Start August with Live Music in NYC

Chvrches at Governors Ball 2018; the band will headline at the Brooklyn Mirage this week

August will be rocking the mid-summer in New York City. Weather permitting, many of the larger concerts will be happening outdoors. Several outdoor concerts even offer free admission.

The Manhattan Beat regularly lists the best live music events coming to New York City. The twice-weekly listings also celebrate via photographs some of the musicians who have performed locally in the past few days.

Three concerts this week were downsized to smaller venues. The Swedish House Mafia show scheduled for MetLife Stadium will now happen across two nights at Madison Square Garden, Three Days Grace was moved from Terminal 5 to Webster Hall, and Zoe Wees was rescheduled from the Bowery Ballroom to Mercury Lounge. In addition, Marian Hill canceled its concert at Webster Hall.

Everynight Charley recommends the following 50+ live music events in New York City this week. Contact the venue or the artists' social media to confirm ticket availability, weather cancellations, show times, and other updates. Note that several artists and indoor venues continue to require proof of COVID vaccinations and/or mandate the wearing of masks.

Fantastic Cat headlined at the Bowery Ballroom on July 29

Mail the Horse at the Bowery Ballroom on July 29

The Screamin' Cheetah Wheelies aboard the Liberty Belle on July 31

Monday, August 1

• Big Ed's Blues Jam at the Red Lion
• Chris Snell's Bluegrass Session at Mona's
• The 11th St. Bar Quintet at the 11th St. Bar
• Richie Cannata's Monday Night Jam at the Bitter End
• T Blues Band w. SaRon Crenshaw & Jr. Mack at Terra Blues
• New Moon Acoustic Blues at Terra Blues
• Carl Banks at the Red Lion

Frankie and the Witch Fingers at Mercury Lounge on July 29

Gift at Mercury Lounge on July 29 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

Dawn of Ashes at Stimulate at Drom on July 29

Midnight Nightmare at Stimulate at Drom on July 29

Tuesday, August 2

• Swedish House Mafia, ZHU, Chloe Caillet at Madison Square Garden
• girl in red at the Rooftop at Pier 17
• Three Days Grace, Wage War, Zero 9:36 at Webster Hall
• City Morgue, SSGKobe at Brooklyn Steel
• IDK, Mavi at Irving Plaza
• Grayscale, guardin, Bearings, the Ivy at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• El Caribefunk at Joe's Pub
• Leftover Salmon at City Winery NYC
• Jasmyn, Air Waves at Elsewhere Zone One
• Giovannie & the Hired Guns at the Knitting Factory
• Joudy, Diary, InCircles, Semi-Auto at Berlin
• SaRon Crenshaw (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• T Blues Band w. Bobby Bryan at Terra Blues

Shawn James at Mercury Lounge on July 30

Bright Kelly at Rockwood Music Hall on July 30

Andrew Richards at Rockwood Music Hall on July 30 

Wednesday, August 3

• Swedish House Mafia, ZHU, Chloe Caillet at Madison Square Garden
• Chvrches at the Brooklyn Mirage
• The Aristocrats at the Gramercy Theatre
• Helado Negro, Doris Muñoz, Silvana Estrada, Jacks Haupt at Summerstage Central Park
• Zoe Wees at Mercury Lounge
• Jose Feliciano at City Winery NYC
• Meechy Darko at Baby's All Right
• Ebo Taylor at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Gina Chavez at Joe's Pub
• Breakfast Special at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 2
• E.W. Harris at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 1
• The SaRon Crenshaw Band at Terra Blues
• Ellis Hooks at Terra Blues
• Mulebone at the Bitter End
• Greg Humphrey's Electric Trio at the 11th St. Bar
• Spaghetti Eastern Music (solo) at Silvana
• The Jake Walker Trio at the Ear Inn

Thornes at Arlene's Grocery on July 30 (photograph by Alan Rand)

Tor at Arlene's Grocery on July 30 (photograph by Alan Rand)

The Black Cats NYC at Arlene's Grocery on July 30 (photograph by Alan Rand)

Thursday, August 4

• Khruangbin, Vieux Farka Touré at the Lena Horne Bandshell at Prospect Park
• Norah Jones, Regina Spektor at Forest Hills Stadium
• Excision, Sullivan King, Kompany, Layz, Vastive at the Brooklyn Mirage
• Fitz & the Tantrums, Andy Grammer, Breland at SummerStage Central Park
• The Driver Era at the Rooftop at Pier 17
• mewithoutYou at Warsaw
• Collective Soul, Switchfoot, Jade Jackson at the Palladium Times Square
• King Lil G at the Gramercy Theatre
• Ebo Taylor at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Cordovas at City Winery NYC
• The Spanish Harlem Orchestra at the Oasis at Lincoln Center
• Nia Archives, Ma Sha, Sister Zo at Elsewhere Zone One
• Charles Wesley Godwin, Stillhouse Junkies at Hill Country Barbecue Market
• The Rebirth Brass Band at Sony Hall
• LaMacchia at Lucky 13
• Daddy Long Legs, Beechwood, Jeremy and the Harlequins at Berlin
• The Oz Noy Organ Trio at the Bitter End
• The David Peel Tribute Band, Sea Monster, Crazy Mary, Bill Popp, Rewd Mimz, Halo Peace, Anne Husick, Steve Bloom and the Bonghitters, Antoine Love's Reggae Dance Party at the Parkside Lounge
• Freaky Wilderness, Bikini Carwash, the Wigouts at Otto's Shrunken Head
• Bobby Blue the Balladeer at the Anyway Cafe
• Sanford: the Band at the 11th St. Bar
• The T Blues Band at Terra Blues
• Days of Wild at the Red Lion

Blue Rooster Pie at Stitch Bar and Blues on July 30 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

Nathan and the Zydeco Cha Chas at the Oasis at Lincoln Center on July 29 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

Pinc Louds at Tompkins Square Park on July 31

InCircles at Tompkins Square Park on July 31

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The Manhattan Beat covers 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 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 August calendar.