Everynight Charley recommends the following 40+ live music events in the New York City area this week. Contact the venue or the artists’ social media to confirm ticket availability, show times, location and directions, age restrictions, COVID compliance, and other updates.

Monday, January 26

Alice Merton at Rough Trade Below

Racing Mount Pleasant, Charlie Martin at the Bowery Ballroom

Demolition String Band at Lucinda’s

Rev. Vince Anderson & the Love Choir at Union Pool

The 11th St. Bar Quintet at the 11th St. Bar

David “Doc” French (acoustic) at Terra Blues

T Blues Band w. Junior Mack & SaRon Crenshaw 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

Anti-Hoot Open Mic at Baker Falls

Tuesday, January 27

Hilary Duff at ​Brooklyn Paramount

Audrey McGraw, Toni Cornell at Cafe Wha?

Drew McDowall, Cube at Union Pool

Torture and the Desert Spiders at Baker Falls

T Blues Band w. Kelton Cooper & Bobby Bryan at Terra Blues

SaRon Crenshaw (acoustic) at Terra Blues

Tuesday Night Hot Jazz at Mona’s

Live Bluegrass at Lucinda’s

NY Blues Rockets at Sour Mouse NYC

Wednesday, January 28

Jessie J (acoustic) at Irving Plaza

Handsome Dick Manitoba, the Seismatics at Mercury Lounge

Oz Noy w. the Russ Anixter Hippie Big Band at the Bitter End

The Soul Experienced (acoustic) w. Corey Glover at City Vineyard

James Maddock at the 11th St. Bar

Desert Sharks, Wetsuit, Shaggo at Night Club 101

Mulebone at the Ear Inn

Junior Mack (acoustic) at Terra Blues

David “Doc” French Band at Terra Blues

Thursday, January 29

The Format at Rough Trade Below

Drama, Blank Sense at Brooklyn Bowl

Sudan Archives, Halima at Webster Hall

Greg Freeman, Golomb at the Bowery Ballroom

Fox Stevenson, Yue at Elsewhere Hall

Laerz at the Music Hall of Williamsburg

Aloe Blacc at the Blue Note

The Soul Experience w. Corey Glover (acoustic) at City Vineyard

My Wonderful Boyfriend, Nine Perfect Lives, Meg Elsier at Elsewhere Zone One

SAMSARA., the Sheer Currents, Moravian at Mercury Lounge

GARBAGEBARBIE, the Dutch Kills, Veronica Everheart at Night Club 101

Blake Morgan at the Bitter End

Jeff Kazee at the Bitter End

Susquehanna Industrial Tool & Die Co. at Otto’s Shrunken Head

Bikini Carwash, Monte, Depresion Tropical at Baker Falls

Chris Campion at the 11th St. Bar

David “Doc” French (acoustic) at Terra Blues

T Blues Band w. Kelton Cooper & Adjua Ajamu at Terra Blues