Meshell Ndegeocello

Tuesday’s NYC-area shows include Motion City Soundtrack, Dark Thoughts, Meshell Ndegeocello, and more.

Like every year, NPR has made a very musically diverse year-end list.

Thile and Punch Brothers also have broadcasts of their acoustic musical variety show, “The Energy Curfew Music Hour,” coming up in NYC this month and next.

Wednesday’s NYC-area shows include Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Smashing Pumpkins, Lil Baby, Meshell Ndegeocello, and more.

Plus: Devo, Ethel Cain, Velocity Girl, and more tour and festival news.

This week in Indie Basement: Chris Stamey (The dB’s), The Fall, a Nick Drake tribute and Baxter Dury collaborator Delilah Holliday.

Wednesday’s NYC-area shows include Dead & Company, The Cure, Jeff Tweedy, Sampha, Halsey, ZelooperZ, Zella Day, and more.

Listen to new songs by Junip ft. Sharon Van Etten, The Voidz, Diddy, Dua Lipa, Confidence Man, Phoenix (Braxe + Falcon remix), Lucinda Williams, Mary Onettes, Tegan and Sara, Peso Pluma, Grupo Frontera, Midtown, EST Gee, and more.

‘The Omnichord Real Book,’ Meshell’s first album since 2018 and Blue Note Records debut, is due June 16 and features contributions from Jeff Parker, Ambrose Akinmusire, Joan As Police Woman, and more

This year‘s Blue Note Jazz Fest also includes Pat Metheny, Robert Glasper, BJ The Chicago Kid, Bruce Hornsby, Talib Kweli, and more