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The best guide to live music in New York City, including concert listings and what's on at NYC's top music venues
- Summer concerts 2013
- Help pick the song of the summer
- New video: Kanye West
- Summer music festival guide
- Greatest NYC hip-hop
Summer concerts 2013
We’ve rounded up the top shows of the season, with options to suit every taste and budget
Help pick the song of the summer
Submit your suggestions for the newest warm-weather anthem
New video: Kanye West
Check out footage of the rap enigma's surprise Roseland appearance
Summer music festival guide
The best concerts, most stylish accessories, and dazzling live-music photos
Greatest NYC hip-hop
We pay homage to the genre's brightest stars and biggest innovators
Critics’ picks: Best live music in NYC
Miguel Zenón Quartet
- Price band: 2/4
- Critics choice
The incendiary Puerto Rican sax whiz returns to the Vanguard with his seasoned working band.
- Village Vanguard 178 Seventh Ave South, at 11th St
- Fri May 17 - Sun May 19
The Milk Carton Kids
- Price band: 2/4
- Critics choice
Two fresh-faced singer-songwriters air their "feel-better music" in support of a gorgeous new album.
- Bowery Ballroom 6 Delancey St, between Bowery and Chrystie St
- Sun May 19
Laura Mvula
- Price band: 1/4
- Critics choice
A classically trained former teacher hits the LES in support of her super-buzzy debut LP.
- Bowery Ballroom 6 Delancey St, between Bowery and Chrystie St
- Mon May 20
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
- Price band: 3/4
- Critics choice
The Floridian FM-radio champ and his trusty crew set up shop on the boomer-friendly Upper West Side.
- Beacon Theatre 2124 Broadway, at 74th St
- Mon May 20, Tue May 21, Thu May 23, Sat May 25, Sun May 26
Concert tickets
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Critics choiceAmateur Night at the Apollo
Launched in 1934 as a showcase for young black entertainers, t...
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Critics choiceJEFF the Brotherhood + Hunters
Last year was something of a banner year for face-melting blue...
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Top live music stories
Coachella 2013 Weekend 2
Check out our favorite photos from the second weekend of the Cali megafest.
Free Energy vs. Deap Vally
Good-time rock & roll hits NYC with a one-two punch of fizzy up-and-comers.
Interview: Billy Bragg
The beloved British songwriter shifts focus from politics to struggles of the heart.
Coachella 2013: Weekend 1
Check out our best photos and highlights from the first weekend of the Cali megafest.
Playlists & music guides
Live music events
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The Great GoogaMooga
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Electric Daisy...
The megafest heads east for its second NYC incursi...
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The Killers
It’s not such a surprise that director Tim Burton ...
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