Excellent Live Music in NYC in Mid-April

Lewis Capaldi, photographed above at the Hammerstein Ballroom when he opened for Milky Chance in 2018, will headline Madison Square Garden this coming Thursday 

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 80+ concerts in the New York City area this week. 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.

The Wedding Present headlined at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on April 7

Joe Pernice of the Pernice Brothers at Rough Trade Below on April 4

Liza Lo at Rough Trade Below on April 6

Henri Herbert at Lucinda's on April 6

Monday, April 13

• Lady Gaga at Madison Square Garden
• Oh Wonder at Brooklyn Paramount
• Creepy Nuts at the Hammerstein Ballroom
• Joy Crookes at Irving Plaza
• Brandy Clark, Robert Horn at the Loft at City Winery
• Tanya Donelly + Chris Brokaw, Samara Lubelski at le Poisson Rouge
• The Golden Hours (David Wax Museum, Lowland Hum) at Joe's Pub
• Lily Lu & the Texas Two at Lucinda’s
• Sasha Dobson, Jack Grace Band at Lucinda's
• Tony Conniff & Friends at the Bitter End
• Child Eater, Confuse Them, Hands First, SALINE, Batterhead at Arlene's Grocery
• Rev. Vince Anderson at Union Pool
• David "Doc" French (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• T Blues Band w. Junior Mack & Adjua Ajamu at Terra Blues
• The 11th St. Bar Quintet at the 11th St. Bar
• 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
• Anti-Hoot Open Mic at Baker Falls

Val Kinzler at Parkside Lounge on April 4 (photograph by Laurel Downs)

The Patti Rothberg Coincidence at Parkside Lounge on April 4 (photograph by Val Kinzler)

Sue Lashley at Parkside Lounge on April 4 (photograph by Andrea Bonime-Blanc)

Bedpan Fight at Parkside Lounge on April 4 (photograph by Sue Lashley)

Tuesday, April 14

• The Neighbourhood at Madison Square Garden
• Lily Allen at Radio City Music Hall
• Slaughter to Prevail, Whitechapel, Attila at the Hammerstein Ballroom
• Wallice, Fake Dad, Torture and the Desert Spiders at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Barns Courtney (solo, acoustic) at the Sultan Room
• florence road at Baby's All Right
• Sexmob at Nublu 151
• Yot Club at Rough Trade Below
• aron!, Jackie Evans at Mercury Lounge
• Luisa Wilson, AJII, Ruby Alexander at Union Pool
• Jai'Len Josey at Ludlow House
• Wayne Krantz at the Bitter End
• Permanent Moves, Sean Kershaw & the New Jack Ramblers at Bowery Palace
• Darlin' at Cowgirl Seahorse
• Sir Echo, Comply, Warphole, Gummy at Arlene's Grocery
• T Blues Band w. Kelton Cooper & Bobby Bryan at Terra Blues
• SaRon Crenshaw (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• Tuesday Night Hot Jazz at Mona's
• Live Bluegrass at Lucinda's
• NY Blues Rockets at Sour Mouse NYC

Queenpins at Parkside Lounge on April 4 (photograph by Val Kinzler)

AIH at Parkside Lounge on April 4 (photograph by Enrico Zammit Lonardelli)

The Supertones at Unsteady Freddie's monthly Surf Rock Shindig at Otto's Shrunken Head on April 4 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

The 11th St. Bar Quintet at the 11th St. Bar on April 6

Wednesday, April 15

• Raye, Absolutely, Amma at Radio City Music Hall
• Lily Allen at the Kings Theatre
• Crowder, Seph Schlueter, Patrick Mayberry at Prudential Hall
• Snail Mail, Sharp Pins, @ at Brooklyn Paramount
• Emo Orchestra, the Spill Canvas, Greywind at ​Palladium Times Square
• The Growlers at Brooklyn Steel
• Kun at Terminal 5
• Amy Grant at the Greene Space
• Jesse Malin’s Silver Manhattan at Bowery Palace
• DaBaby, Zeddy Will, H3adband, Bri3 at Irving Plaza
• Skullcrusher, June McDoom, h.pruz at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives at Sony Hall
• Pacifica at the Bowery Ballroom
• Thomas Dolby at Racket NYC
• Ryan Montbleau Band, Brooks Forsyth at le Poisson Rouge
• Clarion, Forest, bed at Mercury Lounge
• ISTA, Psychic Bloom at Night Club 101
• Maria Taylor, Kyle Forester at Night Club 101
• Raul Midón at the Blue Note
• The Bodega Cats at the Bitter End
• The Blend Mixer, Series w. Jake Wildhorn, Adam Zabel, Maggie Monaghan, relay at Arlene's Grocery
• Junior Mack (acoustic) at Terra Blues

Christian Apuzzo (right) and Cole Quest (of Cole Quest and the City Pickers) at Superfine on April 5 (photograph by David Sussman)

Brooklyn Bluegrass Collective at Putnam Pub & Cooker on April 5 (photograph by David Sussman)

The weekly Sunday Bluegrass Jam at the Irish Whiskey Bar on April 5 (photograph by David Sussman)

The weekly Monday Night Bluegrass Session at Mona's on April 4

Thursday, April 16

• Lewis Capaldi, Joy Crookes at Madison Square Garden
• Raye, Absolutely, Amma at Radio City Music Hall
• Bob Moses, Cannons at Brooklyn Paramount
• Quinn XCII at the Bowery Ballroom
• Jesse Malin’s Silver Manhattan at Bowery Palace
• Chameleons, the Veldt at Warsaw
• Yola, Modern Alibi, Ten X Tantrum, Steph Amoroso, Sofia D’Angelo, Eugene Hütz, Alexa Dark at the Silver Lining Lounge
• King Tuff, Morgan Nagler at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Sir Chloe, Suzy Clue at Webster Hall
• Concrete Boys at Irving Plaza
• Kelsey Lu at the Blue Note
• Field Medic at Baby's All Right
• Lala Lala, Mother Soki at Night Club 101
• Boko Yout at Rough Trade Below
• Andy Ezrin Band at the Bitter End
• Oz Noy Organ Trio at the Bitter End
• Darlin' at Lucinda’s
• Megan Burtt at the Devlin Cafe at Irish Arts Center
• Debra Devi, Faith NYC, Stephanie Marie & the Double-Knit Players at Berlin
• The Hugh Pool Band at the 11th St. Bar
• Hubby Jenkins at Terra Blues
• T Blues Band w. David "Doc" French & Junior Mack at Terra Blues

Ethan Eubanks' Blues Bangers at Bitter End on April 4 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

Whiskey Biscuits at Skinny Dennis on April 5

Money Cat Sunflower at Young Ethel’s on April 4

The Jessica Star Band at the Red Lion on April 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 April calendar.