Mountain Goats, Steve Miller Band, Allman Betts Family Revival, local punk and indie-rock and much more.
Our weekly Go concert recommendations are updated every Monday morning. For a comprehensive list of this week’s concerts, go to our live music calendar page.
Southern Rock
The Allman Betts Family Revival – Wednesday, December 13
Florida Theatre | Downtown Jacksonville
Featuring scions of (Gregg) Allman and (Dickey) Betts – Devon Allman and Duane Betts – plus extended family and friends, including Anders Osborne, Jimmy Hall and more, the Allman Betts Family Revival brings some authentic Southern rock to the Florida Theatre on Wednesday.
Jam
Toubab Krewe – Wednesday, December 13
Underbelly | Downtown Jacksonville
Asheville, NC instrumental group Toubab Krewe mixes rock, funk and global rhythms through extensive jams. The nationally-popular, relentlessly touring band plays Underbelly on Wednesday.
Folk Rock
Mountain Goats – Friday, December 15
Intuition Ale Works | Downtown Jacksonville
On tour in support of their 21st studio album, Clean Slate, Mountain Goats – the Durham, NC folk-rock outfit led by expert songsmith John Darnielle – return to Intuition Ale Works on Friday night.
Indie Rock/Punk
King Peach – Friday, December 15
Sarbez | St. Augustine
Rockin’ youngsters – and authors of one of JME’s favorite local releases of 2023 – King Peach headline a lineup of punk and indie rock at St. Augustine’s Sarbez on on Friday night.
Post Rock
Kairos Creature Club & rickoLus – Friday, December 15
Hotel Palms | Atlantic Beach
Jacksonville kraut-rock/post-rock/trash-pop collective Kairos Creature Club plays “A Night of Music” at the Hotel Palms in Atlantic Beach on Friday. Singer-songwriter rickoLus opens the show.
Choral
The Queen’s Six – Friday, December 15
St. Paul’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church | Jacksonville Beach
UK-based vocal sextet the Queen’s Six brings their catalog of Gregorian chant, jazz and pop arrangements to St. Paul’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church as part of the Beaches Fine Arts Series.
Folk
John Paul White – Saturday, December 16
Waterworks | St. Augustine
One half of the popular early 2010’s folk-duo Civil Wars, John Paul White brings a powerhouse voice and expert song craftsmanship to his solo work. He plays the Waterworks in St. Augustine as part of the Gamble Rogers Folk Festival “Live from the Waterworks” series on Saturday.
Classical
Handel’s Messiah – Saturday & Sunday, December 16 & 17
Jacoby Symphony Hall | Downtown Jacksonville
A holiday tradition, led by musical director Courtney Lewis, the Jacksonville Symphony and the company’s full chorus present two performances of George Frideric Handel’s 1741 oratorio.
Dark Wave/Post Punk
Glass Chapel – Saturday, December 16
The Walrus | Murray Hill
Synthy post-punk trio Glass Chapel – authors of another one of our fave local tracks of 2023 – celebrate their tape release (that’s cassette tape, kids!) with a performance at the Walrus on Saturday.
Tickets at the door
Classic Rock
Steve Miller Band – Saturday, December 16
Florida Theatre | Downtown Jacksonville
The decorated and beloved Steve Miller Band returns to Northeast FL with their laundry list of classic-rock hits – “Who Do You Love,” “Take the Money and Run,” “Fly Like an Eagle,” and the inescapable “Space Cowboy” and “The Joker” – on Saturday, performing at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre.
Funk
ZytrohSlanga – Sunday, December 17
The Walrus | Murray Hill
Pianist Jeremy McKinnies (AKA) Jay Myztroh and drummer Kevin Jackson (@drumslanga on IG) lead a rotating cast of some the region’s funkiest improvisational players at the Walrus for the ZytrohSlanga funk jam.
Tickets at the door
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Song of the Day | “After the First Kiss” by Faye Webster
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“Floating” Finds Jax Beach’s Sun Child Comfortably Adrift in a Sea of Confident Indie Folk
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St. Augustine’s Sawpaw Preview a Resonant Debut with “Different Sound,” “Eileen”
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Vampire Weekend to Play the St. Augustine Amphitheatre in October
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Sunny War Returns to Jacksonville to Play Intuition in November
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Thievery Corporation, Sade, Michael Franks on the latest Electro Lounge
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Duval artists Coyboi, Souvineer, DeAndre Lettsome and touring acts Goose, Of Montreal on the latest Jax Music Hour
Oct. 02, 2024
New Tom Misch, Kendrick Lamar and local tunes from K.UTIE, Notsucal and GBOR this week’s Neighborhood playlist
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‘Breaking the Shell’ Offers a Jazz Summit from a Multigenerational Trio of Musical Mavericks
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Song of the Day | “SPEYSIDE” by Bon Iver
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