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Best Shows This Week (May 30 - JUNE 4) in NYC

Hot Chip, Paramore, Grace Jones, Yo La Tengo, Panchiko, The Bug Club, Braids, Sisters of Mercy, Hippo Campus, Mega Bog & more!

May 30, 2023

BEST SHOWS THIS WEEK (MAY 30 - JUNE 4) IN NYC

TUESDAY
The mighty Yo La Tengo headlines a Voice of Gowanus fundraiser in, you guessed it, Gowanus.
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TUESDAY
Beautifully brutal Belgian band Brutus brings blissful bombast to Bramercy Bheatre (sic). Sick!
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TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY
Panchiko (the UK shoegaze band with an incredible backstory) plays two shows this week at (Le) Poisson Rouge with solid support from Horse Jumper of Love + LSD And The Search For God. Should be a real good trip.
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TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY
Paramore plays two shows at little old MSG with Bloc Party and Genesis Owusu. If you want to go, hope you already have a ticket otherwise you're in for some hard times.
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WEDNESDAY
Post ___ pop artist Mega Bog plays Baby's All Right. Might leave ya gobsmacked.
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WEDNESDAY
Grace Jones, legend, plays Hammerstein Ballroom as part of the Blue Note Jazz Festival.
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WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY
Silversun Pickups play two NYC-area shows this week and I've been waiting... I've been waiting for this moment all my life.
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THURSDAY
Rising NYC rapper billy woods and LA producer Kenny Segal bring the flowtific beats to Baby's.
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THURSDAY
Buzzy Welsh indie garage band The Bug Club perform their super solid jingle-jangle at Union Pool (listen to their song "Lay Down Your Roses") with excellent elementary support from 2nd Grade. The Bug Club's debut NYC show!
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FRIDAY
Gothy '80s-era Leeds rockers The Sisters of Mercy play their first NYC show in forever at beautiful Kings Theatre.
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FRIDAY & SATURDAY
Avant-garde musical ensemble Standing on the Corner plays a free show at MoMA PS1. Free with RSVP.
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SATURDAY
Beloved instrumental post rock heroes The Album Leaf play their first NYC show in almost 7 years at Brooklyn Made. "Storyboard" is my all-time favorite AL song, thanks very much for asking.
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SATURDAY
Hippo Campus and Gus Dapperton kick off Central Park SummerStage's season. SUMMER SHOWS FOREVER.
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SATURDAY
Hot Chip play Knockdown Center on Saturday. I know you've got a lot going on until then but don't worry I'll keep reminding you about this sweet show over and over and over and over and over.
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SUNDAY
Canadian post ___ pop band Braids play Racket, accompanied by a string ensemble. Don't get it twisted.
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PLUS MORE NOTABLE SHOWS THIS WEEK:
Big Boi, The Airborne Toxic Event, Pissed Jeans (win tickets), Heart Attack Man, Indigo Girls, Unwed Sailor, Pons, AJJ, Oceanator, Gladie, 79.5, Christian Lee Hutson, Fenne Lily, Why Bonnie, Wince, Bleary Eyed, The Big Easy, Matthew Dear, Heathered Pearls, Kevin Barnes (Of Montreal) (win tickets), Poison Ruin, Anand Wilder (of Yeasayer), Fat Trout Trailer Park, Bedridden, Haley Blais, Thrice, Big Wreck (win tickets), Inner Wave, Bloomsday, Grumpy, partygirl (win tickets), Young The Giant, Sunset Rollercoaster,
and lots more...