Live and Local Music in Tidewater VA

NORFOLK

NorVa (Downtown/No)
Tue - Drive-By Trucker, w/ Water Liars, 8 pm
Wed - Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, 8 pm
Fri - Soulstice Reb’l, w/ Takeover Crew, Chromatic Crescendo, Parks & Wrecks, Brandon Jarod, 7:30 pm

Baxter’s Sports Lounge (Granby/No)
Thu - Summer Mug Night, w/ Z104 and DJ DYT
Fri - Friday Night Live w/ Tailgate Down, 10 pm
Sat - weekend Disco w/DJ Might-E

Scotty Quixx (Granby/No)
Tue - Nature’s Child, 10 pm
Wed - Latin Night, Every Wednesday
Thu - Trendy Thursday, w/ DJ KO, 10 pm
Fri - DJ KO, 10 pm
Sat - DJ CanRock, 10 pm
Mon - Karaoke every Monday

FM Restaurant (Backstage, Granby/No)
Tue - Smartmouth Trivia
Wed - After Work Party w/Brian Sewell, 6 pm
Thu - Throwback Thursday, DJ Alfred Torres

Hell’s Kitchen (Granby/No)
Thu - HK Unplugged, w/ Dave Johnson
Fri - SICMAN of VA
Sat - The Gold Sauce

Mo & O’Malley’s (Granby/No)
Live Pub Music Most Nights
Tue-Thu - Martin Marron
Fri -Sat - Don Bunch

Cure Coffeehouse (Freemason/No)
Wed - Open Mic

Taphouse Grill (Ghent/No)
Fri - The Return of Humanoids From The Deep, The Hissy Fits, and The Cemetery Boys, 10 pm
Sat - Arms Bizarre

Belmont House of Smoke (Ghent/No)
Wed - Trivia
Thu - Karaoke
Fri - 11 Ton w/ Guests
Sat - (Bryan’s B-day Bash) The Gloom, The Janks, and the Cemetery Boys, 9:30 pm

80/20 Burger Bar (Ghent/No)
Fri - Bended Light, 9 pm

O’Connor Brewing Taproom (25th St./No)
Live Music Fri-Sat 4-7pm
Fri - Brian Shultz
Sat - The Dharma Initiative

Venue on 35th (35th St/No)
Thu - Weekly Open Mic
Fri - Nerd Alert: Very Superstitious (Sketch Comedy)
Mon - Weekly Open Mic

The Iguana (ODU/No)
Sun - the Hissy Fits, w/ Mike Bell and the Movies, and Pissghetti

Mojo Bones (ODU/No)
Fri - DJ Yoni
Sat - DJ Blue
Mon - Country Night w/DJ Buckshot

Borjo Coffeehouse (ODU/No)
Thu - Little Pants, w/ Skye Zentz
Fri - Mimsey Mack, 7 pm
Sat - Paintnite

O’Sullivan’s Wharf (N Colley Ave/No)
Tue - Lewis McGehee

Hermitage Museum, Sunsets on the River (Lochaven/No)
Thu - Major and the Monbacks, 6 pm

Big Bands on the Bay (Ocean View Park/No)
Sun - Don Case and the Satin Sounds Orchestra, 7 pm

Sunset Grill (Willoughby/No)
Wed - Open Mic w/ Joey Wood

Mojo Bones (Ocean View/No)
Thu - Open Mic with David Welsh
Fri - Blues Friday, w/ Otis Brooks
Sat - Rockabilly Riot, w/ 11 Ton

Greenies (Ocean View/No)
Thu - Buckshot
Fri June 13 Borderline Crazy
Sat June 14 Crush
Sun June 15 Milk

Thirsty Camel (Ocean View/No)
Fri-Sat - Live Bands

Mona Lisa’s Pizza (Ocean View/No)
Wed - Karaoke, 9pm
Thu - Snackbar Jones, 9 pm
Fri - Mike DeMoss, 6 pm; Vinyl Headlights, 9 pm
Sat - DJ Tommy T

Cutty Sark Marina Bar (Pretty Lake/No)
Wed - Open Mic w/ Dahna Rowe

Hershee Bar (Sewells Point Rd/No)
Fri - The Vixens, Sniffing Glue, and The Drendas, 9 pm

VIRGINIA BEACH

Farm Bureau Live (Princess Anne Rd/VB)
Thu - Elton John

Sandler Center (Town Center/VB)
Wed - Ynot Wednesday w/ HM Johnson Band, 5 pm

Keagan’s Irish Pub(Town Center/VB)
Thu - Steve Forss

Wing King Sports Bar (Va Beach Blvd/VB)
Tue - Trivia, 7 pm, & Karaoke, 9 pm
Wed - Open Mic w/ Dana & Sergio, 9 pm
Thu - Anthony Rosano
Fri - Almost Famous Band
Sat - R.i.O.

Scotty Quixx (Birdneck/VB)
Thu - Brent Shepard
Sat - Jack Becker

Tapped Gastropub (Hilltop/VB)
Fri - Brian sewell
Sun - Open Mic w/Jon and Justin

501 City Grill (Hilltop/VB)
Live Music Wed and Sat

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

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, 10 pm
Fri - DJ F14, 10 pm
Sat - DJ Migs, 10 pm

Mango’s Beach Grill (Shore Drive/VB)
Live Music Every Fri-Sat

Froggies’ Cantina By The Bay (Shore Drive/VB)
Tue - Open Mic
Thu - Bryan Dunn, 8 pm
Fri - Badadz, 8:30 pm
Sat - Almost Famous Band, 8:30 pm
Sun - Brian Grilli, 5 pm

HK on the Bay (Chicks Beach/VB)
Fri - Cheap Thrills, 10 pm

Poppa’s Pub (Diamond Springs/VB)
Fri - The Blue Lords
Sat - Rendition

BEACH STREET USA (Oceanfront/VB)
Tue - Brandon Bower (24th St.), 8 pm
Wed - Brian Grilli (24th St.0, 8 pm; The Wailers (31st St.), 7 pm
Thu - Quick Fixx (17th St.), 8 pm; Jack Becker (34th St.), 6 pm
Fri - Fast Forward (7th St.), 7 pm; USAF Full Spectrum (17th St.), 8 pm; Bigger Dream (24th St.), 8 pm; Right On Band (31st St.), 7 pm; David Carter (34th St.), 7 pm
Sat - Hot Cakes (7th St.), 7 pm; Gridlock 64 (17th St.), 8 pm; The Quattro (24th St.), 8 pm; Skip Friel & the Resonators (31st St.), 12 pm; Strictly Bizzness (31 st St.), 7 pm; Matt Redford (34th St.), 7 pm
Sun - Ray Meeks (7th St.), 12 pm; The Deloreans (7th St.), 6 pm; Laranah Phipps (31st St.), 12 pm; Deja (31st St.), 6 pm; Brandon Bower (34th St.), 6 pm

Surf Club Ocean Grill, Wyndham Hotel (57th St Oceanfront/VB)
Fri - Ray Meeks, 6 pm
Sat - Mike DeMoss, 6 pm
Sun - Last Fair Deal, 4 pm

Retro Cafe (Oceanfront/VB)
weekend Music and DJs

Chicho’s Pizza 29th St (Oceanfront/VB)
Mon - Mike Gombas

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

Lunasea (Oceanfront/VB)
Tue - Jess Chong

Calypso’s (Oceanfront/VB)
Wed - Jesse Chong
Thu - Country Thursday
Fri/Sat - Live Music
Sun - Session Rockers, 6 pm

Cactus Jacks Southwest Grill (Oceanfront/VB)
Wed - Local’s Night w/ Vivian Payne
Thu - Ladies’ Night w/ DJ Anderson
Fri - DJ John Rab

15th Street Raw Bar (Oceanfront/VB)
Sat - Asphalt Jungle

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

11th St Taphouse (Oceanfront/VB)
Fri-Sat - Live Music

Waterman’s Surfside Grill (Oceanfront/VB)
Fri - DJ Dexx

Shaka’s (Oceanfront/VB)
Tue - Manfog
Wed - Hooked! The Battle For The Catchiest Chorus, 9 pm

Doc Taylor’s Seaside Lounge (Oceanfront/VB)
Thu - Kings of Belmont, 8:30 pm

Murphy’s Grand Irish Pub (Oceanfront/VB)
Fri - Jesse Chong, 9 pm
Sat - Jackson Lebeau, 9 pm
Mon - Jessie Chong, 10 pm

Abbey Road Pub (Oceanfront/VB)
Tue - Open Stage w/ Jackson LeBeau
Wed - Pete Hansen, 9 pm
Thu - Chad Mosson, 9 pm
Fri/Sat - Chuck ‘Coyote’ Larson & Friends, 9:30 pm
Sun - John Baldwin, 9 pm

Croc’s (Oceanfront/VB)
Thu - Live Music
Sun - Drag Yourself to Brunch, 11 am

South Beach Grill (Oceanfront/VB)
Wed - Milk
Thu - Yogi & Good O’l Boyz
Sat - Monkey Fist
Sun - Ax To Grind

JageR’s Beach Bar and Grill (General Booth/VB)
Thu - Bike Night, w/ Live Music, 7 pm
Fri - Kasey Rae Meeks, 9:30 pm
Sat - Right On Band, 9:30 pm

Boneshaker’s Sports Bar & Grill (General Booth/VB)
Wed - Terry Kemp (patio), 7 pm
Thu - Blackwater Jam (patio), 7 pm
Fri - HAPPY 50th BIRTHDAY to KELLY WASHBURN! Huge Bash w/ Buckshot, 8 pm
Sat - Brent Shepard (patio), 3 pm, Pawn Shop Lifters, 9:30 pm
Sun - Funday w/ Brin Grilli and Ross King (patio), 3 pm

Lu Lu’s Smokehouse and Tavern (Upton Dr/VB)
Live Music Fri-Sat
Thu - Karaoke
Fri - Vince Kornegay

The Whiskey Kitchen (General Booth/VB)
Sat - Brandon Bower, 9 pm

Baja Restaurant & Grill (Sandbridge/VB)
Wed - Hot Cakes
Fri - Straight Face

Stan’s American Bistro (Courthouse/VB)
Wed - The 151 Band, 8 pm
Thu - Eddie Sal, 6 pm
Fri - The Michael Clark Band, 8 pm
Sat - The Lastones, 8 pm

Finn McCool’s Fish House & Tavern (Princess Anne/VB)
Fri - Charltones Duo, 9 pm

Virginia Beach Farmer’s Market (Princess Anne/VB)
Fri - Friday Night Hoedown w/ Country Review, 7pm

Woody McGee’s Barstro (Hollond Rd/VB)
wed - Dan Lavoie & Kim Nesemeier

Grumpy’s (Kempsville/VB)
Tue - TNT Karaoke
Wed - TNT Karaoke
Thu - Hot Cakes, 8 pm
Fri - Fall By Law, 9 pm
Sat - Rich Whiskey, 9 pm
Sun - Open Mic, w/ 757 Roxx, 7 pm

Wing King Sports Bar (Kempsville/VB)
Wed - Trivia
Thu - Open Mic, 9 pm
Fri - Hot Cakes
Mon - Karaoke, 9:30 pm

CHESAPEAKE

Free Summer Concert at Towneplace (Greenbrier/Ch)
Fri - Lewis Mc Gehee, 6 pm

Eagle’s Nest Rockin’ Country Bar (Military Hwy/Ch)
Tue - Karaoke
Thu - Ladies’ Night w/ Brian Grilli, 9:30 pm
Fri - Cody and Austin (patio), 9 pm
Sat - Tailgate Down, 10 pm
Sun - BBQ w/ Mitch Foutz, 3 pm

Long Shots (Military Hwy/Ch)
Tue - Karaoke
Thu - DJ JR
Sat - Cornhole and DJ

Wicker’s Crab Pot and Seafood (Indian River Rd/Ch)
Tue - Open Mic/Cornhole Tourny
Wed - Karaoke
Live Music Thu-Sat

Jerry’s of Chesapeake (Indian River/Ch)
Wed - Ladie’s Night w/ DJ Moose
Fri - More Holla
Sat - Buckshot

The Riff House/Roger’s Sports Bar (Bainbridge Blvd/Ch)
Fri - Outta the Furnace, Double Experience (CAN), Dragon Chaser, Jack Ledger, Hostile Within, 9 pm
Sat - MeTaL PrOm w/ NEMESIS, and guests Til The Casket Drops, Tiltid, and The Seventh Aura, 8pm

VA Live (S. Militay Hwy/Ch)
Tue - Bike Night/Karaoke
Wed - Romonta & Friends Unplugged Wednesdayz, feat. Brittany Musicisme Burrell, 7 pm
Thu - THE LAST MONGOLOIDS TOUR, w/ The Mongoloids, Rude Awakening, Modern Pain, Paper Trail, Sex Dagger, 6:30 pm
Fri - Fortune 500 Fashion Friday
Sat - Diana Reyes
Sun - The Elewments Jazz Band, 5 pm

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

Chicho’s (Kempsville Rd/Ch)
Live Music Some Weekends

Redbone’s Raw Bar & Seafood Grill (Great Bridge/Ch)
Weekend Live Music

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

bluFrog Bar/Grill (Ch)
Wed - Open Mic

Winston’s Raw Bar (Ch)
Thu - Open Mic w/Joel King

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

PORTSMOUTH

Baron’s Pub (High Street/Portsmouth)
Wed - Derek Smith
Thu - Brian Sewell, 9 pm
Sun - Open Mic, w/ Vince Kornegay

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

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

757 Crave (Marina/Portsmouth)
Wed - Who We Are Not, w/Om Shanti Rising, 7 pm
Thu - The Charltones Duo, 7 pm

The Barrell II (Portsmouth)
Wed - Don Comer w/ Amy Ferebee, 7

HAMPTON

Downtown Hampton Block Party (Queen St/H)
Sat - Slapnation, 6 pm

Hampton Taphouse (Downtown/H)
Sat - YourMusicShow presents Outta The Furnace, Creek Don’t Rise, and Frood

Conch & Bucket (Downtown/H)
Sun - Alex Murray

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

Marker 20 (Downtown/H)
Thu - Open Mic Night
Sat - Jesse Chong
Sun - Brian sewell, 4 pm

Oyster Alley (Crown Plaza Downtown/H)
Fri - Seth Stainback & Roosterfoot, 7 pm
Sat - Blue House, 7 pm
Sun - Jimmy Masters, 11 am

American Theater (Phoebus/H)
Sat - one-night-only benefit concert for The Legacy Home for Hospice, feat. Robbin Thompson, 8 pm, donations

The Point (Phoebus/H)
Weekend Live Music

Olde Towne Tavern (Phoebus/H)
Wed - CheapWhiskey, 8 pm
Thu - Mik Trokel & his semi unplugged solo rock experience
Sat - Honky Tonk Saturday Nights!

Sarah’s Irish Pub (Phoebus/H)
Tue - Don Butcher’s open mic night

The Turtle (Phoebus/H)
Fri - Asphalt Jungle

Victorian Tea Station (N. Mallory St./H)
Wed - Poet and Author’s Night
Thu - Songwriters Open mic, 7 pm
Fri - Open Mic w/ The Wamplers

Paradise Ocean Club (Ft Monroe/H)
Fri - Sunset Concert w/ Strictly Bizzness, 6 pm
Sun - Sunday Funday w/ Snackbar Jones, 3 pm

Groovin’ by the Bay (Buckroe Beach/H)
Sun - Slapnation, 6 pm

Tapps (Power Plant/H)
Wed - Felicia Hoyos, w/ Brien Staub, 8 pm
Sat - Powerplant boardwalk Luau, w/ Jimmy Buffett Tribute Band, 6 pm

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

Thursdays on the Lake (Mariners Museum/H)
Thu - Borderline Crazy

Port Warwick Music Series (Port Warwick/H)
Wed - Jae Sinnett Jazz Trio

NEWPORT NEWS

Thursdays by the Lake (Mariner’s Museum/NN)
Thu - Borderline Crazy, 6 pm

Fountain Stage (City Center at Oyster Point/NN)
Fri - Rich Whiskey, 5:30 pm

Manhattan’s NY Deli & Pub (Thimble Shoals Blvd/NN)
Tue - Karaoke w/DJ Dallas
Wed - Karaoke, then Thirty Dirty Birds
Thu - United Souls
Fri - Snackbar Jones
Sat - Blue Ribbon
Mon - Karaoke w/DJ Chris Hanson

Toby Keith’s Bar (Thimble Shoals Blvd/NN)
Fri - Grand Central, 9 pm
Sat - Alex Hilton Band, 9 pm

Hoss’ Deli (Old Oyster Point/NN)
Wed - The Deloreans, 9 pm

Thu - Matt Jones and the Bobs, 9:30 pm
Fri - Fine Swiss Cheese, 9:30 pm
Sat - Old Dudes MC, 13th Annual Poker Run & Auction
Mon - Jackass Flats, 8 pm

Quaker Steak and Lube
Tue - Hey Hey Hooligan, w/ special guests, 8 pm
Wed - Open Mic & Competition
Fri - Acoustic Night w/ Gerald & Marc, 6 pm then Karaoke

Hilton Tavern (Warwick/NN)
Thu - Karaoke
Mon - Open Mic, w/ Vaughn & Sueanne

Weekend Pub (Warwick/NN)
Fri - Double Dose
Sat - Stevie Mike and The Dealers
Sun - Round 2 of open mic icon

Longboards (NN)
Wed - Lovecats
Sat - Felicia Hoyos, w/ Chenel Hairston Music & Brien Straub, 8 pm

O Herman (Warwick/NN)
Fri - Mike Wend, 9 pm
Sat - Speakeasy, 9 pm
Sun - Felicia Hoyos, w/ Peter Walters, 8 pm

Discover Teas (NN)
Every Thu - Open Mic

YORKTOWN

Waterman’s Museum (Water St/Yt)
Fri - VSO: Star Spangled Spectacular, 7 pm

Shagging on the Waterfront (Water St/Yt)
Thu - Carolina Soul Band, 6:30 pm

Yorktown Market Days (Water St/Yt)
Sat - Sojourn, 8 am - 12 pm

Water Street Grill (Water St/Yt)
Fri - Felicia Hoyos, 8 pm
Sat - Pair-O-Docs, 8 pm

Cactus Steakhouse (G.W. Mem Hwy/Yt)
Tue - Karaoke, 8 pm
Sat - Bill Miles Band, 6 pm

County Grill (G.W. Mem Hwy/Yt)
Sat - Jumbo Rollers, 10 pm

WILLIAMSBURG

Cogan’s Deli & Sports Pub (New Town/WB)
Fri - Tony Bob Merritt’s Trio, 8 pm

Oceans & Ales (Prime Outlets/WB)
Fri - Nature’s Child, 6 pm
Sat - Soul Patch, 6 pm

Paul’s Deli (Scotland St/WB)
Mon - Open Mic w/ Billy Joe

Berret’s Taphouse (berreWilliamsburg, VA
Thu- Lovecats

Open Mic Nights:

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)

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
Paul’s Deli w/ Billy Joe (WB)

Tuesdays -
Abbey Road w/ Jackson Lebeau (Oceanfront/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)