Good Live Music for July 4th Weekend in NYC

Los Bitchos, photographed above at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in 2022, will headline at Baby's All Right this Sunday

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 20+ concerts in the New York City area this Independence Day weekend. 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.  

Stone Temple Pilots at Prudential Hall on June 26

The Parlor Mob at Prudential Hall on June 26

Andrew Belle at le Poisson Rouge on June 25

Noah Whiteside at le Poisson Rouge on June 25

Friday, July 4 Independence Day

• Fetty Wap at the Brooklyn Monarch
• Bakermat, Chromeo, Shallou at Skyline Drive-In
• Louis Cato, Jackie Venson, Jontavious Willis at Bryant Park
• Robert Glasper at the Blue Note
• VCTMS, Crystal Lake, Not Enough Space, Face Yourself at Brooklyn Monarch
• Orthodox, Mugshot, Omerta, fromjoy, Newcomer at the Meadows
• Urban Waste, Crippled Fox, Blue Soad, Drogato, Keef Chamber at the Wood Shop
• New Moon Acoustic Blues at Terra Blues
• Junior Mack Band at Terra Blues
• The Record Players NYC at Silvana

The Allah-Las at Night Club 101 on June 26 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

Rhiannon Giddens at SummerStage Central Park on June 25

Lido Pimienta at SummerStage Central Park on June 25 (photograph by Sean Jamar)

Slowspin at Summerstage Central Park on June 25 (photograph by Sean Jamar)

Saturday, July 5

• Bounty Killer, Mavado, Aidonia, Masicka at Barclays Center, Brooklyn
• Kes at SummerStage Central Park
• Robert Glasper at the Blue Note
• Chepang, Drugs of Faith, Vixen Maw, Kartel at TV Eye
• Mike Stern at Drom
• Drip 2.0, the Supertones, the Weisstronauts at Otto's Shrunken Head
• Hostile Class, False Starts, Nikolitsa and the Comrades, the Ruminators at Parkside Lounge
• JT Bowen & the Mighty Kings of Soul at Arthur's Tavern
• Strange Majik at Arthur's Tavern
• Ava McCoy at Pete's Candy Store
• Hazmat Modine at Terra Blues
• SaRon Crenshaw Band at Terra Blues

The Bug Club at the Bowery Ballroom on June 26

The Lonesome Prairie Dogs at the Bowery Electric on June 25 (photograph by Charles David)

Tammy Faye Starlite at the Bowery Electric on June 25 (photograph by Charles David)

Craig Dreyer & Fiends at the Bitter End on June 25

Sunday, July 6                     

• Kes at SummerStage Central Park
• Robert Glasper at the Blue Note
• Los Bitchos at Baby's All Right
• Joe Bataan at Union Pool
• Samantha Henson, Emily Frembgen, Genovieve at Berlin
• The Irish Seisiún at the 11th St. Bar
• The Pioneers at Terra Blues
• Allen Gogarty at the Red Lion

Milo Z at the Red Lion on June 24 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

Megan Bartschat at the Delancey on June 27 (photograph by Ira Zadikow)

Ollie M. Davidson at Bar Nine on June 24 (photograph by Ira Zadikow)

Racket Squad at Otto's Shrunken Head on June 27

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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 July calendar.