Music in the Lower East Side the Weekend of Sep 18–20, 2026

Sep 18–20 · 5 picks hand‑checked by Stumblday against organizer pages · updated Oct 5

The 5 best music picks in the Lower East Side the weekend of Sep 18–20

  1. Elephant Stone at Mercury Lounge — Friday, Sep 18, 9:00 PM · Lower East Side
  2. Mari Froes at Bowery Ballroom — Saturday, Sep 19, 7:00 PM · Lower East Side
  3. bodie: Sellout Tour at Mercury Lounge — Sunday, Sep 20, 5:00 PM · Lower East Side
  4. Phoebe Ryan — Friday September 18 at Mercury Lounge · Lower East Side
  5. Max Fry — Saturday, September 19, doors 9 pm · $18 advance · Lower East Side
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Elephant Stone at Mercury LoungeMercury Lounge, Lower East Side, ManhattanThis photo was taken by participant/team Team Dustizeff as part of the Commons:Wikis Take Manhattan project on Octobe... · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Friday, Sep 18, 9:00 PMTicketed

Elephant Stone at Mercury Lounge

Lower East Side, Manhattan

Montreal psych-rockers Elephant Stone swirl sitar into fuzzed-out grooves at Mercury Lounge, the LES's essential 250-cap rock room.

Psych rockLES

About this list

Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best music in the Lower East Side, Manhattan the weekend of Sep 18–20, 2026: 5 picks, refreshed weekly.

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