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Best NYC music & nightlife: Critics' picks

Governors Island

  • Critics choice
  • Free

The gratis ferry runs to this carless oasis through September, transporting New Yorkers to bike rental, concerts and art events. This year, New-York Historical Society curates the exhibit “WWII &

  1. Governors Island Governors Island
  2. Sun May 26 - Sun Sep 29
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

  • Price band: 3/4
  • Critics choice

Few would contend that Tom Petty deserves the rock-bard designation rightly bestowed on Neil Young or Bob Dylan, but then again, Petty has penned more indelible radio hits than the other two

  1. Beacon Theatre 2124 Broadway, at 74th St
  2. Sun May 26
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The Shins

  • Price band: 3/4
  • Critics choice

The band hitting Terminal 5 this week for a three-night stand shares exactly one member with the group Natalie Portman famously promised would change your life: frontman James Mercer, who followed

  1. Williamsburg Park Kent Ave, at North 12th St
  2. Sun May 26
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Ende Tymes Festival

  • Price band: 2/4
  • Critics choice

Performer and curator Bob Bellerue oversees the latest installment of his eagerly anticipated noise fest, taking over Silent Barn for three long stretches of drone, industrial sounds, harsh noise and

  1. Silent Barn 603 Bushwick Ave, between Jefferson and Melrose Sts, 11206
  2. Sun May 26
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