Press Play 2026
Hundreds of exhibitors fill Pioneer Works with art books, zines, records, and underground publications, with talks and workshops built around a theme drawn from what's alive in publishing.
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TJG Signature Series // Jason Lindner Broadband
Keyboardist Jason Lindner directs a 12-piece band of horns, synths and percussion, with Donny McCaslin and Yosvany Terry in the lineup. Big-band sound in a room this size is rare.
Ak’chamel @ Market Hotel (w/ Ecology Homestones)
Experimental duo Ak'chamel play a small independent room, with Ecology: HomeStones opening. The listing says little about the sound, so go for the curiosity of it.
Ida, Garrett Klahn (of Texas Is The Reason)
Ida's hushed, intimate songs share a bill with Garrett Klahn, the voice of Texas Is The Reason, in Elsewhere's smaller Zone One room, a close-up pairing for fans of that emo era.
TJG Joyce Wein Mentoring Series '26 // Logan Richardson & Esteban Castro
Saxophonist Logan Richardson shares the stage with young pianist Esteban Castro in a mentoring-series quartet, with Harish Raghavan on bass and Damion Reid on drums. Two sets.
Big Crown Records 10 Year Anniversary ft El Michels Affair + special guests
Big Crown, an independent NYC soul label, celebrates a decade by putting its own roster on one bill: El Michels Affair, Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek, Thee Marloes and Brainstory.
DJ_Dave
A live-coding bill: DJ_Dave headlines, Arushi Jain plays modular synth, and Char Stiles makes visuals out of code, with several more artists across two rooms.
Ole Mathisen Trio
Saxophonist Ole Mathisen leads a bass-and-drums trio with Kim Cass and Colin Stranahan, a stripped-down lineup with no piano or guitar. Two sets in a room built around working artists.
Lecture on the History of Skywriting
Paul Lazar plays the sky itself in Anne Carson's text, moving through song, dance, video and phone calls, with imagery by Annie-B Parson. Strange, funny and tender.
Guerilla Toss, Ben Katzman's DeGreaser
Guerilla Toss bring their art-punk to Elsewhere's Zone One, with Ben Katzman's DeGreaser opening. A straightforward, well-matched club bill for a night of loud guitars and live energy.
10 Years of CruCast: Harriet Jaxxon, [IVY], SKEPSIS, Voltage, oomfRAVE
CruCast marks a decade with a full-venue night of its own lineup: Harriet Jaxxon, [IVY], Skepsis and Voltage on the bill, plus the oomfRAVE crew. Expect bass-heavy club sets.
PI RECORDINGS 25th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION // Dan Weiss Quartet
Drummer Dan Weiss leads a quartet with guitarist Miles Okazaki, trumpeter Adam O'Farrill and vibraphonist Patricia Brennan, marking the label's anniversary in an intimate room with two sets.
Giraudo Sinfonietta
Bassist-composer Pedro Giraudo leads a ten-piece chamber group that sets flute, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, two violins, viola, cello and piano against his bass, with jazz and strings woven together.
Be Your Own Pet, Farmer's Wife, Josephine Network
Cult punk band Be Your Own Pet headlines a three-band bill with openers Farmer's Wife and Josephine Network, in Zone One, the smaller room at Elsewhere. A tight, loud night of live punk.
Fury (Celebrating 10 Years of Paramount), Combust, Vanity, Square One
Four bands share one bill, with Fury headlining a set that marks ten years of Paramount, joined by Combust, Vanity and Square One. A live show built around an anniversary.
Incubations
Andrea Kleine shares three works-in-progress: a book, a performance, and a microbudget feature, all circling nature, personal horrors, and the weirdness of performing. Music by Bobby Previte.
