NYC Deep Cuts for Friday, April 17

Stranger, smaller-room, and in-the-know Scope NYC picks for Friday, April 17.

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  1. China 9, Liberty 37

    5:00 PM · Spectacle

    Spectacle’s early-evening western detours are rarely the obvious choice and often the right one.

  2. Opening Night

    5:00 PM · NYU Cantor Film Center

    A Cantor screening with this title on a Friday feels appropriately self-aware.

  3. DIRTY CIRCUS: Variety Show

    6:30 PM · House of Yes

    This is still one of the few variety formats in town that actually knows what it is doing.

  4. EconLOL: An Economics-Themed Comedy Show

    7:00 PM · Caveat

    Only Caveat could make an economics comedy show feel like a plausible plan instead of a dare.

  5. MOONMILL (EP Release), Sofía Campoamor, Fawn Ridge

    7:00 PM · Sleepwalk

    A Sleepwalk release bill like this feels more local and alive than the larger Friday room options.

  6. Boojhetto

    10:00 PM · Cafe Erzulie, Brooklyn, NY

    Cafe Erzulie is a better late-night bet when the booking already sounds slightly ungovernable.

  7. DESCENDANTS w/ DLALA THUKZIN & VIGRO DEEP

    11:00 PM · Knockdown Center

    The late Knockdown slot is where a bill like this turns from genre into atmosphere.

  8. PAUL CORNISH - Alden Hellmuth - Jonathon Muir Cotton - Savannah Harris - Late Set and Session

    11:30 PM · Close up

    The late Close Up set is still where Friday gets more specific and less social.

  9. Confession of Peaches The Vixen

    TBC · Community Arts Space at La MaMa, New York, NY

    This still sounds more like a downtown invitation than a normal theater listing.

  10. Gold Pylon / Tender is the Night

    TBC · The Club at La MaMa, New York, NY

    A double bill like this is exactly how La MaMa keeps the week from feeling too polished.