Best Shows This Week (October 20 - 26) in NYC - Oh My Rockness

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Best Shows This Week (October 20 - 26) in NYC

Modest Mouse, Built To Spill, Osees, Big Thief, Autechre, Thundercat, The Antlers, Neko Case, Jeff Tweedy, Parcels, Caroline Rose, Craig Finn, The Fiery Furnaces, Belly, Shudder To Think, Ela Minus, Lebanon Hanover, Erika de Casier, Everclear, Acid Mother's Temple & more!

October 20, 2025

MONDAY - WEDNESDAY
Good news for people who love band news: Modest Mouse and Built to Spill play three NYC-area shows together this week. Go and everything will be perfect from now on.
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MONDAY & TUESDAY
UK coldwave/electronoir duo Lebanon Hanover play two at (Le) Poisson Rouge. Bring a sweater as these synths could get a little chilly.
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TUESDAY
Larry David converses about stuff at Beacon Theatre and it should be pretty, pretty, pretty good.
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WEDNESDAY
Jeff Tweedy plays a solo show at Brooklyn Steel. More like Will Go.
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WEDNESDAY
The great Neko Case plays Beacon Theatre. To be Brief: when Case plays, you gather your papers and GO.
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WEDNESDAY
The Antlers play (Le) Poisson Rouge, an excellent band we hold very deer.
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WEDNESDAY
Rising Brooklyn songwriter Eliza McLamb plays an intimate show at Union Pool before probably playing much bigger spaces in the very near future. RIYL: MeLodic indie rock.
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THURSDAY
Excellent electronic musician Ela Minus plays Elsewhere and there's nowhere we'd rather be.
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THURSDAY - SATURDAY
Andy Bell of Erasure plays three shows at Gramercy Theatre this week. Oh l'amour!
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THURSDAY
London experimental post ___ rock collective The Legendary Pink Dots (born: 1980) play a rare NYC show at The Sultan Room.
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FRIDAY
Australian electro popsters Parcels play Forest Hills Stadium. They're the total package.
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FRIDAY
Acclaimed post ___ psychobilly songwriter Caroline Rose plays a sweet one at National Sawdust.
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FRIDAY
Belly (born: 1991) play Sony Hall. If you go, and you should, don't forget to feed the tree before you leave.
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SATURDAY
Thundercat plays Brooklyn Paramount. Wear dancing shoes with rubber soles to ground you when things get electric.
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SATURDAY
English electronic duo Autechre (born: 1987) play their first NYC shows in a decade at Brooklyn Steel; one early, one late.
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SATURDAY
Big Thief plays a big time show at Forest Hills Stadium so steal yourself away from all other major plans, ok?
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SATURDAY
Run a 5K with Diplo in Queens. (Can't make this one, unfortunately, as we've already committed to run on Dunkin' that day.)
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SATURDAY
SAY WHAT: D.C. post ___ punk heroes Shudder To Think play their first NYC shows in circa FOREVER at Mercury Lounge and Night Club 101. Hell yeah.
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SATURDAY
See St. Vincent at Webster Hall, part of The New Yorker Festival.
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SATURDAY
The Fiery Furnaces play National Sawdust. Hot.
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SATURDAY & SUNDAY
Osees play Warsaw. Can we go with thee?
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SUNDAY
See Lucy Dacus and Rufus Wainwright at Webster Hall, part of The New Yorker Festival.
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OTHER NOTABLE SHOWS THIS WEEK:
Craig Finn (win tickets), Erika de Casier, Smerz, Everclear (win tickets), Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso U.F.O., Sam Smith, Madison Cunningham, Yves Tumor, Princess Nokia, Amanda Shires, Juanita & Juan, Stephin Merritt, Sidney Gish, Florry, 79.5, Joan Shelley, Alice Phoebe Lou, White Reaper, Kinlaw, Slow Mass, Mei Semones, Bloomsday, Hannah Jadagu, Tei Shi, PinkPantheress, Joyer (win tickets), Speed, MSPAINT, John Gallagher Jr., Hobo Johnson (win tickets), Infinity Song (win tickets), Stolen Gin (win tickets), Arc De Soleil (win tickets), Pat McGann (win tickets), Chelsea Cutler, HEALTH, Maria Taylor, Neon Trees, Claudio Simonetti's Goblin and more!

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