Vijay Iyer Trio

Today's NYC-area shows include night 3 of Governors Ball, Korn, Roy Ayers, Brooklyn Comes Alive, and more

This week's playlist includes new music by Noname, Nick Cave, Dinosaur Jr, Wolf Alice, AFI, Denzel Curry, Real Estate, The Horrors, Guided by Voices, Half Waif, Lost Horizons, and more.

”The word ‘uneasy’ feels like a brutal understatement, too mild for cataclysmic times,” Vijay says of his first Trio album in over 5 years. ”But maybe, since the word contains its own opposite, it reminds us that the most soothing, healing music is often born of and situated within profound unrest.”

Neon Indian @ Fun Fun Fun Fest (more by Tim Griffin) Neon Indian, who has a label and is throwing a showcase at SXSW this year, announced a tour a while back with a mysterious Museum of Modern Art show on the schedule...

Nels Cline's Stained Radiance at Winter Jazz Fest 2011 (more by Andrew Frisicano) Winter Jazz Fest is returning to NYC in 2012 and will take place in multiple Greenwich Village venues from January 6-7 including Le Poisson Rouge, Sullivan Hall, Kenny's Castaways, Zinc Bar, and The Bitter End...

St. Vincent @ Castle Clinton in 2008 (more by Kyle Dean Reinford) Like at South Street Seaport, the River to River Fesival hosts free shows at Castle Clinton National Monument in Battery Park each year, and though more may still be announed, here is their initial 2011 lineup:June 23: Vijay Iyer June 30: Laurie Anderson with Bill Laswell July 07: My Brightest Diamond with yMusic July 14: Patti SmithFor each of these shows, this applies: "TICKETS ARE REQUIRED and will be available online or two per person at the entrance to Castle Clinton at 5pm on the day of show...

Central Park Summerstage (more by Chris La Putt) The schedule for the 2010 SummerStage series, which has music not just at Central Park, is out, and there are some great looking shows to highlight...

Jenny Scheinman & Jason Moran @ Winter Jazz Fest @ LPR Winter Jazz Fest 2010 brought a diverse lineup of contemporary jazz to six Greenwich Village venues on Friday, January 8th and Saturday, Jan...

New York Guitar Festival, with shows between January 8th and February 4th, has already been mentioned here in a few different contexts. The "Silent Film/Live Guitars" portion is certainly a big highlight, with one-off performances, David Bromberg and Marc Ribot, Alex de Grassi and James Blackshaw, and the fest closers Chicha Libre and Gyan Riley...

two of these three guys will be there (one w/ Jenny Scheinman, also on the cover) NYC's Winter Jazz Fest will be happening Friday, January 8th and Saturday, January 9th at a handful of Village venues...