Hot Live Music for Cool Spring Nights in the NYC Area

Davido, pictured above at Damrosch Park in 2016, will headline at Madison Square Garden this Wednesday

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 60+ 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.

Olivia Rodrigo at Madison Square Garden on April 5 (photograph by Ehud Lazin)

The Breeders at Madison Square Garden on April 5 (photograph by Ehud Lazin)

Joe Satriani and Steve Vai at the Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre at the Count Basie Center on April 8 (photograph by Ehud Lazin)

Combichrist at Brooklyn Made on April 8

Monday, April 15

• PinkPantheress, Bktherula at the Brooklyn Paramount

• lovelytheband, Willow Avalon, Luke Wild at the Bowery Ballroom

• Infinity Song at the Blue Note

• Mei Semones, John Roseboro, Nebulous Quartet at Baby's All Right

• Alex Zhang Hungtai x Greg Fox x Michael Beharie at Berlin

• The Aaron Comess Group w. Vernon Reid, Teddy Kumpel, Richard Hammond, Keith Loftis, Leon Gruenbaum at the Bitter End

• The Emily Duff Band at Cowgirl

• The T Blues Band w. Junior Mack & Kelton Cooper at Terra Blues

• New Moon Acoustic Blues at Terra Blues

• 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

• Richie Cannata's Monday Jam at the Bitter End

Treasvre at Brooklyn Made on April 8

Dead Animal Assembly Plant at Brooklyn Made on April 8

Esoterik at Brooklyn Made on April 8

Cultus Black at Brooklyn Made on April 8

Tuesday, April 16

• Kronos Quartet, Ghost Train Orchestra w. David Byrne, Joan as Police Woman, Karen Mantler, Marissa Nadler at the Town Hall

• Berhana, Asha Imuno at the Bowery Ballroom

• Isaac Eady & Third Moon, Brandi & the Alexanders at Brooklyn Bowl

• Michael Hurley + Cass McCombs at Union Pool

• Bodega at Rough Trade NYC

• Telescreens at the Bitter End

• Infinity Song at the Blue Note

• Jerome Collins at le Poisson Rouge

• Emel at Public Records

• SaRon Crenshaw (acoustic) at Terra Blues

• The David "Doc" French Band at Terra Blues

Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors at the Bowery Ballroom on April 12

Odetta Hartman at Rough Trade NYC on April 11

Joan Cadell & the Midnight Choir at Stitch Bar & Blues on April 12 (photograph by Nicholas Cohen)

Myron Hart II at Stitch Bar & Blues on April 10 (photograph by Nicholas Cohen)

Wednesday, April 17

• Davido at Madison Square Garden

• Barry Manilow at Radio City Music Hall

• Rubén Blades, Bernadette Peters, Norm Lewis, Kristin Chenoweth, Bill Charlap, Jared Grimes, Ekep Nkwelle at the Rose Theater

• Allah-Las, Sam Blassucci, Maston, Reverberation Radio at Webster Hall

• Frank Turner at Rough Trade NYC

• Scary Pockets, David Ryan Harris at Brooklyn Bowl

• Dylan, Mercer Henderson at the Bowery Ballroom

• We Three, Skydxddy at the Gramercy Theatre

• Tuelo at the Apollo Theater

• Michael Hurley + Cass McCombs at Union Pool

• Infinity Song at the Blue Note

• Ringdown at Public Records

• Michael Daves at Rockwood Music Hall

• Big Mamou at the 11th St. Bar

• Adam Masterson at Ethyl's Alcohol & Food

• Matt Wiffen at Stitch Bar & Blues

• Gordon Lockwood at Terra Blues

• The Bobby Bryan Band at Terra Blues

Susquehanna Industrial Tool & Die Co. at Otto's Shrunken Head on April 11 (photograph by Val Kinzler)

Buford O'Sullivan & the Roosters at Subway to Skaville at Otto's Shrunken Head on April 12

Sophia Lanuza at Two Bridges Luncheonette on April 9 (photograph by Ira Zadikow)

Arthur Larin at Two Bridges Luncheonette on April 11 (photograph by Ira Zadikow)

Thursday, April 18

• Chris Tomlin, Cain at Prudential Center

• Barry Manilow at Radio City Music Hall

• FKA twigs at New York City Center

• Snarky Puppy w. Susana Baca, Silvana Estrada & Silvia Perez Cruz at the Kings Theatre

• STRFKR, Ruth Radelet, Happy Sad Face at Brooklyn Steel

• Conor Oberst and Friends at the Bowery Ballroom

• Real Estate, Marina Allen at Webster Hall

• Taylor Acorn, World's First Cinema at the Gramercy Theatre

• Elliot Moss, Halima at the Music Hall of Williamsburg

• División Minúscula, Jumbo at Irving Plaza

• Yola at Racket NYC

• Matthew Sweet, Abe Partridge at City Winery NYC

• Wolf Eyes w. Anthony Braxton, the Samara Lubelski and Marcia Bassett Duo at le Poisson Rouge

• Scary Pockets, David Ryan Harris at Brooklyn Bowl

• Infinity Song at the Blue Note

• Garcia Peoples, Weak Signal at Nublu

• Humbird at Groove

• The Oz Noy Organ Trio w. Anton Fig & Brian Charette at the Bitter End

• Pedrito Martinez at Drom

• DensityBlackCat (acoustic), Crazy Mary, Exit 99, Wexwax at Otto's Shrunken Head

• Hugh Pool w. the KR2 at the 11th St. Bar

• Noe Socha at Terra Blues

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

• Days of Wild at the Red Lion

Alex August at Two Bridges Luncheonette on April 9 (photograph by Ira Zadikow)

Ross at Two Bridges Luncheonette on April 9 (photograph by Ira Zadikow)

Tim Falvey at Two Bridges Luncheonette on April 9 (photograph by Ira Zadikow)

Adam Najemian at Two Bridges Luncheonette on April 9 (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.