NYC Outer Boroughs


NYC OUTER BOROUGHS

The Bronx

An Beal Bocht Cafe

445 W 238th St, Riverdale 718-884-7127
Shows at 9:30     www.anbealbochtcafe.com

Sun: 4-7pm Trad Irish Session with Lindsey Ceitinn
Tues 8:30: Open Mic with Eric Sullivan
First Wed ea. month: Trivia Night w/ Rob Bennett
2nd Wed ea. mo.: Writers/Poetry Night w/ Melinda Wilson

Jan 6   8-Cover Collective
8      8-Poor Mouth Writers’ Night w/Melinda Wilson & Erin Lynn
10    8-John Pinamonti & Shannon Brown
11    8-Time Machine Appetizer
12    8-TBA
15    8-Trivia Night w/Rob Bennett
16    8-Mikey O & Guitar Joe
17    8-Drew Fleming Trio
18    11am-Bluegrass Jam w/ Ron Zwerdling, 8-Durieux
19    8-Johnny Seven
And more TBA

Brooklyn

Bar LunÀtico

486 Halsey St. 718.513.0339
www.barlunatico.com
Hours: Mon-Wed 6pm-12:30am / Thur-Sat 6pm-1:30am
Performances from 8:30ish – 11 pm nightly.
Recommended donation of $10 per person
(some exceptions) goes to musicians

Jan 2   Wayne Tucker & The Bad Mothas
3      Armo
4      Cali Mambo: Tom Beckham / Dred Scott / Moses Patrou / Matt Pavolka
5      Jeff Rum (Ft. Ryan Dugre, Jeremy Gustin And James Buckley)
6      Yotam Silberstein Trio Ft. Billy Hart & Alex Claffy
7      Kazemde George Trio Ft. Jayla Chee | Elé Howell (& Special Guests)
8      Gili Yalo
9      Vanisha Gould
10    Organ Monk Trio
11    Kalí Rodríguez-Peña’s Mélange
12    Spencer Zahn Quartet / Morgan Guerin / Alfredo Colón / Kirk Schoenherr
13    Firas Zreik Quartet
14    Dabin Ryu Trio
15    Shai Maestro | Guesthouse Quartet
16    Camille Bertault 
17    Belo & The Beasts Ft. Eduardo Belo
18    Nkumu Katalay & The “Life Long Project” Band
19    Ethan Iverson Trio
20    Lineage Quartet Ft. Brandon Woody & Theljon Allen
21    Elé Salif Howell Quintet
22    Dida Peled Quartet
23    Stacy Dillard Quartet
24    Eivind Opsvik Overseas
25    Ajoyo
26    Night Service w/ Jon Lampley
27    Big Lazy w/ Special Guest Neal Ochoa
28    The Smoota Tête-A-Tête / Moon Radio
29    Frank London Conspiracy Brass
30    Kofi Hunter & The Grown Man Band
31    Louis Fouché

Barbes

376 9th St at 6th Ave Park Slope    718-965-9177
www.barbesbrooklyn.com
Sundays @ 4-Clube de Choro
Mondays @ 9-Tropical Vortex Presents
Tuesdays @ 9-Slavic Soul Presents!
Wednesdays @ 10-Mamady Kouyate’s Mandingo Ambassadors
Saturdays @ 3-Pakula Surprise
Admission prices vary

Jan 1   8-The Andy Statman Trio
10-Mamady Kouyate’s Mandingo Ambassadors
2      8-Buck and A Quarter Quartet, 10-La Manga
3      5:30-Oscar Noriega’s Crooked Quartet, 8-Jack Grace Band
10-Big Lazy
4      3-Pakula Surprise, 8-Yayo Serka, 10-Banda De Los Muertos
5      6-Luca Benedetti Trio, 8-Stephane Wrembel, 10-Baklava Express
6      7-Musics: Ilusha Tsinadze, Gocha Tsinadze, Chris Tordini, and Jason Nazary.
9-Tropical Vortex with Resident DJs Sonido Chichadelico & Adrian Is Hungry and Special Guests
7      7-Tamar Korn and Friends, 9-Slavic Soul Party
8      7-Brooklyn Maqam Presents: Gabe & Alber
10-Mamady Kouyate’s Mandingo Ambassadors
9      7-A Special APAP Showcase: Marco Cappelli’s Italian Surf Academy
8:30-A Special APAP Showcase: Big Lazy
10    5:30-Oscar Noriega’s Crooked Quartet
8-Tony Malaby’s Firebath
10-Secret Planet Presents: Miramar
11    6-Inna Barmash | Yiddish Songs of Love and Loss
8-Dolunay, 10-Pangari and The Socialites
12    3-The New Boston Klezmers
6-Ben Monder with Theo Bleckmann & Satoshi Takeishi
8-Stephane Wrembel With Special Guest Jean Michel Pilc
10-Olli Soikkeli
13    7-Michael Winograd & The Honorable Mentshn
9-Tropical Vortex: A Post Secret Planet Party with Yeison Landero and Guests
14    7-Sirius Quartet, 9-Slavic Soul Party
15    8-Contrapunctus, 10-Mamady Kouyate’s Mandingo Ambassadors
16    8-The Pre-War Ponies, 10-Simon Hanes’ Tsons of Tsunami
17    5:30-Oscar Noriega’s Crooked Quartet
8-Curtis Eller’s American Circus Album Release Show
10-The Underground Spiritual Game & Special Guests
18    3-Pakula Surprise, 8-Combo Daguerre, 10-Zemog El Gallo Bueno
19    3-Clube Do Choro, 6-Will Holshouser, 8-James Carney Quartet
10-Daisy Castro
20    7-Michael Winograd & The Honorable Mentshn, 9-Tropical Vortex
21    7-Tamar Korn and Friends, 9-Slavic Soul Party
22    8-Erik Della Penna’s Byzantine Stompers
10-Mamady Kouyate’s Mandingo Ambassadors
23    6-The Rhythm of The Hips: A Belly Dance Workshop
8-Christina Courtin, 10-Lucian Ban & Alex Harding
24    8-Sanda Weigl & Friends, 10-Cheo y Los Consentidos de la Salsa
25    6-Mireia Clua and Ljova, 8-Shoko Nagai’s Tokala
10-Cinco12 – A Tribute To Selena
26    3-Clube Do Choro
6-Pipiris Nights – Joropos Llaneros From Venezuela
8-Hinterlands, 10-Reginald Chapman’s Chaphouse
27    7-Dana Lyn & Kyle Sanna, 9-Tropical Vortex
28    7-Leni Stern, 9-Slavic Soul Party
29    8-Renku+ 1, 10-Mamady Kouyate’s Mandingo Ambassadors
30    8-Marked For Death, 10-Green Mambo
31    5:30-Oscar Noriega’s Crooked Quartet, 8-Bill Carney’s Jug Addicts
10-The Polka Brothers

The Brooklyn Music Shop
 presents

@ the Brooklyn Music Shop Homestead
http://brooklynmusicshop.com
Reservations recommended via email: Don@BrooklynMusicShop.com
Location given with reservation
All shows: 8pm Tickets: ticketfly.com

Brooklyn Folk Fest

Presented by the Jalopy Theatre & School of Music
St. Ann & The Holy Trinity Church, 157 Montague St., Brooklyn
https://www.brooklynfolkfest.com

Annually in fall

Celebrate Brooklyn

Lena Horne Bandshell
9th Street & Prospect Park West
https://www.bricartsmedia.org/bric-celebrate-brooklyn-festival
ANNUAL SUMMER SERIES

Folkus-NYC

Brooklyn Art Haus, 24 Marcy Ave, Williamsburg
https://www.folkus-nyc.org

Jan 12   3-Adrian and Meredith (Sunday)
16   7-Hiroya Tsukamota (Thursday)
Feb 2   3-John John Brown (Sunday)
16    3-Jesse James DeConto (The Pinkerton Raid) (Sunday)
Mar 2   3-Alex Radus (Sunday)
20    7-Meg Braun (Thursday)
Apr 6   3-Annie & Rod Capps (Sunday)
17    7-Alice DiMiceli (Thursday)
27    3-Marc Douglas Berardo & Danielle Miraglia (Sunday)
May 4   3-Tina Ross, Sue Radner Horowitz & Robert Bidney (Sunday)
6      7-Grace Pettis (Tuesday)
18   3-Jillian Matundan (Sunday)
Jun 1   3-Bruce T. Carroll (Sunday)
Jul 17   7-The Clements Brothers (Thursday)
Sep 7   3-Lara Herscovitch (Sunday)
Oct 9   7-Shanna in a Dress (Thursday)
19    3-Bernice Lewis (Sunday)
26    3-Meghan Cary (Sunday)
Dec 14   3-The Rough & Tumble (Sunday)

Freddy’s Bar and Backroom

627 5th Ave. 718.768.0131
http://freddysbar.com

Jan 2   8:30-An Intimate Evening with Nic Cage
3      8-Radio Brass
4      7-Captain Ronzo and Heide, 8-Tom Letson, 9-The Operators
5      3-Mimsey’s Open Mic, 9:30-Urban Scarlet
8      9:30-Big Joe’s Happiness Exchange
10    6-Harpur Harpeggios, 8-TnB, 9-Della, 10-Lee Ho Fooks
11    7-Will Clark and His Friendly Guitars, 9-J Stew Groove
10-Henry Mena & Friends
12    5-Endtimes Cabaret, 9-Black Mass with Cyclone Jack Sullivan
15    8:30-Limited Resources
17    6-Michael Slater’s Acoustic Ramble, 8-Rosina Bullen
10-Katie Webster Group
18    8-Dommer and friends indie-punk night
19    3-Mimsey’s Open Mic
21    8-Original Music Open Mic- with two additional slots for comedy & poetry
24    7-John Nickles Solo Acoustic, 8-Mimi Berkova & Luis McDougal
9-OBA: Live Music Pop-Up Fundraiser, 11-Brett Horton
25    8-El Fudge’s Debut Show
26    1-Front Room-Traditional Irish & Scottish Music Session – 4th Sundays- open jam- bring your fiddle!
9-Alex Sherba’s Residency
31    6-Michael Slater’s Acoustic Ramble, 8-Ethan WL/Sandy Ewen/TBA
9-Ethan WL & Sandy Ewen & Friends- 3 slots

Jalopy

 315 Columbia St 718.395.3214
https://www.jalopytheatre.org

Tues: 9pm Open Mic | Wed: 8pm Roots N Ruckus |

Jan 2   Swamp in the City presents a Cajun dance with T’Monde; lesson @ 7:30, dance @ 8
4      8-Med-Ren-Klez-Jam
8      Roots n’ Ruckus: 8:30-Feral Foster, 9-Melanie Curran, 9:30-Willy Gantrim, 10:30-Nate Xander, 11-Rashad Brown
10    5-Snyderphonics Electrosteel Showcase and Demo
The Steel Guitar UnConvention Friday Night:
Marcus Randolph (Sacred Steel)
Rich Hinman Vs. Adam Levy
Bobby Hawk feat. Mike Robinson
Curtis Hasselbring’s Curhachestra feat. Raphael McGregor
11    11:30am-3-The Unconventional Steel Guitar Jamboree
4-Singing the Delmore Brothers – a workshop with Christian Apuzzo and Phyllis Elkind
7-The Steel Guitar UnConvention Saturday Night
Marcus Randolph (Sacred Steel)
Rich Hinman Vs. Adam Levy
Bobby Hawk feat. Mike Robinson
Curtis Hasselbring’s Curhachestra feat. Raphael McGregor
16    8-Golden Fest Pre-Party at Jalopy w/ Lubomir Smilenov, Senavazi, Trendafilka
17    Burstin’ Boots Dance Party with The Slide Stops and Sargent Seedoo
7:30-8: Simple 2 Step Lesson, Simple Line Dance Lesson
8-8:45: Band strikes up and we dance
9-9:30: A lil tougher line dance and some more 2 Step moves
9:30-10:15: Band strikes up and we dance
10:15: Last Call, Move it on over to the Jackson Lynch Band at Jalopy Tavern
18    11am-Rolie Polie Guacamole
24    8-Jim Knable & the Randy Bandits
25    5-Yacht Rock Choir
31    7:30-Trail Papa // Ali Dineen & Band

Music Hall of Williamsburg

66 North Sixth Street
www.musichallofwilliamsburg.com

Jan 11   6:15-Winter Jazzfest Brooklyn Marathon
17    8:30-Paco Versailles, Evan + Will
18    8-Ovlov, Grass is Green, Speedy Ortiz, Low Healer
24    8-Stereo MCs
25    8-Elijah Fox featuring Myles Martin on drums & Solo Smith on bass

Kings Theater

1027 Flatbush Ave. 718.856.2220
www.kingstheatre.com

Feb 25   8-Father John Misty with Destroyer
28    8-Diana Ross; Celebrating Timeless Classics
Mar 1   8-Diana Ross; Celebrating Timeless Classics
Apr 27   8-Youssou Ndour
Jul 26   7:30-The Swell Season

The Old Stone house

36 Third Street, bet. 4th/5th Avenues
718.768.3195    www.theoldstonehouse.org
Admission: $10 
Brooklyn Traditional Slow Jam – A monthly acoustic instrumental slow jam that meets on First Wednesdays at 7pm

Jan 8   6:30-Brooklyn Traditional Slow Jam

The Owl Music Parlor

http://theowl.nyc
497 Rogers Ave.
Doors @ 7:30 / Shows @ 8pm, unless posted otherwise

Jan 3   Hubby Jenkins • Hannah Lee Thompson • Ali Dineen
4      Aggie Miller • Wendy Eisenberg • Tōth
5      Martina Liviero with Kevin Hays • Asher Kurtz
9      Caroline Kuhn • Quartet Mirage • Hayden Arp and Griffin Jennings
10    Alexia Avina • Kitba • Alara
11    Ambient Pasta presents Rain Johannes & Weeze
12    Eric Gabriel • Joy Askew
16    Tommy Economy • Worldwide Seagull • Peaceful Faces
17    Evangeline Young • O.0blivion • Damon Smith • Early Worm
18    Lena Bartels • Kelly Schenk • Purse TBA
19    Noah Garabedian Trio • Michael Sarian
23    Kayla WIlliams • Vanisha Gould
26    Kyle Morgan • Ellie MacPhee • Kat Wallace
30    Carlo Costa / BlankFor.ms / Kenny Warren • Ludovica Burtone (TBC)

Pete’s Candy Store

www.petescandystore.com
709 Lorimer Street Williamsburg (718) 302 – 3770

Jan 2   9-The Colin Colford Band, 10-Lone Quail
3      9-Evan Panzer, 10-Sydney Dalessi
4      7-Orly Bendavid & the Mona Dahls, 8-Room Pack
5      5-The Open Mic at Pete’s, 8:30-Madelina, 9:15-JM Ross, 9:45-Daixa
7      8:30-Leah Tash, 9:05-Emily Frembgen, 9:40-Miles Blue Spruce, 10:45-Emily Ringel, 10:50-Rochelle Rochelle
9      10-Norell
10    9-Gavin Sultan, 10-Bryan Dunn, 11-Gavin Sultan
11    7-The Naysayer, 8-Kendall Jane Meade, 9-Squirrels From Hell, 10-The Neuroplastic, 11-Solomon Foster
12    5-The Open Mic at Pete’s, 8:30-Lost Letters Mix Tape, 9:30-John Joseph Friel
13    6-Lorraine Leckie & Friends, 8:30-Barbarian Law, 9:30-CPS, 10:30-3-Iron Road
14    8:30-Paul Babe, 9:30-Softspill
15    9-Party of The Sun, 10-Party of the Sun, John Dorney, Superblush, 11-Superblush
17    9-The Library Band, 10-Christian Rutledge
18    7-Alan John Carr, 8-The Handles, 9-Adam Nejemian, 10-Jason and Sophie, 11-Sand Saloon
19    5-The Open Mic at Pete’s, 8:30-Jeff Umbrell, 9:30-Bach Rock
20    6:30-The Coyotes, Tales of Christmas, 8:30-The Lay Awakes,
9:30-Sienna Sears, 10:30-The Justin Rothberg Band
21    8:30-Collin Couvillion, 9:30-Jay Skaggs, 10:30-Evan Roque
25    7-Maiden, 7:35-SERO, 8:10-Saint Wilson, 9-Andrew J Paulsen, 10-Michael Kwong, 11-Baylor
26    5-The Open Mic at Pete’s, 8:30-Yes Cats, 9:30-Sean Decker Group
27    8:30-Riley McBride, 9:30-Just Us
28    8:30-Sam Obrist
30    9-Viennetta

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Voices in the Heights

https://www.voicesintheheights.org/
First Unitarian Congregational Society
119-121 Pierrepont Street
Door: 7pm | Show: 7:30pm | Adm $15 | Season Pass: $90

Jan 11   Jefferson Hamer & Zoe Guigeno / Robinson & Rohe
Feb 8   Madeleine Roger / Rupert Wates

Queens

Copper Kettle Bar & Restaurant

50-24 Skillman Ave, Woodside,
Wednesdays 8-11 Sunnyside Folk Club song session

Staten Island

Hamilton Park House Concerts

https://www.facebook.com/HamiltonParkHouseConcerts/
Reservations: rayheff@mac.com
2025
Apr 6   3-Griffin House

Historic Richmond Town

Tavern Concerts 441 Clarke Avenue (718) 351-1611
https://www.historicrichmondtown.org/events
Shows at 6pm & 8pm   |  $20 Adv  Online Reservations

Jan 18   Bob Wright & Harbortown
25    Burns Night with Linda Russell and Friends
Feb 1   Acoustic Rosewood
22    Anne & Ridley Enslow
Mar 1   Lisa & Lori Brigantino
8      Jonathan Kruk & & Steve Kelman
15    Irish Stout
22    The Jolly Roving Tars
29    Joan Caddell & The Midnight Choir