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Wed. Mar. 10
11th Frame: Karaoke with Allen; 9 p.m., free (R)
BBC 4th Street: Open Mic; 7 p.m., free, (R)
Bearno’s Highlands: Open Mic with Chad Cheek; 8 p.m., free (R)
Clifton’s Pizza: Walker & Kays; 7:30 p.m., free
Comedy Caravan: Louisville Comedy Underground; 10 p.m., $5, 18+
Dat Kjun: Karaoke with Wayne Johnson; 8 p.m., free (R)
Derby Dinner Playhouse: “8-Track: The Musical”; 1 p.m., $33; 6 p.m., $38 (R through April 2)
Dutch’s Tavern: Kimmet & Doug; 11 p.m., $2 (R)
Flanagan’s: Sam Hadfield, Jenn Stout, Adam Hardesty, Jeff Grimm; 8:30 p.m., free
Furlong’s: The Shining; 7 p.m., free (R)
Headliners: Saosin, Maylene & the Sons of Disaster, Sleeping With Sirens, Remember Me Always, Scarlet Smile; 7 p.m., $15, all ages
Highlands Taproom: Karaoke; 10 p.m., free
Jack’s: Acoustic M.D.; 9 p.m., free (R)
Jack Fry’s: Ray Johnson, Jenna Mattingly & Dave Wilson; 7 p.m., free
JazzyBlu: Mix Wednesdays with Maestro J.; 8 p.m. (R)
Jerry Green & Friends: Freddie George, Jerry Green & Friends; 9 p.m., free (R)
Jim Porter’s: Humparty w/ DJ Bach; 8 p.m., (Ballroom); Karaoke with Steve; 9 p.m. (Melody Bar); $3 after 8 p.m.
La Catalana: Ruric Amari; 7 p.m., free (R)
Limestone Bay: Jim Dishman; 9 p.m., free (R)
Lisa’s Oak St. Lounge: Muji Fuji; 9 p.m., free (R)
The Lounge: Open blues jam with Steve Bradley; 9 p.m., free
Longshot Tavern: Merry Pranksters; 10 p.m., free
Louisville Beer Store: Vinyl Night: Bring your own records to spin; 6 p.m., free (R)
Mag Bar: Get Down Wednesdays w/ Sleepy T.; 11 p.m., free (R)
Monkey Wrench: Relic; 9 p.m., free (R)
Nachbar: VAMP; 10 p.m., free (R)
Onizim’s Barn: Phil Kelly; 7 p.m., free, (R)
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Audrey Cecil (Saloon); XS (Roof Garden); Dave Rock (Taproom); 8 p.m., $3-$5; The Big Kahuna’s Karaoke Party (Living Room); DJ Tsunami’s Smokin’ Hot Dance Party (Deck Bar); 8 p.m., $3-$5
Siggy’s Pizza: Bluegrass Anonymous Bluegrass Jam; 7 p.m., free (R)
Skull Alley: Dead To Me, Cobra Skulls; 7 p.m., $8, all ages
Southgate House: Ballroom: Split Lip Rayfield, Mt. Pleasant String Band, Whiskey Bent Valley Boys; 8 p.m., $10 (adv.) / $13 (door), 18+; Juney’s Lounge: Artist In Residence: The Williams Family Band, Mike Oberst (The Tillers); 9 p.m., free
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: The Kodiaks; 9 p.m., $4
Summit City Lounge: Open Mic; 9 p.m., free (R)
Theatre Square Marketplace: VoJazz Trio; 6:30 p.m., free
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Trio; 6 p.m., free (R)
Vernon Club: Fred Shafer, Super 400, Rufus Huff, Ryder McQueen; 7 p.m., $5, 8+
Volare: Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner; 7 p.m., free (R)
Wick’s Pizza, Dixie: Clay Harned; 9 p.m., $5 (R)
Wick’s Pizza, Goose Creek: DJ Dave Desitin; 8 p.m. (R)
Wick’s Pizza, Middletown: Karaoke with Rob Schuler; 8:30 p.m., free (R)
Zanzabar: Free at the Z Series: Jookabox, Pomegranates; 10 p.m., free
Zeppelin Café: John Gage; noon, free (R)
Thu. Mar. 11
America’s Best Inn: DJ Rob/Karaoke; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
Bistro 301: DJ Heather; 9 p.m., free (R)
Buster’s: Business Time; 10 p.m., free
Capitol Plaza Hotel: The Shining; 7:30 p.m., free (R)
Clifton’s Pizza: Troubadours of Divine Bliss; 8 p.m., free
Comedy Caravan: Louisville Comedy Underground; 10 p.m., $5, 18+
Darkstar: Bluegrass Night: White Russians; 9 p.m., free (R)
Derby City Espresso: Brooks Ritter, The Apprentice, The Parade Schedule; 8 p.m., $5
Derby Dinner Playhouse: “8-Track: The Musical”; 6 p.m., $38 (R through April 2)
Dutch’s Tavern: Chad Graham; 9 p.m., free (R)
Furlong’s: Kimmet & Doug; 9 p.m., free (R)
Highlands Taproom: Gay Night; 10 p.m., free
Jack Fry’s: Ray Johnson; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jack’s Lounge: Scott Henderson Duo; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jeff Ruby’s: Fattlabb; 10:30 p.m., free (R every other Thursday)
Jerry Green & Friends: Freddie George, Jerry Green & Friends; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jim Porter’s: U-Call-It Dance Night: DJ Ron Wallace, swing-dancing lessons; $3 after 8 p.m. (Ballroom) (R)
Lisa’s Oak Street Lounge:? Open Mic; 9 p.m., free (R)
The Lounge: Open Mic/Karaoke; 9 p.m., free (R)
Malcolm Bird Recital Hall: University Jazz Combos; 7 p.m., free
Margaret Comstock Concert Hall: World Music Series: Martin O’Brien; 8 p.m., free
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Kittie, God Forbid Periphery, Descention, Sever This Illusion, Behind The Beheaded, Cost Of Sin; 8 p.m.?, $12 (Saloon); The Big Kahuna’s Karaoke Party (Living Room); DJ Tsunami’s Smokin’ Hot Dance Party (Deck Bar); 8 p.m., $1
Rocky’s Italian Grill: Butch Rice; 7 p.m., free (R)
Rumball’s: Open Mic with Lady Maddox; 6 p.m., free (R)
Saints: Andrea Davidson; 10:30 p.m., free (R)
Southgate House: Juney’s Lounge: Hillbilly Thursday: Lewis Brothers; 9 p.m., free
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Bobby Falk Group, OK Kino; 9 p.m., $5
Summit City Lounge: Stoll Vaughan; 9 p.m.
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Duo; 6 p.m., free (R)
Wick’s Pizza, Dixie: Soul Search w/ Tim Lickteig; 8 p.m., $5 (R)
Wick’s Pizza, Middletown: Joe Hanna; 8 p.m., free (R)
Zeppelin Café: Bluegrass Jam; 8 p.m., free (R)
Fri. Mar. 12
11th Frame: Karaoke with Allen; 9 p.m., free (R)
Air Devil’s Inn: Johnny Berry & the Outliers; 10:30 p.m., $5
America’s Best Inn: DJ Rob/Karaoke; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
BBC St. Matthews: The Delta Saints; 11 p.m., $5
Bearno’s by the Bridge: West Market St. Stompers; 5:30 p.m., $3 (R)
Billiards Club of Louisville: Kimmet & Doug; 10 p.m., $5
Bistro 42: Open Mic with Jacob Adams and John Taylor; 8 p.m., free (R)
Buster’s: Battle of the Bands: Last Round, August & Anger, Dead by Violence, MidWest, The MIDDLEfork, The Slagsmiths, This Season’s Color, Up From Ashes; 10 p.m., $5, 18+
Compound: Dirty South Dub vs. Brass Knucks: Noise Floor Crew, Sleepy T., Lemi Vice; 10 p.m., $6, all ages
Cozza Osteria Enoteca: Craig Wagner Duo; 7 p.m., free
Dat Kjun: Karaoke with Wayne Johnson; 8 p.m., free (R)
Derby City Espresso: OK Zombie, Brandon & The Caesars, Barry Mando Project; 9 p.m., $3
Derby Dinner Playhouse: “8-Track: The Musical”; 6 p.m., $39 (R through April 2)
ear X-tacy: Titus Andronicus; 6 p.m., free, all ages
Headliners: Boogie for a Buck Series: Bloom Street Anniversary, Slow Charleston; 9 p.m., $1
Highlands Taproom: Karaoke; 10 p.m., free
Holiday Inn: Whiskey Tango; 9 p.m., free
Horseshoe Casino: Joan Rivers; 8 p.m., $20-$45
Jack Fry’s: Don Wagner; 7 p.m., free
Jeff Ruby’s: Andrea Davidson, Chad Graham; 4:30 p.m., free (R)
Jerry Green & Friends: Freddie George, Jerry Green & Friends; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jim Porter’s: Jason Jones, The Flying Martinis; 7 p.m., $10 (adv.), $12 (door) (Ballroom); The Moodswingers (Good Time Room); Nasty Habit Blues Band (Melody Bar); $7 after 8 p.m., ladies free until 10 p.m.
La Catalana: Misha Feigin; 7 p.m., free
Longhead’s: Open Mic with Denny Wheatley; 6 p.m., free (R)
Longshot Tavern: Saba Brown-Eyed Handsome Man; 11 p.m., $5
The Lounge: The Lounge Band; 9 p.m., $3
Monkey Wrench: Five-year Anniversary Celebration: Brigid Kaelin, Tyrone Cotton, DJ Dunkenstein; 7 p.m., free
Nachbar: Three-year Anniversary: Java Men; 10 p.m., $5
O’Shea’s: Tattoo Babylon; 10 p.m., $3
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Bang Tango, Hardlein, Boozer, Jefferson TARC Bus; 8 p.m., $10 (Saloon); XS; (Roof Garden); Strumbeat (Taproom); The Big Kahuna’s Karaoke Party; 8 p.m. (Living Room); DJ Tsunami’s Smokin’ Hot Dance Party, 8 p.m. (Deck Bar); $5 after 9 p.m.
Power Plant @ French Lick: Sarah Stivers Quartet; 8 p.m., free
Prime Lounge: 64 West; 9 p.m., $2, ladies free
Rudyard Kipling: InKy Series: Kate Larkin; 7 p.m., free
Skull Alley: STAR Autism Benefit & Art Show: John Haywood; 8 p.m., free, all ages
Smoketown: Billy Hower; 6 p.m., free (R)
Southgate House: Ballroom: The Dynamites featuring Charles Walker, Patrick Sweany; 8 p.m. $10 (adv.) / $13 (door), all ages; Parlour: Junius, Mouth Of The Architect, Beneath Oblivion; 8 p.m., $5 (21+), $8 (18-20); Juney’s Lounge: Stillhouse Hollow; 9 p.m., free
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: D’Man & The Alley Hounds, The Predators; 7:30 p.m., $5
Theatre Square Marketplace: VoJazz Trio; 6:30 p.m., free
Third Street Dive: Mississippi Adam Riggle; 11 p.m., $5
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Trio; 6 p.m., free (R)
Whitney Hall: Norah Jones; 8 p.m., $35-$60; Justin Lewis (East Room); 7 p.m., free
WFPK: Live Lunch: Civil Twilight; noon, free, first-come, first-seated; members at $120 level or above receive priority seating
Zanzabar: Glitter Titz, Chatroulette; 10 p.m., $3
Sat. Mar. 13
America’s Best Inn: DJ Rob/Karaoke; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
BBC St. Matthews: Bob Anonymous; 11 p.m., $5
Bearno’s Highlands: Larry-oke; 10 p.m., free
Billiards Club of Louisville: Kimmet & Doug; 10 p.m., $5
Bomhard Theatre: Celtic Crossroads; 8 p.m., $22.50-$27.50
Brown Theatre: Darryl Worley, Burns & Poe; 7 p.m., $46
Buster’s: Knifey Spoonie, The Rolling Blackouts, The Butchers; 9 p.m., $5, 18+
Captains Quarters: Rusty Bladen; 8 p.m., free
Clifton Center: Kentucky Homefront: Clayton Dermon, Downtown County Band, John McCormick, Keltricity, Graham Shelby; 7 p.m., $12
Comedy Caravan: Louisville Comedy Underground; 11:45 p.m., $10, 18+
Compound: Lady Foursquare Going Away Party: Noise Floor Crew, Sleepy T., The Future Kill, Archon, Slowmaster Stan; 10 p.m., $7
Cozza Osteria Enoteca: Tim Whalen, Craig Wagner & Chris Fitzgerald; 7 p.m., free
Derby City Espresso: Andrea Davidson, Donald Lee, Matthew Fogle, Enable Macros; 8 p.m.
Derby Dinner Playhouse: “Blues Clues Live”; 9 a.m., $16; noon, $21; “8-Track: The Musical”; 6 p.m., $42 (R through April 2)
ear X-tacy: Audrey Cecil; 12:30 p.m.; Company of Thieves; 2 p.m., free, all ages
Freedom Hall: John Mayer, Michael Franti & Spearhead; 8 p.m., $30.50-$66
Good Times Pub: Emily Clark Band; 10 p.m., free
Headliners: Company of Thieves, Civil Twilight, AM Taxi; 8 p.m., $12
Hideaway Saloon: Dirty Church Revival; 11 p.m., $5
Highlands Taproom: Fat Tony’s Bluegrass Mafia; 10 p.m., free
Holiday Inn: Whiskey Tango; 9 p.m., free
Jack Fry’s: Don Wagner, Reid Jahn; 7 p.m., free
Jack’s Lounge: Scott Henderson Duo; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jazzyblu: Neo-Soul Saturdays: Maestro J.; 8 p.m., $10 (R)
Jerry Green & Friends:? Freddie George, Jerry Green & Friends; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jim Porter’s: The Flying Martinis (Ballroom); The Moodswingers (Good Time Room); Nasty Habit Blues Band (Melody Bar); $10 after 8 p.m.
La Catalana: Ruric Amari, belly dancing; 7 p.m., free
Longshot Tavern: The Merry Pranksters; 11 p.m., $5
The Lounge: The Lounge Band; 9 p.m., $3
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Hot Action Cop, Signal 48, Jefferson TARC Bus; 8 p.m., $10 (adv.), $12 (door) (Saloon); Shoeless Revolution, My Dear Disco (Roof Garden); Strumbeat (Taproom); The Big Kahuna’s Karaoke Party; 8 p.m. (Living Room); DJ Tsunami’s Smokin’ Hot Dance Party, 8 p.m. (Deck Bar); all unmarked shows $6 after 9 p.m.
Power Plant @ French Lick: Sarah Stivers & Friends; 8 p.m., free
Rudyard Kipling: The Parentz Band; 8 p.m., $10 donation to St. Francis Eighth Grade
Skull Alley: Parlor Tricks, The Revenants, Black Sunday; 8 p.m., $5, all ages
Southgate House: Ballroom: Eat Sugar, Lab Partners, The Aviation Orange; 8 p.m., $5 (21+), $8 (18-20); Juney’s Lounge: Pokey LaFarge & The South City Three; 9 p.m., free; Parlour: Strangetunge, Kompression, POKE; 8:30 p.m., $5 (21+), $8 (18-20)
Smoketown: Billy Hower; 6 p.m., free (R)
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: The Boogiemen, The Predators; 7:30 p.m., $5
Swan Dive: Second Story Man, The Minor Leagues; 10 p.m., $5
Summit City Lounge: William King; 9 p.m.
Sunergos: Nora, Ben & Eli; 7 p.m., free, all ages
Theatre Square Marketplace: VoJazz Trio; 6:30 p.m., free
Third Street Dive: The Scarlet Veil, Frank Rocket, Whisky Dick; 10 p.m., $3
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Trio; 6 p.m., free (R)
Vernon Club: The Monarchs 50th Anniversary Show; 8 p.m., $10
West Baden Hotel @ French Lick: Sarah Stivers Trio; 5 p.m., free
Whitney Hall: Mary Wilson & The Supremes; 8 p.m., $25-$70
Sun. Mar. 14
Comedy Caravan: Poets, Prophets & Punks: Ron Whitehead, The Revenge of Ricky Williams, Truth B. Told, Jimmy Besseck, Touch Armor Class, William F. Devault, Rhyan Sprague, Huh Robots, Sagun, Jack Brizendine (99 MPH, Slinky Jenkins); 6:30 p.m., $10 (adv.), $15 (door)
Gerstle’s: Open Mic with Mel Wiggins & Club Cardiere Band; 9 p.m., free (R)
Highlands Taproom: Brian Brasher, Donald Lee; 10 p.m., free
Jerry Green & Friends: Karaoke; 9 p.m. (R)
Le Relais: Pat Lentz & Dave Wilson; 6:30 p.m., free (R)
Limestone Bay: Jim Dishman; 9 p.m., free (R)
Longshot Tavern: Merry Pranksters; 11 p.m. (R)
Margaret Comstock Concert Hall: Chamber Music Society: Takacs String Quartet; 3 p.m., $25 (non-subscribers)
Monkey Wrench: Church on the Rocks; 8 p.m., free (R)
Rudyard Kipling: Antje Duvekot, Ellis Paul; 7 p.m., $14; The Seedy Seeds, Loyal Divide, Peasant; 9 p.m., $5
Uncle Pleasant’s: Boondox, Axe Murder Boyz, Southwest Sol, Shadow, Fourty, Bloody Mary Jane; 7 p.m.
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Duo; 6 p.m., free (R)
Wick’s Pizza, Goose Creek: DJ Dave Desitin; 9 p.m., free, (R)
Zanzabar: Jessica 6, Free Blood, DJ A, OK Deejays; 9 p.m., $7
Zazoo’s: The Chop Shop Open Mic: The Choppers; 7 p.m., free (R)
Mon. Mar. 15
Bearno’s Highlands: LP’s Dance Party; 10 p.m., free (R)
Derby City Espresso: Rebecca Williams, Tamara Dearing, Katy Rene, Amanda Lucas, Audrey Cecil; 8 p.m., $5
Diamonds: Leigh Ann Yost, Ross Duncliffe; 8 p.m., free
Dutch’s Tavern: Amos Hopkins & Friends; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
Hideaway Saloon: Tom Boone; 10 p.m., $3 (R)
Highlands Taproom: Karaoke; 10 p.m., free
Jerry Green & Friends:? Karaoke; 9 p.m., free (R)
Malcolm Bird Recital Hall: University Jazz Combos; 7 p.m., free
Southgate House: Ballroom: David Bazan (ex-Pedro The Lion), Headlights; 8:30 p.m., $12 (adv.), $15 (door), all ages; Parlour: Dead Heart Bloom, Moneytrees River, The Shy Spots; 8:30 p.m., $5 (21+), $8 (18-20); Juney’s Lounge: Open Mic Night with Mike Oberst; 9 p.m., free
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Open Mic with Alanna Fugate, Justin Lewis; 9 p.m., free (R)
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Duo; 6 p.m., free (R)
Zanzabar: David Ford, Brooks Ritter; 8 p.m., $10
Tue. Mar. 16
Blu: Doug Elmore, Dave Clark & Pat Lentz; 7 p.m., free (R)
Back Door: Open Mic; 7:30 p.m., free (R)
Dutch’s Tavern: Andrea Davidson & Friends; 11 p.m., free (R)
Highlands Taproom: Worst Case Scenario; 10 p.m., free
Jack Fry’s: Ray Johnson, Jenna Mattingly & Dave Wilson; 7 p.m., free
Jack’s Lounge: Scott Henderson Duo; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jerry Green & Friends: ?Karaoke; 9 p.m., free (R)
Jim Porter’s: Derby City Association Bop Night: DJ Bob; 6 p.m., $2 (R)
Lisa’s Oak Street Lounge:?Bluegrass jam; 7 p.m., free (R)
Longshot Tavern: Karaoke; 9 p.m., free
Onizim’s Barn: Big Pappa; 7 p.m., free (R)
Sake Blue: Craig Wagner & Friends; 6:30 p.m., free (R)
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Open Blues/Jazz Band Jam; 9 p.m., free (R)
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Duo; 6 p.m., free (R)