Start October with Awesome Live Music in NYC

John Mayer, shown above at Madison Square Garden in 2017, returns to the arena this week to headline two nights of solo acoustic music

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 90+ concerts in New York City this week. Contact the venue or the artists' social media to confirm ticket availability, show times, COVID compliance, and other updates.

The Tedeschi Trucks Band headlined at Madison Square Garden on September 29

Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real at Madison Square Garden on September 29

Monophonics at Brooklyn Bowl on September 30

Mona Miari and Tarab Ensemble at the David Rubinstein Atrium on September 30

Monday, October 2

• boygenius, Muna at Madison Square Garden

• Lyle Lovett and His Large Band, John Hiatt at Carnegie Hall

• Royal Blood, Bad Nerves at Webster Hall

• Joy Oladokun, Jensen McRae at Irving Plaza

• Fatoumata Diawara at le Poisson Rouge

• Arkells, Robert DeLong at Warsaw

• Field Medic, Olivia Barton at the Bowery Ballroom

• Nathan Graham, sug daniels at Mercury Lounge

• Hemlocke Springs at Baby's All Right

• The Karl Denson Project at the Blue Note

• Marcy Playground at Arlene's Grocery

• Al-Qasar, Jackson Scott at the Knitting Factory NY at Baker Falls

• The T Blues Band w. SaRon Crenshaw & Junior Mack at Terra Blues

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

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

• Big Ed's Blues Jam at the Red Lion

• Open Blues Jam Mondays w. Joe Taino at Stitch Bar & Blues

The Lil Smokies at Racket NYC on September 30

Town Mountain at Racket NYC on September 30 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

79.5 at Mercury Lounge on October 1

Leon Rosen at Mercury Lounge on October 1

Tuesday, October 3

• John Mayer (solo acoustic), JP Saxe at Madison Square Garden

• Raye, Absolutely at Terminal 5

• The Wombats, Red Rum Club at Brooklyn Steel

• Royal Blood, Bad Nerves at Webster Hall

• Noah Gundersen, Casey Dubie at le Poisson Rouge

• Shabazz Palaces, KeiyaA at Mercury Lounge

• Kiana Lede, Phabo at Irving Plaza

• Invent Animate, Void of Vision, Thrown, Aviana at the Brooklyn Monarch

• Ralph, Bentley Robles at Elsewhere Zone One

• Ana Popovic, Quinn Sullivan at Racket NYC

• San Soucis at Baby's All Right

• Al Stahely at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 1

• Strawberry Launch, Mary Shelley, Trophy Wife at Brooklyn Made

• Zulu, Soul Glo, Playytime at the Meadows

• The Karl Denson Project at the Blue Note

• Millennial Territory Orchestra (MTO), Sexmob at Dizzy's Club

• Oz Noy w. Dennis Chambers & Jimmy Haslip at the Iridium

• Kareen Rahma & Tiny Gun at the Knitting Factory NY at Baker Falls

• Cancion Franklin, Marc Delgado at the 11th St. Bar

• The T Blues Band w. David "Doc" French & Bobby Bryan at Terra Blues

Priest at Stimulate at Drom on September 30

Christopher Ardra at Drom on October 1

Full Bleed Nautics at Heaven Can Wait on September 28

Hila Rabby at Heaven Can Wait on October 1

Wednesday, October 4

• John Mayer (solo acoustic), JP Saxe at Madison Square Garden

• Yves Tumor, Crack Cloud, Maison Vendetta at Terminal 5

• tobi lou, grouptherapy. at Brooklyn Steel

• Benny Sings, Dana & Alden at Webster Hall

• Gum, Gift at the Bowery Ballroom

• Common Kings, Jakobs Castle at the Brooklyn Bowl

• Kiana Lede, Phabo at Irving Plaza

• Leanna Firestone at the Gramercy Theatre

• underscores, Torr at the Music Hall of Williamsburg

• Roc Marciano at le Poisson Rouge

• Robert Glasper at the Blue Note

• Worry Club, Nisa at Mercury Lounge

• Red Rum Club, True Jackson at Mercury Lounge

• Lutalo, May Rio at Baby's All Right

• Dead on a Sunday, Night Spins, Llynks at Brooklyn Made

• Mustard Service, JW Francis, Ryan Wright at Racket NYC

• Millennial Territory Orchestra (MTO), Sexmob at Dizzy's Club

• David Higgins at City Winery NYC

• Robert Glasper at the Blue Note

• The Mallett Brothers Band, Saints & Liars at Cafe Wha?

• Clone, Loveletter, Glimmer at TV Eye

• The Andy Statman Trio at Barbes

• Ted Russell Kamp, Matt Woods, Robert Cody Maxwell at Skinny Dennis

• Les Sans Culottes at Mama Tried

• Junior Mack (acoustic) at Terra Blues

• The Seydurah Avecmoi Band at Terra Blues

• Papa's Dream Shadows at the Ear Inn

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

• Seth Okrend at Stitch Bar & Blues

Raising Daughters at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 1, on September 28 (photograph by Ira Zadikow)

The Riverbreaks at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 1, on October 1

Abigail Rose at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 2, on October 1

The Jersey Swamp Cats at Stitch Bar & Blues on September 30 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

Thursday, October 5

• Japanese Breakfast, Ichiko Aoba at Radio City Music Hall

• Brothers Osborne, Fancy Hagood at the Rooftop at Pier 17

• Explosions in the Sky, Jim White, Marisa Anderson at the Kings Theatre

• Carly Pearce, Adam Doleac at the Town Hall

• James Blake at the Knockdown Center

• The Midnight, Flamingosis at Brooklyn Steel

• Sun Room, Sports Team, Ray Bull at Webster Hall

• Miya Folick, Babebee at the Music Hall of Williamsburg

• Kneecap, Belaganas at the Bowery Ballroom

• Jessy Lanza at Racket NYC

• Marina Herlop at le Poisson Rouge

• Robert Glasper at the Blue Note

• Joe Russo, Andrew Barr, Brad Barr, Marco Benevento at the Sultan Room

• Millennial Territory Orchestra (MTO), Sexmob at Dizzy's Club

• The Courettes at Union Pool

• Tenement at Gold Sounds Bar

• The Thing, Tilden at Brooklyn Made

• Robert Glasper at the Blue Note

• Underground Springhouse, Flowmingos, PEAK at the Brooklyn Bowl

• The Blues Project at the Iridium

• Native Son, My Son the Doctor, Balaclava at the Knitting Factory NY at Baker Falls

• Ben Reilly at Nublu

• Gordon Lockwood at Terra Blues

• Blues People at Terra Blues

• Days of Wild at the Red Lion

Screamer Party at the 11th St. Bar on September 28

Our Own Yokos at Tompkins Square Park on October 1

Magic Forest at Tompkins Square Park on October 1

Diana "Gitesha" Hernandez (left) with Gina Healy at the 11th Street Community Garden on October 1

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The Manhattan Beat reports on 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 The Manhattan Beat 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 October calendar.