The musical summer schedule starts in earnest this month with several of NYC’s outdoor festivals opening. All this adds up to more shows in more places, with too many of them opposite each other. And, as always, this calendar remains a work in progress with additions (and occasionally a subtraction) to be made further on down the road.
June 1 – Poundcake – The Bowery Electric – 7:30pm
June 1 – Melody Kills – Rockwood Music Hall – 9pm
June 2 – Dayna Kurtz – Barbes – 10pm
June 2 – Sasha Dobson – Rockwood Music Hall – 10pm
June 3 – Eli Paperboy Reed – Southpaw – doors 8pm /show 9pm
June 3 – Lelia Broussard – Rockwood Stage 2 – 10pm
June 4 – Richard Julian- Rockwood Music Hall – 9-11pm
June 4 – The Ramblers - Living Room – 10pm
June 5 – The Baseball Project – City Winery – doors 6pm /show 8pm
June 5 – Freddie Stevenson- Rockwood Music Hall – Midnight
June 6 – Ursa Minor – Living Room – 10pm
June 7 – Carolyn Wonderland – Joe’s Pub – 7:30pm
June 7 – The Golden Palominos – Living Room – 8-10pm
June 7 – Keren Ann – The Bell House – 8pm
June 7 – Harper Blynn – Rockwood Stage 2 – 11pm
June 8 – The Dirty Urchins- Rockwood Music Hall – 7pm
June 8 – Keren Ann – Bowery Ballroom – 9pm
June 9 – Thomas Bryan Eaton – Googie’s Lounge (upstairs at The Living Room) – 7:30pm
June 9 – Mary Lamont – Lakeside Lounge – 9pm
June 9 – My Pet Dragon (Record Release)- Rockwood Stage 2 – 9:30pm
June 10 – Jim’s Big Ego – Living Room – 9pm
June 10 – Harper Blynn – Cameo (inside Loving Cup Cafe) – 9pm
June 10 – Hobson’s Choice – Spike Hill – Midnight
June 11 – The Lascivious Biddies – Rockwood Music Hall – 6pm
June 11 – Chris Cubeta and the Liars Club (Record Release) – Mercury Lounge – 7:30pm
June 12 – Carrie Rodriguez – Rockwood Stage 2 – 7pm
June 12 – Freddie Stevenson- Rockwood Music Hall – Midnight
June 14 – Emily Zuzik – Public Assembly – 8pm
June 14 – Blackie and The Rodeo Kings – Living Room – 9pm
June 14 – Chris Velan (Record Release) – Rockwood Music Hall – 9pm
June 15 – Eilen Jewell w/ special guest Zoe Muth & The Lost High Rollers – Joe’s Pub – 7pm
June 15 - Melody Kills – Rockwood Music Hall – 9pm
June 15 – Li’l Mo and The Monicats – Hill Country – 9pm
June 16 - Hal Willner’s Freedom Riders Project featuring Geri Allen, Art Baron, Steve Bernstein, Steve Cardenas, James Carter, Rosanne Cash, Carla Cook, Helga Davis, Curtis Fowlkes, Brad Jones, Briggan Krauss, Eric Mingus, JD Parran, Toshi Reagon, Lou Reed, Todd Rundgren, Tao Seeger, James Staten, Jason Walker, Kenny Wollesen and probably others as well – Celebrate Brooklyn – gates 6pm / show 7pm
June 16 – JD Souther and Jill Andrews – Joe’s Pub -7pm
June 16 – Charlie Faye – Living Room – 8pm
June 16 – Lelia Broussard – Rockwood Stage 2 – 9:30pm
June 17 – Adam Levy and The Mint Imperials - Living Room – 7pm
June 17 – Dean Wareham Plays Galaxie 500 – The Bell House – 8pm
June 17 – Li’l Mo and The Monicats – Two Boots Brooklyn – 10pm
June 18 – Jeremy Messersmith – Mercury Lounge – 9pm
June 18 – Spanking Charlene – Lakeside Lounge – 10:30pm
June 18 – Wes Hutchinson – Rockwood Stage 2 – 11:30pm
June 19 – Abbie Gardner – Jalopy – 8pm
June 19 – Freddie Stevenson- Rockwood Music Hall – Midnight
June 20 – Drive By Truckers – Brooklyn Bowl – doors 6pm /show 8pm
June 22 – The Bottom Line Presents New York on My Mind starring GrooveBarbers, Rosanne Cash, Marshall Crenshaw, Meg Griffin, Garland Jeffreys, Willie Nile, NRBQ, Martin Rivas, Suzzy and Lucy Wainwright Roche, Vin Scelsa, Loudon Wainwright III, Dar Williams, Catherine Russell and additional guests TBA featuring music director John Leventhal with Mojo Mancini – Rockefeller Park – 7pm
June 22 – Tift Merritt – Madison Square Park – 7pm
Update: June 22 – Drina Seay – Matt Torrey’s – 8:30pm
Update: June 22 – The Ramblers (acoustic) – Matt Torrey’s – 9:30pm
June 22 – TMF Productions presents The Wildflowers: A night of music inspired by Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers.
(featuring Wes Hutchinson, Greg Mayo, Pat Firth, Oscar Bautista, Brian Killeen, Ryan Vaughn and special guests) – Rockwood Stage 2 – 11pm
June 23 – Ivan & Alyosha – World Financial Center Plaza - 5:30
June 24 – James Maddock – Rockwood Stage 2 – 7:30pm
June 25 – Sydney Wayser – Living Room – 10pm
June 25 – Emily Zuzik (CD Release show) – Living Room – 11pm
Update: June 26 – The Amygdaloids – Coco66 – 9pm
June 26 – Freddie Stevenson- Rockwood Music Hall – Midnight
June 27 – Addie Brownlee – Rockwood Music Hall – 7pm
June 27 – Jim Lauderdale – The Living Room – 9pm
June 28 – James Maddock – Rockwood Stage 2 – 7:15pm
June 30 – Justin Townes Earle – Celebrate Brooklyn – gates 6pm / show 7pm
June 30 – Aaron Comess w/ James Maddock & Freddie Stevenson (Record Release ) – Rockwood Stage 2 – 7pm
June 30 – Paleface – Southpaw – doors 8pm / show 8:30pm
Update: June 30 – Drina and The Deep Blue See – Banjo Jim’s – 9pm
