Weekeng Guide: Project Pat, Cash Cobain, and a “Sonic Immersion”

By Shawn Setaro

You’ve almost made it to Thanksgiving, and all of the family drama and hometown visits that entails. So while you’re trying to pretend that seeing that one annoying uncle isn’t mere days away, we’ve got a whole bunch of awesome ways to pass the time. Whether you want to dance, meditate, watch a Brontë-inspired show or a bizarre movie, or rock out to Sheryl Crow, St. Vincent, and Maggie Rogers (all in the same place!), we’ve got you covered. Learn how to put off the inevitable at the Weekend Guide below.

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Thursday, November 20

Theater in Asylum Presents: 7 Deadly Sins Cabaret @ Jalopy Theatre
7 p.m.
We all know the seven deadly sins make for the best art. So, a cabaret night with a bunch of 10-20 minute new, original theatrical art pieces inspired by them is sure to be fun—and probably at least a little evil. Performers include Theater in Asylum, Ms. Zilbert, Parnia “Nyx” Ayari, Jayda Jones, Gil Verrelli, and Joshua Garcia.

The Scientific American 2025 Nonfiction Panel @ Greenlight Bookstore
7:30 p.m.
Celebrate the best of recent nonfiction releases at this event, which brings together four authors of some of the year’s best-regarded books. Marguerite Holloway (Take to the Trees), Maris Kreizman (I Want To Burn This Place Down), Nathan Lents (The Sexual Evolution), and Kate Marvel (Human Nature) will be in discussion, moderated by Scientific American’s Brianne Kane.

Zong!: A Poetry Performance by m. nourbeSe philip @ BAMcafé
7:30 p.m.
Poet m. nourbeSe philip’s best-known work Zong! recontextualises an 18th-century legal case about the murder-by-drowning on the slave ship Zong of 150 Africans, killed so the ship’s owner could collect insurance money. Her performance transforms the horror into a moving, haunting work of art. It’s a part of the stellar “I Guess It Was My Destiny To Live So Long” series curated by Hanif Abdurraqib and created in tribute to the late June Jordan. The one and only billy woods will be performing at the same location as a part of the series on Friday.

Rodney Chrome, Dylan Ali, Byrell the Great, and Halima @ Purgatory
8 p.m.
If your Thursday needs a little juice, you’ll find it in multitudes along the northwestern edge of the cemetery at Bushwick’s Purgatory, where the celebration is two-fold, with producer Rodney Chrome assembling some elite spinners to bring his new project into the world and put one up for his birthday.

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Friday, November 21

Flow State @ Delight Factory
7 p.m.
This “electronic sound journey and dance party” starts out ambient and ends up beat-driven, but it’ll all be happening in one continuous flow. So dance, sit down, and bliss out—or do whatever your body demands. The DJs are SNARK, Bearded Twin, and Angu.

Time Warp USA @ Brooklyn Storehouse
9 p.m.
The Time Warp festival has been a cornerstone of electronic music since the mid-’90s. Now it’s taking over Brooklyn on Friday and Saturday. Highlights of the weekend include a whole lot of back-to-back action: Beltran and Ben Sterling, The Blessed Madonna and Mike Servito, Dennis Ferrer and Kerri Chandler, as well as Deborah De Luca and Dee Diggs.

Cash Cobain’s Slizzgiving Album Release Party @ Car Park
9 p.m.
The sexy drill star is taking over Car Park on Friday night to toast the arrival of his new album. It’s unclear whether the Bronx rapper will actually perform, but with GODSPEED handling the selections for the night, you’ll be in great hands regardless of who, if anyone at all, gets on the mic.

Cargo & Foyer with Juan MacLean, Justin Strauss, Renata do Valle, and more @ Dead Letter No. 9
9 p.m.
The legends of NYC nightlight are legion (and covering multiple floors) at Dead Letter on Friday night. Pull up for careful frequency curation from a heavy line-up of selectors led by Justin Strauss, Juan MacLean, and more.

gURLS LIKE gIRLS @ Mood Ring
10 p.m.
When an evening bills itself as “Brooklyn’s HOTTEST Lesbian Party celebrating black american culture, femmehood and sex appeal,” you know that it’s got to be special. Make sure to get there early to experience the entirety of the “sensuality-forward” evening. Zoobiana, yes2hvn, and SSECLUDE will be DJing.

God Told Me To @ Nitehawk Cinema Williamsburg
11:55 p.m.
Larry Cohen made a bunch of fantastic and bizarre movies starting in the 1970s. This 1976 film about a man on what he believes is a divinely inspired killing spree is one of the best of the bunch (though don’t sleep on 1985’s The Stuff, which hopefully will also soon come to a screen near us.)

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Saturday, November 22

BKLYN Designs: Jewelry Now in the African Diaspora @ L10 Arts + Cultural Center
6 p.m.
Jeweller Johnny Nelson and artisan and sculptor Friday Lynton, two important Black voices in the jewellery world, join culture journalist Amber Lauren for this conversation. They’ll discuss the historical, environmental, and cultural impacts of gold in the African Diaspora, and how it has influenced Johnny and Friday as artists.

Fall of Freedom Double Screening: Free Joan Little and Steal This Story, Please! @ National Sawdust
6 p.m.
Amy Goodman is the type of journalist for whom the word “heroic” was invented—bold, dedicated, unapologetic, and never afraid to challenge the powerful. She, alongside directors Tia Lessin and Carl Deal, will be on hand for this screening of the documentary Steal This Story, Please!—a film that deals with many of the impactful stories Goodman has covered over the decades. It screens with Free Joan Little, a doc about the murder trial of the first woman in U.S. history to be acquitted for using deadly force to resist sexual assault.

Game Night with DJ Tara and Exaktly @ Deep Dive
7 p.m.
Another stellar example of local institutions stepping up to provide resources for those in need, this Saturday night, the good folks at Deep Dive will be hosting a game night to collect supplies and non-perishables. Come through with some canned and/or boxed goods and get ready to throw wilds, reverses, draw twos and fours (and probably argue at least a little bit about whose house roles are applicable), while DJ Tara and Exaktly hold down the wheels.

Creatives For Freedom: A Benefit Concert for the ACLU @ Pioneer Works f/Sheryl Crow, Maggie Rogers, St. Vincent, & more
7 p.m.
Yes, the tickets are expensive. But we’re dealing with the biggest of big names, in an extremely intimate venue—and it’s for the most worthy of causes. Mark Ronson, Taylor Meier, Mon Rovia, and more yet-to-be-announced stars will also be on hand.

Vin.yl, Missbehave, and Golden Record Present: DJ Spinna, Omer Mil, M.P.C., and more @ The Garden
9 p.m.
This weekend, the Spinnaverse is landing in a new East Williamsburg loft (or maybe it’s the other way around?). Joined by M.P.C., Omer Mil, Miss Gypsy, and more, Spinna is top-billing this late-night set that won’t be short on foot-shuffling or glass-clinking.

Project Pat Live in New York @ Xanadu
10 p.m.
Project Pat has had a well-deserved renaissance in recent years, as the likes of Cardi B, Rae Sremmurd, ASAP Rocky, and more have sampled, remade, or interpolated the veteran Memphis rapper’s songs. Now you can see the original article in person, and in a roller rink to boot!

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Sunday, November 23

Sonic Immersion by DAMES @ Public Records
11 a.m.
Start your day with this “sonic meditation experience” that uses spatial audio from a bunch of different points of the room. Slow down, listen, relax, and engage with your physical and auditory environment—and you’ll be refreshed and ready to get into the rest of your Sunday.

FOR REAL @ BAM Fisher
3 p.m.
Andrea Voets describes herself as a “musical journalist.” She conducts interviews and uses them—both pre-recorded chats and new ones with audience members—and combines them with live music, creating a one-of-a-kind live podcast experience that examines the sexism still pervasive in today’s world.

Zakk Sabbath: American Winter Tour ’25 @ Warsaw
7 p.m.
With Ozzy Osbourne’s sad death earlier this year, we’ll never get the chance to see him sing Sabbath songs again. But we can get something almost as awesome: longtime Ozzy and Black Label Society guitarist Zakk Wylde heading up a Sabbath tribute band. If you’re gonna see a tribute concert to Ozzy, it should probably involve the guy who actually played on “Mama, I’m Coming Home” and “No More Tears.”

Jane Eyre Wasn’t a Whore @ The Rat NYC
7 p.m.
Carly Polistina’s solo show, which ran earlier this year at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, has been described as “half rom-com, half period piece.” It’s about an actor in modern-day NYC who lands in a tumultuous situationship. The catch is, just as big moments in musicals inevitably lead to songs, the big moments here lead to…passages from novels by one of the Brontë sisters. Alexandra Brokowski directs.