The Bronx County Historical Society (BCHS) and The Fox and King (TFAK), an artist development, booking and media agency located in
The Bronx, has announced a very special pop-up exhibit as part of the “Uptown Rumble: Heavy Music in The Bronx” series live at The Bronx Brewery. The joint collaboration will explore the rich history of heavy metal and hardcore punk music in The Bronx, while also celebrating The Fox and King’s 14th anniversary.

 

Curated by Dr. Steven Payne (director of BCHS), Chucky Brown (frontman for New York hardcore punk band, Crazy Eddie) and Jeo Estrella, the pop-up show will feature four heavy-hitting New York-based bands, custom flash tattoos, local vendors and memorabilia from iconic rock bands in The Bronx.

 

The renowned exhibit originally debuted at The Bronx County Historical Society back in April which featured photographs, oral histories and written accounts from Bronx bands and musicians playing heavy metal, hardcore punk and hard rock music in the borough, spanning from the late 1960s to the early 2000s. The exhibit was curated to showcase and preserve a piece of music history from The Bronx.

 

“Uptown Rumble: Heavy music in The Bronx invites you to engage with The Bronx’s unsung but critical role in the creation, evolution, performance and enjoyment of heavy music,” according to the exhibit’s website. “From the fuzzy psychedelic rock of the ‘60s, to the  explosion of punk rock in the ‘70s followed by its street-tough New York hardcore offspring, to the early rumblings of thrash and death metal in the ‘80s, the Boogie Down has thrown down with heavy music’s best.”

 

Made possible by New York State Senator, Gustavo Rivera, and the New York State Council on the Arts, “Uptown Rumble” will be on display at The Museum of Bronx History at Valentine-Vavarian House, located at 3266 Bainbridge Avenue, Bronx, NY 10467, from now through November and free for all patrons. The Fox and King’s pop-up show will run from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 15, with tickets on sale now for $5 on POSH and on the day of the show.

 

For more information, updates about these events or press related inquiries, please contact Christopher J. Vasquez via email at chrisvasquez.tfak@gmail.com or via phone at 914-512-1479.

 

Founded in 2011, TFAK began as a grassroots movement focused on bringing together local musicians and groups under one banner. The company has booked shows in venues across NYC and festivals such as SXSW and Vans Warped Tour. Since then, TFAK has developed a portfolio of working with independent and underrepresented artists with the concepts of DIY and building a lasting brand in New York’s independent music scene.

 

Founded in 1955, BCHS is a non-profit educational and cultural institution chartered by the New York State Board of Regents. BCHS, the historical agency for The Bronx, a county of New York State and a borough of the city of New York, is dedicated to the collection, preservation, documentation, and public interpretation of the history of The Bronx and lower Westchester County from its earliest human habitation by indigenous peoples through the present.

 

BCHS disseminates information to the general public, schools, students, historians, community members, activists, urban planners, and staff of other museums and libraries on the historical, social, and economic development of The Bronx.