Stephen Lee Bruner, otherwise known by his stage name Thundercat, is coming to the Brooklyn Mirage on October 17!
Thundercat is a bassist, singer, producer, and songwriter from Los Angeles, CA. He is known for blending a plethora of genres for a very unique sound. Thundercat’s genres can be cataloged under funk, progressive R&B, soul, electronica, acid jazz, and psychedelic. His first moment of success was having a minor hit in Germany as a member of the boy band No Curfew. Just one year later he decided to join the band Suicidal Tendencies alongside his brother Ronald Jr., where Bruner played bass for the crossover thrash band.
American singer and rapper Erykah Badu was credited with helping Bruner find his stage presence and claims that she is the reason he started to go by the moniker, Thundercat. Before he released his first solo album, Thundercat appeared on several collaborations and projects with other artists including Kamasi Washington, Terrace Martin, Kendrick Lamar, and Mac Miller.
Thundercat released his first solo album in 2011, The Golden Age of Apocalypse, which featured production from Flying Lotus. This album was heavily influenced by the 1970s and fusion artists such as Stanley Clarke and George Duke.
Thundercat won a Grammy for Best Rap/Sung Performance for his work on the track “These Walls” from Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly in 2016. He released his most recent studio album, It Is What It Is in 2020 which earned him another Grammy for Best Progressive R&B Album.
Be sure to grab tickets for Thundercat’s October 17th show at the Brooklyn Mirage before they sell out! Tickets can be found on his website at https://theamazingthundercat.com/tour.
Location: Brooklyn Mirage
Address: 140 Stewart Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237
Doors Open: 8:00
Ticket Price: $86
Age: 21+
Thundercat’s upcoming 2023/2024 Tour Dates:
10/2: San Jose Civic Auditorium – San Jose, CA
10/5: Greek Theatre – Los Angeles, CA
10/7: Cal Coast Credit Union Amphitheater – San Diego, CA
10/8: Arizona Financial Theatre – Phoenix, AZ
10/10: Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Denver, CO
10/12: The Salt Shed – Chicago, IL
10/13: Masonic Temple – Detroit, MI
10/14: Town Ballroom – Buffalo, NY
10/15: MGM Music Hall at Fenway – Boston, MA
10/17: The Brooklyn Mirage – New York, NY
10/19: The Anthem – Washington, DC
10/22: Coca-Cola Roxy – Atlanta, GA
10/24: Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater – Austin, TX
10/26: The Criterion – Oklahoma City, OK
10/27: South Side Ballroom – Dallas, TX
10/28: The Aztec Theatre – San Antonio, TX
10/29: The Lowbrow Palace – El Paso, TX
10/31: Revel ABQ – Albuquerque, NM
11/10: Circo Voador – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
11/11: Opinião – Porto Alegre, Brazil
11/12: Ópera de Arame – Curitiba, Brazil
11/14: Teatro Coliseo – Santiago, Chile
3/23: Salle Pleyel – Paris, France
3/25: O2 Academy Glasgow – Glasgow, UK
3/26: Vicar Street – Dublin, Ireland
3/28: O2 Victoria Warehouse – Manchester, England
3/29: City Hall – Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
3/30: Bristol Beacon – Bristol, UK
3/31: Civic Hall – Wolverhampton, UK
4/3-6: KOKO – London, UK
4/9: Ancienne Belgique – Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region
4/10: TivoliVredenburg – Utrecht, NL
4/11: Paradiso – Amsterdam, Netherlands
4/13: Columbiahalle – Berlin, Berlin
4/14: Docks – Hamburg, HH
4/15: Batschkapp – Frankfurt, HE
4/16: Live Music Hall – Cologne, Germany