All Music events

Music: Rock/Pop
Black Kids
Friday July 25 (9pm) @ Santos Party House
It's been a whirlwind year for Jacksonville's Black Kids: after lighting up the blogosphere on the strength of a four-song demo, the Kids found themselves... View details »
Black Kids
Music: Hip-Hop
J-Live
Friday July 25 (10pm) @ Knitting Factory
It's an all-too-common story in the world of hip-hop: an unusually gifted MC spends years recording a debut LP, only to have it shelved by... View details »
J-Live
Music: DJ
The Bug & Warrior Queen
Friday July 25 (10pm) @ Love
Canceled!
Giveaway
Like so much music out of the UK, Kevin Martin's projects have always shown a strong Jamaican influence. Whether recording as Pressure, Ladybug (his collaborations... View details »
The Bug & Warrior Queen
Music: DJ
The Bunker feat. Dandy Jack
Friday July 25 (11pm–4am) @ Public Assembly in Wburg
Giveaway
Leave it to Santiago to put the booty back into Berlin. Chile and Germany have shared a pretty fantastic techno-exchange program over the last decade,... View details »
The Bunker feat. Dandy Jack
Music: Rock/Pop
Ghostland Observatory
Saturday July 26 (7pm) @ Prospect Park Bandshell
Free
Austin duo Ghostland Observatory fuse sprawling, futuristic electro with spastic, Rapture-style rock for a sound that's been described as "a robot making love to a... View details »
Ghostland Observatory
Music: Rock/Pop
MGMT w/ the Ting Tings
Sunday July 27 (2pm) @ McCarren Park Pool in Greenpoint
Free
It's been too long since we've had a good, weird pop band like Brooklyn's MGMT. Founded by Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser in a prankish... View details »
MGMT w/ the Ting Tings
Music: Global
Taj Mahal w/ the Skatalites
Sunday July 27 (3–7pm) @ Central Park SummerStage
Free
Self-taught polyglot and multi-instrumentalist Taj Mahal originally hails from Harlem, but his unique brand of blues reflects traditions from Cuba, Hawaii, West Africa, and Europe... View details »
Taj Mahal w/ the Skatalites
Music: Rock/Pop
Margot & the Nuclear So and So's
Monday July 28 (8:30pm) @ Bowery Ballroom
Giveaway
Unlike their namesake, elusive playwright Margot Tenenbaum in quirky Wes Anderson delight The Royal Tenenbaums, bittersweet indie collective Margot & the Nuclear So and So's... View details »
Margot & the Nuclear So and So's
Music: Classical
Max Richter
Tuesday July 29 (7pm) @ (le) poisson rouge
German-born, UK-raised composer Max Richter makes "postclassical" music. Uniting piano and strings with electronic sounds and field recordings, his pop-length arrangements are both melancholy and... View details »
Max Richter
Music: Rock/Pop
ARMS
Tuesday July 29 (9pm) @ Union Pool in Wburg
Toeing the line between upbeat emoting and ukulele-soaked rambles, ARMS (better known as Harlem Shakes guitarist, Flavorpill copy editor, and onstage "O"-face aficionado Todd Goldstein)... View details »
ARMS
Music: Rock/Pop
Supergrass
Wednesday July 30 (7pm) @ Webster Hall
It's been more thar a decade since Supergrass released their decadent debut, I Should Coco, and nothing has slowed them down since — not even... View details »
Supergrass
Music: Rock/Pop
Aimee Mann
Wednesday July 30 (9pm) @ Highline Ballroom
Sold Out!
After a couple of concept albums (including a curious "seasonal" record), former 'Til Tuesday tunesmith Aimee Mann is back on track with a signature disc... View details »
Aimee Mann
Music: Hip-Hop
Brother Ali
Friday Aug 1 (7pm) @ South Street Seaport
Free
Part of the Rhymesayers collective, Brother Ali comes from a solid hip-hop family that includes Atmosphere and MF DOOM. He's slowly but surely building a... View details »
Brother Ali
Music: Rock/Pop
Wolf Parade
Friday Aug 1 (9pm) @ Terminal 5 in New York
Wolf Parade's 2005 full-length debut, Apologies to the Queen Mary, marked the arrival of a compelling new force in indie rock — a pair of... View details »
Wolf Parade
Music: Rock/Pop
Vetiver
Saturday Aug 2 (8pm) @ Bowery Ballroom
While often grouped with the freak-folk scene because of their close affiliation with (sometimes member) Devendra Banhart, Vetiver generally favor winsome pop melodies over tribal... View details »
Vetiver
Music: DJ
Skream
Saturday Aug 2 (11pm–4am) @ Knitting Factory
Skream returns to NYC after his performance at Dub War's third birthday bash and a quick jaunt around the States. Since bursting onto the scene... View details »
Skream
Music: Rock/Pop
Black Lips
Sunday Aug 3 (2pm) @ McCarren Park Pool in Greenpoint
Free
In 1971, Lester Bangs published an essay called "James Taylor Marked for Death," in which he heralded the Troggs as the raw libido of rock... View details »
Black Lips
Music: Rock/Pop
Jamie Lidell
Sunday Aug 3 (3pm) @ Central Park SummerStage
Jamie Lidell has arrived. In his performances since 2005's fantastically received, surprisingly soulful Multiply, the demi-founder of the now-defunct IDM outfit Super_Collider has thrilled audiences... View details »
Jamie Lidell
Music: DJ
Flosstradamus
Monday Aug 4 (11:30pm) @ Santos Party House
As most club kids know, Flosstradamus deserve the next-big-thing ink that's been spilled over their sweaty DJ sets during the last few years. For the... View details »
Flosstradamus
Music: Electronic
Sam Sparro
Tuesday Aug 5 (7pm) @ Santos Party House
Birds have a long history in pop music: there's "Rockin' Robin," the Eagles, Cindy Birdsong, and now Sam Sparro. He may style himself as an... View details »
Sam Sparro
Music: Hip-Hop
Glow in the Dark Tour
Tuesday Aug 5 (7:30pm) @ Madison Square Garden More times »
Just because he performs with a marching band and likes to go on crazy rants at awards shows, Kanye West is no mere attention hound.... View details »
Glow in the Dark Tour
Music: Rock/Pop
The Police
Thursday Aug 7 (8pm) @ Madison Square Garden
The Police
Music: DJ
CX Kidtronik
Thursday Aug 7 (11pm) @ APT
Free
DJ and drum machinist CX Kidtronik is best known for pounding out the futuristic beats behind Saul Williams' rapid-fire spoken word. His tour with Williams... View details »
CX Kidtronik
Music: Punk/Metal
Iggy and the Stooges
Friday Aug 8 (9pm) @ Terminal 5 in New York
Iggy Pop may be punk's perennial granddad, but don't you dare call him a fogey. Not if you like your teeth, anyway. Brash, brawling, and... View details »
Iggy and the Stooges
Music: Electronic
Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival
Saturday Aug 9 (noon–9pm) @ The Yard
The Yard's rapidly becoming the go-to venue for summer ragers — this afternoon, it plays host to a grip of live bands and DJs in... View details »
Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival
Music: Rock/Pop
Wilco
Wednesday Aug 13 (6:30pm) @ McCarren Park Pool in Greenpoint
Wilco
Music: Experimental
Dirty Projectors
Friday Aug 15 (7pm) @ South Street Seaport
Free
Dirty Projectors
Music: Hip-Hop
Aesop Rock
Sunday Aug 17 (2pm) @ McCarren Park Pool in Greenpoint
Free
Aesop Rock
Music: Rock/Pop
The Faint
Monday Aug 18 (8pm) @ Terminal 5 in New York
The Faint
Music: Rock/Pop
The Walkmen
Tuesday Aug 19 (9pm) @ Bowery Ballroom
Music: Punk/Metal
Finntroll
Sunday Aug 24 (8pm) @ B.B. King Blues Club & Grill
Music: Rock/Pop
Lykke Li
Thursday Aug 28 (9:30pm) @ (le) poisson rouge
Lykke Li

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Music: Rock/Pop
Laurie Anderson
Friday July 25 (8pm) @ Rose Theater, Time Warner Center in New York More times »
Music and performance maverick Laurie Anderson presents her most political work to date as part of the Lincoln Center Festival. Featuring innovative electronic grooves, powerful... View details »
Laurie Anderson
Music: Jazz/Blues
Summergarden
Sunday July 27 (8pm) @ MoMA More times »
Free
Two of the city's blue-chip performing arts titans — the Juilliard School and Jazz at Lincoln Center — join forces for Summergarden at MoMA. In... View details »
Summergarden
Music: Jazz/Blues
Slavic Soul Party!
Tuesday July 29 (9pm) @ Barbès in Park Slope More times »
While punk outfits like Devotchka and Gogol Bordello boldly appropriate traditional Eastern European music, their gypsy-inspired mosh pits lack a certain soul. Taking a subtler,... View details »
Slavic Soul Party!
Music: DJ
Afrika Bambaataa
Tuesday July 29 (10pm) @ APT More times »
Giveaway
Legendary godfather of the block party, pioneer of electro-funk, and originator of the Universal Zulu Nation, Afrika Bambaataa lends his guidance to those still "looking... View details »
Afrika Bambaataa
Music: DJ
Été d'Amour
Thursday July 31 (8pm–4am) @ Santos Party House More times »
Giveaway
Respect, the newest entry in the deluge of summer parties, was originally founded in Paris by three Frenchmen who booked everyone from Daft Punk and... View details »
Été d'Amour