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January 2013 NYC Music Calendar
Calendar updated daily!

FESTIVALS
GLOBALFEST: Groundbreaking international music festival and a volunteer run non-profit organization dedicated to foster cultural exchange. globalFEST’s mission is cultural, social and political. It aims to bring down boundaries between countries and create cultural opportunities for individual artists and for governments, sponsors, scholars and critics to collaborate. Tours and cultural exchanges that result from globalFEST¹s showcases have helped to build an ever widening audience for world music and, by extension an increase in international cooperation and collaboration.
30th Next Wave Festival: returning for its 30th season, presenting an array of contemporary performance, artist talks, storytelling, visual art, and film that showcases work by emerging artists and innovative modern masters.
CONCERTS
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
- ($18-$25) Joseph Arthur & Vernon Reid @ City Winery
- ($20) Nigel Hall Band (Phish/Mule After-Party) @ The Blue Note
- ($25) Rusted Root @ Stage 48
- ($40-$75) Chris Botti @ The Blue Note (2 Sets)
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
- (Free) Brooklyn Shakedown w/ Nutritious @ Bembe (Late Night Set)
- ($10-$12) New York Funk Exchange w/ Jane Lee Hooker @ Mercury Lounge
- ($20) The Louis Armstrong Centennial Band @ Birdland
- ($35) “A Love Supreme” Azar Lawrence Quintet featuring Eddie Henderson @ Smoke Jazz & Supper Club-Lounge (7pm, 9pm, 10:30 sets)Sets)
- ($40-$75) Chris Botti @ The Blue Note (2 Sets)
Thursday, January 3, 2013
- ($5-$8) DJ ?uestlove Presents Bowl Train @ Brooklyn Bowl (late night set)
- ($22) Howie Day @ City Winery
- ($35) “A Love Supreme” Azar Lawrence Quintet featuring Eddie Henderson @ Smoke Jazz & Supper Club-Lounge (7pm, 9pm, 10:30 sets)
- ($40-$70) New York Philharmonic @ Avery Fisher Hall
- ($40-$75) Chris Botti @ The Blue Note (2 Sets)
Friday, January 4, 2013
- ($8) Electic Method @ Knitting Factory
- ($22) Howie Day @ City Winery
- ($30) John Abercrombie Quartet @ Jazz Standard
- ($40-$70) New York Philharmonic @ Avery Fisher Hall
- ($40-$75) Chris Botti @ The Blue Note (2 Sets)
Saturday, January 5, 2013
- ($8-$10) Ikebe Shakedown @ Cameo Gallery
- ($20) Maurice Brown @ Ginny’s Supper Club (2 Sets)
- ($30) John Abercrombie Quartet @ Jazz Standard
- ($40-$70) New York Philharmonic @ Avery Fisher Hall
- ($40-$75) Chris Botti @ The Blue Note (2 Sets)
Sunday, January 6, 2013
- ($20) Earth, Wind & Fire @ B.B. King Blues Club and Grill (Celebrating 40 Years)
- ($25) John Abercrombie Quartet @ Jazz Standard
- ($30) Arturo O’Farrill Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra @ Birdland
- ($40) Harlem Gospel Choir Brunch @ B.B. King Blues Club and Grill
- ($40-$75) Chris Botti @ The Blue Note (2 Sets)
Monday, January 7, 2013
- ($8) Jim Campilongo @ The Living Room
- ($8) “Bowling for Justice”: A Residency with Leroy Justice @ The Brooklyn Bowl
- ($10) Charlie Hunter @ The Living Room
- ($10) Alecia Chakour Band: First Mondays @ Rockwood Music Hall
- Join Alecia Chakour, Neal Evans, Sam Cohen, Alex Chakour, Miles Arntzen, Cochemea Gastelum and friends on the first Monday of every month at Rockwood Music Hall for their unique take on rock n’ soul…
- ($18-$22) Diane Birch @ City Winery
- ($25) “Mingus Mondays” w/ Mingus Orchestra @ The Jazz Standard
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
- ($15) The London Souls @ The Bowery Ballroom
- ($18-$22) Diane Birch @ City Winery
- ($20-$35) Donald Harrison, Ron Carter & Billy Cobham Trio @ The Blue Note (2 Sets)
- ($30-$35) Johnny Winter – The 3rd Annual Winter in Winter Residency @ B. B. Kings Blues Club
- ($40-$60) Nas with Anthony Decurtis @ Kaufmann Concert Hall, 92 Street Y
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
- (Free) Brooklyn Shakedown w/ Nutritious @ Bembe (Late Night Set)
- ($20-$35) Donald Harrison, Ron Carter & Billy Cobham Trio @ The Blue Note (2 Sets)
- ($25) Robert Glasper and Friends @ S.O.B.’s
- ($25) Dr. Lonnie Smith Trio @ Jazz Standard (2 sets)
- ($25-$30) Shuggie Otis, People Get Ready, Ofei, Joshua Nelson, & DJ Kool Herc @ Highline Ballroom
Thursday, January 10, 2013
- ($5-$8) DJ ?uestlove Presents Bowl Train @ Brooklyn Bowl (late night DJ set)
- ($10) Jamie McLean Band @ Rockwood Music Hall (10:15pm slot)
- ($10-$13) Adam Ezra Group @ Mercury Lounge
- ($20-$35) Donald Harrison, Ron Carter & Billy Cobham Trio @ The Blue Note (2 Sets)
- ($25) Robert Glasper & Friends @ SOB’s
Friday, January 11, 2013(Biggest Musical Day of the Month)
- (FREE) Zongo Junction @ Rockwood Music Hall (11:45pm slot)
- ($7) Klezwoods @ Spike Hill
- ($10) Spanglish Fly @ NuBlu
- ($10-$13) Apollo Run w/ Midnight Spin @ Mercury Lounge
- ($15) Slick Rick: The Ruler @ Brooklyn Bowl
- ($15-$18) Snarky Puppy @ Rockwood Music Hall (10pm slot)
- ($15-$20) APAP Showcase w/ The Iguanas, Mia Borders, Colin Lake & Sasha Masakowski @ Hill Country
- ($20-$25) Big Sam’s Funky Nation, The Stooges Brass Band, Mia Borders, Christian Scott Sextet & Flow Tribe @ The Cutting Room
- ($20-$35) Donald Harrison, Ron Carter & Billy Cobham Trio @ The Blue Note (2 Sets)
- ($25-$30) Alan Doyle (of Great Big Sea), The Dunwells, & Amy Helm @ B. B. Kings Blues Club
- ($30) Dr. Lonnie Smith Trio @ Jazz Standard
- ($35) Marcus Strickland & TWI-LIFE @ Sullivan Hall (2013 NYC Winter Jazzfest)
- ($35-$70) INDELIBLE FESTIVAL: Meshell Ndegeocello presents Spirit Music Jamia @ @ Highline Ballroom
- Featuring: Cecil Taylor, DJ Questlove, AYO, Guy Davis, Gregoire Maret, THE DUST RAYS featuring Kirk Douglas & Mark Kelley of the Roots & Ricc Sheridan from Earl Greyhound & Surprise Special Guests
- ($40-$50) Betty LaVette @ City Winery
- ($50-$55) CAKE @ Bowery Ballroom
- ($50-$90) Morrissey @ Brooklyn Academy of Music
- ($60) David Murray Big Band featuring Macy Gray @ The Iridium
Saturday, January 12, 2013
- ($10) Stooges Brass Band @ Brooklyn Bowl
- ($20) Arturo O’Farrill Trio @ Ginny’s Supper Club
- ($20-$35) Ramsey Lewis & John Pizzarelli @ The Blue Note (2 Sets)
- ($30) Dr. Lonnie Smith “In The Beginning” Octet @ Jazz Standard
- ($30-$40) Paula Cole, Kris Allen, Brother Joscephus and the Love Revolution, Teitur, Leroy Bell and his Only Friends @ City Winery
- ($40) Bettye LaVette @ Joe’s Pub
- ($45-$75) Roberta Flack @ St. George Theatre
- ($60) David Murray Big Band featuring Macy Gray @ The Iridium
- ($68-$92) Def Squad and Method Man @ Hammerstein Ballroom
Sunday, January 13, 2013
- ($10) Reggie Watts @ Grasslands Gallery, BK
- ($20) Gregg Kallor Hurricane Sandy Relief Concert w/ Dave Eggar @ Culture Project
- ($20-$35) Ramsey Lewis & John Pizzarelli @ The Blue Note (2 Sets)
- ($25) The David Johansen Band @ Highline Ballroom
- ($26-$64) Green Day @ Barclays Center
- ($30) Arturo O’Farrill Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra @ Birdland NYC
- ($30) Dr. Lonnie Smith “In The Beginning” Octet @ Jazz Standard (2 sets)
- ($40) Harlem Gospel Choir Brunch @ B.B. King Blues Club and Grill
- ($40) The Stooges Brass Band at globalFEST @ Webster Hall
- ($45) Cassandra Wilson @ B. B. Kings Blues Club
- ($50-$200) Idina Menzel @ Carnegie Hall
- ($60) David Murray Big Band featuring Macy Gray @ The Iridium
Monday, January 14, 2013
- ($8) Jim Campilongo @ The Living Room
- ($8) “Bowling for Justice”: A Residency with Leroy Justice @ The Brooklyn Bowl
- ($20) Jonathan Batiste @ Rockwood Music Hall
- ($20-$40) International Guitar Night @ The Blue Note (1 Set)
- feat. Martin Taylor (Scotland), Brian Gore (US), Solorazaf (Madagascar)
- ($25) “Mingus Mondays” w/ Mingus Orchestra @ The Jazz Standard
- ($30) Terence Blanchard Quintet @ Birdland
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
- ($20-$40) John and Hank Green: An Evening of Awesome w/ The Mountain Goats @ Carnegie Hall
- ($30-$35) Johnny Winter – The 3rd Annual Winter in Winter Residency @ B. B. Kings Blues Club
- ($30-$35) The Airborne Toxic Event @ Webster Hall
- ($35-$55) Little Feat / Leon Russell @ The Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY
- ($40) Terence Blanchard Quintet @ Birdland
- ($46-$85) Lynyrd Skynyrd @ Beacon Theatre
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
- (Free) Brooklyn Shakedown w/ Nutritious @ Bembe (Late Night Set)
- ($15-$20) Soundgarden @ Terminal 5
- ($20-$25) Bob Schneider @ City Winery
- ($20-$80) Meshell Ndegeocello @ BAM in Brooklyn, NY (Part of 30th Next Wave Festival)
- When Past & Future Collide ~ Life Along the Borderline: A Tribute to Nico, Curated by John Cale
- ($30-$35) Billy Cobham’s “Spectrum 40″ @ B. B. Kings Blues Club
- ($30-$35) The Airborne Toxic Event @ Webster Hall
- ($40) Terence Blanchard Quintet @ Birdland
- ($40-$90) G. Love & Special Sauce @ Irving Plaza
Thursday, January 17, 2013
- ($5-$8) DJ ?uestlove Presents Bowl Train @ Brooklyn Bowl (late night set)
- ($12) Jeff Bujak @ Sullivan Hall
- ($36-$40) Lalah Hathaway @ B. B. Kings Blues Club
Friday, January 18, 2013
- ($25) Toshi Reagon and BIGLovely @ Joe’s Pub
- ($30-$40) Alejandro Escovedo with The Mastersons @ City Winery
- ($30-$65) Umphrey’s McGee @ Beacon Theater
- ($36) Guster & Yellowbirds @ The Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY
- ($40) Terence Blanchard Quintet @ Birdland
Saturday, January 19, 2013
- ($10) Driftwood @ Rockwood Music Hall
- ($15) John Brown’s Body @ Maxwell’s Hoboken, NJ
- ($20) Cracker & Camper Van Beethoven @ Stage 48
- ($25) Toshi Reagon and BIGLovely @ Joe’s Pub
- ($30-$40) Alejandro Escovedo with The Mastersons @ City Winery
- ($40) Terence Blanchard Quintet @ Birdland
- ($50) Morrissey @ The Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY
Sunday, January 20, 2013
- ($20) Talib Kweli @ S.O.B.’s
- ($25) Toshi Reagon: Sacred Music Show w/ Bernice Johnson Reagon @ Joe’s Pub
- ($30) Arturo O’Farrill Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra @ Birdland NYC
- ($30-$55) Béla Fleck BANJO SUMMIT @ Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts
- Banjo mastermind, Béla Fleck will be joined by Tony Trischka, Bill Keith, Richie Stearns, Eric Weissberg, and Noam Pikelny.
- ($40) Harlem Gospel Choir Brunch @ B.B. King Blues Club and Grill
- (???) Juan Maclean DJ Set @ Le Bain at The Standard
Monday, January 21, 2013
- ($8) Jim Campilongo @ The Living Room
- ($8) “Bowling for Justice”: A Residency with Leroy Justice @ The Brooklyn Bowl
- ($25) “Mingus Mondays” w/ Mingus Orchestra @ The Jazz Standard
- ($30) Tim Reynolds of the Dave Matthews Band @ Iridium Jazz Club
- ($35) Living Colour @ Highline Ballroom (For The Million Man Mosh II)
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
- ($10) Zen Tricksters @ The Brooklyn Bowl
- Special Guest: Rob Barraco (Phil Lesh & Friends, The Dead, Dark Star Orchestra) & Keith Kenny
- ($30-$35) Johnny Winter – The 3rd Annual Winter in Winter Residency @ B. B. Kings Blues Club
- ($65-$76) Soundgarden @ Hammerstein Ballroom
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
- (Free) Brooklyn Shakedown w/ Nutritious @ Bembe (Late Night Set)
- ($20) The Louis Armstrong Centennial Band @ Birdland NYC
- ($30-$35) Papa Roach @ Terminal 5
- ($40) Trey Anastatio Band @ The Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY
- ($66-$80) Soundgarden @ Hammerstein Ballroom
Thursday, January 24, 2013
- ($5-$8) DJ ?uestlove Presents Bowl Train @ Brooklyn Bowl (late night set)
- ($15) FLOODWOOD (feat. Al Schnier & Vinnie Amico of moe.) @ Rockwood Music Hall (9pm slot)
- ($15) The Wailers (performing Survival & more) @ The Brooklyn Bowl
- ($25-$45) Dirt Farmer Band featuring Larry Campbell, Amy Helm, Byron Isaacs, Justin Guip and Teresa Williams @ City Winery
- ($40) Trey Anastatio Band @ The Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY
- ($42.50) Austra @ Hammerstein
Friday, January 25, 2013
- ($5) Austra (DJ Set) @ Glasslands Gallery
- ($10) #1 Kid (feat. members of Rubblebucket) @ Rockwood Music Hall ~ Stage 2 (11pm Slot)
- ($15-$20) Ryan Montbleau Band @ City Winery
- ($25-$30) Sister Hazel @ B. B. Kings Blues Club
- ($30-$42) Robert Earl Keen @ Irving Plaza powered by Klipsch
- ($42.50) Austra @ Hammerstein
Saturday, January 26, 2013
- ($10-$12) The Nigel Hall Band @ Sullivan Hall
- ($15) Marion LoGuidice @ Joe’s Pub
- ($15-$20) Ryan Montbleau Band @ City Winery
- ($25-$30) Lotus w/ Moon Hooch @ Best Buy Theatre
- ($30-$35) Femi Kuti & Positive Force @ Webster Hall
- ($42-$46) Loudon Wainwright III @ Zankel Hall
- ($50-$90) Pat Benatar @ The Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY
Sunday, January 27, 2013
- ($30) Arturo O’Farrill Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra @ Birdland NYC
- ($40) Harlem Gospel Choir Brunch @ B.B. King Blues Club and Grill
Monday, January 28, 2013
- ($8) Jim Campilongo @ The Living Room
- ($8) “Bowling for Justice”: A Residency with Leroy Justice @ The Brooklyn Bowl
- ($22.50) Reel Big Fish @ Irving Plaza
- ($25) “Mingus Mondays” w/ Mingus Orchestra @ The Jazz Standard
- ($30) Johnny Winter – 3rd Annual residency @ B. B. Kings Blues Club
- ($35-$50) Robert Earl Keen @ City Winery
- ($40-$75) Tegan and Sara @ The Beacon Theater (SOLD OUT)
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
- ($20) Alice Smith (Residency Week One) @ Rockwood Music Hall ~ Stage 2
- ($40-$45) Ladysmith Black Mambazo @ Highline Ballroom
- ($40-$75) Tegan and Sara @ Beacon Theatre
- ($50-$63) An Evening of the Blues Feat. Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite @ Irving Plaza
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
- (Free) Brooklyn Shakedown w/ Nutritious @ Bembe (Late Night Set)
Thursday, January 31, 2013
- ($5-$8) DJ ?uestlove Presents Bowl Train @ Brooklyn Bowl (late night set)
- ($25-$30) Gin Blossoms @ B. B. Kings Blues Club
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February 2012 Music Calendar
Calendar updated daily!

Wednesday, February 1, 2012
- ($15) The Louis Armstrong Centennial Band @ Birdland NYC
- ($20-$35) Chrisette Michele: A Tribute to The Legends w/ Robert Glasper @ The Blue Note (2 sets)
- ($45-$58) Skrillex @ Pascha NYC
Thursday, February 2, 2012
- ($5-$8) DJ ?uestlove Presents Bowl Train – Late Night DJ Set @ Brooklyn Bowl
- ($7) Break Science and Monolith Code Album Release Party @ The Brooklyn Bowl
- ($8) Larkin Grimm, Cuddle Magic, Tall Tall Trees @ The Rock Shop
- ($15-$18) Emancipator @ Highline Ballroom
Friday, February 3, 2012
- (Free) The Statesmen (Jonah Smith, Josh Dion, Scott Metzger, Ben Rubin) @ Rockwood Music Hall – Stage 2 (Midnight)
- (Free?? – $10) Eclectic Method @ Cameo Music and Art Gallery (The Loving Cup)
- ($10-$12) Soul Rebel Brass Band @ The Brooklyn Bowl
- ($10-$12) CEG Presents: Kung Fu with Sophistafunk @ Sullivan Hall
- ($35) Brooklyn Music Shop Presents: Joan Osborne, The Holmes Brothers, with Special Guest Catherine Russell @ Grand Prospect Hall
- ($35) Brad Mehldau and Mark Guiliana Duo @ Smoke
- ($45-$58) Skrillex @ Roseland Ballroom
- ($150-$170) bjork: biophilia live @ New York Hall of Science
Saturday, February 4, 2012
- (Free) American Babies @ Rockwood Music Hall – Stage 2
- ($5) Leroy Justice @ The Brooklyn Bowl
- ($35) Brad Mehldau and Mark Guiliana Duo @ Smoke
- ($45-$58) Skrillex @ Terminal 5
Sunday, February 5, 2012
- Oddly enough, I found nothing for this date!
Monday, February 6, 2012
- ($8) Jim Campilongo Electric Trio with Stephan Crump & Tony Mason @ The Living Room
- ($22) Howie Day w/ Matt White – RESIDENCY @ City Winery
- ($25) Mingus Big Band @ The Jazz Standard
- ($45-$65) Steve Earle & Allison Moorer w / The Dust Busters – Residency @ City Winery
- ($150-$170) bjork: biophilia live @ New York Hall of Science
- ($150-$2500) JAY Z with Special Guests: Benefit for United Way of New York City and The Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation @ Carnegie Hall
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
- ($20) YES! Trio featuring Ali Jackson | Aaron Goldberg | Omer Avital @ The Jazz Standard
- ($20-$25) Roy Hargrove Big Band w/ special guest Roberta Gambarini @ Blue Note Jazz Club
- ($25) Bone Thugs-N-Harmony w/ Krayzie & Wish @ Gramercy Theater
- ($150-$2500) JAY Z with Special Guests: Benefit for United Way of New York City and The Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation @ Carnegie Hall
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
- (Free) Nutritious @ Bembe
- We’re giving away 10 pre-release copies of Nutritious’s 2012 Exclusive Mix
- ($20) YES! Trio featuring Ali Jackson | Aaron Goldberg | Omer Avital @ The Jazz Standard
- ($20-$25) Roy Hargrove Big Band w/ special guest Roberta Gambarini @ Blue Note Jazz Club
- ($22) Howie Day – RESIDENCY w/ Julia Sinclair @ City Winery
- ($25-$30) Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe pres The Rolling Stones’ “Sticky Fingers” with Anders Osborne @ Webster Hall
- ($30) Ed Palermo Big Band featuring Legendary Frank Zappa Band Member Mike Keneally @ Iridium Jazz Club
- ($37.50) George Clinton & The Parliament-Funkadelic All-Stars @ B.B. Kings
- ($40) Anthrax @ Best Buy Theater
Thursday, February 9, 2012
- (Free) BrooklyNites Jazz featuring Brother Joscephus and the Love Revival Revolution Orchestra @ The Brooklyn Museum
- ($5-$10) Uncomun: Loud Apartment CD Release with Bernie Worrell and Maya Azucena @ DROM
- ($5-$8) DJ ?uestlove Presents Bowl Train – Late Night DJ Set @ Brooklyn Bowl
- ($8-$10) Freaks Night Out feat. Erik Deutsch, Joe Russo (Furthur, The Duo), Scott Metzger (Wolf!), Hagar Ben-Ari (Dap Kings) @ The Brooklyn Bowl
- ($10) Mark Guiliana’s “Beat Music” w/ Aaron Comess (w/Teddy Kumpel & Richard Hammond) @ Rockwood Music Hall – Stage 2
- ($12-$15) Papadosio @ Highline Ballroom
- ($15-$80) A Tribute to the Music of Motown with Ray Chew @ Carnegie Hall
- ($20-$25) Roy Hargrove Big Band w/ special guest Roberta Gambarini @ Blue Note Jazz Club
- ($30-$42) Bob Mould @ City Winery
- ($50-$65) Primus: A Benefit for Baby Matthew / Be The Match Foundation @ Gramercy Theater
- ($150-$170) bjork: biophilia live @ New York Hall of Science
Friday, February 10, 2012
- (No Price Yet) Guns N’ Roses @ Roseland Ballroom
- ($10) Turkuaz @ The Studio at Webster Hall
- ($15-$20) Blowoff: Featuring the DJ Sounds of Bob Mould & Richard Morel @ Highline Ballroom
- ($20) Tab Benoit @ Hiro Ballroom
- ($20-$23) Tea Leaf Green @ Bowery Ballroom
- ($20-$25) Roy Hargrove Big Band w/ special guest Roberta Gambarini @ Blue Note Jazz Club
- ($30) Buster Williams @ Iridium Jazz Club (2 sets)
- ($50-$330) Barry Manilow @ Radio City Music Hall
Saturday, February 11, 2012
- (Free) NY Funk Exchange @ Club Groove
- ($10) THOR Takes Over Hiro Ballroom @ Hiro Ballroom (All Ages)
- ($10) lespecial @ Sullivan Hall (Late Night Set)
- ($12) Tea Leaf Green @ The Brooklyn Bowl
- ($15-$20) John Kadlecik Band (from Furthur, DSO) @ Sullivan Hall
- ($20-$25) Roy Hargrove Big Band w/ special guest Roberta Gambarini @ Blue Note Jazz Club
- ($30) Buster Williams @ Iridium Jazz Club (2 sets)
- ($35) Rebirth Brass Band: Pre-Mardi Gras Celebration with 2012 Grammy Nominees @ Hiro Ballroom
- ($50-$330) Barry Manilow @ Radio City Music Hall
Sunday, February 12, 2012
- (No Price Yet) Guns N’ Roses @ Terminal 5
- ($20-$25) Roy Hargrove Big Band w/ special guest Roberta Gambarini @ Blue Note Jazz Club
- ($30) Ralph Stanley @ B.B. Kings
- ($40-$100) An Intimate Valentine’s Concert with Jim Brickman @ Best Buy Theater
- ($50-$330) Barry Manilow @ Radio City Music Hall
Monday, February 13, 2012
- ($8) Jim Campilongo Electric Trio with Stephan Crump & Tony Mason @ The Living Room
- ($10) An Evening with: Nigel Hall and Alecia Chakour @ Rockwood Music Hall – Stage 2 (9pm)
- ($25) Mingus Big Band @ The Jazz Standard
- ($33-$95) Tibet House Benefit Concert @ Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
- Feat. Laurie Anderson, Antony, James Blake, Tim Fain, Philip Glass, Stephin Merritt, Rahzel, Lou Reed, Dechen Shak-Dagsay
- ($35) Les Paul Mondays feat. Special Guests Earl Slick (Guitarist with David Bowie) and Lee Rocker (Bassist from Stray Cats) with The Les Paul Trio @ Iridium Jazz Club (2 sets)
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
- ($35-$55) David Sanborn @ The Blue Note (2 sets)
- ($40-$60) Richard Thompson – Special All-Request Shows @ City Winery
- ($50-$330) Barry Manilow @ Radio City Music Hall
- ($75-$85) Cedric The Entertainer @ The Beacon Theater
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
- (Free) Nutritious @ Bembe
- (No price yet) Guns N’ Roses @ Webster Hall
- ($15-$17) Legendary Meters Drummer: Zigaboo Modeliste’s NY Foundation of Funk Revue ft. Andy Hess, Brian Mitchell, Jonathan Batiste & Jamie McLean @ Highline Ballroom
- ($35-$55) David Sanborn @ The Blue Note (2 sets)
- ($40-$60) Richard Thompson – Special All-Request Shows @ City Winery
- ($150-$170) bjork: biophilia live @ New York Hall of Science
Thursday, February 16, 2012
- ($73) John Hammond & John Mayall @ The Allen Room at Lincoln Center
- (Free) Taylor Carson @ Rockwood Music Hall
- ($5-$8) DJ ?uestlove Presents Bowl Train – Late Night DJ Set @ Brooklyn Bowl
- ($15) Less Than Jake @ The Brooklyn Bowl (Early Show)
- ($35-$40) Auktyon featuring John Medeski & Marc Ribot @ le Poisson Rouge
- ($35-$55) David Sanborn @ The Blue Note (2 sets)
- ($40-$60) Richard Thompson – Special All-Request Shows @ City Winery
Friday, February 17, 2012
- ($8) Higher Nebulae @ Sullivan Hall (early show)
- ($10) Gent Treadly @ Sullivan Hall (part of another band on the bill)
- ($10-$13) Tall, Tall Trees @ Mercury Lounge
- ($15) A toga-party with America’s #1 Party Band!: Otis Day & the Knights @ The Brooklyn Bowl
- ($18-$22) Saul Williams @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
- ($35-$55) David Sanborn @ The Blue Note (2 sets)
- ($55-$130) Aretha Franklin @ Radio City Music Hall
Saturday, February 18, 2012
- (Free) Hot Peas ‘N Butter @ Carnegie Hall (45 Minute Children’s Performance)
- ($8-$10) Skatalites @ The Brooklyn Bowl
- ($10) CEG Presents: MUN’s CD Release Party featuring MUN plus Pigeons Playing Ping Pong @ Sullivan Hall
- ($13) The Souljazz Orchestra plus Zongo Junction @ The Studio at Webster Hall
- ($22-$32) Emilie Autumn @ Gramercy Theater
- ($30) Mingus Big Band @ Jazz Standard
- ($35-$55) David Sanborn @ The Blue Note (2 sets)
- ($38-$42) Davy Jones of The Monkees @ B.B Kings
- ($50-$65) Mardi Gras Ball with Kermit Ruffins and the Barbecue Swingers plus Bonerama w/ special guest Marco Benevento, DJ Cochon de Lait and special guests Outer Borough Brass Band @ Hiro Ballroom
- ($50-$100) Peter Frampton: Back by Popular Demand! The Frampton Comes Alive 35 Tour @ The Beacon Theater
- ($55-$130) Aretha Franklin @ Radio City Music Hall
- ($150-$170) bjork: biophilia live @ New York Hall of Science
Sunday, February 19, 2012
- ($18-$23) Big Gigantic @ Webster Hall
- ($25) Mingus Big Band @ Jazz Standard
- ($30) Arturo O’Farrill Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra @ Birdland NYC
- ($35-$55) David Sanborn @ The Blue Note (2 sets)
- ($50-$65) Mardi Gras Ball with Kermit Ruffins and the Barbecue Swingers and Bonerama @ Hiro Ballroom
Monday, February 20, 2012
- ($8) Jim Campilongo Electric Trio with Stephan Crump & Tony Mason @ The Living Room
- ($15-$18) Jenny Scheinman’s Mischief & Mayhem w/ Nels Cline, Jim Black, and Todd Sickafoose @ le Poission Rouge
- ($25) Mingus Big Band @ The Jazz Standard
- ($32-$38) Marcia Ball and BeauSoleil @ City Winery
- ($30) Les Paul Mondays: The Jon Herington Band (lead guitarist of Steely Dan) and the Les Paul Trio @ Iridium Jazz Club
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
- ($15) Less Than Jake @ The Brooklyn Bowl
- ($20-$30) Monty Alexander: 50 Years in Music & 50 Years in Jamaica: UPLIFT! With Special Guest Christian McBride & Russell Malone @ The Blue Note (2 sets)
- ($25) Tigran Hamasyan & Jason Lindner/Mark Guiliana Duo @ Highline Ballroom
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
- (Free) Nutritious @ Bembe
- (Free) Cabinet @ Rodeo Bar
- ($20-$30) Monty Alexander: 50 Years in Music & 50 Years in Jamaica: UPLIFT! With Special Guest Christian McBride & Russell Malone @ The Blue Note (2 sets)
- ($50-$60) Flogging Molly, Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears and The Devil Makes Three @ Manhattan Center Hammerstein Ballroom
- ($150-$170) bjork: biophilia live @ Roseland Ballroom
Thursday, February 23, 2012
- (Free?) Gent Treadly @ East Side Billiards
- ($5-$8) DJ ?uestlove Presents Bowl Train – Late Night DJ Set @ Brooklyn Bowl
- ($20) Phife Dawg (of Tribe Called Quest) and Friends @ B.B. Kings
- ($25-$40) Monty Alexander: 50 Years in Music & 50 Years in Jamaica: UPLIFT! With Special Guest Dr. Lonnie Smith @ The Blue Note (2 sets)
- ($25-$45) In-Tune Music Festival: Philip Glass performing Kaddish (7pm)
- One of the greatest works to emerge from the Beat Generation was Allen Ginsberg’s Kaddish, a sprawling, propulsive poem about the poet’s estrangement from Judaism. The 2012 Tune-In Music Festival will begin with a world premiere, commissioned by the Park Avenue Armory from jazz guitarist Bill Frisell, to be performed by the composer and an eight-piece ensemble accompanying a reading of Kaddish by Ginsberg collaborator Hal Willner and artist Ralph Steadman, who will create the visual design and staging to accompany the piece. (Runs 75 minutes with no intermission)
- ($30-$35) Sinead O’Connor @ Highline Ballroom
- ($55-$250) HIAS Regina Spektor Benefit Concert @ Rose Theater at Lincoln Center
Friday, February 24, 2012
- ($12) Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad @ Rockwood Music Hall – Stage 2 (10pm)
- ($12-$15) Twiddle / FiKus with Psychedelphia and The Fundimensionals @ Sullivan Hall
- ($15) Wyllys ft. Jennifer Hartswick w/ Special Guests @ The Blue Note (Late Night Series)
- ($15) An Evening With The Cast and Crew of: The Adventures of Pete and Pete @ Bowery Ballroom
- ($25-$45) Tune-In Music Festival: Philip Glass and Patti Smith: The Poet Speaks @ Park Avenue Armory (7pm)
- Longtime Glass collaborator Patti Smith and her band join Glass for the second concert, “The Poet Speaks,” performing music and readings celebrating their favorite poets, including Ginsberg and William Blake, which will be the first New York performance for the pair. (Runs approx. 90 Minutes with no intermission)
- ($30) Hit Squad – Reunion Show: Redman, Epmd, Das Efx, Keith Murray @ Best Buy Theater
- ($30-$35) Sinead O’Connor @ Highline Ballroom
Saturday, February 25, 2012
- ($10) Dopapod / Turbine with The Mantras , MiZ , XVSK @ Sullivan Hall
- ($15) Kung Fu @ The Blue Note (Late Night Series)
- ($20) Eric Lindell with special guest Otis Taylor @ Hiro Ballroom
- ($22-$26) Buckwheat Zydeco @ B.B. Kings (Grammy Winning King Of New Orleans Zydeco)
- ($25) Railroad Earth and Cornmeal @ Best Buy Theater
- ($30-$37) Galactic, Soul Rebel Brass Band & Steel Pulse @ Terminal 5
- ($30-$50) Tune-In Music Festival: The Philip Glass Ensemble performs his Music in 12 Parts @ Park Avenue Armory (5pm)
- For the third concert, The Philip Glass Ensemble will offer a rare performance of the entire Music in Twelve Parts, Glass’s epic minimalist composition which he considers his “breakthrough” work. (Runs a total of 5 hours including two short intermissions and one hour long dinner break)
- ($150-$170) bjork: biophilia live @ Roseland Ballroom
Sunday, February 26, 2012
- ($15) Chris Rob: Game Rebellion @ Highline Ballroom
- ($15-$35) Tune-In Music Festival: Philip Glass performs Afternoon Concert @ Park Avenue Armory (2pm)
- The final day of the Festival will begin with compilation of unique artists that Philip Glass has assembled and represent the forward momentum of contemporary music. (Runs a total of 2 hours 15 minutes with one Intermission)
- ($15-$35) Tune-In Music Festival: Philip Glass’s Another Look at Harmony – Part IV @ Park Avenue Armory (7pm)
- The Festival concludes with Glass’s Another Look at Harmony, a choral work Glass started in 1975 for organ and 100 voices, performed by the Brooklyn Youth Chorus, the Collegiate Chorale, and organist Michael Riesman, music director and keyboardist of The Philip Glass Ensemble. (Runs 62 minutes with no intermission)
- ($25-$40) Monty Alexander: 50 Years in Music & 50 Years in Jamaica: A Night at Jillys ft Dee Dee Bridgewater & Freddy Cole @ The Blue Note
- ($27.50) Marc Ribot’s ” Really The Blues” @ Iridium Jazz Club (2 sets)
- ($30) Arturo O’Farrill’s Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra @ Birdland NYC
- ($50-$75) An Unpredictable Evening With Todd Rundgren@ City Winery
Monday, February 27, 2012
- ($8) Jim Campilongo Electric Trio with Stephan Crump & Tony Mason @ The Living Room
- ($10) Erik Deutsch Demonio Teclado CD Release Party @ Rockwood Music Hall – Stage 2
- ($25) Mingus Big Band @ The Jazz Standard
- ($27.50) Marc Ribot’s ” Really The Blues” @ Iridium Jazz Club (2 sets)
- ($50-$75) An Unpredictable Evening With Todd Rundgren@ City Winery
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
- (Free) Dred Scott Trio @ Rockwood Music Hall
- ($15) Bowlive III @ The Brooklyn Bowl: Special Guests: John Scofield & Luther Dickinson
- ($30-$40) Leo Kottke @ City Winery
- ($35-$40) Robert Glasper Experiment:With Special Guests Yasiin Bey, Chrisette Michele, Lalah Hathaway & More @ Highline Ballroom
- ($50-$150) Van Halen with Kool & The Gang @ Madison Square Garden
- ($150-$170) bjork: biophilia live @ Roseland Ballroom
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
- (Free) Nutritious @ Bembe
- ($15) Bowlive III @ The Brooklyn Bowl: Special Guests: John Scofield & Luther Dickinson
- ($30-$40) Leo Kottke @ City Winery
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