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Join us for the 6th Annual Jerry Garcia Birthday Bash to support Reef Relief. Drinks, music, games, raffles, and a silent auction all night long! Come down to your favorite bar to support your favorite organization on August 2nd. 5pm-10pm. All proceeds from the silent auction and raffle will support our education and community programs. See you all there!

NOLA keyboard wizard Chris Spies brings his latest incarnation, NERF THE WORLD  to The Parrot stage.

Chris Spies brings his latest incarnation, NERF THE WORLD  to The Parrot stage.

Chris Spies brings his latest incarnation, NERF THE WORLD  to The Parrot stage.

Claire Finley and Myles Mancuso bring their mix of pop, rock, blues and soul into the Green Parrot with shows at 5:30 and 9:00 today. #nocovernominimumnowonder #greenparrotbar @pirateclaire #pirateclaire#clairefinley #keywestmusicians #livemusic#localsbar#divebars#jimfossumphotos  

Robert Albury at Green Parrot, "Good God, Y'all!"  Key West's own King of Soul, Robert Albury, makes you feel thankful for his own energetic style of soul music, guaranteed to keep you dancing and singing along all night long. Get on the good foot at The Green Parrot Bar, your Southernmost Center for Culture at the corner of Whitehead and Southard Streets. For additional information call The Green Parrot at 294-6133.

Look for inspired Band of Gypsys’ style Hendrix power trio covers, hard-driving originals, and some deep funk. Andy Westcott on guitar, Henry Lysy on bass,  Myles Mancuso on drums. #maskup#putyourmaskon#andywestcottband #axemangler#powertrio #hendrix#bandofgypsys#jimihendrix#buddymiles#billycox #jimfossumphotos

Look for inspired Band of Gypsys’ style Hendrix power trio covers, hard-driving originals, and some deep funk. Andy Westcott on guitar, Henry Lysy on bass,  Myles Mancuso on drums. #maskup#putyourmaskon#andywestcottband #axemangler#powertrio #hendrix#bandofgypsys#jimihendrix#buddymiles#billycox #jimfossumphotos

Wednesday, Marc Pardis of Johnny Sketch w/ guests Tony Baltimore & Randy Stindt sets at 5:30 & 7:30 pm

Look for inspired Band of Gypsys’ style Hendrix power trio covers, hard-driving originals, and some deep funk. Andy Westcott on guitar, Henry Lysy on bass,  Myles Mancuso on drums. #maskup#putyourmaskon#andywestcottband #axemangler#powertrio #hendrix#bandofgypsys#jimihendrix#buddymiles#billycox #jimfossumphotos

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…

“La Bandita” Hiram  Garazo drums Mario Quintero bass Rolando  Rojas guitar synth latin Cuban Puerto Rican South American salsa merengue  reggae cumbia and soca

Albert was nominated for "song of the year" at the 30th Blues Music Awards in Memphis and was hailed in Blues Revue magazine as one of "Ten To Watch", the editors of the prestigious  blues publication thought enough of  Castiglia's talents to include his name on a list of  "…ten artists who just might shape the way blues is heard (and seen) in the future." Castiglia is a man not without an impressive resume. He was lead guitarist and vocalist for the…

Albert was nominated for "song of the year" at the 30th Blues Music Awards in Memphis and was hailed in Blues Revue magazine as one of "Ten To Watch", the editors of the prestigious  blues publication thought enough of  Castiglia's talents to include his name on a list of  "…ten artists who just might shape the way blues is heard (and seen) in the future." Castiglia is a man not without an impressive resume. He was lead guitarist and vocalist for the…

Albert was nominated for "song of the year" at the 30th Blues Music Awards in Memphis and was hailed in Blues Revue magazine as one of "Ten To Watch", the editors of the prestigious  blues publication thought enough of  Castiglia's talents to include his name on a list of  "…ten artists who just might shape the way blues is heard (and seen) in the future." Castiglia is a man not without an impressive resume. He was lead guitarist and vocalist for the…

Waynard Scheller and Rainbow Full of Sound, Grateful Dead Europe '72 Tour Wednesday, 5:30 and 9:00 p.m Waynard Scheller and Rainbow Full of Sound, One of the East Coast’s premiere bands playing Grateful Dead songs, will appear at The Green Parrot on Wednesday and Thursday, November 10th and 11th, with shows at 5:30 and 9:00 p.m. This fall’s  Rainbow Full of Sound tour will come with a very special twist: for the second time, they will re-create the Dead’s legendary 1972 tour of Europe, tracing the…

Waynard Scheller and Rainbow Full of Sound, Grateful Dead Europe '72 Tour Thursday , 5:30 and 9:00 p.m Waynard Scheller and Rainbow Full of Sound, One of the East Coast’s premiere bands playing Grateful Dead songs, will appear at The Green Parrot on Wednesday and Thursday, November 10th and 11th, with shows at 5:30 and 9:00 p.m. This fall’s  Rainbow Full of Sound tour will come with a very special twist: for the second time, they will re-create the Dead’s legendary 1972 tour of Europe, tracing…

Flow Tribe brings Homegrown NOLA Funk/Rock to Parrot The New Orleans'-raised sextet, Flow Tribe, will bring their dramatic, brassed-up show to The Green Parrot Bar for two pelvis-grinding nights of psychedelic blues and funk rock, .#flowtribe#nola#timetofunkitup #greenparrotbar #greenparrotsoundcheck #keywest#localsbar#divebar#neworleansmusic

Flow Tribe brings Homegrown NOLA Funk/Rock to Parrot The New Orleans'-raised sextet, Flow Tribe, will bring their dramatic, brassed-up show to The Green Parrot Bar for two pelvis-grinding nights of psychedelic blues and funk rock, .#flowtribe#nola#timetofunkitup #greenparrotbar #greenparrotsoundcheck #keywest#localsbar#divebar#neworleansmusic

Happy Dog Brings Funk/Rock/Jam to Parrot Jam/Funk/Rockers The Happy Dog bring their eclectic mix of feel-good, groove-heavy music to The Green Parrot

Founded at the Maple Leaf on a hot summer night, J & The Causeways is a group spearheaded by singer-songwriter Jordan Anderson. Together with his pulsating rhythm section, intricate horn and guitar melodies and robust vocals, lead singer/keys player Anderson is ripe with music that Flow Tribe has called “powerhouse soul dipped in old school rhythm & blues.” The band features Evan Hall on guitar, Gavin Murray on bass, Ezell Smith Jr. on drums, Harry Morter Jr. on trumpet and…

Founded at the Maple Leaf on a hot summer night, J & The Causeways is a group spearheaded by singer-songwriter Jordan Anderson. Together with his pulsating rhythm section, intricate horn and guitar melodies and robust vocals, lead singer/keys player Anderson is ripe with music that Flow Tribe has called “powerhouse soul dipped in old school rhythm & blues.” The band features Evan Hall on guitar, Gavin Murray on bass, Ezell Smith Jr. on drums, Harry Morter Jr. on trumpet and…

Founded at the Maple Leaf on a hot summer night, J & The Causeways is a group spearheaded by singer-songwriter Jordan Anderson. Together with his pulsating rhythm section, intricate horn and guitar melodies and robust vocals, lead singer/keys player Anderson is ripe with music that Flow Tribe has called “powerhouse soul dipped in old school rhythm & blues.” The band features Evan Hall on guitar, Gavin Murray on bass, Ezell Smith Jr. on drums, Harry Morter Jr. on trumpet and…

“The Colorado Jam Summit” with Members  of Deadphish Orchestra, Bloodkin, Jerry Joseph, Alpha King Knight.

“The Colorado Jam Summit” with Members  of Deadphish Orchestra, Bloodkin, Jerry Joseph, Alpha King Knight.

Charleston Indie-folk rockers SUSTO are set to play a special, post COAST Is Clear Festival encore Soundcheck show at Green Parrot on Sunday, December 5. The band has played iconic festivals from coast to coast including Bonnaroo and Newport Folk Fest and are on a nationwide tour in support of their latest album, Time In The Sun. They’ll play on Saturday 12/4 at the main COAST Is Clear event at Fort East Martello — limited tickets for that show are…

Sunday Jazz Continues at The Green Parrot Every Sunday from 1:00 to 4:30 p.m., listen to The Mike Emerson Quartet  featuring  Mike Emerson, and Hal Howland, Joe Dallas, and Mark Rose. Great vibe, spine-tingling cocktails, $5.00 Mimosas, and solid local jazz. Pictured here, framed and proudly hanging right next to our stage at The Green Parrot is "A Great Day in Harlem" or "Harlem 1958", the iconic black-and-white photograph of 57 jazz musicians in Harlem, New York, taken by freelance photographer Art Kane…

A Green Parrot Christmas Tribute: "THE BEATLE BAND, "All You Need Is Love!" As a sort of Christmas present to our patrons (as well as to ourselves), your friendly, neighborhood Beatle Band is back to bring you holiday cheer at the Green Parrot Bar! Tony Baltimore, Chris Thomas, Hiram Garzaro, and Oren Polak, re-create a Fab Four Show with "THE BEATLE BAND, All You Need is Love" with shows beginning at 5:30 and 9:00 and 11:00 p.m. on Thursday, December…

Cruz Contreras, singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist,  and founder and frontman of  The Black Lillies, the Knoxville-based alternative country/Americana band, will appear at The Green Parrot on Tuesday, December 21st with shows at 5:30 and 9:00 p.m.@cruzcontreras @greenparrotbar @blacklillies #americana #greenparrot #bestlivemusiucvenue #keywest #localsbar #knoxvillemusic #twang

Look for inspired Band of Gypsys’ style Hendrix power trio covers, hard-driving originals, and some deep funk. Andy Westcott on guitar, Henry Lysy on bass,  Myles Mancuso on drums. #maskup#putyourmaskon#andywestcottband #axemangler#powertrio #hendrix#bandofgypsys#jimihendrix#buddymiles#billycox #jimfossumphotos

Expect thing to go along swimmingly when  the blues-roots acoustic trio Barry Cuda and The Sharks take the Green Parrot stage with shows at 5:30 pm Thursday December 30th. Look for pianist Barry Cuda, accompanied by Dave Langett on alto sax and drummer Mick Kilgos, to play tunes from  a set-list drawn from an archival assortment of  early 20th century New Orleans roots-blues, 1940's jump-blues, and 1950's rockabilly, as well as Cuban and Andalusian piano. As a versatile solo pianist for the past 30-plus years, Barry Cuda has made himself easily recognizable to locals  by pushing his acoustic piano from gig to gig down the streets…

Be here as Four-time Grammy award winner Trae Pierce rings in the New Year and parties into the wee hours as only he can!  Trae leads his T-Stone Band onstage to Funk it up  New Years weekend with shows at  5:30, 10:00 and 11:30 pm on Friday, December 31st and 5:30, 9:00 and 11:00 p.m  on Saturday, January 1st and 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, January 2nd. A road-tested veteran of the stage, Trae's music  is a bass-driven mix of funk, blues, and rock, featuring soulful hooks, powerful riffs, and the talk-box bass made famous by Trae himself. Trae has been touring…

Be here as Four-time Grammy award winner Trae Pierce  leads his T-Stone Band onstage to Funk it up  New Years weekend with shows at   5:30, 9:00 and 11:00 p.m  on Saturday, January 1st and 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, January 2nd. A road-tested veteran of the stage, Trae's music  is a bass-driven mix of funk, blues, and rock, featuring soulful hooks, powerful riffs, and the talk-box bass made famous by Trae himself. Trae has been touring with bands such as Sugarfoot’s Ohio Players, the Blind Boys…

Sunday Jazz Continues at The Green Parrot Monthly  Jazz Sunday from 1:00 to 4:30 p.m., listen to The Mike Emerson Quartet  featuring  Mike Emerson, and Hal Howland, Joe Dallas, and Mark Rose. Great vibe, spine-tingling cocktails, $5.00 Mimosas, and solid local jazz.

Be here as Four-time Grammy award winner Trae Pierce  leads his T-Stone Band onstage to Funk it up  New Years weekend at  5:30 p.m. on Sunday, January 2nd. A road-tested veteran of the stage, Trae's music  is a bass-driven mix of funk, blues, and rock, featuring soulful hooks, powerful riffs, and the talk-box bass made famous by Trae himself. Trae has been touring with bands such as Sugarfoot’s Ohio Players, the Blind Boys of Alabama, Dr Hook, and James Brown  for over three decades. In…

The Grass Is Dead would like to take a moment to acknowledge the tragic loss of one of our founding members, Corey Dwyer in 2014.  Corey was a multi instrumentalist and vocalist whose contribution to the band will forever be remembered and cherished by all who knew and loved him.  No words can express the gratitude that the GID will forever feel for having had the honor of playing with Corey, but most importantly for his friendship and his wonderful…

The Grass Is Dead would like to take a moment to acknowledge the tragic loss of one of our founding members, Corey Dwyer in 2014.  Corey was a multi instrumentalist and vocalist whose contribution to the band will forever be remembered and cherished by all who knew and loved him.  No words can express the gratitude that the GID will forever feel for having had the honor of playing with Corey, but most importantly for his friendship and his wonderful…

The Keystone Breakers is a blend of roots country, southern blues, and outlaw country. Photo Credit Sally

The Keystone Breakers is a blend of roots country, southern blues, and outlaw country. Photo credit Sally

On Sunday, January 30th, the Crooks Annual Second Line will march up Duval Street once again, celebrates the lives of those we have loved and lost this past year. Begun in 2015 after Key West lost the world class drummer Richard Crooks. The traditional New Orleans second line send off was attended by hundreds. The event became an annual event in 2016, in memory of Richard’s mother-in-law, Nancy Robinson. The parade will dance and march from The Hog’s Breath up…

The Barry Cida Trio

Funk You is a musical manifestation of nine kindred spirits from an east Georgia city. Motivated by a love of live performance and armed with a captivating sonic presence, the band places a healthy helping of soul atop a funky backbeat. The nonet, featuring Gavin Hamilton (Lead Vocals), Evan Miller (Guitar), William Foster (Vocals, Keys), Will Clark (Vocals, Drums), Palmer Owens (Percussion), Mark ‘Earl’ Dykes (Vocals, Bass), Gnarly G (Saxophone), Josh Spilliards (Trombone, Sousaphone), and Geoff Wood (Trumpet, Guitar), combines…

Since around 1985, The Juliano Brothers, this Philadelphia-based  "Swiss Army Knife of Music" has been known to play not only music to party by, but the music you hear or wish you still heard on the radio. Many times we hear our fans say things like “We have never heard a band cover that song” or “Its been years since we have heard that song, that’s a great one”. Whether it be Rock, Blues, R&B, Metal, Alternative, Country, Funk, or Disco,…

J and The Causeways Friday 5:30, 9:00 & 11 PM Founded at the Maple Leaf on a hot summer night, J & The Causeways is a group spearheaded by singer-songwriter Jordan Anderson. Together with his pulsating rhythm section, intricate horn and guitar melodies and robust vocals, lead singer/keys player Anderson is ripe with music that Flow Tribe has called “powerhouse soul dipped in old school rhythm & blues.” The band features Evan Hall on guitar, Gavin Murray on bass, Ezell…

J and The Causeways Saturday 5:30, 9:00 & 11 PM Founded at the Maple Leaf on a hot summer night, J & The Causeways is a group spearheaded by singer-songwriter Jordan Anderson. Together with his pulsating rhythm section, intricate horn and guitar melodies and robust vocals, lead singer/keys player Anderson is ripe with music that Flow Tribe has called “powerhouse soul dipped in old school rhythm & blues.” The band features Evan Hall on guitar, Gavin Murray on bass, Ezell…

Tony Baltimore to Host Local Musicians' Pearl Jam Tribute Get your flannel & Doc Martens ready! The Green Parrot and Tony Baltimore will host a  local-musicians' tribute to Pearl Jam

"The Asheville-based Electronic Latin Funk band, Electro Lust, featuring Lee and Mary Allen and Derrick Johnson of Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band, as well as Jamie Hendrickson of The Fritz, will appear at The Green Parrot Bar with shows at 5:30, 9:00 and 11:00 pm on Friday and Saturday, March 4th and 5th, and at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 6th.   With a lineup instantly recognizable to Parrot patrons from past Booty band and The Fritz appearances, be here…

"The Asheville-based Electronic Latin Funk band, Electro Lust, featuring Lee and Mary Allen and Derrick Johnson of Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band, as well as Jamie Hendrickson of The Fritz, will appear at The Green Parrot Bar with shows at 5:30, 9:00 and 11:00 pm on Friday and Saturday, March 4th and 5th, and at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 6th.   With a lineup instantly recognizable to Parrot patrons from past Booty band and The Fritz appearances, be here…

Sunday Jazz Continues at The Green Parrot Monthly  Jazz Sunday from 1:00 to 4:30 p.m., listen to The Mike Emerson Quartet  featuring  Mike Emerson, and Hal Howland, Joe Dallas, and Mark Rose. Great vibe, spine-tingling cocktails, $5.00 Mimosas, and solid local jazz.

"The Asheville-based Electronic Latin Funk band, Electro Lust, featuring Lee and Mary Allen and Derrick Johnson of Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band, as well as Jamie Hendrickson of The Fritz, will appear at The Green Parrot Bar with shows at 5:30, 9:00 and 11:00 pm on Friday and Saturday, March 4th and 5th, and at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 6th.   With a lineup instantly recognizable to Parrot patrons from past Booty band and The Fritz appearances, be here…

"Rainbow Full of Sound w/ Drummer “Jake Wolf” and special Guests from the Happy Dog Jesse Wagner and Gary Hempsey performing the Europe’72 Live Album!""

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…

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,…