Stranger, smaller-room, and in-the-know Scope NYC picks for Wednesday, October 14, 2026.
Drummer Alexandre Kautz brings his quartet to Smalls for an early set in the Greenwich Village club’s intimate room.
NYU’s Cinema Studies program revisits Shirley Clarke’s work in a library event devoted to the independent filmmaker.
Guitarist Silvan Joray’s quintet puts harmonica, piano, bass and drums around his guitar at Ornithology’s early set.
The Red Pavilion turns its lounge into a Lynchian jazz-noir scene, with live music and a deliberately cinematic mood.
Anthology’s women animators program pairs Lotte Reiniger’s Galathea with mid-century shorts by Jack Kinney and Allan Crick.
Olivia Barbulescu and fellow writers read live essays around the month’s theme, “we changed our minds about…,” at Pubkey.
Jake Griswold’s analog-horror feature screens at Spectacle, followed by a conversation with the director and actor Jack Curran.
Andrew Norman Wilson and Jonah Freeman present Sensing Systems in the Downtown Festival, then discuss the works with moderator Carlos Valladares.
Chris Morrissey’s Sans Vox quintet brings Sam Newsome, Alexandra Ridout, Marvin Sewell and Dan Weiss to LunÀtico for a 9 p.m. set.
Nitehawk’s late-night anime booking pairs Devilman: The Rebirth with the Devilman double-feature program.