Advance Planning: October 2014 Music Calendar

October is going to be a very busy month for music. This year’s edition of the CBGB Festival runs from October 8th through the 12th, and CMJ starts on the 21st and goes through the 25th. I waited a bit longer than usual to get whatever CMJ info I could for the calendar, but there’s likely more info to come.

The usual ground rules apply: listings on the calendar 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.

Latest Update: October 21

Oct. 1 – The Amygdaloids – Pianos – 7pm

Oct. 1 – Sonya Kitchell (full band with strings) – Friends and Lovers – 8pm

Oct. 1 – Ana Egge – Rockwood Music Hall – 9pm

Oct. 1 – North of Amarillo – Skinny Dennis – 9pm

Oct. 1 – Julia Haltigan and Emmet Haltigan – Rockwood Music Hall – 10pm

Oct. 1 – Jim Boggia and Miles Zuniga – Rockwood Stage 3 – 10pm

Oct. 2 – Nick Africano – Rockwood Stage 2 – 8pm

Oct. 2 – Julia Haltigan – Mercury Lounge – 9pm

Oct. 2 – Sonya Kitchell (acoustic) – Rockwood Stage 3 – 10pm

Oct. 2 – The Pin Ups – Parkside Lounge – 10:45pm

Oct. 3 – Bucky Hayes – The Way Station – 8pm

Oct. 4 – Israel Nash – Mercury Lounge – 8pm

Oct. 5 – So Brown – Cameo – show 7pm

Oct. 6 – Jim Keller – Rockwood Stage 2 – 8pm

Oct. 6 – Jim Campilongo Trio with Chris Morrissey, Josh Dion – Rockwood Music Hall – 10pm

Oct. 7 – Mary Lee Kortes plays the Songs of Beulah Rowley – Rockwood Stage 2 – 7pm

Oct. 7 – Carrie Rodriguez – Rockwood Stage 3 – 9:30pm

Oct. 7 – Rich Hinman – Rockwood Music Hall – Midnight

Oct. 8 – Elizabeth and The Catapult – Rockwood Stage 2 – 7pm

Oct. 8 – Karlie Bruce – Rockwood Music Hall – 7pm

Oct. 8 – The Fauntleroys (Alejandro Escovedo, Nick Tremulis, Ivan Julian and Linda Pitmon) – Mercury Lounge – 8pm

Oct. 8 – North of Amarillo – Skinny Dennis – 9pm

Oct. 9 – The Fauntleroys (Alejandro Escovedo, Nick Tremulis, Ivan Julian and Linda Pitmon) – Rough Trade – doors 8pm / show 9pm

Oct. 9 – Fife & Drom – Fat Baby – 11pm

Oct. 10 – The Kennedys 20th Anniversary Show – Rockwood Stage 3 – 7:30pm

Oct. 10 – Courtney Lee Adams Jr. – Freddy’s Bar – 8pm

Oct. 11 – Demolition String Band (acoustic) – Randolph Beer – 1:30-5pm

Oct. 11 – Andi Rae and The Back River Bullies, The Humdrums, and Jeff Litman – Spike Hill – 8pm

Oct. 11 – Fife & Drom – Rockwood Stage 2 – 9:30pm

Oct. 12 – Arum Rae – Music Hall of Williamsburg – 9pm

Oct. 12 – Demolition String Band – Treehouse at 2A – 10pm

Oct. 13 – Don Piper with John Carlin, Jim Keller, Lost Leaders and Spottiswoode – Hi-Fi – 8pm

Oct. 13 – George Usher and Lisa Burns – Mercury Lounge – 8pm

Oct. 13 – Jim Campilongo Trio with Chris Morrissey, Josh Dion – Rockwood Music Hall – 10pm

Oct. 14 – Karlie Bruce, Ursa Minor – Friends and Lovers – show 8pm

Oct. 15 – Dirty Water Dogs – Slake – 6-9pm

Oct. 15 – John Lennon Birthday Party with Adam Bernstein, Jack Petruzzelli, Sean Yox and The Streamers, David Peel and The Lower East Side and more – Cafe Vivaldi – 8pm

Oct. 15 – North of Amarillo – Skinny Dennis – 9pm

Oct. 15 – Leslie Mendelson – Rockwood Stage 2 – 10pm

Oct. 16 – A Circle of Songs, hosted by Richard Barone with Eric Andersen, The Roots’ “Captain Kirk” Douglas, and Nellie McKay – SubCulture – doors 7pm / show 8pm

Oct. 16 – Bucky Hayes – Rockwood Music Hall – 9pm

Oct. 16 – Dear Georgiana – Rockwood Stage 2 – 9:30pm

Oct. 17 – Dirty Water Dogs – Bar Chord – 9pm

Oct. 17 – John Sinclair with Adventures in Bluesland – The West End – 11:15pm

Oct. 18 – James Maddock (Solo) – Rockwood Stage 3 – 8:30pm

Oct. 20 – Jim Campilongo Trio with Chris Morrissey, Josh Dion – Rockwood Music Hall – 10pm

Oct. 20 – Dirty Water Dogs – Ear Inn – Midnight

Oct. 21 – Aly Tadros – The Bitter End – 7:45pm

Oct. 21 – Dan Bern – The Bell House – doors 7:30pm / show 8:30pm

Oct. 21 – Mosco Rosco – Living Room – 10pm

Oct. 21 – Elizabeth and The Catapult – Living Room – 11pm

Oct. 22 – Mosco Rosco – Bowery Electric – 2:30pm

Update: Oct. 22 – Karlie Bruce – Friends and Lovers – 8:45pm (Note new time)

Oct. 22 – North of Amarillo – Skinny Dennis – 9pm

Oct. 22 – Secret Someones – Rockwood Stage 2 – 10pm

Oct. 22 – Mosco Rosco – The Studio at Webster Hall – 11:30pm

Oct. 23 – Jay Stolar – Rockwood Music Hall – 2:15pm

Oct. 23 – John Dee Graham with Mike June – Hill Country NY – 9pm

Oct. 23 – The Looking – Pete’s Candy Store – 9pm

Oct. 23 – The Jacks of Kings County – The Way Station – 10pm

Oct. 23 – John Sinclair with Adventures in Bluesland – Sidewalk Cafe – 10:30pm

Oct. 24 – Ann Klein – Rockwood Stage 3 – 12:40pm

Oct. 24 – Chris Cubeta & the Liars Club – Rockwood Music Hall – 3pm

Oct. 24 – John Dee Graham – Rockwood Stage 3 – 3:20pm

Oct. 24 – Jeff Litman, Bryan Dunn and Martin Rivas – American Folk Art Museum – 5:30pm

Oct. 24 – Elizabeth and The Catapult – Rockwood Stage 3 – 8pm

Oct. 24 – Rony’s Insomnia – The Shrine – 8:30pm

Oct. 24 – John Sinclair with Adventures in Bluesland – Beast Of Bourbon – 9pm

Oct. 24 – Jessie Kilguss – Red Hook Bait and Tackle – 9pm

Oct. 24 – Jay Stolar – Rockwood Stage 3 – 10pm

Oct. 25 – Fife & Drom – Rockwood Music Hall – 7pm

Oct. 25 – Eddie and The Hot Rods – The Bowery Electric – show 7:30pm

Oct. 25 – Mosco Rosco – Rockwood Stage 2 – 11pm

Oct. 25 – Alana Amram and The Rough Gems – Parkside Lounge – 11:30pm

Oct. 25 – Chris Cubeta and the Liars Club – Living Room – 11:30pm

Oct. 26 – David Olney with Sergio Webb – House Concert in NYC – doors 6pm / show 7pm – click here to email for information and reservations

Oct. 26 – Great Harmony Swap Rolling Stones Hot Swaps, with Rembert Block, Charles Giordano, Homeboy Steve, Michelle Casillas, Frank Migliorelli, Sherryl Marshall, Dina Regine, Meredith Minogue, Lianne Smith, Tom Clark, George Gilmore, David Donen, Western Caravan, Dave Foster, Charlene McPherson, Eric Ambel, Leslie Wagner, Jim Barry, Fausto Bozza, Jahn Xavier, Charles Roth, Nate Schweber, Lisa Lowell, Gene Casey, Tim Heap, Eddie Kunze, Susan Didrichsen, Mary Lee Kortes, Emily Duff, Deborah Berg McCarthy, Angello Olivieri, Paul Pimsler and Scott Standish Aldrich – Treehouse at 2A – 8:30pm