The Royal Arctic Institute

Tuesday’s NYC-area shows include Flo Milli, Robert Glasper, Indigo Sparke, Celebrating David Bowie, and more.

Wednesday’s NYC-area show options include The Strokes, Bright Eyes, Iron Chic, The Magnetic Fields, Tkay Maidza, and more.

Saturday’s NYC-area shows include Kacey Musgraves, The Furniture, Kimbra (DJ set), Murphy’s Law, Activity and more.

The Messthetics, the instrumental trio made up of Fugazi’s rhythm section (Brendan Canty and Joe Lally) and experimental/jazz guitarist Anthony Pirog, will release their second album, ’Anthropocosmic Nest’ in September via Dischord.

Telekinesis released new album ’Effluxion’ back in February and is on tour now.

The 2018 edition of Cassette Store Day happens October 13 at independent record stores around the globe with lots of exclusives in the ever-portable, still-with-us tape format — in many cases it will be the first time these have ever been released on this format…