NYC Musicians Return to Work After 15-Month Pause

With virtually no warning, the live music community went on indefinite hold when the coronavirus pandemic saturated the world in March 2020. After a painful pause of 15 months, we are seeing a healthier world that is slowly but gradually more eager to support the revival of live music and audiences. Here are a few of the New York-area musicians who in May reconnected with work opportunities, and the downtown Manhattan venues that booked them.

Wildstreet at the Bowery Electric on May 14

Country City at the Anyway Café on May 7

James E. Dower at Fiddlesticks Pub on May 18

Suaka at the Bowery Electric on May 14

Richard Wheare (left) at Pinky's Space on May 15

The Jeff Tuohy Trio at the Red Lion on May 16

Anna Sun at the Bowery Electric on May 14

Jack Marcin Wisnewski (right) at the Anyway Café on May 12

Takeover at the Bowery Electric on May 15

Sanford: the Band at the Anyway Café on May 19

Coffee Biscuits at Groove on May 23

Bayaz at the Bowery Electric on May 20

Teddy Horangic (right) at the Bowery Electric on May 20

Timbila outside the Front on May 20

Roger That! at the Bowery Electric on May 20

Contemporary Adults at the Anyway Café on May 21

The Underground Harmony at Caravan of Dreams on May 29

Hello Mary at the Bowery Electric on May 21

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The Manhattan Beat covers New York City's live music developments as they happen. All photographs are 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 and click on the pop-up tab "Where to Find Live Music." For a listing of upcoming concerts for live audiences, visit The Manhattan Beat's June 2021 calendar.