Cool Live Music for Chilly Winter Nights in NYC

Elvis Costello at SummerStage Central Park in 2022; he will begin a 10-night residency at the Gramercy Theatre this Thursday

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

Everynight Charley recommends the following 40+ concerts in the New York City area this week. Contact the venue to confirm ticket availability, show times, COVID compliance, and other updates.

The Charlatans UK (above) co-headlined with Ride (below) at Brooklyn Steel on January 31 

The Last Rockstars at the Hammerstein Ballroom on February 3

Band-Maid at the Hammerstein Ballroom on February 3

Monday, February 6

• Sunny War at Rough Trade NYC

• Mike and the Moonpies, Rob Leines at Brooklyn Made

• Aztec Two-Step 2.0 at City Winery NYC

• Walter Salas-Humara, Emily Duff (solo) at Cowgirl

• Big Ed's Blues Jam at the Red Lion

• The Edwin Vazquez Duo at the Flatiron Room

• Fandango, Sunrisers, CitizenSane, B. Good at Arlene's Grocery

• Richie Cannata's Monday Night Jam at the Bitter End

The 11th St. Bar Quintet at the 11th St. Bar on January 30; the jazz jam happens there every Monday

Rick Snell's Bluegrass Session at Mona's on January 30; the bluegrass jam happens there every Monday

Mac Saturn at Racket NYC on February 4

The Billy Tibbals Band at Racket NYC on February 4

Tuesday, February 7

• Bob Weir & the Wolf Bros at the Capitol Theatre

• Denny Laine (acoustic) at City Winery NYC

• Talib Kweli w. Bob James, DMC at the Blue Note

• Man on Man, Macy Rodman at Union Pool

• Damn Tall Buildings at Pete's Candy Store

• Lydia Lunch Retrovirus w. Weasel Walter, Kevin Shea, Tim Dahl at TV Eye

• Tamar Korn and Friends at Barbes

• Contemporary Adults at the Anyway Cafe

• The Gabriel Hermida Duo at the Flatiron Room

• Trespasser at the 11th St. Bar

Carolyn Miller at Mercury Lounge on February 4 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

Michael James at Mercury Lounge on February 4 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

The Smithereens with Marshall Crenshaw and Gin Blossoms' Robin Wilson at Sony Hall on February 3 (photograph by Shelley Fromm)

The Ritualists at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 2 on February 4 (photograph by Shelley Fromm)

Wednesday, February 8

• Bob Weir & the Wolf Bros at the Capitol Theatre

• Fitz & the Tantrums, Sammy Rashat Webster Hall

• Jhariah, Dezi at le Poisson Rouge

• Jadu Heart, Goon at Elsewhere Hall

• Talib Kweli w. Bob James, Slick Rick at the Blue Note

• Blac Rabbit, Gold Casio, Di Ivories at TV Eye

• Pete Francis at City Winery NYC

• Michael Daves & Frank Solivan at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 2

• Howlin' Hurd at Skinny Dennis

• The Christine Santelli Trio at the Ear Inn

• Barynya at the Anyway Cafe

• Matt Wiffen at Stitch Bar & Blues

Vic Thrill (Billy Campion of the Bogmen) at the 11th St. Bar on February 2

Free Whenever at Heaven Can Wait on February 2

Telescreens at the Bitter End on February 3

The Byzantones at Unsteady Freddie's monthly Surf Rock Shindig at Otto's Shrunken Head on February 4

Thursday, February 9

• Marc Antony at Madison Square Garden

• Elvis Costello at the Gramercy Theatre

• Arlie at the Bowery Ballroom

• Vincint at Racket NYC

• Lorna Luft at Feinstein’s/54 Below

• Talib Kweli w. Bob James, Rakim at the Blue Note

• Ashley Kutcher, Rosie Darling at Baby's All Right

• Barrie at Rough Trade NYC

• Joseph Keckler at Joe's Pub

• Rogers & Butler at Pangea

• The Oz Noy-Jonathan Kreisberg Band w. Rocky Bryant and Fima Ephron at the Bitter End

• Rene Lopez at the Bitter End

• Varnburners at the Bitter End

• New Moon Acoustic Blues at Terra Blues

• The T Blues Band w. Junior Mack & Kelton Cooper at Terra Blues

• Miss Maybell and the Jazz Age Artistes at Barbes

• Joe Taino at Stitch Bar & Blues

• The PJ LaMariana Band at the 11th St. Bar

• Days of Wild at the Red Lion

Brandi and the Alexanders at Pianos on February 3 (photograph by Ira Zadikow)

Eve Silber & Geoff Burke at the Ear Inn on January 30 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

Seth Okrend at Stitich Bar & Blues on February 1 (photograph by Nicolas Cohen)

The Robert Whaley Trio at Ferns on February 1

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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 performances for live audiences, visit The Manhattan Beat's February calendar.