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PCJ Mon Dec 8: Live Music This Weekend: The Kind Thieves & Bring Out Yer Dead

PCJ Mon Dec 8: Live Music This Weekend: The Kind Thieves & Bring Out Yer Dead

From Appalachian jam-band magic to Grateful Dead classics, Wilmington’s live music scene has something for everyone this weekend.

Jason @ Port City Pulse
December 08, 2025

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Ready for high-energy jams and classic Dead tunes? Check out The Kind Thieves and Bring Out Yer Dead!

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The Kind Thieves

FRI DEC 12 & 13: 10PM @ The Palm Room - WB
Hailing from the heart of Appalachia, The Kind Thieves are a musical tour de force that is far greater than simply the sum of its parts. With members originating from all over the Southern West Virginia region, the Thieves pull influences from musical genres spanning from classic rock to funk to bluegrass, wrapped up in a jam-band bow that promises a 100% original and mind-blowing live experience every time they perform.

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Bring Out Yer Dead

SAT DEC 13: 7PM @ Reggie's on 42nd Street - DT
Come join Bring Out Yer Dead for a night of Grateful Dead music at Reggie’s in Wilmington. NC. $17.85

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Live Music

Monday

Bryan Bielanski	6:00 PM@ Barzarre - CD
Open Mic	7:00 PM-Midnight @ Bazarre - ILM
Open Mic with Delia Stanley	8-11:30 PM @ Mad Katz - MJ
Frank Grant’s Music Mondays	8:00-11:00 PM @ Wilmington Distillery - DT

Tuesday

Tuesday Drum Jam	6:30 PM-11PM @ Bazarre - ILM
Stu Cru Jamaru	7:00 PM @ The Bend - OGD
Open Mic	6:30 - 10:00 PM @ Greenfield Lake Yacht Club - ILM
Cape Fear Blues Jam	8:00-11:00PM @ The Rusty Nail - ILM
Open Mic	7:00-10:00 PM @ Lulua's, A Pub

Wednesday

Open Mic	6:30 PM @ Wilmington Wine - ILM
John Ryerson’s Moonbreeze Jazz	7:00 PM @ The Rusty Nail - DT
Open Mic	7:00-10:00 PM @ Celtic Monkey - ILM
Open Mic	7:00-10:00 PM @ Palate - ILM
Moonbdreeze Jazz Combo	7:00-10:00 PM @ The Rusty Nail - DT
Stu Cru Jamaru	7:00 PM @ Pour Fella’s Pub - OGD
Live Music	7-9:00 PM @ Slice of Life - PN
Laura McLean’s Songwriter Showcase $11	7:00 PM @ Live at Teds - ILM
Hump Day Ham Jam	8:00 PM-11:00 PM @ Wilmington Distillery - ILM
Damien Lugo and the Halo of Vultures	8-10 PM @ The Harp - GFL
Open Mic Night	9:00 PM - Midnight @ Bottega - BAD

I caught The Kind Thieves at the 2025 Port City Rock Jam, and wow—they put on an impressive, genre-bending performance! Blending classic rock, funk, and bluegrass, this Appalachian powerhouse delivers a live experience that’s truly unforgettable.
-Jason