Do you live in NYC, love music, and want to see a cool show this week? Look no further – Music journalist Maddie is bringing a live music roundup every week to the (online) pages of Alt Citizen. If you trust the best local music mag around for new music recs, there’s no reason to sleep on this finely curated list of gigs.
Read about this week’s players, pop out your checkbook (or Apple Pay) to buy a ticket, and enlighten your ears at one or all of these upcoming shows. Support local music! And avoid fomo!
- Monday June 23:
- Purgatory: Fake Pollocks, Mingko, Rose of the World
- Fake Pollocks released their sophomore EP Livestock this March. Songs like The White Eichler showcase the band’s medley of emo, post-punk, and math rock. Make sure to get to the show early to catch Mingko and Rose of the World’s sets. Mingko’s new album Hank is for all my fellow nu-gazers.
- Purgatory: Fake Pollocks, Mingko, Rose of the World
- Tuesday June 24:
- Market Hotel: Knumears, Othiel, Cash Only Tony’s, and Fake Pollocks
- Skramz/screamo band Knumears’ album A Shout to See is both tender and heavy. Check out the song Wednesday if you have the chance. Opening up for Knumears is Brooklyn based screamo band Cash Only Tony’s. I’ve been to a few Cash Only shows and the collective energy is enlivening. Listen to their album demo and recent Split with Autumn Sonata.
- Market Hotel: Knumears, Othiel, Cash Only Tony’s, and Fake Pollocks
- Wednesday June 25:
- Bowery Ballroom: U.S. Girls
- I don’t know about you, but Island Song of Meghan Remy’s project U.S. Girls was pivotal to my middle school indie pop phase. Since the release of U.S. Girls on KRAAK, Remy’s put out seven albums, most recently dropping Scratch It June 20th. See her play the new album (and hits) at Bowery Ballroom this Wednesday.
- Night Club 101: The Sewing Club, Heaven Slight, Glimmer
- Nashville based bedroom rock band The Sewing Club is headlining Night Club 101. Juxtaposing ethereal vocals with shoegaze inspired guitars, The Sewing Club is for fans of shower curtain, Wednesday, and Slow Pulp.
- Bowery Ballroom: U.S. Girls
- Thursday June 26:
- Night Club 101: Allah-Las
- A few of my surf-rock obsessed friends listen to Allah-Las. I never fell down the laid-back, indie surf rock hole (Dr. Dog, Peach Pit, etc…) but, if you’d rather be in LA than NYC, or trade Rockaway for Malibu, the Allah Las will provide a soundtrack for your sun soaked fantasies.
- The Broadway: Deakin (of Animal Collective), Loren Connors, Whimbrels and Henry Birdsey
- Everlovin’ Presents Deakin of Animal Collective with support from avant-garde guitarist Loren Connors, local art-rock band The Whimbrels (members of Swans, Glenn Branca Ensemble), and droner Henry Birdsey. Deakin’s music sounds similar to Animal Collective; head to the Broadway to relive your Merriweather Post Pavilion days.
- Knockdown Center: underscores, Dua Saleh, Skaiwater, and more
- Stop by the Knockdown Center for Pitchfork and Them’s kickoff to Pride Weekend. You may recognize underscores name from the track harvest sky with Oklou. But the show entails more than hyperpop, Minnesota rapper Dua Saleh, British rapper Skaiwater, and the NYC drag collective Bushwig will also perform.
- Stop by the Knockdown Center for Pitchfork and Them’s kickoff to Pride Weekend. You may recognize underscores name from the track harvest sky with Oklou. But the show entails more than hyperpop, Minnesota rapper Dua Saleh, British rapper Skaiwater, and the NYC drag collective Bushwig will also perform.
- Night Club 101: Allah-Las
- Friday June 27:
- Market Hotel: Pride with JunglePussy
- It will be HOT IN HERE at Market Hotel. Prepare to sweat. Bring a fan. Miss Puss always puts on a performance and will no doubt bring it for Pride.
- Market Hotel: Pride with JunglePussy
- Saturday June 28:
- Under the K Bridge Park: LadyLand ft. FKA twigs and Pabllo Vittar, BORIS, Eartheater, VTSS, Isabella Lovestory, Kevin Aviance, Alexis De La Rosa, Boy Cordero, Chippy Nonstop, Cortisa Star, Jeffrey Sfire, Liam Benzvi, Manuka Honey, Meth Math (Live), Sissies of Mercy, TAAHLIAH, Toccororo
- “LadyLand is a very queer and very Brooklyn affair” writes Billboard Magazine. They couldn’t be more correct. Girls, gays, and theys, run to the Kosciuszko Bridge for an unmatched lineup on Saturday. FKA twigs and Eartheater? Insane.
- Baby’s All Right: Neggy Gemmy
- Neggy Gemmy’s new album She Comes from Nowhere is an electro-pop ice cream sundae. Sweet and sugary, Lindsey’s French’s melodies float among shimmering synths. My favorite track off the album is Mysterious Girl.
- TV Eye: Florry, John Andrews & the Yawn
- Put on your cowboy boots and head to TV Eye to see Florry. Yes, there will be live pedal steel. If that’s not enough to convince you to go, listen to the band’s new album Sounds Like…
- Pioneer Works: Deerhoof, Body Meat, iiisa
- 31 years of Deerhoof. Since 1994, Deerhoof has pushed the boundaries of experimental pop. They continue to do the same on their newly released album Noble and Godlike in Ruin. Creating music cacophonous and angelic, Deerhoof is a band you do not want to miss live.
- Under the K Bridge Park: LadyLand ft. FKA twigs and Pabllo Vittar, BORIS, Eartheater, VTSS, Isabella Lovestory, Kevin Aviance, Alexis De La Rosa, Boy Cordero, Chippy Nonstop, Cortisa Star, Jeffrey Sfire, Liam Benzvi, Manuka Honey, Meth Math (Live), Sissies of Mercy, TAAHLIAH, Toccororo
- Sunday June 29:
- Union Pool: Frankie Cosmos w/ Juan Wauters
- See Frankie Cosmos play for FREE at Union Pool. The band has put out three singles ahead of the release of Different Talking, their sixth studio album dropping June 27 on Sub Pop Records. As someone who’s been to a free show at Union Pool a word of advice: get to the venue early. Entry is first come first serve, capacity is limited, and it’s difficult to sneak in.
- Union Pool: Frankie Cosmos w/ Juan Wauters