Rock the Week with Excellent Live Music in NYC

Orville Peck, photographed above at the Brooklyn Paramount in October 2024, is currently starring in the Broadway revival of Cabaret; he will perform a stripped-down performance tonight at Baby's All Right

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 80+ live music events in the New York City area this week. Contact the venue or the artists' social media to confirm ticket availability, show times, location and directions, age restrictions, COVID compliance, and other updates.

Shakira headlined MetLife Stadium on May 16 and was joined by Rauw Alejandro for one song; Alejandro will begin a three-night residency at Barclays Center tonight (photograph by Marco Perretta)

Fontaines D.C. at the Hammerstein Ballroom on May 17

Jadu Heart at the Hammerstein Ballroom on May 17

The Dandy Warhols at the Bowery Ballroom on May 17

Monday, May 19

• Rauw Alejandro at Barclays Center
• Tedeschi Trucks Band, Buddy Guy at the Beacon Theatre
• Orville Peck at Baby’s All Right
• Dee Dee Bridgewater & Bill Charlap at 92nd St Y
• Biig Piig, Talia Goddess at the Bowery Ballroom
• José James at the Blue Note
• Shamir at Rough Trade Below
• Steve Conte, the Rattlers, Jiro, deerfrance, Labretta Suede & the Motel Six, the Rymans at the Bowery Electric
• Matt Basile at Cowgirl Seahorse
• Rev. Vince Anderson & the Love Choir at Union Pool
• The T Blues Band w. Junior Mack & Bobby Bryan at Terra Blues
• David "Doc" French (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• Allen Gogarty at the Red Lion
• 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

Amyl and the Sniffers at the Rooftop at Pier 17 on May 15

Sheer Mag at the Rooftop at Pier 17 on May 15

Nicotine Dolls at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on May 16

Keznamdi at Mercury Lounge on May 12

Tuesday, May 20

• Rauw Alejandro at Barclays Center
• Pierce the Veil, Sleeping with Sirens, Daisy Grenade at Madison Square Garden
• Tedeschi Trucks Band, Buddy Guy at the Beacon Theatre
• The Chainsmokers at the Edge
• Passion Pit at Deluxx Fluxx
• Superheaven, Glare, Spy, Prize Horse at Brooklyn Steel
• Chloe Moriando, Sex Week at the Bowery Ballroom
• Livingston, Braden Bales at Webster Hall
• Andra Day at Cipriani 42nd Street
• LU KALA at the Gramercy Theatre
• José James at the Blue Note
• Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers at Baby's All Right
• Arm’s Length (acoustic) at Rough Trade Below
• Matthew Logan Vasquez, Jacob Alan Jaeger at Mercury Lounge
• Naomi Westwater at the Community Boutique & Cafe
• Tamar Korn & a Kornucopia at Barbès        
• Bubble at Pete's Candy Store
• Steak at the 11th St. Bar
• Heaviness Fell, Blankette, Sophia Rogers, Them Theys at Arlene's Grocery
• SaRon Crenshaw (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• Clarence Spady Band at Terra Blues

Ministry at Brooklyn Paramount on May 16

My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult at Brooklyn Paramount on May 16

Die Krupps at Brooklyn Paramount on May 16

Comet at Mercury Lounge on May 17

Wednesday, May 21

• Rauw Alejandro at Barclays Center
• Empire of the Sun, Roi Turbo at Under the K Bridge
• Passion Pit at Deluxx Fluxx
• Guy Manoukian at Brooklyn Paramount      
• Peter Bjorn and John, Josephine Network at Irving Plaza
• Matteo Mancuso at Brooklyn Bowl
• Asphyx, Benediction, Black Curse, Horns & Hooves at the Meadows
• Souly Had, Marco Luka at the Gramercy Theatre
• José James at the Blue Note
• Eli Keszler at le Poisson Rouge
• Panik Flower, Yeah Baby, Whisper Doll at Night Club 101
• Ken Pomeroy, Hrishikesh Hirway at Baby's All Right
• Charlotte de Witte at Public Records
• Wyatt Ellis at Cafe Wha?
• John Roberts, Miss Guy at Mercury Lounge
• Naomi Westwater at the Bridge Studio
• Sophie Gault, Robert Cody Maxwell at Skinny Dennis
• Monica Passin at Pangea
• Brian Charette's Music for Organ Sextette at Django
• Bobby Bryan (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• Junior Mack Band at Terra Blues

BØRNS at the Sound Mind Music Festival for Mental Health at Brooklyn Paramount on May 18

American Authors at the Sound Mind Music Festival for Mental Health at Brooklyn Paramount on May 18

Milck at the Sound Mind Music Festival for Mental Health at Brooklyn Paramount on May 18

Matt Goldstein of the Gaia Music Collective at the Sound Mind Music Festival for Mental Health at Brooklyn Paramount on May 18

Jordan Carlos at the Sound Mind Music Festival for Mental Health at Brooklyn Paramount on May 18

Thursday, May 22

• Beyoncé at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford
• Tedeschi Trucks Band, Buddy Guy at the Beacon Theatre
• Peach Pit, Briston Maroney, Bnny at the Rooftop at Pier 17
• James Bay, Hunter Metts at Brooklyn Paramount
• Obituary, Nails, Terror, Spiritworld, Pest Control at Knockdown Center
• TOKiMONSTA at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Bear McCreary, Morgan Sorne at the Gramercy Theatre
• Sunflower Bean, Gift, Birthday Girl at Warsaw
• IDK at the Hall at Elsewhere
• Dei V at Irving Plaza
• Amble, Joe Devito at the Bowery Ballroom
• Midge Ure, Blancmange at Sony Hall
• José James at Rough Trade Below
• José James at the Blue Note
• Paradise Lost, GiGan, Trouble at le Poisson Rouge
• Model/Actriz, AFK at Good Room
• Two Man Giant Squid, Big Bliss, Bodega at Baby's All Right
• Janita at the Bitter End
• LUDOM at Drom
• Light Sweet Crude at the 11th St. Bar
• Gordon Lockwood at Terra Blues
• The T Blues Band w. Bobby Bryan & Kelton Cooper at Terra Blues

The Monday Night Bluegrass Session at Mona's on May 12 (photograph by David Sussman)

Bluegrass Wednesdays at Mathilde on May 14 (photograph by David Sussman)

The Hugh Pool Band at the 11th St. Bar on May 15

Steve Krebs & the Maynard G's at Parkside Lounge on May 17

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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 May calendar.