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Brooklyn Paper

BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! announces 47th season lineup featuring Grace Jones, Janelle Monáe and More

8TURN performed recently at Town Hall in NYC.

Music

Meet 8TURN: The K-Pop group showing the world it’s their turn to take the global stage by storm

Posted on May 31, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

Planet Brooklyn, a two-day ‘first of its kind’ music festival, is coming in August

xikers at the top of the Empire State Building

Music

Road to fame: xikers talks rising to the top with world tour, new album, and climbing up the Empire State Building

Posted on May 29, 2025

ONE OK ROCK

Music

Rebels with a cause: ONE OK ROCK ready to electrify Prudential Center with message of unity and speaking out against discrimination

Posted on May 28, 2025

Devo photo exhibit band members with photographers on Lower East Side

Arts & Entertainment

Whip it good! Devo’s visual new wave legacy honored in Lower East Side photo exhibit

Posted on May 28, 2025

Mayday Parade

‘Three Cheers for 20 Years’: Mayday Parade brings anniversary tour to NYC’s iconic Rooftop at Pier 17

Posted on May 27, 2025

DARUMAS playing together in New York.

Music

DARUMAS say they make no ‘Ex-Cusas’ with their new album ‘DARUMAS+’

Posted on May 27, 2025

Billy Joel performs during the 66th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 4, 2024.

Music

Billy Joel cancels tour, reveals brain disorder diagnosis

Posted on May 23, 2025

Jin of BTS lit the Empire State Building.

Music

A reflection of love: Jin of BTS lights up Empire State Building with electric ceremony and sunset performance celebrating new album ‘Echo’

Posted on May 22, 2025

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From Billie Holiday to Blue Note: Jose James’ jazz journey breaks all the rules

Posted on May 21, 2025

Two photos of Prince Royce

Bronx

Prince Royce brings the Boogie Down Bronx to his new album ‘Eterno’

Posted on May 16, 2025

hello82 is now in Soho.

Soho

From Coast to Coast, hello82 opens new headquarters in SoHo

Posted on May 16, 2025

hannibal buress at new venue isola brooklyn

Brooklyn Paper

Hannibal Buress opens new venue, Isola Brooklyn, in former Knitting Factory space

Trojan Horn Brass Band at Auditions for the Music Under New York (MUNY) program for the MTA

Broadway meets subway as performers audition for MTA’s Subway Spotlight

Posted on May 15, 2025

MIYAVI performed at Webster Hall in New York City.

Music

For the love of rock: MIYAVI shreds guitar till his fingers bled for Broken Fantasy tour at Webster Hall

Posted on May 15, 2025

the wonder years greenpoint show

Brooklyn Paper

‘Our biggest swing yet’: The Wonder Years gear up to get intimate and inventive at Greenpoint’s iconic Warsaw

Theophobia (left) and Josephine Network (right) will play at the Parkside Lounge on May 10.

Local bands Theophobia and Josephine Network come together for one-night show at East Village venue

Posted on May 2, 2025

J-pop group One or Eight

Music

It’s all or nothing for rising Japanese pop stars ONE OR EIGHT

Posted on May 2, 2025

Bassist Ron Carter performs at the Blue Note Jazz Club ahead of his 88th Birthday on Sunday..

Greenwich Village

Bassist Ron Carter celebrates 88th birthday at Greenwich Village’s Blue Note Jazz Club

Posted on April 30, 2025

park slope open stages

Brooklyn Paper

Open Stages music festival returns to Park Slope’s stoops and sidewalks on May 10

CNBLUE

Music

‘Wake up’ NYC! CNBLUE rocks Queens with epic return after 11 years

Posted on April 26, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

Reworked Runway turns Brooklyn roller rink into sustainable fashion showcase

ARTMS performs at Town Hall in Times Square.

Music

ARTMS talks heating up NYC this spring with new single ‘BURN’ and world tour

Posted on April 25, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

Cassette tapes make a comeback at the first-ever NYC Tape Fair in Bushwick on April 27

Close up of a musician playing the electric guitar during a concert

Bronx

New exhibit looks to highlight Bronx’s little-known rock music history and impacts

Posted on April 23, 2025

Frankie Fest honors the life of local musician Frankie Maddox Rex (top left corner, and far right) of the band The FMs.

Brooklyn

Frankie Fest returns to Brooklyn with bigger celebration honoring memory of local musician

Posted on April 23, 2025

bargemusic new home

Brooklyn Paper

After 50 years on the river, Bargemusic comes ashore in Brooklyn Bridge Park

Rooftop at Pier 17 lit up in rainbow colors during concert

Music

Seaport Concert Series returns to Pier 17 with 2025 lineup, elevated fan experiences

Posted on April 17, 2025

Sax player Nubya Garcia playing in a sea of blue dots

NYC Neighborhoods

British sax star Nubya Garcia electrifies NYC with visionary jazz and deep vibes

Posted on April 16, 2025

Energetic Rock Band Performing on a Nightclub Stage with Dynamic Lights and Special Effects. Portrait of an Artist Creating a Unique Show Experience With Powerful Alternative Songs

Punk Island free musical festival to return to Randalls Island this summer

Posted on April 15, 2025

CIX

Music

CIX is bringing the ‘THUNDER’ to fans in North America with summer tour

Posted on April 11, 2025

CNBLUE

Music

South Korean rockstars CNBLUE voyages back to NYC this month

Posted on April 9, 2025

The Slits perform at Lincoln Center in punk feminism tribute

Punk feminism takes over Lincoln Center in electrifying Slits tribute concert

Posted on April 9, 2025

Long Island New Years Eve Events 2024

LI Press

Billy Joel documentary ‘And So It Goes’ hits screens this summer

Min Jiwoon

Music

Meet Min Jiwoon, a South Korean R&B singer-songwriter ready for the global stage

Posted on April 7, 2025

Hwasa performs in Brooklyn.

Brooklyn

It’s Hwasa Time! K-Pop singer brings the heat, selling out Brooklyn show

Posted on April 4, 2025

seating options at Soho Live

Soho

New venue Soho Live brings elevated take to ‘underground’ music

Posted on April 1, 2025

severance marching band

Brooklyn Paper

The company (drum)line: Brooklyn marching band director brings the beats to iconic ‘Severance’ finale

Brooklyn Paper

The ‘Girls Behind the Rock Show’: Meet the women of Williamsburg’s Brooklyn Bowl

Song Seung Hyun

Queens

From South Korea to Queens: How K-Pop star Song Seung Hyun’s new life is helping Queens’ kids

Posted on March 21, 2025

j-hope performs in Brooklyn.

Brooklyn

Thousands flock to BTS’ j-hope sold out Brooklyn shows, premiers new single ‘Mona Lisa’

Posted on March 21, 2025

brooklyn botanic garden pandemic memorial

Brooklyn Paper

Musical composition honoring pandemic loss to be played every hour at Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Kiss live in Paris

KISS to launch new free audio tour of the band’s history in New York City this weekend

Posted on March 19, 2025

JO1 at Sirius XM headquarters

Music

EXCLUSIVE | JO1’s first world tour rocks New York City

Posted on March 19, 2025

Gusi Philadelphia

Metro Philadelphia

Colombian sensation Gusi makes U.S. solo debut at City Winery Philadelphia

AMPERS&ONE performs at the Queens Theatre.

Music

K-pop group AMPERS&ONE talks achieving their dreams and embarking on first world tour

Posted on March 10, 2025

NCT 127

Music

NCT 127 fans flock across the Hudson River to celebrate K-Pop group’s 100th concert

Posted on March 7, 2025

More from around NYC

bronx

Former Bronx Assembly District leader and Board of Elections employee gets two years in federal prison for extortion and bribery

fountain

Fountain of the Fairs in Flushing Meadows Corona Park on the fritz, awaiting repairs

Shine Movement Pilates

Shine Movement Pilates brings health and confidence to Williamsburg

A club room at Ridgewood nightclub Earthly Delights, which is transitioning to a private event-only venue before ultimately closing on Nov. 30.

Ridgewood nightclub Earthy Delights celebrates one-year anniversary amid looming closure