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Best Shows This Week (June 5 - 11) in NYC

Gov Ball, The Flaming Lips, The Antlers, !!! (chk chk chk), Yo La Tengo, Bully, black midi, Tanlines, Tinariwen, Alex Lahey + LOTS OF FREE SUMMER SHOWS!

June 5, 2023

BEST SHOWS THIS WEEK ( JUNE 5 - 11) IN NYC

MONDAY
Tuareg desert rockers Tinariwen (formed circa 1979) play Webster Hall with solid support from Garcia Peoples. Sick.
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TUESDAY
Bully brings the Nashville indie rock heat to Racket. Stand up to whoever says you shouldn't go to this show.
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TUESDAY
Tanlines play the roof of Elsewhere: the feel-good electronic indie pop duo's first NYC show in almost 7 years. Itching to go to this.
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WEDNESDAY
The Antlers play one show at (Le) Poisson Rouge. Please note: all in-the-round shows pretty much rule.
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WEDNESDAY
It's the opening night of Celebrate Brooklyn!'s summer season at the bandshell in beautiful Prospect Park with Taj Mahal, Corinne Bailey Rae and the Harlem Gospel Travelers kicking things off. Free show!
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THURSDAY
Do you realize that The Flaming Lips will perform their classic 2002 album Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots in full at Kings Theatre??? You remember Yoshimi... she's got a black belt in karate.
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THURSDAY
Brooklyn post punks SAVAK play a *free outdoor show* at Mama Tried in Sunset Park, a solid spot to see a free show for sure.
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THURSDAY
For a heavy good time, go see Drain, Drug Church, Magnitude, GEL and Combust at The Brooklyn Monarch. You won't be able to hear a pin drop at this one.... maybe a leaf blower.
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THURSDAY
NYC dance punk heroes !!! (chk chk chk) continue their summer residency (June style) at Union Pool. If you wanna meet up with me and Giuliani down by the schoolyard before the show let me know.
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FRIDAY - SUNDAY
Governors Ball Music Festival returns to NYC this weekend at a new venue (Flushing Meadows-Corona Park). Lineup highlights include Lizzo, Kendrick Lamar, ODESZA, HAIM, Snail Mail, black midi, girl in red, PinkPantheress, Diplo and lots more.
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THURSDAY - SUNDAY
Speaking of Gov Ball, there are a bunch of official Governors Ball After Dark shows on the docket this weekend. Check out the lineups and bring a flashlight and a cup of coffee.
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FRIDAY
David Duchovny is playing Baby's All Right. Guarantee this is the most clicked blurb.
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FRIDAY
The mighty Yo La Tengo play White Eagle Hall in Jersey City. Should be Electr-O-perfect.
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SATURDAY
St. Paul and the Broken Bones headline a *free outdoor show* at Central Park SummerStage. YOU. SHALL. NOT. PAYYYY.
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SATURDAY
Go see hard-working bands Joudy and Tits Dick Ass (if you didn't receive this newsletter this week please check your Spam folder) lead a solid *free outdoor punk show* in Tompkins Square Park on Saturday afternoon. Going.
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SUNDAY
KeiyaA plays Union Pool's *free* Sunday afternoon Summer Thunder show series with some Special Guests.
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SUNDAY
Habibi headlines the Iranian Live Music Showcase at the Tribeca Music Lounge at Baby's All Right.
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SUNDAY
*Free afternoon outdoor hardcore show* in Tompkins Square Park with MDC, Deathcycle, Urban Waste, Ache and more.
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PLUS MORE NOTABLE SHOWS THIS WEEK:
Alex Lahey, RJD2, Sampa The Great, Love and Rockets, Temples, Frankie Rose, Tei Shi, Pamphlets, Cult of Youth, Dawn Richard, SBTRKT, Lydia Lunch Retrovirus, CVC, Work Wife, Talib Kweli, Superbloom (win tickets), Action Bronson, Jessica Lea Mayfield (win tickets), Leith Ross, Freezing Cold, PYNKIE, The Backseat Lovers, Tigercub (win tickets), Mary Shelley, Public Nature, Palace (win tickets), Rare DM, Post Animal, Madame Gandhi, Parlor Walls, The Figgs, Sepultura, Wild Yaks, Katie Von Schleicher, Greg Mendez, Pink Mexico, Mild Minds
and lots more...