Good Live Music for Christmas Weekend in NYC

Rufus Wainwright, pictured above at the Love Rocks NYC concert at the Beacon Theatre on March 9, 2023, will host a Not So Silent Night concert with his sister Martha Wainwright at the Town Hall tonight; Lucy Wainwright Roche, Sloan Wainwright, Loudon Wainwright III, Norah Jones, Emmylou Harris, Debbie Harry, and Sean Ono Lennon are among the invited guests

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.

Not a lot of musicians will perform over the Christmas weekend, but more than 20 good live music events can be found. Everynight Charley recommends the following concerts in New York City this holiday weekend. Contact the venues to confirm ticket availability, show times, age restrictions, COVID compliance, and other details.

The Bobby Lees at the Bowery Ballroom on December 20

The Emily Duff Band performed its monthly residency at Cowgirl on December 18 (photograph by Jini Sachse)

Hyllus at Stitch Bar & Blues on December 20 (photograph by Nicholas Cohen)

Adam Narimatsu at Stitch Bar & Blues on December 15 (photograph by Nicholas Cohen)

Friday, December 22

• Rufus Wainwright, Martha Wainwright, Lucy Wainwright Roche, Sloan Wainwright, Loudon Wainwright III, Norah Jones, Emmylou Harris, Debbie Harry, Sean Ono Lennon at the Town Hall

• Chris Botti at the Blue Note

• Suzanne Vega at City Winery NYC

• Avery Wilson, Lindsay Lucas, Treway & the Now Generation at Baby's All Right

• The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black, Teardrop, Claywoman at TV Eye

• National Reserve at Skinny Dennis

• The AcuteNYC, Guitarmy of One, Bang Bang Band Girls at Bar Freda

• Chris Bergson Trio at 1803

• Danny and the Bad Boys at Shrine World Music Venue

• The Junior Mack Band at Terra Blues

Ellis Hooks (right) with Chris Bergson at Terra Blues on December 18

The T Blues Band with Kelton Cooper (left) and Noe Socha (right) at Terra Blues on December 19

The Hugh Pool Band with the KR2 at the 11th St. Bar on December 21

Susquehanna Industrial Tool & Die at Otto's Shrunken Head on December 21

Saturday, December 23

• Chris Botti at the Blue Note

• Suzanne Vega at City Winery NYC

• Jose Feliciano at Sony Hall

• The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black, Kilynn Lunsford at TV Eye

• Brandon "Taz" Nierderauer & Friends, MJT at Hill Country NYC

• The Phil Gammage Quintet at Stitch Bar & Blues

• Seth Kessel at Skinny Dennis

• Lizzie & the Makers, Alyson Faith, Kelli Baker at the Bitter End

• Niño Disco, Gustavo Fring, Green City Trees, Trash Rabbit, Nonequator, Gustavo Fring at the Bowery Electric

• Miss Maybell & Charlie Judkins at the Flatiron Room NoMad

• The Michael Hill Trio at Terra Blues

• The SaRon Crenshaw Band at Terra Blues

• Fred Thomas at Arthur's Tavern

Big Ed's Blues Jam at the Red Lion on December 18

Big Ed's Blues Jam at the Red Lion on December 18

Milo Z at the Red Lion on December 19

Zoe Firn at Heaven Can Wait on December 21

Sunday, December 24 Christmas Eve

• Chris Botti at the Blue Note

• David Broza at City Winery NYC

• Ann Hampton Callaway at Feinstein's/54 Below

• New Moon Acoustic Blues at Terra Blues

• The Pioneers at Terra Blues

• The Irish Seisiún at the 11th St. Bar

Jeff Slate (right) and Charles Roth at Jeff Slate & Friends: Merry Keefmas! (It’s Keith Richards’ 80th Birthday!) at Hill Country NYC on December 16 (photograph by Jini Sachse)

Mark Bosch, Jeff Slate, Christian Dryden, and Shannon Conley at Jeff Slate & Friends: Merry Keefmas! (It’s Keith Richards’ 80th Birthday!) at Hill Country NYC on December 16 (photograph by Jini Sachse)

Jeff Slate, Kelley Swindall, and Johnny Pisano at Jeff Slate & Friends: Merry Keefmas! (It’s Keith Richards’ 80th Birthday!) at Hill Country NYC on December 16 (photograph by Jini Sachse)

Monday, December 25 Christmas

• Chris Botti at the Blue Note

• Ann Hampton Callaway at Feinstein's/54 Below

• New Moon Acoustic Blues at Terra Blues

• The T Blues Band w. Junior Mack & Kelton Cooper at Terra Blues

Frank Wood & His NYC All-Stars Band at Shillelagh Tavern on December 17 (photograph by Alan Rand)

Anne Husick at Shillelagh Tavern on December 17 (photograph by Alan Rand)

Jazz Gypsies at Shillelagh Tavern on December 17 (photograph by Alan Rand)

Grace Eleanor at Rockwood Music Hall on December 18

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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.