This Week’s Recommended Live Music in NYC

Manchester Orchestra at Governors Ball 2018; the band will headline at the Music Hall of Williamsburg this Tuesday

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 70+ concerts in the New York area this week. Contact the venue to confirm ticket availability, show times, COVID compliance, and other updates.

Tauk Moore headlined at Brooklyn Bowl on February 25

Stolen Gin at Brooklyn Bowl on February 25

Billy T and the Blue Rooster Pie Band at Stitch Bar and Blues on February 24 (photograph by Nicholas Cohen)

Monday, February 27

• Morgan Wade, Kyle Kelly at the Bowery Ballroom

• Melanie Charles at the Blue Note

• Biig Piig at Mercury Lounge

• Gunnar at Baby's All Right

• Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley at the Loft at City Winery

• The Edwin Vazquez Duo at the Flatiron Room

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

• The Junior Mack Band at Terra Blues

• The Emily Duff Band at Cowgirl

• New Moon Acoustic Blues at Terra Blues

• The Rover Boys Trio at Cowgirl Seahorse

• Samoa Wilson at the Ear Inn

Rachael & Vilray at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on February 24

Tucci Swing at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on February 24

Geese at Mercury Lounge on February 25

Tuesday, February 28

• Parov Stelar, el Siciliano at Brooklyn Steel

• Yelle, Sam Quealy at the Hall at Elsewhere

• Manchester Orchestra at the Music Hall of Williamsburg

• Chappell Roan, Christine Dior, Sasha Vanguard, Jamie CD at Webster Hall

• JP Cooper at the Bowery Ballroom

• Don Toliver at Irving Plaza

• Hamilton Leithauser at Café Carlyle

• Durand Bernarr, TeaMarr at Brooklyn Made

• China Crisis at the Iridium

• Hiromi & Michel Camilo at the Blue Note

• Peaer, Dari Bay, Poise at the Sultan Room

• Grace Pettis at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 1

• Ayleen Valentine at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 2

• Damn Tall Buildings at Pete's Candy Store

• The T Blues Band w. Kelton Cooper & Bobby Bryan at Terra Blues

• SaRon Crenshaw (acoustic) at Terra Blues

• The Gabriel Hermida Duo at the Flatiron Room

• Julia Haltigan, Supremo Massiv at the 11th St. Bar

• Rew Starr w. Billy Ficca at the Hard Swallow

Geese at Mercury Lounge on February 24 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

They Are Gutting a Body of Water at Mercury Lounge on February 24 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

Chanel Beads at Mercury Lounge on February 24 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

Wednesday, March 1

• Philip Glass, Allison Russell, Bernard Sumner & Tom Chapman, Laurie Anderson, Gogol Bordello, Marc Anthony Thompson, Zsela, Tenzin Choegyal, the Philip Glass Ensemble w. Martha Mooke & the Scorchio Quartet, Arooj Aftab at Carnegie Hall

• Big Thief, Buck Meek at Brooklyn Steel

• Nick Hakim, Meshell Ndegeocello at Public Records

• Yelle, Sam Quealy at the Hall at Elsewhere

• Morgan Wade, Kaitlin Butts at the Bowery Ballroom

• Hamilton Leithauser at Café Carlyle

• John Lodge at Sony Hall

• Moon Taxi, Forester at Brooklyn Bowl

• Deb Talan, Laura Lizcano at le Poisson Rouge

• Pile, Washer at TV Eye

• Hiromi & Michel Camilo at the Blue Note

• Shaina Taub at Joe's Pub

• Joan as Police Woman at LunÀtico

• David Higgins at City Winery NYC

• The Andy Statman Trio at Barbès

• The SaRon Crenshaw Band at Terra Blues

• Junior Mack (acoustic) at Terra Blues

• Charlie Cunningham (solo, acoustic) at National Sawdust

• Greg Humphreys Electric Trio at the 11th St. Bar

• The Jason Green Trio at the Ear Inn

• Felix Slim at the Red Lion

• Seth Okrend at Stitch Bar & Blues

Ricky Stein at Mercury Lounge on February 26

Annie Trezza at Mercury Lounge on February 26

Marguerite Stern at Mercury Lounge on February 26

Thursday, March 2

• Deftones at the Music Hall of Williamsburg

• Big Thief at Radio City Music Hall

• The D.A.I.S.Y Experience at Webster Hall

• The Beths, Hans Pucket at Brooklyn Steel

• Hamilton Leithauser at Café Carlyle

• Omar Apollo at Irving Plaza

• Meet Me @ the Altar, Young Culture, Daisy Grenade at the Gramercy Theatre

• Ruthie Foster at Sony Hall

• Bill Callahan at White Eagle Hall, Jersey City

• Jesse Murph, charlieonafriday at Baby's All Right

• Thick, Control Top, Customer at Racket NYC

• Pile, Editrix at TV Eye

• Hiromi & Michel Camilo at the Blue Note

• Kevin Hearn, Sarth Calhoun, Shahzad Ismaily, Laurie Anderson at the Winter Garden at Brookfield Place

• Begonia at Mercury Lounge

• Zan Fiskum, Girl Blue at Cafe Wha?

• The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black at the Bowery Electric

• Susquehanna Industrial Tool & Die Co. at Otto's Shrunken Head

• The T Blues Band w. Junior Mack & David "Doc" French at Terra Blues

• Bobby Bryan (acoustic) at Terra Blues

• Miss Maybell & Her Ragged Jazz Band at Arthur's Tavern

• Sanford: the Band at the 11th St. Bar

• Spaghetti Eastern Music at Young Ethel's

• Nino Mendoza & the Blue Jean Junkies at Stitch Bar & Blues

• TimaLikesMusic at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 1

• Days of Wild at the Red Lion

The Record Players at Krebs & Simone's monthly Endless Party at the Parkside Lounge on February 25 (photograph by Ira Zadikow)

The Phryg at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 1, on February 26

Edgar Allen Joe at the Bedford Avenue subway station on February 23

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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 and March calendars.