NYC's Live Music Weekend

Eddie Vedder at the Beacon Theatre last night; he headlines there again tonight and will be at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark on Sunday

Many concert tours that were scheduled to launch in January were delayed due to the spike in COVID infections. February has arrived, and as the impact of the virus has decreased, the number of concert postponements and cancellations also has decreased significantly. From big stages to little clubs, live music is back.

Courtney Barnett today canceled the remaining dates on her tour. This includes her scheduled concert at Radio City Music Hall tomorrow night. "So sorry to announce that we are postponing the rest of the shows on our USA tour due to a positive Covid result this morning," she posted on social media. "My team is working hard to reschedule dates so, if you can hold on to your tickets in Philadelphia, New York, Boston, New Haven and Burlington, we’ll have news for you very soon. Apologies to everybody. Looking forward to these shows. We are heartbroken but so grateful that we’ve been able to play the shows we have. Big love to my band and crew."

Life of Agony's concerts this weekend at Warsaw in New York City and the Stone Pony in Asbury Park were canceled this morning due to two of the musicians, Mina Caputo and Veronica Bellino, testing positive for COVID-19. “We have unfortunate news to share," reads a notice on social media. "Both Mina and Veronica have tested positive for COVID and sadly we must cancel the rest of the Northeast run. We are terribly sorry. These are crazy times and we’re all doing our best to navigate through it together. To all our fans, we plan to make up the shows as soon as we can."

Additionally, the following live music events were scheduled for this weekend but will not be happening.

• Coeur de Pirate at the Town Hall
• 1788-L, X&G at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Reptaliens, Yot Club, Renata Zeiguer at Baby's All Right
• Sega Bodega, Uffie at HOLO
• The Andy Timmons Band at Iridium
• Aaron Frazer at Brooklyn Made
• Marshall Crenshaw at the Iridium

Glen Hansard opens for Eddie Vedder and the Earthlings and also plays in Vedder's band

The Manhattan Beat recommends the following live music this weekend in the New York City area. All locations are in Manhattan unless otherwise noted. Contact the venue for set times, ticket availability, COVID compliance and other updates.

Friday, February 4

• David Byrne's American Utopia at the St. James Theatre
• Eddie Vedder and the Earthlings, Glen Hansard at the Beacon Theatre
• Bruce Dickinson at the Town Hall
• Dillon Francis, Yung Gravy at the Great Hall at Avant Gardner, Brooklyn
• Patty Griffin, Adam Wright at City Winery NYC
• Fireboy DML at Irving Plaza
• John Pizzarelli Swing Seven at Birdland Jazz Club
• Rosehardt, Little Kruta at National Sawdust, Brooklyn
• MEMBA at Brooklyn Made, Brooklyn
• The National Reserve at Skinny Dennis, Brooklyn
• A. Savage, My Idea at TV Eye, Queens
• Clone, Zachary Allan Starkey, Dream Prescription at Berlin
• Clarence Spady at Terra Blues
• The Jr. Mack Band at Terra Blues
• Frida Anuarbek and Jacob Kirschenbaum at the Anyway Café
• Miss Maybell & the Jazz Age Artistes at the Anyway Café 

James Maddock performed at the Loft at City Winery NYC on February 3 (photograph by Jini Sachse)

Saturday, February 5

• Jackson Scott at the Anyway Café
• David Byrne's American Utopia at the St. James Theatre
• Kacey Musgraves, King Princess, MUNA at Madison Square Garden
• Dabin, Rome in Silver, Skybreak at Terminal 5
• Wood Brothers, Steve Poltz at Webster Hall
• Cheat Codes, Madds, Riggi, Cade at Webster Hall
• Still Woozy, Wallice at Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn
• Space Bacon, Escaper, Microwave at the Bowery Ballroom
• John Pizzarelli Swing Seven at Birdland Jazz Club
• Audrey Nuna at Baby's All Right, Brooklyn
• The Furniture, Midnight Sun (solo) at Union Pool
• Di Ivories, Safer, Slow Fiction at Brooklyn Made, Brooklyn
• Amy Jay at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 2
• Villins, the Thing, Kuye, Shred Flintstone at Our Wicked Lady, Brooklyn
• Drip 2.0, the ByzanTones, Band of Others at Otto's Shrunken Head
• Towncryer at the Anyway Café
• The Typsy Gypsy Girls at the Anyway Café
• Jr. Mack (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• The SaRon Crenshaw Band at Terra Blues
• Orange Burn at Rockwood Music Hall 2
• Dirty Circuit at Connolly's Klub 45

Fawn at the Bitter End on February 1

Sunday, February 6

• David Byrne's American Utopia at the St. James Theatre
• Eddie Vedder & the Earthlings at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark
• D Smoke, Angelina Sherie, Domani Harris, Tiffany Gouche at the Gramercy Theatre
• Still Woozy, Wallice at Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn
• Current Joys, Dark Tea at Warsaw, Brooklyn
• Brian McKnight at City Winery NYC
• Audrey Nuna at Baby's All Right, Brooklyn
• Arturo O’Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble at Birdland Jazz Club
• Jeffrey Lewis & the Voltage, Alex Orange Drink, Emily Frembgen at Our Wicked Lady, Brooklyn
• Irish Seisiun at the 11th St. Bar
• Assaf Salhov at the Anyway Café
• Sashka Drey at the Anyway Cafe
• Allen Gogarty at the Red Lion

Corcel Magico at the Times Square subway station on February 3

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The Manhattan Beat covers New York City's live music developments as they happen. All photographs are by Everynight Charley Crespo, except when noted otherwise. For a list of Manhattan venues that are presenting live music regularly, swing the desktop cursor to the right of the home page and click on the pop-up tab "Where to Find Live Music." For a listing of upcoming concerts for live audiences, visit The Manhattan Beat's February calendar.