Tidewater Virginia Live Music, 15-21 April

This is what I could find so far, some of the venues are slow in posting shows, so I’ll update with the weekend list

NORFOLK

Chrysler Hall (Downtown/Norfolk)
Sat - Ben Hur: Stewart Copeland’s Orchestral version

Well’s Theater (Downtown/Norfolk)
VSC Presents: Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune
Tue - 7:00pm, Wed-Thu - 8:00pm, Fri - 4:00 and 8:00pm, Sat - 2:00pm

NorVa (Downtown/Norfolk)
Fri - Nothin’ but the Blues, feat. Evan Button & Friends, Anthony Rosano & The Conqueroos, Jessica Doran, Soulshine, & MIMSY
Sat - Funhouse CD Release Show, feat. As The World Burns, The Jay Rakes Band, White Trash Circus
Tue - Chiodos: Devil’s Dance Tour, w/ Emarosa, Our Last Night, ‘68

FM Restaurant (Backstage, Granby/Norfolk)
Wed - After Work Party w/Brian Sewell
Thu - Throwback Thursday w/ DJ Alfred Torres
Fri - The Zom’b
Sat - DJ Corey of Hot 100

Hell’s Kitchen (Granby/Norfolk)
Thu - HK Unplugged, w/ Red Stapler Duo
Fri - Vivian Payne
Sat - Kaboombox

Mo & O’Malley’s (Granby/Norfolk)
Live Music Most Nights

Scotty Quixx (Granby/Norfolk)
Tue - Nature’s Child
Fri - DJ

Baxter’s Sports Lounge (Granby/Norfolk)
Thu - Smartmouth Trivia, College Mug Night w/ DJ Dexx
Fri - Tailgate Down
Sat - Weekend Disco w/ DJ Might-E

Cure Coffeehouse (Norfolk)
Every Wednesday - Open Mic

Chrysler Museum Glass Studio (Downtown/Norfolk)
Thu - Third Thursday w/ Etsuko Ichikawa in Drawing with Glass. Her signature pyrographs using molten glass, smoke, and fire to bridge the ephemeral and the eternal accompanied by a fog of fluid jazz.

Smartmouth Brewing Co. (West Ghent/Norfolk)
Live Music Most Sat’s, 3:30pm

80/20 Burger Bar (Ghent/Norfolk)
Live Music Most Weekends

Belmont House of Smoke (Ghent/Norfolk)
Thu - Karaoke
Live Music Most Weekends queue

Taphouse Grill (Ghent/Norfolk)
Fri - Long Division, Cavallo, The Accidental Parade
Sat - Live Transmission, and Turncoat Syndicate

Mojo Bones (ODU/Norfolk)
Mon - Country Night w/DJ Buckshot
Fri - DJ Yoni
Sat - DJ Blue

Borjo Coffeehouse (ODU/Norfolk)
Wed - Tunnel Traffic (reading)
Thu - Chris Titchner
Fri - Mimsey Mack Unplugged, w/ Special Guest
Sat - Clay Spokes
Mon - Spanky

The Iguana (ODU/Norfolk)
Thu - Punk Show w/ Warm Needles(NY/LI), Drawback(VB), Pissghetti(VB)
Saturdays - Open Mike Comedy Night

O’Connor Brewing Taproom (25th St./Norfolk)
Live Music Fri-Sat 4-7pm
Fri - Esoteric Ramblers
Sat - The Framers

Venue on 35th (35th St/Norfolk)
Thu - Open Mic
Mon - Open Mic

O’Sullivan’s Wharf (N Colley Ave/Norfolk)
Tue - Lewis McGehee
Fri - JD Silvia Band
Sat - HM Johnson Band

Sunset Grill (Willoughby/Norfolk)
Wed - Open Mic w/ Joey Wood

Mojo Bones (Ocean View/Norfolk)
Thu - Open Mic with David Welsh
Fri - The Diamonds
Sat - Rio

Greenies (Ocean View/Norfolk)
Thu - Borderline Crazy
Fri - Milk
Sat - Vicious Kiss

Thirsty Camel (Ocean View/Norfolk)
Fri - Billy Joe Trio

Mona Lisa’s Pizza (Ocean View/Norfolk)
Wed - Karaoke
Sat - Easter Egg Hunt & Kids Funday!

AJ Gator’s (Shore Dr/Norfolk)
Fri - Blue Ribbon

Lido Inn (Little Creek Rd/Norfolk)
Fri - Brightly Road
Sat - Cactus Creek

Cutty Sark Marina Bar (Pretty Lake/Norfolk)
Wed - Open Mic w/ Dahna Rowe

VIRGINIA BEACH

Tidewater Friends of Acoustic Music
(VB/Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library)
Sat - Bing Futch (12:30pm Workshop)
Sat - Bing Futch

Wing King Sports Bar (Va Beach Blvd/VB)
Tue - Trivia & Karaoke
Wed - Open Mic w/ Dana & Sergio
Thu - Gombas & Chris
Fri - James & Some Names
Sat - Bar Tones

Tapped Gastropub (Hilltop/VB)
Wed - Bryan Dunn
Thu - Seth Stainback
Fri - BJ Griffin, then Davud Carter
Sat - Dustin Furlow
Sun - Open Mic w/Jon and Justin

501 City Grill (Hilltop/VB)
Wed - Cheap Thrills
Sat - Brandon Bower

Early Bird Café (Great Neck/VB)
Fri - Jazz Fridays 9-11am. w/ Simmons-Hufstedler Duo

Tradewinds/VB Resort Hotel & Conference Center (Shore Drive/VB)
Wed - Lewis McGehee w/ John Crane and Rusty Speidel
Live Music Most Weekends

Hot Tuna (Shore Drive/VB)
Wed - WRV Night, w/ Snackbar Jones
Fri - DJ OHboy
Sat - Vinyl Headlights

Froggies Cantina (Shore Drive/VB)
Tue - Open Mic w/ Fred Karam
Thu - Plastic Eddie
Fri - Broke By Sunday
Sat - Jukes Boogie Trio
Sun - Sunday Funday w/ Fred Karam

Mango’s Beach Grill (Shore Drive/VB)
Sat - Audio Sauce
Sun - Mike DeMoss

HK on the Bay (Chicks Beach/VB)
Live Music on Friday/Saturday
Fri - Cover This
Sat - Almost Famous Band

Doc Taylor’s Seaside Lounge (Oceanfront/VB)
Thu - Tauk

Murphy’s Grand Irish Pub (Oceanfront/VB)
Monday nights - Jessie Chong
Live Music Most Weekends

Abbey Road Pub (Oceanfront/VB)
Tue - Open Stage w/ Jackson LeBeau
Thu - Mike Proffitt and Dana Silvercloud
Fri-Sat - Bernie Lee

South Beach Grill (Oceanfront/VB)
Wed - Janitors
Thu - Johnny Trash & the Scoundrels, Rock n Roll Ruckus
Fri - Deja
Sat - Cover This
Sun - Billy Joe Trio

The Hook Up Café (Oceanfront/VB)
Live Music most Weekends

Shaka’s (Oceanfront/VB)
Live Music most Weekends
Sun - That Local Music Show!

JageR’s Beach Bar and Grill (General Booth/VB)

Thu - Bike Night, w/The Southern Prophets
Fri - The Deloreans
Sat - The Mack’s Daddy Grand Extravaganza!

Boneshaker’s Sports Bar & Grill (General Booth/VB)
Wed - EverAfter
Thu - Barefoot n’ Crazy
Fri - Borderline Crazy (patio and inside later)
Sat - Marty Kash (patio), Southern Prophets
Sun - Brian Grilli & Ross King on the patio at 3:00pm

Stan’s American Bistro (Courthouse/VB)
Thu - Open Mic hosted by Laced Up
Fri - The Lastones
Sat - The Blue Lords

Baja Restaurant & Grill (Sandbridge/VB)
Sat - Hot Cakes

Sidelines Sports Lounge (Holland Rd/VB)
Sat - JACT CD Release Party, with Opus 99, The Afterthought Stranger, Clockwork 248, and Hostile Within

Grumpy’s (Kempsville/VB)
Tue-Wed - TNT Karaoke
Thu - Hot Cakes
Fri - Fine Swiss Cheese
Sat - Rich Whiskey

Wing King Sports Bar (Kempsville/VB)
Wed - Trivia, and Brandon Bower
Thu - Open Mic
Fri - New Courduroy Commanders
Sat - The Deloreans

CHESAPEAKE

Eagle’s Nest Rockin’ Country Bar (Military Hwy/Chesapeake)
Tue - Karaoke
Thu - Ladies Night
Fri - The Kasey Rae Meeks Band
Sat - Cody and Austin
Sun - Open Mic w/Heather Edwards and Nathan Firth

Long Shots (Military Hwy/Chesapeake)
Wed - Karaoke
Thu - DJ/Beer Pong
Saturday - DJ/Cornhole

Wicker’s Crab Pot and Seafood (Indian River Rd/Chesapeake)
Tue - Open Mic/Cornhole Tourny
Wed - Karaoke
Thu - EverAfter
Fri - Murphy Team Duo
Sat - Curtis Davis Band

Jerry’s (Sparrow Rd/Chesapeake)
Tue - River Boyz Acoustic
Wed - Joe Gosman
Thu - Karl Werne
Fri - More Holla, Craig Butlin’s B-Day Celebration
Sat - Hunter Hughes 60th, feat. Lewis McGehee, Karl Werne & Eddie Williams

Roger’s Riff House Pub (Bainbridge Blvd/Chesapeake)
Thu - Open Mic Acoustic
Fri - The Rise and Revolt Tour, feat. My Own Vice, and Remnants of Honor

The New Club Relevant (Bainbridge Blvd/Chesapeake)
Fri - In Courage, Low Score, Granby Street, Wolfsnare, Holly Road, Costume Party

VA LIVE (S. Military/Chesapeke)
Sat - Iron Born, PO, Grit, Kombat Wombat, Growing Concern

Winston’s Café (Greenbrier/Chesapeake)
Every Tuesday - Open Mic w/Joey Wood

Big Woody’s Bar & Grill (Great Bridge/Chesapeake)
Fri - DJ Dance Party
Live Music Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun nights

Busky’s Chill & Grill (Hanbury/Chesapeake)
Live music weekends
Fri - The Reef

Big Woody’s Bar & Grill (Chesapeake Square/Chesapeake)
Fri - DJ Dance Party
Live Music Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun nights

Blu Frog Bar/Grill (Chesapeake)
Wed - Open Mic

PORTSMOUTH

Baron’s Pub (High Street/Portsmouth)
Live music Thurs, Fri, and Sat. Nights

Paddy O’briens (Court St./Portsmouth)
Every Wednesday - DJ

Griff’s Restaurant & Sports Lounge (High Street/Portsmouth)
Tue - Open Mic w/ Dahna Rowe
Live Music Occasionaly

HAMPTON

Hampton History Museum (Hampton)
Wed - Bill Jenkins and the Mountain Boys, 6:00pm

Olde Towne Tavern (Phobeus/Hampton)
Thu - Mik Trokel brings his semi unplugged solo rock experience
Fri - The Daycations, The Hissy Fits, and Outta The Furnace
Sat - Honky Tonk Saturday Night!

Sarah’s Irish Pub (Phobeus/Hampton)
Every Tuesday - Don Butcher’s Open Mic Night

Victorian Tea Station (Mallory St./Hampton)
Live Music Wed-Sat Nights
Wed - Poet and Author’s Night

The Turtle (Hampton)
Sat - Billy Joe Trio

Marker 20 (Downtown/Hampton)
Thu - Open Mic Night
Fri - Session Rockers

Hampton Taphouse (Downtown/Hampton)
Tue - Open Mic
Thu - Tall Tall Trees, Phil Roebuck, and Heidemann

Ethereal Cupcakes and Coffee Shoppe (Peninsula Town Center)
Wed - Open Mic Night

Checkered Flag Tavern (King St/Hampton)
Tue - Will Barker’s Last Open Mic

NEWPORT NEWS

Ferguson Center (Newport News)
Mon - CNU Music: University Band Concert
4/22 - CNU Music: Wind Ensemble

Manhattan’s NY Deli & Pub (Newport News)
Every Monday - Karaoke w/DJ Chris Hanson
Every Tuesday - Karaoke w/DJ Dallas
Every Wednesday - Karaoke
Every Wednesday - Hey Hey Hooligan
Every Thursday - United Souls
Wed - Thirt Dirty Birds
Fri - Rich Whiskey
Sat - The Hark

Toby Keith’s Bar (Newport News)
Fri - Borderlands
Sat - David Wayne

Hoss’ Deli (Newport News)
Every Tuesday - Brandon Bower
Every Wednesday - Gerald & Marc
Wed - The Deloreans
Thu - Black Girls
Fri - Crush
Sat - Hotter than Hell (Kiss Tribute Band)
Mon - Jackass Flats

Weekend Pub (Newport News)
Live Music Most Weekends

Discover Teas (Newport News)
Every Thursday - Open Mic

Open Mic Nights:
Tuesdays -
Abbey Road w/Jackson Lebeau (Oceanfron/VB)
Winston’s Café w/Joey Wood (Greenbrier/Chesapeake)
Sara’s Irish Pub w/Don Butcher (Phoebus/Hampton)
County Grill w/Richie Beard (
Froggie’s Cantina w/ Fred Karam (Shore Dr/VB)
Longshot’s w/The Dentz (N. Military/Chesapeake)
Jerry’s of Chesapeake (Indian River/Chesapeake)
Poppa’s Pub w/Used Music (Shore Dr/Little Creek VB)
Hampton Taphouse (Downtown/Hampton)
Griff’s Restaurant & Sports Lounge w/ Dahna Rowe (High Street/Portsmouth)
Wednesdays -
Aroma’s (City Center/Newport News)
Goody’s Deli, w/ Vaughn & Sueanne (
Hoss’s Deli w/Gerald & Marc (Newport News)
Weekend Pub (Newport News)
Wing King Sports Bar, w/ Dana & Sergio (Va Beach Blvd/VB)
Cutty Sark Marina Bar w/ Dahna Rowe (Pretty Lake/Norfolk)
Sunset Grill w/ Joey Wood (Willoughby/Norfolk)
Cure Coffeehouse (Norfolk)
Thursdays -
Mojo Bones, w/David Welsh (Ocean View/Norfolk)
Aroma’s (Williamsburg)
Green Parrot Grille, w/Dahna Rowe (Chic’s Beach/VB)
Marker 20 (Downtown/Hampton)
Discover Teas (Port Warwick/Newport News)
Stan’s American Bistro, w/John Restin (Courthouse/VB)
Victorian Tea Station w/ Vaughn & Sueanne (Phoebus/Hampton)
Sundays -
Eagle’s Nest, w/Heather Edwards (N. Military/Chesapeake)
Mondays -
Hilton Tavern w/Vaughn & Sueanne (Warwick/Newport News)