Summer Nights Are Ideal for Good Live Music in the NYC Area

OMD (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark), photographed above at Brooklyn Steel in 2022, will headline at Terminal 5 this Tuesday

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 50+ 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.

Goose at Madison Square Garden on June 28

311 at the Rooftop at Pier 17 on June 29

Badflower at the Rooftop at Pier 17 on June 29

Sitting on Saturn at the Rooftop at Pier 17 on June 29

Monday, July 7

• Natalie Livingston, Cat Barker, Mackenzie Johnson, Emmy Jo at Arlene's Grocery
• Rev. Vince Anderson & the Love Choir at Union Pool
• T Blues Band w. Junior Mack & SaRon Crenshaw at Terra Blues
• New Moon Acoustic Blues at Terra Blues
• Richie Cannata's Monday Night Jam at the Bitter End
• Mona's Monday Night Bluegrass Session at Mona's
• Big Ed's Blues Jam at the Red Lion
• Carl Banks at the Red Lion

Counting Crows at PNC Bank Arts Center on June 28 (photograph by Ehud Lazin)

The Gaslight Anthem at PNC Bank Arts Center on June 28 (photograph by Ehud Lazin)

Rickie Lee Jones at Sony Hall on June 30 (photograph by Ehud Lazin)

Hayla at SummerStage Central Park on June 29 (photograph by Matthew Chirico)

Tuesday, July 8

• OMD, Walt Disco at Terminal 5
• The Klezmatics at City Winery NYC
• The Dirty Dozen Brass Band at the Blue Note
• Jack Manley, the Spins, Neon Wire at Mercury Lounge
• Phil Gammage at Cowgirl Seahorse
• Danielia Cotton at the Bitter End
• The Saint Mark’s Saints at the 11th St. Bar
• Matthew Hannon, Mingko, Marina Buendia, Wulfer at Arlene's Grocery
• David "Doc" French Band at Terra Blues
• SaRon Crenshaw (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• Mona's Tuesday Night Hot Jazz at Mona's
• NY Blues Rockets at Sour Mouse NYC

Bug Club at Rough Trade Below on June 29

Juan Wauters at Rough Trade Below on June 27

Constant Smiles at Rough Trade Below on June 28

Petal Head at Rough Trade Below on June 28

Andy Nicholl at Rough Trade Below on June 28

Wednesday, July 9

• Barenaked Ladies, Sugar Ray, Fastball at the Rooftop at Pier 17
• Morat, Planta Industrial, Yami Safdie at SummerStage Central Park
• Cian Ducrot at Hudson Yards Public Square and Gardens
• The Cat Empire, the Alternate Routes at Irving Plaza
• Colin Blunstone w. Rooney at the Gramercy Theatre
• The Dirty Dozen Brass Band at the Blue Note
• Kevian Kraemer, Dipsea Flower at Mercury Lounge
• Lottie Golden at the KGB Bar
• Charlie Nieland, the Ritualists, Lizzie Edwards, Angel Grit at Arlene's Grocery
• The Christine Santelli Trio at the Ear Inn
• New Moon Acoustic Blues at the Red Lion
• Junior Mack (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• Seydurah Avecmoi Band at Terra Blues

Jacob Jolliff Band at the Jalopy Theater on June 28 (photograph by David Sussman)

T'BaZco Road at the Cabana on June 29 (photograph by David Sussman)

Monday Night Bluegrass Session at Mona's on June 30 (photograph by David Sussman)

Chris Luquette at Sunny's Bar on June 28 (photograph by David Sussman)

Thursday, July 10

• Big Freedia, Courtney “Balenciaga” Washington’s MasterZ at Work at Herbert Von King Park
• Carnifex, Suffocation, Distant, Bobybox, Monochromatic Black at the Brooklyn Monarch
• The Wailers at Chambers Plaza
• Maggie Rose at Rockefeller Park
• Surprise Chef, Kendra Morris at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Strung Out, Death by Stereo, the Jukebox Romantics at le Poisson Rouge
• Winona Fighter, Carissa Johnson & the Cure-Alls at Mercury Lounge
• LaMP aboard the Liberty Belle
• The Dirty Dozen Brass Band at the Blue Note
• Cosmo Sheldrake at Racket NYC
• Susannah Joffe at Baby's All Right
• Chris Stamey at the Loft at City Winery
• Jason Ricci & JJ Appleton at the Bitter End
• Adam Rogers & Oz Noy at the Bitter End
• The Thing at Night Club 101
• Stil Runnin at the Bowery Electric
• Monica Passin at Pangea
• Big Mamou at the 11th St. Bar
• Gordon Lockwood at Terra Blues
• T Blues Band w. David "Doc" French & Adjua Ajamu at Terra Blues

Lil Ed & the Blues Imperials at the Iridium on June 28 (photographs by Seth Okrend)

The 11th St. Bar Quintet at the 11th St. Bar on June 30 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

The Early Bird Quartet at the Cardinal Spellman Center on June 28

Fast Forward at the Leif Bar on June 29

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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.