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Too $hort+Greedy Stage 48 : 6:00 p.m. May 2
When Too $hort, the Oakland legend who started hustling tapes way back in 1983, first performed in New York City, he was almost booed off the stage. Things done changed, of course, and these days $hort classics like “Burn Rubber” and “Blow the Whistle” get play on the... More >>
West 40s	Music

Johnny Marr and the Healers+Alamar Irving Plaza : 7:00 p.m. May 2
Thursday, May 2 Johnny Marr @ Irving Plaza With the release of Johnny Marr’s first true solo album, The Messenger, the alt-rock guitar icon sounds as though he’s finally rediscovered his interest in the jangly, dynamic passion plays he pioneered with the Smiths. And while the record... More >>
East Village	Music

Jack Ferver Abrons Arts Center : 8:00 p.m. May 2
Experimental choreographer-performer Jack Ferver loves to make movies his own. His past works have been inspired by films such as Return to Oz, Cleopatra, and Black Swan (for that one, he camped it up as Mila Kunis). His latest piece, All of a Sudden, is based on the film Suddenly, Last Summer... More >>
Lower East Side	Theater

Tera Melos+TTNG Knitting Factory Brooklyn : 9:00 p.m. May 2
Math rock with prog overtones is this Sacramento trio's forte, and they succeed where many of their contemporaries don't in part because they figured out that ever-shifting time signatures and sublime dynamics mean nothing if the tunes aren't there. On one release after another, its melodic... More >>
Williamsburg	Music

Fred Falke+Foals+Chrome Sparks+Jorge Bonjour Output : 10:00 p.m. May 2
The BMF of the “Alan Braxe and Friends” featured in the classic french house album The Upper Cuts, Fred Falke’s most known filter art is with his other half. In addition to original work, the duo are deft remixers, accentuating a song’s strengths and turning them into... More >>
Brooklyn	Music

Sonia M'barek French Institute Alliance Francaise : 8:00 p.m. May 3
This magnificent Tunisian singer performs the Tunisian court music known as mulaf, Arabic classical music, and songs based on the poetry of Tunisia’s Aboulkacem Chebbi, Spain's Gabriel Garcia Lorca, Turkey's Nâzim Hikmet, and France's Jacques Prévert. Philadelphia's Al-Bustan... More >>
East 40s	Music

Kronos Quartet Carnegie Hall : 9:00 p.m. May 3
For the past four decades, San Francisco’s Kronos Quartet has highlighted works by contemporary classical composers. Tonight, as part of Carnegie Hall’s My Time, My Music program, it’s performing the world premiere of You Know Me From Here, a piece by Brooklyn composer Missy... More >>
Flatiron	Music

Brooklyn Flea Record Fair East River State Park : 11:00 a.m. May 4
In what is becoming a nice complement to Record Store Day at the city’s music shops each April, the semiannual Brooklyn Flea Record Fair returns today to East River State Park (at North 7th Street) with a diverse array of vendors and exclusive releases for music obsessives. Labels like... More >>
Williamsburg	Shopping, Music

Bust Magazine Spring Craftacular Pearl Street Plaza and Manhattan Bridge Archway : 11:00 a.m. May 4
We recommend that you start lining up now for the Bust Magazine Spring Craftacular: The first 300 attendees get a free reusable tote bag full of “crafty swag” from some of the festival participants. Can’t get there early? Not to worry, plenty more adorable goods are available... More >>
Brooklyn	Fashion & Style, Shopping, Food & Drink

Michael Musto’s ’70s Disco Extravaganza 54 Below : 11:00 a.m. May 4
After the huge success of Michael Musto’s ’70s Disco Extravaganza in the basement of Studio 54 a few months ago, we knew no one would let him get away without an encore performance. And sure enough, he’s back tonight with fabulous sidekicks Snooky and Tish and the groovy... More >>
West 50s	Nightlife, Music, LGBT Events

Akufen+Modesty TBA Brooklyn : 10:00 p.m. May 4
Brooklyn positioned themselves as jokesters from the outset, with a venue name that comments directly on independent electronic promoters’ tendency to withhold venue information until the day of show. TBA, meanwhile, remains on an burgeoning stretch of Wythe Avenue, and despite the... More >>
Brooklyn	Music

'The Bunker' Public Assembly : 10:00 p.m. May 4
Amid the avalanche of shows brought by Red Bull Music Academy and their generous tentacles of corporate sponsorship, the Bunker stands out for programming a night that traverses the electronic music spectrum from severe to whimsical. Andy Stott and Objekt handle the dark stuff without... More >>
Brooklyn	Music

2013 TD Five Boro Bike Tour Battery Park : 7:45 a.m. May 5
The 2013 TD Five Boro Bike Tour is the biggest bike ride in the U.S. More than 32,000 cyclists ride 40 miles over five bridges with absolutely no worry about cars, and more than 10,000 riders an hour cross the FDR alone during the peak of the race. The tour starts in Lower Manhattan and goes... More >>
Financial District	Recreation

Cinco de Mayo 5K Prospect Park : 11:00 a.m. May 5
Before indulging in tequila and tacos, shape up at the Cinco de Mayo 5K, and compete for a chance to win a trip to Mexico or Puerto Rico. More >>
Brooklyn	Cinco de Mayo, Recreation

Luncha Libre: Thrillist Taco Knockout Villain : 1:00 p.m. May 5
Want more than guac and chips?At the Luncha Libre: Thrillist Taco Knockout, chefs serve up creative tacos, while guests participate in tastings, a DIY hot sauce station, and a margarita bar. More >>
Brooklyn	Food & Drink, Cinco de Mayo

Guactacular The Bell House : 2:00 p.m. May 5
At the fifth annual Guactacular, expect 20 homemade guacamole-tastings, a live recording of the Sporkful podcast, and an evening edition featuring local restaurants, chefs, and members of the food community competing for your vote. More >>
Brooklyn	Food & Drink, Cinco de Mayo

Krishna Bhatt & Anindo Chatterjee Peter Norton Symphony Space : 7:00 p.m. May 5
A longtime student of the late Pandit Ravi Shankar and Ustad Ali Akhbar Khan, sitarist Krishna Bhatt is a brilliant virtuoso of Hindustani music who blends the gayaki (vocal) and tantrakari (instrumental) styles. He has also appeared on crossover albums with saxophonist George Brooks and... More >>
West 90s	Music

The Breeders Webster Hall : 8:00 p.m. May 6
Call it the Great Rock ‘n’ Roll Swindle that never quite was: Post-Pixies art-rock wrecking crew strikes cultural gold on second try then unravels into relative, willful obscurity. That the original Breeders' lineup is anniversary touring 1993 alt-touchstone Last Splash offers... More >>
East Village	Music

Blutch+David Mazzucchelli McNally Jackson Booksellers : 7:00 p.m. May 7
Long past his bravura performances on Daredevil and Batman, David Mazzucchelli has grown in stature with works like 2009’s Asterios Polyp, a stylistic extravaganza that includes an architect’s descent into the underworld. French cartoonist Blutch has been a leading European creator... More >>
Soho	Literary Events, Arts

Peter Murphy+Ours Webster Hall : 7:00 p.m. May 7
Even though goth archetypes Bauhaus officially went the way of Bela Lugosi after a short-lived reunion five years ago, their frontman Peter Murphy is determined to keep the funeral pyre burning. Tonight, he and his solo band are performing a program entitled “Mr. Moonlight: Celebrating 35... More >>
East Village	Music

Le1f+Laurel Halo+Venus-X+Spank DJs+The Peronists+Crazy Bitch in a Cave The Glasslands Gallery : 9:00 p.m. May 7
Two questions worth posing during the next few weeks, the period when, after 12 years away, the annual Red Bull Music Academy returns to the city: Of all the great upcoming shows and lectures, which ones should I make a point of catching, and what does it mean that so much independent and... More >>
Brooklyn	Music

Little Boots Music Hall of Williamsburg : 9:00 p.m. May 7
Though the music of Little Boots easily sits alongside the likes of Kylie Minogue and Katy Perry, her '80s jams are also delivered both a bit more earnestly and with a bit more complexity. In other words, she's the dancefloor version of the girl-next-door, hashing out her heartbreaks and... More >>
Brooklyn	Music

Ebe Oke+Annie Gosfield The Kitchen : 8:00 p.m. May 9
Laurie Anderson curates the third edition of "Synthesizer Nights," which this evening pairs Georgia-born, London-based Ebe Oke with New Yorker Annie Gosfield. Oke, a romantic experimentalist, performs selections from his new Valor, adding cello, violin, and laptop to his own vocals, piano, and... More >>
Chelsea	Music

Mudhoney+Pissed Jeans Music Hall of Williamsburg : 9:00 p.m. May 11
This October marks the 25th anniversary of the release of one of grunge’s benchmark releases, Mudhoney’s guitar-damaged declaration of disgust, Touch Me I’m Sick, but rather than celebrate the past, the Seattle iconoclasts are touring in support of their excellent new... More >>
Brooklyn	Music

Gold Panda Knitting Factory Brooklyn : 11:55 p.m. May 11
The London-based electronic musician has taken the old saw about sophomore albums being inspired by life on the road literally. Half of Where You Live consists of fluttery, haunted, dystopic, yet often lovely portraits of cities in Brazil, China, England, and Japan. The voice of a weary local... More >>
Williamsburg	Music