May 2012 Music Calendar
Calendar updated daily!

Tuesday, May 1 , 2012
- (Free) Dred Scott Trio @ Rockwood Music Hall ~ Late Night Set
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($25) Roy Hargrove @ Village Vanguard
- ($40) The Shins @ Terminal 5 (3 Night Residency)
- ($50-$330) Barry Manilow @ Radio City Music Hall
Wednesday, May 2 , 2012
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(Free) Nutritious @ Bembe ~ Late Night Set
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($25) Eric Hutchinson @ Highline Ballroom
- ($25) Roy Hargrove @ Village Vanguard
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($40) The Shins @ Terminal 5 (3 Night Residency)
- ($50-$330) Barry Manilow @ Radio City Music Hall
Thursday, May 3, 2012
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($5-$8) DJ ?uestlove Presents Bowl Train @ Brooklyn Bowl ~ Late Night Set
- ($25) Roy Hargrove @ Village Vanguard
- ($30) John Hammond @ B.B. Kings Blues Club
- ($40) The Shins @ Terminal 5 (3 Night Residency)
- ($55-$120) Darius Rucker, Lady Antebellum & Thompson Square @ Radio City Music Hall
Friday, May 4 , 2012
- ($15) Martin Sexton @ Irving Plaza
- ($15) Zoogma @ Rocks Off Concert Cruise
- ($20) Toubab Krewe @ The Brooklyn Bowl
- ($25) Roy Hargrove @ Village Vanguard
($40-$45) Andrew Bird @ The Beacon Theater - ($20) Dub Trio @ The Bowery Electric
- ($25) Junior Marvin of Bob Marley’s Wailers @ B.B. Kings Blues Club
- ($25) The Cranberries @ Terminal 5
- ($40-$45) Andrew Bird @ The Beacon Theater
- ($55-$120) Darius Rucker, Lady Antebellum & Thompson Square @ Radio City Music Hall
Saturday, May 5 , 2012
- (Free) Mark Guiliana @ Rockwood Music Hall – Late Night Set
- ($15) Martin Sexton @ Irving Plaza
- ($20) Toubab Krewe @ The Brooklyn Bowl
- ($25) Roy Hargrove @ Village Vanguard
- ($40-$45) Andrew Bird @ The Beacon Theater
- ($50-$99) Feist @ Radio City Music Hall
Sunday, May 6 , 2012
- ($20) The Sciccor Sisters @ Bowery Ballroom
- ($25) Roy Hargrove @ Village Vanguard
- ($40) George Clinton and Parliment Funkadelic @ B.B. Kings Blues Club
- ($50-$150) Anita Baker @ Radio City Music Hall
Monday, May 7 , 2012
- ($8) Jim Campilongo @ The Living Room
- ($10) Steve Bernstein Millennial Territory Orchestra @ The Stone
- ($25) Eve 6 @ The Gramercy Theater
- ($25) Mingus Orchestra @ The Jazz Standard
- ($25) Roy Hargrove @ Village Vanguard
- ($30) Country Joe McDonald @ B.B. Kings Blues Club
Tuesday, May 8 , 2012
- (Free) Dred Scott Trio @ Rockwood Music Hall ~ Late Night Set
- ($20-$30) Florence and the Machine @ Radio City Music Hall
- ($25) Roy Hargrove @ Village Vanguard
- ($35-$45) Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros @ Roseland Ballroom
- ($50-$100) Paul Oakenfold @ Terminal 5
- ($75-$250) The Beach Boys @ The Beacon Theater
Wednesday, May 9 , 2012
- (Free) Nutritious @ Bembe ~ Late Night Set
- ($10-$12) The Budos Band @ The Bell House
- ($15) ALO @ The Brooklyn Bowl
- ($17.50) Lynch Mob @ B.B. Kings Blues Club
- ($25) Geen Ween (solo) @ 92YTribeca
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($30-$40) Steve Kuhn, Steve Swallow and Joey Baron @ Bridland NY
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($35-$45) Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros @ Roseland Ballroom
- ($40-$50) The Avett Brothers @ Terminal 5
Thursday, May 10, 2012
- (Free) In Honor of MCA Beastie Bowl = “Awesome: I F*ckin’ Shot That!” on All HD Screens w/ Full Concert Sound Plus a special Beastie Boys tribute AV performance by Eclectic Method! @ The Brooklyn Bowl
- ($5-$8) DJ ?uestlove Presents Bowl Train @ Brooklyn Bowl ~ Late Night Set
- ($7) Jessica Lurie @ Jalopy
- ($25) Rusted Root & Leroy Justice @ Highline Ballroom
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($25-$35) D.V.S & Lotus @ Irving Plaza
- ($30-$55) Adam Deitch & Marco Benevento @ Brooklyn Masaonic Temple
- ($30-$40) Steve Kuhn, Steve Swallow and Joey Baron @ Bridland NY
Friday, May 11, 2012
- ($10) Sons of Bill @ The Studio at Webster Hall
- ($12-$15) Alan Evans Trio (of Soulive) w/ special guests Project Blue Book , Spose @ Sullivan Hall
- ($15) Steve Kimock, Reed Mathis, Wally Ingram and Bernie Worell @ The Brooklyn Bowl
- ($25-$35) Lotus @ Irving Plaza
- ($30) Norah Jones @ The Bell House
- ($30-$40) Steve Kuhn, Steve Swallow and Joey Baron @ Bridland NY
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($55-$65) New Orleans Celebration: New Orleans Piano Kings @ Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Saturday, May 12 , 2012
- (Free) Mark Guiliana @ Rockwood Music Hall – Late Night Set
- ($15) Beats Antique @ The Brooklyn Bowl
- ($25-$35) Lotus @ Irving Plaza
- ($30-$40) Steve Kuhn, Steve Swallow and Joey Baron @ Bridland NY
- ($55-$65) New Orleans Celebration: New Orleans Piano Kings @ Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Sunday, May 13 , 2012
- ($7) Afro Funky Party w/ Zongo Junction, Top Shotta & DJ Offbeat @ Cameo Gallery
- ($15) Beats Antique @ The Brooklyn Bowl
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($25-$115) An Evening of Spoken Word with Ruby Dee @ The Apollo Theater
- ($30) Patti Smith @ City Winery
Monday, May 14, 2012
- ($8) Jim Campilongo @ The Living Room
- ($10) Steve Bernstein Millennial Territory Orchestra @ The Stone
- ($25) Mingus Orchestra @ The Jazz Standard
Tuesday, May 15 , 2012
- (Free) Dred Scott Trio @ Rockwood Music Hall ~ Late Night Set
- ($8) Man Forever (members of Oneida, Yo La Tengo, The National, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Sightings, and more) @ Le Poisson Rouge
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($25) James Morrison @ Webster Hall
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($30) Beth Orton @ Joe’s Pub
- ($60-$85) Regina Spektor With Special Guest Only Son @ United Palace Theater
Wednesday, May 16 , 2012
- (Free) Nutritious @ Bembe ~ Late Night Set
- ($10) Pigeons Playing Ping Pong with Fundimensionals @ Sullivan Hall
- ($14-$18) Jerry Joseph w/ The Blow @ Mercury Lounge
- ($15) The Barr Brothers @ (Le) Poisson Rouge
- ($30) David Lindley @ Iridium Jazz Club
Thursday, May 17, 2012
- (Free) Tayler Carson @ Rockwood Music Hall
- ($5-$8) DJ ?uestlove Presents Bowl Train @ Brooklyn Bowl ~ Late Night Set
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($20) New York Funk Exchange @ Rocks Off Concert Cruise
- ($22-$27) Justin Townes Earle @ Webster Hall
- ($25-$30) Ingrid Michaelson @ Terminal 5
Friday, May 18, 2012
Music Festival: ($40-$100) The Mighty High Mountain Festival @ Tuxedo Ridge, NY (http://createavibe.com/)
- ($10) Tall Tall Trees @ Union Hall
- ($10) Turbine with special guests BIG Something @ Sullivan Hall
- ($20-$26) JJ Gret & Mofro @ Webster Hall
- ($25) Jon Cleary’s Philthy Phew w/ special guest Seth Walker @ Le Poisson Rouge
- ($30-$40) An Evening with Collective Soul performing Dosage and other hits @ Irving Plaza
- ($55-$66) Loudon Wainwright III With Some Family & A Few Friends @ Town Hall
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Music Festival: (Free – $250) The Great Googa Mooga Festival @ Prospect Park Bandshell (http://www.googamooga.com/)
Music Festival: ($40-$100) The Mighty High Mountain Festival @ Tuxedo Ridge, NY (http://createavibe.com/)
- (Free) Swizz @ The Bitter End
- (Free) New York Funk Exchange @ Rockwood Music Hall
- (Free) Mark Guiliana @ Rockwood Music Hall – Late Night Set
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($20) Dumpstaphunk & The Meter’s Experience ft. Leo Nocentelli @ Brooklyn Bowl
- ($25-$35) John Wesley Harding’s Cabinet of Wonders w/ Langhorne Slim @ City Winery
- ($65) Brian McKnight @ B.B. Kings Blues Club
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Music Festival: (Free – $250) The Great Googa Mooga Festival @ Prospect Park Bandshell (http://www.googamooga.com/)
Music Festival: ($40-$100) The Mighty High Mountain Festival @ Tuxedo Ridge, NY (http://createavibe.com/)
- ($10-$12) Snarky Puppy @ Rockwood Music Hall
- ($25-$30) Reggie Watts @ Webster Hall
Monday, May 21, 2012
- (??) Alejandro Escovedo @ Hard Rock Cafe
- ($8) Jim Campilongo @ The Living Room
- ($10) Steve Bernstein Millennial Territory Orchestra @ The Stone
- ($25) Mingus Orchestra @ The Jazz Standard
- ($25) Bill Frisell “Beautiful Dreamers” @ Village Vanguard
- ($28-$32) Vonda Shepard @ B. B. Kings Blues Club
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
- (Free) Dred Scott Trio @ Rockwood Music Hall ~ Late Night Set
- ($10) New York Funk Exchange @ Club Groove
- ($25) Bill Frisell “Beautiful Dreamers” @ Village Vanguard
- ($35) Garbage @ Webster Hall
- ($50-$65) Jack White @ Roseland Ballroom
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
- (Free) Nutritious @ Bembe ~ Late Night Set
- ($25) Bill Frisell “Beautiful Dreamers” @ Village Vanguard
- ($55 – $150) Steve Winwood @ Beacon Theater
Thursday, May 24, 2012
- ($5-$8) DJ ?uestlove Presents Bowl Train @ Brooklyn Bowl ~ Late Night Set
- ($25) Bill Frisell “Beautiful Dreamers” @ Village Vanguard
- ($35) Mariachi El Bronx featuring Two Gallants @ Rocks Off Concert Cruise Series
- ($6) The Deli Fest w/ Tall Tall Trees and more… @ Spike Hill
Friday, May 25, 2012
- ($7) Dangermuffin, American Babies & Tall Tall Trees @ Brooklyln Bowl
- ($25) Bill Frisell “Beautiful Dreamers” @ Village Vanguard
Saturday, May 26, 2012
- (Free) Mark Guiliana @ Rockwood Music Hall – Late Night Set
- ($5) Eclectic Method @ The Brooklyn Bowl
- ($5) The Deli Fest featuring Apollo Run @ Spike Hill
- ($10) Will Bernard feat. Tony Mason, Ben Stivers, Jeff Hanley @ B.B. Kings
- ($10-$12) O’Death @ Maxwell’s Hoboken, NJ
- ($25) David Johansen of the New York Dolls @ Highline Ballroom
- ($25) Bill Frisell “Beautiful Dreamers” @ Village Vanguard
- ($30-$35) MicWreck’s Golden Era Classics: Slick Rick the Ruler and Nice & Smooth @ Le Poisson Rouge
Sunday, May 27, 2012
- ($25) Bill Frisell “Beautiful Dreamers” @ Village Vanguard
Monday, May 28, 2012
- ($8) Jim Campilongo @ The Living Room
- ($10) Steve Bernstein Millennial Territory Orchestra w/ Will Bernard @ The Stone
- ($20) The 30th Anniversary of “Planet Rock” by Afrika Bambaataa @ Highline Ballroom
- ($20-$35) Dee Dee Bridgewater Birthday Celebration @ The Blue Note
- ($22) Talib Kweli “The Prisoner of Conscious Tour” @ Le Poisson Rouge
- ($25) Mingus Orchestra @ The Jazz Standard
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
- (Free) Dred Scott Trio @ Rockwood Music Hall ~ Late Night Set
- ($20-$35) Dee Dee Bridgewater Birthday Celebration @ The Blue Note
- ($25) Dark Star Orchestra @ Brooklyn Bowl
- ($30-$40) Ravi Coltrane Quintet @ Birdland New York
- ($35-$40) Tomothy B. Schmit (of The Eagles) @ B.B. Kings Blues Club
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($41-$50) Foster the People @ Rumsey Playfield
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
- (Free) Nutritious @ Bembe ~ Late Night Set
- ($10) New York Funk Exchange @ Rockwood Music Hall
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($20) Galactic @ The Brooklyn Bowl
- ($20) Trespass -The Music of Genesis @ City Winery
- ($20-$35) Dee Dee Bridgewater Birthday Celebration @ The Blue Note
- ($30-$40) Ravi Coltrane Quintet @ Birdland New York
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Music Festival: Mountain Jam: http://mountainjam.com/
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($5-$8) DJ ?uestlove Presents Bowl Train @ Brooklyn Bowl ~ late Night Set
- ($15-$20) Battle of the Boros ft. The Bronx Horns, Lower East Side Salsa & The Williamsburg Salsa Orchestra @ B.B. Kings Blues Club
- ($20) Galactic @ The Brooklyn Bowl
- ($20-$25) Busta Rhymes and Friends @ Webster Hall
- ($20-$35) Dee Dee Bridgewater Birthday Celebration @ The Blue Note
- ($30-$40) Ravi Coltrane Quintet @ Birdland New York
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What? Murray tour? What’s with that?!?