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- The best summer songs
- Summer concerts 2013
- Help pick the song of the summer
- New video: Kendrick Lamar
- Summer music festival guide
The best summer songs
We count down the essential warm-weather jams, from Kid Rock to Kool & the Gang and beyond
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 beach-and-barbecue-friendly anthem
New video: Kendrick Lamar
Watch the Compton It rapper deliver a soul-searching kiss-off
Summer music festival guide
The best concerts, most stylish accessories, and dazzling live-music photos
Critics’ picks: Best live music in NYC
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
- Thu May 23 - Sun May 26
Mike Pride's From Bacteria to Boys
- Price band: 2/4
- Critics choice
A ubiquitous local avant-jazz drummer celebrates a pair of sharply contrasting new LPs.
- Greenwich House Music School 46 Barrow St, between Bedford and Bleecker Sts
- Wed May 22
Of Montreal
- Price band: 2/4
- Critics choice
The beloved Athens, GA, art-pop crew previews its forthcoming LP with a trippy multimedia spectacle.
- Music Hall of Williamsburg 66 North 6th St, between Kent and Wythe Aves
- Wed May 22
ErstAEU Showcase
- Price band: 1/4
- Critics choice
Genre-defining experimental label Erstwhile Records brings a fresh focus on a wave of homegrown talent.
- Issue Project Room 110 Livingston St, at Boerum Pl
- Sat May 25
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 choiceLaura Benanti: In Constant Se...
Laura Benanti has captured Broadway's heart in shows from Into...
Top live music stories
The 50 greatest NYC hip-hop artists
We pay homage to the genre's brightest stars and biggest innovators.
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.
Playlists & music guides
Live music events
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Amateur Night at...
Launched in 1934 as a showcase for young black ent...
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Elliott Sharp:...
Few NYC performers can claim to be as versatile as...
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Matt Parker
Matt Parker, a saxist whose diverse résumé include...
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