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Why CocoRosie Chose to Perform at The Paper Box

CocoRosie decided to introduce Brooklyn to their newest album through a ceremonial concert at The Paper Box last weekend

Why CocoRosie Chose to Perform at The Paper Box
CocoRosie on stage. An operatic figure and a pirate drag in a corset. Pretty much sums it up. (All photos by Yaz Rosete)

Why CocoRosie Chose to Perform at The Paper Box

CocoRosie decided to introduce Brooklyn to their newest album through a ceremonial concert at The Paper Box last weekend

Why CocoRosie Chose to Perform at The Paper Box
CocoRosie on stage. An operatic figure and a pirate drag in a corset. Pretty much sums it up. (All photos by Yaz Rosete)
CocoRosie on stage. An operatic figure and a pirate drag in a corset. Pretty much sums it up. (All photos by Yaz Rosete)

CocoRosie decided to introduce Brooklyn to their newest album through a ceremonial concert at The Paper Box last weekend. The one-off was their only US show before a slew of European dates.  The performance was as mystical as the Eleusinian mysteries with CocoRosie as a duo of Demetra’s priestesses initiating us to the sounds of their new album, Tales of a Grass Widow. The album will be available to stream on the NY Times website next week, and their sold out concert was unforgettable.  We all know that Bushwick is a center of art and culture, but to be gifted with a rare performance from outstanding and world-renowned artists as CocoRosie came as a surprise. What came as even more of a shock was that Cocorosie specifically chose the venue in East Williamsburg.

CocoRosie actually “chose” The Paper Box. “They were specific,” their publicist Ashley Ayers explained, “they wanted a cool art space in Brooklyn.” So their only North American concert of the…

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