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Best Shows This Week (January 20 - 25) in NYC

Widowspeak, Been Stellar, @, Philip Glass Ensemble, Georgia Maq, girlpuppy, Sharp Pins, Del Water Gap, Richard Lloyd Group, Jim E. Brown, Blood Cultures, Luna Li, Bill Murray & His Blood Brothers, Torture and the Desert Spiders, The Lemonheads, Hannah Jadagu, Sō Percussion & more!

January 20, 2026

TUESDAY
Georgia Maq and Girlpuppy play a real good *free show* at Union Pool. See two excellent artists for one no price.
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TUESDAY
Rising artist Torture and the Desert Spiders celebrate the impressive one-year anniversary of their weekly residency at Baker Falls.
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TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY & FRIDAY
Richard Lloyd Group plays three NYC shows this week at Sleepwalk, Union Pool and Baker Falls, respectively, and these shows will be better than anything that's on Television.
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WEDNESDAY
'90s indie alt pop legends The Lemonheads play a last-minute pop-up show at Lucinda's. Definitely gonna try and stage dive... and if I should fall, I know I won't be alone, be alone anymorrrrrre.
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THURSDAY & FRIDAY
Enigmatic chillmatic NJ crew Blood Cultures do a danceable doubleheader at Baby's All Right, their first NYC shows in 4 years.
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FRIDAY
Acclaimed percussion ensemble Sō Percussion plays Carnegie Hall, featuring Bryce Dessner of The National. Snare a ticket if you can (rimshot!).
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FRIDAY
Stellar songwriter Luna Li plays a dreamy *free show* at David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center. Please don't pay.
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FRIDAY & SATURDAY
Prolific spoken word synth punk and all-around man of mystery Jim E. Brown plays two shows at Trans-Pecos. It's weirdo art, baby!
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SATURDAY
Ground Control's Touring Abortion Access Benefit show triumphantly returns to Bowery Ballroom with performances by @, Been Stellar, Widowspeak, Joyer, DJs and more!
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SATURDAY
Bill Murray & His Blood Brothers play Webster Hall, just a long week shy of Groundhog Day. What's up, Bill Murray.
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SUNDAY
The Philip Glass Ensemble plays songs from PG's 1986 collaborative post-classical classic Liquid Days at David Geffen Hall in celebration of the album's 40th birthday.
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SUNDAY
Chicago indie rockers Sharp Pins (see also: Lifeguard) play TV Eye. Should POP.
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OTHER NOTABLE SHOWS THIS WEEK:
Del Water Gap (win tickets), Atmosphere, River Whyless, Melt (win tickets), Olivia Barton, Pinkshift (win tickets), Rebirth Brass Band, Fred Again.., Christeene, Lucy Wainwright Roche, The Dictators, Devon Again, Hannah Jadagu, Alex Zhang Hungtai, Searows, Leathered, Freezing Cold, High., Sara Devoe, Lettuce (win tickets), The Infamous Stringdusters (win tickets), The Elovators (win tickets), Lord of the Lost (win tickets), Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular (win tickets), Bay Swag (win tickets), Screenager, Mighty Fine, Bbymutha, Emo Night Brooklyn (win tickets), Lord Fascinator, Pyrex, The Templars and more!