| Suzanne Vega at City Winery NYC in November 2021; she performs her "Home for the Holidays" show there tonight and twice again next week |
Most musicians and venue staff will be Santa’s helpers this weekend, so there are not as many concerts as usual. Nevertheless, nothing soothes the soul like good live music. There are many reasons to get out and enjoy the joyous sounds.
Everynight Charley recommends the following 20+ performances in New York City this holiday 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.
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| Matisyahu at the Brooklyn Bowl on December 21 |
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| Los Lobos at City Winery NYC on December 19 (photograph by Kevin Keane) |
| Adult Fantasy Novel at Mercury Lounge on December 18 |
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| Emanuel & the Fear at Mercury Lounge on December 22 |
Friday, December 23
Chris Botti at the Blue Note
Yo La Tengo, Calvin Trillin, Mali Obomsawin at the Bowery Ballroom
Suzanne Vega at City Winery NYC
Justin Vivian Bond at Joe's Pub
The National Reserve at Skinny Dennis, Brooklyn
TRIST, Mad Kat, Barbicide, Abbie Roper, No Love Songs at Otto's Shrunken Head
The Michael Hill Acoustic Trio at Terra Blues
SaRon Crenshaw Band at Terra Blues
Galdort Gumbo & His Righteous Cats at the Bitter End
| Hans & the Verge at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 1, on Decmber 17 |
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| The Usual Mess at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 1, on December 21 |
| Evangeline Young at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 1, on December 22 |
Saturday, December 24 Christmas Eve
Chris Botti at the Blue Note
Yo La Tengo, Janeane Garafalo, Ava Mendoza at the Bowery Ballroom
Fred Thomas at Arthur's Tavern
The Bobby Bryan Trio at Terra Blues
Jr. Mack Band at Terra Blues
Contemporary Adults at the Anyway Cafe
Jackson Scott at the Anyway Cafe
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| jade. at the Bowery Electric on December 17 |
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| Harrison Dolan at the Bowery Electric on December 20 (photograph by Ira Zadikow) |
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| Contemporary Adults at the Anyway Cafe on December 20 |
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| Francois Wiss & Daniel Langlois at the Anyway Cafe on December 17 |
Sunday, December 25 Christmas
Chris Botti at the Blue Note
Yo La Tengo, Todd Barry, the Sun Ra Arkestra at the Bowery Ballroom
David Broza at City Winery NYC
Sashka Drey at the Anyway Cafe
Assaf Salhov at the Anyway Cafe
The Pioneers at Terra Blues
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| Steve Krebs & the Maynard G's at the Endless Party at the Parkside Lounge on December 17 |
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| Rich Townsend and the Nightrain (with Steve Marshall on harmonica) at Stitch Bar & Blues on December 17 (photograph by Nicholas Cohen) |
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| The Mike LeDonne Trio at the Cellar Dog on December 18 (photograph by Seth Okrend) |
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| Ed Cherry (guitar) at the Cellar Dog (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 December calendar.










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