Live Music Beckons on a Snowy Weekend

The Silk War at le Poisson Rouge on January 27 (photograph by Sachyn Mital)

Despite pandemics and winter weather, New York City-area musicians are a tough breed. They have been heroic, playing various kinds of rooms this past week. Many more are ready to play this weekend.

Nevertheless, a fair amount of music acts have announced postponements and cancellations. The following shows are either postponed or canceled this weekend. If you had plans to see these shows, make other plans.

• Monsta X at Radio City Music Hall
• Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets at Beacon Theatre
• Citizen Cope, Alice Smith at the Town Hall
• Yelle at Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn
• Greyson Chance at Webster Hall
• Set It Off, As It Is at Irving Plaza
• Weather Station, Sam Amidon at the Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn
• Boy Harsher, Hiro Kone at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Buffalo Tom at the Bowery Ballroom
• Elijah Wolf & Friends at Brooklyn Made, Brooklyn
• Electric Miles at the Iridium (8 & 10 p.m.)
• Lorraine Leckie and her Demons, the Grasping Straws at Mercury Lounge
• The Salt Cracker Crazies and the Pioneers at Terra Blues
• Secret Fox, Mighty Fine, Done Wrongs, Lady Alice, the Seratonians at Parkside Lounge

The Emily Duff Band at Cowgirl on January 24 (photograph by Jini Sachse)

Recommended Live Music for Live Audiences

The Manhattan Beat recommends the following live music this weekend. All shows are in Manhattan unless otherwise noted. Contact the venue for show times, ticket availability, COVID compliance expectations, and other updates.

Friday, January 28

• Papa Vega at the Anyway Cafe (6 p.m.)
• Being as an Ocean, Capstan, Limbs, Autumn Estate at the Knitting Factory, Brooklyn (6:30 p.m.)
• David Byrne's American Utopia at the St. James Theatre
• Ricardo Montaner at Radio City Music Hall
• David Bromberg Big Band, Steve Earle, Bettye LaVette, John McEuen, Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams at the Capitol Theatre, Port Chester
• Two Friends, Ship Wrek, Laszewo at Terminal 5
• Samia, Annie DiRusso at Webster Hall
• Bryce Vine, Gianni & Kyle, Saint Lyor at Irving Plaza
• Duncan Sheik & Gerry Leonard at City Winery NYC
• Pissed Jeans, Gyna Bootleg, Sunk Heaven at Saint Vitus, Brooklyn
• No Pressure, Restraining Order, Method of Doubt, Rule Them All at le Poisson Rouge
• The Bob James Trio at the Blue Note (8 & 10:30 p.m.)
• Toshi Reagon & BIGLovely at Joe's Pub
• The Oz Noy Trio at the Bitter End
• The Ritualists at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 3 (8 p.m.)
• Ali Aslam & the Storytellers, Niall Connolly, Dan Saulpaugh, Eliza and the Organix at the Bowery Electric
• Wiped Out, High Tide, the Monomatics at Otto's Shrunken Head
• Arnt Arntzen at the Anyway Cafe (8 p.m.)
• New Moon Acoustic Blues at Stitch Bar & Blues
• Steven Chelliah at Sour Mouse NYC
• Papa Vega at Terra Blues (7 p.m.)
• The Saron Crenshaw Band at Terra Blues (10 p.m.)
• E.W. Harris at Pete's Candy Store, Brooklyn (10 p.m.)
• Balter Band at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 2 (11 p.m.)

Zacchae'us Paul at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 2, on January 23

Kidcain at Arlene's Grocery on January 23

Saturday, January 29

• Ron Pope at City Winery NYC (4 p.m.)
• David Byrne's American Utopia at the St. James Theatre (5 & 9 p.m.)
• Jackson Scott at the Anyway Cafe (5 p.m.)
• The War on Drugs at Madison Square Garden
• Two Friends, Ship Wrek, Laszewo at Terminal 5
• Caravan Palace at Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn
• Bryce Vine, Gianni & Kyle, Saint Lyor at Irving Plaza
• Ron Pope, Lizzie No at City Winery NYC (8 p.m.)
• Pissed Jeans, Melissa, Sunk Heaven at the Market Hotel, Brooklyn
• Aqueous at Brooklyn Made, Brooklyn
• The Bob James Trio at the Blue Note (8 & 10:30 p.m.)
• Anne Steele at City Vineyard
• Toshi Reagon & BIGLovely at Joe's Pub
• Porches, Dan English, May Rio at Union Pool, Brooklyn
• Dion Lunadon, Tits Dick Ass, Alexander Barton at TV Eye, Queens
• Ralph, Baker Grace at Mercury Lounge (8 & 11 p.m.)
• Brian Dunne at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 2 (7 p.m.)
• My Son the Doctor, Onesie, Jeerleader, Antagonista at Berlin
• Clarence Spady (acoustic) at Terra Blues (7 p.m.)
• Kyle Lacy at Groove (9:30 & 11 p.m.)
• Baby Monroe & Mark Bosch at the Anyway Cafe (8 p.m.)
• The T-Blues Band at Terra Blues (10 p.m.)

Fernando Garcia (drums) at Drom on January 23

Sunday, January 30

• David Byrne's American Utopia at the St. James Theatre (3 p.m.)
• Assaf Salhov at the Anyway Cafe (5 p.m.)
• Tamar Korn at Wild Birds, Brooklyn (6:30 p.m.)
• Keb' Mo', the Brother Brothers at City Winery NYC
• Jake Xerxes Fussell, Allegra Krieger at the Knitting Factory, Brooklyn
• The Bob James Trio at the Blue Note (8 & 10 p.m.)
• Toshi Reagon & BIGLovely at Joe's Pub
• Arturo O’Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble at Birdland Jazz Club (8:30 & 10:30 p.m.)
• Irish Seisiun at the 11th St. Bar
• Diana Gitesha Hernandez at the Anyway Cafe (8 p.m.)
• Kyle Lacy at the Red Lion (10 p.m.)
• Eli Bridges at the Red Lion (1 a.m.)

Ron Jackson at the 55 Bar on January 25 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

Jason Green (left) at the Ear Inn on January 24 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

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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 January and February calendars.