Ten curated Scope NYC picks for Friday, August 14, 2026.
MoMA PS1's Warm Up bill has the day's strongest outdoor-art-party energy, with Mabe Fratti cutting through the DJ sprawl.
A Rough Trade live set and signing makes this feel more intimate than a standard indie-rock stop.
A 35th-anniversary Lyricist Lounge night at the Prospect Park bandshell is a real city hip-hop occasion.
Robinson's tarogato-focused Smalls set has a sharper instrumental premise than the day's safer jazz listings.
An album-release bill with Ogbert the Nerd at Sultan Room gives the night some current Brooklyn-guitar charge.
Union Pool's record-release stack is the local-band pick that feels least like filler.
The Red Pavilion's Chino-Latino jazz club framing gives the shortlist a live-performance lane with a clear point of view.
Gregg Araki's IFC screening with novelist Scott Heim gives this revival enough live context to earn a film slot.
Film Forum's Kent Jones and Willem Dafoe Q&A turns Late Fame into the film event with actual one-night pull.
Coleman's Five Elements at The Stone is the serious downtown music booking that can anchor the late set.