Reviewed by: Nathan Watson
62 unique local concerts that will make your May bloom
Reading time: 10 minutes
SPRING IS HERE and tis the season for supporting musicians who are finding their footing, developing their talents and honing their craft around the Magic City.
Wednesday, May 1st
- Fauxdeep and Ladder to God supporting Trauma Ray, Kraus and Palefade
- Where: Saturn, 200 41st St S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Doors at 7PM, show at 7:30PM
- Tickets: $12 in advance and $15 at the door
- Portico, Social Creatures and TwO Five Collective
- Where: The Nick, 2514 10th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
- When: Doors at 8PM, show at 9PM
- Tickets: $7 in advance and $10 at the door
Thursday, May 2nd
- Ramblin’ Ricky Tate duo
- Where: Marble Ring, 430 41st St S suite b, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Music starts at 7PM
- Tickets: FREE (!!)
- Fusion Night Invite with the Major Dudes (Isaiah’s 30th birthday!!!)
- Where: The Nick, 2514 10th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
- When: Doors at 8PM, show at 9PM
- Tickets: $7 in advance and at the door
Friday, May 3rd
- Daniel Bowden
- Where: The Fennec, 1630 2nd Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233
- When: Music from 6-8:30PM
- Tickets: FREE (!!)
- Cawlings supporting Tophouse
- Where: Saturn, 200 41st St S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Doors at 7PM, show at 8PM
- Tickets: $15 in advance and at the door
- Fauxdeep, Chancho and Selim Sivad supporting Total Wife and Celltower
- Where: TrimTab Brewing, 2721 5th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Doors at 7PM, show at 7:30PM
- Tickets: $10 at the door
- No Culture, The Knife Kickers and Sick F*cks
- Where: The Hatch (DM for address)
- When: Show at 7PM
- Tickets: $10 at the door
- Punk Night featuring Tiger Helicide, Usetas, Devils Got a Hold on Me, Gasoline Tank and Sounds in My Head
- Where: True Story Brewing, 5510 Crestwood Blvd, Birmingham, AL 35212
- When: Doors at 6PM
- Tickets: $13 at the door
Saturday, May 4th
- Birmingham Folk Festival featuring Early James, The Yellow Dandies, The Whistlebees and many more acts!
- Where: Avondale Amphitheater
- When: 11AM-7PM – check out their Facebook to see the full schedule
- Tickets: FREE (!!)
- Taylor Hollingsworth, Rude & True and Davis & Haleigh
- Where: RockLedge (DM for details)
- When: Doors at 6PM, show at 7PM
- Tickets: $25 in advance or at the door
- QDOT Davis with Jaxxxon and Friends
- Where: The Nick, 2514 10th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
- When: Doors at 9PM, show at 10PM
- Tickets: $7 in advance and $10 at the door
Sunday, May 5th
- Clot, Turn Cold, gimmick., Bridewell and Eyezin
- Where: LCY Media, 3614 6th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Doors at 6PM, show at 7PM
- Tickets: $10 in advance and at the door
- Cinco de Mayo with Mortalus and Sinema
- Where: The Nick, 2514 10th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
- When: Doors at 8PM, show at 9PM
- Tickets: $7 in advance and $10 at the door
- Cinco de Mayo Punk Rock Yard Sale
- Where: Wantfull Things, 1034 23rd St S #102, Birmingham, AL 35205
- When: 12PM-6PM
- Tickets: FREE (!!)
Monday, May 6th
- Birmingham Bandstand Open Mic
- Where: The Nick, 2514 10th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
- When: Doors at 7PM, show at 8PM
- Tickets: $3 at the door – or – FREE if you sign up to perform
Tuesday, May 7th
- Songwriters Round hosted by Susannah Seales
- Where: The Nick, 2514 10th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
- When: Doors at 8PM, show at 9PM
- Tickets: $7 in advance or at the door
- Jose Carr’s Jazz Jam
- Where: True Story Brewing, 5510 Crestwood Blvd, Birmingham, AL 35212
- When: Music from 7:30-10:30PM
- Tickets: $5 at the door
Wednesday, May 8th
- Confusion’s Prince, Fauxdeep supporting 9 Million, Enumclaw, Graham Hunt and Get
- Where: Saturn, 200 41st St S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Music at 7PM
- Tickets: FREE (!!)
- Birmingham Blues Explosion featuring Gary Edmonds, Leif Bondarenko, Taylor Goodwin and Ryan Brown
- Where: The Nick, 2514 10th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
- When: Doors at 8PM, show at 9PM
- Tickets: $7 in advance and at the door
Thursday, May 9th
- Woodlawn Writers Round featuring Buckle Bunny, Janet Simpson, Brotha Josh and Patrick O’Sullivan
- Where: Woodlawn Theatre, 5503 1st Ave N, Birmingham, AL 35212
- When: Doors at 7PM, show at 8PM
- Tickets: $10 donations for the artists
- Chancho, Zaza and Breuin supporting Big Yellow
- Where: The Hatch (DM for address)
- When: Show at 7PM
- Tickets: $10 at the door
- Fusion Night Invite with the Major Dudes
- Where: The Nick, 2514 10th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
- When: Doors at 8PM, show at 9PM
- Tickets: $7 in advance and at the door
Friday, May 10th
- Ramblin’ Ricky Tate
- Where: Ghost Train Brewing, 3501 1st Ave S Suite 101B, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Music starts at 6PM
- Tickets: FREE (!!)
- Terry Ohms Sextet + the Gospel + Style Shop
- Where: Woodlawn Theatre, 5503 1st Ave N, Birmingham, AL 35212
- When: Doors at 7PM, show at 8PM
- Tickets: $10 in advance and at the door
Saturday, May 11th
- METAL NIGHT featuring Witch Hunter, Pressure Point, Eyezin and Apparitions
- Where: True Story Brewing, 5510 Crestwood Blvd, Birmingham, AL 35212
- When: Show at 6PM
- Tickets: $13 at the door
- Bitcoin Bebop with Sam Norris
- Where: The Nick, 2514 10th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
- When: Doors at 9PM, show at 10PM
- Tickets: $7 in advance and $10 at the door
Sunday, May 12th
- Blood Moon Riot and Pageant
- Where: The Nick, 2514 10th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
- When: Doors at 8PM, show at 9PM
- Tickets: $7 in advance and $10 at the door
Monday, May 13th
- Birmingham Bandstand Open Mic
- Where: The Nick, 2514 10th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
- When: Doors at 7PM, show at 8PM
- Tickets: $3 at the door – or – FREE if you sign up to perform
Tuesday, May 14th
- Daniel Bowden
- Where: Juniper, 3811 Clairmont Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Music from 5-8PM
- Tickets: FREE (!!)
- Jose Carr’s Jazz Jam
- Where: True Story Brewing, 5510 Crestwood Blvd, Birmingham, AL 35212
- When: Music from 7:30-10:30PM
- Tickets: $5 at the door
- Songwriters Round hosted by Susannah Seales
- Where: The Nick, 2514 10th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
- When: Doors at 8PM, show at 9PM
- Tickets: $7 in advance or at the door
Wednesday, May 15th
- You Will Burn, Eyezin and Arkhaust supporting Fury in Few
- Where: LCY Media, 3614 6th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Doors at 6PM, show at 7PM
- Tickets: $10 in advance and at the door
- Bitter Route, The Crooked Rugs and Speak in Whisper
- Where: The Nick, 2514 10th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
- When: Doors at 8PM, show at 9PM
- Tickets: $10 in advance and $12 at the door
Thursday, May 16th
- Marcus Fetch Album Release show featuring Rebecca Egeland and JUCO
- Where: Woodlawn Theatre, 5503 1st Ave N, Birmingham, AL 35212
- When: Doors at 7PM, show at 8PM
- Tickets: $12 in advance and at the door
- Gimmick, Hate, Disincentive supporting Die and Pressure Point
- Where: LCY Media, 3614 6th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Doors at 6:30PM, show at 7:30PM
- Tickets: $10 in advance and at the door
- Domesticatrix and Kamikaze Zombie supporting CAM GIRL
- Where: The Nick, 2514 10th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
- When: Doors at 8PM, show at 9PM
- Tickets: $7 in advance and $10 at the door
Friday, May 17th
- Eat a Peach
- Where: Avondale Brewing Company, 201 41st St S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Doors at 6PM, show at 7PM
- Tickets: $15 in advance or at the door
- Joe Brantley & the Damn Rites with Graham Harper & the Damaged
- Where: The Nick, 2514 10th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
- When: Doors at 9PM, show at 10PM
- Tickets: $8 in advance and $10 at the door
Saturday, May 18th
- Cayla, Dehwick, Crash.n and Beezie Conwell
- Where: Woodlawn Theatre, 5503 1st Ave N, Birmingham, AL 35212
- When: Doors at 7PM, show at 8PM
- Tickets: $10 in advance and at the door
- Alabama Jubilee featuring The Steel City Jug Slammers and Benjamin Armstrong
- Where: True Story Brewing, 5510 Crestwood Blvd, Birmingham, AL 35212
- When: Show at 7PM
- Tickets: $10 at the door
- Millennial Jones, Mercury Red and As a Nation Dies
- Where: The Nick, 2514 10th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
- When: Doors at 9PM, show at 10PM
- Tickets: $7 in advance and $10 at the door
Sunday, May 19th
- HKFY with local support *TO BE ANNOUNCED*
- Where: LCY Media, 3614 6th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Doors at 6PM, show at 7PM
- Tickets: $15 in advance and at the door
- Grand Champ and Audiophile supporting Alien Ant Farm
- Where: WorkPlay THEATRE, 500 23rd St S, Birmingham AL 35233
- When: Doors at 6PM, show at 7PM
- Tickets: $25 in advance
- Carver Commodore and No Culture supporting The Weeks
- Where: WorkPlay CANTEEN, 500 23rd St S, Birmingham AL 35233
- When: Doors at 6:30PM, show at 7:30PM
- Tickets: $14 in advance
Monday, May 20th
- Domesticatrix and Sybhymal supporting Decay, Violent Void and Flummox
- Where: LCY Media, 3614 6th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Doors at 6PM, show at 7PM
- Tickets: $10 in advance and $15 at the door
- Birmingham Bandstand Open Mic
- Where: The Nick, 2514 10th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
- When: Doors at 7PM, show at 8PM
- Tickets: $3 at the door – or – FREE if you sign up to perform
Tuesday, May 21st
- Jose Carr’s Jazz Jam
- Where: True Story Brewing, 5510 Crestwood Blvd, Birmingham, AL 35212
- When: Music from 7:30-10:30PM
- Tickets: $5 at the door
Wednesday, May 22nd
- Kyle Kimbrell supporting Seth Martin
- Where: The Nick, 2514 10th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
- When: Doors at 8PM, show at 9PM
- Tickets: $7 in advance and at the door
Thursday, May 23rd
- B.Sonnier and Domesticatrix supporting Corpse Dust, Deprive and Dungeon
- Where: The Firehouse, 412 41st St S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Doors at 7PM, show at 8PM
- Tickets: $15 at the door
- Fusion Night Invite with the Major Dudes
- Where: The Nick, 2514 10th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
- When: Doors at 8PM, show at 9PM
- Tickets: $7 in advance and at the door
Friday, May 24th
- Asholie, Brotha Josh, Portico and Local Brand (Florence, AL)
- Where: Saturn, 200 41st St S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Doors at 8PM, show at 9PM
- Tickets: FREE (!!)
- Iron City Sludge Presents…EMBR, Florist, Kalgon and Spirit Guardian
- Where: True Story Brewing, 5510 Crestwood Blvd, Birmingham, AL 35212
- When: Doors at 6PM, show at 7PM
- Tickets: $10 at the door
- Oxmoor
- Where: Elysian Gardens, 101 40th St S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Music from 7-10PM
- Tickets: $5 at the door
- Orange Mudd Album Release Show!
- Where: Avondale Apothecary, 3808 2nd Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Music from 6:30-9PM
- Tickets: FREE (!!)
Saturday, May 25th
- Daniel Bowden
- Where: The Fennec, 1630 2nd Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233
- When: Music from 6-8:30PM
- Tickets: FREE (!!)
- Punk Rock Art Show featuring D2120, Evil Eye, Pedestrian Unrest, Inducing Panic and Miller Pierson
- Where: True Story Brewing, 5510 Crestwood Blvd, Birmingham, AL 35212
- When: Doors at 6PM
- Tickets: $13 at the door
Sunday, May 26th
- Disincentive supporting Hickoids
- Where: The Nick, 2514 10th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
- When: Doors at 8PM, show at 9PM
- Tickets: $10 in advance and at the door
Monday, May 27th
- Birmingham Bandstand Open Mic
- Where: The Nick, 2514 10th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
- When: Doors at 7PM, show at 8PM
- Tickets: $3 at the door – or – FREE if you sign up to perform
Tuesday, May 28th
- Jose Carr’s Jazz Jam
- Where: True Story Brewing, 5510 Crestwood Blvd, Birmingham, AL 35212
- When: Music from 7:30-10:30PM
- Tickets: $5 at the door
Wednesday, May 29th
- No Cure, Orthodox, Kaonashi supporting Boundaries
- Where: Saturn, 200 41st St S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Doors at 6PM, show at 7pm
- Tickets: $20 at the door
- Birmingham Blues Explosion featuring Gary Edmonds, Leif Bondarenko, Taylor Goodwin and Ryan Brown
- Where: The Nick, 2514 10th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
- When: Doors at 8PM, show at 9PM
- Tickets: $7 in advance and at the door
Thursday, May 30th
- Danny Hammons supporting Brody Schenk
- Where: The Nick, 2514 10th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
- When: Doors at 9PM, show at 10PM
- Tickets: $6 in advance and $8 at the door
Planning to attend any of these local concerts? Tag us @bhamnow to let us know!
