April 2012 Music Calendar

Calendar updated daily!

Sunday, April 1, 2012

($42) Citizen Cope ! An Intimate Trio / Acoustic Performance @ City Winery

Monday, April 2, 2012

($17) Van Hunt @ Studio at Webster Hall
($25) Rachael Yamagata @ Highline Ballroom
($25) Mingus Orchestra for “Mingus Mondays” @ Jazz Standard
($42) Citizen Cope ! An Intimate Trio / Acoustic Performance @ City Winery

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

($15) Van Hunt @ Knitting Factory
($15-$20) DAVY JONES MEMORIAL: An Evening of Music & Memories @ B.B. Kings
- Featuring the Davy Jones Band past & present, and many very special guests
($20) Melissa Stylianou Quintet w/ sp. guests Anat Cohen & Gene Bertoncini @ Jazz Standard
($42) Citizen Cope ! An Intimate Trio / Acoustic Performance @ City Winery
($150 – $600) The Revlon Concert for the Rainforest Fund @ Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
- Sting, Elton John, James Taylor, Meryl Streep, Bryn Terfel, Rosanne Cash, Vince Gill, Bruno Mars, Channing Tatum, Jennifer Hudson, Additional artists to be announced: Trudie Styler, Producer

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

(Free) Nutritious @ Bembe (A World Beat DJ)
($5) Dopapod @ Brooklyn Bowl
($10) honeyhoney plus Sonya Kitchell @ Union Hall
($20) The Louis Armstrong Centennial Band @ Birdland NYC
($25-$30) Rachael Yamagata @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
($42) Citizen Cope ! An Intimate Trio / Acoustic Performance @ City Winery

Thursday, April 5, 2012

(???) Paul Oakenfold @ Provocateur
($5-$8) DJ ?uestlove Presents Bowl Train @ Brooklyn Bowl (11pm set)
($15) ESL Music and BYT presents: The Funk Ark, Chico Mann, Federico Aubele, and Ursula 1000 @ Le Poisson Rouge
($15) Ozric Tentacles @ B.B. Kings Blues Club
($20-$40) Dr. John and Dan Auerbach (Black Keys guitarist) @ Howard Gilman Opera House, Brooklyn Academy Of Music
($42) Citizen Cope ! An Intimate Trio / Acoustic Performance @ City Winery
($47) Chick Corea Solo Performance @ Highline Ballroom (8pm/10pm sets)

Friday, April 6, 2012

(Free) New York Funk Exchange @ Hill Country BBQ
($15) North Mississippi Allstars w/ Leroy Justice @ Brooklyn Bowl
($20-$40) Dr. John and Dan Auerbach (Black Keys guitarist) @ Howard Gilman Opera House, Brooklyn Academy Of Music
($25) David Johansen of the New York Dolls @ Highline Ballroom
($45-$65) A Residency with….Anoushka Shankar @ City Winery
($70-$120) Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band @ Madison Square Garden

Saturday, April 7, 2012

(Free) Sonya Kitchell @ Rockwood Music Hall (8:30pm set)
(Free) Tall Tall Trees @ Rockwood Music Hall (11pm set)
($15) Gramatik & Break Science w/ Paul Basic @ Irving Plaza
($15) North Mississippi Allstars w/ Jarrod Dickenson @ Brookln Bowl
($20-$40) Dr. John and Dan Auerbach (Black Keys guitarist) @ Howard Gilman Opera House, Brooklyn Academy Of Music
($45-$65) A Residency with….Anoushka Shankar @ City Winery
($60-$75) Prairie Home Companion @ Town Hall

Sunday, April 8, 2012

(Free) Moonalice @ Brooklyn Bowl
($25) Seun Kuti & Fela’s Egypt 80, Zozo Afrobeat, DJ Rich Medina @ Highline Ballroom
($45-$65) A Residency with….Anoushka Shankar @ City Winery

Monday, April 9, 2012

($8) A Residency With…Kung Fu with Wyllys and NY Hustler Ensemble, Mom and Dad @ Brooklyn Bowl
($8) Jim Campilongo Electric Trio with Stephan Crump & Tony Mason @ The Living Room
($25) Mingus Orchestra for “Mingus Mondays” @ Jazz Standard
($50-$70) FURTHUR featuring Phil Lesh & Bob Weir @ Beacon Theater
($70-$120) Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band @ Madison Square Garden

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

(Free) Jonathan Batiste @ Rockwood Music Hall (11pm set)
($15) The Alone Together Tour – an Evening of Solo Works, Billy Martin (Medeski Martin & Wood), Sarah Neufeld (Arcade Fire/Bell Orchestre), Gregory Rogove (Devendra Banhart/Priestbird) @ Littlefield
- **PLEASE NOTE THIS IS AN EARLY SHOW**
($30) HIROMI @ B.B. King Blues Club and Grill (2 sets)
($50-$70) FURTHUR featuring Phil Lesh & Bob Weir @ Beacon Theater

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

(Free) Nutritious @ Bembe (A World Beat DJ)
(Free) Gent Treadly @ Boom
(Free) Tall Tall Trees @ Live at Lerner @ Columbia University
(Free w/ $10 drink minimum) Farewell Drifters @ The Living Room (9pm-10pm Set)
(Free w/ $10 drink minimum) Jason Crosby Trio with Hagar Ben Ari and Shawn Pelton with special guests Scott Metzger and Megan Palmer @ The Living Room (10pm-11pm Set)
($20) The Louis Armstrong Centennial Band @ Birdland NYC

Thursday, April 12, 2012

(Free) Wolf Feat. Scott Metzger @ Hill Country BBQ
($5 or Free w/ RSVP) Brooklyn Brass Clash: PitchBlak Brass Band vs. Underground Horns @ Brooklyn Bowl
- FREE with RSVP: http://www.myfreeconcert.com/events/brooklyn-brass-clash
($5-$8) DJ ?uestlove Presents Bowl Train @ Brooklyn Bowl (11pm set)
($20-$55) Dr. John: Insides Out: w/ The Dirty Dozen Brass band @ Howard Gilman Opera House, Brooklyn Academy Of Music
($40-$120) The Fray w/ Jessie Baylin @ Radio City Music Hall
($50-$70) FURTHUR featuring Phil Lesh & Bob Weir @ Beacon Theater
- ($10) A Furthur After-Party/Art Party hosted by Gnomes Grown with music by Stimulus Clan & Eelko / Gratefully Deadicated (DJ) and The Carnival Parade (DJ) @ Sullivan Hall

Friday, April 13, 2012

($10) Hot Buttered Rum @ Brooklyn Bowl
- With Floodwood ft. Al Schnier & Vinnie Amico of moe.
($15) Turkuaz (Live Concert Filming) @ Rockwood Music Hall (8pm set)
($20-$55) Dr. John w/ Dirty Dozen Brass Band @ Howard Gilman Opera House, Brooklyn Academy Of Music
($37.50) Eddie Money @ B.B. Kings Blues Club
($50-$70) FURTHUR featuring Phil Lesh & Bob Weir @ Beacon Theater
- ($10) A Furthur After-Party: Reflections – A Jerry Celebration @ Sullivan Hall (11pm late set)

Saturday, April 14, 2012

(Free) Mark Guiliana @ Rockwood Music Hall
($20-$55) Dr. John: Insides Out: Funky But It’s Nu Awlins @ Howard Gilman Opera House, Brooklyn Academy Of Music
($56-$75) A Prarie Home Companion @ Town Hall
($50-$70) FURTHUR featuring Phil Lesh & Bob Weir @ Beacon Theater
- ($10) A Furthur After-Party: Reckoning – Performing Grateful Dead, Phish, & more @ Sullivan Hall (late 11pm set)

Sunday, April 15, 2012

($35-$40) “Remembering Whitney” The HARLEM GOSPEL CHOIR Sings WHITNEY HOUSTON @ B. B. Kings Blues Club
- By Overwhelming Popular Demand, a Second Show Has Been Added on April 15th
($50-$70) FURTHUR featuring Phil Lesh & Bob Weir @ Beacon Theater

Monday, April 16, 2012

($8) A Residency With…Kung Fu with Bio Diesel with Johnny Rabb, Sonic Spank @ Brooklyn Bowl
($8) Jim Campilongo Electric Trio with Stephan Crump & Tony Mason @ The Living Room
($20-$25) Mayer Hawthorne & The County @ Webster Hall
($25) Mingus Orchestra for “Mingus Mondays”@ Jazz Standard
($25) Asobi Seksu @ Highline Ballroom

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

($???) Bad Brains @ Irving Plaza
(Free) New York Funk Exchange @ Club Groove
($10) Mary Bragg with Tall Tall Trees @ The Living Room
($20-$25) SUGAR BLUE (Grammy-Winning Blues Harp Legend) @ B. B. Kings
($35-$40) Tower of Power @ B. B. Kings Blues Club
($50-$70) FURTHUR featuring Phil Lesh & Bob Weir @ Beacon Theater

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

(Free) Nutritious @ Bembe (A World Beat DJ)
(Free) Gent Treadly @ Boom
($20) The Louis Armstrong Centennial Band @ Birdland NYC
($50-$70) FURTHUR featuring Phil Lesh & Bob Weir @ Beacon Theater
($1,500+) “The Paul Simon Songbook” @ Rose Theater, Frederick P. Rose Hall
- Featuring legendary singer/songwriter, Paul Simon with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. Special Guest Aaron Neville.

Thursday, April 19, 2012

($8) The Pietasters @ The Brooklyn Bowl
- ($5-$8) DJ ?uestlove Presents Bowl Train @ Brooklyn Bowl (11pm set)
($30) Regina Carter @ Jazz Standard
($45-$90) Creed performing ‘My Own Prison’ @ Beacon Theater
($1,500+) “The Paul Simon Songbook” @ Rose Theater, Frederick P. Rose Hall
- Featuring legendary singer/songwriter, Paul Simon with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. Special Guest Aaron Neville.

Friday, April 20, 2012

Harlem Earth Day @ Marcus Garvey Park Amphitheater
(Free) Nutritious @ Ace Hotel
($8-$10) Adam Ezra Group @ The Living Room
($15) The Greyboy Allstars @ Brooklyn Bowl (3 sets)
- Post Grey Boys: ($10) Try This at Home @ The Blue Note (12:30am set)
($30) Regina Carter @ Jazz Standard
($35-$40) Air Supply @ B. B. Kings Blues Club (2 sets)
($35-$70) Rodrigo y Gabriela and C.U.B.A. @ Radio City Music Hall
($42-$66) Sphongle Presents the Masquerade @ Roseland Ballroom
($45-$90) Creed performing ‘Human Clay’ @ Beacon Theater
($100-$1,500+) “The Paul Simon Songbook” @ Rose Theater, Frederick P. Rose Hall
- Featuring legendary singer/songwriter, Paul Simon with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Special Guest Aaron Neville.

Saturday, April 21, 2012

(Free) Gent Treadly @ Kenny’s CastAways
($15) The Greyboy Allstars @ Brooklyn Bowl (3 sets)
($30) Fountains of Wayne @ Irving Plaza
($30) Regina Carter @ Jazz Standard
($40-$50) Esperanza Spalding Radio Music Society @ Webster Hall
($65-$150) New Edition @ Madison Square Garden

Sunday, April 22, 2012

($9) Sonya Kitchell @ The Rock Shop
($30) Regina Carter @ Jazz Standard
($30) Fountains of Wayne @ Irving Plaza

Monday, April 23, 2012

($8) A Residency With…Kung Fu with ft. Jon “The Barber” Gutwillig (of The Disco Biscuits), Damn Right @ Brooklyn Bowl
($8) Jim Campilongo Electric Trio with Stephan Crump & Tony Mason @ The Living Room
($25) Mingus Orchestra for “Mingus Mondays”@ Jazz Standard
($25) Greylag @ Paramount Theater in Huntington, NY
($75-$125) Gypsy Kings @ Beacon Theater

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

(Free) Dred Scott Trio @ Rockwood Music Hall (12am set)
($50-$75) Counting Crows @ Roseland Ballroom
($105) Valarie Smaldone Interviews Cyndi Lauper @ Kaufmann Concert Hall

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

(Free) Nutritious @ Bembe (A World Beat DJ)
($10) Cabinet ELEVEN DVD/CD Release Party with The Hollows, Buzz Universe, Newborn Kings, Twin Cities, Mike Delledera Band @ Sullivan Hall
($20) The Louis Armstrong Centennial Band @ Birdland NYC
($30-$40) Endangered Species: The Music of Wayne Shorter w/Ravi Coltrane, Jeremy Pelt & Marcus Strickland & Directed by David Weiss @ Dizzy’s Coca Cola Club (Jazz @ Lincoln Center)
($45-$50) Suzanne Vega & Duncan Sheik @ Highline Ballroom

Thursday, April 26, 2012

(Free) Nutritious @ Ace Hotel
($5-$7) The Heavy Pets @ Brooklyn Bowl
($5-$8) DJ ?uestlove Presents Bowl Train @ Brooklyn Bowl (11pm set)
($10) The Statesman Record Release @ Rockwood Music Hall (10pm set)
($34-44) Punch Brothers @ Town Hall
($35) Kenny Garrett Quintet @ Iridium Jazz Club
($45-$50) Suzanne Vega & Duncan Sheik @ Highline Ballroom

Friday, April 27, 2012

(Free) Lily and the Parlor Tricks @ Rockwood Music Hall
($30-$40) Endangered Species: The Music of Wayne Shorter w/Ravi Coltrane, Jeremy Pelt & Marcus Strickland & Directed by David Weiss @ Dizzy’s Coca Cola Club (Jazz @ Lincoln Center)
($30-$40) An Evening with the Big Chief Donald Harrison @ Symphony Space
($35) Kenny Garrett Quintet @ Iridium Jazz Club
($40-$45) Jack White @ Webster Hall
($40-$80) Death Cab For Cutie Featuring The Magik* Magik Orchestra @ Beacon Theater

Saturday, April 28, 2012

($5) Virginia Coalition @ Brooklyn Bowl
($20) The Science of Learning (to Play the Guitar) with Vernon Reid + Gary Marcus: Brainwave @ Rubin Museum of Art
($25-$35) Conspirator @ Irving Plaza
($30-$40) Endangered Species: The Music of Wayne Shorter w/Ravi Coltrane, Jeremy Pelt & Marcus Strickland & Directed by David Weiss @ Dizzy’s Coca Cola Club (Jazz @ Lincoln Center)
($35) Kenny Garrett Quintet @ Iridium Jazz Club
($40-$80) Death Cab For Cutie Featuring The Magik* Magik Orchestra @ Beacon Theater
($65-$85) Dickey Betts & Great Southern @ The Concert Hall

Sunday, April 29, 2012

($15) The Motet Plays Funk is Dead! @ Highline Ballroom
($30-$40) Endangered Species: The Music of Wayne Shorter w/Ravi Coltrane, Jeremy Pelt & Marcus Strickland & Directed by David Weiss @ Dizzy’s Coca Cola Club (Jazz @ Lincoln Center)
($35) Kenny Garrett Quintet @ Iridium Jazz Club
($40-$80) Death Cab For Cutie Featuring The Magik* Magik Orchestra @ Beacon Theater

Monday, April 30, 2012

(Free) Tall Tall Trees @ Manhattan Inn
($8) A Residency With…Kung Fu with Juno What?!, pH Factor, special guest Garrett Sayers (of the Motet and Miracle Orchestra) @ Brooklyn Bowl
($8) Jim Campilongo Electric Trio with Stephan Crump & Tony Mason @ The Living Room
($25) Mingus Orchestra for “Mingus Mondays”@ Jazz Standard
($50-$330) Barry Manilow @ Radio City Music Hall

Musical Musings of a Tiny Rager

So much music, so little time!