Wed OCT 17
Air Devils Inn: Acoustic Jam; 7:30 p.m.
Bearno’s (Highlands): Open Mic; 8 p.m.
Billiards Club: Shane Dawson; 11:30 p.m.
Blu: The Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner Jazz Duo; 7 p.m., free
Clifton’s Pizza: Walker & Kays; 7:30 p.m.
Corner Door: Dan Hardin & the Sweet Nothings; 7 p.m.
Decca: Micro Giant; 8 p.m.
Diamond Pub (Highlands): Tristen Brooke; 11 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Kevin Knoxvegas; 10 p.m.
DiOrio’s: Dan DeGeorge; 8:30 p.m.
Gerstle’s: Adam Cochran
Haymarket Whiskey Bar: Tender Mercy, Pinata Me; 8 p.m., $3
Headliners Music Hall: Band of Skulls, Ponderosa; 9 p.m., $18
Hideaway Saloon: The Pranksters; 10:30 p.m., $3
Highlands Tap Room: The Bottom Sop; 10 p.m.
Jerry Green & Friends: Jerry Green, Freddie George; 7 p.m.
Jim Porter’s: Open Jam; 8:30 p.m.
Lisa’s Oak St. Lounge: Muji Fuji; 7 p.m.
Magnolia Bar: “Get Down!” with DJ Sleepy T; 10:30 p.m.
Meat: “Derby City Soul Club” with DJs Matt Anthony & Kim Sorise; 10 p.m.
Mellwood Arts Center: “Taste of Louisville” with The Billy Goat Strut Revue; 6 p.m., $65
Molly Malone’s (St. Matthews): Petar Mandic; 7 p.m.
Monkey Wrench: Relic; 9 p.m.
Mulligan’s: Mickey Clark; 7 p.m.
Nachbar: VAMP; 10 p.m.
Please & Thank You: Rayna Gellert, Daniel Bachman, Nathan Salsburg; 7:30 p.m., donations
Rudyard Kipling: Jazz Jam; 8 p.m.
Saints: Dorney & Friends; 7:30 p.m.
Solidarity: Julie of the Wolves, Absolutely Not, The Debauchees, Twenty First Century Fox; 7 p.m., $5
Stevie Ray’s: Kimmet & Doug; 9 p.m., $2
Third Street Dive: Open Mic; 8 p.m.
Uncle Slayton’s: Ron Pope, Jesse Ruben; 8 p.m., $10
U of L (Comstock Hall): University Student Composers; 8 p.m.
Vernon Club: Blackguard, Esoteric Burial, Theories of the Apocalypse, Devastation Device, Witch’s Oath; 7:30 p.m., $10
Wick’s (New Albany): Eight Inch Elvis; 8 p.m.
ZaZoo’s: The Dave Hardin Group, No Dry Country; 9 p.m., $5
THU OCT 18
AmVets Post 9: Rabbit Hash String Band; 7:30 p.m., $5
Bard’s Town: Louisville Guitar Society; 7 p.m.
Baxter’s 942: The Bottom Sop; 10 p.m.
Bellarmine (Frazier Hall): The Saakumu Drum and Dance Ensemble; 6:30 p.m.
BJ’s Sports Pub: Jet Black Orchid
Bud’s Tavern: Citizen’s Arrest; 8 p.m.
Dark Star Tavern: The White Russians; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (Highlands): Bob Anonymous; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Freddy and the Cruegers; 10 p.m.
Gerstle’s: Tristen & Cameron
Haymarket Whiskey Bar: Babyfishmouth; 8 p.m.
Headliners Music Hall: Trampled By Turtles, HoneyHoney; 8 p.m., $18-$20
Hideaway Saloon: The Giving Tree Band; 10:30 p.m., $3
Jack’s (New Albany): Dev & Doug; 10 p.m.
Jerry Green & Friends: Jerry Green; 7 p.m.
Magnolia Bar: DJ Clay Baker; 12 a.m.
Maple Inn Tavern: Kevin Grayson Sr.; 9 p.m.
Molly Malone’s (St. Matthews): Petar Mandic; 7 p.m.
Patrick O’Shea’s: Alex Clark; 8:30 p.m.
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Audition Night; 10 p.m.
Saints: Cosa Seria; 9:30 p.m.
Stevie Ray’s: Open Mic; 9 p.m.
The Temple: Nada Loutfi; 2 p.m.
Theater Square: Stein Stoess; 8 p.m.
Third Street Dive: DJ Woodrow on the Radio; 10 p.m.
Uncle Slayton’s: The Americans, The Honeycutters; 8 p.m., $8
U of L (Bird Hall): Gene Perla; 7:30 p.m., $5
Wick’s (Highlands): Screamin’ John, Butch Rice
ZaZoo’s: Pete RG; 9 p.m., $5
FRI OCT 19
Against the Grain: DJ Clay Baker; 8 p.m.
Bard’s Town: Deanna Brown; 10 p.m., $10
BBC (Main St.): “Gilda’s Club Fundraiser” with Katie’s Habit; 7 p.m., $25
Bearno’s (Downtown): Dev & Doug; 9:30 p.m.
BJ’s Sports Pub: Step 13
The Brewery: Kolton Norton
Bud’s Tavern: Hook Line & Sinker; 8 p.m.
Diamond Pub (Highlands): Sluggo, Helicopter Showdown, Mantis; 9 p.m., $15; Dangerous Liasion; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Kevin Knoxvegas; 10 p.m.
Eddie Merlot’s: The Bobby Falk Group; 7 p.m.
Fiesta Mexicana: Mickey Clark & the Blue Norther; 6:30 p.m.
Gerstle’s: Dog House Kitchen, Hogtown Blues Band, Pat Anderson
Golden Nugget: Jefferson Tarc Bus; 10 p.m.
Hard Rock Café: Andy Grammer
Haymarket Whiskey Bar: Black Bird County, Ain’t Worth Killin’; 8 p.m.
Hideaway Saloon: The Pranksters; 10:30 p.m., $5
Irish Exit: Ray Strange; 10 p.m.
IUS (Music Department): Arsenal Trio; 7:30 p.m., free
IUS (Ogle Center): Birdland Big Band; 7:30 p.m., $26.50
Jazzyblu: Maestro J.; 8 p.m., $10
Jerry Green & Friends: Jerry Green, Freddie George; 7 p.m., $7
Jim Porter’s: Sherry Edwards, Louisville Brass & Electric; 7 p.m., $10
KCD Theater: Scott Miller, Quiet Hollers; 8 p.m.
Kentucky Museum of Art & Craft: Sic Alps, Cross; 8 p.m., $6-$8
Kye’s II: DJ Kaos; $10
Maple Inn Tavern: Ricky Nye; 9 p.m.
Meat: Paul Burch and the WPA Ballclub; 8 p.m.
Molly Malone’s (St. Matthews): Butch Rice; 7 p.m.
Nelligan Hall: Fast Friends
New Direction: Soul Circus; 10 p.m.
North End Café (Highlands): Whiskey Bent Valley; 9 p.m., $3
O’Shea’s: Eight Inch Elvis (acoustic trio); 10 p.m., $3
Palace Theater: A Lion Named Roar, Field of Kings, The Foxery; 9 p.m., $10
Patrick O’Shea’s: Jim Dishman; 8:30 p.m., $3
Shack in the Back: Clinton Spaulding; 7 p.m.
Third Street Dive: Dead Dick Hammer, Scumbelina; 10 p.m., $5
Uncle Slayton’s: Lynn Taylor & the Barflys, Melody Walker & Jacob Groopman; 9 p.m., $8
Wick’s (Highlands): The Predators
Wick’s (Middletown): Brian Elmore; 8 p.m.
Volare: The Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner Jazz Duo; 8 p.m.
Zanzabar: “Late Night Disco” with OK Deejays; 11 p.m., $3
ZaZoo’s: The Swindlers, Thumper & the Plaid Rabbits, Flood Water; 9 p.m., $5
SAT OCT 20
Art Sanctuary: Ride to Ruin, The Hot Wires; 7 p.m., $5
Bard’s Town: The Kentucky City Boys; 7 p.m., $5
Bearno’s (Downtown): “Robby Boarman Benefit” with Leigh Ann Yost, Butch Rice, Screamin’ John & Kimmet; 3 p.m., $5
Best Vineyards: Full House Band; 4 p.m.
Big Al’s Beeritaville: Maddox Coleman & Bongoman; 8 p.m.
Broad Run Vineyards: Another Colour; 5 p.m.
Brown Theatre: Louisville Orchestra: “Halloween”; 11 a.m., $15
Bud’s Tavern: Erin & Gene; 8 p.m.
Corydon Jamboree: 7:30 p.m., $10
Dark Star Tavern: The Pranksters; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (Highlands): Super 69; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Bullet Dogers; 10 p.m.
Dish: DJ Shiva, Lady Carol, Jason Shelton, Lil Cory, Goast; 10 p.m., $5-$7
Douglas Loop Farmers Market: Seeley Dan, Paul Moffett; 10:30 a.m.,
Eddie Merlot’s: The Bobby Falk Group; 8 p.m.
Gerstle’s: Butch Rice, KTO
Golden Nugget: Jefferson Tarc Bus; 10 p.m.
Haymarket Whiskey Bar: North the North, Dear Commonwealth, 3 On the Floor, The Jake Parker Band; 8:30 p.m., $5
Headliners Music Hall: Keller Williams; 9 p.m., $21-$23
Hideaway Saloon: The Stage Coach Robbery; 10:30 p.m., $5
Horseshoe Casino: Theory of a Deadman, Adelitas Way, Charm City Devils; $15-$25
Impellizzeri’s (Downtown): Cosa Seria; 10:30 p.m., $7
Irish Exit: Devil in the Darkness, Ohlm, Witch Dagger, Great Floods, Slit Throat Vendetta; 9 p.m., $5; Nick Dittmeier; 10 p.m.
Jazzyblu: Maestro J.; 8 p.m., $10
Jerry Green & Friends: Jerry Green; 7 p.m., $7
Magnolia Bar: Johnny Berry & the Outliers, Chris Darby; 10 p.m., $5
Maple Inn Tavern: Shiny Old Soul; 9 p.m.
Masonic Temple: “The Bal Masque Gala” with The Horizontal Boogie Band, Field of Kings; 8 p.m., $50
Meat: “The House That Disco Built” with DJ JP Source; 10 p.m.
Nelligan Hall: Souvenirs, Dads
New Direction: Wild Side; 10 p.m.
O’Shea’s: Howard Lewis & Lovins; 10 p.m., $3
Patrick O’Shea’s: Pellikan; 8:30 p.m., $3
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Rehab; 8 p.m., $15 adv., $18 DOS
Pizza Place: The Bluesbenders; 9 p.m.
Rudyard Kipling: “Anti-Halloween” with Uncommon Houseflies, Nick Peay; 10 p.m., $5
Seidenfaden’s: “Stop, Drink, Listen” with DJ Sam Sneed & DJ Narwhal; 11 p.m.
Shepherdsville Country: The 44 Country Band; 7:30 p.m., $4
Third Street Dive: Those Crosstown Rivals, Slithering Beast, For the Birds; 10 p.m., $5
Uncle Slayton’s: Kri & Hettie; 8 p.m., $8-$15
U of L (Comstock Hall): Denine LeBlanc; 3 p.m.
Volare: The Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner Jazz Duo; 8 p.m.
Wick’s (Highlands): Little T&A; 10 p.m.
Wick’s (Middletown): Gabe Close; 9 p.m.
Zanzabar: Laura Marling, Bro. Stephen; 8 p.m., $15
ZaZoo’s: Old Lights, The Whiskey Riders, Flyswatters, The Rycky Kay Gang, Maddie Won’t Smoke; 8 p.m., $10-$12
SUN OCT 21
Bard’s Town: Jim Needler, Alanna Fugate, Mickey Clark; 6 p.m.; Derby City Dating Scene; 7:30 p.m., $10; Kyle Kinane; 8:30 p.m., $10
Belle of Louisville: “Bluegrass Cruise”; 2 p.m.
Bernheim Forest: “Colorfest” with Troubadours of Divine Bliss
Clifton Center: Nada Loutfi; 4 p.m.
Dark Star Tavern: Alanna Fugate & Jonathon Bramer; 9 p.m.
Diamond Pub (Highlands): Kevin Knoxvegas; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Corey and Stacy; 10 p.m.
Expo Five: Rosie Ledet & the Zydeco Playboys, Stray Cat Blues Band, Jaywalkers, Lazy Eleven; 5:30 p.m., $8
Gerstle’s: The Pranksters; 10 p.m.
Kingfish (Crescent Hill): The Kirk Davis Band; 5 p.m.
MCC Louisville: Jason and deMarco; 6 p.m.
Nelligan Hall: Spine, Permanent Night, Liars Parade, The Beav Experience, Stabler; 7 p.m., $6
Rudyard Kipling: Killer Motion; 7 p.m.
Turtle Run Winery: Nervous Melvin and the Mistakes; 1:30 p.m.
U of L (Comstock Hall): Ben Sung & Jihye Chang-Sung; 3 p.m.
MON OCT 22
Corner Door: Open Mic; 7 p.m.
Decca: The Jazz Buzzards; 8 p.m., free
Gerstle’s: Jon Ellenbrand
Hideaway Saloon: Tom Boone & the Back Porch Pickers; 10 p.m., $3
Highlands Tap Room Grill: Derrick Wade Manley; 8 p.m.
Irish Exit: Phil Regan
Magnolia Bar: Liquid Velvet Variety Show; 10 p.m.
Meat: DJ Woodrow on the Radio; 9 p.m.
Molly Malone’s (St. Matthews): The Steve Cooley Bluegrass Experience; 7 p.m.
Nelligan Hall: Saintseneca, Emperor X, Beady, Antique TV, Cadillac Young; 7 p.m., $5
Stevie Ray’s: Open Mic; 9 p.m.
U of L (Bird Hall): University Jazz Repertory Ensembles; 7:30 p.m.
TUE OCT 23
Against the Grain: Open Mic; 8 p.m.
Bard’s Town: “Variety Shack”; 8 p.m.
Baxter’s 942: Dev & Doug; 10 p.m.
Blu: The Doug Elmore Jazz Trio; 7 p.m.
Clifton’s Pizza: Danny Flanigan; 8 p.m.
Gerstle’s: Chris & Mac
Haymarket Whiskey Bar: Gypsy Jazz Jam; 8 p.m.
Headliners Music Hall: Bobby Keys & the Suffering Bastards; 9 p.m., $20
Irish Exit: Kacey Machir
Kingfish (St. Matthews): Big Poppa Stampley; 7 p.m.
Magnolia Bar: Trophy Wives, Police Teeth, Neighbors; 10 p.m., $5
Maple Inn Tavern: Erin & Gene; 9 p.m.
Monkey Wrench: Blunt Honey; 9 p.m.
Mulligan’s: Open Jam; 9 p.m.
Stevie Ray’s: Blues Jam; 9 p.m.
Wick’s (Highlands): Robby Cox
Zanzabar: Mike Watt & the Missingmen, Old Baby; $12
