The Best Live Music in NYC in Mid-November

Billy Strings, photographed above at the Rooftop at Pier 17 in 2022, will headline at Prudential Center this 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.

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

• Wonho at Terminal 5
• Lips of Strangers at Pianos

Everynight Charley recommends the following 70+ 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.

Goo Goo Dolls headlined at the Beacon Theatre on November 9, the first of two nights at the venue

Marc Roberge of O.A.R. at the Beacon Theatre on November 9

Kitchen Dwellers at the Bowery Ballroom on November 8

The Mallett Brothers Band at the Bowery Ballroom on November 8

Friday, November 14

• Billy Strings at Prudential Center
• Steve Miller, Lil’ Nathan and the Zydeco Big Timers at the Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center
• The Disco Biscuits at Brooklyn Steel
• Cindy Lee, Freak Heat Waves at Brooklyn Paramount
• Umi, Kairo at Terminal 5
• SQÜRL (Jim Jarmusch and Carter Logan) at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
• Laundry Day, Whatmore at Webster Hall
• Frost Children, Peterparker69 at Warsaw
• The Saints, chimers at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Duke Dumont at Knockdown Center
• Death to All, Gorguts, Phobophilic at Irving Plaza
• Tank and the Bangas & Friends at the Blue Note
• Tortoise, Bill Orcutt at the Bowery Ballroom
• Violent Vira (acoustic) at Rough Trade Below
• Carbon Leaf at Racket NYC
• Yatfung at le Poisson Rouge
• Vioflesh at Baker Falls
• The Star Spangles, Flytraps, Grumpers at Baker Falls
• Alex Cano at the Bitter End
• Hannah Frances Ensemble, Katzpascale at National Sawdust
• Facing, Babybaby_Explores, Moon Diagrams at Trans-Pecos, Queens
• Jen Fischer at Catalyst Records
• The National Reserve at Skinny Dennis
• Adjua Ajamu Trio at Terra Blues
• SaRon Crenshaw Band at Terra Blues

GBH at the Gramercy Theatre on November 7

Slaughterhouse at the Gramercy Theatre on November 7

The Mainliners at the Gramercy Theatre on November 7

Tears for the Dying at the monthly Red Party at Mercury Lounge on November 9

Saturday, November 15

• Billy Strings at Prudential Center
• Ryan Castro at Barclays Center
• Steve Miller, Lil’ Nathan and the Zydeco Big Timers at the Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center
• The Disco Biscuits at Brooklyn Steel
• Greensky Bluegrass at le Poisson Rouge
• Cindy Lee, Freak Heat Waves at Brooklyn Paramount
• SABAI, HALIENE, DREAMDRIVER, Miles Away at ​Terminal 5
• SQÜRL (Jim Jarmusch and Carter Logan) at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
• Cavetown at For the Record
• The Faint, Hercules & Love Affair at Webster Hall
• The Lone Below, Nicole Atkins at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Whitechapel, Bodysnatcher, Angelmaker, Disembodied Tyrant at Irving Plaza
• Emery, '68, Wolves at the Gate at the Meadows
• Tortoise, Bill Orcutt, Chris Corsano at the Bowery Ballroom
• Gza, Gabe 'Nandez, Rebelmatic at the Hall at Elsewhere
• Antibalas, JMMR at Brooklyn Bowl
• Violent Vira, ivri, Brayton at Warsaw
• Andrew Cushin, Social Animals at Elsewhere Zone One
• Wheatus at Baby's All Right
• Tank and the Bangas & Friends at the Blue Note
• Vandelux, Rules at Racket NYC
• Downtown Boys, Shop Talk, Silly Zach at ​TV Eye
• Weakened Friends, Nova One at the Sultan Room
• Sean Miller at Miller Theater at Columbia University
• Cold Steel, Shoot da 5, Shatter at Gold Sounds
• Retail Drugs, Herr God, Death Drive at Berlin
• Strange Majik at Arthur's Tavern
• Joe Taino Group at Arthur's Tavern
• Bobby Bryan Trio at Terra Blues
• Junior Mack Band at Terra Blues

Damn Tall Buildings at Drom on November 6

Cole Quest & the City Pickers at Drom on November 6

Alwyn Robinson and Friends at the People's Pub on November 8 (photograph by David Sussman)

The Maybelles Trio at Superfine on November 9 (photograph by David Sussman)

Sunday, November 16

• Jonas Brothers, the All-American Rejects at Prudential Center
• Josh Ritter, Tré Burt at Brooklyn Steel
• Tye Tribbett, Kierra Sheard at Brooklyn Paramount
• Taylor Mac & Matt Ray at 92NY
• Rachael & Vilray at the Victoria Theater
• Jens Lekman, yeemz at Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Tortoise, Bill Orcutt, Chris Corsano at the Bowery Ballroom
• Tank and the Bangas & Friends at the Blue Note
• Nine Vicious at Racket NYC
• Sonny Landreth and Cindy Cashdollar at the Iridium
• John Calvin Abney, Loose Cattle, Lydia Loveless at Mercury Lounge
• Robert Earl Thomas. Haylie Davis. Rose Paradise at Alphaville, Brooklyn
• Stéphane Wrembel at barbès
• Josephine Network, Willis Willis, The Stones, Tommy Volume, Maya Luz, Headfooter at Night Club 101
• The Hipp Pipps, the Franklin Byron Band, Fat Bangs at Otto's Shrunken Head
• Capt. Ronzo & Heidi, Val Kinzler at Lucky
• Miss Maybell & the Ragtime Romeos at barbès
• Samoa Wilson (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• The Irish Seisiún at the 11th St. Bar
• The Pioneers at Terra Blues
• New Moon Acoustic Blues at the Red Lion

P.H.0 at Washington Square Park on November 7

Grace Bergere at Washington Square Park on November 7

The Black Angels NYC at the monthly Flip, Flop & Fly night at Otto's Shrunken Head on November 7

The John Mosca Quintet at the Cellar Dog on November 6 (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.