Stranger, smaller-room, and in-the-know Scope NYC picks for Wednesday, September 16, 2026.
Wicca Phase Springs Eternal marks ten years of Secret Boy at Saint Vitus, giving longtime listeners a specific anniversary to gather around.
A medical dummy takes over a troubled household in Sandor Stern’s cult horror film; sold out, with Film Forum’s standby line opening at six.
Daisy Chain and Tea Eater share an Alphaville bill for a small-club Wednesday in Bushwick.
Samir Langus and DJ Omar Aena join forces for Trance & Dance at Nublu, linking live performance with a DJ set.
The Loser’s Lounge singalong brings the audience into the music at Sid Gold’s, where joining in is the point.
WRENS pulls trumpet, cello, electronics and drums into its collision of improvised music and hip-hop at Close Up.
Michael Glawogger follows precarious livelihoods across Mumbai, Mexico City, New York and Moscow in Spectacle’s Globalization Trilogy series.
Charlie Flynn builds a full evening around Invisible Architecture at Union Hall, giving the comic’s own premise the spotlight.
Alamo’s Weird Wednesday brings a Brazilian women’s soccer team’s unruly desires and family conflicts to the screen in this once-banned comedy.
Jared Gold’s trio gives Smalls’ after-hours program an organ-centered turn, starting at ten for late jazz listeners.