Best Shows This Week (May 5 - 11) in NYC
Devo, Japanese Breakfast, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Nils Frahm, Oneohtrix Point Never, Sasami, Black Country, New Road, Napalm Death, Melvins, David Byrne, L.A. Witch, Lou Barlow, Mei Semones, SKORTS & more!

MONDAY
Melodically nostalgic LA indie popsters Sunday (1994) play Bowery Ballroom on Monday 2025.
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MONDAY
Lou Barlow of Sebadoh plays a solo show at Mercury Lounge. Take an old friend or a brand new love.
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MONDAY
Stellar songwriter Sasami plays MHOW. Pretty good Monday!
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MONDAY - WEDNESDAY
Joe Keery's Djo plays three shows at Brooklyn Steel this week. Will we go to all of them? Stranger things have happened.
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TUESDAY
Devo plays Brooklyn Paramount. Take the train or drive your whip (it).
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TUESDAY
The Village Fête 2025 has special guest David Byrne and Pioneer Works must be the place.
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TUESDAY, FRIDAY & SATURDAY
Black Country, New Road does an in-store at Rough Trade before taking a new path down to Bowery Ballroom for a doubleheader.
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WEDNESDAY
Mei Semones plays Music Hall of Williamsburg with solid support from John Roseboro. File Under: jazzy Bossa nova bliss.
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WEDNESDAY
Napalm Death, Melvins and more play a nice and noisy one at Warsaw. Ear plugs recommended but not required... it's your ears.
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THURSDAY
Excellent London-based/Brussels-born experimental/ambient multi-instrumentalist jazz musician Nala Sinephro plays St. Ann & The Holy Trinity.
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THURSDAY & FRIDAY
Psych garage popsters L.A. Witch play two shows at TV Eye. Go watch them play and slay like magical musical sorcerers.
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FRIDAY
Danceable ambient German musician/composer Nils Frahm plays Kings Theatre. Don't be ambivalent.
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FRIDAY
C2C Festival NYC comes to Knockdown Center with performances by Oneohtrix Point Never, Nala Sinephro (see above) and more goodness.
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FRIDAY
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah play Webster Hall. 👏. Yeah.
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FRIDAY - MONDAY
Japanese Breakfast starts a run of four shows at beautiful Brooklyn Paramount. Will be sweet.
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SATURDAY
Legendary eccentro punks The Dead Milkmen play White Eagle Hall. We got a bitchin' Camaro if you need a ride.
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SUNDAY
Local heros SKORTS, Tea Eater and Pons and more play a *free daytime show* in Tompkins Square Park. This one's worth paying for even though you totally don't have to, dude.
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OTHER NOTABLE SHOWS THIS WEEK:
Kendrick Lamar, SZA, Baroness, Passion Pit, Gillian Welch, David Rawlings, Kishi Bashi, Dave Hill, Allison Russell, Kara Jackson, Etran De L'Aïr, Chris Farren, Oceanator, Alice Longyu Gao, The Queers, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum (win tickets), Spellling, Norman Westberg (Swans), Mamalarky, Sō Percussion, Emperor, Wolves In The Throne Room, Ginger Root, Hannah Diamond, Rhett Miller, Gene Simmons Band, The Avett Brothers, Valerie June, Bad Nerves, Spiritual Cramp, Jensen McRae, Sir Woman (win tickets), Little Feat (win tickets), Karina Rykman (win tickets), Smallpools (win tickets), Larkin Poe (win tickets), The Crane Wives (win tickets), Vs Self (win tickets), Electric Six, Boston Manor, Adam Melchor, Red Baraat, Sea Wolf, Mallrat, Molly Lewis, Maribou State, San Fermin, Har Mar Superstar and more!
☆THE FULL LIST☆
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