Here are our recommendations to hear live music in NYC for the week of April 27 – May 4, 2014.
Musicians, feel free to post your upcoming gigs in the comments section below:
[Sunday] [Monday] [Tuesday] [Wednesday] [Thursday] [Friday] [Saturday] [Sunday]
Sunday, April 27
-
Jameson’s Revenge at Rambling House: 4292 Katonah Ave. Bronx, NY (718) 798-4510
- Sean McNally at The Porterhouse at Fraunces Tavern: 54 Pearl St. (Broad St.) New York, NY (212) 968-1776.
- Open Mic Night at Common Ground: 206 Avenue A (bet. 12th & 13th St.)New York, NY. (212) 228-6231.
- Traditional Irish Seisiun 6-9pm at The Dead Rabbit: 30 Water St., New York, NY
- Tony DeMarco at 11th Street Bar: 510 E. 11th St. (between Ave. A & B) New York, NY (212) 982-3929
- The Turn 9pm at The Playwright: 202 W. 49th St. (between Broadway & 8th Ave.) New York, NY. (212) 262-9229
- Kevin McCormack 7pm at Molly Bloom’s: 43-13 Queens Blvd. (between 43rd & 44th St.) Sunnyside, Queens, NY. (718) 433-1916
Monday, April 28
- Acous Cous Nights 11pm at Broadway Dive: 2262 Broadway (between 101st & 102nd St.) New York, NY. (212) 856-2662
- Trad session: Don Meade and friends. Special guest: Chris Norman. 8-11pm at Landmark Tavern: 626 Eleventh Ave. (46th St.) New York, NY (212) 247-2562.
- Mary Courtney w/Donie Ryan 5-9pm every Monday at The Crooked Knife: 29 E. 30th St. (bet Madison & Park Ave.) New York, NY (212) 696-2593
- Kevin McCormack at Ceol: 191 Smith St. (Warren St.) Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, NY (347) 643-9911
Tuesday, April 29
- Cabaret for the Cure at The Cutting Room: 44 E. 32nd St. (between 5th Ave. & Madison Ave.) New York, NY. (212) 691-1900
- Open trad session at Dempsey’s Pub: 61 E. Second Ave. (bet. 3rd & 4th St.) New York, NY (212) 388-0662
- Brian Ripps 8pm at Turtle Bay: 987 Second Ave. (between 52nd & 53rd St.) New York, NY (212) 223-4224
- Tony DeMarco at Swift Hibernian Lounge: 34 E. 4th St. (bet. Bowery & Lafayette), New York, NY. (212) 227-9438
- Tara O’Grady 7:30-10:30pm at Winnie’s Prohibition Lounge, Refinery Hotel: 63 W. 38 St. (6th Ave.) New York, NY
- Mary Courtney with Donie Ryan at Pig n Whistle Murray Hill: 497 Third Ave. (between 33rd & 34th St.) New York, NY. (212) 689-6900
- The Third Whale – 9pm at Parkside Lounge: 317 E. Houston St. (Attorney St.) New York, NY. (212) 673-6270
[Sunday] [Monday] [Tuesday] [Wednesday] [Thursday] [Friday] [Saturday] [Sunday]
Wednesday, April 30
-
Todd Park Mohr (of Big Head Todd & the Monsters) 8pm at City Winery: 155 Varick St. (Vandam St.) New York, NY (212) 608-0555
- Keren & The Sugar Daddys 9:30pm – 12:30am at Prohibition: 503 Columbus Ave. (84th St.) New York, NY (212) 579-3100
- The Turn 8:30pm at Mad River Bar & Grille: 1442 Third Ave. (between 81st & 82nd St.) New York, NY (212) 988-1832
- Live acoustic music 11pm at Broadway Dive: 2262 Broadway (between 101st & 102nd St.) New York, NY. (212) 856-2662
Thursday, May 1
- Paul Byrom 7:30pm at SubCulture: 45 Bleecker St. (Lafayette St.) New York, NY
- Jim Roberti Duo 10pm at Bull’s Head Tavern: 295 Third Ave. (between 22nd & 23rd St.) New York, NY (212) 685-2589
- The Turn 9pm at The Playwright: 202 W. 49th St. (between Broadway & 8th Ave.) New York, NY. (212) 262-9229
- Mina’s Fantasy 9pm – 1am at Smith’s Bar: 701 Eighth Ave. (44th St.) New York, NY (212) 246-3268
- Niall O’Leary Irish Culture Night at Paddy Reilly’s: 519 Second Ave. (29th St.) New York, NY (212) 686-1210.
- Live acoustic music 11pm at Broadway Dive: 2262 Broadway (between 101st & 102nd St.) New York, NY. (212) 856-2662
- Dave Young at The Banshee Pub: 1373 First Ave. (between 73rd & 74th St.) New York, NY. (212) 717-8177
- Dirty Proper (bluegrass) – 9pm, Forget Malone (funk, rock, jazz) – 10pm at Parkside Lounge: 317 E. Houston St. (Attorney St.) New York, NY. (212) 673-6270
Friday, May 2
-
Suzanne Vega + Ari Hest 8pm at The Bell House: 149 Seventh St. (between Second & Third Ave.) Gowanus, Brooklyn, NY. (718) 643-6510
- The Prodigals at Paddy Reilly’s Music Bar: 519 Second Ave. (29th St.) New York, NY (212) 686-1210
- Ray Greiche 10pm-11:30pm and 12:30am-2am at Choga Restaurant: 145 Bleecker St. (between Thompson St. & LaGuardia Pl.) New York, NY (212) 598-5946
- Mary Courtney at Tir na nOg: 5 Penn Plaza Eighth Ave. (between 33rd & 34th St.) New York, NY. (212) 630-0249
- The Boilermakers 10pm – 2am at Smith’s Bar: 701 Eighth Ave. (44th St.) New York, NY (212) 246-32680
- Terry Waldo at The Dead Rabbit: 30 Water St., New York, NY
- Mr. Clean at Woodhaven House: 63-98 Woodhaven Blvd. Rego Park, NY. (718) 894-54
- Giftshop (rock, punk, indie) 9pm, Wild White (indie, rock) 10pm, The Algos (rock) 11pm, Friends of Wild White (rock) 12am at Parkside Lounge: 317 E. Houston St. (Attorney St.) New York, NY. (212) 673-6270
Saturday, May 3
- Keenan Strong Mineola: Benefit featuring: Dennis Gallery & Celtic Justice, The Canny Brothers, Cunningham Brothers, and Primetime Showband with Tony Jackson as MC, 7pm – 2am at Mineola Irish Center: 297 Willis Ave. Mineola, NY (516) 746-9392
- Keenan Strong Yonkers: Benefit featuring: Jamesons Revenge, Celtic Cross, The Narrowbacks and Broken Banjo Strings with Sean Ruane as MC, 8pm – 2am at Rory Dolan’s: 890 McLean Ave. Yonkers, NY (914) 776-2946
- The Turn 10:30pm at Tir na nOg Times Square: 315 W. 39th St. (between 8th & 9th Ave.) New York, NY (212) 760-0072
- Fergus Begley 10pm Tir na nOg: 5 Penn Plaza: Eighth Ave. (between 33rd & 34th St.) New York, NY (212) 630-0249
- Jazz brunch with Emily Asher’s Garden Party 1-4pm at The Porterhouse at Fraunces Tavern: 54 Pearl St. (Broad St.) New York, NY (212) 968-1776.
- Gabriel Donohue & Friends (including an all star line up of musical guests: Joanie Madden, Eileen Ivers, James Keane, Donie Carroll, Members of Girsa, Cathy Maguire, Liz McNicholl, Marian Makins, Brian Conway and more.) at New York Irish Center: 10-40 Jackson Ave, LIC, Queens, NY (718) 482-0909
- Ray Greiche 10pm-11:30pm and 12:30am-2am at Choga Restaurant: 145 Bleecker St. (between Thompson St. & LaGuardia Pl.) New York, NY (212) 598-5946
- Dixie Automatic at Schnitzel Haus: 7319 5th Ave. (74th St.), Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, NY
- Kevin McCormack 10pm at Murphy’s Lobster Grill: 48-20 Skillman Ave. (49th St.) Sunnyside, NY (718) 429-9445
- Wild Hearted Son at Woodhaven House: 63-98 Woodhaven Blvd. Rego Park, NY. (718) 894-5400
- 27 West 10pm – 2am at Smith’s Bar: 701 Eighth Ave. (44th St.) New York, NY (212) 246-32680
- Visible from Space 10pm at Ulysses’: 95 Pearl St. New York, NY
- Allen Gogarty at The Porterhouse at Fraunces Tavern: 54 Pearl St. (Broad St.) New York, NY (212) 968-1776.
- The Raging Hornpipes 11pm every Saturday at Paddy Reilly’s: 519 Second Ave. (29th St.) New York, NY (212) 686-1210.
- The Lost Tribe of Donegal 9pm every Saturday at Rocky Sullivan’s: 34 Van Dyke St. (Dwight St.) Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY. (718) 246-8050
- Patrick Madden & friends: 9pm at St. Andrew’s: 140 W. 46th St. (between 6th & 7th Ave.) New York, NY
- Enda Keegan 10pm at The Inn: 943 Beech St. Long Beach, NY. (516) 432-9220
- Turnstyle Presents: CMajor, SheKnow & the New Earth Band 7:30pm, Every Flavor Weather Machine (rock) 10:30pm, Dave Crespo’s After Party (rock, pop) 11:30pm at Parkside Lounge: 317 E. Houston St. (Attorney St.) New York, NY. (212) 673-6270
Sunday, May 4
- Primetime Showband, Celtic Cross, NYPD Pipeband, Eileen Ivers & Joanie Madden, Bergen Irish Pipe Band, Andy Cooney, the Verlin School of Irish Dance, and Girsa, with Peter McKiernan MC, 12pm – 8pm at German Masonic Park: 120 Western Hwy, Tappan, NY (845) 359-0151
- Suzanne Vega + Ari Hest 8pm at at City Winery: 155 Varick St. (Vandam St.) New York, NY (212) 608-0555
- Jameson’s Revenge at Rambling House: 4292 Katonah Ave. Bronx, NY (718) 798-4510
- Sean McNally at The Porterhouse at Fraunces Tavern: 54 Pearl St. (Broad St.) New York, NY (212) 968-1776.
- Open Mic Night at Common Ground: 206 Avenue A (bet. 12th & 13th St.)New York, NY. (212) 228-6231.
- Traditional Irish Seisiun 6-9pm at The Dead Rabbit: 30 Water St., New York, NY
- Tony DeMarco at 11th Street Bar: 510 E. 11th St. (between Ave. A & B) New York, NY (212) 982-3929
- The Turn 9pm at The Playwright: 202 W. 49th St. (between Broadway & 8th Ave.) New York, NY. (212) 262-9229
- T.J. Fox at Pig n Whistle on Third: 922 Third Ave. New York, NY (212) 688-4646
- Kevin McCormack 6pm at Moriarty’s: 968 Mclean Ave., Yonkers, NY
[Sunday] [Monday] [Tuesday] [Wednesday] [Thursday] [Friday] [Saturday] [Sunday]
See our MurphGuide Directory of live music venues in NYC