Monday Sept. 29th:
- Elsewhere: Junglepussy, DJ Cowriiie
- Misguided Spirits is out here performing utilitarian acts of service. Junglepussy and DJ Cowriiie are playing a free rooftop show and the first fifty guests to enter receive a free Misguided Spirits drink ticket. Monday’s got a shot of becoming the best night of the week.
- Rough Trade: Neko Case ‘Neon Grey Midnight Green’ Signing
- Neko Case released her eighth studio album Neon Grey Midnight Green last weekend. This is Case’s first entirely self-produced LP, relaying to Pitchfork, “It is my vision. It is my veto power. It is my taste.” Case’s creative prowess shines throughout the album, especially in Match-Lit.
- The Broadway: Kath Bloom w/ Superfan, Shannen Moser + Sofia Wolfson
- Emotive acoustic folk; warm and inviting. Kath Bloom’s been making music since the 1980s and bears a wide discography. If you’re short on time, listen to Finally.
Tuesday Sept. 30th:
- Union Pool: Annie Hart / Katy Pinke / Kristin Daelyn
- I listened to Annie’s Hart’s Hard to Be Still relentlessly during my high school indie pop phase. It still holds up. Almost ten years later, and Hart’s staying true to her analog synth roots. Check out Hart’s bandcamp for some sick multi-instrumental B-sides.
Wednesday Oct.1st:
- Brooklyn Paramount: Addison Rae
- I don’t think this show needs much explanation. Addison Rae just gets it. If you’re willing to drop money on a resale ticket, Rae is also playing Terminal 5 October 3rd and National Sawdust October 4th.
- Brooklyn Steel: Stereolab
- Stereolab is prolific. The band released their eleventh studio album Instant Holograms on Metal Film in May, an LP that stays true to Sterolab’s core sound (motorik beats, bubbly synths, francophone tone), but at moments swings poppy. Listen to Aerial Troubles to see what I mean.
- Night Club 101: Heaven Slight, Crisis Actress, Official Claire
- Heaven Slight effectively has a Night Club 101 residency – and it’s well deserved. For fans of Chanel Beads and Fine, check out Heaven’s Slight track Hear You (boy).
Thursday Oct. 2nd:
- Bowery Ballroom: Drugdealer
- Drugdealer released his third single with Weyes Blood, Real Thing, in May. Michael Collins’ last solo album Hiding in Plain Sight commandeered the speakers of cafés in Brooklyn for about a year. Head to Bowery Ballroom to see what’s next for Variety Coffee’s playlist.
- The Warsaw: Dry Cleaning
- Dry Cleaning is back on tour. Though the South London 4 piece have not released music since Swampy in 2023, NYC will always welcome the monotonic post-punk group with open arms.
Friday Oct. 3rd:
- Baby’s All Right: Minami Deutsch
- Tokyo based Krautrock band Minami Deutsch are self proclaimed “repetition freaks,” inspired by CAN and Neu! Their song Tunnel is a psychedelic trip, straight out of 1970.
- TransPecos: Goon, Al Menne
- LA based band Goon’s recent album Dream 3 sonically resembles its title. Goon’s work is a transcendent dreamscape filled with hypnotic synths, floating vocals, and guitar loops. It lifts you up and washes all over.
Sat. Oct 4th:
- **DM for Address** : Holidays in United States, Zachshots, Cage Match
- Jump shots, Zachshots, you’re cool I’m not. A show for all the homies. And it’s in a backyard!
- TransPecos: Bleary Eyed, My Transparent Eye, Paper Lady
- Don’t play with Philadelphia’s shoegaze scene. Philly based band Bleary Eyed’s new album Easy is an amalgamation of sample heavy, fuzzy shoegaze. Listen to Susan or Shimmer Away; my two favorite tracks off the album.
- The Living Gallery: Kouskous Heaven, Christopher Emond, Bobby Getch, Plinq
- Acoustic set at The Living Gallery. Cool venue, even cooler artists. Before the show, check out Christopher Emond’s Music from Clocks and Bobby Getch’s West meeko west.
Sunday Oct. 5th:
- Jones Beach: The B-52s, DEVO
- The B-52s and DEVO are on their “Cosmic De-Evolution Tour.” I know getting to Jones Beach is a trek, but it’s worth it for 80s camp.
