A Weekend of Superb Live Music in the NYC Area

Blink-182, photographed above at Madison Square Garden in 2023, will headline the second day of the Sea.Hear.Now Festival in Asbury Park this Sunday

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.

Note that the following concerts, originally scheduled for this weekend, are either postponed or canceled.

• Autoheart, Wild Party at Brooklyn Bowl
• Hearts on Fire at Lucinda's

Everynight Charley recommends the following 70+ 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.

Rilo Kiley at the Rooftop at Pier 17 on September 5 (photograph by Ryan Muir)

Natalie Bergman at the Rooftop at Pier 17 on September 5 (photograph by Ryan Muir)

Sierra Ferrell at the Rooftop at Pier 17 on September 8 (photograph by Sabrina Yanez)

Nikki Lane at the Rooftop at Pier 17 on September 8 (photograph by Sabrina Yanez)

Friday, September 12

• Kali Uchis, Thee Sacred Souls at Madison Square Garden
• Anuel AA at Barclays Center
• Swedish House Mafia at Under the K Bridge Park
• Joe Russo's Almost Dead at the Rooftop at Pier 17
• Caamp, Whitney at Radio City Music Hall
• The Boyz at the Theater at Madison Square Garden
• Alison Krauss & Union Station w. Jerry Douglas, Willie Watson at the Beacon Theatre
• Sparks at the Kings Theatre
• Two Friends at SummerStage Central Park
• Spacey Jane, the Belair Lip Bombs at Brooklyn Steel
• He Is Legend, Eyes Set to Kill, Teeth, Downswing at the Meadows
• Judy Collins at Cafe Carlyle
• The Feelies at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Model/Actriz at Warsaw
• Louie TheSinger at the Gramercy Theatre
• Wyclef Jean at the Blue Note
• Big Wild at le Poisson Rouge
• Mdou Moctar, Body Meat, duendita at the Ruins at Knockdown Center
• Daisy the Great, Avsha at the Bowery Ballroom
• Yaya Bey at 99 Scott
• Radio Free Alice at Union Pool
• Wombo, shower curtain at Baby's All Right
• Kassa Overall at Jazz Gallery
• Vacations (solo) at First Unitarian Church
• Peelander Z at Littlefield
• Renny Conti, Hudson Freeman at Night Club 101
• Scotch Mist at the Perelman Performing Arts Stage Lobby Stage
• BL Shirelle at Catalyst Records
• Bobby Bryan Trio at Terra Blues
• SaRon Crenshaw Band at Terra Blues

The Waterboys at Webster Hall on September 6

Anna Tivel at Webster Hall on September 6

Amble at Irving Plaza on September 7 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

Joe DeVito at Irving Plaza on September 7 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

Saturday, September 13

• Sea.Hear.Now Festival: Hozier, LCD Soundsystem, Alabama Shakes, ZZ Top, Remi Wolf, Royel Otis, De La Soul, UB40, Gigi Perez, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Inhaler, Mondo Cozmo, Bumpin Uglies, Not Yer Baby at North Beach
• Willie Nelson & Family, Bob Dylan, Sheryl Crow, Waxahatchee, Madeline Edwards at PNC Bank Arts Center
• Vulfpeck at Madison Square Garden
• Caamp, Whitney at Radio City Music Hall
• Alison Krauss & Union Station w. Jerry Douglas, Willie Watson at the Beacon Theatre
• TV on the Radio, Flying Lotus, Sudan Archives, Moor Mother, Spellling at Under the K Bridge Park
• Joe Russo's Almost Dead at the Rooftop at Pier 17
• Jeff Rosenstock, PUP, Ekko Astral at Brooklyn Paramount
• Two Lanes at Brooklyn Steel
• Judy Collins at Cafe Carlyle
• Jadakiss at Rodney's
• Model/Actriz at Warsaw
• Wyclef Jean at the Blue Note
• Telescreens, ALEXSUCKS, Torture and the Desert Spider at Webster Hall
• Fu Manchu, Year of the Cobra at the Bowery Ballroom
• Nourished by Time, Zsela at Irving Plaza
• Radio Free Alice at Night Club 101
• Radio Free Alice at Rough Trade Below
• The Thing, the Mystery Lights, Skorts at Washington Square Park
• Cab Ellis, Annabelle at Berlin
• Dion Lunadon, the Darts, Cardiel at the Bowery Electric
• None Shall Remain, Treasvre at Mercury Lounge
• Vacations (solo) at First Unitarian Church
• Rob Mazurek & Chad Taylor: Chicago Underground Duo at Public Records
• Kassa Overall at Jazz Gallery
• JT Bowen & the Mighty Kings of Soul at Arthur's Tavern
• Joe Taino Group at Arthur's Tavern
• Doc/Bryan Band at Terra Blues

Stiff Little Fingers at Racket NYC on September 5

The Attack at Racket NYC on September 5

Madi Task hosted the weekly Madi Open Mic at Sugar Mouse on September 7 (photograph by Ira Zadikow)

Morton Millen at the Nashville Songwriter Style Open Mic at Lucinda's on September 7

Sunday, September 14

• Sea.Hear.Now Festival: blink-182, Lenny Kravitz, Sublime, Public Enemy, TV On The Radio, Spoon, Phantogram, 4 Non Blondes, Hot Mulligan, Mannequin Pussy, Grace Bowers, Landon McNamara, Neal Francis, Surfing for Daisy, the Tide Bends at North Beach
• George Thorogood & the Destroyers, Canyon Lights at the St. George Theatre
• PUP, Jeff Rosenstock at Brooklyn Paramount
• Artem Pivovarov at Brooklyn Steel
• Wyclef Jean at the Blue Note
• Naomi Raine at Irving Plaza
• Spanish Love Songs, Bike Routes, Worlds Greatest Dad at the Bowery Ballroom
• Eilen Jewell at City Winery NYC
• Stéphane Wrembel at Barbes
• 24/7 Spyz, Rebelmatic, Ache, Deadshot, Fulano at the Bowery Electric
• The Klezmatics at Wagner Park
• Franki, MANOÚ, Annika Karody, Izzy Imamura at Arlene's Grocery
• Hubby Jenkins at Terra Blues
• The Pioneers at Terra Blues
• The Irish Seisiún at the 11th St. Bar

Nabihah Iqbal at Tompkins Square Park on September 7

Crazy and the Brains at Tompkins Square Park on September 7

Bubbles at Tompkins Square Park on September 7

Robert Leslie at Tompkins Square Park on September 7

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The Manhattan Beat covers 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 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 September calendar.