Brooklyn Bands in the WNYC Battle of the Boroughs Talent Competition

The annual Battle of the Boroughs: Brooklyn Battle in Greene Space, event, sponsored by WNYC and WQXR in New York City, pits musicians from all five boroughs against one another in a friendly competition of creativity. And indeed, the range of styles and sounds is amazing — and the Brooklyn contingent represents one slice of the enormous music scene pulsing through that slice of the Big Apple that is Brooklyn.

Check out the Brooklyn finalists in the 2012 Battle of the Boroughs, bands and musicians that you're likely to hear in many Brooklyn venues. (Click through to learn more or hear their music.)

2012 Brooklyn Contestants in the WNYC Battle of the Boroughs Event

• Spanglish Fly
• DBCR
• Kagero
• Underground System Afrobeat
• Willy Gantrim
• Brown Rice Family
• Lisa Gary
• Stephanie Rooker & the Search Engine
• BT3
• Nijae Draine
• The Dirty Gems
• The Lo Frequency
• Malesha Jessie

The Brooklyn bands will play in The Green Space in Manhattan. To learn more and get tickets to the annual Battle of the Boroughs event, see: http://www.thegreenespace.org