Rock the New Year with Live Music in NYC

Cut Worms, shown above at Racket in January 2023, will perform at Union Pool this Saturday

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 30+ 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.

The Phryg celebrated its 10th anniversary with a performance at Nublu on January 4 (photograph by Francesco Marano)

Lulu Lewis headlined the first night of music at the new Two Bridges Luncheonette on January 4

Tim Heap was the first musician to perform at the new Two Bridges Luncheonette on January 4

Friday, January 5

• Mike Stern at Drom

• HOLDN, Modern Chemistry, the Vaughns, the Wayward Strangers at the Bowery Electric

• Boyscott at the David Rubenstein Atrium

• National Reserve at Skinny Dennis

• Augie Bello at Perelman Performing Arts Center Lobby Stage

• Danny's Devil's Blues, the Serotonians, Guitarmy of One at Otto's Shrunken Head

• Personal Space, Indigo Sky, the Real Stormin' Norman Band, the Kindergarten at Connolly's Klub 45

• Danny & the Bad Boyz at Rockwood Music Hall

• Jill Fiore, MCP at Two Bridges Luncheonette

• Junior Mack (acoustic) at Terra Blues

• The SaRon Crenshaw Band at Terra Blues

Danny's Devil's Blues at the Parkside Lounge on January 4

Shawn Ghost at the Parkside Lounge on January 4

Lady Nasty at Mercury Lounge on January 4

Saturday, January 6

• Googoosh at the Beacon Theatre

• Cut Worms, Air Waves, Milly Pail at Union Pool

• The Collective w. Kota Dosa & Waller, Noe Socha & Friends at the Loft at City Winery

• Chrome Waves at the Kingsland

• Raegan at the Delancey

• The Sound Liberation Di.J. Quartet, the Mike Handelman Deconstruction, the Dan Cooper Quartet at Silvana

• Joy Askew at Barbès

• Lenny Kaye, Curtis Suburban, Gary Hood & Arthur Rubinstein at Two Bridges Luncheonette

• Ricky Stein at the Red Lion

• The TarantinosNYC, the Bakersfield Bakers, the Supertones at Otto's Shrunken Head

• Faith NYC, Puma Perl & Friends at the Francis Kite Club

• Stéphane San Juan at Perelman Performing Arts Center Lobby Stage

• Fandango NYC at Rockwood Music Hall

• The Bobby Bryan Trio at Terra Blues

• The Junior Mack Band at Terra Blues

The Bakersfield Breakers at the 11th St. Bar on January 2

Emy and the Epix at the 11th St. Bar on January 3

The Vibe Checks at the 11th St. Bar on January 3 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

Sunday, January 7

• Stéphane Wrembel at Barbès

• Silver Tooth Cactus, Sounds & Scenarios, Villins at Mercury Lounge

• Sunday School w. Binky Griptite at the Bitter End

• Becky Curtis at the Bitter End

• Crazy Mary, Rew Starr, Anne Husick at Two Bridges Luncheonette

• Plane Station at Book Club

• Samoa Wilson (acoustic) at Terra Blues

• The Pioneers at Terra Blues

• Carl Banks at the Red Lion

• Jay Sanford at the Red Lion

Dead to the Core at Hill Country Barbecue Market on January 2

Sirak Keeghan at Otto's Wednesday Open Mic at Otto's Shrunken Head on January 3

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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.