Weekend Calendar: Live Music in NYC

Nick Cave at the Town Hall in 2019; Nick Cave and Warren Ellis will perform at two local theaters this weekend

Nick Cave & Warren Ellis, Snoh Aalegra, Azealia Banks, JoJo, Ruel and Mayhem are among the bigger touring acts visiting New York City this weekend. Cavetown, the Dip, Vundabar, and Nick Waterhouse are among the under-the-radar and buzzing music artists who will draw elite audiences who are “in the know.” Dozens of brilliant local artists will play the smaller bars and clubs.

Several live music events that were scheduled for this weekend are postponed or canceled, however. The following concerts will not happen this weekend. If you had plans to see any of these shows, this article further down the page lists alternate options.

• The Psychedelic Furs, Royston Langdon at the Apollo
• Fu Manchu, Speedealer at the Bowery Ballroom
• Azealia Banks, Machinedrum, ascendant vierge, Kornél Kovács, Kevin JZ Prodigy, He Valencia at Brooklyn Steel
• Vundabar at Brooklyn Made
• Grizfolk at Brooklyn Made

Alice Cooper performed at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center on March 22

Buckcherry at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center on March 22

The Manhattan Beat recommends the following 60+ concerts this weekend. Contact the venue for set times, ticket availability, COVID compliance and other updates. Note that some venues continue to require proof of vaccination for indoor entry.

Friday, March 25

• David Byrne's American Utopia at the St. James Theatre
• Nick Cave & Warren Ellis at the Kings Theatre
• Trouble No More at the Beacon Theatre
• Polaris, Like Moths to Flames, Alpha Wolf, Invent, Animate at the Gramercy Theatre
• Cavetown, Tessa Violet, Addison Grace at Terminal 5
• Hamilton Leithauser at Cafe Carlyle
• The Dip, Oh He Dead at the Bowery Ballroom
• Shamir at the Sultan Room
• Kelvyn Boy, Adina, Black Sherif, Kawabanga, Fameye, Mr Drew at Irving Plaza
• Meute at the Brooklyn Bowl
• Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes at City Winery NYC
• Sasami at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Cerebral Rot, Gravesend, Left Cross at Saint Vitus Bar
• Ritt Momney, Shane T at Elsewhere Zone One
• Penelope Isles, Puma Blue at Moto Spirits
• Starchild & the New Romantic, Tight Lips, Scotch Mist, Cryptscanner at Brooklyn Made
• The God Bombs at Stimulate at Eris Evolution
• SaRon Crenshaw (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• The Jr. Mack Band at Terra Blues
• Damn Tall Buildings, Golden Shoals at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 3
• Jacob Kirschenbaum at the Anyway Café
• Francois Wiss & David Lamglois at the Anyway Café

David Byrne joined Arcade Fire on stage at the Bowery Ballroom on March 21

Mike Campbell & the Dirty Knobs at the Brooklyn Bowl on March 23

Saturday, March 26

• David Byrne's American Utopia at the St. James Theatre
• Snoh Aalegra at Radio City Music Hall
• Trouble No More at the Beacon Theatre
• JoJo, Tanerélle, Lindsey Lomis at Terminal 5
• Mayhem, Watain, Midnight at Irving Plaza
• The Dip, Oh He Dead at the Bowery Ballroom
• Hamilton Leithauser at Cafe Carlyle
• The Wallows at Rough Trade
• Battles, Quicksand, Slam Section at ZeroSpace
• Trixie Whitley, Rose Stoller, Samer Ghardry & Yuka C. Honda at the Sultan Room
• Choir Boy, Riki, Blu Anxxiety at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Theo Croker at Zankel Hall
• Sanhedrin, Lady Beast, Book of Wyrms at Saint Vitus Bar
• Ritt Momney, Shane T at Elsewhere Zone One
• Obii, Jake Isaac at Ample Hills Creamery Factory and Museum
• Slow Fiction, Girl Skin at Berlin
• Clarence Spady (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• The SaRon Crenshaw Band at Terra Blues
• Dmitry Wild & the Spells at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 3
• The Pursuit of Color at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 2
• Kolker at the Bitter End
• Jackson Scott at the Anyway Café
• The Record Players, Faceplant, Downtown Pidgeons, Vigilantes at the Parkside Lounge
• Elephante at Webster Hall

The New York Hardcore Chronicles brought 24-7 Spys to the Bowery Electric on March 20 (photograph by Elise Podell)

The New York Hardcore Chronicles presented Ache at the Bowery Electric on March 20 (photograph by Elise Podell)

Sunday, March 27

• David Byrne's American Utopia at the St. James Theatre
• Nick Cave & Warren Ellis at the Beacon Theatre
• Ruel, Tim Atlas at Brooklyn Steel
• The Wallows at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Mayhem, Watain, Midnight at Irving Plaza
• Nick Waterhouse at City Winery NYC
• Sitting on Stacy, the Aquadolls, Gymshorts at Elsewhere Zone One
• Grandson, Royal & the Serpent, Oxymorrons at Mercury Lounge
• Richie Ramone, Public Nature, Pons, Sickwalt at the Bowery Electric
• Isaiah Collier & the Chosen Few at Drom
• Nir Felder at the 55 Bar
• The Irish Seisiun at the 11th St. Bar
• Assaf Salhov at the Anyway Café
• Diana Gitesha Hernandez at the Anyway Café
• The Pioneers at Terra Blues

Rebel Factory at Otto's Shrunken Head on March 20 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

Stephan Said sang “Glory to Ukraine - Слава Україні” at Astor Place Plaza on March 21, then led a march past several Ukrainian businesses before ending in Tompkins Square Park

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The Manhattan Beat covers New York City's live music developments as they happen. 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 home page 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 March calendar.