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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
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
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
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
- Prudential Hall (at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center) 1 Center St, at the waterfront
- Wed Jun 19
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