Awesome Live Music Choices for Mid-June in NYC

Reverend Horton Heat, photographed above at Irving Plaza in 2022, will headline at Xanadu 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. Consult the web site or social media of the venue for more information about a show, including location and directions, parking, ticket availability, show times, age restrictions, and COVID compliance.  

Suzanne Vega headlined at the Town Hall on June 14

Suzzy Roche (left) & Lucy Wainwright Roche at the Town Hall on June 14

Aimee Mann at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on June 18

Jonathan Coulton at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on June 18

Monday, June 16

• Paul Simon at the Beacon Theatre
• Reverend Horton Heat, Nathan & the Zydeco Cha-Chas, Labretta Suede & the Motel 6 at Xanadu
• Dickie Landry w. Laurie Anderson at Hunter Dunbar Projects
• Emily Duff Band at Cowgirl
• ISTA, Skorts, Sundog at Mercury Lounge
• Cab Ellis at Mercury Lounge
• Renny Conti, Hiding Places at Night Club 101
• Rev. Vince Anderson & the Love Choir at Union Pool
• Evan Kreutz, Izzy Maher, Dakota Bleu, Tara Hailey at Arlene's Grocery
• T Blues Band w. Junior Mack & Kelton Cooper at Terra Blues
• David "Doc" French (acoustic) 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

The North Mississippi Allstars at Brooklyn Bowl on June 18

Jontavious Willis at Brooklyn Bowl on June 18

Steve Conte at the Bowery Electric on June 12 (photograph by Jini Sachse)

Kolker at the Bitter End on June 13

Tuesday, June 17

• James Blunt, Forest Blakk at SummerStage Central Park
• D. Savage at the Gramercy Theatre
• Sailorr at the Bowery Ballroom
• Gene Loves Jezebel, Darling Black, Charity Kill at the Bowery Electric
• Saba, Ovrkast at Sony Hall
• Savage Master, Nite at TV Eye
• Junior Brown at City Winery NYC
• Honey Revenge, Daisy Grenade, Vana, Nightlife at le Poisson Rouge
• James Krivchenia, Purelink at Elsewhere Zone One
• Levi Evans, Jiwon at Berlin
• Tamar Korn & a Kornucopia at Barbès
• OXA, Nina del Río, Georgia Wright, Siobhan at Arlene's Grocery
• Steak at the 11th St. Bar
• SaRon Crenshaw (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• Seydurah Avecmoi Band at Terra Blues
• Mona's Tuesday Night Hot Jazz at Mona's
• NY Blues Rockets at Sour Mouse NYC

The Peter Rowan & Sam Grisman Project at Newton Theater on June 12 (photograph by David Sussman)

Bruce Molsky, Tony Trischka & Michael Daves at the Jalopy Theater on June 15 (photograph by David Sussman)

The Dang-it Bobbys at the River Arts Music Festival on June 14 (photograph by David Sussman)

The 11th St. Bar Quintet at the 11th St. Bar on June 9 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

Wednesday, June 18

• Lil Baby, BigXthaPlug, NLE Choppa, Loe Shimmy at Barclays Center
• Paul Simon at the Beacon Theatre
• LiSA at Terminal 5
• Natalia Lafourcade at Rough Trade Below
• Girls Against Boys, Maafa at the ​Music Hall of Williamsburg
• City of the Sun at Elsewhere Rooftop
• Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs, Rickshaw Billie's Burger Patrol at le Poisson Rouge
• Loving, Ora Cogan at Warsaw
• Gino Vannelli at Sony Hall
• Bebe Stockwell, Aubory Bugg at Mercury Lounge
• Elita, Pictureplane at the Sultan Room
• Sydney Kane at the Green Room 42
• Phil Gammage Quartet at the 11th St. Bar
• Junior Mack (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• David "Doc" French Band at Terra Blues

The Hipp Pipps at Otto's Shrunken Head on June 15

Density Black Cat at Otto's Shrunken Head on June 15

Zona Rosa NYC at Otto's Shrunken Head on June 15

Melanie A. Davis at Otto's Shrunken Head on June 14 (photograph by Ira Zadikow)

Thursday, June 19 Juneteenth

• Fonseca at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden
• LiSA at Terminal 5
• Noname, Ravyn Lenae, Fana Hues at ​Summerstage Central Park
• Horse the Band, Sweet//Spine, Melted Bodies at Warsaw
• Gin Wigmore, Diana Demuth at le Poisson Rouge
• Luísa Sonza at Irving Plaza
• Softcult, she's green at the Bowery Ballroom
• Capella Grey, Maiya the Don, theARTI$T at Xanadu
• Olivia K at Perelman Performing Arts Center Lobby Stage
• Bebe Stockwell, Aubory Bugg at Mercury Lounge
• Sam Austins at Elsewhere Zone One
• Yuno at Baby's All Right
• Teke::Teke at Baby's All Right
• Theo Kandel, Katie Lynne Sharbaugh at Night Club 101
• Juniper, Savanna Leigh at Night Club 101
• Hiding Places, Oldstar, Ditch at Windjammer
• The Dead Bolts, Two-Man Giant Squid, Snowmen at the Sultan Room
• Ali McGuirk, Mary-Elaine Jenkins at ​Groove
• Hugh Pool Band w. the KR2 at the 11th St. Bar
• Junior Mack Band at Terra Blues
• Gordon Lockwood at Terra Blues

The Jimmy Heath Big Band, led by Antonio Hart, at Bryant Park on June 14 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

Desert Sharks at Tompkins Square Park on June 14

Um, Jennifer? at Tompkins Square Park on June 14

Crush Fund at Tompkins Square Park on June 14

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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 June calendar.