Gramercy and Flatiron events: The best shows and happenings
Find things to do in Gramercy and Flatiron, including museum exhibitions, shows, festivals and other events.
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Annie Ross
Now 86, Annie Ross remains as hard-swinging, glamorous and funny as when she was one third of the legendary jazz-vocal trio Lambert, Hendricks and Ross. See her and you’ll understand what jazz used to be: an expression of the danger, fun and high-wire life between the notes.
Read moreSuper Free Wednesday
Every Wednesday, all night long, see the PIT's best house teams doing their brand of long-form improvisation.
Read moreBuzzcocks + Residuels
Joke all you want about aging punks—Buzzcocks remain vital. No, their newer albums won't make anyone throw out their dog-eared copy of Singles Going Steady, but what would? Either way, the group 2014's crowd-funded album The Way, is pleasantly listenable enough.
Read moreKevin Gates
Drawly, deep-voiced Louisiana MC Kevin Gates, whose imperturbable flow and authentic Southern swagger earned him a Lil Wayne cosign and an XXL Freshmen nod back in 2014, plays songs from his recent critically acclaimed studio debut, Islah, a collection of braggadacio-filled boasts ("2 Phones") that often turn unexpectedly tender ("One Thing").
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That Golden Girls Show: A Puppet Parody
This is happening. Hot on the heels of his Thank You For Being a Friend live show, Jonathan Rockefeller unveils an all-new stage tribute to Miami's fab four, with puppets. Relive the big-earringed, heavy-sleeved glory of Dorothy, Blanche, Rose and Sophia through darling felt effigies at this love letter to one of the greatest (and gayest) TV series of all time.
Read moreThe Serena Belly Dance Museum
View costumes, paintings, sculptures and album covers that tell the history of Belly Dancing in New York, from club dancing in the predominately Greek Chelsea of the ’50s to the popular forms of choreography practiced today.
Read moreGypsy Danger and the Baldwins
Two of the Peoples Improv Theater's house teams join forces in Flatiron every Sat night: Gypsy Danger performs an improvised movie and the Baldwins, one of PIT's longest-running groups, serves up its signature longform stylings.
Read moreTaking Back Sunday + You Blew It!
If sing-to-the-rafters emo punk is your thing (still), you probably already have a ticket to see pop-punk stalwarts Taking Back Sunday, joined here by You Blew It!, a fine young Florida band that takes cues from the late-’90s Midwestern emo scene.
Read moreTamara's Tarot Variety Show
If you’ve ever wanted your fortune read by comedians, you’re in luck! Show up at 8pm for a free tarot card reading (first-come, first-served), then stick around for a variety hour that fosters community, creativity and trying to figure out your future from a pack of cards. The September LGBTQ show features improv and divinations from host Tamara Young and Ronny Pascale, singing by Drew Angus and stand-up from Victor Tomas.
Read moreBad Religion + Against Me! + Dave Hause
Punks everywhere feared that West Coast heroes Bad Religion, one of the genre's most distinctive and enduring bands, had released their final album in 2013. Since then, the group has indicated that it's at work putting together another record, its 17th. Maybe we'll hear a few new tracks sprinkled in among the band's hooky, thought-provoking back-catalog faves, as it plays with Laura Jane Grace's Florida punk powerhouse Against Me!.
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Billie Roe: Monopoly
After a three-decade break from performing, Roe returned in triumph at the Met Room's 2012 MetroStar Talent Challenge. In her latest show, she uses the Monopoly board game as the inspiration for a set that looks at life on all rungs of the economic ladder, via songs by artists from Kurt Weill through Luther Vandross.
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Dinosaur Jr.
Indie extraordinaire and Dinosaur Jr. frontman J Mascis augmented his trademark Jazzmaster-scuzz with acoustic Martin strumming on his last three solo records. While the combo works wonders, we miss the straightforward indie riffage characteristic of Dinosaur Jr’s early days. Fortunately, the band’s new album, Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not, features his pivotal crew in classic form.
Read moreJOHNNYSWIM
Married Nashville duo JOHNNYSWIM—Abner Ramirez and Amanda Sudano Ramirez—makes pleasing Americana that'll sound just fine to fans of countryish coed folk like the Lumineers, the Head and the Heart, and Of Monsters and Men. Their harmonies on their 2014 debut LP, Diamonds won them spots on late-night stages and HGTV theme songs. The singer-songwriters return to New York is support of their newest album Georgia Pond.
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