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Looking for something to do in New York? Check out a retrospective on a groundbreaking actress or consider a fun-filled children's day at the park. Comedy Aparna Nancherla Sunday at [...]

Looking for something to do in New York? Get cozy with Feist at Brooklyn Steel or close-up with local opossums, skunks, woodchucks and birds of prey at the Urban Wildlife [...]

Looking for something to do in New York? Check out the gothic pop of Sloppy Jane at Elsewhere, or take an entertaining nighttime stroll through Green-Wood Cemetery. Comedy Diwali Party [...]

Looking for something to do in New York? Follow the antics of sentient footwear in ''Simon and His Shoes,'' or celebrate the career of Isabelle Huppert at Film Forum. Comedy [...]

Major live events (Adele, Rosalía), buzzy debuts (Muni Long, Skullcrusher), energized returns (the Comet Is Coming, Kid Cudi) and a Taylor Swift LP are on the way. Live music made [...]

Looking for something to do in New York? Revel in the collaborative spirit of the BAAND Together Dance Festival at Lincoln Center, or work out your dark energy with Rage [...]

Our critics and writers have selected noteworthy cultural events to experience virtually and in person in New York City. Love's Dark Side When starting their dance company L-E-V in 2013, [...]

Our critics and writers have selected noteworthy cultural events to experience virtually and in person in New York City. An Online Artery The Omicron variant has scuttled plans for many [...]

Fatherhood reshaped the frontman Adam Granduciel's world, and a collaborative spirit animated the band on its fifth album, ''I Don't Live Here Anymore.'' The first time Adam Granduciel hinted at [...]

Anticipated returns (Abba, Diana Ross), intergenerational collaborations (Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett) and hotly tipped follow-ups (Brandi Carlile, Makaya McCraven) are coming in the new season. When pandemic lockdowns shut [...]

As he prepares to release his third album with Bleachers, the musician and producer explores how his cultural must-haves intersect with his creative impulses. To the outside observer, Jack Antonoff [...]

Our critics and writers have selected noteworthy cultural events to experience virtually or in person in New York City. Mind of a Marathoner Have you ever wondered what goes inside [...]

The producer Ray Angry and the visual artist Katherine McMahon lead a project that reimagines songs freely available for public use for the current moment. One Saturday in April, at [...]

As she releases her sixth album, ''Daddy's Home,'' the musician expounds on the lengthy documentaries, Janet Jackson bust and Joni Mitchell album that feed her creativity. Despite the hardships of [...]

Our critics and writers have selected noteworthy cultural events to experience virtually. New Adventures With Some Old Classics In 1995, the British choreographer Matthew Bourne audaciously reimagined the revered 19th-century [...]

It isn't too late to make (cheap!) plans to welcome 2021 with music. A host of concerts will be streaming around the globe and major stars will take the stage [...]

The singer and songwriter, hunkered down in New York as she prepares to release a live album of songs about her longtime hometown, shared her list of cultural must-haves. Once [...]

The British pop star, who's releasing her first album in five years, ''Brightest Blue,'' also has Kate Bush and an Almodóvar film on her list of cultural must-haves. When Ellie [...]

With the play featuring his music, ''Coal Country,'' on hold, the musician is trying to get its message -- about miners killed in a disaster -- out via his songs. [...]

SUDAN ARCHIVES AT BOWERY BALLROOM (Thursday, 8 p.m.) ''Athena,'' the debut album from this singer (above), born Brittney Parks, charts a journey of self-discovery and empowerment. Sonically, it builds on [...]

WYE OAK AT MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG (Wednesday, 9 p.m.) Malleability is the name of the game for this duo of Andy Stack (far left) and Jenn Wasner (right), who [...]

WOODY GUTHRIE CENTER PRESENTS 'THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND' AT THE TOWN HALL (Sunday, 8 p.m.) In February 1940, Woody Guthrie penned his most enduring contribution to the American songbook: [...]

THE BK DRIP AT KINGS THEATER (Sunday, 8 p.m.) This opulent theater in Flatbush, Brooklyn, will offer a suitable setting for a decadent lineup that brings together some of rap's [...]

TANYA TUCKER AT THE TOWN HALL (Friday, 8 p.m.) Last year, this veteran country star (above) told Rolling Stone that ''comeback'' was her ''least favorite word.'' But few artists could [...]

TAYLA PARX AT BABY'S ALL RIGHT (Thursday, 7 p.m.) Though not a household name, this Texan (above) has already left her mark on pop music as a co-writer of numerous [...]

'NUEVO NOISE' AT ELSEWHERE (Monday, 7 p.m.) Designed to kick-start the careers of Latinx artists, this series from the Latin culture platform Remezcla highlights three rising indie-pop singers. Topping the [...]

CASHMERE CAT AT WEBSTER HALL (Friday, 8 p.m.) Few artists have navigated pop and electronic music with as much success, or as little interest in the spotlight, as this Norwegian [...]

SISTER NANCY AT ELSEWHERE (Thursday, 8 p.m.) Though her own success was stunted by an exploitative record contract, this trailblazing performer (left) has inspired some of the biggest stars in [...]

YOLA AT MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG (Wednesday, 8 p.m.) Though this singer-songwriter (above) hails from England, her recordings are steeped in American tradition. Co-written and produced by the Black Keys' [...]

PNB ROCK AT BROOKLYN STEEL (Friday, 8 p.m.) One of Philadelphia's brightest new hip-hop stars, this 28-year-old artist (above) comes from a city steeped in a battle rap tradition that [...]

YO LA TENGO at Bowery Ballroom (Sunday through Dec. 29, 7:30 p.m.) In 2013, the closure of the New Jersey club Maxwell's put a tradition in jeopardy: Since 2001, this [...]

LOMELDA AT UNION POOL (Thursday, 8 p.m.) The meaning of ''empathy'' has been hollowed out by the frequency of its use. Hannah Read (above), the indie-folk singer and songwriter from [...]

BROCKHAMPTON AT HULU THEATER AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN (Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 8:30 p.m.) A cohort of rappers, producers and designers whose origins can be traced to a Kanye West [...]

TEI SHI AT THE DANCE (Friday, 8 p.m.) In a voice sample tucked between songs on the first album from Valerie Teicher (right), who performs as Tei Shi, her younger [...]

JOAN SHELLEY AT PARK CHURCH CO-OP (Thursday, 7 p.m.) Rising sea levels are destined to destroy both coasts; the American heartland beckons. The tranquil songs on ''Like the River Loves [...]

KISHI BASHI AT BROOKLYN STEEL (Saturday, 9 p.m.) This singer and violinist (above) makes orchestral pop that feels openhearted and euphoric, even when its subject matter is decidedly heavy. While [...]

NOISEY NIGHTS HALLOWEEN PARTY AT VILLAIN (Thursday, 8 p.m.) As usual, a predicament of choice is likely to strike New Yorkers in search of Halloween entertainment. Noisey, the Vice-owned music [...]

BJ THE CHICAGO KID AT MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG (Monday, 8 p.m.) This R&B crooner (above), born Bryan J. Sledge, broadcasts ease and congeniality in his music. Though his songs [...]

VIVIAN GIRLS AT WARSAW (Thursday, 8 p.m.) Take a quick inventory of today's indie rock, and everywhere you look you'll find fingerprints from this Brooklyn-based three piece (above, from left, [...]

ZAZ AT THE BEACON THEATER (Sunday, 7:30 p.m.) This singer from Tours, France (above center), may not be a household name in the United States, but she has garnered a [...]

TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND AT THE BEACON THEATER (Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m.; Tuesday and Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.; through Oct. 5) Fronted by the husband-and-wife duo of Derek Trucks and Susan [...]

JANELLE MONAÉ AT PIER 17 (Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.) A genre-bending musical innovator, actor and fashion trailblazer, this prolific artist (above) is as obvious an heir as any to the throne [...]

BRANDI CARLILE AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN (Saturday, 8 p.m.) If this folk-rock singer-songwriter (above) seems to be on top of the world of late, it's only because she worked long [...]

JOANNA NEWSOM AT EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO (Monday to Thursday, 9 p.m.; through Sept. 15) This indie singer and harpist (right) has many devotees, but few casual fans. For one [...]

NATALIA LAFOURCADE AT PIER 17 (Tuesday, 8 p.m.) This Mexican singer-songwriter (above) began her career keeping pace with her contemporaries but has since set her sights on her forebears with [...]

MIJA AT ELSEWHERE (Friday, 5 p.m.) Though this producer and D.J. from Phoenix (above) made her name spinning EDM on the festival circuit, she has been steadily diversifying her creative [...]

'TAME IMPALA' AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN (Wednesday and Thursday, 8 p.m.) Four years after the release of ''Currents,'' the breakout album from this Australian band, Kevin Parker (right), who writes [...]