Live music in Savannah, GA

Celebrated as Savannah’s longest running open mic, this night is hosted by Derek and dedicated entirely to live music. Performers have a complete backline ready to go. Specials include $7 PBR pitchers and discounts for those in the service industry, and the kitchen stays open late. It is a relaxed setting to share the experience with a coworker or a favorite musician and enjoy a wide range of talent.

This gathering is a jam session centered on bluegrass music.

AURA Fest presents a half-way-to celebration at Coastal Empire Beer Co, bringing a stacked lineup of heavy music. The bill features Endera from Savannah with metalcore, Slingblade from Savannah with deathcore and sludge, Drosera from Gainesville with melodic hardcore, Corrupted Empire from Savannah with groove metal, Hollow God from Augusta with deathcore, Mouthguard from Brunswick with hardcore, and M.Pale from Savannah with metalcore. Vendors and food trucks will be on site. This is an all-ages show, with tickets priced at $15 in advance and $20 at the door.

Julia Gulia returns to the stage at Barrelhouse South for another appearance. The act is back at this venue to perform once again.

AURA Fest hosts a halfway-to-festival block party at Coastal Empire Beer Co, showcasing live sets from The Maxines of Savannah, GA with alt rock and grunge, Measurement of Savannah, GA with post rock, Annie Dukes of Jacksonville, FL with alt rock, Pixel Chix of Savannah, GA with synth punk, Charlie's Poolhouse of Savannah, GA with indie rock, The Hysterias of Savannah, GA with punk, Speakslow of Savannah, GA blending emo and pop punk, Breath Wish of Savannah, GA with emo, and June Cranberry of Savannah, GA with indie pop. This event is open to all ages. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. A combined option covering shows at Coastal Empire Beer Co and Wingmen Club is available for $28.

Thomas Claxton’s Behind the Hits concert series presents an evening with Elliot Easton and Greg Hawkes, two founding members of The Cars appearing together onstage for the first time since their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction. The event features a Q&A led by series founder Thomas Claxton that looks at their careers and impact, along with a full-production concert backed by an eight-piece band revisiting the music of The Cars and additional selections. Easton, the group’s original lead guitarist and a Berklee alumnus, helped shape classics like Just What I Needed, My Best Friend’s Girl, Let’s Go, Shake It Up, and You Might Think, continued as a solo artist and collaborator after the band’s original run, reunited for the 2011 album Move Like This, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2018. Hawkes, the band’s trailblazing keyboardist who studied composition and flute at Berklee, defined their signature synth-driven sound on hits including Just What I Needed, Let’s Go, Shake It Up, Drive, and You Might Think, built an extensive career as a composer, session musician, producer, and solo artist, rejoined for Move Like This, and entered the Hall in 2018. Their work helped define late 1970s and 1980s new wave and synth pop, and their influence continues to resonate with generations of musicians and fans.

Jerkweed, a pop punk and emo tribute band, returns to the Barrelhouse South stage with a performance packed with Warped Tour nostalgia.