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Q&A: Chvrches
Kanye West at Governors Ball
Q&A: Nelson Lugo
Q&A: Trevor Noah
NYC metal (video)

Q&A: Chvrches

The Scottish electropop band learns how to navigate the big time
Kanye West at Governors Ball

Yeezy plugs Yeezus at a jaw-dropping outdoor spectacular
Q&A: Nelson Lugo

Epic Win Burlesque's impresario lets his geek flag fly
Q&A: Trevor Noah

The South African stand-up is onto something big with Born a Crime
NYC metal (video)

Explore Gotham's thriving metal scene through photos, interviews, videos, a concert schedule and more

Best NYC music & nightlife: Critics' picks

LL Cool J + Public Enemy + Ice Cube

Price band: 3/4
Critics choice

A true trailblazer of New York hip-hop, LL Cool J plays this KO punch of a bill at Roseland in support of his new album, Authentic, which features Brad Paisley (yes, really), Eddie Van Halen (yes,

Roseland Ballroom 239 W 52nd St, between Broadway and Eighth Ave
Thu Jun 20

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CANCELED Yasiin Bey

Critics choice
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The artist formerly known as Mos Def—and before that, Dante Terrell Smith—Yasiin Bey plays this SummerStage humdinger in the park. His most recent solo record, 2009's The Ecstatic, was a major

SummerStage Mainstage Rumsey Playfield, Central Park, enter at Fifth Ave and 72nd St
Mon Jun 24

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Too Gay for Brooklyn: An Evening of Cabaret with Julie Klausner

Critics choice

Author and funny lady Julie Klausner, host of the brilliant How Was Your Week? podcast (essential listening for NYC gays…or anyone, really), comes to Joe's Pub for a two-night stand of songs and

Joe's Pub at the Public Theater 425 Lafayette St, between Astor Pl and E 4th St
Tue Jun 18 - Wed Jun 19

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Joan Baez + Indigo Girls

Price band: 3/4
Critics choice

Wow. This bill is like a folk-rock body slam, such is its might. Folk siren and activist Joan Baez is now 72 years old, and while she can still unfurl the soaring voice of yore, recent releases find