Manhattan

Beacon Theatre

74th Street & Broadway
https://www.msg.com/beacon-theatre
Call: (212) 307-7171 / (914) 454-3388 (201) 507-8900
Prices are standard admission (resale & platinum $)

May 15   8-Rodrigo y Gabriela  20th Anniversary Tour
28    7:30-SatchVai Band Ft Joe Satriani & Steve Vai; Surfing with the Hydra Tour
29    8-Lucinda Williams and her band CANCELLED
Jul 18   8-Joe Jackson + Band; Hope and Fury Tour
24, 25   8-Tori Amos; In Times of Dragons Tour
Sep 26   8-Pat Metheny; Side-Eye III+
Oct 1, 2, 3   7:30-Ray LaMontagne; Trouble 20th Anniversary Tour

Bitter End

147 Bleecker 212-673-7030
$5 Cover/2 drink min. per set www.bitterend.com

May 1   6-Bob Elliott’s Music Makers, 11-Rae The Band
2       6:30-Heroes For Ghosts Pink Floyd Tribute
9-CEG & HearFirst Present The Hip Snacks; Out On A Limb Tour
3      7-Scott Tarruli Group w/ Dom Davis & Zeke Martin
8:30-Jen Kearney
4       7:30-New York Songwriters Circle w/Lauren Mian,Marina Prikis, Kathleen Reagan, Jessica Lattman
10-Richie Cannata’s Monday Night Jam
5      6:30-Dave Keyes, 8:30-Wayne Krantz
10-Know Not Knew , No Not New
6      7-Love Burt, The Songs of Burt Bacharach
7      7-Early Elton Trio; Back To The Beginning
9-Early Elton Trio; Performing “Madman Across The Water”
8      8:30-Nick Cassarino; LIVE RECORDING Sponsored by Telefunken
9      6:30-Niall Connolly – Band gig; ‘There’s So Much More to See’ Album release
8:30-Belles; Songs & Stories Tour
11-The Billy Hector Band
10    6-Steve Hofstetter, 10-Richie Cannata’s Monday Night Jam
12    7-On Your Radar w/ Thea Hopkins, Cassandra Kubinski, Erik Balkey
9:30-Black Hole Organ Trio
13    7-Ripple Allstars, 9:30-Chinacat
14    6:30-Pete Muller & The Kindred Souls, 9:30-Oz Noy
16    4-CEG & HearFirst Present Tony Lucca, Ernie Halter, Keaton Simons
7-Audawind
9-CEG & HearFirst Present Tony Lucca, Ernie Halter, Keaton Simons
11-Rae The Band
17    7-Ricky Tinelli
18    7-Jimmy Vivinow/ Shawn Pelton & Jesse Williams
10-Richie Cannata’s Monday Night Jam
19    7-White Collar Crime, 8:30-Wayne Krantz
20    7-The Z3, 8:30-The Jamie McLean Band
21    7-Blake Morgan
22    9:30-The Christine Santelli Band
23    8-Melvin Johnson
24    5 & 8-CEG & HearFirst Present Bob Dylan 85th Birthday Bash performed by Philosophers and Near Dead Experience
26    6-The New York Songwriters Collective
28    7-Rich Pagano & The SugarCane Cups
29     7-Juliana Frangella, 8:30-Kingsland
30    8:30-Jann Klose Band “The Future Trap” Album Release
31    1:15-School of Rock East Brunswick Best of Season Show
6-The Bitter End Presents Cara Lorraine; Bitter End Birthday Bash
Jun 1   7-The Marvelous Manhattan Mandolins w/ Ann Klein, Liz Queler, avid Mansfield, Rick Snell, John Benthal

Blender Theater at Gramercy

127 East 23rd Street https://www.livenation.com/venue/KovZpZAEAdaA/gramercy-theatre-events

May 16   7-Breakfield (formerly known as Boy Named Banjo)
Aug 7   7-Duane Betts & Palmetto Motel

The Blue Note

131 3rd St 212-475-8592 www.bluenotejazz.com

May 1  8 & 10:30-José James Presents Facing East: The Music of John Coltrane with Special Guest Tia Fuller
2      1:30-Juilliard Jazz Brunch Mary Lou Williams Ensemble
8 & 10:30-José James Presents Facing East: The Music of John Coltrane with Special Guest Melissa Aldana
3      1:30-Harlem Gospel Choir
8 & 10:30-José James Presents Facing East: The Music of John Coltrane with Special Guest Braxton Cook
4-8    8 & 10:30-Ron Carter: 89th Birthday Celebration
9, 10   1:30-Harlem Gospel Choir Mother’s Day Weekend Matinees
8 & 10:30-The Cookers
11    8 & 10:30-Sinkane & Friends
12-16   8 & 10:30-The Terrace Martin Residency
17    1:30-Harlem Gospel Choir
8 & 10:30-The Terrace Martin Residency
18-20   8 & 10:30-Lee Ritenour21    8 & 10:30-Tone Stith
22    8 & 10:30-Kenny Garrett
23    1:30-Benito Gonzalez Trio
8 & 10:30-Kenny Garrett
24    1:30-Harlem Gospel Choir
8 & 10:30-Kenny Garrett
25    8 & 10:30-Estelle
26-29    8 & 10:30-The Terrace Martin Residency
30    1:30-John Violinist
8 & 10:30-The Terrace Martin Residency
31    1:30-Harlem Gospel Choir
8 & 10:30-The Terrace Martin Residency

The Bowery Ballroom

Delancy St (at The Bowery) 212-533-2111
https://mercuryeastpresents.com/boweryballroom/
Tix @ Mercury Lounge, 866-468-7619, www.ticketweb.com

May 1  8 & 10:30-José James Presents Facing East: The Music of John Coltrane with Special Guest Tia Fuller
2      1:30-Juilliard Jazz Brunch Mary Lou Williams Ensemble
8 & 10:30-José James Presents Facing East: The Music of John Coltrane with Special Guest Melissa Aldana
3      1:30-Harlem Gospel Choir
8 & 10:30-José James Presents Facing East: The Music of John Coltrane with Special Guest Braxton Cook
4-8    8 & 10:30-Ron Carter: 89th Birthday Celebration
9, 10   1:30-Harlem Gospel Choir Mother’s Day Weekend Matinees
8 & 10:30-The Cookers
11    8 & 10:30-Sinkane & Friends
12-16   8 & 10:30-The Terrace Martin Residency
17    1:30-Harlem Gospel Choir
8 & 10:30-The Terrace Martin Residency
18-20   8 & 10:30-Lee Ritenour
21    8 & 10:30-Tone Stith
22    8 & 10:30-Kenny Garrett
23    1:30-Benito Gonzalez Trio
8 & 10:30-Kenny Garrett
24    1:30-Harlem Gospel Choir
8 & 10:30-Kenny Garrett
25    8 & 10:30-Estelle
26-29    8 & 10:30-The Terrace Martin Residency
30    1:30-John Violinist
8 & 10:30-The Terrace Martin Residency
31    1:30-Harlem Gospel Choir
8 & 10:30-The Terrace Martin Residency

Bryant Park Picnic Performances

6 Bryant Park Lawn, 42nd St & 6th Avenue
Performances curated by various NYC venues
https://bryantpark.org/activities/picnic-performances
Tix @ Mercury Lounge, 866-468-7619, www.ticketweb.com
Shows at 7pm

May 29   New York City Opera: American Classics
Jun 4   Contemporary Dance: Carolyn Dorfman Dance, Terk Lewis, White Wave Dance
5      Contemporary Dance: Dancing for the Wild
11    Contemporary Dance: It’s Showtime NYC!, SOLE Defined, Robin Dunn
12    World Music Institute: World of Percussion Re-Imagined
18    Joe’s Pub: Joan As Police Woman, Britton & The Sting
19    The Unsung Collective
Jul 3   Carnegie Hall Citywide: The Knights
10    Carnegie Hall Citywide: Aisha Jackson
17    Carnegie Hall Citywide: Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas
24    Carnegie Hall Citywide: NYC Ska Orchestra
31    Carnegie Hall Citywide: El Laberinto del Coco
Aug 7   New York City Opera: Celebration of Ella Fitzgerald
14    New York Guitar Festival
15    New York Guitar Festival
21    Choir Festival
22    6-Emerging Music Festival
28    Accordion Festival
29    5-Parallel Exit: Sunset Circus
Sep 3   Asian American Arts Alliance: Grace Kelly, Ashni
4      Brass Festival
10    Dance Party All-Stars
11    Tribute Concert: 25th Anniversary of September 11th

Cafe Wha?

https://www.cafewha.com
115 MacDougal St.    212) 254-3706
9 & 11:45  Wed – Sun:  Cafe Wha? House Band

May 1   6-Crystal Ship: A Tribute to The Doors
3      6-Nick Chiapparino and Ditto.
10    6-The Music of Amy Winehouse
12    7:30-Audrey McGraw and Diva Smith
15    6-Andy Falco and Cody Kilby
16    6-Gabe Lee
17    7-Abigail Lapell
20    6-Cactus Lee
24    6-A Bob Dylan Birthday Celebration
30    6-Molly Parden, Joshua Fletcher, and Jack Armbrust

Carnegie Hall

57th St & 7th Ave. 212-477-0622 www.carnegiehall.org
Ticket : CarnegieCharge – 212-247-7800.

Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
May 7   8-Heather Headley
8      8-Rhiannon Giddens: The Hidden Soundtrack of America
22, 23   8-Harry Connick Jr.

Weill Recital Hall
May 8   7:30- AGBU Arts Performing Artists in Concert; Musical Tapestry in Motion: A Celebration of Music, Dance & Poetry

Zankel Hall
May 20   7:30-Aja Monet; The Color of Rain

Resnick Education Wing
May 2   5-Sean Jones: A Well-Being Concert

Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre
NA

Carnegie Hall Citywide
May 6   7-Presented by The Folk Music Society of New York: Brooklyn Community Song Circle @ Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture, 269 4th Ave, Brooklyn
9      6:30-Presented by The Folk Music Society of New York and Country Dance New York; Contra Dance for All @The Church of the Village, 201 W. 13th Street, Manh.
15    7-Presented by Museum of Chinese in America, MOCA PERFORMS—Crouching Dub, Hidden Riddim @ Museum of Chinese in America, 215 Centre St,Manh.
17    4-Presented by The Folk Music Society of New York and Jalopy Theatre & School of Music; For Love or Money—the Folk Music Recording Industry @ Jalopy Theatre, 315 Columbia Steet, Brooklyn
23    2:30-Presented by The Folk Music Society of New York; Staten Island Community Song Circle @ St. George  Library Center, 5 Central Ave, Staten Island
29    7:30-Presented by The Folk Music Society of New York; The Voice of the Mountains—Songs from Appalachia; St. Paul & St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 263 West 86th Street, Manh.
8-Apollo Presents Muted Genius: Celebrating Miles Davis at 100, The Apollo Stages at the Victoria, 233 W. 125th Street, Manh.
30    8-Apollo Presents Muted Genius: Celebrating Miles Davis at 100, The Apollo Stages at the Victoria, 233 W. 125th Street, Manh.

Online
May 5   1-Yiddish Theater, George Gershwin, and the Birth of an American Sound

OnlineLive with Carnegie Hall:
https://www.carnegiehall.org/Explore/Watch-and-Listen/Live-with-Carnegie-Hall

City Vineyard in Hudson River Park

Voices on the Hudson at Pier 26 233 West St.
646-677-8350 https://citywinery.com/city-vineyard-nyc
Doors @ 6pm   Shows @ 7:30pm except where noted
Tribeca Supper Club At City Vineyard
May 1, 29   9-Special Event at City Vineyard at Pier 26: Jill Hennessy: Ghosts In My Head

City Winery

Hudson River Park’s Pier 57 at West 15th Street
https://citywinery.com/newyork/
NOTE: Shows at this venue cancel/change frequently.
Check website for updates!
Wait List Available for all SOLD OUT shows

May 1   7-Disciple of The Garden – Tribute to Chris Cornell, Soundgarden, Audioslave (The Loft)
3      11:30am-Strawberry Fields Ultimate Beatles Brunch Concert (Main Stage)
11:30am-Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra (The Loft)
7:30-Richard Barone & James Mastro: Nuts & Bolts Revisited Tour (The Loft)
7      7-City Winery New York City Presents WFUV High Line Bash 2026 w/ Tyler Ballgame, Emily King, and headliner Robert Randolph
10    11:30am-Mamma Mia! An ABBA fabulous Brunch with The Neon Queen (Main Stage)
11:30am-Strawberry Fields Ultimate Beatles Brunch Concert – Mother’s Day Show (The Loft)
5-Karen Bernod (Main Stage)
7-Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra (The Loft)
11    8-Scott Patterson (The Loft)
15    7-Adam Ezra Group (The Loft)
16    7:30-An Evening With Vanessa Carlton: Veils Tour (Main Stage)
17    11:30am-Strawberry Fields Ultimate Beatles Brunch Concert (Main Stage)
11:30am-Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra (The Loft)
7:30-An Evening With Chantal Kreviazuk with The Slim Kings (Main Stage)
18    7:30-Andrew Duhon (The Loft)
7:30-In Conversation with Clint Black: Killin’ Time: My Life and Music (Main Stage)
22    7:30-Porter Carroll Jr. (The Loft)
23    11:30am-Boy Band Brunch with The Boy Band Project (Main Stage)
7:30-Jeff Slate & Friends: Bob Dylan 85th Birthday Celebration with Very Special Guests
24    11:30am-Strawberry Fields Ultimate Beatles Brunch Concert (The Loft)
3:30 & 7:30-Leonid + Friends: Celebrating the Music of Chicago (Main Stage)
7-Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra (The Loft)
27    7:30-Ann Wilson – In My Voice (Main Stage)
7:30-Quadrature (The Loft)
30    8-Marc E Bassy
31    11:30am-Strawberry Fields Ultimate Beatles Brunch Concert (The Loft)
7:30-Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestrae (The Loft)

The Concert Hall

at the New York Society for Ethical Culture
2 West 64th Street at Central Park West
All shows 7:30pm except where noted
www.nysec.org
May 3   4- Jane Ira Bloom and Brian Shankar Adler

Country Dance New York

www.cdny.org
English Country Dances are on Tuesdays, 7–10pm
Contra Dances are on Saturdays, 7:30–10:45
@ Church of the Village, 201 W. 13th Street

English Country Dances
May 5   Calling: Dorothy Cummings
Music: CDNY’s house band the Anglopolitans; gendered calling
12    Calling: Jenna Simpson
Music: The Mixolydians: Lydia Becker, Tom Phillips, Cynthia Shaw; gender-free calling
19    Calling: Helen White
Music: Peter Roberts, Minda Cowen, Zara Lawler; gender-free calling
26    Calling: Daniel Popowich
Music: Robin Russell, Lydia Becker, Diane Fedora; gendered calling
Jun 2   Calling: Dan Blim
Music: Cynthia Shaw, Jimmy Drancsak, Gene Murrow; gender-free calling
9      *Pay What You Wish and Pride Celebration Dance*
Calling by Alexandra Deis-Lauby
Music by Peter Roberts, Sarah Parker and Helen White; gender-free calling
16    Calling: Orly Krasner
Music: Peter Roberts, Dominik Landowne, Diane Fedora; gender-free calling

Contra Dances
May 9   *Winter Meltdown, Double Contra Dance*
Calling: Julian Blechner;
Music: Pegasus Collective: Cecily Mills cello, Peter Subramanian on the violin, Steven Bluestein on woodwinds, Sam Zakon-Anderson on piano
23    Calling: Sunny Lawrence;
Music: Riverside; Paul Morris, Rachel Givner, Sean Rosenberry; Masks Required
30    *Swing and Set Double Dance English and Contra*
Calling: Dan Blim (afternoon English) and Jacob LeGrone (Saturday Contra); Music: Turning Stile; Aaron Marcus and Joanne Garton
Jun 13   *Pay What You Wish and Graduation Celebration Dance*
Calling: Carl Levine; Music: CDNY’s house band the Contrapolitans

The Cutting Room

44 E. 32nd Street    212-691-1900
thecuttingroomnyc.com
All shows: $25 food/drink minimum

May 1   7-Jesse Lynn Madera
2      1 & 3:30-K-Pop: The Hunt Is On
7-Crossfire Hurricane “Rolling Stones Tribute”
3      Noon-Doug Howard’s Summer of ‘72
3-Sound For Sight
7      7-Judith Owen
8      7-Iconic Women Of Music
10-Vol. 4 – Spring Fever Edition
9      Noon-Amplified Impact, 7-The Amish Outlaws
9:30-Anarchy on the Bay
10    7-Confessions of a Prairie Bitch: Nellie Oleson Live
11    6:15-Mark Grandfield  No Fee
14    5:15 & 8-Fleetwood Mac: Stripped
15    7-Special Efx, 9-George Shekiladze 17 Big Band Jazz
16    7-Doug Howard’s Summer of ‘72, 9-Ladies of Skyy
17    1-Drag King Brunch, 8-Ty Stephens & (The) Souljaazz
19    7-Billy Preston That’s The Way God Planned It
22    5:15 & 8-Beyoncé: Stripped
23    9-Chanel Omari: 40 Is The New 20 Comedy Special
24    1 & 3:30-K-Pop: The Hunt Is On
28    5:15 & 8-Abba: Stripped
29    7-Dead Meat – A Grateful Dead Tribute
31    7-Steven Maglio & His Big Band Orchestra

The Ear Inn

326 Spring St 212-226-9060 Music Mon, Weds.
http://www.theearinn.com

May 3, 10, 17, 24   8-The EarRegulars
6      11-Dirty Water Dogs
13    11-Christine Santelli Trio

Folk Music Society of NY

(AKA NY Pinewoods Folk Music Club)
Folk Music Club Office: 444 W. 54 St, #7
Folk-Fone: 718-651-1115 Shows at various times/locations Shows at various times/locations www.folkmusicny.org

May 3     2-Sea Chanteys and Maritime Music  at the South Street Seaport  Museum, 12 Fulton St, NYChttp://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07eigk69ug6d665279&llr=4pcqx8iab)

4, 11, 17, 24    8-Irish Traditional Music Session (co-sponsored) at the Landmark Tavern, 626 11th Avenue at 46th Street, Manh
https://thelandmarktavern.com
5, 12, 19, 26    8-Sunnyside Singers Club (co-sponsored, in person) weekly session for people who like to sing @ Copper Kettle Bar & Restaurant, 50-24 Skillman Ave (corner of 51st Street), Woodside, Queens
6      7-FMSNY Brooklyn Song Circle @ Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture, 269 4th Ave, Brooklyn
17    1:45-LITMA Contra Dance, Smithtown Historical Society, 211 E Main St, Smithtown,
2-Shanty Sing Session in person & online (co-sponsored) FREE
3rd Sunday of the month. The William Main Doerflinger Memorial Sea Shanty Sessions at the Noble Maritime Collection
Online: go to Noble Maritime Events (https://noblemaritime.org/events) for instructions on getting the Zoom link.
4-For Love or Money—the Folk Music Recording Industry @ Jalopy Theatre, 315 Columbia Steet, Brooklyn
23    2:30-FMSNY Staten Island Community Song Circle @ St. George  Library Center, 5 Central Ave, Staten Island
29    4-The Voice of the Mountains—Songs from Appalachia w/ Sarah “Songbird” Burkey; Chapel, St. Paul & St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 263 West 86th Street, Manh.
30    12:30-Singing Your Truth: How to Find Your Voice (workshop) w/ Sarah “Songbird” Burkey @ Parlor, Church of St. Paul & St. Andrew: 263 West 86th Street, Manh.

Visit the FMSNY website for links to online concerts
and classes

Groove

25 MacDougal St
https://www.clubgroovenyc.com
Email: info@clubgroovenyc.com    212-254-9393

May 1   7-Orange Burn, 9:30 & 11:30-The Black Soul Experience
2      7-FourDice, 9:30 & 11:30-The Sonic Bullet
3      9 & 11-The Black Soul Experience
6      6:30-Fenix360 Presents: Stix Bones, Sean Griffin, and By Design
9-The Bello Bash
7      9-Nick Cabrera
8      7-DIZZIE, 9:30 & 11:30-The Kyle Lacy Band
9      7-Sicard Hollow, 9:30 & 11:15-The Debo Ray Experience
10    7-Mother’s Day Musical Tribute To Beyonce, Alicia Keys, Chaka Khan, & More
9 & 11-The Black Soul Experience
13    7-Summer Fling, 9-The Bello Bash
14    7-Oliver Sean, 9-Nick Cabrera
15    7-Davina and the Vagabonds, 9:30 & 11:30-Sugar Park
16    7-MJT with Strawberry Sun, 9:30 & 11:30-Hello Brooklyn
17    7-Eric Johanson, 9 & 11-The Black Soul Experience
20    7-The Eagle Rock Gospel Singers
22    9:30 & 11:30-Candy Shop
23    7-Shayna Blass, 9:30 & 11:30-Terrell Foster-James
24    7-Tribute to the Ladies of Funk Rock & Disco: Chaka Khan, Tina Tuner, & More
9 & 11-The Black Soul Experience
27    7-The Right Stuff, 9-The Bello Bash
28    7-Macwood Fleet, 9-Nick Cabrera
29    7-Escaper and Annie in the Water
30    7-Trojan Horns, 9:30-Yarn
31    7-The Dante Max Band, 9 & 11-The Black Soul Experience

Hill Country Barbeque Market

30 West 26th St #1
(212) 255-4544
https://www.hillcountry.com/live-music/

May 1   8-Barnstorm – No Cover Show
5, 12, 19, 26   7-Hill Country Line – Line Dancing
6      7-Carnival Parade – The Music of Jerry Garcia Band
7      7-Lightning Will – A Grateful Dead Tribute Band
29    7-Stella Blue’s Band (Grateful Dead tribute)
Jun 13   7-Pit Brothers Band – No Cover Show

The Iridium

1650 Broadway (212) 582-2121 www.theiridium.com
Shows: 8:30pm except where noted

May 1   Paul Gilbert
2      Amber Ferrari – Woodstock Fever
3      Belouis Some
5      Carolyn Wonderland
7      Gideon King & City Blog feat. special guest appearance by Eric Gales
9      Fareed Haque and Mike Clark
14    Nick Stefanacci & Jay Rowe – Birthday Bash & Album Release show
15    Clifton Anderson
16    Gabe Stillman
23    Duke Robillard
24    Selwyn Birchwood Band
28    In the Pocket: Oz Noy & Friends featuring special guest Wayne Krantz
31    In the Pocket: The Nth Power featuring Nikki Glaspie

Irish Arts Center

553 West 51 Street 212.757.3318
irishartscenter.org

Traditional Sessions in The Devlin Café
6-Slow session, 8-Traditional session
 May 8

JL Greene Theatre
Jun 3-21   North Star; Created and Directed by Kwame Daniels: Musical Compositions by Kaidi Tatham, Winnie Ama, Leo Miyagee, and Hannah Peel
(Multiple performance times; see website ticket page)
https://tickets.irishartscenter.org/overview/2942

Big City Folk Song Club – Niall Connolly’s free NYC concert series  7pm (The Devlin Café)
May 14   Podge Lane

Devlin Café Concert Series
Apr 15   7-Gráinne Hunt with Jules Stewart

Irving Plaza

17 Irving Place (cor. 15th St.)   www.irvingplaza.com

May 1   9-Cumbiatron – The Cumbia Rave (21+)
2      8-Night of A Thousand Stevies (18+)
5      7-Biffy Clyro: The Futique Tour
9      7-The Thing
13    7-Big Wreck
14    7-The Monster Energy Outbreak Tour presents Vincent Mason: There I Go
15    6-Shadow of Intent – Imperium Delirium North American Tour 2026
17    7-Clara La San – Chosen Silences Tour 2026
19    7-Zhamira – Curita Para El Corazón (Moved From Gramercy Theatre)
20    6:30-Wage War – It Calls Me By Name Tour
23    7-Esteman & Daniela Spalla – Amorio Usa Tour
28    7-Robert Earl Keen – Then And Now
29    7-Yebba

Joe’s Pub

At the Public Theater  425 Lafayette St.
212-239-6200
www.joespub.com
All shows: 2 drink or $12 food min / person

May 2   7-Shunzo Ohno: Beyond Imagination
3      6-Anne Akiko Meyers With Gene Pritsker’s Sound Liberation: Animals Carnaval
8:30-Marilyn Castillo: Chicana En Nueva York Album Release
5      7-Toby Lightman: “Stars” Album Release
6      7-Willie Nile – Solo Retrospective Show #3
7      9:30-The Tall Pines Revue With Very Special Guests Vicki Peterson & John Cowsill, Julia Haltigan, Reese Nobile, And Dj Bob Bert
9      9:30-Michela Marino Lerman: Steppin’ With ‘The Kid’ – A Celebration Of Betty Carter
10    6 & 8:30-Toshi’s Reagon’s Sacred Music Show Featuring The Bernice Johnson Reagon Songbook
15, 16   7-Fouad Dakwar
17    6-Tessa Souter And Friends
19    9:30-Ute Lemper: Rendezvous With Marlene
20-23   7 & 9:30-Soledad Barrio & Noche Flamenca: Agua Fresca
24    6 & 8:30-Soledad Barrio & Noche Flamenca: Agua Fresca
26    7-Pipo Romero
28    7 & 9:30-Michael Hearst: 80 From The 80s Live
30    7-Julia Keefe Indigenous Big Band
31    6-Sirius Quartet, 8:30-New York Oud Festival

Kathryn’s Space House Concerts

Lower East Side/East Village
Doors at 7pm music at 8 pm except where noted
refreshments served
rsvp essential to: kathrynspace1@gmail.com

Little Island

https://www.littleislandtickets.com
W. 13th St – Hudson River
June through September: Dance, Music, Theater and Opera

Lets Zydeco

Connollys Klub 45    121 West 45th Street
212-597-5126
3rd Floor open rooftop one floor above
Casual Zydeco Dance Workshop prior to the music
www.LetsZydeco.com
212-685-7597 or 917-208-2432

May 1   Corey Arceneaux & the Zydeco Hot Peppers
Jun 5   Ruben Moreno & Zydeco Re-Evolution

Madison Square Garden

7th Ave. & 33rd St
https://www.msg.com/calendar/?category=Music&venue_id=KovZpZA7AAEA

May 11, 16   7:30-Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band; Land of Hope & Dreams American Tour

Mercury Lounge

217 E. Houston St. 212-260-4700
www.mercuryloungenyc.com
Times listed are when doors open

May 1   6-Emeline – Emotional Virgin World Tour 2026
9-SpaceMachine, Tahiti Syndrome, The Dead Jetsetters w/ SpaceMachine, Tahiti Syndrome
2      6-Foxtid w/ Hallpass
9-People I’ve Met w/ Nudey, Rose Paradise
3      5-Alexandra James & The Danger Boys, Derek Fawcett, THE 456 w/ Derek Fawcett, THE 456
8-Clementine, Mevius W/ Black Swan Events w/ Mevius, Black Swan Event
4      6-The Riverbreaks w/ Ricky Lewis
6      6-Button Masher w/ Midgar Messengers
9-Emerson Woolf & The Wishbones w/ Lauren Craig
7      9-Dwayne Gretzky w/ 90s Night
8      6-Little Image w/ Le Keep, 9-Juice
9      6-Any Young Mechanic Spring North America Tour
10-The Red Party
10    5-David Wimbish (The Collection) W/ Jesse James DeConto w/ The Pinkerton Raid
8-The Jax Experience, Who Shot Lulu, Sravya w/ Who Shot Lulu, Sravya
12    6-Added Color w/ King Falcon
13    6-Lily Forte, Emmylou, Kat Marcella w/ Emmylou, Kat Marcella
9-Camera Soul w/ Rami 411, Rx Sneakers
14    6-Saults w/ Night Talks
9-Ruen Brothers w/ Moonrisers
15    9-Tyler Rich & James Barker Band: Good Times And Better Company w/ Dawson Anderson
16    6-Theo Kandel w/ Kate Stephenson
17    5-Amélie Farren w/ Fawn Ridge
8-Infected Rain w/ Stitched Up Heart
18    6-Grant Knoche
19    6-Stella Lefty: Live In New York w/ Ryman *SOLD OUT*
9-Pageant w/ Samsara., Daisymaker
20    6-The Brudi Brothers w/ Robert Leslie
21    6-Drayton Farley “Special Duo Performance Feat. Jimmy Teardrop” w/ Landon Smith
9-Samica
22    9-Monic
23    6-Bleach: 30 Year Anniversary W/ Special Guests w/ John Reuben, Keep Warm, Dirk
9-Straight To Hell: The Clash Tribute
25    6-Gio Genesis, Dap The Contract, Timi O w/ Dap The Contract, Timi O
26    6-Sydney Ross Mitchell: May The Landing Come Softly Tour w/ Ruby Plume
9-Leo Middea
27    6-Alex Lambert, 9-Music For Enophiles w/ Creatures
28    6-Miles Minnick – New Mainstream Tour
9-The Unlikely Candidates
29    9-Bimbo Summit, Faze 3, The Remnants w/ Faze 3, The Remnants
30    7-My New Band Believe w/ Wendy Eisenberg
31    5-Edwin Honoret w/ Cate Tomlinson, 8-Tsushimamire

Parkside Lounge

317 E Houston St (bet Aves B & C) 212-673-6270 www.parksidelounge.net

The People’s Voice Cafe

Assembly Hall of Judson Memorial Church
239 Thompson Street     212-787-3903
Shows at 8 unless*
Suggested contribution $20; Peoples’ Voice Subscribers,
Students and Youth $12.
No one turned away for lack of money
www.PeoplesVoiceCafe.org

May 2   Harmony Grove (Willie Sordillo & Zoë Krohne) + Pam Parker
9      DuPrée & Kornhauser
16    Benefit Concert for People’s Music Network, featuring Joanie Calem + Pat Lamanna + Steve Suffet
30    Carolyn Hester & Daughters

Pace University

Proposed Arts Center
(Replacing The Schimmel Center at Pace University)
https://www.pace.edu/redefining-our-downtown-campus/one-pace-plaza-east

Paddy Reilly’s

519 2nd Ave. (29th St.)   212-686-1210
Thursdays: 10:30pm Niall O’Leary’s Irish Culture Night
Fridays: 11pm – 1am The Prodigals
Saturdays: 11pm Paddy’s: New York Brogue

Porch Stomp

https://www.porchstomp.com

June 20, 2026
Governors Island @ Nolan Park, North East corner of the Island
Reach by Governors Island Ferry:
• Lower Manhattan: Battery Maritime Building, 10 South Street
• Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 6
• Red Hook Atlantic Basin

Postcrypt Coffeehouse

2980 Broadway Basement of St. Paul’s chapel,
Columbia University (212) 854-1953
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/postcrypt/coffeehouse
Shows: 8:30 / 9:30 / 10:30 in order listed

Radio City Music Hall

1260 Avenue of the Americas www.radiocity.com

May 21   8-Roberto Carlos; 2026 Tour

Reverie Room

163 West 72nd Street, 2nd Floor
(enter through “Hungry and Healthy” bodega
www.ReverieRoomNYC.com

May 4   Talia Lynn Ruiz presents The Music That Made Me
13    Bareilles, King and Keys: The Piano Women featuring songs from Waitress
23    Black Girl Magic Cabaret: Black Women of Broadway

Rooftop At Pier 17 Concerts

at South Street Seaport
https://www.pier17ny.com/concerts.html

May 2   7-MIKA; Spinning Out Tour North America
9      6:30-Laszewo  SOLD OUT
15    6:30-Bilmuri; Kinda Hard Tour
22 23   7-Belle & Sebastian; 30th anniversary tour (May 23 SOLD OUT)
28    7-Nate Smith; Long Live Country Rock and Roll Tour
29    6-Iration; Where It All Began Summer Tour
30    7-Chet Faker; A Love For Strangers Tour
Jun 5   7-Turnpike Troubadours  SOLD OUT
6      6-Twinsick
7      7-Tash Sultana; North American Tour 2026
10    7-Lupe Fiasco; Food & Liquor 20th Anniversary Tour
11    7-The Warning
12    6-moe. & Umphrey’s McGee; moe.mentUM TOUR
13    6:30-Ty Myers; The Legal Tour 2026  SOLD OUT
17    6-Jimmy Eat World; 25 Years of Bleed American  SOLD OUT
18, 19   6-Young the Giant; Victory Garden Tour with special guests Cold War Kids and almost monday
20    3-Reggae Fest Blaze
24    7-The Breeders with special guest Violet Grohl
25, 26   6-An Evening With Dark Star Orchestra
27    3-Everyday People NYC
Jul 31   7-Jesse Welles; Red Tour 2026

Sheen Center

18 Bleecker St
Box Office: (212) 925-2812
https://www.sheencenter.org/events

May 14   7-Dominic Chianese Sings

Sony Hall

235 W 46th St
https://www.sonyhall.com

May 1   6:30& 9-The Jazz Room: A Journey to the Heart of New Orleans
3      6:30-Candlelight: Tribute to Bad Bunny
8:45-Candlelight: Tribute to Drake
7      Stokley
10    Eric Bellinger
13    EMF w/ special guest Ecce Shnak + DJ Andre (WLIR)
15    Madeleine Peyroux w/ The Carlile Family Band
16    Hip-Hop / R&B Bingo with Tom Swoope
18    The Winner’s Circle Tour feat Curren$y w/ Fendi P. + Tye Cooper + Eman Jones
21    7-Ivy w/ special guests Sex Week & Dominque Da Silva
22    7:30-Buckethead, 10:30-All The Feels – R&B Fest
23    7-Faster Things – Allman Brothers Band Tribute w/ Marcela de Campos
28    8-Jackrabbit ft. Dermot Mulroney
29    Back to the Garden 1969; The Woodstock Experience

Symphony Space

2537 Broadway (95th St) 212.864.1414
www.symphonyspace.org

May 7   7:30-Revelry: Kevin Crawford and Cillian Vallely
@ Leonard Nimoy Thalia
15, 16   8-Stéphane Wrembel’s Django A Gogo
Jun 20   8-The Songs of Bob Dylan & Paul Simon w/ Joan Osborne, Tom Rush, Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams, Willie Nile, Richard Shindell, Chris Smither, Mary Fahl, and David Broza @ Peter Jay Sharp Theatre

Terra Blues

149 Bleecker St     212-777-776 `
https://www.terrablues.com
7pm Acoustic / 10pm Electric
Many fine blues singers/guitarists perform every night.
In particular, the mind-blowing SaRon Crenshaw does an acoustic show every Tuesday at 7pm and the SaRon Crenshaw Band plays at 10pm on selected Fridays and Saturdays.
See venue web site for schedule, updates

34th Street Partnership

https://34thstreet.org/activities/category/arts-culture

SUMMER PERFORMANCE SERIES
June  – September

Midtown Dance
Dance classes in a variety of styles
May 20 – Jun 24  6-7pm  Afro Dance Wednesdays
Greeley Square Park  Broadway between 32nd & 33rd Streets
Midtown Meetups
Classes, tours, and socials
May 2 – Oct 30  Architectural Tours select dates, see website
May 16 & 30, Jun 6 Midtown Bagel Tour, registration required
May 27 – Sep 9 12:30-2:30  Giant Bubbles
May 4 – Jun 29 
1-2pm Mondays, Origami (Please note: no class on May 25)
Midtown Music
Pop-up live performances @ 6pm
May 5   Folk Jams: Healing Music and the Kalimba Orchestra
@ Greeley Square Park, Broadway, between 33rd and 32nd Streets
11    Big City Folk feat Sam Brown @ Plaza33 at 33rd Street, between 7th and 8th Avenues
18    Big City Folk feat. Johnathan Loos @ Plaza33
19    Folk Jams: Bluegrass @ Greeley Square Park
25    Big City Folk feat. Naomi Butler @ Plaza33
Jun 1   Big City Folk feat. Moushumi Chitre @ Plaza33
2      Folk Jams: Healing Music and the Kalimba Orchestra @ Greeley Square Park
8      Big City Folk feat. Virginia Marcs @ Plaza33
9      Folk Jams: Circle Singing @ Greeley Square Park
15    Big City Folk feat. Sterling Rhyne @ Plaza33
16    Folk Jams: Bluegrass @ Greeley Square Park
22    Big City Folk feat. Apollo Flowerchild @ Plaza33
29    Big City Folk feat. Mercy Bell @ Plaza33
Jul 6   Big City Folk feat. Caitlin Maloney @ Plaza33
7      Folk Jams: Folk Jams: Healing Music and the Kalimba Orchestra  @ Greeley Square Park

The Town Hall

123 W.43rd St. www.the-townhall-nyc.org
212-398-6447
Jun 5   7-Kierra Sheard-Kelly: The Princess of Gospel
Oct 24   8-Bruce Cockburn with special guest Livingston Taylor

The Village Trip

An Annual Fall Festival Celebrating Arts and Activism across Greenwich Village and the East Village
https://www.thevillagetrip.com
Various Locations
Events are paid admission(see website) except where noted

Webster Hall

125 E. 11th St. www.websterhall.com

May 1   6:30-Newdad, Freak Slug, 11-Ahee, Hairitage, Wodd, Ba1i
2, 3, 4   6:30-Sugar
5      7:30-Natalie Nunn
6      7-Searows, Jordan Patterson
8      5:30-Free Throw, Macseal, Trsh, Wakelee
11-Beauz, Madgrrl
9      6:30-The Paper Kites, Donovan Woods
11-Wonkywilla, Smith. B2b Buku, Montycler B2b Overeasy, Riddimnyc
11    7-Pub Choir
12    7-Flea And The Honora Band
13    7-James K, Oli Xl, Lolina, Deer Park And Ivy Knight
14    7-Claire Rosinkranz, Stevie Bill
15    6:30-Melody’s Echo Chamber, Strange Lot
16    6-Dear Media By Night SOLD OUT
17    7-Boris Grebenshikov & Aquarium
20    6-Thornhill, 156/Silence, Fox Lake, Vianova
21    7-Toadies: The Charmer Tour, Local H, Vandoliers
9-Club 90s Presents: Euphoria Rave
23    6:30-Sakhe
28    7-Smerz, Kaitlin Simotics
29    9-Emo Nite: Vicky T (Cobra Starship), Ronnie Winter (The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus), Ace Enders (The Early November), Shane Told (Silverstein), William Beckett (The Academy Is…), Stephan Jenkins (Third Eye Blind)
30    6-Earlybirds Club, 11-Gimme Gimme Disco

Zinc Bar

82 West 3rd St, New York, NY
(212) 477-9462     https://www.zincbar.com

May 1   Jason Marshall Quintet
3, 10, 17, 24, 31   7:30 & 9-Valtinho Anastácio
4      7-Ralph Bowen, 8:30-Vandojam
5      Tsutomu Nakai
6      Bryan Eng Trio
7, 14, 21, 28   Axel Tosca’s Cuban Jam
8      The Abraham Burton Quartet
11    Mark Whitfield Trio
12    Dion Berardo Trio
13    William Hill III Trio
15    Mingus Dynasty
18    April Varner’s Vocal Revue
19    Pasquale Grasso Trio
20    Johnny O’Neal Trio
22    Willerm Delisfort Trio
25    Julia Danielle
26    The Michael Cruse Quintet
27    Tyler Bullock Trio
29    Tivon Pennicott