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Wed. May 26
11th Frame: Karaoke with Allen; 9 p.m., free (R)
21c Atrium Gallery: Eluvium, Charles Stanyan; 7 p.m., $12, all ages
BBC 4th Street: Open Mic with Eli Rector; 7 p.m., free, (R)
Bearno’s Highlands: Open Mic with Chad Cheek; 8 p.m., free (R)
Brendan’s: Neil Johnstone, Jeff Grimm; 10 p.m., free
Buffalo Wild Wings, St. Matthews: The Emily Clark Band; 8 p.m. (R)
Captains Quarters: The Shining; 7 p.m., free
Chick Inn: Live music with Erin; 6 p.m. (R)
Comedy Caravan: Louisville Comedy Underground; 10 p.m., $5, 18+ (R)
Dat Kjun: Karaoke with Wayne Johnson; 8 p.m., free (R)
Dutch’s Tavern: Kimmet & Doug; 11 p.m., $2 (R)
Flanagan’s: Sean Jennings, OK Zombie; 8:30 p.m.
Highlands Taproom: Karaoke; 10 p.m., free (R)
Gaslight Tavern: Karaoke; 9 p.m., free
Headliners: Converge, Gaza, Lewd Acts, Black Breath; 7:30 p.m., $13
Hideaway Saloon: Tres Amigos; 10 p.m.
Ichiban Sumaria: Ten Cent Toll Booth; 6 p.m., free
Improv: The Rent Daddy (CD Release); 8 p.m.
Jack’s: Acoustic M.D.; 9 p.m., free (R)
Jack Fry’s: Ray Johnson, Ben Ingram & Dave Wilson; 7 p.m., free (R)
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 with DJ Bach; 8 p.m., free; Karaoke with Steve; 9 p.m. (Melody Bar) (R)
Joe’s Older Than Dirt: The Over-Reactors; 9 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)
Longshot Tavern: Merry Pranksters; 11 p.m., free (R)
Louisville Beer Store: Vinyl Night: Bring your own records to spin; 6 p.m., free (R)
The Lounge: Old School R&B Jam; 9 p.m., free
Mag Bar: Get Down Wednesdays w/ Sleepy T.; 11 p.m., free (R)
Marriott Downtown: Big Poppa Stampley; 8 p.m. (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)
Palace Theatre: Neil Young; 8 p.m., sold out
Phoenix Hill Tavern: The Big Kahuna’s Karaoke Party (Living Room); DJ Tsunami’s Smokin’ Hot Dance Party (Deck Bar); 8 p.m., $3-$5
River City Winery: Clint Ackerman; 6 p.m.
Siggy’s Pizza: Bluegrass Anonymous Bluegrass Jam; 7 p.m., free (R)
Southgate House: Artist in Residence: Shiny & The Spoon, The Young Republic; 9 p.m., free
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Hunter Embry’s Indie Rock Showcase; 9 p.m., free
Theatre Square Marketplace: VoJazz Trio with Megan Gebert; 6:30 p.m., free
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Duo; 6 p.m., free (R)
Volare: Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner; 7 p.m., free (R)
Waterfront Park Harbor Lawn: Waterfront Wednesday w/ Josh Rouse, ALO, Backyard Tire Fire; 5 p.m., free
Wick’s Pizza, Baxter: The Boombox Saints (R)
Wick’s Pizza, Dixie: Andrew Newton
Wick’s Pizza, Middletown: Rob Schuler
Wick’s Pizza, New Albany: Exit 9
Zanzabar: AM; 10:30 p.m., free
Thurs. May 27
America’s Best Inn: DJ Rob/Karaoke; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
Belvedere: Abbey Road on the River; 4 p.m., $25
Bistro 301: DJ Heather; 9 p.m., free (R)
Buffalo Wild Wings, St. Matthews: Butch Rice; 8 p.m., free (R)
Buster’s: of Montreal, Noot d’Noot; 8 p.m., 18+, $25
Capitol Plaza Hotel: The Shining; 7:30 p.m., free (R)
Check’s Café: Karaoke with Gary Summit; 6 p.m., free
Club 21: John Damato & Friends; 7 p.m., free (R)
Comedy Caravan: Louisville Comedy Underground; 10 p.m., $5, 18+ (R)
Darkstar Tavern: Bluegrass Night: White Russians; 9 p.m., free (R)
ear X-tacy: Rev. Peyton’s Big Damn Band; 6 p.m., free, all ages
Highlands Taproom: Gay Karaoke with Terrence; 7 p.m., free
Hyatt Regency: Abbey Road on the River kickoff: Hal Bruce, BritBeat, Drew Harrison; 11:30 a.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 Party with Ron Wallace; 8 p.m. (Ballroom); Swing Dance Lessons Swing Dance Society; 7 p.m.; Karaoke with Steve; 9 p.m.
The Lounge: Open Mic/Karaoke; 9 p.m., free (R)
Mag Bar: Woodrow on the Radio; 10 p.m. (R)
Mellwood Arts Center: LEO 20th Anniversary Party: Cosa Seria Band, OK Deejays; 6 p.m., free
Phoenix Hill Tavern: The Big Kahuna’s Karaoke Party (Living Room); DJ Tsunami’s Smokin’ Hot Dance Party (Deck Bar)
Rudyard Kipling: “The Tricky Part”; 7:30 p.m., $14; Mock Lobster; 10 p.m., donations; The Switchment; 10:45 p.m., donations
Rumball’s: Open Mic with Lady Maddox; 6 p.m., free (R)
Skull Alley: Andrew Jackson Jihad, Paul Baribeau, Laura Stevenson and the Cans, The Wild, The Ambulars, Beady; 6:30 p.m., $7
Southgate House: Juney’s Lounge: Mt. Pleasant String Band; 9 p.m., free
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Mississippi Adam Riggle Band; 8 p.m., $5
Summit City Lounge: Sasha Collette; 9 p.m.
Uncle Pleasant’s: Dying Fetus, Arsis, Misery Index; 7 p.m., $15
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Duo; 6 p.m., free (R)
Wick’s Pizza, Baxter: Brad Jackson
Wick’s Pizza, New Albany: Aquila
Wick’s Pizza, Middletown: Joe Hanna; 8 p.m., free (R)
Zeppelin Café: Bluegrass Jam; 8 p.m., free (R)
Fri. May 28
11th Frame: Karaoke with Allen; 9 p.m., free (R)
930 Listening Room: A Lion Named Roar, Dave Moisan, A Mourning Rain, Brian Ott; 7 p.m., $7
Air Devil’s Inn: Mississippi Adam Riggle Band; 10 p.m., $5
America’s Best Inn: DJ Rob/Karaoke; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
Belvedere: Abbey Road on the River; 12 p.m., $25
Billiard’s Club of Louisville: Kimmet & Doug; 11 p.m., $5
Bistro 42: Open mic with Jacob Adams, John Taylor; 8 p.m., free (R)
Buster’s: Pokey LaFarge & South City Three, The Swells; 8 p.m., $10, 18+
Check’s Café: John Colson; 8 p.m., free
Clifton’s Pizza: Pop & Buzz, Squeeze-Bot; 8:30 p.m., free
Cutter’s Warf: Billy Goat Gruff; 7 p.m., free
Dat Kjun: Karaoke with Wayne Johnson; 8 p.m., free (R)
Derby City Espresso: Jubalson; 9 p.m.
Diamond Pub: Gypsy Courtyard w/ Dennis Bell, Nicholes Payne, Huh Robots, Jonny Sands, John Taylor; 9 p.m., free
ear X-tacy: J. Glenn; 7 p.m., free, all ages
Gaslight Tavern: DJ Chad; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
Gerstle’s: Blue Coyote; 10 p.m., $3
Headliners: Fear Factory, Prong, Silent Civilian, They Will Be Done, Myth of Man; 6:30 p.m., $20
Hideaway Saloon: Mojoflow; 10 p.m.
Highlands Taproom: Karaoke; 7 p.m., free (R)
Holiday Inn, Lakeview: Harold Gilbert; 9 p.m., free
Icebox Co-Labs: Grand Opening w/ Dangerbird, Bad Blood, Solid Rock It Boosters; 8 p.m., $5
Improv: Sheryl Underwood; 8 p.m.
Jerry Green & Friends: Freddie George, Jerry Green & Friends; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jim Porter’s: The Harters; 7 p.m.
La Catalana: Gypsy guitar
Longhead’s: Open Mic with Denny Wheatley; 6 p.m., free (R)
The Lounge: The Lounge Band; 9:45 p.m., $3
Main Street Tavern: My Band; 9 p.m., free
New Albany Amphitheater: Eight-Inch Elvis; 7:30 p.m., free
O’Shea’s, Baxter: Michael Goodman; 10:30 p.m.
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Primal Fear; 8 p.m. (Show) The Big Kahuna’s Karaoke Party; 8 p.m. (Living Room); DJ Tsunami’s Smokin’ Hot Dance Party, 8 p.m. (Deck Bar); unmarked shows: $5 after 9 p.m.
Rudyard Kipling: Bobby Falk Band; 7:30 p.m., $5; The Tricky Part; 9:30 p.m., $14
U of L School of Music: Tantalus Quartet; 8 p.m., $10
Seelbach Bar: Sisto, Wheeler and Tiemann; 8 p.m., free (R)
Skull Alley: Strike Anywhere, Xerxes, Open Fields; 7 p.m., $10
Smoketown: Billy Hower; 6 p.m., free (R)
Southgate House: Ballroom: Jessica Lee Mayfield, Among The Oak & Ash, No No Kids; 8 p.m., $12 (18+); Parlour: Noise By Numbers, Till Plains, Amy Coach; 9:30 p.m., $5 (21+) $8 (18-20); Juney’s Lounge: Matt Woods; 9 p.m., free
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Roper Crust, Voo Doo Lounge Band; 7:30 p.m., $5
Theatre Square Marketplace: VoJazz Trio with Megan Gebert; 6:30 p.m., free
Tubby’s Pizza: Another Colour; 8 p.m.
Uncle Pleasant’s: Jeffree Star, Brokencyde, Blood on the Dance Floor, Stereos, Shawna The Dead; 7 p.m., $15
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Trio; 6 p.m., free (R)
WFPK: A Lion Named Roar, noon, free, first-come, first-served; members at the $120 level or above receive priority seating
Wick’s Pizza, Baxter: Hambone
Wick’s Pizza, Dixie: JD Shelburne
Wick’s Pizza, Middletown: Doony Loeffler Trio
Wick’s Pizza, New Albany: Highline
Zeppelin Café: Over the Weather
Sat. May 29
Adrian’s on the River: Pop & Buzz; 5:30 p.m.
America’s Best Inn: DJ Rob/Karaoke; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
Alley Theater: The Sirens CD Release party; 7 p.m., $12
Bearno’s by the Bridge: Eight-Inch Elvis; 9:30 p.m., $5
Belvedere: Abbey Road on the River; 12 p.m., $25
Brown Theatre: The Swell Season, Joe Manning; 7 p.m., $35
Check’s Café: Karaoke with Gary Summit; 8 p.m., free (R)
Clifton’s Pizza: Mickey Clark & The Blue Northers; free
Cozza Osteria Enoteca: Weekend Jazz; 7 p.m., free (R)
Dutch’s Tavern: Crawdaddy; 10 p.m.
ear X-tacy: Cabin; 2 p.m., free, all ages
Gaslight Tavern: DJ Chad; 9:30 p.m., free
Gerstle’s: Homemade Water; 10 p.m., $3
Harrison County Fairgrounds: Southern Indiana Uncorked; 1 p.m., $10
Headliners: G. Love & Special Sauce; 9 p.m., $20
Hideaway Saloon: The Slow Charleston; 10 p.m.
Highlands Taproom: Momma Thai
Holiday Inn Lakeview: Harold Gilbert; 9 p.m., free
Improv: Sheryl Underwood; 7 p.m.
Jack Fry’s: Don Wagner, Reid Jahn; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jack’s Lounge: Scott Henderson Duo; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jazzyblu: Neo-Soul Saturdays with Maestro J.; 8 p.m., $10 (R)
Jerry Green & Friends: Freddie George, Jerry Green & Friends; 7 p.m., free (R)
La Catalana: Belly dancing
The Lounge: The Jim Masterson Blues Band; 9:45 p.m., $3
Nachbar: Mods vs. Rockers feat. Shadwick Wild, Supertruck, Thee Flying Carpets, The Hudsuckers, Parlour Tricks, Cougar Express, Holy Hand, The Ladybirds, Trophy Wives; 2 p.m., $5
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Mic Harrison & the High Score, Sonia Leigh, Yardsale; 8 p.m., $10
Rudyard Kipling: The Tricky Part; 7:30 p.m., $14; Trembling Eart; 9:45 p.m., free; The Dustbusters; 10 p.m., donations
U of L School of Music: Dieter Hennings, David Walker; 4 p.m., $20; Jason Vieaux; 8 p.m., $20
Seelbach Bar: Sisto, Wheeler & Tiemann; 8 p.m., free (R)
Smoketown: Billy Hower; 6 p.m., free (R)
Southgate House: Ballroom: Petegram, Black Tusk; 8 p.m., $17 (adv.), $20 (door) (18+); Parlour: Holy Mountains; 8:30 p.m., $5 (21+), $8 (18-20); Juney’s Lounge: Mudpies; 9 p.m., free
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Lamont Gillespie & 100 Proof Blues, Rusty & the Oil Cans; 7:30 p.m., $5
Summit City Lounge: Southern Wind; 9 p.m.
Theatre Square Marketplace: VoJazz Trio with Megan Gebert; 6:30 p.m., free
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Trio; 6:30 p.m., (R)
Vernon Club: Dance or Die, Bobby Saxes & the Mani-Axis, Mad Tea Party, TKO with Jason Krekel; 9 p.m., $15
Water Tower Museum: Kentucky Reggae Festival; 2 p.m.
Wick’s Pizza, Baxter: Sacred Sorrow, Broke & Bleeding
Wick’s Pizza, Dixie: Horizontal Boogie Band
Wick’s Pizza, Middletown: Clay Harned
Sun. May 30
Belvedere: Abbey Road on the River; 12 p.m., $25
Clifton’s Pizza: Misha & Pete Peterson
Dutch’s Tavern: Kimmet & Doug; 11 p.m. (R)
Gerstle’s: Open Mic with Mel Wiggins & Club Cardiere Band; 9 p.m., free (R)
Headliners: Victor Wooten Band, Cheyenne Marie Mize, Alanna Fugate; 8 p.m., $16
Highlands Taproom: Greg Sanders
Improv: Sheryl Underwood; 7 p.m.
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., free (R)
Monkey Wrench: Shake-It-Off Sundays: DJs Narwhal & CliffTones; 1 p.m., free (R); Church on the Rocks; 8 p.m., free (R)
U of L School of Music: William Yelverton; 8 p.m., $20
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Duo; 6 p.m., free (R)
Water Tower: Reggae Fest; 2 p.m.
Wick’s Pizza, Baxter: Open Mic with John Mark; 8 p.m. (R)
Wick’s Pizza, Goose Creek: DJ Dave Desitin; 9 p.m., free (R)
Wick’s Pizza New Albany: Jodioke
Zanzabar: Casino vs. Japan; 9 p.m., $5
Zazoo’s: Chop Shop Open Mic: The Choppers; 7 p.m., free (R)
Mon. May 31
Bearno’s Highlands: LP’s Dance Party; 10 p.m., free (R)
Belvedere: Abbey Road on the River; 11 a.m., $25
Diamond’s: Slinky Jenkins; free (R)
Dutch’s Tavern: Amos Hopkins & Adam Flowers; 8 p.m., free (R)
Gerstle’s: Whiskey Bent Valley Boys; 10 p.m., free
Hideaway Saloon: Tom Boone; 10 p.m., $3 (R)
Highlands Taproom: Karaoke; 10 p.m., free (R)
Jerry Green & Friends: Karaoke; 9 p.m., free (R)
Southgate House: Juney’s Lounge: Open Mic Night; 9 p.m., free
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Unplugged Open Mic with Alanna Fugate, Justin Lewis; 8 p.m., free (R)
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Duo; 6 p.m., free (R)
Water Tower: Reggae Fest; 1 p.m.
Tues. Jun 1
BBC 4th St.: Rachel Stump; 8 p.m., free (R)
Back Door: Open Mic; 7:30 p.m., free (R)
Blu: Doug Elmore, Dave Clark & Pat Lentz; 7 p.m., free (R)
Dutch’s Tavern: Andrea Davidson & Friends; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
Highlands Taproom: Karaoke; 10 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)
The Lounge: Gypsy Jazz Jam; 8 p.m., free
Onizim’s Barn: Big Pappa; 7 p.m., free (R)
R Place Pub: Big Rock Show; 10 p.m., free (R)
Sake Blue: Craig Wagner Trio; 6:30 p.m., free (R)
Southgate House: Ballroom: The Elastic Waste Band; 8 p.m., $8 (adv.), $10 (door), 18+
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Open Jazz, Blues Jam; 8 p.m., free (R)
Vernon Club: Delmont Room: Ruby James; 8 p.m., $5
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Duo; 6 p.m., free (R)
Wick’s Pizza, Goosecreek: Trivia; 8 p.m.
Wilson Elementary: Kindergarten Celebration; 6 p.m., free