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Best Shows This Week (August 19 - 25) in NYC

The Roots, The Gaslight Anthem, Sun Ra Arkestra (free), ESG, Jeff Rosenstock, Santigold, Digable Planets, Joyce Manor, Danny Brown & Frost Children, The So So Glos (free), Charly Bliss (free), Erykah Badu & more!

August 19, 2024

MONDAY & TUESDAY
Power pop punksters All Time Low plays three NYC shows this week. Dear Maria, count me in.
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TUESDAY
Speaking of the pop that punks, Charly Bliss plays a *free show* at Rough Trade. Should be heaven.
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WEDNESDAY
NJ rockers The Gaslight Anthem play Central Park SummerStage with the mighty Joyce Manor.
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WEDNESDAY - SUNDAY, TUESDAY & THURSDAY
Jeff Rosenstock plays seven (7) shows at Warsaw this week with solid support each night and we think these facts are definitely worth a post-.
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THURSDAY
Danny Brown provides the fine rhymes and Frost Children supplies the speedy synths for a fun collaboration at Music Hall of Williamsburg.
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THURSDAY
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Big Star's 1974 album Radio City at White Eagle Hall with Jody Stephens (Big Star), Mike Mills (R.E.M.), Jon Auer (The Posies), Chris Stamey (The dB's) and more. O my soul.
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FRIDAY
Hip hop heroes The Roots, Jungle Brothers and Digable Planets play Central Park SummerStage. One of the most saved shows of the week!
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FRIDAY & SATURDAY
Erykah Badu headlines AFROPUNK BLKTOPIA BKLYN (2-days) in Prospect Park. If you need a friend to go with you, I think you'd better call Tyrone.
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FRIDAY
Santigold plays Terminal 5. More like SantiGOING.
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FRIDAY
NOLA sludge heads Eyehategod play The Brooklyn Monarch. More like EyehateGOING.
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FRIDAY
South Bronx funk-punk legends ESG play Elsewhere. Excellent, So Good.
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SATURDAY
The So So Glos play a *free beach ripper* at Rippers. Bring shades. Should be very very bright.
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SUNDAY
The Sun Ra Arkestra play a *free afternoon show* at Union Pool, the final Summer Thunder show of the year. So long, sweet summer.
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OTHER NOTABLE SHOWS THIS WEEK:
Poliça, Power Trip, Boy Harsher (DJ Set), Pure Bathing Culture, Why?, Baths, Mick Jenkins, Eric Bachmann of Crooked Fingers (win tickets), Charlie Parker Jazz Festival, Nick Waterhouse, JJUUJJUU, Local Weatherman, Ken Carson, Gin Blossoms, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Spite FuXXX, New Found Glory, Kassa Overall (free), Uni Boys, Phantom Handshakes, Big Bliss, Zsela (win tickets), dada, St. Lucia, Talib Kweli, Korine, Chalk Talk, Casey MQ (win tickets), Pamphlets, Classixx, Cory Henry & The Funk Apostles (win tickets), Carl Craig, Cage the Elephant, The Knocks, One Step Closer (free show) and more!

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