It’s very nearly May (it starts this Sunday), so here is the May music calendar. The usual ground rules apply: listings are for venues in New York City and for bands that I can personally recommend or which I have reason to believe are worthwhile. All shows listed here are free or have tickets which cost $40 or less. I’ve tried to list the set time for each band. If all I have is a time when the show starts or when doors open, I’ll list that and so note it. As always, this calendar will be updated from time to time during the coming month, both in a separate post and with updates on this calendar.
Latest Update: May 6
May 1 – Sasha Dobson – Freddy’s Bar – 4pm
May 1 – The Radigan Roundup with Terry Radigan, Jay Stolar, Benjamin Cartel, Andrew Sovine, Freddy Shehadi – 12th Street Bar and Grill – 7:30pm
May 1 – Lara Ewen, Rony’s Insomnia – Hell Phone – 8pm
May 1 – Mark McKay Band – Treehouse at 2A – 9pm
May 2 – Teddy Kumpel Loopestra with Josh Dion and Graham Maby – Rockwood Music Hall – Midnight
May 3 – Vicki Kristina Barcelona – Barbes – 7pm
May 5 – Spottiswoode and His Enemies – Rockwood Stage 2 – 8:15pm
May 6 – The Looking (CD Release), Sasha Dobson – Bowery Electric – show 8pm
May 6 – Jessie Kilguss – The Basement Bar – 8pm
May 6 – Luke Wesley – Rockwood Music Hall – 9pm
May 7 – Dirty Water Dogs – Bar Chord – 10pm
Update: May 8 – Leslie Mendelson – 11th Street Bar – 9pm
May 9 – All Prince, All Night with Bridget Barkan, King Holiday, Mayteana Morales, Cunio, Starr Busby, Jared Joseph, Eileen Hanley, Yvette Gauff, Gabriel Berezin, Jenn Mundia, Mike Errico, Amy Rivard, Andi Rae Healy, Jeff Litman, Amy Lynn, Bryan Dunn, Joseph Brent, Maddy Wyatt, Storm Marrero, hosted by Maddy Wyatt with musical Direction by Scott Davis –
C’mon Everybody – doors 7:30pm / show 8pm
May 10 – Old 97s, Heartless Bastards – Music Hall of Williamsburg – show 8pm
May 11 – Karyn Kuhl Band – Hi-Fi Bar – 8pm
May 11 – Heather Eatman – Rockwood Stage 3 – 8:30pm
May 12 – Songwriters Circle with Phil Gammage, Dina Regine and Ann Husick – Sidewalk Cafe – 7:30pm
May 12 – Purple Reign: A Tribute to the Artist Forever Known as Prince – Rockwood Stage 2 – 10:30pm
May 13 – Fife & Drom – Rockwood Stage 2 – 10pm
May 14 – Robbie Fulks – Union Hall – show 8:30pm
May 14 – Demolition String Band – Skinny Dennis – 10pm
May 15 – Mieka Pauley – LIC Bar – 6pm
May 15 – Dirty Water Dogs – Jalopy – 8:15pm
May 16 – Hayes Carll – Joe’s Pub – 7pm
May 16 – Dirty Water Dogs – Ear Inn – Midnight
May 17 – Hayes Carll – Joe’s Pub – 7pm
May 17 – John Doe (Performance and Reading) – Rough Trade – 7pm
May 17 – Elizabeth and The Catapult – Rockwood Stage 2 – show 9pm
May 20 – Sad Bastards of Brooklyn – Sidewalk Cafe – 8pm
May 21 – Brandi and the Alexanders – Rockwood Stage 2 – 9:15pm
May 23 – Edward Rogers – Hi-Fi Bar – 7:30pm
May 23 – James Maddock – Rockwood Stage 3 – 8:30pm
May 23 – Jim Keller – Rockwood Stage 2 – 8:45pm
May 23 – The After Party – Rockwood Stage 2 – 11:30pm
May 24 – Martin Rivas – Rockwood Music Hall – 8pm
May 24 – Homeboy Steve – Bar Chord – 9pm
May 25 – Michaela Anne – Mercury Lounge – 8pm
May 25 – North of Amarillo – Skinny Dennis – 9pm
May 27 – Li’l Mo and The Monicats – Sunny’s – 10pm
May 27 – Julia Haltigan – Rockwood Stage 2 – 10pm
May 27 – Andi Rae and The Back River Bullies – Freddy’s – 11pm
May 28 – Nick Africano – Rockwood Music Hall – 10pm
May 31 – Sasha Dobson – Rockwood Music Hall – 9pm
June and Beyond
June 2 – The Losers Lounge Presents The Beach Boys Pet Sounds 50th Anniversary – Joe’s Pub – 7pm
June 2 – Bryan Dunn – Rockwood Stage 2 – 10pm
June 3 – The Losers Lounge Presents The Beach Boys Pet Sounds 50th Anniversary – Joe’s Pub – 7pm
Update: June 3 – Mieka Pauley – Rockwood Music Hall – 9pm
June 3 – The Losers Lounge Presents The Beach Boys Pet Sounds 50th Anniversary – Joe’s Pub – 9:30pm
June 4 – The Losers Lounge Presents The Beach Boys Pet Sounds 50th Anniversary – Joe’s Pub – 7pm
Update: June 4 – Fife & Drom – Rockwood Stage 2 – 9pm
June 4 – The Losers Lounge Presents The Beach Boys Pet Sounds 50th Anniversary – Joe’s Pub – 9:30pm
June 5 – Sasha Dobson – Freddy’s Bar – 4pm
June 5 – The Radigan Roundup with Terry Radigan, Lara Ewen, others TBA – 12th Street Bar and Grill – 7:30pm
June 8 – Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings – Celebrate Brooklyn – 8:15pm
June 8 – Fred Eaglesmith – Rockwood Stage 3 – 9pm
June 8 – North of Amarillo – Skinny Dennis – 9pm
June 9 – Dear Georgiana – Rockwood Stage 3 – 10pm
June 14 – The Jayhawks – Music Hall of Williamsburg – show 9pm
June 15 – John Doe and His Rock n Roll Band – City Winery – doors 6pm / show 8pm
June 15 – The Jayhawks – Bowery Ballroom – show 9pm
June 16 – Steve Wynn and The Miracle 3 – Bowery Electric – show 8pm
Update: June 16 – Eli “Paperboy” Reed – Union Pool – show 8pm
June 18 – James Maddock – Rockwood Stage 3 – 8:30pm
June 24 – Garland Jeffreys Sings The City – Highline Ballroom – doors 6pm / show 8pm
Update: June 28 – Charlie Faye and The Fayettes – Rockwood Stage 2 – 9:15pm
June 29 – Jess Klein, Mike June – Hill Country NY – 9pm
July 30 – The Bells: A Daylong Celebration of Lou Reed, curated by Laurie Anderson and Hal Willner – Lincoln Center Out of Doors – Times and Programs TBA
