Welcome Spring with the Coolest Live Music in NYC

FKA twigs, photographed above at Afropunk in 2019, will headline at Madison Square Garden this Saturday night

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 50+ concerts in the New York City area this weekend. 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.

Grahame Lesh at Unbroken Chain: A Celebration of the Life and Music of Phil Lesh at the Capitol Theatre on March 15, honoring the late Grateful Dead bassist's 86th birthday

The Little Mermen & the Princess Pals at Landmark on Main Street on March 14 (photograph by David Sussman)

The Hives at Brooklyn Paramount on March 18

The Chats at Brooklyn Paramount on March 18

Friday, March 20

• Lady Gaga at Madison Square Garden
• Tedeschi Trucks Band at the Beacon Theatre
• Celtic Woman at the United Palace
• Henry Cho, Wyatt Flores, Scotty McCreery, Rhonda Vincent, the War and Treaty at Carnegie Hall
• Sticky Fingers, Ruby Waters at Brooklyn Paramount
• Jesse Malin's Silver Manhattan at the Bowery Palace
• The Ravi Shankar Ensemble at the Town Hall
• Jessica Audiffred at Brooklyn Steel
• Dessa at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Kaivon, Squired, Le Camille at the Bowery Ballroom
• Alexander Stewart, NERIAH at Irving Plaza
• Hamilton Leithauser at Café Carlyle
• Jordana, Lutalo, the Booyah! Kids at the Hall at Elsewhere
• Sweet Pill, Heart to Gold, Spaced at Warsaw
• Rome Streetz, Your Old Droog at the Gramercy Theatre
• Chyl at Racket NYC
• Joanna Wang at le Poisson Rouge
• Orleans at Sony Hall
• The Soul Rebels at Brooklyn Bowl
• Grrrl Gang at Mercury Lounge
• Endearments, Sharkswimmer, Ok Cowgirl, Freezing Cold at Alphaville
• MKULTRA, Trip Villain, Contract, Pillowbiter at TV Eye
• Griffin House at City Vineyard
• The Chris Bergson Band at the Bitter End
• David "Doc" French Trio at Terra Blues
• SaRon Crenshaw Band at Terra Blues

Altan with Alison Brown (banjo) at Sony Hall on March 11 (photograph by David Sussman)

Gavin Marengi at Mercury Lounge on March 15 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

The National Reserve at Mercury Lounge on March 15 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

Rozlyn at Mercury Lounge on March 15 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

Saturday, March 21

• FKA twigs, Tokischa at Madison Square Garden
• Tedeschi Trucks Band at the Beacon Theatre
• Alkaline at Barclays Center
• Stephen Wilson Jr., Shelby Lynne at ​Brooklyn Paramount
• Jesse Malin's Silver Manhattan at the Bowery Palace
• Currents, Erra, Caskets, Aviana at Irving Plaza
• Kaivon, Portyl, KC at the Bowery Ballroom
• Geordie Greep, Julianna Barwick & Mary Lattimore, Delroy Edwards, Still House Plants at the Knockdown Center
• Screeching Weasel, the Queers, Hayley and the Crushers at the Brooklyn Monarch
• Hamilton Leithauser at Café Carlyle
• Lil Tony at the Gramercy Theatre
• Westerman, Otto Benson at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• The Soul Rebels at Brooklyn Bowl
• Julian Lage at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
• Sasami, Katzpascale at the Stone Circle Theatre
• Joanna Wang at le Poisson Rouge
• Lee Ranaldo & Michael Vallera, Myriam Gendron, Sunburned Hand of the Man, Gift Horse at Union Pool
• Millington at S.O.B.'s
• PRYVT at Market Hotel
• Ulrika Spacek at Mercury Lounge
• Gustaf, Dan English, Nine Perfect Lives at Baby's All Right
• The Len Price 3, the Chelsea Curve, the Cynz at the Parkside Lounge
• Strange Majik at Arthur’s Tavern
• Val Kinzler, Violizzy, Worm Catcher, Rigel Mary Sarjoo, Judy Gorman, Sue Lashley, Sarah Jewell at Fish Bar
• Adjua Ajamu Trio at Terra Blues
• T Blues Band w. David "Doc" French & Adjua Ajamu at Terra Blues

Deke Dickerson at Parkside Lounge on March 17

Howlin' Hurd at Parkside Lounge on March 17

Bootblacks at the monthly Red Party at Mercury Lounge on March 14

The Decision at the monthly Red Party at Mercury Lounge on March 14

Sunday, March 22

• Carolyn Hester at the Bitter End
• Jesse Malin's Silver Manhattan at the Bowery Palace
• Johnny A at the Iridium
• Traditional Irish Seisiún at the 11th St. Bar
• Milo Z at the Red Lion
• The Pioneers at Terra Blues
• Samoa Wilson (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• Noé Socha at Arthur’s Tavern
• New Moon Acoustic Blues at the Red Lion

The weekly Monday Night Bluegrass Session at Mona's on March 16 (photograph by David Sussman)

The weekly Bluegrass Wednesdays at Mathilde on March 18 (photograph by David Sussman)

E.W. Harris at the weekly Songwriter's Open Mic at Lucinda's on March 15

Brian Charette at Cellar Dog on March 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 March calendar.