Cool Live Music for Hot Summer Nights in NYC

Burna Boy, pictured above at Governors Ball 2021, this Saturday will become the first Nigerian artist to headline a stadium in the United States when he performs at Citi Field

The Manhattan Beat regularly lists the best live music events coming to the New York City area. 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 City area this weekend. Contact the venue or the artists' social media to confirm ticket availability, show times, COVID compliance, and other updates.

Imperial Teen headlined a 60th birthday celebration for Roddy Bottom (left) of Faith No More at the Bowery Ballroom on July 1

J Mascis at the Bowery Ballroom on July 1

Man on Man at the Bowery Ballroom on July 1

Macy Rodman at the Bowery Ballroom on July 1

Friday, July 7

• The Smile, Robert Stillman at Forest Hills Stadium

• Yacht Rock Revue at the Rooftop at Pier 17

• The Saw Doctors at the Hammerstein Ballroom

• Lime Cordiale, Teenage Dads at Irving Plaza

• Jill Sobule at Joe's Pub

• Bettye LaVette at City Winery NYC

• Nurko at Webster Hall

• Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra at Bryant Park

• The Dirty Dozen Brass Band at the Blue Note

• Cut Worms, Joe Pera at Union Pool

• Julia Wolf at Broadway & West 45th Street

• Black Lotus at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 2

• Loma Prieta, Frail Body at TV Eye

• The National Reserve at Skinny Dennis

• Blak Emoji, Shallowhalo, TVOD, Tetchy, youbet, Kahiem Rivera, AK & the Hallucinations, Shadow Monster, Nefertiti Gold, Nuclear Family Fantasy at Baby's All Right

• Yella Belly, High Waisted, Evan Charles, Joseph King, Nick Von Zumwalts at Our Wicked Lady Rooftop

• Bedpan Fight, Speedfossil, the Sparkles, Symptoms, This Is Pond Scum at the Parkside Lounge

• DonBlackCat & Friends, Holey Sweater, the Brunettes at Otto's Shrunken Head

• The Junior Mack Band at Terra Blues

• SaRon Crenshaw (acoustic) at Terra Blues

• Jonathan Kalb at Stitch Bar & Blues

• Lorraine Leckie & Her Demons at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 1

• Kolker at the Bitter End

Ibrahim Maalouf (left) at the Lena Horne Bandshell in Prospect Park on July 1

Hermanos Gutiérrez at the Lena Horne Bandshell in Prospect Park on July 1

The Mike Stern Band at the Bitter End on July 3 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

Amy Helm at the Preserve Rockwood benefit concert at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 2, on July 6

Saturday, July 8

• Burna Boy at Citi Field

• Erykah Badu, Yasiin Bey at Madison Square Garden

• The Original Misfits, the Gaslight Anthem, Fear at Prudential Center

• Two Friends, Matoma, Notd, Deerock at Forest Hills Stadium

• Yellowcard, Mayday Parade, Story of the Year, This Wild Life at the Rooftop at Pier 17

• Kelela, Liv.E at the Lena Horne Bandshell at Prospect Park

• Kevin Devine, Geese, GIFT, Thus Love, Vega Maestro at Maker Space NYC

• Queralt Lahoz, Marala, Lia Kali, DJ Trapella at SummerStage Central Park

• D4vd, Scott James at the Music Hall of Williamsburg

• The Dirty Nil, Daniel Romano's Outfit at the Bowery Ballroom

• Home Is Where, Smidley, Proper. at Elsewhere Zone One

• Titus Andronicus (solo), Foyer Red, Maneka, Attia Taylor, Hard Nips, Mikki Ma'at, Anna Altman, Nihiloceros, Grandma, Wetsuit, Slalomville at the Sultan Room

• Mykal Gilmore at Little Island

• Jesus Jones, Discoveries of the American Scientific at Sony Hall

• The Dirty Dozen Brass Band at the Blue Note

• Combo Chimbita at Brooklyn Made

• Tropa Magica, Spaghetti Cumbia at TV Eye

• East Axis at Joe's Pub

• Nona Hendryx & Mamafunk at Joe's Pub

• Dead Leaf Echo at Mercury Lounge

• Chris Urriola, Nite Music, Hollyo, Jupiter Boys at Mercury Lounge

• Debbie Dopamine, InCircles, Kissed by an Animal at Maria Hernandez Park

• Rimbaud Hattie at HA/HA

• The Bobby Bryan Trio at Terra Blues

• The SaRon Crenshaw Band at Terra Blues

• screens at the Bitter End

• Jason Green & the Labor of Love at Stitch Bar & Blues

Val Kinzler (left) at a Preserve Rockwood benefit concert at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 2, on July 2 (photograph by Mick Oakleaf)

Brett Cameron at a Preserve Rockwood benefit concert at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 2, on July 2 (photograph by Val Kinzler)

Elizabeth Lubin at a Preserve Rockwood benefit concert at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 2, on July 2 (photograph by Val Kinzler)

Amanda Fama at a Preserve Rockwood benefit concert at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 2, on July 2 (photograph by Val Kinzler)

Sunday, July 9

• Skip Marley & Friends at the Coney Island Amphitheater

• Duda Beat at Damrosch Park

• The Dirty Dozen Brass Band at the Blue Note

• Deva Mahal at Joe's Pub

• Sister Nancy at Union Pool

• Abby Jeanne, Tilden, Jensen & the Sweethearts at Our Wicked Lady Rooftop

• Rebecca Loebe at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 2

• Niall Connolly at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 2

• June Star at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 1

• Wolf Van Elmand at Book Club

• David "Doc" French (acoustic) at Terra Blues

• The Pioneers at Terra Blues

• The Dang-It Bobbys at Pete's Candy Store

• The Rover Boys Trio, Mighty Joe Castro & the Gravamen at Otto's Shrunken Head

• The Irish Seisiun at the 11th St. Bar

Brass Monkeys at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 1, on July 5

Marliii (left) at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 1, on June 30

The Weisstronauts at Unsteady Freddie's Surf Rock Shindig at Otto's Shrunken Head on July 1

Scott Helland Guitarmy of One at the Endless Party at the Parkside Lounge on July 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 more complete listing of upcoming performances in the New York City area, visit The Manhattan Beat's July calendar.