The Best Live Music for the Old Year/New Year Weekend in NYC

Trey Anastasio on the opening night of Phish's four-night residency at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday; the band concludes on Friday and Saturday

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.

The following concerts, originally scheduled for this weekend, are postponed or canceled. Look further down these listings for alternate choices for live music.

• Gov't Mule at the Beacon Theatre
• Bauhaus at Radio City Music Hall
• Ted Leo at City Winery NYC

Everynight Charley recommends the following 50+ concerts in New York City this weekend. Contact the venue to confirm show times, ticket availability, COVID compliance, and other updates. Note that several artists and indoor venues continue to require proof of COVID vaccinations and/or mandate the wearing of masks.

Patti Smith and Her Band at Brooklyn Steel on December 29; the band performs there again tonight, celebrating Smith's 76th birthday (photograph by Charles David)

Gogol Bordello at the Brooklyn Bowl on December 29; the band performs there again tonight and Saturday

Hardore Highwaymen (left to right: Jesse Malin of D Generation, Eugene Hutz of Gogol Bordello, Walter Schreifels of Quicksand) at the Brooklyn Bowl on December 29

Suzanne Vega at City Winery NYC on December 26

Friday, December 30

• Phish at Madison Square Garden

• Future, 21 Savage, King Combs, Chinese Kitty at Barclays Center

• Patti Smith & Her Band at Brooklyn Steel

• Chris Botti at the Blue Note

• Flosstradamus, Rusko, Nostalgix, Darling Chuck, Bell Curve, Robert Flott, Marco Av, Ryan Wu, Les at Elsewhere

• Gogol Bordello, Balaklava Blues, Crazy & the Brains at the Brooklyn Bowl

• Aimee Mann, Nellie McKay, Paul F. Tompkins at City Winery NYC

• Piebald at the Market Hotel

• Sidney Gish, Feeble Little Horse, Precious Human at the Bowery Ballroom

• The Trammps, First Choice at the Iridium

• TKA, Judy Torres, George Lamond at Sony Hall

• Pedrito Martinez at drom

• Tash Neal & MJT at the Bitter End

• Kolker at the Bitter End

• Dogs in a Pile at the Cutting Room

• Steven Chelliah at the Cutting Room

• The National Reserve at Skinny Dennis

• The Bobby Bryan Trio at Terra Blues

• SaRon Crenshaw Band at Terra Blues

• Arnt Arntzen at the Anyway Cafe

• Fariza Anuarbek at the Anyway Cafe

The Felice Brothers at the Brooklyn Bowl on December 28 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

Florry at the Brooklyn Bowl on December 28 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

Andrew Watt (left) of Eddie Vedder & the Earthlings performed two songs at Richie Cannata's Monday Night Jam on December 26

The T Blues Band featuring Junior Mack (above) and David "Doc" French at Terra Blues on December 26; Mack will perform there again on December 31 and French (not pictured) will return on January 1

Saturday, December 31

• Phish at Madison Square Garden

• Chris Botti at the Blue Note

• Gogol Bordello, Murphy’s Law, Puzzled Panther at the Brooklyn Bowl

• Flying Lotus, Matthew Dear, DJ Manny, Ryan Celsius at Webster Hall

• ARMNHMR, William Black, K?D, Rome in Silver, Auxygen, Kimosabi, MoMo, Kyon, Swole Sauce at Terminal 5

• Serani, Wayne Wonder, Mr. Vegas, Ding Dong at the Kings Theatre

• Ty Sunderland at Brooklyn Steel

• Gordo, Golden Pony, Papyon at the Brooklyn Hangar

• George Clanton, Frost Children, the Dare (DJ) at Bowery Ballroom

• Khalil, Petey Complex at the Bell House

• !!!, the Funky Seshwa at the Sultan Room

• Lee Fields at Brooklyn Made

• Lawrence (acoustic) at City Winery NYC

• Joe Kay, Aluna at Elsewhere

• The Trammps, Musique at the Iridium

• The Mystery Lights, the Art Gray Noizz Quintet, Mala Vista, Tits Dick Ass, Licks, Jonathan Toubin, Josh Styles, Anna Copa Cabanna at TV Eye

• Bandits on the Run at Pete's Candy Store

• James Maddock at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 3

• Miranda and the Beat, Dead Tooth at Alphaville

• Muck and the Mires, the Idolizers, Bang Band Band Girl at Otto's Shrunken Head

• Sid Simons, Big Girl, Superblush at Berlin

• Jackson Scott at the Anyway Cafe

• Miss Maybell & the Jazz Age Artistes at St. Mazie

• Clarence Spady (acoustic) at Trra Blues

• Jr. Mack Band at Terra Blues

• The Gold Standard at the Bitter End

Barbicide at the (It's Almost) Christmas at Otto's benefit concert for Ukrainian immigrants at Otto's Shrunken Head on December 23 (photograph by Ryan Miller)

Abbie Roper (right) at Otto's Shrunken Head on December 23

No Love Songs at Otto's Shrunken Head on December 23

The Shackles at the Olive Tree on December 26

Sunday, January 1

• Chris Botti at the Blue Note

• Aimee Mann, Loudon Wainwright, Carl Newman at City Winery NYC

• Poppa Chubby & the Black Coffee Blues Band at the Loft at City Winery

• The Lonesome Prairie Dogs w. Lenny Kaye, Tammy Faye Starlite, Alex Battles, Jack Grace, Sean Kershaw, Cliff Westfall, Mony Falcone, the Lonesome Horns w. Jordan McLean & Billy Aukstik, Lindy Loo at the Bowery Electric

• David "Doc" French at Terra Blues

• The Pioneers at Terra Blues

• Low Roller at Skinny Dennis

• Sashka Drey at the Anyway Cafe

• Assaf Salhov at the Anyway Cafe

• Butch Phelps at the Red Lion

• The Irish Seisiun at the 11th St. Bar

The Ray Greiche Band at the Red Lion on December 26

BlaqRose with Angel Blu at Groove on December 26

Mulebone at the Ear Inn on December 28 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

Chris Bergson (left) at the Ear Inn on December 26 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

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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 January calendar.