NYC Shortlist for Tuesday, July 28

Ten curated Scope NYC picks for Tuesday, July 28.

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  1. Tomahawk, Melvins

    7:00 PM · Brooklyn Steel

    A heavy, oddball double bill at Brooklyn Steel gives the day a louder rock option with actual cult pull.

  2. Ragtime

    7:00 PM · Lincoln Center Theater

    Lincoln Center Theater gives this revival enough scale and local theater weight to beat the weaker Broadway-by-default listings.

  3. Allied Storefront FALL PREVIEW

    7:00 PM · Allied Storefront

    A timed storefront preview has more neighborhood energy than the passive all-day art entries around it.

  4. BAAND Together Dance Festival

    7:30 PM · Lincoln Center Presents

    The BAAND program puts major New York dance companies into one summer-night frame without feeling like routine repertory.

  5. Basic Instinct

    7:40 PM · Metrograph

    Metrograph is a sharp room for a glossy, nasty canonical thriller, especially in a prime evening slot.

  6. Makaya McCraven Tet

    8:00 PM · Village Vanguard, New York, NY

    McCraven at the Vanguard gives the night a serious modern-jazz anchor in a room that still rewards close listening.

  7. Keyon Harrold

    8:00 PM · Blue Note Jazz Club

    Harrold is a strong enough bandleader to make the Blue Note feel like a destination, not just the familiar club default.

  8. False Harmonics 27: Dean Hurley, C. Lavender

    8:00 PM · Pioneer Works

    Pioneer Works is the right setting for this sound-forward lineup, which should feel more exploratory than a standard concert.

  9. Dread Beat an Blood

    8:20 PM · Film Forum

    Film Forum's Linton Kwesi Johnson programming brings political charge and music history, not just another repertory screening.

  10. Whitney Biennial 2026

    All day · Whitney Museum

    The Biennial is the rare all-day museum entry with enough citywide art gravity to justify a shortlist slot.