The Arbitrary Guide to Popular Culture
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Music from September 27th, 2016
to October 27th, 2016
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Last updated September 27th, 2016
| Date | Artist/Event | Event Time | Cost | Venue | Address | City | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 9/27 | Entrance (Guy Blakeslee solo) 21+ |
8 PM | $12 | Union Pool (web site) | 484 Union Ave at Meeker, Williamsburg | Brooklyn | ||
| Tue 9/27 | Beach Slang, Mr. Shakily and the Franklys (Chris Gerhard's Smiths cover band) 21+ |
8 PM | $20 | Rough Trade NYC (web site) | 64 N 9th St | Brooklyn | ||
| Tue 9/27 | Entrance (Guy Blakeslee solo), Roya, Russian Baths 21+ |
8 PM | $12 | Union Pool (web site) | 484 Union Ave at Meeker, Williamsburg | Brooklyn | ||
| Wed 9/28 | Entrance 21+ |
6:30 PM | $10 | Mercury Lounge (web site) | 217 E. Houston St. | New York | (212) 260-4700 | |
| Wed 9/28 | Entrance, Liza Thorn, Reuben Hollebon 21+ |
6:30 PM | $10 | Mercury Lounge (web site) | 217 E. Houston St. | New York | (212) 260-4700 | |
| Wed 9/28 | Britta Phillips (performs "Luck or Magic"), Dean Wareham 18+ |
7 PM | $20 | (le) Poisson Rouge (web site) | 158 Bleecker Street | New York | 212-505-FISH | |
| Wed 9/28 | Xylourus White 21+ |
8 PM | $13 | Union Pool (web site) | 484 Union Ave at Meeker, Williamsburg | Brooklyn | ||
| Wed 9/28 | Drome, Language, Yucca King, Flower Boys 21+ |
8 PM | $5 | Muchmore's | 2 Havemeyer St. | Brooklyn | ||
| Wed 9/28 | Death Valley Girls, PMS and the Moodswings 21+ |
8 PM | $10 | WFMU Performance Space | 43 Montgomery St. | Jersey City | ||
| Wed 9/28 | Shabazz Palaces, Finding Novyon, Doug Hream Blunt 21+ |
8 PM | $3 | Baby's All Right (web site) | 146 Broadway | Brooklyn | ||
| Wed 9/28 | Tony Buck, David Watson, Nate Wooley, David Grubbs, Eli Keszler, C. Spencer Yeh, Laura Ortman (Trio) All Ages |
8 PM | $10 | Trans-Pecos (web site) | 915 Wyckoff Avenue | Ridgewood | ||
| Wed 9/28 | Diamond Terrifier, Will Epstein, Chris Pitsiokos, Andrew Bernstein All Ages |
8 PM | $8 | Trans-Pecos (web site) | 915 Wyckoff Avenue | Ridgewood | ||
| Thu 9/29 | Janelle Monae All Ages |
6 PM | Free! | Central Park Summerstage (web site) | 72nd St. @ 5th Av. (Rumsey Field) | NYC | 212-360-2777 | |
| Thu 9/29 | Freedy Johnston 21+ |
6:30 PM | $12 | Rockwood Music Hall (web site) | 196 Allen St b/t Houston & Stanton | NYC | 212-477-4155 | |
| Thu 9/29 | HEALTH All Ages |
8 PM | $25 | Market Hotel (web site) | 1142 Myrtle Ave, Bushwick | Brooklyn | ||
| Thu 9/29 | Poster Children 21+ |
8 PM | $17 | Saint Vitus Bar (web site) | 1120 Manhattan Avenue | Brooklyn | ||
| Thu 9/29 | Death Valley Girls 18+ |
8 PM | $10 | Shea Stadium | 85A Debevoise Ave Greenpoint | Brooklyn | ||
| Thu 9/29 | The Scenics, Coy Kids, Dentist 21+ |
8 PM | $10 | WFMU Performance Space | 43 Montgomery St. | Jersey City | ||
| Thu 9/29 | HEALTH, Yvette, Dreamcrusher All Ages |
8 PM | $15 | Market Hotel (web site) | 1142 Myrtle Ave, Bushwick | Brooklyn | ||
| Thu 9/29 | Tom Brosseau, Sean Watkins 21+ |
8 PM | $15 | Rockwood Music Hall (web site) | 196 Allen St b/t Houston & Stanton | NYC | 212-477-4155 | |
| Fri 9/30 | Thanatology, Immortal Suffering, Organ Dealer, Cranial Engorgement, Bloodscribe, Nephrectomy, Necroptic Engorgement, Psychotic Defilement, and more stupid band names. 21+ |
3 PM | $30 | Saint Vitus Bar (web site) | 1120 Manhattan Avenue | Brooklyn | ||
| Fri 9/30 | Jenny Hval 18+ |
6 PM | $15 | (le) Poisson Rouge (web site) | 158 Bleecker Street | New York | 212-505-FISH | |
| Fri 9/30 | Bad Religion, Against Me!, Dave Hause All Ages |
6:30 PM | $30 | Starland Ballroom (web site) | 570 Jernee Mill Road | Sayreville, NU | 732-238-5500 | |
| Fri 9/30 | Handsome Family, Brooke Annibale 21+ |
7:30 PM | $17 | Mercury Lounge (web site) | 217 E. Houston St. | New York | (212) 260-4700 | |
| Fri 9/30 | Electric Six, In the Whale 18+ |
8 PM | Studio at Webster Hall (web site) | 125 East. 11th Street | New York City | |||
| Fri 9/30 | Collapsing Scenery, Cappadonna (Wu-Tang Clan), Excepter, Mahogany, James Richardson All Ages |
8 PM | $12 | Knockdown Center | 52-19 Flushing Ave | Maspeth | ||
| Fri 9/30 | Lower Dens, Ornament All Ages |
8 PM | $20 | Pioneer Works (web site) | 159 Pioneer St | Brooklyn | (718) 596-3000 | |
| Fri 9/30 | Kula Shaker 21+ |
8 PM | $25 | Rough Trade NYC (web site) | 64 N 9th St | Brooklyn | ||
| Fri 9/30 | Eleven Pond, Bootblacks, Shadow Age All Ages |
8 PM | $10 | Trans-Pecos (web site) | 915 Wyckoff Avenue | Ridgewood | ||
| Fri 9/30 | Russian Circles, Helms Alee 18+ |
8 PM | $20 | Warsaw (web site) | 261 Driggs Av at Eckford St. | Brooklyn | (212) 645-5156 | |
| Fri 9/30 | The Legendary Pink Dots, Orbit Service All Ages |
10 PM | $30 | Knitting Factory Brooklyn (web site) | 361 Metropolitan Ave. | Brooklyn | ||
| Fri 9/30 | Yonatan Gat, Chris Forsyth & the Solar Motel Band 21+ |
10 PM | $12 | Bell House (web site) | 149 7th Street | Brooklyn | ||
| Sat 10/1 | Empire of the Sun, Pretty Lights, Camian Marley, Grimes, Chromeo, ZHU, Thomas Jack, Savages, Sylvan Esso, Post Malone, Kamasi Washington, Yeasayer, Frightened Rabbit, Lolawolf, Miami Horror, Bas, World's Fair, Jenauz, Mr. Twin Sister, Nico Yaryan, Slaptop, J. Cole The Meadows Festival |
11 AM | $105 | Citi Field | ||||
| Sat 10/1 | Buzzcocks 16+ |
Noon | $30 | Irving Plaza (web site) | 17 Irving Plaza | New York | 212-777-6800 | |
| Sat 10/1 | Gorgasm, Rectal Smegma, Necrotic Disgorgement, Suffer, Corpse Hoarder, Vomit Stain, Lethal Entity, Chained to the Dead, and more stupid band names 21+ |
3 PM | $30 | Saint Vitus Bar (web site) | 1120 Manhattan Avenue | Brooklyn | ||
| Sat 10/1 | Handsome Family All Ages |
7 PM | Knitting Factory Brooklyn (web site) | 361 Metropolitan Ave. | Brooklyn | |||
| Sat 10/1 | Luna | 7 PM | $30 | Rough Trade NYC (web site) | 64 N 9th St | Brooklyn | ||
| Sat 10/1 | Jen Kirkman 18+ |
7 PM | $12 | Bowery Ballroom (web site) | 6 Delancey St. | New York | 212-533-2111 | |
| Sat 10/1 | Bad Religion, Against Me!, Dave Hause All Ages |
7:30 PM | $25 | Paramount Theatre | Asbury Park NJ | |||
| Sat 10/1 | Elvis Costello | 7:30 PM | $99 | Town Hall (web site) | 123 W. 43rd St. between 6th and 7th Ave | New York City | 212-840-2824 | |
| Sat 10/1 | Vieux Farka Toure 18+ |
8 PM | $35 | (le) Poisson Rouge (web site) | 158 Bleecker Street | New York | 212-505-FISH | |
| Sat 10/1 | The Vibrators 21+ |
8 PM | $18 | Bowery Electric (web site) | 327 Bowery at 2nd St. | New York City | 212-228-0228 | |
| Sat 10/1 | Violent Femmes All Ages |
8 PM | $20 | Wellmont Theatre (web site) | 5 Seymour St | Montclair, NJ | ||
| Sat 10/1 | Kikagaku Moyo 21+ |
8 PM | $12 | Berlin (web site) | 25 Avenue A | New York | ||
| Sat 10/1 | Opeth All Ages |
8 PM | $38 | Radio City Music Hall | 6th Ave. @ 50th St. | NYC | (212) 247-4777 | |
| Sat 10/1 | Big Eyes, Wet Nurse, The Beltways, HVAC All Ages |
8 PM | $5 | Suburbia (web site) | 330 Melrose St. | Brooklyn | ||
| Sat 10/1 | Blood Orange All Ages |
8 PM | $30 | Terminal 5 (web site) | 610 W. 56 ST | New York City | ||
| Sat 10/1 | Mammal, Chomper, Foster Care, Weeping Icon 21+ |
8 PM | The Gutter | 200 North 14th Street | Williamsburg | 718-387-3585 | ||
| Sat 10/1 | Barrence Whitfield and the Savages, The Piggies | 9 PM | $12 | WFMU Performance Space | 43 Montgomery St. | Jersey City | ||
| Sat 10/1 | Jen Kirkman 18+ |
9:30 PM | $12 | Bowery Ballroom (web site) | 6 Delancey St. | New York | 212-533-2111 | |
| Sun 10/2 | Kanye West, Chance the Rapper, Kygo, The 1975, Bryson Tiller, Cage the Elephant, Mac Miller, Metric, BORNS, Twin Shadow (performs "Purple Rain", Jack Garratt, Pusha T, Charles Bradley and His Extraordinaires, The Temper Trap, Chairlift, Robert DeLong, Zella Day, Lewis Del Mar, Coast Modern, Mas Ysa, Firekid, Mail the Horse The Meadows Festival All Ages |
11 AM | $105 | Citi Field | ||||
| Sun 10/2 | Wu Tang Clan, David Byrne, Nile Rogers, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Swizz Beats, Deerhoof, EPMD, Black Thought, Echosmith and More! Roots Picnic All Ages |
Noon | Bryant Park | 42nd St & 6th Avenue | NYC | 212-512-5700 | ||
| Sun 10/2 | Barence Whitfield and the Savages 21+ |
6:30 PM | $10 | Mercury Lounge (web site) | 217 E. Houston St. | New York | (212) 260-4700 | |
| Sun 10/2 | Midge Ure of Ultravox, Richard Lloyd (of Television All Ages |
7 PM | $25 | Gramercy Theatre | 127 E. 23rd St b/t Park Ave South & Lexington | NYC | 212-777-4900 | |
| Sun 10/2 | Luna (performing Penthouse) 21+ |
7 PM | $30 | Rough Trade NYC (web site) | 64 N 9th St | Brooklyn | ||
| Sun 10/2 | Violent Femmes All Ages |
8 PM | $20 | Paramount Theatre | Asbury Park NJ | |||
| Sun 10/2 | Opposite Sex, Pill, Heaven's Gate, DJ A. Savage (of Parquet Courts) 21+ |
8 PM | $8 | Alphaville. (web site) | 140 Wilson Ave | Brooklyn | (347) 508-5006 | |
| Sun 10/2 | Glacial (Lee Ranaldo, David Watson, Ton Buck), 75 Dollar Bill MV Carbon 21+ |
8 PM | $10 | Union Pool (web site) | 484 Union Ave at Meeker, Williamsburg | Brooklyn | ||
| Mon 10/3 | Bad Religion, Against Me!, Dave Hause All Ages |
6:30 PM | $37 | Irving Plaza (web site) | 17 Irving Plaza | New York | 212-777-6800 | |
| Mon 10/3 | Richard Pinhas (of Heldon), Bryon Westbrook All Ages (web site) |
8 PM | $10 | The Park Church Co-Op | 129 Russell St. | Brooklyn | 718-389-0854 | |
| Tue 10/4 | Bad Religion, Against Me! Dave Hause All Ages |
6:30 PM | $37 | Irving Plaza (web site) | 17 Irving Plaza | New York | 212-777-6800 | |
| Tue 10/4 | The Gooch Palms, Surfbort, Fascinator 21+ |
8 PM | $8 | Baby's All Right (web site) | 146 Broadway | Brooklyn | ||
| Tue 10/4 | Nena (99 Luftballoons Over America Tour 2016) 16+ |
8 PM | Playstation Theather (formerly Best Buy Theater) (web site) | 1515 Broadway at W. 44th Street | New York City | (212) 930-1950 | ||
| Tue 10/4 | Violent Femmes 18+ |
8 PM | $40 | Capitol Theatre (web site) | 149 Westchester Avenue | Port Chester | (914) 934-9362 | |
| Tue 10/4 | Saint Vitus, The Skull, Witch Mountain 21+ |
8 PM | $25 | Saint Vitus Bar (web site) | 1120 Manhattan Avenue | Brooklyn | ||
| Tue 10/4 | Bebel Gilberto All Ages |
9 PM | $45 | National Sawdust (web site) | 80 N 6th St | Brooklyn | (646) 779-8455 | |
| Wed 10/5 | Built to Spill, Hop Along, Alex G 21+ |
8 PM | $30 | Brooklyn Bowl (web site) | 61 Wythe Ave. | Brooklyn | (718) 963-3369 | |
| Wed 10/5 | Sigur Ros All Ages |
8 PM | Radio City Music Hall | 6th Ave. @ 50th St. | NYC | (212) 247-4777 | ||
| Wed 10/5 | Kaytranada All Ages |
8 PM | $25 | Terminal 5 (web site) | 610 W. 56 ST | New York City | ||
| Wed 10/5 | Pantha Du Prince 18+ |
8 PM | $18 | Music Hall of Williamsburg (web site) | 66 North 6th St, b/t Wythe & Kent | Brooklyn | ||
| Wed 10/5 | Bebel Gilberto All Ages |
9 PM | $45 | National Sawdust (web site) | 80 N 6th St | Brooklyn | (646) 779-8455 | |
| Thu 10/6 | The Faint, Gang of Four, Pictureplane 18+ |
7 PM | $30 | Webster Hall (web site) | 125 E 11th St b/t 3rd & 4th Aves | NYC | 212-353-1600 | |
| Thu 10/6 | Sigur Ros All Ages |
8 PM | Kings Theatre (web site) | 1027 Flatbush Ave | Brooklyn | |||
| Thu 10/6 | Macula Dog, Weeping Icon, Pariuh, Centre Negative, Cabo Boing 21+ |
8 PM | $8 | Alphaville. (web site) | 140 Wilson Ave | Brooklyn | (347) 508-5006 | |
| Thu 10/6 | White Hills, One Prayer One Sin, Viana, The SM Project 21+ |
8 PM | $10 | Sunnyvale Brooklyn | 1031 Grand Street | Brooklyn | 347-987-3971 | |
| Thu 10/6 | Ian Hunter and the Rant Band, Ivan Julian 21_ |
8 PM | $30 | Bell House (web site) | 149 7th Street | Brooklyn | ||
| Thu 10/6 | Koen Holtkamp (from Mountains), Marielle V Jakobsons, Chuck Johnson 21+ |
8 PM | $10 | Union Pool (web site) | 484 Union Ave at Meeker, Williamsburg | Brooklyn | ||
| Thu 10/6 | Quantic 21+ |
10 PM | $20 | (le) Poisson Rouge (web site) | 158 Bleecker Street | New York | 212-505-FISH | |
| Fri 10/7 | Eric Burdon and the Animals All Ages |
6 PM | $40 | NYCB Theatre at Westbury (web site) | 960 Brush Hollow Rd | Westbury | (516) 247-5200 | |
| Fri 10/7 | Andrew Bird (conversation and performance) The New Yorker Festival All Ages |
7 PM | Gramercy Theatre | 127 E. 23rd St b/t Park Ave South & Lexington | NYC | 212-777-4900 | ||
| Fri 10/7 | Fucked Up, Iron Chic 16+ |
8 PM | $20 | Amityville Music Hall (web site) | 198 Broadway | Amityville, NY | 631-397-0578 | |
| Fri 10/7 | Sigur Ros All Ages |
8 PM | $80 | Kings Theatre (web site) | 1027 Flatbush Ave | Brooklyn | ||
| Fri 10/7 | Fucked Up, Iron Chic 16_ |
8 PM | $20 | Amityville Music Hall (web site) | 198 Broadway | Amityville, NY | 631-397-0578 | |
| Fri 10/7 | Jacuzzi Boys 18+ |
8 PM | $12 | Baby's All Right (web site) | 146 Broadway | Brooklyn | ||
| Fri 10/7 | Sunflower Bean, The Lemon Twigs, B Boys 18+ |
8 PM | $15 | Music Hall of Williamsburg (web site) | 66 North 6th St, b/t Wythe & Kent | Brooklyn | ||
| Fri 10/7 | Louis C.K. (in conversation with) The New York Festival All Ages |
10 PM | $65 | Acura at SIR Stage37 (web site) | 508 W. 37th St. | New York | 212-239-9603 | |
| Sun 10/9 | Van Morrison | 7:30 PM | Forest Hills Stadium (web site) | 1 Tennis Place | Forest Hills, NY | |||
| Tue 10/11 | Merchandise | 8:30 PM | $12 | WFMU Performance Space | 43 Montgomery St. | Jersey City | ||
| Thu 10/27 | Dan Adriano in the Emergency Room | 8 PM | $15 | WFMU Performance Space | 43 Montgomery St. | Jersey City |
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