Awesome Live Music This Week in NYC

Bleachers, shown above at Governors Ball 2021, will headline the Ally Coalition's 9th Annual Talent Show on Tuesday night at the Jack H. Skirball Center for the Performing Arts at New York University

The Manhattan Beat regularly lists the best concerts coming to the New York City area. The twice-weekly guide also celebrates via photographs some of the musicians who have performed locally in the past few days.

Everynight Charley recommends the following 40+ concerts in New York City this week. Contact the venue to confirm ticket availability, show times, age restrictions, COVID compliance, and other details.

Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros headlined at the Capitol Theatre on December 15 as a part of a five-night headlining residency

Slackers at Brooklyn Bowl on December 16

Mustard Plug at Brooklyn Bowl on December 16

Monday, December 18

• Travis Scott, Teezo Touchdown at Barclays Center

• Lauren Daigle at the Beacon Theatre

• Chris Botti at the Blue Note

• Jon McLaughlin, Leo Sawikin at City Winery NYC

• Mike Rocket, Rachael Sage & the Sequins, Arielle Eden at City Vineyard

• Dragon Redux, the Puma Perl Band, Anne Husick, the Black Cats at the Bowery Electric

• The Edwin Vazquez Duo at the Flatiron Room NoMad

• The Emily Duff Band at Cowgirl

• Rebecca Haviland at the Bitter End

• Richie Cannata's Monday Night Jam at the Bitter End

• Big Ed's Blues Jam at the Red Lion

• Mona's Monday Night Bluegrass Session at Mona's

• Open Blues Jam Mondays w. Joe Taino at Stitch Bar

Fantastic Cat at the Bowery Ballroom on December 17

Cat Popper at the Bowery Ballroom on December 17

Bettye LaVette at the Iridium on December 14 (photograph by Shelley Fromm)

Movie Movie at Berlin on December 15

Tuesday, December 19

• Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden

• Travis Scott, Teezo Touchdown at Barclays Center

• Lauren Daigle at the Beacon Theatre

• Chris Botti at the Blue Note

• Bleachers at NYU Skirball Center

• Heaven, Rip Dunes at Mercury Lounge

• Tamar Korn & Friends at Barbes

• Milo Z at the Red Lion

• Spaghetti Eastern Electro-Dub 4 at Shrine World Music Venue

• Big Mamou at the 11th St. Bar

• Bobby Bryan (acoustic) at Terra Blues

• The Clarence Spady Band at Terra Blues

Speedy Ortiz at the Bowery Ballroom on December 16

Foyer Red at the Bowery Ballroom on December 16

Grocer at the Bowery Ballroom on December 16

Wednesday, December 20

• Chris Botti at the Blue Note

• The Bobby Lees, Dog Date at the Bowery Ballroom

• Pinc Louds (solo) at 96 Tears

• Bobby Bryan (acoustic) at Terra Blues

• The Junior Mack Band at Terra Blues

Kid Smoko at Mercury Lounge on December 15

More Fatter at Mercury Lounge on December 16

Casey Neill at Mercury Lounge on December 15

First President of Japan at Heaven Can Wait on December 15

Thursday, December 21

• Travis Scott at Madison Square Garden

• Chris Botti at the Blue Note

• Rufus Wainwright, Martha Wainwright, Loudon Wainwright III, Lucy Wainwright Roche, Sloan Wainwright, Emmylou Harris, Sean Ono Lennon, Chaim Tannenbaum, Jenni Muldaurat the Murmrr Theatre

• Pedrito Martinez at Drom

• Acorn, Ross Bryon, the James Rocket, Rew Starr, Blastocyte at Shrine World Music Venue

• Susquehanna Industrial Tool & Die Co, at Otto's Shrunken Head

• The Hugh Pool Band at the 11th St. Bar

• Gordon Lockwood (acoustic) at Terra Blues

• The T Blues Band w. David "Doc" French & Kelton Cooper at Terra Blues

• Days of Wild at the Red Lion

Jane Fonda Fan Club at Rockwood Music Hall on December 16

Cordelia Stephens at Rockwood Music Hall on December 17

The Mike Montrey Band at Rockwood Music Hall on December 15

The Bread & Puppet Theatre outside the Theater for the New City on December 16

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The Manhattan Beat reports on New York City's live music circuit. 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 The Manhattan Beat home page and click on the pop-up tab "Where to Find Live Music."

For a more complete listing of upcoming performances in the New York City area, visit The Manhattan Beat's December calendar.