Great Live Music for a Late November Weekend in NYC

The Dave Matthews Band, pictured above at Northwell at Jones Beach Theater in July 2024, will headline three concerts this weekend at Madison Square Garden, including the Soulshine benefit concert on Sunday which will aid relief and recovery efforts in Western North Carolina and Florida in the wake of Hurricanes Helene and Milton

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+ live music events in New York City this weekend. Contact the venue or the artists' social media to confirm ticket availability, show times, location and directions, age restrictions, COVID compliance, and other updates.

St. Paul and the Broken Bones at the Blue Note on November 17, closing a residency there of eight shows in four nights

Slowdive at Brooklyn Paramount on November 19

quannnic at Brooklyn Paramount on November 19

Robin Pecknold of Fleet Foxes at the Bowery Ballroom on November 18

Friday, November 22

• The Dave Matthews Band at Madison Square Garden
• LCD Soundsystem at the Knockdown Center
• Chyno y Nacho at the Theater at Madison Square Garden
• Modest Mouse, the Black Heart Procession at Brooklyn Steel
• Kiss of Life at Hammerstein Ballroom
• Busta Rhymes, GloRilla, Brittany Howard, Doechii at the Apollo
• Wooli, Kompany, Cyclops at Terminal 5
• Exodus, Havok, Candy, Dead Heat at Warsaw
• Ocie Elliott, William Prince at Webster Hall
• Austin Snell, Fox N' Vead at the Gramercy Theatre
• Horse Jumper of Love, Spencer Radcliffe and Everything, Primal Rat Screw at the Bowery Ballroom
• J Mascis, Pink Mountaintops at Racket NYC
• The Spill Canvas at the Loft at City Winery
• Roge at Catalyst Records
• Dave Hause at Cafe Wha?
• Zach Hood, Kenzie Cait at Mercury Lounge
• Wild Pink, John Francis Flynn at Union Pool
• Salami Rose Joe Louis, My Trio at Public Records
• Slow Bird, Yeah Baby, Aim for the Bushes at Brooklyn Made
• Son Rompe Pera, Mariposas Galacticas, DJ Adrian is Hungry (Barrio Collective) at the Hall at Elsewhere, Brooklyn
• Jamie McLean Band, the Whiskey Treaty Roadshow at Drom
• Molly Ruth at the Bitter End
• The National Reserve at Skinny Dennis
• The Bobby Bryan Trio at Terra Blues
• The Junior Mack Band at Terra Blues

Telescreens at Webster Hall on November 19 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

Kareem Rahma's Tiny Gun at Webster Hall on November 19 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

Skorts at Webster Hall on November 19 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

Pinc Louds (solo) at Tompkins Square Park on November 17

Saturday, November 23

• The Dave Matthews Band at Madison Square Garden
• LCD Soundsystem at the Knockdown Center
• Modest Mouse, the Black Heart Procession at Brooklyn Steel
• Chief Keef at the Brooklyn Paramount
• Becky Hill at Terminal 5
• The Maria Schneider Orchestra at the Town Hall
• Rebirth Brass Band at Symphony Space
• Delta Sleep, Teen Suicide, Carpool Tunnel at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Becky Hill at Terminal 5
• Vision of Disorder, Life of Agony, Municipal Waste, Killing Time, Crown of Thornz at Irving Plaza
• Pineapple Thief, Randy McStine at the Gramercy Theatre
• Samantha Fish, Canned Heat, Mitch Ryder, Bernard Allison, Ghalia Volt at Sony Hall
• Futurebirds, Color Green at the Bowery Ballroom
• The Spill Canvas at the Loft at City Winery
• Dance with the Dead, Korine at Brooklyn Made
• Boy Named Banjo, Will Overman at Mercury Lounge
• Wild Pink, the Natvral at Union Pool
• Busty and the Bass, Talia Goddess at the Hall at Elsewhere
• Lamp, Garcia Peoples at the Brooklyn Bowl
• Salami Rose Joe Louis, the Santo Casúr at Public Records
• Hayden Pedigo, Marem Ladson at Baby's All Right
• Body Meat, Anysia Kym, DORIS at Elsewhere Zone One
• Overheard, Pon Far at Umbra
• Zach Ludlow at Groove
• Mojohand at Skinny Dennis
• Muck and the Mires, Movie Movie, Dr. Ex and the Break-ups at the Bowery Electric
• Kolker at the Bitter End
• Ricky Stein at Pete's Candy Store
• Blowdryer NYC Allstars, Thomas Simon Vortex, Curtis Suburban at the Parkside Lounge
• Hazmat Modine at Terra Blues
• The T Blues Band w. Bobby Bryan & Adjua Ajamu at Terra Blues

The Hipp Pipps at Otto's Shrunken Head on November 17

The Rover Boys Trio at Otto's Shrunken Head on November 17

The Cynz at Otto's Shrunken Head on November 17

Hurricane Holly at Otto's Shrunken Head on November 15 (photograph by Ira Zadikow)

Sunday, November 24

• Dave Matthews Band, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, Warren Haynes, Goose at Madison Square Garden
• LCD Soundsystem at the Knockdown Center
• Jennifer Hudson at the Kings Theatre
• Carminho at the Town Hall
• Zeal and Ardor, Gaerea, Zetra at le Poisson Rouge
• Real Friends, Can't Swim, Carly Cosgrove, Slow Joy at Irving Plaza
• Futurebirds, Color Green at the Bowery Ballroom
• Kings Kaleidoscope (acoustic) at the Gramercy Theatre
• Origami Angel, Arm's Length, Macseal, Forests at Webster Hall
• Wesley Stace's Cabinet of Wonders w. Dave Hill, Robyn Hitchcock, Eugene Mirman, Jason Narducy, Ivy Pochoda, the Steel Wheels, Emma Swift at City Winery NYC
• Heather Headley at 92NY
• Wild Pink, Bloomsday at Union Pool
• Speed Rack Gin, Johnny Black Band, Density Black Cat at the Bowery Electric
• Samoa Wilson (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• The Pioneers at Terra Blues
• Stew Cutler and Friends at Arthur's Tavern
• Allen Gogarty at the Red Lion

The Michael Hill Trio at the Gotham Blues Society's Fall Blues Blowout at Stitch Bar and Blues on November 15 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

Big Frank Mirra and Mike Smith at the Gotham Blues Society's Fall Blues Blowout at Stitch Bar and Blues on November 15 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

Mason’s Children at 6 N. Pearl St., Port Chester

Yuval Amihai (left) at C & B Cafe on November 17

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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 November and December calendars.