There's always something happening all around New York City; it's impossible to know everything that's happening in every borough, but I do my best. None of the words or opinions expressed here represent anyone but myself (don't get me in trouble).
Thursday: La Gota Fria Returns! If I wasn't there I'd be at MATA at Bossa Nova.
Friday: What a great day for rap; check out Kari Faux at Prospect Park, B. Cool Aid at Market Hotel, or RP Boo at Baby's All Right. Finish the night at Rebecca's for Baile Funk vs Reggaeton or at Market Hotel for a stacked fund-rager with Sekucci, MORENXXX, br0nz3_g0dd3ss, and more.
Saturday: Afribembé brings the afro-futurist sounds of the Caribbean to Harlem, STUY takes over the new Knitting Factory at Baker Falls, Miho Hatori curates a no-talking listening session in Manhattan, and PTP and PUTF take over Bossa Nova Civic Club.
Sunday: Paragon's world-famous Dominican Night returns; last time was crazy and I'm not even Dominican.
Wednesday: Hard choice between Computerwife's show at Baby's, River Ramirez at Littlefield, or the HEADS KNOW birthday party at Bossa Nova Civic Club.
Thursday, August 10th
2pm-7pm | Angels Only Queer-Femme Led Market @ The Living Gallery
8pm | Sweeping Promises @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
8pm | CHANGED AROUND: REIMAGINING OF ELLIOTT SMITH'S DISCOGRAPHY w/ Shilpa Ray, Sid Simons, Dan English, Scarlet Rae, and more @ TV EYE
10pm | MATA: Devoye, Yazmine, Luigi & EDEN @ Bossa Nova Civic Club
10pm | Club Eternal: Gus Dapperton, Heron Preston, Corinne + Eternal @ Public Records
11pm | LA GOTA FRIA: Chuquimamani-Condori, hellotones "El Hijo de Puebla York", antojito, yawar, okay quest w/ vendors Nueva Yolk and Salsita Panchita @ Market Hotel
Friday, August 11th
5pm-10pm | WARM UP 2023: Fatherhood / TT / Dosha / DeSe @ MoMA PS1
6pm-10:30pm | BRIC CELEBRATE BROOKLYN! presents Digable Planets, Kari Faux, Wiki, Donwill @ Prospect Park (free)
6pm | Heat Waves Opening Conversation w/ Ash Arder, Salome Asega, Kapish Singh, Alex Nathanson @ Amant
7pm | Heat Waves: Justin Allen, Johann Diedrick @ Aman
7pm | B. Cool Aid (Pink Siifu & Ahwlee), Akai Solo, Goya Gumbani, Kamilah, Daniro (DJ) @ Market Hotel
8-11pm | Chinatown Night Market @ Forsyth Plaza
9pm-3am | EL ECUADOR ES MI PAIS: Porito Criollo, Tenosh, Selektah El Yerberito, Amores, Sonido Chichadelico, Diego Bravo & Kacia Florez (LIVE), vendors, drinks, food @ Bravo's Cafe (free)
9pm | Disco Tehran's Summer Party: Los Hacheros, Quantic, Innov Gnawa, Sadaf, DJ Tresdos, Bergsonist, Mirza @ Knockdown Center
9pm | ESCAPE: CCL, Sekucci, Sister Zo + quest?onmarq, ketia @ Paragon
10pm | Shyboi Residency with Terrence Dixon, DAIYAH, Christian Tokyo @ Nowadays
10pm | SAVE THE POST DANCE PARTY: YESTERDAYNEVERHAPPENED, CTRLZORA, ZEETUS LAPETUS, JUMPLINK (LIVE) @ WONDERVILLE
10pm | Baile Funk vs Reggaeton Vol 6: Tietta, Papi Weli, Jackie Mon Amour @ Rebecca's
11pm | Deja Vu: Terapia, Mada Vacili, Sonido Monarca, Pocho100, MoDrums, Adrian is Hungry @ Our Wicked Lady
11pm | RP Boo, Elise, DJ Clent @ Baby's All Right
11pm | ENTRY W/ COME MIERDA, BAYONET + HARD 2 KILL @ The Broadway
11pm | LEGACY: A LEO LIAISON AND LEGACY FUND-RAGER w/ br0nz3_g0dd3ss, SEKUCCI, GARE, MORENXXX, and AREWA BASIT (LIVE) @ Market Hotel
Saturday, August 12th
11am-7pm | Hester Street Fair @ 89 South St. Piere 17
12-3pm | RIDERS4RIGHTS Community Giveback Day: free grocieres, free clothing, and more @ Fulton Plaza
1pm-3:30pm | Deep Routes & GreenThumb NYC present Soul of Food: For the Love of Greens @ Walt L. Shamel Community Garden
2pm-8pm | Public Service with Toribio & Mickey Pérez @ Herbert Von King
7pm | Bass Drum of Death, Dead Tooth, Comatosed @ Our Wicked Lady (Rooftop)
8pm | DALMATIAN PRESENTS: #1C FT. XAVIERSOBASED, GOLDENGUAPS, KSUUVI, ZAYGUAPKID, cru, Bloody!, elibanss, Nurse @ The Broadway
8:30pm | STUY, AFK, CRONIES @ Knitting Factory at Baker Falls
10pm-1am | Tonal Fantasy Vol 2: Miho Hatori @ En Brassiere Music Bar
10pm | PTP x PUTF: Bergsonist, Dj Haram, GENG PTP @ Bossa Nova Civic Club
11pm | NOCTURNTABLES: Bearcat, Wahala.wav, KNOGOOD @ Trans-Pecos
11pm | VHOOR @ Elsewhere (Zone One)
11pm | Cherry Bomb: Mellow Domingo, DJs Quay Dash & Princess Peggie, and so many more @ 47 Thames
Sunday, August 13th
9am-3pm | Monthly Sundays Open House @ Brooklyn Grange
1pm-3:30pm | Deep Routes & GreenThumb NYC present Soul of Food: For the Love of Greens @ Walt L. Shamel Community Garden
2pm | Summer Thunder: June McDoom, Kate Davis @ Union Pool
2-6pm | Bed-Stuy Strong Summer Party @ Herbert Von King Park
3pm-5:30pm | BOTANICAL SKETCHING + ILLUSTRATION @ Brooklyn Grange at Navy Yard
5pm | Ūmboma ft. DJs Miss Alicia & Omar Ahmad @ The Sultan Room (Rooftop)
6:30pm | SUMMERSTAGE: ORGULLO DOMINICANO WITH PRINCE ROYCE, VICENTE GARCÍA, AND YEИDRY @ Central Park's Rumsey Playfield
9pm | DOMINICAN NIGHT: FRIED PLATANO, DADA COZMIC, Toribio + AGUAEPANTI, Total XTC, HONEY DIP @ Paragon
Tuesday, August 15th
10pm | MYSTIQAX: PERREO w/ Luna La Sirena, Vice, Fried Platano, Dreaminslow @ Bossa Nova Civic Club
Wednesday, August 16th
7pm | Tropa Magica, Ratas En Zelo, Tilden, Adrian is Hungry (Barrio Collective) @ The Sultan Room
7pm-12am | Ace Hotel New York Lobby Residency with 29 Speedway ft. Rage.inald @ Ace Hotel New York
7pm | NOURISHED BY TIME, NOIA, ANYSIA KYM, DJ SETS BY COLLE @ Elsewhere (Zone One)
8pm | ART is DEAD with River L. Ramirez, MC Nanda, and Julio Torres @ Littlefield
9:30pm | Baby's and Minty Boi presents Computerwife (album release), Downgrade, and Shower Curtain @ Baby's All Right
10pm | HEADS KNOW: DJ Haram, JEWELSSEA, Bodegaparty, SUPR SPRT, DJ Houseplants, ariellenyc @ Bossa Nova Civic Club
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