Rocktober Is for Live Music in the NYC Area

Pixies, photographed above at Forest Hills Stadium on June 15, 2024, will headline at the Bowery Ballroom 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.

The following concerts, originally scheduled for this week, are postponed or canceled.

• Heart, Cheap Trick at Madison Square Garden
• Marc Scibilia at the Knitting Factory NY at Baker Falls

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, opening of doors, show times, location and directions, age restrictions, COVID compliance, ADA accommodations and other updates.

Marcus King headlined at Brooklyn Paramount on October 13, and featured guest performances by Brittney Spencer and Grace Bowers

Brittney Spencer served as Marcus King's support act at Brooklyn Paramount on October 13

Inhaler at the Rooftop at Pier 17 on October 18

Benches at the Rooftop at Pier 17 on October 18

Monday, October 21

• Sam Smith at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine
• Air at the Beacon Theatre
• Gunna at the Brooklyn Paramount
• The Voidz, Crack Cloud, Oxis at the Knockdown Center
• Homixide Gang, Bear1Boss, Swapa at Brooklyn Steel
• Young Posse at Queens Theater
• HOMESHAKE, Freak Heat Waves at the ​Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Joe P, Anna Shoemaker at the Bowery Ballroom
• 42 Dugg at Irving Plaza
• The Paper Kites at le Poisson Rouge
• Sundub, Skadanks at Sony Hall
• Blondshell, Momma at Baby's All Right
• Zinadelphia at Baby's All Right
• Holly Macve at Mercury Lounge
• Pigeon Pit at Trans-Pecos
• Luca & the Leftovers at Skinny Dennis
• The Bakersfield Breakers at Cowgirl
• New Moon Acoustic Blues at Terra Blues
• T Blues Band w. Junior Mack & David "Doc" French at Terra Blues
• Carl Banks at the Red Lion
• 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

Sepultura at Palladium Times Square on October 12 (photograph by Ehud Lazin)

Obituary at Palladium Times Square on October 12 (photograph by Ehud Lazin)

Agnostic Front at Palladium Times Square on October 12 (photograph by Ehud Lazin)

The Bug Club at Rough Trade NYC on October 16

Tuesday, October 22

• Air at the Beacon Theatre
• Rise Against, L.S. Dunes, Spiritual Cramp at the Brooklyn Paramount
• Die Antwoord at Brooklyn Steel
• Sam Hunt at the Bowery Ballroom
• julie, They Are Gutting a Body of Water, Her New Knife at Webster Hall
• KMFDM, the Morlocks at Irving Plaza
• Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore at the Greene Space
• Fat Dog at TV Eye
• Malinda at le Poisson Rouge
• James Maddock, Brian Mitchell & Shawn Pelton at the 11th St. Bar
• The Dang-It Bobbys at Skinny Dennis
• The Paper Cabs, Lauren Mian, the Twin Flames, Daniella Cotton at Heaven Can Wait
• Mr. Fang & the Dark Tones, Recreational Outrage at Otto's Shrunken Head
• SaRon Crenshaw (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• The Seydurah Avecmoi Band at Terra Blues

Jet at the Bowery Ballroom on October 14

Super American Eagle at the Bowery Ballroom on October 14

Fantastic Negrito at Sony Hall on October 15

Tor Miller at Sony Hall on October 15

Wednesday, October 23

• Pixies at the Bowery Ballroom
• Bethel Music at the Beacon Theatre
• Sly Stone w. the BRC Orchestra w. Vernon Reid & Corey Glover, Lisa Fischer, Bernard Fowler, Kokayi, Sophia Ramos at Webster Hall
• The Dead South, Henry Wagons at the Brooklyn Paramount
• Oliver Hazard, Scott Mulvahill at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Boris, Starcrawler at Racket NYC
• Rival Schools at Rough Trade NYC
• Mod Sun, lovelytheband, No Love for the Middle Child at Irving Plaza
• 2hollis, Nate Sib at Warsaw
• Will Hoge, Jett Holden at le Poisson Rouge
• Babe Rainbow, Very Nice Person, Camille Jansen at Brooklyn Made
• Robert Glasper at the Blue Note
• Hulder, One of Nine at TV Eye
• Chris Cohen at Baby's All Right
• Tom Paxton and the Don Juans at the Loft at City Winery
• Pedrito Martinez at Cafe Wha?
• James Maddock & Band at the Bitter End
• Howlin' Hurd at Skinny Dennis
• Adam LaGreca & Band, Cancion Franklin, STATHI at the Bowery Electric
• The Jack Grace Band at the Ear Inn
• The Mark McKay Band at the 11th St. Bar
• Junior Mack (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• T Blues Band w. Bobby Bryan & Michael Hill at Terra Blues

Skinshape at Brooklyn Made on October 17

The Still Brothers & Friends at Brooklyn Made on October 17

Duke Robillard (center) at the Iridium on October 17 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

The Emily Duff Band at Cowgirl on October 14 (photograph by Jini Sachse)

Thursday, October 24

• Massive Attack, DJ Milo at Forest Hills Stadium
• Still Woozy, MICHELLE at the Rooftop at Pier 17
• Sleeping at Last at Carnegie Hall
• Elyanna at Brooklyn Paramount
• Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country at Brooklyn Bowl
• Montell Fish, CLIP at Brooklyn Steel
• Osees, Godcaster at Warsaw
• Drug Church, Modern Color, Soul Blind, Pony at the Brooklyn Monarch
• Myles Smith, Matt Schuster at Irving Plaza
• Robert Glasper at the Blue Note
• Mondo Cozmo, Jane Leo at Brooklyn Made
• Rendez-vous at le Poisson Rouge
• Hello Mary, Bleary Eyed, Starcleaner Reunion at the Bowery Ballroom
• Trace Mountains, Long Beard at TV Eye
• Lime Garden, Torture & the Desert Spiders at Baby's All Right
• Kississippi, Talker at Elsewhere Zone One
• French Police, Wisteria at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Healy, DLG, Buppy at Racket NYC
• Brutus VIII at Union Pool
• Iguana Death Cult, TVOD at Mercury Lounge
• Brother Elsey, Timothy Edward Carpenter at Mercury Lounge
• Ray Bonneville, Sean Walsh at Cafe Wha?
• The Wizard & the Fish at the Bitter End
• Bush Tetras, Abby Jeanne and the Shadowband at Baby's All Right
• Lorne Behrman, Jill Fiore, Lizzie and the Makers at the Francis Kite Club
• Adam Lytle, Ruby, Gabriel Birnbaum at Sleepwalk
• The Phil Gammage Quartet at the 11th St. Bar
• E.W. Harris at Rockwood Music Hall
• New Moon Acoustic Blues at Terra Blues
• T Blues Band w. Kelton Cooper & David "Doc" French at Terra Blues

Sean Rowe at Union Pool on October 18 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

Reed Foehl at Union Pool on October 18 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

Jason Green & the Labor of Love at the Ear Inn on October 16 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

True Faith at Limited to One Records on October 13

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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 October calendar.