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Best Shows This Week (January 13 - 19) in NYC

De La Soul, The Vaccines, Geordie Greep, Ovlov, Speedy Ortiz, L'Impératrice, PC Worship (free), Sam Evian, Kate Bollinger, Makaya McCraven, 79.5, zzzahara, Kate Pierson (B-52s) & more!

January 13, 2025

MONDAY
Geordie Greep (see also: black midi) plays Bowery Ballroom with very solid support from NNAMDÏ. Goodie.
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MONDAY - WEDNESDAY
NYC Winter Jazzfest, which has already helped warm up Jamuary (sick), comes to a triumphant conclusion this week.
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TUESDAY
Kate Pierson (see also: The B-52s) does a rare solo NYC show at City Winery. Roam (over there) if you want to.
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WEDNESDAY
Excellent L.A. indie gazer zzzahara plays a *free show* at Rough Trade in Rocknessfeller Center.
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WEDNESDAY
Jammy supergroup Taper's Choice (see also: Real Estate, Vampire Weekend, etc) play Brooklyn Bowl with friends and casual acquaintances.
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THURSDAY
Float away on the sweet collaborative sounds of The Flying Cloud Revue at (Le) Poisson Rouge featuring Kate Bollinger, Sam Evian, Palehound, Katie Von Schleicher, Hannah Cohen, Liam Kazar and lots more.
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FRIDAY
#1 MOST SAVED SHOW THIS WEEK. The legendary De La Soul play a "choose-what-you-pay" show at Wu Tsai Theater David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center. As for Me, can't wait to go to this with my two best buds, Myself and I.
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FRIDAY
London rockers The Vaccines play Brooklyn Steel and we thought this sharp show should be boosted.
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FRIDAY
Stephan Jenkins (of Third Eye Blind) plays a solo show at City Winery. Go do-do-do, do-do-do-do it.
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SATURDAY
Funky Brooklyn band 79.5 lays down the sweet disco psych acid jazz soul sounds at Elsewhere.
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SATURDAY
#2 MOST SAVED SHOW THIS WEEK. Ovlov, Grass Is Green and Speedy Ortiz lead a very strong indie/punk lineup at Music Hall of Williamsburg. A solid come early, stay late situation.
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SATURDAY & SUNDAY
La popster parisienne L'Impératrice donne deux concerts au Terminal 5.
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SUNDAY
Local experimental heroes PC Worship and LEYA lead a *free show* at Union Pool. Worth paying for even though you totally don't have to.
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OTHER NOTABLE SHOWS THIS WEEK:
Grumpy, Cassie Ramone, The Dirty Nil, Windows95Man, Luna, Slick Rick, Sarah Silverman, Krill, The Frog, Ganavya, Makaya McCraven, Thus Love, Phony Ppl, John Roseboro, Two-Man Giant Squid, Rebounder, Lotus, Spirit Was, Shower Curtain, ELUCID, billy woods, Lightheaded, Shiverboard, Spite FuXXX, Weathergirl and more!