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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

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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The best albums of 2017
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The best albums of 2017

Here are our picks for the year's best albums

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 NYC concerts in March 2018
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The best NYC concerts in March 2018

Including plenty of indie rock shows, pop gigs and more

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

From club nights to globally renowned label takeovers

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Latest music news

An oral history of Avicii’s impact on NYC following his death
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An oral history of Avicii’s impact on NYC following his death

Friday was a very sad day for the electronic music community—and the music community at large. During the afternoon, news broke that beloved Swedish DJ Tim...

More than 100 free shows are coming to the NYC waterfront this summer for River to River Festival
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More than 100 free shows are coming to the NYC waterfront this summer for River to River Festival

River to River Festival is returning to NYC this summer, and it has everything. Seriously. We don't know if we should call it a music festival or an art...

Massive waterfront party Elements Festival is returning to NYC this August
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Massive waterfront party Elements Festival is returning to NYC this August

With temperatures in the high 70s this past weekend, New Yorkers across the city are finally starting to believe that the brutal NYC winter is over for good....

Times Square venue B.B. King’s Blues Club & Grill is closing down
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Times Square venue B.B. King’s Blues Club & Grill is closing down

Times Square venue B.B. King Blues Club & Grill will be closing at the end of April after 18 years in business. The music spot says that rising rent is the...

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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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The Breeders
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The Breeders

The band takes the stage behind its new album on 4AD, All Nerve

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No Age + Behavior
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No Age + Behavior

The L.A. noise-punk outfit recently returned with a thoroughly enjoyable new album 

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Hinds
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Hinds

This Madrid garage-pop quartet traffics in unpolished charm and summery vibes

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Misfits + Suicidal Tendencies + Murphy's Law
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Misfits + Suicidal Tendencies + Murphy's Law

The horror punk deities hit their home state for an arena 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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4 out of 5 stars
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Bowery Ballroom
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Bowery Ballroom

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5 out of 5 stars
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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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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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5 out of 5 stars
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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