Right on schedule, the warm summer weather arrived yesterday. And in less than a week, June will arrive too. So here is the June 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 usual, this calendar will be updated from time to time during the coming month. I’m still waiting to see if Make Music New York will produce a usable calendar this year (unlike last year) and if so, I’ll add selected performances from it later. I’m also waiting for a venue or two to update their calendars.
Latest Update: June 19
June 1 – Misty Boyce – Rockwood Music Hall – 9pm
June 1 – Milton – Pete’s Candy Store – 9pm
June 1 – Jim Campilongo Trio with Chris Morrissey, Josh Dion – Rockwood Music Hall – 10pm
June 2 – Julia Haltigan (solo) – 7th Annual Hudson Square Music & Wine Festival (in the parking lot behind City Winery) – 5:30pm
June 2 – Leave a Lasting Mark presents Decades of Legends: A Tribute to the Bitter End, And Its Rich Musical Legacy” – to benefit the Kenny Gorka Play From The Heart Foundation with Abby Ahmad, Paul Bertolino, Freedom Bremner, John Brodeur, Ali Brustofski, Mya Byrne, Dan Cazio, Brian Collazo, Jaime DeJesus, Bryan Dunn, Sarah Factor, Olamide Faison, Craig Greenberg, Steven Himmelstein, Chris Kelly, Jeff Litman, Andy Mac, Jared McCloud, Andrea Nardello, Amy Rivard, Jesse Ruben, Jason Spiewak, Scott Stein, Frank Viele, Scott Wolfson and more – The Bitter End – 7pm
June 3 – Bucky Hayes – Rockwood Stage 2 – 8pm
June 3 – North of Amarillo – Skinny Dennis – 9pm
June 4 – Max’s Kansas City Festival with Jahn Xavier and The Bowerytones, many others – Bowery Electric – 6pm
June 5 – Ana Egge – Living Room – 8pm
June 5 – Sad Bastards of Brooklyn – Sidewalk Cafe – 8pm
June 5 – North of Amarillo – Hill Country NY – 9pm
June 6 – Nick Africano – Rockwood Stage 3 – 11:30pm
June 7 – Courtney Lee Adams Jr. – Treehouse at 2A – 10pm
June 9 – Jeff Litman – Rockwood Music Hall – 11pm
June 10 – James Maddock – Rockwood Stage 2 – 7pm
June 10 – North of Amarillo – Skinny Dennis – 9pm
June 10 – Adam Minkoff’s Birthday Randomonium – Rockwood Stage 2 – 11:30pm
June 11 – The Losers Lounge Battle of the Bands: B52s vs. Devo – Joe’s Pub – 7pm
June 11 – Dar Williams, Jim Lauderdale – City Winery – doors 6pm / show 8pm
June 11 – Love Rabbit: The Music of Paul Brill and Elizabeth Ziman – Joe’s Pub – 9:30pm
June 12 – Laura Cantrell, Anna Egge – Bowery Electric – 7pm
June 12 – The Losers Lounge Battle of the Bands: B52s vs. Devo – Joe’s Pub – 7pm
June 12 – The Losers Lounge Battle of the Bands: B52s vs. Devo – Joe’s Pub – 9:30pm
June 12 – Mieka Pauley – Rockwood Music Hall – 10pm
June 13 – The Losers Lounge Battle of the Bands: B52s vs. Devo – Joe’s Pub – 2pm
June 13 – The Losers Lounge Battle of the Bands: B52s vs. Devo – Joe’s Pub – 6:30pm
June 13 – Lucius – Celebrate Brooklyn (Prospect Park Bandshell) – doors 6pm / show 7pm
June 13 – Dar Williams, Jill Sobule – City Winery – doors 6pm / show 8pm
June 13 – Vicki Kristina Barcelona – Bar LunAtico – 8:30pm
June 13 – The Losers Lounge Battle of the Bands: B52s vs. Devo – Joe’s Pub – 9pm
June 14 – The Radigan Roundup with Terry Radigan, Alex Battles, Rony Corcos, Benjamin Cartel, Joshua Douglas Camp and Freddy Shehadi – 12th Street Bar and Grill – 7:30pm
June 15 – Heartless Bastards, Craig Finn – Webster Hall – doors 7pm / show 8pm
June 15 – Alana Amram – Living Room – 8pm
June 15 – Xavier Cardriche – Rockwood Stage 2 – 8pm
June 15 – Freddie Stevenson – Rockwood Stage 3 – 8:30pm
June 15 – Jim Campilongo Trio with Chris Morrissey, Josh Dion – Rockwood Music Hall – 10pm
June 15 – Dirty Water Dogs – Ear Inn – Midnight – 3am
June 16 – The Pin Ups, The Lord Calverts – Bowery Electric – show 7pm
June 17 – John Dee Graham – Hill Country NY – 9pm
June 17 – North of Amarillo – Skinny Dennis – 9pm
June 18 – Drina Seay with special guest Li’l Mo – Silvana – 8pm
June 18 – Rony’s Insomnia – Rockwood Music Hall – Midnight
Update: June 20 – Elizabeth and The Catapult – Rockwood Stage 3 – 10pm (moved from Stage 2)
June 21 – Jessi Robertson (2:30pm), Andi Rae Healy (3:30pm), Bryan Dunn (4:30pm) – Sharlene’s Bar (Make Music New York)
Update: June 21 – The Radigan Roundup with Terry Radigan, Bob Jones and Jon Sholle, Freddie Stevenson and Steve Mayone – 12th Street Bar and Grill – 7:30pm
Update: June 22 – Jim Campilongo Trio with Chris Morrissey, Josh Dion – Rockwood Music Hall – 10pm
June 23 – Jessie Kilguss – Bowery Electric – show 6pm
June 25 – Lucinda Williams – Celebrate Brooklyn (Prospect Park Bandshell) – doors 6:30pm / show 7:30pm
June 25 – Amy Black Muscle Shoals Music Revue – Rockwood Music Hall – 8pm
June 25 – Rony’s Insomnia – Pianos – 10pm
June 26 – Mieka Pauley – Rockwood Music Hall – 9pm
June 26 – Candy and Women – Parkside Lounge – 11pm
June 27 – Freedy Johnston – Rockwood Stage 3 – 8:30pm
June 27 – Spanking Charlene, Los Dudes – Beast of Bourbon – 10pm
June 27 – Fife & Drom – Rockwood Stage 2 – 10:15pm
June 28 – Jim Campilongo Trio with Chris Morrissey, Josh Dion – Rockwood Stage 2 – 9pm
June 28 – Elizabeth and The Catapult, Sonya Kitchell– Rockwood Stage 3 – 9:30pm
June 30 – Dear Georgiana – Rockwood Stage 2 – 10pm
July and Beyond
July 2 – The Jewbadours – Joe’s Pub – 9:30pm
July 3 – Aly Tadros – Rockwood Music Hall – 8pm
July 6 – David Luther – Rockwood Music Hall – 9pm
July 8 – World Party – City Winery – doors 6pm / show 8pm
July 8 – Hayes Carll – Mercury Lounge – 8pm
July 9 – World Party – City Winery – doors 6pm / show 8pm
July 10 – World Party – City Winery – doors 6pm / show 8pm
July 10 – Rosie Flores – Hill Country NY – 9:30pm
July 11 – The New Pornographers – Celebrate Brooklyn (Prospect Park Bandshell) – doors 6:30pm / show 7:30pm
Update: July 14 – Sasha Dobson – Rockwood Music Hall – 9pm
Update: July 15 – Jim Keller and Friends – Rockwood Stage 2 – 8pm
July 15 – Hayes Carll – Rough Trade – show 9pm
Update: July 16 – Joe Whyte – Rockwood Music Hall – 8pm
July 17 – Lianne Smith (7pm) – George Usher and Lisa Burns (8pm) – Pianos
Update: July 18 – Bryan Dunn – Rockwood Music Hall – 10pm
July 21 – The Mekons – Bowery Ballroom – show 9pm
July 22 – Hayes Carll – Mercury Lounge – 8pm
July 24 – Spanking Charlene, Los Dudes – Bowery Electric – show 6:30pm
July 24 – Jason Isbell, Dawn Landes – Celebrate Brooklyn (Prospect Park Bandshell) – doors 6:30pm / show 7:30pm
July 25 – Aaron Lee Tasjan with Lilly Hiatt – Rockwood Stage 2 – 7pm
July 27 – Dawes – Central Park Summerstage – show 5pm
July 31 – Ann Bond featuring Luther and the Missing Lynx (Julia Haltigan, David Luther and Friends) – Rockwood Stage 3 – 11:30pm
Aug. 8 – Drina Seay – Hank’s Saloon – 9pm
Aug. 18 – Willie Nile – 7th Annual Hudson Square Music & Wine Festival (in the parking lot behind City Winery) – 5:30pm
Aug. 21 – Drina Seay – Sidewalk Cafe – 10pm