Faubourg Marigny & Bywater
Imagine a seeming junkyard of odd scrapped metal and wood. Now imagine those raw materials being formed into weird 'play' exhibits – a humming tower…
Must-see entertainment in Southern USA
Downtown & the Gulch
Housed in an old brick flour mill and cannery just south of Broadway, the Mercy Lounge is a staple of Nashville's live rock scene for all the right…
New Orleans
Picture a grand Victorian mansion, all disheveled and punk, and you’ve caught the essence of this strangely inviting place to drink. Live acts of varying…
Knoxville
Reopening in 2005 after a $25.5-million restoration, this grand 1928 theatre hosts musicians and entertainers – Jason Isbell, Kacey Musgraves, the…
Faubourg Marigny & Bywater
There’s always an interesting crowd in Siberia, which hosts everything from punk rock to singer-songwriter nights and from heavy metal to bounce shows…
Arkansas
Run by the Central Arkansas Library System, this theater shows everything from children's plays to classic horror movies. Of special note are occasional…
Faubourg Marigny & Bywater
Swank d.b.a. consistently schedules some of the best live-music events in town. Listening to John Boutté’s sweet tenor is one of the best beginnings to a…
Mississippi
Grab a seat at the bar, take your pick of craft beers, order the fried black-eyed peas – they're served in a Mason jar – then kick back for local chitchat…
Louisiana
We'll be honest – we weren't expecting to find an awesome independent movie theater out this way, but the Robinson forcefully dispelled our preconceptions…
North Georgia
Athens' most storied joint has lounges, a tiki bar and $2.50 PBRs. The venue has welcomed indie rock to its stage since REM, the B-52's and Widespread…
Faubourg Marigny & Bywater
When you spin the Frenchmen St musical wheel, Negril is the stop for reggae, blues, Latin and world music. So if you’re craving that sort of groove, and…
Cajun Country
Saturday evening's 'Rendez-Vous des Cajuns' is a Cajun country roundup of music and a little bit of banter; it's performed live here and broadcast on…
Faubourg Marigny & Bywater
On most nights of the week this is a Bywater dive, but on Thursdays regular live music brings the house down. As small, intimate venues go, this can't be…
Mississippi Delta
For blues in polished environs, Morgan Freeman's Ground Zero is a huge and friendly hall with a dance floor surrounded by tables. Bands take to the stage…
New Orleans
One of New Orleans’ better venues for live blues, alt-rock, jazz, comedy and roots music, the Howlin’ Wolf draws a lively crowd. The attached 'Den'…
Atlanta
A historic, smartly booked and well-run concert venue built in 1940 and fully renovated in 2015. It hosts a variety of touring artists and is one of the…
Cajun Country
A good time to visit Eunice is on a Saturday from 9am to noon when this accordion factory and shop hosts a Cajun-music jam session. Musician Marc Savoy…
Atlanta
This arts complex contains within its campus the High Museum, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the Alliance Theatre.
Atlanta
An eclectic performance-art venue for hip-hop, spoken-word poetry and soul artists on the rise. It's a must-stop for those looking to dive into Atlanta's…
Mississippi
All shapes and sizes, colors and creeds descend on this down-home Farish St club when everywhere else closes. It hosts authentic Delta musicians, who have…
Memphis
This Midtown favorite has food, pool and occasional live music that caters to a laid-back young crowd hyped up on 36 taps of draft craft and another 130…
Arkansas
'The Rep' is one of the South's most energetic little regional theaters. It has a fantastic slate of shows, ranging from off-Broadway musicals to quirky…
The Triangle
Everyone from Nirvana to Arcade Fire has played the Cradle, which has been hosting the cream of the indie-music world for four decades. Most shows are all…
Atlanta
One of Atlanta's best live-music venues, this concert space is located inside a beautifully revamped 100-year-old iron and steel foundry on the Westside.
Downtown & the Gulch
The most venerated of the downtown honky-tonks, with music on three levels at any given moment, Tootsie's is a blessed dive oozing boot-stomping,…
Nashville
If you’re looking for a great spot to connect with Nashville's music history, head to the legendary Exit/In. This intimate space has hosted all-time…
Charlotte
At the very heart of National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) country, 14 miles northeast of Uptown, Charlotte’s prestigious motorsports…
Asheville
Asheville’s premier live-music venue, downtown’s Orange Peel Social Aid & Pleasure Club has been a showcase for big-name indie and punk bands since 2002…
New Orleans
The Superdome hovers like a giant bronze hubcap between the elevated I-10 freeway and downtown’s skyscrapers. The immense indoor stadium, which seats more…
Downtown & the Gulch
Situated in the middle of the city in Riverfront Park, Nashville’s newest major music venue certainly does impress. The space-age stage structure and…
Louisiana
LSU's Tiger Stadium is also popularly known as 'Death Valley,' and lest you think that title is a little too grim, try coming here as an opposing team on…
Mississippi Delta
When BB King was a boy, Indianola was home to Club Ebony, a fixture on the so-called 'chitlin circuit.' Ebony gave BB his first steady work, and hosted…
Nashville
Located inside the former Marathon Motorworks factory (Nashville’s only local automobile manufacturer, which shuttered in 1914), this venue is simple but…
Kermit's Treme Mother in Law Lounge
Tremé-Lafitte
Owned by iconic trumpeter Kermit Ruffins, this wonderfully odd bar is a Tremé standby and a popular spot for drinks during Second Lines. Or any time of…
Nashville
Hailed as Nashville’s weekly lawn party, this is much more than a concert series. Set in beautiful Centennial Park with the famous Parthenon as a backdrop…
East Nashville
This lo-fi east-side dive is a newer, larger outpost of the original hole-in-the-wall haunt on 8th Ave S. Catch local and national acts here, with the…
Atlanta
Embedded in a revamped 19th-century cotton-gin manufacturing factory that previously stood in ruin, Goat Farm Arts Center is the city's most cutting-edge…
Outer Banks
This tiny live venue (or room) inside a clapboard waterside house offers a chance to hang out with real locals, and experience the island's homegrown folk…
South Georgia
This historic 1871 theater is an atmospheric place to catch a show. Its interiors remain opulent, with crescent double balconies and ornate details…
Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment
Alabama
This former factory has been converted into the largest privately owned arts facility in the United States (hence ARTS in all caps? We're not sure). There…
