NYC Jazz Tonight and the Week’s Best Small-Venue Shows (May 13–18, 2026)
EMF at Sony Hall tonight, jazz at Birdland and Smoke, metal at Warsaw, indie at Mercury Lounge. Your May 13–18 guide to NYC live music.
NYC Live Music This Week: Bruce Springsteen Owns MSG (Twice), Plus the Small Venues Worth Your Wednesday Night (May 11-17, 2026)
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band take Madison Square Garden for two nights this week (May 11 and May 16), and that is only the headline. Here is where to spend the rest of your week, from Mercury Lounge to Birdland.
NYC Concerts This Week: Cazzu at MSG, Bloodywood at Irving Plaza, and the Mid-May Small-Venue Shows You Can’t Miss (May 6–12, 2026)
Wednesday alone is stacked — reggaeton at MSG, Sudanese soul at Brooklyn Paramount, folk-metal at Irving Plaza, and a Pharcyde reunion at Brooklyn Bowl. Here’s what to grab tickets for this week.
NYC Concerts This Week: Long Play Festival Takes Over Brooklyn, Bring Me The Horizon at MSG, and the Best Small-Venue Shows (April 30–May 3, 2026)
Long Play Festival brings 70+ concerts to Brooklyn, Bring Me The Horizon storms MSG, and the Afghan Whigs hit Webster Hall — it’s the most loaded music week of the spring.
NYC Live Music This Week: Joe Lovano at the Vanguard, José James Channels Coltrane, and the Venues Worth Your Night (April 29–May 3, 2026)
Joe Lovano at the Village Vanguard, José James channeling Coltrane at the Blue Note with a rotating cast of jazz stars, Peter Cincotti at Café Carlyle, and the small venues where NYC’s real music lives. Here’s where to be April 29–May 3, 2026.
NYC Live Music This Week: Yuja Wang at Carnegie, José James Tributes Coltrane at Blue Note, and the Small-Venue Shows You Should Bet On (April 28–May 3, 2026)
From Yuja Wang directing Mahler Chamber at Carnegie to José James doing Coltrane at Blue Note, plus Brooklyn Steel and Mercury Lounge picks — your week of NYC live music.
NYC Concerts This Weekend: José González at Brooklyn Steel, Downtown NYC JazzFest at The Django, and the Small-Venue Shows Stealing the Spotlight (April 24–27, 2026)
The weekend is here, and New York’s concert calendar is absolutely loaded — from a subterranean jazz festival in Tribeca, to a Swedish folk icon in Williamsburg, to a pair of Broncho shows at Bowery that are about to turn the Lower East Side into a garage-rock block party. If you’ve been waiting for an […]
Mid-Week Music in NYC: Free Jazz, Intimate Rockwood Sets, and the Small-Venue Shows Worth Skipping Dinner For (April 22–28, 2026)
From Blue Note late sets to free jazz in the parks and Le Poisson Rouge deep cuts, here is where live music actually happens in NYC this week — the Wednesday-through-weekend edition for people who want a seat, a drink, and a story to tell.
Monday Night Jazz and Small-Venue Picks: Where to Catch Live Music in NYC This Week (April 20–26, 2026)
Forget MSG this week — the best live music in NYC is happening at Birdland, Blue Note, Mercury Lounge, and a dozen other rooms where you can actually see the stage. Here’s your Monday-to-Sunday small-venue guide for April 20–26, 2026.
Weekend Concert Picks: Florence at the Garden, Helloween at the Palladium, Groove Armada in Queens, and More NYC Shows (April 17–22, 2026)
The midweek headline acts may be wrapping up tonight, but this weekend’s concert calendar across New York City is just as loaded — and honestly, more eclectic. From a legendary German power metal band ripping through Times Square to Waxahatchee bringing heartbreak-country to Brooklyn to Florence Welch absolutely commanding Madison Square Garden, the next several […]