Tunde Adebimpe (pictured) of TV on the Radio brought his experimental rock side project to Crossing Brooklyn Ferry a couple days before playing the main stage with TVOTR. The descriptively (and neverendingly!) named project, Higgins Waterproof Black Magic Band, plays a collection of gritty, hypnotic jams without much structure. Loops of spoken chatter and Adebimpe’s signature yelping vocals cover psych and garage jams, grounded by persistent bass lines and drum marches. The project, begun last fall, has played a few selected shows around the city. Their Thursday set ran with a lineup of other artists playing side projects from their main bands like Olga Bell from The Dirty Projectors and Sarah Neufeld of Arcade Fire. – Bianca Seidman
