A Weekend of Great Live Music Choices in NYC

My Morning Jacket, photographed above at the Beacon Theatre in 2023, will headline at Brooklyn Paramount on 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 80+ 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.

The Psychedelic Furs headlined the Paramount in Huntington on October 11

Gary Numan at the Paramount on October 11

The Cult as Death Cult at the Gramercy Theatre on October 12

Patriarchy performed a dj set at the Gramercy Theatre on October 12

Friday, October 17

• Sam Smith, Sienna Spiro at Warsaw
• My Morning Jacket, Balthvs at Brooklyn Paramount
• Bridget Everett at the Beacon Theatre
• Grizzly Bear, Chanel Beads at Brooklyn Steel
• Lee Brice at the Hammerstein Ballroom
• Aly & AJ, Amanda Shires at Terminal 5
• TiËsto at the Great Hall at Avant Gardner
• Gucci Mane at Brooklyn Bowl
• Julian Lage at the Town Hall
• Revocation, Judiciary, Inferi, Vomit Forth at Brooklyn Monarch
• Oklou at Knockdown Center
• Watchhouse, Frail Talk at Webster Hall
• Catie Turner, Grace Gardner at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Tors, Ber at the Bowery Ballroom
• Good Neighbours, Nicky Youre at Irving Plaza
• Robert Glasper OG Acoustic Piano Trio at the Blue Note
• Spencer Crandall, Dalton Dover at the Gramercy Theatre
• Bret McKenzie at le Poisson Rouge
• Nahko and Medicine for the People, Nattali Rize, Louyah at Racket NYC
• The Pietasters, the Kilograms aboard Rocks Off Cruises
• Moon Panda, Dejima, Comedown Room at the Sultan Room Rooftop
• Bird Streets at Catalyst Records
• Biohazard at Rough Trade Below
• Gunnar, Zoe Ko at Mercury Lounge
• David Higgins (solo) at Cafe Wha?
• Los Esplifs at Night Club 101
• Kioea at ShapeShifter Lab
• Sparklmami at the David Rubinstein Atrium at Lincoln Center
• Steve Krebs & the Maynard G's, the Hellflowers, Ruby Dee and the Snakehandlers at Otto's Shrunken Head
• Bobby Bryan Trio at Terra Blues
• Junior Mack Band at Terra Blues

The Miki Berenyi Trio at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on October 11 (photograph by Charles David)

Gina Birch of the Raincoats at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on October 11 (photograph by Charles David)

A Lot Like Birds at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on October 12

Dwellings at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on October 12

Saturday, October 18

• Tate McRae, Zara Larsson, Alessi Rose at Madison Square Garden
• Sam Smith, Sienna Spiro at Warsaw
• My Morning Jacket, Balthvs at Brooklyn Paramount
• Disclosure, Oppidan, Rose Kourts at Forest Hills Stadium
• Disclosure, Bullet Tooth, Don Ri at Knockdown Center
• TiËsto at the Great Hall at Avant Gardner
• Grizzly Bear, Chanel Beads at Brooklyn Steel
• Richy Mitch & the Coal Miners, Field Medic at ​Webster Hall
• Quadeca, Rozey at Irving Plaza
• Ruston Kelly, Sam MacPherson at the Bowery Ballroom
• Madison McFerrin, 13th Law at the Hall at Elsewhere
• The Spill Canvas, Mae at the Gramercy Theatre
• Madi Diaz, Clover County at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Robert Glasper OG Acoustic Piano Trio at the Blue Note
• Dee Dee Bridgewater, Nubya Garcia, Adrian Younge, Endea Owens, Karriem Riggins, OKAN, New Jazz Underground at BRIC House
• Will Butler + Sister Squares at Joe's Pub
• Eartheater, Junglepussy, Doss, GIFT at Governors Island
• Jake Miller, NERIAH at Racket NYC
• Upchuck, TVOD, AFK at Elsewhere Zone One
• Acceptance, Just Surrender, Head North at the Brooklyn Monarch
• Monophonics, Canyon Lights at Brooklyn Bowl
• Joshua Radin, Brendan James at Sony Hall
• Jackie Venson at the Cutting Room
• Bret McKenzie at le Poisson Rouge
• Roomful of Blues at the Iridium
• Love Crushed Velvet, Alexandra Skora at Perelman Performing Arts Center Lobby Stage
• Labretta Suede & the Motel 6, Steve Krebs & the Maynard G's, Smugly Ugly, Tied for Last at Otto's Shrunken Head
• The Cynz, St. Divine, Exit 99, Girl with a Hawk at Parkside Lounge
• Val Kinzler, Violizzy, Roger Blanc, Al Ronzoni at Judson Memorial Church Assembly Hall
• Brokeneck Girls, Bobby Blue, Gianluca Tremontana, the Gardeners, Christine Hauer at the 11th Street Community Garden
• Bobby Bryan Trio at Terra Blues
• SaRon Crenshaw Band at Terra Blues

Brent Cobb & the Fixin's at the Bowery Ballroom on October 13

Gold Star at the Bowery Ballroom on October 13

Cole Chaney at Mercury Lounge on October 11 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

Crow Moses at Mercury Lounge on October 11 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

Sunday, October 19

• Omer Adam at Madison Square Garden
• Disclosure, JADALAREIGN, James Juke at Ruins at Knockdown Center
• TiËsto at Greenpoint Waterfront
• Psychedelic Furs, Gary Numan at Brooklyn Paramount
• Ravyn Lenae, keiyaA at Terminal 5
• Chris Thile at the Kaufmann Concert Hall at 92NY
• Ron Gallo, Pom Pom Squad, Becca Mancari, Meg Elsier, Roxiny, Alison Leiby at Brooklyn Bowl
• Alice Phoebe Lou at the Bowery Ballroom
• Odeal at Irving Plaza
• Robert Glasper OG Acoustic Piano Trio at the Blue Note
• Chelsea Cutler at Mercury Lounge
• Will Butler + Sister Squares at Joe's Pub
• Quadeca at Rough Trade Below
• Saul Williams meets Carlos Niño & Friends at the Sultan Room
• PWRUP, Mega Infinity, Joker's Republic at the Woodshop
• Elliott Skinner feat. Home Carried at Sleepwalk
• Cool Whip, Aitis Band, Sugarlife at Pianos: Showroom
• The Hipp Pipps, the Bottle Openers, the Ben Dumm 3 at Otto's Shrunken Head (6 p.m.)
  Buck and a Quarter at Pangea Front Lounge
• The Pioneers at Terra Blues
• Gary Wright at Terra Blues
• The Irish Seisiún at the 11th St. Bar

John Carpenter at the Knockdown Center on October 10

Steely Dead at Brooklyn Bowl on October 11

Raven and Red at Mathilde on October 10 (photograph by David Sussman)

Nashville East at Skinny Dennis on October 13 (photograph by David Sussman)

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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.

For a more complete listing of upcoming performances in the New York City area, visit The Manhattan Beat's October calendar.