The best NYC concerts in March 2020

The Baltimore duo plays behind a couple new singles, "Fear of Heights" and "Fortune," which might signal a new album on the horizon. The duo's last released record, The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs, is an incisive indie-pop record that builds on the group's knack for tightly arranged gut punches and sinewy balladry

Dan Bejar, a collaborator with The New Pornographers and an idiosyncratic Canadian singer-songwriter who makes music as Destroyer, trades in a mature interpretation of ‘80s soft-rock, full of smoky, monochrome synths, cryptic murmurings and muted sax lines. Check out his brand new release Have We Met, along with 2011's groundbreaking Kaputt, for an idea of his sprawling, dynamic sound. 

Nova Scotia frontman Nigel Chapman of indie-rock Nap Eyes has been compared to Bob Dylan—in some verses, you might even hear a bit of Lou Reed in his wavering baritone voice.

The artist formerly known as Mos Def—and before that, Dante Terrell Smith—recently confirmed that the reunion album by his legendary duo with Talib Kweli, Black Star is finished—the first in two decades, produced by none other than the widely lauded beatsmith-king Madlib himself. Until then, crank up the classics: Bey performs from his celebrated Black on Both Sides here at this Midtown gig.

A couple years ago, Lupe took Soundcloud's removal of his song "N.E.R.D" for hatespeech as a sign from God to retire from music. Fortunately he forewent those plans and has forged ahead with releasing a trilogy of (ostensibly) final albums, Drogas Light and Drogas Wave (the final, Skulls, is still forthcoming). However, we're excited to catch him here in classic form as he throws it back to 2006, performing his breakout debut Food and Liquor in full—though intriguing, his recent political MC inclinations can't quite match the everyman relatability of his humble beginnings as a skateboarder-storyteller.

Albums like last year's stunning Angel's Pulse, and 2016's complex swirling affair Freetown Sound, have cemented Dev Hynes's status as a multi-talented alt-pop visionary. Expect songs from across his discography as he takes the stage at Radio City.

A veteran of Suicidal Tendencies and a protégé of Flying Lotus, electric-bassist Stephen Bruner now plies funky, jazzy grooves as Thundercat, in which guise his work can call to mind vintage Stanley Clarke and Bootsy Collins, as well as more recent low-end theorists Squarepusher and Victor Wooten.

Known by the nom de plume Caribou, esoteric electronica collagist Dan Snaith has an undeniable talent for spinning expansive, thoughtful records out of a sprawling range of electronic, hip-hop and pop elements, as on his upcoming Merge release, Suddenly.

The eccentric Radiohead frontman steps out on a rare solo tour joined by longtime collaborator Nigel Godrich and visual artist Tarik Barri. Expect a set spanning his solo works The Eraser, Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes and last year's excellent Anima.