Music
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GRUPO GROOVE Latin music “party band” Grupo Aguakate performs an outdoor concert of merengue, hip-hop, and reggaeton. Dominican singer-songwriter Gerpis “El Chino” Correa leads the ensemble. Tonight, 7 p.m., Highbridge Park, enter at 173rd Street and Amsterdam Avenue free.
MOTHER SUPERIOR Singer-songwriter Tracy Bonham, best known for her mid-1990s single “Mother Mother,” performs downtown.Tonight, 8:30 p.m., Mercury Lounge, 217 E. Houston St., between Essex and Ludlow streets, 212-260-4700, $10.
MARBLE MELODIES Members of the University Glee Club of New York City sing at an outdoor concert to benefit Marble Cemetery, the first resting place of President James Monroe and the second nonsectarian burial ground in the city. The singers perform a cappella music by Gershwin and Duke Ellington, among others. Thursday, 6:30 p.m., New York City Marble Cemetery, 53-74 E. 2nd St., between First and Second avenues, 212-228-6401, $12.
TO THE LETTER The CityParks Concert series presents its final installment of the summer with the Marvelettes, whose song “Please Mr. Postman” became a no. 1 hit in 1961. Thursday, 7 p.m., Marcus Garvey Park, between Fifth and Madison avenues, and East 120th and East 124th streets, 212-360-1399, free.
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