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Monday, April 7, 2025

Seven Nights of Big Live Music in NYC This Week

The Hives, photographed above at the Kings Theatre in 2024, will headline the fourth-annual Indieplaza music festival at Rockefeller Plaza this coming Record Store Day, April 12; admission is free and bands begin performing at noon
The Hives, photographed above at the Kings Theatre in 2024, will headline the fourth-annual Indieplaza music festival at Rockefeller Plaza this coming Record Store Day, April 12; admission is free and bands begin performing at noon

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 100+ 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.

Frog at the Bowery Ballroom on April 3
Frog headlined at the Bowery Ballroom on April 3
The Pom Pom Squad at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on April 4
The Pom Pom Squad at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on April 4

Monday, April 7

  • Davido at the Bowery Ballroom
  • While She Sleeps, Bury Tomorrow, Vended at Irving Plaza
  • Big Wreck, the Band Feel at the Gramercy Theatre
  • Hiromi's Sonicwonder at the Blue Note
  • Vastum, Goetia at the Wood Shop
  • Clem Snide, Abe Partridge at ​Mercury Lounge
  • Rev. Vince Anderson & the Love Choir at Union Pool
  • Sydney Dalessi, Mallaigh Ashton, Caitlin Gilroy, April Gloom at Purgatory
  • Izzy Raye, Freyja, Madeleine McQueen, Mer Marcum at Arlene's Grocery
  • T Blues Band w. Junior Mack & SaRon Crenshaw 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

Hannah Cohen at Rough Trade NYC on April 4
Hannah Cohen at Rough Trade NYC on April 4
Bella White at Mercury Lounge on April 5 (photograph  by David Sussman)
Bella White at Mercury Lounge on April 5 (photograph  by David Sussman)

Tuesday, April 8

  • Snow Patrol, Sorcha Richardson at Brooklyn Paramount
  • The War & Treaty, Tiera Kennedy at Irving Plaza
  • YTB Fatt, Fox BD, Trap Dickey, Screwly G, HoodTrophy Bino at the Gramercy Theatre
  • Daryl Johns at the Bowery Ballroom
  • Thunder Jackson at Baby's All Right
  • Bridget Everett & the Tender Moments at Joe's Pub
  • Zebedee, Autodrone at Mercury Lounge
  • The Leah Tash Band, the Andrew Sheron Band at the 11th St. Bar
  • Lady Di Mega Diva, NOTNORTH, the cliips, Corey Quinn at Arlene's Grocery
  • SaRon Crenshaw (acoustic) at Terra Blues
  • Bobby Bryan Band at Terra Blues
  • Torture and the Desert Spiders at Baker Falls
  • NY Blues Rockets at Sour Mouse NYC
Stanley Jordan Plays Dead at the Bitter End on April 5 (photograph by David Sussman)
Stanley Jordan Plays the Dead at the Bitter End on April 5 (photograph by David Sussman)
Andy Falco & Michael "the Bull" at the Bitter End on March 31 (photograph by David Sussman)
Andy Falco & Michael "the Bull" LoBue at the Bitter End on March 31 (photograph by David Sussman)

Wednesday, April 9

  • Deftones, the Mars Volta, Fleshwater at Madison Square Garden
  • Barry Manilow at Radio City Music Hall
  • Justin Furstenfeld at Zankel Hall
  • 8Turn at the Town Hall
  • Mark Hoppus at Brooklyn Paramount
  • Stephan Moccio at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
  • The Spits, Dirty Fences, Pyrex at Xanadu
  • Jay Aston’s Gene Loves Jezebel, Slim Jim Phantom, Belouis Some at Sony Hall
  • FACS, Activity, Blank Account at TV Eye
  • Gruff Rhys (solo) at le Poisson Rouge
  • Bridget Everett & the Tender Moments at Joe's Pub
  • The Christine Santelli Trio at the Ear Inn
  • Ripple AllStars at the Bitter End
  • Junior Mack (acoustic) at Terra Blues
  • T Blues Band w. Kelton Cooper & David "Doc" French at Terra Blues
Bushwick's Dead at Brooklyn Bowl on April 6
Bushwick's Dead at Brooklyn Bowl on April 6
Rama at the Shrine World Music Venue on April 4 (photograph by Seth Okrend)
Rama at the Shrine World Music Venue on April 4 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

Thursday, April 10

  • Mary J. Blige, Ne-Yo, Mario at Madison Square Garden
  • Barry Manilow at Radio City Music Hall
  • Melissa Etheridge at the Capitol Theatre
  • Dwight Yoakam, the Mavericks at the Beacon Theatre
  • Johnnyswim, Micah Edwards at the Town Hall
  • Franz Ferdinand, Telescreens at Brooklyn Paramount
  • Mogwai, Brainiac, Ye Gods at Brooklyn Steel
  • Maddie & Tae, Just Jayne at Irving Plaza
  • Maoli at Webster Hall
  • Anxious, Ultra Q, Stateside at the Bowery Ballroom
  • Pity Party (Girls Club), Foxtide, Scotch Mist at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
  • Michigan Rattlers at Drom
  • Marlon Williams at National Sawdust
  • Gary Bartz at le Poisson Rouge
  • Nanpa Basico at Racket NYC
  • Nektar, the Paul Bielatowicz Band at the Iridium
  • Taylor Mac at Pangea Cabaret Room
  • Anupam Shobhakar at Joe's Pub
  • Teddy & the Roughriders at Skinny Dennis
  • Slow Joy, Flycatcher, NYM, Daze at Trans-Pecos
  • Ours at the Bowery Electric
  • John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band at the Cutting Room
  • Rachael Sage & the Sequins, Jess Klein at the Bitter End
  • Miss Maybell & the Ragtime Romeos at Barbès
  • Michael Hill (acoustic) at Terra Blues
  • Clarence Spady Band at Terra Blues
Andy Statman joined the weekly Bluegrass Wednesdays at Mathilde on April 2
Andy Statman joined the weekly Bluegrass Wednesdays at Mathilde on April 2 (photograph by David Sussman)
Donna the Buffalo at Sony Hall on April 4 (photograph by David Sussman)
Donna the Buffalo at Sony Hall on April 4 (photograph by David Sussman)

Friday, April 11

  • Stanley Clarke at City Winery NYC
  • Vybes Kartel at Barclays Center
  • Barry Manilow at Radio City Music Hall
  • Alessia Cara at Brooklyn Paramount
  • Caravan Palace, Zayka at Brooklyn Steel
  • Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra at Zankel Hall
  • Tony Trischka's Earljam at Symphony Space
  • The Record Company, Cristina Vane at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
  • Marc Scibilia at Irving Plaza
  • Bear Vs. Shark, Snowing, Sharkswimmer at Warsaw
  • John Splithoff, Evann Mcintosh at Racket NYC
  • Raul Midon at the Iridium
  • Scowl, Phantasia at Night Club 101
  • Maria Lane, Emily Pandal, Leah Jane at Our Wicked Lady Rooftop
  • L'Rain, Armand Hammer, Ohyung at 99 Scott
  • Bridget Everett & the Tender Moments at Joe's Pub
  • The Soul Experience w. Corey Glover at the Loft at City Winery
  • The National Reserve at Skinny Dennis
  • Colatura, Laveda, Wetsuit at Baby's All Right
  • Vakili Band, San Pedro Allstars at Berlin
  • Claire Nichols, Honeycrush, Chris Eichlin, We're from Antarctica at Hart Bar
  • Michael Hill Trio at Terra Blues
  • SaRon Crenshaw Band at Terra Blues
  • Blu Anxxiety, Blood Handsome, Midnightchoir at Alphaville
  • Red Vox, JT Curtis at Baker Falls
  • Kolker at the Bitter End

The Fireside Collective at Hill Country Barbecue Market on April 1 (photograph by David Sussman)
The Fireside Collective at Hill Country Barbecue Market on April 1 (photograph by David Sussman)

Saturday, April 12 Passover

  • Indieplaza: Hives, Scowl, clipping., Pachyman, Zsela, Lifeguard, Slippers at Rockefeller Plaza
  • Crown of Thornz, Bayway, Shattered Realm, Chain Gang, Newcomer, Knuckle Sandwich, Farsight, F.A.C.A., Shoot Da 5 at the Meadows
  • Vybes Kartel at Barclays Center
  • Barry Manilow at Radio City Music Hall
  • Dawes, Michigander (duo) at the Beacon Theatre
  • Explosions in the Sky, múm, Mabe Fratti, They Are Gutting a Body of Water, upsammy, Diles Que No Me Maten at the ​Knockdown Center
  • half-alive, the Walters, mehro at Brooklyn Paramount
  • Dean Lewis, Henry Moodie at Brooklyn Steel
  • Chelsea Grin, Shadow of Intent, Signs of the Swarm, Disembodied Tyrant at ​Irving Plaza
  • Spin Doctors, Gideon King & City Blog at Brooklyn Bowl
  • Yeek at Elsewhere
  • Mercury Rev at National Sawdust
  • Lola Kirke, Catherine Cohen at the Bowery Ballroom
  • John Grant at Roulette Intermedium
  • Chase Petra, Small Crush, Sorry Mom at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
  • Victor Wooten and the Wooten Brothers at Sony Hall
  • Dalton & the Sheriffs at Racket NYC
  • Vlad Holiday at Public Records
  • Color Green, the Josephine Network, Patton Magee at Union Pool
  • GIFTSHOP, Hazel Gaze, Glitter Etiquette, Colorjoy at Arlene's Grocery
  • Softee, Blak Emoji, R O N I at Baker Falls
  • Hazmat Modine at Terra Blues
  • Vic Thrill at Pete's Candy Store
  • Rob Mastrianni at the Bitter End
  • Junior Mack Band at Terra Blues

Sheriff Bob’s Goodtime Jam at the Gray Mare on April 1 (photograph by David Sussman)
Sheriff Bob’s Goodtime Jam at the Gray Mare on April 1 (photograph by David Sussman)

Sunday, April 13

  • Barry Manilow at Radio City Music Hall
  • Omar Courtz at Brooklyn Paramount
  • Tamino, plus at Brooklyn Steel
  • Daniel Seavey, sombr, Kylekelly at Irving Plaza
  • Belphegor, Arkona, Hate, Vale of Pnath at the Gramercy Theatre
  • Hayes Carll & Corb Lund at City Winery NYC
  • Ashley Monroe, Striking Matches at Baby's All Right
  • Kristina Train, Thayer Sarrano at the Sultan Room
  • Leftover Crack at Bar Freda
  • The Irish Seisiún at the 11th St. Bar
  • Hubby Jenkins at Terra Blues
  • Cryogeyser, MX Lonely at Baby's All Right
  • The Pioneers at Terra Blues
  • Allen Gogarty at the Red Lion

Sam Brown's Hearts on Fire at Desert 5 Spot on April 3 (photograph by David Sussman)
Sam Brown's Hearts on Fire at Desert 5 Spot on April 3 (photograph by David Sussman)

New Moon Acoustic Blues at the Rum House on April 3 (photograph by Seth Okrend)
New Moon Acoustic Blues at the Rum House on April 3 (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 calendar.

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