New York is filled with amazing live music every night of
the week. From the large scale tours that come through to the small venues
housing tomorrow’s next big thing, there is never a dull moment.
This weekend’s musical line-up is no different as there are
plenty of high-profile and smaller tours making their way through the area.
Childish Gambino’s highly anticipated arena tour will be hitting the city for
two shows this weekend. David Byrne is scheduled for three shows in the area on
his ‘American Utopia’ tour. Punk bands Goldfinger, Subhumans will be in the
area this weekend, as will the MC 5’s Wayne Kramer, who will be celebrating the
band’s 50th anniversary with a supergroup he formed just for the
occasion. Metal band Helloween will be bringing their reunion with their original
singers to the area as well.
Vinyl Bay 777, Long Island’s music outlet, loves live music.
That’s why we’ve scoured the internet for the weekend’s hottest concerts. Here are
seven shows that are not to be missed.
1.
Childish
Gambino: Musician/Actor Donald Glover is bringing his Childish Gambino
rapper persona around for one final tour before releasing his final album and
retiring the moniker. With the success of his single “This Is America,” it will
be sad to see him go just as he’s been catching his stride, but this should be
a good show. He’s also bringing along one of the hottest rappers/producers out
there right now, Rae Sremmurd, to open. (Friday & Saturday, Madison Square
Garden)
2.
Goldfinger: Ska-punks Goldfinger released their first
album in nine years, ‘The Knife,’ last year. The album also marks the first
recording with the band’s new supergroup line-up, consisting of original
frontman John Feldmann, Story of the Year’s Phillip Sneed on guitar, MXPX’s
Mike Herrera on bass and Blink-182’s Travis Barker on drums. Tonight’s show might
be the only time you will see them on the east coast this year, so you don’t
want to miss it. Fellow ska band The Pilfers will be joining them as openers. (Friday,
Rocks Off Concert Cruise)
3.
MC50: This year marks the 50th
anniversary of Detroit punk rockers MC5,
and to celebrate guitarist Wayne Kramer will be bringing the band’s music to a
town near you. His supergroup of punk and grunge artists will recreate the band’s
music as MC50, with a line-up that includes Soundgarden’s
Kim Thayil, Fugazi’s Brendan Canty, King’s
X’s Dug Pinnick and Zen Guerrilla’s Marcus Durant. (Friday, The Paramount
Huntington)
4.
Rock Hashanah: From Kiss
to the Ramones,
some of rock’s most powerful players have been of the Jewish faith. Why not
celebrate the high holiday season (or just good rock music in general) by
checking out Rock Hashanah, a tribute to these rock, punk and metal artists
that helped shape the genre into what it is today. There may also be an
appearance from a very “handsome” rocker as well. (Saturday, Coney Island Baby)
5.
Helloween: Last year, German metal pioneers
Helloween released a new single, ‘Pumpkins United,” uniting with former vocalists
Kai Hansen and Michael Kiske, who had not performed with the band in 27 and 13
years, respectively. The group is currently touring behind the single in the US
as part of the massive ‘Pumpkins United’ world tour, which will be recorded for
live CD and DVD to be released next year. The band, including Hansen and Kiske,
is also slated to release a new album in 2020. The tour stops in New York this
weekend for two shows. (Saturday & Sunday, Irving Plaza)
6.
David
Byrne: Over the last couple of years, David Byrne has been looking at the
more “cheerful” things in life, coming up with the multimedia project ‘Reasons
to be Cheerful.’ As part of that project, the former Talking
Heads frontman released his seventh solo studio album, ‘American Utopia,’
his first in 14 years. The reasons for cheerfullness continue with his extensive
tour behind the album, which will hit the New York area for three shows this
weekend. Tune-Yards will act as support for each show. (Saturday, Forest Hills
Stadium; Sunday & Monday, King’s Theatre)
7.
Blessthefall: Fresh off the release of their
sixth studio album, ‘Hard Feelings,’ earlier this year, metalcore band
Blessthefall are embarking on a US tour set to last through the beginning of
October. This will be drummer Matt Traynor’s final tour with the band, who
announced last month that he plans to leave the band to take care of his
family. The Word Alive, Ded, Thousand Below and A War Within will be opening
the show. (Sunday, Gramercy Theatre)
The New York music scene is one of the most vibrant in the
world with live shows happening every night of the week. With shows big and
small happening throughout the city this weekend, this is the perfect time to
see just how special the scene really is. Check out one of the shows above and
let us know what live shows you’re excited to see in the coming months.
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