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Best Shows This Week (March 20 - 26) in NYC

King Tuff, Rubblebucket, Show Me The Body, Thus Love, Ibeyi, Cheekface, William Tyler, Hello Mary, The Rural Alberta Advantage, Combo Chimbita, Why Bonnie and more!

March 20, 2023

BEST SHOWS THIS WEEK (MARCH 20 - 26) IN NYC

MONDAY
Start your show week by going to see sick post __ jazz punk band The Messthetics (ft. members of Fugazi) with James Brandon Lewis at (Le) Poisson Rouge.
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WEDNESDAY
Nashville composer/guitarist William Tyler slings his pleasant cosmic country sounds at Kaufman Music Center on the UWS, the first installment of this year's Ecstatic Music Festival.
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WEDNESDAY
Stellar songwriter Joanna Sternberg continues their March residency at Union Pool.
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THURSDAY
French duo Ibeyi headlines a big time show at Brooklyn Steel. Fraternal musical twins forever.
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THURSDAY
NYC producer/ethereal retrofuturist Vitesse X brings her big time beats and hooks to Market Hotel for a super danceable rager.
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FRIDAY
Cheeky LA eccentro-popsters Cheekface help the East Coast rock and have fun at Bowery Ballroom.
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FRIDAY
NY post ___ hardcore heroes Show Me The Body lead a decibel-destroying lineup in Brooklyn.
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FRIDAY
King Tuff is coming to Elsewhere for a royally excellent show. Are they strong enough to be my band? Yes.
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FRIDAY
Check out the '80s inspired lo-fi dreampop goodness of Phoenix band Secret Attraction at Saint Vitus. You'll be into it.
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FRIDAY
NYC synth popsters Water From Your Eyes have a free show (w/ RSVP) at P.I.T. in Williamsburg.
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FRIDAY
Fast rising NYC grunge pop rockers Hello Mary are playing Elsewhere and it's only a matter of time before this band becomes a band you've totally heard of.
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SATURDAY
Brooklyn post ___ art popsters Rubblebucket at Brooklyn Steel is one of the most saved shows happening this week. Sign up for your free OMR account and you can save this show and a million other good upcoming shows too.
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SATURDAY
Mali musical duo Amadou and Miriam have a lovely date on the docket this weekend at (Le) Poisson Rouge.
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SATURDAY
Future goth pop stars Thus Love are playing Union Pool with Native Sun and this real good band won't be playing smaller venues like this one for long. You heard it here fourth.
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SUNDAY
Michelle Zauner of Japanese Breakfast discusses her all-world memoir "Crying in H Mart" at Barnes & Noble in Union Square. Hope you can get in!
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PLUS MORE NOTABLE SHOWS THIS WEEK:
Combo Chimbita, Why Bonnie, All Them Witches, SAVAK, Kelly Moran, Enumclaw, John Zorn, Pendant, Microwave ( win tickets), Soulside, The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black, The Rural Alberta Advantage, Tea Eater, Raye, Ari Lennox, Mykki Blanco, Liturgy, The Lagoons (win tickets), The Soul Rebels, Satsang (win tickets), Pons, The Wonder Years, Jesse Malin (win tickets)
and lots more...