Recommended Live Music This Week in NYC

Billy Strings, pictured above at the Rooftop at Pier 17 in 2022, will join Chris Thile for a concert at Lincoln Center on Thursday

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 50+ 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.

Galactic featuring Anjelika "Jelly" Joseph at Brooklyn Bowl on January 26

The Milk Cartons Kids at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on January 27

Alix Page at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on January 27

Mo Troper at Rough Trade NYC on January 26

Monday, January 29

• Madonna at Madison Square Garden

• André 3000 at the Crown Hill Theatre

• The Fabulous Thunderbirds at City Winery NYC

• G.E. Smith, Simon Kirke & Valerie June at the Iridium

• Phony PPL at the Blue Note

• Clancy Bone at the Bitter End

• David "Doc" French at Terra Blues

• 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

• Richie Cannata's Monday Jam at the Bitter End

• The T Blues Band w. Junior Mack & Michael Hill at Terra Blues

Restless Road at the Gramercy Theatre on January 25 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

Erin Kinsey at the Gramercy Theatre on January 25 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

Richard Barone (center) of the Bongos with Glenn Mercer of the Feelies (left) at the Loft at City Winery on January 20 (photograph by Shelley Fromm)

Steve Earle at City Winery NYC on January 22 (photograph by Shelley Fromm)

Tuesday, January 30

• Briston Maroney, Phoebe Go at Webster Hall

• G. Love & Special Sauce, Jakobs Castle at City Winery NYC

• Valerie June at Café Carlyle

• Jill Sobule at Joe's Pub

• Toshi Reagon, Meshell Ndegeocello, Helga Davis, Joan as Policewoman, Nona Hendryx, Morley, Catherine Russell, Tariq Al-Sabir at Joe's Pub

• Phony PPL at the Blue Note

• Los Esplifs, Mei Semones at Union Pool

• Josephine, SUO, Adam Amram Family Band, Alana Amram at Berlin

• Julia Haltigan, Supremo Massiv & Friends at the 11th St. Bar

• SaRon Crenshaw (acoustic) at Terra Blues

• Blues People at Terra Blues

Joseph Arthur at Berlin on January 26

Diane Gentile at Berlin on January 26

Mega Mango at Mercury Lounge on January 26

Shannon Fox at Otto's Wednesday Open Mic on January 24; the open mic happens every Wednesday at Otto's Shrunken Head

Wednesday, January 31

• Justin Timberlake at Irving Plaza

• Brad Mehldau at Zankel Hall

• André 3000 at the Blue Note

• Briston Maroney, Phoebe Go at Webster Hall

• Mayer Hawthorne, Chulita Vinyl Club at the Music Hall of Williamsburg

• G. Love & Special Sauce, Jakobs Castle at City Winery NYC

• Valerie June at Café Carlyle

• William Tyler & the Impossible Truth, Adeline Hotel at le Poisson Rouge

• Sweetboy, Couvo, Emily Gabriele at Mercury Lounge

• Toshi Reagon, BIGLovely Unplugged, Chris Bruce, Michelle Dorrance, Carla Duren, Ganessa James, Juliette Jones, Shirazette Tinnin, Carla Duren & Josette Newsam at Joe's Pub

• Eric Andersen w, Steve Addabbo at the Bitter End

• Puma Perl & Friends, SoulCake at the 11th St. Bar

• Val Kinzler at Rockwood Music Hall

• Matt Wiffen at Stitch Bar & Blues

• Junior Mack (acoustic) at Terra Blues

• The Doc Bryan Band at Terra Blues

Lauren Calve at the David Rubinstein Atrium at Lincoln Center on January 25

Kat Ridgeway at the David Rubinstein Atrium at Lincoln Center on January 25

Catterina at the David Rubinstein Atrium at Lincoln Center on January 25

Shelley Nicole's blaKbüshe at the David Rubinstein Atrium at Lincoln Center on January 26

Thursday, February 1

• Chris Thile and Billy Strings at David Geffen Hall

• Big Daddy Kane, Funkmaster Flex at City Winery NYC

• André 3000 at the Blue Note

• The Record Company, Jesse Ahern at the Bowery Ballroom

• Valerie June at Café Carlyle

• Tomberlin (solo), Allegra Krieger at Sundown, Queens

• Ruin Lust, Diabolic Oath, Bog Body at Saint Vitus Bar

• Short Porch, Pamphlets, Looms, Uncle Skunk at Brooklyn Made

• Rip Dunes, Michael Ian Cummings, Swear Tapes at the Knitting Factory NY at Baker Falls

• Nova One at the David Rubinstein Atrium

• Brian Mitchell at the Bitter End

• The Oz Noy Jazz Trio at the Bitter End

• Chris Campion at the Bitter End

• Wormburner at the 11th St. Bar

• Vince Tozzi & the Bigtime Nobodies at the Shrine World Music Venue

• SaRon Crenshaw (acoustic) at Terra Blues

• Sammy Virgi at the Hall at Elsewhere

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

• Days of Wild at the Red Lion

Frank Wood and His NYC AllStars at Shillelagh Tavern on January 14 (photograph by Philip Simkowitz)

Mac Gollehon at Shillelagh Tavern on January 14 (photograph by Philip Simkowitz)

The Baghdaddios at Shillelagh Tavern on January 14 (photograph by Philip Simkowitz)

Leopard Monks at Rockwood Music Hall on January 26

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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.