End July with Supercool Live Music in NYC

The Dave Matthews Band, photographed above at Northwell at Jones Beach Theater in 2024, will return to the venue this Wednesday; the original concert date last week was postponed due to severe weather

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 60+ 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 ticket availability, show times, location, directions, parking, age restrictions, and COVID compliance.

Phish at Madison Square Garden on July 22 (photograph by Rich Fury/MSGE)

Shinedown at Prudential Center on July 21 (photograph courtesy of Prudential Center)

Melanie Martinez at Barclays Center on July 23 (photograph by Marcus Stevens)

Shakira brought Tyla onstage for one song at Barclays Center on June 20

Caamp at Forest Hills Stadium on July 23 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

Monday, July 27

• Phish at Madison Square Garden
• Patty Griffin, Kathleen Edwards at Kaufman Concert Hall
• Wunderhorse, Been Stellar at Warsaw
• Day We Ran, the Braymores at the Bowery Ballroom
• Caleb Gordon at the Gramercy Theatre
• Rev. Vince Anderson & the Love Choir at Union Pool
• Sean Kershaw at Cowgirl Seahorse
• The Emily Duff Band at Cowgirl
• The 11th St. Bar Quintet at the 11th St. Bar
• Rebecca Haviland at the Bitter End
• 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
• T Blues Band w. Bobby Bryan & Kelton Cooper at Terra Blues
• New Moon Acoustic Blues at Terra Blues

Greensky Bluegrass at the Rooftop at Pier 17 on July 23 (photograph by David Sussman)

Allen Stone at River & Blues at Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park on July 23

Kurt Vile & the Violators at Brooklyn Paramount on July 23

Being Dead at Brooklyn Paramount on July 21

Tuesday, July 28

• Rush at Madison Square Garden
• Tomahawk, Melvins at ​Brooklyn Steel
• Dave East at the Gramercy Theatre
• Wunderhorse, Been Stellar at Warsaw
• maryjo, Brooke Alexx, Jessica Woodlee at Mercury Lounge
• V Silver, Rivkah Reyes, Michelle Rose at Mercury Lounge
• Beatrix, Ross Newhouse at Sleepwalk
• The Family at Lucinda's
• Live Bluegrass at Lucinda's
• Tuesday Night Hot Jazz at Mona's
• Torture & the Desert Spiders at Baker Falls
• T Blues Band w. David "Doc" French & Adjua Ajamu at Terra Blues
• SaRon Crenshaw (acoustic) at Terra Blues

Lucinda Williams at Forest Hills Stadium on July 21

Congress the Band at the Bowery Ballroom  on July 22

Mary Fahl Band at Parker Press Park on July 22 (photograph by Unsteady Freddie)

Bandits on the Run at Night Club 101 on July 22

Wednesday, July 29

• Phish at Madison Square Garden
• The Dave Matthews Band at Northwell at Jones Beach Theater
• Wolf Alice, Witch Post at the Rooftop at Pier 17
• Kamasi Washington at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Julieta Venegas, Lasso, Micro TDH at Rumsey Playfield, Central Park
• Violent Vira at the Gramercy Theatre
• Does at le Poisson Rouge
• Shannon Shaw Band, Georgia Maq at Baby's All Right
• Cruz Beckham and the Breakers at Baby's All Right
• Des Rocs, Jimmy Gnecco, Holy Vulture, Steph Amoroso, Boy Afraid at the Silver Lining Lounge
• The Lil' Mama Band NYC, Christine Santelli & Heather Hardy at the Bitter End
• Adjua Ajamu (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• David "Doc" French Band at Terra Blues

Valley Flower at Mercury Lounge on July 21 (photograph by David Sussman)

Aidan Intro at Mercury Lounge on July 21 (photograph by David Sussman)

Stew Cutler at Arthur's Tavern on July 21 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

Jessica Umanoff at the Perelman Performing Arts Center Lobby Stage on July 21

Thursday, July 30

• Rush at Madison Square Garden
• Daniel Caesar, Faye Webster at Barclays Center
• Metric, Broken Social Scene, Stars at Brooklyn Paramount
• The Lone Bellow at Kaufman Concert Hall
• Kamasi Washington at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Cimafunk at Chambers Plaza, Newark
• La India & MD Bobby Allende at Crotona Park
• The Screamin' Cheetah Wheelies at the Gramercy Theatre
• bar italia, Operelly, Threshold at the Ruins at Knockdown Center
• Atomic Habitz at the Blue Note
• Wild Child, Motenko at Racket NYC
• Souls of Mischief, Beau Young Prince at ​Brooklyn Bowl
• Amelia Day at Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park
• Alice Smith at Joe's Pub
• Gotts Street Band at le Poisson Rouge
• Oliver Hazard, Abbie McAllister at Sony Hall
• Bees Deluxe at the Shrine World Music Venue
• Thesaurus Rex, Um, Jennifer?, the Dutch Kills at the Bowery Ballroom
• Joe P, Sam MacPherson at Night Club 101
• Queen V at the Bitter End
• Mad Staggers at the 11th St. Bar
• Bobby Bryan (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• T Blues Band w. Adjua Ajamu & Kelton Cooper at Terra Blues

Garden Variety Herbs at the 11th St. Bar on July 22

The weekly Monday Night Bluegrass Session at Mona's on July 21

The weekly Bluegrass Wednesdays at Mathilde on July 23 (photograph by David Sussman)

Lightning Will at the weekly Grateful Dead Night at Wild Horses on July 19

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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 July and August calendars.