Ten curated Scope NYC picks for Saturday, May 9.
Broken Social Scene stripped down at Rough Trade, with a Q&A and signing attached, turns a Saturday afternoon into a real fan stop.
Sky Hopinka at E-flux is the film pick with the clearest artist-and-context reason to leave the regular cinema circuit.
Segue at Artists Space keeps the literary slot sharp, local, and more textured than a standard bookstore reading.
Hashimoto gives Abigail Goldman’s show a clean early-evening gallery anchor before the night tilts louder.
Metrograph’s Kim Torres focus has enough programming specificity to earn one of the film slots.
Abrons is the stronger theater bet here, with a downtown scale that beats the safer Broadway rows.
Courtney Barnett with Momma gives Kings Theatre the kind of guitar bill that can actually fill that room with purpose.
Simon Moullier’s album-release set at Close Up is the small-room jazz choice with the most concentrated lineup.
Guiliana at the Vanguard remains the surest high-level jazz anchor on the night.
Sessa at National Sawdust is a warmer, less obvious counterweight to the bigger Saturday-night rock options.