Good Live Music in NYC This Weekend

Gwar, photographed above at Irving Plaza on Halloween 2022, will headline at the Palladium Times Square tonight

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 Lone Bellow headlined at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on November 15

Nicole Atkins at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on November 15

The Saints '73-'78 headlined at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on November 14

chimers at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on November 14

Friday, November 21

• Sam Smith, Yola at Warsaw
• LCD Soundsystem at Knockdown Center
• Gwar, Helmet, the Dwarves, Blood Vulture at Palladium Times Square
• Patti Smith & Her Band at the Beacon Theatre
• Carlos Varela w. Jackson Browne, Diana Fuentes and Rodrigo Toscano at the Victoria Theater
• Geese, Dove Ellis, Racing Mount Pleasant at Brooklyn Paramount
• Cut Copy, Ora the Molecule at Brooklyn Steel
• Katseye at the Hammerstein Ballroom
• Jesse Welles, Middle at Webster Hall
• War on Women, the Hirs Collective at the Meadows
• The Home Team, Makari, Arrows in Action at Irving Plaza
• Mihali at the Gramercy Theatre
• billy woods, Love Higher at the Brooklyn Academy of Music
• Ariel Pink, Paint at Sony Hall
• Hannah Cohen, Salami Rose Joe Louis at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• The Backfires, Strawberry Launch, Dallas Wax at the Bowery Ballroom
• UnoTheActivist & Friends at Racket NYC
• Rabbit in the Moon, Howl at Brooklyn Bowl
• Arooj Aftab at the Blue NoteMartha Wainwright at Joe’s Pub
• Melissa Errico at 54 Below
• The OBGMs, Carter Brady, Jwalttz at Arlene's Grocery
• Ovlov, Prewn, Washer, Rick Rude at Baby's All Right
• Vitriol, Unmerciful, Weeping Death, Infernal Oath at el Bunker Del Diablo
• Haley Heynderickx and Max García Conover at Public Records
• pets, Caroline Says, Bill Baird, Chase Ceglie (solo), the Grayscale Clown at Cassette
• Glitterer at Rough Trade Below
• Malick Koly at le PÈRE
• S.C.A.B., Wesley Wolffe, Pat Faking, Rat Palace at Erf Studios
• Kolker at the Bitter End
• Puma, Joe and Dave at Catalyst Records
• Trashing Violet, Gail Silverman aka G, Loki the Grump, Rew Starr at Otto's Shrunken Head
• Bobby Bryan Trio at Terra Blues
• Junior Mack Band at Terra Blues

Tortoise at the Bowery Ballroom on November 16

Rene Lopez at Desert 5 Spot on November 13

Sonny Landreth and Cindy Cashdollar at the Iridium on November 16 (photograph by David Sussman)

Hilary Hawke, Ross Martin and Camille Vogley-Howes at Sunny's Bar on November 13 (photograph by David Sussman)

Saturday, November 22

• Gunna at Madison Square Garden
• Sam Smith, Yola at Warsaw
• LCD Soundsystem at Knockdown Center
• Sheryl Crow, Mark Ronson, St. Vincent, Maggie Rogers, Taylor Meier, Mon Rovia at Pioneer Works
• Katseye at the Theater at Madison Square Garden
• Patti Smith & Her Band at the Beacon Theatre
• Story of the Year, Senses Fail, Armor for Sleep at Palladium Times Square
• Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, the Thing, Grocery Bag at ​Brooklyn Steel
• bar italia, Horsegirl, Lifeguard at Brooklyn Paramount
• The Academy Is ..., Little Image at Irving Plaza
• Jesse Malin at the Gramercy Theatre
• Robyn Hitchcock, Emma Swift at the Bowery Ballroom
• The New Mastersounds, Norside at Brooklyn Bowl
• Anna of the North, Rachel Bochner at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Zulan at Webster Hall
• Fantastic Cat, Grace Serene, David Molina, Grace Bergere at the Cutting Room
• The English Beat at City Winery NYC
• Bit Brigade, Galactic Empire at Racket NYC
• Arooj Aftab at the Blue Note
• Martha Wainwright at Joe’s Pub
• Schwayze, the Quasi Kings, Twin Fin at Mercury Lounge
• Jake Shimabukuro at Sony Hall
• Melissa Errico at 54 Below
• Haley Heynderickx and Max García Conover at Public Records
• Yasmeen, Queen Esther at the David Rubenstein Atrium, Lincoln Center
• Balaclava, Tilden, Music Mouse, Yuvees at the Broadway
• The Hipp Pipps, Dr. Boat, Cosmonaut Radio, Noah Whiteside, Madi Task, Melanie A. Davis at the Bowery Electric
• Steve Krebs & the Maynard G's, Basic Bitches, Holey Sweater, the Upper Hand at Parkside Lounge
• Deer France, the Scene Is Now, Tiers La at the Francis Kite Club
• Strange Majik at Arthur's Tavern
• Joe Taino Group at Arthur's Tavern
• Doc/Bryan Band at Terra Blues
• Adjua Ajamu Trio at Terra Blues

Brooklyn Bluegrass Collective at Jalopy Tavern on November 13 (photograph by David Sussman)

The Emily Duff Band at Cowgirl on November 17

Big Mamou at the 11th St. Bar on November 13

Quartz Casino at Lucinda's on November 13

Sunday, November 23

• Rain at Barclays Center
• LCD Soundsystem at Knockdown Center
• Zakk Sabbath, Bonfire, Dark Chapel at Warsaw
• Leon Thomas, Ambré at Brooklyn Paramount
• Like Moths to Flames, Kingdom of Giants, Acres, Heavensgate at the Gramercy Theatre
• Robyn Hitchcock, Sharp Pins at the Bowery Ballroom
• AJ Lee & Blue Summit, East Nash Grass at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Silvana Estrada, Bedouine at Webster Hall
• KOYO, Ben Quad, Restraining Order, I Promised the World, Ten Years Out at Racket NYC
• The English Beat at City Winery NYC
• Elysian Fields at le Poisson Rouge
• Arooj Aftab at the Blue Note
• Martha Wainwright at Joe’s Pub
• Stéphane Wrembel at barbès
• Sharp Pins at Rough Trade Below
• Bikini Carwash, Professor Damage and the Whim Whams, Screamin' Sadie Hawkins at Otto's Shrunken Head
• Spliff Goldberg, Bessie and the Rainbowkids, Voodoo Baby Aliens, KiF at Arlene's Grocery
• Hubby Jenkins at Terra Blues
• The Pioneers at Terra Blues
• The Irish Seisiún at the 11th St. Bar

Val Kinzler with Rigel Mary Sarjoo at Lucky on November 16 (photograph by Ron Richter)

Captain Ronzo and Heide at Lucky on November 16 (photograph by Val Kinzler)

Brad Vickers & His Vestapolitans at the Shrine World Music Venue on November 15 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

The Rebel Factory at the Shrine World Music Venue on November 15 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

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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 November calendar.