Tourist season brings hot shows to beach stages in Ocean City, Dewey Beach and more

After a three-day holiday kickoff last weekend, tourist season at the beach is officially underway, and bars, restaurants and concert venues have a full slate of music events on tap to entertain the masses.

The Listening Booth celebrating grand opening in new location

On southbound Route 1 at Midway, The Listening Booth said farewell to its location in the Tanger Outlets shopping center with a closing party earlier this month. However, the acoustic concert venue has moved to a nearby location that is also on southbound Route 1 at Midway.

The new, larger room is located in the Coastal Plaza strip mall — which is also home to businesses including the Go Brit! Fish & Chips Shop and Verizon Wireless. The grand opening will take place Friday, May 31 and will feature national folk artist Elllis Paul ($35). Listening Booth owner Marissa Levy Lerer will open the show with a set of her own original songs at 7 p.m.

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Dashboard Confessional, Taylor Swift party hot tickets in Dewey Beach

In Dewey Beach, the Bottle & Cork nightclub will present the return of national indie-rock act Dashboard Confessional at 8:30 p.m. Thursday, May 30 ($55). Tickets have sold out in advance for the Taylor Party dance bash set for 8:30 p.m., Friday, May 31. However, the traveling DJ party which pays homage to Taylor Swift will return to the Cork this summer by popular demand; tickets have already gone on sale for the followup event taking place at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 3 ($25). Only ages 21 and up will be admitted.

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Dewey Beach's Nalu unveils slate of weekly concerts

Elsewhere in Dewey, the Nalu Surf Bar & Grill unveiled its weekly music schedule Monday, with vertical calendar bookings by some of the area’s most popular musicians four days per week.

On Fridays, Frank “Dewey Elvis” Raines will sing at 4:30 p.m., followed by reggae quartet Spokey Speaky at 8:30 p.m. Decade 80 will play music from (you guessed it) the ‘80s every Saturday at 9 p.m. Matt Quinton will play acoustic music each Sunday at 6 p.m., and former Mr. Greengenes frontman Bryen O’Boyle will do the same every Tuesday at 8:30 p.m.

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Freeman has Led Zeppelin tribute, Patti LaBelle-Gladys Knight pairing

In Selbyville, the outdoor Freeman Arts Pavilion will launch its Sounds Like Summer concert series this week. First up is the return of tribute act Kashmir: The Led Zeppelin Show at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 1 ($33). Iconic R&B divas Patti LaBelle and Gladys Knight will team for a double bill at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 6 ($67 to $137).

Florida reggae-rock act headlining Crawl Street Tavern show

In Ocean City, the Crawl Street Tavern will continue its own seasonal concert series this weekend. Florida reggae-rock fivesome Kash’d Out will return Saturday, June 1 ($25 in advance, $30 at the door barring an advance sellout), following opening sets by Dale & the Z’Dubs and Michael Sky. Music will begin at about 8 p.m.

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