Thanksgiving is over. If you’ve spent all the time with your
family and friends you can stand and you’ve had enough of the hoards of people
out holiday shopping, perhaps it’s time for a break. Why not celebrate the long
holiday weekend by braving the cold and heading out to a live show?
There is a lot going on in the New York area this weekend.
Bob Dylan kicks off a seven-night run of shows in the city. Music icons Art Garfunkel, Arlo Guthrie,
Taylor Dayne and Patty Smyth are playing special shows. There are punk and
metal shows from The Menzingers, Death From Above, Halestorm and Shilpa Ray.
And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.
Vinyl Bay 777, Long Island’s music outlet, loves live music.
That’s why we’ve compiled as list of some of this weekend’s hottest shows. Here
are eight shows we know will be worth checking out.
1.
Bob
Dylan: Legendary folk rocker Bob Dylan released the latest installment of
his ‘Bootleg Series’ this month, which includes even more tracks recorded
during the ‘Blood on the Tracks’ studio sessions. In support, Dylan embarked on
a fall tour, which begins winding down this weekend with seven shows in New
York starting tonight and lasting over the next week and a half. (Friday –
December 1, Beacon Theatre)
2.
The Menzingers: Punk rockers The Menzingers released
two new singles, “Toy Soldiers” and “The Freaks” earlier this year, leading
speculation that there could be more new music on the way. The band will be
wrapping up its current fall tour this weekend, kicking things off with a show
in Brooklyn tonight. Tiny Moving Parts and Daddy Issues open the show. (Friday,
Brooklyn Steel)
3.
Death From Above: It has been 16 years since
dance rockers Death From Above released their debut EP, ‘Heads Up.’ The
Canadian duo have been on tour playing the EP in full. Said tour wraps up this
weekend with three east coast shows, starting with Brooklyn tonight. (Friday,
Elsewhere)
4.
Art
Garfunkel: One half of the duo Simon & Garfunkel, Art Garfunkel has
been delighting fans for more than five decades with some of the most iconic
songs ever written. Last year, the singer published an autobiography, ‘What Is
It All But Luminous.’ Garfunkel plays three intimate shows in the New York /
Long Island area this weekend, all of which will most likely focus on his many
hits. (Friday, Suffolk Theatre; Sunday & Monday, City Winery)
5.
Arlo
Guthrie: In what has become an annual tradition, Arlo Guthrie plays his
yearly Thanksgiving concert at Carnegie Hall this weekend. This could be the
last time however, as he told Billboard earlier this week that he might be
ending it next year. (Saturday, Carnegie Hall)
6.
Halestorm / In This Moment / New Years Day:
Three kick-butt female-fronted bands on one stage? Yes please! Halestorm
headlines this metal-infused girl power tour, having just released their new
album, ‘Vicious,’ this past July. In This Moment and New Years Day, who are
both working on new albums, act as main support. (Saturday, Hammerstein
Ballroom)
7.
Taylor
Dayne & Patty Smyth and Scandal:
If metal is not your cup of tea, two of the 1980’s hottest female icons have also
joined forces for a fall tour. Pop singer Taylor Dayne and rocker Patty Smyth
and Scandel wrap things up this weekend in Staten Island. If you can’t make
this show, Dayne kicks off a special Christmas tour on Long Island next week with
Peabo Bryson, John Secada and Deniece Williams. (Saturday, St. George Theatre)
8.
Shilpa Ray: A staple of the New York underground
scene, Shilpa Ray has been compared to early punk legends like Blondie and
Patti Smith. She plays a special Thanksgiving show this weekend benefiting the
Mount Sinai SAVI Program. Other artists on the bill include NO ICE, Crazy
Pills, Painted Zeroes and Joanna Sternberg. (Sunday, Mercury Lounge)
Spend your Thanksgiving weekend rocking out to some great
live music. Check out the some of the shows above or any of the smaller shows
that make the New York music scene so unique and let us know what live shows
you’re excited for in the comments below.
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