gig guide
Miki Berenyi Trio
Saturday, 11th October, Music Hall Of Williamsburg
Shoe-gazing godess Miki Berenyi hits Brooklyn to promote her new album. “I don’t think any of us ever gazed at our fucking shoes.” she laughs. “If we were looking down it was at our effects pedals.”
So what’s the new album Tripla like? “I realised that most [pop] lyrics are grounded in being young – love and sex and the energy of youth. It’s harder to find things to write about when you’re older that isn’t gardening or a trip to B&Q, so there’s green politics and social media and stuff. At my age [57], it can sound like you’re trying to be relevant and young, but those things affect older people just as much. I wrote about how things affect me emotionally, which I have always done.
They were great last year at Webster Hall, and this will certainly be another cracking gig. “The term “shoegazing” was coined as a sort of insult”, she says “So it’s very funny that it’s become a genre. Revenge of the nerds!”.... Right on!
General admission tickets from $43
The Cult & Death Cult - with special guest LA goth band Patriachy!
Tuesday, 14 October, Beacon Theatre
Rock Royalty The Cult, formed in Bradford in 1983. Before settling on their current name in January 1984, the band had performed under the name Death Cult, which was an evolution of the name of lead vocalist Ian Astbury's previous band Southern Death Cult. They will perform two sets at this gig - one as The Cult and one as Death Cult.
Tickets from $91
Psychedelic Furs - with Special Guest Gary Numan!
Sunday, 19 October, Brooklyn Paramount, Brooklyn, NY
The Furs return to NYC alongside British New Wave pioneer Gary Numan, off the back of their new album “Made in Rain”.
Tickets from $75
Andy Bell (Erasure)
23, 24 & 25 October, Gramercy Theatre
Andy Bell – best known as one half of Erasure, one of the UK’s most beloved award-winning musical partnerships – has a successful and varied parallel solo career collaborating with artists as diverse as KD Lang, Melissa Etheridge, Boy George, Jake Shears (Scissor Sisters), Claudia Brücken (Propaganda), Perry Farrell (Jane’s Addiction) and Dave Audé (who supports on some of his North America dates). He hits NYC for 3 nights as part of his epic Ten Crowns Tour, following the release of the album (with tracks like 'Heart's a Liar, featuring Debbie Harry', it’s already a hit in our view).
Tickets from $75
The Beta Band
Saturday 1st November, Brooklyn Steel
Scottish Indie rockers The Beta Band have reformed after 20 years and bring their reunion roadshow to Brooklyn Steel. The band will feature the classic lineup: Steve Mason (guitar/vocals), Richard Greentree (bass), John Maclean (samples/keyboard), and Robin Jones (drums). Known for their eclectic blend of folk, rock, electronica, and trip-hop, often described as a unique mix of psychedelic and indie. So something to put a smile on everyones’ face. Don’t forget your tweed cap.
Resale tickets from $75
Chalk
20th Nov – Baby’s All Right, Brooklyn
The Belfast electronic post-punk band duo and have signed to ALTER Music, a label based here in New York City.
Following the release of their Conditions EP trilogy, ‘Pain’ is the band’s first single as the duo of Ross Cullen and Benedict Goddard (drummer Luke Niblock has left), ahead of their US tour in November, and a debut album to come in 2026.
Symphony & Sensibility: The Music of Jane Austen in Film
Tuesday 16 December, 7:00pm, Town Hall, NYC
The Town Hall and The Sinfonietta present Symphony & Sensibility on the 250th Anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth. Austen fans are invited to dress up, and enjoy the music from Pride & Prejudice (both 1995 & 2005), Sense & Sensibility, Emma (1996 and 2022), Mansfield Park, Persuasion, Northanger Abbey & Becoming Jane with interludes of music from modern adaptations (Clueless, Fire Island, Lizzie McGuire, Bridget Jones's Diary) as well as text excerpts from the novels.
Tickets from $67