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David Wax Museum Public Assembly : Sun., February 12, 6:00pm
Mexican folk isn't nearly the same as New England folk—the intersection of that Venn diagram might just say "into fringe"—but for this border-crossing Americana duo, the culture clash produces a subtle flavor, like pesto pasta with a dash of picante. It's a fruitful mix, with... More >>
Brooklyn	Music

Tibet House’s Benefit Concert Carnegie Hall : Mon., February 13, 7:30pm
Tibet House’s annual benefit concert at Carnegie Hall can be depended upon as an opportunity to catch performances by the arty New York crew that revolves around Lou Reed, Laurie Anderson, and Philip Glass, the last of whom curates the event. But intriguing outliers usually find a way in,... More >>
Flatiron	Music, Arts

'The Broadway Musicals of 1946' Town Hall : Mon., February 13, 8:00pm
Tonight, tireless impresario Scott Siegel begins his 12th season by looking back fondly at Broadway’s past. This time, he’s set his sights on the period when Annie Get Your Gun, Call Me Mister, St. Louis Woman, and Park Avenue were all on view. Better yet, Kerry O’Malley,... More >>
West 40s	Music

Doctor Nerve (le) Poisson Rouge : Mon., February 13, 9:30pm
The industrial revolution collides with the information age when the Doctor makes a housecall. A heavy-metal calculus informs hammer-fingered guitarist Nick Didovsky's computer-enhanced compositions, and this is just the sextet to ram those compositions into your head. On Nerve's latest album,... More >>
Greenwich Village	Music

'Deep Space' w/ Loefah+Kirk Degiorgio Cielo : Mon., February 13, 10:00pm
Kirk Degiorgio—a/k/a Offworld, a/k/a As One—has been one of the U.K.’s leading proponents of soulful, jazz-loving techno for almost 30 years. While his label, ART, and his club night with Ben Sims, Machine, take an ultra-purist approach, his night in resident Francois... More >>
West Village	Music

Sachal Vasandani Jazz Standard : Tue., February 14, 7:30pm
Stumped for a Valentine's Day sacrifice to the god of luv? You could do a lot worse than mediate the Hallmark holiday through this clever crooner-songwriter. Vasandani, a former investment banker, has concocted a cool modern style that denies facile comparisons to Sinatra and Bennett. While he... More >>
Murray Hill	Music

Valentine's Day Switchboard Hotel Chantelle : Tue., February 14, 8:00pm
Telephoned and Good Peoples bring you to Hotel Chantelle for our 11th Switchboard, the first of 2012, and a very special Valentine’s Day edition. Guests will play incredible tracks relating to their own understanding of the "telephone" concept: a mixture of strict cover songs, tasteful... More >>
Lower East Side	Nightlife, Valentine's Day, Music

Love Bites: The Power Ballads Sing-Along Union Hall : Tue., February 14, 10:00pm
Pop songs by the Biebers and Minajs of today just don’t pull at the heartstrings like the over-the-top, hair-whipping power ballads of the ’80s and ’90s. Make those melodramatic lyrics count even more tonight, on the most romantic day of the year, at Love Bites: The Power... More >>
Park Slope	Valentine's Day, Music

'Nervous Valentine's Day' w/ Sydney Blu+Ultra Naté Cielo : Tue., February 14, 10:00pm
Ultra Naté is best known as the voice of ‘90s club anthems like “It’s Over Now”, “Is It Love?,” and—most spectacularly—“Free.” But, as she’s proved at her Baltimore club night, Deep Sugar, this diva can also DJ a more than... More >>
West Village	Music

Pauly D Pacha : Tue., February 14, 10:00pm
You can have your candlelit dinners, your Hugh Grant movies, your red roses, and your boxes of chocolate. This February 14, the only show that matters starts at 10 and will keep you dancing well into the next morning, at which point curfew laws, a few single women looking to make the most out... More >>
West 40s	Music

Arnold Schoenerg's 'Pierrot Lunaire' The Wild Project : Wed., February 15, 8:00pm
Sprechstimme, a speaking-singing hybrid that gained credence with Arnold Schoenberg's premiere of Pierrot Lunaire in 1912, was employed by Alban Berg in Wozzeck and Lulu in the '20s and '30s, reinterpreted by William Shatner in the '70s, and appropriated last year by Lou Reed and Metallica in... More >>
East Village	Music

Guns N' Roses Webster Hall : Wed., February 15, 9:00pm
Close to a quarter of a century ago, when Webster Hall was still called the Ritz, four rabble-rousers and their redhead ringleader Axl came to the venue to recorded for what became a legendary concert once aired on MTV. At the time, Guns N’ Roses were just beginning to turn heads: Their... More >>
East Village	Music

Less than Jake Brooklyn Bowl : Thu., February 16, 7:30pm
Since releasing their first major record (Pezcore in 1995), Gainesville hit-makers Less Than Jake have perfected the third-wave ska of brassy brashness, distorted guitar, and fast tempos. Fusing the music with punk to craft wry, upbeat anthems, the band joined the “skanking” scene... More >>
Brooklyn	Music

Dada Trash Collage Big Snow Buffalo Lodge : Thu., February 16, 9:00pm
Suckers for shattered, celestial wavelength slosh could do much worse than to dip a toe into Dada Trash Collage's burgeoning, flickering discography. This Minneapolis/Detroit trio pens thrumming songs full of busted glowsticks, chipped rhythms, and unmoored vocalisms, delightfully spastic... More >>
Brooklyn	Music

'On the Sly' w/ Knomad+DJ SLiiNK+Contakt (le) Poisson Rouge : Thu., February 16, 10:00pm
Albany DJ Knomad drops downstate to share his love of 2-step and juke and more at his newish bass-heavy, genre-hopping monthly, On the Sly. This time he hosts Turrbotax’s garage and funky connoisseur Contakt, plus DJ Sliink, the Mad Decent artist bent on forming New Jersey’s booty... More >>
Greenwich Village	Music

Ben Wendel Jazz Gallery : Fri., February 17, 9:00pm
The Kneebody saxophonist has proven his chops in myriad local gigs during the past few years. And while hearing him play in a trio setting is a joy, the midsize ensemble from the new Frame really gives you insight into his artistic innards. Architecture is key; the keyboard-centric tunes have... More >>
Tribeca	Music

'The Bunker Limited' w/ Peter Van Hoesen Public Assembly : Fri., February 17, 10:00pm
This offshoot of the regular Bunker parties has a more intimate mission: One guest delivers an eight-hour set to a crowd of just 150. Peter Van Hoesen draws on the rough sounds of Belgian new beat and EDM to create a visceral and irresistible pure techno that has won him multiple visits not... More >>
Brooklyn	Music

Zola Jesus Webster Hall : Sat., February 18, 6:00pm
Keepers of goth rock's ice-cold flame will find plenty they recognize throughout Conatus, the last year's Zola Jesus full-length: As on 2009's The Spoils and a string of subsequent EPs, frontwoman Nika Roza Danilova favors doomy chord progressions and vocal melodies that show off her voice's... More >>
East Village	Music

The Skatalites Brooklyn Bowl : Sat., February 18, 8:00pm
If anything is going to take you back to your high school rasta phase, it’s going to be this show with famed Jamaica outfit the Skatalites. Instrumental in forming the rude-boy sound by collaborating with iconic artists including Prince Buster, much of the band’s original lineup... More >>
Brooklyn	Music

Aaron Lewis NYCB Theatre : Sun., February 19, 8:00pm
When brooding Staind frontman Aaron Lewis isn’t crooning nu-metal ballads like “It’s Been Awhile” and “Outside” or bow-hunting whitetail deer, he’s doing his own solo tours featuring some of the country songs he released on his Town Line EP last year.... More >>
Glen Oaks	Music

Luciano+Cesar Merveille District 36 : Sun., February 19, 10:00pm
Luciano never dives quite as deep into psychedelia as that other Chilean minimal techno experimentalist, Ricardo Villalobos. Instead, the Switzerland-dwelling Cadenza label boss takes the middle road while balancing dreamy gauze with earthier grooves and harnessing Latin rhythms to the... More >>
Garment District	Music

Jenny Scheinman's Mischief and Mayhem (le) Poisson Rouge : Mon., February 20, 6:30pm
Jenny Scheinman has sawed away at her violin for the likes of Norah Jones, John Zorn, and Bill Frisell. On many a Tuesday, she can be found collaborating with a variety of musical co-conspirators at the Brooklyn performance space Barbès, and she'll also be heard on the forthcoming... More >>
Greenwich Village	Music

Amir ElSaffar's Two Rivers Ensemble Jazz Standard : Tue., February 21, 7:30pm
It’s hard not to be swept away with last year’s Inana, the trumpeter’s valentine to a Mesopotamian goddess of carnal pleasures. Folding Middle Eastern motifs into a post-Ornette design schema, ElSaffar creates a sweeping suite that has time to both erupt and ruminate,... More >>
Murray Hill	Music

Johnathan Blake Jazz Gallery : Tue., February 21, 9:00pm
He has kicked lots of ass in the Mingus Big Band, but the drummer’s forte is finesse. You can hear it as he scoots around a wide artistic palette on the new Eleventh Hour. A band with saxophonists Jaleel Shaw and Mark Turner standing shoulder to shoulder helps invigorate a broad-scope... More >>
Tribeca	Music

Björk New York Hall of Science : Sun., February 12, 7:30pm
Last year, alt-rock-era sorceress Björk released the first-ever album-as-app, Biophilia, which allowed fans to conjure up their own avant-garde sounds to supplement her usual breathy chants, yelps, and coos. Lately, she has been bringing her sounds to life (literally) in a series of shows... More >>
Corona	Music