The Best Live Music for Mid-October in NYC

The Cult, photographed as Death Cult at the Gramercy Theatre last night, will headline the Beacon Theatre 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 week. Contact the venue or the artists' social media to confirm ticket availability, show times, location and directions, age restrictions, COVID compliance, and other updates.

Royel Otis (acoustic) at the Loreto Theater at the Sheen Center for Thought and Culture on October 9 (photograph by Gary Gershoff/Getty Images, courtesy of the Recording Academy™️)

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club at Terminal 5 on October 10

Humanist at Terminal 5 on October 10

moe. at Brooklyn Bowl on October 9

Monday, October 13

• Grizzly Bear, L'Rain at Brooklyn Steel
• Ravyn Lenae, keiyaA at Brooklyn Paramount
• Petey USA, Alex Cameron at Webster Hall
• Brent Cobb & the Fixin's, Gold Star at the Bowery Ballroom
• 54 Ultra at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Ryan Hurd, Tim McKeever at the Gramercy Theatre
• Mali Music at City Winery NYC
• Pete Yorn (solo, acoustic) at le Poisson Rouge
• South Arcade, Raue at Mercury Lounge
• Rev. Vince Anderson & the Love Choir at Union Pool
• Lorraine Leckie and Friends at Pete's Candy Store
• T Blues Band w. Junior Mack & Bobby Bryan at Terra Blues
• New Moon Acoustic Blues at Terra Blues
• The 11th St. Bar Quintet at the 11th St. Bar
• Rebecca Haviland and Whiskey Heart at the Bitter End
• 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

Superdrag at the Bowery Ballroom on October 4

Ethan Regan at the Bowery Ballroom on October 7

The Man the Myth the Meatslab at the Bowery Ballroom on October 7

Born Ruffians at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on October 3

Tuesday, October 14

• The Cult, Death Cult, Patriarchy at the Beacon Theatre
• Grizzly Bear, This Is Lorelei at Brooklyn Steel
• The Frights, Remo Drive at the ​Music Hall of Williamsburg
• The Sword, Rickshaw Billie's Burger Patrol, Moon Destroys at the Bowery Ballroom
• Tee Grizzley at the Gramercy Theatre
• Jensen McRae, Andee Cornelious at Irving Plaza
• Arlie & the Orb, Nordistic Freeze, Doolittle at Racket NYC
• Billy Raffoul, Theo Kandel at Baby's All Right
• Adéla at le Poisson Rouge
• Skadanks, King Cruff, Cannabis Cup Band at Sony Hall
• Peel Dream Magazine, Shower Curtain at Night Club 101
• Bella Rayne at Mercury Lounge
• The Criticals, New Translations at Mercury Lounge
• Luba Dvorak at the 11th St. Bar
• SaRon Crenshaw (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• T Blues Band w. Kelton Cooper & Adjua Ajamu at Terra Blues
• NY Blues Rockets at Sour Mouse NYC

Jer's Garage at the Brooklyn Bowl on October 5

Eric Ambel & His Hat Band at Lucinda's on October 6

Tom Clark & the High Action Boys at Lucinda's on October 6

The Sam Brown Duo at the 11th St. Bar on October 7 (photograph by David Sussman)

Wednesday, October 15

• Laufey, Suki Waterhouse at Madison Square Garden
• Sam Smith, Sienna Spiro at Warsaw
• AFI, Tr/st at Brooklyn Paramount
• Grandaddy, Greg Freeman at Brooklyn Steel
• Yung Lean, xaviersobaased at the Great Hall at Avant Gardner
• Susan Orlean, Fab 5 Freddy, Julianne Moore, Josh Radnor, Jenny Slate, They Might Be Giants, Sophie von Haselberg at Symphony Space
• Rico Nasty, Sadboi at Irving Plaza
• Between Friends, Valé at Webster Hall
• Rachael Yamagata, Anya Marina at St. John's Lutheran Church
• Midnight Generation at the Bowery Ballroom
• Robert Glasper OG Acoustic Piano Trio at the Blue Note
• Porches, Fantasy of a Broken Heart, Amiture Music, Izzy Camina, More Eaze at Baby's All Right
• Midnight Til Morning, Emily James at Racket NYC
• Tommy Stinson, the Claudettes at the Iridium
• Yob, Windhand at Pioneer Works
• Deb Talan at le Poisson Rouge
• Emily Clark at the Bitter End
• Buck and a Quarter at the Francis Kite Club
• Sparklmami at Times Square Steps
• Junior Mack (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• Bobby Bryan Band at Terra Blues

The weekly Tuesday Night Hot Jazz at Mona's on October 7 (photograph by David Sussman)

The weekly Monday Night Bluegrass Session at Mona's on October 6 (photograph by David Sussman)

The weekly Live Bluegrass at Lucinda's on October 7 (photograph by David Sussman)

The weekly Bluegrass Wednesdays at Mathilde on October 8 (photograph by David Sussman)

Thursday, October 16

• Laufey, Suki Waterhouse at Madison Square Garden
• MJ Lenderman & the Wind, Hovvdy, Annie DiRusso at the Kings Theatre
• Bridget Everett at the Beacon Theatre
• My Morning Jacket, Balthvs at Brooklyn Paramount
• TiËsto at Marquee New York
• Grizzly Bear, Sam Evian at Brooklyn Steel
• Leisure, Bay Ledges at Terminal 5
• B.O.B, Chiddy Bang at Webster Hall
• David Archuleta, Rachel Bachner at the Gramercy Theatre
• Margaret Glaspy, Daphne Gale at le Poisson Rouge
• Kota the Friend at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Bambara, Malice K, Buck Gooter at the Bowery Ballroom
• Robert Glasper OG Acoustic Piano Trio at the Blue Note
• Telescreens, Cab Ellis at the Silver Lining Lounge
• Guerilla Toss, Godcaster at Brooklyn Bowl
• Katie Pruitt (acoustic) at Joe's Pub
• Midnight Til Morning, Emily James at Racket NYC
• Car Culture, Ian Kim Judd, J. Albert, livwutang, Purelink at Nowadays
• Joseph Keckler and Lydia Lunch at Parkside Lounge
• Julesy, Maiya Blaney, Jersey Star at Purgatory
• The Oz Noy Organ Trio at the Bitter End
• Hugh Pool Band at the 11th St. Bar
• Junior Mack Band at Terra Blues
• David "Doc" French (acoustic) at Terra Blues

Ethan Eubanks' Blues Bangers at the Red Lion on October 6 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

The T Blues Band with Kelton Cooper (left) and Junior Mack (right) at Terra Blues on October 6 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

The 11th St. Bar Quintet at the 11th St. Bar on October 6 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

Bill Popp and the Tapes at Otto's Shrunken Head on October 3 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

George Gilmore & the Giblets at Otto's Shrunken Head on October 3 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

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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.