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Best Shows This Week (April 21 - 27) in NYC

Slide Away Fest (ft. Whirr, Nothing, Swervedriver, Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Lucid Express & more), The Linda Lindas, Gang of Four, Youth Lagoon, Cloakroom, Lucy Dacus, Magdalena Bay, Beach Bunny, Twin Shadow, Saetia, Bartees Strange, Cameron Winter & more!

April 21, 2025

MONDAY & TUESDAY
Cameron Winter (of Geese) plays songs from his acclaimed new solo album at St. John's Lutheran Church in Greenpoint. Take a gander over there.
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TUESDAY
Comedian/musician/writer/actor Dave Hill brings his rollicking Off-Broadway show Caveman in a Spaceship to (Le) Poisson Rouge, directed by Tom Papa. Hill yeah!
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TUESDAY
The Linda Lindas play Brooklyn Steel. They've come a long way from the library.
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TUESDAY
Twin Shadow plays in-the-round at Elsewhere. Please note: if you don't like in-the-round shows you must be a square.
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WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY
Lucy Dacus plays two shows at Radio City Music Hall. Make sure to get there early to allow enough time to shop for radios.
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WEDNESDAY - FRIDAY
Magdalena Bay, take me away!
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THURSDAY
Post punk gods Gang of Four play Sony Hall. Now that's Entertainment!
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THURSDAY & FRIDAY
Youth Lagoon plays Warsaw and White Eagle Hall. Rarely do I dream of a better night out.
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FRIDAY
Beach Bunny bring their buoyant indie pop to Brooklyn Paramount. More like Beach GOING.
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FRIDAY
Sunflower Bean does a smooth early evening set at Rough Trade.
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FRIDAY
Cloakroom, Knifeplay, High. and more play the Official Slide Away Opening Show at Market Hotel. Whoa, this is heavy.
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SATURDAY
Speaking of Slide Away... Whirr, Nothing, Swervedriver, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart and more play the shoegaze-y Slide Away Fest 2025 at Brooklyn Paramount. The decision to go to this show should be simple and sure.
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SATURDAY
Stellar songwriter Bartees Strange plays Music Hall of Williamsburg. Not wanting to go to this would be bizarre.
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SUNDAY
Seminal screamo stalwarts Saetia play Bowery Ballroom with solid support. Sick.
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OTHER NOTABLE SHOWS THIS WEEK:
Soul Coughing, John Waters, Cheekface, Nick Hakim, Lael Neale, Dogs On Acid, Balkans, Peaer, SUUNS, Lucid Express, Punchlove, Poison The Well, Youssou N'Dour, The Used, Torture and the Desert Spiders, Pure Adult, Big Bliss, FLO, Nikki Glaser, Gigi Perez, Rejjie Snow, The Big Easy, Garcia Peoples, BLK ODYSSY, Fabiana Palladino, OURS, Ider, Meshuggah, Desert Sharks, Kill Alters, Godcaster, Iann Dior (win tickets), The Warped Tour Band (win tickets), Pink Talking Fish (win tickets), Ski Aggu, Christian Death, Claude VonStroke, Ricky Gervais, Screenager, Combo Chimbita, Talulah Paisley, Silent Mass and more!