Going-Out Guide to Great Live Music This Week in the NYC Area

The Black Keys, photographed above at Love Rocks NYC at the Beacon Theatre in 2024, will headline at Forest Hills Stadium this coming 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 40+ 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.

Guster at the Rooftop at Pier 17 on August 4

The Mountain Goats at the Rooftop at Pier 17 on August 4

NewDad at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on August 6

Cardinal Black (acoustic) at Rough Trade Below on August 5 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

Monday, August 11

• Katy Perry, Rebecca Black at Madison Square Garden
• Tanner Usrey at Mercury Lounge
• Rev. Vince Anderson & the Love Choir at Union Pool
• 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

The Fray at the Rooftop at Pier 17 on August 5

The Strike at the Rooftop at Pier 17 on August 5

Landon Barker at the Rooftop at Pier 17 on August 5

Ted Leo at Summer Thunder at Union Pool on August 3

Tuesday, August 12

• Chris Brown, Summer Walker, Bryson Tiller at MetLife Stadium
• Jackson Browne at the Beacon Theatre
• Rob Thomas, A Great Big World at the Rooftop at Pier 17
• Death Cab for Cutie, American Analog Set at Brooklyn Paramount
• Elsa y Elmar, Vale at the Bowery Ballroom
• Ozomatli at Sony Hall
• Grace Bowers at Baby's All Right
• Murphy's Law, No Redeeming Social Value aboard the Cosmo
• Milo Z at the Red Lion
• Pete Mancini & Hillside Airmen, Suzanne & Richard Hockstein, John Dorney at the Bitter End
• The Bakersfield Breakers at the 11th St. Bar
• SaRon Crenshaw (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• T Blues Band w. Bobby Bryan & Clarence Spady at Terra Blues
• Mona's Tuesday Night Hot Jazz at Mona's
• NY Blues Rockets at Sour Mouse NYC

Meadowgrass at the Bright Eye Beer Company on August 3 (photograph by David Sussman)

Matt Kelley at Arlene's Grocery on August 4

Kya Cafero at Arlene's Grocery on August 4

SoulCake at Otto's Shrunken Head on August 3 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

Wednesday, August 13

• Chris Brown, Summer Walker, Bryson Tiller at MetLife Stadium
• The Black Keys, Gary Clark Jr. at Forest Hills Stadium
• Jackson Browne at the Beacon Theatre
• Cody Jinks, Shane Smith & the Saints at the Rooftop at Pier 17
• Grace Vanderwaal at Hudson Yards Public Square and Gardens
• Vincent Neil Emerson, Kassi Valazza at the Bowery Ballroom
• Titus Andronicus, Teenage Halloween at Elsewhere
• Shane Guerrette, Morrissey Boulevard at Mercury Lounge
• Feyleux, Black Rose Burning, Frenchy and the Punk at Berlin
• Eric Johanson, David Julia at Groove
• The Velveteers, Josephine Network, SKORTS at the Sultan Room
• Hubby Jenkins at Terra Blues
• David "Doc" French Band at Terra Blues

Rebelmatic at Rock against Racism in Tompkins Square Park on August 3

Ricanstruction at Rock against Racism in Tompkins Square Park on August 3

Future Strangers at Rock against Racism in Tompkins Square Park on August 3

Frida Kill at Rock against Racism in Tompkins Square Park on August 3

Thursday, August 14

• Katy Perry, Rebecca Black at Prudential Center
• Fitz and the Tantrums, Neal Francis, Snacktime at the Rooftop at Pier 17
• FERG, Hunter Bdm, TGUT & Friends at Marcus Garvey Park
• Donavon Frankenreiter, Christina Holmes at the Rockaway Hotel
• Eyehategod, Crowbar aboard the Liberty Belle
• Clipping., Cooling Prongs, Fatboi Sharif at Elsewhere Hall
• The National Parks at le Poisson Rouge
• Babe Rainbow, THiQ at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Penelope Road, Tyler Ballgame at the Bowery Ballroom
• Ramirez, Jason Joshua, Soulzay at the Gramercy Theatre
• Solomon Hicks at Broadway Plaza
• Morgan James at Dizzy's Club
• Brandon "Taz" Niederauer at Mercury Lounge
• Leah Tash Band, Rat City Sunrise at the 11th St. Bar
• Hubby Jenkins at Terra Blues
• Seydurah Avecmoi Band at Terra Blues

L.O.T.I.O.N. Multinational Corporation at Rock against Racism in Tompkins Square Park on August 2

dollhouse at Rock against Racism at Tompkins Square Park on August 2

Pure Terror at Rock Against Racism at Tompkins Square Park on August 2

Kid Java at the National Night Out against Crime on East Broadway on August 5 (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 August calendar.