Weekend Live Music, Tidewater VA

NORFOLK

Party on the Plaza TGIF (Scope Plaza/Norfolk)

Fri - Bantustans, Windcarver, DJs - Aetgy and CanRock

Attucks Theater (Downtown/Norfolk)
Sat - Houston Person, Jazz Sax,

Chrysler Hall (Downtown/Norfolk)
Sat - Dance Theater of Harlem, 8 pm
Sun - Dance Theater of Harlem, 2 pm

Harrison Opera House (Downtown/Norfolk)
Sat - Dance Recital: 47th Dance a la Carte “Rhythm of the Night”, Presented by The Bobbi and Helen Studio

Scope Arena (Downtown/Norfolk)
Cirque Mechanics: Gantry Show. FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
Come experience this self-contained, portable, theatrical circus spectacle! Witness feats of contortion, Chinese poles and trapeze all on a 22’ high stage-like mechanical apparatus. Described by Spectacle Magazine as “the greatest contribution to the American Circus since Cirque de Soleil,” this modern twist on the circus caravan is complete with original music, theatrical costumes and lighting. Don’t miss one of their outdoor performances as part of the Beyond the Concert Hall Series!
Fri - 5:30, 7:00, & 8:30 pm
Sat - 6:15, 7:15, & 10:15 pm
Sun - 12:45, 1:45, & 4:45 pm

Spirit of Norfolk Cruise (Waterfront/Norfolk)
Fri - Sea Queens: Drag the Night Away, Midnight-2 am

Stockley Gardens Arts Festival
Saturday, May 17
10:00 - 11:00 AM - Logan Vath
11:30 - 12:30 PM - Scott Slay
1:00 - 2:30 PM - Sunny & Gabe
3:00 - 4:30 PM - DJ P & Mr. T
5:00 - Waxing Poetics
Sunday, May 18
12 Noon - 1:00 PM - Jim Newsom Quartet
1:30 - 3:00 PM - The Bartones
3:30 - 5:00 PM - Time the Avenger featuring artist/musician Andi Helfant-Frye

Splashdown Norfolk Arts District Fundraiser Pool Party (Norfolk Plaza Hotel)
Sat - BTYM and Raw Russ, w/ special guests: Sunny & Gabe, Ikagura, 7 pm

NorVa (Downtown/Norfolk)
Fri - On the Verge: Best of 757 Headbangers - Remnant, Fallout of Fear, Sight Obscene
Sat - The Legwarmers, w/ DJ Ghozt
Mon - Neon Trees, w/ Smallpools, and Nightmare & The Cat

Baxter’s Sports Lounge (Granby/Norfolk)
Fri - DJ FU N Forte (DJ-Drum Mashup)
Sat - Jack Becker

Scotty Quixx (Granby/Norfolk)
Mon - Karaoke

FM Restaurant (Backstage, Granby/Norfolk)
Fri - Funky Friday Art Show: DJ Sir Sup Ladies, Psolomon Williams, Kscott Musik, Everson Godfrey, Egami Reh
Sat - Who’s Your Daddy
Sun - Jazz Brunch, 11 am; Karaoke, 7 pm

Hell’s Kitchen (Granby/Norfolk)
Fri - Kaboombox
Sat - E.L.T.

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

Norfolk Taproom (Granby/Norfolk)
Fri - Foothills Brewing Steal the Pint Night, w/ Kevin Brinson (psst, maybe Brian Sewell, Paul Jarman, and Derek Smith?!?)
Sat - Paul Jarman playing w/ his brother for the last time
Sat/Sun - Beer Fest, let us be your official pre-game and post-party spot

The Pagoda Restaurant (Freemason/Norfolk)
Sun - Dave Johnson, noon-3 pm

Taphouse Grill (Ghent/Norfolk)
Fri - The Electric Fuzz Band
Sat - The Real Tears, 60 Cycle, and special guest

Belmont House of Smoke (Ghent/Norfolk)
Sat - Cemetery Boys w/The Drendas & Guests

80/20 Burger Bar (Ghent/Norfolk)
Sat - The Outer Loop & The Framers

Five Points Farm Market (Church St/Norfolk)
Sun - Johnny Rock acoustic brunch, 11:30 am

Charlie’s Restaurant (Riverview/Norfolk)
Fri - Music w/ Amy Ferebee

O’Connor Brewing Taproom (25th St./Norfolk)
Live Music Fri-Sat 4-7pm
Fri - Matt & Tam
Sat - Frood

Venue on 35th (35th St/Norfolk)
Sat - MASHUPS: Quarterly Open Mic Event, 7 pm
Sun - Actors Open Stage, 7 pm
Mon - Weekly Open Mic, 7 pm

Small’s Smokehouse & Oyster Bar (Hampton Blvd/Norfolk)
Fri - Kelsey Vivien

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

Borjo Coffeehouse (ODU/Norfolk)
Fri - Mimsey Mack unplugged
Sun - Amy Ferebee & Regina Scott Sanford, 5 pm

O’Sullivan’s Wharf (N Colley Ave/Norfolk)
Fri - Sharkophagus
Sat - The Dentz

Sunset Grill (Willoughby/Norfolk)
- Rich Ridofino & Mark T Greene, 7 pm
Sun - Denny Fohringer, 6 pm

Mojo Bones (Ocean View/Norfolk)
Fri - Blues Friday,
Sat - 5th Anniversary Party w/ Jackie Scott and the Housewreckers

Greenies (Ocean View/Norfolk)
Fri - Quik Fix Band
Sat - Borderline Crazy
Sun - Milk

Thirsty Camel (Ocean View/Norfolk)
Sat - Anthony Rosano & the Conqueroos

Mona Lisa’s Pizza (Ocean View/Norfolk)
Fri - Snackbar Jones
Sat - Buckroe City Band

Cap’n Ron’s Bar & Grill (Chesapeake Blvd/Norfolk)
Fri - Grind Method, 9:30 pm
Sat - Diatonic with special guest F-Bomb

Cutty Sark Marina Bar (Pretty Lake/Norfolk)
Fri - String Theory

VIRGINIA BEACH

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

Tidewater Friends of Acoustic Music
(VB/Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library)
Sat - Rupert Wates, 7 pm

Wing King Sports Bar (Va Beach Blvd/VB)
Fri - Seth Stainback & Roosterfoot
Sat - The Bar Tones

Tubby’s Tavern (Va Beach Blvd/VB)
Fri - Matt Holloman

Cheeseburger in Paradise (Lynnhaven Pkwy/VB)
Fri - Billy Joe Trio, 8 pm

Tapped Gastropub (Hilltop/VB)
Fri - Borderline Crazy Trio, 9 pm
Sat - Jackson LeBeau, 9 pm
Sun - Open Mic w/Jon and Justin, 10 pm

501 City Grill (Hilltop/VB)
Sat - Pridemore

Chops VB (Laskin Rd/VB)
Fri - Skip Friel, 6 pm

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

Hot Tuna Bar & Grill (Shore Drive/VB)
Fri - Vinyl Headlights
Sat - Ryan Hines Band

Mango’s Beach Grill (Shore Drive/VB)
Fri - Karnivale
Sat - Nature’s Child
Sun - Jimmy Williams & George Scoffield, 5 pm

Shellfish Co. at Bubba’s (Shore Dr/VB)
Sun - The Love Letter, 3 pm

Chix Sea Grill (Lynnhaven Inlet/VB)
Sat - Mike Proffitt & Dana Silvercloud

Froggies Cantina By The Bay (Shore Drive/VB)
Fri - Baddadz, 8:30 pm
Sat - Legacy, 8:30 pm
Sun - Fred Karam & Friends

HK on the Bay (Chicks Beach/VB)
Fri - Raymond Meeks, 10 pm
Sat - Almost Famous Band, 10 pm

Poppa’s Pub (Diamond Springs/VB)
Fri - Type Cast
Sat - Cosmik Debris, 9:15 pm

* The Summer Salutation music and arts festival (57th St Surf Club/VB)
Sun - Woodwork, The Reef, Invisible Landscapes, The Special Guests, Kings of Ukelele, No Dreads

Chichos 29th St (Oceanfront/VB)
Sat - G-Bombs & Destined Nation, 8 pm
Sun - Steve Forss, 6 pm
Mon - Mike Gombas Jr, 7 pm

CP Shucker’s (Oceanfront/VB)
Sat - Mother Shuckers 20th Anniversary Party! Live music from Anthony Rosano and the Conqueroos, the Jesse Chong Band, the Wet Boys, and the Hackensaw Boys. Party starts at 2pm. The bands start at 4:15pm

21st Street Seafood Co. (Oceanfront/VB)
Sat - Dave Johnson

Lunasea (Oceanfront/VB)
Sun - 7th Annual, Jam Out w/your Clam Out, Ryan Hines, and Jesse Chong, 6 pm

Cactus Jacks (Oceanfront/VB)
Fri - DJ SDot
Sat - DJ Bro Brad

15th Street Raw Bar (Oceanfront/VB)
Fri - Terry Kemp, 9 pm

Calypso’s (Oceanfront/VB)
Sat - Feral
5/22 - Miss ECSC Prelims

11th St Taphouse (Oceanfront/VB)
Fri - Rip Chord
Sat - Ray Meeks Band

Retro Cafe (Oceanfront/VB)
Fri - No Dreads w/ Pleasure House & Holly Roads, 9 pm

Mahi Mah’s (7th St Stage, Oceanfront/VB)
Sat - Seth Stainback and Roosterfoot, 6 pm

Shaka’s (Oceanfront/VB)
Fri - Broken Mouth Annie, w/ Outta The Furnace, 7:30 pm
Sun - SEAHAVEN, Adventures, Foxing, Cardinal
Mon - Euro Night

Peabody’s (Oceanfront/VB)
Sat - BRAIN DRAIN is back!!! NYC’s Branchez, Audio Ammo holdin’ it down, Lights & lasers, Crazy sound system, Multiple Bars, Happy Hour before the party, 7-9 PM.

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

Hook-Up Cafe (Oceanfront/VB)
Sat - The Daycations, Bad Korea, Karbomb, Seagulls, 8 pm
Sun - Hammer Fight, The Pestilence Choir & Motion of Chaos, 8 pm

Abbey Road Pub (Oceanfront/VB)
Fri-Sat - Bernie Lee

Croc’s (Oceanfront/VB)
Sun - Drag Yourself To Brunch

South Beach Grill (Oceanfront/VB)
Fri - River Boyz
Sat - 710 Oil
Sun - Jack Becker

JageR’s Beach Bar and Grill (General Booth/VB)
Fri - The Deloreans
Sat - The Southern Prophets

Boneshaker’s Sports Bar & Grill (General Booth/VB)
Fri - Vicious Kiss, 9 pm
Sat - Marty Kash, (patio) 4 pm; Action Jackson, 9 pm
Sun - Brian Grilli & Ross King, (patio) 3 pm

Flip Flops (Upton Dr/VB)
Fri - Steve Forss, 8 pm

Lu Lu’s Smokehouse and Tavern (Upton Dr/VB)
Fri - Jack Becker
Sat - Tom n Nate

Seaboard Sports Restaurant (Nimmo/VB)
Sun - Evan Button, 4 pm

Baja Restaurant (Sandbridge/VB)
Sun - J and the Band, 6 pm

Stan’s American Bistro (Courthouse/VB)
Fri - HM Johnson Band
Sat - Herndon-Edwards Band Reunion Tour

Woody McGee’s Barstro (Holland Rd/VB)
Sat - Nitro Fish acoustic Trio, 9:30 pm

Grumpy’s (Kempsville/VB)
Fri - Hot Cakes
Sat - Rich Whiskey

Wing King Sports Bar (Kempsville/VB)
Fri - Nature’s Child
Sat - Last Fair Deal

CHESAPEAKE

Chesapeake Jubilee (City Park/Chesapeake)
Fri - Lewis McGehee, 5:30 pm; Shotgun Blues Brotherhood, 6 pm; Joe Ed Kelleher, 7 pm; Gosman Band, 7:30 pm; the Phun Doctors, 8:30 pm; Uncle Kracker, 9:30 pm; Kudzu Junction, 10 pm
Sat - Vicki Jade, 10:30 am; Back Porch Boogie Band, 11 am; Herbie & The Dangermen, 12:30 pm; Group Therapy, 12:30 pm; Exploding Sun, 2 pm; Sojorn, 4 pm; Ty Marquis Smith Experience, 4 pm; The Dave Tinney Band, 5:30 pm; Blackbird Pond, 6 pm; Jim Newsome Quartet, 7:30 pm; Dave Cynar, 7:30 pm; Colt Ford, 9:30 pm; Vinyl Live, 9:30 pm
Sun - LP & The 8 Tracks, 1:30 pm; Riverboyz, 3 pm; Skip Friel & The Resonators, 4:30 pm; Roots & Boots, 5 pm; Chesapeake Music Academy Jazz Ambassadors, 6 pm

Eagle’s Nest Rockin’ Country Bar (Military Hwy/Chesapeake)
Sat - Cody and Austin Band
Sun - Open Mic w/Heather Edwards and Nathan Firth

Wicker’s Crab Pot and Seafood (Indian River Rd/Chesapeake)
Fri - Barefoot and Crazy
Sat - Dahna Rowe

Jerry’s of Chesapeake (Indian River/Chesapeake)
Fri - Asphalt Jungle
Sat - Ever After
Mon - Open Mic

The Riff House/Roger’s Sports Bar (Bainbridge Blvd/Chesapeake)
Fri - Melia Fernando Welcome Home Party: Stone Reign, Motion of Chaos, Til The Casket Drops, Dethorned, Caligula, 8:30 pm
Sat - Crystal Oyler Benefit: Remnant, Southern Joint Committe, Art of Destruction, Remnants of Honor, $5, 9 pm

The New Club Relevant at the Refuge (Bainbridge Blvd/Chesapeake)
Fri - The Big Time, Your Favorite Coastline, mOcean, The Eleventh Hour, AsOne, Costume Party, 6 pm

VA Live (S. Military Hwy/Chesapeake)
Mon - Capsize, Choir Vandals, Cardinal, Drawback

Krossroads Rock & Country Bar (Volvo Pkwy/Chesapeake)
Fri - Everafter

Wild Wing Cafe (Greenbrier/Chesapeake)
Fri - Dustin Furlow, 7 pm

Redbone’s Raw Bar & Seafood Grill (Great Bridge/Chesapeake)
Sun - Michael & Cam

Lockside Bar & Grill (Great Bridge/Chesapeake)
Sat - Lewis McGehee, 8:30 pm

Big Woody’s Bar & Grill (Great Bridge/Chesapeake)
Fri - DJ Dance Party
Sat - Quik Fixx
Sun - Aaron Fulcher

Winston’s Raw Bar (Cedar Rd/Chesapeake)
Fri - The Karma Kings
Sat - Karaoke

Bad Habits Wing & Oyster Bar (Mt Pleasant/Chesapeake)
Sun - Tiki Bar Band, 4 pm

Big Woody’s Bar & Grill (Chesapeake Square/Chesapeake)
Fri - DJ Dance Party
Sat - Gridlock 64

PORTSMOUTH

Beer, Band & BBQ (North Landing/Portside/Portsmouth)
Sat - More Cowbell, and The Deloreans, 4 pm

Baron’s Pub (High St/Portsmouth)
Fri - Derek Smith

HAMPTON

Hampton Block Party (Queen’s Way/Downtown Hampton)
Sat - Electric Fuzz Band, Sean Petersen Experiment, 6 pm

Buckroe Beach Reggae Fest (Hampton)
Sat - Session Rocker, Mighty Joshua & Zion 5, Tuff Lion, Steve Martinez & the Give Thanks Band, Nature’s Child, 11 am

Hampton Taphouse (Downtown/Hampton)
Sat - Jess Doran Band

Marker 20 (Downtown/Hampton)
Fri - Mercy Creek

The Point (Phoebus/Hampton)
Fri - Jess Doran Band
Sat - Matt Holloman

Olde Towne Tavern (Phoebus/Hampton)
Sat - Honky Tonk Saturday Nights! w/Lost In Transit

Victorian Tea Station (N. Mallory St./Hampton)
Fri - Open Mic w/ The Wamplers

TC Grill (Peninsula Town Center/Hampton)
Fri - Key’d Up
Sat - Mark & Rich (Mark & the Derelicts), 7 pm; Jeremy Wilkes & Katie Sharrow, 10 pm

Farmers Market Concert Series (Peninsula Town Center/Hampton)
Sun - Bill Miles Band, 11 am

NEWPORT NEWS

Art After Five (Peninsula Fine Arts Center/Newport News)
Fri - Skye Zentz, 5:30 pm

City Center at Oyster Point (Newport News)
Sat - Live on the Market Stage, The Joe Gosman Band, 4 pm

Ferguson Center (Newport News)
Sat - Ain’t Nothin but dat GODSPELL

Manhattan’s NY Deli & Pub (Newport News)
Fri - Hey Hey Hooligan
Sat - The Cover Up

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

Hoss’ Deli (Old Oyster Point/Newport News)
Fri - KRUNCH
Sat - Soul Patch unplugged
Mon - Jackass Flats

Quaker Steak and Lube
Fri - Acoustic Night w/ Gerald & Marc, 6 pm then Karaoke
Sun - Emily Patrick and Donnie Newbold acoustic, 6 pm

Hilton Tavern (Warwick/Newport News)
Mon - Open Mic, w/ Vaughn & Sueanne, 8 pm

Weekend Pub (Warwick/Newport News)
Fri - Dave Crumpler, w/ Mike Glass
Sat - The Dharma Initiative, 10 pm
Sun - Open Mic, w/ The Lovecats

Longboards (Newport News)
Fri - Felicia Hoyos, w/ The Love Letter, Carl Olson and Jeremy Wilkes, 8 pm

SUFFOLK

Beer, Bands, & BBQ - CE&H Ruritan Club (Eclipse Dr/Suffolk)
Sat - Beer Bands & BBQ will have 4 bands. The Unexpected band, Spice Dons with Don Hamlett, Lee Spicer and friends, the Bill Miles Band and the Shotgun Blues Brotherhood entire band.

YORKTOWN

Yorktown Pub (Water St/Yorktown)
Fri - Bad Ace, 9 pm

Water Street Grille (Water St/Yorktown)
Fri - Pair-a-Docs
Sat - Beats Collective

Market Day (Riverwalk/Yorktown)
Sat - Lana Puckett & Kim Person, 8 am

Cactus Steakhouse (G.W. Mem Hwy/Yorktown)
Fri - Johnny St Clair, 6 pm; The Cover Up, 9:30 pm
Sat - Tony Bob, 6 pm; After School Snack, 9:30 pm

Vintner’s Cellar (G.W. Mem Hwy/Yorktown)
Sat - Bryan Forrest & Mike Moore, 7 pm

County Grill (G.W. Mem Hwy/Yorktown)
Sat - JP3

WILLIAMSBURG

Cogan’s Deli & Sports Pub
Fri - Blue Ribbon, 8 pm
Sat - Urban Hill

Oceans & Ales
Sat - The Reef, 9:30 pm