This Week’s Guide to the Best Live Music in NYC

Damiano David of Måneskin, photographed above at le Poisson Rouge in 2024, will headline at Brooklyn Paramount this Monday and Tuesday

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 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.

The ninth annual Allman Betts Family Revival tour, featuring Devon Allman (left), son of Gregg Allman, and Duane Betts (right), son of Dickey Betts, headlined at the Beacon Theatre on December 6

Golden Smog, featuring Jeff Tweedy of Wilco, at the Bowery Ballroom on December 6

The Hold Steady at Brooklyn Bowl on December 3

J. Roddy Walston at Mercury Lounge on December 5

Monday, December 8

• Damiano David at Brooklyn Paramount
• Chris Botti at the Blue Note
• Highly Suspect, Flight Attendant at Brooklyn Steel
• Snocaps, Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band at the Bowery Ballroom
• Al DiMeola at National Sawdust
• Matt Hitt, Fashn at Baby's All Right
• Brutus VIII, bloodsports, Judson Kolk at Night Club 101
• Tommy Womack w. Eric Ambel at Lucinda's
• Aaron Comess Group at the Bitter End
• Rev. Vince Anderson & the Love Choir at Union Pool
• Lorraine Leckie & Friends at Pete's Candy Store
• The 11th St. Bar Quintet at the 11th St. Bar
• Miss Maybell at Terra Blues
• T Blues Band w. Junior Mack & David "Doc" French at Terra Blues
• Richie Cannata's Monday Night Jam at the Bitter End
• Big Ed's Blues Jam at the Red Lion
• Monday Night Bluegrass Session at Mona's

The Andy Statman Trio at Barbes on December 3 (photograph by David Sussman)

The weekly Monday Night Bluegrass Session at Mona's on December 1 (photograph by David Sussman)

The weekly Bluegrass Wednesdays at Mathilde on December 3 (photograph by David Sussman)

Easy Chief at Blue Point Brewery on December 6 (photograph by David Sussman)

Tuesday, December 9

• Goo Goo Dolls, Rob Thomas, Lisa Loeb at Hammerstein Ballroom
• Damiano David at Brooklyn Paramount
• Rufus Wainwright at Cafe Carlyle
• Chris Botti at the Blue Note
• The Heavy Heavy, Laney Jones and the Spirits at the Bowery Ballroom
• Supersuckers, Scott H. Biram, King Sickabilly at TV Eye
• honestav, Detahjae at Webster Hall
• Public Service Broadcasting, Big Special at Irving Plaza
• Daisy Grenade at Joe's Pub
• Xavier Omär, Jai'Len Josey at le Poisson Rouge
• McKinley Dixon, Ghais Guevara at Elsewhere Zone One
• Wayne Krantz at the Bitter End
• Phil Gammage Quartet at Cowgirl Seahorse
• Faith NYC, Lucky 7 NYC  at the 11th St. Bar
• toso toso, yaz lancaster, Key Hutch, Merkeba at Arlene's Grocery
• T Blues Band w. Kelton Cooper & Adjua Ajamu at Terra Blues
• SaRon Crenshaw (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• NY Blues Rockets at Sour Mouse NYC
• Tuesday Night Hot Jazz at Mona's
• Live Bluegrass at Lucinda's

The Silos at Mercury Lounge on December 7

James Mastro & the Goldstars at Mercury Lounge on December 7

Magic Forest NYC at Otto's Shrunken Head on December 4

Exit 99 at Otto's Shrunken Head on December 4

Wednesday, December 10

• Sam Smith, the War and Treaty at Warsaw
• LCD Soundsystem at Knockdown Center
• Béla Fleck & the Flecktones, Jeff Coffin & Alash at the Beacon Theatre
• The Wood Brothers, the Wildmans at Brooklyn Paramount
• Rufus Wainwright at Cafe Carlyle
• Chris Botti at the Blue Note
• St. Lucia at Paulie Gee's
• Taylor Welch, Isi Igenegba, Dan Duval, Jake Brian at Terminal 5
• 3OH!3, Millionaire$ at Brooklyn Bowl
• The Happy Fits, the Pom Pom Squad, Double Standard at Irving Plaza
• Ben Barnes, Maxwell Luke, Aaron Childs at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Avery Anna at the Bowery Ballroom
• Jerskin Fendrix at le Poisson Rouge
• Rakim at S.O.B.'s
• Bitchin Bajas, Nuke Watch at Union Pool
• Tagabow, Mx Lonely at Market Hotel
• Emily Clark w. Oz Noy at the Bitter End
• Seth Glier, Rachael Sage & the Sequins, James Mastro (solo), Glenn Morrow's Cry for Help, Karyn Kuhl & the Gang at the Bowery Electric
• James Maddock at the Loft at City Winery
• Buck and a Quarter Quartet at the Francis Kite Club
• Ripple Allstars at the Bitter End
• Junior Mack (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• Bobby Bryan Band at Terra Blues

The Deep Drags (duo) at Otto's Shrunken Head on December 4

Rew Starr at Otto's Shrunken Head on December 4

The Red Microphone at Otto's Shrunken Head on December 4

The MGP Experience at Otto's Shrunken Head on December 4

Thursday, December 11

• Cameron Winter at Carnegie Hall
• LCD Soundsystem at Knockdown Center
• Rufus Wainwright at Cafe Carlyle
• Common, Natasha Bedingfield, Mon Rovîa at Brooklyn Paramount
• Jay Som, Sea Lemon at Warsaw
• Sir Chloe, Suzy Clue at Webster Hall
• Chris Botti at the Blue Note
• They Are Gutting a Body of Water, Hooky, Warmachine at the Bowery Ballroom
• The Dream Syndicate at le Poisson Rouge
• harf., Habe at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Freya Skye at the Gramercy Theatre
• Valley at Racket NYC
• Sister Nancy, Styles P, Renée Neufville, Melanie Charles at the Brooklyn Monarch
• Cursive, AJJ (duo) at Baby's All Right
• Great Lake Swimmers, Abe Partridge at Mercury Lounge
• Bitchin Bajas, Ivan Lee at Union Pool
• Haerts, Meg Lui at Sleepwalk
• Chokeberry, the Sewing Club at TV Eye
• Stephanie Marie, Eric Ambel, Chloe Byars, Sarah Durning, Lizzie Edwards, Paisley Fields, Mike Fornatale, Roderick Hohl, Karen Hudson, Shanelle Jenkins, Sean Kershaw, Sarah Kinsey, Mary Lee Kortes, Sarah Royse, Drina Seay, Glenn Spivack, Kelley Swindall at Lucinda's
• Ricky Stein at Idaho Bar
• All My X's, Dave Achelis and 8 Ace, Bugs and Crumbs at Parkside Lounge
• Hubby Jenkins at Terra Blues
• T Blues Band w. David "Doc" French & Adjua Ajamu at Terra Blues

The Whiskey Biscuits at the 11th St. Bar on December 4

Greg Humphreys at the 11th St. Bar on December 3

Groovers Paradise at Lucinda's on December 3

Darkness Shrugs at the Delancey on December 5

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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.