The Best Live Music for Presidents Day Weekend

Viagra Boys at the Hall at Elsewhere on February 16, 2023; the Swedish rock band will conclude its three-night residency at Elsewhere tonight.

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 60+ concerts in the New York area this Presidents Day weekend. Contact the venue to confirm ticket availability, show times, COVID compliance, and other updates.

Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden on February 14, his 88th monthly and 134th lifetime show at the venue

Elvis Costello (right), accompanied by pianist Steve Nieve, at the Gramercy Theatre on February 16

The Steens at the Hall at Elsewhere on February 15; the band opens again for Viagra Boys tonight

Friday, February 17

• JJ Lin at Barclays Center

• Brandi Carlile (solo) at the Capitol Theatre

• Elvis Costello at the Gramercy Theatre

• Lil Darkie at the Music Hall of Williamsburg

• Viagra Boys, the Steens at the Hall at Elsewhere

• TR/ST at Racket

• Boogie T, Sodown, Notixx, Skellytn at Webster Hall

• binki, NNAMDÏ at the Bowery Ballroom

• Danny Ocean at Irving Plaza

• Angie Stone at Sony Hall

• Screaming Females at White Eagle Hall

• Ron Sexsmith at City Winery NYC

• The Sleeping, Death Spiral at Saint Vitus Bar

• ZOPA w. Michael Imperioli, Stella Rose at Baby's All Right

• Andrew Combs, Katie Von Schleicher, Work Wife at the Sultan Room

• Catherine Russell at Birdland Jazz Club

• The National Reserve at Skinny Dennis

• Edwin Vasquez at the Bitter End

• Saddlemen at the Bitter End

• The T Blues Band w. Bobby Bryan at Terra Blues

• SaRon Crenshaw (acoustic) at Terra Blues

• Rob Mastrianni, Free Whenever, Hyllus & the Velligers at Brooklyn Music Kitchen

• Barynya at the Anyway Cafe

• Skunk in the Roses, Coby Koehl, Rew Starr at Pangea

James Maddock at the Loft at City Winery on February15 (photograph by Jini Sachse)

Dina Regine at the Anyway Cafe on February 13 (photograph by Jini Sachse)

Diane Gentile at the Anyway Cafe on February 13 (photograph by Jini Sachse)

Kelley Swindall at the Anyway Cafe on February 13 (photograph by Jini Sachse)

Saturday, February 18

• Four Tet, Fred Again..., Skrillex at Madison Square Garden

• JJ Lin at Barclays Center

• Bush, Candlebox at the Hammerstein Ballroom

• Soulfly, Bodybox, Skinflint, Organ Dealer at the Music Hall of Williamsburg

• Bon Entendeur at Brooklyn Steel

• The White Buffalo, Myron Elkins at the Brooklyn Bowl

• Tourist at Brooklyn Made

• American Authors, Billy Raffoul at Racket

• Angie Stone at Sony Hall

• Screaming Females at White Eagle Hall

• Catherine Russell at Birdland Jazz Club

• JW Francis (acoustic) at Rough Trade NYC

• Katy Kirby, Poise, Grumpy at the Broadway

• Al Olender at Union Pool

• Mickey Leigh's Mutated Music, Hyperdolls, the Individuals, the F.E.D.S at the Bowery Electric

• Richie Quake, Sid Simons, Not Enemies at Mercury Lounge

• Ellie Turner, J Lind, Rose Stoller at the Church of the Epiphany

• Percy Jones Bootstrapper, Pakt at Nublu 151

• The SaRon Crenshaw Band at Terra Blues

• The David "Doc" French Trio at Terra Blues

• The Phil Gammage Quartet at Stitch Bar & Blues

• Miss Maybell & the Jazz Age Artistes at the Anyway Cafe

• Galdort Gumbo & the Righteous Cats at the Bitter End

Brad Vickers & His Vestapolitans at Silvana on February 11 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

Miss Maybell & the Jazz Age Artistes at Ferns on February 15

Hugh Pool & the KR2 at the 11th St. Bar on February 16

The Gasps at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 1, on February 13

Sunday, February 19

• Elvis Costello at the Gramercy Theatre

• John Cameron Mitchell, Amber Martin, J Hoard at Joe's Pub

• A-Trak, Nick Catchdubs at Public Records

• YG, OhGeesy, Kalan.frfr, Day Sulan, D3szn at the Knockdown Center

• Tourist at Brooklyn Made

• young friend at Baby's All Right

• Stéphane Wrembel at Barbès

• Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra at Birdland Jazz Club

• Shaun Martin at Cafe Wha?

• E.W. Harris, Ellie Turner at the Scratcher Bar

• The Pioneers at Terra Blues

• David "Doc" French at Terra Blues

• The Hipp Pipps, the Pepperpot Bats, the Serotonians at Otto's Shrunken Head

• Pepper Solano & Sergio Rojas at the Bitter End

• Miss Maybell at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 1

• Sashka Drey at the Anyway Cafe

• Assaf Salhov at the Anyway Cafe

• Lorenzo Landini at Book Club

• The Irish Siesiun at the 11th St. Bar

• Carl Banks at the Red Lion

Lauren Shell & Mick Lewis at The Love Hangover at Heaven Can Wait on February 15

Rembert Block & Dave Foster at The Love Hangover at Heaven Can Wait on February 15

Renee LoBue & Cliff Westfall at The Love Hangover at Heaven Can Wait on February 15

Monday, February 20 Presidents Day

• Elvis Costello at the Gramercy Theatre

• Matisyahu at the Blue Note

• The Jacuzzi Boys, Snacks, Prison at TV Eye

• Big Ed's Blues Jam at the Red Lion

• The Edwin Vazquez Duo at the Flatiron Room

• MSJ, Brain Candy at the Map Room at the Bowery Electric

• Puma, Joe and Dave at the Anyway Café

• The T Blues Band w. SaRon Crenshaw & Bobby Bryan at Terra Blues

• New Moon Acoustic Blues at Terra Blues

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

• Dirty Water Dogs at the Ear Inn

Patti Rothberg & Tom Shad at The Love Hangover at Heaven Can Wait on February 15

Alyson Greenfield & Joe McGinty at The Love Hangover at Heaven Can Wait on February 15

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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.