Ten curated Scope NYC picks for Thursday, October 29, 2026.
Dyckman Farmhouse opens Spot P!, an exhibition built from street interviews and primary documents about how New Yorkers reckon with Peter Stuyvesant’s legacy.
Six bands—L.O.T.I.O.N., Lathe of Heaven, The Mall, Slash Need, Blu Anxxiety and Heretic Bodyhammer—make this a packed Halloween-week punk bill.
Ben Model accompanies Paul Leni’s silent horror-romance The Man Who Laughs live, shaping the score in the room for a Halloween screening.
Carnegie Science turns Caveat into a spooky science social, with activities and live entertainment about Planet X, killer asteroids and other cosmic threats.
Warsaw lists YHWH Nailgun at 7 p.m. doors, with the show beginning at 8; expect the trio’s tightly wound, synth-and-drum art punk.
Grateful Shred bring their harmony-rich Grateful Dead songbook to Webster Hall; the venue lists 7 p.m. doors and an 8 p.m. show.
The Bell House’s annual Wunderkammer invites taxidermy artists to display carefully made creatures in a sustainability-minded showcase and competition.
Robert Glasper’s 8 p.m. Blue Note set brings Meshell Ndegeocello, Isaiah Sharkey and Chris Dave together for a one-night bandstand lineup.
Trombonist David Gibson leads a late quartet set at Ornithology, pairing his horn with piano, bass and drums in the intimate Brooklyn club.
The Bowery Boys turn New York ghost lore into a live cabaret of historical stories, music and bad puns; this is the later 9:30 p.m. show.