End April with Awesome Live Music in NYC

Charli XCX, photographed above at Governors Ball 2017, will headline four nights at Barclays Center starting this Wednesday

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 70+ 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. 

Machine Head headlined Brooklyn Paramount on April 23

In Flames at Brooklyn Paramount on April 23

Lacuna Coil at Brooklyn Paramount on April 23

Unearth at Brooklyn Paramount on April 23

Monday, April 28

• MJ Lenderman & the Wind, Joanna Sternberg at Brooklyn Steel
• Visions of Atlantis at the Meadows
• Swept Away Broadway Reunion Concert at the Bowery Ballroom
• Chiodos, Hawthorne Heights, Emmure, the Callous Daoboys at Webster Hall
• Graham Parker (solo), James Mastro at City Winery NYC
• Fancy Hagood, Abbey Cone at Baby's All Right
• Zoh Amba at le Poisson Rouge
• Rev. Vince Anderson & the Love Choir at Union Pool
• Jack Grace Band at Skinny Dennis
• T Blues Band w. Junior Mack & Michael Hill at Terra Blues
• David "Doc" French (acoustic) 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

Bartees Strange at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on April 26 (photograph by Ehud Lazin)

Lez Zeppelin at the Gramercy Theatre on April 26 (photograph by Ehud Lazin)

The Wild Feathers at the Sultan Room on April 25

Nathan Graham at the Sultan Room on April 25

Tuesday, April 29

• Passion Pit at Deluxx Fluxx
• Deva Premal and Miten at the Town Hall
• MJ Lenderman & the Wind, This Is Lorelei at Brooklyn Steel
• The Cavemen. at Irving Plaza
• Sam MacPherson at the Bowery Ballroom
• The English Beat at City Winery NYC
• Dave Hill at le Poisson Rouge
• Daniel Kleederman (solo), Belle-Skinner, Juno Roome at Union Pool
• aron! at the Speakeasy at the Gin Mill
• James Maddock at the 11th St. Bar
• The Other Planets, Pete Mancini & the Hillside Airmen at Skinny Dennis
• Torture and the Desert Spiders at Baker Falls
• SaRon Crenshaw (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• Seydurah Avecmoi Band at Terra Blues
• NY Blues Rockets at Sour Mouse NYC

Magic Sword at Elsewhere Hall on April 26

Starbenders at Elsewhere Hall on April 26

Mega Ran at Elsewhere Hall on April 26

Ski Aggu at Elsewhere Zone One om April 26

Wednesday, April 30

• Charlie XCX, Finn Keane at Barclays Center
• Passion Pit at Deluxx Fluxx
• Samara Joy at Carnegie Hall
• MJ Lenderman & the Wind, Nap Eyes at Brooklyn Steel
• Restless Road, Kelsey Hart at Irving Plaza
• Capstan, Colorblind, True North, Not Enough Space at the Meadows
• Rachel Platten, Ben Abraham, Jojo Dodge at the Gramercy Theatre
• Lambrini Girls, Party Dozen at the Bowery Ballroom
• The English Beat, Jade Bird, Fantastic Cat at City Winery NYC
• Martha Wainwright at le Poisson Rouge
• Corbin, LUCY (Cooper B. Handy) at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Miya Folick, Olivia Kaplan at the Hall at Elsewhere
• Book/Spirit, the Broken Vinyls, Poor York at Berlin
• Adam Lytle, Miles Hewitt, Kyle Avallone at the Sultan Room
• Fly Anakin at Rough Trade NYC
• Eli Bridges, New Moon Acoustic Blues at the 11th St. Bar
• Mulebone at the Ear Inn
• Justin Howl at Terra Blues
• Junior Mack Band at Terra Blues
• Charlie Sub & Sound Dogs at Ethyl's Alcohol & Food

Kevin Kaarl at Terminal 5 on April 24 (photograph by Rosario Rodriguez)

The Terrapin Family Band at Brooklyn Bowl on April 26 (photograph by David Sussman) 

Alo at Brooklyn Bowl on April 26 (photograph by David Sussman)

Bluegrass Wednesdays at Mathilde on April 23 (photograph by David Sussman)

Thursday, May 1

• Charli XCX, Finn Keane at Barclays Center
• Elderbrook, le Youth, Jerro at the Rooftop at Pier 17
• Dying Fetus, Cradle of Filth, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Ne Obliviscaris, Undeath, Vomit Forth, Corpse Pile at Palladium Times Square
• Zach Top, Jack Worthington at Terminal 5
• The Damned, the Bellrays at White Eagle Hall
• BADBADNOTGOOD, Baby Rose at the Knockdown Center
• High Vis, Militarie Gun, Pissed Jeans, Age of Apocalypse at Warsaw
• Hope Tala at Irving Plaza
• Fox Stevenson, Yue at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Brenn!, Asiris at the Bowery Ballroom
• Mac Sabbath, Guttermouth, Flummox at le Poisson Rouge
• Obscura, Atheist, Origin, Decrepit Birth, Fractal Universe at the Gramercy Theatre
• Palmyra, Joseph Terrell at Mercury Lounge
• Wine Lips, the Thing at Mercury Lounge
• Gates to Hell at Rough Trade NYC
• Lowertown at Night Club 101
• Sanford at the 11th St. Bar
• Michael Hill (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• Clarence Spady Band at Terra Blues
• Days of Wild at the Red Lion
• Charlie Sub & the Sound Dogs at Ethyl's

Jeanette Berry at Groove on April 24 (photograph by Megan Cahill)

Strange Majik at Catalyst Records on April 25

New Moon Acoustic Blues at Fred's Dog House on April 26 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

The 11th St. Bar Quintet at the 11th St. Bar on April 21 (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 April and May calendars.