•MAY
27 — Gomez, Steel Train: Headliners, 1386 Lexington Road, 584-8088, www.headlinerslouisville.com, $19 (adv.) / $21(door) 9 p.m., 18+
27 — WFPK Waterfront Wednesday: The Meat Puppets, The Features, Broken Spurs: Harbor Lawn at Waterfront Park, 5 p.m. (weather permitting); free
27 — The Ataris, Sugar Spell It Out, Nowhere Fast, Alcohawk: Skull Alley; 1017 E. Broadway, www.skullalley.net; 7 p.m.; $10
28 — Night Hawks, Used Karma: Hideaway Saloon; 1605 Bardstown Road; 485-0114
28 — Nappy Roots, Common Ground, Skyscraper Stereo: Headliners; $16 (adv.)/$19 (doors); 9 p.m., 18+
28 — Sarah Elisabeth, Matthew Fogle & The Heroics, William Bryan Ragland: Derby City Espresso, 331 E. Market St., 442-0523, myspace.com/derbycityespresso; 8 p.m.
29 — The Children: Glassworks Rooftop, 815 W. Market St., www.louisvilleglassworks.com; 584-4510; 7 p.m., $7
29 — Southern Culture On The Skids: Headliners; $16; 9 p.m., 18+
29 — Jason Wilber, Joel Timothy: The 930 Listening Room; 7 p.m, $10, all ages
29 — Louisville Allstars: Hideaway Saloon
29 — Good Luck, Minnow, Rude Weirdo, Busman’s Holiday, Porosus:
Skull Alley; 7 p.m., $5
30 — Big Wilson River, Centralia Massacre: Derby City Espresso; 9 p.m.
30 — Dance or Die w/ Tim Krekel Orchestra, Bobby Saxis & the Mania-Axis: Vernon Club, 1575 Story Ave., 584-8460, www.thevernonclub.com; $14, 9 p.m.
30 — Twiztid: Club Oasis; 1506 Lakeshore Court, 412-2275; $21, 8 p.m.
30 — BoomBox: Hideaway Saloon
30 — The Jeffersontown-Crusade Blues Festival: Veterans Memorial Park, 10707 Taylorsville Rd.; noon, free; all ages
30 — Loto Ball Show, Vampire Squid, Karass: Skull Alley, 7 p.m.
31 — Psyopus, Woe Of Tyrants, Molotov Solution: Bulldog Café, 10619 W. Manslick Road, 7 p.m. $10
•JUNE
1 — Guttersluts, Trampskirts: Derby City Espresso; 8 p.m.
3 — Royal Bangs, I Need Sleep, Life Partner: Skull Alley; $6
4 — Bernard Allison: Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar; 230 E. Main St.; 582-9945, www.stevieraysbluesbar.com
5 — Paradigm: Hideaway Saloon; 1605 Bardstown Rd.; 485-0114
5 — Ultra Pulverize, Prizzy Prizzy Please, The Delicious: Glassworks; 7 p.m., $7
5 — Hoots & Hellmouth, Arnett Hollow: Vernon Club, 9 p.m., $9 (adv.) / $11 (door); 18+
5 — Jamie Barnes, Vandaveer, Judd and Maggie: The 930 Listening Room, 930 Mary St., 635-2554, www.the930.org; 7:30 p.m., $5
5 — Kurt Reifler, John “The Panther” Pettigow, Joanie: Derby City Espresso; 9 p.m.
5 — Aquaventure, Nick Roeder, Define Failure, Comrade Captain: Skull Alley; 7 p.m., $5
6 — Phiasco: Hideaway Saloon; 1605 Bardstown Rd.; 485-0114
6 — Hooray For The Riff Raff, Blue Murphy & the Doghouse Serenaders: Derby City Espresso; 6 p.m.
6 — French Quarter, Hell-Kite, Gift Horse: Skull Alley;
7 — Esham, Natas, Project Born, DJ Butter: Headliners; $13, 7 p.m.
8 — Rusted Root: Headliners; $25, 8 p.m., all ages
11 — Dead Weather: Coyote’s, 133 W. Liberty St., 8 p.m., $26
11 — Aleuchatistas, Ideamen, Vampire Squid; Skull Alley; $7
11 — The Revenants, Gollum, Alegionaire: 6th & Oak Space; 530 W. Oak St.
12 — The Battle For Summer Slaughter: Our Final Hour, Murder, Eyes Hollowed Out, Theories Of The Apocalypse, At Lights End, Beaten To Death, A Promise To Agony: Bulldog Cafe; 7 p.m., $8
12 — Psalters: The 930 Listening Room; 7 p.m. free
12 — Heavy Hometown, Lotus Blake, Jason Zavala, Beeler Attic: Derby City Espresso; 9 p.m.
13 — Bill Frisell Trio featuring Tony Scherr and Kenny Wolleson: The 930 Listening Room; 7 p.m. $15 (adv.) / $18 (door)
13 — Bonepony: Phoenix Hill Tavern, 644 Baxter Ave., 589-4957, www.phoenixhill.com; 8 p.m., $11
13 — Soul Food Festival: Waterfront Park; noon, prices vary
13 — The Villebillies: Headliners; 9 p.m., $TBA
14 — Lucinda Williams, Buick 6: Brown Theatre; 7 p.m., $35-$50
16 — Hank III & Assjack: Headliners; $18, 8 p.m., 18+
16 — Luke Asher, Cascade Hollow, Anchor in the Valley, Ghostbeard: Derby City Espresso; 8 p.m.
17 — The Void Union, The Kodiaks: Skull Alley; 7 p.m.
18 — Pro-pain: Uncle Pleasant’s; 2126 S. Preston St., 634-4147, www.unclepleasants.com; $13; 7:30 p.m.
18 — Eric Hutchinson, Meiko: Headliners; $12; 8 p.m.
18 — Supertruck: Derby City Espresso; 9 p.m.
19 — Patterson Hood & The Screwtopians, Will Johnson: Headliners; $16 (adv.)/$19 (door); 9 p.m., 18+
19 — Baby Fishmouth, Justin Lewis, Lotus Blake, Filthy Few: Derby City Espresso; 9 p.m.
20 — Moon Taxi, Thirteenth Sun: Headliners; 9 p.m.
20 — Crowd of Voices: Derby City Espresso; 9 p.m.
21 — World Refugee Day Concert: Harry Pickens: Comstock Hall; 3 p.m.
23 — Nautical Fox, Flotation Walls, Idaho Alaska: Skull Alley; 7 p.m., $5
23 — Red Sun Mobile Command Center: Derby City Espresso; 8 p.m.
24 — Combichrist: Uncle Pleasant’s; $16, 7 p.m.
24 — How To Murder, Canadien Rifle: Skull Alley, $5
24 — Waterfront Wednesday Afterparty: Slithering Beast, Rodent Emporium: Derby City Espresso; 10 p.m.
25 — About You About Me, The Scotty B & David M Project: Derby City Espresso; 9 p.m.
26 — Scream The Prayer: Headliners; $16, 4 p.m.
26 — Bluegrass Night: Hog Operation, Relic; Oxmoor Farm; 6:30 p.m.
26 — The Olympia Three, Dixie Bee-Liners: Derby City Espresso; 9 p.m.
26 — Paul Baribeau, The Winter Sounds, Kari (the boy who could fly): Skull Alley; 7 p.m., $5
26 — Louisville Allstars: Hideaway Saloon
27 — Town Criers: Derby City Espresso; 10 p.m.
27 — Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, Concern: Skull Alley; 7 p.m.
30 — Conor Oberst & The Mystic Valley Band: Headliners; $21 (adv.)/$23 (door), 8 p.m.
30 — Abigail Williams: Uncle Pleasants, 7:30 p.m., $13
•JULY
2 — Ladybirds, Matt Anthony, Woodrow on the Radio: Glassworks;
3 — Deer Meet: Derby City Espresso; 8 p.m.
4 — Skyscraper Stereo: Glassworks; 7 p.m., $5
5 — Keenan Lawler, Anduin, Jasper TX: Derby City Espresso; 8 p.m.
6 — Jenny Lewis, Heartless Bastards: Headliners; $19; 8 p.m.
8 — Bob Dylan, John Mellencamp, Willie Nelson: Slugger Field; 5:30 p.m., $69.50
10 — Psychostick: Phoenix Hill; $11 (adv.) / $13 (door); 10 p.m., 21+
10 — Lebowski Fest Movie Party: Executive Lawn; $16; 9 p.m.
11 — Lebowski Fest Bowling: Executive Strike & Spare, 911 Phillips Lane, $26, 8 p.m.
10-12 — Forecastle Festival: Belvedere; prices vary, see forecastlefest.com
12 — Traci Root: Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar
14 — Poison The Well: Headliners
15 — Hypothetically Speaking, Aquaventure: Skull Alley; 6 p.m., $3
16 — Handsome Furs, Dri, Cinnamon Band: Skull Alley; $11, 7 p.m.
18 — In The Clear: Headliners
22 — Vibrolas, Armazilla: Skull Alley; 7 p.m. $5
23 — Skyla Burrel: Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar
24 — Old ’97s: Headliners; $16 (adv.) /$19 (door); 8 p.m., 18+
25 — Chimaira, Winds of Plague, Born of Osiris, Thy Will Be Done: Headliners
26 — The Cab, Rocket to the Moon, Summers Set, My Favorite Highway: Headliners
30 — Gas House Gorillas: Jim Porter’s Good Time Emporium, 2345 Lexington Road, 452-9531, www.jimporters.com; $11, 8 p.m., 21+
•AUGUST
5 — Band of Horses, Cass McCombs: Headliners, $19 (adv.) /$21 (door); 9 p.m.
8 — The Fervor, Wussy: Skull Alley; 9 p.m., $5
10 — Emery, Maylene & The Sons of Disaster, Closure In Moscow, Ivoryline, Kiros: Headliners
10 — The Decemberists, Blind Pilot: Brown Theatre; 7 p.m., $35
25 — Eddie Turner
•SEPTEMBER
1 — Chris Cain: Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar