End January with Great Live Music in NYC

David Gray, photographed above at Global Citizen 2019, will headline the Beacon Theatre this Tuesday

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 week. Consult the web site or social media of the venue for more information about a show, including location and directions, parking, ticket availability, show times, age restrictions, and COVID compliance. 

Elijah Fox headlined at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on January 25

Stereo MC's at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on January 24

Alex English X Cryostatik at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on January 24

Monday, January 27

• Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks at Birdland Theater
• G. Love & Special Sauce at City Winery NYC
• Spacey Jane at Baby's All Right
• GIFT, Discovery Zone at Berlin
• The Marvelous Manhattan Mandolins at the Bitter End
• The Aaron Comess Group at the Bitter End
• The Sean Kershaw Trio at Cowgirl Seahorse
• Rev. Vince Anderson & the Love Choir at Union Pool
• Blush Boy, 95 Bulls, Torture and the Desert Spiders, Big Girl, Noble Beast at Heaven Can Wait
• Kate Short, Janna Jamison, Greg Zola at Arlene's Grocery
• David "Doc" French (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• The T Blues Band w. Junior Mack & Bobby Bryan at Terra Blues
• Carl Banks at the Red Lion
• Big Ed's Blues Jam at the Red Lion
• Richie Cannata's Monday Night Jam at the Bitter End
• Mona's Monday Night Bluegrass Session at Mona's
• Anti-Hoot Open Mic at Baker Falls

JP Saxe at the NY for LA concert at the Bowery Ballroom on January 22 (photograph by Jessie Eshak)

Galactic with Jelly Joseph at Brooklyn Bowl on January 24

Tall Heights at Mercury Lounge on January 25

Tuesday, January 28

• David Gray, Sierra Spirit at the Beacon Theatre
• dhruv, Tara Lily at Irving Plaza
• Elsa y Elmar at the Bowery Ballroom
• Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks at Birdland Theater
• Ms. Lisa Fischer w. Orrin Evans Trio at Birdland Jazz Club
• G. Love & Special Sauce at City Winery NYC
• Bonnie "Prince" Billy at Rough Trade NYC
• Eszter Balint at Joe's Pub
• Drew McDowall, Axine M at Union Pool
• Torture and the Desert Spiders at Baker Falls
• This is Lorelei, Time Wharp, Katy Pinke at Berlin
• Leni Stern at barbès
• Zopa, NY Grim, Crazy and the Brains, Velvetina Taylor at the Bowery Electric
• The Ramblin’ Kind, Emy & the Epix at the 11th St. Bar
• SaRon Crenshaw (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• The T Blues Band w. Michael Hill & Adjua Ajamu at Terra Blues

Amy Helm at le Poisson Rouge on January 24 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

Elizabeth & the Catapult at le Poisson Rouge on January 24 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

The Ruminators at Otto's Shrunken Head on January 24 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

Wednesday, January 29

• Joy Oladokun at Rough Trade NYC
• Blind Pilot, Dean Johnson at the Bowery Ballroom
• Amayo, Roge at Brooklyn Bowl
• Ms. Lisa Fischer w. Orrin Evans Trio at Birdland Jazz Club
• Ari Hest at City Vineyard
• Patton Magee, Laura Jean Anderson, Air Waves, Dallas Wax, Quartz Casino, Ruby Lou Truman Flyer at Berlin
• high., Asi Kemera at Baby's All Right
• Orlas at Night Club 101
• Handsome Dick Manitoba, B.A.D.G.E. at Mercury Lounge
• LSD-Lollar, Scott, Dion at the Bitter End
• Susannah Joffe, Television Skies, Ginger Winn, Sara Devoe, Tyler Okun at the Bowery Electric
• Light Sweet Crude, Hope Dunbar at the 11th St. Bar
• Mulebone at the Ear Inn
• Hubby Jenkins at Terra Blues
• The Seydurah Avecmoi Band at Terra Blues

Chuck Prophet & Cumbia Shoes at City Winery NYC on January 26

Kris Gruen at City Winery NYC on January 26

Flaco el Jandro at City Winery NYC on January 26

Thursday, January 30

• Soccer Mommy, L'Rain at Brooklyn Steel
• Illenium, Jvna, Zack Martino, druu, minijoy at the Great Hall at ​Avant Gardner
• Joy Oladokun at Irving Plaza
• Cautious Clay and the Community at the Blue Note
• Fiddlehead, Glare, Prize Horse, Nave at le Poisson Rouge
• Jerron Paxton & Dennis Lichtman at Symphony Space
• Stephen Kellogg, Will Varley at City Winery NYC
• Cris Jacobs at Groove
• Ms. Lisa Fischer w. Orrin Evans Trio at Birdland Jazz Club
• Lily Henley, Duncan Wickel at Joe's Pub
• fantasy of a broken heart at Night Club 101
• Di Ivories, Leo Sawikin, Jairito y Olanda at Alphaville
• The Oz Noy-Andrew Synowiec Band at the Bitter End
• Hollis, Emily Frembgen, Grasping Straws, Liana Gabel at Cassette
• Chris Campion w. Turbo Tribeca at the 11th St. Bar
• Gary Wright at Terra Blues
• The T Blues Band w. Michael Hill & Adjua Ajamu at Terra Blues

Brutus VIII at Night Club 101 on January 25

Amiture at Night Club 101 on January 25

Epoxy at Night Club 101 on January 23

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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 January and February calendars.