Awesome Live Music in NYC This Weekend

The Black Crowes, photographed above at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in March 2024, will headline at the Capitol Theatre this Saturday and Sunday

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 40+ concerts in the New York City area this weekend. Contact the venue or the artists' social media to confirm ticket availability, show times, location and directions, age restrictions, COVID compliance, and other updates.

Katy Perry headlined Z100’s Jingle Ball 2024 at Madison Square Garden on December 13 (photograph by @thetylertwins for iHeartRadio)

At Jingle Ball 2024 at Madison Square Garden on December 13, twenty one pilots' Josh Dun did a backflip off of their piano after joining bandmate Tyler Joseph (photograph by @theowargophotos for iHeartRadio)

Tate McRae at Jingle Ball 2024 at Madison Square Garden on December 13 (photograph by @mlcoppola for iHeartRadio)

Gracie Abrams at Jingle Ball 2024 at Madison Square Garden on December 13 (photograph by @theowargophotos for iHeartRadio)

Friday, December 20

• Lea Salonga at the Town Hall
• George Porter Jr. & Runnin' Pardners at Brooklyn Bowl
• Chris Botti at the Blue Note
• Debbie Gibson at the Gramercy Theatre
• Evan Giia, Xyklar at Irving Plaza
• Xeno & Oaklander, Void Vision, Coatie Pop at TV Eye, Queens
• Young Rising Sons, DUUNES, Matty Reynolds at ​Elsewhere Zone One
• Capella Grey at Racket NYC
• CityWide, Wax Jaw, the dt's at the Bowery Ballroom
• Blind Man’s Sun, Lost Leaders at Brooklyn Made
• Samora Pinderhughes at the Perelman Performing Arts Center
• The National Reserve at Skinny Dennis
• Svetlana & the New York Collective at Arthur's Tavern
• Kolker at the Bitter End
• Jeff Kazee at the Cutting Room
• David "Doc" French (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• The SaRon Crenshaw Band at Terra Blues

Meghan Trainor dressed in a red holiday-themed mini dress at Jingle Ball 2024 at Madison Square Garden on December 13 (photograph by @toddowyoung for iHeartRadio)

Dressed in a red holiday-themed mini dress, Meghan Trainor introduced Jimmy Fallon to perform their holiday song "Wrap Me Up" at Jingle Ball 2024 at Madison Square Garden on December 13 (photograph by @theowargophotos for iHeartRadio)

Shaboozey opened Jingle Ball 2024 at Madison Square Garden on December 13 (photograph by @mlcoppola for iHeartRadio)

Teddy Swims wore a red wide brim hat, suit and tie, and whitened his beard at Jingle Ball 2024 at Madison Square Garden on December 13 (photograph by @theowargophotos for iHeartRadio)

Saturday, December 21

• Black Crowes, George Porter Jr. & Runnin' Pardners at the Capitol Theatre
• Chris Botti at the Blue Note
• Debbie Gibson at the Gramercy Theatre
• Kool Keith at Berlin
• The Slackers, the Bandulus w. Jesse Wagner, Lady Hatchet at Brooklyn Bowl
• Kes at Brooklyn Paramount
• Valerie Simpson & Friends at Sony Hall
• Kendall Street Company, Cabin Fever at Mercury Lounge
• The Christian Sands Quartet at Dizzy's Club
• Jon B at City Winery NYC
• Viktor Longo at the Perelman Performing Arts Center Lobby Stage
• Lizzie & the Makers at the Bitter End
• Blackout Shoppers, Mitch Kramer (CT Punk), Skum City, Borderline Mainstream at Otto's Shrunken Head
• Jeff Slate and Friends at Hill Country Barbecue Market
• Hazmat Modine at Terra Blues
• The Junior Mack Band at Terra Blues

The Kid LAROI. at Jingle Ball 2024 at Madison Square Garden on December 13 (photograph by @toddowyoung for iHeartRadio)

NCT Dream at Jingle Ball 2024 at Madison Square Garden on December 13 (photograph by @toddowyoung for iHeartRadio)

At Jingle Ball 2024 at Madison Square Garden on December 13, Madison Beer became emotional as she recalled attending this show as a child and now reaching this milestone moment in her career (photograph by @thetylertwins for iHeartRadio)

Benson Boone at Jingle Ball 2024 at Madison Square Garden on December 13 (photograph by @iamjmccarthy for iHeartRadio)

Sunday, December 22

• Black Crowes, George Porter Jr. & Runnin' Pardners at the Capitol Theatre
• Destroy Lonely at Terminal 5
• Chris Botti at the Blue Note
• This Is Lorelei, youbet at Baby's All Right
• Stéphane Wrembel at barbès
• The Christian Sands Quartet at Dizzy's Club
• Kendall Street Company, Peak at Mercury Lounge
• Non Residents, My War, Fire is Murder, Shoot Da 5, Serial Poets at the Bowery Electric
• The Irish Seisiún at the 11th St. Bar
• Hubby Jenkins at Terra Blues
• The Pioneers at Terra Blues
• Noé Socha at Arthur's Tavern

The Jesus Lizard at Brooklyn Steel on December 11 (photograph by Ehud Lazin)

Hunter Hawkins at the Bitter End on December 10 (photograph by Ehud Lazin)

Sunshine Blind at The Red Party at Mercury Lounge on December 14 (photograph by Kevin Vonesper)

Bugs & Crumbs at the Shrine World Music Venue on December 12 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

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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 December and January calendars.