Guide to This Week’s Best Live Music in the NYC Area

girl in red, pictured above at Governors Ball 2023, will headline at Radio City Music Hall this Wednesday and 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 80+ concerts in the New York City area this week. Contact the venue or the artists' social media to confirm ticket availability, show times, age restrictions, COVID compliance, and other updates.

Please note that the following concerts, originally scheduled for this week, were postponed or canceled.

• A$AP Twelvyy, Rome Streetz, TeeWhy G, 27Delly at Sony Hall
• AJ Rafael, Nieman at the Gramercy Theatre
• Pierce Turner at the 11th St. Bar

Real Estate, pictured above on April 18, headlined two nights at Webster Hall this past week (photograph by Francesco Marano)

The Allah-Las at Webster Hall on April 17 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

Sam Blasucci at Webster Hall on April 17 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

Maston at Webster Hall on April 17 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

Monday, April 22

• The Veronicas, Jesse Jo Stark at Irving Plaza

• Good Kid, Adan Diaz at the Hall at Elsewhere

• Hardrock at Racket NYC

• Eddie Palmieri at the Blue Note

• Sadie Jean at Baby's All Right

• Mahogany L. Browne & Sean Mason at the Africa Center

• Scott H. Biram at Mercury Lounge

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

• David "Doc" French (acoustic) at Terra Blues

• Felix Slim at Skinny Dennis

• Tony Conniff & Band at the Bitter End

• Richie Cannata's Monday Night Jam at the Bitter End

• Big Ed's Blues Jam at the Red Lion

• Mona's Monday Night Bluegrass Session at Mona's

• Monday Blues & Roots Jam w. Joe Taino at Stitch Bar & Blues

• JT Curtis at the Red Lion

Frank Turner at Crossroads on April 18 (photograph by Ehud Lazin)

Scary Pockets at Brooklyn Bowl on April 17

The Bros. Landreth at Mercury Lounge on April 19

Psymon Spine at the Knitting Factory at Baker Falls on April 18

Tuesday, April 23

• The 502s, Daniel Nunnelee at Irving Plaza

• Augustana at the Bowery Ballroom

• Games We Play, House Parties, Zoe Ko at the Gramercy Theatre

• Ibrahim Maalouf at Webster Hall

• Steve Mason, Bellows at le Poisson Rouge

• Mandy, Indiana, Mary Jane Dunphe at the Hall at Elsewhere

• Weedeater, Telekinetic Yeti aboard Rocks Off! Concert Cruises

• Elle Varner (acoustic) at City Winery NYC

• Henry Moodie at Baby's All Right

• Pylon Reenactment Society, Golden Apples, Robber Robber at the Knitting Factory NY at Baker Falls

• Jose James w. Pedrito Martinez at the Blue Note

• Cyrille Aimee at Birdland

• Shabaka at National Sawdust

• Ivo Dimchev at Joe's Pub

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

• Junior Mack (acoustic) at Terra Blues

• The Clarence Spady Band at Terra Blues

Father Koi at Heaven Can Wait on April 18

Hannah Hill at Heaven Can Wait on April 18

Crazy Mary at AH Presents at Otto's Shrunken Head on April 18

Exit 99 at AH Presents at Otto's Shrunken Head on April 18

Wednesday, April 24

• girl in red, Momma at Radio City Music Hall

• Black Country, New Road, Horsegirl, Camera Picture at the Brooklyn Paramount

• Helado Negro, Marem Ladson at Webster Hall

• Blake Rose, Max McNown at the Bowery Ballroom

• Smash into Pieces, Versus Me at the Gramercy Theatre

• Bernie Williams w. the New York Philharmonic at David Geffen Hall

• Fly by Midnight, Kenzo Cregan at Racket NYC

• Jose James w. Pedrito Martinez at the Blue Note

• Henry Moodie at Baby's All Right

• Cyrille Aimee at Birdland

• Harrison Storm, Mae Krell at Mercury Lounge

• Tara Jane O'Neil, Ryley Walker at Union Pool

• Ivo Dimchev at Joe's Pub

• Jonah Kagan at Pianos

• guhts, Madame Mayhem, Outpost 79 at Arlene's Grocery

• Danielia Cotton at the Bitter End

• Rebecca Porter, Nolan Lunsford, Ricky Stein at Skinny Dennis

• Chris Murphy & Kelley Swindall at Two Bridges Luncheonette

• The Bakersfield Breakers at the 11th St. Bar

• Mulebone at the Ear Inn

• David "Doc" French (acoustic) at Terra Blues

• The Junior Mack Band at Terra Blues

The Hugh Pool Band at the 11th St. Bar on April 18

The NY Blues Rockets at Sour Mouse on April 16

George Banda at Two Bridges Luncheonette on April 18 (photograph by Ira Zadikow)

Noah Whiteside at Two Bridges Luncheonette on April 18 (photograph by Ira Zadikow)

Thursday, April 25

• Staind, Seether, the Struts, Dayseeker, Ayron Jones, Plush, Tim Montana at Prudential Center

• girl in red, Momma at Radio City Music Hall

• Conor Oberst and Friends at the Bowery Ballroom

• Jesse McCartney at Webster Hall

• Benny the Butcher at Irving Plaza

• Dave Barnes at City Winery NYC

• The Ballroom Thieves, Ismay at the Sultan Room

• Aaron Lee Tasjan, Molly Martin at Baby's All Right

• The Lemon Twigs at TV Eye, Queens

• Jamie Miller, Michael Gerow at le Poisson Rouge

• MIZU, Concrete Husband, yuniya edi kwon at Elsewhere Zone One

• The Hip Abduction, Vana Liya at Brooklyn Bowl

• Nicky Youre, Sammy Rash, Max Drazen at the Music Hall of Williamsburg

• Jose James w. Pedrito Martinez at the Blue Note

• Cyrille Aimee at Birdland

• Autumn Jones at Cafe Wha?

• Oz Noy & the AnNOYing Men Band at the Bitter End

• Gooseberry, Mary Shelley, Bend at Baby's All Right

• Lord Lawrence, Signed, Rosie, Frank Wood & His NYC All-Stars Band, Wexwax, Cousins Webb at the Parkside Lounge

• Lagoona Bloo at Red Eye NY

• Hubby Jenkins at Terra Blues

• The T Blues Band w. Kelton Cooper & Michael Hill at Terra Blues

• Days of Wild at the Red Lion

• Screamer Party at the 11th St. Bar

Velvet Grace at Two Bridges Luncheonette on April 16 (photograph by Ira Zadikow)

Raising Daughters at Two Bridges Luncheonette on April 16 (photograph by Ira Zadikow)

Jonathan Larisch at Two Bridges Luncheonette on April 16 (photograph by Ira Zadikow)

Bella at Two Bridges Luncheonette on April 16 (photograph by Ira Zadikow)

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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 April calendar.