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There are thousands of shows to see in New York City every month, which makes keeping track of any kind of live show calendar hard and choosing between shows even harder. We here at The FADER are always making note of the upcoming performances we’re excited to catch, and we’re now publishing our picks for the most exciting shows coming up in the city. Ahead, find the 13 shows we’re most looking forward to in July 2025, from freak-folk to sludge metal to experimental grunge, and more.
July 3: Anastasia Coope, Lottie’s @ Night Club 101
Anastasia Coope 2024 debut album Darning Woman is a beguiling suite of nine strange snapshots, most lasting less than less than two minutes. Coope lives in a Brooklyn studio where she makes weird paintings and weird tracks, warped hillsongs that have one foot in the past and the other in the future but feel totally removed from the present.
Read our profile of Anastasia Coope, and get tickets here.
July 9–12: Matana Roberts Residency @ The Stone (Coin Coin Community Solos)
Saxophonist and speaker Matana Roberts’ five-part Coin Coin album series (seven more parts are on the way in years to come) is an astonishing feat of musical expression and narrative world building, documenting African history in communion with her ancestors. Over the course of four nights at The Stone in Greenwich Village, she’ll perform and engage in conversations on trans rights and immigrant rights, educational freedom, and reproductive justice. All ticket proceeds will go to Roberts’ favorite “grassroots organizations fighting for change.”
Read more about the event here.
July 11: Acid Bath, Eyehategod, Wailin Storms @ Brooklyn Paramount
Louisiana sludge metal icons Acid Bath (recently reunited) and Eyehategod (poisoning the world with their doomed sounds for nearly 40 years) will take the stage at the gorgeous Brooklyn Paramount, undoubtedly filling the massive room with a foul miasma that will be difficult to scrub out in the days after the show.
July 12: Jockstrap, Kenny Mason, Jane Remover, HiTech, Dazegxd, Kassie Krut @ Knockdown Center (Outline)
Knockdown Center’s Outline mini-festivals always boast impressive lineups, and this year’s summer edition does not disappoint: English synth-voice duo Jockstrap, boundary-busting rapper Kenny Mason, digicore progenitor Jane Remover and torch-carrier Dazegxd, Detroit ghettotech trio HiTech (currently the funnest group in the world), and Kassie Krut, the enthralling electronic trio making dance music punk again, will each attempt to blow the roof off of Knockdown’s hulking compound. They might just succeed.
Read our Gen F profiles of Jockstrap and Jane Remover and our recent interview with HiTech, and get tickets here.
July 13: L’Rain @ Union Pool
L’Rain is a fixture in New York’s experimental scene, but she’s been unusually quiet since touring behind her excellent 2023 album I Killed Your Dog, excluding some scattered shows here and there. The singular avant-R&B singer-producer-bandleader will perform in her hometown for the first time since April at the third 2025 edition of Union Pool’s free Summer Thunder Sunday series, along with special guests to be announced.
July 15: Pink Must, Briana Marela, Alice Does Computer Music @ Night Club 101
Renowned experimental artists more eaze and Lynn Avery offer a refreshingly weird take on grunge with their joint project Pink Must. Combining the analog and the digital, bathed in Auto-Tune and fuzz guitar, their songs are easy to listen to but sneakily complex. At Night Club 101, they’ll be joined by golden-voiced singer-composer Briana Marela and mesmeric synth sorceress Alice Does Computer Music.
July 18: Squanderers, Shahzad Ismaily Duo @ (Le) Poisson Rouge
Squanderers are the spontaneous trio of superhuman guitarists David Grubbs and Wendy Eisenberg and bass/production legend Kramer. Their 2024 debut, If a Body Meet a Body, finds the three electric string players tangled together in infinitely fascinating soundwebs that feel like moments trapped in time. They’ll be joined at LPR by equally iconic bassist Shahzad Ismaily, who adds a sense of transcendence to everything he touches.
July 19: Tommy Wright III, DJ Spanish Fly, Embaci, KeiyaA (DJ) @ Sugar Hill Supper Club
Rappers Tommy Wright III and La Chat and producer Spanish Fly are Memphis legends who don’t often make it up to the northeast, making this show one of the rarest of the summer. Joining them at the always popping Sugar Hill Supper Club are chaotically brilliant producer Embaci and unpindownable local staple KeiyaA, who’ll put on her DJ hat for the night. A packed summer evening at Sugar Hill has all the makings of a heat stroke, but this is a show you won’t want to miss.
July 19: This Is Lorelei, Greg Freeman, Dirt Buyer, and FearDorian @ Knockdown Center
This spectacular, FADER-core lineup combines everything we love: headliners This Is Lorelei’s intimate indie rock, Greg Freeman’s alternative country, and Atlantan FearDorian’s pretty and melodic rap.
July 19: BLOOM with RP Boo, DJ Manny, Bell Curve, TCJ, and More
Experience a night full of footwork, bass, and jungle with Chicago royalty RP Boo and DJ Manny plus local DJs Bell Curve, TCJ, and Kid Bata at the new Hannibal Burress-owned venue Isola.
July 23: A Night of Krautrock & Kosmische Musik with Eric Slick, Nels Cline, Cass McCombs, Kevin Morby, Steven Drozd, Spencer Tweedy, Brian Betancordt, Jessica Dobson, and Frank Locrasto @ Brooklyn Bowl
The booking at Brooklyn Bowl is often pretty corny but sometimes they put together a show that really hits. That should be the case for this krautrock night featuring a bill of artists whose music largely has nothing to do with krautrock. It’ll be interesting to see Wilco guitarist Nels Cline, Wilco relative Spencer Tweedy, folkmaster Cass McCombs, folk-rockmaster Kevin Morby, et al. do their takes on the pummeling German genre. If it all goes south, at least you get to bowl. Read our 2011 Cass McCombs cover story and listen to Kevin Morby on The FADER Interview podcast.
July 24: Novos Baianos @ Webster Hall
Novos Baianos were staples of the ‘70s tropicalía and MPB movements in Brazil, scenes that produced a disproportionate amount of the best music ever. Their 1972 sophomore album Acabou Chorare falls easily into this category, a near-perfect project combining breathtaking acoustic ballads and irresistible rockers. Novos Baianos have reunited several times since their dissolution in 1979, and their current live lineup contains their three surviving original members: Paulinho Boca de Cantor (vocals), Baby Consuelo (vocals, percussion), and Pepeu Gomes (guitar).
July 25: Cécile McLorin Salvant @ Bryant Park (Carnegie Hall Citywide)
Jazz singer Cécile McLorin Salvant is one of the most inventive singers of our time in any genre with an impressive catalog that’s amassed her six Grammy nominations. If you’ve never seen Salvant sing before, her exhibition is hands-down the show to attend this weekend.
Read more about the free event here.
July 25: Warm Up: Sarz, DJ Q, John Glacier, Tati au Miel @ MoMA PS1
MoMA PS1’s annual Warm Up series booked a standout night with this one. The U.K.’s John Glacier is one of the coolest new rappers around, and you can see her set sandwiched between Montreal DJ Tati au Miel, DJ Q, and what’s sure to be a rowdy headlining set from Nigerian super-producer Sarz.
Other shows we recommend
July 1: Bunuel, Today is the Day, Spiritual Poison @ (Le) Poisson Rouge
July 1: 504 Takeover: QBABY WORLDWIDE, Rowa, NoahG b2b jo_sway, Ghost K.O. @ Bossa Nova Civic Club
July 2: Charlotte Day Wilson, The Weather Station, Katie Tupper @ Central Park SummerStage
July 2: Lea Bertucci, Silk Fence, Andrew Bernstein, Greg Fox (DJ) @ Union Pool
July 3: Robert Glasper @ Blue Note
July 3: The Milk Carton Kids @ The Rockaway Hotel
July 3: Freedom Writers: A Fundraiser for Journalists in Palestine: Alphonse Pierre, Annabel Ross, Finals, Arielle Lana @ Mood Ring
July 4: Robert Glasper @ Blue Note
July 4: Soul Summit, Lovie @ Public Records
July 4: Summer By Shea: La Banda Chuska, Ben Seretan, PFFU, Hellgirl, Washer @ Rippers
July 4: FUCK THE 4th Fundraver: VICE, Jjjesuschristsuperstarrr, D-SIRE, Blasia, Dr. Q800, D. Va @ Rash
July 5: FNFWORLD NY: Laker, Woody, wokeups, Tayo, blxty, lade, Kiryano, glosuka, Braxton Knight, Sg Lily, Tooly, whyhaze, violet, emotionals, One Year, Slidetomycrib, jugglyfe @ Brooklyn Burj
July 5: Robert Glasper @ Blue Note
July 5: The Dare (DJ), Beach Fossils (DJ), Geese (DJ), Water From Your Eyes (DJ) @ Elsewhere Rooftop
July 5: Nathan Nakadegawa-Lee & Marc Edwards @ Brothers Wash & Dry
July 5: Claire Ozmun, Jackie West, Harrison Highway. DJ ScoutG @ Alphaville
July 5: Dance My Pain Away: Rod Lee, Dj Haram b2b LITA, Tromac b2b DJ-SUN, Bass Down Low, Arielle Lana, CalvoMusic, JEWELSSEA, cash.liss, Love Higher @ Good Room
July 5: Nimstarr, RemoveFace, OverPade, Lil Poof @ Market Hotel
July 6: Marcellus Pittman, Rick Wade @ Public Records
July 6: Scout Gillett, DD Island, Awksymoron, Kid Lake @ TV EYE
July 6: Eli Escobar, Cosmo @ Signal
July 7: Cartier.mp7, Certified Jesus Freak @ Bossa Nova Civic Club
July 8: Super Bolus VII: Aimée Niemann, Andrew Livingston, Angela Morris, Anne Rhodes, Brian McCorkle, Charlotte Munn-Wood, Cory Bracken, Jeff Tobias, Joe White, John King, Meaghan Burke, Paul Pinto, Sugar Vendil @ Fort Greene Park
July 8: Dilated @ The Stone
July 9: HARDWIRED: Kill Alters, DOGSHATENOISE, Murderpact, LATINACROFT @ Purgatory
July 9: Maria Usbeck, Michael Beharie, Lulannier @ Cassette
July 9: Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp, Combo Daguerre @ TV EYE
July 10: Sea Lemon, Work Wife
July 11: Laila!, Sasha Keable, Talia Goddess, Half Moon @ Herbert Von King Park
July 11: Dan Deacon, Snõõper, Balaclava @ Marker Park Radio
July 11: Wavves, Beach Goons, chokecherry @ Warsaw
July 11: Juliana Huxtable, KYRUH, Elle Dee, Diyah, JADALAREIGN, Makadsi @ Basement NY
July 11: 10 Years of Motion Ward: K Wata, Beta Librae
July 12: Lord Finesse, Pete Rock, Large Professor, Jericho Jackson, The High & Mighty, Natural Elements, Lord Sko, DJ A.vee, Cipha Sounds (host) @ Herbert Von King Park
July 12: Weird All Yankovic Puddles Pity Party @ Madison Square Garden
July 12: Femcel, Avishag C. Rodrigues, City Ice @ Main Drag Music
July 13: Show Dem Camp @ Herbert Von King Park
July 13: Oneida, Neptune, Upper Wilds, Chaser @ TV EYE
July 13: Trevor Dunn’s PROOF Readers @ The Owl
July 14: Tyler, The Creator, Lil Yachty, Paris Texas @ Madison Square Garden
July 14: Ab-Soul @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
June 15: Tyler, The Creator, Lil Yachty, Paris Texas @ Madison Square Garden
July 15: Pisces, Kurt Vile (and The Violators) @ Brooklyn Paramount
July 16: Wu-Tang Clan, Run The Jewels @ Madison Square Garden
July 16: Cola, Starcleaner Reunion @ Elsewhere Rooftop
July 16: Heaviest Hearts: Maysun, Alex Zhang Hungtai, Swaya, Akafae, Medium, Torrestial, Ka Baird, Aksidenz, COI N @ Cassette
July 17: Tyler, The Creator, Lil Yachty, Paris Texas @ Barclays Center
July 17: Mekons, Johnny Dowd @ Bowery Ballroom
July 17: Dinosaur Jr., Snail Mail, Easy Action @ Lena Horne Bandshell (Prospect Park)
July 17: Os Mutantes @ Lincoln Center/Damrosch Park Bandshell
July 17: Anysia Kym, ESP, Organ Tapes, Fergus Jones (DJ), Car Culture (DJ) @ Nowadays
July 17: Barrio Bounce: A Budots & Southeast Asian Club Night: Wilhelmina, Arielle Lana, Joogmac, Rogue.wav @ Mood Ring
July 18: HellTekk Presents Bring in the Breaks: Dazegxd, Cheetah, Via App, Dakota Velasquez, Left Side, xxhardbit3s, Fortified Structures, Evilo, Dopeonplastic @ Trans-Pecos
July 18: Fergus Jones, Purelink, Crossing, Yumi @ Night Club 191
July 19: MSPAINT, Lip Critic, Pat and the Pissers @ Market Hotel
July 19: Aurora Halal, Kia @ Nowadays
July 20: The Roots @ Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
July 20: Pelican, Porcelain, Couch Slut @ The Meadows
July 21: Primus, Ty Segall @ The Rooftop at Pier 17
July 22: Drucks Ltd., Trace Mountains @ Elsewhere Rooftop
July 23: The Deslondes, Sabine McCalla @ Baby’s All Right
July 24: Adam O’Farrill, Allan Mednard @ The Owl
July 24: Bonny Light Horseman @ 92Y
July 24: Obongjayar @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
July 24: Afro Latin Jazz Orchestro, Arturo O’Farrill @ Rockefeller Park
July 24: Jessica Pratt, Daryl Johns, DJ Benham Jones @ Central Park SummerStage
July 24: Algiers (duo), Dreamcrusher, Channel Vessel @ TV EYE
July 24: Spoonerism Presents: Discostan, Ushka, Lapgan & Daiku @ Public Records
July 25: Acid Bath, Pentagram, King Parrot
July 25: Little Mystery, Office Culture, more eaze @ The Owl
July 25: Safe Mind @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
July 25: DJ Manny, DJ Paypal, Missy, medium. (solo) @ Mood Ring
July 25: Eliana Glass, Melody English, Amiture Music @ Public Records
July 25: Sumac, Moor Mother @ Roulette (LPR Presents)
July 25: Eyedress, N8NoFace
July 26: Niontay, El Cousteau, Harrison @ Night Club 101
July 26: PC Worship, High., Lukka @ Rippers
July 26: RJD2 @ Brooklyn Bowl
July 26-27: BLACKPINK @ Citi Field
July 27: Femi Kuti (& The Positive Force), Dead Prez, Rich Medina, Maryam Bukar Hassan @ Central Park SummerStage
July 27: Lina Tullgren, Anna Fox Rochinski, Frances Chang @ Cassette
July 27: Colby Nathan, The Cradle, Therese @ The Owl
July 27: Black Chamber Folk Music, watergh0st @ The Sultan Room
July 27: Soulection @ Flushin Meadows-Corona Park
July 28-29: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Lael Neale @ Beacon Theatre
July 29: Kelora, Superfan, Cleo Walks Through Glass @ Elsewhere
July 30: Lord Huron, Waxahatchee @ Madison Square Garden
Jul 30: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Grace Bergere @ Beacon Theatre
July 31: Yussef Dayes, FKJ (DJ Set), Venna, Salion @ Central Park SummerStage
July 31: John Maus @ Union Pool
