Welcome to 2016. Here is the January Now I’ve Heard Everything 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: January 29
Jan. 1 – Spanking Charlene, Heap – Bowery Electric – show 7:30pm
Jan. 1 – They Might Be Giants (Flood Show) – Music Hall of Williamsburg – 8pm
Jan. 2 – They Might Be Giants (Hornabration with the Tricerachops Horn Section) – Music Hall of Williamsburg – 8pm
Jan. 3 – Sasha Dobson – Freddy’s Bar – 4pm
Jan. 3 – Freddie Stevenson – Rockwood Stage 3 – 8:30pm
Jan. 3 – Julia Joseph, Milton, Jacob Silver, Robin Macmillan and Martin Kearton play the songs of George Harrison, Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, Christine McVie, Nick Lowe, Randy Newman and more – Treehouse at 2A – 9pm
Jan. 4 – Jim Campilongo Trio with Josh Dion, Tony Scherr – Rockwood Music Hall – 10pm
Jan. 6 – Leave a Lasting Mark presents 90s One Hit Wonders benefit for MILE with John Brodeur, Bryan Dunn, Andi Rae Healy, Hey Monea, Chris Kelly, John Laprade, Jeff Litman, Andy Mac, Andrea Nardello, Janna Pelle, Mark Radcliffe, Sonny Ratcliff, Gerry Rosenthal, Kimberly Schwab, Jason Spiewak, Scott Stein, Jenn Summers, Paul Tabachneck, Rich Wisneski and Laura Mae Baker and more – Bitter End – 7pm
Jan. 6 – Syd Straw – Hi-Fi Bar – 7:30pm
Jan. 6 – Spoonful of Lovin’ (Songs of The Lovin’ Spoonful) with Charly Roth, Tom Clark, Dennis Diken – Bowery Electric – 8pm
Jan. 6 – Karla Rose – 11th Street Bar – 10pm
Jan. 8 – Benjamin Cartel – American Folk Art Museum – 5:30pm
Jan. 9 – Bryan Dunn and the Humdrums – Rockwood Music Hall – 8pm
Jan. 9 – Luke Wesley – Rockwood Music Hall – 9pm
Jan. 10 – Demolition String Band – Brooklyn Bowl – 1:30pm
Jan. 10 – The Radigan Roundup with Terry Radigan, Pete Lanctot and The Stray Dogs, Monica “Li’l Mo” Passin, and Micheal Smotherman – 12th Street Bar and Grill – 8pm
Jan. 11 – Lelia Broussard, Tommy Siegel, Billy Libby – Rockwood Stage 2 – 9:30pm
Jan. 11 – Jim Campilongo Trio with Chris Morrissey, Josh Dion – Rockwood Music Hall – 10pm
Jan. 13 – Syrian Refugee Resettlement Benefit Show with Dear Georgiana, Your Ex-Girlfriends, and Cariad Harmon – Rockwood Stage 2 – 7pm
Jan. 13 – The Del-Lords – Beast of Bourbon – 9pm
Jan. 14 – Freddie Stevenson, Jessie Kilguss – The Rock Shop – show 7pm
Jan. 14 – Julia Haltigan, Kendra Morris – Mercury Lounge – show 7pm
Jan. 14 – Jared Rabin – The Bitter End – 8pm
Jan. 14 –A Tribute to Allen Toussaint with Brian Mitchell, Rosita Kèss, Fatboy Kanootch, Jared Samuel, Richard Julian, Jon Cowherd, Danny Fox, Gabe Gordon, Tony Scherr and more – Bar LunAtico – 8:30pm
Jan. 16 – Laura Cantrell – Monty Hall (Jersey City) – show 8pm
Jan. 17 – Alex Battles – Freddy’s Bar – 4pm
Jan. 17 – The Radigan Roundup with Terry Radigan, Fife & Drom, Jessi Robertson, Rony Corcos, Tom Shaner – 12th Street Bar and Grill – 8pm
Jan. 18 – Courtney Lee Adams Jr. – Hi-Fi Bar (Back Room) – 7:30pm
Jan. 18 – Jim Campilongo Trio with Chris Morrissey, Josh Dion – Rockwood Music Hall – 10pm
Jan. 18 – The After Party, hosted by Akie Bermiss – Rockwood Stage 2 – 11pm
Jan. 21 – Alejandro Escovedo: The Lou Reed Influence – City Winery – doors 6pm / show 8pm
Jan. 22 – Alejandro Escovedo: The Leonard Cohen Influence – City Winery – doors 6pm / show 8pm
Jan. 22 – Sonya Kitchell – Mercury Lounge – 9pm
Jan. 23 – Alejandro Escovedo: Experience Retrospective – City Winery – doors 6pm / show 8pm
Jan. 23 – Dina Regine – BAM Cafe – 9pm
Jan. 24 – The Radigan Roundup with Terry Radigan, Vicki Kristina Barcelona, Bryan Dunn, Andy Mac, Craig Greenberg, Mathew Brookshire – 12th Street Bar and Grill – 8pm
Jan. 24 – Cariad Harmon – Rockwood Stage 2 – 8pm
Jan. 24 – The Bastards of Fine Arts (Matt Keating, Steve Mayone, Jason Mercer, Greg Wieczorek) – Rockwood Stage 2 – 9pm
Jan. 25 – Marshall Crenshaw and The Bottle Rockets – City Winery – doors 6pm / show 8pm
Jan. 25 – Jim Campilongo Trio with Chris Morrissey, Josh Dion – Rockwood Stage 2 – 10pm
Jan. 27 – North of Amarillo – Skinny Dennis – 9pm
Jan. 28 – Martin Rivas – Rockwood Music Hall – 9pm
Jan. 28 – Luan – Rockwood Stage 2 – 10pm
Jan. 29 – Sad Bastards of Brooklyn (Record Release Show) – Sidewalk Cafe – 8pm
Jan. 29 – Jeff Litman, Andi Rae and The Back River Bullies – Hank’s Saloon – show 9pm
Update: Jan. 30 – Dina Regine (solo) – Sidewalk Cafe – 8:30pm
Jan. 30 – Demolition String Band – Skinny Dennis – 10pm
Jan. 30 – David Luther – Rockwood Music Hall – 11pm
Jan. 31 – The Radigan Roundup with Terry Radigan, Jessie Kilguss, John LaDeau, John Kengla – 12th Street Bar and Grill – 7:45pm
Update: Jan. 31 – Field of Stars with Monica “Li’l Mo” Passin, Alana Amram, Steve Espinola, Gene Casey – Treehouse at 2A – 9pm
February and Beyond
Feb. 1 – Jim Campilongo Trio with Chris Morrissey, Josh Dion – Rockwood Stage 2 – 10pm
Feb. 1 – Blackstardust – A Tribute to the Music of David Bowie – Rockwood Stage 2 – 11:30pm
Feb. 4 – Jim Keller – Rockwood Stage 2 – 8pm
Feb. 6 – Bryan Dunn – Rockwood Music Hall – 10pm
Feb. 6 – Fife & Drom – Rockwood Stage 2 – 11pm
Feb. 7 – Sasha Dobson – Freddy’s Bar – 4pm
Feb. 8 – Jim Campilongo Trio with Chris Morrissey, Josh Dion – Rockwood Stage 2 – 10pm
Feb. 12 – The Westies – Rockwood Music Hall – 9pm
Feb. 15 –David Luther – Rockwood Music Hall – 11pm
Sold Out! Feb. 25 – Jason Isbell – Beacon Theater – show 8pm
Sold Out! Feb. 26 – Jason Isbell – Beacon Theater – show 8pm
Mar. 8 – Nada Surf – Bowery Ballroom – show 9pm
