Enjoy Good Live Music in the NYC Area This Week

Elvis Costello (left) and Steve Nieve, photographed above at an Elvis Costello & the Imposters concert at Radio City Music Hall in 2024, will headline both the Wellmont Theater and the Capitol Theatre this week

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.

Bartees Strange headlined at the Bowery Ballroom on February 19

Tré Burt at the Bowery Ballroom on February 19

Willow Avalon at the Bowery Ballroom on February 20 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

Oil reunited at the Bowery Ballroom on February 20 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

Monday, February 24

• Elvis Costello & Steve Nieve at the Wellmont Theater
• Foster the People, Good Neighbours at the Brooklyn Paramount
• Kate Hudson at SoHo Sessions
• Max, Ayumu Imazu at the Bowery Ballroom
• Energy Curfew Music Hour with Chris Thile & Punch Brothers at the Minetta Lane Theatre
• Tiakola at Irving Plaza
• Swallow the Sun, Harakiri for the Sky, Ghost Bath, Snakes of Russia at the Gramercy Theatre
• esperanza spalding at the Blue Note
• Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks at Birdland Theater
• Ricky Stein, Buga, Archangel of the Wasteland at Mercury Lounge
• Luca & the Leftovers at Skinny Dennis
• Balloon Snake, Biter., the Red Red Pets, TOWNIES at Arlene's Grocery
• Rev. Vince Anderson & the Love Choir at Union Pool
• The T Blues Band w. Junior Mack & David "Doc" French at Terra Blues
• New Moon Acoustic Blues at Terra Blues
• Richie Cannata's Monday Night Jam at the Bitter End
• Big Ed's Blues Jam at the Red Lion
• Mona's Monday Night Bluegrass Session at Mona's

Drew & Ellie Holcomb at Sony Hall on February 22

Small Time at Sony Hall on February 22

Early James at Mercury Lounge on February 19

Nicolette and the Nobodies at Mercury Lounge on February 19

Tuesday, February 25

• Father John Misty, Destroyer at the Kings Theatre
• Foster the People, Good Neighbours at the Brooklyn Paramount
• Max, Ayumu Imazu at the Bowery Ballroom
• esperanza spalding at the Blue Note
• Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks at Birdland Theater
• Nani Vazana at Joe's Pub
• Benjamin Booker, Kenny Segal at Public Records
• Guerilla Toss, Pleaser at Union Pool
• Leah Tash at Skinny Dennis
• Ethan Eubanks' Millimeters at the 11th St. Bar
• SaRon Crenshaw (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• Clarence Spady Band at Terra Blues

The Vices at the Sultan Room on February 20

Trophy Wife at the Sultan Room on February 20

Torture and the Desert Spiders at the Sultan Room on February 20

The Jamie McLean Band at the Bitter End on February 21

Wednesday, February 26

• Faye Webster, Mei Ehara at Radio City Music Hall
• Father John Misty, Destroyer at the Beacon Theatre
• Michael Feinstein at Zankel Hall
• Stephen Day, Abbey Cone at the Bowery Ballroom
• Ashley Cooke, Greylan James at the Gramercy Theatre
• Kat Edmonson at Joe's Pub
• esperanza spalding at the Blue Note
• Benjamin Booker, Kenny Segal at Public Records
• Zopa at Rough Trade NYC
• Ecce Shnak at the Red Pavilion
• The Art Gray Noizz Quintet, Lydia Lunch, Knife Thrower, Skull Practitioners at the Sultan Room
• James Maddock & Shawn Pelton at the 11th St. Bar
• Emily Frembgen, Tami Hart, Paisley Fields at Skinny Dennis
• Rebecca Haviland at the Bitter End
• Mulebone at the Ear Inn
• Charlie Sub & Sound Dogs at Ethyl's Alcohol & Food
• Bobby Bryan Band at Terra Blues
• Michael Hill (acoustic) at Terra Blues

Escaper at the Iridium on February 21 (photograph by David Sussman)

The Old Grimes at Cowgirl Seahorse on February 17 (photograph by David Sussman)

Bluegrass Wednesdays at Mathilde on February 19 (photograph by David Sussman)

The Jack Grace Band at the 11th St. Bar on February 18

Thursday, February 27

• Elvis Costello & Steve Nieve at the Capitol Theatre
• Joe Bonamassa at the Beacon Theatre
• STONEBWOY at Palladium Times Square
• Howard Jones, ABC, Richard Blade at Brooklyn Paramount
• Lime Cordiale, the Orphan the Poet at Brooklyn Steel
• Catch Your Breath, the Funeral Portrait, Archers, If Not for Me at the Gramercy Theatre
• Stephan Moccio at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Dave Guy, L3NI at the Adam Space Academy of Music
• esperanza spalding at the Blue Note
• Sid Simons, Meyru, Nikita Lev at the Bowery Ballroom
• Hello Mary, fantasy of a broken heart, Bedridden at TV Eye
• Jeff Mattson & Skip Vangelas at City Vineyard
• Cornelia Murr, Anna Fox Rochinski at Union Pool
• Cutouts at Night Club 101
• David "Doc" French (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• The T Blues Band w. Michael Hill & Adjua Ajamu at Terra Blues
• Screamer Party at the 11th St. Bar

Val Kinzler at the Blues Babe Social at Silvana on February 21 (photograph by Sue Lashley)

Sue Lashley at the Blues Babe Social at Silvana on February 21 (photograph by @nycwomenrock)

Eliza and the Organix at the Blues Babe Social at Silvana on February 21 (photograph by @nycwomenrock)

Mel & the Tall Boys at the Red Lion on February 21

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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 February and March calendars.