Mary J. Blige at VyStar, Fistmas, LPT on NYE and more
Each week the JME team looks long and hard at the concert calendar to identify the best live music in Jacksonville. Our weekly Go concert recommendations are updated every Monday morning and are always available on jaxmusic.org.
For the comprehensive list of this week’s concerts, go to our live music calendar page.
Jazz
Blue Jay Jazz Jam – Tuesday, December 27
Blue Jay Listening Room | Jacksonville Beach
Every Tuesday, fun-size Jax Beach venue Blue Jay Listening Room hosts one of the city’s premier jazz jams. Standouts from the region’s avant-garde, including Kenny Hamilton, Stefan Klein, Stan piper, Taylor Roberts and Jonah Pierre are regulars.
R&B
Mary J. Blige – Thursday, December 29
VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena | Downtown Jacksonville
Fresh off the success of Good Morning Gorgeous, her fourteenth full-length offering, the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul Mary J. Blige plays VyStar Arena on Thursday.
Rock
Fistmas – Friday, December 30
Rain Dogs | Five Points
A raucous, if not unhinged, holiday tradition, Southeast supergroup Thee Harmonious Fists reunite for the annual Fistmas, with support from King Grincewicz & The Campus Creeps and more at Rain Dogs on Friday.
Salsa
LPT – Saturday, December 31
Grape & Grain Exchange | San Marco
Ring (or rumba, rather) in the New Year with Jax’s mighty salsa orchestra LPT in the parlor at San Marco’s Grape & Grain Exchange. Tickets include food and a champagne toast.
Nov. 19, 2024
New Flying Lotus, Yussef Dayes & Tom Misch, Plus Black Violin and Local Music from Dylan & Batsauce on The Neighborhood
Nov. 19, 2024
Jacksonville-Based Bonnethead Deliver Shoegaze Goodness on “Dive”
Nov. 19, 2024
‘High and Rising: A Book About De La Soul’ is a Comprehensive Accounting of the Hip-Hop Group’s Influence on Music and the Book’s Author
Nov. 14, 2024
New Music from Tinsley Ellis, Keb’ Mo’ & Heavy Doses of John Mayall, Stevie Ray Vaughan from Blues Horizon
Nov. 09, 2024
The Foreign Exchange, Stro Elliot, Tall Black Guy, Lupe Fiasco and More New Music from the Neighborhood
Nov. 06, 2024
The Loving Arms Race Roll Away the Stone with their Rollicking Debut Release
Nov. 05, 2024
Sunny War Returns to Jacksonville to Play Intuition in November
Nov. 05, 2024
Kale That Raps Drops New Album ‘It’s Personal’ Ahead of Porchfest Set
Nov. 03, 2024
UK Shoegazers Slowdive to Kick Off New Fall Tour at St. Augustine Amphitheatre
Oct. 29, 2024
Song of the Day | “NOID” by Tyler, The Creator
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