Terrific Live Music for Late Spring Evenings in NYC

Greta Van Fleet, photographed above at Terminal 5 in 2018, will headline at the Bowery Ballroom this Wednesday

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+ live music events in New York City 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 Black Angels headlined at Brooklyn Steel on May 20

L.A. Witch at Brooklyn Steel on May 20

Belle & Sebastian at the Rooftop at Pier 17 on May 22 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

The Ladybug Transistor at the Rooftop at Pier 17 on May 22 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

Monday, May 25 Memorial Day

• Hubby Jenkins at Terra Blues
• The Dang-it Bobbys at Skinny Dennis
• 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

The Toadies at Webster Hall on May 21

Local H at Webster Hall on May 21

The Vandoliers at Webster Hall on May 21

The Feelies at White Eagle Hall on May 22

Tuesday, May 26

• Electric Callboy, Polaris, Scene Queen at Brooklyn Paramount
• Just Mustard, Catcher at the Bowery Ballroom
• Grace Ives at Rough Trade Below
• Sasha Dobson at Pete's Candy Store
• The Ramblin' Kind, Stephanie Marie & the Double Knit Players at the 11th St. Bar
• Torture & the Desert Spiders at Baker Falls
• 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

Ryan Bingham and the Texas Gentlemen at Lucinda's on May 20

The Whitmore Sisters at Lucinda's on May 18

The Wildmans at Lucinda's on May 18

Liza Colby at Lucinda's on May 20

Wednesday, May 27

• Greta Van Fleet at the Bowery Ballroom
• Busta Rhymes at the Backyard at Hudson Yards
• Ari Lennox, Lekan, Phabo at Brooklyn Paramount
• Wyclef Jean at National Sawdust
• Em Beihold, Janani K. Jha at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Citizen Soldier, Adelitas Way, New Medicine at the Gramercy Theatre
• Final Gasp, Blood Vulture, the Virgos, Final Heaven at TV Eye, Queens
• rjtheweirdo at Baby’s All Right
• Alex Lambert at Mercury Lounge
• Liza Colby at Lucinda’s
• Howlin' Hurd at Lucinda's
• Mulebone at the Ear Inn
• Junior Mack (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• David "Doc" French Band at Terra Blues

Jimmy Vivino at the Bitter End on May 18 (photograph by Unsteady Freddie)

The Emily Duff Band at Cowgirl on May 18

The Hugh Pool Band at the 11th St. Bar on May 21

The 11th St. Bar Quintet at the 11th St. Bar on May 18 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

Thursday, May 28

• Black Veil Brides, Ashes to New, TX2, As December Falls at Palladium Times Square
• Satchvai Band, Animals as Leaders at the Beacon Theatre
• Nate Smith, Josh Ross, Brandon Wisham at the Rooftop at Pier 17
• They Might Be Giants at Brooklyn Steel
• Young M.A. at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Robert Earl Keen, Coleman Jennings at Irving Plaza
• Smerz, Kaitlin Simotics at Webster Hall
• Junior Varsity at le Poisson Rouge
• FIGHTMASTER, Gordi at the Bowery Ballroom
• Hudson Freeman, lots of hands at Elsewhere Rooftop
• Sina Bathaie at Racket NYC
• MT Jones, Taylor Williams at Baby's All Right
• Tempers, Anastasia Coope at TV Eye, Queens
• The Upsides, Fever Doll at Night Club 101
• Red Baraat at Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park
• Protein, Beyond Flute Group at Ibeam
• Oz Noy Trio w. Wayne Krantz at the Iridium
• The Tall Pines at the Bitter End
• Alfonso Velez at the Bitter End
• Rich Pagano & the SugarCane Cups at the Bitter End
• Hubby Jenkins at Terra Blues
• Kelton Cooper Band at Terra Blues

The Latona Brothers at Peck Slip Social on May 21 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

Meaghan Burke at Young Ethel's on May 21

Liz Sevcenko, Bret Ladin and Diane Stockwell at Prospect Bar and Grill on May 20 (photograph by David Sussman)

The weekly Bluegrass Wednesdays at Mathilde on May 20 (photograph by David Sussman)

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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 and June calendars.