Good Live Music for Mid-September in the NYC Area

Twenty One Pilots, shown above at Barclays Center in 2019, will headline at the Prudential Center on Tuesday and at Barclays Center again on Wednesday night

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 90+ concerts in the New York City area this week. Consult the website or social media of the venue to confirm ticket availability, show times, location and directions, age restrictions, COVID compliance, and other updates.

Rainbow Kitten Surprise headlined at Radio City Music Hall on September 12 (photograph by Emma Wannie/MSG Entertainment)

Medium Build at Radio City Music Hall on September 12

Kaleo at the Rooftop at Pier 17 on September 13

Chance Peña at the Rooftop at Pier 17 on September 13

Monday, September 16

• Jeff Lynne’s ELO at Madison Square Garden
• Linkin Park, grandson at Barclays Center
• PJ Harvey at Terminal 5
• The Warning, Holy Wars at Warsaw
• Badflower, Slothrust, Missio at Irving Plaza
• Loudon Wainwright III, Rachelle Garniez at City Winery NYC
• Gaby Moreno, Lau Noah at le Poisson Rouge
• BADBADNOTGOOD at the Blue Note
• Sumbuck, Parker Louis at Brooklyn Made
• The Soft Machine at the Loft at City Winery
• Nicolette & the Nobodies, Sweetbreads at Sleepwalk
• Closebye, Sex Week, Zero Point Energy at TV Eye
• Jolie Holland, Jan Bell at Cafe Wha?
• Jenny Scheinman at the Ornithology Cafe
• The Emily Duff Band at Cowgirl
• Seth Goldart at Cowgirl Seahorse
• The T Blues Band w. Junior Mack & Bobby Bryan at Terra Blues
• New Moon Acoustic Blues at Terra Blues
• 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

The Australian Pink Floyd Show at the Capitol Theatre on September 11

Lord of the Lost at Irving Plaza on September 14

Julien-K at Irving Plaza on September 14

Old 97's at the Bowery Ballroom on September 13

Tuesday, September 17

• Jeff Lynne’s ELO at Madison Square Garden
• Twenty One Pilots, Balu Brigada at Prudential Center
• Sexyy Red, Kodak Black, HUNXHO, Loe Shimmy, BlakeIANA at Barclays Center
• Squeeze, Boy George at SummerStage Central Park
• Tom Jones at the Brooklyn Paramount
• Shaboozey, Luke Borhcelt at Brooklyn Steel
• Clairo, Frankie Cosmos at Webster Hall
• Perfume Genius, Julianna Barwick at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Griff, Stephen Dawes at Terminal 5
• The Warning, Holy Wars at Warsaw
• Laura Jane Grace and the Mississippi Medicals, Catbite, Taylor Hollingsworth aboard the Liberty Belle
• Soulja Boy at the Gramercy Theatre
• The Exploited, Total Chaos, Tarah Who? at the Brooklyn Monarch
• Amelia Moore, Julia Cooper at the Bowery Ballroom
• BADBADNOTGOOD at the Blue Note
• Robert DeLong, Atlas Genius at Racket NYC
• Gangstagrass at the Iridium
• Brutus, Superbloom at Brooklyn Made
• Allegra Krieger at Rough Trade NYC
• renforshort, Sophie Cates at Mercury Lounge
• Joan Shelley & Nathan Salsburg, Laurel Premo at le Poisson Rouge
• Mali Velasquez, Bloomsday, Dead Gowns at Union Pool
• Snakeskin, Marissa Paternoster, Anna Altman at Our Wicked Lady Rooftop
• The Jack Grace Band at the 11th St. Bar
• SaRon Crenshaw (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• The T Blues Band w. Kelton Cooper & Adjua Ajamu at Terra Blues

Shovels & Rope at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on September 13 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

Al Olender at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on September 13 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

Crawlers at Mercury Lounge on September 9

Marika Hackman at Rough Trade NYC on September 10

Wednesday, September 18

• Twenty One Pilots, Balu Brigada at Barclays Center
• Kings of Leon, Phantogram at Forest Hills Stadium
• Residente at Radio City Music Hall
• Tom Jones at the Beacon Theatre
• Epik High at the Brooklyn Paramount
• Clairo, Frankie Cosmos at Webster Hall
• Sammy Rae & the Friends (acoustic) at Rough Trade NYC
• Shaboozey, Luke Borchelt at Irving Plaza
• Maggie Rose, Hunter Root at the Gramercy Theatre
• Vandelux at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Black Uhuru, Top Shotta Band w. Screechy Dan at Sony Hall
• BADBADNOTGOOD at the Blue Note
• Smith & Watt Steakhouse at Brooklyn Bowl
• Louisiana Calling w. the Sonny Landreth Band, the Iguanas at the Iridium
• Sumbuck, Gardener at Brooklyn Made
• Bloomsday, Mali Velasquez, Grumpy at Union Pool
• Bridget St. John, Tyrone Cotton at the Bitter End
• Jonathan Kalb at Stitch Bar & Blues
• Trespasser at the 11th St. Bar
• Junior Mack (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• Joanna Connor at Terra Blues
• New Moon Acoustic Blues at the Red Lion

James Maddock at the Loft at City Winery on September 11 (photograph by Jini Sachse)

Moses Patrou at Arthur's Tavern on September 11 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

Mississippi Heat at Terra Blues on September 12 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

Big Frank Mirra (right) and Mike Smith at Stitch Bar and Blues on September 12 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

Thursday, September 19

• Lawrence, Jukebox the Ghost at Radio City Music Hall
• Bright Eyes, the So So Glos at Brooklyn Steel
• Jesus Aguaje Ramos and his Buena Vista Social Orchestra at the Town Hall
• Sevendust, 10 Years, Return to Dust, Horizon Theory at the Palladium Times Square
• STRFKR, Holy Wave, Happy Sad Face at White Eagle Hall
• Clairo, Frankie Cosmos at Webster Hall
• Kneecap at the Knockdown Center
• Dadju, Tayc at the Brooklyn Paramount
• Stars, Lydia Persaud at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Tim Bernardes at the Opera House
• Slayyyter, Aliyah's Interlude at the Hall at Elsewhere, Brooklyn
• BADBADNOTGOOD at the Blue Note
• Etran de l'Air, 75 Dollar Bill, Nickodemus, Elias Rønnenfelt at Brooklyn Bowl
• Kimberly Perry, Abbey Cone at the Gramercy Theatre
• Yung Bleu at Warsaw
• JD Simo & Luther Dickinson at the Iridium
• My Brightest Diamond, Noia at Elsewhere Zone One
• Outernational w. Chad Smith at le Poisson Rouge
• When Chai Met Toast, Abhilasha Sinha at Brooklyn Made
• Divine Sweater at the Knitting Factory NY at Baker Falls
• Sam Grow at Cafe Wha?
• Les Sans Culottes, Dr. Ex & the Breakups, Fistfk at Berlin
• Danceland, the Upper Hand, Crazy Mary, the Record Players, Fandango NYC, Blue Spruce at the Parkside Lounge
• The Hugh Pool Band at the 11th St. Bar
• Michael Hill (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• Joanna Connor at Terra Blues
• Days of Wild at the Red Lion

Jessenia at the Delancey on September 12 (photograph by Ira Zadikow)

Julie & the Warm Bodies at the Delancey on September 12 (photograph by Ira Zadikow)

Max Zorn at Otto's Wednesday Open Mic at Otto's Shrunken Head on September 11

CJ Hernandez at Otto's Wednesday Open Mic at Otto's Shrunken Head on September 11

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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 September calendar.