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Best Shows This Week (January 15 - 21) in NYC

The Charlatans & Ride, Sun Ra Arkestra, Frankie Cosmos, Pom Pom Squad, Kevin Drew, Tetchy, Black Pumas, Digable Planets & more!

January 15, 2024

MONDAY - THURSDAY
NYC Winter Jazzfest continues this week with lots of hot performances at various venues all over town. See ya round midnight.
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WEDNESDAY & FRIDAY
Legendary interplanetary cosmic collective The Sun Ra Arkestra plays TV Eye.
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THURSDAY
Melodic and mellow Brooklyn indie rockers Work Wife play a *free show* in the East Village. Worth paying for this even though you totally don't have to.
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THURSDAY
Go see the twitchy poppy post ____ punk of Tetchy at Knitting Factory NY at Baker Falls and celebrate the release of their (excellent) new EP.
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THURSDAY
Acclaimed NYC noise artist Pharmakon plays Trans-Pecos. There will be decibels.
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THURSDAY
Britpop/shoegaze heroes The Charlatans (UK) and Ride play Webster Hall. For directions, follow the vapour trail.
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FRIDAY & SATURDAY
Stellar songwriter Kevin Drew (of Broken Social Scene) plays two solo shows at Public Records. Go and feel good (lost).
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FRIDAY
Two of our sick 2023 A.D. hardest-working band alums, Skorts and Two-Man Giant Squid, lead a real solid lineup at The Broadway.
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SATURDAY
Ground Control's Abortion Access Benefit Series happens at Bowery Ballroom with performances by Chanel Beads, Frankie Cosmos, Donna Missal, Kevin Devine, Pom Pom Squad and lots more.
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SATURDAY
Frida Kill (another sick 2023 A.D. hardest-working band alum) headlines Bar Freda. RIYL: the punk rock!
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SUNDAY
Matt Pryor of The Get Up Kids plays a solo show in Manhattan celebrating the release of his memoir, Red Letter Days. Can I get on the list? I don't need a +1. I'm a loner, Dottie... a rebel.
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OTHER NOTABLE SHOWS THIS WEEK:
Black Pumas, Digable Planets, The Dream Syndicate, Poison The Well, Whores, Moor Mother, Kassa Overall, David Cross, Chances With Wolves (free), DJ Spooky, Sedona, Grace Potter, Model Citizen (mbrs of Drive-By Truckers), Aerosmith, The Black Crowes, Slick Rick, Punchlove, Buff Ginger, Desert Sharks, Shower Curtain, Dig Nitty and more!