Everynight Charley recommends the following 50+ live music events in the New York City area this holiday weekend. Contact the venue or the artists’ social media to confirm ticket availability, show times, location and directions, age restrictions, COVID compliance, and other updates.
Friday, May 22
Bleachers at Rockefeller Plaza (Today show)
Bleachers (solo, acoustic) at Rough Trade Below
Harry Connick Jr. at Carnegie Hall
Belle & Sebastian, Ladybug Transistor at the Rooftop at Pier 17
Vision of Disorder, Madball, Killing Time, Raw Brigade, Subterfuge, Life’s End, Grael at the Brooklyn Monarch
Conjurer, Snooze, Sadness, Pains, Leylines at the Meadows
Napalm Death, Primitive Man aboard the Liberty Belle
Feelies at White Eagle Hall
Teen Suicide, Cloud Nothings, University, Coolant at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
Buckethead at Sony Hall
Frankie Cosmos at the Bowery Ballroom
The Black Queen, Ghost Cop, Trace Amount at le Poisson Rouge
Leire at the Gramercy Theatre
Mike D at Xanadu
Ratfang at Catalyst Records
The Christine Santelli Band at the Bitter End
Kolker at the Bitter End
Psych-O-Positive, the James Rocket, Flock of Indifference, Manager at Baker Falls
Adjua Ajamu Trio at Terra Blues
SaRon Crenshaw Band at Terra Blues
Lorna Shore at The Wellmont
Saturday, May 23
Harry Connick Jr. at Carnegie Hall
Belle & Sebastian, Joanna Sternberg at the Rooftop at Pier 17
Baky at Brooklyn Paramount
Sakhe at Webster Hall
Feelies at White Eagle Hall
Esteman & Daniela Spalla at Irving Plaza
Terror, Pain of Truth, End It, Cruel Hand, Start Today, Negative Force, Frothing Mad at the Brooklyn Monarch
Mike D at Xanadu
Oranssi Pazuzu, Wayfarer at le Poisson Rouge
Duke Robillard at the Iridium
Bleach, John Reuben, Keep Warm, Dirk at Mercury Lounge
YUVEES, Balaclava, Pippy at TV Eye
Mephiskapheles, Incendiary Device, the Phoenix Within, Star Carr at Tompkins Square Park
Doug Gillard, Cathedral Ceilings, Guyscrapers at Mama Tried
Steve Chelliah Trio at Pangea
Jeff Slate & Friends at City Winery NYC
Hubby Jenkins at Terra Blues
Junior Mack Band at Terra Blues
Noé Socha at Arthur’s Tavern
Joe Taino & Blueflames at Arthur’s Tavern
Sunday, May 24
Skillibeng, Moliy at Terminal 5
Stéphane Wrembel at barbès
Pinc Louds, Grooblen, Tea Eater at Night Club 101
Seth Goldart, Phil Gammage at the Ribbon
Guhts, Blak Emoji, Laryssa Birdseye at Berlin
Ricanstruction, Honeychild & Biz, Call You Out, Carlos and the Chords at Berlin
Traditional Irish Seisiún at the 11th St. Bar
The Pioneers at Terra Blues
Gary Wright at Terra Blues
Noé Socha at Arthur’s Tavern