Good Live Music for a Late January Weekend in NYC

Oliver Tree, pictured above at Governors Ball 2023, will headline at the Hammerstein Ballroom tonight

The Manhattan Beat regularly lists the best live music events 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 60+ concerts in New York City this weekend. Contact the venue or the artists' social media to confirm ticket availability, show times, age restrictions, COVID compliance, and other updates.

Donald Harrison at the Town Hall on January 11 (photograph by Sachyn Mital)

Ahmet Aslan at Drom on January 24

James Maddock at the 11th St. Bar on January 23

Lara Taubman at the 11th St. Bar on January 24

Friday, January 26

• Beartooth, the Plot In You, Invent, Animate, Sleep Theory at Palladium Times Square

• Oliver Tree, Fidlar at the Hammerstein Ballroom

• Torres, Aisha Burns at the Hall at Elsewhere

• Galactic, Eddie V at the Brooklyn Bowl

• Snakehips at Avant Gardner

• Mick Jenkins, TOBi at Racket NYC

• The Chisel, Home Front, Beton Arme, Abism at the Bowery Ballroom

• Amber Liu, Marielle Kraft at Irving Plaza

• zzzahara, Indie Anthony, Shower Curtain at Elsewhere Zone One

• The Smithereens w. Robin Wilson at Sony Hall

• Bobby Rush, Shamekia Copeland at the Appel Room

• Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter at le Poisson Rouge

• Joseph Arthur, Diane Gentile at Berlin

• Dystinct at the Music Hall of Williamsburg

• The Bones of JR Jones, Billy Keane at Baby's All Right

• Mo Troper at Rough Trade NYC

• Hazmat Modine at Symphony Hall

• Laura Galindo, Stello, Juno Roome, Dreamphone at Brooklyn Made

• Charlie Blasberg, Eyeglasses at the Bowery Electric

• Burnt Sugar Arkestra at the David Rubenstein Atrium

• Ethan Iverson at the Village Vanguard

• Toshi Reagon, BIGLovely at Joe's Pub

• Ethan Lipton & His Orchestra at Joe's Pub

• Danny & the Bad Boyz at Stitch Bar & Blues

• Jill Fiore, Carissa Johnson at Two Bridges Luncheonette

• SaRon Crenshaw (acoustic) at Terra Blues

• The Junior Mack Band at Terra Blues

• The Joe Taino Group at the Bitter End

Killcode at the Bitter End on January 9 (photograph by Alan Rand)

Ten Ton Mojo at the Bitter End on January 9 (photograph by Alan Rand)

Dirty Blond at the Bitter End on January 9 (photograph by Alan Rand)

The Kamikaze Choir at the Bitter End on January 9 (photograph by Alan Rand)

Saturday, January 27

• Morat at the Theater at Madison Square Garden

• The Milk Carton Kids, Alix Page at the Music Hall of Williamsburg

• Galactic, Kendra Morris at the Brooklyn Bowl

• Longwave at the Bowery Ballroom

• ESG, Sean Sato at the Hall at Elsewhere

• Bobby Rush, Shamekia Copeland at the Appel Room

• Triple Charm at the Gramercy Theatre

• Hot Rod Circuit, Punchline, Sharkswimmer at le Poisson Rouge

• T3 at the Iridium

• V $ X V PRiNCE, Ulukmanapo, Begish, De Lacure at Racket NYC

• Burnt Sugar Arkestra at the David Rubenstein Atrium

• Pat McGee & Friends at City Vineyard

• Ethan Iverson at the Village Vanguard

• Lauren Calve, Cat Ridgeway, Vanessa Silberman at Two Bridges Luncheonette

• Thanks for Coming, Kolb, Frances Chang, Nara's Room at the Hart Bar

• Toshi Reagon & Friends at Joe's Pub

• Sofia Rei and Jorge Roeder at the Perelman Performing Arts Center Lobby Stage

• The TarantinosNYC at Parkside Lounge

• Dream Prescription at 18th Ward Brewing

• Molly Ruth at the Bitter End

• Michael G. Potter at the Organic Grill

• Clarence Spady (acoustic) at Terra Blues

• The SaRon Crenshaw Band at Terra Blues

DensityBlackCat at the Bitter End on January 9 (photograph by Alan Rand)

Onesie at the Knitting Factory at Baker Falls on January 24

The James Polsky Quartet at Down & Out on January 24

Her Angels in Flame at Hill Country Barbecue Market on January 23

Sunday, January 28

• Ian Sweet, Please Don't Destroy, Lexie at the Bowery Ballroom

• Juliana Hatfield at City Winery

• Sarah Kang, Jackson Lundy at le Poisson Rouge

• Stéphane Wrembel at Barbès

• Ethan Iverson at the Village Vanguard

• Toshi Reagon at Joe's Pub

• Hubby Jenkins at Terra Blues

• Sunday School w. Binky Griptite at the Bitter End

• DensityBlackCat, Magic Forest, Eric C. Neher at Two Bridges Luncheonette

• The Íllars at Book Club

• The Pioneers at Terra Blues

Jane's Party at Heaven Can Wait on January 22

Wally at Heaven Can Wait on January 21

Person at Heaven Can Wait on January 24

Figure It Out! at Heaven Can Wait on January 24

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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 January and February calendars.