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

Squid, Sunflower Bean, Peter Bjorn and John, The Wedding Present, Model/Actriz, Empire of the Sun, Suicidal Tendencies, Peach Pit, Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers, Smoking Popes, Orville Peck, Obituary, Reggie and the Full Effect, GIFT, Birthday Girl, Dog Date, Thee Sacred Souls & more!

May 19, 2025

MONDAY
Masked country crooner Orville Peck plays a special stripped down set at Baby's All Right if you can successfully handle the stampede for tickets.
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TUESDAY
Canberra, Australia's Teen Jesus (Teenjus?) and the Jean Teasers bring their rockin' post grunge pop to Baby's and considering they travelled 10,076 miles to play for you the least you could do is show up.
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TUESDAY
Punk/pop vets Smoking Popes play TV Eye, probably the most famous popes to come outta Chicago.
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WEDNESDAY
Peter Bjorn and John play Irving Plaza. "Hey Google, play that hipster song with whistling."
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THURSDAY
Sunflower Bean, our original #1 Hardest-Working Band (2014), headlines Warsaw with some solid support too. Proud blob.
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THURSDAY
Highly danceable post __ punks Model/Actriz plays Good Room. Sold-out tho. Sorry, we didn't do it, we just blob here.
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THURSDAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAY
Beyoncé plays New Jersé.
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FRIDAY
UK post/jangle/punk heroes The Wedding Present play their classic 1989 album Bizarro in full at Music Hall of Williamsburg with v. solid support from The Tubs. "Lost your love of life? Too much apple pie."
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FRIDAY
Sick UK rockers Squid play Warsaw. This band continues to get lots of ink.
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SATURDAY
LA thrash pioneers Suicidal Tendencies (born: 1980) play The Brooklyn Monarch. Choose life.
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SATURDAY
Reggie and the Full Effect (see also: The Get Up Kids) play their first NYC show in 7 years at TV Eye. In f***ing full effect.
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SUNDAY
Dog Date, Balaclava, Pons and more play a real solid local punk show all-around at Market Hotel.
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OTHER NOTABLE SHOWS THIS WEEK:
Empire of the Sun, Peach Pit, Obituary, Nosaj Thing, Bodega, Superheaven, Charlotte de Witte, Passion Pit, Thee Sacred Souls, The Nude Party, Arm's Length, John Zorn, Youth Code, Gnarcissists, Dead Tooth, Femcel, Shamir, Frank Turner, The Moth, Torture and the Desert Spiders, Panik Flower, Tokimonsta (win tickets), Eli Keszler (win tickets), Paradise Lost (win tickets), James Bay (win tickets), Ichika Nito (win tickets), Pons, Two-Man Giant Squid, Big Bliss, Freezing Cold, Sara Devoe, Shower Curtain, Balaclava, Um, Jennifer? and more!