Cool Live Music for Warm Spring Nights in the NYC Area

The Black Keys, photographed above at the Love Rocks NYC concert at the Beacon Theatre in 2024, will headline at the Stone Pony Summer Stage in Asbury Park this Saturday

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 weekend. Consult the web site or social media of the venue for more information about a show, including location and directions, parking options, ticket availability, show times, age restrictions, and COVID compliance.

Billy Idol (right) with Steve Stevens performed at the OKC Theater on June 10 after the Tribeca premiere of his documentary, Billy Idol Should Be Dead.

Grace Jones at the opening night of BRIC Celebrates Brooklyn! at the Lena Horne Bandshell in Prospect Park on June 9

Janelle Monáe at the opening night of BRIC Celebrates Brooklyn! at the Lena Horne Bandshell in Prospect Park on June 9

Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals at the Rooftop at Pier 17 on May 31 (photograph by Ehud Lazin)

Friday, June 13

• Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band at Radio City Music Hall
• The Beach Boys, John Stamos at the Town Hall
• Turnover, Keep, Citizen at Brooklyn Paramount
• North Mississippi Allstars, Jontavious Willis at Brooklyn Bowl
• Aimee Mann at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Allison Ponthier, Hank Heaven at the Bowery Ballroom
• Spyro Gyra at Sony Hall
• Lords of Acid, Little Miss Nasty, Lucia Cifarelli, alleykat at Racket NYC
• Spafford at le Poisson Rouge
• Dry Kill Logic, Anaka, IKILLYA, Loss Becomes at Brooklyn Monarch
• Eem Triplin, DC the Don at Irving Plaza
• Skrilla at the Gramercy Theatre
• From Autumn to Ashes, Orange 9mm, Skycamefalling, Dystaron at Warsaw
• Melissa Manchester at 54 Below
• Mister Romantic at Cafe Carlyle
• Daffo, Screenager at Baby's All Right
• Heart Attack Man, the Dirty Nil, Carpool, Dirty Seattle at the Meadows
• Mélissa Laveaux, Nathalie ‘TALIE’ Cerin, Riva Nyri Précil at the Lena Horne Bandshell in Prospect Park
• Lulada Club Big Band at Josie Robertson Plaza at Lincoln Center
• The Family Crest, Babes in Canyon at Mercury Lounge
• Civic, Loosey, Pleasure Dome at TV Eye
• Humbird, Eliza Edens at Union Pool
• Adam Tilzer, Bobby Mahoney, Sydney Dalessi at the Bowery Electric
• Cash Bride, Expollutants, Circle Breaker, F*ckcrusher at Lucky 13 Saloon
• King Bastard, Hiroe, Glass Artery, Stygian Crown at Gold Sounds
• Will Dailey, Lizzie and the Makers, Adam Masterson, Branden Daniel at Berlin
• King Ropes, Old Lady, Nathan Xander at Main Drag Music
• Christine Santelli Band at the Bitter End
• Kolker at the Bitter End
• David "Doc" French Trio at Terra Blues
• SaRon Crenshaw Band at Terra Blues

Vinnie Stigma (right) of Agnostic Front with Eugene Hütz (left) and Sergey Ryabtsev of Gogol Bordello at Brooklyn Bowl on June 12

Zopa, featuring Michael Imperioli of The Sopranos, at Brooklyn Bowl on June 12

Walter Schreifels of Quicksand at Brooklyn Bowl on June 12

Eugene Hütz of Gogol Bordello and a guest vocalist at Brooklyn Bowl on June 12

Saturday, June 14

• The Black Keys, the Heavy Heavy at the Stone Pony Summer Stage
• Sammy Virji, Joy (Anonymous), KETTAMA, Atrip at Forest Hills Stadium
• Suzanne Vega, Suzzy Roche & Lucy Wainwright Roche at the Town Hall
• Lettuce, Styles P, Statik Selektah at Coney Island Amphitheater
• Phoneboy, Inoha, Double Standard at Irving Plaza
• Karate, Caithlin De Marrais at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Arm's Length, Charmer, wakelee at the Bowery Ballroom
• The Kills, Emi Grace at White Eagle Hall
• Melissa Manchester at 54 Below
• King Woman, Stella Rose at le Poisson Rouge
• Rebirth Brass Band, 79.5 at Sony Hall
• Sundub, the Meditations, Skadanks at Brooklyn Bowl
• Flewnt & Inkabee, Gordi, Grace Cummings, Pines, the Grogans at SummerStage Central Park
• The Klezmatics at the Lena Horne Bandshell in Prospect Park
• Hoax at Baby's All Right
• Converge, Cave In, Deadguy, Defeater, Today Is the Day, Shutdown, Ensign, Nora, Cipher, Inhuman, Locked in a Vacancy, Fashion Week at Brooklyn Monarch
• Vial, Shilpa Ray, Um, Jennifer!, Crush Fund, Desert Sharks at Tompkins Square Park
• Native Sun, Gnarcissists, Prints at Night Club 101
• Muck and the Mires, Palmyra Delran and the Doppel Gang at Berlin
• The Tall Pines at Perelman Performing Arts Center Lobby Stage
• Ricky Stein at the Red Lion
• Clarence Spady (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• Junior Mack Band at Terra Blues

Joseph Arthur at the Loft at City Winery on June 10 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

Taylor Barton at the Loft at City Winery on June 10 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

Marc Ribot at Roulette on June 11

David Van Tieghem at Rough Trade Below on June 12

Sunday, June 15

• Ballyhoo!, Tropidelic at the Rockaway Hotel
• Billy Corgan and the Machines of God, Return to Dust at Irving Plaza
• The Fall of Troy, Closure in Moscow, A Lot Like Birds, Lobby Boxer at the Gramercy Theatre
• Mister Romantic at Pioneer Works
• Eddie Levert at City Winery NYC
• Anna of the North, Sarah Klang, Goldielocks at SummerStage Central Park
• Abigail Lapell at Cafe Wha?
• The Hipp Pipps, Density Black Cat, Zona Rosa NYC at Otto's Shrunken Head
• Emily Frembgen at Pete's Candy Store
• Noé Socha at Arthur's Tavern
• The Irish Seisiún at the 11th St. Bar
• Samoa Wilson (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• The Pioneers at Terra Blues

Andy's Ramble Bluegrass Band with Andy Statman, Gene Yellin, Terry McGill and Keith Edwards at Delia’s Lounge on June 8 (photograph by David Sussman)

Old Grimes led a Porch Stomp Launch Party at Cowgirl Seahorse on June 9 (photograph by David Sussman)

The Monday Night Bluegrass Session at Mona's on June 9 (photograph by David Sussman)

Bluegrass Wednesdays at Mathilde on June 11 (photograph by David Sussman)

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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.