Ten curated Scope NYC picks for Saturday, May 30.
This MoMA PS1 program has enough artists and formal cross-current to read like an actual afternoon event, not museum filler.
Forbidden Games earns one of the film slots because Metrograph is still one of the city's best places to catch repertory with real focus.
James Blake brings enough scale and personality to make Brooklyn Paramount feel like a real destination, not just a stop.
Yebba gives the bigger-room singer-songwriter lane a real voice and keeps it from feeling interchangeable.
Julia Keefe Indigenous Big Band at Joe's Pub feels specific, ambitious, and stronger than the usual mid-size concert listing.
The Daytrippers at BAM is the kind of local-feeling film pick that can still compete with the live lineup.
CPR is exactly the right room for something this contemporary and formally minded.
Ambrose Akinmusire at the Vanguard is the cleanest no-arguments Saturday music pick in the feed.
A Terrace Martin residency night still has more edge than a standard club booking because the whole point is the live chemistry.
Georgia Heers at Close Up has the feeling of a small-room vocal set people will talk about afterward.