Recommended Live Music in NYC This Week

Billy Joel, pictured above at Madison Square Garden on Valentines Day 2023, will continue his soon-ending residency there this Thursday

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 or the artists' social media to confirm ticket availability, show times, age restrictions, COVID compliance, and other updates.

SunDub headlined Brooklyn Reggae Night at Brooklyn Bowl on January 5

Mighty Mystic at Brooklyn Reggae Night at Brooklyn Bowl on January 5

Monday, January 8

• The Cody Melville Band, Heather Eatman at the Loft at City Winery
• Lorraine Leckie & Friends at Pete's Candy Store
• Richie Cannata's Monday 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
• The T Blues Band w. David "Doc" French & Junior Mack at Terra Blues
• New Moon Acoustic Blues at Terra Blues

Boyscott at the David Rubinstein Atrium at Lincoln Center on January 5

Jill Fiore at Two Bridges Luncheonette on January 5 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

Tuesday, January 9

• Motion City Soundtrack, Gully Boys at Warsaw
• The David Sanborn Jazz Quartet at City Winery NYC
• Meshell Ndegeocello at the Blue Note
• Lagoona Bloo at Joe's Pub
• Patton Magee, Howlin’ Hurd, ZzzWalk, Alana Amram at Berlin
• Di Ivories, Leone, Milano on Piano at Knitting Factory NY at Baker Falls
• Pink, Jezo & the Element, Killcode, Dirty Blonde, Kamikaze Choir, 10 Ton Mojo, DensityBlackCat, Dive Bar Romeos at the Bitter End
• Walter Salas-Humana at the 11th St. Bar
• SaRon Crenshaw (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• The Bobby Bryan Band at Terra Blues

Big Frank Mirra & Mike Smith at Stitch Bar & Blues on January 6 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

Aiden Puntes at Heaven Can Wait on January 6

Wednesday, January 10

• Soulfarm, the BNC Bliss Street Band at Ethyl's Alcohol & Food
• Bodega, Big Bliss at TV Eye
• Rick Macguire at the Broadway
• The Aaron Comess Group at the Bitter End
• Locations, Mag Electric, Blue Rumor, All My X's at the Bowery Electric
• Outpost 79, B.A.M.F., Honor Among Thieves at Arlene's Grocery
• Michael Dawes at Rockwood Music Hall
• Ellis Hooks at Terra Blues
• The Junior Mack Band at Terra Blues

TarantinosNYC at Unsteady Freddie's Surf Rock Shindig at Otto's Shrunken Head on January 6 

The Bakersfield Breakers at Unsteady Freddie's Surf Rock Shindig at Otto's Shrunken Head on January 6 

Thursday, January 11

• Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden
• A-Trak at Public Records
• Mickey Darling, Nick Wagen at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Dominique Fils-Aimé at le Poisson Rouge
• The Samples at City Winery NYC
• bo en, Kikuo, Gus Bonito vs. Kane West at Racket NYC
• Albert Lee at the Iridium
• Meshell Ndegeocello at the Blue Note
• Olivia K & the Parkers at the David Rubenstein Atrium
• Matt Butler at Don’t Tell Mama
• Dreamcrusher, Sexorcist, Rafia, Cakefish at Trans-Pecos
• The Oz Noy Jazz Quartet at the Bitter End
• Jess McAvoy at the Bitter End
• The Phil Gammage Quintet at the 11th St. Bar
• Miss Maybell & the Jazz Age Artistes at Barbès
• The Chris Bergson Trio at 1803
• Jonathan Kalb at Stitch Bar & Blues
• The Tangiers Blues Band at Hill Country NYC
• David "Doc" French at Terra Blues
• The Clarence Spady Band at Terra Blues
• Days of Wild at the Red Lion

The Supertones at Unsteady Freddie's Surf Rock Shindig at Otto's Shrunken Head on January 6

Plan BX at Flip, Flop and Fly at Otto's Shrunken Head on January 5 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

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The Manhattan Beat covers 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 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 January calendar.