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Thursday’s NYC-area shows include Arctic Monkeys, The Smashing Pumpkins, Father John Misty, OSEES, Arooj Aftab, Earth & Iceage, Girlpool, Titus Andronicus, and more.

The schedules for the 2019 Winter Jazzfest marathons are out, along with some lineup additions. The marathons also include James Poyser + Bilal, Makaya McCraven, Meshell Ndegeocello, Ezra Collective, Mary Halvorson, Nellie McKay, Kassa Overall, Nubya Garcia, and more.

NYC's annual multi-venue Winter Jazzfest happens from January 5-10 at Le Poisson Rouge, The New School, SOB's...

The benefit for the legendary P-Funk keyboardist Bernie Worrell, who has lung cancer and needs help with his medical bills, went down at Webster Hall on Monday, April 4. The event ended up being even more star-studded than initially anticipated, with appearances by bandmates Bootsy Collins, and George Clinton, plus filmmaker Jonathan Demme, Meryl Streep, Rick Springfield, Mudbone, Nelson George, Q

If you're in the market for a brilliant postmodern guitar hero, you could do a whole lot worse than Henry Kaiser. This Bay Area diver/filmmaker/musician has appeared on more than 50 records since the early '70s, ranging from total improvisations to jazz to experimental and progressive rock...

David Johansen at Bowery Ballroom in 2011 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) Like many other East Village and Lower East Side venues , The Bowery Electric is closed for the next few days due to Hurricane Sandy aftermath...

A performing arts program of BRIC Arts | Media | Bklyn, Celebrate Brooklyn! is one of New York City's longest running, free, outdoor performing arts festivals...