The Coolest Live Music for a Rocktober Weekend in NYC

Sabrina Carpenter, photographed above at Governors Ball 2024, will headline at Madison Square Garden for five nights beginning on 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.

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.

Psychedelic Furs headlined at Brooklyn Paramount on October 19

Gary Numan at Brooklyn Paramount on October 19

Monophonics at Brooklyn Bowl on October 18

Canyon Lights at Brooklyn Bowl on October 18

Friday, October 24

• Parcels, the Lemon Twigs at Forest Hills Stadium
• Sam Smith at Warsaw
• Pink Pantheress at the Kings Theatre
• A.J. Croce at the Town Hall
• Umphrey's McGee at the Brooklyn Bowl
• Sam Gellaitry at Brooklyn Steel
• Joey Valence & Brae at Irving Plaza
• Andy Bell, Savannah Pope at the Gramercy Theatre
• Haute & Freddy, Jack Powers at the Bowery Ballroom
• Sun Room, West 22nd at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Richard Marx at Cafe Carlyle
• Robert Glasper X Bilal at the Blue Note
• Claudio Simonetti's Goblin at City Winery NYC
• Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso U.F.O, the Macks at TV Eye
• NoSo, JayWood at Baby's All Right
• Belly at Sony Hall
• Hannah Jadagu at Public Records
• Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen at the Bitter End
• Erika de Casier, Smerz, Clara La San, Fine, urika's bedroom at Knockdown Center
• Bird Streets, Sean Barna, Lizzie Darko at the Bowery Electric
• Shyness, Morning Silk, Jairito y la Onda, S.C.A.B. at Alphaville
• The Lo-Down Culture Cast at Catalyst Records
• Olivia Ellen Lloyd, William Matheny, Nathan Xander at Cafe Wha?
• Illuminated Sidewalks, Kiss Boom Bah, the Elevator Operators, the Idolizers, Paul Alexander at Otto's Shrunken Head
• David "Doc" French Trio at Terra Blues
• SaRon Crenshaw Band at Terra Blues

Amanda Shires (left) at Lucinda's; between songs, she chatted with Steve Earle (right) for his radio show (photograph by Kevin Keane)

Nahko + Medicine for the People at Racket NYC on October 17

Nattali Rize at Racket NYC on October 17

Louyah at Racket NYC on October 17

Saturday, October 25

• Big Thief, Lomelda at Forest Hills Stadium
• St. Vincent at Webster Hall
• Pink Pantheress at the Kings Theatre
• Umphrey's McGee at the Brooklyn Bowl
• Thundercat at Brooklyn Paramount
• Autechre, Mark Broom at Brooklyn Steel
• Alleh & Yorghaki at Terminal 5
• Osees, DMBQ, Leila Bordreuil at Warsaw
• Andy Bell, Savannah Pope at the Gramercy Theatre
• Chaparelle, the Shivers, Jo Alice at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Bassvictim at the Bowery Ballroom
• Stolen Gin, Post Sex Nachos, Homeroom at Irving Plaza
• R + R = Now at the Blue Note
• Craig Finn & the Band of Forgiveness, James Felice at le Poisson Rouge
• Tei Shi, Harmony at Elsewhere Zone One
• Richard Marx at Cafe Carlyle
• Joyer, High., Whisper Doll, Horse Jumper of Love (solo) at Market Hotel
• James Vickery, Sophia Galate at Racket NYC
• Anastasia at Sony Hall
• Pretty Jane, Hana Eid at Alphaville
• Shudder to Think, Zwei Null Zwei at Night Club 101
• Shudder to Think, Zwei Null Zwei at Mercury Lounge
• The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black, Teardrop, Memphis Morticians, Robby Bloodshed, Jess-o-Lantern at Tompkins Square Park
• Professor Damage and the Whim Whams, Janky Ray, Hypercynical Peacemaker at Otto's Shrunken Head
• The Weeklings, the Grip Weeds, the Cynz, the Midnight Caller, Richard Barone, Paul Collins at the Cutting Room
• Screamin' Rebel Angels, Voodini, Cryin Caleb at Otto's Shrunken Head
• Orangutwins, Tracy City, Karyn Kuhl Band, GSX at Parkside Lounge
• Hazmat Modine at Terra Blues
• Doc/Bryan Band at Terra Blues
• Joe Taino Group at Arthur's Tavern

Kenny White (left) at the Loft at City Winery on October 14 (photograph by Ehud Lazin)

Michael Daves (right), Tony Trischka (left) and Erik Alvar at the Jalopy Theatre on October 19 (photograph by David Sussman)

Brokeneck Girls at the 11th Street Community Garden on October 18

Bobby Blue at the 11th Street Community Garden on October 18

Sunday, October 26

• Sabrina Carpenter, Olivia Dean, Amber Mark at Madison Square Garden
• Lucy Dacus, Rufus Wainwright at Webster Hall
• Umphrey's McGee at the Brooklyn Bowl
• Arc de Soleil at Brooklyn Steel
• The Del McCoury Band at the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Symphony Space
• Osees, DMBQ, Leila Bordreuil at Warsaw
• Vader, Kataklysm, Malevolent Creation, Skeletal Remains at Brooklyn Monarch
• Lojay at the Bowery Ballroom
• Gashi, Young Why at the Gramercy Theatre
• Rodney Crowell, the Secret Sisters at City Winery NYC
• R + R = Now at the Blue Note
• ThxSoMch, Re6ce at le Poisson Rouge
• Lila Iké at S.O.B.'s
• Vlad Holiday at Baby's All Right
• Mac Saturn, Couvo at Baby's All Right
• Stéphane Wrembel at barbès
• Madison Cunningham at National Sawdust
• John Gallagher, Jr., Hannah Winkler at Night Club 101
• Reed Turchi at Lucinda's
• Hotel Mira, Nat Lefkoff, Passion Mango at the Sultan Room
• Life in a Blender, Very Pleasant Neighbor at the Bitter End
• Recreational Outrage, Mr. Fang and the Dark Tones, the Flesh Junkies at Otto's Shrunken Head
• Emily Frembgen at Pete's Candy Store
• The Acute, Tough Darling, Dice Holes at Berlin
• Jeff Slate & Friends at Cafe Wha?
• The Pioneers at Terra Blues
• Samoa Wilson (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• The Irish Seisiún at the 11th St. Bar

The Cynz at Parkside Lounge on October 18 (photograph by Anne Husick)

St. Divine at Parkside Lounge on October 18 (photograph by Anne Husick)

Girl with a Hawk at Parkside Lounge on October 18 (photograph by Anne Husick)

The A Train at Tompkins Square Park on October 19

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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.