Really Good Live Music in the NYC Area This Week

Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, photographed above at the UBS Arena last week, will headline Madison Square Garden tonight and Barclays Center on Thursday (photograph by Dennis DaSilva/UBS Arena)

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 70+ 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.

Sugar headlined at Webster Hall on May 3 (photograph by George Middlebrooks)

Biffy Clyro at Irving Plaza on May 5

Raue at Irving Plaza on May 5

Ryan Bingham at Rough Trade Below on May 4

Monday, May 11

• Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band at Madison Square Garden
• The Black Keys, Miles Kane at Brooklyn Paramount
• Powerman 5000, 12 Stones, Makes My Blood Dance, PRDX at the Meadows
• Carol Ades, Diva Smith at the Bowery Ballroom
• Annabelle Dinda at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Autumn! at the Gramercy Theatre
• Sinkane & Friends at the Blue Note
• Jade Jackson at Lucinda's
• Lightnin' Will at Lucinda's
• Wes Parker at Night Club 101
• Earth Tongue, Pink Fuzz at the Bunker
• Lorraine Leckie and Her Demons at Pete's Candy Store
• The 11th St. Bar Quintet at the 11th St. Bar
• T Blues Band w. Junior Mack & Bobby Bryan at Terra Blues
• David "Doc" French (acoustic) 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
• Anti-Hoot Open Mic at Baker Falls

Bella White at the Bowery Ballroom on May 5

Georgia Harmer at the Bowery Ballroom on May 5

Density Black Cat at Gramercy Rehearsal Studios on May 3 (photograph by Alan Rand)

The weekly Monday Night Bluegrass Session at Mona's on May 4 (photograph by David Sussman)

Tuesday, May 12

• The Black Keys, Eddie 9V at Brooklyn Paramount
• Flea and the Honora Band at Webster Hall
• Failure, All Under Heaven at le Poisson Rouge
• Patrick Droney at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Lords of Acid, Dead on a Sunday, Princess Superstar, Tony and the Kiki, MZ Neon at Racket NYC
• Audrey McGraw, Diva Smith at Cafe Wha?
• Katelyn Tarver at Baby's All Right
• Frances Baker, Ava McCoy, After Ours at Trans Pecos
• Sasha Dobson at Pete's Candy Store
• Puma Perl Band, SoulCake at the 11th St. Bar
• Milo Z at the Red Lion
• T Blues Band w. Adjua Ajamu & Kelton Cooper 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

The Supertones at Twangstock at Otto's Shrunken Head on May 2 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

Drip 2.0 at Twangstock at Otto's Shrunken Head on May 2 (photograph by Unsteady Freddie)

Agent Octopus at Twangstock at Otto's Shrunken Head on May 2 (photograph by Unsteady Freddie)

Band of Others at Twangstock at Otto's Shrunken Head on May 2 (photograph by Unsteady Freddie)

Wednesday, May 13

• Aly & AJ at the Backyard at Hudson Yards
• Iron & Wine, Improvement Movement at Brooklyn Steel
• Andrés Cepeda at the Beacon Theatre
• August Burns Red, the Amity Affliction, Boundaries, Heavensgate at Brooklyn Paramount
• The Hu, Apocalyptica, the Rasmus at Palladium Times Square
• Bahamas, Sister Ray at the Bowery Ballroom
• James K, Oli XL, Lolina, Deer Park, Ivy Knight at Webster Hall
• Big Wreck at Irving Plaza
• Major League, Hit the Lights, Public Works, Rematch at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Oteil & Friends at Brooklyn Bowl
• EMF, Ecce Shnak at Sony Hall
• Tigercub, Puzzled Panther at the Gramercy Theatre
• TRAITRS, Lathe of Heaven, Andi at Elsewhere Rooftop
• pigeon pit, Walter Mitty and His Makeshift Orchestra, Pacing at Baby's All Right
• Billy Childs at Smoke Jazz Club
• Retail Drugs, Or Best Offer, Satori Loser, Lava Gulls at Night Club 101
• Billy Woodward, Kelley Swindall at Lucinda's
• Liza Colby at Lucinda's
• Christine Santelli Trio at the Ear Inn
• Bill Popp & the Tapes at the Naumberg Bandshell, Central Park
• Ripple Allstars at the Bitter End
• Junior Mack (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• Bobby Bryan Band at Terra Blues

Cha Cha Boom at Twangstock at Otto's Shrunken Head on May 3 (photograph by Unsteady Freddie)

Zocko! at Twangstock at Otto's Shrunken Head on May 3 (photograph by Unsteady Freddie)

Coincidence Machine at Twangstock at Otto's Shrunken Head on May 3 (photograph by Unsteady Freddie)

Time Surfers at Twangstock at Otto's Shrunken Head on May 3 (photograph by Unsteady Freddie)

Thursday, May 14

• Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band at Barclays Center
• Sam Harris at the Beacon Theatre
• CMAT, Blond in Car at Brooklyn Paramount
• Action Bronson at Katz's Deli
• Claire Rosinkranz, Stevie Bill at Webster Hall
• Brigitte Calls Me Baby, Skorts at the Bowery Ballroom
• Vincent Mason, Cole Goodwin at Irving Plaza
• Snuffed on Sight, Final Resting Place, Torture, NYC Shootout at the ​Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Oteil & Friends at Brooklyn Bowl
• Sluice, Hiding Places at Baby's All Right
• Reason at Racket NYC
• Ruen Brothers, Moonrisers at Mercury Lounge
• Oz Noy at the Bitter End
• Pete Muller & the Kindred Souls at the Bitter End
• Sabrina Song, Alana Markel, Screenager at Union Pool
• Lawrence Kim at Mama Tried
• Billy Childs at Smoke Jazz Club
• Sweet Undertow, Kris Gruen, Litvar, Amy Jay at the Bowery Palace
• Sanford: at the 11th St. Bar
• Kyle Lacy at Lucinda's
• Gary Wright at Terra Blues
• Kelton Cooper Band at Terra Blues

The West Side Cowboys at Lucinda's on May 3 (photograph by David Sussman)

Joe Roberts at the weekly Songwriter's Open Mic at Lucinda's on May 3

Connor O'Shea at the weekly Songwriter's Open Mic at Lucinda's on May 3

Eli Yacinthe at Tompkins Square Park on May 3

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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 May calendar.