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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: Thu Oct 22 · 10:30 PM · Victor Jones Album Release PartyWilliamsburgBaby's All RightAt Baby's All Right, the glowing backdrop behind the band is made from old hotel ashtrays. South Williamsburg gets a concert with its own light show.Next: Thu Dec 10 · 6:30 PM · Stevie Bill | Pieces Mini TourBushwickBossa Nova Civic ClubNext: Sat Oct 24 · 7:00 PM · La VegaLower 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: Wed Oct 14 · 7:00 PM · Tokyo Tea Room - Feel Forever TourWilliamsburgBrooklyn 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: Thu Oct 22 · 7:00 PM · Beck: Ride Lonesome TourEast WilliamsburgBrooklyn SteelBrooklyn Steel makes a former steel factory work as an East Williamsburg concert hall, with a broad standing floor and a balcony above it.Next: Thu Oct 8 · 7:30 PM · The Linda LindasBedford-StuyvesantC'mon EverybodyC'mon Everybody gives queer performers a Bedford-Stuyvesant stage, with a cocktail bar and booths that make staying between acts an easy choice.Next: Fri Oct 23 · 10:30 PM · KISS KISS w/s/g Rose HipsBushwickCafe ErzulieCafe Erzulie shifts from jazz and live music into a dance club, giving its Bushwick address more than one musical identity.Next: Fri Oct 16 · 10:00 PM · The Best IndiesMidtown WestCarnegie HallCarnegie Hall offers several sizes of close listening, from a solo recital to a full orchestra filling its main auditorium.Next: Sun Dec 13 · 8:00 PM · The Holiday in ConcertRidgewoodCassetteCassette pairs a Ridgewood cocktail bar with a dedicated performance space, so a band booking and a neighborhood drink can share the same visit.Next: Sun Nov 1 · 7:00 PM · Bill Baird, Blackaby, BugaUpper West SideDavid Geffen HallDavid Geffen Hall is the New York Philharmonic's home at Lincoln Center, reopened after a redesign that opened much of the building to the street.Next: Sat Nov 7 · 2:00 PM · Young People's Concert: Tales from Peter and the WolfWilliamsburgDead Letter No. 9Dead Letter No. 9 combines a Williamsburg dance bar with theatrical design, giving you places to wander as well as a DJ to follow.Next: Thu Oct 22 · 8:00 PM · Ultra Violet, La Máquina del TiempoEast VillageDromDrom brings international artists and local audiences together on Avenue A, with a program that moves readily between musical traditions.Next: Thu Nov 5 · 7:00 PM · Cem AdrianBushwickElsewhereElsewhere spreads live bands and dance floors across three stories in Bushwick, with a rooftop adding an outdoor stage.Next: Thu Oct 15 · 7:00 PM · Gilla Band, PISSGramercyGramercy TheatreNext: Fri Oct 9 · 6:00 PM · NevertelUnion SquareIrving PlazaIrving Plaza brings touring bands to Union Square, with a calendar broad enough to move from punk to soul and country.Next: Sun Oct 11 · 7:00 PM · Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats - North America '26MaspethKnockdown CenterKnockdown Center turns a former door factory in Maspeth into a concert and art complex, with enough space for festivals to take different forms.Next: Sat Oct 24 · 6:00 PM · L7: The Last Hurrah Tour 2026East VillageLa MaMa Experimental Theatre ClubLa MaMa gives experimental performance an East Village home, with visiting artists and local productions sharing a long-running commitment to trying things out.Next: Mon Oct 26 · 7:30 PM · THE WOMB & THE WEB a Poetry Electric specialGreenwich VillageLe Poisson RougeLe Poisson Rouge treats contemporary classical music, metal and electronic acts as plausible neighbors on one Greenwich Village calendar.Next: Sun Oct 25 · 8:00 PM · Labiahead (all women Radiohead)Bedford ParkLehman Center for the Performing ArtsLehman Center gives the Bronx a large seated stage for salsa, soul and touring family shows.Next: Thu Dec 10 · 7:00 PM · Swan LakeUpper 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: Sat Jan 16 · 2:00 PM · Young People's Concert: The Adventures of The FirebirdGowanusLittlefieldA former 1920s printing press warehouse in Gowanus that runs stand-up and podcast recordings one day and a dancehall party or a short film race the next.Next: Fri Oct 9 · 7:00 PM · The Dream Eaters w/ special guests Mary ShelleyLower 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: Fri Oct 9 · 6:00 PM · FEEDBACK w/ Emi Sora, Tennis CourtsWilliamsburgMusic 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 Oct 13 · 8:00 PM · Tokyo Tea Room - Feel Forever TourLower East SidePianosPianos splits a Lower East Side outing between live acts, DJs and a bar, with more than one floor in play.Next: Fri Oct 9 · 7:00 PM · Rookie Mistake Album Release Show with Your Favorite Person & Solomon UnderwoodDowntown NewarkPrudential CenterPrudential Center brings large touring concerts to Downtown Newark, sharing its arena calendar with Devils hockey and college basketball.Next: Sat Nov 21 · 8:00 PM · SombrGowanusPublic RecordsPublic Records puts live music and DJs inside a former ASPCA headquarters in Gowanus, with a plant nursery among its performance settings.Next: Fri Oct 9 · 7:00 PM · Liam Benzvi, Blue MenaBushwickPurgatoryPurgatory puts punk shows and drag upstairs from a Bushwick bar filled with little alcoves, giving performers and conversation separate places to go.Next: Sat Oct 10 · 7:00 PM · Paper Lady, After Ours and Gavin SultanChelseaRacketRacket puts a 650-person concert upstairs across from Chelsea Market, keeping the stage on a scale where the crowd still feels gathered together.Next: Thu Oct 8 · 8:00 PM · Oso OsoMidtown WestRadio City Music HallRadio City's Art Deco interior makes the walk to your seat part of the show, before the curtain or the band moves.Next: Fri Oct 9 · 7:30 PM · The FormatMurray HillScandinavia HouseScandinavia House brings Nordic concerts and films to Murray Hill, with exhibitions offering another way into the same cultures.Next: Sun Oct 11 · 2:00 PM · The Ground Beneath Our Feet + Halt Um Meg + Always Moving | West Nordic Film DaysEast WilliamsburgSILO BrooklynSILO grew out of a party in a Williamsburg auto garage, and its East Williamsburg calendar still leaves space for DJs getting started.Next: Thu Dec 31 · 9:00 PM · New Year's Eve: GravagerzEast WilliamsburgSleepwalkSleepwalk hides a small live stage behind a cocktail bar on Bushwick Avenue, with a more decorated setting than the usual bare-walled club.Next: Fri Nov 20 · 7:00 PM · The Still Out, Dead Adventurers, Sister ThievesMidtown WestSony HallSony Hall keeps the decorative character of the old Diamond Horseshoe while putting a broad concert program beneath its starburst ceiling.Next: Fri Oct 16 · 8:00 PM · EmeiGreenwich VillageThe Bitter EndThe Bitter End's red brick backdrop frames a Greenwich Village stage shared by generations of songwriters, bands and comedians.Next: Wed Oct 28 · 6:30 PM · Elizabeth and the CatapultEast WilliamsburgThe Chocolate FactoryThe Chocolate Factory shares an East Williamsburg building with actual chocolate production, giving electronic music a setting that still has a working industrial neighbor.Next: Sat Nov 7 · 9:00 PM · Sights & Sounds: Zombies in Miami (live), Youandewan, Kim Ann Foxman, Nate Mohler (A/V set)Murray 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)BushwickThe Sultan RoomA Bushwick music stage attached to a transplanted Wisconsin supper club, with dinner, kebabs and a rooftop gathered around the same address.Next: Thu Oct 15 · 7:00 PM · Gully Boys, Pollyanna, Cat CrashGarment DistrictThe TankA nonprofit presenter in the West 30s whose whole premise is taking the cost of putting up new work off the artist. Sketch comedy shares the calendar with first-run plays.Next: Fri Oct 9 · 3:00 PM · Dearly BelovedRidgewoodTrans-PecosTrans-Pecos gives all-ages shows a foothold in Ridgewood, with a community program that makes the venue useful beyond the concert calendar.Next: Fri Oct 9 · 7:00 PM · Holidays in United States / aeiou / LiveYou / Glen VineRidgewoodTV EyeTV Eye lets a Ridgewood show expand into dinner, a gallery visit or dancing, with several bars and a courtyard under one address.Next: Fri Oct 30 · 11:00 PM · I Bet You Look Good (Indie Halloween Party)WilliamsburgUnion PoolA former pool-supply store in Williamsburg, Union Pool puts live bands, a patio taco truck and a neighborhood bar under one address.Next: Tue Oct 13 · 7:00 PM · Ian Sweet w/ Meg ElsierGreenpointWarsawWarsaw brings touring bands into Greenpoint's Polish National Home, where pierogi belong to the concert ritual as much as the bar.Next: Thu Oct 29 · 7:00 PM · YHWH NailgunEast VillageWebster HallWebster Hall brings touring bands into an East Village gathering hall whose history includes union rallies, public meetings and dances.Next: Mon Nov 2 · 8:00 PM · She Wants Revenge