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- 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
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
XXL Freshmen
- Price band: 2/4
- Critics choice
The primo hip-hop mag curates another fantastic bill, featuring heatseekers like Joey Bada$$ and Schoolboy Q.
- Best Buy Theater 1515 Broadway, at 44th St
- Tue May 21
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
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 choiceEl Tri + Mägo de Oz + Liran Roll
Founded as Three Souls in My Mind back in 1966, El Tri virtual...
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Laura Benanti: In Constant Se...
Laura Benanti has captured Broadway's heart in shows from Into...
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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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Tom Petty and the...
Few would contend that Tom Petty deserves the rock...
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Elliott Sharp:...
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Woody Allen & the...
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