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The best guide to live music in New York City, including concert listings and what’s on at NYC's top music venues

The best U2 songs of all time
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The best U2 songs of all time

We took on the daunting task of ranking the best U2 songs from the band’s storied history

Find an awesome spring concert
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Find an awesome spring concert

Here are the shows you'll want to see

The best summer music festivals in 2018
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The best summer music festivals in 2018

Get the scoop on all the best summer music festivals happening this year

Best acts to see at Governors Ball 2018
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Best acts to see at Governors Ball 2018

Catch these can't-miss sets at the fest

The best pop songs of all time
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The best pop songs of all time

These chart-topping hits that’ll have you singing at the top of your lungs

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Concerts in NYC

Your essential concert guide
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Your essential concert guide

Find out about recently announced concerts in NYC

The best parties in NYC this month
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The best parties in NYC this month

From club nights to globally renowned label takeovers

The best concerts of 2018
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The best concerts of 2018

From multi-day festivals to up-and-coming acts not to miss

The best concerts in NYC in May
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The best concerts in NYC in May

Highlights for this month’s concerts in NYC include King Tuff, No Age and Jorja Smith

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Latest music news

Vision Festival 2018: 8 acts not to miss at the annual jazz showcase
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Vision Festival 2018: 8 acts not to miss at the annual jazz showcase

Vision festival, the avant-garde jazz summit that showcases both godheads and upstarts of the genre, makes its triumphant return to the Brooklyn...

A music festival on Governors Island will have Vince Staples, The Flaming Lips and more
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A music festival on Governors Island will have Vince Staples, The Flaming Lips and more

Pitchfork and October (the beer culture website, not the month) have taken the best parts of music festivals (the acts) and beer fests (the suds) and...

The new Iceage album will deliver a jolt to your summer
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The new Iceage album will deliver a jolt to your summer

Danish punk band Iceage emerged in 2008 as teenagers with a reputation for aggressive music and raucous live shows. Now, after four years away, the band has...

Hear a full orchestra perform Prince songs at this show in NYC
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Hear a full orchestra perform Prince songs at this show in NYC

It's been just over two years since our one true Prince moved on to a higher plane, and in the remaining time NYC has continuously toasted his cultural...

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Latest interviews and features

How Cigarettes After Sex turned online buzz into an IRL roar
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How Cigarettes After Sex turned online buzz into an IRL roar

Get to know the man behind the hot Brooklyn band

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Jane Birkin on being a music, fashion and film icon
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Jane Birkin on being a music, fashion and film icon

Our Q&A catches up with the multi-hyphenate star

Lomelda navigates growing up and leaving home
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Lomelda navigates growing up and leaving home

Get into the Texas indie-pop act's emotive, folky tunes

(Sandy) Alex G on going from home recording to working with Frank Ocean
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(Sandy) Alex G on going from home recording to working with Frank Ocean

Alex Giannascoli is disarmingly modest for a guy who has played with Frank Ocean

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Hop Along
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Hop Along

The Philly combo produces emotive indie rock that's both heartrending and thrilling

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Hot Snakes + Vundabar
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Hot Snakes + Vundabar

West Coast posthardcore quintet Hot Snakes airs its loud, wiry anthems

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The Decemberists + M. Ward
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The Decemberists + M. Ward

The 17-year-old band went in a decidedly new direction with its latest, I'll Be Your Girl

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Alt-J + Kamasi Washington
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Alt-J + Kamasi Washington

The trio teams up with saxophone superstar Kamasi Washington for an immersive stadium show

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Upcoming shows

The best concerts in NYC this week
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The best concerts in NYC this week

We've rounded up the best gigs in the five boroughs during the next seven days

The best classical and opera concerts in NYC
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The best classical and opera concerts in NYC

When it comes to live classical music and opera, we truly are spoiled for choice here in NYC

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The best cabaret shows in NYC
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The best cabaret shows in NYC

Get up close and personal with the best nightclub singers in New York 

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The best jazz shows in NYC
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The best jazz shows in NYC

Check out our picks for the best jazz shows happening in this month

The best New York music venues

The best live music venues in NYC
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The best live music venues in NYC

The best places to see live music in Brooklyn
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The best places to see live music in Brooklyn

Bluegrass music venues
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Bluegrass music venues

Classic New York music venues
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Classic New York music venues

Folk music venues
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Folk music venues

New York's hidden gems
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New York's hidden gems

 

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Madison Square Garden
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Madison Square Garden

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Bowery Ballroom
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Bowery Ballroom

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Music Hall of Williamsburg
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Music Hall of Williamsburg

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Terminal 5
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Radio City Music Hall
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Radio City Music Hall

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Beacon Theatre
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Beacon Theatre

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The best albums and songs

The best karaoke songs ever
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The best karaoke songs ever

The best new songs out right now
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The best new songs out right now

The 50 best road trip songs of all time
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The 50 best road trip songs of all time

The 50 best love songs of all time
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The 50 best love songs of all time

The 12 best protest songs of all time
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The 12 best protest songs of all time

The 50 best breakup songs
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The 50 best breakup songs