Start May with Lots of Cool Live Music in the NYC Area

The Avett Brothers, photographed above at the Kings Theatre in 2022, will headline at the Capitol Theatre tonight and tomorrow night

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

MJ Lenderman & the Wind at Brooklyn Steel on April 28 (photograph by Ehud Lazin)

Vieux Farka Touré at Brooklyn Bowl on April 25

Restless Road at Irving Plaza on April 30 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

Kelsey Hart at Irving Plaza on April 30 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

Friday, May 2

• Rema at Madison Square Garden
• DDT at the Theater at Madison Square Garden
• Elderbrook, le Youth, Jerro at the Rooftop at Pier 17
• The Avett Brothers at the Capitol Theatre
• Arch Enemy, Fit for an Autopsy, Baest, Thrown into Exile at Palladium Times Square
• Sharon Van Etten & the Attachment Theory, Love Spells at Brooklyn Steel
• Alison Moyet at Webster Hall
• The Bloody Beetroots, Jacknife at Webster Hall
• Pussy Riot, margø at the Hall at Elsewhere
• Fcukers, Voyeur at Warsaw
• Dark Force Fest: The Birthday Massacre, Suicide Commando, Dead on a Sunday, the Genitorturers, Rosegarden Funeral Party, Beborn Beton, Essenger, genCAB, Frenchy and the Punk at the Sheraton Parsippany
• Dreamer Isioma, Ivri at the Bowery Ballroom
• Anderson East at Baby's All Right
• Kim Gordon at Pioneer Works
• Soulshot w. Duke Robillard and Andy Bassford at the Iridium
• Indian Ocean at Racket NYC
• Nolan Taylor, the Hill Country Devil at Mercury Lounge
• Wine Lips, the Thing at Mercury Lounge
• Bodega, Native Sun, T.V.O.D., Tilt at Washington Square Park
• Lydia Lunch Retrovirus, Tim Dahl, Kevin Shea, Timo Ellis at Gold Sounds
• Lookers, Tami Hart, Asher White, Babas at Union Pool
• Hiding Places, Captain Tallen & the Benevolent Entities, Travess at Cassette
• The National Reserve at Skinny Dennis
• Voodini, James Cook & Co., Wexwax at Otto's Shrunken Head
• David "Doc" French Trio at Terra Blues
• Junior Mack Band at Terra Blues

The Blue Stones at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on April 27

The Darcys at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on April 27

The Lambrini Girls at the Bowery Ballroom on April 30

Party Dozen at the Bowery Ballroom on April 30

Saturday, May 3

• Charli XCX, Finn Keane at Barclays Center
• Ivan Cornejo at Radio City Music Hall
• The Avett Brothers at the Capitol Theatre
• Elderbrook, le Youth, Jerro at the Rooftop at Pier 17
• Sharon Van Etten & the Attachment Theory, Love Spells at Brooklyn Steel
• Saint Motel, Stolen Gin at Brooklyn Paramount      
• Duki at the Theater at Madison Square Garden
• Harry Mack at Terminal 5
• George Clanton, Neggy Gemmy at Webster Hall
• Twin Tribes, Chameleons, Vandal Moon at Warsaw
• Bob Mould Band, J. Robbins (band) at le Poisson Rouge
• North Star Boys at the Gramercy Theatre
• Dark Force Fest: Orgy, Aesthetic Perfection, Amelia Arsenic, Razed in Black, Dancing Plague, [:SITD:], Occults, Haujobb, Panic Priest, TRAITRS, Rorschach Test, FLESH FIELD, Everything Goes Cold, Contracult, Whorticulture at the Sheraton Parsippany
• Venjent, Oktae at Racket NYC
• The Skatalites, Top Shotta Band w. Screechy Dan at Brooklyn Bowl
• Jane Remover, dazegxd, d0llywood1 at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Saya Gray at the Bowery Ballroom
• Alaina Stacey, Madeleine Kelson at Cafe Wha?
• Love Spells, Leonia at Union Pool
• Twangstock: The Serpentones, Strange but Surf, Agent Octopus, the Vivisectors, Drip 2.0, Cupid's Nemesis, Cha Cha Boom at Otto's Shrunken Head
• Nathan Xander at Skinny Dennis
• JT Bowen & the Mighty Kings of Soul at Arthur's Tavern
• Bobby Bryan Trio at Terra Blues
• SaRon Crenshaw Band at Terra Blues

Graham Parker at City Winery NYC on April 28

James Mastro of the Bongos at City Winery NYC on April 28

Willie Nile at the Bowery Electric on April 27 (photograph by Bob Wolper)

James Maddock at the 11th St. Bar on April 29

Sunday, May 4

• Charli XCX, Finn Keane at Barclays Center
• Ivan Cornejo at Radio City Music Hall
• Arcade Fire at Brooklyn Paramount
• Morganshtern at Terminal 5
• Allie X, Baby Bugs at Webster Hall
• Jacob Banks at Irving Plaza
• Amy Irving and the Goolis Orchestra at City Winery NYC
• Magos Herrera at Resnick Education Wing at Carnegie Hall
• Saya Gray at the Bowery Ballroom
• Shane Smith, Nightwife at Union Pool Front Bar
• Dark Force Fest: Covenant, Seraphim Shock, Funker Vogt, Circuit Preacher, Calabrese, Corbeau Hangs, Klutae, Die Sexual, God Module, Project .44, NYXX at the Sheraton Parsippany
• Sworn Enemy, Silence Equals Death, Brass Knuckle Brigade, Redwoods, Life of Deceit, No Comply at the Bowery Electric
• Frida Kills, Rebelmatic, Adixion, Mark Dillon & the Roots Revival, Ricanstruction, Carlos the Chords at Tompkins Square Park
• Esther Rose at Rough Trade Below
• Twangstock: The Lonesome Dave Fisher Trio, James Cook & Co., Alien-Surfdogs, the Timesurfers, Pass the Poi at Otto's Shrunken Head
• Jeff Slate’s Weekend Wilburys at Cafe Wha?
• Gringo Star, Knight Shades, Brother Reverend at Berlin
• Jade Lemac, Sydney Ross Mitchell, Georgie Najar at Elsewhere Zone One
• Stéphane Wrembel at Barbès
• Smith & Sasha Dobson at Pete's Candy Store
• Kyle Morgan, Leah Tash at the Scratcher
• Hubby Jenkins at Terra Blues
• The Pioneers at Terra Blues
• The Irish Seisiún at the 11th St. Bar

Martha Wainwright at le Poisson Rouge on April 30 (photograph by Ehud Lazin)

Monday Night Bluegrass Sessions at Mona's on April 28

The Endless Party presented A Tribute to Walter Lure, featuring songs and various members of Lure's band, the Waldos, at the Parkside Lounge on April 26

The 11th St. Bar Quintet at the 11th St. Bar on April 28 (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 May calendar.