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🎵The Music of Anthony Braxton: Ghost Accelerator Ensemble & Kyoko Kitam

Thu, Sep 17 at 8pm

brothers wash & dry laundromat — East Village free avant-garde / free jazz

Anthony Braxton compositions performed by Ghost Accelerator Ensemble and vocalist Kyoko Kitamura inside a functioning East Village laundromat, free.

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🎵Haruomi Hosono, Toro y Moi

Wed, Sep 16 at 8pm

Radio City Music Hall — Manhattan Community Board 5 electronic / ambient / indie pop

Japanese ambient-pop pioneer Haruomi Hosono co-headlines with Toro y Moi at Radio City Music Hall, a rare US appearance for Hosono.

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🎵Grouper

Wed, Sep 16 at 8pm

The Town Hall — Midtown ambient / drone / art pop

Liz Harris performs sparse ambient drone-folk as Grouper at The Town Hall, a 1,500-seat landmarked midtown venue.

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🎵RED HOOK RECORDS 5TH ANNIVERSARY: ANDREW CYRILLE, WADADA LEO SMITH, AN

Fri, Sep 18 at 8pm

Roulette — Boerum Hill avant-garde jazz / experimental

Red Hook Records 5th anniversary showcase with jazz veterans Andrew Cyrille, Wadada Leo Smith, Qasim Naqvi, and Amina Claudine Myers at Roulette, $40.

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🎵Colin Stetson & Brìghde Chaimbeul (duo), Space Lady,. Clarice Jensen

Tue, Sep 15 at 8pm

Pioneer Works — Brooklyn experimental/avant-garde

Three-act bill at Pioneer Works pairing Colin Stetson and Scottish bagpiper Brìghde Chaimbeul in duo, plus Space Lady and Clarice Jensen on cello.

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🎵Benefit Show: Liz Phair & Sleater-Kinney | The Flannel and The Fury 20

Sat, Sep 19 at 6pm

BRIC — Fort Greene benefit concert / indie rock

Liz Phair and Sleater-Kinney co-headline an outdoor benefit concert at BRIC in Fort Greene.

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🎵LPR PresentsCOLD CAVE performing CREMATIONS in its Entirety w/ Rosa An

Sat, Sep 19 at 8pm

First Unitarian Church darkwave / post-punk

Cold Cave performs darkwave album 'Cremations' in full at a church in Brooklyn, with Rosa Anschütz opening.

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🎵Mississippi Records x The Record Shop present: The Space Lady, Nina Ry

Wed, Sep 16 at 6pm

6bc botanical garden free outsider/folk performance

Cult outsider synthesizer artist The Space Lady performs in a community botanical garden, presented by Mississippi Records and The Record Shop, free.

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🎵Canis Major (Mary Halvorson, Dave Adewumi, Henry Fraser, Tomas Fujiwar

Fri, Sep 18 at 8pm

close up jazz — Greenwich Village jazz / avant-garde

Mary Halvorson leads her Canis Major quartet for the second and final night of a two-night run at Close Up Jazz in Greenwich Village.

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🎵Chris Dave X Meshell Ndegeocello X Eric Gales Trio

Sun, Sep 20 at 8pm

Blue Note Jazz Club — Greenwich Village jazz / fusion

Drummer Chris Dave, bassist Meshell Ndegeocello, and guitarist Eric Gales perform as a trio at Blue Note Jazz Club in Greenwich Village.

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🎵JOY GUIDRY: FIVE PRAYERS IN FIVE MOVEMENTS // A SPACE FOR SOUND (RENA

Wed, Sep 16 at 8pm

Roulette — Boerum Hill experimental / avant-garde performance

Bassoonist Joy Guidry performs original spiritual-experimental works at Roulette, preceded by Rena Anakwe's tape and synth improvisations, $25.

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🎵A Special Event with Nina Nastasia

Tue, Sep 15 at 7pm

Berlin folk / art song

Cult folk songwriter Nina Nastasia in a rare live appearance at Berlin, a small East Village venue.

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🎵SŌ LABORATORIES IN MEMORY OF TIM THOMAS

Tue, Sep 15 at 8pm

Roulette — Boerum Hill free memorial concert / experimental series

Memorial concert for curator Tim Thomas via the Sō Laboratories experimental music series at Roulette, free.

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🎵Nagano #4/4: Smashing Humans (Sana Nagano, Peter Apfelbaum, Celine Kan

Sat, Sep 19 at 8:30pm

the stone — East Village avant-garde jazz / improvised music

Final night of Sana Nagano's four-part Stone residency, with a five-piece avant-jazz ensemble including Peter Apfelbaum and Ken Filiano, $20.

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🎵MUSICA ELETTRONICA (II), Night #2/2: S.E.M. Ensemble plays works by Mi

Tue, Sep 15 at 7:30pm

paula cooper gallery 534 contemporary classical / electronic

S.E.M. Ensemble performs electroacoustic works by Michael J. Schumacher and Petr Kotik inside Paula Cooper Gallery, second of two nights.

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🎵Artifact Experimental No. 28: MSHR, Tamio Shiraishi & Julia Santoli, K

Sun, Sep 20 at 8pm

sleepwalk experimental / noise / avant-garde

28th edition of the Artifact Experimental series at Sleepwalk, featuring noise duo MSHR, Tamio Shiraishi, Julia Santoli, and Kristina Warren.

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🎵Horse-Lucky Pony Birthday Show: HorseSick (Horse-Lucky Pony + Sporesic

Tue, Sep 15 at 7pm

brothers wash & dry laundromat — East Village DIY rock/noise birthday show

Four-band DIY birthday show — HorseSick, Shiloh Blue, Half Decayed, Molly Whitaker — staged inside a functioning East Village laundromat.

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🎵Festival of New Trumpet Music (FONT)

Tue, Sep 15 at 6pm

close up jazz — Greenwich Village contemporary / avant-garde trumpet festival

Festival of New Trumpet Music (FONT) annual multi-day festival dedicated entirely to new and experimental trumpet compositions, at Close Up Jazz.

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🎵KATHERINE YOUNG: BIOMES (ALBUM RELEASE)

Thu, Sep 17 at 8pm

Roulette — Boerum Hill contemporary classical / experimental

S.E.M. Ensemble electroacoustic program at Paula Cooper Gallery pairs two rarely performed living composers in a gallery setting.

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🎵Colin Stetson & Brìghde Chaimbeul

Tue, Sep 15

Pioneer Works — Brooklyn experimental / avant-garde concert

Solo saxophone virtuoso Colin Stetson performs with Scottish smallpipes player Brìghde Chaimbeul.

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🎵CHARLI XCX - MUSIC, FASHION, FILM TOUR

Tue, Sep 15

Barclays Center — Brooklyn pop concert

Charli XCX arena pop tour integrating music, fashion, and film.

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🎵Keswick Theatre

Tue, Sep 15

Music Hall of Williamsburg — Brooklyn

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🎵MILEY 'Bass Persuades' Listening Party

Tue, Sep 15 at 11:45am

Rough Trade NYC — Williamsburg album listening party

MILEY plays debut album 'Bass Persuades' in full at a record store

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🎵Bach at Noon

Tue, Sep 15 at 12:20pm

Grace Church — Union Square free classical

Midday Bach performed inside a historic Episcopal church

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🎵Concerto Competition Finals

Tue, Sep 15 at 3pm

Lincoln Center — Lincoln Square classical competition

Juilliard students compete in live concerto finals before a jury.

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🎵WSOU PresentsChad Gray: 30 Years of Madnesss

Tue, Sep 15 at 6pm

Irving Plaza — Union Square metal concert

Mudvayne vocalist Chad Gray celebrating 30-year career milestone

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🎵Volumes, Until I Wake, CATSCLAW, Resistor

Tue, Sep 15 at 6pm

The Gramercy Theatre — Flatiron metalcore / djent

Four-band metalcore bill headlined by Volumes

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🎵Ryley Tate

Tue, Sep 15 at 6pm

Mercury Lounge — Manhattan Community Board 3 indie/singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriter Ryley Tate live at a small indie venue

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🎵DMG Free Tues: TBA

Tue, Sep 15 at 6:30pm

downtown music gallery — LES free experimental/improvised

Weekly free experimental music night at DMG, lineup TBA.

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🎵29 Speedway: Container, Lia Kohl, Qiujiang Levi Lu

Tue, Sep 15 at 7pm

life world — Bushwick experimental / noise / avant-garde

Three-act experimental bill featuring noise artist Container and avant-garde peers.

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🎵Hans Tammen presents Loose Talk #9: KaneLoggia Hypothesis, Ellen Chris

Tue, Sep 15 at 7pm

main drag — Greenpoint free improvisation

Ninth installment of curated free-improv series, three rotating ensembles.

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🎵WIKI, NA-KEL SMITH, PLAIN PAT (DJ)

Tue, Sep 15 at 7pm

Elsewhere — Brooklyn hip-hop

NYC rapper Wiki and skater-artist Na-Kel Smith perform, with DJ Plain Pat.

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🎵queer jam (in a new home!)

Tue, Sep 15 at 7pm

882 Dekalb Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221, USA — Brooklyn free open jam session

Queer-centered open instrument jam session in a new Brooklyn space.

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🎵Rivers of Nihil, Outer Heaven, Scumbag

Tue, Sep 15 at 7pm

Saint Vitus Bar — Greenpoint death metal

Three-band death metal bill at a dedicated metal venue

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🎵Alela Diane, Alexa Rose

Tue, Sep 15 at 7pm

The Sultan Room — Ridgewood folk

Two folk singer-songwriters performing at a small Ridgewood rooftop bar.

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🎵Upper Wilds, Editrix, Chaser

Tue, Sep 15 at 7pm

union pool indie rock

Three-band indie rock bill at a beloved Williamsburg venue.

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🎵TT Presents : Patching, Good News, Fleet, Birdie Wren, Jake Sinclair

Tue, Sep 15 at 7pm

Mercury Lounge — Manhattan Community Board 3 indie / multi-act showcase

Five-act indie showcase curated by TT Presents.

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🎵SwaVay

Tue, Sep 15 at 7pm

Baby's All Right — Brooklyn R&B / soul

Emerging R&B artist SwaVay performs live.

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🎵Torture Tuesday: Feat. Torture And The Desert Spiders (Solo) + Friends

Tue, Sep 15 at 7pm

Mercury Lounge — Manhattan Community Board 3 indie rock / multi-act bill

Multi-act indie bill headlined by Torture And The Desert Spiders solo set.

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🎵Itzhak Perlman

Tue, Sep 15 at 7:30pm

Beacon Theatre — Manhattan Community Board 7 classical violin

Legendary violinist Itzhak Perlman in solo classical performance

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🎵Two by Two: Arin Reedy & Otracami, Noah Pope & Daniel Nunnelee

Tue, Sep 15 at 7:30pm

cassette — Bushwick experimental / duo sets

Two collaborative duo acts performing experimental music in Bushwick.

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🎵Charli xcx

Tue, Sep 15 at 7:30pm

Barclays Center — Brooklyn pop

Charli xcx arena pop concert at Barclays Center.

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🎵Cheap Trick: All Washed Up Tour

Tue, Sep 15 at 7:30pm

The Paramount — Manhattan Valley rock concert

Cheap Trick touring behind their classic rock catalog

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🎵Grouper

Tue, Sep 15 at 8pm

The Town Hall — Midtown ambient / drone

Liz Harris performs hauntingly sparse ambient drone music solo.

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🎵MURMRR & TODD ABRAMSON PRESENT: GROUPER

Tue, Sep 15 at 8pm

The Town Hall — Midtown ambient / experimental

Grouper solo ambient-experimental set at a historic midtown hall.

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🎵Theo Croker X Nicholas Daley: Sonic Tapestry

Tue, Sep 15 at 8pm

Blue Note Jazz Club — Greenwich Village jazz / fashion collaboration

Jazz trumpeter Theo Croker and fashion designer Nicholas Daley fuse music and textile.

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🎵Danny Elfman

Tue, Sep 15 at 8pm

Summerstage, Central Park orchestral / film score

Danny Elfman performs his film and Oingo Boingo catalog live outdoors.

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🎵Molly Tuttle

Tue, Sep 15 at 8pm

Tarrytown Music Hall bluegrass / folk

Grammy-winning bluegrass guitarist Molly Tuttle performs live

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🎵Bloodline TourMon Rovîa

Tue, Sep 15 at 8pm

Brooklyn Steel — Brooklyn hip-hop / rap

Mon Rovîa performs on the Bloodline Tour at a mid-size Brooklyn venue.

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🎵Way Dynamic

Tue, Sep 15 at 8pm

Music Hall of Williamsburg — Brooklyn indie rock / alternative

Way Dynamic performs at a mid-size Williamsburg music venue.

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🎵Stamptown

Tue, Sep 15 at 8pm

Bell House — Gowanus live music

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🎵Presented by SummerStage 2026Danny Elfman

Tue, Sep 15 at 8:30pm

Central Park — New York, NY orchestral / film score concert

Danny Elfman performs his film score catalog live in Central Park

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🎵Soda Blonde

Tue, Sep 15 at 10pm

Baby's All Right — Brooklyn indie pop

Irish indie-pop band Soda Blonde live set.

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🎵Terrazzo

Tue, Sep 15 at 10:30pm

pete's candy store free indie/rock solo or band

Solo artist or band Terrazzo performing a late-night free set

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🎵DARKSIDE

Wed, Sep 16

Brooklyn Steel — Brooklyn live concert

DARKSIDE electronic-psych duo live at Brooklyn Steel.

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🎵Cynthia Sayer's Duelin' Banjos

Wed, Sep 16 at 11am

Lincoln Center — Lincoln Square banjo performance

Cynthia Sayer and Tony Trischka duel banjos in a dementia-inclusive concert.

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🎵Live Music - Sean the Cellist

Wed, Sep 16 at 12pm

Chelsea Market — Chelsea District solo cello / Cajun

Solo cello performance blending Cajun folk traditions, live in a market hall.

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🎵Bach at Noon

Wed, Sep 16 at 12:20pm

Grace Church — Union Square free classical

Midday Bach performed inside a historic Episcopal church

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🎵Wicca Phase Springs Eternal: 10 Yrs of Secret Boy

Wed, Sep 16 at 6pm

Saint Vitus Bar — Greenpoint emo / goth rap

Wicca Phase Springs Eternal celebrates 10-year anniversary of debut project

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🎵Rapsody Album Signing

Wed, Sep 16 at 6pm

Rough Trade NYC — Williamsburg album signing

Rapsody meets fans and signs albums at a record store

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🎵Music For Enophiles

Wed, Sep 16 at 6pm

Mercury Lounge — Manhattan Community Board 3 live music / wine pairing

Live music event themed around wine appreciation for oenophiles.

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🎵Live Nation Presents"The Hayley Williams Show"

Wed, Sep 16 at 6pm

Forest Hills Stadium pop-rock / indie pop

Paramore frontwoman Hayley Williams plays a solo headline stadium show

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🎵Jeff Slate & Friends Present: A John Lennon Birthday Celebration!

Wed, Sep 16 at 6pm

Cafe Wha? — Greenwich Village tribute / rock

Jeff Slate and guests perform John Lennon's catalog as a birthday tribute

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🎵Tyondai Braxton, Qasim Naqvi

Wed, Sep 16 at 7pm

public records electronic / experimental

Ex-Battles frontman Tyondai Braxton and composer Qasim Naqvi on a double bill.

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🎵Tyondai Braxton, Qasim Naqvi

Wed, Sep 16 at 7pm

Public Records — Gowanus experimental / electronic

Experimental electronic duo bill with avant-garde composers Tyondai Braxton and Qasim Naqvi

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🎵DARKSIDE

Wed, Sep 16 at 7pm

Music Hall of Williamsburg — Brooklyn live concert

DARKSIDE, the Nicolas Jaar and Dave Harrington duo, live concert.

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🎵Sonic Salon Vol 10

Wed, Sep 16 at 7pm

Garment District — Garment listening salon

Curated communal music listening session, 10th installment.

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🎵ELIZABETH ACEVEDO, ANGER IS ONLY A SHADOW

Wed, Sep 16 at 7pm

Symphony Space — Manhattan Community Board 7 spoken word / performance

Elizabeth Acevedo performs her work 'Anger Is Only a Shadow' live.

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🎵SOLO: Henry Fraser, UCC Harlo, Samantha Kochis

Wed, Sep 16 at 7pm

topos too free solo experimental performances

Three solo experimental performers each presenting individual sets

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🎵Playback 0037: Midgar Records

Wed, Sep 16 at 7pm

bar laika — East Village record label showcase / listening event

Midgar Records label showcase in the Playback listening series, episode 37.

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🎵TRUCK VIOLENCE

Wed, Sep 16 at 7pm

Trans-Pecos — Ridgewood live performance

All-ages show by the band Truck Violence.

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🎵FONT presents: Milena Casado, Peaceful Faces, Beyondo Band

Wed, Sep 16 at 7pm

the sultan room indie / alternative

FONT-curated three-band indie showcase at the Sultan Room.

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🎵Saint Harison Presents The Ghosted Tour

Wed, Sep 16 at 7pm

Bowery Ballroom — Manhattan Community Board 3 pop/indie concert

Saint Harison headlines The Ghosted Tour at Bowery

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🎵THE BELAIR LIP BOMBS, ARMLOCK

Wed, Sep 16 at 7pm

Elsewhere — Brooklyn indie rock

Two-band indie rock bill on the Elsewhere rooftop

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🎵TIFFANY DAY - HALO TOUR W/ TOMMY FLEECE

Wed, Sep 16 at 7pm

Elsewhere — Brooklyn indie pop

Tiffany Day on her Halo Tour with opener Tommy Fleece

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🎵Malt Shop Memories Live

Wed, Sep 16 at 7pm

PNC Bank Arts Center oldies / doo-wop

Touring 50s and 60s doo-wop and rock-and-roll nostalgia concert

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🎵WRENS (Ryan Easter, Lester St. Louis, Elias Stemeseder, Jason Nazary)

Wed, Sep 16 at 7:30pm

close up jazz — Greenwich Village jazz / improvised

Avant-jazz quartet WRENS featuring Stemeseder, St. Louis, Easter, and Nazary.

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🎵MURMRR & TODD ABRAMSON PRESENT: GROUPER

Wed, Sep 16 at 8pm

The Town Hall — Midtown ambient / experimental

Grouper solo ambient-experimental set at a historic midtown hall.

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🎵Lil Wayne: 20 Years Of Carter Classics

Wed, Sep 16 at 8pm

Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater hip-hop

Lil Wayne performs Tha Carter series catalog retrospectively.

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🎵Dead Bowl: Cyril Neville Plays the Dead

Wed, Sep 16 at 8pm

Brooklyn Bowl — Brooklyn Grateful Dead tribute / jam band

Neville Brothers' Cyril Neville leads a Grateful Dead tribute set.

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🎵HOKA 10TH ANNIVERSARY TOURNahko And Medicine for the People

Wed, Sep 16 at 8pm

Racket — Williamsburg live concert / brand tour

Nahko and Medicine for the People on HOKA's 10th anniversary branded tour

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🎵Harry Styles: Together, Together

Wed, Sep 16 at 8pm

Madison Square Garden — Chelsea pop

Harry Styles arena pop concert at Madison Square Garden.

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🎵Red Richardson

Wed, Sep 16 at 8pm

Irving Plaza — Union Square live concert

Red Richardson live concert at a mid-size Manhattan venue

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🎵Nagano #1/4: Atomic Pigeons ft. Shardik (Sana Nagano, Matt Hollenberg,

Wed, Sep 16 at 8:30pm

the stone — East Village avant-garde/experimental jazz

Avant-garde quartet pairing violinist Sana Nagano with guitarist Matt Hollenberg's Shardik project.

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🎵Limited Resources: TBA

Wed, Sep 16 at 8:30pm

freddy's — Williamsburg experimental/indie

Limited Resources performing at a Williamsburg bar, lineup TBA.

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🎵Festival Of New Trumpet Music: Miranda Agnew (w/ Celine Kang, Brittany

Wed, Sep 16 at 9pm

the jazz gallery — TriBeCa new music / festival concert

Festival Of New Trumpet Music concert featuring Miranda Agnew leading a four-piece ensemble.

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🎵The Cafe Wha? House Band

Wed, Sep 16 at 9pm

Cafe Wha? — Greenwich Village cover band / rock

House band plays rock and soul covers in a historic Village club

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🎵Alex Cameron

Wed, Sep 16 at 10pm

Baby's All Right — Brooklyn synth-pop / art-rock

Australian synth-pop artist Alex Cameron performs solo show

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🎵Knox Fortune

Wed, Sep 16 at 10pm

Night Club 101 live concert

Indie pop artist Knox Fortune performs late-night live set

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🎵Set & Session: Jon Starks (w/ Adam Turay, Kevin Eichenberger)

Wed, Sep 16 at 10:30pm

close up jazz — Greenwich Village jazz

Late-night jazz trio set at an intimate Greenwich Village club.

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🎵The American Route Tour

Thu, Sep 17

Rooftop at Pier 17 — Seaport singer-songwriter

Sam Barber performs live on his American Route Tour.

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🎵Westville Music Bowl

Thu, Sep 17

Music Hall of Williamsburg — Brooklyn

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🎵Patchogue Theatre

Thu, Sep 17

Music Hall of Williamsburg — Brooklyn live music

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🎵Bach at Noon

Thu, Sep 17 at 12:20pm

Grace Church — Union Square free classical

Midday Bach performed inside a historic Episcopal church

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🎵THE RESTORED "MA" RAINEY, MOTHER OF THE BLUES: HER LIFE, CAREER & THE

Thu, Sep 17 at 2pm

Louis Armstrong House Museum — Queens album release / talk

Launch event for a definitive 5-CD Ma Rainey box set with discussion.

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🎵Jonathan Meiburg (Shearwater) Acoustic + Signing

Thu, Sep 17 at 5:45pm

Rough Trade NYC — Williamsburg acoustic in-store / signing

Shearwater's Jonathan Meiburg performs acoustic in-store set with book signing

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🎵Pique-nique presents Unheard: Domenica & Friends

Thu, Sep 17 at 6pm

domino square free outdoor concert / experimental

Free outdoor concert series showcasing emerging and unheard artists at Domino Square.

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🎵Suno Unplugged: NYC Session

Thu, Sep 17 at 6pm

Chelsea — Chelsea free live session / showcase

Live music session hosted by AI music platform Suno.

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🎵Live Nation Presents"The Hayley Williams Show"

Thu, Sep 17 at 6pm

Forest Hills Stadium pop/rock concert

Paramore frontwoman Hayley Williams performs solo at outdoor stadium

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🎵Annie Leppert

Thu, Sep 17 at 6pm

Mercury Lounge — Manhattan Community Board 3 indie/singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriter set at a small Lower East Side club

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🎵Arrows In Action, Good Boy Daisy, Instant Crush

Thu, Sep 17 at 6pm

The Gramercy Theatre — Flatiron indie rock / multi-band bill

Three-band indie rock bill featuring Arrows In Action, Good Boy Daisy, and Instant Crush.

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🎵Annie Leppert with Blair Lamb

Thu, Sep 17 at 6pm

Mercury Lounge — Manhattan Community Board 3 indie / singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriter Annie Leppert with opener Blair Lamb.

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🎵ONYX Sessions: NUEVAYoL

Thu, Sep 17 at 6:30pm

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA — BK Heights free outdoor concert / DJ set

Free outdoor Latin music showcase celebrating New York's NUEVAYoL sound.

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🎵NYC Spanglish Urban Fest

Thu, Sep 17 at 6:30pm

DROM — East Village Latin urban / showcase

Multi-artist Latin urban showcase featuring emerging NYC musicians.

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🎵O.A.R. Three Decades Tour

Thu, Sep 17 at 6:30pm

PNC Bank Arts Center rock / jam band

O.A.R. celebrating 30 years with a retrospective touring show.

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🎵Darkside

Thu, Sep 17 at 7pm

Music Hall of Williamsburg — Brooklyn electronic / psychedelic

Nicolas Jaar and Dave Harrington's duo Darkside perform live

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🎵CCL will Present Sounds

Thu, Sep 17 at 7pm

light & sound design — Bushwick free experimental / avant-garde

CCL presents an experimental sound performance at a Bushwick venue.

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🎵SOUNDCLOUD INDIE SHOWCASE: YIRU / BEIGE / KID MOON / ANKLE

Thu, Sep 17 at 7pm

Trans-Pecos — Ridgewood showcase / multi-act bill

Four SoundCloud-era indie acts in a curated live showcase.

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🎵Paula Cole THIS FIRE: 30

Thu, Sep 17 at 7pm

Webster Hall — East Village pop / folk rock

Paula Cole performs her landmark debut album 'This Fire' in full, 30th anniversary.

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🎵THE FEMCELS, IDEASFORCONVERSATIONS

Thu, Sep 17 at 7pm

Elsewhere — Brooklyn indie rock

Two-band underground indie bill at Elsewhere's Zone One room

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🎵Vuzz (Album Release), Maxx Klaxon, Metamyther

Thu, Sep 17 at 7pm

the sultan room rooftop album release / indie rock

Vuzz album release show with two supporting acts on a rooftop stage.

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🎵Karol G Viajando Por El Mundo Tropitour

Thu, Sep 17 at 7pm

MetLife Stadium reggaeton/Latin pop stadium concert

Colombian reggaeton superstar Karol G on her global Tropitour

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🎵ELSEWHERE PRESENTS: FRENCH POLICE W/ SOCIAL ORDER @ 99 SCOTT

Thu, Sep 17 at 7pm

Elsewhere — Brooklyn indie/alternative

French Police with opener Social Order at 99 Scott venue.

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🎵FRENCH POLICE W/ SOCIAL ORDER

Thu, Sep 17 at 7pm

Elsewhere — Brooklyn indie rock

French Police with Social Order at the 99 Scott stage

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🎵TIFFANY DAY - HALO TOUR W/ TOMMY FLEECE

Thu, Sep 17 at 7pm

Elsewhere — Brooklyn indie pop

Tiffany Day on her Halo Tour with opener Tommy Fleece

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🎵Dan + Shay: The Young Tour

Thu, Sep 17 at 7pm

Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater country pop

Country-pop duo Dan + Shay on their 'The Young' arena tour.

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🎵Canis Major (Mary Halvorson, Dave Adewumi, Henry Fraser, Tomas Fujiwar

Thu, Sep 17 at 7:30pm

close up jazz — Greenwich Village avant-garde jazz

Mary Halvorson-led jazz quartet, first of a two-night stand at a small club.

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🎵Dominique Fils-Aimé

Thu, Sep 17 at 7:30pm

Le Poisson Rouge — NoHo soul / jazz vocal

Canadian soul-jazz vocalist performing live at LPR.

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🎵Sparta

Thu, Sep 17 at 7:30pm

TV Eye — Ridgewood rock concert

Post-hardcore band Sparta plays with opener Public Opinion

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🎵Linda 917 (Album Release), Jon Download, Declan Sheehy-Moss, JARK (DJ)

Thu, Sep 17 at 7:30pm

life world — Bushwick album release / DJ

Linda 917 album release with live acts and a closing DJ set in Bushwick.

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🎵The Wooten Brothers, The Junco Partners

Thu, Sep 17 at 8pm

Brooklyn Bowl — Brooklyn funk / jam band

The Wooten Brothers—virtuoso musicians—headline a two-band live bill

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🎵Peter Matson (DJ / Hybrid), Stuart Bogie (Live)

Thu, Sep 17 at 8pm

public records' upstairs DJ set / live hybrid

DJ/hybrid set with live performance by saxophonist Stuart Bogie

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🎵Mt. Joy 2026: Celebrating 10 Years Of Mt. Joy

Thu, Sep 17 at 8pm

Madison Square Garden — Chelsea anniversary concert / rock

Indie folk band Mt. Joy plays 10th anniversary show at MSG

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🎵Four Tet

Thu, Sep 17 at 9pm

Brooklyn Storehouse — Red Hook DJ set / electronic

Four Tet DJ set at an unconventional Red Hook warehouse venue

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🎵Nick Aiello with Winterteeth, Baltazar Lora

Thu, Sep 17 at 9pm

Mercury Lounge — Manhattan Community Board 3 indie / multi-act

Three-act indie bill headlined by Nick Aiello.

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🎵Nick Aiello

Thu, Sep 17 at 9pm

Mercury Lounge — Manhattan Community Board 3 singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriter Nick Aiello performing at the Mercury Lounge.

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🎵BitcoinPalooza NYC 2026 — Music · Art · Fashion · Freedom

Thu, Sep 17 at 9pm

Times Square, Manhattan, NY 10036, USA — Theater District concert / festival

Bitcoin-themed multi-genre event combining music, art, and fashion.

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🎵The Cafe Wha? House Band

Thu, Sep 17 at 9pm

Cafe Wha? — Greenwich Village cover band / house band

Cafe Wha? resident house band plays covers at the historic Village club

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🎵Balkans

Thu, Sep 17 at 10pm

Baby's All Right — Brooklyn indie rock

Indie rock band Balkans performing a late-night set in Brooklyn.

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🎵MAKING TIME ♾️

Fri, Sep 18

Lot Radio — Greenpoint DJ set / live electronic

Multi-artist electronic and experimental set at Lot Radio.

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🎵OSKAR MED K

Fri, Sep 18

Brooklyn Steel — Brooklyn live concert

OSKAR MED K live performance at Brooklyn Steel.

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🎵Roadrunner

Fri, Sep 18

Music Hall of Williamsburg — Brooklyn live concert

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🎵Royale

Fri, Sep 18

Music Hall of Williamsburg — Brooklyn live music

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🎵Heatherwurld | Catalyst In-Store LIVE

Fri, Sep 18 at 5pm

Essex Market — LES free in-store / EP release performance

Heatherwurld performs debut EP "Eighty-One" in-store at Catalyst Records.

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🎵Horse Feathers

Fri, Sep 18 at 6pm

Cafe Wha? — Greenwich Village folk / chamber folk

Portland chamber-folk ensemble Horse Feathers perform live

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🎵Batsu w/ CAS

Fri, Sep 18 at 6pm

Ukrainian Village — Ukrainian Village free live music / experimental

Batsu and CAS perform live at an underground venue.

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🎵Phoebe Ryan

Fri, Sep 18 at 6pm

Mercury Lounge — Manhattan Community Board 3 indie pop

Indie-pop singer-songwriter Phoebe Ryan performs at small club venue

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🎵Cesar Orozco & SonAhead's Album Release

Fri, Sep 18 at 6:30pm

DROM — East Village Latin jazz / album release

Cesar Orozco & SonAhead celebrate an album release with violin and piano.

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🎵The Human Hearts, John Davis, Harrasment

Fri, Sep 18 at 6:30pm

p.i.t. — East Village free indie / punk multi-band bill

Three-band indie/punk bill, free and all ages.

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🎵Roxette 40th Anniversary Tour 2026

Fri, Sep 18 at 6:30pm

PNC Bank Arts Center pop concert

Roxette 40th anniversary tour stop at an outdoor amphitheater in NJ.

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🎵O.A.R. Three Decades Tour

Fri, Sep 18 at 6:30pm

Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater jam rock / live rock

O.A.R. celebrates 30 years with an outdoor amphitheater tour stop

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🎵PUPPYGIRLS VS. CATBOYS MOSH FIGHT

Fri, Sep 18 at 7pm

Trans-Pecos — Ridgewood themed show / mosh event

Themed mosh-pit event pitting "puppygirls" against "catboys."

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🎵Darkside

Fri, Sep 18 at 7pm

Music Hall of Williamsburg — Brooklyn electronic/psychedelic live set

Nicolas Jaar and Dave Harrington's Darkside perform live in Brooklyn

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🎵The Touring Co. PresentsErykah Badu

Fri, Sep 18 at 7pm

Forest Hills Stadium neo-soul concert

Neo-soul legend Erykah Badu performs at historic outdoor stadium

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🎵Fish With Legs presents: Vivian, Seraphine's Cleaver, Untitled Noise N

Fri, Sep 18 at 7pm

wonderville — Williamsburg noise / experimental rock

Three-band noise and experimental bill curated by Fish With Legs

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🎵TIFFANY DAY - HALO TOUR W/ TOMMY FLEECE

Fri, Sep 18 at 7pm

Elsewhere — Brooklyn indie pop

Tiffany Day on her Halo Tour with opener Tommy Fleece

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🎵Offerings: Benin Gardner, Joel Watson, Xandra Ibarra

Fri, Sep 18 at 7:30pm

church of st. mary the virgin experimental / interdisciplinary performance

Experimental trio performance inside a historic Manhattan church.

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🎵No Model, Ferment, Sour, Dog Breath, Brainwashed, The Tarrys

Fri, Sep 18 at 7:30pm

TV Eye — Ridgewood multi-band bill

Six-band underground rock and punk showcase

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🎵Beth Orton w/ Kenny Stahl

Fri, Sep 18 at 7:30pm

Le Poisson Rouge — NoHo folk / indie

British folk-electronic singer Beth Orton performs with opening act Kenny Stahl

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🎵Artery Nights | Deeper Understanding: Office Culture, Caitlin Pasko, L

Fri, Sep 18 at 7:30pm

brooklyn artery experimental / ambient multi-artist bill

Four-artist experimental music night under the Artery Nights series.

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🎵Stephen Haynes / Yoona Kim / Ben Stapp, Jack Wright / Tom Djll / James

Fri, Sep 18 at 8pm

prospect series apt — Park Slope free improvisation / listening party

Two improv trios plus a listening party with visual projections in an apartment setting

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🎵Eden Girma

Fri, Sep 18 at 8pm

issue project room — Williamsburg free contemporary classical / experimental vocal

Solo performance by vocalist Eden Girma, free with sliding-scale admission

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🎵Reverend Horton Heat, Messer Chups

Fri, Sep 18 at 8pm

Brooklyn Bowl — Brooklyn rockabilly / psychobilly

Psychobilly double bill: Reverend Horton Heat and Messer Chups

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🎵Yeat: The LOVE/LYFE Tour

Fri, Sep 18 at 8pm

Summerstage, Central Park hip-hop / rap

Yeat performs his LOVE/LYFE Tour at outdoor amphitheater

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🎵Brandon Flowers

Fri, Sep 18 at 8pm

Brooklyn Paramount — Downtown BK rock concert

The Killers frontman performing solo at a mid-size Brooklyn venue.

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🎵AdÉla

Fri, Sep 18 at 8pm

Brooklyn Steel — Brooklyn concert

AdÉla performing a headlining show at Brooklyn Steel.

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🎵Harry Styles: Together, Together

Fri, Sep 18 at 8pm

Madison Square Garden — Chelsea pop concert

Harry Styles solo concert at Madison Square Garden

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🎵Sara Bareilles

Fri, Sep 18 at 8pm

Radio City Music Hall — Manhattan Community Board 5 pop concert

Singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles performing at Radio City Music Hall.

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🎵Don West

Fri, Sep 18 at 8pm

Bowery Ballroom — Manhattan Community Board 3 concert

Don West performs live at Bowery Ballroom, night two

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🎵Nagano #3/4: Sana Nagano / Ikue Mori / Nava Dunkelman / Trevor Dunn

Fri, Sep 18 at 8:30pm

the stone — East Village free improvisation / avant-garde

Quartet improvisation with Ikue Mori and Trevor Dunn, third of four Nagano nights

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🎵Elephant Stone

Fri, Sep 18 at 9pm

Mercury Lounge — Manhattan Community Board 3 psychedelic rock

Montreal psychedelic rock band Elephant Stone plays intimate club show

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🎵The Cafe Wha? House Band

Fri, Sep 18 at 9pm

Cafe Wha? — Greenwich Village cover band / variety

Resident house band plays classic rock and pop covers nightly

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🎵Bushwick Princess and Second Sun Pictures

Fri, Sep 18 at 9:30pm

DROM — East Village darkwave / synth pop

Alt-indie darkwave synth pop duo bill with Bushwick Princess headlining.

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🎵Bea Miller

Fri, Sep 18 at 10:30pm

Baby's All Right — Brooklyn pop concert

Pop artist Bea Miller performing a late-night show at Baby's All Right.

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🎵Set & Session: Kevin Sun (w/ Marty Kenney, Eliza Salem)

Fri, Sep 18 at 11:30pm

close up jazz — Greenwich Village jazz

Late-night jazz trio set at an intimate Village club

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🎵Elori Saxl

Sat, Sep 19

Light & Sound Design experimental / ambient

Composer Elori Saxl performs at a light and sound design space.

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🎵JUNGLE - WORLD TOUR 2026

Sat, Sep 19

Barclays Center — Brooklyn funk / soul / electronic

UK funk-soul-electronic collective Jungle performs arena world tour.

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🎵TOVE LO

Sat, Sep 19

Brooklyn Steel — Brooklyn pop

Swedish pop star Tove Lo with openers COBRAH and Mallrat.

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🎵BEN HARPER & THE INNOCENT CRIMINALS

Sat, Sep 19

Brooklyn Steel — Brooklyn rock/soul

Ben Harper performs with his full band, 21+ show.

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🎵Roadrunner

Sat, Sep 19

Music Hall of Williamsburg — Brooklyn

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🎵Virginia Credit Union LIVE! at Richmond Raceway

Sat, Sep 19

Music Hall of Williamsburg — Brooklyn live music

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🎵SOULS IN THE PARK

Sat, Sep 19 at 12pm

Queens — Queens free outdoor concert

Free outdoor soul music event in a Queens park.

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🎵Arts For Arts InGardens: Caleb Smith / Sophia Kickofel / George Rogers

Sat, Sep 19 at 2pm

children’s magical garden free free jazz / open drum circle

Multi-act free jazz showcase plus open drum and dance circle in a community garden

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🎵秋季开唱｜纽约心声童声合唱团 Voice Warm-Up Party（法拉盛校区）

Sat, Sep 19 at 2pm

137-02 Northern Blvd, Flushing, NY 11354, USA — Flushing children's choir

Autumn season kickoff party for NYC Chinese children's choir, Flushing campus.

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🎵Oneida & Friends in Forest Park: Oneida, Garcia Peoples, Sally Gates,

Sat, Sep 19 at 3pm

forest park seuffert bandshell free outdoor rock / psych multi-band bill

Oneida and three bands play a free outdoor show at a Queens bandshell.

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🎵Arklight, Diceholes, Some of Mine

Sat, Sep 19 at 4pm

mama tried free indie/rock multi-band bill

Three-band indie rock bill, all ages, free admission

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🎵Live Nation PresentsDavid Byrne

Sat, Sep 19 at 6pm

Forest Hills Stadium art rock / live concert

Talking Heads frontman David Byrne headlines outdoor stadium show.

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🎵All Shall Perish, Carnifex

Sat, Sep 19 at 6pm

Saint Vitus Bar — Greenpoint death metal / deathcore

Two deathcore heavyweights co-headline at Brooklyn's premier metal bar.

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🎵Added Color with Mary Shelley

Sat, Sep 19 at 6pm

Mercury Lounge — Manhattan Community Board 3 indie / multi-act

Indie act Added Color performing with support from Mary Shelley.

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🎵Jesús Hilario-Reyes: 'Cavernous Shoal'

Sat, Sep 19 at 7pm

performance space — Williamsburg free experimental solo performance

Jesús Hilario-Reyes performs solo experimental work titled 'Cavernous Shoal'.

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🎵Nick Hakim

Sat, Sep 19 at 7pm

Warsaw — Greenpoint neo-soul / indie R&B

Nick Hakim performs brooding neo-soul at a beloved Brooklyn venue.

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🎵The Sleeves (Jack Cooper & Tara Cunningham), Ryan Sawyer's Shaker Ense

Sat, Sep 19 at 7pm

union pool indie / experimental duo and ensemble

Indie duo The Sleeves and Ryan Sawyer's percussive Shaker Ensemble share a bill

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🎵Nation of Language

Sat, Sep 19 at 7pm

Brooklyn Paramount — Downtown BK synth-pop concert

NYC synth-pop band Nation of Language headlining Brooklyn Paramount.

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🎵FONT presents: Cole Kamen-Green, AANI

Sat, Sep 19 at 7pm

nublu 151 — East Village experimental / avant-garde

FONT series presents two experimental acts at East Village's Nublu 151

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🎵John Craigie, Humbird

Sat, Sep 19 at 7pm

Music Hall of Williamsburg — Brooklyn folk / singer-songwriter

Folk singer-songwriter John Craigie with opener Humbird.

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🎵Mari Froes

Sat, Sep 19 at 7pm

Bowery Ballroom — Manhattan Community Board 3 live performance

Mari Froes live at a storied Manhattan venue.

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🎵The Morning Of

Sat, Sep 19 at 7pm

Le Poisson Rouge — NoHo indie pop / rock

Indie pop duo performing live at a mid-size NYC club.

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🎵BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Benefit Show: Liz Phair Sleater-Kinney

Sat, Sep 19 at 7:30pm

Prospect Park — Park Slope indie rock concert

Liz Phair and Sleater-Kinney co-headline outdoor BRIC benefit concert.

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🎵Mess Is Lore Vol. 7: Elori Saxl & Henry Solomon (live), Ben Bondy (DJ)

Sat, Sep 19 at 7:30pm

light & sound design — Bushwick free electronic / mixed live and DJ

Volume 7 of Mess Is Lore: five-act mixed live electronic and DJ lineup in Bushwick

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🎵Bryson Tiller Presents:The Neo Trapsoul Tour

Sat, Sep 19 at 7:30pm

Prudential Center R&B / trap soul

Bryson Tiller headlines arena tour supporting his neo trap-soul catalog.

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🎵Brian Bonz

Sat, Sep 19 at 7:30pm

the record shop — Williamsburg free solo performance

Solo Brian Bonz performance at a Williamsburg record shop, free entry

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🎵RED HOOK RECORDS 5TH ANNIVERSARY: JASON MORAN, BLANKFOR.MS, AND MARCUS

Sat, Sep 19 at 8pm

Roulette — Boerum Hill avant-garde jazz / experimental

Jason Moran, Marcus Gilmore, and Caroline Davis headline night two of a label anniversary showcase.

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🎵ESTRUS TOURTove Lo

Sat, Sep 19 at 8pm

Under The 'K' Bridge — Brooklyn pop concert

Tove Lo performing the Estrus Tour at an outdoor Brooklyn waterfront venue.

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🎵Jungle

Sat, Sep 19 at 8pm

Barclays Center — Brooklyn funk / soul / electronic

UK funk-soul collective Jungle headlines arena show.

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🎵Damien Jurado

Sat, Sep 19 at 8pm

Baby's All Right — Brooklyn indie folk / singer-songwriter

Indie folk singer-songwriter Damien Jurado performs solo.

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🎵Monsieur Perine w/ Tall Juan

Sat, Sep 19 at 8pm

Sony Hall — NoMad Latin / world / indie pop

Colombian jazz-pop band Monsieur Perine with Argentine multi-genre artist Tall Juan.

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🎵AdÉla

Sat, Sep 19 at 8pm

Brooklyn Steel — Brooklyn pop / live concert

Rising pop artist AdÉla performs live at mid-size Brooklyn venue.

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🎵Harry Styles: Together, Together

Sat, Sep 19 at 8pm

Madison Square Garden — Chelsea pop concert

Harry Styles performing a large-scale pop concert at Madison Square Garden.

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🎵Clay Street Unit, Kellen Asebroek (of Fruition)

Sat, Sep 19 at 8pm

Brooklyn Bowl — Brooklyn Americana / roots rock

Americana acts Clay Street Unit and Kellen Asebroek of Fruition co-headline.

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🎵Sara Bareilles

Sat, Sep 19 at 8pm

Radio City Music Hall — Manhattan Community Board 5 pop / singer-songwriter

Sara Bareilles performs singer-songwriter pop at Radio City Music Hall.

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🎵oskar med k

Sat, Sep 19 at 9pm

Terminal 5 — Clinton pop / alternative

Swedish artist oskar med k plays a mid-size NYC venue.

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🎵Max Fry with AWannabe

Sat, Sep 19 at 9pm

Mercury Lounge — Manhattan Community Board 3 indie / multi-act

Indie artist Max Fry with support act AWannabe.

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🎵The Cafe Wha? House Band

Sat, Sep 19 at 9pm

Cafe Wha? — Greenwich Village cover band / rock

Resident house band plays rock and pop covers at historic Village club.

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🎵LIZ PHAIR & SLEATER-KINNEY: THE FLANNEL AND THE FURY 2026

Sun, Sep 20

Brooklyn Steel — Brooklyn indie rock / riot grrrl

Liz Phair and Sleater-Kinney co-headline a joint 90s indie-rock tour.

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🎵Frankie Cosmos

Sun, Sep 20

Brooklyn Steel — Brooklyn indie pop

Frankie Cosmos performs wry, lo-fi indie pop.

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🎵Franklin Music Hall

Sun, Sep 20

Music Hall of Williamsburg — Brooklyn live music

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🎵*FREE EVENT* Slow Summer at Brooklyn Bridge Park presented by Spotify

Sun, Sep 20 at 12:30pm

Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 6 Liberty Lawn, 334 Furman St, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA — Brooklyn free outdoor concert / festival

Free Spotify-sponsored outdoor music event at Brooklyn Bridge Park waterfront.

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🎵Little Spoon Presents: Music of Blink-182 + More for Kids, Played by T

Sun, Sep 20 at 12:30pm

Brooklyn Bowl — Brooklyn kids concert / cover band

Kid-friendly Blink-182 cover show by The Rock and Roll Playhouse

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🎵WBGO Presents BrunchThe World Famous Harlem Gospel Choir

Sun, Sep 20 at 1:30pm

Blue Note Jazz Club — Greenwich Village gospel choir brunch performance

Harlem Gospel Choir performs live during a jazz club Sunday brunch.

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🎵Arts For Arts InGardens: Celine Kang / Liam Summers / Nathan Nakadegaw

Sun, Sep 20 at 2pm

children’s magical garden free free jazz / experimental multi-act

Arts For Arts outdoor series: four experimental jazz acts in a community garden, free

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🎵Shred For Your Life!

Sun, Sep 20 at 2pm

Union Pool — Brooklyn punk/rock

Afternoon rock shred showcase presented by Union Pool

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🎵Jazz in the Park at Ralph Ellison

Sun, Sep 20 at 2pm

Ralph Ellison Plaza — UWS free jazz

Outdoor community jazz concert with local musicians and vocalists

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🎵A Cosmic Wingspan, Tiers La Familia, Means

Sun, Sep 20 at 4pm

mama tried free indie/rock multi-band bill

Three-band all-ages bill, free and sliding-scale entry

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🎵Bodie – Sellout Tour with Keep Warm

Sun, Sep 20 at 5pm

Mercury Lounge — Manhattan Community Board 3 indie pop / singer-songwriter

Bodie plays Mercury Lounge on their Sellout Tour with opener Keep Warm.

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🎵bodie - Sellout Tour

Sun, Sep 20 at 5pm

Mercury Lounge — Manhattan Community Board 3 indie pop concert

Rising indie pop artist bodie on their Sellout Tour.

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🎵Hans Tammen's Miles in the Sky 5: The Spirit of Billy Cobham's Spectru

Sun, Sep 20 at 5:30pm

main drag — Greenpoint jazz fusion / experimental

Three-act jazz-fusion bill channeling Miles Davis and Billy Cobham's Spectrum

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🎵Dying Fetus & Sanguisugabogg, Crowbar, Left to Suffer, Deterioration

Sun, Sep 20 at 5:30pm

Brooklyn Steel — Brooklyn death metal / metal

Five-band death metal and doom bill headlined by Dying Fetus

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🎵Malaya Sol "Madura" Album Release + DRTYKTCHN Cook Book Launch

Sun, Sep 20 at 6pm

The Red Pavilion, 1241 Flushing Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237, USA — Bushwick album release party

Album release and cookbook launch double-bill at a Bushwick venue.

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🎵Jeff Rosenstock

Sun, Sep 20 at 6pm

The Rooftop at Pier 17 punk / indie rock

Punk-rock cult favorite Jeff Rosenstock performing outdoor rooftop show

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🎵Sonic Solidarities Listening Party

Sun, Sep 20 at 6pm

p.i.t. — East Village free listening party / community event

Communal listening party framed around sonic solidarity and shared listening.

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🎵Dan Miraldi & The Rock N Roll Mercenaries | Birds In The Boneyard | Fr

Sun, Sep 20 at 6:30pm

Bowery Palace rock

Three-band rock bill headlined by Dan Miraldi & The Rock N Roll Mercenaries.

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🎵Willow Avalon

Sun, Sep 20 at 6:30pm

Webster Hall — East Village pop/indie concert

Willow Avalon performs at Webster Hall's main stage.

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🎵Buzz Kull, Kontravoid, Normal Bias

Sun, Sep 20 at 7pm

Saint Vitus Bar — Greenpoint darkwave / synth

Three-band darkwave and cold synth bill at Greenpoint metal bar

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🎵Whirr

Sun, Sep 20 at 7pm

Brooklyn Paramount — Downtown BK shoegaze

Shoegaze band Whirr performing at Brooklyn Paramount

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🎵A Total Wreck, Funeral Doors, Plastic Baby Jesus, Sapphoric

Sun, Sep 20 at 7pm

the broadway punk / rock multi-band bill

Four-band punk and rock bill with wonderfully chaotic band names

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🎵Wet Spot Presents: raveling, Violet Stanza, War Honey

Sun, Sep 20 at 7pm

parkside lounge — LES indie rock multi-band bill

Three-band indie rock bill presented by Wet Spot at Parkside Lounge.

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🎵Steve Forbert

Sun, Sep 20 at 7pm

Cafe Wha? — Greenwich Village singer-songwriter

Veteran singer-songwriter performing at historic Village club

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🎵Stereo Mandrax: Samara & Tara Jane

Sun, Sep 20 at 7pm

pianos free indie / singer-songwriter duo

Duo performance by Samara and Tara Jane as Stereo Mandrax

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🎵Mini Trees

Sun, Sep 20 at 7pm

Baby's All Right — Brooklyn indie pop concert

Indie pop project Mini Trees performs at Baby's All Right.

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🎵June Youngblood, Paige Pedersen, Stefani Bondari

Sun, Sep 20 at 7:30pm

brothers wash & dry laundromat — East Village free indie / singer-songwriter

Three singer-songwriters performing a free show inside a laundromat

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🎵Charlie Burg

Sun, Sep 20 at 8pm

Music Hall of Williamsburg — Brooklyn indie pop

Indie pop artist Charlie Burg performing at mid-size Brooklyn venue

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🎵Mars Mignon, Ian Ridenhour, Fournier & the Dream Ballet

Sun, Sep 20 at 8pm

Mercury Lounge — Manhattan Community Board 3 indie/alternative multi-act bill

Four-act indie bill at a storied Lower East Side club.

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🎵Roar Live in New York

Sun, Sep 20 at 8pm

Xanadu — Ridgewood live concert

Live concert by Roar at a Ridgewood roller rink venue.

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🎵Jazz in East Village

Sun, Sep 20 at 8pm

Five Spot Jazz, 231 E 9th St, New York, NY 10003, USA — Ukrainian Village free jazz

Free jazz night at a neighborhood jazz bar.

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🎵The Cafe Wha? House Band

Sun, Sep 20 at 9pm

Cafe Wha? — Greenwich Village cover band / variety

Resident house band playing rock covers at historic Greenwich Village club

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🎵Nai Palm (Of Hiatus Kaiyote)

Sun, Sep 20 at 10pm

Baby's All Right — Brooklyn neo-soul / R&B solo performance

Solo set by Nai Palm, vocalist and guitarist of Hiatus Kaiyote.

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🎵Dying Fetus & Sanguisugabogg

Sun, Sep 20 at 10:30pm

Brooklyn Steel — Brooklyn death metal

Death metal double bill: Dying Fetus and Sanguisugabogg co-headline.

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🎵Set & Session: Ben Sherman (w/ Lemuel Marc, Solomon Gottfried, Jacob P

Sun, Sep 20 at 10:30pm

close up jazz — Greenwich Village jazz / live session

Late-night jazz quartet set and open session in Greenwich Village

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🎵BRANDON FLOWERS

Mon, Sep 21

Brooklyn Steel — Brooklyn indie rock / synth-pop

The Killers frontman Brandon Flowers on solo tour.

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🎵Ryman

Mon, Sep 21 at 6pm

Mercury Lounge — Manhattan Community Board 3 indie rock

Small-venue indie rock set at Mercury Lounge.

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🎵Ryman with Darryl Rahn

Mon, Sep 21 at 6pm

Mercury Lounge — Manhattan Community Board 3 indie / singer-songwriter

Ryman performs a live set with support from Darryl Rahn.

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🎵GREEN-HOUSE, ICEBLINK

Mon, Sep 21 at 7pm

Elsewhere — Brooklyn ambient / experimental

Green-House and Iceblink perform ambient/experimental sets at Zone One.

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🎵C. Maille @ src

Mon, Sep 21 at 7pm

src, 81 Prospect St #410, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA — Downtown BK live performance

C. Maille performs live at intimate Brooklyn venue src.

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🎵Green-House

Mon, Sep 21 at 7pm

Elsewhere — Brooklyn ambient / electronic

Ambient electronic project Green-House performs live at Elsewhere.

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🎵Ben Howard, King Stingray

Mon, Sep 21 at 7pm

Webster Hall — East Village folk/indie

British folk artist Ben Howard with Aboriginal Australian indie-rock openers King Stingray.

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🎵Richie Vitale Quintet

Mon, Sep 21 at 7pm

Smalls Jazz Club — West Village jazz

Richie Vitale leads a jazz quintet in Smalls' intimate basement room.

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🎵Cherry Pick // Paper Lady // Sana Sana

Mon, Sep 21 at 7pm

Gold Sounds — Brooklyn three-band indie bill

Three-band indie bill: Cherry Pick, Paper Lady, and Sana Sana.

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🎵Culture Wars

Mon, Sep 21 at 7pm

Irving Plaza — Union Square indie/alternative

Band or multi-act bill performing at mid-size indie venue Irving Plaza.

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🎵Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals

Mon, Sep 21 at 7pm

Bowery Ballroom — Manhattan Community Board 3 rock/soul concert

Ben Harper and full band play Bowery Ballroom, night one of two.

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🎵Love Spells, Orca

Mon, Sep 21 at 7pm

Night Club 101 two-band bill

Two-band indie bill featuring Love Spells and Orca.

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🎵Gabriel Zucker (w/ Adam O'Farrill, Nick Joz, James Paul Nadien)

Mon, Sep 21 at 7:30pm

close up jazz — Greenwich Village avant-garde jazz

Avant-jazz quartet featuring trumpeter Adam O'Farrill

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🎵Slick: The Release Party

Mon, Sep 21 at 7:30pm

Littlefield — Park Slope album release party

Album release party for an artist or band called Slick.

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🎵Gates Residency: Sally Gates / Caroline Davis / Trevor Dunn / Greg Fox

Mon, Sep 21 at 8pm

sisters — Williamsburg free experimental / free improvisation

Residency night featuring free improv ensemble with Greg Fox and Trevor Dunn

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🎵Kiss The Beast TourSebastien Tellier

Mon, Sep 21 at 8pm

Brooklyn Steel — Brooklyn electronic/pop

French electro-pop auteur Sébastien Tellier on his Kiss The Beast tour.

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🎵Everything Must Go | The Spin | Judee

Mon, Sep 21 at 8pm

Bowery Palace multi-band bill

Three-band indie bill: Everything Must Go, The Spin, and Judee.

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🎵Luke Titus

Mon, Sep 21 at 8pm

Blue Note Jazz Club — Greenwich Village jazz

Jazz musician Luke Titus performs live at the Blue Note.

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🎵Rev. Vince Anderson & The Love Choir!

Mon, Sep 21 at 8:30pm

Union Pool — Brooklyn gospel / soul / rock

Rev. Vince Anderson leads his raucous Love Choir in gospel-infused rock.

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🎵Jackson Marshall with Beno

Mon, Sep 21 at 9pm

Mercury Lounge — Manhattan Community Board 3 indie / singer-songwriter

Jackson Marshall performs live with support act Beno.

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🎵T Blues Band | Bryan / Mack

Mon, Sep 21 at 10pm

Terra Blues — NoHo blues

T Blues Band and Bryan/Mack play late-night blues at Terra Blues.

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🎵Jam Session Hosted By Adam Ray

Mon, Sep 21 at 11:45pm

Smalls Jazz Club — West Village jazz jam session

Late-night open jazz jam session hosted by Adam Ray at Smalls.

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🎵MASTODON

Tue, Sep 22

Brooklyn Steel — Brooklyn progressive metal

Progressive metal bill: Mastodon, Deafheaven, and Alcest.