Shows of the Week

This week is not weak, at all. Opposite even. Yes, I know I picked 2 shows for Tuesday, hit them both and call me in the morning.

Enjoy!

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Monday:
The Decemberists, Grizzly Bear @ Summerstage
A Big Yes And A Small No @ Luna Lounge (late)
Papa Grows Funk, Jamie McLean Band @ Highline Ballroom
*Kicksville @ Lyceum (Brooklyn)
Adam Rodgers @ 55 Bar (late)
Spiraling et al @ Club Midway
Bob Hoffnar's Quartet @ Barbes (Brooklyn)
Arrested Development @ BB King's
Buddy Guy, Robert Cray Band @ North Fork Theater (Westbury, LI)
Oz Noy Trio @ Bitter End

Tuesday:
*FREE Marc Ribot @ World Financial Center
*St. Vincent @ Bowery Ballroom
Erik Friedlander @ Joe's Pub (early)
Club D'Elf et al @ Crash Mansion
Papa Mali @ SOB's
Jamie T, Illinois @ Union Pool
Jaik Miller Band @ Luv 24/7
Charles Gayle Trio @ Zebulon (Brooklyn)
Mark Helias @ 55 Bar (late)
Lemonheads @ Warsaw (Brooklyn)
King Wilkie @ Mo Pitkin's (late)

Wednesday:
Ani Difranco @ Prospect Park Bandshell (Brooklyn)
Tool @ PNC Bank Arts Center
Slick Rick @ Rocks Off Concert Cruise on the Temptress
FREE James Hunter @ Shake Shack
They Might Be Giants (Corn Mo opens) @ Bowery Ballroom
The Mooney Suzuki @ Mercury Lounge
50 Cent @ Hard Rock Cafe
FREE Wolff & Tuba @ Piano's Lounge
Donny McCaslin @ 55 Bar (late)
Red Stick Ramblers, King Wilkie @ Southpaw (Brooklyn)
Leon Russel @ The Concert Hall
Prince Paul @ Galapagos (Brooklyn)
*FREE Toumani Diabate @ Rockefeller Park

Thursday:
*FREE Drive-By Truckers @ Castle Clinton
PBS @ BB King's
Jason Isbell @ Mercury Lounge
FREE Blind Boys of Alabama, Trombone Shorty @ Pier 54
David Grisman Quintet @ Rockin the River Cruises
FREE Alloy Orchestra (plays to "Blackmail") @ Prospect Park (Brooklyn)
Jason Crosby Band @ Ace of Clubs
FREE Toumani Diabate @ BAM Metrotech (noon)
The Black Hollies et al @ Knitting Factory (early)
David "Fathead" newman @ Iridium (early/late)
FREE Arrested Develpment @ Hebert Von King Park (Brooklyn)
Yonder Mountain String Band @ Ridgefield Playhouse (Ridgefield, CT)
Lemonheads @ Warsaw (Brooklyn)
FREE John Hammond @ Wagner Park
FREE Ruben Studdard @ South Street Seaport

Friday:
*FREE Neko Case (Eric Bachman opens) @ Summerstage
Widespread Panic @ Radio City Music Hall
Jerry Joseph & Jackmormons @ BB King's (late night)
Gogol Bordello @ Fillmore
David "Fathead" newman @ Iridium (early/late)
Circus Mind @ Chesterfield's (Huntington, LI)
Angel of Death @ The Stone (early/late)
King Wilkie @ Housing Works Book Store
Fun, The Noisettes @ Studio B (Brooklyn) (late)
Kenny Barron Trio @ Jazz Standard (early/late)
Reed Foehl et al @ Rockwood Music Hall
FREE Bishop Allen, Rock Plaza Central @ South Street Seaport
Battles @ Studio B (Brooklyn) (early)

Saturday:
Jerry Joseph & Jackmormons @ Rocks Off Concert Cruise Aboard the Temptress
FREE New York Dolls, Dr Dog et al @ Siren Festival (Coney Island)
Aimee Mann @ Warsaw (Brooklyn)
Hot Tuna (Oteil & The Peacemakers open) @ North Fork Theater (Westbury, LI)
Kenny Barron Trio @ Jazz Standard (early/late)
*Widespread Panic @ Radio City Music Hall
Eric Bachmann @ Maxwell's (Hoboken)
FREE Lou Reed, Steven Bernstein at al @ Prospect Park Bandshell (Brooklyn)
Adam Deitch Project w/ E. Krasno @ Mercury Lounge (late)
David "Fathead" newman @ Iridium (early/late)
FREE Sudanese Music Fest @ Summerstage
FREE Richie Havens et al @ Governor's Island
The Moonlighters et al @ Googie's Lounge
Amayo's Fu-Arkistra @ Zebulon (Brooklyn)
Hackensack Boys (CD release) @ Knitting Factory (early)
Gogol Bordello @ Fillmore

Sunday:
FREE Band of Horses, Annuals @ McCarren Park Pool (Brooklyn)
*Zorn, Blumenkranz, Burgon, Mori et al @ The Stone (early/late) (benefit)
Hot Tuna (Oteil & The Peacemakers open) @ Bergen PAC (Englewood, NJ)
Brazilian Girls @ Summerstage
Aimee Mann, Martin Sexton @ Planting Fields Arboretum (Oyster Bay, LI)
Robert Randolph @ Ridgefield Playhouse (Ridgefield, CT)
Kenny Barron Trio @ Jazz Standard (early/late)
ZZ Top, The Pretenders, Stray Cats @ Jones Beach (Wantagh, LI)
David "Fathead" newman @ Iridium (early/late)
Cory Brannan et al @ Mercury Lounge
FREE Dan Zanes @ Prospect Park Bandshell (5pm)

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