Concerts in Brooklyn

Two groups, one J Dilla connection: The Pharcyde's debut Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde went Gold, and Slum Village was founded by Dilla in Detroit in 1994. See them at Brooklyn Bowl on Thursday, November 12!

German indie rock band Giant Rooks formed in Hamm in 2014, and their second album, How Have You Been?, hit number 1 on the German albums chart. See them live at Brooklyn Steel on Friday, November 13!

Birmingham, Alabama's Mountain Grass Unit won the IBMA's 2025 Momentum Award for Band of the Year. Their debut album, Appalachian Smoke, was produced by six-time Grammy winner Vance Powell. See them live at Brooklyn Bowl on Friday, November 13!

Sydney's Donny Benet has served up lavish ’80s synths and danceable grooves since his 2011 debut, and 2024's Infinite Desires keeps the party going. See him live at Music Hall of Williamsburg on Saturday, November 14!

Birmingham, Alabama's Mountain Grass Unit won IBMA's 2025 Momentum Award for Band of the Year. Their debut album, Appalachian Smoke, was produced by six-time Grammy winner Vance Powell. See them live at Brooklyn Bowl on Saturday, November 14!

Folk Night Out: The Indie Folk Dance Party built for dancing. Bring your friends and move to the music at Brooklyn Bowl on Saturday, November 14 11pm doors! Folk Night Out is a night of indie-folk favorites, big singalongs, and good times with good people. Think Mumford & Sons, Noah Kahan, Hozier, Vance Joy & more all night long. Grab a friend, grab a beer, and come sing every word with a room full of people who love this music as much as you do!

Since 2014, The Rock and Roll Playhouse has brought classic-rock concerts to kids under 10, with live music, dancing and interactive play. Hear the Music of Dave Matthews Band at Brooklyn Bowl on Sunday, November 15 11am doors!

New York rap duo Armand Hammer, billy woods and Elucid, each built solo careers before teaming up in 2013. In 2021 they released Haram with producer The Alchemist. See them live at Music Hall of Williamsburg on Sunday, November 15!

Kansas City guitarist Samantha Fish is a two-time Grammy nominee for Best Contemporary Blues Album, most recently for 2025's Paper Doll. See her live at Brooklyn Bowl on Sunday, November 15!

Formed in Baltimore in 2009, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong blend psychedelic funk, danceable grooves and extended improvisational jamming. They play as many as 200 shows a year. See them live at Brooklyn Bowl on Thursday, November 19!

Formed in Baltimore in 2009, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong blend psychedelic funk with danceable grooves and extended jams. They play as many as 200 shows a year. See them live at Brooklyn Bowl on Friday, November 20!

Pain of Truth, a hardcore band from Long Island, New York, who deliver a message of rage with a remarkable force and intensity, comes to Brooklyn Steel on Saturday November 21!

Baltimore funk jam band Pigeons Playing Ping Pong blends psychedelic funk, guitar-driven solos, and danceable grooves. They play up to 200 shows a year and host their own festival, Domefest. See them live at Brooklyn Bowl on Saturday, November 21!

Since 2014, The Rock and Roll Playhouse has brought classic-rock concerts to kids under 10, with live music, dancing and interactive play. Catch the Music of Grateful Dead for Kids at Brooklyn Bowl on Sunday, November 22 11am doors!

Scranton punk band The Menzingers took Album of the Year from Absolutepunk.net and Punknews.org for 2012's On the Impossible Past. Hear new album Everything I Ever Saw live at Brooklyn Paramount on Sunday, November 22!

Jamila Woods is returning to HEAVN for a limited tenth-anniversary theater tour, bringing her 2016 debut back to the stage with a decade of additional perspective, live at Music Hall of Williamsburg on Sunday November 22! HEAVN originally introduced a wider audience to Woods’ distinctive balance of soul music and poetry. The album explored self-love, community, police violence and Black womanhood while drawing strength from the city that shaped her, making its return especially meaningful in a hometown closing performance.

Afrobeat band Antibalas earned a Grammy nomination for Best Global Music Album with Fu Chronicles. Members also took part in the Broadway musical Fela! See them live at Brooklyn Bowl on Friday, November 27!

Grammy-nominated Afrobeat band Antibalas earned a Best Global Music Album nod for 2020's Fu Chronicles. See them live at Brooklyn Bowl on Saturday, November 28!

British producer Troy Henry, better known as TroyBoi, a multicultural electronic music artist who has produced and remixed tracks for rap, R&B, and pop artists in addition to releasing his own work, comes to Brooklyn Steel on Saturday November 28!

Born at Brooklyn Bowl in 2014, The Rock and Roll Playhouse turns classic rock into interactive concerts for kids under 10, with live music, stories and dancing. Bring the family to sing along to the music of The Beatles at Brooklyn Bowl on Sunday, November 29 11am doors!

Syd, a Grammy nominee with The Internet, followed her 2017 debut Fin with 2022's Broken Hearts Club, a vulnerable album about her first real heartbreak. See her live at Brooklyn Paramount on Tuesday, December 1!

*New Date* New York-based singer-songwriter Margaret Glaspy blends raw indie rock with introspective folk, earning acclaim from The New York Times, NPR, and Rolling Stone. Touring behind her new album 'I Am Both,' produced by Joe Henry, she brings her sharp songwriting and distinctive guitar work to Music Hall of Williamsburg on Tuesday December 8!

Boston duo The Dresden Dolls, Amanda Palmer and Brian Viglione, call their sound "Brechtian punk cabaret," pairing piano and drums with dark theatrical flair. See them live at Brooklyn Paramount on Wednesday, December 9!

*New Date* Tinlicker, the acclaimed Dutch electronic trio from Utrecht formed by Micha Heyboer and Jordi van Achthoven, now joined by vocalist Hero Baldwin, blend progressive house, deep house, and indietronica into emotionally rich, genre-defying anthems. Touring in support of their new LP "Dreams of the Machine," don't miss their live band debut in the U.S. at Brooklyn Paramount on Friday December 11!

*NEW DATE* Solar Federation: A Tribute to Rush, the award-winning, female-fronted Rush tribute band from Central PA, delivers faithful renditions of prog rock's most complex catalog with passion and precision. The only U.S. Rush tribute invited to headline Neil Peart's memorial concert, they bring the spirit of Canada's greatest to Racket NYC on Saturday January 16!

*New Date* MC Lyte released 1988's Lyte as a Rock, the first full-length solo album by a female rapper, and is a 2026 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee. Join her performance and birthday celebration at Brooklyn Bowl on Friday March 19!