About Word NYC
Word NYC answers one question: what live music is playing in New York tonight? Every show we can find, from jazz clubs and church concerts to the Met, Carnegie Hall and small Brooklyn rooms, on one map and one list.
Why it exists
New York has more live music on any given night than anywhere else, but it's scattered across hundreds of venue websites, ticketing apps and newsletters. Deciding where to go at 6 PM usually means opening a dozen tabs. Word NYC puts tonight in one place, so you can see what's on near you, filter by the kind of music you like, and go.
How the lineup is built
Every morning at 5 AM, Word NYC checks the calendars of about 180 New York venues: jazz clubs like the Village Vanguard and Smalls, concert halls, churches with concert series, new-music spaces, cabarets and indie rooms. It also reads ticketing listings and newsletters from venues whose websites can't be read automatically.
A show is listed only when its date, time and title can be confirmed in the venue's own listing. Shows taken from a venue's calendar link back to that calendar, and we only republish the facts (who, when, where, price) with a link to the source. When the same show appears in more than one place, the listings are merged into one.
Artists and venues can also submit a show directly. Submissions are reviewed before they appear.
What you'll find here
- Tonight's map, with genre filters and show details.
- Every show tonight as a list, and a page for each genre, like jazz or classical.
- A page for every venue and neighborhood, such as Greenwich Village or Brooklyn.
- Guides like the best small jazz clubs in NYC, late-night jazz and free shows.
- An optional noon notification with a few of the night's best shows.
How Word NYC is paid for
Word NYC is free and has no accounts. It's supported by venues that pay to feature their shows (always labeled Sponsored), by small commissions on some ticket links (noted under those links) and by display ads. None of these change which shows are listed. See Advertise for venue options.
Who makes it
Word NYC is an independent project made in New York by people who go to a lot of shows. If a listing is wrong or a venue is missing, tell us and we'll fix it.