NYC’s Best Live Music This Week

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, photographed above last year at Forest Hills Stadium, return to the venue for headline shows for three shows starting Thursday 

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 week. 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.

My Chemical Romance headlined Citi Field on August 9 (photograph by Jesse DeFlorio)

Guns N' Roses at MetLife Stadium on August 12 (photograph courtesy of Guns N' Roses)

Public Enemy at MetLife Stadium on August 12

Black Uhuru at the Dance Floor at Lincoln Center on August 8 (photograph by Charles David)

Monday, August 17

• Olivia Dean at Madison Square Garden
• Joe Hisaishi at Radio City Music Hall
• Faouzia at Warsaw
• Dave Hill, Nick Griffin, Mick Diflo at Gary's Loft
• Black Pontiac, Noshows at the Sultan Room
• Walter Salas-Humana, Kelley Swindall at Lucinda's
• The Wildmans at Lucinda's
• Emily Duff Band at Cowgirl
• The 11th St. Bar Quintet at the 11th St. Bar
• T Blues Band w. Kelton Cooper & Junior Mack at Terra Blues
• New Moon Acoustic Blues 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

Koe Wetzel at the Rooftop at Pier 17 on August 12

Shane Smith and the Saints at the Rooftop at Pier 17 on August 12

Bayker Blankenship at the Rooftop at Pier 17 on August 12

Logan Jahnke at the Rooftop at Pier 17 on August 12

Tuesday, August 18

• Olivia Dean at Madison Square Garden
• Chance the Rapper, la Reezy at Rumsey Playfield, Central Park
• Siddhartha at Palladium Times Square
• Lukas Graham at Rough Trade Below
• American Aquarium at Racket NYC
• Mynd Reader at Lucinda’s
• James Maddock at the Bitter End
• Tamar Korn & a Kornucopia at barbès
• Spaghetti Eastern Trio, Lucky 7 NYC, Windsor Market at Berlin
• Torture & the Desert Spiders at Baker Falls
• SaRon Crenshaw (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• T Blues Band w. Kelton Cooper & Adjua Ajamu at Terra Blues
• New Moon Acoustic Blues at the Red Lion
• Tuesday Night Hot Jazz at Mona's
• Live Bluegrass at Lucinda's
• NY Blues Rockets & jam at Sour Mouse NYC

The Ashville Mountain Boys at Superfine on August 9 (photograph by David Sussman)

Michael Daves & Tatiana Hargreaves at the Jalopy Theater on August 9 (photograph by David Sussman)

India Ramey at Lucinda's on August 10

TJ Rosenthal at Lucinda's on August 10

Rucyl at BAMcafe on August 12

Wednesday, August 19

• Simple Plan, 3OH!3, Bowling for Soup at Rumsey Playfield, Central Park
• Max McNown, the Jack Wharff Band at the Rooftop at Pier 17
• Louis Cato at the Amph, Little Island
• Dogstar, the Backfires at Webster Hall
• Bebel Gilberto at City Winery NYC
• Gibby Haynes, Rojava at Union Pool
• Bodega, Native Sun at Elsewhere Rooftop
• Willie Nile, Jake Thistle at Sony Hall
• Pi Jacobs at Lucinda's
• Liza Colby at Lucinda's
• Junior Mack (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• Kelton Cooper Band at Terra Blues

Joe Sztabnik's Ghost Dogs at ReVision Lounge and Gallery on August 9

Density Black Cat at ReVision Lounge and Gallery on August 9

Rew Starr at ReVision Lounge and Gallery on August 9 (photograph by Alan Rand)

The Bakersfield Breakers at the 11th St. Bar on August 11 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

Thursday, August 20

• Jonas Brothers at Madison Square Garden
• King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, Die Spitz at Forest Hills Stadium
• 3BallMTY, Rayburger, Dos Flakos, Reggaeton Rave at the Rooftop at Pier 17
• Louis Cato at the Amph, Little Island
• Action Bronson & Human Growth Hormone at le Poisson Rouge
• Pomplamoose at Warsaw
• Ginger Root at Mercury Lounge
• Bebel Gilberto at City Winery NYC
• Petey USA, Dirt Buyer at the Sultan Room
• Spaer, Patching, Chammeili at the Sultan Room Rooftop
• Big Mamou at the 11th St. Bar
• Noé Socha at Arthur’s Tavern
• David "Doc" French (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• Seydurah Avecmoi Trio at Terra Blues 

Matt Basile at Lucky on August 9

The weekly Monday Night Bluegrass Session at Mona's on August 10

The weekly Live Bluegrass at Lucinda's on August 11

The weekly Bluegrass Wednesdays at Mathilde on August 12 (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 calendar.