End August with Awesome Live Music in the NYC Area

Harry Styles, photographed above at his opening night at Madison Square Garden this past Wednesday, will continue his 30-night residency there tonight and tomorrow (photograph by Anthony Pham)

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, set times, location, directions, parking, age restrictions and accessibility.

The Jonas Brothers at Madison Square Garden on August 20 (photograph by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Live Nation)

The Lumineers opened the US Open at Louis Armstrong Stadium on August 20

Petey USA at the Louis Armstrong Stadium on August 21

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard at Forest Hills Stadium on August 20

Friday, August 28

• Willie Nelson, the Avett Brothers, Sheryl Crow, Stephen Wilson Jr., Robert Randolph, Don Was at Northwell at Jones Beach Theater
• Harry Styles, Jamie xx at Madison Square Garden
• Zac Brown Band, Grace Potter at Forest Hills Stadium
• Ella Mai, Ama, Girlfriend at Radio City Music Hall
• BINI, Ashley Mehta at the Kings Theatre
• Common at the Lena Horne Bandshell in Prospect Park
• Dinosaur Jr., Native Sun at Tompkins Square Park
• Dinosaur Jr., Steve Gunn at Skinny Dennis
• Citizen, Anxious, Hotline TNT, Rocket at Brooklyn Steel
• Slayr at Irving Plaza
• Phoneboy, Boys Go to Jupiter at the LeFrak Center at Prospect Park
• Swervedriver, Slow Fiction, the Still Out at White Eagle Hall
• EIHWAR, Frayle at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Jourdan Thibodeaux et les Rôdailleurs, Saami Brothers, Chicha Libre at Bryant Park
• Meltt, Los Eclipses at the Bowery Ballroom
• Niina Soleil, Maya Engen at the Gramercy Theatre
• One Pact at Racket NYC
• Paper Lady, Sarah Devoe, Babe City at Baby's All Right
• Brittany Ann Tranbaugh, Olivia Ellen Lloyd at Mercury Lounge
• Kolker at the Bitter End
• Strange Majik at the Private Curtain
• Mojo and the Mayhem at Sour Mouse NYC
• Seydurah Avecmoi Trio at Terra Blues
• SaRon Crenshaw Band at Terra Blues

Willie Nile at Sony Hall on August 19 (photograph by Jini Sachse)

Jake Thistle at Sony Hall on August 19

Bobby Harden at Pershing Square Plaza West on August 19

Rick Estrin & the Nightcats at Iridium on August 20 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

Loveseat at Otto's Shrunken Head on August 18

Saturday, August 29

• Harry Styles, Jamie xx at Madison Square Garden
• Berserkus: Lamb of God, Black Label Society, Down, Suicidal Tendencies, Zakk Sabbath, Dark Chapel at Northwell at Jones Beach Theater
• Empire of the Sun, Polo & Pan, Midnight Generation at Forest Hills Stadium
• Squeeze, Adam Ant, Haircut 100 at ​Radio City Music Hall
• Dinosaur Jr., Thurston Moore Group, They Are Gutting a Body of Water at T Eye
• Dinosaur Jr., Mike Kinsella, Snail Mail (solo) at Baby's All Right
• John and the Locals, One Production, Yak Productions at Terminal 5
• Virtual Riot & Blanke, Eddie, BARU at Brooklyn Steel
• Swervedriver, Slow Fiction, the Still Out at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• REZN, Lockstep at the Meadows
• Rio Da Yung OG at Irving Plaza
• The Charlie Parker Jazz Festival: Joshua Redman, Nat Adderley Jr., Catherine Russell, Nicole Glover at Marcus Garvey Park
• Mustard Service, Pity Party (Girls Club), Manwolves, Chicano Mosh at ​Racket NYC
• Popa Chubby at the Iridium
• Emma Swift, Robyn Hitchcock at Berlin
• Strawberry Hands at Sunview Acropolis Luncheonette
• Killcode, Room 4 One, Giftshop, Love Conquers All at Arlene's Grocery
• DÜÜL Suns, Frankie Sunswept & the Silver Moons, Big Tobacco 70 at Pianos: Showroom
• The Tsunamibots, SlutBurger, the Orbitals at Otto's Shrunken Head
• Miss Maybell & the Jazz Age Artistes at Terra Blues
• Junior Mack Band at Terra Blues

Lafayette Harris Jr Quartet with Houston Person (center) at Restoration Plaza West on August 21 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

Jahmed and the Medicine Cabinet at Restoration Plaza West on August 21 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

Yacouba Sissoko at Restoration Plaza West at Restoration Plaza West on August 21 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

Hasan Bakr at Restoration Plaza West at Restoration Plaza West on August 21 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

Sunday, August 30

• The Charlie Parker Jazz Festival: Ravi Coltrane, Kassa Overall, Vanisha Gould at Rumsey Playfield, Central Park
• Pi'erre Bourne at Irving Plaza
• Rio Da Yung OG at the Gramercy Theatre
• The Verve Pipe, Bird Streets at Sony Hall
• Smif-N-Wessun, the Cabrini Kings at City Winery NYC
• Sam Gendel & Sam Wilkes at le Poisson Rouge
• Mad Caddies, the Supervillians, Brendan Kelly at Brooklyn Bowl
• Stéphane Wrembel at barbès
• Jordan Patterson, Lea Jaffe, Fernette at Night Club 101
• LAMÄR, Lexo, Sabrea Ajalon, Gabrielle Domont at the Bowery Palace
• Doom Scroll, Hans Gruber and the Die Hards at Gold Sounds
• Strawberry Hands at Flower Love World
• The Dust Bowl Choir at Lucky
• Gary Wright at Terra Blues
• The Pioneers at Terra Blues

Slow Pilot performed The Songs of Jeff Buckley at Brooklyn Bowl on August 21

Sing Harlem Choir at the Choir Festival at Bryant Park on August 21

Allison Kelly at the weekly Live Bluegrass at Lucinda's on August 18

The Cody Sisters at the weekly Bluegrass Wednesdays at Mathilde on August 19 (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 August and September calendars.