Reviewed by: Nathan Watson
Soothe your winter blues with these 62 local music shows or open mics happening in Birmingham this January
Reading time: 10 minutes
Hey! We made it to 2025. It’s a new year, which means we’ve got new chances to check out local, live music. I know I’m buzzing with the energy that a new year brings.
RebEgg Top Six Picks (in chronological order!)
- Novacane Taking You Higher featuring Stevo Blauque + Kaine
- Where: Continental Drift, 2201 7th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233
- When: Friday, January 17th – 9PM-2AM
- Sour Room Songwriters hosted by Ian Cuthbertson & Rebecca Egeland and featuring Daniel Raine & Kyndle Minter
- Where: Avondale Brewing Company Sour Room, 201 41st St S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Tuesday, January 21st – doors at 6:30PM, music at 7:30PM
- Tickets: FREE (!!)
- Twisted Teens (NOLA) with Nowhere Squares, Wax Fur and Breely Flower
- Where: The Firehouse, 412 41st St S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Friday, January 24th – doors at 7PM, music at 7:30PM
- Tickets: $10 at the door (no one turned away for lack of funds!)
- Parachute Punk Show featuring Qualifier, Vampire Mansion and Rough Dreams (Knoxville, TN)
- Where: Saturn, 200 41st St S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Wednesday, January 29th – doors at 7:30PM, music at 8PM
- Tickets: FREE (!!)
- Arturo & Friends
- Where: Elysian Gardens, 101 40th St S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Thursday, January 30th – music from 7PM-10PM
- Tickets: FREE (!!)
- Will Stewart with Conor Donohue
- Where: Mom’s Basement, 4411 3rd Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Friday, January 31st – 9PM
- Tickets: $10 cover at the door
Wednesday, January 8th
- Lost Hearts, Emerge and Good Diehl
- Where: The Nick, 2514 10th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
- When: Doors at 7PM, music at 8PM
- Tickets: $5 in advance, $10 day of the show
- Sundrop
- Where: The Nick, 2514 10th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
- When: Music at 11PM
- Tickets: $5 in advance
Thursday, January 9th
- Alabama So & So Machine
- Where: The Nick, 2514 10th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
- When: Doors at 9PM, show at 10PM
- Tickets: $5 in advance, more at the door
Friday, January 10th
- Brandon Dabbs Benefit Show featuring Meadows, no cure, Earthworm, Belial, White Sands Missile Ran
- Where: WorkPlay Theatre, 500 23rd St S, Birmingham AL 35233
- When: Doors at 6PM, music at 7PM
- Tickets: $10 in advance, more at the door
- Cahaba Roots featuring members of the Mountain Grass Unit and Ethan Brown
- Where: Avondale Brewing, 201 41st St S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Music from 8PM-11:30PM
- Tickets: $15 in advance, more at the door!
- Scott Ivey with AJ Beavers
- Where: The Nick, 2514 10th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
- When: Doors at 8PM, music at 9PM
- Tickets: $7 in advance, $10 at the door
- DJ Jack Bama
- Where: The Nick, 2514 10th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
- When: Doors at 11:30PM, music at midnight
- Tickets: $5 in advance and at the door
Saturday, January 11th
- Ecstatic Dance featuring Xenon
- Where: Unity Church, 2803 Highland Ave, Birmingham, AL 35205
- When: 4PM-7PM
- Tickets: $20 in advance or day-of!
- Tommy Mayfield’s Crestwood Drives Album Release Show
- Where: Woodlawn Theatre, 5503 1st Ave N, Birmingham, AL 35212
- When: Doors at 6PM, show at 7PM
- Tickets: $12 in advance, more at the door/day-of!
- Smokeshow Rodeo featuring Shonna Knowles (line dancing) and The McCalla Kid (DJing)
- Where: WorkPlay Canteen, 500 23rd St S, Birmingham AL 35233
- When: Doors at 6PM, music at 7PM
- Tickets: $10.25 in advance, more at the door
- Michael Warren
- Where: The Fennec, 1630 2nd Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233
- When: Music from 9:30PM-2AM
- Tickets: $10 in advance or at the door!
Sunday, January 12th
- Zach Austin
- Where: The Nick, 2514 10th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
- When: Music from 5PM-7PM
- Tickets: FREE (!!)
- Blakgraz with John Armstrong Feller
- Where: The Nick, 2514 10th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
- When: Doors at 7PM, music at 8PM
- Tickets: $7 in advance and at the door
Monday, January 13th
- Birmingham Bandstand – Open Mic
- Where: The Nick, 2514 10th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
- When: Come around 7PM
- Tickets: $3 cover – FREE if you perform!
Tuesday, January 14th
- Open Mic hosted by Zach Austin
- Where: Rojo, 2921 Highland Ave, Birmingham, AL 35205
- When: Sign up at 5:30PM
- Tickets: FREE (!!)
- Jose Carr’s Jazz Jam
- Where: True Story Brewing, 5510 Crestwood Blvd, Birmingham, AL 35212
- When: Music from 7:30PM-10:30PM
- Tickets: $5 at the door
Wednesday, January 15th
- Open Mic hosted by Zach Austin
- Where: Brock’s Gap Brewing Company, 500 Mineral Trace Suite 100, Hoover, AL 35244
- When: Sign up at 5:30PM
- Tickets: FREE (!!)
- Sundrop
- Where: The Nick, 2514 10th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
- When: Music at 11PM
- Tickets: $5 in advance
Thursday, January 16th
- Open Mic hosted by Zach Austin
- Where: Brock’s Gap Brewing Company, 500 Mineral Trace Suite 100, Hoover, AL 35244
- When: Sign up at 5:30PM
- Tickets: FREE (!!)
- Hemlock, Cal Folger Day, Cash Langdon and Bitter Calm
- Where: The Firehouse, 412 41st St S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Doors at 7PM, music at 7:30PM
- Tickets: $10 at the door (no one turned away for lack of funds)
- Magic City Blues Society presents Blues Jam hosted by Mz. Aretta
- Where: True Story Brewing, 5510 Crestwood Blvd, Birmingham, AL 35212
- When: Music from 7PM-10PM
- Tickets: $5 at the door
- Zach Austin & the Lonesome with The Wholesome Boys
- Where: The Nick, 2514 10th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
- When: Doors at 7:30PM, music at 8PM
- Tickets: $7 in advance, $10 at the door
Friday, January 17th
- Moral Support
- Where: The Fennec, 1630 2nd Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233
- When: Music from 5PM-7:30PM
- Tickets: FREE (!)
- Sheer Terror, Forced Neglect, All In, Commodity, xPath of Destructionx
- Where: WorkPlay Canteen, 500 23rd St S, Birmingham AL 35233
- When: Doors at 6PM, music at 7PM
- Tickets: $17 in advance, more at the door
- Novacane Taking You Higher featuring Stevo Blauque + Kaine
- Where: Continental Drift, 2201 7th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233
- When: 9PM-2AM
Sunday, January 19th
- Choko Aiken’s Jazz Jam
- Where: Elysian Gardens, 101 40th St S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Music from 4PM-7PM
- Tickets: FREE (!!)
- Taylor Hollingsworth
- Where: The Nick, 2514 10th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
- When: Music from 5PM-7PM
- Tickets: FREE (!!)
- FOUR BANDS – FOUR DOLLARS featuring Bulging, Droves, B. Sonnier and Terrible Lovers (Montgomery, AL)
- Where: Saturn, 200 41st St S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Doors at 6PM, music at 6:30PM
- Tickets: $4 in advance or at the door
- The Flourish presents…High Tea featuring Troy Massive and Brint Story
- Where: The Greenhouse, 602 19th St Ensley, Birmingham, AL 35218
- When: 7PM-10PM
- Tickets: $20 in advance or at the door
Monday, January 20th
- Birmingham Bandstand – Open Mic
- Where: The Nick, 2514 10th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
- When: Come around 7PM
- Tickets: $3 cover – FREE if you perform!
Tuesday, January 21st
- Sour Room Songwriters hosted by Ian Cuthbertson & Rebecca Egeland and featuring Daniel Raine & Kyndle Minter
- Where: Avondale Brewing Company Sour Room, 201 41st St S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Doors at 6:30PM, music at 7:30PM
- Tickets: FREE (!!)
- Open Mic hosted by Zach Austin
- Where: Rojo, 2921 Highland Ave, Birmingham, AL 35205
- When: Sign up at 5:30PM
- Tickets: FREE (!!)
- Ladies Night hosted by BMR’s Dru Cunningham and featuring Alexa Fontaine, Rachael Wilson and Cheyloe
- Where: Woodlawn Theatre, 5503 1st Ave N, Birmingham, AL 35212
- When: Doors at 6PM, show at 7PM
- Tickets: $12 in advance, more at the door
- Jose Carr’s Jazz Jam
- Where: True Story Brewing, 5510 Crestwood Blvd, Birmingham, AL 35212
- When: Music from 7:30PM-10:30PM
- Tickets: $5 at the door
Wednesday, January 22nd
- Open Mic hosted by Zach Austin
- Where: Brock’s Gap Brewing Company, 500 Mineral Trace Suite 100, Hoover, AL 35244
- When: Sign up at 5:30PM
- Tickets: FREE (!!)
- Powerplay, Kong Style, Strike Zone, Eyezin
- Where: WorkPlay, 500 23rd St S, Birmingham AL 35233
- When: Doors at 6PM, music at 7PM
- Tickets: $12 in advance, more at the door
- Sundrop
- Where: The Nick, 2514 10th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
- When: Music at 11PM
- Tickets: $5 in advance
Thursday, January 23rd
- Joe Breckenridge
- Where: The Fennec, 1630 2nd Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233
- When: Music from 5PM-7:30PM
- Tickets: FREE (!)
- Nick Dittmeier & the Sawdusters with Kyle Kimbrell
- Where: The Nick, 2514 10th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
- When: Doors at 7PM, show at 8PM
- Tickets: $7 in advance, $10 at the door
- Alabama So & So Machine
- Where: The Nick, 2514 10th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
- When: Doors at 9PM, show at 10PM
- Tickets: $5 in advance, more at the door
Friday, January 24th
- Whiskey Dix
- Where: The Fennec, 1630 2nd Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233
- When: Music from 5PM-7:30PM
- Tickets: FREE (!)
- Twisted Teens (NOLA) with Nowhere Squares, Wax Fur and Breely Flower
- Where: The Firehouse, 412 41st St S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Doors at 7PM, music at 7:30PM
- Tickets: $10 at the door (no one turned away for lack of funds!)
Saturday, January 25th
- DJ Reesh
- Where: The Fennec, 1630 2nd Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233
- When: Music from 9:30PM-2AM
- Tickets: $10 in advance or at the door!
Sunday, January 26th
- Kyle Kimbrell
- Where: The Nick, 2514 10th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
- When: Doors at 4PM, show at 5PM
- Tickets: FREE (!!)
Monday, January 27th
- Birmingham Bandstand – Open Mic
- Where: The Nick, 2514 10th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
- When: Come around 7PM
- Tickets: $3 cover – FREE if you perform!
Tuesday, January 28th
- Open Mic hosted by Zach Austin
- Where: Rojo, 2921 Highland Ave, Birmingham, AL 35205
- When: Sign up at 5:30PM
- Tickets: FREE (!!)
- Hassleinone, Mating Call, Motion Sick (Michigan) and Bummer Hill (ATL)
- Where: The Firehouse, 412 41st St S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Doors at 7PM, music at 7:30PM
- Tickets: $10 at the door (no one turned away for lack of funds)
- Jose Carr’s Jazz Jam
- Where: True Story Brewing, 5510 Crestwood Blvd, Birmingham, AL 35212
- When: Music from 7:30PM-10:30PM
- Tickets: $5 at the door
Wednesday, January 29th
- Open Mic hosted by Zach Austin
- Where: Brock’s Gap Brewing Company, 500 Mineral Trace Suite 100, Hoover, AL 35244
- When: Sign up at 5:30PM
- Tickets: FREE (!!)
- Parachute Punk Show featuring Qualifier, Vampire Mansion and Rough Dreams (Knoxville, TN)
- Where: Saturn, 200 41st St S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Doors at 7:30PM, music at 8PM
- Tickets: FREE (!!)
- Wesley Hill
- Where: Elysian Gardens, 101 40th St S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Music from 6:30PM-8:30PM
- Tickets: FREE (!!)
- Sundrop
- Where: The Nick, 2514 10th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
- When: Music at 11PM
- Tickets: $5 in advance
Thursday, January 30th
- Whiskey Dix
- Where: The Fennec, 1630 2nd Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233
- When: Music from 5PM-7:30PM
- Tickets: FREE (!)
- Arturo & Friends
- Where: Elysian Gardens, 101 40th St S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Music from 7PM-10PM
- Tickets: FREE (!!)
- By Way of Fire, Hiraeth and EMBR
- Where: The Nick, 2514 10th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
- When: Doors at 8PM, show at 9PM
- Tickets: $7 in advance, $10 at the door
- Alabama So & So Machine
- Where: The Nick, 2514 10th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
- When: Doors at 9PM, show at 10PM
- Tickets: $5 in advance, more at the door
Friday, January 31st
- Moral Support
- Where: The Fennec, 1630 2nd Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233
- When: Music from 5PM-7:30PM
- Tickets: FREE (!)
- XL PRESENTS…Null, Fauxdeep and Refuse to Thrive (EP RELEASE!) supporting Thou
- Where: The Firehouse, 412 41st St S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Doors at 7PM, music at 7:30PM
- Tickets: $20 in advance – has a chance of selling out!
- Birmingham Hemptail Throwdown featuring live music from Red Harp and Kate Hollingsworth
- Where: WorkPlay Theatre, 500 23rd St S, Birmingham AL 35233
- When: Event starts at 7PM
- Tickets: $10 in advance (include event entry + 5 drink samples)
- Scott Ivey Album Release Show with openers Suburban Love Junkies and Kyndle Minter
- Where: WorkPlay Theatre, 500 23rd St S, Birmingham AL 35233
- When: Doors at 7PM, music at 8PM
- Tickets: $20 in advance, more at the door
- Will Stewart with Conor Donohue
- Where: Mom’s Basement, 4411 3rd Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: 9PM
- Tickets: $10 cover at the door
- Oxmoor with Mad Day Out
- Where: The Nick, 2514 10th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
- When: Doors at 8PM, show at 9PM
- Tickets: $7 in advance, $10 at the door
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