LMB NYC: Concert Calendar (April 30-May 6) – Andrew Bird, Feist, Crossing Brooklyn Ferry, The Shins, Toubab Krewe

LMB NYC: Concert Calendar (April 30-May 6) - Andrew Bird, Feist, Crossing Brooklyn Ferry, The Shins, Toubab Krewe

We’ve got another big week of live music in the Big Apple, including some indie rock heavy-hitters like Andrew Bird, w/ Real Estate, and , along with a three-night indie showcase taking over the stage at Brooklyn Academy of Music, entitled “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry.” Headliners for the three-night extravaganza include , Sharon Von Etten, , The Antlers, , and , among a larger cast of characters that’s loosely affiliated with the NYC art-rock scene.

If that’s not your scene, then there’s also , with , some decent dance options in Jersey including Sphongle and , along with two nights of at Brooklyn Bowl playing with a bunch of other groove-centric bands. Read on for all the video highlights and NYC concert listings…

Real Estate

Andrew Bird

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The lineups for all three nights of Crossing Brooklyn Ferry are pretty stacked, so here’s a little something from each of the headliners…

Sharon Von Etten

The Antlers

For all the artists playing over three nights at BAM, check out Crossingbrooklynferry.com.

Read on for all the linkage as well as some other solid show options this week…

MONDAY, APRIL 30
Kung Fu, pH Factor, Juno What?!, Garrett Sayers @ Brooklyn Bowl
Santigold, Theophilus London @ Bowery Ballroom
The Shins, Chairlift @ Terminal 5
Zammuto, Lymbyc Systym @ Glasslands

TUESDAY, MAY 1
Bob Schneider, Laura Warshauer @ Bowery Ballroom
Hugh Masekela @ The Jazz Standard
Occupy Guitarmy, featuring: , , , Immortal Technique, Bobby Sanabria Band, JD Samson
The Shins, Real Estate @ Terminal 5

WEDNESDAY, MAY 2
Bassnectar @ MetLife Stadium (East Rutherford, NJ)
Bruce Springsteen @ Prudential Center (Newark, NJ)
Mike Watt, J Mascis, Appomattox @ Le Poisson Rouge

THURSDAY, MAY 3
Crossing Brooklyn Ferry @ the Brooklyn Academy of Music, featuring: The Walkmen, , , Jherek Bischoff, ZS, Callers, People Get Ready, yMusic, JACK Quartet, Heather Broderick, Yellowbirds
Hugh Masekela @ The Jazz Standard

FRIDAY, MAY 4
Andrew Bird, Patrick Watson, Tift Merritt @ Beacon Theatre
Crossing Brooklyn Ferry @ the Brooklyn Academy of Music, featuring: St. Vincent, The Antlers, Tyondai Braxton, Sō Percussion, Buke and Gase, Sinkane, Ava Luna, Missy Mazzoli and Victoire, NOW Ensemble, Hubble, Nadia Sirota DJ Set by Chris Keating (of Yeasayer), Joakim
Dirty Beaches, Xiu Xiu @ Bowery Ballroom
DrFameus, ZOOGMA @ The Rocks Off Concert Cruise
Dub Trio @ Bowery Electric
Toubab Krewe, The Voodoo Fix, Sophistafunk @ Brooklyn Bowl
We Were Promised Jetpacks, Fort Lean @ Music Hall Of Williamsburg

SATURDAY, MAY 5
Atlas Sound (DJ set), Internet Xplorer, Mr. Fahrenheit (DJ set), Getawolfpup @ Glasslands
Brendan Benson @ Bowery Ballroom
Crossing Brooklyn Ferry @ the Brooklyn Academy of Music, featuring: Beirut, Atlas Sound, , , , Janka Nabay & the Bubu Gang, Skeletons, Brooklyn Youth Chorus, The Yehudim, Benjamin Lanz, Thieving Irons DJ Set by Pat Mahoney and Nancy Whang (DFA)
Dar Williams @ Skirball Center for the Performing Arts
Feist, Timber Timbre @ Radio City Music Hall
Martin Sexton, Todd Sheaffer @ Irving Plaza
School of Seven Bells, Exitmusic @ Le Poisson Rouge
Shpongle, Phutureprimitive @ The Wellmont Theatre (Montclair, NJ)
Tall Tall Trees @ Brooklyn Lyceum
Toubab Krewe, Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad, Tauk, Sophistafunk, Virtual Boy @ Brooklyn Bowl
Woods, Crystal Stilts @ 285 Kent Ave

SUNDAY, MAY 6
George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic @ B.B. King’s Blues Club

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