The best music in New York City next weekend, Jul 18–19, 2026 — hand-curated and refreshed weekly.
SummerStage at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Flushing, QueensDJ Rekha revives her legendary Basement Bhangra with Jaz Dhami and a bhangra-meets-house dance party — free under the Queens sky.
SummerStage at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Flushing, QueensDJ Rekha revives her legendary Basement Bhangra with Jaz Dhami and a bhangra-meets-house dance party — free under the Queens sky.
BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! at the Lena Horne Bandshell, Prospect Park, Park Slope, BrooklynAussie indie darlings Royel Otis bring their 'meet me in the car' tour to the Lena Horne Bandshell — a Prospect Park benefit night off Park Slope.
BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! at the Lena Horne Bandshell, Prospect Park, Park Slope, BrooklynAussie indie darlings Royel Otis bring their 'meet me in the car' tour to the Lena Horne Bandshell — a Prospect Park benefit night off Park Slope.
Montefiore Square Park (Hamilton Heights / West Harlem), Harlem, ManhattanFree live jazz drifts across Montefiore Square Park as West Harlem's summer series swings into its evening set — lawn chairs welcome.
Montefiore Square Park (Hamilton Heights / West Harlem), Harlem, ManhattanFree live jazz drifts across Montefiore Square Park as West Harlem's summer series swings into its evening set — lawn chairs welcome.
BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! at the Lena Horne Bandshell, Prospect Park, Prospect Park, BrooklynBuzzy Aussie duo Royel Otis headline Prospect Park's Lena Horne Bandshell for Celebrate Brooklyn, with Ax and the Hatchetmen opening.
BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! at the Lena Horne Bandshell, Prospect Park, Prospect Park, BrooklynBuzzy Aussie duo Royel Otis headline Prospect Park's Lena Horne Bandshell for Celebrate Brooklyn, with Ax and the Hatchetmen opening.
SummerStage, Central Park, Central Park, ManhattanThe UK deep-house label takes over Central Park's SummerStage for a seven-hour open-air day party with Jody Wisternoff, Marsh and Durante.
SummerStage, Central Park, Central Park, ManhattanThe UK deep-house label takes over Central Park's SummerStage for a seven-hour open-air day party with Jody Wisternoff, Marsh and Durante.
SummerStage, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Corona, QueensDJ Rekha revives her legendary Basement Bhangra party as a free outdoor concert in Flushing Meadows, with Jaz Dhami and live dhol.
SummerStage, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Corona, QueensDJ Rekha revives her legendary Basement Bhangra party as a free outdoor concert in Flushing Meadows, with Jaz Dhami and live dhol.
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Blue Note, Greenwich Village, ManhattanFrank Schulenburg · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMulti-Grammy a cappella legends Take 6 bring their jaw-dropping vocal jazz harmonies to the Blue Note, the Village's landmark jazz club.
Blue Note, Greenwich Village, ManhattanFrank Schulenburg · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMulti-Grammy a cappella legends Take 6 bring their jaw-dropping vocal jazz harmonies to the Blue Note, the Village's landmark jazz club.
Village Vanguard, West Village, ManhattanSaxophonist Ben Wendel leads an all-star quintet at the Village Vanguard, the West Village jazz basement where the genre's legends recorded.
Village Vanguard, West Village, ManhattanSaxophonist Ben Wendel leads an all-star quintet at the Village Vanguard, the West Village jazz basement where the genre's legends recorded.
