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Best Shows This Week (September 3 - 8) in NYC

Built to Spill, Pearl Jam, Bikini Kill, Crumb, Peter Hook & The Light, The Beths, The Lemonheads, Shabaka, Descendents, Omar Souleyman, Charly Bliss, Peaches, The Dare, John Roseboro, Mei Semones, Thursday, L'Rain & more!

September 3, 2024

TUESDAY - SUNDAY
Shabaka is coming! The sizzling London post __ jazz artist leads a run of twelve (12) shows over six (6) nights at Blue Note.
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TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY
Pearl Jam plays two nights at Madison Square Garden. Group high five, guys!
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WEDNESDAY
Two of the leading indie rock bossa nova artists in the current indie rock bossa nova game, John Roseboro and Mei Semones, play the rooftop of Elsewhere. Will be laid-back and lovely.
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WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY
If you are feeling rudderless in the middle of the work week, go see alt indie pop heroes The Lemonheads play (Le) Poisson Rouge and lead you toward the weekend. Sweet.
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WEDNESDAY
Speaking of rudders, Thursday plays on a boat on a Wednesday.
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WEDNESDAY
Crumb, L'Rain and Discovery Zone play Brooklyn Paramount. Yes... yes... yes.
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WEDNESDAY
Esteemed Syrian singer Omar Souleyman plays Xanadu. BONUS: get there early for a free roller skating session included in the ticket price (might spin into a Salchow if I feel like it).
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THURSDAY
The Dare plays Webster Hall. Electroclash will never die. Truth.
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FRIDAY
Peter Hook (Joy Division/New Order) & The Light play Brooklyn Steel and you'll walk out of there with a smile on your face thinking, "I feel fine and I feel good."
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FRIDAY
NYC's in-demand party band Fcukers play a "secret" show in Chinatown with DJ sets by DFA dudes. Should be fun siht.
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SATURDAY
Auckland indie pop behemoths The Beths plays White Eagle Hall. Please note: The Beths are the best.
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SATURDAY & SUNDAY
The grrreat Bikini Kill play two shows at Brooklyn Paramount. Double dare ya to go to both.
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SATURDAY & SUNDAY
Bushwig - the two day festival of Drag and all things Fab - brings its 13 edition to Knockdown Center this weekend with a whole bunch of musical performances (including Peaches) among other fun stuff. See the lineup.
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SATURDAY & SUNDAY
Built to Spill celebrates the 30th birthday of their classic 1994 album There's Nothing Wrong With Love by performing it in full at Webster Hall. Let's go together. You get the car, I'll get the night.
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OTHER NOTABLE SHOWS THIS WEEK:
Descendents/Circle Jerks/Surfbort, Charly Bliss, Cigarettes After Sex, Glen Hansard, Prawn, Pillow Queens, King Buzzo (Melvins), Oceanator, Crowded House, Nicole Atkins, 95 Bulls, Jobber, Patio, Clutch, Cage The Elephant, Scout Gillett, Okay Kaya, Mary Shelley, Glimmer, Dreamcrusher, Nu Jazz, Macula Dog, Gold Dime, Skorts, Raavi, Tierra Whack, Paul Weller, Milk. (win tickets), Life of Agony, Allen Stone (win tickets), Omar Apollo, Lindsey Lomis (win tickets), The Vapors, Telescreens (win tickets), Sweeping Promises, Mortiis (win tickets), Raffaela, Manchester Orchestra, Militarie Gun, Jim White and more!