Welcome to this post on everything we know about music in Palermo. Obviously it is a broad subject, but we will do our best to share as much as possible.
Jumping straight into the best musical instrument stores in Palermo seems like a logical place to start. There will be separate lists for where to buy guitars in your area as well as the top drum shops in town.
Some may quibble about what store should go in which list, but we will try to differentiate them as well as we can. We aren’t sure if you are trying to buy keyboards, synthesizers, pedals, amps, or popular guitar brands like Gibson, Keisel, or Fender but a store on this page should have whatever you need.
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Where to get a broken instrument repaired will follow that up. There are many repair companies that can tune a piano, repair a guitar, or work on all kinds of band instruments.
Once all the instrument talk is out of the way we will pivot to music classes and lessons for kids or adults before diving into local stores for music lovers with vintage CD’s and records. You can find numerous places to enjoy live entertainment at the best concert halls and music venues in your area.
Bars and restaurants with live music near you will get a shout out as well. A discussion about the Palermo music calendar wouldn’t be complete without mentioning some great festivals either.
At the end we will share a map to help you find these stores or venues. Click here to read more about the scene in some other towns around Italy.
Palermo Musical Instrument Stores
Some of the best Palermo musical instrument stores would be:
- Tuttomusica Musical Instruments at Via delle Alpi, 95
- Guitar Point at Via Dell’ Arsenale, 14
- Renzi Musica at Via Squarcialupo, 27
- Music Lab Santaluna at Via Cavour, 61
- Sol Sound at Via Emiro Giafar, 22
- Luccalux Di Lucco Caterina at Via Brasa, 24
Since 1968 Tuttomusica has been providing all types of services including repair, maintenance, and restoration of instruments near you as well as piano rentals. Books, scores, accessories, violins, cellos, guitars, keyboards, and other instruments are available at Renzi Musica. Music Lab Santaluna has been providing wind instrument repair and adjustment services for three decades.
Where To Buy Guitars
If all you care about is guitars or guitar accessories check out:
- Sacco Strumenti Musicali at Via Cavour Camillo Benso, 71
- Anna Corona Liuteria at Via Vincenzo di Marco, 36
- Musica E at Piaza Umberto, 41
Sacco Strumenti has been selling quality classical, rhythmic, and folk guitars as well as violins, violas, cellos, double basses, clarinets, flutes, piccolos, trumpets, saxophones, horns, and tubas since 1913.
Drum Shops Near You
And then there are these drum shops in your area:
- Oltremusica Drum & Percussion at Via Dell’ Arsenale, 32b
- Sol Sound di Piero D’Antoni at Via Emiro Giafar, 22
Instrument Repair
Malagon Maria Elena at Via Ruggero Marturano, 33-35 sells keyboards, amplifiers, lighting, speakers, microphones, sound equipment and everything related from Monday to Friday.
Local instrument repair services are also offered at Tuttomusica and Music Lab Santaluna from previous lists.
Music Lessons
Level up by taking lessons at a music school in your area:
- Music Academy at Via Marchese di Villabianca, 82
- Accademia Musica Moderna at Via Brasca, 4
- Con Noi è Tutta Un’Altra Musica at Via Giovanbattista Ughetti, 17
- Ateneo Musicale at Via Vincenzo di Pavia, 15
- Panor Music at Via Oliveri Mandalà Emanuele, 17
- Associazione Praeludium at Via Giuseppe de Spuches, 10
Master any type of instrument from electric guitars to pianos at Accademia Musica Moderna. Learn the secrets and practices of sound design with Panor’s professional audio courses.
CD & Record Stores
La Fertrenelli at Via Cavour, 133 is a great place to buy new or used CD’s and records in town.
Palermo Live Music Venues
Seeing a concert at Palermo live music venues is always a good time:
- Musica Matrimonio at Via Principe di Belmonte, 93
- Mob at Via S. Lorenzo, 273
Musica Matrimonio is a private and exclusive venue for weddings that features local jazz and classical music near you.
Fun Restaurants With Entertainment
You can take a date or a group of friends to these restaurants with live music in your area:
- Dorian Art Restaurant Wine at Via Rosario Gerbasi, 6
- Tatum Art Jazz Club & Restaurant at Via dell’Università, 38
- Atmosphera Rest & Lounge at Via Rosolino Pilo, 27/31
- Sciurum at Area Quaroni, 4/5
- Ai Bottai at Via Bottai, 62
- Calamida at Via Cala
- Fa Diesis at Via Villa Heloise, 16
Tatum Art is a jazz club that is open from Tuesday to Saturday and serves exquisite cocktails and meals. High quality meals made with fresh locally sourced ingredients are also served at Atmosphera Rest & Lounge.
Bars With Live Music
There are also some bars that play live music:
- Border Line at Via Materassai, 19
- Mak Mixology at Via Bari, 50
- Berlin Cafè at Via Isidoro la Lumia, 21
The Berlin Cafè is a fine place to try good food and cocktails while listening to live music in Palermo.
Music Festivals In Your Area
Have as much fun as you can at one of these music festivals near you:
- Surfer Joe Summer Festival in June
- Mandrea Music Festival in July
- Rototom Sunsplash in August
- Pescara Jazz in November
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Enjoy The Palermo Local Music Scene
We tried to cover the scene as well as possible on this page. You learned about the best musical instrument stores, drum and guitar shops, instrument repair services, where to go for lessons, vintage CD and record stores, concert halls and other live music venues near you like bars and restaurants, plus the best festivals in the region.
You might just know a little bit about the local music scene yourself if you made it this far. If so tell us what we got wrong in the comments or share your own thoughts on the scene.
No matter if you are trying to buy a new instrument, wanted some live entertainment, needed a vintage CD and record, or just wanted to learn more about music in Palermo we hope you enjoy yourself.
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