Hey groovers,

We are very pleased to report that outdoor shows are back! And we’ve got tons of amazing artists coming to NYC this month to help us celebrate. 

First, groove into this week with the electronic music group, Metronomy. The British quintet is kicking off their North American tour at Avant Gardner, an excellent way to spend your Tuesday.

On Thursday, we’ve got French, Belgian pop sensation, Angèle, at Terminal 5. If you can’t make it Thursday, fear not, because she’s also playing Friday and Saturday. Thursday also kicks off two nights of R&B, neo-soul & hip hop singer & songwriter, Kali Uchis w/ Raye, at Radio City Music Hall.

On Friday, catch the rock-n-roll party brought to you by the The Knee-Hi’s on the Our Wicked Lady roof or at TV EYE on Saturday. We caught up with the fab foursome last summer, to learn more about their musical journey, inspiration and approach to live music. 

This weekend, for some retro-soul, contemporary R&B vibes, we’ve got Durand Jones at Bowery Ballroom on Saturday. On Sunday, celebrate the 7th anniversary of Cafe Open Mic, theepic series that brings together artists, poets and musiciansat The Sultan Room. We chatted with the founder, Cody Celestin, to learn more about it’s origin stories, his experience in the music industry and what inspires him. 

Then we’ve got the Brooklyn Mirage season opener with French record producer, TCHAMI, on Sunday. We’re giving away a few tickets to some lucky groovers. Don’t forget to enter to win here.

For more outside vibes later this month, we’ve got the Elsewhere Rooftop season opener with Dutch producer, Jarreau Vandal, on the 18th.

Festival season is also upon us! Starting with Wire Festival, the two-night collection of techno DJs, collaborations of some of the word’s leading collectives, panel discussions and art installations at Knockdown Center on the 19th. On the 20th, we’re stoked for the Sound Mind Music Festival for Mental Health, a free street fest outside House of Yes featuring Smorgasburg food vendors, mental health activations and a headlining set by Iron & Wine. 

Read on for a full list of our recommended shows and don’t forget to check out our May groovetracks, a playlist highlighting all the artists coming here this month

We can’t wait to see you all at the next show. Keep checking your email and our instagram for announcements, pregames, and more! 

You stay groovy, NYC 😉 

P.S. Keep spreading the word and tell your friends to join the groovement

Upcoming Shows

May 1 @ 6:30pm Joe P & Peter Raffoul @ Baby’s All Right 
May 1 @ 7:00pm Action Bronson @ Le Poisson Rouge
May 1 @ 7:00p Peter Cat Recording Co. @ Mercury Lounge 
May 1 @ 8:00pm Saint Motel @ Webster Hall
May 1 @ 8:30pm Adoraborealis, BitterSweethearsts, Junk Made iLL @ The Cutting Room 
May 2 @ 7:00pm Joe P & Juliana Madrid @ Mercury Lounge
May 2 @ 7:00pm Joesef @ Bowery Ballroom 
May 2 @ 7:30pm Meg Myers @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
May 2-7 @ 8pm & 10:30pm Alex Isley @ Blue Note Jazz Club
May 2 @ 8:00pm Metronomy @ Avant Gardner 
May 3 @ 6:00pm David Wax Museum @ Mercury Lounge 
May 4 @ 6:30pm The Heavy & Loose Bottoms @ Elsewhere
May 4-5 @ 8:00pm Kali Uchis w/ RAYE @ Radio City Music Hall  
May 4 @ 8:00pm Nation of Language @ Brooklyn Steel 
May 4-6 @ 8:00pm Angèle @ Terminal 5
May 4 @ 8:00pm French Horn Rebellion @ The Sultan Room  
May 4 @ 10:00pm Wilmah @ Baby’s All Right 
May 5 @ 6:00pm Adoraborealis @ Rockwood Music Hall 
May 5 @ 7:00pm The Knee Hi’s @ Our Wicked Lady
May 5 @ 7:30pm Goth Babe @ Pier 17
May 6 @ 7:30pm Rebecca Black & mazie @ Elsewhere 
May 6 @ 8:00pm Durand Jones @ Bowery Ballroom 
May 6 @ 8:00pm The Knee Hi’s, Choked Up, Strange Neighbors @ TV Eye 
May 6 @ 10:00pm Omar S @ Superior Ingredients
May 6 @ 10:00pm Cloonee | Grey Area @ Knockdown Center 
May 6 @ 10:30pm The Magician, Born Dirty, Pleasure Jams, Jaxtapose, Grooveyard, Shek, Aryeh @ Elsewhere 
May 7 @ 6:00pm TCHAMI @ Brooklyn Mirage 
May 7 @ 6:00pm Bushwick’s Dead: Walrus & Near Dead Experience @ Brooklyn Made 
May 7 @ 7:00pm The Cafe Open Mic: 7th Anniversary @ The Sultan Room 
May 8-9 @ 8:00pm MUNA @ Terminal 5 
May 9 @ 6:30pm Okay Kaya (in the round), Zannie @ Elsewhere 
May 9 @ 7:00pm easy life, Saiah @ Elsewhere 
May 9 @ 7:00pm New West, Mei Semones @ Bowery Ballroom 
May 9-10 8:00pm Janet Jackson @ Madison Square Garden
May 9-11 @ 8:00pm Four Tet + Squidsoup @ Avant Gardner 
May 10-11 @ 8:00pm Sabrina Carpenter w/ Blu De Tiger @ Terminal 5 
May 11 @ 7:00pm Cobra Man @ Irving Plaza 
May 11-14 8:00pm & 10:30pm Terrace Martin @ Blue Note Jazz Club 
May 11 @ 8:00pm Vieux Farka Touré @ Brooklyn Bowl 
May 11-12 @ 8:00pm DOM DOLLA @ Brooklyn Mirage 
May 11 @ 9:00pm Supper Club, Deep Sea Peach Tree @ Mercury Lounge 
May 12 @ 5:30pm Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls, The Interrupters @ The Rooftop at Pier 17 
May 12 @ 7:00pm What Makes Sense, Partygirl, Big Oil, Supercollider @ Arlene’s Grocery 
May 12 @ 7:30pm Lewis Ofman, Jazz Lambaux @ Elsewhere 
May 13 @ 5:00pm Teksupport x Abracadabra: Blond:ish & Pablo Fierro @ 99 Scott 
May 13 @ 7:30pm Austin Millz @ Elsewhere 
May 13 @ 8:00pm GoGo Penguins @ Music Hall of Williamsburg 
May 13-14 @ 8:00pm Feist @ Brooklyn Steel 
May 13 @ 8:00pm Rahil, H31R, Naomi Asa @ Baby’s All Right 
May 13 @ 9:00pm Moon Boots @ Racket 
May 13 @ 10:30pm Darius, Feder (DJ Set), Duñe, Harim & Alex McCracken @ Elsewhere 
May 16-17 8pm & 10:30pm @ Denzel Curry w/ Live Band @ Blue Note Jazz Club 
May 16 @ 9:00pm Amina Buddafly @ Mercury Louhnge 
May 17 @ 7:00pm Pearl & The Oysters, Koleżanka, Goodfight @ Elsewhere 
May 17 @ 8:00pm The New Pornographers @ Brooklyn Steel 
May 17 @ 8:00pm Hippie Sabotage @ Webster Hall 
May 18 @ 6:00pm Jarreau Vandal-Rooftop Opening Party @ Elsewhere Rooftop 
May 18 @ 8pm & 10:30pm Antibalas @ Blue Note Jazz Club 
May 18-19 @ 8:00pm CHARLOTTE DE WITTE – KNTXT @ Brooklyn Mirage 
May 18 @ 8:00pm Sir Chloe @ Racket 
May 19 @ 6:00pm Conducta (open to close) @ Elsewhere Rooftop 
May 19 @ 7:00pm The Blue Stones @ Brooklyn Made 
May 19 @ 7:30pm blink-182 @ Madison Square Garden 
May 19 @ 10:00pm Wire Festival @ Knockdown Center 
May 19 @ 10:30pm MAYA JANE COLES presents Night Creatures, Jubilee B2B Bianca Oblivion, BAMBII @ Elsewhere
May 20 @ 12:00pm Sound Mind Music Festival for Mental Health @ House of Yes 
May 20 @ 3:00pm Jessy Lanza (DJ Set), Pelada (DJ Set), Ase Manual @ Elsewhere Rooftop 
May 20-21 @ 3:00pm Head in the Clouds Music & Arts Festival @ Forest Hills Stadium 
May 20 @ 6:00pm Friday Pilots Club, Zoe Ko @ Mercury Lounge 
May 20 @ 7:30pm Bailen @ Le Poisson Rouge 
May 20 @ 8:00pm Caroline Polachek @ Radio City Music Hall 
May 20 @ 8:00pm Citizen Cope @ Brooklyn Made 
May 20 @ 8:00pm Josh Ritter @ Beacon Theatre 
May 23 @ 6:30pm Beach Bunny, PUP @ The Rooftop at Pier 17. 
May 24 @ 7:30pm blink-182 @ Barclays Center 
May 24 @ 8:00pm Indigo de Souza @ Webster Hall 
May 24-28 @ 8pm & 10:30pm Cory Henry @ Blue Note Jazz Club 
May 24 @ 8:00pm redveil @ Music Hall of Williamsburg 
May 24-25 9:00pm yasiin bey & Talib Kweli @ Sony Hall 
May 25 @ 6:00pm jamesjamesjames @ Elsewhere Rooftop 
May 26 @ 8:00pm MAVI @ Bowery Ballroom 
May 26 @ 8:00pm Big Joanie @ Baby’s All Right 
May 27 @ 3:00pm Keys N Krates @ Elsewhere Rooftop 
May 27 @ 6:00pm Confetti, .wavrunner @ Mercury Lounge 
May 27 @ 8:00pm Pan Arcadia, Fo Daniels @ Baby’s All Right 
May 27 @ 10:30pm Walker & Royce – Rules Don’t Apply Takeover @ Elsewhere 
May 28 @ 3:00pm 718 Session: Danny Krivit & Benny Soto @ Knockdown Center
May 28 @ 8:00pm Bloc Party @ Brooklyn Steel 
May 28 @ 10:00pm Horse Meat Disco @ Knockdown Center 
May 29-31 @ 8pm & 10:30pm Spafford @ Blue Note Jazz Club 
May 30-31 @ 8:00pm Hayley Kiyoko @ Irving Plaza
May 30 @ 7:00pm Chuck Strangers, YL & Starker, Gabe ‘Nandez @ Elsewhere
May 30 @ 8:00pm Big Boi @ Brooklyn Bowl
May 31 @ 6:00pm grentperez @ Mercury Lounge

Show times, venues & dates are subject to change.