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Best Shows This Week (September 29 - October 5) in NYC

Stereolab, David Byrne, Dry Cleaning, Lorde, Real Estate, The Raveonettes, The B-52s, Devo, John Maus, Cherubs, Bush Tetras, Born Ruffians, The Tubs, The Mountain Goats, Drugdealer, Patio, Codeine, Anika, Bleary Eyed, Amy Millan & more!

September 29, 2025

MONDAY
Austin noise rock vets Cherubs (born: 1991) play TV Eye. A nice and loud way to ease your way into another work week.
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TUESDAY
Real Estate play Music Hall of Williamsburg with solid support from Trace Mountains. This show is not fake. It's real.
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TUESDAY
Jangly London post __ popsters The Tubs play Elsewhere. Go shower them with praise and bathe in their melodic goodness.
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TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY
David Byrne plays two shows this week at Radio City Music Hall. Don't let the days go by and miss this opportunity or you may ask yourself, "My God, what have I done?"
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WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY
The one, the only, Stereolab plays two big time back-to-back nights at Brooklyn Steel. RIYL: dots, loops.
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WEDNESDAY
OMG Lorde MSG.
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WEDNESDAY
Danish rock vets The Raveonettes (born: 2000) play Bowery Ballroom. Recharge and revolt at this one.
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THURSDAY
Berlin-based artist Anika plays a rare NYC show at (Le) Poisson Rouge. File Under: cool post electronic psychedelic dub punk.
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THURSDAY
Excellent London post punks Dry Cleaning play Warsaw. We appreciate their clean jams and dry sense of humor/humour.
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THURSDAY
Legendary Providence noise rock duo Lightning Bolt play a live wire one at White Eagle Hall. Should rule.
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FRIDAY
NYC slowcore heroes Codeine (born: 1989) play Union Pool. Wish Friday would hurry.
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FRIDAY
Amy Millan of Stars plays a celestial solo show at Mercury Lounge.
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FRIDAY
Speaking of Toronto, eh? Poppy indie rockers Born Ruffians (born: 2004) play Music Hall of Williamsburg.
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SATURDAY
The Mountain Goats play White Eagle Hall. All hail, this band.
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SATURDAY
Fuzzy Philly band Bleary Eyed play Trans-Pecos with solid support from wonderfully warped shoegaze duo My Transparent Eye.
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SATURDAY
NYC indie rockers Patio celebrate their 10th anniversary of being a good band at Union Pool with Washer.
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SATURDAY
NYC post/punk/no/wave bosses Bush Tetras (born: 1979) play Market Hotel. You can't be funky unless you go to this show.
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SUNDAY
Electric synth popsters Desire and Johnny Jewel (Chromatics) play Italians Do It Better Skate Night at Xanadu. Come for the music, stay for the slides and grinds and 180s and fakies.
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SUNDAY
The B-52s (and Devo) play Jones Beach. If you get there early and they won't let you in, bang bang bang on the door baby!
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OTHER NOTABLE SHOWS THIS WEEK:
John Maus (win tickets), Superdrag, Drugdealer, This Will Destroy You, The Beaches, Elbow, Neko Case (signing), Deltron 3030, Bass Drum of Death, Tyler Childers, Cautious Clay, Castle Rat, Bladee, Nettspend, Goon, Front Line Assembly, Pino Palladino & Blake Mills, Oneida, TOPS, TWIABP, Tall Juan, A Very Special Episode, Home Is Where, Addison Rae, Blonde Maze, Aja Monet, The Cactus Blossoms, Zoe Keating, Annie Hart, Tetchy, Spite FuXXX, Nels Cline, Ana Popovic, Starcleaner Reunion, Drummers Can Achieve, Slow Fiction, Mt. Joy, Lil Tracy (win tickets), Aidan Bissett (win tickets), Lady Wray (win tickets), Pale Waves (win tickets), Jeremy Zucker (win tickets), Skinshape (win tickets), Silent Mass, MICHELLE, Kevin Gates, Oracle Sisters, Violent Femmes, Marbled Eye, The Sound of Animals Fighting and more!