Photo: Via Ticketmaster, Beyonce, SBTRKT.
SBTRKT: Output, August 1, $30
SBTRKT's 2011 self-titled LP remains one of the best dance records of this decade. Live, Aaron Jerome's masked presence presides over a dance floor like few others in the business.
Thursday, August 1, 10 p.m., Output, 74 Wythe Avenue (between N. 11th and N. 12th streets); Brooklyn
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D'Angelo, Questlove, Thundercat: Williamsburg Park, $49.50
After a rough few years, D'Angelo is back in top form, performing material old and new with pitch-perfect power. His show in Williamsburg will have the always-reliable Questlove and Brainfeeder bassist-extraordinaire Thundercat filling out a fantastic bill.
Thursday, August 1, 7:30 p.m., Williamsburg Park, 50 Kent Avenue (between N. 11th and N. 12th streets); Brooklyn.
Beyoncé: Barclays Center, August 3, 4, and 5, $50
What can we say about Bey that you don't already know? Beyoncé just might be the out-and-out best performer in the world of pop music right now. What's more, she'll be headlining the stadium that her husband helped bring to Brooklyn. To put it simply, you have no excuse for missing The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour.
Saturday, Sunday, Monday, August 3, 4, 5, 8 p.m., Barclays Center, 620 Atlantic Avenue (at Flatbush Avenue); Brooklyn; 212-359-6387.