Southwest Florida serves up 80 gigs across 13 venues this week. The calendar leans heavy on rock and country, with solid acoustic offerings and late-night DJ sets keeping the weekend moving. Monday, April 13 (10 gigs) The Whale FMB, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, Back Streets Sports Bar, Celebration Park Naples, and The Lucky Screw all have live music. Acoustic pick: Johnny Bauer plays americana at Celebration Park Naples from 6:00 PM. Band pick: Mike Imbasciani leads Blues Monday at Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina from 5:30 PM. DJ pick: King Entertainment Group takes The Lucky Screw from 7:00 PM. Tuesday, April 14 (9 gigs) The Whale FMB, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, Back Streets Sports Bar, Celebration Park Naples, and The Lucky Screw keep the rotation going. Acoustic pick: Eric Whitener plays classic rock at Celebration Park Naples from 6:00 PM. Band pick: FLORA Top Hits Band brings Latin Night to Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina from 5:30 PM. DJ pick: Slimtronic5k presents Soul Shakedown at Back Streets Sports Bar from 9:30 PM. Wednesday, April 15 (11 gigs) The Whale FMB, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, Backyard Social, Back Streets Sports Bar, Celebration Park Naples, Bay Street Yard, and The Lucky Screw all host gigs. Acoustic pick: Madison Morris plays americana at The Whale FMB from 11:00 AM. Band pick: The Yacht Rockefellers bring yacht rock to Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina from 12:30 PM. DJ pick: Karaoke Nights at Back Streets Sports Bar from 9:15 PM. Thursday, April 16 (11 gigs) The Whale FMB, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, The Hampton Social - Naples, Back Streets Sports Bar, Swamp Cat Brewing Company, Celebration Park Naples, and Bay Street Yard fill the schedule. Acoustic pick: Eric Ripper plays acoustic rock at Celebration Park Naples from 6:00 PM. Band pick: Soapy Tuna plays 70s-00s rock at Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina from 5:30 PM. DJ pick: DELIA spins house at Bay Street Yard from 10:00 PM. Friday, April 17 (13 gigs) The Whale FMB, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, The Hampton Social - Naples, Bay Street Yard, Backyard Social, Celebration Park Naples, Anarchy Ale Works, The Lucky Screw, and Back Streets Sports Bar keep things moving. Acoustic pick: Jenny Vē covers folk and country at The Whale FMB from 11:00 AM. Band pick: Moonstone Riders bring jam band funk to Backyard Social from 6:00 PM. DJ pick: DJ Julz spins open format at Bay Street Yard from 10:00 PM. Saturday, April 18 (16 gigs) The Whale FMB, The Hampton Social - Naples, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, Celebration Park Naples, Back Streets Sports Bar, Bay Street Yard, Swamp Cat Brewing Company, Anarchy Ale Works, Backyard Social, and The Lucky Screw pack the night. Acoustic pick: Gator Nate plays swamp rock at Celebration Park Naples from 1:00 PM. Band pick: Bailanow brings Latin covers to Backyard Social from 7:00 PM. DJ pick: DJ Peak Flow spins open format at The Lucky Screw from 10:30 PM. Sunday, April 19 (10 gigs) The Whale FMB, The Hampton Social - Naples, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, Anarchy Ale Works, Bay Street Yard, Swamp Cat Brewing Company, Back Streets Sports Bar, Backyard Social, and Celebration Park Naples close the week. Acoustic pick: Stephen "Saxee" Smith plays jazz at Anarchy Ale Works from 1:00 PM. Band pick: Red Hannah brings country covers to Back Streets Sports Bar from 9:00 PM. DJ pick: Karaoke Nights at Back Streets Sports Bar from 9:15 PM. Every Venue, Every Schedule Anarchy Ale Works (3) Back Streets Sports Bar (19) Backyard Social (6) Bay Street Yard (8) Celebration Park Naples (8) The Hampton Social - Naples (4) The Lucky Screw (6) The Whale FMB (12) Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina (11) Swamp Cat Brewing Company (3) Find Your Next Show The platform has everything you need to find live music tonight. Live Gig Feed — A live, always-current calendar of every gig happening across Southwest Florida. Filter by date, location, and vibe to find live music tonight in seconds. Live Map — An interactive map showing every venue in real time. Orange pins pulse with live gig counts. Tap any pin to see the full schedule for that venue. AI Concierge — Your live music going-out agent. Click "AI Concierge" in the navigation bar to ask questions like "What venues have live music today?" and get instant curated recommendations. Explore Venues — The venue directory. Browse every venue on the platform by city, venue type, or artist type. Each venue has a full profile with their upcoming schedule. The Spotlight — The editorial blog you are reading right now. Weekly previews, weekend guides, artist spotlights, venue features, and monthly leaderboards.
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