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Best Shows This Week (January 22 - 28) in NYC

Wednesday, ESG, Future Islands, Rev. Kristin Michael Hayter, Ian Sweet, Chanel Beads (free), Torres, zzzahara, Longwave & more!

January 22, 2024

TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY
Future Islands play an intimate show at The Greene Space and a *free show* at the Tower Records Pop-Up in Brooklyn this week. 🤖🏝️ forever.
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TUESDAY
Did someblobby say *free show?* Synth-y experimental post ____ band Chanel Beads headline a solid free show at Union Pool.
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THURSDAY
Asheville alt country crew Wednesday plays Brooklyn Steel on Thursday, with solid support from The Replacements-esque Hotline TNT and Atlanta lo-fi bedroom rockers Lowertown.
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THURSDAY & FRIDAY
Haunting and enchanting post ___ evangelist Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter (fka Lingua Ignota) plays her goth hymns at Carnegie Hall and in-the-round at (Le) Poisson Rouge this week. Praise be.
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FRIDAY
Laid-back L.A. indie gazer zzzahara plays Elsewhere and these reverb-y bedroom dream pop melodies will do everything but put you to sleep (unless bops make you zzz).
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SATURDAY
Longwave celebrates the 20th anniversary of The Strangest Things by performing it in full at Bowery Ballroom. (Oh My Rockness is turning 20 this year too!) Everywhere you turn, another excellent album (and blob!) has a big time birthday.
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SATURDAY
Go see a screening of Are You Serious? The ESG Story in Brooklyn and have the best bonus of seeing the legendary South Bronx funk-punk heroes perform live.
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SUNDAY
L.A. indie rocker Ian Sweet plays Bowery Ballroom and this show shall bring the heat. So help us blob.
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OTHER NOTABLE SHOWS THIS WEEK:
Torres, Juliana Hatfield, Babehoven, Bloomsday, The Smile (listening party), Thanks For Coming, Hurray for the Riff Raff (listening event), Beeef, Trace Mountains, Majorette, Strawberry Runners, Hot Rod Circuit (win tickets), Oliver Tree, Jimmy Whispers, Air Waves, Steve Earle, Madonna, Mei Semones, Starcleaner Reunion, Negativland, The Chisel, Galactic, Shower Curtain, FIDLAR, Perennial, Mick Jenkins, Mo Troper, The Smithereens, Sainteseneca, Thus Love, Wild Yaks, S.C.A.B. and more!