Valentine's Day is on a Saturday night this year, so it is the perfect time to arrange for a sitter for the kids and spend the night out enjoying live music at a bar, restaurant, or theater. Live music makes for a great date, especially if you're worried about what to say to your date - simply enjoy an experience with one another where you don't even have to speak, but instead, just enjoy the music together! There are daytime and nighttime concerts, though they are all geared towards adults. As an added bonus for Beatles fans, there will be to Beatles cover band performances - one by Mostly Moptop in Dix Hills, and another by the Cast of Beatlemania in Smithtown, who will be performing all of the Beatles popular love songs. Soak in the music and enjoy a romantic evening at one of these great gigs!
Jazz Piano Valentines at Quogue Library
Where: 90 Quogue Street, Quogue
When: February 14, 2:00 p.m.
Enjoy romantic live piano tunes at the Quogue Library. Be sure to register to reserve a seat.
The Seven Band at the Sunset Grill
Where: 4068 West Sunrise Highway, Seaford
When: February 14, 9:15 p.m. – 1:30 a.m.
Bring your date to the Sunset Grill to hear The Seven Band perform popular rock and roll and blues tunes from the 70s to today that you can sing and dance along to.
Valentine’s Day with Pep & the Soul Explosion at Hudson’s on the Mile
Where: 340 Woodcleft Avenue, Freeport
When: February 14, 8:30 p.m. – 12:30 a.m.
Get down to some old school R&B, soul, and funk music by Pep & the Soul Explosion, who will cover songs by Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Luther Vandross, Tina Turner, Earth Wind and Fire, Beyonce, and more.
Eclectic Café: The Pre-War Ponies at the Unitarian Society
Where: 28 Brentwood Road, Bay Shore
When: February 14, 8:00 p.m.
The Pre-War Ponies is a duo that specializes in the classy underrated tunes of the 20s, 30s, and 40s, featuring trombone and ukulele.
The Cast of Beatlemania: Beatles Love Songs at the Smithtown Theater for the Performing Arts
Where: 2 East Main Street, Smithtown
When: 8:00 p.m.
If you love the Beatles, you can share in the love with this pitch perfect performance of the best Beatles love songs for Valentine’s Day!
Homegrown Music Café at St. Gerard Majella Church
Where: 300 Terryville Road, Port Jefferson Station
When: February 14, 8-10 p.m.
Enjoy the music of local and regional singers and songwriters, featuring acoustic guitar duo Wicked Karma. Proceeds will support the St. Gerard Majella Outreach Program.
Spyro Gyra at the YMCA Boulton Center for the Performing Arts
Where: 37 West Main Street, Bay Shore
When: February 14, 8:00 p.m.
Bring your loved one to groove to Spyro Gyra’s jazz fusion music.
Mostly Moptop in “A Fab Four Valentine’s Night” at the Dix Hills Performing Arts Center
Where: 305 North Service Road, Dix Hills
When: February 14, 7:30 p.m.
If your beau is a Beatles lover, take them out for this romantic evening of Beatles music!
Harmony Vineyards “Tasting Notes Jazz Club”
Where: 169 Harbor Road, Stony Brook
When: February 14, 8-10 p.m.
This night of live jazz is led by the renowned Ray Anderson, who will take you through various romantic jazz numbers in a cozy library lounge.