GOLDEN ISLES WEEKLY LIVE MUSIC LISTINGS THRU 12/31
Welp, since I know YOU want to know what’s going on when holiday guests are in town or you’re home on break, I’m putting everything I know through New Year’s Eve in here for ya now. There’s a good chance there will be additions & changes, so check back for updates. And even though we’re not there yet, Merry Christmas, ya filthy animals — and Happy New Year too! Thanks for all you do to keep the local live music scene alive. ❤️
For more information about the venues or the musicians and bands listed below, click "Local Band Guide" to learn more about our local performers and frequent visitors & their musical genres. The index of local venues that host live music regularly is here: "Local Live Music Venues." Or scroll to the bottom of this page to access these links in the "Related Links" section.
SATURDAY 12/21
BARRIER ISLAND BREWING (SSI) - Andrew Turner 7-10pm
BOONDOX (Bwk) - The Pine Box Dwellers 7pm
CAPTAIN STAN’S SMOKEHOUSE (Woodbine) - Northern Exposure 6:30pm
EIGHTY OCEAN (JI) - Owen Plant 10am-2pm
EL DORADO (Jesup) - Last Call 7-10pm
EMBER MAS LOUNGE (SSI) - Bill Lukitsch 7-10pm
GEORGIA SEA GRILL (SSI) - Jerry Gowen on piano 6:30-9:30pm
GLYNN VISUAL ARTS (SSI) - Golden Isles Strummers Holiday Concert - free admission - 1pm
GNAT’S LANDING (SSI) - Frost Bros Band 7-10pm
GOLDEN ISLES OLIVE OIL (SSI) - Dexter Jones 1-4pm
HERITAGE OAKS GOLF CLUB (Bwk) - South of Athens 5-8pm
HOOTENANNY'S BBQ (Bwk) - Joshua Arthur Tison noon-3pm
JEKYLL & TIDE (formerly Driftwood Bistro, JI) - The Phil Morrison Trio 6-9pm
JEKYLL ISLAND CLUB - Tim Akins Christmas bagpiper 4:30-5:20pm
MULLET BAY (SSI) - Josh Nunn 7:30-10:30pm
ROOFTOP AT OCEAN LODGE (SSI) - Michael Hulett 6-9pm
SCHROGLO (Bwk) - Hot Banana Coffee 7-10pm
SLIDERS SEASIDE GRILL (*Fernandina) - Josh Kirkland Trio 6-9pm
TORTUGA JACK’S (JI) - Common Ground 1-4pm
TRIBUZIO’S GRILLE (JI) - Phil King 5:30-8:30pm
VILLAGE INN & PUB (SSI) - Touch of Grey 8-11pm
WEE PUB BRUNSWICK - Grumpy Monkey 8-11pm
THE WHARF (JI) - Backbeat Boulevard 6-9pm
WINE ALLEY/WINE BODY & SOUL (SSI) - Soul-full Saturday with Rastar 6-10pm
WOODBINE OPRY - Dance night with stage band 7pm (Dining room opens at 6pm)
SUNDAY 12/22
BARRIER ISLAND BREWING (SSI) - Live Music noon-3pm
BEACHCOMBER BBQ (SSI) - Braxton Sykes (It's his Birthday Bash!) 5-8pm
CAPTAIN STAN’S SMOKEHOUSE (Woodbine) - David Pooler 1-4pm
GOODYEAR COTTAGE (JI Historic District) - Jekyll Island Singers 2pm
GREEN TURTLE TAVERN (*Fernandina) - Rider 3:30-7pm
HOOTENANNY’S BBQ (Bwk) - Swamp Rats noon-3pm
JEKYLL & TIDE (formerly Driftwood Bistro, JI) - Phil Morrison Trio 11am-2pm
JI BEACH HOUSE - Tim Akins 6-9pm
JEKYLL ISLAND CLUB - Tim Akins Christmas bagpiper 4:30-5:20pm
ROOFTOP AT OCEAN LODGE (SSI) - Soulful Dave Owens 11am-2pm
SCHROGLO (Bwk) - The Vault 7:30pm
TABBY HOUSE OYSTER BAR (Bwk) - Levi Moore 6-9pm
TORTUGA JACK’S (JI) - Backbeat Boulevard 1-4pm
VILLAGE INN & PUB (SSI) - Rider Duo 7-10pm
THE WHARF (JI) - Micah Bonn noon-3pm
WOLF ISLAND OYSTER CO (SSI) - John Belt 5-8pm
MONDAY 12/23
GEORGIA SEA GRILL (SSI) - Tim Akins on piano 6-9pm
PALM COAST COFFEE (SSI) - Open Mic night hosted by Anthony Stubelek. Doors open for sign-up at 8pm., music starts at 8:30pm.
TIPSY MCSWAY’S (Bwk) - All I Want for Christmas is Hot Banana Coffee (A Festivus Miracle!) 7-10pm
TORTUGA JACK’S (JI) - Josh Kirkland 5-8pm
VILLAGE CREEK LANDING (SSI) - Ludacrismas 2024: Sweet 16 with Mason Waters & The Groove AllStars Holiday Band - Luigi, the Del Sur food truck & Greg's Junkyard Dawgs on site & cash bar for beverages - $10 at the gate - 6-10pm
WEE PUB BEACH (JI) - Eddie Pickett 7-10pm
TUESDAY 12/24 - CHRISTMAS EVE
EIGHTY OCEAN (JI) - Owen Plant 10am-2pm
GEORGIA SEA GRILL (SSI) - Michaele Hannemann on piano 7-9pm
TORTUGA JACK’S (JI) - Joey Thigpen 5-8pm
VILLAGE INN & PUB (SSI) - Annual Christmas Eve Caroling Party with Michael Hulett 6-9pm
WEE PUB BEACH (JI) - Eddie Pickett 7-10pm
WEDNESDAY 12/25 - 🎄MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!🎄
ECHO/KING AND PRINCE RESORT (SSI) - Christmas Brunch with jazz by Bill Lukitsch & Jamie Rowell 11am-4pm
EIGHTY OCEAN (JI) - Josh Nunn 10am-2pm
TORTUGA JACK’S (JI) - Rider Duo 5-8pm
THURSDAY 12/26
CATCH 228 (SSI) - Levi Moore 6-9pm
ECHO/KING AND PRINCE RESORT (SSI) - Micah Bonn 6-9pm
GEORGIA SEA GRILL (SSI) - Jerry Gowen on piano 6:30-9:30pm
RAFTERS LOUNGE (SSI) - The Pine Box Dwellers 8-11pm
STRAND BISTRO/CHOPHOUSE (Jesup) - Tim Akins 6:30-9:30pm
THE STUDY AT REID’S APOTHECARY (Bwk - 912.289.2679 for password) - Live Music 9pm
VILLAGE INN & PUB (SSI) - Josh Kirkland 8-11pm
WEE PUB BEACH (JI) - Gravity Bomb 7-10pm
THE WHARF (JI) - Rider 6-9pm
WOLF ISLAND OYSTER CO (SSI) - Austin Lane 6-9pm
FRIDAY 12/27
ALEC’S SPORTS BAR (Jesup) - Michaele Hannemann & Cliff Bragdon 6-9pm
EMBER MAS LOUNGE (SSI) - TacocaT 7pm
GEORGIA SEA GRILL (SSI) - Jerry Gowen on piano 6:30-9:30pm
GNATS LANDING (SSI) - Live Music TBD 7-10pm
MULLET BAY (SSI) - SaltWater Gypseas 7:30-10:30 p.m.
RAFTERS LOUNGE (SSI) - Bullfrog Mary 8-11pm
SAGO AT SEA PALMS (SSI) - Leo Dean 6-9pm
SANCTUARY GOLF CLUB (Waverly) - Josh Johansson & Jaime Rowell 6-9pm
SCHROGLO (Bwk) - Jazz Night with The Phil Morrison Trio 7-10pm
SHORE RESTAURANT AT COURTYARD/RESIDENCE INN (JI) - Owen Plant 6-9pm
THE STUDY AT REID’S APOTHECARY (Bwk - 912.289.2679 for password) - The Pine Box Dwellers 9pm
TIPSY MCSWAY’s (Bwk) - Crawford & Jim 7-10pm
TORTUGA JACK’S (JI) - Kellie Parr & Her SideCars 6-9pm
TOUCANS ALE HOUSE (Bwk) - Live Music 7-10pm
TRIBUZIO’S GRILLE (JI) - Gravity Bomb 6-9pm
V PIZZA (SSI) - Rider 5-8pm
VILLAGE INN & PUB (SSI) - Backbeat Boulevard 8-11pm
THE WHARF (JI) - Live Music 6-9pm
WINE ALLEY/WINE BODY & SOUL (SSI) - Fire Lounge Friday with Rastar 7-10pm
SATURDAY 12/28
CAPTAIN STAN’S SMOKEHOUSE (Woodbine) - Live Music 6:30pm
EIGHTY OCEAN (JI) - Owen Plant 10am-2pm
EMBER MAS LOUNGE (SSI) - Uncle Dave Griffin 7pm
GEORGIA SEA GRILL (SSI) - Jerry Gowen on piano 6:30-9:30pm
GNAT’S LANDING (SSI) - 3 Day Weekend 7pm
GOLDEN ISLES OLIVE OIL (SSI) - Annie Akins 1-4pm
MACK’S BAR-BE-QUE (Bwk) - SaltWater Gypseas 7pm
MULLET BAY (SSI) - Island Garage Band 7:30-10:30pm
MURPHY’S TAVERN (SSI) - The Pine Box Dwellers 10pm
RAFTERS LOUNGE (SSI) - Rambler Kane 8-11pm
ROOFTOP AT OCEAN LODGE (SSI) - Tim Akins 5:30-8:30pm
THE STUDY AT REID’S APOTHECARY (Bwk - 912.289.2679 for password) - Live Music 9pm
TORTUGA JACK’S (JI) - Josh Kirkland Trio 1-4pm
VILLAGE INN & PUB (SSI) - Rider 8-11pm
THE WHARF (JI) - Backbeat Boulevard 6-9pm
WINE ALLEY/WINE BODY & SOUL (SSI) - Soul-full Saturday with Rastar 6-10pm
SUNDAY 12/29
BARRIER ISLAND BREWING (SSI) - Live Music noon-3pm
BEACHCOMBER BBQ (SSI) - The Pine Box Dwellers 5-8pm
CAPTAIN STAN’S SMOKEHOUSE (Woodbine) - Live Music 1-4pm
JI BEACH HOUSE - Live Music 6-9pm
ROOFTOP AT OCEAN LODGE (SSI) - Tim Akins noon-2pm
TORTUGA JACK’S (JI) - Rider 1-4pm
THE WHARF (JI) - Micah Bonn noon-3pm
WOLF ISLAND OYSTER CO (SSI) - Braedon Harris 5-8pm
MONDAY 12/30
GEORGIA SEA GRILL (SSI) - Tim Akins on piano 6-9pm
PALM COAST COFFEE (SSI) - Open Mic night hosted by Anthony Stubelek. Doors open for sign-up at 8pm., music starts at 8:30pm.
TORTUGA JACK’S (JI) - Josh Kirkland 5-8pm
WEE PUB BEACH (JI) - Eddie Pickett 7-10pm
TUESDAY 12/31 - 🥂🎉NEW YEAR’S EVE🎉🥂
ACWV (Appling Co. War Veterans, Baxley) - 3 Day Weekend NYE Bash (cover charge) 9pm-midnight
BOONDOX (Bwk) - NYE Party with Chain Reaction 9pm-12:30am
ECHO/KING AND PRINCE RESORT (SSI) - NYE with Dexter Jones 6-9pm South of Athens 9pm-12:30am
EIGHTY OCEAN (JI) - Jeff Allyn Szwast 10am-2pm
EMBER MAS LOUNGE (SSI) - NYE with Annie Akins 7pm
FISH TALES PUB & GRILL (Bwk) - NYE with Your Mom’s Favorite Band 9pm-midnight
GEORGIA SEA GRILL (SSI) - Michaele Hannemann on piano 7-9pm
JEKYLL & TIDE (formerly Driftwood Bistro, JI) - Phil Morrison Trio 6-9pm
MARY ROSS WATERFRONT PARK (Bwk) - New Year’s Eve Shrimp Drop (shrimp drops at 8pm!) with music by The Pine Box Dwellers 6-8pm
MORGAN CENTER/JEKYLL ISLAND CLUB - Great Gatsby New Year’s Eve Party (21+) - Tickets $74 at jekyllclub.com - 8:30pm
MULLET BAY (SSI) - NYE with Last Call 9pm-midnight
ROOFTOP AT OCEAN LODGE (SSI) - NYE Party with music by Fred Kopp 7-10pm and Michael Hulett 11pm-1am
TORTUGA JACK’S (JI) - Joey Thigpen 5-8pm
VILLAGE INN & PUB (SSI) - NYE with Brent Browning 8pm
WEE PUB BEACH (JI) - Eddie Pickett 7-10pm
THE WESTIN (JI) - NYE Party - food, open bar, photo booth, midnight toast - tickets $139 - music by Backbeat Boulevard and Mason Waters & The Groove AllStars 7pm-1am
ZIGGY’S (SSI) - NYE with Braedon Harris Band - $25 cover - party favors & champagne toast - party starts at 8pm
KARAOKE NIGHTS
MONDAYS:
BEACHCOMBER BBQ (SSI) - Karaoke starting at 6pm
TUESDAYS:
GNAT'S LANDING (SSI) - Karaoke with Tony Adams 6-8pm
MULLIGANS (Bwk) - Karaoke hosted by DJ Sunn 7pm
SIDE POKKETS (Bwk) - Karaoke with KJ Coop 8pm-midnight
WEDNESDAYS:
BOONDOX (Bwk) - Karaoke hosted by Nick Solomon 8pm
FISH TALES PUB & GRILL (Bwk0 - Karaoke hosted by Lacie & Daryle of DLuv Productions 7pm
MULLIGANS (Bwk) - Karaoke hosted by DJ Sunn. 7pm
RIVER’S EDGE BAR & GRILL (Darien) - Karaoke hosted by Shawn & Misty 6-9pm
VILLAGE INN & PUB (SSI) - Karaoke with Tony Adams & DJ Rob 8-10pm
THURSDAYS:
TOUCANS ALE HOUSE PATIO (Bwk) - Karaoke with Daryle & Lacie of DLuv Productions 6:30-10:30pm
FRIDAYS:
THE BOAT SHED (Shellman Bluff) - Karaoke With Kass 8pm-midnight
SUNDAYS:
RIVER’S EDGE BAR & GRILL (Darien) - Karaoke hosted by Shawn & Misty 6-9pm
TOUCANS ALE HOUSE PATIO (Bwk) - Family Karaoke with Daryle & Lacie of DLuv Productions 6-9pm
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