Ten curated Scope NYC picks for Wednesday, August 5.
The title gives this theater slot enough personality and specificity to rise above the broader stage listings.
A timed gallery opening at Margot Samel has more live social charge than the day's all-day museum entries.
Film Forum's evening screening gives this canonical noir the most reliable classic-cinema claim on the night.
Jazz Gallery is a smart setting for a large-ensemble trap-meets-jazz concept that looks sharper than a standard club set.
An album-release frame at Dizzy's gives Zuraitis' set a real occasion, not just another night on the calendar.
Union Pool is exactly the right Brooklyn room for a Gibby Haynes residency opener to feel loose, loud, and properly strange.
BAM's evening slot gives this politically charged repertory pick enough urgency to earn one of the day's film spaces.
This is the Lincoln Center pick with a real downtown-to-uptown pulse, anchored by a songwriter who can hold a big outdoor crowd.
Cyrille at the Vanguard is the night's clearest serious-jazz anchor, with a drummer-led quartet that should reward close listening.
The Stone gives this session a focused experimental-music frame, making it a better bet than the day's faceless rock bills.