THE GIGOMETER (TM): LAST WEEK
last updated: 2026-08-16 12:51
Sunday 16 August 2026
5-25 46th Avenue
at The Plaxall Gallery
LIC, Queens
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(5 pm)
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no cover
126 Front Street
DUMBO, Brooklyn
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(noon)
Web Sitecountry/rockabilly
152 Metropolitan Avenue
at Berry
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
mostly no cover, $5-$10 Thu-Sat
WebMap
(4-7 pm)
Web Sitecountry and rockabilly with Alan Lee Backer
(9 pm-midnight)
Web Sitecountry
354 Grand St,
btw Havemeyer & Marcy
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
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(8:30-11:30 pm)
Web Siteharmonica, resonator guitar
787 3rd Avenue
at 27th St.
Sunset Park, Brooklyn
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Web Sitecountry
Web SiteVan Halen country-style: Jack Grace as David Lee Roth!
also Doak Hensley, Diving Rod [4 pm]
376 9th Street
at 6th Avenue
Park Slope, Brooklyn
usually $15
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(6-7:30 pm – $20 sugg.)
Web Site? Ragtime , Traditional Jazz, and Blues
(8-9:30 pm – $20 sugg.)
Web Sitejazz guitar
(10 pm-midnight – $20 sugg.)
Web Sitemiddle-eastern instrumentals
169 Avenue A
near 11th
Manhattan
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(5:30 pm)
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57 Grove Street
near 7th Ave. South
Manhattan
no cover
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(10 pm)
Web Siteblues guitar
317 E. Houston Street
at Attorney St.
Manhattan
often no cover, else $5-$8
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Homeboy Steve's Memorial Birthday Party:
(7-11 pm)
Web SiteTim Carroll, Homeboy Steve Antonakos, Scott Yoder, and Mark Horn played roots rock
538 East 14th Street
Manhattan
no cover
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(7 pm)
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(8 pm)
Web Siterock
149 Bleecker Street
2nd floor
Manhattan
$5 - $10
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(7-9:30 pm)
Web Sitetraditional/old time/standards
178 7th Avenue South
Manhattan
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(8 & 10 pm)
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with Thomas Morgan and Rudy Royston – $50
Saturday 15 August 2026
45-58 Vernon Blvd
LIC, Queens
no cover, 2 drinks min
WebMap
(11 pm-1 am)
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391 Van Brunt St
at Coffey
Red Hook, Brooklyn
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Web Sitesinger/songwriter; country
200 N 14th St
btw Berry & Wythe
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
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Web Siterockabilly, psychobilly
and others [7 pm] – $15
345 Grand Street
btw Havemeyer and Marcy
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
$15 + $35 min.
WebMap
(10 pm-12:30 am)
Web SiteTraditional Blues and Prohibition Jazz
506 5th Avenue
btw 12th & 13th
South Slope, Brooklyn
no cover
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(7-8:30 pm)
Web SiteFoot-stomping blues
253 Conover Street
Red Hook, Brooklyn
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(8-10 pm)
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9th Street and Prospect Park West
Park Slope, Brooklyn
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Web SiteOld-time and blues from one of the Carolina Chocolate Drops.
and others – no cover
(postponed)
Web Siteamericana
Blues BBQ Festival:
(2 pm)
Web Siteblues with the Daddy Long Legs frontman
(4:25 pm)
blues with the Daddy Long Legs frontman
(7:45 pm)
blues with the Daddy Long Legs frontman
and others on two stages from 1 to 9 pm – no cover
2271 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd
7th Ave btw 133rd and 134th
Harlem, Manhattan
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(7-9 pm)
Web Siteblues
57 Grove Street
near 7th Ave. South
Manhattan
no cover
WebMap
(2:30-6 pm)
Web Siteblues
63 W. 38th St.
Manhattan
WebMap
(7:30-11:30 pm)
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163 West 10th Street
basement, near 7th Ave
Manhattan
$35 and up
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trio
(6 & 7:30 pm)
Web Sitestride and swing piano
178 7th Avenue South
Manhattan
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(8 & 10 pm)
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with Thomas Morgan and Rudy Royston – $50
315 West 44th Street
Manhattan
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(5:30 pm)
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$36 ans up
72nd Street and 5th Avenue
Rumsey Playfield
Central Park, Manhattan
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(6 pm)
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opening for Gin Blossoms, Blues Traveler – $30 and up
Friday 14 August 2026
445 West 238th Street
btw Greystone and Waldo
Bronx
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(8-10 pm)
345 Grand Street
btw Havemeyer and Marcy
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
$15 + $35 min.
WebMap
(10 pm-12:30 am)
Web Sitethe 1920s ride again
152 Metropolitan Avenue
at Berry
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
mostly no cover, $5-$10 Thu-Sat
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(9 pm-midnight)
Web Sitea honky-tonk jam shuffle
(postponed)
Web Siteamericana
(2:30-4 pm)
Web SiteTraditional Jazz with Terry Waldo
327 Bowery
at E. 2nd
Manhattan
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(10 pm-2 am)
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183 West 10th Street
btw 4th St. & 7th Ave.
Manhattan
$25 and up
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trio
(6 & 7:30 pm)
Web Sitestride and swing piano
178 7th Avenue South
Manhattan
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(8 & 10 pm)
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with Thomas Morgan and Rudy Royston – $50
Thursday 13 August 2026
1647 Weirfield Street
btw Wyckoff & Cypress
Ridgewood, Queens
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Web Siteblues with the Daddy Long Legs frontman
supporting Bloodshot Bill [8 pm] – $29
68-38 Forest Ave
Ridgewood, Queens
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Web Siteblues
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[7:30 pm] – $18
376 9th Street
at 6th Avenue
Park Slope, Brooklyn
usually $15
WebMap
(10 pm-midnight – $20 sugg.)
Web Sitefolk/americana
253 Conover Street
Red Hook, Brooklyn
WebMap
(8-11 pm)
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709 Lorimer Street
near Frost
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
usually no cover
WebMap
(9 pm)
Web Sitefolk pop
327 Bowery
at E. 2nd
Manhattan
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(9 pm-midnight)
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147 Bleecker Street
at LaGuardia Pl.
Manhattan
usually $7-$10
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(9:30 pm – $23)
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149 Bleecker Street
2nd floor
Manhattan
$5 - $10
WebMap
(7-9:30 pm)
Web SiteJeremiah Lockwood and Ricky Gordon
178 7th Avenue South
Manhattan
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(8 & 10 pm)
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with Thomas Morgan and Rudy Royston – $50
57 Grove Street
near 7th Ave. South
Manhattan
no cover
WebMap
(10 pm-midnight)
Web SiteTraditional Jazz with Terry Waldo
Wednesday 12 August 2026
50-04 Vernon Boulevard
LIC, Queens
no cover
Map
(8-10:30 pm)
Web Site
152 Metropolitan Avenue
at Berry
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
mostly no cover, $5-$10 Thu-Sat
WebMap
(9 pm-midnight)
classic country
354 Grand St,
btw Havemeyer & Marcy
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
WebMap
(9-11:30 pm)
Web Siteold and very old folk/americana with Samoa Wilson and Ernesto Gomez
315 Columbia Street
Red Hook, Brooklyn
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Web Sitecountry/americana
country/americana
[8:30 - 11:30 pm] – no cover
20-26 Marcy Ave.
btw Hope & Metropolitan
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
WebMap
(7:30 pm)
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$23.25
700 E 9th St
Manhattan
WebMap
(9 pm)
Web Sitecountry
169 Avenue A
near 11th
Manhattan
WebMap
(9 pm)
Web Siteamericana
Web Siteblues/country/rockabilly
no cover
2 Ave of the Americas
btw Walker & White
Basement of the Roxy Hotel, Manhattan
$35 + 2 drinks min.
WebMap
(10:15 pm)
Web Sitejazz guitar
178 Second Avenue
at E.11th
Manhattan
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(7-8:30 pm)
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$27
178 7th Avenue South
Manhattan
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(8 & 10 pm)
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with Thomas Morgan and Rudy Royston – $50
2 Ave of the Americas
btw Walker & White
Tribeca, Manhattan
2 drink min.
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(7:30 & 9 pm)
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Tuesday 11 August 2026
152 Metropolitan Avenue
at Berry
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
mostly no cover, $5-$10 Thu-Sat
WebMap
(9 pm-midnight)
Web Siteamericana/country
345 Grand Street
btw Havemeyer and Marcy
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
$15 + $35 min.
WebMap
(8-10:30 pm)
Web Site? Ragtime , Traditional Jazz, and Blues
709 Lorimer Street
near Frost
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
usually no cover
WebMap
(9:30 pm)
Web Site
327 Bowery
at E. 2nd
Manhattan
WebMap
(7:30-10:30 pm)
Web Sitecountry
57 Grove Street
near 7th Ave. South
Manhattan
no cover
WebMap
(7-11 pm)
Web Site
224 Avenue B
btw 13th & 14th
Manhattan
WebMap
(9 pm)
Web Sitetraditional jazz
178 7th Avenue South
Manhattan
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(8 & 10 pm)
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with Thomas Morgan and Rudy Royston – $50
510 East 11th Street
btw A and B
Manhattan
usually no cover
WebMap
(8:30-11 pm)
Web SiteSurf and Twang Guitar Instrumentals
Monday 10 August 2026
45-58 Vernon Blvd
LIC, Queens
no cover, 2 drinks min
WebMap
(8 pm)
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152 Metropolitan Avenue
at Berry
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
mostly no cover, $5-$10 Thu-Sat
WebMap
(9 pm-midnight)
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1011 Manhattan Avenue
at Green
Greenpoint, Brooklyn
WebMap
(8-10 pm)
Web SiteRob Heath, Tony Maimone, and Jeff Berner improvise
feat. Rob Heath, Tony Maimone, Jeff Berner
484 Union Avenue
at the BQE
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
$5-$10
WebMap
(8:30 pm)
Web SiteThe Gospel of Boogie with the Rev on keys and Paula Henderson on barytone.
no cover
376 9th Street
at 6th Avenue
Park Slope, Brooklyn
usually $15
WebMap
(7 am-8:30 pm – $20)
Web Siteblues
(4:30-6 pm)
Web SiteTraditional Jazz with Terry Waldo
(12:30-2 pm)
Web SiteTraditional Jazz with Terry Waldo
163 West 10th Street
basement, near 7th Ave
Manhattan
$35 and up
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trio
(6 & 7:30 pm)
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