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may 1 (sun)
MASK YR SELF!
• 1pm: MONAD, Du.0 presents Scott Wollschleger’s DEAD HORSE BAY @ ridgewood garden, 864 shaler ave, ridgewood, queens // Du.0 = Aimée Niemann & Charlotte Munn-Wood
• 1pm: Mayday Festival of Resistance @ maria hernandez park, knickerbocker ave, bushwick, bklyn
• 4pm: The Max Johnson Quartet @ 131 buckingham road, kensington, bklyn
• 4:30pm: Ahmed Abdullah’s Diaspora Meets AfroHORN (fb) @ soapbox gallery (all ages), 636 dean st., prospect heights, bklyn **&** livestream
• 6:30pm: DMG 31st ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION: Gary Lucas, Elliott Sharp, Joel Harrison @ downtown music gallery, 13 monroe st., chinatown, mnhtn // limited capacity; rsvp to downtownmusicgalleryofficial@gmail.com
• 7pm: Static Shift Presents: Solo Termite, Sunk Heaven, Dreamcrusher, SYANIDE, Jack Propane, Via App, FadeFace, Pushpin (fb) @ trans-pecos (all ages), 9-15 wyckoff ave, ridgewood, queens
• 7pm: Outline: Spring, Day #2/2: Rostam, Arooj Aftab, L’Rain, Cassandra Jenkins (fb) @ knockdown center, 52-19 flushing ave, maspeth, queens
• 7pm: Scenic Presents: HTRK, Zebrablood (DJ set), Lucy Liyou @ market hotel (all ages), 1140 myrtle ave, bushwick, bklyn
• 7pm: Live Skull, Quattracenta, Female Genius @ union pool (21+), 484 union ave, williamsburg, bklyn
• 7:30pm: Du.0 presents Scott Wollschleger’s DEAD HORSE BAY @ prospect park tunnel (adjacent to endale arch; click for map), bklyn // Du.0 = Aimée Niemann & Charlotte Munn-Wood
• 7:30pm: Aviv Gilad, My Tree (Caroline Davis & Ben Hoffmann) @ the owl, 497 rogers ave, prospect lefferts gardens, bklyn
• 8pm: Blu Anxxiety, President Evil, Hüslter, Abism @ chaos computer (ask a pal), greenpoint, bklyn // become a contributor; membership only $10/month!
• 8pm *&* 10pm: Johnathan Blake & Pentad (w/ Immanuel Wilkins, Joel Ross, David Virelles, Ben Street) @ the village vanguard, 178 7th ave s., mnhtn
• 8pm: Walking Cliche Sextet (Aaron Dutton, Jacob Shulman, Michael Juba Prentky, Erez Dessel, SeaJun Kwon, Charles Weller) @ scholes st. studio (all ages), 375 lorimer st., e. williamsburg, bklyn // note: it says “streaming concert,” but there’s no info for watching online, so…??
• 9pm: Lip Talk / Ryan Dugre / Will Graefe / Benny Bock / Jeremy Gustin @ nublu 151 (21+), 151 ave c, mnhtn
Bang on a Can presents LONG PLAY, Day #3/3
multi-venue overlapping-gig festivals in nyc: ???? click any link to see them organized by time
• 1pm / 3pm / 5pm: TAK Ensemble +++ James Moore & Alicia Hall Moran +++ Tristan Perich @ public records, 233 butler st., gowanus, bklyn
• 1:15pm / 3:30pm / 5:30pm: Robert Black +++ David Lang’s death speaks, ft. Shara Nova +++ JG Thirlwell + Ensemble (ft. Simon Hanes) @ mark morris dance center, 3 lafayette ave, downtown bklyn
• 2pm / 4pm / 6pm: Nick Dunston Spider Season +++ Brandon Lopez +++ Kaki King @ littlefield, 635 sackett st., gowanus, bklyn
• 2pm / 3pm / 4pm / 5pm: Brooklyn Youth Chorus sing Nathalie Joachim, Tania León, Paola Prestini, Olga Bell, Gity Razaz +++ Leila Adu +++ Soo Yeon Lyuh & Friends +++ Balún @ bam (the adam), 30 lafayette ave, downtown bklyn
• 2pm / 4pm: Iva Casian-Lakos plays Joan La Barbara +++ Eddy Kwon @ the center for fiction, 15 lafayette ave, downtown bklyn
• 4:30pm / 6:30pm: Jenny Lin plays Galina Ustvolskaya +++ ~Nois Saxophone Quartet plays the music of Kinds of Kings @ roulette, 509 atlantic ave, downtown bklyn
• 7:30pm: Ornette Coleman’s The Shape of Jazz to Come @ bam opera house, 30 lafayette ave, downtown bklyn // Bang on a Can Orchestra & Denardo Coleman/Ornette Expressions ft. Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Jason Moran, Lee Odom, Wallace Roney Jr., Special Guest James “Blood” Ulmer + conducted by Awadagin Pratt // arrangements by Nick Dunston, Craig Harris, Nicole Mitchell, Carman Moore, David Sanford, Pamela Z
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may 2 (mon)
MASK YR SELF!
• 7pm: Bushwick Improvised Music Series @ bushwick public house, 1288 myrtle ave, bushwick, bklyn // rip!!!
• 7pm: TIM DAHL BDAY: Child Abuse, Forever 21 (Peter Evans, Andy Berman, Michael Ode), Decor, Super Always (fb) @ saint vitus, 1120 manhattan ave, greenpoint, bklyn
• 7pm: Max Kutner’s High Flavors (w/ Eli Asher, Michael Eaton, Kurt Kotheimer, Colin Hinton) (fb) @ barbès, 376 9th st., park slope, bklyn **&** livestream
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may 3 (tues)
MASK YR SELF!
• 6:30pm: Alix Tucou & Kalun Leung, Federico Balducci / Brian Kastan / Mike Pride @ downtown music gallery (all ages), 13 monroe st., chinatown, mnhtn
• 7pm: Look + Listen Festival, Night #1/2: Phyllis Chen, Jason Treuting + Eric Cha-Beach, Jen Shyu, Patricia Spencer, Mikael Darmanie, JACK Quartet @ the invisible dog, 51 bergen st., cobble hill, bklyn
• 8pm: The Footlight presents: Post Moves, Frank Meadows & Kevin Murray, Victor Veira-Branco & Michael Foster @ the windjammer (21+), 552 grandview ave, ridgewood, queens
• 7pm: Willis Willis, Kyp Malone, TDA, Itch Princess @ union pool (21+), 484 union ave, williamsburg, bklyn
• 8pm: Limited Resources 46: Quartet or Two Duos (James Ilgenfritz, Katie Porter, Lucie Vítková, Teerapat Parmankol), Other Plastics & TJ Borden, Marc Edwards & Slipstream Time Travel @ freddy’s (21+), 627 5th ave, south slope, bklyn
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may 4 (weds)
MASK YR SELF!
• 7pm: NYC Noise Presents: Ka Baird & MV Carbon, Patrick Holmes & Jessica Pavone, Julia Santoli & Tamio Shiraishi, Patrick Higgins (fb) @ trans-pecos (all ages), 9-15 wyckoff ave, ridgewood, queens // 7pm doors, live sounds ~7:30PM–10:30PM! bios
• 7pm: MATA Festival, Day #1/4: International Contemporary Ensemble & Chris Ryan Williams / Shara Lunon / Lester St. Louis / Luke Stewart @ roulette (all ages), 509 atlantic ave, downtown bklyn **&** livestream
• 7pm: Still/Moving Presents: Stimmerman, Kofi Hunter, Buz, Saamantha Feliciano, GENG PTP (DJ), SYANIDE (DJ) @ 177 vanderbilt ave, clinton hill, bklyn
• 7pm: Ravi Coltrane, Sam Ospovat’s Blight Music (w/ Tim Dahl, Olli Hirvonen, Matt Nelson, Nick Lyons) @ mama tried, 787 3rd ave, sunset park, bklyn
• 7pm: Alexia Avina, Alena Spanger, b o t @ union pool (21+), 484 union ave, williamsburg, bklyn
• 7pm: Eyehategod, Bat, Come to Grief, Escuela Grind, Night #1/2 (fb) @ saint vitus, 1120 manhattan ave, greenpoint, bklyn
• 7:30pm: Braxton Multiplay #3/3: Yuka C. Honda, POWER DRONE TRIO (Tyondai Braxton, Honda, Qasim Naqvi) (fb) @ public records, 233 butler st., gowanus, bklyn
• 7:30pm: Shift 03: Samara Lubelski & Marcia Bassett, Mark Morgan (fb) @ 411 kent ave (all ages), williamsburg, bklyn
• 7:30pm: JACK Quartet: New Works by Mannes Composers @ 66 w. 12th st., mnhtn
• 8pm: Joy Guidry @ fridman gallery, 169 bowery, mnhtn
• 8pm: Bat Fangs, ZZZWalk, Loveletter (fb) @ tv eye (21+), 1647 weirfield st., ridgewood, queens
• 8pm: PopGun Presents: Pinc Louds, La Santa Cecilia (fb) @ elsewhere (16+), 599 johnson ave, e. williamsburg, bklyn
• 8pm: PopGun Presents: Karima Walker, Flock of Dimes (fb) @ zone one at elsewhere (16+), 599 johnson ave, e. williamsburg, bklyn
• 8pm *&* 9:30pm: Sabbagh Weds Jazz: Gui Duvignau (Album Release; w/ Billy Drewes, Leo Genovese, Jeff Hirshfield) (fb) @ bar bayeux, 1066 nostrand ave, prospect lefferts gardens, bklyn
• 8pm: Nicki Adams & Michael Eaton (Album Release) (fb) @ soapbox gallery (all ages), 636 dean st., prospect heights, bklyn **&** livestream
• 8:30pm: Ehrlich Night #1/4: Trio Explorations Night 1 (John Hebert, Nasheet Waits, Marty Ehrlich) @ the stone (all ages), 55 w. 13th st., mnhtn
• 11pm: TECHTONICS: Settle, Perfect Health, JPREG, Novail, OmSpchente, NTHNL, mayilovesummer @ trans-pecos (all ages), 9-15 wyckoff ave, ridgewood, queens
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may 5 (thurs)
MASK YR SELF!
• 7pm: Negativland, SUE-C, Ava Mendoza, Keith Fullerton Whitman (fb) @ lpr (16+), 158 bleecker st., mnhtn
• 7pm (set #1/3): Barbès 20th anniversary / Night of the Ravished Limbs: Anthony Coleman & Anna Abondolo (fb) @ barbès, 376 9th st., park slope, bklyn **&** livestream
• 7pm: Look + Listen Festival, Night #2/2: Paul Pinto, Anaïs Maviel / Rashaan Carter / Rema Hasumi, Joy Guidry & Jessie Cox, Chromic Duo, Ayane & Paul @ the invisible dog, 51 bergen st., cobble hill, bklyn
[SOLD OUT] • 7pm: Eyehategod, Bat, Come to Grief, Escuela Grind, Night #2/2 (fb) @ saint vitus, 1120 manhattan ave, greenpoint, bklyn
• 8pm: Uncharted Concert Series: Val-Inc (fb) @ greenwich house music school, 46 barrow st., west village, mnhtn
• 8pm: MATA Festival, Day #2/4: International Contemporary Ensemble performs works by Vicente Hansen, Cameron Graham, Jess Rowland, Naftali Schindler, & more @ roulette (all ages), 509 atlantic ave, downtown bklyn **&** livestream
• 8pm: Endless Life Music Series: Caroline Davis / Grey Mcmurray / Qasim Naqvi / Carmen Rothwell @ endless life brewing, 585 franklin ave, crown heights, bklyn
• 8pm: Stuart Bogie, Nora Stanley @ the owl, 497 rogers ave, prospect lefferts gardens, bklyn
• 8pm: Helado Negro, Slauson Malone (fb) @ brooklyn steel (16+), 319 frost st., e. williamsburg, bklyn
• 8pm: Huffers, Powerviolets, Henry Rozich, Wince, Cryer 365 @ chaos computer (ask a pal), greenpoint, bklyn // become a contributor; membership only $10/month!
• 8pm: Josh Perry plays works by Seong Ae Kim, Adam Mirza, Rick Burkhardt, Ted Moore (w/ Piero Guimaraes) @ mise-en_place (all ages), 341 calyer st., greenpoint, bklyn
[LIVESTREAM] • 8pm: ISSUE presents Propositions from the DeadWIP: S. Warren & Sami Hopkins: Place of Toil (fb) @ site
• 8:30pm (set #2/3): Barbès 20th anniversary / Night of the Ravished Limbs: Mark Helias & Tim Berne (fb) @ barbès, 376 9th st., park slope, bklyn **&** livestream
• 8:30pm: Ehrlich Night #2/4: Marty Ehrlich & Erica Hunt: Bells I and II @ the stone (all ages), 55 w. 13th st., mnhtn
• 9pm *&* 10:15pm: Anwar Marshall Trio @ lunàtico, 486 halsey st., bed-stuy, bklyn
• 10pm (set #3/3): Barbès 20th anniversary / Night of the Ravished Limbs: Tony Malaby / Angelica Sanchez / Tom Rainey (fb) @ barbès, 376 9th st., park slope, bklyn **&** livestream
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may 6 (fri)
MASK YR SELF!
• 7pm: Conor C. Ellis, Xena Glas, EHMN @ the living gallery (all ages), 1094 broadway, bushwick, bklyn
• 7pm: Liquid Pathogen presents: Moisturizer, Bayht Lahm, Orthopedic Cranial Encavement, Charcuterie, Soaked In Piss @ trans-pecos (all ages), 9-15 wyckoff ave, ridgewood, queens
• 7:30pm: MATA Festival, Day #3/4: International Contemporary Ensemble & Travis LaPlante (fb) @ national sawdust, 80 n. 6th st., williamsburg, bklyn // fb event says darius jones is playing this night, but actual mata site does not…? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
• 7:30pm: SydeBoob Duo & LIGAMENT (Anika Kildegaard & Will Yager) perform works by Luciano Berio, Eve Beglarian, Kate Soper, Brittany J. Green, Nick Bentz, Stefano Pierini, Jean-Patrick Besingrand (fb) @ scholes st. studio (all ages), 375 lorimer st., e. williamsburg, bklyn **&** livestream
• 7:30pm *&* 9:30pm: Jihye Lee Orchestra (fb) @ the jazz gallery (all ages), 1160 broadway (on w. 27th), fl.5, mnhtn
• 8pm: Relative Pitch presents: Kelsey Mines & gabby fluke-mogul, Mines & John Blum @ ibeam (all ages), 168 7th st., gowanus, bklyn
• 8pm: False Harmonics #9: Lea Bertucci: “Of Shadow and Substance” (w/ Henry Fraser, Lester St. Louis, Lucia Starvos, Matt Evans) + duo with Olivia Block (fb) @ pioneer works at red hook labs, 133 imlay st., red hook, bklyn
• 8pm: Yama Uba (Oakland), Nuxx Vomica, Nanook @ chaos computer (ask a pal), greenpoint, bklyn // become a contributor; membership only $10/month!
• 8pm: Adam Bonomo’s BONOMO, Momentum @ the owl, 497 rogers ave, prospect lefferts gardens, bklyn
• 8pm *&* 9:30pm: First Fridays Jazz Series: Tammy Scheffer Sextet @ neighborhood church of greenwich village, 269 bleecker st., mnhtn
• 8:30pm: Ehrlich Night #3/4: Trio Explorations Night 2 (Matt Pavolka, Tomas Fujiwara, Marty Ehrlich) @ the stone (all ages), 55 w. 13th st., mnhtn
• 8:30pm: Dreamcrusher, Fatboi Sharif + Lungs, Pootie, Morus Alba (fb) @ the broadway (18+), 1272 broadway, bushwick, bklyn
• 10pm: Bliss Point presents: Malik Hendricks, Sobriety, Bliss Point residents @ irl (21+), 80 franklin st., greenpoint, bklyn
• 11pm: SYNTHICIDE: Future Blondes, Confines, Biproduct, Bad Acid 303 (DJ) (fb) @ saint vitus, 1120 manhattan ave, greenpoint, bklyn
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may 7 (sat)
MASK YR SELF!
• 4pm: John Cheng Exhibition Concert: Lobsang Tseten, Rose Tang & Kurt Ralske @ the center at maple grove cemetery (all ages, ♿︎), 127-15 kew gardens road, kew gardens, queens
• 6pm: PopGun Presents: Lust$ickPuppy, Kill Alters, RugiRugz (fb) @ zone one at elsewhere (16+), 599 johnson ave, e. williamsburg, bklyn
• 6pm: Lingua Ignota presents SINNER GET READY, Night #1/2 @ lpr (16+), 158 bleecker st., mnhtn
• 7pm: PTP x Planet Locale x Still/Moving present: 0120, Kuya, Lord Kayso, Mary Sue, Morivivi (Desde x KAYA), Still Vision Ensemble, zakhele @ dm hosts
• 7pm: La Neve (EP Release), Ratas en Zelo, Agua Viva @ trans-pecos (all ages), 9-15 wyckoff ave, ridgewood, queens
• 7:30pm: MATA Festival, Day #4/4: Darius Jones: Colored School No. 3 (fb) @ national sawdust, 80 n. 6th st., williamsburg, bklyn // performers: Hajnal Pivnick, Ledah Finck, Josh Henderson, Issei Herr, Sean Conly, Gerald Cleaver, Darius Jones, Aviva Jaye
• 7:30pm *&* 9:30pm: Kalia Vandever (Album Release; w/ Immanuel Wilkins, Lee Meadvin, Tyrone Allen, Connor Parks) (fb) @ the jazz gallery (all ages), 1160 broadway (on w. 27th), fl.5, mnhtn
• 7:30pm: Grey Mcmurray, Chris Morrissey, Lau Noah @ the owl, 497 rogers ave, prospect lefferts gardens, bklyn
• 8pm: Relative Pitch presents: Kelsey Mines & Erin Rogers, Mines & Tamio Shiraishi @ ibeam (all ages), 168 7th st., gowanus, bklyn
• 8pm: Feedback Loop: Performing the Archive: Dreamcrusher, Shala Miller, Members of Smear Campaign @ chaos computer (ask a pal), greenpoint, bklyn // become a contributor; membership only $10/month!
• 8pm: Live Recording for Mother Brain Records: Symbiotique Nonet: Works by Michael Eaton + Seth Davis (Eaton & Davis w/ Cheryl Pyle, Kyle Quass, Claire de Brunner, Lathan Hardy, Enrique Haneine, Adam Minkoff, Kevin Cheli) @ scholes st. studio (all ages), 375 lorimer st., e. williamsburg, bklyn
• 8:30pm: Ehrlich Night #4/4: The Welcome Quartet (Ron Horton, Michael Bates, Michael Sarin, Marty Ehrlich) @ the stone (all ages), 55 w. 13th st., mnhtn
• 10pm: Crazy Taxi: Ron Like Hell, Miles Robbins, Cole Evelev, Fernelly, Albert @ irl (21+), 80 franklin st., greenpoint, bklyn
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may 8 (sun)
• 7pm: EMOTIONS FEST: Casualsalad, Indira, Jack Verlaine, Nebula + Robot, Seungjin, Hagiophobia, mab, Andrew Yoon, alsoknownasrox, Messica Arson, s. ncaenum, starlibri, Reckoner, MDN @ wonderville, 1186 broadway, bushwick, bklyn
• 7pm: Lingua Ignota presents SINNER GET READY, Night #2/2 @ lpr (16+), 158 bleecker st., mnhtn
• 7pm: David Mirarchi Quartet (w/ Maya Keren, Mathias Jensen, Eliza Salem) @ scholes st. studio (all ages), 375 lorimer st., e. williamsburg, bklyn
• 7:30pm: Kate Birch, Caroline Getz, TBA @ the owl, 497 rogers ave, prospect lefferts gardens, bklyn
• 9pm *&* 10:15pm: Or Bareket Quartet (w/ Savannah Harris, Jeremy Corren, Godwin Louis) @ lunàtico, 486 halsey st., bed-stuy, bklyn
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may 9 (mon)
• 7pm: Bushwick Improvised Music Series @ bushwick public house, 1288 myrtle ave, bushwick, bklyn // rip!!!
• 7pm: Ashcan Orchestra, Painted Faces, William Moloney, Kate Mohanty, hoca christ devil @ the living gallery (all ages), 1094 broadway, bushwick, bklyn
• 7:30pm: Album Release & Book Launch: TAK ensemble & Ashkan Behzadi (w/ Saharnaz Samaeinejad, Helena Grande) (fb) @ the invisible dog, 51 bergen st., cobble hill, bklyn
• 7:30pm: Wavefield presents new works by Karl Naegelen, Erin Rogers, Patti Kilroy, Sam Yulsman, Raphaèle Biston (fb) @ the dimenna center, 450 w. 37th st., mnhtn // Wavefield ensemble: Roberta Michel, Eric Umble, Geoff Landman, Julia Den Boer, Josh Perry, Erica Dicker, Issei Herr, Tristan Kasten-Krause, Nick DeMaison
• 8pm: Kelsey Mines / Brandon Lopez / Cecilia Lopez @ michiko studios (all ages), 149 w. 46th st., 3rd fl., mnhtn
• 8pm: Album Release & Book Launch: TAK ensemble & Ashkan Behzadi (w/ Saharnaz Samaeinejad, Helena Grande) @ the invisible dog, 51 bergen st., cobble hill, bklyn
• 8pm: PopGun Presents: Deerhoof, Editrix (fb) @ elsewhere (16+), 599 johnson ave, e. williamsburg, bklyn
• 8pm: The Footlight presents: Marija Kovačević: Music For Broken Violins (w/ Nicolas Noreña, Timothy Scott, Hannah Gross, Geo Kester, Michelle Uranowitz, Max Ardito) @ the windjammer (21+), 552 grandview ave, ridgewood, queens
• 8pm: Alfredo Colón: Echando Los Santos (w/ Kalia Vandever, Jacob Sacks, Hannah Marks, Connor Parks) (fb) @ roulette (all ages), 509 atlantic ave, downtown bklyn **&** livestream
• 8pm: Kyle Quass Group (w/ Ned Rothenberg, Matt Pavolka, Kate Gentile), Stephen Gauci Trio (w/ Adam Lane, Kevin Shea), Symbiotque Quintet (Michael Eaton, Cheryl Pyle, Seth Davis, Kevin Cheli, Quass) @ ibeam (all ages), 168 7th st., gowanus, bklyn
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may 10 (tues)
• 6:30pm: Symbiotique (Michael Eaton, Seth Andrew Davis, Cheryl Pyle, Kyle Quass), Kate Birch & Tal Yahalom, Kevin Murray & Chris Pitsiokos @ downtown music gallery (all ages), 13 monroe st., chinatown, mnhtn
• 6:30pm: John Zorn, JACK Quartet, Helga Davis, Simon Critchley @ the jane hotel, 113 jane st., mnhtn // when i read that list of names my brain immediately went “walked into a bar…”
• 7pm: Cohort B, Pons, Holy Wisdom L.L.C. (fb) @ baby’s all right (21+), 146 broadway, williamsburg, bklyn
• 7pm: UCC Harlo, Maurice Louca, Perfect Deleted Futures @ irl (21+), 80 franklin st., greenpoint, bklyn
• 8pm: Nullobite vs. Reagan Holiday, COI_N vs. Murderpact, Guido vs. Bonnie Baxter, Hatechild vs. Sweet @ chaos computer (ask a pal), greenpoint, bklyn // become a contributor; membership only $10/month!
• 9pm *&* 10:15pm: Joan As Police Woman (w/ Parker Kindred, Orange Julius, Meshell Ndegeocello) @ lunàtico, 486 halsey st., bed-stuy, bklyn
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may 11 (weds)
• 7pm: jaimie branch / Billy Martin / Luke Stewart, Mikel Patrick Avery & Deric Dickens @ irl (21+), 80 franklin st., greenpoint, bklyn
• 7pm: Tape Hiss @ mama tried, 787 3rd ave, sunset park, bklyn
[POSTPONED to 6/5 *&* 6/6!] • 7pm: Mannequin Pussy (fb) @ saint vitus, 1120 manhattan ave, greenpoint, bklyn
• 7:45pm: Celebrating Anthology’s Union: Julia Santoli & Tamio Shiraishi, Marianne Shaneen & Zach Layton, Scott Kiernan, Victoria Keddie, MV Carbon, Laura Ortman, Lary 7, Robert Mizaki, & more @ st. mark’s church / the poetry project, entry @ 11th st. & 2nd ave (parrish hall), mnhtn // 8:15pm start; organized by Bradley Eros & the Anthology Film Workers (UAW 2110) event committee // CONGRATS, CREW!!! // & more = Masaaki & Jumbo Theatre (Masami Tomihisa, Aki Goto, Macrae Semans); Vampÿrates with Kamikaze (Richard Sylvarnes, Bradley Eros & Kamikaze Jones), Wah Together (Church Version: Shhh Together) // Lary 7 on magic lantern slides, Mizaki video
• 8pm: Crying Spiders (mems Couch Slut), Nadoyel, Rootless, Receive (fb) @ purgatory (21+), 675 central ave, bushwick, bklyn
• 8pm: Mother Cell, Dahjyn, Trace Amount, Heavy Halo @ chaos computer (ask a pal), greenpoint, bklyn // become a contributor; membership only $10/month!
• 8pm: John Zorn: Three Premieres (performed by JACK Quartet, Jay Campbell, Michael Nicolas, Sae Hashimoto, Ches Smith) @ roulette (all ages), 509 atlantic ave, downtown bklyn // yes jay’s in JACK (along w/ Chris Otto, Austin Wulliman, John Pickford Richards), but i listed his name separately cuz he’s also playing the non-JACK piece okayyy
[POSTPONED] • 8pm: Shift 04: Seth Cluett, Yasunao Tone @ 411 kent ave (all ages), williamsburg, bklyn
• 8:30pm: Marsella Night #1/4: Gatos do Sul (Brian Marsella, Itai Kriss, Pablo Aslan, John Lee, Felipe Hostins, Gil Oliveira, Cyro Baptista) @ the stone (all ages), 55 w. 13th st., mnhtn
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may 12 (thurs)
• 7pm: Scenic Presents: The HIRS Collective, High Cost, New Grasping Machina (fb) @ our wicked lady (21+), 153 morgan ave, e. williamsburg, bklyn
• 7pm: Glenn Zaleski (w/ Adam O’Farrill, Lucas Pino, Desmond White, Allan Mednard) @ nublu 151 (21+), 151 ave c, mnhtn
• 7:30pm *&* 9:30pm: Charlotte Greve’s WOOD RIVER (w/ Charlotte Jacobs, Ryan Dugre, Chris Morrissey, Bill Campbell) (fb) @ the jazz gallery (all ages), 1160 broadway (on w. 27th), fl.5, mnhtn
• 8pm: LIVING GALLERY 10YR (Pre-)ANNIVERSARY!!!: The Sewer Gators, Dean Cercone, Neuter, Grout, Andrew Keith Spaulding @ the living gallery (all ages), 1094 broadway, bushwick, bklyn
• 8pm: Dog Breath, Persona, Hardcorebae @ chaos computer (ask a pal), greenpoint, bklyn // become a contributor; membership only $10/month!
• 8pm: Interpretations: Juho Laitinen, Tom Hamilton (fb) @ roulette, 509 atlantic ave, downtown bklyn **&** livestream
• 8pm: Agua Viva, Web Hex, Bulk Bin, Carla C (fb) @ purgatory (21+), 675 central ave, bushwick, bklyn
• 8pm: BK Voltage Lab Presents / Willie Mae Rock Camp Benefit: Frederick Foxtrott, Bandit Lu, carnalex, GOCCO, Jon Hatch, alsoknownasrox, s4y, & more @ starr bar, 214 starr st., bushwick, bklyn
• 8:30pm: Marsella Night #2/4: The Modulators (Brian Marsella, Reid Taylor, Kenny Grohowski) w/ guest John Lee @ the stone (all ages), 55 w. 13th st., mnhtn
• 9pm *&* 10:15pm: Ember (Caleb Curtis, Noah Garabedian, Vinnie Sperrazza) w/ Orrin Evans @ lunàtico, 486 halsey st., bed-stuy, bklyn
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may 13 (fri)
• 7pm: LIVING GALLERY 10YR ANNIVERSARY!!!: Boiled Wool, Afterlife.Online, Annihil, Dollarstore Mystic, BrOnze Age, Cameron Stewart, Din Ra @ the living gallery (all ages), 1094 broadway, bushwick, bklyn
• 7pm: Sonic Shift Presents: Guilt Attendant, Motiv-A, g0thboi1997, M. Lamar, Axine_M, Zachery Allan Starkey @ trans-pecos (all ages), 9-15 wyckoff ave, ridgewood, queens
• 7:30pm *&* 9:30pm: Joel Ross, Night #1/2 (Album Release; w/ Gabrielle Garo, Marquis Hill, Immanuel Wilkins, Sergio Tabanico, Kalia Vandever, Micah Thomas, Rick Rosato, Craig Weinrib) (fb) @ the jazz gallery (all ages), 1160 broadway (on w. 27th), fl.5, mnhtn
• 7:30pm: SydeBoob Duo, Annabelle Plum & Žaneta Vitová Duo, Brian Riordan, Lauren Siess (fb) @ mise-en_place (all ages), 341 calyer st., greenpoint, bklyn
• 7:30pm: EPHEMERA (Hannah Donnelly & Sean Millman) @ scholes st. studio (all ages), 375 lorimer st., e. williamsburg, bklyn
• 8pm: Talujon plays Jürg Frey (fb) @ zürcher gallery (all ages), 33 bleecker st., mnhtn // performers: Ian Antonio, Matt Ward, Tom Kolor, Caitlin Cawley
• 8pm: Subversive Rite, Tower 7, Secretors, Xero @ chaos computer (ask a pal), greenpoint, bklyn // become a contributor; membership only $10/month!
• 8pm: Oropendola, Laura Wolf, rbke, Eliza Edens @ pet rescue [click thru], e. williamsburg, bklyn
• 8pm: Foyer Red, Snoozer (fb) @ purgatory (21+), 675 central ave, bushwick, bklyn
• 8:30pm: Marsella Night #3/4: Archipelago X (Ikue Mori, Brian Marsella, Sae Hashimoto) @ the stone (all ages), 55 w. 13th st., mnhtn
• xxpm: DESERTFEST, Day #1/3 ($$$) @ knockdown center, 52-19 flushing ave, maspeth, queens
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may 14 (sat)
[OUTDOORS!] • 12pm: Biophony @ brooklyn botanic garden, 990 washington ave, prospect heights end of prospect park, bklyn
• 6pm: gaucimusic presents: Michael Foster / TJ Borden / Kyle Motl / Joey Sullivan, Stephen Gauci / Eli Asher / Colin Hinton, Shawn Lovato / Sean Conly / Mike McGinnis / Erica Dicker @ downtown music gallery (all ages), 13 monroe st., chinatown, mnhtn
• 6pm: PopGun Presents: Market (Album Release), Wendy Eisenberg, Katie Von Schleicher (fb) @ zone one at elsewhere (16+), 599 johnson ave, e. williamsburg, bklyn
• 7pm: Tamio Shiraishi @ 67th ave subway (mezzanine), forest hills, queens
• 7pm: Exo-Tech (fb) @ public records, 233 butler st., gowanus, bklyn
• 7pm: MHYSA, RaFia, Star Feliz @ the kitchen, 512 w. 19th st., mnhtn
• 7pm: Telo Hoy, Sandcatchers, Myk Freedman Quartet @ rockwood music hall (21+), stage 3, 185 orchard st., mnhtn
• 7:30pm *&* 9:30pm: Joel Ross, Night #2/2 (Album Release; w/ Gabrielle Garo, Marquis Hill, Immanuel Wilkins, Sergio Tabanico, Kalia Vandever, Micah Thomas, Rick Rosato, Craig Weinrib) (fb) @ the jazz gallery (all ages), 1160 broadway (on w. 27th), fl.5, mnhtn
• 8pm: ISSUE presents NOMADIC SIGNALS: “A” Trio (Sharif Sehnaoui, Mazen Kerbaj, Raed Yassin), Nava Dunkelman (fb) @ brooklyn conservatory (entrance at lincoln place), 58 7th ave, park slope, bklyn
• 8pm: 2 Solos: Kieran Daly, Sam Weinberg @ sunview luncheonette, 221 nassau ave, greenpoint, bklyn
• 8pm: Guy Klucevsek 75th Birthday Celebration @ roulette (all ages), 509 atlantic ave, downtown bklyn **&** livestream // performers: Todd Reynolds, Jenny Lin, Bachtopus Accordion Ensemble (Robert Duncan, Peter Flint, Mayumi Miyaoka and Jeanne Velonis), Alan Bern, Will Holshouser, Nathan Koci
• 8:30pm: The Footlight presents: Turbo World (Record Release), Tomato Flower, Kolb @ the windjammer (21+), 552 grandview ave, ridgewood, queens
• 8:30pm: Marsella Night #4/4: Brian Marsella: Solo @ the stone (all ages), 55 w. 13th st., mnhtn
• xxpm: DESERTFEST, Day #2/3 ($$$) @ knockdown center, 52-19 flushing ave, maspeth, queens
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may 15 (sun)
• NAKBA DAY: DEFEND PALESTINE // 1pm vigil, 2pm assembly/rally, 4pm march @ 72nd st & 5th ave, bay ridge, bklyn
• 2pm: Skull Practitioners, Tuff Sunshine, Yana Davydova @ 17 frost gallery, williamsburg, bklyn
• 6pm: LIVING GALLERY 10YR ANNIVERSARY WK!!!: Misty222, Pvssyheaven, Shitlove, Slic, Kate Williams, Cal Fish, Grandpa Josephine, & more @ the living gallery (all ages), 1094 broadway, bushwick, bklyn
[OUTDOORS!] • 6pm: freeskewl presents: The School of Hard Knocks (Yoshiko Chuma + Chris McIntyre), Maria Bauman, Xan Burley + Alex Springer, Sofia Engelman + Em Papineau, Dancewave Youth Company/Rena Butler @ prospect park’s concert grove pavilion, bklyn
• 7pm: Lalo Rodriguez (Album Release) @ zürcher gallery (all ages), 33 bleecker st., mnhtn
• 7pm: Decor, Toehead, Stools, Cold Dice, TDA @ trans-pecos (all ages), 9-15 wyckoff ave, ridgewood, queens
• 8pm: Center for Psychic Technology presents: Dani Rev, Münki, Rugirugz, Mugwort Mugwort, Here @ gotta wait out the snitches
• 8pm: String Noise, Congregation of Drones, String Noise Sounds, CARBS (fb) @ roulette (all ages), 509 atlantic ave, downtown bklyn **&** livestream // SN: Conrad Harris & Pauline Kim Harris; CoD: Jesse Stiles & PKH; SNS: CH, PKH, Sam Yulsman, Bethany Younge, Jessie Cox; CARBS: Robert Ames & Ben Corrigan
• 8pm: Joan Sue / Trevor Dunn / Wendy Eisenberg, Hank The Mason, Gabriel Zucker / Henry Mermer / Tal Yahalom @ the record shop (all ages), 360 van brunt st., red hook, bklyn
• 9:30pm: Zen Mother (Album Release), The Narcotix, CGI Jesus @ baby’s all right (21+), 146 broadway, williamsburg, bklyn
• xxpm: DESERTFEST, Day #3/3 ($$$) @ knockdown center, 52-19 flushing ave, maspeth, queens
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may 16 (mon)
• 7pm: Bushwick Improvised Music Series @ bushwick public house, 1288 myrtle ave, bushwick, bklyn // rip!!!
• 8pm: PopGun Presents: Kikagaku Moyo, jaimie branch, Nicholas Gazin (DJ set) (fb) @ elsewhere (16+), 599 johnson ave, e. williamsburg, bklyn
• 8pm: Awespell / Sol / Luna Cuchillo: ARTBATH (fb) @ roulette (all ages), 509 atlantic ave, downtown bklyn **&** livestream
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may 17 (tues)
[OUTDOORS!] • 5pm: Musical Ecologies: Phill Niblock & Katherine Liberovskaya, Lucie Vítková, Tom Chiu, Craig Shepard (fb) @ old stone house, 336 3rd st., park slope, bklyn // rain date: may 24
• 7pm: Cordero/Kerlin group (w/ Ryan Sawyer, Jessica Pavone, & more), Curt Sydnor’s Consortét (w/ Mikey Coltun, Cem Misirlioglu) @ mama tried, 787 3rd ave, sunset park, bklyn
• 7pm: Sid Sriram, Marijuana Deathsquads, Alex Epton (fb) @ the sultan room (21+), 234 starr st., bushwick, bklyn
[SOLD OUT] • 8pm: PopGun Presents: Nicholas Gazin (DJ), Miho Hatori, Kikagaku Moyo (fb) @ elsewhere (16+), 599 johnson ave, e. williamsburg, bklyn
• 8pm: Wide Open Works: Michel Gentile FLOW (w/ Chris Speed, Jacob Garchik, Chris Lightcap, Tom Rainey) (fb) @ ibeam (all ages), 168 7th st., gowanus, bklyn
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may 18 (weds)
• 7pm: MSHR, Valise, Julia Santoli, Afterlife.Online @ trans-pecos (all ages), 9-15 wyckoff ave, ridgewood, queens
• 7pm: Still/Moving 08: Syl DuBenion, Malick Koly, Kin First, dj rmzi @ 177 vanderbilt ave, clinton hill, bklyn
• 7pm: Mary Halvorson: Amaryllis (w/ Adam O’Farrill, Jacob Garchik, Patricia Brennan, Nick Dunston, Tomas Fujiwara), Belladonna (w/ Mivos Quartet) (fb) @ national sawdust, 80 n. 6th st., williamsburg, bklyn
• 7pm: Impatience presents: Tarotplane, Kiki Kudo, Promoter @ irl (21+), 80 franklin st., greenpoint, bklyn
• 7:30pm: Shift 05: Ned Collette, Matt Sutton & Karla Schickele @ 411 kent ave (all ages), williamsburg, bklyn
• 7:30pm: Emily Sprague: Florist (solo), Sea Oleena (fb) @ public records, 233 butler st., gowanus, bklyn
• 7:30pm: BAC x The Chocolate Factory Theater Present: Donna Uchizono Company: Wings of Iron (Score by okkyung lee), Night #1/4 @ howard gilman performance space, baryshnikov arts center, 450 w. 37th st., mnhtn
• 8pm: gabby fluke-mogul: RUE (solo gfm, duo w/ Nava Dunkelman, Trio w/ Ava Mendoza, Zeena Parkins) @ roulette (all ages), 509 atlantic ave, downtown bklyn **&** livestream
• 8pm: Blank Forms presents: Amina Claudine Myers Trio ft. guest Richarda Abrams, Standing on the Corner @ 99 scott studio, 99 scott ave, e. williamsburg, bklyn
• 8pm: PopGun Presents: Raavi (EP Release), Jachary, Earth Dad (fb) @ zone one at elsewhere (16+), 599 johnson ave, e. williamsburg, bklyn
• 8pm: Hayes Greenfield (fb) @ soapbox gallery (all ages), 636 dean st., prospect heights, bklyn **&** livestream
• 8pm: Gavilán Rayna Russom (DJ), Rat P Orridge, EAR, SLIPSTREAM, Yvonne Lebien @ gotta wait out the snitches
• 8:30pm: Goldberg Night #1/4: Ben Goldberg’s Glamorous Escapades plays “Porch Concert Material” (w/ John Ellis, Steve Cardenas, Ben Allison) @ the stone (all ages), 55 w. 13th st., mnhtn
• 9pm: Lau Noah @ lunàtico, 486 halsey st., bed-stuy, bklyn
• 11pm: Lean On Me III / Melissa going away party: Pvssyheaven, X Harlow, Animah, Thehighwaystory, Dj Bazooka Mane, DJ Lachane @ trans-pecos (all ages), 9-15 wyckoff ave, ridgewood, queens
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may 19 (thurs)
• 4:30pm: Ben Tripp, Ayumi Ishito / Daniel Carter / Leo Chang / Knick Anzivino, Rovar 17, Microwave with Orchestra, 3 Brained Robot @ caffeine underground (all ages), 447 central ave, bushwick, bklyn
• 7pm: Peter Evans & Elias Stemeseder @ austrian cultural forum new york, 11 e. 52nd st., mnhtn
• 7pm: Kembra Pfahler: On The Record Off The Record: Volume Two (ft. mems The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black), Night #1/2 @ pioneer works at red hook labs, 133 imlay st., red hook, bklyn
• 7pm: GENERACION SUICIDA, DARK THOUGHTS, More TBA (fb) @ saint vitus, 1120 manhattan ave, greenpoint, bklyn
• 7pm: Nice Elevator (Release Show), Worst Artist In NY, Downloadable Content @ irl (21+), 80 franklin st., greenpoint, bklyn
• 7pm: Y33BA, The Electric Mess, Dyr Faser, Isolation Society @ 173 morgan ave, bklyn
• 7:30pm: Fire Over Heaven: Lea Bertucci, Luke Stewart @ outpost artists resources (all ages), 1665 norman st., ridgewood, queens
• 7:30pm: Jessika Kenney + Eyvind Kang, Holland Andrews @ 411 kent ave (all ages), williamsburg, bklyn
• 7:30pm: Donna Uchizono Company: Wings of Iron (Score by okkyung lee), Night #2/4 @ bac, 450 w. 37th st., mnhtn
• 7:30pm: Bang on a Can All-Stars perform Julia Wolfe’s Anthracite Fields ($$$) @ carnegie hall (zankel hall), 57th st. & 7th ave, midtown mnhtn
• 7:30pm *&* 9:30pm: Simon Moullier Quintet (fb) @ the jazz gallery (all ages), 1160 broadway (on w. 27th), fl.5, mnhtn
• 8pm: Susan Alcorn & Catherine Sikora (fb) @ zürcher gallery (all ages), 33 bleecker st., mnhtn
• 8pm: Either/Or presents “Variegates & Reactivities”: Works by Hakim, Grisey, Bland, Da Costa, Lou, Chacon (performed by Carrick, Chacon, Greenstone, Kuester, Lancaster, McIntyre) @ university settlement’s speyer hall (all ages), 184 eldridge st., mnhtn // [full names] composers: Ed Bland, Raven Chacon, Noel Da Costa, Talib Rasul Hakim, Gérard Grisey, Michelle Lou +++ performers: Richard Carrick, Chacon, Madison Greenstone, Nicolee Kuester, Margaret Lancaster, Chris McIntyre
• 8pm: Parlor Walls (EP Release), Operator Music Band, Kate Mohanty (fb) @ purgatory (21+), 675 central ave, bushwick, bklyn
• 8pm: Makaya McCraven, Brandee Younger (fb) @ music hall of williamsburg (18+), 66 n. 6th st., williamsburg, bklyn
• 8pm: Haeun Joo (w/ Sara Serpa, Matt Holman, Chris Tordini, Ronen Itzik) (fb) @ soapbox gallery (all ages), 636 dean st., prospect heights, bklyn **&** livestream
• 8pm: AdHoc x Murmrr present: Grouper Night #1/3 + Chris Brokaw @ the opera house, 288 berry st., williamsburg, bklyn
• 8pm: PopGun Presents / Tormenta Tropical: Reyna Tropical, STEFA*, Madame Vacile, Sumohair, DJ Caroleta (Combo Chimbita) (fb) @ zone one at elsewhere (16+), 599 johnson ave, e. williamsburg, bklyn
• 8:30pm: Goldberg Night #2/4: Ben Goldberg / Michael Formanek / Kenny Wollesen @ the stone (all ages), 55 w. 13th st., mnhtn
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may 20 (fri)
• 7pm: MECHA SONIC 2, Night #1/2, ft. A WHOLE BUNCH (fb) @ 508 smith st., carroll gardens, bklyn // “a musical-industrial-scientific spectacle held in a functioning metal fabrication shop in Brooklyn, where world-class musicians will perform with traditional instruments fused with tools, electronics and lots and lots of metal. We will be assembling two full nights of music made by nearly 40 musicians making music using grinders, anvils, I-beams, pneumatic drills, and a forge. Dozens of instruments will be designed and built specifically for the show.”
• 7pm: Miho Hatori, Michael Beharie Live Band, Camilla Padgitt-Coles @ nublu 151 (21+), 151 ave c, mnhtn
• 7pm: Ambient Church: Drew McDowall: Time Machines, Lucy Liyou (fb) @ st. george’s episcopal church, 4 rutherford pl (16th east of 3rd), mnhtn
• 7pm: Montez Press Radio presents: Skinner, Stubborn, Star, TD, DJ Adrian Rew @ 46 canal st., chinatown, mnhtn
• 7pm: PopGun Presents: Hyd, Okay Kaya (fb) @ elsewhere (16+), 599 johnson ave, e. williamsburg, bklyn
• 7pm: Kembra Pfahler: On The Record Off The Record: Volume Two (ft. mems The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black), Night #2/2 @ pioneer works at red hook labs, 133 imlay st., red hook, bklyn
• 7pm: Slow Fawns, Dan Friel, Stander, Planning For Burial (fb) @ trans-pecos (all ages), 9-15 wyckoff ave, ridgewood, queens
• 7pm: Heavy Lag, Substitute, Moral Panic, Night Children @ union pool (21+), 484 union ave, williamsburg, bklyn
• 7:30pm: Michael Foster / Brandon Lopez / Ben Bennett, Damon Smith / Jerome Bryerton / Guillermo Gregorio, Sandy Ewen & Michael Vatcher @ the record shop (all ages), 360 van brunt st., red hook, bklyn
• 7:30pm *&* 9:30pm: Keith LaMar & Albert Marquès (w/ Gil Defay, Caroline Davis, Salim Washington, Manel Fortià, Zack O’Farrill) (fb) @ the jazz gallery (all ages), 1160 broadway (on w. 27th), fl.5, mnhtn
• 7:30pm: Donna Uchizono Company: Wings of Iron (Score by okkyung lee), Night #3/4 @ bac, 450 w. 37th st., mnhtn
• 7:30pm: Steve Nieve, Kessada @ the owl, 497 rogers ave, prospect lefferts gardens, bklyn
• 8pm: Henry Threadgill, Night #1/2: One @ roulette (all ages), 509 atlantic ave, downtown bklyn // “Henry Threadgill presents a multimedia piece involving film, paintings, photographs, electronics, voice loops, and orchestral music—noted and improvised.” // performers: Darius Jones, Noah Becker, Peyton Pleninger, Craig Weinrib, Sara Caswell, Stephanie Griffin, Marika Hughes, Christopher Hoffman, Jose Davila, David Virelles, Sara Schoenbeck, Adam Cordero
[SOLD OUT] • 8pm: Brandon Lopez, L’Rain (solo) @ the poetry project, 131 e. 10th st., mnhtn
• 8pm: Posterboy 2000, Blind Equation, P.S. You’re Dead, Food Corps, Hi Helga @ the grove [dm hosts], bushwick, bklyn
• 8pm: VEER Quartet (Sarah Bernstein, Sana Nagano, Leonor Falcon, Nick Jozwiak) Pre-Record Release Concert (fb) @ scholes st. studio (all ages), 375 lorimer st., e. williamsburg, bklyn
• 8pm: AdHoc x Murmrr present: Grouper Night #2/3 + Benoît Pioulard @ the opera house, 288 berry st., williamsburg, bklyn
• 8pm: Jessica Thompson & Francine Kay (fb) @ soapbox gallery (all ages), 636 dean st., prospect heights, bklyn **&** livestream
• 8pm: House of Feelings presents: cumgirl8, Jamie Peck (DJSet), Moon Diagrams (DJ Set), Blanche London (D] Set), & more @ wonderville, 1186 broadway, bushwick, bklyn
• 8pm: Nina Ryser, Head, Three Brained Robot, Rovar17, Starla Online @ gotta wait out the snitches
• 8:30pm: The Footlight presents: Alan Licht, Nick Podgurski & Zachary Paul (Album Release), Real Adult (Cory Bracken) @ the windjammer (21+), 552 grandview ave, ridgewood, queens
• 8:30pm: Goldberg Night #3/4: Ben Goldberg’s Euphemystical Vibraphonium (w/ Kenny Wollesen, Ches Smith, Ryan Ferreira, Michael Coleman, Thomas Morgan, Hamir Atwal) @ the stone (all ages), 55 w. 13th st., mnhtn
• 10pm: WIRE FESTIVAL, Night #1/2 @ knockdown center, 52-19 flushing ave, maspeth, queens
• 11pm: MELTING POINT: Bombardier, Total Freedom, Lustsickpuppy, Shyboi, Guido, Munki, Ana B, Pauli Cakes, Dani rev, Princess Peggie, Hatechild., Trophy hunt, Bacterial lawn, Blk slk @ 314 scholes st., e. williamsburg, bklyn // installations by VVXXII & BLOODFAIRY, lighting by WILDBLUR
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may 21 (sat)
• 6:30pm: Fall Line Series: Lea Bertucci, Jack Langdon & Weston Olencki, Shara Lunon & Ezra Gans, Cole Blouin @ violet’s roof [dm hosts for address], bed-stuy, bklyn
• 6:30pm: Electronic Entanglement: Eric Hoegemeyer, Euclidean nights (Boris Nazarov, Chaka Benson, Diego Las Heras Deves), Rob Interface (fb) @ synesthesia [rsvp for address], bushwick, bklyn
• 7pm: MECHA SONIC 2, Night #2/2, ft. A WHOLE BUNCH (fb) @ 508 smith st., carroll gardens, bklyn // “a musical-industrial-scientific spectacle held in a functioning metal fabrication shop in Brooklyn, where world-class musicians will perform with traditional instruments fused with tools, electronics and lots and lots of metal. We will be assembling two full nights of music made by nearly 40 musicians making music using grinders, anvils, I-beams, pneumatic drills, and a forge. Dozens of instruments will be designed and built specifically for the show.”
• 7pm: The Body, Midwife, Sore Dream (fb) @ saint vitus, 1120 manhattan ave, greenpoint, bklyn
• 7pm (bill #1/2): Alex Zhang Hungtai & Chris Williams, Greg Fox (fb) @ public records, 233 butler st., gowanus, bklyn
• 7pm: TJO Presents: Ultra Deluxe (LP Release), Closer, MASSA NERA, Maafa, Gre/ay, MirrorxLake @ bar freda (21+), 801 seneca ave, ridgewood, queens
• 7:30pm: Exquisite Drones: Wick Simmons performs music composed by inti figgis-vizueta, Conrad Tao, Jack McGuire + projections by Laurie Olinder @ the owl, 497 rogers ave, prospect lefferts gardens, bklyn
• 7:30pm *&* 9:30pm: Angelica Sanchez Trio (w/ Michael Formanek, Billy Hart) (fb) @ the jazz gallery (all ages), 1160 broadway (on w. 27th), fl.5, mnhtn
• 7:30pm: Donna Uchizono Company: Wings of Iron (Score by okkyung lee), Night #4/4 @ bac, 450 w. 37th st., mnhtn
• 8pm: Henry Threadgill, Night #2/2: The Other One @ roulette (all ages), 509 atlantic ave, downtown bklyn // “Henry Threadgill presents a multimedia piece involving film, paintings, photographs, electronics, voice loops, and orchestral music—noted and improvised.” // performers: Darius Jones, Noah Becker, Peyton Pleninger, Craig Weinrib, Sara Caswell, Stephanie Griffin, Marika Hughes, Christopher Hoffman, Jose Davila, David Virelles, Sara Schoenbeck, Adam Cordero
• 8pm: gaucimusic presents: Igor Lumpert Trio, Stephen Gauci Quartet, Shinya Lin Quartet @ scholes st. studio (all ages), 375 lorimer st., e. williamsburg, bklyn
• 8pm: AdHoc x Murmrr present: Grouper Night #2/3 + Jefre Cantu-Ledesma @ the opera house, 288 berry st., williamsburg, bklyn
• 8pm: Ambient Pajama Party @ wonderville, 1186 broadway, bushwick, bklyn
• 8pm: Bertha Hope (fb) @ soapbox gallery (all ages), 636 dean st., prospect heights, bklyn **&** livestream
• 8:30pm: Pulverize The Sound (Evans, Dahl, Pride), Shit Pony II (Nelson, Peacock, Coleman, Atwal), Chris Pitsiokos, Kim Cass & Sam Ospovat @ statue [ask a friend; on the waterfront], sunset park, bklyn
• 8:30pm: Goldberg Night #4/4: Ben Goldberg / Gregg Belisle-Chi / Todd Sickafoose / Billy Mintz @ the stone (all ages), 55 w. 13th st., mnhtn
• 8:30pm: Omelas, Birthday Girl, Matthew Danger Lippman, Les Sans Culottes, & more @ rubulad [rsvp to rubulad at outlook dot com for address], bushwick, bklyn
• 10pm: WIRE FESTIVAL, Night #2/2 @ knockdown center, 52-19 flushing ave, maspeth, queens
[NEW TIME/PLACE] • 11pm: APT Complex, Axine M, Deflector, i_like_dog_face, MSHR, SYANIDE, Tee Topor @ trans-pecos (all ages), 9-15 wyckoff ave, ridgewood, queens
• 11pm (bill #2/2): AceMo + Savile + Yuniemo: Sonic Messengers (fb) @ public records, 233 butler st., gowanus, bklyn
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may 22 (sun)
[OUTDOORS!] • 12pm: Asphalt Orchestra + Pan in Motion play works by Leila Adu-Gilmore, Jeffrey Brooks, Kendall K. Williams, Tomeka Reid, & more @ bryant park, 40th-42nd / 5th & 6th, mnhtn
• 4pm: counter)induction presents: Dan Lippel plays works by Kyle Bartlett, Douglas Boyce, Tania Leon, Vineet Shende, Diego Tedesco (fb) @ soapbox gallery (all ages), 636 dean st., prospect heights, bklyn **&** livestream
• 6:30pm: Jeff Parker & Lee Ranaldo @ lpr (18+), 158 bleecker st., mnhtn
• 7pm: IW Presents: Gobby, Matthew Gantt, Dilian, Pamela_and her sons @ trans-pecos (all ages), 9-15 wyckoff ave, ridgewood, queens
• 7pm: Sleepy Doug Shaw, Samara Lubelski, Danny Arakaki (of Garcia Peoples) @ union pool (21+), 484 union ave, williamsburg, bklyn
• 7:30pm: The Footlight presents Atmospheric/Ambient/Instrumental: Andrew Cosentino, Teasea, Chaka Benson, Rootless @ the windjammer (21+), 552 grandview ave, ridgewood, queens
• 8pm: NOW VS NOW (jason lindner, panagiotis andreou, obed calvaire), Aquiles Navarro & Tcheser Holmes, BESHKEN (DJ) @ nublu 151 (21+), 151 ave c, mnhtn
• 9pm: Dan Weiss Trio (w/ Jacob Sacks, Thomas Morgan) @ lunàtico, 486 halsey st., bed-stuy, bklyn
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may 23 (mon)
[OUTDOORS!] • 5pm-9pm: Center For Psychic Technology presents: Sun Ra[in] Day @ the three circles near vale of cashmere, prospect park, bklyn // rain date for sun ra bday performances; surprise lineup!
• 5/6/7pm (3 sets): Sabisha Friedberg: Traversions, Night #1/2 @ blank forms, 468 grand ave #1d, clinton hill, bklyn
• 7pm: Bushwick Improvised Music Series @ bushwick public house, 1288 myrtle ave, bushwick, bklyn // rip!!!
• 8pm: Cassie Wieland: BIRTHDAY PARTY, ft. Bearthoven, Isabelle O’Connell & Adam Holmes, Vines (Wieland & ~Nois) (fb) @ roulette (all ages), 509 atlantic ave, downtown bklyn **&** livestream // Bearthoven: Karl Larson, Pat Swoboda, Matt Evans; ~Nois: Julian Velasco, Hunter Bockes, Jordan Lulloff, János Csontos
• 8pm: Piano Mondays: Alex Pryrodny (fb) @ soapbox gallery (all ages), 636 dean st., prospect heights, bklyn **&** livestream
• 8:30pm: Max Kutner (fb) @ pete’s candy store, 709 lorimer st., williamsburg, bklyn
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may 24 (tues)
• 5/6/7pm (3 sets): Sabisha Friedberg: Traversions, Night #2/2 @ blank forms, 468 grand ave #1d, clinton hill, bklyn
• 7pm: What Happens in a Year (Josh Sinton, Todd Neufeld, Giacomo Merega) @ barbès, 376 9th st., park slope, bklyn **&** livestream
• 7pm: Huvudbry + tba @ mama tried, 787 3rd ave, sunset park, bklyn
• 7pm: Arts for Arts presents: Wadada Leo Smith & Oliver Lake: A Special Livestream Fundraiser @ site
• 8pm: Ikue Mori: Tracing the Magic (w/ Charmaine Lee, Sylvie Courvoisier, Ned Rothenberg, David Watson, Sae Hashimoto) (fb) @ roulette (all ages), 509 atlantic ave, downtown bklyn **&** livestream
• 8pm: Seven (Aliya Ultan, KA, Ben Shirken, Adam Turay, Simon Hanes, Kevin Eichenberger, Kevin Murray), Aaron Roche, Chris Pitsiokos / Bradley Eros / LeLe Dai, Aaron Roche, King Mob (fb) @ the broadway (21+), 1272 broadway, bushwick, bklyn
• 8pm: Thousands of Dead Gods: Body Stress, Christia Ingemann, Shredded Nerve, Kyle Flanagan, Head, Anna @ chaos computer (ask a pal), greenpoint, bklyn // become a contributor; membership only $10/month!
• 9pm *&* 10:15pm: Jason Lindner & Nate Wood @ lunàtico, 486 halsey st., bed-stuy, bklyn
• 10pm: Gabi Losoncy @ ergot records, 32 e. 2nd st., east village, mnhtn
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may 25 (weds)
• 7pm: Alphawhore (Chris Cochrane, Kevin Shea, Gordon Beeferman), Ches Smith & Shara Lunon, G. Calvin Weston’s Apocalypse (w/ Brian Marsella, Tony Scherr) @ nublu 151 (21+), 151 ave c, mnhtn
• 7pm: Portrayal of Guilt, Yautja (fb) @ saint vitus, 1120 manhattan ave, greenpoint, bklyn
• 7:30pm: e-flux presents: Maurice Louca: Live music and conversation @ e-flux, 172 classon ave, clinton hill, bklyn // afterparty at bar laika!!
• 7:30pm: Shift 06: Amplified Solo Trombone, John McCowen (w/ Laura Cocks, Dominic Coles) @ 411 kent ave (all ages), williamsburg, bklyn
• 8pm: Level 8: Tati au Miel, Violence, Mercury Symbol, SYANIDE @ blank bamboo [address w/ ticket], bushwick / e. williamsburg, bklyn
• 8pm: Chris Pitsiokos & Henry Fraser, KA, Phoebe Ray @ the record shop (all ages), 360 van brunt st., red hook, bklyn // link asap!
• 8pm: Jacob Garchik (w/ Sam Newsome, Jacob Sacks, Thomas Morgan, Dan Weiss) (fb) @ barbès, 376 9th st., park slope, bklyn **&** livestream
• 8pm: PopGun Presents: Creeping Death, Imperial Triumphant, Carcass (fb) ($$) @ elsewhere (16+), 599 johnson ave, e. williamsburg, bklyn
• 8pm: The Afghan Whigs (fb) @ music hall of williamsburg (18+), 66 n. 6th st., williamsburg, bklyn
• 9pm: Mesmarize 07: Ex Wiish, Solpara, Nava Dunkelman & Chamberlain Zhang @ gotta wait out the snitches
• 8:30pm: Watson Night #1/3: Creative Construction in New and Old Bagpipe Music (Tom Chiu, Alex Waterman, David Watson) @ the stone (all ages), 55 w. 13th st., mnhtn
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may 26 (thurs)
7pm: Pool 28: John McCowen / Enrique Muñequestro / Henry Fraser / Carlo Costa, Chris Pitsiokos & Kevin Murray, gabby fluke-mogul, +1 TBA @ the record shop (all ages), 360 van brunt st., red hook, bklyn
• 7pm: Buck Gooter, Itch Princess, Chaser, Food Corps, Many Many Girls @ trans-pecos (all ages), 9-15 wyckoff ave, ridgewood, queens
• 7pm: Allegra Krieger, Alexia Avina, The Cradle (fb) @ purgatory (21+), 675 central ave, bushwick, bklyn
• 7pm: Peter Coccoma, Clarice Jensen, Elori Saxl, DJ Max Mellman @ irl (21+), 80 franklin st., greenpoint, bklyn
• 7:30pm: Mariel Roberts & Tomas Fujiwara, Adam O’Farrill (w/ Ledah Finck, Dana Saul) @ the owl, 497 rogers ave, prospect lefferts gardens, bklyn
• 7:30pm *&* 9:30pm: Lex Korten (w/ Claire Dickson, Tal Yahalom, Stephen Boegehold, TBA) (fb) @ the jazz gallery (all ages), 1160 broadway (on w. 27th), fl.5, mnhtn
• 8pm: International Contemporary Ensemble performs new works by Kate Gentile, Fay Victor, Peter Evans @ roulette (all ages), 509 atlantic ave, downtown bklyn // performers: Isabel Lepanto Gleicher, Joshua Rubin, Rebekah Heller, Matt Mitchell, Josh Modney, Ross Karre, Gentile ++ Patrick Holmes, Kalia Vandever, Mazz Swift, Marika Hughes, Victor +++ Evans, Swift, Alice Tessyier, Ryan Muncy
• 8pm: Ludovica Burtone Quartet (fb) @ soapbox gallery (all ages), 636 dean st., prospect heights, bklyn **&** livestream
• 8:30pm: Watson Night #2/3: Samara Lubelski / C. Spencer Yeh / David Watson @ the stone (all ages), 55 w. 13th st., mnhtn
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may 27 (fri)
• 7pm: Spite FuXXX (Record Release), Posterboy 2000, Witch Slap, Holy Wisdom LLC @ trans-pecos (all ages), 9-15 wyckoff ave, ridgewood, queens
• 7:30pm: Diane Exavier, Daniel Kleederman, Yotoco @ the owl, 497 rogers ave, prospect lefferts gardens, bklyn
• 7:30pm *&* 9:30pm: David Virelles Trio (w/ Ben Street, Eric McPherson), Night #1/2 (fb) @ the jazz gallery (all ages), 1160 broadway (on w. 27th), fl.5, mnhtn
• 8pm: Blank Forms presents: Dawuna (Release Party) @ tip-top bar & grill, 432 franklin ave, bed-stuy, bklyn
• 8pm: Mopcut: JITTER (fb) @ roulette (all ages), 509 atlantic ave, downtown bklyn **&** livestream // Mopcut: Alfred Kornberg, Giuliano Deadprez, Audrey Chen
• 8pm: Armen Donelian (fb) @ soapbox gallery (all ages), 636 dean st., prospect heights, bklyn **&** livestream
• 8:30pm: Watson Night #3/3: Cecilia Lopez / Kevin Shea / David Watson @ the stone (all ages), 55 w. 13th st., mnhtn
• 10pm: New York Modular Society presents: Repairer of Reputations, Dysonant, Metamyther, Sex Cathedral, Psyclone @ bar freda (21+), 801 seneca ave, ridgewood, queens
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may 28 (sat)
• 6:30pm: Kreston Michael Osgood / Herb Robertson / Marcus Rojas @ downtown music gallery, 13 monroe st., chinatown, mnhtn
• 7pm: Ikue Mori, Tomoko Hojo, Keiko Uenishi + works by Mieko Shiomi, Yoko Ono, Takako Saito @ emily harvey foundation (all ages), 537 broadway #2, mnhtn
• 7pm: Fifteen Years of Sacred Bones: Anika, Black Marble, LD Deutsch, SPELLLING, SQÜRL, The Men, Uniform ($$) @ knockdown center (21+), 52-19 flushing ave, maspeth, queens
• 7:30pm: Tim Berne & Gregg Belisle-Chi, Burnt Ends @ the owl, 497 rogers ave, prospect lefferts gardens, bklyn
• 7:30pm: Bangladeafy, On Pink, Shiverboard, Jack Lynch @ tv eye (21+), 1647 weirfield st., ridgewood, queens
• 7:30pm *&* 9:30pm: David Virelles Trio (w/ Ben Street, Eric McPherson), Night #2/2 (fb) @ the jazz gallery (all ages), 1160 broadway (on w. 27th), fl.5, mnhtn
• 8pm: Bill Frisell Trio (w/ Thomas Morgan, Rudy Royston) ft. Immanuel Wilkins @ roulette (all ages), 509 atlantic ave, downtown bklyn // bill wrote a cute lil note for this on roulette’s site (here)
• 8pm: Murmrr presents NY Premiere of Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr + Solo Performance by J Mascis @ the opera house, 288 berry st., williamsburg, bklyn
• 8pm: Bangladeafy, On Pink, Shiverboard, Jack Lynch (fb) @ tv eye (21+), 1647 weirfield st., ridgewood, queens
• 8:30pm: Watson Night #x/x: Lee Ranaldo & David Watson @ the stone (all ages), 55 w. 13th st., mnhtn
• xxpm: NAUSEA @ gotta wait out the snitches
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may 29 (sun)
• 2-5pm: Sound Workshops & Performances: Banu Çiçek Tülü, Tomoko Hojo, Cal Fish @ the living gallery (all ages), 1094 broadway, bushwick, bklyn // link asap!
• 3pm: Cooper-Moore & Kresten Osgood @ michiko studios (stage 2), 149 w. 46th st., 3rd fl., mnhtn // link asap!
• xxpm: John McCowen / Sean Meehan / Barry Weisblat / Sam Weinberg, C. Spencer Yeh, Julia Santoli & Vered Engelhard @ hart bar (21+), 538 hart st., bushwick, bklyn // time & link asap!
• 7pm: Good Neighbor Collective x Gold Sounds Present: Murderpact, Grooming, Wwithout, Bleach Cubes @ gold sounds, 44 wilson ave, bushwick, bklyn
• 7pm: OOF! (Record Release), Mr Pescado, Female Genius @ mama tried, 787 3rd ave, sunset park, bklyn
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may 30 (mon)
• 7pm: Experimental Electronic Meetup: Aparna M aka Penny420, NEMESIS, 185668232, Carnalex, Cole Jaeger, Kway, nodemon, Charles Marduk, JoeDag @ wonderville, 1186 broadway, bushwick, bklyn
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may 31 (tues)
• 6:30pm: Jessica Ackerley / Erin Rogers / Henry Mermer, Darren Johnston & Ches Smith @ downtown music gallery, 13 monroe st., chinatown, mnhtn
• 7pm: Kenny Warren (w/ Christopher Hoffman, Zekkereya El-magharbel, Matt P, Carlo Costa) (fb) @ barbès, 376 9th st., park slope, bklyn **&** livestream
[SOLD OUT / ROOFTOP!] • 7pm: PopGun Presents: Digable Planets, JWords (fb) ($$$) @ elsewhere rooftop (16+), 599 johnson ave, e. williamsburg, bklyn
• 7:30pm: The Footlight presents: Fun Facts, Marjorie, Pregnant, W.S.A.B.I. @ the windjammer (21+), 552 grandview ave, ridgewood, queens
• 8pm: Michael Masaru Flora, Asha Sheshardi, Universal Cell Unlock @ chaos computer (ask a pal), greenpoint, bklyn // become a contributor; membership only $10/month!
• 8pm: Kresten Osgood / Thomas Buckner / Robert Dick / Thomas Morgan @ zürcher gallery (all ages), 33 bleecker st., mnhtn
• 8pm: Dan Tepfer (fb) @ soapbox gallery (all ages), 636 dean st., prospect heights, bklyn **&** livestream