May is looking good for all of you NYC concert goers out there.  Not only are some big names coming through (M83, Norah Jones, Jack White), but a ton of awesome smaller bands.  The end of May also marks THE BEGINNING OF SUMMERSTAGE, which should prove inspiration enough to get through this month at work.  So, take a look at the list, pick some shows and start your summer off right!  If we forgot anything, leave a comment and we'll put it up!

 

May 11

Japanther/Ritz Riot @ 929 XPO

Teen Daze/Supreme Cuts @ Glasslands

Active Child/Balam Acab @ Mercury Lounge

Idiot Glee/Nick Diamonds @ Public Assembly

Norah Jones @ The Bell House

M. Ward/Lee Ranaldo Band @ Webster Hall

May 12

Tragedy @ Le Poisson Rouge

Oneida @ 285 Kent Avenue

Beats Antique @ Brooklyn Bowl

Neon Indian/Ducktails @ Terminal 5

MV & EE @ 285 Kent Avenue

May 13

Patti Smith @ City Winery

Rusko/Redlight @ Terminal 5

Fred Armisen DJ @ Union Pool

May 14

Angels and Airwaves @ Webster Hall

May 15

Beach House @ Bowery Ballroom

Charalambides @ Death By Audio

Rustie/Mess Kid @ Santos Party House

Regina Spektor @ United Palace Theatre

May 16

The Blow @ Mercury Lounge

The Gaslight Anthem @ Music Hall of Williamsburg

Ty Segall/The Men/The Strange Boys @ Webster Hall

May 17

Kindness @ Le Poisson Rouge

Caveman @ Brooklyn Museum

Lee Scratch Perry @ Gramercy Theater

Alex Bleeker & The Freaks @ Shea Stadium

Ingrid Michaelson @ Terminal 5

Justin Townes Earle @ Webster Hall

May 18

Spank Rock DJ @ American Museum of Natural history

Big Troubles @ Glasslands

May 19

R. Stevie Moore @ 285 Kent Avenue

La Sera/Life Size Maps @ Cameo Gallery

Maps & Atlases @ Glasslands

The Strange Boys @ Maxwell’s

Damien Jurado @ Mercury Lounge

The Roots/Holy Ghost and more @ Prospect Park

May 20

The Promise Ring @ Irving Plaza

Hall and Oates/Fitz and the Tantrums + More @ Prospect Park

Fred Armisen DJ @ Union Pool

May 21

Hot Water Music @ Gramercy Theater

The Used @ Irving Plaza

Jack White @ Roseland Ballroom

EL-P @ Santos Party House

May 22

Sinead O’Connor @ Beacon Theater

Hot Water Music @ Gramercy Theater

Jack White @ Roseland Ballroom

Gossip @ Terminal 5

May 23

Steve Winwood @ Beacon Theater

The Afghan Whigs @ Bowery Ballroom

Meshuggah @ Terminal 5

The Polyphonic Spree @ Webster Hall

May 24

DIIV (Formerly DIVE) @ Brooklyn Bowl

Tall Tall Trees/Big Wilson River @ Spike Hill

May 25

Psychic Ills @ Death By Audio

Simian Mobile Disco @ Webster Hall

Rorschach/Converge @ Le Poisson Rouge

May 26

The Babies/Bad Indians @ Death By Audio

Black Dice @ Secret Project Robot

One Direction @ Beacon Theater

May 28

Talib Kweli @ Le Poisson Rouge

May 29

Il Divo + Orchestra @ Beacon Theater (Until 31^st)

OFF! @ Bowery Ballroom

Foster The People/The Kooks @ Central Park Rumsey Playfield

May 30

Foster The People @ Central Park Rumsey Playfield

May 31

Apparat @ Gramercy Theater

The Soft Moon @ Music Hall of Williamsburg

Radiohead/Caribou @ Prudential Center

Thurston Moore/Bill Nace/Joe Mcphee @ Roulette

THE DISTANT FUTURE...

June 3

Knife Party @ Brooklyn Terminal Project

June 16

Laidback Luke/ Super You & ME @ Governors Island

June 30

Dash Berlin @ Governors Island