The Best Live Music for a Winter Weekend in NYC

Rhett Miller at City Winery NYC in July 2021; he and Robert Burke Warren will headline a Bowie Birthday Bash tonight at City Winery NYC

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.

Everynight Charley recommends the following 30+ live music events in New York City this weekend. Contact the venue to confirm ticket availability, show times, 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.

The Chuck Prophet Trio headlined at City Winery NYC on January 6

Nick Amling and the Lifeline at Mercury Lounge on January 2 (photograph by Francesco Marano)

David "Doc" French at Terra Blues on January 5

Friday, January 6

• Eli Escobar at the House of Yes

• Rhett Miller, Robert Burke Warren at City Winery NYC

• Lifeguard, S.C.A.B., Sugar Milk at Trans-Pecos

• The National Reserve at Skinny Dennis

• The Junior Mack Band at Terra Blues

• SaRon Crenshaw (acoustic) at Terra Blues

• New Moon Acoustic Blues at Stitch Bar & Blues

• Danny’s Devil’s Blues, Jezo & the Element, Myrna & the Bulldog, Downtown Pidgeons, Tougue at the Parkside Lounge

• Mulebone at the Bitter End

• The Hispanic Mechanics, the Joff Wilson Rock Band, OK Boomer at Otto's Shrunken Head

• Contemporary Adults at the Anyway Cafe

• Joe Taino at the Bitter End

The 11th St. Bar Quintet at the 11th St. Bar on January 2 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

The Greg Humphreys Electric Trio at the 11th St. Bar on January 4

Mr. Rose at the 11th St. Bar on January 3

Saturday, January 7

• Real Estate, Cut Worms at Racket

• Crystal Waters, Tony Humphries, Rissa Garcia at the House of Yes

• Michael T and the Vanities, Shilpa Ray, Josephine, the Silk War at TV Eye

• Mary-Elaine Jenkins at Pete's Candy Store

• Life in a Blender at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 2

• Leni Stern at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 1

• Leeway NYC, Ache, Dog Breath, Neighborhood Shit at Gold Sounds Bar

• The SaRon Crenshaw Band at Terra Blues

• The Bobby Bryan Trio at Terra Blues

• Jonathan Kalb at Stitch Bar & Blues

• The TarantinosNYC, 9th Wave, the Supertones at Otto's Shrunken Head

• Danny's Devil's Blues at Otto's Shrunken Head

• Towncrier at the Anyway Cafe

• Typsy Gypsy Girls at the Anyway Cafe

New Moon Acoustic Blues at the Ear Inn on January 2 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

Xaxa at a new Greenwich Village restaurant, bar and music venue, Bosco, on January 5

The Cafe Wha? House Band at Cafe Wha? on January 5

Sunday, January 8

• Stephane Wrembel at Barbes

• Joan as Police Woman (solo) at Lunatico

• The Pioneers at Terra Blues

• Salt Cracker Crazies at Terra Blues

• Rob Mastrianni at the Anyway Cafe

• Assaf Salhov at the Anyway Cafe

• The Jean Ramirez Duo at Book Club

• The Irish Siesiun at the 11th St. Bar

• Maputi at the Lucky Bar

• Allen Gogarty at the Red Lion

Melaner Quiroz at the Red Lion on January 5

A trio with no name at Ferns on January 3

Otto's Wednesday Jam & Open Mic on January 4

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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.