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Best Shows This Week (April 24 - 30) in NYC

The Walkmen, M83, Screaming Females, Fucked Up, 100 gecs, Pinback, Matmos, Charly Bliss, Moor Mother, Jai Paul, Pedro The Lion, Godcaster (free) & more!

April 24, 2023

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

MONDAY - FRIDAY
The Walkmen (!) play NYC for the first time in 10 years (!) this week. They're winning.
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TUESDAY
Reliably boss indie popster rockers Charly Bliss play their first headlining NYC show since the beforetimes at Market Hotel.
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TUESDAY
Stellar Sacred Bones songwriter Marissa Nadler brings the lush melodic darkness to Public Records.
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TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY
Fresh off Coachella (some thing in the desert), enigmatic English songwriter Jai Paul makes his NYC debut in Brooklyn and Queens.
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TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY
Excellent French electronic outfit M83 play two at Terminal 5, their first NYC dates in 6.5 years. Will be the stuff that dreams are made of.
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WEDNESDAY
Experimental post ___ popsters Godcaster play a free show (w/ RSVP) at Rough Trade. Worth paying for... even though you totally don't have to.
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THURSDAY
James Murphy (with Tom of England) is on DJ duty all night at Good Room. Take a friend or go by yrself.
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FRIDAY
LIES (ft. Nate & Mike Kinsella of americanfootiecapnjazzyofarc etc) make their NYC debut at Baby's All Right. Their brand new debut album is real good too and that's the truth.
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FRIDAY
Fucked Up play Brooklyn Made and Oh My Rockness comes to life.
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FRIDAY
Screaming Females headline Elsewhere. RIYL: the punk rock.
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FRIDAY
The world premiere of Moor Mother's "6 Movements" takes place during New Sounds Live (hosted by John Schaefer) at Kaufman Music Center.
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FRIDAY & SATURDAY
100 gecs bring the post ___ hyperpop to Avant Gardner. Flub(ber)step meets pinball pop meets The Gravitron meets a giant Gummy Bear going off the rails.
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SATURDAY
Knockdown Center's OUTLINE fest returns for more musical transcendence. Night One features performances by Matmos, Jlin, Pan Daijing, Joe Rainey, Meth Math and Golin.
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SATURDAY
Free Madball/Murphy's Law/Crown of Thornz show in Tompkins Square Park on Saturday afternoon. Spread the rowdy word.
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SUNDAY
Pedro the Lion return to Music Hall of Williamsburg. Yes, it's on a Sunday night but don't give up on the weekend just yet, friends. Winners never quit.
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SUNDAY
Eccentro-pop heroes Pinback play Webster Hall, their first NYC show in 5.5 years. Going! Hopefully you are too. It will be good to sea you.
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PLUS MORE NOTABLE SHOWS THIS WEEK:
Sunny Day Real Estate, Father John Misty, Bailter Space, Miya Folick, Placebo, Lucinda Williams, Tetchy, Tall Juan, Dead Tooth, Catcher, Harriette, Covet, S.C.A.B., Steve Gunn & David Moore (win tickets), Say Anything, Gringo Star (win tickets), Meat Wave, Gorilla Biscuits, A Very Special Episode, JR De Guzman (win tickets), Hiatus Kaiyote (win tickets), Flossing, Kristine Leschper, Oneida, Theo Katzman (win tickets), Pamphlets, GUPPY, Gauche, Container, Ryley Walker, Field Mouse, Lowertown
and lots more...