Music Calendar: Sept. 29 – Oct. 5

There’s plenty going on in Birmingham this week. Furnace Fest heats up at Sloss Furnaces, Edge Fest comes to Workplay, 5 Fest goes on at Elysian Gardens, Daniel Donato brings psychedelia to Saturn, and we’ve got bands, songwriters, and open mics all around town:

Monday, September 29
Iron City: Elevation Rhythm. 7:30 p.m.
The Nick: Open Mic. 7 p.m.
Tin Roof: Emerald Empire Band. 8 p.m.

Tuesday, September 30
Dave’s Pub: Jam Night. 9 p.m.
The Nick: Songwriter’s Night. 8 p.m.
Saturn: Wilderado, Illiterate Light. 8 p.m.
True Story Brewing: Jazz Jam. 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, October 1
Avondale Brewing: Shaboozey. 7 p.m.
Elysian Gardens: George Gardiner. 6:30 p.m.
The Fennec: Bo Burcham. 5:30 p.m.
The Firehouse: Stine, Bitter Calm, Lung, Iron Giant Free Association. 7 p.m.
The Nick: Petunia and the Vipers, Ramblin’ Ricky Tate, Dylan Grove. 8 p.m.
Saturn: House of Harm, Sculpture Club, DJ Blessed Dregs, DJ Updog. 7:30 p.m.
Workplay: One King Down, No Cure, Suffocate Faster, No Right, Divine Right, Berthold City, Time Heist, Life Force, Xgaargoylex, Path of Destruction (Edge Fest). 4:30 p.m.
Workplay: I Set My Friends On Fire, Bear Ghost, Delta Hate, Brotality. 7 p.m.

Thursday, October 2
Elysian Gardens: Arturo’s Sol Musica. 7 p.m.
The Fennec: Kevin Harrison. 5:30 p.m.
The Firehouse: Dancing Plague, Dildox, Tiffany Tears, B. Sonnier, Domesticatrix. 7 p.m.
The Nick: Tigers Eye, The Band Silhouette, Kyle Kimbrell, Brad. 9 p.m.
Saturn: Dead Tooth, Snacks, The Williamson Brothers. 8 p.m.
Workplay: A Lot Like Birds, Head Automatica, The Beautiful Mistake, Empty Hands. 7:30 p.m.
Workplay: Magnitude, Stick To Your Guns, This Is Hell, Advent, Shogun. 7 p.m.

Friday, October 3
Furnace Fest
Avondale Brewing: Abbey Road Live (Beatles tribute). 7 p.m.
Elysian Gardens: Earthbound. 8 p.m.
The Fennec: Bailey Tolbert. 5:30 p.m.
The Fennec: The Band Honey. 10 p.m.
The Nick: Creature Comfort, Wanda, SpeakEasy. 9 p.m.
Saturn: Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country. 8 p.m.
Tin Roof: Andrew Velez. 10 p.m.
Tin Roof: Ryan Micheals. 10 p.m.
Workplay: Unearth, On Broken Wings, Chamber. 10:30 p.m.

Saturday, October 4
Furnace Fest
Cahaba Brewing: JD & the Man. 1 p.m.
Church Key: Precubed, Grave Chorus. 8 p.m.
Elysian Gardens: Electric Blue Yonder. 8 p.m.
The Nick: Secret Formula, Kirkos. 9 p.m.
Tin Roof: Andrew Velez. 9:30 p.m.
Workplay: Norma Jean, Horse the Band, For Your Health. 10 p.m.
Woodlawn Theatre: Marvelous, Troy Massive, LFTY, Staleface Beazy, Brint Story. 8 p.m.

Sunday, October 5
Furnace Fest
Elysian Gardens: 5 Fest. 1 p.m.
The Nick: Pocket Vinyl, Kai and the Heretics, Lower Hybrid. 8 p.m.

If you have a show coming up, send the gig info to tom @ magiccitybands.com. We’d be happy to update the calendar with your show’s date, time, venue, plus the names of all the acts involved.

Pictured: Hot Spit under the parachute at Saturn.