Great NYC Concerts On Sale Now/Upcoming: Ricky Gervais, Josh Ritter, Spoon, Jay-Z, More

The cavalcade of great live shows in New York just keeps on rolling. Here's a selection of some of the most popular or in-demand concerts that are now on sale or are about to go on sale.

Going on sale soon: 
*Mayer Hawthorne & The County, March 4, Webster Hall (on sale Friday, 1/22)
*Joanna Newsom - March 18, Town Hall (on sale Thursday, 1/21)
Ricky Gervais - May 12 & 13, The Theater at Madison Square Garden (on sale Friday, 1/22)
*Josh Ritter - May 20, Town Hall (on sale Friday, 1/22)
Carole King & James Taylor - Madison Square Garden, June 15 (on sale Saturday, 1/23)
(Tickets available at Bowery Presents for shows above marked with *)

Shows now on sale: 
Tinariwen (great guitar-driven African rock) - February 18, Highline Ballroom
Sam Moore (of Sam & Dave) - February 21, Highline Ballroom
Jay-Z - March 2, Madison Square Garden
Jonatha Brooke - March 23, Highline Ballroom
Jonathan Coulton - April 2 & 3, Highline Ballroom
Spoon with special guests Deerhunter and The Strange Boys - March 26, Radio City Music Hall
Shearwater - March 27, Bowery Ballroom
Rodrigo y Gabriela - April 29, Radio City Music Hall
Chelsea Handler and special guest Josh Wolf - May 15 & 16, Radio City Music Hall

Jonatha Brooke Rocks Weehawken Waterfront

Though it's accurate to call Jonatha Brooke a singer-songwriter, the term doesn't really do justice to her. Though she usually plays acoustic guitar on stage, she can rock out (and often does) on her CDs and especially in her concert appearances, as with her free performance on the Weehawken, New Jersey waterfront Wednesday night.

Brooke became known in the 1980s as part of the acclaimed folk-pop duo The Story (with Jennifer Kimball), which featured innovative variations on the tradition pop song. Brooke has been forging her own solo career over the course of more than a half-dozen albums. She puts on a great show, especially with her tight four-piece band. Catch her on tour if you can.... here is her upcoming schedule of U.S. gigs (all dates, including European shows, can be found at her Web site (above):

The Stephen Talkhouse / Amagansett, NY
08/02/2007, 8:00 PM / Band

Ridgefield Playhouse / Ridgefield, CT
08/03/2007, 8:00 PM / Band

Foy Hall - Moravian College / Bethlehem, PA
08/04/2007 / Solo

Copley Square / Boston, MA
08/16/2007, 5:00 PM / FREE!

U. Of Hartford, Millard Auditorium / Hartford, CT
09/07/2007, 7:30pm

Belcourt Theater / Nashville, TN
10/26/2007, 8:00 PM / Band

Varsity Theater / Minneapolis, MN
10/27/2007, 7:00 PM / Solo

The Tangier Cabaret / Akron, OH
11/03/2007, 9:00 PM / Solo

Lyric Theatre / Stuart, FL
11/04/2007, 8:00 PM / Solo

Tampa Bay Peforming Arts Center / Tampa, FL
11/05/2007, 7:30PM

Sellersville Theater 1894 / Sellersville, PA
11/10/2007, 8:00 PM

Rams Head / Annapolis, MD
11/14/2007, 8:00 PM

Barns at Wolftrap / Vienna, VA
11/15/2007, 8:00 PM

Rubin Museum of Art / New York, NY
11/16/2007, 'Naked Soul' acoustic un-amplified series

Tupelo Music Hall / Londonderry , NH
11/17/2007, 7:00 PM & 9:15 PM / Solo

Stone Mountain Arts Center / Brownfield, ME
11/18/2007, 8:00 PM / Solo