The Best Live Music in NYC on Presidents Day Weekend

Brittany Howard, photographed above at Forest Hills Stadium in 2021, will headline two nights at Webster Hall this weekend

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 70+ concerts in New York City this Presidents Day weekend. Contact the venue or the artists' social media to confirm ticket availability, show times, age restrictions, COVID compliance, and other updates.

Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country headlined at the Bowery Ballroom on February 13

Michael Shannon & Jason Narducy and Friends at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on February 14

Dave Hill at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on February 14

Friday, February 16

• Tourist, Amtrac at Brooklyn Steel

• Brittany Howard, Becca Mancari at Webster Hall

• Corinne Bailey Rae at the Blue Note

• Kevin Devine, Mansions at le Poisson Rouge

• ericdoa, bixby at Irving Plaza

• Pink Sweat$ (acoustic), Solomon at the Gramercy Theatre

• Cobrah at the Knockdown Center

• Barry Can't Swim at the Music Hall of Williamsburg

• Telescreens at the Bitter End

• Leyla McCalla at Clark Studio Theater

• Joe Lewis Walker at the Iridium

• Lily Seabird, Greg Freeman, Renni Conte & Precious Human at Baby's All Right

• Max Frost at the Knitting Factory NY at Baker Falls

• Joel Insuperable at the David Rubinstein Atrium

• Illiterate Light, Caiola at the Sultan Room

• Mizu & Kenny Zhou at LSD

• Lulu Lewis at Two Bridges Luncheonette

• The Michael Hill Trio at Terra Blues

• The SaRon Crenshaw Band at Terra Blues

Flatland Calvary at Irving Plaza on February 15

Kaitlin Butts at Irving Plaza on February 15

Larry Block at Two Bridges Luncheonette on February 11

Saturday, February 17

• Joker Xue at Barclays Center

• Poolside, Paco Versailles, Munya at Brooklyn Steel

• Zedd at the Brooklyn Hangar

• Spin Doctors, Paris Monster at the Brooklyn Bowl

• Brittany Howard, Becca Mancari at Webster Hall

• Ron Pope, Taylor Bickett at the Bowery Ballroom

• Corinne Bailey Rae at the Blue Note

• Pink Sweat$, Solomon at the Gramercy Theatre

• Municipal Waste, Ghoul, Necrot, Dead Heat at the Brooklyn Monarch

• Deap Vally, Sloppy Jane at le Poisson Rouge

• berlioz at Irving Plaza

• Jeffrey Osborne at Sony Hall

• Pines, Mishegas, Portyl at Brooklyn Made

• Runnner at the David Rubenstein Atrium

• Leyla McCalla at Clark Studio Theater

• Matt Pond PA x Alexa Rose at Union Pool

• Yonaka, Cassyette at Mercury Lounge

• Public Circuit, Ronnie Stone, Nuxx Vomica at Trans-Pecos

• Stéphane Wrembel at Barbès

• Meklit at Joe's Pub

• Sarah Cabral & Mauro Refosco at Perelman Performing Arts Center Stage Lobby

• Jimmy & Immy at Francis Kite Club

• The Phil Gammage Quartet at Stitch Bar & Blues

• Laurie & John, the Ruminators, John S. Hall, Brokeneck Girls at Two Bridges Luncheonette

• The David "Doc" French Trio at Terra Blues

• The Junior Mack Band at Terra Blues

• JT Bowen & the Mighty Kings of Soul at Arthur's Tavern

John 5 at the Gramercy Theatre on February 15

Sticks N' Stones at the Gramercy Theatre on February 15

Juan Soria at Rockwood Music Hall on February 13

Sunday, February 18

• Neck Deep, Drain, Bearings, Higher Power at Brooklyn Steel

• Neck Deep (acoustic) at Rough Trade

• Zedd at the Brooklyn Hangar

• Jamila Woods, Uwade at Webster Hall

• Silent Planet, Thornhill, Johnny Booth, Aviana at the Gramercy Theatre

• Stéphane Wrembel at Barbès

• Slander at Avant Gardner

• Boogarins, Pinc Louds, Tall Juan (solo) at Brooklyn Bowl

• Leyla McCalla at Clark Studio Theater, Lincoln Center

• Non Residents, Incendiary Device, the Long Wait, Crazy Eddie, Two Way Radio at the Bowery Electric

• Alexvndra at Big Alice Brewing

• Marcellus Hall at the Knitting Factory NY at Baker Falls

• Free Whenever, Katzroar at Heaven Can Wait

• Friends of Kolker at the Bitter End

• Ronnie Wheeler, Ricky Orbach, Michael G. Potter at Two Bridges Luncheonette

• Hubby Jenkins at Terra Blues

• The Pioneers at Terra Blues

New Moon Acoustic Blues at Stitch Bar & Blues on February 9 (photograph by Nicholas Cohen)

Kid Java at Stitch Bar & Blues on February 15 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

Xaxa at Rockwood Music Hall on February 15

Monday, February 19 Presidents Day

• The Veils (solo) at City Winery NYC

• Rene Lopez at Pete's Candy Store

• The Emily Duff Band at Cowgirl

• 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. Junior Mack & Kelton Cooper at Terra Blues

• New Moon Acoustic Blues at Terra Blues

• Allen Gogarty at the Red Lion

Big Ed's Blues Jam at the Red Lion on February 12 (photograph by Shelley Fromm)

Tom Shaner & the Band at the Red Lion on February 12 (photograph by Shelley Fromm)

Tim Young at Club Cumming on February 15

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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 February calendar.