EIL music pass
It's hard to keep up with our local bands and musicians and the range of music that they play, so we encourage you to look them up on their own social media & websites, but here's a guide to some of the "usual suspects" you can find playing around the Golden Isles region. And just to keep things simple, these are alphabetized by first letter of first name, no matter whether individual performer or band.
3 Day Weekend - hits from 70s, 80s, 90s, classic rock
3 of Us - Bill Townsend, Marie Toler & Bo Fox - classic hits & great harmonies
Amanda Moore - mood music - solo acoustic (also performs as Full Moon Duo)
Anders Thomsen Trio - rockabilly fun
Andy Johnson - Americana/roots singer/songwriter
Annie Akins - sultry soulful vocals with wide repertoire of standards, jazz, pop, rock, and blues
Ashton Rowland - singer/songwriter - plays as duo & full band as Hot Banana Coffee
Austin Lane - singer/songwriter - Southern rock/country
Backbeat Boulevard - groovin' rock, soul, blues, R&B & funk classics (band member Joey Thigpen also performs solo and with Keith Dean as a duo or trio “Baby Backbeat”)
Beau & the Burners - rockabilly, rock-n-roll & country swing out of Jacksonville
Bill Lukitsch - jazz, classic rock, blues
Billy Gunther - country/Americana covers & originals by way of Flint, MI - Billy also performs with full band The Midwest Riders - frequent visitor to the Golden Isles
Blossomin' Bone - folk-bluegrass with a banjo pickin' Florida man (Joshua Arthur Tison) & guitar playin' Georgia girl
Bluff 5 Band - high energy female fronted band covering rock, soul, blues, country, alternative
Bo Fox - acoustic folk, classic rock and popular standards (member of 3 of Us)
Bonnie Blue - old-fashioned rock, country, soul & blues (band member Will Gore also performs solo)
Braedon Harris - upcoming Country singer
Brandon Sellers - songwriter & performing artist/multi-instrumentalist - performs solo & with band The Critters - energetic & engaging group that plays a wide variety of music with a Southern Rock flavor
Braxton Sykes - this young entertainer is a singer/guitar player & tribute artist (Elvis & others)
Brent Browning - traditional and contemporary country straight outta Nashville
Bubba Hopkins - solo acoustic performer - also performs with Unusual Suspects
Bullfrog Mary - folk/gospel/blues trio
Chain Reaction - versatile crowd-pleasing party band
Cody Marlowe - singer/songwriter - Americana/rock classics - plays solo, duo, trio & with band The Murphs
Colby Word - acoustic guitar/singer - originals & covers - lead singer of Whiskey Heart
Cole Turner - acoustic country
Common Ground - classic Southern rock trio
Conni Laine - straight from the heart - deep from the soul - folk singer/songwriter - acoustic guitar
Crawford Perkins - solo acoustic - 70s, 80s, 90s anything goes (except Steely Dan!)! Crawford also fronts Squirt Gun & has duo show with Jim Quigley
Dakota Duo - father/son duo -popular covers
Dave “Uncle Dave” Griffin - singer/songwriter - Americana (founder of the Gram Parsons Guitar Pull) - watch for his Waycross Stagecoach shows with The Pine Box Dwellers & other artists
Defunk - upbeat & soulful renditions of contemporary hits, R&B stylings & originals with pro looping and sax action thrown in the mix with smooth vocals - Jay Jurrell & Josh Nunn are here to de-funk yo soul!
Dexter Jones - high energy solo saxophone
DigDog - progressive punk outta JAX
DOiNK - “unapologetic slop-rock extraordinaires”
Don Drury - acoustic classic rock and popular standards
Eddie Pickett - acoustic folk, Americana, classics
Flood Brothers - Bob Herrin & Don Berg - music from the 60s, 70s & 80s, dance, show, and originals
Free Spirits Orchestra - violin & percussion duo with an eclectic repertoire that includes everything from AC/DC to gypsy jazz and Ray Charles to Russian love songs
Fred Kopp - singer/songwriter - acoustic guitar
Frost Bros Band - brothers Jody & Joey Frost offering up rock classics & other standards
Full Moon Folk - duo cover band bringing sweet old ditties back into the night life where they belong (Amanda Moore also plays solo)
Gabe Spell - singer/songwriter/guitarist - contemporary rock - original tunes
George Alread - solo acoustic contemporary singer/songwriter - also plays with Suzy & the Bird Dogs
Georgia Chryslers - classic rock, Southern rock, Motown & more
Golden Isles Strummers - a large band of amateur musicians playing popular hits on mostly ukulele and guitar and having lots of fun while doing it
Gravity Bomb - 3-piece cover band specializing in "the weird, the bad & the ugly”
Grumpy Monkey - rock covers
Habanero Bobby - spicy originals & covers from this duo
Hot Banana Coffee - Dakota Graf & Ashton Rowland as a duo or full band - alt/contemporary covers - watch for their Emo Night performances!
Hunter Flanagan - 2018 Georgia Country Teen Artist of the Year, 2019 & 2020 Georgia Country Overall Artist of the Year
Jackson Bethune - talented guitarist/multi-instrumentalist - bluegrass, classic country & more
Jacob Sands - singer/acoustic guitar - country/Americana
JayBone & Friends - classic/Southern rock & blues
Jeff Allyn Szwast - singer/songwriter electric jams (plays solo and with Squirt Gun & Gravity Bomb)
Jeremy Clark - acoustic singer - new & classic rock & country; also performs with Gypsea Moon as trio & SaltWater Gypseas full band
Jim Morgan - acoustic singer/songwriter jazz, pop, blues
Johnny O Project - Classic rock, 80s, 90s, Country & more
Joe King - classic rock, blues, Southern rock
Joey Thigpen - solo acoustic classic rock, blues, soul, Americana, folk
Jon Q - "telling his stories with the wood and wire from his guitar" - country singer/songwriter
Jordan Edwards - folk/bluegrass singer/banjo player
Josephine Johnson - adventurous singer/songwriter & loop pedal hippie chick
Josh Johansson - soulful singer/songwriter; former top 75 American Idol contestant
Josh Kirkland - guitarist extraordinaire - classic/Southern rock, blues & more - performs as a duo with Sam Johnson or a trio with a drummer, and with Traveling Riverside Band
Josh Nunn - this crowd pleaser is known for his solid vocals and skills on the keyboard & sax
Kellie Parr - singer/songwriter - country, folk-rock, blues - covers and originals - also fronts rockabilly band Kellie Parr & Her SideCars
Kicklighter - 3 piece indie/alt band from Woodbine, GA
Kyle Turner - solo country singer playing anything from old traditional country classics to contemporary hits (often performs as duo with Dakota Woods)
Lanie Mae - ”just a girl who sings, plays guitar & LOVES country music”
Last Call - rockin’ out with the sweet sounds of Southern hospitality
Lauren Marie - singer/songwriter who has opened for Corey Smith & Uncle Kracker - was Top 100 American Idol contestant, nominated as Georgia Country Female Artist of the Year 2019
Lee O'Neal - singer/acoustic guitar - blues, rock, pop, classics (also drummer for The Vibe & others)
Leo Dean -the Golden Isles' resident trop rock troubador
Levi Moore - singer/songwriter - country/Americana
Loss Module - Indie/alternative original songs
Mason Jarr - full band Southern Rock with a twist
Matt Walsh Trio - Country/Southern Rock
Matt Williams - singer/songwriter - multi-instrumentalist & loop pedal wizard
Micah Bonn - singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist - folk/Americana, alt. country
Michael Brown - singer/songwriter - 80s, 90s pop, rock and alternative
Michael Hulett - "Super Sax Man" - pop, jazz, blues, soul, R&B, oldies, dance hits
Michaele Hannemann - soulful pop & bluesy classic rock & piano/keys (also plays as duo, trio & quartet with a variety of other musicians as Michaele & the Ambiguous)
Mike Pearson - Guitarist & vocalist performing acoustic covers of songs from various decades & genres including contemporary artists
Mitch Kilroy - guitarist/singer (also plays with Whiskey Hotel)
Mourne - Deep South Hardcore
The Murphs - American roots rock band based out of Atlanta - regular visitors to the Golden Isles - Cody Marlowe also plays solo shows
Owen Plant - singer/songwriter acoustic - folk and reggae influenced songs, covers and originals
Page Brothers Band - Travis & Dakota Page combine insane guitar talent with incredible vocals on Southern rock and soul tunes to give you chills whether they’re performing as a acoustic duo or full band
Paul Ivey - classic Southern rock roots & blues- performs solo & with his band Souls of Joy
Peyton Chambless - singer/songwriter - acoustic guitar - country/contemporary covers
Phil King - singer/songwriter
Phil Morrison Trio - jazz standards, originals & blues (also Phil Morrison-Ken Trimmins Jazz Colllective)
Pier Pressure - variety from oldies and beach to classic and Southern rock
Pine Box Dwellers - Sean Clark (guitar & vocals) & Connor Griffin (cajon & vocals) play Swampadelic Americana, Swamp Rock, Southern soul, roots rock
Rachel Thompson - solo acoustic - also sings with Roy Gentry & Hired Guns
Rambler Kane - Americana Singer/Songwriter
Red18 - fun & funky bluegrass trio
The Red Shed Band - classic rock with a very Southern twist
Rhett Ammons - singer/acoustic guitar - country/pop spanning several decades
Rider - husband & wife singer/songwriter acoustic duo, plays as trio with Matt Starling, or full band adding drums - rock, Americana, alt country, indy (Chris Rider also plays solo shows)
Rob Willis - solo/acoustic - classic rock & country - lead singer for Last Call
Roy Gentry & Hired Guns - classic rock - Roy also performs as acoustic solo artist
Ryan Wilson - classic country & original tunes
SaltWater Gypseas - country/rock full band - members also play as trio Gypsea Moon Music
Scott Pallot - acoustic classic and Southern rock & Americana
Sean Clark - singer/songwriter, blues, Americana, Swamp rock (lead singer of Pine Box Dwellers and plays duo with Lee O’Neal as The Black Jacks)
Sidetone - music from the 50s through the 2000s
Silent & Listen - alt rock
Soulful Dave Owens - soulful songs from the keyboard
South of Athens - Country/Southern Rock
South of Savannah - Country music straight outta Brunswick (Drew Holloway also plays solo acoustic)
Squirt Gun - 80s New Wave & Dance
The Stringrays - classic & Southern rock & such
Sundowner Motel - acoustic guitar & two voices birthing songs from tone and riff that both wax poetic and yet remain a relatable blend of Americana, alt-country & folk music
Suzy & the Bird Dogs - alt. country/rock/Americana ranging from Motown classics to modern hits (George Alread also performs solo)
Switch Hitters - pure unfiltered rock & roll
TacocaT Trio - a trio of fun with Tony Paquin
Tanner Strickland - acoustic singer/songwriter
Taylor Martin - Americana singer-songwriter/aucoustic guitar player outta Asheville (duo shows with Josh Kirkland)
Thunderbird Blues Band (and Acoustic Mayhem duo) - blues rock
Tim Akins - piano, bagpipes, vocals with keyboard covering everything from Bruce Hornsby to Stevie Wonder
Timothy Scott Williams - singer/songwriter - guitar/ukulele
Tony Adams - sings and plays classics on keyboard/piano from Elvis to Motown to beach music, dance favorites from every decade (Tony provides the live entertainment most nights on the Emerald Princess Casino Boat)
Tony Paquin - acoustic blues & rock classics as solo performer and as duo with John McCallum & trio as TacocaT Trio
Touch of Grey - versatile band with focus on classic/Southern rock & blues, some country & Motown too
Tracie Mattox - singer/songwriter - country/Americana
Travis Brown - "The Jazzman" - jazz saxophone (also plays with Smooth Journey)
Trigger Finger Golden Isles - Classic rock to classic & new Country
Two for the Money - Andy Leanza & Jennie Larkin - acoustic duo
Ty Manning - Americana & original tunes
Unusual Suspects - Bubba Hopkins & Pete Jock acoustic duo
The Vibe - sophisticated jazz, funk, Latin, fusion & pop
WharfRatz - classic and Southern rock
Whiskey Heart - original tunes & a wide variety of covers (Southern Rock, Country, Blues, 90s Alt, Top 40 & more)
Whiskey Hotel - good vibes and funky grooves (duo is Mitch Kilroy & Cliff Brandon)
White Lighter Club - alt rock
Will Gore - guitar virtuoso with a killer voice to match - performs solo and with Bonnie Blue and Brother & Sister
Will Moseley - country singer/songwriter - 2024American Idol runner-up with an original songs on the charts
Young Americans - high energy performances of songs from the 60s to today - from classic rock to modern pop, hip hop & R&B
Your Mom’s Favorite Band - 90s-2000s pop rock band
