Live Music for Live Audiences This Week in NYC

The Who at Madison Square Garden in 2019; the band returns there on Thursday

The live music scene is back in full swing, from arenas to small bars. The Manhattan Beat regularly lists the best live music coming to New York City. It also celebrates via photographs some of the musicians who have performed live in the past few days.

Please note that the following concerts have disappeared from the venue websites. Presumably, they are postponed or canceled. If you had plans to see these shows, make alternate plans. Scroll down for many other live music suggestions.

• The Eels at Webster Hall
• The Rural Alberta Advantage, Sister Ray at Mercury Lounge

Everynight Charley recommends the following 60+ concerts this week in New York City. Contact the venue for show times, ticket availability, and other updates. Note that some musicians and venues continue to require proof of COVID vaccination and/or masks for indoor entry.

Monday, May 23

• Turnstile, Citizen, Ceremony, Truth Cult, Ekulu at Brooklyn Steel
• Royal Blood, Cleopatrick at Terminal 5
• Keshi, rei brown at Webster Hall
• Fivio Foreign at Irving Plaza
• NLE Choppa at the Gramercy Theatre
• Jens Lekman at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Lo Moon at Mercury Lounge
• poutyface at Mercury Lounge
• Masorti at the Bitter End
• The Jim Campilongo Trio at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 2
• New Moon Acoustic Blues at Terra Blues
• Chris Snell's Bluegrass Session at Mona's
• The 11th St. Bar Quintet at the 11th St. Bar
• Felix Slim at the Red Lion
• Richie Cannata's Monday Night Jam at the Bitter End
• The T Blues Band at Terra Blues
• The Jason Green Trio at the Ear Inn
• Miss Maybell & Charlie Judkins at Fine & Rare
• Bobby Blue and Yoshiki Yamada at the Anyway Cafe

Slipknot headlined at Barclays Center on May 20

Cypress Hill at Barclays Center on May 20

Joe Jackson at the Beacon Theatre on May 21

Tuesday, May 24

• Vincint at Irving Plaza
• Dehd, 81355 at the Bowery Ballroom
• Amber Mark, Jean Deaux at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Sam Evian at Brooklyn Made
• Joy Askew at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 2
• Seth Glier at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 3
• SaRon Crenshaw (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• The T Blues Band at Terra Blues
• Milo Z at the Red Lion
• Leah Tash at the Juke Bar
• The East River Bandits, Wandering Years at the 11th St. Bar
• Rew Starr at the Hard Swallow
• Sanford: the Band at the Anyway Café

Amyl & the Sniffers at Brooklyn Steel on May 19 

Upchuck at Brooklyn Steel on May 19 

C.O.F.F.I.N. at Brooklyn Steel on May 19

Wednesday, May 25

• Russ, Bia, Bugus, Ktlyn at Radio City Music Hall
• Sofi Tukker at the Brooklyn Mirage at Avant Gardner
• The Afghan Whigs at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Little Simz at Webster Hall
• Dehd, 81355 at the Bowery Ballroom
• Anais Mitchell at Brooklyn Made
• Carcass, Imperial Triumphant, Creeping Death at Elsewhere Hall
• Som, Restless Spirit, Light Tower at Elsewhere Zone One
• Sam Sklover & Friends & Family & More at the Brooklyn Bowl
• James Maddock at the Loft at City Winery
• The Oz Noy Organ Trio at the Bitter End
• Jonathan Kalb at Stitch Bar & Blues
• Leah Tash, Drew Jones at the 11th St. Bar
• C.J. Lee at Terra Blues
• The SaRon Crenshaw Band at Terra Blues
• Mulebone at the Ear Inn

Allison Russell at the Sound Mind Music Festival for Mental Health opened the summer concert series at SummerStage Central Park on May 24

Wrabel at the Sound Mind Music Festival for Mental Health at SummerStage Central Park on May 24

Kamauu at the Sound Mind Music Festival for Mental Health at SummerStage Central Park on May 24

Thursday, May 26

• The Who, the Wild Things at Madison Square Garden
• Slayyter at Irving Plaza
• Olafur Arnalds at Brooklyn Steel
• Suffocation, Atheist, Soreption, Contrarian at the Monarch
• City of the Sun, Gracie & Rachel at the Sultan Room
• Vio-Lence, Coroner, Exciter, Lich King at le Poisson Rouge
• Hinds, Another Michael, Sub*T at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Elley Duhé at the Bowery Ballroom
• Bodeans at City Winery NYC
• Shrines, I Am Snow Angel at C'mon Everybody
• Johan Lenox, Akinyemi, ToBy at Mercury Lounge
• Willie Nile at the Loft at City Winery
• Pedrito Martinez at Drom
• Marc Ribot, Greg Lewis at the Atlantic BKLN
• Ellen Foley & the Worried Men at the Cutting Room
• Kaki King at Joe's Pub
• Eric Holljes at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 2
• Jr. Mack (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• The Jr. Mack Band at Terra Blues
• Bass, Mason, Kolker and Some Dude Named Todd at the Bitter End
• Chris Campion at the 11th St. Bar
• Days of Wild at the Red Lion

The Meetles at Strawberry Fields in Central Park on May 21

Steve Okay of the Underground Harmony busked on Broadway, hoping to get the attention of music fans leaving the Joe Jackson concert at the Beacon Theatre on May 21

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The Manhattan Beat covers New York City's live music developments as they happen. All articles are written by Everynight Charley Crespo. All photographs are taken 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 May calendar.