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Best Shows This Week (July 31 - August 6) in NYC

Indigo De Souza (free), Crumb, Metallica, King Krule, Altin Gün, U.S. Girls, The Mountain Goats, The Drums, The Comet Is Coming, Rock The Bells, beabadoobee and more!

July 31, 2023

BEST SHOWS THIS WEEK (JULY 31 - AUGUST 6) IN NYC

MONDAY
Altin Gün, your favorite feel good Turkish psych band from Amsterdam, play Brooklyn Steel to start your workweek in smiling style.
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TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY
Royal London crooner King Krule rocks two at Kings Theatre. Was Krule Hall unavailable?
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WEDNESDAY
Speaking of London, fantastic cosmic post ___ jazz collective The Comet is Coming plays a *free show* at Central Park Summerstage. Please note: this band rules.
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WEDNESDAY - SATURDAY
Euphoric LA rockers The Airborne Toxic Event plays four (4) shows at Bowery Ballroom. Big week for disaster-from-above bands.
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THURSDAY
The Drums play Webster Hall. This band forever. And ever. Amen.
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FRIDAY
Asheville indie rocker Indigo De Souza plays a *free show* (with Vundabar!) at Celebrate Brooklyn! in Prospect Park. Worth paying for even though you totally don't have to.
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FRIDAY
The Mountain Goats play on a rooftop by the river. Perhaps seek out shade under the sunset tree.
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FRIDAY & SUNDAY
Metallica plays MetLife Stadium and nothing else matters. Get there by car, public transit, or just ride the lightning.
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SATURDAY
The Hold Steady hold their inaugural Positive Jam Festival at Arrowood Farms in Accord, NY (just two hours and 37 minutes from Brooklyn in current traffic) with Guided By Voices, The Tallest Man on Earth, Laura Stevenson, Oceanator and more. Killer party!
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SATURDAY
OUTLINE (Summer edition) returns to Knockdown Center in Queens with hot performances by Crumb, U.S. Girls, Model/Actriz, Grace Ives, Palm and more.
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SATURDAY
Celebrate 50 years of hip hop at Rock The Bells at Forest Hills Stadium with LL Cool J (Double-L must rock the bells), The Roots, De La Soul, Queen Latifah, Rakim, Salt-N-Pepa and *lots* more. HBD HH
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SUNDAY
DJ QBert, Mista Sinista, Shortkut and more participate in the DMC USA DJ Finals at Racket. All this scratchin's making me itch. Cut the music with so much class. Turntablism forever.
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PLUS MORE NOTABLE SHOWS THIS WEEK:
beabadoobee, Been Stellar, Grandmaster Flash (free), Strange Ranger, Pons, Annie Hart, Death Grips, Sparta, Allah-las, Winter, Knifeplay, Gouge Away, Xylouris White (free), Grapetooth, New Myths, Grim Streaker, P.E., Ali Wong, French 79 (win tickets), Rebounder, May Rio, Phish, binki (win tickets), Joe Pera, Jungle, The Movielife (win tickets), Grouplove, Veronica Vasicka, Cavetown, Fall Out Boy, Sinai Vessel, The Big Easy, Acid Tongue, 95 Bulls and lots more...