Grooving into December with Great Live Music in NYC

Devon Allman and Duane Betts, photographed above at the Beacon Theatre in December 2024, will bring the Allman Betts Family Revival to the Beacon Theatre this 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.

• Rejjie Snow at the Music Hall of Williamsburg

• John Brown's Body, SunDub at the Music Hall of Williamsburg

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.

Portugal. The Man headlined at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on December 3

La Luz at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on December 3

Dijon at Brooklyn Paramount on December 2 (photograph by Yana Yatsuk)

Cattle Decapitation at Warsaw on December 2 (photograph by Jason Bailey/Dangit Bee!)

Friday, December 5

• Sam Smith, the War and Treaty at Warsaw

• LCD Soundsystem at Knockdown Center

• Erykah Badu at the Kings Theatre

• Trisha Yearwood at Prudential Hall

• Blood Orange, Adam Tendler at Brooklyn Steel

• The Beths, Phoebe Rings, illuminati hotties at Brooklyn Paramount

• The Hold Steady at Brooklyn Bowl

• Chromeo, Milk & Bone at Webster Hall

• Set It Off, Fame on Fire, VANA, Autumn Kings at Irving Plaza

• Sorry, Avice Caro at the Bowery Ballroom

• Belmont, Avoid, Super Sometimes at the Brooklyn Monarch

• J. Roddy Walston at Mercury Lounge

• Nick Mulvey, Frances Whitney at Racket NYC

• Shlohmo at Market Hotel

• Marky Ramone's Holiday Blitzkrieg at the Gramercy Theatre

• Antigone Rising at the Bitter End

• Toledo, Darryl Rahn at Night Club 101

• Lily Talmers, Ali Dineen, Katy Pinke at the Owl Music Parlor

• Blanket Approval, Onesie, Dinowalrus, Warpark at Baker Falls

• Rattle Bones, the Cynz, Density Black Cat at Parkside Lounge

• Bang Bang Band Girl, Jones Crusher, SpaceMachine at Otto's Shrunken Head

• Bobby Bryan (acoustic) at Terra Blues

• Junior Mack Band at Terra Blues

Foxy Shazam at the Gramercy Theatre on December 1

Ridiculous Bitch at the Gramercy Theatre on December 1

John Scofield at the Blue Note on November 27

Willie Nile at the Loft at City Winery on November 28

Saturday, December 6

• Sam Smith, the War and Treaty at Warsaw

• The Allman Betts Family Revival w. Robert Randolph, Steve Earle, Sierra Hill, Amanda Shires, G. Love, Judith Hill, Jimmy Hall, Cody Dickinson, Luther Dickinson, Alex Orbison at the Beacon Theatre

• Foreigner w. Lou Gramm, Constatine Maroulis at the St. George Theatre

• Erykah Badu at the Kings Theatre

• LCD Soundsystem at Knockdown Center

• The Hold Steady at Brooklyn Bowl

• Jesse Malin at the Gramercy Theatre

• Kompany, Calcium, the Stooges, Angel at ​Brooklyn Steel

• Chromeo, Shallowhalo at Webster Hall

• Daisy Grenade at Webster Hall

• Golden Smog at the Bowery Ballroom

• Agnostic Front, Violent Way, Raw Brigade at Irving Plaza

• Too Many Zooz, Muscle Tough at the Hall at Elsewhere

• Kylesa, pageninetynine at le Poisson Rouge

• Two Cuzzos at Racket NYC

• The Ocean Blue, Brian Tighe at Sony Hall

• Supersonic, Scotia Rose at Mercury Lounge

• TRAИƧA: Ahya Simone, Allison Russell, Anajah, Asher White, Benėt, Bloomsday, Cassandra Jenkins, Cole Pulice, David Longstreth, Eli Winter, Kara Jackson, Kathi Wilcox, Keenyn Omari, Kei Austin, L'Rain, Lynn Avery, MIZU, More Eaze, Nsámbu Za Suékama, Time Wharp at Powerhouse Arts

• Jimmy Vivino w. Jesse Williams (acoustic) at City Vineyard

• Michael Buscemi & Friends at barbès

• Abe Partridge & Friends, Diane Gentile at Cafe Wha?

• Drip 2.0, Strange but Surf, Fuselaje at Otto's Shrunken Head

• Hazmat Modine at Terra Blues

• SaRon Crenshaw Band at Terra Blues

• Strange Majik at Arthur's Tavern

• Joe Taino Group at Arthur's Tavern

• Ricky Stein at the Red Lion

The Tambour Kings at Delia's Lounge on November 28

The Deep Drags at Mercury Lounge on November 26 (photograph by Alan Rand)

The Underbites at Mercury Lounge on November 26 (photograph by Alan Rand)

Density Black Cat at Mercury Lounge on November 26 (photograph by Alan Rand)

Sunday, December 7

• LCD Soundsystem at Knockdown Center

• Jesse Malin at the Gramercy Theatre

• Jens Lekman (solo) at the Music Hall of Williamsburg

• Snocaps, Brennan Wedl at the Bowery Ballroom

• Corey Glover, Kim Nicky, Honeychild Coleman, Faith NYC, Key Hutch at National Sawdust

• Fly Anakin, $ilkmoney, Big Kahuna OG, ewonee, Henny Lo, Monday Night at Elsewhere Zone One

• Elena Rose at Irving Plaza

• 24kGoldn, Seph, Wyatt Woodley at the Sultan Room

• Marc Ribot at le Poisson Rouge

• Jeffrey Martin, Annal Tivel at Baby's All Right

• Pure Prairie League at Sony Hall

• Ela Taubert at Racket NYC

• The Silos, James Mastro & the Goldstars at Mercury Lounge

• Molly Parden w. Shane T at Scratcher

• Tchotchke, Star Moles at Night Club 101

• Mini Mekons at Lucinda's

• Stéphane Wrembel at barbès

• Puma, Joe and Dave at Lucky

• Samoa Wilson (acoustic) at Terra Blues

• The Pioneers at Terra Blues

• Noé Socha at Arthur's Tavern

Trashing Violet at the Girls Rock & Girls Rule Reunion Show at Otto's Shrunken Head on November 21 (photograph by Alan Rand)

Gail Silverman aka G at the Girls Rock & Girls Rule Reunion Show at Otto's Shrunken Head on November 21 (photograph by Alan Rand)

Loki the Grump at the Girls Rock & Girls Rule Reunion Show at Otto's Shrunken Head on November 21 (photograph by Alan Rand)

Rew Starr at the Girls Rock & Girls Rule Reunion Show at Otto's Shrunken Head on November 21 (photograph by Alan Rand)

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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 December calendar.