For nearly a decade, The Manhattan Beat has covered and promoted New York City’s music circuit. Principally, the website is dedicated to showcasing local concerts and concert venues. No other website services the live music circuit in New York City like The Manhattan Beat.
These are the 10 most-read articles of 2022 in The Manhattan Beat. Clicking on a title will lead to the original article and its collection of photographs. The content documents how New York City's live music circuit survived a most unusual year. We do not know where the local live music scene will be going in 2023, but The Manhattan Beat will continue to chronicle all the good news.
1. Ritchie Blackmore Storms Offstage at Sony Hall, Ends Show Prematurely
Posted November 1, 2022
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| Blackmore's Night |
Many things went wrong at a Blackmore’s Night concert at Sony Hall. A few songs into the performance, a fire alarm interrupted the performance several times. The musicians repeatedly asked for the blinding stage lights to be dimmed. No one from the venue’s production crew solved the problems. Less than an hour into the performance, with the issues not corrected, Ritchie Blackmore stormed offstage, followed by the rest of the band. This article received more than 20,000 hits.
2. Electric Hot Tuna at Carnegie Hall
Posted April 22, 2022
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| Hot Tuna |
Hot Tuna's return to Carnegie Hall after a 50-year hiatus was announced as a celebration of guitarist Jorma Kaukonen's 80th birthday, which occurred during the pandemic on December 23, 2020. Hot Tuna's previous performance at Carnegie Hall was April 3, 1972, shortly after the release of Burgers, the band's first studio album (Hot Tuna's first two albums were live albums). As such, Hot Tuna's return to Carnegie Hall also celebrated the 50th anniversary of Burgers.
3. The Top Original Music Acts to Catch Live in NYC in 2022
Posted January 3, 2022
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| Jesse Malin |
The Aquarian Weekly published the first “Top Original Music Acts to Catch Live in NYC” list probably in the late 1970s. In recent years, the list needed to reflect a new reality, honoring the many local musicians who bravely performed before live audiences frequently in the COVID era, even while the majority of the city's music venues remained closed.
4. Busking in NYC: What Is Legal and What Is Illegal?
Posted September 12, 2021
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| InCircles |
You are a musician and you want to perform in public, but you do not have a professional gig tonight. You can play in public spaces in New York City and accept voluntary donations. Get your tip bucket, and display your professional handle and your money transfer services. If you do it right, you can earn a fair amount of revenue in just a few hours. You might want to take a look at the city's legal guide first, however. This article was published in 2021, yet remained well-read and current throughout 2022.
5. The Top 50 Live Music Events for the Fourth of July Weekend in NYC
Posted July 1, 2022
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| Pinc Louds |
For many New Yorkers, the Fourth of July was the first summer holiday in years, due to the COVID pandemic. People were dying to get out and enjoy all that New York City offered. Everynight Charley recommended 50 live music events in New York City for the Independence Day weekend.
6. New York Hardcore Returns to Tompkins Square Park
Posted April 23, 2022
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| Madball |
In 2021, Black N' Blue Productions had a permit for a hardcore punk concert and political rally in Tompkins Square Park that drew thousands of rockers out of COVID hibernation. That show made local headlines, largely because it attracted so many people during a pandemic and because social distancing and masks were not observed by all the participants. Although no incidents or arrests were reported, the unsurmountable negative media attention and subsequent political response led to a ban on most live music performances in the park for the rest of the year. Black N' Blue Productions had more or less the same bands return to the makeshift stage in 2022, and this time the bands performed without a trace of controversy or media attention. Chris Flash, one of the promoters, said he would invite these bands again next year as well.
7. Hot Tuna at the Capitol Theatre
Posted December 3, 2022
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| Hot Tuna |
Hot Tuna, usually a power trio, expanded into a quartet at the band’s two shows at the Capitol Theatre on December 2 and 3. The core pair of guitarist Jorma Kaukonen and bassist Jack Casady, along with drummer Justin Guip, added Steven Bernstein on trumpet, trombone, clarinet and other instruments on every song of the two-set program. Kaukonen is 81 years old and Casady is 78, and yet Hot Tuna, born in 1969 as an offshoot of Jefferson Airplane, continues to evolve in concert.
8. The Latest Updates on City Winery and Other NYC Music Clubs
Posted January 4, 2022
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| Rick Snell's Monday night "Bluegrass Sessions" at Mona's was among the music events that resumed after months of shutdown |
With a sharp uptick in COVID cases. City Winery NYC required staff and indoor guests to show proof of a COVID booster inoculation instead of a recent negative test, along with proof of vaccination. The venue's website updated its entry requirements, indicating that indoor patrons be "fully vaccinated." Several paragraphs into the announcement, "fully vaccinated" was defined as having received a booster. Other local venues also took additional safety measures and restrictions.
9. David Bowie and Elvis Presley Birthday Celebration at the Bowery Electric
Posted February 20, 2022
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| Michael T with Frank Longo |
Elvis Presley and David Bowie were born on January 8. Michael T produced the annual tribute to both of them at the Bowery Electric, with singer Emma Craig serving as the emcee, and Twig the Wonderkid and Tony Salvaje as the between-sets disc jockeys.
10. Local Musicians to Play Benefits for Ukraine
Posted April 3, 2022
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| The Hipp Pipps |
Local New York City musicians participated in two downtown benefits for Ukraine in April. Both events happened in the vicinity of the Lower East Side unofficially called Little Ukraine, where many Ukrainian immigrants live and operate businesses.
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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.
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