20 Good Shows To See in NYC This Week
Dave Chappelle, DIIV, Ilana Glazer, Iron & Wine, John Maus, Torres & more doing shows.
Written by Patrick McNamara
Why are there so many dope shows this week?
I don't know.
I just blob here.
❤️
20 Good Shows To See in NYC This Week
**August 14 - August 20 / 2017 A.D.**
1. Dave Chappelle at Radio City Music Hall.
Five big time shows for Dave at Radio City this week. A bunch of special guests will be showing their famous faces each night too.
Tickets might still be available to some. I don't know. You can check. I can't do everything for you. Too busy blobbing.
2. Ilana Glazer at Union Hall on Tuesday, August 15th.
Ilana and a bunch of other funny peeps appearing at Will Miles' comedy benefit for the Bronx Freedom Fund.
$6 show.
Hope it doesn't sell-out before you can get your tickets.
Fingers crossed 4 U.
3. Black Sheep at Sunnyvale on Tuesday, August 15th.
You can get with this or you can get with that. Do whatever you want.
I'm getting with this Black Sheep show tho.
*still sweat this '90s JAM so hard
4. Iron & Wine at Housing Works on Wednesday, August 16th.
Please.
Remember me.
By the rosebuds, laughing.
(and not that one time I waved back to someone who was waving at someone behind me)
The Beamster plays a small show (by Beamman standards, anyway) at Housing Works.
Sure. I'll be your +1 to this one. No problem!
5. DIIV at Murmmr Theatre on Thursday, August 17th.
Special DIIV Unplugged* show!
Please wear the Cobain sweater Please wear the Cobain sweater Please wear the Cobain sweater Please wear the Cobain sweater
6. Torres at Dr. Martens Store (Union Square) on Thursday, August 17th.
Free Torres in-store!
See you there.
RIYL: jams / sneaks
7. John Maus at Baby's All Right on Friday, August 18th.
Use this space to describe the music of John Maus.
Good luck.
8. Ex Eye at Saint Vitus on Friday, August 18th.
Ex Eye is the heaviest horn band in the world.
9. Forth Wanderers at Sunnyvale on Friday, August 18th.
This band rules.
You heard it here FORTH.
10. Dick Dale at Brooklyn Bowl on Saturday, August 19th.
Dick Dale.
Also, that song from Pulp Fiction.
Rounding Out The Top 20:
Pictureplane at Baby's All Right
Maria Bamford at The Bell House
House of Feelings with Shamir at Trans-Pecos
Breanna Barbara in Bryant Park (free)
