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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.

  1. Beacon Theatre 2124 Broadway, at 74th St
  2. Sat May 25 - Sun May 26
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ErstAEU Showcase

  • Price band: 1/4
  • Critics choice

Genre-defining experimental label Erstwhile Records brings a fresh focus on a wave of homegrown talent.

  1. Issue Project Room 110 Livingston St, at Boerum Pl
  2. Sat May 25
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Macy Gray Performs On How Life Is

  • Price band: 3/4

The dazzling, temperamental singer hits City Winery to reprise her gorgeous 1999 debut.

  1. City Winery 155 Varick St, at Vandam St
  2. Sat May 25 - Sun May 26
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Laura Marling

  • Critics choice

The 23-year-old L.A.-via-London nu-folkie fetes her new fourth LP, Once I Was an Eagle.

  1. Roulette 509 Atlantic Ave, between Nevins St and Third Ave, 11217
  2. Tue May 28
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