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Best Shows This Week (April 3 - 9) in NYC

Titus Andronicus, Deerhoof, Sleaford Mods, Pigs x7, King Krule, Algiers, Molchat Doma, Eric Andre, claire rousay, Ron Gallo, Tea Eater, The Tallest Man on Earth, The Hold Steady, Black Eyes, Emma Ruth Rundle and more!

April 3, 2023

BEST SHOWS THIS WEEK (APRIL 3 - 9) IN NYC

MONDAY
NYC weirdo garage pop heroes Tea Eater (ft. Tarra of Gustaf) start the first work night of the week off right at Arlene's Grocery.
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MONDAY
Rising NJ songwriter Bruce Springsteen (remember his name) plays the only Brooklyn show of his tour. Meet-up beforehand by the river?
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MONDAY & TUESDAY
The Tallest Man on Earth headlines Bowery Ballroom and Music Hall of Williamsburg. Good thing they have really high ceilings there.
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TUESDAY
London crooner King Krule does an intimate one-off NYC show at The Sultan Room and man alive! tickets are hard to come by.
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TUESDAY
Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs play Mercury Lounge. RIYL: the punk punk punk punk punk punk punk.
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TUESDAY
Go see Deerhoof at Elsewhere if you know what's good for you. And if you don't know, post ___ punk eccentro-pop is good for you! And exercise.
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WEDNESDAY
The Hold Steady are doing a special performance/signing at Rough Trade. Killer in-stores almost killed me.
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THURSDAY
Acclaimed post ___ ambient composer claire rousay brings the sublime cinematic soundscapes to National Sawdust.
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THURSDAY
Atlanta post ___ punks Algiers battle it out at Racket.
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FRIDAY
Bluesy NY garage punks The Bobby Lees let it rip at Mercury Lounge. See 'em now so one day you can brag to someone you want to impress and say you totally saw them before they were big.
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FRIDAY
Molchat Doma, the best '80s-esque Belarusian post punk band from Minsk, play Terminal 5.
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FRIDAY
Nottingham's Sleaford Mods headline Webster Hall with solid support from Sheer Mag. This is a very post punk heavy week. Not a complaint.
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SATURDAY
Dischord punks Black Eyes have reunited and are playing their first NYC show in decades at Market Hotel.
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SATURDAY
The mighty Titus Andronicus play Elsewhere. We will never forget when they played our 2nd birthday party at The Annex (RIP) with Apes & Androids. Those were the days.
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SATURDAY
Comedian/actor Eric André celebrates his 40th birthday party at Knockdown Center with a bunch of special surprise guests. Gonna be fun.
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SUNDAY
Heavy post ___ folk hero Emma Ruth Rundle plays (Le) Poisson Rouge.
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SUNDAY
If you go see Worriers at TV Eye you won't lose a wink of sleep over this solid decision. Which is good, because the next day is Monday and you need to be fresh to start another new week all over again and again and again.
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PLUS MORE NOTABLE SHOWS THIS WEEK:
Caroline, Action Bronson, Unwritten Law (win tickets), Sextile, Nia Archives, Shallowhalo, Dougie Poole, Ron Gallo, Scowl, Arverne, Makaya McCraven, Joe Pera, Taking Meds, Uniform, Kelly Moran, Anvil, Joanna Sternberg, Pons, Andrew McMahon, Wiki (win tickets), Richard Lloyd Group, Dumbo Gets Mad, Xylouris White (win tickets), Laura Stevenson (win tickets), Shygirl
and lots more...