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Best Shows This Week (July 22 - 28) in NYC

Justice, Jessica Pratt, Arooj Aftab (free), Model/Actriz, Water From Your Eyes, Two Door Cinema Club, Fruit Bats, Watchhouse, Tinariwen, Control Top, Redd Kross, The Murder City Devils, Mates of State, Spoon Benders, The Japanese House, Girl Ray. Makaya McCraven, Tyvek, Ovlov, Jamie xx & more!

July 22, 2024

MONDAY
Breezy London lo-fi power popsters Girl Ray play Baby's All Right with solid support from May Rio.
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TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY
Indie rock vets Fruit Bats play Music Hall of Williamsburg and Racket with Jenny Owen Youngs opening. You can't spell terrific without Eric (D. Johnson).
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TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY
Two Door Cinema Club play two rooftop shows this week and both shows have lots of saves. Do you want to save shows too so you don't forget to go to them? Sign up for your free 'My Rockness' account. Or, don't!
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TUESDAY - SATURDAY
Jamie xx plays five (5) shows this week at a *secret location.* Exxciting stuff.
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WEDNESDAY
Rising Portland psych rockers Spoon Benders play Baby's All Right (go see 'em) with the great Uri Geller supporting (jk).
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WEDNESDAY
Acclaimed vocalist/composer Arooj Aftab headlines a *free show* in Central Park for SummerStage. Shows aren't graded but this one's an A.
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WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY
Just perfect L.A. songwriter Jessica Pratt plays two sterling shows at Bowery Ballroom.
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THURSDAY
Model/Actriz and Water From Your Eyes play on a boat. Life is but a dream.
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THURSDAY & FRIDAY
French electronic duo Justice play their first proper NYC headlining shows in 12 years at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Please keep this news just (between) us.
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THURSDAY - SUNDAY
Jazz drummer/band leader Makaya McCraven plays eight (8) sizzling shows at Blue Note this week.
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FRIDAY
Sticky melody stalwarts Mates of State play Bowery Ballroom. I want to run to this show but I'll probably just take the train.
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FRIDAY
Tuareg rockers Tinariwen play Brooklyn Steel and you should totally go.
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FRIDAY
Cool down at MoMA PS1 world famous Warm Up before summer swallows us whole.
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SATURDAY
Lara Downes, Roseanne Cash, Christian McBride and more perform Gerswin's Rhapsody in Blue in beautiful Brooklyn Bridge Park. Free show!
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SATURDAY
NC folk duo Watchhouse headlines a *free Celebrate Brooklyn! show* at the Prospect Park Bandshell, a pretty perfect place to see a show on a dreamy summer's evening.
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SUNDAY
Get thee to Sunday Soul Scream at Our Wicked Lady for an entire day's worth of up-and-coming bands singing/screaming their sick songs for you.
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SUNDAY
Otherwise, we'll be at The Murder City Devils at Webster Hall.
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OTHER NOTABLE SHOWS THIS WEEK:
Control Top, Redd Kross (win tickets), The Japanese House, Tyvek, Ovlov, Madison McFerrin, Hana Vu, Fcukers, ScHoolboy Q, 10cc, Ayanna Heaven (free show), Two-Man Giant Squid (free show), Rafiq Bhatia (free show), The Mystery Lights, DJ Silky Smooth, The Darts (win tickets), Joyer, Misery Signals (win tickets), Majorette, Heavy Halo, Lutalo, S.C.A.B., Shadow Monster, June McDoom, Lola Star, Milly, Shower Curtain, Gorgeous, Pinc Louds (free show), Sir Woman (win tickets), The Volunteers, Shred Flintstone, Consumables, Trophy Wife, Joudy, Skorts, MIHI NIHIL, Why Bonnie, Rare DM, Shallowhalo, Aux Blood (free show), Public Memory, Pop Music Fever Dream, Autumn Rhythm and more!

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24 Free Shows This Week!