Hot Live Music for Cold NYC Nights

Chuck Prophet, photographed above at the Loft at City Winery in 2023, will headline the venue again this 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 50+ concerts in the New York City area this weekend. 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.

Light of Day WinterFest 25 Presents: Celebrating 45 Years of Joe Grushecky & the Houserockers at the Stone Pony on January 17 (photograph by Charles David)

The Adam Ezra Group at Light of Day Winterfest 25 at the Stone Pony on January 17 (photograph by Charles David)

Willie Nile at Light of Day Winterfest 25 at the Stone Pony on January 17 (photograph by Charles David)

The Tangiers Blues Band with Miss Emmy at Light of Day Winterfest 25 at the Stone Pony on January 17 (photograph by Charles David)

Friday, January 24

• Hugh Jackman at Radio City Music Hall
• Zayn, Hope Tala, LAPD at the Hammerstein Ballroom
• Been Stellar, Malice K at the Bowery Ballroom
• Galactic w. Jelly Joseph, Parlor Greens at Brooklyn Bowl
• Jersey, jigitz at the Knockdown Center
• Stereo MCs, Alex English x Cryostatik at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Aloe Blacc at the Blue Note
• Fulton Lee at the Gramercy Theatre
• The Anders Osborne Band, the Brass Queens at the Cutting Room
• The Dee Dee Bridgewater Quartet at Birdland Jazz Club
• Amy Helm, Elizabeth & the Catapult at le Poisson Rouge
• Greg Freeman, Ekko Astral, Dari Bay at Night Club 101
• Gemma Laurence, Captain Tallen & the Benevolent Entities, Taylor Pearlstein at Brooklyn Made
• Toshi Reagon at Joe's Pub
• Sugarlife at Baker Falls
• JT Curtis at the Bitter End
• The National Reserve at Skinny Dennis
• David "Doc" French Trio at Terra Blues
• The SaRon Crenshaw Band at Terra Blues

Bruce Springsteen at Light of Day 25 at the Count Basie Center for the Arts on January 18 (photograph by Charles David)

Dylan Marlowe at the Gramercy Theatre on January 23 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

Brian Fuller at the Gramercy Theatre on January 23 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

Saturday, January 25

• Hugh Jackman at Radio City Music Hall
• Zayn, Hope Tala, LAPD at the Hammerstein Ballroom
• Galactic w. Jelly Joseph, Parlor Greens at Brooklyn Bowl
• Porridge Radio, Sluice at Warsaw
• Cherry Glazerr, Dazegxd, GIFT, Guerilla Toss, Meg Elsier, Sex Week, Taraneh at the Bowery Ballroom
• Elijah Fox at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Aloe Blacc at the Blue Note
• Lee DeWyze at Hill Country Barbecue Market
• The Dee Dee Bridgewater Quartet at Birdland Jazz Club
• Roomful of Blues at the Iridium
• Brutus VIII, Amiture, Epoxy at Night Club 101
• Toshi Reagon at Joe's Pub
• David Grubbs, the Caribbean at the P.I.T.
• Greg Freeman, Ekko Astral at Union Pool
• Loosey, Yonder, Balaclava, Genuine Connection, Weegee at Home Sweet Home
• The Drew Eckmann Band, the Vibeke Saugestad Band, Adam Masterson at Berlin
• Atomic Stop, Corner Sun, Meeker, Believe in Ghost at the Bowery Electric
• Hazmat Modine at Terra Blues
• The Junior Mack Band at Terra Blues

Stephan Jenkins at City Winery NYC on January 18 (photograph by Ehud Lazin)

Roger Street Friedman at the Loft at City Winery on January 22

Frankie Sunswept & the Sliver Moons at Heaven Can Wait on January 22

Sunday, January 26

• Aloe Blacc at the Blue Note
• Chuck Prophet & Cumbia Shoes, Kris Gruen at City Winery NYC
• Palehound (solo), Marem Ladson, Beck Zegans at Cassette
• Master Boot Record, Family Jules at TV Eye
• Harriet Tubman w. Graham Haynes, History Dog Trio at the Sultan Room
• Toshi Reagon at Joe's Pub
• Pan Arcadia, Sleep House, Pespi at the Bowery Electric
• Chris Luquette & Nashville East at Skinny Dennis
• Sunday School w. Binky Griptite at the Bitter End
• Jackson Scott at Pangea Front Lounge
• The Irish Seisiún at the 11th St. Bar
• Hubby Jenkins at Terra Blues
• The Pioneers at Terra Blues
• Stew Cutler and Friends at Arthur's Tavern

3rd Man Out at the 11th St. Bar on January 22

The Hugh Pool Band with the KR2 at the 11th St. Bar on January 16 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

New Moon Acoustic Blues at Fred's Dog House on January 17 (photograph by Seth Okrend) 

The Saul Rubin Zebtet at the Cellar Dog on January 23 (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 January and February calendars.