they would also close things off a few hours later. Along with CrossFire, pan patrons were treated to music from New York Pan Stars and Higher Levin steel orchestras, two bands visible and very active within the pan community, but which have not been to the Panorama competition - thus far. Therefore, catching such groups at launches and other similarly-themed events are opportunities for steelband lovers to get a taste of what they have to offer sonically.
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