Rock the Summer with Good Live Music in NYC This Week

Phish, photographed above at Madison Square Garden on December 31, 2024, will headline at Forest Hill Stadium this Tuesday and 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 70+ 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.  

Dinosaur Jr. at the Lena Horne Bandshell in Prospect Park on July 17

Snail Mail at the Lena Horne Bandshell in Prospect Park on July 17

Easy Action at the Lena Horne Bandshell in Prospect Park on July 17

White Denim at Brooklyn Bowl on July 17

Monday, July 21

• Primus, Ty Segall at the Rooftop at Pier 17
• Olivia Dean at Rough Trade Below
• Son Rompe Pera, Discolocas at Elsewhere Rooftop
• Rev. Vince Anderson & the Love Choir at Union Pool
• Maynard & the Musties at Cowgirl Seahorse
• Janna Jamison, Catie Lausten, Elora, Sydney Dalessi at Arlene's Grocery
• The Marvelous Mandolins at the Bitter End
• Rebecca Haviland at the Bitter End
• 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
• T Blues Band w. Junior Mack & David "Doc" French at Terra Blues
• New Moon Acoustic Blues at Terra Blues

The Mekons at the Bowery Ballroom on July 17 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

Johnny Dowd (center) at the Bowery Ballroom on July 17 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

Nodega at Rough Trade Below on July 18 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

Glare at Rough Trade Below on July 16

Tuesday, July 22

• Phish at Forest Hills Stadium
• Ghost at Madison Square Garden
• The Coronas, Niall Connolly at the Bowery Ballroom
• Eggy at Brooklyn Bowl
• Cold Gawd, New Moon at the Woodshop
• Ladysmith Black Mambazo at the Blue Note
• Ducks Ltd., Trace Mountains at Elsewhere Rooftop
• Bloomsday, Folk Bitch Trio at Night Club 101
• The Moon City Masters, Flowers for the Dead, Homade, Flatscreen at Berlin
• Matt Basile at Cowgirl Seahorse
• Corey Quinn, Alex Crossland, Bones Forever, Jaxx Michele at Arlene's Grocery
• SaRon Crenshaw (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• Bobby Bryan Band at Terra Blues
• Mona's Tuesday Night Hot Jazz at Mona's
• NY Blues Rockets at Sour Mouse NYC

Yuvees at Rough Trade Below on July 12

Pippy at Rough Trade Below on July 12

Qirl at Rough Trade Below on July 12

Pinc Louds at Tompkins Square Park on July 13

Wednesday, July 23

• Phish at Forest Hills Stadium
• Chris Stapleton, Grace Potter at UBS Arena
• Kesha, Scissor Sisters, Vengaboys at ​Madison Square Garden
• Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, JJ Grey & Mofro at the Rooftop at Pier 17
• Common, Ana Tijoux at City Winery NYC
• Hurray for the Riff Raff, Greg Mendez at White Eagle Hall
• Cymande, Asha Puthi, Zacchae’us Paul, K. Tea at SummerStage Central Park
• Ladysmith Black Mambazo at the Blue Note
• Alex Sampson at Hudson Yards Public Square and Gardens
• Too Many Zooz at Broadway Plaza
• The Deslondes, Sabine McCalla at Baby's All Right
• Kevin James Thornton at the Loft at City Winery
• Bandits on the Run at Wave Hill
• Eric Slick, Nels Cline, Cass McCombs, Kevin Morby, Steven Drozd, Spencer Tweedy, Brian Betancourt, Jessica Dobson, Frank Locrasto at Brooklyn Bowl
• Jeffrey Lewis & the Voltage, Grasping Straws, shepup at Union Pool
• Newborn Kings, Ten Ton Mojo, Thornes, Drew Blood at Arlene's Grocery
• The Fightscuffs at the Bitter End
• Jeff Slate & Friends at Cafe Wha?
• Junior Mack (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• Clarence Spady Band at Terra Blues
• Jason Green Trio at the Ear Inn
• New Moon Acoustic Blues at the Red Lion

Dead T00th at Tompkins Square Park on July 13

T!lt at Tompkins Square Park on July 13

SORRYNOTSORRY at Tompkins Square Park on July 13

Jonsa at Tompkins Square Park on July 13

Thursday, July 24

• Keshi, Max Ayres, Starfall at Madison Square Garden
• We Came as Romans, After the Burial, Currents, Johnny Booth at Palladium Times Square
• Riley Green, Ella Langley, Vincent Mason, Wyatt McCubbin at the Rooftop at Pier 17
• Jessica Pratt, Daryl Johns at SummerStage Central Park
• Bonny Light Horseman at 92Y
• Novos Baianos at Webster Hall
• Obongjayar at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Chevy Metal at the Gramercy Theatre
• Ladysmith Black Mambazo at Blue Note
• Jeremiah Chiu and Marta Sofia Honer at the Underground at Jaffe Drive at Lincoln Center
• The fin., Free Whenever, Leon Tilbrook at le Poisson Rouge
• Ana Tijoux, Jswiss at Elsewhere Rooftop                                 
• lowheaven, tan and handsome at the Woodshop
• Tuck & Patti at the Iridium
• Arturo O'Farrill & Afro Latin Jazz Alliance at Rockefeller Park
• Poundcake, Mary-Elaine Jenkins at the Bitter End
• Algiers (duo set), Dreamcrusher, Channel Vessel at TV Eye
• The Thing at Night Club 101
• Rachael Sage & the Sequins, Hannah Judson, Kristen Ford at Mercury Lounge
• Barbez, the Lonesome Organist at Joe's Pub
• The Dreadnoughts, the Johnson Girls at Connolly's Klub 45
• Clarence Spady (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• T Blues Band w. SaRon Crenshaw & Junior Mack at Terra Blues

Bluegrass Wednesdays at Mathilde on July 16 (photograph by David Sussman)

Minglewood at Industry City Bandshell on July 13

Thunda Vida at Sahardi's Industry City on July 13

Boojum at Louis Valentino, Jr. Park and Pier on July 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 July calendar.