Past Events

New Orleans-based Honey Island Island Swamp Band, recent recipients of two of the Crescent City's prestigious Best of The Beat Awards for Best Emerging Artist and Best Blues Album will return to the Green Parrot For most of the past decade, Aaron Wilkinson and Chris Mulé established themselves as top-notch musicians and songwriters, most notably as members of the Eric Lindell Band.  Collaborations between all three musicians have been favorites of DJs in major US markets, internationally and on both Sirius and XM satellite stations…

Sol Driven Train Brings Rock/Funk/World Beat to The Green Parrot The Charleston-based, 5-piece Reggae/Funk Horn Party Sol Driven Train is poised to blow the doors off the Green Parrot when they bring their hard-driving, seamless mix of Southern rock, swampy funk and languid world beat onto the Parrot stage.

Sol Driven Train Brings Rock/Funk/World Beat to The Green Parrot The Charleston-based, 5-piece Reggae/Funk Horn Party Sol Driven Train is poised to blow the doors off the Green Parrot when they bring their hard-driving, seamless mix of Southern rock, swampy funk and languid world beat onto the Parrot stage with shows

Sol Driven Train Brings Rock/Funk/World Beat to The Green Parrot The Charleston-based, 5-piece Reggae/Funk Horn Party Sol Driven Train is poised to blow the doors off the Green Parrot when they bring their hard-driving, seamless mix of Southern rock, swampy funk and languid world beat onto the Parrot stage.

The Deadphish Orchestra is a quartet of Colorado musicians who, above all, are close friends who have played music together for many years. They had played Grateful Dead songs together, and they had played Phish songs together. But they got to wondering what would happen if they tried to merge the music of these two bands, the Granddaddies and Daddies of the jamband scene. While these two bands have their surface similarities, most fans realize that their actual musical styles are quite different. The Grateful Dead are an…

DeadPhish Orchestra Brings a Seamless Web of Phish and Dead to The Parrot Stage Colorado quartet The Deadphish Orchestra are close friends who have played music together for many years, they had played Grateful Dead songs together, and they had played Phish songs together. But they got to wondering what would happen if they tried to merge the music of these two bands, the Granddaddies and Daddies of the jamband scene. While these two bands have their surface similarities, most fans realize that their actual musical styles are quite different. The Grateful Dead are an earthy, folky,…

Red Elvises Bring "Rokenrol Revolution" to Green Parrot Famed Siberian Surf-Rockers Igor and The Red Elvises 2019 Tour brings the party back to The Green Parrot! Playing a unique blend of Russian folk music, 50’s rockabilly/surf, reggae, and whatever else makes them happy, Igor & Red Elvises’ perpetual world tour has provided a constant delight to legions of passionate Green Parrot fans year after year. In 1995, band leader and Russian émigré Igor Yuzov dreamed that Elvis Presley came to…

Red Elvises Bring "Rokenrol Revolution" to Green Parrot Famed Siberian Surf-Rockers Igor and The Red Elvises 2019 World Tour brings the party back to The Green Parrot! Playing a unique blend of Russian folk music, 50’s rockabilly/surf, reggae, and whatever else makes them happy, Igor & Red Elvises’ perpetual world tour has provided a constant delight to legions of passionate Green Parrot fans year after year. In 1995, band leader and Russian émigré Igor Yuzov dreamed that Elvis Presley came…

Colin Davis and Night People is a concept band specializing in classic New Orleans funk and soul music,as well as an expanding repertoire of original material influenced by the treasured artists of the Crescent City. After working the New Orleans music scene as a side man in various projects for fifteen years, drummer/producer Colin Davis formed the band in 2017. Recently, CDNP has been hard at work writing and recording original material, developing a unique, hard hitting new sound ready…

Colin Davis and Night People is a concept band specializing in classic New Orleans funk and soul music,as well as an expanding repertoire of original material influenced by the treasured artists of the Crescent City. After working the New Orleans music scene as a side man in various projects for fifteen years, drummer/producer Colin Davis formed the band in 2017. Recently, CDNP has been hard at work writing and recording original material, developing a unique, hard hitting new sound ready…

Colin Davis and Night People is a concept band specializing in classic New Orleans funk and soul music,as well as an expanding repertoire of original material influenced by the treasured artists of the Crescent City. After working the New Orleans music scene as a side man in various projects for fifteen years, drummer/producer Colin Davis formed the band in 2017. Recently, CDNP has been hard at work writing and recording original material, developing a unique, hard hitting new sound ready…

Tyler first began exploring music on guitar and drums, trying to emulate the Hendrix and Zeppelin hits he loved. He didn’t realize it until later in life, but he was also inspired by the gospel music he heard in church, more compelled by the spirit of a song than the technique. He found a mentor in drummer and composer Yonrico Scott (Derek Trucks Band, Royal Southern Brotherhood) who could see that the fire Tyler had for music needed fuel. Yonrico…

Tyler first began exploring music on guitar and drums, trying to emulate the Hendrix and Zeppelin hits he loved. He didn’t realize it until later in life, but he was also inspired by the gospel music he heard in church, more compelled by the spirit of a song than the technique. He found a mentor in drummer and composer Yonrico Scott (Derek Trucks Band, Royal Southern Brotherhood) who could see that the fire Tyler had for music needed fuel. Yonrico…

Tyler first began exploring music on guitar and drums, trying to emulate the Hendrix and Zeppelin hits he loved. He didn’t realize it until later in life, but he was also inspired by the gospel music he heard in church, more compelled by the spirit of a song than the technique. He found a mentor in drummer and composer Yonrico Scott (Derek Trucks Band, Royal Southern Brotherhood) who could see that the fire Tyler had for music needed fuel. Yonrico…

The Joe Marcinek Band featuring Jason Hann (String Cheese Incident),  Steve Molitz (Particle) and Ola Timothy

Steve Molitz joins All Star Joe Marcinek  Band at Green Parrot The Joe Marcinek Band, an ever-evolving mixture of original compositions and incredible musicians, brings one of his highly-regarded All Star Jams to The Green Parrot Bar  Joe is a magnet for talent, attracting incredible musicians to play with him, each show has a slightly different lineup and interpretation and the upcoming Joe Marcinek Band at The Green Parrot is no exception and will  feature  Steve Molitz (Particle),  Expect a range of funky covers and look for high-energy…

Tommy Tangie and The Living Sample. Album Release Tour. Philly based funk, soul, groovy jams

Yarn Brings Grammy-Nominated Americana/Alt. Country to Parrot Stage Yarn is a Grammy-nominated Brookyln-based Americana/Alt Country band with a sound that owes as much to Gram Parsons and Earl Scruggs as to Jerry Garcia and Exile On Main Street-era Rolling Stones. the band Yarn, much like its name, weaves country, rock, blues and more into a genre-defying blend that has captured the attention of fans and critics alike. Following in a fine tradition that includes forward thinking roots bands like The…

Yarn is the Grammy-Nominated Americana/Alt. Country band with a sound that owes as much to Gram Parsons and Earl Scruggs as to Jerry Garcia and Exile On Main Street-era Rolling Stones. the band Yarn, much like its name, weaves country, rock, blues and more into a genre-defying blend that has captured the attention of fans and critics alike. Following in a fine tradition that includes forward thinking roots bands like The Flying Burrito Brothers and New Riders of The Purple…

Empire Strikes Brass (ESB) is a high energy Brass-Funk-Rock band hailing from the city of Asheville, North Carolina. Formed on the streets of their hometown, ESB is rooted in the New Orleans Brass Band tradition of second-line parades and deep moving grooves reminiscent of old school funk. “Based in Asheville —> depth within the music” - James Mayfield HomeGrownMusic.net "Their shows are high energy and driven – powerful affairs that carry the audience through a full-range of emotions and often force the…

Empire Strikes Brass (ESB) is a high energy Brass-Funk-Rock band hailing from the city of Asheville, North Carolina. Formed on the streets of their hometown, ESB is rooted in the New Orleans Brass Band tradition of second-line parades and deep moving grooves reminiscent of old school funk. “Based in Asheville —> depth within the music” - James Mayfield HomeGrownMusic.net "Their shows are high energy and driven – powerful affairs that carry the audience through a full-range of emotions and often force the…

Eclectic Country Folk

Well known for shaking up the Green Parrot Bar's stage, Paul Cebar's Tomorrow Sound. (formerly Paul Cebar  and the Milwaukeeans)  return to the Parrot Cebar's long-awaited return to The Green Parrot is sure to be one of the year's highlights as Cebar cranks out his mix of "classic      soul meets  Afro-Latin funk". Says Cebar, "My departure has always been funk and  soul oriented, with African and Latin aspects." But Cebar now feels he is making some of the most vital music of his career  that embraces hip-hop, reggae and old-school soul. Mike Joyce of The…

Well known for shaking up the Green Parrot Bar's stage, Paul Cebar's Tomorrow Sound. (formerly Paul Cebar  and the Milwaukeeans)  return to the Parrot Cebar's long-awaited return to The Green Parrot is sure to be one of the year's highlights as Cebar cranks out his mix of "classic      soul meets  Afro-Latin funk". Says Cebar, "My departure has always been funk and  soul oriented, with African and Latin aspects." But Cebar now feels he is making some of the most vital music of his career  that embraces hip-hop, reggae and old-school soul. Mike Joyce of The…

Well known for shaking up the Green Parrot Bar's stage, Paul Cebar's Tomorrow Sound. (formerly Paul Cebar  and the Milwaukeeans)  return to the Parrot. Cebar's long-awaited return to The Green Parrot is sure to be one of the year's highlights as Cebar cranks out his mix of "classic      soul meets  Afro-Latin funk". Says Cebar, "My departure has always been funk and  soul oriented, with African and Latin aspects." But Cebar now feels he is making some of the most vital music of his career  that embraces hip-hop, reggae and old-school soul. Mike Joyce of The…

Ukulele Russ & His One Man Frontier Band Alaska's Ukulele Wild Man -- Unconventional Ukulele for Unconventional People Alaska—the Final Frontier. Alaska has captured imaginations ever since Thomas Jefferson purchased it from the French for two cases of whiskey and a buckskin pouch of glass beads. And now, with the birth of the interwebs and the dawn of the reality TV age upon us, people once again turn their eyes northward. They are enthralled with Alaska, but is what they…

Cuban folk, funk and world grooves with Guerra Grooves The sound that is “GUERRA” emerges from the musical collaboration between vocalist Nicolle 'Nikki' Guerra and bassist Ariel DLP, combining two worlds of influences propelled by a love for the grooves and rhythms of Cuba, NYC and Miami.

Cuban folk, funk and world grooves with Guerra Grooves The sound that is “GUERRA” emerges from the musical collaboration between vocalist Nicolle 'Nikki' Guerra and bassist Ariel DLP, combining two worlds of influences propelled by a love for the grooves and rhythms of Cuba, NYC and Miami.

Join Tony Baltimore, Vince Bergamo,   &The Wilde Awake as they bring their Alt-Roots Rock to the Parrot stage. #greenparrotbar #livemusicvenue #localsbar#bestlivemusicvenue #keywestmusicians #keywestmusic#soundcheck

The Green Parrot Hosts Friday Key West Songwriters Event The Green Parrot's  Key West Songwriter Festival shows  have become one of the  Festivals not-to-be-missed  events and this years event on Friday, May 6th, is no exception as we proudly feature a Friday Soundcheck with the high-octane, blues-rocking barn-burners The Dylan Altman Band followed by  late-night sets at 10:00 pm with Lewis Bryce and Friends and 1t 11:00 pm  with Dylan Altman & Friends

The Green Parrot Hosts Friday Key West Songwriters Event The Green Parrot's  Key West Songwriter Festival shows  have become one of the  Festivals not-to-be-missed  events and this years event on Friday, May 6th, is no exception as we proudly feature a Friday Soundcheck with the high-octane, blues-rocking barn-burners The Dylan Altman Band followed by  late-night sets at 10:00 pm with Lewis Bryce and Friends and 1t 11:00 pm  with Dylan Altman & Friends

The Green Parrot Hosts Friday Key West Songwriters Event The Green Parrot's  Key West Songwriter Festival shows  have become one of the  Festivals not-to-be-missed  events and this years event on Friday, May 6th, is no exception as we proudly feature a Friday Soundcheck with the high-octane, blues-rocking barn-burners The Dylan Altman Band followed by  late-night sets at 10:00 pm with Lewis Bryce and Friends and 1t 11:00 pm  with Dylan Altman & Friends

 The Green Parrot Ukulele Association Holds their monthly Uke-Powered Jam Session with  co-hosts Bobby Howard, Jim McCabe and bassist Bubba Lownote. Dig out that old ukulele from your attic or closet and strum your way into a four-string frenzy at Green Parrot Ukulele night, Key West's only ukulele-powered jam session. Come to just listen or join right in! All levels are welcome and remember, spare ukes and instruction are available for those who want to try them out.

The Swerves bring R&B, Funk, Rock and Reggae with inspired vocal harmonies. Randy Stindt - Drums, Vocals Jon Skiff - Bass, Vocal Ross Brown - Guitar, Vocals Tommy Tangie - Trumpet, Vocals, Percussion, Kaos

Dave Jordan Brings Dave Jordan's Neighborhood Improvement Association to Parrot Stage For 15 years and counting, Jordan has trafficked in high-octane, high-impact funk-rock as the bassist, singer and primary songwriter one of  New Orleans' most popular bands, Juice. Dave Jordan covers the spectrum of American roots music, from Bo Diddley to Bob Dylan and until recently, they hadn’t ventured out of New Orleans.

Dave Jordan Brings Dave Jordan's Neighborhood Improvement Association to Parrot Stage For 15 years and counting, Jordan has trafficked in high-octane, high-impact funk-rock as the bassist, singer and primary songwriter one of  New Orleans' most popular bands, Juice. Dave Jordan covers the spectrum of American roots music, from Bo Diddley to Bob Dylan and until recently, they hadn’t ventured out of New Orleans.

The Tampa Bay-based duo blend rock, blues, funk, and reggae into a soulful-sophisticated sound with older brother Charlie singing lead vocals while simultaneously playing drums and keyboard bass and younger brother Kevin Jordan completing the band’s “sonic creativity” on guitar while providing background vocals Last year they did a 15-city tour opening for the late Butch Trucks (Allman Brothers) & The Freight Train Band and  were named by The Tampa Bay Times as one of their favorite artists of 2015 and…

The Tampa Bay-based duo blend rock, blues, funk, and reggae into a soulful-sophisticated sound with older brother Charlie singing lead vocals while simultaneously playing drums and keyboard bass and younger brother Kevin Jordan completing the band’s “sonic creativity” on guitar while providing background vocals Last year they did a 15-city tour opening for the late Butch Trucks (Allman Brothers) & The Freight Train Band and  were named by The Tampa Bay Times as one of their favorite artists of 2015 and…

It can be hard to be a rock musician in New Orleans, and we knew we needed elements to make it a little different,” says Darcy Malone, lead singer of Darcy Malone and the Tangle. “What we’re trying to achieve is rock/soul, with elements of something catchy—something like Ike & Tina Turner meets XTC.” The inherent contradiction in those disparate reference points is the driving force behind Darcy Malone and the Tangle. Since its inception, band founders Malone — daughter…

It can be hard to be a rock musician in New Orleans, and we knew we needed elements to make it a little different,” says Darcy Malone, lead singer of Darcy Malone and the Tangle. “What we’re trying to achieve is rock/soul, with elements of something catchy—something like Ike & Tina Turner meets XTC.” The inherent contradiction in those disparate reference points is the driving force behind Darcy Malone and the Tangle. Since its inception, band founders Malone — daughter…

It can be hard to be a rock musician in New Orleans, and we knew we needed elements to make it a little different,” says Darcy Malone, lead singer of Darcy Malone and the Tangle. “What we’re trying to achieve is rock/soul, with elements of something catchy—something like Ike & Tina Turner meets XTC.” The inherent contradiction in those disparate reference points is the driving force behind Darcy Malone and the Tangle. Since its inception, band founders Malone — daughter…

Join us for Monday Night 100% for Charity Bingo tonight at The Green Parrot. play a round that is nothing like the BINGO your Grandma played. Every Monday night at 7:00 pm we bring the creative and artistic forces of our town together to create a great fundraising opportunity that benefits one of the many local non-profits of our little island. Prizes will be awarded after each round, cards are only $1 and there is often a rumor of jello…

5-Piece Suenalito  Delivers Hard-Hitting Soul/Reggae/Latin Funk Covers at  Parrot Soundchecks   Bringing hard-hitting soul/reggae/funk/latin covers, Suenalito comes onstage lean and mean for the 5:30 PM Green Parrot soundcheck o This 5-piece, pared-down version of Suenalo is still pound-for-pound one of the hottest tickets on the south Florida music scene.

Suenalo, the Miami-based 8-piece Afro-Latin-funk-jam band, explodes on to The Green Parrot Stage for two pelvis-grinding nights of  of funk, mambo, cumbia, and hip-hop, Any Parrot patron present for Suenalo's past Parrot shows will remember a barrage of music that's simultaneously Afro-Cuban, Dominican hip-hop, R&B, Latin-Funk, Cuban Rumba, and Colombian Cumbia. The ensemble employs rhythms from Brazil to Jamaica, including samba, rumba, son, hip-hop, and reggae, mainly focusing on fusing Afro-beat and Latin rhythms with funk and rhythm and blues. The…

5-Piece Suenalito Delivers Hard-Hitting Soul/Reggae/Latin Funk Covers at Saturday Parrot Soundcheck Bringing hard-hitting soul/reggae/funk/latin covers, Suenalito comes onstage lean and mean for the 5:30 PM Green Parrot soundcheck on Saturday afternoon This 5-piece, pared-down version of Suenalo is still pound-for-pound one of the hottest tickets on the south Florida music scene,

Suenalo, the Miami-based 8-piece Afro-Latin-funk-jam band, explodes on to The Green Parrot Stage for two pelvis-grinding nights of  of funk, mambo, cumbia, and hip-hop, Any Parrot patron present for Suenalo's past Parrot shows will remember a barrage of music that's simultaneously Afro-Cuban, Dominican hip-hop, R&B, Latin-Funk, Cuban Rumba, and Colombian Cumbia. The ensemble employs rhythms from Brazil to Jamaica, including samba, rumba, son, hip-hop, and reggae, mainly focusing on fusing Afro-beat and Latin rhythms with funk and rhythm and blues. The…

The origination of Electric Blue Yonder is in the harmonies of Beth Hataway and Johnny Veres. With a space folk sound influenced by Lena Hughes, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, and David Bowie, the band can bend, but never break. In 2021, now that the world has opened back up, and freedom of creative exploration can once again be found. On September 29, 2021 the band released a new full-length called Mourning Sounds that’s sure to snap you back to life and blast you off to exciting new pathways…

New Orleans-based, no-nonsense band of sidemen championing good vibes. Generous servings of funk, blues, and rock n' roll, with dashes of punk, soul, jazz and rnb

New Orleans-based, no-nonsense band of sidemen championing good vibes. Generous servings of funk, blues, and rock n' roll, with dashes of punk, soul, jazz and rnb

New Orleans-based, no-nonsense band of sidemen championing good vibes. Generous servings of funk, blues, and rock n' roll, with dashes of punk, soul, jazz and rnb

Four-time Grammy award winner Trae Pierce  leads his T-Stone Band onstage to Funk it up at The Green Parrot! A road-tested veteran of the stage, Trae has been touring with bands such as Sugarfoot’s Ohio Players, the Blind Boys of Alabama, Dr Hook, James Brown and more for over three decades. In addition to his time on the road, Trae has produced and recorded with hip-hop, rock and blues icons such as Flo-Rida, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, and Emmylou Harris. He has made appearances on…

Four-time Grammy award winner Trae Pierce  leads his T-Stone Band onstage to Funk it up at The Green Parrot! A road-tested veteran of the stage, Trae has been touring with bands such as Sugarfoot’s Ohio Players, the Blind Boys of Alabama, Dr Hook, James Brown and more for over three decades. In addition to his time on the road, Trae has produced and recorded with hip-hop, rock and blues icons such as Flo-Rida, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, and Emmylou Harris. He has made appearances on…

"Lance Taylor And The Accidentals brings Originals, Americana, Folk, and Country-Blues"  with Kevin Bowes on bass and l lead guitarist Jose Granda,  

For years now, the Spred the Dub motto and war cry has been, “Good Time Reggae.” But what the hell does that mean? It means that whenever this seven-piece gets together, like a rock and roll baby Jesus, a party has just been immaculately conceived. It means that the word “boring” isn’t allowed entrance into their vocabulary. It means that the drunker they get, the better you dance. Mick Swigert, more affectionately known as Mick Rude, leads this band of…

For years now, the Spred the Dub motto and war cry has been, “Good Time Reggae.” But what the hell does that mean? It means that whenever this seven-piece gets together, like a rock and roll baby Jesus, a party has just been immaculately conceived. It means that the word “boring” isn’t allowed entrance into their vocabulary. It means that the drunker they get, the better you dance. Mick Swigert, more affectionately known as Mick Rude, leads this band of…

Grateful Americana Reckoning

For years now, the Spred the Dub motto and war cry has been, “Good Time Reggae.” But what the hell does that mean? It means that whenever this seven-piece gets together, like a rock and roll baby Jesus, a party has just been immaculately conceived. It means that the word “boring” isn’t allowed entrance into their vocabulary. It means that the drunker they get, the better you dance. Mick Swigert, more affectionately known as Mick Rude, leads this band of…

Join us for Monday Night 100% for Charity Bingo tonight at The Green Parrot. Mask up to enter, grab a socially-distanced seat and a play a round that is nothing like the BINGO your Grandma played. Every Monday night at 7:00 pm we bring the creative and artistic forces of our town together to create a great fundraising opportunity that benefits one of the many local non-profits of our little island. Prizes will be awarded after each round, cards are…

The Resolvers Bring  "Big Band Reggae" to Green Parrot Named the Best Reggae band of 2013 by The Ft Lauderdale New Times, The Resolvers draw influences from classic Jamaican Reggae, Rocksteady, and Ska along with American Rock, Jazz, Funk, and Soul. Their live show has been described as explosive with up to 10 musicians on stage, including a full horn section, and led by the  powerful brother & sister duo of Ojay & Sahara Smith  on lead vocal roles. The Resolvers play in the style they coined "Big Band…