BEST SHOWS THIS WEEK (OCTOBER 24 - 30) IN NYC

First things first. Check out our Guide to Halloween Shows & Parties happening this week (lots of fun/spooky/punk ones). You're gonna like what you see.

Mon 10/24: Blood Orange closes out a triumphant two-night in-the-round run at Brooklyn Steel.

Mon 10/24: OKC sludge metal heads Chat Pile bring the heavy heat to Saint Vitus.

Wed 10/26 & Thu 10/27: Canadian rockers Metric are doing two in Brooklyn too. Would walk 500 meters just to see this. (win tickets)

Wed 10/26: Turkish post punks She Past Away bring the chilly bleak goodness to (Le) Poisson Rouge. Let's get cloudy. (win tickets)

Wed 10/26: Stellar songwriter Kevin Morby and his music shall connect beautiful strangers at Webster Hall. (win tickets)

Thu 10/27: Panchiko play two (sold-out) shows at Mercury Lounge and even if you can't get in, be sure to read this band's excellent backstory.

Fri 10/28: Go see Kronos Quartet and Jlin play Philip Glass at the Rainbow Room for a little touch of NYC class.

Fri 10/28: Fuzzy LA band The Paranoyds lead a real solid lineup all-around at Market Hotel with rising indie popsters Tchotchke and hard-working NYC punks 95 Bulls. (win tickets)

Sat 10/29: Pile, your favorite indie rock band's favorite indie rock band, play Market Hotel with Maneka. (Pile also hits ALPHAVILLE on Thursday night)

Sun 10/30: Go to the NYC Film Premiere of Meet Me In The Bathroom (and a great book by Lizzy Goodman) with performances by Adam Green and more special guests. Hosted by Jim Jarmusch.

OTHER NOTABLE SHOWS THIS WEEK:
beabadoobee, Robert Glasper, Ichiko Aoba, Amanda Shires, MICHELLE (free show), Cuffed Up, Shamir, Castle Rat, Stuck, Scout Gillett, Machine Girl (win tickets), NNAMDÏ, Beach Fossils, Jukebox The Ghost (win tickets), Weird Al Yankovic, FIDLAR, Tegan & Sara, Tomberlin, Surf Rock is Dead, Tunnel, We Were Promised Jetpacks, Fear, Napalm Death (win tickets), Militarie Gun, Pusha T (win tickets), Saintseneca, Wiki, Richard Reed Parry, Long Neck, Flossing, Evolfo, S.C.A.B., Heavy Halo, Dreamcrusher, Heat Death, Hard Nips, They Are Gutting A Body of Water, wareform*
and lots more...