Major Concerts Are Off; Support Local Bands Instead!

Valkyrie's Vendetta at the Bitter End on December 29

These days, discussions about live music are mostly about what events are postponed or canceled. Meanwhile, many local musicians are struggling for just a bit of attention. Why not move past the headlines and celebrate the heroic local musicians that are performing live despite the risks?

Here are a few scenes from last night.

New Moon Acoustic Blues at Terra Blues

Dave Barckow at the Red Lion

The Cafe Wha? House Band at Cafe Wha?

Mulebone at the Ear Inn

Deep C Revival at the Red Lion

The Jr. Mack Band at Terra Blues

Today's Concert Updates

Two more New Year's Eve events are off. The New Year's Eve party at TV Eye with Jonathan Toubin, Daddy Long Legs, Miranda and the Beat and others was canceled. Knower's show at the Knitting Factory was moved from New Year’s Eve to February 11.

If you made plans to attend the following shows tonight, you will need to make other plans. These shows are either postponed or canceled.

• Phish at Madison Square Garden
• Gov't Mule at the Beacon Theatre
• Lupe Fiasco, Billy Blue, Mickey Factz at Brooklyn Steel
• Ripe, Joe Hertler and the Rainbow Seekers, Hembree at Irving Plaza
• Aimee Mann at City Winery NYC
• Soulive at the Brooklyn Bowl
• Hollis Brown with Darryl DMC McDaniels at Mercury Lounge
• Macy Gray at the Iridium
• Pedrito Martinez at drom

Tonight's Live Music: Thursday, December 30

The Manhattan Beat recommends the following live entertainment for tonight. Calling the venue for confirmation before traveling would be a good idea.

• David Byrne's Unchained at the St. James Theatre
• Jack Harlow, A$AP Twelvyy, the Homies at Terminal 5
• Chris Botti at the Blue Note (8 & 10 p.m.)
• John Cameron Mitchell & Stephen Trask at the Town Hall
• Junior Mack (acoustic) at Terra Blues (7 p.m.)
• Cliff Westfall at Skinny Dennis
• Chris Campion at the 11th St. Bar
• Francois Wiss and Daniel Valdez at the Anyway Cafe
• The SaRon Crenshaw Band at Terra Blues (10 p.m.)
• Fiddler and the Crossroads at Silvana (10 p.m.)
• Gryffin at Nebula (11 p.m.)
• Days of Wild at the Red Lion (1 a.m.)

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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 December 2021 and January 2022 calendars.