Gulf Shores Nightlife & Live Music !!
 Hammerheads
HammerHeads Night Club
25908 Canal Road, Suite E
Orange Beach, AL 36561
(251) 974-CLUB (251-974-2582)
(866) 770-7426 Fax
HammerHeadsOB@yahoo.com
Wed-Sat, 8 p.m. to 2 p.m.
website
New kid on the block... Hammerheads Night Club calls itself a New York style nightclub and dance club. We have not been there and the self-description brings to mind the SNL head-bobbing skits, but you should ck it out. They host live bands and a disc jockey every Fri.and Sat nights. The club also has a game room w/ pool tables and video games. The Hammerhead will host your private party too. The music is a mix of techno, hip-hop, and classics from the 70's & 80's. Laser beams, the disco ball and flashing lights zip across the walls. Hammerheads offers drink specials nightly. The owners want to keep the club fresh and exciting. Not for the faint of heart, say the owners when they mention that they have the best 'dance poles' in town...how many dance poles do we have in town I can't help but wonder ?
 The Hangout--at Public Beach in Gulf Shores, Hwy 59 & Beach Blvd, lots of live music,inside and outside bars. Read more about The Hangout and see photos here. 251-948-3030.--website
Lulu's
You are really most likely to catch pretty good music at Lulu's. Not every night, but when the better music comes thru town, they play there. Like The Sauce Boss we heard....I mean this guy was GREAT ! The music is often better than the food, but the food is ok, especially if you stick to hamburgers and fried stuff. Check the schedule.
Hot Sauce and Scorching Slide--Florida Bluesman Bill Wharton at Lulu's
photo by Lundy Wilder
Lulu's went all out when Taylor Hicks was on American Idol and WON !!! for goodness sakes.
Here is a Beach Cam to have a look at what is going on at Lulu's right now--you have to navigate it around to see inside the restaurant--Click Here
The Sunset Cork Room
New small cafe with live music and fantastic food. The Sunset Cork Room Cafe in Gulf Shores. They have live music in Sat nights and fantastic food
New Location 225 East 16th Ave. (The street behind Winn Dixie - turn east at Bank Trust)........
(251) 967-4773 Open: Now Serving Lunch 11am - 2:30pm Tuesday through Friday
Open for Dinner 5:00pm - 10:00pm Tuesday through Saturday
Driving directions, partial menu, specials, and music schedule on their website.
Read about our supper here.
The Sunset Corkroom Cafe specializes in unusual and fine wines.
Lester's
 
Live music and Peppercorn Seared Tuna w/ this wonderful fluffy wasabi cream stuff they make.Our dinner was not spicey-hot but full flavored, delicious, and creatively presented.
The atmosphere at Lester's is a new departure for the Gulf Shores / Orange Beach area. Vintage motorcycles are arranged on a mezzanine overlooking the dining. And ck out the way-cool copper bar counter surface under our food.
 
Be sure to notice how beautiful the staircase is that takes you up to the upstairs bar and music stage. It is a fine example of good craftsmanship and beautiful wood.
Open 7 days -Sun-Thurs-11 am till 9 p.m., Fri-Sat, 11 am till 10 p.m. 24821 Canal Rd, Orange beach, just west of Hwy 161 & East of Toll Rd at Traffic Lite 251-974-2525 website
Print Lester's Coupon
Hurricane Ivan remodeled Flora-bama!!
Our photos were pre-Ivan.
PHOTOS-See the Flora~Bama NOW-PHOTOS
The Flora-bama, is of course, the world famous roadhouse supreme of this area. They have live music all the time basically, usually at several different stages. The Flora-bama is often very crowded on weekends and during the summer or holidays. The music ranges from very good to awful--with a big emphasis on local acts. You can ck their confusing website for the music schedule-look for the music link on top right of their site. Food is available in some areas of the Flora-bama and beer and drinks are consumed in great quantity. If you haven't been there before--don't miss it. The Flora-bama is located just barely across the Florida state line on the beach highway headed west from Gulf Shores or Orange Beach. It is now over-shadowed by a humongous condo parking high-rise slap up against the side of the place and has lost much of it's original visual charm.
The Silver Moon Cafe is across the street from the World Famous Flora-bama on the Alabama/Florida state line. The Silver Moon is a 'Listening Room'--in that the emphasis is on actually hearing the songwriters rather than typical bar-room noise and chatter.
phone to see if open in the summertime.- Music Thurs - Sat 850-492-3407
17395 Perdido Key Dr Pensacola, FL 32507
 Papa Rocco's
Gulf Shores Pkwy, Gulf Shores, AL. Tel: 251-948-7262.....Live music most nights, call first.. Highway 59 @ 6th Avenue
Gulf Shores, Alabama
1/4 Mile North of the beach--Green Building
So-so food, so-so music...cold beer, been here since 1985. Motto: "warm beer and lousy pizza" but also offers raw oysters.website
The VIP Lounge in Orange Beach
Food Served Until Midnight !! (Hard to find food late in our area)
25814 Canal Road | Orange Beach, Al. | 251.981.5516
Opened as a cool place, went thru some roudy moments, cleaned up the scene and now wanting to be a cool place again. Different kinds of live music on various nights, check the schedule. KARAOKE - 9pm - Midnight. Pretty broad offerings on the menu and may be the only place around whose kitchen is open till midnight !. Website
 Live Bait....Food & Spirits--3 locations.
Music schedule is seasonal, call first if off-season.Website
Regular Live Bait
24281 Perdido Beach Blvd.
Orange Beach, AL 36561
251-974-1612
Karaoke-Thursday-7 p.m. |
Live Bait II--behind regular Live Bait--
Karaoke--Sun, Mon-8 p.m.
Live Music other nights, seasonal |
Live Bait at The Wharf
Canal Road, Orange Beach
251-224-2248
Live music Fri & Sat 8:30 p.m.
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We have been to Live Bait in search of good live music, but when we visited, it was just noisy loud oldies bands with some top 40 radio stuff thrown in... no original music, no outstanding performers. But if this is your idea of good live music--give Live Bait a try. Seems popular with the younger set. Music Wed-Sat in Summer, starts late.
Pretty good food--especially the fried stuff !
Villaggio Grille--The Wharf-Canal Road, Orange Beach
Music on patio in summer.251-224-1790
Pirates Cove in Josephine--lots of live music, early & late, call first-251-987-1224
Open 7 days-Breakfast, lunch, dinner on the water. 6664 County Rd 95, Josephine, AL
Celebrating 50 Years 1957-2007 map, music schedule at website
Mango's Restaurant & Bar--27075 Marina Road, Orange Beach, Alabama, 36561 ~ p: 251.981.1416
Cocktails, Comedy, Music..call or ck website.
 Calypso Joe's Caribbean Grill-- located at the Orange Beach Marina under Mango's, music on summer nights, esp weekends.
Open daily at 11 a.m. website
 Tacky Jack's Bar & Grill--27206 Safe Harbor Dr. Orange Beach, AL 251-981-4144
Live music starts eary on weekdays and also on Sunday afternoons. Well known for their breakfast. Ck website for music schedule. website
Tacky Jack's II Bar & Grill--near the end of Fort Morgan Road in Gulf Shores
The same Tacky Jacks menu at a different location. Tacky Jacks 2 is on Mobile Bay near Ft. Morgan, good location for sunsets. . A laid back bar (read dumpy) with deck 10 feet from the water with live entertainment, pool, and Karaoke. 251-968-8341
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