8 Concerts to See this Week in Jacksonville

Levitation Room, Terence Blanchard, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes and more

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Psych rock band Levitation Room plays Voo Swar in Mayport on Saturday, May 4 | Courtesy of the artist

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Folk 

Kristy Lee – Tuesday, April 30

Underbelly | Downtown Jacksonville

Singer-songwriter Kristy Lee writes songs imbued with a Southern gothic sensibility – her latest, 2023’s The Olive Tree, is a prime example. Lee plays Underbelly on Tuesday. 

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Folk/Blues

Calahoney – Wednesday, May 1

Blue Jay Listening Room | Jacksonville Beach

The local folk-blues outfit made up of husband-and-wife duo Josué Cruz (LPT) and Laura Askins brings a catalog of harmonious tunes to Blue Jay in Jax Beach on Wednesday. 

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Metal

Raven – Thursday, May 2

Jack Rabbits | San Marco 

Seminal UK-bred speed and thrash metal lords Raven – the band that offered both Metallica and Anthrax their first tours – plays Jack Rabbits on Thursday.
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Indie-Rock

Bodega – Friday, May 3

The Walrus | Murray Hill 

NYC indie-rock band Bodega plays the Walrus with local shoegazers Siichaq on Friday. 

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Punk

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes – Friday, May 3

The Amp | St. Augustine

The veritable punk-rock supergroup, The SF-formed Me First and the Gimme Gimmes bring their raucous repertoire of cover songs to the St. Augustine Amphitheatre on Friday. 

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Indie-Rock

Sweeping Promises – Friday, May 3

Jack Rabbits | San Marco

The Lawrence, Kansas-based indie-rock duo Sweeping Promises plays Jack Rabbits on Friday, with support from the Loving Arms Race and local synth-heavy post-punks Glass Chapel.

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Psych Rock 

Levitation Room – Saturday, May 4

Voo Swar | Mayport 

LA-based psych-garage ensemble, the aptly-named Levitation Room, play the famous Voo Swar in Mayport on Saturday with support from local psych-rockers Killer Larry. 

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Jazz

Terence Blanchard – Sunday, May 5

Jacoby Symphony Hall | Downtown Jacksonville

Jazz trumpeter and composer, the mighty Terence Blanchard performs original works and songs from Wayne Shorter’s catalog with E-Collective and Turtle Island String Quartet on Sunday at Jacoby Symphony Hall inside the Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts. More

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