Folk / Americana venues
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BushwickAlphavilleAlphaville pairs a Bushwick band stage with a bar you can settle into, making a small concert feel like part of a neighborhood visit.Next: Sun Nov 15 · 7:00 PM · Jake Klar, Blue RangerKingsbridgeAn Beal Bocht CafeAn Beal Bocht combines an Irish pub's food and pints with live music, poetry and small-scale theater in Kingsbridge.Next: Sat Oct 17 · 11:00 AM · Bluegrass Jam w/Ron ZwerdlingLower East SideBowery BallroomPrimarily a live-music hall, Bowery Ballroom occasionally makes sense for comedy when a touring comic needs a proper stage rather than a club setup.Next: Thu Oct 29 · 8:00 PM · The Barr BrothersWilliamsburgBrooklyn BowlBrooklyn Bowl puts a concert stage, bowling lanes and a full-service restaurant under one Williamsburg roof.Next: Sat Nov 14 · 11:30 PM · Folk Night Out: The Indie Folk Dance PartyDowntown BrooklynBrooklyn ParamountBrooklyn Paramount stages modern concert tours inside a 1928 movie palace, with the old theatrical architecture still surrounding the crowd.Next: Sun Oct 25 · 6:30 PM · Cavetown - Running With Scissors TourChelseaCity Winery New YorkCity Winery pairs a seated concert with food and its own wines at Pier 57, beside the Hudson River in Chelsea.Next: Wed Oct 21 · 7:00 PM · Joe Pug & Willie WatsonEast VillageDromDrom brings international artists and local audiences together on Avenue A, with a program that moves readily between musical traditions.Next: Sun Nov 29 · 6:30 PM · Susan McKeownUnion SquareIrving PlazaIrving Plaza brings touring bands to Union Square, with a calendar broad enough to move from punk to soul and country.Next: Sat Oct 17 · 6:00 PM · Bethel Music 2026 TourColumbia Street WaterfrontJalopy TheatreJalopy is a Red Hook listening space and music school where old-time, folk and country players share a stage with the students learning it.Next: Sun Oct 11 · 4:00 PM · Michael Daves Open Bluegrass JamUpper West SideJazz at Lincoln CenterJazz at Lincoln Center offers a concert hall, a smaller stage and a club, giving the same music several different kinds of audience.Next: Thu Jan 21 · 7:30 PM · Folk, Blues, and Spirituals The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton MarsalisNoHoJoe's PubThe cabaret stage inside the Public Theater's Lafayette Street building, booking named comedy and variety acts alongside music, in front of a seated audience.Next: Tue Nov 24 · 7:00 PM · Willie NileGreenwich VillageLe Poisson RougeLe Poisson Rouge treats contemporary classical music, metal and electronic acts as plausible neighbors on one Greenwich Village calendar.Next: Sat Dec 19 · 8:00 PM · Mondo CozmoUpper West SideLincoln Center for the Performing ArtsLincoln Center gathers opera, ballet, orchestral music, theater and film on one Upper West Side campus, with several calendars running at once.Next: Thu Oct 8 · 7:30 PM · ElisapieLower East SideMercury LoungeMercury Lounge keeps touring bands and local acts close to the audience on the Lower East Side, with opening sets worth making time for.Next: Thu Oct 15 · 6:00 PM · Dipsea FlowerWilliamsburgMusic Hall of WilliamsburgMusic Hall of Williamsburg gives a standing concert more than one vantage point, with a mezzanine above the floor and bars across three levels.Next: Tue Nov 3 · 8:00 PM · Ethan ReganWilliamsburgNational SawdustNational Sawdust hides a carefully isolated concert hall inside a former Williamsburg factory, built for close attention to sound.Next: Sun Oct 11 · 7:30 PM · Lau Noah's "a Decade of Miracles" - a Folk Opera in Defense of Human ArtDowntown NewarkNew Jersey Performing Arts CenterNJPAC pairs major touring performers with a substantial local program, bringing music, dance and comedy to Downtown Newark.Next: Sun Nov 1 · 6:00 PM · Mariza with special guests Derek Gripper & Duo AndalusStamfordPalace Theatre StamfordThe Palace is Stamford's downtown theater, booking touring comedy, tribute acts and music an hour up the line from Grand Central.Next: Fri Oct 30 · 7:00 PM · America: The Happy Trails TourWilliamsburgPete's Candy StorePete's Candy Store gives songwriters and small acts a Williamsburg stage, with most shows funded by suggested donations instead of admission.Next: Tue Nov 17 · 8:30 PM · Collapsing StarsGowanusPublic RecordsPublic Records puts live music and DJs inside a former ASPCA headquarters in Gowanus, with a plant nursery among its performance settings.Next: Sat Dec 12 · 7:00 PM · Magic Tuber StringbandChelseaRacketRacket puts a 650-person concert upstairs across from Chelsea Market, keeping the stage on a scale where the crowd still feels gathered together.Next: Fri Oct 9 · 8:00 PM · The DamnwellsBushwickSaint VitusSaint Vitus brings its heavy-music identity to Troutman Street, giving Bushwick a dedicated stop for metal and the bands around it.Next: Tue Nov 10 · 6:00 PM · All Get Out, Motherfolk, Saint BlondeWilliamsburgSkinny DennisSkinny Dennis has been Williamsburg's honky-tonk since 2013, with free country music, a frozen coffee drink and no cover.Next: Wed Oct 21 · 8:00 PM · Peachtree Ent. Presents Hunter Flynn: Back to My Roots TourMidtown WestSony HallSony Hall keeps the decorative character of the old Diamond Horseshoe while putting a broad concert program beneath its starburst ceiling.Next: Thu Nov 5 · 8:00 PM · The Longest JohnsGreenwich VillageThe Bitter EndThe Bitter End's red brick backdrop frames a Greenwich Village stage shared by generations of songwriters, bands and comedians.Next: Sun Oct 25 · 5:00 PM · The New York Songwriters CollectiveMurray HillThe Cutting RoomA 30-foot guitar gives this Murray Hill music club a suitably oversized calling card, while the performances stay on a club scale.Next: Fri Oct 16 · 7:00 PM · Barnaby Bright (Indie Folk Singer Songwriter)Midtown WestThe IridiumThe Iridium carries Les Paul's history into a Midtown West club where jazz, rock and blues still make the guitar a central attraction.Next: Sun Nov 1 · 8:30 PM · Mike DawesWilliamsburgUnion PoolA former pool-supply store in Williamsburg, Union Pool puts live bands, a patio taco truck and a neighborhood bar under one address.Next: Sat Oct 17 · 7:00 PM · Duffy x UhlmannEast VillageWebster HallWebster Hall brings touring bands into an East Village gathering hall whose history includes union rallies, public meetings and dances.Next: Tue Oct 20 · 9:00 PM · The Tallest Man on Earth