Best Shows This Week (July 8 - 14) in NYC - Oh My Rockness

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Best Shows This Week (July 8 - 14) in NYC

Free Shows: Earl Sweatshirt, The Pharcyde, Seun Kuti, Spiritual Cramp, Common, Arthur Russell Celebration, Lifeguard, Silent Mass & more!

July 7, 2024

WEDNESDAY
Solid San Francisco punks Spiritual Cramp play a *free show* at The Rink at Rockefeller Center. Roll through.
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WEDNESDAY
Hard-working/hard-hitting NYC rockers Skorts play The Sultan Room. Gonna be a hot one. Consider wearing jorts.
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THURSDAY
Stellar NYC songwriter Cassandra Jenkins performs songs from her about-to-be-released and about-to-be-critically-acclaimed new album My Light, My Destroyer at Public Records in Gowanus.
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THURSDAY
Counting Crows play Central Park SummerStage in July... the month before August... and everything after.
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FRIDAY
Celebrate the music of visionary artist Arthur Russell with a *free show* in Prospect Park where Wordless Music Orchestra will perform AR's classic 1983 album Tower of Meaning.
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FRIDAY
Celebrate 50 years of J Dilla with a *free show* at Herbert Von King Park in Brooklyn with The Pharcyde, Slum Village and more paying tribute to the late great Detroit artist. If you bring donuts, bring enough donuts for everyone.
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FRIDAY
Cult country-soul legend Swamp Dogg plays The Sultan Room with special guest Yo La Tengo. Missing this would be ruff.
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FRIDAY
MoMA PS1's famous summer Warm Up show series begins and brings the heat. See the lineups.
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SATURDAY
Earl Sweatshirt, Pete Rock and more play MIKE's *free* Young World IV festival at Herbert Von King Park. The most saved show this week.
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SATURDAY
Dreamy post __ goth band Silent Mass leads a solid lineup of local up-and-comers playing an afternoon show at 18th Ward Brewing. *Free.*
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SATURDAY
Brooklyn indie rockers A Great Big Pile of Leaves play Racket. A Huge Ass Rake to open (jk jk).
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SATURDAY
Seun Kuti (son of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti) & Egypt 80 play a *free show* in Prospect Park for Celebrate Brooklyn!
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SUNDAY
Jangly Chicago post punks Lifeguard and dark danceable Austin synth punks Font play a *free daytime show* for Union Pool's Summer Thunder.
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OTHER NOTABLE SHOWS THIS WEEK:
The Pretenders, Common (free show), Truth Club, Uphuck, Tim Kasher, VR Sex, Tomberlin, Palehound, Glimmer, Autumn Rhythm, Nara's Room, Velvet, Lomelda, Joe Hisaishi (The Music of Studio Ghibli), Sidney Gish, Dave Matthews Band, Janet Jackson, Mother Mother, Hobo Johnson & the Lovemakers (win tickets), Alanis Morissette, Namesake, Grim Streaker, Six Foot Blonde (win tickets), Prince Daddy & the Hyena, Mystery Skulls (win tickets), The Felice Brothers, Argonaut & Wasp (win tickets), Wild Child Tribute To The Doors (win tickets), Teenage Halloween, Los Lobos (free show), SUSS, Bloomsday, NOFX, The Mooney Suzuki, Kate Hudson (win tickets), Dutch Interior, Shellshag, Wild Yaks (free show), John Mulaney, The Aquabats (win tickets), Grumpy, Third Eye Blind, Deer Tick and more!

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