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Wed Feb 26
Air Devils Inn: open jam; 7:30 p.m.
Baxter’s 942 Bar and Grill: “Live Band Karaoke”; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (Highlands): open mic; 7 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Corey and Stacey; 10 p.m.
Expo Five: For Today, Like Moths to Flames, Stray from the Path, The Plot in You, Fit for a King; 7 p.m.
Gerstle’s: Kimmet & Doug; 9:30 p.m.
Haymarket Whiskey Bar: Jonny Sands; 9 p.m.?
Hideaway Saloon: The Pranksters; 10:30 p.m., $3
Horseshoe Casino: The Allen Lane Band; 8 p.m.; Shane Dawson; 9 p.m.
Jerry Green & Friends: Jerry Green, Freddie George; 7 p.m.
JT’s Variety Club: DJ Chris Clemons; 10 p.m.
Lisa’s Oak Street Lounge: Sweatermeat, KP & Me, The Hemingers, Fricktion; 9 p.m., $5?
Lynnview Liquors & Tavern: open mic; 7 p.m.
Mag Bar: DJ Sleepy T; 11 p.m., $4
Majid’s: Barb & Eddie; 7 p.m.
Meta: DJ See Tai; 10 p.m.
Mixer: Anthony Payton; 8 p.m.
Monkey Wrench: Relic; 9 p.m.
Mulligan’s: open mic
Nachbar: VAMP; 10 p.m.
Nowhere Bar: DJ Syimone
Stevie Ray’s: The Culligan Men Quintet; 8:30 p.m.
Third Street Dive: Floodwater, DJ Ruthless; 9 p.m.
Volare: Robbie Bartlett
Wick’s (Jeffersontown): DJ Jaybird; 9 p.m.
Wick’s (New Albany): Nick Dittmeier, Zane Hilton; 8 p.m.
Zanzabar: The Midnight Ghost Train; 9 p.m., $5
THU feb 27
Brewery: DJs Jason Shelton & Goast; 5 p.m.
Christ Lutheran Church: The Augustana Choir; 7 p.m.
Clifton Center: The Gibson Brothers, Hog Operation; 7:30 p.m., $18-$22
Diamond Pub (Highlands): Kevin Cummings; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Bob Anonymous; 10 p.m.
Dreamland: Aaron Rosenblum, Camera Lucida; 8 p.m., $5
Gerstle’s: Jahman Brahman, The Restless Leg String Band, Tristen Brooke
Horseshoe Casino: The Allen Lane Band; 8 p.m.; Shane Dawson; 9 p.m.
Jerry Green & Friends: Jerry Green; 7 p.m.
JT’s Variety Club: DJ Chris Clemons; 10 p.m.
Kentucky Center for the Arts: Louisville Orchestra; 10:30 a.m.
Loui Loui’s: Jeff Rehmet; 7 p.m.; open mic; 8:30 p.m.
Majid’s: Tanita Gaines; 7 p.m.
Meta: Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner; 9 p.m.
Molly Malone’s (St. Matthews): Petar Mandic; 10 p.m.
New Vintage: Sundy Best; 9 p.m., $5
Nowhere Bar: DJs Persh & Prism; 11 p.m.
Saints: Cosa Seria, DJ Frank; 9:30 p.m.
Seidenfaden’s: DJ Woodrow on the Radio
Stevie Ray’s: open jam; 8 p.m.
U of L (Comstock Hall): Bruno Mangueira with the University Symphony Orchestra & Jazz Ensemble I; 8 p.m., $5-$10
Wick’s (New Albany): open mic; 8 p.m.
Zanzabar: Huntronik, The Bonesetters, New Bravado; 9 p.m., $5
FRI feb 28
American Turners: Friday Night Country Dance; 8 p.m., $5
Amy Z’s: Motown Crackers; 9 p.m.
Baxter’s 942 Bar and Grill: DJ Havoc; 11 p.m.
Big Four Burgers: Jordan Amos; 7:30 p.m.
Blue River Café: Tyrone Cotton; 7 p.m.
Brownie’s The Shed: Petar Mandic; 11 p.m.
Brown Theatre: John Prine, Elizabeth Cook; 8 p.m., $49.50
Bud’s Tavern: Mike Willett; 8 p.m.
Chill Bar: DJs JP Source & Persh; 10 p.m.
Decca: Troubadours of Divine Bliss; 8 p.m.
Diamond Pub (Highlands): Dark Tranquility, Omnium Gatherum, Exmortus; 8 p.m., $20-$22; The Shane Dawson Band, Strung Out Loud; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Anytime After Four; 10 p.m.
Eddie Merlot’s: The Bobby Falk Group; 7 p.m.
The Exchange: Petar Mandic; 7 p.m.
Four Kings Café: Barb & Eddie; 7 p.m.
Gerstle’s: The J. Bodies, The Pranksters
Haymarket Whiskey Bar: Twin Limb, Plastic Bubble, High Dive, Alex Glasnovic
Headliners Music Hall: Still Rock and Roll: A Billy Joel Tribute, Madmen Across the Water: An Elton John Tribute; 9 p.m., $10
Hideaway Saloon: Marquee Mayfield
Horseshoe Casino: Radiotronic; 9 p.m.; Stretta; 9:30 p.m.
Jack Fry’s: Steve Crews; 7 p.m.
Jerry Green & Friends: Jerry Green, Freddie George; 7 p.m., $7
Jim Porter’s: Six Miles South; 7 p.m.
JT’s Variety Club: DJ Chris Clemons; 10 p.m.
Levee Bar: DJ Cha Cha Perez; 10 p.m.
Lisa’s Oak Street Lounge: Bookshelf, New Mother Nature, Shutaro Noguchi; 9 p.m., $5?
Majid’s: Bobby J & Michael Roy; 8 p.m.
Maker’s Mark Lounge: Butch Rice; 11 p.m.
Mixer: Margarette Evans; 8 p.m.
New Vintage: Karsten Nelson, The Young International; 9 p.m., $5
Nowhere Bar: Glitter Titz DJz; 11 p.m.
Open: “#SoulPuff”; 8 p.m., $5-$7
O’Shea’s: PMA; 10 p.m.
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Vice Tricks, Powell, Teaser, Phrench Quarter Phrenzy, LAME; 10 p.m.
Seidenfaden’s: DJ Kim Sorise; 10 p.m.
Shenanigan’s: Bill Clark & Carl Alvey; 9 p.m.?
Shepherdsville Music Barn: The Blue River Bluegrass Band; 8 p.m., $12
Stevie Ray’s: Mack Daddies; 9:30 p.m.
Theater Square: The VoJazz Trio; 7 p.m.
Third Street Dive: Counterfeit I, The Jereactors, Spider Gods; 10 p.m., $5
U of L (Comstock Hall): Christian McBride with the U of L Jazz Ensemble I; 8 p.m., $5-$10
Varanese: The Jeff Sherman Trio; 6:30 p.m.
Vincenzo’s: Roger Dane & Tyrone Wheeler; 6 p.m.
Volare: Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner; 7:30 p.m.
WFPK: “Live Lunch” with St. Paul and the Broken Bones; noon
Wick’s (Lyndon): The Lost River Cavemen; 9 p.m.
Zanzabar: St. Paul and the Broken Bones, Steelism; 9 p.m., $10-$12; OK Deejays; 11 p.m., $3
SAT mar 1
Barret Bar: Lamont Gillispie, Jonboy Slim; 8 p.m.
Bard’s Town: Sean T. Johnson, Nick Peay; 8 p.m.?
Baxter’s 942 Bar and Grill: Brasher/Bogue; 8 p.m.; DJ Havoc; 11 p.m.
BBC Taproom: Scott Johnson & Nick Nguyen; 9 p.m.
Big Bar: DJs Duffy & PhreeyaMined; 10 p.m.
Big Four Burgers: Wyndell Williams; 8 p.m.
Blue River Café: Troubadours of Divine Bliss; 7 p.m.
Brown Theatre: John Prine, Elizabeth Cook; 8 p.m., $49.50
Chill Bar: Behind the Mask; 9 p.m.
Clifton’s Pizza: Turley Richards; 8 p.m.
Dark Star Tavern: The Pranksters; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (Highlands): BJ; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Par Three, Freddy and the Cruegers; 10 p.m.
Dreamland: The Cairo Gang, Tropical Trash, Famous Laughs; $10
Eddie Merlot’s: The Bobby Falk Group; 8 p.m.
German-American Club: Gebhard Erler; 6 p.m.
Gerstle’s: 64 West
Gilbert’s: Audio 6?
The Gillespie: “Friends of the Speed”; 9 p.m., $150
Haymarket Whiskey Bar: Lehen, Frontier(s), Season at Sea; 9 p.m.?
Headliners Music Hall: The 23 String Band, Vessel; 9 p.m., $10
Hideaway Saloon: Kirk Davis Blues & Greys; 11 p.m.
Horseshoe Casino: Moonshine Millionaires; 9 p.m.; Stretta; 9:30 p.m.
Irish Exit: DJ EddieMike
IUS (Ogle Center): A/tonal; 8 p.m., donations
Jerry Green & Friends: Jerry Green; 7 p.m., $7
Jim Porter’s: Louisville Brass & Electric, Copperfield, Bluestown
JT’s Variety Club: DJ Bruce Wayne; 10 p.m.
Kentucky Center for the Arts: The Louisville Orchestra with Orli Shaham; 8 p.m.
Levee Bar: open mic; 10 p.m.
Mag Bar: Joe Buck Yourself, Ohlm, Call Me Bronco; 10 p.m., $8
Majid’s: Bobby J & Michael Roy; 8 p.m.
Maker’s Mark Lounge: DJ DV8; 10 p.m.
Maple Inn Tavern: Jim Dishman & Rick Robbins; 9 p.m.
Meta: DJs Matt Anthony & Kim Sorise; 10 p.m.
Mixer: The Sexy Tones; 8 p.m.
Modern Cult Records: XOX, Stella; 9 p.m., $5 donation
New Vintage: Black Birds of Paradise, Murals; 9 p.m., $5
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Jana Kramer, Canaan Smith, Andrew Webb; 7:30 p.m., $15-$20
Rainbow Café: Jaida Blue, Ma’am Overboard; 7 p.m.
Ross Country Jamboree: Brad Sparks, Ronnie Murphy, Brooke Thornsberry; 7 p.m., $10
Seidenfaden’s: DJs Narwhal & Sam Sneed; 11 p.m.
Stevie Ray’s: The Predators; 9:30 p.m., $6?
Theater Square: The VoJazz Trio; 7 p.m.
Third Street Dive: Alcatraz Shakedown, The Hungry Ears, Mananabango; 10 p.m., $5
U of L (Comstock Hall): Sean Jones with the U of L Faculty Jazz Combo & Jazz Ensemble I; 8 p.m., $5-$10
Ursuline Arts Center: The Louisville Youth Choir; 7 p.m., $5-$13
Varanese: The Jeff Sherman Trio; 6:30 p.m.
Vincenzo’s: Roger Dane & Chris Fitzgerald; 6 p.m.
Volare: Brian Curella; 7:30 p.m.
Zanzabar: Robert Ellis, T. Hardy Morris; 9 p.m., $8-$10; Glitter Titz DJs; 11 p.m.?
SUN mar 2
Clifton Center: Habib Koite; 7 p.m., $19-$24
Clifton’s Pizza: Rascals of Ragtyme; 7 p.m.
Diamond Pub (Highlands): Da Mafia 6ix, Twisted Insane, Whitney Peyton; 7:30 p.m., $20-$22; Corey and Stacey; 10 p.m.?
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Kevin Cummings; 10 p.m.
Gerstle’s: The Pranksters; 11 p.m.
Harvey Browne Memorial Presbyterian Church: Voces Novae; 3 p.m.
Haymarket Whiskey Bar: bluegrass jam with Hickory Vaughn; 8 p.m.; White Reaper, Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt, Michael Parallax; 9 p.m.?
Headliners Music Hall: The 23 String Band, Vessel; 9 p.m., $10
JT’s Variety Club: DJ Ice; 8 p.m.
Mixer: “Showtune Sundays” with Warren Brown; 7 p.m.
Monkey Wrench: open mic; 8 p.m.
New Vintage: Harpooner, Tall Squares, Dan Alten, Phourist; 9 p.m., $5
St. Francis in the Fields: Jason Gunnell; 5 p.m.
U of L (Comstock Hall): Dror Biran; 3 p.m., $5-$15
Wiltshire on Market: Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner; 6:30 p.m.
MON mar 3
Bearno’s (Highlands): open mic; 7:30 p.m.
Decca: The Buzzard; 8 p.m.
Diamond Pub (Highlands): Speaker (acoustic); 11 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Bob Anonymous; 10 p.m.
Gerstle’s: Petar Mandic
Haymarket Whiskey Bar: Vice, Life for a Life, Iron Noose; 7 p.m.; “Vinyl Night” with Zach Hart; 8 p.m.?
JT’s Variety Club: DJ Infamous One; 8 p.m.
New Vintage: Lake Street Dive, Midnight Moxie; 9 p.m., $10-$12
Spinelli’s (Downtown): Rust Belt Lights, Davydov, Bearcat, War Sugar, Youth at Heart; 6:30 p.m., $5
U of L (Comstock Hall): Michael Tunnell & Brett Shuster; 8 p.m.
Wick’s (Jeffersontown): Short Bus; 7 p.m.
Zanzabar: Jerry Joseph; 9 p.m., $6
TUE mar 4
Against the Grain: open mic; 9 p.m.
Blu: The Doug Elmore Jazz Trio; 7 p.m.
Brewery: DJs Jason Shelton & Goast; 5 p.m.
Clifton’s Pizza: Danny Flanigan; 8 p.m.
Diamond Pub (Highlands): PMA; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Kevin Cummings; 10 p.m.
Gerstle’s: War Panties
Haymarket Whiskey Bar: Drunk & Sailor; 9 p.m.
JT’s Variety Club: DJ Chris Clemons; 8 p.m.
La Bodega: The Bottom Sop; 7 p.m.
Majid’s: Barb & Eddie; 7 p.m.
Modern Cult Records: Gezan; 8 p.m., $5 donation
Monkey Wrench: jazz jam; 8 p.m.
Nachbar: Your Friendly Neighborhood Big Band; 9 p.m.
New Vintage: Mike Mains & the Branches; 9 p.m., $5
Palace Theater: 2 Chainz, Pusha T, August Alsina; 8 p.m., $35
Play: “Twisted Tuesdays”; 10 p.m.
Stevie Ray’s: blues jam; 8 p.m.
U of L (Comstock Hall): University Student Composers; 8 p.m.
