It’s Friday Friday, GOTTA GET DOWN ON FRIDAYYYYY! Mostly because Role Model just dropped Chuck Timely & The Hourglass, and yes, I’ll be sat, listening all day.

Keeping New Music Friday going, Ravyn Lenae just dropped Blue Island, and if you’ve been vibing with her dreamy R&B, we’ve got two tickets to see her live in Brooklyn this October. Enter to win.

JUST ANNOUNCED

• #1 internationally bestselling author John Green hits Kings Theatre next month to talk Hollywood, Ending, his first novel in nine years, and adult fiction debut. Win two seats in the room.*

• Circoloco returns to Brooklyn Storehouse for two spooky nights this Halloween with &ME, ANOTR, Dixon, Mochakk, Rampa, and more. Sign up for presale.

• We’re already halfway through Restaurant Week, so here’s your reminder to take advantage of $30 lunches, $45 dinners, and spots we’d normally save for a special occasion. Our picks: Coqodaq, Masaaki, Gramercy Tavern, and more.

• Chillwave favorite George Clanton brings his Mainstream Now Tour to Brooklyn Steel this November. Tickets dropped today.

• Plus other just announced shows from Justice, Lord Huron, Friendly Fires, SCHOOLBOY Q, The Womack Sisters, Kylie Cantrall, Jorja Smith, & more!

ALL THINGS FREE IN NYC

Time to beat the house. The house being New York City and its seemingly endless ways of taking our money. Luckily, we’ve got the key to All Things Free in NYC: pop-ups, movies, open mics, concerts, and more.

• 8/7 - NATURAL DISASTER VOL I: BACK 2 BACK @ MOOD RING

• 8/7 - BEYONCÉ VS RIHANNA THROWBACK NIGHT @ ​DELUXX FLUXX

• 8/8 - FARMACY X SEPHORA FRO-YO POP-UP @ CHELSEA TRIANGLE

• 8/8 - BRIC CELEBRATES AALIYAH: ONE IN A MILLION @ LENA HORNE BANDSHELL

• 8/9 - FREE YOGA @ SOCRATES SCULPTURE PARK

THIS WEEKEND

LOCALS ONLY

• Summer Streets is back tomorrow, opening Manhattan from the Brooklyn Bridge to Dyckman St. Even better, Citi Bike is offering $10 off your next two Single Rides with code SUMMER26LYFT3 during event hours.

• Reddit’s r/bodega pop-up brings communities IRL with interactive food, beauty, fashion, sports, NYC culture, exclusive merch, free giveaways, and bodega cat Meowdani.

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