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last updated: 2026-09-15 17:53
No G trains between Court Sq and Bedford-Nostrand Avs week nights Mon to Fri Sept 14-18



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Alan Lee Backer





Tuesday 15 September 2026
224 Avenue B
btw 13th & 14th
Manhattan
Web    Map
(9 pm)
Web Site Mona's Hot Five
traditional jazz
147 Bleecker Street
at LaGuardia Pl.
Manhattan
usually $7-$10
Web    Map
with Bob Stander, Josh Dion, Andy Ezrin, Oz Noy (9 pm – $28)
259 Front Street
at Dover St./Brooklyn Br.
Manhattan
Web    Map
(7:30 pm)
Web Site Phil Gammage
blues
25 Avenue A
basement of 2A
Manhattan
Web    Map
(8 pm)
$26 and up
57 Grove Street
near 7th Ave. South
Manhattan
no cover
Web    Map
(7-11 pm)
228 W. 47th Street
in The Edison Hotel
Manhattan
Web    Map
(9:30 pm-12:30 am)

trad jazz with Mike Davis
327 Bowery
at E. 2nd
Manhattan
ex Bowery Electric
Web    Map
(8 pm)
Web Site The Wildmans
bluegrass
261 Driggs Avenue
Greenpoint, Brooklyn
G to Nassau
Web    Map
[7 pm]
376 9th Street
at 6th Avenue
Park Slope, Brooklyn
usually $15
Web    Map
(7-8:30 pm – $20 sugg.)
152 Metropolitan Avenue
at Berry
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
mostly no cover, $5-$10 Thu-Sat
Web    Map
(9 pm-midnight)
Web Site The Slide Stops
country
345 Grand Street
btw Havemeyer and Marcy
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
$15 + $35 min.
Web    Map
(8-10:30 pm)
Web Site Miss Maybell
? Ragtime , Traditional Jazz, and Blues
Wednesday 16 September 2026
2 Ave of the Americas
btw Walker & White
Tribeca, Manhattan
2 drink min.
Web    Map
(7:30 & 9 pm)
510 East 11th Street
btw A and B
Manhattan
usually no cover
Web    Map
(8-11 pm)
Web Site(*) The Bastards of Fine Arts
Matt Keating and Steve Mayone
6th Avenue and 42nd Street
Manhattan
Web    Map
(3:30-5 pm)
Web Site Gotham City Band
Traditional Jazz with Terry Waldo
150 First Avenue
(2nd Floor Theater)
(8:30 pm)

jazz vocals and guitar
secret opener at 7:30. – Free with RSVP
253 Conover Street
Red Hook, Brooklyn
B61 bus toward IKEA from Smith & 9th (F,G Smith/9th), Smith & Livingston (A,C,F Jay St/Metrotech), or Court & Atlantic (2,3,4,5,R Borough Hall/Court)
Web    Map
(8-11 pm)
200 N 14th St
btw Berry & Wythe
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
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Web Site Star County
country/rock/folk with Josh Bolin
and others [7 pm] – $15
376 9th Street
at 6th Avenue
Park Slope, Brooklyn
usually $15
Web    Map
(7 pm)
Marco Cappelli, guitar (8 pm)

Jazz
$20 sugg.
152 Metropolitan Avenue
at Berry
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
mostly no cover, $5-$10 Thu-Sat
Web    Map
(9 pm-midnight)
Web Site Jason Loughlin
western swing, country, and rockabilly
50-04 Vernon Boulevard
LIC, Queens
7 Train To Vernon Jackson
ex Domaine Wine Bar
no cover
    Map
(8-10:30 pm)
Thursday 17 September 2026
30 West 26th Street
downstairs
Manhattan
no cover
Web    Map
(8 pm)
$45
538 East 14th Street
Manhattan
no cover
Web    Map
(9:30 pm)
Web Site Bill Popp
Bright pop rock; the 60's never went away.
327 Bowery
at E. 2nd
Manhattan
ex Bowery Electric
Web    Map
(9 pm-midnight)
Web Site The Slide Stops
country
317 E. Houston Street
at Attorney St.
Manhattan
often no cover, else $5-$8
Web    Map
(9-11 pm)
feat.Tammy Faye Starlite, Tom Clark, Sato and Jonny and Jordan McLean for a special birthday tribute to Hank Williams, and more – $15
510 East 11th Street
btw A and B
Manhattan
usually no cover
Web    Map
(8:30-11 pm)
Web Site Dials
Diego Voglino, Gary Wang, and Jason Darling
33rd & Broadway
(7-8:30 pm)
Web Site Vaden Landers
country/rockabilly
no cover
376 9th Street
at 6th Avenue
Park Slope, Brooklyn
usually $15
Web    Map
(8-9:30 pm – $20 sugg.)
Evan, Leif, Miles, and Arnt (10 pm-midnight – $20 sugg.)
Friday 18 September 2026
317 E. Houston Street
at Attorney St.
Manhattan
often no cover, else $5-$8
Web    Map
(8 pm)
and others [8 pm] – no cover
(6th Avenue between 34th & 35th)
(2:30-4 pm)
Web Site Gotham City Band
Traditional Jazz with Terry Waldo
61 Wythe Avenue
btw N. 11th & 12th streets
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
L to Bedford; around the corner from the Brooklyn Brewery
Web    Map
Messer Chups open [8 pm] – $33
152 Metropolitan Avenue
at Berry
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
mostly no cover, $5-$10 Thu-Sat
Web    Map
(9 pm-midnight)
315 Columbia Street
Red Hook, Brooklyn
F or G train to Carroll St. Walk 1 block up Smith St to 1st Place. Make left. Walk down past highway to Columbia St. Make left to 315 Columbia, just past the main Jalopy entrance.
Web    Map
(9 pm-12:30 am)
Web Site The Slide Stops
country
445 West 238th Street
btw Greystone and Waldo
Bronx
Subway: IRT 1/9 238th Street
Web    Map
(8-10 pm)

fka Chris Brown
Saturday 19 September 2026
Pier 57 in Hudson River Park
11th Ave and 15th St
Chelsea, Manhattan
$50-$150 + $25 min.
Web    Map
(6 & 9 pm)
$60 and up
147 Bleecker Street
at LaGuardia Pl.
Manhattan
usually $7-$10
Web    Map
(8 pm)
$23
149 Bleecker Street
2nd floor
Manhattan
$5 - $10
Web    Map
(7-9:30 pm)
57 Grove Street
near 7th Ave. South
Manhattan
no cover
Web    Map
(2:30-6 pm)
Web Site Joe Taino
blues
125 Macdougal Street
at W. 3rd
Manhattan
Web    Map
(7-8:30 pm)
Web Site Noé Socha
blues guitar
no cover
66 North 6th Street
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
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Web Site(*) John Craigie
folk/americana
Humbird open [8 pm] – $40
9th Street and Prospect Park West
Park Slope, Brooklyn
Web    Map
(7 pm)
BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn benefit show – $90 and up
152 Metropolitan Avenue
at Berry
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
mostly no cover, $5-$10 Thu-Sat
Web    Map
(4-7 pm)
Web Site Nick & the City Slicks
country/americana
(9 pm-midnight)
200 N 14th St
btw Berry & Wythe
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Web    Map
and others [7 pm] – $15
253 Conover Street
Red Hook, Brooklyn
B61 bus toward IKEA from Smith & 9th (F,G Smith/9th), Smith & Livingston (A,C,F Jay St/Metrotech), or Court & Atlantic (2,3,4,5,R Borough Hall/Court)
Web    Map
(8-10 pm)
354 Grand St,
btw Havemeyer & Marcy
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Web    Map
(8:30-11 pm)
Web Site The Milkman & Sons
Traditional Blues and Prohibition Jazz
506 5th Avenue
btw 12th & 13th
South Slope, Brooklyn
no cover
Web    Map
(7 pm)
Sunday 20 September 2026
538 East 14th Street
Manhattan
no cover
Web    Map
(6 pm)
(8 pm)
149 Bleecker Street
2nd floor
Manhattan
$5 - $10
Web    Map
(7-9:30 pm)
Web Site Miss Maybell
? Ragtime , Traditional Jazz, and Blues
169 Avenue A
near 11th
Manhattan
ex Heaven Can Wait, ex East Berlin, ex Lola, ex Coney Island Baby, ex HiFi, ex Brownies...
Web    Map
(9 pm-midnight)
Web Site Shotgun Shack
classic country
no cover
151 Bleecker Street
at Thompson
Manhattan
usually no cover
Web    Map
(7-10 pm)
Web Site Kyle Lacy
Harlem River Noise rockabilly/r&b trio
327 Bowery
at E. 2nd
Manhattan
ex Bowery Electric
Web    Map
(9 pm)
Web Site Shotgun Shack
classic country
194 E. 3rd street
(btw A & B)
(1-3 pm)
Web Site(*) Baby Soda
traditional New Orleans jazz
no cover
376 9th Street
at 6th Avenue
Park Slope, Brooklyn
usually $15
Web    Map
(8-9:30 pm – $20 sugg.)
Web Site Stephane Wrembel
jazz guitar
152 Metropolitan Avenue
at Berry
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
mostly no cover, $5-$10 Thu-Sat
Web    Map
(4-7 pm)
Web Site Alan Lee & the Whiskey Bumps
country and rockabilly with Alan Lee Backer
45-58 Vernon Blvd
LIC, Queens
7 to Vernon/Jackson; G to 21st; E/M to 23rd/Ely
no cover, 2 drinks min
Web    Map
(7 pm)
Monday 21 September 2026
228 W. 47th Street
in The Edison Hotel
Manhattan
Web    Map
(8:30-11:30 pm)
Web Site Baby Soda
traditional New Orleans jazz
57 Grove Street
near 7th Ave. South
Manhattan
no cover
Web    Map
(10 pm-midnight)
Web Site Gotham City Band
Traditional Jazz with Terry Waldo
163 West 10th Street
basement, near 7th Ave
Manhattan
$35 and up
Web    Map
(6 & 7:30 pm)
(6th Avenue between 32nd & 33rd)
(12:30-2 pm)
Web Site Gotham City Band
Traditional Jazz with Terry Waldo
(8th Avenue & 31st St. NW corner)
(4:30-6 pm)
Web Site Gotham City Band
Traditional Jazz with Terry Waldo
484 Union Avenue
at the BQE
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
$5-$10
Web    Map
(8:30 pm)
Web Site Rev. Vince Anderson
The Gospel of Boogie with the Rev on keys and Paula Henderson on barytone.
no cover
709 Lorimer Street
near Frost
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
usually no cover
Web    Map
(8:30 pm)
486 Halsey St
Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn
A/C to Utica
$10 per set
Web    Map
(9-11:30 pm)
Web Site(*) Sami Stevens
soul, jazz
$10
Tuesday 22 September 2026
224 Avenue B
btw 13th & 14th
Manhattan
Web    Map
(9 pm)
Web Site Mona's Hot Five
traditional jazz
115 Macdougal Street
at Minetta Lane
Manhattan
Web    Map
(8 pm)

Web Site(*) Dale Watson
country, rockabilly, honky tonk
$32
510 East 11th Street
btw A and B
Manhattan
usually no cover
Web    Map
(8-11 pm)
152 Metropolitan Avenue
at Berry
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
mostly no cover, $5-$10 Thu-Sat
Web    Map
(9 pm-midnight)
Web Site Noah G. Fowler
country
country
376 9th Street
at 6th Avenue
Park Slope, Brooklyn
usually $15
Web    Map
(7-8:30 pm – $25)
Web Site Jenny Scheinman
Jazz and country violinist, composer, and singer.
345 Grand Street
btw Havemeyer and Marcy
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
$15 + $35 min.
Web    Map
(8-10:30 pm)
Web Site Miss Maybell
? Ragtime , Traditional Jazz, and Blues
45-58 Vernon Blvd
LIC, Queens
7 to Vernon/Jackson; G to 21st; E/M to 23rd/Ely
no cover, 2 drinks min
Web    Map
(10 pm)
Wednesday 23 September 2026
2 Ave of the Americas
btw Walker & White
Tribeca, Manhattan
2 drink min.
Web    Map
(7:30 & 9 pm)
233 West Street
btw Hubert and N. Moore
Manhattan
1 or A/C/E to Canal
$20-$50 + $25 min.
Web    Map
(7 pm)
Web Site(*) Amy Speace
The urban cowgirl par excellence.
$26.40
Pier 57 in Hudson River Park
11th Ave and 15th St
Chelsea, Manhattan
$20-$50 + $25 min.
Web    Map
20,000 Roads:
feat. James Maddock, Lisa Bouchelle, Pat Guadagno, & an all-star band [7:30 pm] – $30 and up
700 E 9th St
Manhattan
The former Banjo Jim's and its adjoining pizzeria turned into a hipster meat market. You won't hear the band unless it's really, really loud.
Web    Map
(9 pm)
510 East 11th Street
btw A and B
Manhattan
usually no cover
Web    Map
(8:30-11 pm)
326 Spring Street
Manhattan
no cover
Web    Map
(11 pm-2 am)

Blues, Cajun, Country
95 Stanton Street
Ludlow & Orchard
Manhattan
$15
Web    Map
Web Site Frankie Sunswept
cosmic r&b
[7 pm] – $15
253 Conover Street
Red Hook, Brooklyn
B61 bus toward IKEA from Smith & 9th (F,G Smith/9th), Smith & Livingston (A,C,F Jay St/Metrotech), or Court & Atlantic (2,3,4,5,R Borough Hall/Court)
Web    Map
(8-11 pm)
152 Metropolitan Avenue
at Berry
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
mostly no cover, $5-$10 Thu-Sat
Web    Map
(9 pm-midnight)
feat. J.M. Clifford, Huxley Kuhlmann, and The Wildmans
251 Bushwick Avenue
btw Montrose & Johnson Ave
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
L to Montrose
Web    Map
and others – $17
354 Grand St,
btw Havemeyer & Marcy
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Web    Map
(9-11:30 pm)
506 5th Avenue
btw 12th & 13th
South Slope, Brooklyn
no cover
Web    Map
(1 pm)
also Elite Travelers
506 5th Avenue
btw 12th & 13th
South Slope, Brooklyn
no cover
Web    Map
(9 pm)
Thursday 24 September 2026
South Street Seaport
89 South Street
Manhattan
Web    Map
(7-10 pm)
Web Site(*) LP
rock
147 Bleecker Street
at LaGuardia Pl.
Manhattan
usually $7-$10
Web    Map
(9:30 pm – $23)
510 East 11th Street
btw A and B
Manhattan
usually no cover
Web    Map
(8:30-11 pm)
Web Site Mad Staggers
Chris Campion, Benny Landa, Keith Foley, Gary Bristol
538 East 14th Street
Manhattan
no cover
Web    Map
(8-10 pm)

ballads, boogies & blues
with Stella Rose Saint Clair
327 Bowery
at E. 2nd
Manhattan
ex Bowery Electric
Web    Map
(9 pm-midnight)
100 Bloomfield St
Hoboken, NJ
Web Site Amy Speace
The urban cowgirl par excellence.
[7 pm] – no cover
376 9th Street
at 6th Avenue
Park Slope, Brooklyn
usually $15
Web    Map
(10 pm-midnight – $20 sugg.)
253 Conover Street
Red Hook, Brooklyn
B61 bus toward IKEA from Smith & 9th (F,G Smith/9th), Smith & Livingston (A,C,F Jay St/Metrotech), or Court & Atlantic (2,3,4,5,R Borough Hall/Court)
Web    Map
(8-10 pm)
Web Site Samoa Wilson
traditional/old time/standards
Friday 25 September 2026
736 10th Ave
btw 50th and 51st
Manhattan
Web    Map
(8 pm)
Web Site Butch Phelps
americana
538 East 14th Street
Manhattan
no cover
Web    Map
(10 pm)
149 Bleecker Street
2nd floor
Manhattan
$5 - $10
Web    Map
(7-9:30 pm)
Web Site Hubby Jenkins
Carolina Chocolate Drops
61 Wythe Avenue
btw N. 11th & 12th streets
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
L to Bedford; around the corner from the Brooklyn Brewery
Web    Map
(8 pm)
486 Halsey St
Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn
A/C to Utica
$10 per set
Web    Map
(9-11:30 pm)
$10
315 Columbia Street
Red Hook, Brooklyn
F or G train to Carroll St. Walk 1 block up Smith St to 1st Place. Make left. Walk down past highway to Columbia St. Make left to 315 Columbia.
usually $10-$15
Web    Map
Dolly Parton Tribute:
(8:30 pm)
and friends – $25
253 Conover Street
Red Hook, Brooklyn
B61 bus toward IKEA from Smith & 9th (F,G Smith/9th), Smith & Livingston (A,C,F Jay St/Metrotech), or Court & Atlantic (2,3,4,5,R Borough Hall/Court)
Web    Map
(8-10 pm)
Web Site Sasha Dobson
jazz, country, and anything in between
Saturday 26 September 2026
2 Ave of the Americas
btw Walker & White
Basement of the Roxy Hotel, Manhattan
$35 + 2 drinks min.
Web    Map
(11 pm)
317 E. Houston Street
at Attorney St.
Manhattan
often no cover, else $5-$8
Web    Map
Web Site Shu Nakamura
guitarist
57 Grove Street
near 7th Ave. South
Manhattan
no cover
Web    Map
(2:30-6 pm)
Web Site Joe Taino
blues
66 North 6th Street
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Web    Map
Anna Tivel opens [8 pm]
599 Johnson Avenue
btw Scott & Gardner
Bushwick, Brooklyn
L to Jefferson
Web    Map
Web Site Tall Tall Trees
Mike Savino on extreme banjo!
opening forEl Ten Eleven [7 pm] – $28
345 Grand Street
btw Havemeyer and Marcy
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
$15 + $35 min.
Web    Map
(10 pm-12:45 am)
503 3rd St
Hoboken NJ
Web    Map
(7:30-9 pm)
Sunday 27 September 2026
123 West 43rd Street
Manhattan
Web    Map
(8 pm)
$112 and up
538 East 14th Street
Manhattan
no cover
Web    Map
(4:30 pm)
149 Bleecker Street
2nd floor
Manhattan
$5 - $10
Web    Map
(7-9:30 pm)
Web Site Samoa Wilson
traditional/old time/standards
Pier 57 in Hudson River Park
11th Ave and 15th St
Chelsea, Manhattan
$20-$50 + $25 min.
Web    Map
present SEI (7:30 pm)
61 Wythe Avenue
btw N. 11th & 12th streets
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
L to Bedford; around the corner from the Brooklyn Brewery
Web    Map
(8 pm)
$29
376 9th Street
at 6th Avenue
Park Slope, Brooklyn
usually $15
Web    Map
(8-9:30 pm – $20 sugg.)
Web Site Stephane Wrembel
jazz guitar
Monday 28 September 2026
149 Bleecker Street
2nd floor
Manhattan
$5 - $10
Web    Map
(7-9:30 pm)
Web Site(*) Hubby Jenkins
Carolina Chocolate Drops
57 Grove Street
near 7th Ave. South
Manhattan
no cover
Web    Map
(10 pm-midnight)
Web Site Gotham City Band
Traditional Jazz with Terry Waldo
151 Bleecker Street
at Thompson
Manhattan
usually no cover
Web    Map
(10 pm-1 am)
169 Avenue A
near 11th
Manhattan
ex Heaven Can Wait, ex East Berlin, ex Lola, ex Coney Island Baby, ex HiFi, ex Brownies...
Web    Map
(7 pm)
Web Site Nick Dunbar and Sad Cowboy
western, country
(6th Avenue between 34th & 35th)
(2:30-4 pm)
Web Site Gotham City Band
Traditional Jazz with Terry Waldo
484 Union Avenue
at the BQE
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
$5-$10
Web    Map
(8:30 pm)
Web Site Rev. Vince Anderson
The Gospel of Boogie with the Rev on keys and Paula Henderson on barytone.
no cover
Tuesday 29 September 2026
224 Avenue B
btw 13th & 14th
Manhattan
Web    Map
(9 pm)
Web Site Mona's Hot Five
traditional jazz
315 West 44th Street
Manhattan
Web    Map
(7 & 9:30 pm)
$46 and up
6 Delancey Street
at the Bowery
Manhattan
Web    Map
also Gabrielle Hope [7 pm] – $35
Wednesday 30 September 2026
2 Ave of the Americas
btw Walker & White
Tribeca, Manhattan
2 drink min.
Web    Map
(7:30 & 9 pm)
85 Avenue A
Manhattan
Web    Map
(7 pm)
$40
2 Ave of the Americas
btw Walker & White
Basement of the Roxy Hotel, Manhattan
$35 + 2 drinks min.
Web    Map
(10:15 pm)
326 Spring Street
Manhattan
no cover
Web    Map
(11 pm-2 am)
Web Site Mulebone
Hugh Pool and John Ragusa play the blues
315 West 44th Street
Manhattan
Web    Map
(7 & 9:30 pm)
Web Site The Hot Sardines
hot jazz
$46 and up
115 Macdougal Street
at Minetta Lane
Manhattan
Web    Map
(8 pm)
$26 and up
510 East 11th Street
btw A and B
Manhattan
usually no cover
Web    Map
(8:30-11 pm)
Web Site James Maddock
pop/rock
253 Conover Street
Red Hook, Brooklyn
B61 bus toward IKEA from Smith & 9th (F,G Smith/9th), Smith & Livingston (A,C,F Jay St/Metrotech), or Court & Atlantic (2,3,4,5,R Borough Hall/Court)
Web    Map
(8-11 pm)
345 Grand Street
btw Havemeyer and Marcy
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
$15 + $35 min.
Web    Map
(8-10:30 pm)
Web Site Alex Simon
Gypsy Jazz
635 Sackett Street
btw 3rd and 4th Avenues
Gowanus, Brooklyn
N, R to Union Street
Web    Map
(8 pm)
Web Site King Mei Mei
Charlene Kaye's glam-punk-rock band
Charlene Kaye's 40th birthday party – $20
152 Metropolitan Avenue
at Berry
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
mostly no cover, $5-$10 Thu-Sat
Web    Map
(9 pm-midnight)
Web Site Ricky Stein
country rock
Thursday 1 October 2026
425 Lafayette Street
Manhattan
$30-$80 plus 2 drinks min
Web    Map
Squeeze vs XTC:
(7 & 9:30 pm)
Web Site(*) The Loser's Lounge
whatever the show demands, always splendidly done
$60
315 West 44th Street
Manhattan
Web    Map
(7 & 9:30 pm)
Web Site The Hot Sardines
hot jazz
$46 and up
510 East 11th Street
btw A and B
Manhattan
usually no cover
Web    Map
(8-11 pm)
Web Site The Whiskey Biscuits
rock/country/americana
130 W. 46th street
Manhattan
Web    Map
(7 & 9 pm)
Web Site Chris Bergson
acoustic and electric blues
with Bernard Purdie, Dave Keyes & Ellis Hooks – $25-$40
152 Metropolitan Avenue
at Berry
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
mostly no cover, $5-$10 Thu-Sat
Web    Map
(7:30 -11:30 pm)
Web Site Robert Ellis
country
Web Site Alicia Blue
country
$20.24
376 9th Street
at 6th Avenue
Park Slope, Brooklyn
usually $15
Web    Map
(8-9:30 pm – $20 sugg.)
Web Site Jack Grace
folk/americana
220 36th Street
Sunset Park, Brooklyn
D/N/R to 36th Street
Web    Map
(7:45-10 pm)
$60
126 Front Street
DUMBO, Brooklyn
Web    Map
(1 pm)
Web Site Jack Grace
folk/americana
Friday 2 October 2026
425 Lafayette Street
Manhattan
$30-$80 plus 2 drinks min
Web    Map
Squeeze vs XTC:
(7 & 9:30 pm)
Web Site The Loser's Lounge
whatever the show demands, always splendidly done
$60
1650 Broadway
in the basement, at 51st
Manhattan
Web    Map
(8:30 pm)
Web Site Dana Fuchs
blues/rock
$44 and up
315 West 44th Street
Manhattan
Web    Map
(8:30 & 10:30 pm)
Web Site The Hot Sardines
hot jazz
$46 and up
509 Atlantic Avenue
at 3rd Ave
Brooklyn
Web    Map
and others [8 pm] – $40
Saturday 3 October 2026
425 Lafayette Street
Manhattan
$30-$80 plus 2 drinks min
Web    Map
Squeeze vs XTC:
(7 & 9:30 pm)
Web Site The Loser's Lounge
whatever the show demands, always splendidly done
$60
125 Macdougal Street
at W. 3rd
Manhattan
Web    Map
(9:30 pm-1 am)
Web Site Ricky Stein
country rock
315 West 44th Street
Manhattan
Web    Map
(8:30 & 10:30 pm)
Web Site The Hot Sardines
hot jazz
$46 and up
736 10th Ave
btw 50th and 51st
Manhattan
Web    Map
(8 pm)
Web Site Butch Phelps
americana
149 Bleecker Street
2nd floor
Manhattan
$5 - $10
Web    Map
(7-9:30 pm)
538 East 14th Street
Manhattan
no cover
Web    Map
Unsteady Freddie's Surf-Rock Shindig:
(8 pm)
(9:30 pm)
Web Site TarantinosNYC
noir/rock instrumentals
(11 pm)
Web Site The Vivisectors
Russian surf!
317 E. Houston Street
at Attorney St.
Manhattan
often no cover, else $5-$8
Web    Map
Anne Husick Birthday Bash:
(5:30 pm)
(6:30 pm)
(7:30 pm)
Web Site St. Divine
Will Croxton & Judy Ann Nock
(8:30 pm)
(9:30 pm)
Web Site The Cynz
Cyndi Dawson
Sunday 4 October 2026
149 Bleecker Street
2nd floor
Manhattan
$5 - $10
Web    Map
(7-9:30 pm)
Web Site Samoa Wilson
traditional/old time/standards
95 Stanton Street
Ludlow & Orchard
Manhattan
$15
Web    Map
[7 pm] – $15
151 Bleecker Street
at Thompson
Manhattan
usually no cover
Web    Map
(10 pm-1 am)
Web Site Kyle Lacy
Harlem River Noise rockabilly/r&b trio
376 9th Street
at 6th Avenue
Park Slope, Brooklyn
usually $15
Web    Map
(8-9:30 pm – $20 sugg.)
Web Site Stephane Wrembel
jazz guitar
Monday 5 October 2026
127 East 23rd Street
btw Park & Lex
Manhattan
Web    Map
[7 pm] – $52 and up
169 Avenue A
near 11th
Manhattan
ex Heaven Can Wait, ex East Berlin, ex Lola, ex Coney Island Baby, ex HiFi, ex Brownies...
Web    Map
(7 pm)
$19
228 W. 47th Street
in The Edison Hotel
Manhattan
Web    Map
(8:30-11:30 pm)
Web Site Baby Soda
traditional New Orleans jazz
484 Union Avenue
at the BQE
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
$5-$10
Web    Map
(8:30 pm)
Web Site Rev. Vince Anderson
The Gospel of Boogie with the Rev on keys and Paula Henderson on barytone.
no cover
Tuesday 6 October 2026
123 West 43rd Street
Manhattan
Web    Map
(8:30 pm)
224 Avenue B
btw 13th & 14th
Manhattan
Web    Map
(9 pm)
Web Site Mona's Hot Five
traditional jazz
510 East 11th Street
btw A and B
Manhattan
usually no cover
Web    Map
(8:30-11 pm)
Web Site(*) TarantinosNYC
noir/rock instrumentals
Wednesday 7 October 2026
2 Ave of the Americas
btw Walker & White
Tribeca, Manhattan
2 drink min.
Web    Map
(7:30 & 9 pm)
147 Bleecker Street
at LaGuardia Pl.
Manhattan
usually $7-$10
Web    Map
(9:30 pm)
Web Site The Claudettes
piano boogie
169 Avenue A
near 11th
Manhattan
ex Heaven Can Wait, ex East Berlin, ex Lola, ex Coney Island Baby, ex HiFi, ex Brownies...
Web    Map
(7:30 pm)
$13
510 East 11th Street
btw A and B
Manhattan
usually no cover
Web    Map
(8:30-11 pm)
Web Site Greg Humphreys
blues/r&b
25 Avenue A
basement of 2A
Manhattan
Web    Map
(7 pm)
opening for Oskar & Julia – $16
2537 Broadway
at 95th Street
Manhattan
Web    Map
(7:30 pm)
Web Site The Lovestruck Balladeers
Jake Sanders, Aaron Jonah Lewis, Dennis Lichtman, Sean Cronin, and Dalton Ridenhour play old music for the 21st century
$25 - $35
253 Conover Street
Red Hook, Brooklyn
B61 bus toward IKEA from Smith & 9th (F,G Smith/9th), Smith & Livingston (A,C,F Jay St/Metrotech), or Court & Atlantic (2,3,4,5,R Borough Hall/Court)
Web    Map
(8-11 pm)
Thursday 8 October 2026
147 Bleecker Street
at LaGuardia Pl.
Manhattan
usually $7-$10
Web    Map
record release (7 pm – $28)
(9 pm – $23)
Web Site Chris Bergson
acoustic and electric blues
Battery Park City
(btw South Cove & Castle Clinton)
(6 pm)
Web Site(*) The Lovestruck Balladeers
Jake Sanders, Aaron Jonah Lewis, Dennis Lichtman, Sean Cronin, and Dalton Ridenhour play old music for the 21st century
no cover
315 Columbia Street
Red Hook, Brooklyn
F or G train to Carroll St. Walk 1 block up Smith St to 1st Place. Make left. Walk down past highway to Columbia St. Make left to 315 Columbia.
usually $10-$15
Web    Map
(8:30-10:30 pm)
$20
80 North 6th Street
at Wythe
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
L to Bedford
Web    Map
(7:30 pm)
Web Site Neko Case
folk rock
discussion and live performance – $72.50
Friday 9 October 2026
431 W. 16th Street
Chelsea, Manhattan
ex Highline Ballroom.
Web    Map
[7 pm]
327 Bowery
btw 2nd & 3rd Streets
Manhattan
ex Bowery Electric
Web    Map
(7 pm)
Web Site(*) Soraia
dark soul and rock n' roll
Web Site Steve Conte
$19
627 5th Ave
btw 17th and 18th
Sunset Park, Brooklyn
one block from the Prospect Avenue stop on the R train and eight blocks from the 4th Avenue/9th Street stop on multiple trains.
Web    Map
(8 pm)
Saturday 10 October 2026
170 Forsyth St
(at Rivington)
(7 pm)
Web Site(*) Charming Disaster
Ellia Bisker and Jeff Morris sing of love, murder, and mayhem
$25
45-58 Vernon Blvd
LIC, Queens
7 to Vernon/Jackson; G to 21st; E/M to 23rd/Ely
no cover, 2 drinks min
Web    Map
(11 pm-1 am)
503 3rd St
Hoboken NJ
Web    Map
(7:30 pm)
Web Site Lenny Kaye
yes, that Lenny Kaye
Sunday 11 October 2026
168 Avenue B
btw 10th & 11th
Manhattan
Web    Map
(7 pm)
233 West Street
btw Hubert and N. Moore
Manhattan
1 or A/C/E to Canal
$20-$50 + $25 min.
Web    Map
[6 pm]
125 Macdougal Street
at W. 3rd
Manhattan
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100 Years of Miles Davis:
(7 pm)
Web Site Wayne Tucker
jazz trumpet and vocals
$20
315 Columbia Street
Red Hook, Brooklyn
F or G train to Carroll St. Walk 1 block up Smith St to 1st Place. Make left. Walk down past highway to Columbia St. Make left to 315 Columbia.
usually $10-$15
Web    Map
(8 pm)
Web Site(*) Michael Daves
bluegrass guitar
bluegrass guitar
$25
787 3rd Avenue
at 27th St.
Sunset Park, Brooklyn
R to 25th St.
Web    Map
also Maddy West [4 pm] – no cover
152 Metropolitan Avenue
at Berry
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
mostly no cover, $5-$10 Thu-Sat
Web    Map
(9 pm-midnight)
Monday 12 October 2026
169 Avenue A
near 11th
Manhattan
ex Heaven Can Wait, ex East Berlin, ex Lola, ex Coney Island Baby, ex HiFi, ex Brownies...
Web    Map
(6:30-9 pm)
Web Site(*) Mimi Roman
country/rockabilly
with The Brooklyn Cowgirls: Laura Palmer, Allison Kelly, Amy Griggin, Linda Geiger, and Tess Jacobson – $25
484 Union Avenue
at the BQE
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
$5-$10
Web    Map
(8:30 pm)
Web Site Rev. Vince Anderson
The Gospel of Boogie with the Rev on keys and Paula Henderson on barytone.
no cover
1011 Manhattan Avenue
at Green
Greenpoint, Brooklyn
G to Greenpoint
Web    Map
(8-10 pm)
Web Site Lumens
Rob Heath, Tony Maimone, and Jeff Berner improvise
feat. Rob Heath, Tony Maimone, Jeff Berner
Tuesday 13 October 2026
224 Avenue B
btw 13th & 14th
Manhattan
Web    Map
(9 pm)
Web Site Mona's Hot Five
traditional jazz
115 Macdougal Street
at Minetta Lane
Manhattan
Web    Map
(8 pm)
$51-$63
510 East 11th Street
btw A and B
Manhattan
usually no cover
Web    Map
(8:30-11 pm)
Web Site The Bakersfield Breakers
Surf and Twang Guitar Instrumentals
Wednesday 14 October 2026
2 Ave of the Americas
btw Walker & White
Tribeca, Manhattan
2 drink min.
Web    Map
(7:30 & 9 pm)
326 Spring Street
Manhattan
no cover
Web    Map
(11 pm-2 am)
152 West 26th Street
Manhattan
Web    Map
also TJ and Teresa Reynolds [7 pm] – $37
315 Columbia Street
Red Hook, Brooklyn
F or G train to Carroll St. Walk 1 block up Smith St to 1st Place. Make left. Walk down past highway to Columbia St. Make left to 315 Columbia, just past the main Jalopy entrance.
Web    Map
(8 pm)
599 Johnson Avenue
btw Scott & Gardner
Bushwick, Brooklyn
L to Jefferson
Web    Map
(7 pm)
$33.33
50-04 Vernon Boulevard
LIC, Queens
7 Train To Vernon Jackson
ex Domaine Wine Bar
no cover
    Map
(8-10:30 pm)
Tuesday 20 October 2026
15 West 28th Street
2nd Floor
Mezzo Cuckoo: Diva Gone Dada (7 pm)
$25
Friday 23 October 2026
123 West 43rd Street
Manhattan
Web    Map
(8 pm)
$111 and up
Sunday 25 October 2026
Pier 57 in Hudson River Park
11th Ave and 15th St
Chelsea, Manhattan
$50-$150 + $25 min.
Web    Map
(7:30 pm)
[6 pm]
Monday 26 October 2026
Pier 57 in Hudson River Park
11th Ave and 15th St
Chelsea, Manhattan
$50-$150 + $25 min.
Web    Map
(7:30 pm)
[6 pm]
Friday 6 November 2026
Pier 57 in Hudson River Park
11th Ave and 15th St
Chelsea, Manhattan
$50-$150 + $25 min.
Web    Map
(7:30 pm)
$78 and up
Sunday 8 November 2026
Pier 57 in Hudson River Park
11th Ave and 15th St
Chelsea, Manhattan
$50-$150 + $25 min.
Web    Map
(7:30 pm)
$78 and up
Monday 9 November 2026
Pier 57 in Hudson River Park
11th Ave and 15th St
Chelsea, Manhattan
$50-$150 + $25 min.
Web    Map
(7:30 pm)
$78 and up
Tuesday 10 November 2026
Pier 57 in Hudson River Park
11th Ave and 15th St
Chelsea, Manhattan
$50-$150 + $25 min.
Web    Map
(7:30 pm)
$78 and up
Sunday 15 November 2026
217 E. Houston Street
at Essex St.
Manhattan
usually $8-$12
Web    Map
Web Site(*) Michaela Anne
country
[8:30 pm] – $22
Tuesday 17 November 2026
82 West 3rd Street
btw Thompson & Sullivan
Manhattan
at the bar weeknights: no cover (1drink min); otherwise $10 cover plus drinks.
Web    Map
(7 & 8:30 pm)
$35
Tuesday 24 November 2026
425 Lafayette Street
Manhattan
$30-$80 plus 2 drinks min
Web    Map
(7 pm)
$48
Monday 30 November 2026
82 West 3rd Street
btw Thompson & Sullivan
Manhattan
at the bar weeknights: no cover (1drink min); otherwise $10 cover plus drinks.
Web    Map
(7 & 8:30 pm)
$35
Thursday 3 December 2026
125 East 11th Street
Manhattan
Web    Map
20th Annual Holiday Hop:
(8 pm)
with Allie Moss & Hannah Winkler – $66 and up
Friday 4 December 2026
6 Delancey Street
at the Bowery
Manhattan
Web    Map
[8 pm]
Saturday 5 December 2026
538 East 14th Street
Manhattan
no cover
Web    Map
Unsteady Freddie's Surf-Rock Shindig:
(8 pm)
Web Site Guitarmy of One
Scott Helland plays movie instrumentals and surf
(9:30 pm)
Web Site The Bakersfield Breakers
Surf and Twang Guitar Instrumentals
(11 pm)
Web Site Strange But Surf
surf/spy instrumentals
6 Delancey Street
at the Bowery
Manhattan
Web    Map
[8 pm]
503 3rd St
Hoboken NJ
Web    Map
(7:30 pm)
Web Site James Maddock
pop/rock
$34
Sunday 6 December 2026
147 Bleecker Street
at LaGuardia Pl.
Manhattan
usually $7-$10
Web    Map
with Richard Barone's Village Nights [6:30 pm] – $38
6 Delancey Street
at the Bowery
Manhattan
Web    Map
[8 pm]
Monday 7 December 2026
6 Delancey Street
at the Bowery
Manhattan
Web    Map
[8 pm]
Tuesday 8 December 2026
6 Delancey Street
at the Bowery
Manhattan
Web    Map
[8 pm]
Wednesday 9 December 2026
125 East 11th Street
Manhattan
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Web Site(*) Jobi Riccio
country
opening for Shakey Graves [8 pm]
6 Delancey Street
at the Bowery
Manhattan
Web    Map
[8 pm]
Thursday 10 December 2026
6 Delancey Street
at the Bowery
Manhattan
Web    Map
[8 pm]
Tuesday 2 February 2027
The Met Fifth Avenue
5th Ave and E 82nd St
(7 pm)
$35 and up
Saturday 6 February 2027
538 East 14th Street
Manhattan
no cover
Web    Map
Unsteady Freddie's Surf-Rock Shindig:
(8 pm)
Web Site The Byzantones
Surf with a Greek accent.
(9:30 pm)
(11 pm)
Web Site Drip 2.0
surf