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🎵Dinner Party ft. Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper, & Kamasi Washington

Sun, Aug 2 at 5pm

Terminal 5 — Clinton jazz/neo-soul

Jazz-soul supergroup Dinner Party — Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper, Kamasi Washington, and MonoNeon — with Digable Planets supporting at Terminal 5, a rare collective live performance.

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🎵Noname - Telefone 10 Year Anniversary

Wed, Aug 5 at 8pm

Sony Hall — NoMad hip-hop / spoken word

Noname performs her 2016 debut mixtape Telefone in full at Sony Hall for its 10th anniversary, a one-time hometown-style celebration of a landmark conscious rap record.

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🎵ABC No Rio Fundraiser: Ted Leo & the Pharmacists, Shellshag, Crush Fun

Sat, Aug 1 at 2pm

tompkins square park free punk / indie rock benefit show

Ted Leo & the Pharmacists headline a free outdoor benefit show for ABC No Rio at Tompkins Square Park, with Shellshag and three other bands on the bill.

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🎵Roberts #1/4: Cinder Sessions I (Matana Roberts, Chris Ryan Williams,

Wed, Aug 5 at 8:30pm

the stone — East Village avant-jazz / free improvisation

Matana Roberts leads a six-piece avant-jazz ensemble including Lester St. Louis and Adi Meyerson for the first of four Cinder Sessions at The Stone, $20.

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🎵LATINO PUNK FEST, Day #2/2: Alambre de Puas, Kira, Bardo, Sakura, Fran

Sun, Aug 2 at 4pm

tv eye — East Village punk festival

Day two of Latino Punk Fest at TV Eye, eleven bands on one bill including Alambre de Puas, Kira, Salvaje Punk, and Algo Sucio, $35.

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🎵FourOneOne x The Kitchen x Judson Commons: Bex Burch: 'as yet untitled

Fri, Jul 31 at 8pm

judson church free contemporary classical / experimental ensemble

Bex Burch premieres new work 'as yet untitled' with a seven-piece ensemble including Peter Zummo and Evan Ziporyn at Judson Church, free, co-presented by The Kitchen.

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🎵Outline: ML Buch, Klein, Precious Renee Tucker, Slauson Malone 1, Samb

Sat, Aug 1 at 7pm

knockdown center experimental/avant-garde multi-act bill

Eight-act Outline festival at Knockdown Center spans ML Buch, Klein, Slauson Malone 1, and Corridos Ketamina across noise, electronic, and avant-garde forms in one night.

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🎵BUDDY GUY 90

Sun, Aug 2

Terminal 5 — Clinton blues

Blues legend Buddy Guy's 90th birthday celebration concert at Terminal 5, a once-in-a-generation milestone show.

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🎵Stewart #4/4: SILT TRIO PLUS ONE (Luke Stewart, Brian Settles, Chad Ta

Sat, Aug 1 at 8:30pm

the stone — East Village free jazz / avant-garde

Silt Trio (Luke Stewart, Brian Settles, Chad Taylor) plus Daniel Carter close a four-night residency at The Stone, $20, final night only.

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🎵HR (of Bad Brains) & The Human Rights Movement

Thu, Aug 6 at 8pm

the bowery palace punk/reggae

HR, iconic frontman of Bad Brains, performs with his current band The Human Rights Movement at The Bowery Palace.

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🎵Dan Deacon, Macula Dog, MSHR

Fri, Jul 31 at 8pm

Pioneer Works — Brooklyn experimental electronic

Dan Deacon headlines an experimental electronic three-act bill with Macula Dog and MSHR at Pioneer Works in Red Hook.

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🎵Digable Planets - 30 Years of Blow Out Comb

Thu, Aug 6 at 8pm

Brooklyn Bowl — Brooklyn hip-hop / anniversary performance

Digable Planets perform Blow Out Comb in full at Brooklyn Bowl for the album's 30th anniversary, a complete live rendering of a classic hip-hop record.

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🎵ALL THE FEELINGS TOUR with METRIC, BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE, AND STARS

Fri, Jul 31 at 6pm

Brooklyn Paramount — Downtown BK indie rock / multi-band tour

Metric, Broken Social Scene, and Stars share a stage at Brooklyn Paramount on a Canadian indie-rock triple-bill, all three bands touring together.

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🎵Bob James Quartet Featuring Special Guest Christian Mcbride

Fri, Jul 31 at 10:30pm

Blue Note Jazz Club — Greenwich Village jazz quartet

Jazz pianist Bob James leads a quartet with bassist Christian McBride at Blue Note Jazz Club, multiple sets over a limited run.

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🎵SUMMER THUNDER: TOODY COLE (of Dead Moon) & HER BAND

Sun, Aug 2 at 2pm

Union Pool — Brooklyn rock / punk

Toody Cole, co-founder of Dead Moon, plays with her band at Union Pool's outdoor stage under the Summer Thunder series.

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🎵Sara Landry

Sat, Aug 1 at 7pm

Under The 'K' Bridge — Brooklyn DJ set / techno

DJ Sara Landry plays an outdoor techno set under the Kosciuszko Bridge at the Under The 'K' Bridge venue in Brooklyn.

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🎵Lord Debacle Presents: A Free Celebration of Nasty Heaviness: Onward D

Sat, Aug 1 at 8pm

wonderville — Williamsburg free heavy/noise multi-act with pole performance

Free heavy/noise showcase at Wonderville with four bands and a pole performance by Cay Izumi, presented by Lord Debacle.

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🎵Electro Acoustic Improvisations & Harsh Noise: M. Sidnam, Zach Rowden,

Fri, Jul 31 at 7pm

fringe records — Greenpoint electro-acoustic / harsh noise

Four-artist electro-acoustic improv and harsh noise set at Fringe Records in Greenpoint, a record-shop floor show with M. Sidnam, Zach Rowden, Bentley Anderson, and Karol Konstancia.

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🎵Kamasi Washington

Fri, Jul 31

Music Hall of Williamsburg — Brooklyn jazz

WILDCARD: Kamasi Washington plays Music Hall of Williamsburg the same week he appears in the Dinner Party supergroup show, a chance to hear him in a smaller, more intimate room.

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🎵SARA LANDRY

Fri, Jul 31

Terminal 5 — Clinton techno/DJ set

Techno DJ Sara Landry headlines with b2b support set.

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🎵J. Cole: The Fall-Off Tour

Fri, Jul 31

Barclays Center — Brooklyn hip-hop concert

J. Cole arena hip-hop show on The Fall-Off Tour, night one.

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🎵Jesse Welles - Red Tour 2026

Fri, Jul 31

Rooftop at Pier 17 — Seaport folk / singer-songwriter

Folk singer-songwriter Jesse Welles on rooftop stage, Red Tour.

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🎵Jesse Welles

Fri, Jul 31

Rooftop at Pier 17 — Seaport folk/singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriter Jesse Welles on the Red Tour 2026.

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🎵ELLA LANGLEY

Fri, Jul 31

Terminal 5 — Clinton country/pop

Country-pop singer-songwriter with two supporting acts.

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🎵Piano in Bryant Park

Fri, Jul 31 at 12:30pm

Upper Terrace (in Bryant Park), Bryant Park free ragtime / stride / jazz piano

Outdoor solo piano set — ragtime, stride, and jazz.

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🎵2026 Tour Part OneSammy Virji

Fri, Jul 31 at 4pm

Brooklyn Army Terminal DJ set / bass / garage

UK bass and garage DJ Sammy Virji plays a warehouse venue on tour.

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🎵St. Divine | Catalyst In-Store LIVE

Fri, Jul 31 at 5pm

Essex Market — LES free in-store live performance

St. Divine performs songs from debut album at a market in-store set.

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🎵Punks Against Apartheid: TBA

Fri, Jul 31 at 6pm

p.i.t. — East Village punk / political benefit

Punk benefit show with political anti-apartheid focus, lineup TBA.

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🎵CARRTOONS & Hailé Supreme + Sofía Valdés + Julia Zivic

Fri, Jul 31 at 6pm

BRIC — Fort Greene free multi-artist showcase

Four-artist indie/R&B showcase headlined by CARRTOONS, free outdoor show.

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🎵Fiddlehead

Fri, Jul 31 at 6pm

Warsaw — Greenpoint punk / hardcore

Boston post-hardcore band Fiddlehead live at Warsaw.

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🎵John Gallagher Jr.

Fri, Jul 31 at 6pm

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

Tony-winning Broadway actor performs as a singer-songwriter at a small club.

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🎵Hot Tuna Acoustic, With Special Guest Ross Garren

Fri, Jul 31 at 6:30pm

The Capitol Theatre acoustic / folk rock

Jefferson Airplane's Hot Tuna performing acoustic with special guest Ross Garren.

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🎵The Return Of The Carnival Of Sins: Mötley Crüe

Fri, Jul 31 at 6:30pm

PNC Bank Arts Center rock / arena concert

Mötley Crüe reunion arena rock show, Carnival of Sins tour.

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🎵Bryant Park Picnic Performance: Carnegie Hall Citywide: El Laberinto d

Fri, Jul 31 at 7pm

Upper Terrace (in Bryant Park), Bryant Park free Afro-Puerto Rican bomba fusion

Afro-Puerto Rican bomba fusion band led by master percussionist Hector "Coco" Barez

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🎵Saint Vitus presents: Rolo Tomassi, Bore

Fri, Jul 31 at 7pm

tv eye — East Village post-hardcore / math rock

UK math-metal band Rolo Tomassi with support from Bore.

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🎵Steve Davis & "Primary Influences" Band

Fri, Jul 31 at 7pm

Smalls Jazz Club — West Village jazz

Trombonist Steve Davis leads his Primary Influences ensemble at Smalls.

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🎵National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America

Fri, Jul 31 at 7pm

Carnegie Hall — Midtown East orchestral / youth ensemble

America's top young musicians perform together on Carnegie Hall's main stage.

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🎵Carnegie Hall Citywide: El Laberinto del Coco

Fri, Jul 31 at 7pm

Carnegie Hall — Midtown East free outdoor concert

Free outdoor Carnegie Hall performance of El Laberinto del Coco at Bryant Park.

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🎵Summer on the Hudson: Friday Night Jams featuring Christine Chanel

Fri, Jul 31 at 7pm

125th Street and Marginal Street (in West Harlem Piers), West Harlem Piers free indie soul / vocal performance

Christine Chanel performs powerful vocals and indie-soul at the Hudson waterfront

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🎵Friday Night Jams featuring Christine Chanel

Fri, Jul 31 at 7pm

W 125th & Marginal Streets — UWS free indie soul / live vocals

Christine Chanel performs powerful indie-soul vocals at an outdoor monthly series.

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🎵Clarent

Fri, Jul 31 at 7pm

Terminal 5 — Clinton live concert

Clarent performs live at Terminal 5.

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🎵Zoh Amba

Fri, Jul 31 at 7:30pm

baby's all right avant-garde jazz / free jazz

Rising avant-jazz saxophonist Zoh Amba performs solo or with ensemble.

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🎵Shonen Knife w/ The Dracu-Las

Fri, Jul 31 at 7:30pm

Le Poisson Rouge — NoHo indie rock / pop-punk

Legendary Japanese all-female punk trio on tour with openers.

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🎵experimental music + performance art: Proper Nouns, Duchess, Cameron S

Fri, Jul 31 at 7:30pm

future space experimental / performance art

Four-act experimental music and performance art showcase, all ages.

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🎵Rod Stewart: ONE LAST TIME

Fri, Jul 31 at 7:30pm

Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater rock / pop concert / farewell tour

Rod Stewart's farewell tour stop at an outdoor amphitheater.

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🎵Motion Party TourBossMan Dlow

Fri, Jul 31 at 7:30pm

Webster Hall — East Village hip-hop concert

Rising hip-hop artist BossMan Dlow performs on his Motion Party Tour.

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🎵LAMC Showcase: Argentina Rising

Fri, Jul 31 at 8pm

DROM — East Village showcase / live performance

Four emerging Argentine artists in a curated LAMC festival showcase.

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🎵J. Cole

Fri, Jul 31 at 8pm

Barclays Center — Brooklyn hip-hop concert

Major hip-hop artist J. Cole performs at a large arena venue.

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🎵Army Day Out: A K-Pop Fan Celebration!

Fri, Jul 31 at 8pm

Brooklyn Bowl — Brooklyn K-pop fan event

Fan-organized K-pop celebration event at Brooklyn Bowl.

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🎵Irvine School of Music Student Recital

Fri, Jul 31 at 8pm

Carnegie Hall — Midtown East classical recital

Student recital from Irvine School of Music at Weill Recital Hall.

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🎵Stewart #3/4: SILT TRIO (Luke Stewart, Brian Settles, Chad Taylor)

Fri, Jul 31 at 8:30pm

the stone — East Village free jazz / improvised music

SILT TRIO — Stewart, Settles, Taylor — improvised jazz at The Stone.

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🎵Wild Lawn, Kristeen Young, Talsness

Fri, Jul 31 at 8:30pm

footlight at windjammer indie rock / art rock

Three-band indie and art-rock bill headlined by Kristeen Young.

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🎵The Cafe Wha? House Band

Fri, Jul 31 at 9pm

Cafe Wha? — Greenwich Village cover band / rock

House cover band performs classic rock hits at a historic Village venue.

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🎵GoldFish

Fri, Jul 31 at 10pm

SILO Brooklyn live electronic / DJ set

South African electronic duo GoldFish performing live.

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🎵Noname - Telefone 10 Year Anniversary

Fri, Jul 31 at 10:30pm

Sony Hall — NoMad hip-hop / rap

Noname performs her debut mixtape Telefone in full, 10th anniversary.

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🎵Chris Beck Quartet

Fri, Jul 31 at 10:30pm

Smalls Jazz Club — West Village jazz

Jazz quartet led by Chris Beck, late-night set at Smalls.

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🎵Asher White, Pop Music Fever Dream, Lex Walton

Fri, Jul 31 at 10:30pm

night club 101 indie pop / singer-songwriter

Late-night three-act indie pop showcase with Asher White headlining.

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🎵Silknode

Fri, Jul 31 at 11pm

Baby's All Right — Brooklyn indie/electronic live set

Silknode performs a late-night live set at Baby's All Right

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🎵J. Cole: The Fall-Off Tour

Sat, Aug 1

Barclays Center — Brooklyn hip-hop concert

J. Cole arena hip-hop show on The Fall-Off Tour, night two.

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🎵Audien

Sat, Aug 1

Rooftop at Pier 17 — Seaport EDM / DJ set

EDM DJ Audien performing an outdoor rooftop set.

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🎵MAX MCNOWN

Sat, Aug 1

Terminal 5 — Clinton pop/singer-songwriter

Emerging pop singer-songwriter with one supporting act.

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🎵LATINO PUNK FEST, Day #1/2 Afterparty: Non Resident, All Torn Up, Watc

Sat, Aug 1 at 12am

tv eye — East Village punk / hardcore afterparty

Official Latino Punk Fest afterparty with three punk/hardcore bands.

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🎵Overture Music Intensive 2026 Gala Concert

Sat, Aug 1 at 1pm

Carnegie Hall — Midtown East gala concert

Young musicians from the Overture Music Intensive perform a culminating gala concert.

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🎵Wreathed in blossom: chamber music on Governors Island

Sat, Aug 1 at 2pm

14 Governors Is, New York, NY 10004, USA — Manhattan chamber music

Intimate chamber music concert in a historic Governors Island building

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🎵LATINO PUNK FEST, Day #1/2: Abyecta, Vomito, P.I.G, Botellazo, En la M

Sat, Aug 1 at 3pm

tv eye — East Village punk / hardcore festival

11-band Latino punk and hardcore festival, day one of two.

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🎵American Beauties: Workingwomen Sing the Dead

Sat, Aug 1 at 6pm

Cafe Wha? — Greenwich Village tribute/rock

All-women ensemble performing Grateful Dead songs as tribute

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🎵The Word Alive

Sat, Aug 1 at 6pm

The Gramercy Theatre — Flatiron metalcore concert

Arizona metalcore band live at a mid-sized venue

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🎵Shevya

Sat, Aug 1 at 6pm

Mercury Lounge — Manhattan Community Board 3 live music

Shevya plays a live set at Mercury Lounge

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🎵Old Crow Medicine Show with Deadgrass Celebrating Jerry Garcia's Birth

Sat, Aug 1 at 6:30pm

The Capitol Theatre bluegrass/Americana

Old Crow Medicine Show and Deadgrass play Jerry Garcia's birthday celebration

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🎵Belmont – Between You & Me 10 Yr Anniversary Tour w/ Major League, Spi

Sat, Aug 1 at 6:30pm

Le Poisson Rouge — NoHo pop-punk

Belmont celebrates 10-year anniversary of debut album on a 4-band pop-punk bill.

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🎵NYO Jazz

Sat, Aug 1 at 7pm

Carnegie Hall — Midtown East jazz

National Youth Orchestra Jazz ensemble performs on the main Carnegie Hall stage.

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🎵RTA Summer Sunset Concert Series featuring The Brooklyners

Sat, Aug 1 at 7pm

96th Street Tennis Courts — UWS free reggae

NYC reggae band blending Jamaican standards, French classics, and originals outdoors at sunset

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🎵RTA Summer Sunset Concert Series featuring The Brooklyners

Sat, Aug 1 at 7pm

River Run Playground (in Riverside Park), Riverside Park free reggae

NYC reggae band blending Jamaican standards, French classics, and originals

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🎵EJEAN MEANT LOVE TOUR W/ HONGJOIN, ACLOUDYSKYE

Sat, Aug 1 at 7pm

Elsewhere — Brooklyn live tour / indie pop

EJean Meant Love tour stop with supports Hongjoin and ACloudySkye.

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🎵Eli Wallace / Brittany Karlson / Nick Neuburg, Tom Swafford / Derrick

Sat, Aug 1 at 7:30pm

ibeam — Red Hook free jazz / improvisation

Two improvising trios performing free jazz at a Red Hook listening space

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🎵Billy Strings

Sat, Aug 1 at 7:30pm

Bethel Woods bluegrass

Grammy-winning progressive bluegrass guitarist performs at Bethel Woods.

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🎵RUSH: Fifty Something

Sat, Aug 1 at 7:30pm

Madison Square Garden — Chelsea rock/arena

Rush's 50th-anniversary arena tour at Madison Square Garden

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🎵Manhattan International Music Competition Winners' Gala Concert

Sat, Aug 1 at 7:30pm

Carnegie Hall — Midtown East classical recital

Top finalists from an international music competition perform a winners' showcase.

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🎵motion_correct (Album Release), Devin Music, Sage Palm, Lilian, Julias

Sat, Aug 1 at 8pm

future space album release show

motion_correct album release with four supporting acts

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🎵J. Cole

Sat, Aug 1 at 8pm

Barclays Center — Brooklyn hip-hop

J. Cole performs a solo hip-hop headliner set at Barclays Center.

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🎵Bts World Tour 'Arirang' In East Rutherford

Sat, Aug 1 at 8pm

MetLife Stadium K-pop stadium concert

BTS stadium world tour stop, full production K-pop show

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🎵PJ MORTON - SATURDAY NIGHT SUNDAY MORNING TOUR

Sat, Aug 1 at 8pm

The Town Hall — Midtown R&B / soul concert

Grammy-winning R&B artist PJ Morton on his headlining tour.

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🎵VIP Bowling Lane Add On - Keller Williams Grateful Grass

Sat, Aug 1 at 8pm

Brooklyn Bowl — Brooklyn bluegrass/jam

VIP bowling lane upgrade alongside Keller Williams Grateful Grass concert

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🎵Heaven, CFR, Sunday Artist

Sat, Aug 1 at 9pm

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

Three-band indie bill headlined by Heaven at Mercury Lounge.

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🎵The Cafe Wha? House Band

Sat, Aug 1 at 9pm

Cafe Wha? — Greenwich Village cover band / rock

Cafe Wha? house band plays classic rock and pop covers nightly.

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🎵Bob James Quartet Featuring Special Guest Christian Mcbride

Sat, Aug 1 at 10:30pm

Blue Note Jazz Club — Greenwich Village jazz quartet

Jazz pianist Bob James leads a quartet with bassist Christian McBride

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🎵Zastava, Catcher, Amiture Music

Sat, Aug 1 at 10:30pm

night club 101 indie/rock multi-act

Three-band late-night indie rock bill

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🎵Sara Landry

Sat, Aug 1 at 11pm

Music Hall of Williamsburg — Brooklyn DJ set

Dallas-based techno and industrial DJ known for high-intensity club sets.

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🎵Brooklyn Bowl 17 Year Anniversary ShowDeadtronica, ft. Aron Magner (of

Sat, Aug 1 at 11:30pm

Brooklyn Bowl — Brooklyn electronic/jam

Anniversary show: Deadtronica project with Disco Biscuits keyboardist Aron Magner and Cloudchord

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🎵WBGO Presents BrunchThe World Famous Harlem Gospel Choir

Sun, Aug 2 at 1:30pm

Blue Note Jazz Club — Greenwich Village gospel / jazz brunch

Harlem Gospel Choir performs at Blue Note's WBGO-presented jazz brunch.

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🎵Summer Thunder: Toody Cole (of Dead Moon) & Her Band

Sun, Aug 2 at 2pm

union pool free garage rock / punk

Toody Cole of cult garage-punk band Dead Moon performs free at Union Pool

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🎵The Spectrophiliacs, Abigail Arader, seeing lavender

Sun, Aug 2 at 5pm

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

Three-band indie rock bill at Mercury Lounge.

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🎵Jeff Slate & Friends Plus Very Special Guests Celebrate Woodstock & Be

Sun, Aug 2 at 6pm

Cafe Wha? — Greenwich Village Woodstock tribute / classic rock

Jeff Slate and guests perform Woodstock-era songs with special guests

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🎵Grateful for Biggie

Sun, Aug 2 at 7pm

The Gramercy Theatre — Flatiron tribute / mashup concert

Live mashup tribute blending Grateful Dead and Notorious B.I.G.

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🎵Steve Davis & "Primary Influences" Band

Sun, Aug 2 at 7pm

Smalls Jazz Club — West Village jazz / trombonist-led ensemble

Trombonist Steve Davis leads his Primary Influences band at Smalls.

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🎵Hot Tuna

Sun, Aug 2 at 7pm

The Wellmont Theater rock/blues

Legendary Jefferson Airplane offshoot acoustic/electric rock duo.

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🎵ASTORIA / ANDY LOEBS / O SLOW / SLEEP NUMBER

Sun, Aug 2 at 7pm

Trans-Pecos — Ridgewood multi-band showcase

Four-band indie/experimental showcase at a beloved underground Ridgewood venue.

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🎵Izzy Oram Brown (Record Release), Núria Graham, D.A. Crimson

Sun, Aug 2 at 7pm

night club 101 record release show

Izzy Oram Brown record release with Núria Graham and D.A. Crimson supporting

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🎵SHOWER BEERS, GARDENIA, WHIPPITS

Sun, Aug 2 at 7pm

Elsewhere — Brooklyn indie / rock / multi-band bill

Three-band indie rock bill in Elsewhere's Zone One room.

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🎵Kissy Noises

Sun, Aug 2 at 7pm

Baby's All Right — Brooklyn live music

Live music set at a Brooklyn indie venue.

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🎵The Beach Boys

Sun, Aug 2 at 7pm

Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater classic rock outdoor concert

Surviving Beach Boys members performing classic catalog outdoors

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🎵Hindley Street Country Club

Sun, Aug 2 at 7:30pm

Le Poisson Rouge — NoHo pop/rock live band

Australian party-pop band performing at an NYC club venue

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🎵Bts World Tour 'Arirang' In East Rutherford

Sun, Aug 2 at 8pm

MetLife Stadium K-pop stadium concert

BTS stadium world tour concert at MetLife Stadium.

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🎵Bob James

Sun, Aug 2 at 8pm

Blue Note Jazz Club — Greenwich Village jazz / smooth jazz / piano

Veteran jazz-funk pianist Bob James performs at Blue Note.

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🎵J. Cole: The Fall-Off Tour

Sun, Aug 2 at 8pm

Madison Square Garden — Chelsea hip-hop arena concert

J. Cole headlining arena rap tour at MSG

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🎵Anything Ever, Seamstress, 2/14

Sun, Aug 2 at 8pm

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

Three-band indie rock bill at a small Lower East Side club

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🎵Matisyahu

Sun, Aug 2 at 8pm

Bethel Woods reggae / Jewish reggae concert

Matisyahu performing reggae-infused Hasidic Jewish music outdoors

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🎵The Cafe Wha? House Band

Sun, Aug 2 at 9pm

Cafe Wha? — Greenwich Village cover band / house band residency

Resident house band playing rock and soul covers nightly

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🎵The Pioneers

Sun, Aug 2 at 10pm

Terra Blues — NoHo blues

Blues band live at a dedicated NYC blues bar.

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🎵Bob James Quartet Featuring Special Guest Christian Mcbride

Sun, Aug 2 at 10:30pm

Blue Note Jazz Club — Greenwich Village jazz

Jazz piano legend Bob James quartet with bassist Christian McBride guesting

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🎵PRODUCE: Volume 3

Mon, Aug 3

Pioneer Works — Brooklyn live music

Third installment of Pioneer Works' PRODUCE live music series

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🎵Piano in Bryant Park

Mon, Aug 3 at 12:30pm

Upper Terrace (in Bryant Park), Bryant Park free ragtime / stride / jazz piano

Live ragtime, stride, and jazz piano performances on Bryant Park's upper terrace

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🎵Big City Folk in Greeley Square Park

Mon, Aug 3 at 6pm

Greeley Square Park free singer-songwriter showcase

Outdoor singer-songwriter showcase hosted by Niall Connolly, featuring emerging NYC artists.

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🎵Sasha Dobson Trio

Mon, Aug 3 at 6pm

Smalls Jazz Club — West Village jazz

Jazz vocalist and pianist Sasha Dobson leads an early-evening trio set

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🎵Mike Clark Quartet

Mon, Aug 3 at 6pm

Smalls Jazz Club — West Village jazz

Jazz quartet set at a legendary West Village basement club.

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🎵Are You Having Any Fun? Elizabeth Bougerol Celebrates Tony Bennett at

Mon, Aug 3 at 7pm

Joe's Pub — NoHo cabaret / tribute show

Vocalist Elizabeth Bougerol performs a Tony Bennett centennial tribute.

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🎵Ari Hoenig Quartet

Mon, Aug 3 at 7pm

Smalls Jazz Club — West Village jazz

Acclaimed jazz drummer Ari Hoenig leads a quartet at Smalls.

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🎵Summer Vacation, Interludes, Logan Pitt

Mon, Aug 3 at 7pm

Sleepwalk indie / multi-act bill

Three-act indie bill at a small Brooklyn venue.

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🎵IQUAN / STAR 80 / DAN CARR AND THE CURE FOR ASTHMA / PRAIRIE PRINCESS

Mon, Aug 3 at 7pm

Trans-Pecos — Ridgewood indie/experimental multi-band bill

Four-band indie/experimental bill at a Ridgewood DIY venue.

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🎵Gilah, Coolant, Juuulian

Mon, Aug 3 at 7pm

night club 101 indie/electronic multi-act bill

Three-act indie/electronic bill at a small Brooklyn club.

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🎵G Flip: Bed On Fire Tour

Mon, Aug 3 at 7pm

Bowery Ballroom — Manhattan Community Board 3 pop-rock concert

Australian pop-rock artist G Flip on their Bed On Fire Tour.

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🎵Sinead Harnett

Mon, Aug 3 at 8pm

Blue Note Jazz Club — Greenwich Village R&B / soul

British R&B and soul singer performing live at an intimate jazz club

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🎵Simple Town

Mon, Aug 3 at 8pm

Baby's All Right — Brooklyn indie rock

Indie band Simple Town performing live at Baby's All Right

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🎵Crooked Diehl

Mon, Aug 3 at 9pm

Mercury Lounge — Manhattan Community Board 3 indie rock/pop live show

Crooked Diehl headlines with support from Lessa and The Wonder Licks.

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🎵T Blues Band | Mack / Crenshaw

Mon, Aug 3 at 10pm

Terra Blues — NoHo blues

Late-night blues double bill at a NoHo blues specialty bar.

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🎵Jam Session Hosted By Adam Ray

Mon, Aug 3 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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🎵KALEO - WAY DOWN WE GO TOUR

Tue, Aug 4

Terminal 5 — Clinton rock/blues-rock

Icelandic blues-rock band on their Way Down We Go tour.

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🎵Keswick Theatre

Tue, Aug 4

Music Hall of Williamsburg — Brooklyn concert

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🎵ANDREW CYRILLE QUARTET

Tue, Aug 4 at 12am

Village Vanguard — West Village jazz

Veteran avant-garde jazz drummer leads quartet at iconic basement club

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🎵Piano in Bryant Park

Tue, Aug 4 at 12:30pm

Upper Terrace (in Bryant Park), Bryant Park free jazz / ragtime / stride piano

Outdoor ragtime, stride, and jazz piano performances in Bryant Park.

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🎵DMG Free Tues: TBA

Tue, Aug 4 at 6:30pm

downtown music gallery — LES free free improvisation / experimental

Weekly free experimental music series at Downtown Music Gallery, lineup TBA.

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🎵Jack Harlow - Monica Tour

Tue, Aug 4 at 6:30pm

Brooklyn Paramount — Downtown BK hip-hop concert

Jack Harlow headlining the Monica Tour at Brooklyn Paramount

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🎵Five Finger Death Punch

Tue, Aug 4 at 6:45pm

Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater heavy metal concert

Heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch at outdoor amphitheater

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🎵Clarice Assad & Keita Ogawa

Tue, Aug 4 at 7pm

Joe's Pub — NoHo Brazilian / world music / piano and percussion duo

Brazilian pianist Clarice Assad and percussionist Keita Ogawa perform together

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🎵HIGHSIGH (Release Show), more eaze, Chris Ryan Williams

Tue, Aug 4 at 7pm

union pool ambient/experimental release show

HIGHSIGH album release show with more eaze and Chris Ryan Williams.

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🎵HIGHSIGH, More Eaze, Chris Ryan Williams

Tue, Aug 4 at 7pm

Union Pool — Brooklyn experimental / ambient / indie

Three-act experimental indie bill at a beloved Brooklyn venue

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🎵Oliver Tree

Tue, Aug 4 at 7pm

Terminal 5 — Clinton alt-pop concert

Oliver Tree live alt-pop performance at Terminal 5

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🎵G Flip: Bed On Fire Tour

Tue, Aug 4 at 7pm

Bowery Ballroom — Manhattan Community Board 3 pop-rock concert

Australian pop-rock artist G Flip on their Bed On Fire Tour.

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🎵HARRISON LIPTON + SCOTCH MIST

Tue, Aug 4 at 7pm

Elsewhere — Brooklyn live music

Two-act live music bill on Elsewhere's rooftop stage.

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🎵Lilies of David

Tue, Aug 4 at 7pm

Baby's All Right — Brooklyn indie rock concert

Lilies of David indie band live at Baby's All Right

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🎵Donavon Frankenreiter

Tue, Aug 4 at 7pm

The Stone Pony acoustic/folk rock concert

Donavon Frankenreiter surf-folk singer-songwriter live at Stone Pony

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🎵Donavon Frankenreiter - at the Wonder Bar

Tue, Aug 4 at 7pm

The Stone Pony acoustic/folk rock concert

Donavon Frankenreiter acoustic folk-rock set at Wonder Bar stage

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🎵Liz Lamere, Weegee, The Disappearing Act, Female Genius

Tue, Aug 4 at 7:30pm

the bowery palace experimental multi-act bill

Four-act experimental bill featuring Liz Lamere and Female Genius.

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🎵Sofar Sounds - Lower East Side

Tue, Aug 4 at 7:30pm

Sofar Sounds - Secret Location — Various secret show / acoustic showcase

Secret-location intimate acoustic showcase, artists announced day-of

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🎵North Mississippi Allstars

Tue, Aug 4 at 8pm

The Stephen Talkhouse blues rock concert

North Mississippi Allstars blues-rock band at intimate Amagansett venue

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🎵J. Cole: The Fall-Off Tour

Tue, Aug 4 at 8pm

Madison Square Garden — Chelsea hip-hop concert

J. Cole headlining arena tour stop at MSG

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🎵Piano Karaoke with Mark Benjamin

Tue, Aug 4 at 8pm

Sid Gold's Request Room — Chelsea District piano karaoke

Live pianist leads crowd karaoke in a piano bar setting

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🎵Atta Girl, Somebody's Type, Stems

Tue, Aug 4 at 9pm

Mercury Lounge — Manhattan Community Board 3 indie multi-band bill

Three-band indie bill with Atta Girl, Somebody's Type, and Stems.

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🎵Ghais Guevara, student 1, Cavalier

Tue, Aug 4 at 10pm

Baby's All Right — Brooklyn hip-hop/rap showcase

Three-act underground rap bill headlined by Ghais Guevara

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🎵PPLCTRL, The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black

Tue, Aug 4 at 10pm

night club 101 art rock / experimental two-act bill

PPLCTRL and cult art-rock act The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black on one bill.

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🎵Members Night with Pioneer Works Artists-In-Residence

Wed, Aug 5

Pioneer Works — Brooklyn members event

Members-only evening with Pioneer Works current artists-in-residence.

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🎵TYLER BRADEN

Wed, Aug 5

Terminal 5 — Clinton country

Country artist Tyler Braden with Jack Wilder opening.

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🎵Live Music - Sean the Cellist

Wed, Aug 5 at 12pm

Chelsea Market — Chelsea District free live solo performance

Solo cellist Sean Grissom performs Cajun-influenced cello music

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🎵Piano in Bryant Park

Wed, Aug 5 at 12:30pm

Upper Terrace (in Bryant Park), Bryant Park free ragtime / stride / jazz piano

Outdoor ragtime, stride, and jazz piano performances on Bryant Park's upper terrace

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🎵Midtown Music in Greeley Square Park

Wed, Aug 5 at 2:30pm

Greeley Square Park free outdoor concert / mixed genre

Free outdoor concert series with rotating indie, Americana, jazz, and brass acts

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🎵Hippo Playground Summer Concerts featuring Suzi Shelton

Wed, Aug 5 at 3:30pm

River Run Playground (in Riverside Park), Riverside Park free children's music / singer-songwriter

Award-winning children's singer-songwriter performs free outdoor concert in Riverside Park.

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🎵Sofar Sounds - Union Square

Wed, Aug 5 at 6pm

Sofar Sounds - Secret Location — Various secret venue / intimate showcase

Sofar Sounds intimate multi-artist showcase at a secret Union Square location

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🎵Five Finger Death Punch

Wed, Aug 5 at 6:45pm

PNC Bank Arts Center heavy metal

Five Finger Death Punch headline outdoor amphitheater metal show

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🎵Sunset Wednesdays: Djékady Trio

Wed, Aug 5 at 7pm

Wave Hill — The Bronx live music / world music

Grammy-winning trio performs outdoors at sunset over the Hudson.

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🎵Mike Ledonne Groover Quartet

Wed, Aug 5 at 7pm

Smalls Jazz Club — West Village jazz / quartet

Mike Ledonne leads a groove-focused jazz quartet at Smalls

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🎵Sunset Wednesdays 2026

Wed, Aug 5 at 7pm

Wave Hill — The Bronx free outdoor concert / jazz vocal

Outdoor summer concert series on Wave Hill's Great Lawn overlooking the Hudson.

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🎵The Revivalists

Wed, Aug 5 at 7pm

The Stephen Talkhouse rock / soul

New Orleans rock-soul band performing at intimate Amagansett venue

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🎵Alex Isley - When The City Sleeps

Wed, Aug 5 at 7pm

Brooklyn Paramount — Downtown BK R&B / soul concert

Alex Isley performs her R&B project "When The City Sleeps"

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🎵Mike Love & The Full Circle

Wed, Aug 5 at 7pm

Daryl's House — Pawling reggae / live band

Mike Love performs reggae with his band The Full Circle

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🎵Fink w/ Maggie Koerner

Wed, Aug 5 at 7:30pm

Le Poisson Rouge — NoHo indie folk / soul

British singer-songwriter Fink with support from Maggie Koerner

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🎵Glenn Strange | Jordan Dean | The Millers | Desk Job

Wed, Aug 5 at 7:30pm

Bowery Palace indie rock / multi-band bill

Four-band indie rock bill at a Lower East Side venue.

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🎵Suzanne Lambert

Wed, Aug 5 at 7:30pm

Bell House — Gowanus live performance

Suzanne Lambert live set at The Bell House.

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🎵Talib Kweli

Wed, Aug 5 at 8pm

Blue Note Jazz Club — Greenwich Village hip-hop

Veteran conscious hip-hop MC performing at intimate jazz club

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🎵J. Cole: The Fall-Off Tour

Wed, Aug 5 at 8pm

UBS Arena hip-hop

J. Cole headlining arena tour supporting his final studio album

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🎵Dead Bowl: Stella Blue's Band - Celebrating Jerry Garcia

Wed, Aug 5 at 8pm

Brooklyn Bowl — Brooklyn Grateful Dead tribute

Stella Blue's Band performs Jerry Garcia tribute show at Brooklyn Bowl

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🎵Bull Thieves, Knife Thrower, Innov Gnawa

Wed, Aug 5 at 9pm

Mercury Lounge — Manhattan Community Board 3 multi-genre live bill

Three-act bill including Innov Gnawa, a Moroccan Gnawa music collective.

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🎵The Cafe Wha? House Band

Wed, Aug 5 at 9pm

Cafe Wha? — Greenwich Village cover band / rock

House band covers classic rock and pop at historic Greenwich Village club

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🎵Land of Valen, RobinAugust, Nora Belle, Effy Marella, Elijah

Wed, Aug 5 at 10pm

Baby's All Right — Brooklyn indie multi-act bill

Five-act indie showcase at Baby's All Right

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🎵YOASOBI - Never Ending Stories Tour

Thu, Aug 6

Barclays Center — Brooklyn J-pop / live concert

Japanese J-pop duo YOASOBI, arena-scale tour concert.

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🎵SOUND WAVES AT SUNSET

Thu, Aug 6

Alice Austen House Museum — Rosebank outdoor concert

Waterfront lawn music event at sunset on Staten Island.

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🎵Boston

Thu, Aug 6

Music Hall of Williamsburg — Brooklyn rock

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🎵Piano in Bryant Park

Thu, Aug 6 at 12:30pm

Upper Terrace (in Bryant Park), Bryant Park free live piano / jazz

Live ragtime, stride, and jazz piano on Bryant Park's upper terrace.

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🎵Talon, Big Girl, En Plastic, Kiss Machine

Thu, Aug 6 at 6pm

Alphaville — Brooklyn multi-band bill

Four-band indie/alternative bill at Brooklyn's Alphaville

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🎵Royal Coda

Thu, Aug 6 at 6pm

The Gramercy Theatre — Flatiron live concert

Live concert by Royal Coda at a mid-size Manhattan venue

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🎵aurorawave

Thu, Aug 6 at 6pm

Mercury Lounge — Manhattan Community Board 3 indie / emerging artist

Emerging artist aurorawave performs an early evening set.

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🎵Golden Hour at Greeley Square Park

Thu, Aug 6 at 6:30pm

Greeley Square Park free outdoor concert series

Curated outdoor concert series featuring Americana, jazz, and indie acts at sunset

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🎵Queens Jazz Trail Concert: Wycliffe Gordon

Thu, Aug 6 at 7pm

Boardwalk at Beach 60th Street (in Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk), Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk free jazz

Wycliffe Gordon performs live in a free Queens jazz heritage outdoor concert series

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🎵Cheater Slicks, Skull Practitioners, Richard Papiercuts

Thu, Aug 6 at 7pm

union pool rock/garage

Three-band garage/punk bill at a Brooklyn backyard venue.

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🎵Holy Wave

Thu, Aug 6 at 7pm

Baby's All Right — Brooklyn psychedelic rock

Austin psych-rock band Holy Wave performs live.

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🎵Hilary Duff: the lucky me tour

Thu, Aug 6 at 7pm

Madison Square Garden — Chelsea pop concert / arena tour

Hilary Duff pop concert on her Lucky Me solo tour.

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🎵Riff Wood

Thu, Aug 6 at 7pm

Irving Plaza — Union Square live concert

Live music set by Riff Wood at a mid-size NYC venue

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🎵Simply Stapleton, The Ultimate Chris Stapleton Tribute!

Thu, Aug 6 at 7pm

Garcia's at The Cap — Midtown tribute band

Chris Stapleton tribute act performing his country catalog.

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🎵Summer Concert Series - The Zoo

Thu, Aug 6 at 7:30pm

Buddy Monument (in Forest Park), Forest Park free country cover band

Country cover band performs Cash, Parton, Twain classics outdoors in Forest Park

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🎵Yoasobi

Thu, Aug 6 at 8pm

Barclays Center — Brooklyn J-pop concert

Japanese pop duo YOASOBI performing at a major arena

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🎵Kenny Garrett

Thu, Aug 6 at 8pm

Blue Note Jazz Club — Greenwich Village jazz / saxophone

Legendary alto saxophonist Kenny Garrett performs live at Blue Note.

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🎵G. Love & Special Sauce - Lemonade 20th Anniversary Tour Plus Dizzyisd

Thu, Aug 6 at 8pm

Daryl's House — Pawling blues-hop / anniversary tour

G. Love & Special Sauce perform Lemonade album on 20th anniversary tour.

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🎵Loe Shimmy - Pretty Girls Run the World Tour

Thu, Aug 6 at 8pm

Webster Hall — East Village hip-hop/rap concert

Loe Shimmy's Pretty Girls Run the World Tour stop in NYC

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🎵Cortis

Thu, Aug 6 at 8pm

Theater at Madison Square Garden concert

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🎵Roberts #2/4: Cinder Sessions II (Matana Roberts, Chris Ryan Williams,

Thu, Aug 6 at 8:30pm

the stone — East Village avant-garde jazz

Matana Roberts leads a five-piece avant-jazz ensemble, second of four nights.

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🎵Johnny Manchild & The Poor Bastards - The Side Effects Tour

Thu, Aug 6 at 9pm

Mercury Lounge — Manhattan Community Board 3 indie rock / tour stop

Johnny Manchild & The Poor Bastards on their Side Effects Tour.

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🎵The Cafe Wha? House Band

Thu, Aug 6 at 9pm

Cafe Wha? — Greenwich Village cover band / house band

Cafe Wha? resident house band performing classic rock and pop covers.

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🎵Shemar Pierre

Thu, Aug 6 at 9:30pm

Baby's All Right — Brooklyn live concert

Late-night solo artist set at Baby's All Right

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🎵KALEO - Way Down We Go Tour

Fri, Aug 7

Rooftop at Pier 17 — Seaport rock / blues-rock

Icelandic blues-rock band KALEO, outdoor rooftop tour stop.

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🎵Pioneer Works on The Lot Radio

Fri, Aug 7

Pioneer Works — Brooklyn radio broadcast / live music

Pioneer Works broadcasts a live session on The Lot Radio.