Rufus

Other nominees include T. Rex, Dave Matthews Band, Thin Lizzy, The Doobie Brothers, Pat Benatar, Judas Priest, MC5, Kraftwerk, Depeche Mode, and more.

Radiohead and Rage Against the Machine are nominated once again after being nominated in their first year of eligibility last year, and first-time noms include Devo, Roxy Music, Stevie Nicks, Todd Rundgren, John Prine, and Def Leppard...

Talking about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame earlier this year, Radiohead's Ed O'Brien said: "But if you ask me what I'd rather be doing that night, I'd rather be sitting at home in front of the fire or going to a gig."

It's very a eclectic playlist, as you would probably expect from Frank, covering a ton of stylistic and historical ground.

You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights...

Buzzcocks, Doug Gillard @ Stone Pony
One of the OG UK punk bands, Buzzcocks had pop smarts from the get-go with a string of classic singles...

Soul/funk legend Sly Stone just released a huge box set, and then made his return to the stage this past weekend with shows with Rufus in NYC and...

Sleigh Bells @ T5, 2012 (more by Chris La Putt)

Andrew WK w/ Marky Ramone's Blitzkreig @ Santos (more by Dan Bracaglia)

Browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows...

Soul/funk legend Sly Stone (of Sly and the Family Stone, who are responsible for a handful of classics albums in the genre) appears to have remained off the live show circuit since playing Coachella 2010, but that will change this f...