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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
Free

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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Amadou & Mariam + Bombino

Critics choice
Free

The self-billed "blind couple from Mali," who collaborated with cutting-edge stars such as Santigold, TV on the Radio's Kyp Malone, Theophilus London and Scissor Sisters' Jake Shears on last year's

Celebrate Brooklyn! (at the Prospect Park Bandshell) Prospect Park West, at 9th St
Fri Jun 21

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Tori Scott: What's Pride Got to Do with It

Critics choice

Singer-actor and good-time gal Tori Scott, billed as "a Garland for the Grindr era," returns to Joe's Pub to help usher in Gay Pride (if only by comparison!) with a new evening of bold songs and