Barbès

05/15/2026

06/09/2025

NAMES YOU CAN TRUST CELEBRATES THE RELEASE OF TERROR/CACTUS’ NEW RELEASE
With a live set by TERROR/CACTUS

Seattle-based Martin Selasco has been steadily cultivating his individual brand of futuristic electronic cumbia, playing a multitude of shows and festivals, as well as releasing a handful of singles and a self-produced long-player, Forastero. The Buenos Aires-born Selasco embodies the new wave of cumbia that has always been championed by his home country: machine-forward audio/visual performances combined with a mixture of bugged out digital folklore and live instrumentation, and in the case of this latest recording with NYCT, baritone and clarinet from Seattle-collaborator  (https://www.instagram.com/kateplayssax/) .

06/07/2025

We love Nilsson - and we hope you can join us for our semi-annual sing-along, featuring these fantastic musicians.

Allyssa Lamb / Greta Gertler (vocals, keyboards, piano)
Taylor Bergren-Chrisman (vocals, piano, slide master)
Konrad Meissner (vocals, drums)

Lyrics will be projected on a screen. Songs will be picked Harry Nilsson’s long discography including The Point, Nilsson Schmilsson, Popeye - and more.

06/06/2025

This weekend at Barbès

Friday 06/06 5:30pm
Oscar Noriega’s CROOKED QUARTET
Oscar Noriega - saxophone and clarinet; Marta Sanchez - Piano; Christopher Tordini - Bass; Jason Nazary - Drums and a rotating cast of special guests.

Friday 06/06 8pm
THE FOUR BAGS
Back from wherever they were hiding for all these years, the quartet will play their habitual unexpected blend of Persian Classical Music, death metal, electro pop, Chopin and more. Always more. Brian Drye - trombone; Jacob Garchik - accordion; Sean Moran - guitar; Mike McGinnis - woodwinds

Friday 06/06 10pm
BIG LAZY
Stephen Ulrich’s Noir guitar trio with Andrew Hall - bass and Yuval Lion - drums

Saturday 06/07 6pm
MICHAEL BUSCEMI & FRIENDS
The actor and writer is back with musical friends, cohorts, and tales to tell.

Saturday 06/07 8pm
BARBES SINGS NILSSON
A tribute to the great Harry Nilsson in the form of sing-along led by Allyssa Lamb, Taylor Bergren-Chrisman ( Las Rubias del Norte); Konrad Meissner (Silos) and special guest Greta Gertler

Saturday 06/07 10pm
BANDA DE LOS MU***OS
Jacob Garchik and Oscar Noriega lead this Sinaloa style Mexican Banda

Sunday 06/08 3pm
CLUBE DO CHORO with REGIONAL SAMAUMA
Every Sunday in our front room, a choro jam with a rotating cast of NY’s finest Brazilian musicians

Sunday 06/08 6pm
YAYO SERKA
Transoceanic electro-acoustic music from Chilean drummer and producer Yayo Serka (Lila Downs, Angelique Kidjo)

Sunday 06/08 8pm
STEPHANE WREMBEL
Dominical Djangologie from a Gypsy Jazz master.

Sunday 06/08 10pm
OLLI SOIKKELI
“One of the great new international talent in Gypsy Swing.” Wall St Journal

05/29/2025

Thursday 05/29 10pm
JIMMY BOSCH / JEFF LEDERER:
“DESCARGARANA”
Legendary Salsa trombonist Jimmy Bosch and saxophonist Jeff Lederer bring their signature style of salsa dura based on improvised “Moñas”

Thursday 05/29 7pm
JC & THE HERETICS
Joshua Camp’s all original country music project with Chris Stromquist (Slavic Soul Party) - drums; SSparklehorse) - bass; Sean Moran (Hadestownn Moran (Hadestown) - lead guitars and JC (Chicha Libre, C.A.M.P.O.S) -vocals & guitar.

&WBK

05/24/2025

The guitarist is better known for playing all forms of swing, especially the kind of Gypsy Swing pioneered by Django Reinhardt, but tonight, they will be playing a new set of intimate and cinematic solo guitar.

05/13/2025

NO SSP! AT BARBÈS ON 5/13! Come hear great Balkan dance music with Niva duo (9pm) and Lubo Smilenov and Matt Moran (10pm-midnight). Niva sings and plays Macedonian roots music on traditional instruments - alternately lyrical, mournful, ecstatic and spooky music that used to be the soundtrack of everyday life back in the day. With Bridget Robbins - kaval; and Kristina Vaskys - tambura & vocals. Lubo and Matt bring to life complex, odd-time rhythms of Bulgaria with the distinct sounds of traditional instruments such as the kaba gaida bagpipe, the gadulka (an ancient bowed instrument), and the tupan (super funky double-headed make-you-crazy drum).

04/26/2025

3 days before Duke Ellington’s birthday, Anthony Coleman pays hommage to the composer and pianist - expect pieces you have never heard.

04/25/2025

A busy weekend at barbès.

Friday - 6pm
YAYO SERKA
Transoceanic electro-acoustic music from Chilean drummer and producer Yayo Serka (Lila Downs, Angelique Kidjo)
 
Friday - 8pm
MAMIE MINCH
The guitarist and singer plays her own kind of retro-futurist blues 
 
Friday - 10pm
A CHICHA SPECIAL
 Psychedelic cumbia with members of Chicha LIbre, Locobeach, Big Lazy and more.
 
Saturday - 6pm
ANTHONY COLEMAN
Saturdays in April
A solo piano set with an all Ellington repertoire in celebration of the composer’s 126th anniversary. 
 
Saturday - 8pm
 KAREN MANTLER TRIO
The pianist sings her own songs with Kato Hideki (bass guitar) and Doug Wieselman (bass clarinet, guitar)
 
Saturday - 10pm
IMAL GNAWA
A contemporary take on traditional Moroccan Gnawa

Sunday - 3pm
CLUBE DO CHORO
 Every Sunday in our front room, a choro jam with a rotating cast of NY’s finest Brazilian musicians
 
Sunday - 6pm
MAFER BANDOLA’S PIPIRIS NIGHTS
Joropos llaneros from Venezuela
From the the queen of the Venezuelan bandola, a joropo party in true Llanera fashion
 
 Sunday - 8pm
THE BLUE DAHLIA
 The Brooklyn-born and Paris-based singer is in town for a special performance
 
Sunday - 10pm
REGINALD CHAPMAN’S CHAPHOUSE
with Reginald Chapman - Trombone; Ben Allen - piano; Yah Yah El - vocals; Sophia Byrd - vocals; Ryan Easter - Trumpet; Max Spinelli - Bass; CJ McPhatter - Drums  

04/22/2025

Barbès is turning 23 on May 1st.

Not a landmark per se, but we’re still amazed to have survived this long.
In NY club years, 23 is closer to 100 years - and while we have been contemplating mortality a little more seriously, we do hope to last another few years.
So, instead of complaining about the state of the world (not good) the state of the country (not too good either) and the state of the city (“the rent is too damn high!”), this Thursday we will be celebrating our longevity with music, friends -  and some degree of hope. Because getting together and playing music still holds meaning.

7pm - Eleonore Weill (Yiddish and Provençal modern folklore)
8:30pm - Combo Daguerre (Original French Noir chansons with NY cumbia veterans)
10pm - Los Crema Paraiso (psychedelic Venezuelan joropos )
some probable guests tba



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