Excellent Live Music for Mid-August in NYC

Jackson Browne, photographed above at the John Henry's Friends benefit concert at the Town Hall in 2024, will headline at the Beacon Theatre this Friday and Saturday

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 40+ 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.

TobyMac headlined a K-Love concert at the Beacon Theatre on August 8 (photograph by Diego Brawn/Velasco Visuals)

Jeremy Camp at the Beacon Theatre on August 8 (photograph by Diego Brawn/Velasco Visuals)

Katy Nichole at the Beacon Theatre on August 8 (photograph by Diego Brawn/Velasco Visuals)

Touched at Damrosch Park on August 6

Friday, August 15

• Hugh Jackman at Radio City Music Hall
• Jackson Browne at the Beacon Theatre
• Fruit Bats at the Rockaway Hotel
• Hiatus Kaiyote at Brooklyn Paramount
• H2O, Killing Time, School Drugs, Pool Scum aboard the Liberty Belle
• Vincent Neil Emerson at the Bowery Ballroom
• NTG at the Gramercy Theatre
• Harbour, the Orphan, the Poet at Racket NYC
• Hot 8 Brass Band, FKAjazz at Brooklyn Bowl
• The Armed, Prostitute at le Poisson Rouge
• Sunny Jain’s Wild Wild East, Gamelan Dharma Swara at Bryant Park
• Lydia Night at Baby's All Right
• The Thing, Dead T00th at Baby's All Right
• Morgan James at Dizzy's Club
• Prof. Fuzz 63, Secret Monkey Weekend at Parkside Lounge
• SaRon Crenshaw (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• Junior Mack Band at Terra Blues

Death Cab for Cutie at Brooklyn Paramount on August 10

American Analog Set at Brooklyn Paramount on August 10

King's X at the Gramercy Theatre on August 8

Colossal Street Jam at the Gramercy Theatre on August 8

Saturday, August 16

• Hugh Jackman at Radio City Music Hall
• Jackson Browne at the Beacon Theatre
• 41 & Friends at Terminal 5
• Cults, Rebounder at the Rockaway Hotel
• Jesse & Joy at Brooklyn Paramount
• Nick Hakim at the Lena Horne Bandshell in Prospect Park
• Blues BBQ Festival: Blackburn Brothers, Seydurah Avecmoi, Dawn Tyler Watson, Jonathan Kalb, C.J. Chenier & the Red Hot Louisiana Band, Nikki Hill, Jimmy Hill and the Allstarz, Ivy Ford at Pier 76
• Jake Scott, MaRynn Taylor at the Gramercy Theatre
• Creepoid, Knifeplay, Punchlove, High. at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Tinsley Ellis at the Iridium
• Marissa Nadler at Rough Trade Below
• Eric Roberson at City Winery NYC
• John R. Miller & Tommy Prine at Littlefield
• Pinc Louds, partygirl at le Poisson Rouge
• Strange Majik at Arthur’s Tavern
• Joe Taino Group at Arthur's Tavern
• Squirrels from Hell at Pete's Candy Store
• David "Doc" French Trio at Terra Blues
• SaRon Crenshaw Band at Terra Blues

Cardinal Black at the Gramercy Theatre on August 6

Surfing for Daisy at the Gramercy Theatre on August 6

Tom Jenkins at the Gramercy Theatre on August 6

Neon Kross at The Red Party at Mercury Lounge on August 9

Sunday, August 17

• Beres Hammond & Friends at the Coney Island Amphitheater
• Caloncho, Daniel, Me Estas Matando at Brooklyn Paramount
• Marcos Valle at the Rockaway Hotel
• Attack Attack!, Savage Hands, Versus Me at Racket NYC
• Asleep at the Wheel, the Shootouts at City Winery NYC
• Carver Commodore, Abbie Roper at Mercury Lounge
• The Hipp Pipps, Roy Wilson & Laura Palmer, Del Judas at Otto's Shrunken Head
• Samoa Wilson (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• The Pioneers at Terra Blues
• The Irish Seisiún at the 11th St. Bar

Dion Lunadon at Tompkins Square Park on August 9

Dead T00th at Tompkins Square Park on August 9

The Record Players NYC at Arlene's Grocery on August 7 (photograph by Ray Brizzi)

Otto's Wednesday Open Mic with (left to right) Johnny A, Jonathan Larisch, Kaitlyn Davis and JD Donohue at Otto's Shrunken Head on August 6 (photograph by Ira Zadikow)

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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 August calendar.