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…
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…
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…
Cajun Country
There's a deep counterculture vein running within Lafayette, a sort of bohemian backlash to the area's prevailing Christian conservatism, and this radical…
Tennessee
This quirky pub and eatery, known locally as 'The Pig', has been a Franklin staple since 1986. Upstairs are a patio, lounge and billiards room, while…
Alabama
This multipurpose venue kind of defies categorization. Ultimately, it's an outdoor bazaar space filled with murals, food stalls, string lights and…
Alabama
Located on the north side of the Black Warrior River, Kentuck is an arts campus consisting of studio and gallery space for regional folk artists and…
Mississippi
Hal & Mal's is an excellent midsize live music venue. The sight lines are great, it feels neither too crowded nor annoyingly expansive, bar service is…
Cajun Country
Shuffling its feet beside Pat’s Fisherman’s Wharf in Henderson, the Atchafalaya Club hosts a great variety of Cajun bands. The Foret Tradition regularly…
New Orleans
Built back in 1918, this Beaux Arts beauty is a grand-dame theater that has undergone many incarnations – vaudeville stage, movie house etc – and is now…
Atlanta
Internationally renowned theater inside the Woodruff Arts Center which produces a diverse bill of 10 or so annual productions, several of which later wind…
Ocracoke Alive's Deepwater Theater
Outer Banks
Community theater showing amateur productions. Shows range from a comedic take on the story of Blackbeard (the pirate who took a liking to the island) to…
Nashville
Not into the honky-tonk scene? No problem. Head to the End and you’ll be treated to artists who also wouldn’t be caught dead down on Broadway. This tiny…
Memphis
The original nightclub from the Mississippi kid who came to Memphis and became a star. This place gets LOUD! Head up to the 3rd floor for fine Delta…
Savannah
All-ages venue hosting entertainers and artists of all genres, with a broad stage and high ceilings that allow for arena-style shows in the intimacy of a…
New Orleans
Republic showcases some pretty awesome live acts, but on any given night the crowd could range from a bunch of music-obsessed fanatics to some aggro…
Alabama
The Bone and Barrel is a pretty nice bar that tries to give a down at heels vibe. That's a bit tough to pull off in pristine Fairhope, but hey – the…
Legendary Kimbro's Pickin' Parlor
Tennessee
Thirty minutes south of Nashville, Kimbro’s is an old house in downtown Franklin where you can enjoy the fiddles, the twangs of the banjo and the pickin’…
Outer Banks
Staged between late May and August, this outdoor play, written by Pulitzer Prize–winning North Carolina playwright Paul Green, dramatizes the fate of 116…
Charlotte
This huge complex on the northern edge of Uptown incorporates multiple entertainment venues, ranging from the open-air, 5000-seat Charlotte Metro Credit…
Alabama
Built in 1927, this former silent movie house is now maintained as a performance venue, hosting theater productions, storytelling events, (family-friendly…
Charleston
Home of the RiverDogs minor-league baseball team and the Citadel team. The stadium is a namesake of a longtime former Charleston mayor who regularly…
Outer Banks
You can't miss this colorfully painted haunt in Kitty Hawk, where tourists are 'sometimes tolerated.' This place prides itself on being a 'local secret'…
Tennessee
In the heart of downtown, this restored 1937 theater juggles an impressive lineup of musical acts, classic movies and live performances. Recent shows…
Atlanta
No, that's not a hipster worship hall. Dad's Garage, Atlanta's most award-winning and longest-standing improv group, took over this former church in the…
Alabama
This old school, art deco beauty is the longest continually running theater in the state. In its time it has gone from family movie house to softcore porn…
Cajun Country
Dishes such as crab cake au gratin are quite tasty, but it's nightly live Cajun tunes that are the why-go. Regulars are always scooting around the floor;…
Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos
Savannah
This dueling piano bar, where patrons decide what's played on the stage, brings the party crowd from far and wide. The lively space can host up to 450…
Atlanta
Guns N' Roses, Bob Dylan, Adele and Kendrick Lamar have all played this storied downtown live-music venue dating to 1910. While it was formerly an…
Savannah
A good slice of odd-duck Savannah nightlife, the Jinx is popular with students, townies, musicians, and basically anyone else who has a thing for dive-y…
New Orleans
Despite the fact it lies in Mid-City on one of the most unremarkable stretches of Canal St, Chickie Wah Wah is a great music venue. Local legends, such as…
Louisville
Regional indie rock, country, metal and bluegrass bands take the stage at this neighborly, mid-sized concert hall. A separate entrance lets you into the…
Cajun Country
Want to shake a tail feather to some real local zydeco? Grant Street has got you covered. There's all kinds of music here, but Grant Street's zydeco…
Atlanta
This is one of the best venues for live folk and acoustic music, renowned for breaking local artists on to the regional – and sometimes national – scene…
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra
New Orleans
The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra is the only musician-owned and -managed professional symphony. It is based out of the Orpheum Theater. The season…
Alabama
Besides staying open until appreciably late hours (somewhat tough to find in this part of the world), the Voodoo Lounge has live music seven nights a week…
New Orleans Ballet Association
New Orleans
The New Orleans Ballet Association usually runs a few productions annually. The season is short and fleshed out with presentations by visiting dance…
Mississippi
Formerly a livery stable for the family of writer William Faulkner, this 19th-century building is now a rather intimate theater with concrete floors,…
Memphis
The only freestanding Black repertory theatre in the region, this playhouse in the Overton Square theater district presents a year-round lineup of plays,…
Atlanta
Major League Baseball's Atlanta Braves moved into this new, 41,149-capacity stadium 10 miles northwest of downtown Atlanta in Cobb County beginning with…
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