This Week's Tidewater VA, Live Music 5-11 May

NORFOLK

Attucks Theater (Downtown/Norfolk)
Sat - Jae Sinnet, 4 pm; Tessa Souter, 8 pm

Virginia Arts Fest - Robin Hixon Theater (Downtown/Norfolk)
Wed - Nnenna Freelon, vocalist

NorVa (Downtown/Norfolk)
Thu - Papadosio, w/ Electric Love Machine, Galaxy Dynamite
Fri - American Authors
Sat - The Wave, w/ Ste’ven, Neff the Skywalker, Big Profit, Shoe Lace Gang, Jern
Sun - Fitz and the Tantrums

Baxter’s Sports Lounge (Granby/Norfolk)
Thu - Smartmouth Trivia/College Mug Night w/DJ Migs
Fri - D*Nik
Sat - Weekend Disco w/ DJ Steve

Scotty Quixx (Granby/Norfolk)
Mon - Karaoke
Tue - Nature’s Child
Wed - Cheap Thrills
Thu - Latin Night

FM Restaurant (Backstage, Granby/Norfolk)
Wed - After Work Party w/Brian Sewell
Thu - Throwback Thursday, DJ Alfred Torres
Fri - Outta The Furnace and Friends

Plaza Azteca (Granby/Norfolk)
Fri - DJ Mangu, and Virginia’s own DJ Kalle

Hell’s Kitchen (Granby/Norfolk)
Thu - HK Unplugged, w/ Dave Johnson
Fri - SICMaN of VA
Sat - Red Stapler

Mo & O’Malley’s (Granby/Norfolk)
Tue-Thu - Martin Marron
Fri-Sat - Don Bunch

Cure Coffeehouse (Norfolk)
Wed - Open Mic

Smartmouth Brewing Co. (West Ghent/Norfolk)
Sat - Street Party w/ Esoteric Ramblers, Derek Smith & The Family Tree, 12-7pm

Taphouse Grill (Ghent/Norfolk)
Live Music Most Weekends
Sat - An intimate evening with Aaron Burgess

Cafe Stella (Ghent/Norfolk)
Fri - Big Virginia Sky, 7 pm

Belmont House of Smoke (Ghent/Norfolk)
Thu - Karaoke
Tue - Pint Night, Heavy Seas, 6 pm
Fri - 11 Ton
Sat - Mink and Cheef’s Electric Band CD Release Party, w/ Family Tree

80/20 Burger Bar (Ghent/Norfolk)
Wed - Bells Brewing can release party, 6 pm
Thu - Chris O’leary blues band
Sat - The Ultra Kings w/ Dismal Swamplords

Charlie’s Restaurant (Riverview/Norfolk)
Tue - Songwriters @ Riverview feat. Kelsie McNair, 6:30 pm
Fri - Music w/ Amy Ferebee

O’Connor Brewing Taproom (25th St./Norfolk)
Live Music Fri-Sat 4-7pm
Fri - Red Clover Ghost
Sat - Mimsy

Venue on 35th (35th St/Norfolk)
Mon - Weekly Open Mic, 7 pm
Thu - Weekly Open Mic, 7 pm
Sat - Nerd Alert: Comedy Sketch Show

The Iguana (ODU/Norfolk)
Thu - Degreaser, Endless Boogie, Call of the Wild, and Cyanide Tooth
Sat - The Wet Boys, The Cemetary Boys, Long Arms (RVA)

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

Borjo’s Coffee (ODU/Norfolk)
Fri - Cris & Patrick, Classical Guitar CD Release, 7 pm

O’Sullivan’s Wharf (N Colley Ave/Norfolk)
Tue - Lewis McGehee
Fri - Kryptonite
Sat - Billy Joe Trio

Sunset Grill (Willoughby/Norfolk)
Wed - Open Mic w/ Joey Wood
Thu - Michael, 7 pm

Mojo Bones (Ocean View/Norfolk)
Thu - Open Mic w/ David Welsh
Fri - Blues Friday, w/ Soulstice Reb’L
Sat - Rockabilly Riot

Greenies (Ocean View/Norfolk)
Thu - Gatorhead
Fri - River Boys
Sat - 710 Oil
Sun - Bigger Dream

Thirsty Camel (Ocean View/Norfolk)
Live Bands Fri-Sat

Mona Lisa’s Pizza (Ocean View/Norfolk)
Wed - Karaoke
Thu - Snackbar Jones, Cancer benefit
Fri - The Dentz
Sat - DJ Tommy T

Cap’n Rons (Chesapeake Blvd/Norfolk)
Fri - Asphalt Jungle

Lido Inn (Little Creek Rd/Norfolk)
Music Most Weekends

Jerry’s Cafe & Lounge (Norfolk)
Thu - The Brandrews

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

VIRGINIA BEACH

Farm Bureau Live (Virginia Beach)
5/16 - Dierks Bentley, w/ Chris Young, Chase Rice and Jon Pardi
5/24 - Jimmy Buffett

Sandler Center (Town Center/VB)
Thu - VA Fest: Cirque Mechanics, Christina Pato
Fri - VA Fest: Cirque Mechanics, Music of Led Zeppelin
Sat - Va Beach Chorale: Gimme That Old Time Religion

Keagan’s Irish Pub(Town Center/VB)
Thu - Steve Forss
Fri - Mink & Cheef’s Electric Band

Plaza Azteca (Haygood/VB)
Mon - Dustin Furlow

Wing King Sports Bar (Va Beach Blvd/VB)
Tue - Trivia & Karaoke
Wed - Open Mic w/ Dana & Sergio
Thu - Jacob Vanko
Sat - Williams Brothers Blues Band

Tapped Gastropub (Hilltop/VB)
Wed - Bryan Dunn
Thu - Jack Becker
Fri - David Carter
Sat - Lewis McGehee
Sun - BJ & Jason 12-3 pm, Open Mic w/Jon and Justin, 10 pm

501 City Grill (Hilltop/VB)
Wed - Seth Stainback
Sat - Jack Beckermango’s

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

Tradewinds/VB Resort Hotel & Conference Center (Shore Drive/VB)
Wed - Lewis McGehee
Sun - Live Music Most Sundays

Hot Tuna Bar & Grill (Shore Drive/VB)
Wed - Snackbar Jones
Fri - Brian Grilli Band
Sat - DJ F14

Mango’s Beach Grill (Shore Drive/VB)
Fri - Cheaper Than Therapy
Sat - Asphalt Jungle
Sun - Johnny Rock

Froggies Cantina By The Bay (Shore Drive/VB)
Tue - Open Mic
Thu - Johnny Bland
Fri - Lewis McGehee
Sat - Jacob Vanko Trio
Sun - Joel King, 5 pm

HK on the Bay (Chicks Beach/VB)
Fri - Blues Job
Sat - Ckick’ Beach Festival, w/ Vivian Payne, Brandon Bower, Almost Famous and Plastic Eddie
Sat - Raymond Meeks, Cheap Thrills

Poppa’s Pub (Diamond Springs/VB)
Mon - Karaoke
Fri - Everafter

31st Street Stage (Oceanfront)
Sun - Lewis McGehee, 12 pm

The Hook Up Café (Oceanfront/VB)
Mon - Accident Prone, Dieseleater, Machinist!, Dying Whale, and War Bonds
Wed - The Wet Boys, Birthday Candles (FL), Invaluable
Sat - The Wet Boys, Birthday Candles (FL), Invaluable

Lunasea (Oceanfront/VB)
Tue - Jess Chong

Calypso’s (Oceanfront/VB)
Fri - mOcean
Sat - Seth Stainback & Roosterfoot

Pier 14 Cafe (Oceanfront/VB)
Thu - Seth Stainback

Retro Cafe (Oceanfront/VB)
Thu - The Cemetary Boys
Fri - G-Bombs, Downtown Brown (Detroit), and the Pornados
Sat - Cheaper Than Therapy

21st Street Seafood Co. (Oceanfront/VB)
Sat - Steve Forss

Shaka’s (Oceanfront/VB)
Tue - Open Mic Night
Sat - Shaka Rawka, w/ Pillbuster, 710 Oli, SINN, The Pestilence Choir, SOS, Adiostrobelight, Vaalyria, Dragon Chaser, Aerostatic, Dyska, The Eleventh Hour, Honour Crest, The North, Our Voice the Vessel, The Monolith

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

Murphy’s Grand Irish Pub (Oceanfront/VB)
Mon - Jessie Chong
Sun - Brent Shepard

Abbey Road Pub (Oceanfront/VB)
Tue - Open Stage w/ Jackson LeBeau
Wed - Louis Smith and John Baldwin
Thu - Mike Proffitt and Dana Silvercloud
Fri-Sat - Chuck ‘Coyote’ Larson & Friends

Chicho’s Pizza 29th St (Oceanfront/VB)
Mon - Mike Gombas
Fri - The Reef w/ Oogee Wawa & Sun-Dried Vibes

Croc’s 19th St. Bistro (Oceanfront/VB)
Mon - The Charltones Duo

South Beach Grill (Oceanfront/VB)
Fri - Karnivale
Sat - Monkey Fist

JageR’s Beach Bar and Grill (General Booth/VB)
Thu - 1st World Problem
Fri - Plastic Eddie w/ Grant Austin Taylor
Sat - KRUNCH

Boneshaker’s Sports Bar & Grill (General Booth/VB)
Live Music weekends
Sun - Noel DeLisle, Cody Heitzer and Grant Austin Taylor

Lu Lu’s Smokehouse & Tavern (Upton Dr/VB)
Fri - Steve Forss

Stan’s American Bistro (Courthouse/VB)
Thu - Open Mic
Fri - DJ Stan’s Dance Party
Sat - The Michael Clark Band

Baja Restaurant & Grill (Sandbridge/VB)
Live Music Weekends

Blue Pete’s (Pungo/VB)
Fri - Billy Joe Trio

Woody McGee’s Barstro (Hollond Rd/VB)
Wed - Terry Kemp
Thu - Urban Hill
Sat - Karl Werne

Grumpy’s (Kempsville/VB)
Tue-Wed - TNT Karaoke
Thu - 54 Steps
Fri - The Blue Lords
Sat - TNT Karaoke

Wing King Sports Bar (Kempsville/VB)
Mon - Karaoke
Wed - Trivia
Thu - Open Mic
Wed - Ray Meeks
Fri - The Gold Sauce
Sat - Bryan Dunn

CHESAPEAKE

Eagle’s Nest Rockin’ Country Bar (Military Hwy/Chesapeake)
Every Tuesday - Karaoke
Wed - Feral
Fri - Cody and Austin Band
Sat - Heater Edwards Band
Sun - Open Mic w/Heather Edwards and Nathan Firth

Long Shots (Military Hwy/Chesapeake)
Tue - Karaoke
Thu - DJ JR
Sat - Spring Sirens Drag Show

Wicker’s Crab Pot and Seafood (Indian River Rd/Chesapeake)
Tue - Open Mic/Cornhole Tourny
Wed - Karaoke
Thu - Cody and Austin
Fri - Noel Delise
Sat - Matt Hollowman

Jerry’s of Chesapeake (Indian River/Chesapeake)
Mon - Open Mic, w/ Scott Slay and the Rail
Thu - Karl Werne

The Riff House/Roger’s Sports Bar (Bainbridge Blvd/Chesapeake)
Thu - Cognitive (NJ), Macerated, Dieseleater
Fri - Nature’s Child
Sat - The Philip Michael Thomas Search Party, Tattermask, Motion of Chaos, Rhino Cerous, All Has Fallen
Sun - Sadistic Intent (CA), Inverted Trifixion (MD), Vørgum, Necrobeast (RVa), Synaptic Decay

VA Live (S. Militay Hwy/Chesapeake)
Sun - Agitator, Born Low, Angel Du$t, Paper Trail, Growing Concern 6 pm

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

Jillian’s (Greenbrier/Chesapeake)
Fri - The Love Letter

Chicho’s Pizza (Chesapeake)
Sat - The Reef

Aloft Hotel Chesapeake
Tue - Johnny & Dave, 6 pm

Redbone’s Raw Bar & Seafood Grill (Great Bridge/Chesapeake)
Thu - Everafter Duo

Big Woody’s Bar & Grill (Great Bridge/Chesapeake)
Mon - Broke By Sunday
Wed - Cody & Austin
Thu - Strictly Bizzness
Fri - DJ Dance Party
Sat - River Boyz
Sun - Snackbar Trio, acoustic

bluFrog Bar/Grill (Cedar Rd/Chesapeake)
Wed - Open Mic
Thu - Karaoke

Winston’s Raw Bar (Cedar Rd/Chesapeake)
Thu - Open Mic w/Joel King
Fri - Moaning Lisas

Big Woody’s Bar & Grill (Chesapeake Square/Chesapeake)
Fri - DJ Dance Party
Sat - mOcean

PORTSMOUTH

Gosport Art Festival (Downtown Portsmouth)
Sat - ?
Sun - Derek Smith, Mink and Cheef’s Electric Band, 11 am

Baron’s Pub (High Street/Portsmouth)
Wed - Derek Smith
Live music Thu - Sat

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

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

757 Crave (Marina/Portsmouth)
Thu - Crave Original Music, open Mic 7-9 pm, Narissa Bond 9-10 pm

Mario’s Italian Restaurant (Airline Blvd/Portsmouth)
Wed - Johnny Bland

The Barrell II (Churchland Blvd/Portsmouth)
Fri - Baddadz

HAMPTON

Hampton Taphouse (Downtown/Hampton)
Tue - Open Mic
Sat - Holy Ghost Tent Revival

Goody’s Deli & Pub (Downtown/Hampton)
Wed - Open Mic

Marker 20 (Downtown/Hampton)
Thu - Open Mic Night
Sat - Fine Swiss Cheese

The Point (Phoebus/Hampton)
Fri - Derek Smith

Olde Towne Tavern (Phoebus/Hampton)
Thu - Mik Trokel & his semi unplugged solo rock experience
Sat - Honky Tonk Saturday Nights! w/ Invaluable, Bela Lugosi’s Ghost, Creek Don’t Rise

Sarah’s Irish Pub (Phoebus/Hampton)
Tue - Don Butcher’s open mic night
Fri - Bad Influence

Victorian Tea Station (N. Mallory St./Hampton)
Wed - Poet and Author’s Night
Fri - Open Mic w/ The Wamplers

Plaza Roller Rink (Hampton)
Sat - Fox Hole Kingdom

TC Grill (Peninsula Town Center)
Thu - Mark & the Derelicts

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

NEWPORT NEWS

Ferguson Center (Newport News)
Sun - The Four Tops w/The Temptations

Manhattan’s NY Deli & Pub (Newport News)
Mon - Karaoke w/DJ Chris Hanson
Tue - Karaoke w/DJ Dallas
Wed - Karaoke / Hey Hey Hooligan
Thu - United Souls
Fri - Drama Club
Sat - Rich Whiskey

Toby Keith’s Bar (Newport News)
Sat - Jay Taylor, Your Shopping Cart

Hoss’ Deli (Old Oyster Point/Newport News)
Tue - Brandon Bower
Wed - Gerald & Marc
Wed - Rich Whiskey
Thu - Sun Dried Vibes
Fri - White Trash Circus
Sat - Consider The Source

Quaker Steak and Lube
Wed - Open Mic & Competition, w/ Thomas A. Mott
Fri - Gerald & Marc
Sun - Emily Patrick and Donnie Newbold

Schooner’s Grill (CNU/Newport News)
Sat - The Groove Cats

Hilton Tavern (Warwick/Newport News)
Mon - Open Mic, w/ Vaughn & Sueanne

Weekend Pub (Warwick/Newport News)
Tue - Just Jo acoustic
Sun - Open Mic

Discover Teas (Newport News)
Thu - Open Mic

YORKTOWN

Cactus Steakhouse (G.W. Mem Hwy/Yorktown)
Every Wed - Karaoke

Open Mic Nights:

Mondays -
Hilton Tavern w/ Vaughn & Sueanne (Warwick/Newport News)
Venue at 35th (35th St/Norfolk)
1st and 3rd Mondays at Jerry’s of Chesapeake, w/ Scott Slay, Dale Paul & Steven Joseph Lazar

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 (Yorktown)
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)
Wicker’s Crab Pot and Seafood (Indian River/Ches)

Wednesdays -
Aroma’s (City Center/Newport News)
Goody’s Deli, w/ Vaughn & Sueanne (Hampton)
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)
Blufrog Bar/Grill (Chesapeake)
Froggie’s Cantina (Shore Dr/VB)
Victorian Tea Station, Poet & Author Night (Mallory St/Hampton)
Ethereal Cupcakes and Coffee Shoppe (Peninsula Town Center/Hampton)

Thursdays -
Mojo Bones (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 (Courthouse/VB)
Victorian Tea Station w/ Vaughn & Sueanne (Phoebus/Hampton)
Venue at 35th (35th St/Norfolk)
Wing King Sports Bar (Kempsville/VB)

Sundays -
Eagle’s Nest, w/ Heather Edwards (N. Military/Chesapeake)
Tapped Gastropub, w/ Jon and Justin (Hilltop/VB)