The First Great American Roots Stomp – two nights of hootin’, hollerin’, jazzin’, swingin’, foot-stompin’, barn-burnin’ revelry with ten bands from Brooklyn and the Northeast bringing Americana roots back into the spotlight – is coming up on Friday 5/3, and Saturday 5/4 at Union Hall, Brooklyn, NY. The acts of night one include King Stork, Union Street Preservation Society, Whistling Wolves, Alex Mallett Band, and Charlotte Cornfield. On the first night, Alex Mallett Band and USPS stickout with high energy and erratically rhythmic tunes, while Charlotte Cornfield writes exquisitely crafted songs with lyrics full of playful imagery and rhyme schemes. The next night, 5/4, will have even more bands, like Portland, ME’s North of Nashville, Reed Hook Ramblers and more. Head to Park Slope this weekend, and get your folk music fix, all in one weekend. 7:30 doors, 8:00 Show on both nights. – Paul Jordan Talbot