Start April with Really Good Live Music in NYC

Ingrid Michaelson, photographed above at Carnegie Hall in 2023, will perform a "pay what you choose" concert tonight as part of the American Songbook series at Lincoln Center's David Geffen Hall

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.

Tedeschi Trucks Band concluded its 10-concert residency at the Beacon Theatre on March 28 (photograph by David Sussman)

Cyndi Lauper performed at the first annual Thank You, NYPD concert at Madison Square Garden on March 28 (photograph courtesy of MSG Entertainment)

John Fogerty performed at the first annual Thank You, NYPD concert at Madison Square Garden on March 28 (photograph courtesy of MSG Entertainment)

Fat Joe performed at the first annual Thank You, NYPD concert at Madison Square Garden on March 28 (photograph courtesy of MSG Entertainment)

Friday, April 3

• Thievery Corporation. Alex Unger at Terminal 5
• Ingrid Michaelson & Friends at David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center
• Boys Like Girls, IDKHOW, Arrows in Action at Brooklyn Paramount
• LEVEL UP, Zingara, Austeria, rSUN at Brooklyn Steel
• Nothing, Full Body 2, Cryogeyser, Violent Magic Orchestra at Warsaw
• Luna, Elk City at the Bowery Ballroom
• The Brook and the Bluff, Cassandra Coleman at Webster Hall
• Sam Wilkes at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• WITCHZ at the Gramercy Theatre
• Just B at Racket NYC
• Benmont Tench at Café Carlyle
• Taylor Mac at Joe's Pub
• Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith at Elsewhere Zone One
• Chepang, Deceit, Wreath of Tongues, Torn Open, Fermented Mess at the Woodshop
• BMT, King Missile, Wharton Tiers Ensemble at Main Drag Music
• Surfbort, Licks at Night Club 101
• Dirty Three at Pioneer Works
• The National Reserve at Skinny Dennis
• The Werewolves, George Giblet & the Giblets, Tim Heap & the Buybacks at Parkside Lounge
• Squirrels from Hell at Pete's Candy Store
• Sanford: at the 11th St. Bar
• Nathan Xander Band at Sunny's Bar
• The Black Angels NYC, the JOff WilsOn Band, Wexwax at Otto’s Shrunken Head
• Anemone, Josh Gaba, Teen Idle at Arlene's Grocery
• Junior Mack Band at Terra Blues

Mitchell Tenpenny at Mulcahy's on March 26 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

Ernest at Irving Plaza on March 27 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

Chandler Walters at Irving Plaza on March 27 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

King Tuff at Rough Trade Below on March 27

Saturday, April 4

• Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country at the Beacon Theatre
• Masayoshi Takanaka at Brooklyn Paramount
• Jamila Woods at Brooklyn Museum
• 1tbsp, Soltera, Bell Curve at Brooklyn Steel
• Joseph, the Man the Myth the Meatslab at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Luna, 22° Halo at the Bowery Ballroom
• Cameron Whitcomb, Stella Lefty at Irving Plaza
• Angel Du$t, JIVEBOMB, Outta Pocket, Vanity at Brooklyn Bowl
• Tigers Jaw, Hot Flash Heat Wave, Creeks (solo) at Racket NYC
• Benmont Tench at Café Carlyle
• Donna the Buffalo, Ric Robertson at Sony Hall
• Joe Pernice at Rough Trade Below
• The Baths, Gay Meat at Littlefield
• Taylor Mac at Joe's Pub
• Steinza, Elias Hix at le Poisson Rouge
• Surfbort, Gnarcissists, Bad Vacation, Punchlove at Market Hotel
• Spirit Ghost, Balaclava, Jewelry at Berlin
• The Veldt, Dead Leaf Echo, Iceblynk at Baker Falls
• TarantinosNYC, Alien Surfdogs, the Supertones at Otto's Shrunken Head
• The Howlin' Reserve at Skinny Dennis
• Val Kinzler Band, Bedpan Fight, the Patti Rothberg Coincidence, AIH, Sue Lashley, Queenpins at Parkside Lounge
• Strange Majik at Arthur’s Tavern
• Adjua Ajamu Trio at Terra Blues

Gogol Bordello at Knockdown Center on March 27

Puzzled Panther with Eugene Hutz of Gogol Bordello at Knockdown Center on March 27

Boris and the Joy at Knockdown Center on March 27

SUSS at Night Club 101 on March 23 (photograph by Bob Krasner)

Sunday, April 5

• Masayoshi Takanaka at Brooklyn Paramount
• Jonathan Butler at City Winery NYC
• Whitehall, DD Island, Nicole Rodger at Night Club 101
• Habibi, PAINT, Le Keep at Baby's All Right
• Lydia Lunch, Joseph Keckler, Kevin Shea at Parkside Lounge
• Spaghetti Eastern Electro Dub at Troost Jazz Bar
• Ivy and the Poison, Mag Electric, Ritz, Oliver Grynberg at Arlene's Grocery
• The Pioneers at Terra Blues
• David "Doc" French (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• Noé Socha at Arthur’s Tavern
• Traditional Irish Seisiún at the 11th St. Bar

The Technicolors at Racket NYC on March 26

Veaux at Racket NYC on March 26

Nick Dumas, Andrew Knapp, Chris Luquette at the Jalopy Theatre on March 26 (photograph by David Sussman)

Boojum at Brooklyn Bowl on March 27

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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.