Tidewater VA Local Live Music

NORFOLK

Attucks Theater (Downtown/No)
Nov 1 - Ruthie Foster, 8 pm

Chrysler Hall (Downtown/No)
The Book of Mormon (The Musical), Tue-Sat 8 pm, Sat 2 pm, Sun 1 pm & 6:30 pm

NorVa (Downtown/No)
Oct 29 - Big Gigantic, Manic Focus, 8 pm 
Oct 30 - Brand New, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Foxing, 8 pm 
Oct 31 - 94.9 The Point Hallowgreen, w/ The Fighting Jamesons & The Framers, 8 pm

THE PLOT (N Granby/No)
Oct 31 - Halloween @ The Plot, w/ Boneske, Wandcarver, Dyslexia, 8 pm

The Parlor (N Granby/No)
Oct 29 - Drink n’ Draw, w/ Heather Bryant, featuring sounds by DJ P & Mr T, 7 pm 
Oct 31 - DEAD FAMOUS, All Hallow’s Eve Inaugural Masquerade Event, 9 pm
Nov 1 - HALLOWEEN HANGOVER, w/ Wyteshayds & special guests, 10 pm

Scotty Quixx (Granby/No)
Tue - Nature’s Child, 10 pm Every Tuesday
Nov 2 - Halloween Industry Party, 9 pm

Hell’s Kitchen (Granby/No)
10/30 - HK Unplugged, w/ Red Stapler Duo, 10 pm
10/31 - Drama Club, 10 pm
Nov 1 - TBA

Mo & O’Malley’s (Granby/No)
Live Pub Music Most Nights
10/31-11/01 - Glasgow Kiss
11/4-6 - James West

Norfolk Taproom (Granby/No)
Live Music Most Weekends

The Pagoda Restaurant (Freemason/No)
Oct 31 - Halloween Live Music, w/ 710 Oil acoustic, 6 pm

Cure Coffeehouse (Freemason/No)
Thu - Folk Jam, 6:30 pm
Tue - SongWriters, 6:30 pm

Smartmouth Brewing Co. (West Ghent/No)
Live Music on most Saturdays
Nov 1 - 2nd Birthday Bash Street Party, w/ 2 Live Bands, 12 pm

Norfolk Taphouse Grill (Ghent/No)
Live Music Most Weekends
Oct 31 - Midnight Snack, w/ Galaxy Dynamite, 10 pm

Belmont House of Smoke (Ghent/No)
Oct 31 - The Gloom! w/ the Death of Humanoids from the Deep, and Read & Rights, 9 pm

Five Point Community Farm Market (Church St/No) 
Every Sun - Live Acoustic Brunch, 11 am

Venue on 35th (35th St/No)
Mon - Weekly Open Mic
Thu - Weekly Open Mic
Oct 31 - Fantasmo Cult Cinema Explosion Halloween Party! classic uncensored horror trailers, Costume Contest, Live Horror Themed Burlesque Performance, 8 pm

Charlie’s American Cafe (Riverview/No)
Tuesdays - Songwriters
Wednesdays - more live music
Fridays - Amy Ferebee, 6 pm

Small’s Oyster Bar & Smokehouse (Hampton Blvd/No) 
Fri - Live Music every Friday, 9 pm

Borjo Coffeehouse (ODU/No)
Oct 29 - Mimsey Mack, 7 pm
Oct 31 - Annalise Emerick, 6 pm
Nov 4 - The Nightmare Police

O’Sullivan’s Wharf (N Colley Ave/No)
Music most weekends

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

Mojo Bones (Ocean View/No)
Thu - Open Mic with David Welsh
Oct 31 - Halloween Party w/ The Michael Clark Band, 9 pm

Greenies Beach Bar & Grille (Ocean View/No) 
Oct 30 - Snack Bar Jones 
Oct 31 - Borderline Crazy

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

Cutty Sark Marina Bar (Pretty Lake/No)
Every Wednesday - Open Mic
Oct 31 - Heater Murphy

VIRGINIA BEACH

Sandler Center (Town Center/VB)
Nov 1 - VSO: Frankenstein, 8 pm

Keagan’s Irish Pub (Town Center/VB)
Every Thu - Steve Forss, 10 pm
Oct 29 - 20:20, 10 pm
Oct 31 - John Harrell, 10 pm

Tidewater Friends of Acoustic Music (Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library/VB)
Nov 8 - Matt Thomas

Wing King Sports Bar (Va Beach Blvd/VB)
Wed - Open Mic w/ Dana & Sergio, 9 pm
Oct 30 - Seth Stainback & Roosterfoot, 9:30 pm
Oct 31 - Naturte’s Child, 9:30 pm
Nov 1 - J and the Band, 9:30 pm

The Office Bar (Va Beach Blvd/VB)
Oct 31 - Dead End and Spirit Gun

Tubby’s Tavern (Laskin Rd/VB)
Oct 31 - All Hallows Eve, w/ Luke Taylor, 7 pm

Tapped Gastropub (Hilltop/VB)
Every Sun - Open Mic w/Jon and Justin, 10 pm
Oct 30 - David Carter, 9 pm

Eagle’s Nest Rockin’ Country Bar (Nevan Rd/VB)
Oct 29 - Dave Derring 
Oct 31 - The Crazy 80’s Halloween Bash, w/ The Kevin Mac Band, & DJ CanRock
Nov 1 - Benton Blount

501 City Grill (Hilltop/VB)
Live Music most Wed and Sat
Oct 29 - Feral Acoustic trio, 8:30 pm
Oct 31 - Halloween, w/ Vinyl Headlights, 9 pm

Scotty Quixx (Birdneck/VB)
Live Music most Fridays

Horizons Lounge/Tradewinds/VB Resort Hotel & Conference Center (Shore Drive/VB) 
Live Music Most Wednesdays and Sundays 
Oct 29 - Lewis McGehee, w/ John Crane, 8 pm

Hot Tuna Bar & Grill (Shore Drive/VB)
Oct 29 - Snackbar Jones, 9:30 pm
Oct 31 - Comic Con Halloween, w/ DJ Dex, 9 pm

Sly Fox Restaurant (Shore Drive/VB)
Every Sun - Dahna Rowe Duo, 9 pm

Mango’s Beach Grill (Shore Drive/VB)
Every Thu - Karakoe/Open Mic
Live Music most Fri-Sat

Froggies Cantina By The Bay (Shore Drive/VB) 
Every Tue - Open Mic
Oct 30 - Terry Kemp, 8:30 pm
Oct 31 - Halloween w/ EverAfter, 9 pm
Nov 1 - Almost Famous Band, 8:30 pm

Bucketheads Beach Grill (Shore Dr/VB)
Thu - Open Mic, 6 pm

HK on the Bay (Chicks Beach/VB)
Live Music Friday/Saturday
Oct 31 - Hey Hey Hooligan, 10 pm
Nov 1 - Treehouse, 10 pm

Buoy 44 Seafood Grill (Chicks Beach/VB)
Oct 31 - BOO-y 44 Halloween Party, 4 pm

Poppa’s Pub (Diamond Springs/VB)
Every Thu - Open Mic on the Deck, w/ Laced Up, 7 pm
Oct 31 - Lost in Transit, 9 pm
Nov 1 - EverAfter, 9 pm

Murphy’s Grand Irish Pub (30th St, Oceanfront/VB) 
Every Mon - Jessie Chong 
Live Music most weekends
Oct 31 - Halloween w/ Seth Stainback & RoosterChong, 9 pm

Chicho’s Pizza 29th St (Oceanfront/VB)
Every Mon - Mike Gombas
Oct 30 - 8th Annual Halloween Party, w/ Counterfeit Molly, Step Pets, and Mike Federali, 9 pm
Oct 31 - The Reef, Delirious George, Stuck On A Name, Mack Against the Wall, Eazy D, 9 pm

Nat’s Sports Bar & Grill (Mediterranean Ave/VB)
Every Wed - Open Mic, w/Dahna Rowe, 9:30 pm

Cactus Jacks Southwest Grill (28th St, Oceanfront/VB)
Every Thu - Locals’ Night, w/ RnR, 6 pm

Doc Taylor’s Seaside Lounge (23rd St, Oceanfront/VB) 
Live Music Thursday Nights
Oct 30 - Proverbial, 8:30 pm

Hook-Up Cafe (23rd St, Oceanfront/VB)
Oct 29 - Old Wounds, Vices, Paper Trail, Accident Prone & Die Fsater
Nov 2 - Axis(FL), Grit, Accident Prone, Dieseleater

Retro Cafe (23rd St, Oceanfront/VB)
Oct 30 - Devil’s Night Rock & Roll With Jumbo Rollers, The Cemetery Boys, and The Vixens, 9:30 pm

Abbey Road Pub (22nd St, Oceanfront/VB)
Tuesdays - Open Stage w/ Doug Dunn, 9 pm
Oct 31/Nov 1 - Pete Hansen, 9:30 pm

Shaka’s (21st St, Oceanfront/VB)
Tue - Open Mic Night
Oct 29 - Drowning Pool after party with Chris & Les, 11 pm

Calypso’s Bar & Grill (11th St, Oceanfront/VB)
Every Wed - Jesse Chong, 6 pm
Oct 31 - Halloween Costume Party, w/ Feral, 9 pm

Chix Sea Grill & Bar (7th St, Oceanfront/VB)
Oct 31 - Halloween Costume Contest, w/ Jack Becker

Waterman’s Surfside Grille (5th St, Oceanfront/VB)
Oct 31 - Halloween Party, w/ Cheap Thrills, 10 pm

Croc’s 19th Street Bistro (Convention Center/VB)
Mon - Live music, Local Oysters, Local Craft Beer, w/ BigForestFire, 8 pm

South Beach Grill (Norfolk Ave/VB)
Oct 29 - Buckshot, 9:30 pm
Oct 31 - Quick Fix, 9:30 pm
Nov 1 - KRUNCH, 9:30 pm

Boneshaker’s Sports Bar & Grill (General Booth/VB) 
Oct 31 - Halloween w/ The Southern Prophets
Nov 1 - Karnivale
Nov 2 - Barefoot ‘n Crazy, 3 pm

JageR’s Beach Bar and Grill (General Booth/VB) 
Oct 31 - Halloween w/ KRUNCH, 9:30 pm
Nov 1 - Buckshot, 9:30 pm

Lucky Oyster (General Booth/VB) 
Oct 31 - Salt, 9 pm
Nov 1 - Good Vibes, 8:30 pm

Fresh Eats & Drinks (Strawbridge/VB)
Oct 31 - Zombies@Fresh, w/ J & The Band, 7 pm
Nov 1 - Blushing melons, 8:30 pm

LuLu’s Smokehouse and Tavern (Upton Dr/VB) Live Music Fri-Sat
Oct 31 - Halloween Bash, w/ Steve Forss, 8:30 pm

Baja Restaurant & Grill (Sandbridge/VB)
Nov 1 - Halloween Costume Party, w/ Hot Cakes, 8 pm

Stan’s American Bistro (Courthouse/VB)
Thu - Open Mic, 9 pm
Oct 31 - Halloween Bash, w/ Baddadz, 8 pm

Sneeky Pete’s (Princess Anne/VB)
Oct 31 - Halloween w/ Third Stone
Nov 1 - Typecast

Inland Reef (Lynnhaven Pkwy/VB)
Wed - Live Acoustic

Scandal’s Bar (Holland Rd/VB)
Oct 31 - Halloween Party with Rendition!!!

Woody McGee’s Barstro (Holland Rd/VB)
Oct 29 - Dave Johnson
Oct 30 - Skip Friel, 9:30 pm
Oct 31 - Halloween, w/ River Boys
Nov 1 - Frank Laster

Krossroads Rock & Country Bar VB (Pleasant Valley Rd/VB)
Fri - Live Music

Grumpy’s (Kempsville/VB)
Nov 1 - Feral, 9 pm

Wing King Sports Bar (Kempsville/VB)
Tue - Open Mic, 8:30 pm
Wed - Rudy & Kelly Night, w/ Kaboombox, 9:30 pm
Oct 31 - Halloween Party, w/ Asphalt Jungle, 9:30 pm

College Park (6049 Indian River Rd/VB)
Oct 29 - Old Wounds(NJ), Vices(FLHC), Paper Trail, Accident Prone, Die Faster, 7 pm

CHESAPEAKE

Eagle’s Nest Rockin’ Country Bar (Military Hwy/Ch) 
Every Sun - Open Mic w/Heather Edwards and Nathan Firth
Oct 29 - Heather Edwards
Oct 30 - Ladie’s Night, w/ Feral, 9 pm
Oct 31 - Halloween Party, w/ The Cody Austin Band, and Dave Cynar
Nov 1 - River Boyz & Bad Ace

Jerry’s of Chesapeake (Indian River/Ch)
Oct 28 - Cam Head 7 pm 
Oct 29 - Rockin Ronnie Jean, 7:30 pm
Oct 30 - Anthony Rosano and the Conqueroos
Oct 31 - More Holla & Costume contest
Nov 1 - Wildheart

Wicker’s Crab Pot and Seafood (Indian River Rd/Ch) 
Live Music Thu-Sat 
Oct 30 - Stacie & Stevie, 7:30 pm
Oct 31 - Halloween Party, w/ Joe Gosman Band, 9:30 pm
Nov 1 - Sean Petersen, 7:30 pm

The Riff House/Roger’s Sports Bar (Bainbridge Blvd/Ch) 
Oct 30 - GoatWhore, Byzantine, Thy Will Be Done, IKILLYA, Saltine, Til The Casket Drops, and Precipice, 7 pm
Oct 31 - StripperSnBlow Halloween Show, w/ StripperSnBlow, and Fallout of Fear, 9 pm

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

Krossroads Rock & Country Bar (Kempsville Rd/Ch)
Oct 31 - Halloween, w/ Typecast, 9 pm

Wild Wing Cafe (Battlefied/Ch)
Every Thu - The Feenies, 9 pm
Oct 31 - Audio Sauce

Redbone’s Raw Bar & Seafood Grill (Great Bridge/Ch)
Every Wed - Broke By Sunday Duo, 7 pm

45 Degrees Martini Lounge (Kempsville Rd/Ch)
Oct 28 - The Reef, 9:30 pm

Big Woody’s Bar & Grill (Great Bridge/Ch) 
Oct 29 - Cody & Austin
Oct 30 - The Doloreans
Oct 31 - HALLOWEEN BASH, w/ The Riverboyz
Nov 1 - The Cody Austin Band
Nov 2 - Jacob Vanko

bluFrog Bar/Grill (Cedar Rd/Ch)
Every Wed - Splash of Blu Music Contest, 8 pm

Winston’s Raw Bar & Grill (Cedar Rd/Ch)
Oct 31 - Halloween Party

Bad Habits Wing & Oyster Bar (Mt Pleasant Rd/Ch) 
Fri - Live Music

Busky’s Chill & Grill (Hanbury/Ch)
Fri - Live Music
Oct 29 - Steve Forss, 6:30 pm

Big Woody’s Bar & Grill (Chesapeake Square/Ch) 
Oct 29 - RiverBoyz unplugged
Oct 30 - Rich Whiskey
Oct 31 - HALLOWEEN BASH & DJ Dance Party
Nov 1 - Quik Fix

PORTSMOUTH

Baron’s Pub (High St/Po)
Live music Thu - Sat
Every Wed - Derek Smith
Every Thu - Brian Sewell
Every Sun - Open Mic, w/ Vince Koernegay, 9:30 pm

Mario’s Italian Restaurant (Airline Blvd/Po)
Every Wed - Johnny Bland, 7 pm
Every Thu - Shagging , w/ D.J. Jerry Canada
Oct 31 - Halloween Party, w/ HM Johnson Band, 8:30 pm
Nov 1 - Fun Fall Fish Fry, w/ The Janitors

The Barrell II (Churchland Blvd/Po)
Wed - Live Acoustic, 7 pm
Fri - Live Music, 9 pm
Sat - Open Mic, 9 pm

SMITHFIELD

Bridges Restaurant (Carrollton)
Every Wed - Zen Mojo, 7 pm
Fri - Live Music
Oct 31 - Halloween Costume Contest, w/ Bigger Dream

HAMPTON

Goody’s Deli & Pub (Downtown/H)
Every Wed - Open Mic, w/ Vaugn Deel, 9 pm

Hampton Taphouse (Downtown/H)
Every Tue - Open Mic
Oct 31 - The Dharma Initiative

Marker 20 (Downtown/H)
Every Thu - Open Mic Night

The Point (Phoebus/H)
Live Music most weekends

Olde Towne Tavern (Phoebus/H)
Every Tue - Don Butcher’s open mic night
Every Thu - Mik Trokel & his semi unplugged solo rock experience 
Every Sat - Honky Tonk Saturday Nights!
Nov 1 - Bad Influence, 8 pm

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

Tapps (Power Plant/H)
Wed - Acoustic Wednesday, w/Felicia Hoyos & Brien Staub, 7 pm
Oct 31 - Halloween w/ Mack’s Daddy Cirque Du Rock, 9 pm

TC Grill (Peninsula Town Center/H)
Thu - Open Mic, w/ Felicia Hoyos, 8 pm
Fri - Live music

Bar Louie (Peninsula Town Center/H)
Oct 31 - Hal-Lou-ween, prizes for best costumes, Matt Waller, 10 pm

Checkered Flag Tavern (N King St/H)
Oct 31 - Halloween at the Flag, w/ JP 3, 9 pm

NEWPORT NEWS

Ferguson Center for the Arts (CNU/NN)
Nov 2 - National Symphony Orchestra, 7 pm
Nov 5 - Preservation Hall Jazz Band & Allen Toussaint, 7:30 pm

Manhattan’s NY Deli & Pub (Thimble Shoals Blvd/NN) 
Every Thu - United Souls, 10 pm
Oct 29 - Hey Hey Hooligan
Oct 30 - Flannel & Lace, Pre-Halloween Bash & Pajama Jam, w/ United Souls, 10 pm
Oct 31 - Halloween w/ Fine Swiss Cheese
Nov 1 - Rich Whiskey

Toby Keith’s Bar (Thimble Shoals Blvd/NN)
Oct 31 - Halloween Party, Cheap Whiskey, 9:30 pm
Nov 1 - Halloween Party 2, Grant Austin Taylor, 9:30 pm

Hoss’ Deli (Old Oyster Point Rd/NN)
Oct 29 - The Deloreans, 9 pm
Oct 30 - Sean Petersen’s Halloween Melt, 9:30 pm
Oct 31 - Halloween Bash, w/ Rock Solid and featuring Onyx, 9:30 pm
Nov 1 - Tailgate Down, 9:30 pm
Nov 3 - Major & the Monbacks, & Trongone, 8 pm

RJ’s Restaurant & Sports Pub (Jefferson Ave/NN)
Every other Fri - United Souls
Oct 31 - Halloween Party w/ United Souls

Quaker Steak and Lube (Jefferson Ave/NN)
Every Wed - Gears & Beers, w/ Tony Bob & Mattie Bo, 6 pm
Oct 31 - HellBilly Halloween, w/ Johnny Trash, 9 pm

Longboards Hawaiian Bar & Grill (Stoney Creek Ln/NN)
Fri - Live Music
Oct 31 - Halloween w/ ScaryOke

Hilton Tavern (Warwick Blvd/NN)
Every Mon - Open Mic, w/ Vaughn & Sueanne
Nov 1 - Memphis International Blues Challenge fundraiser, w/ In Laymans Term and the Bobby BlackHat Walters Band, 8 pm

Craft 60 Ale House [formerly The Weekend Pub] (Warwick Blvd/NN) 
Every Tue - Johnny Cardigan, 10 pm
Every Wed - Open Mic w/ Lovecats, 10 pm
Fri - Live Music

O Herman (Warwick Blvd/NN)
Every Tue - Andrew Ballantyne, 8:30 pm
Fri - Live music
Oct 31 - Halloween Costume Contest, w/ Revelry, 9 pm

Sandbar Grill and Pub (J Clyde Morris Blvd/NN) 
Sun - Thirty Dirty Birds, 10:30 pm
Fri - Live Music

YORKTOWN

Water Street Grille (Water St/YT)
Oct 31 - Halloween Party, w/ Holly Would, 8 pm
Nov 1 - Strida

Yorktown Pub (Water St/YT)
Tue - Open Mic, 7:30 pm, Free

Cactus Steakhouse (GW Mem Hwy/YT)
Fri/Sat - Live music
Oct 29 - Free Line Dancing with Linda Coolican. Fun, costume contest, and prizes. Learn the Michael Jackson “Thriller” Dance, 7 pm
Oct 31 - Halloween Party, Johnny St. Clair, 6 pm; Brian C Band, 9:30 pm, Best Costumes Contest with prizes

WILLIAMSBURG

Aroma’s Coffhouse & Cafe (Merchant Squar/WB)
Thu - Open Mic, 7:30 pm
Oct 31 - Louis Vangieri

Trellis Restaurant Bar (Merchant Squar/WB)
Fri - Jazz on the Half Shell, w/ Jason Jenkins, 6 pm

Paul’s Deli & Restaurant (Scotland St/WB)
Every Mon - Open Mic w/ Billy Joe, 7 pm

Center Street Grill (Center St/WB)
Oct 31 - Halloween Party with Uncle Funk, 8 pm
Nov 1 - Chris Krehbiel and Joe Jones, 8:30 pm

Cove Tavern
Oct 29 - Nathan Lienard, 6 pm

Cogan’s Deli & Sports Pub (New Town/WB)
Every Wed - Open Mic, w/ Liana Dagmar, 7 pm
Fri/Sat - Live music
Oct 31 - Halloween w/ The Hark, 8 pm
Nov 1 - Blues on Fire, 8 pm

Oceans & Ale Seafood Restaurant-Bar (Prime Outlets/WB)
10/31 - Halloween Costume Party, w/ Snackbar Jones