Myrtle Beach Live Music Picks for the Week of May 21
There's so much going on here in Myrtle Beach music that it can be tough to sort through it all. That's why each week, we scour the live music listings locally and give our picks for an event you can attend each night of the week. Our choices not quite your taste? That's OK. Just click over to the calendar page for a larger listing of all the happenings around town.
MONDAY • MAY 21
Folkem Duo
• Where: Dead Dog Saloon, Murrells Inlet Marshwalk
• When: 7 p.m.
• Cost: No cover
Having reopened to the public Thursday after a February fire that left a large portion of the venue burnt, the Dead Dog Saloon is now back in full swing and has resumed its nightly music offerings. On the revamped outdoor stage tonight will be non other than Ten Toes Up's BJ Craven and Who Shot JR?'s Jonathan Roberts performing together as the Folkem Duo. If you still need convincing check out more on the "new" restaurant from our friends at Myrtle Beach Restaurant News or hear the Folkem Duo here.
Also check out: Get rowdy with Virginia Beach metalcore group Under City Sklines performing alongside local metal/hardcore acts Nothing and Perseverance at The Sound Hole beginning at 8 p.m. or relax with Ras Bonghi Reggae at Stoll Pigeon's at Broadway at the Beach.
TUESDAY • MAY 22
Reggae Tuesday
• Where: Bourbon Street Bar & Grill
• When: 10 p.m.
• Cost: No Cover
A trio of touring bands from California will breeze through this Reggae-friendly beach locale on Tuesday evening. On a summer tour and on its way from Wilmington to the Atlanta area Makeshift Innocence will make an off day stop at Bourbon Street with Knockout and B Foundationopening up the show. Come and check out some great West Coast Reggae!
Also check out: Hop down the street to Pier View Bar for another chance to catch Jonathan Roberts performing and take in a great ocean view or try something completely different as the Short Bar in Murrells Inlet hosts a Guitar Hero Shred Contest for a chance to win a trip to Las Vegas.
WEDNESDAY • MAY 23
Finnegan Bell
• Where: Hot Fish Club Gazebo, 4911 U.S. 17 Business, Murrells Inlet
• When: 8 p.m.
• Cost: No Cover
Shane Williams and Warren Bazemore, two former members of the Sony/BMG/Essential records-signed Christian Rock band Siler's Bald have been making themselves known on the local scene recently performing under the name Finnegan Bell. If you've not seen these guys, Wednesday would be a great chance to catch Folk Rock/Americana duo performance with the awesome Marsh-front backdrop Hot Fish Club provides. (Hear their music here)
Also check out: Check out the relocated Cool Daddy's Bar & Grill at 670 Hwy. 17 S., Surfside Beach, as The IZM performs at 9 p.m. or find frequent MB visitors Pasadena from California chillin' at Boubron Street.
THURSDAY • MAY 24
Beach, Boogie & Blues Southside Jam
• Where: Suck Bang Blow Original, Hwy. 17 Business, Murrells Inlet
• When: 7-11 p.m.
• Cost: No Cover
For those who think the spring rallies are all about bikes, brawls and boobs, this Thursday night jam may change your impression. The Grand Strand Blues Society Presents a night of Beach, Boogie and Blues hosted by Spider Webb and featuring many of the area's best Blues musicians jamming together at SBB. This event is scheduled to become a recurring gig at SBB running every Thursday, but tonight's opening night should draw a good crowd of Bike Week stragglers and Blues players to an Open Jam-type format. (Full Details)
Also check out: Enjoy a complimentary wine tasting and live music from singer-songwriter Lee Thomas at Latte Litchfield in Litchfield Beach or check out Hard Rock Cafe Battle of the Bands runners-up Below The Bassline at Pirate's Cove in North Myrtle Beach.
FRIDAY • MAY 25
Octopus Jones & Modern Man
• Where: The Sound Hole, 1004 Chester St., Myrtle Beach
• When: 9 p.m.
• Cost: $5 cover
It's not that often you get a night full of Indie Rock from top to bottom in Myrtle Beach, but the foursome of bands lined up for Friday night's show at The Sound Hole definitely fits the bill with varying shades of progressive, new-wavey and shoegazing rock music on display. The show will feature Greenville-based up-and-comers Modern Man, Virginia Beach's Last Remaining Pinnacle and two great local acts in M Is We and crowd favorites Octopus Jones. Come out for a night of pyschadelic fun and dancing! (Full Details)
Also check out: Ramp up your pre-Bikefest partying with DJ QP's latest edition of Hip Hop Live at the Island Bar & Grill in Surfside or Kirko Bangz performing live at the "Drink In My Cup" party at Bikini Beach Bar.
SATURDAY • MAY 26
Black Bike Week
• Where: Atlantic Beach and beyond
• When: All Day
• Cost: Various covers
BBW 2012 goes into full effect Saturday with more events and live music than your crotch rcoket can handle. Out-of-town acts such as DreBanks Ent., Dapa Don, Street Misery Music and Da Genesis — along with plenty of others — will perform live in downtown Atlnatic Beach, but the party extends well beyond the small northside locale. There's also a Celebrity Bikefest & Car Show with live music at Myrtle Beach Speedway, the Ruff Ryders Takeover in North Myrtle Beach — featuring a performance from DMX at House of Blues — and parties and DJs all over the beach at spots like Spanish Galleon, The Afterdeck, 2001, Bikini Beach Bar & more. (See a full list of events)
Also check out: There's a jam-packed day of metal and heavy stuff as Splatter Magazine hosts a fundraising party at The Sound Hole kicking off at 4 p.m. Those looking for something a little less in-your-face should check out The Wavos at Bourbon Street or Charleston's the Blue Dogs at Nosh in Pawleys Island.
SUNDAY • MAY 27
Sunny Ledfurd
• Where: The Boathouse Waterway Bar & Grill, 201 Fantasy Harbour Way
• When: 4:30 p.m., headliner around 6 p.m.
• Cost: No Cover
Always a fan favorite, the purveyor of the party anthem "Myrtle Beach" makes one of his semi-annual trips to the town he loves with a stop at The Boathoue's Backyard Summer Concert Series. As if you needed another reason to check it the area's best backyard — full of boats, beer and bikinis — the Boathouse has a recently rebuilt stage that sits out over the Waterway, increasing the good views of the headliner and giving the backyard a full-on ampitheater feel. (Full Details)
Also check out: Just next door to the Boathouse ta Clarion Hotel & Conference center they'll be Jazz-ing it up as the Gold Key Jazz Society presents a Discography of Music by Herbie Hancock and Tierney Sutton at 6 p.m. Or catch Athens, Ga.-based country/souther rock group The John King Band at Garden City Pier at 8 p.m.









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