This Weekend’s Best Live Music in NYC

Judy Collins, photographed above at the The Music of Jimmy Webb concert at Carnegie Hall in 2017, will headline at the Judy Collins & Friends: 85 Years of Music & Protest concert at the Town Hall this Saturday; Stephen Stills, Richard Thompson, Rickie Lee Jones, Paula Cole, Ari Hest, Justin Vivian Bond, and Oakland Rain will be among the guest performers

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.

Note that the following performances, originally scheduled for this weekend, were postponed or canceled.

• Andrew Belle (acoustic), Amy Stroup at Brooklyn Made
• Rome 56 at Parkside Lounge

Everynight Charley recommends the following 80+ 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.

A Great Big World at City Winery NYC on March 3 (photograph by Ehud Lazin)

The Bevis Frond at Baby's All Right on March 2

Oneida at Baby's All Right on March 2

Ivan Julien at the 503 Social Club on March 2 (photograph by Charles David)

Friday, March 7

• Dom Dolla at Madison Square Garden
• Carlos Rivera at the Theater at Madison Square Garden
• Richard Clayderman at the Beacon Theatre
• Knock2, FrostTop b2b RemK, Holly at Terminal 5
• Hamilton Leithauser at Cafe Carlyle
• Friko, Peel Dream Magazine at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Vanshire, Toledo at Webster Hall
• Modern Color, Webbed Wing, Milly, Garage Sale at the Bowery Ballroom
• Sasami (solo) at Rough Trade NYC
• Ian Sweet at Night Club 101
• Marc Broussard, Kendra Morris at Sony Hall
• Minelli at Racket NYC
• Warmduscher, Avishag Cohen Rodrigues at Elsewhere Zone One
• Eddie Spaghetti, Metal Marty Chandler at Our Wicked Lady
• Ian Flanigan and Jim Ranger, Randal Fowler at City Vineyard
• Sean McConnell at Cafe Wha?
• Oz Noy, Chrissi Poland and Dave Weckl at the Iridium
• Rare DM, Promiseland at QXT's
• Pathogenic, Loss Becomes at the Woodshop
• Girls Can't Skate, Queen Blue, Sci-Fi Godfather, Meeker at Hart Bar
• Jennifer Blowdryer & the All Stars, the MGP Experience, the Vibewreckers at Otto's Shrunken Head
• The National Reserve at Skinny Dennis
• Miranda and the Beat, Licks, Grumpers at Union Pool
• Bobby Bryan Trio at Terra Blues
• SaRon Creshaw Band at Terra Blues

New Colossus Festival:

• Personal Trainer, Consumables, Talon, Cloudsurfers, Them Flying Monkeys, Panic Flower, Sunhill at Arlene's Grocery
• Disputer, Touchdown Jesus, Listener 555, Wynona Bleach, Tula Vera, First President of Japan, TEll A ViSiON, Garden Centre at Sour Mouse
• Prism Shores, Dives, Bibi Club, Diary, Yndking, Whisper Doll, knitting, Polaroid Fade, Humdrum at Baker Falls
• Constant Smiles, Flowers for the Dead, Shitfire, CS Cleaners, Cousines Like Shit at Berlin
• Basht., Das Damen, Ranch Ranch, Gamblers, SuperKnova at the Bowery Electric
• The OBGMs, Diet Lemon, Big Girl, Cusp, Ginger Winn at Drom
• Mister Motivation, World News, Faze Wave, Winkler, Hiçamahiç, Mall Girl, shishi at Pianos Showroom
• Truck Violence, Personal Trainer, Bakers Eddy, knitting, Mellt, FUUDGE, Rosier, Last Waltzon at Pianos Showroom
• The Kaves, el Culto Casero, King Youngblood, Skye Wallace, Tsunamis, Most Likely Marlin, Mirage at Pianos Upstairs
• twst, Mellt, Campfire Social at Pianos Upstairs

High Horse with Jacob Jolliff at the Jalopy Theater on March 1 (photograph by David Sussman)

The Hilary Hawke Band with Ross Martin and Camille Vogley-Howe at the Jalopy Theatre on March 1 (photograph by David Sussman) 

The Wraycyclers at Unsteady Freddie's monthly Surf Rock Shindig at Otto's Shrunken Head on March 1

The Vivisectors at Unsteady Freddie's monthly Surf Rock Shindig at Otto's Shrunken Head on March 1 (photograph by Unsteady Freddie)

Saturday, March 8

• Dom Dolla at Madison Square Garden
• Christine D'Clario at the Theater at Madison Square Garden
• Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons at the St. George Theatre
• Judy Collins, Justin Vivian Bond, Paula Cole, Ari Hest, Rickie Lee Jones, Oakland Rain, Martha Redbone, Stephen Schwartz, Stephen Stills, Richard Thompson at the Town Hall
• Nathy Peluso at Brooklyn Paramount
• Knock2, LYNY, ALEKO at Terminal 5
• Michael Shannon & Jason Narducy and Friends, Dave Hill at Brooklyn Steel
• Armor for Sleep, Boys Night Out, Hellogoodbye at Warsaw
• Timecop1983, Droid Bishop at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Hamilton Leithauser at Cafe Carlyle
• Ron Pope, Thunderstorm Artis at Racket NYC
• Earthside, Som at the Meadows
• Telescreens, Cab Ellis, Dancer at Irving Plaza
• Have Mercy, Flake, In Her Own Words at the Sultan Room
• Jimmy Vivino at the Iridium
• Strange Majik at Arthur's Tavern
• Vic Thrill at Pete's Candy Store
• The Record Players NYC, the Ruminators, Sue Lashley, Rew Starr, Worm Catcher & Violizzy, Exit 99, the Val Kinzler Band, Miss J, the Patti Rothberg Coincidence, QueenPins at Parkside Lounge
• Jake McKelvie & the Countertops, Evan Panzer, Jess Yaffa at Pete's Candy Store
• Michael Hill Trio at Terra Blues
• Doc/Bryan Band at Terra Blues

New Colossus Festival:

• Heaven Slight, Hongza, Wind Mile, Hiçamahiç, smalltalk, Kestrels, s k y m e n d e r at Arlene's Grocery
• Velveteen, Bleary Eyed, Dutch Mustard, Mahogany, Prism Shores, Autobahn at Arlene's Grocery
• Humdrum, Daydream Twins, Flowers for the Dead, Holiem, Matching Outfits, shishi, No Waves, Ready Atlantic at Baker Falls
• Barber for the Queen, el Culto Casero, Mengers, War Iguana, los Petardos!, Mirage, las Petunias at Baker Falls
• Sundog, Marry Cherry, Kingdom of Birds, the Fiends, Ivy Flindt, Lupina, Loviet, Eyas at Berlin
• Prostitute, Mould, Laure Lee & the Jettes, Camp Blu, Panik Flower at Berlin
• Coatie Pop, Bestial Mouths, Flawless Issues, Silent Mass, Genre Is Death at the Bowery Electric
• Delivery, Bakers Eddy, Ginger Winn, Dabiela Pes at Drom
• Grocer, Yndling, Mall Girl, Most Likely Marlin, Sofi O at Nublu Classic
• Truck Violence, the OBGMs, Bibi Club, Last Waltzon, Cootie Catcher,  Laughing, Nora Kelly Band at Pianos Showroom
• Prostitute, Test Plan, Peer Pressure, Laura Lee & the Jettes, Snoozer, Big Fat Head, Gewalt, Touchdown Jesus at Pianos Showroom
• Joe & the Sh*tboys, Pons, Bucket, Shitfire, You Said Strange, Barber for the Queen, the Jump Cuts, People in the Daytime at Pianos Upstairs
• Kingdom of Birds, Olga, Lovier, Rosier at Pianos Upstairs
• Wax Jaw, Snoozer, Hachiku, Akai Solo, Primer, REW, Elijah Kessler at Sour Mouse

Stephin Merritt of the Magnetic Fields at the Better Days: A Tribute to Marianne Faithfull concert at City Winery NYC on March 4 (photograph by Sunni Fuller)

Eszter Ballint at the Better Days: A Tribute to Marianne Faithfull concert at City Winery NYC on March 4

Tammy Faye Starlite at the Better Days: A Tribute to Marianne Faithfull concert at City Winery NYC on March 4

Binky Griptite at the Better Days: A Tribute to Marianne Faithfull concert at City Winery NYC on March 4

Sunday, March 9

• Zhou Shen at Barclays Center
• Stéphane Wrembel at Barbès
• Stella Bridie at Night Club 101
• Sunday School w. Binky Griptite at the Bitter End
• The Irish Seisiún at the 11th St. Bar
• Milo Z at the Red Lion
• The Pioneers at Terra Blues
• Samoa Wilson (acoustic) at Terra Blues

New Colossus Festival:

• Hachiku, Flawless Issues, Cusp, Bibi Club, Dutch Mustard, Dictator. World News at Arlene's Grocery
• You Said Strange, Camp Blu. Basht., Personal Trainer, Delivery, Sterling Press at Arlene's Grocery
• Ballus. Whisper Doll, Basht., stockdale, Outer shapes, diet lemon, Theo Bleak, Fine Food Market at Baker Falls
• Blythe, Bucket, 12090 A.D., Olga, Black Bordello, Last Waltson, Peer Pleasure at Baker Falls
• Sodakill, Sundog, Tetsuians, World News, Shady Baby, Arly Scott at Pianos Showroom
• Winkler, Dives, SunDog, wyldest, Them Flying Machines, Nora Kelly Band, Wax Jaw, Listener 555 at Pianos Showroom
• Cootie Catcher, Los Petardos!, Shady Baby, Sterling Press, Disputer, Atalhos, Flame Parade at Pianos Upstairs
• Them Flying Machines, s k y m e n d e r, Kastrels, Fine Food Market at Pianos Upstairs

Felice Rosser of Faith NYC at the Better Days: A Tribute to Marianne Faithfull concert at City Winery NYC on March 4

Fiona McBain at the Better Days: A Tribute to Marianne Faithfull concert at City Winery NYC on March 4

Ben Fields at the Better Days: A Tribute to Marianne Faithfull concert at City Winery NYC on March 4

Musical director J.C. Hopkins at the Better Days: A Tribute to Marianne Faithfull concert at City Winery NYC on March 4

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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 March calendar.