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Wed. June 16
11th Frame: Karaoke with Allen; 9 p.m., free (R)
BBC 4th Street: Open Mic with Ashley Burchett; 7 p.m., free, (R)
Bearno’s Highlands: Open Mic with Chad Cheek; 8 p.m., free (R)
Big Blue Country: Tim Lickteig; 8 p.m., free
Buffalo Wild Wings, St. Matthews: The Emily Clark Band; 8 p.m. (R)
Chick Inn: Live music with Erin; 6 p.m. (R)
Clifton’s Pizza: Walker & Kays
Comedy Caravan: Louisville Comedy Underground; 10 p.m., $5, 18+ (R)
Cosmic Charlie’s: Oxford Farm Report, Go Go Ghost; 9 p.m.
Dat Kjun: Karaoke with Wayne Johnson; 8 p.m., free (R)
Dutch’s Tavern: Kimmet & Doug; 11 p.m., $2 (R)
Flanagan’s Ale House: The Wallings Jr., Paul Yerrick, Kyle Hastings; 8:30 p.m., free
Highlands Taproom: Karaoke; 10 p.m., free (R)
Ichiban Samurai: 10 Cent Toll Booth; 6 p.m., free
Improv: New Faces of Comedy; 8 p.m., $7
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)
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 with Steve Bradley; 9 p.m., free
Mag Bar: Get Down Wednesdays w/ Sleepy T.; 11 p.m., free (R)
Marriott Downtown: Big Poppa Stampley; 8:30 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)
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
Ri Ra Irish Pub: Pies, Pints and Live Music; 8 p.m.
R Place Pub: DJ; 10 p.m., free
Siggy’s Pizza: Bluegrass Anonymous Bluegrass Jam; 7 p.m., free (R)
Southgate House: Juney’s Lounge: Artist in Residence: Scotty Karate; 9 p.m., free
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Ronnie Baker Brooks; 6:30 p.m., $15
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Duo; 6 p.m., free (R)
Volare: Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner; 7 p.m., free (R)
Wick’s Pizza, Baxter: The Boombox Saints (R)
Thurs. June 17
Air Devil’s Inn: Serpent Wisdom; 9 p.m., free
America’s Best Inn: DJ Rob/Karaoke; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
Bistro 301: DJ Heather; 9 p.m., free (R)
Buffalo Wild Wings, St. Matthews: Butch Rice; 8 p.m., free (R)
Capitol Plaza Hotel: The Shining; 7:30 p.m., free (R)
Check’s Café: Karaoke with Gary Summit; 6 p.m., free (R)
Club 21: John Damato & Friends; 7 p.m., free (R)
Comedy Caravan: Louisville Comedy Underground; 10 p.m., $5, 18+ (R)
Cosmic Charlie’s: Tom Cool and the Combovers; 9 p.m.
Darkstar: Bluegrass Night: White Russians; 9 p.m., free (R)
ear X-tacy: Noizejoi; 6 p.m., free, all ages
Hideaway Saloon: Anthem of the Sun (Grateful Dead tribute); 10:30 p.m.
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)
Phoenix Hill Tavern: The Big Kahuna’s Karaoke Party (Living Room); DJ Tsunami’s Smokin’ Hot Dance Party (Deck Bar); Bobaflex and Through The Storm; 8 p.m.,
Rumball’s: Open Mic with Lady Maddox; 6 p.m., free (R)
Saints: Cosa Seria; 9 p.m. (R)
Skull Alley: Alcohawk, Cheap Girls, Houses in Motion, Scarlet Smile; 8 p.m., $6, all ages
Slugger Field: Leigh Ann Yost Band; 5:30 p.m., free with ballpark admission
Southgate House: Juney’s Lounge: Mt. Pleasant String Band; 9 p.m., free
Steinert’s: Todd Rhodes, Sean Smith, Darshwood; 8:30 p.m.
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Edgehill Avenue, Neil Johnstone Band; 8 p.m., $4
The Summit: This That and The Other; 6:30 p.m., free
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Duo; 6 p.m., free (R)
Vernon: Noizejoi, DJ Matt Anthony; 9 p.m., $7
Wick’s Pizza, Baxter: Brad Jackson
Wick’s Pizza, Middletown: Joe Hanna; 8 p.m., free (R)
Zeppelin Café: Bluegrass Jam; 8 p.m., free (R)
Fri. June 18
11th Frame: Karaoke with Allen; 9 p.m., free (R)
4th Street Live: Jimmy Wayne; 8 p.m., free
Air Devil’s Inn: John BeGaurd, The Left Handed Hammers; 10 p.m., $3
America’s Best Inn: DJ Rob/Karaoke; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
Bearno’s by the Bridge: Kimmet and Doug; 10 p.m., free
Bistro 42: Open mic with Jacob Adams, John Taylor; 8 p.m., free (R)
Check’s Café: Moondace; 8 p.m., free
Clifton’s Pizza: Juggernaut Jug Band
Cosmic Charlie’s: Goose Creek Symphony, The Deadstring Brothers; 8 p.m., $17
Dat Kjun: Karaoke with Wayne Johnson; 8 p.m., free (R)
Gaslight Tavern: DJ Chad; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
Gerstle’s: Turn 3; 10 p.m., $5
Headliners: Cabin, Bad Reeds, The Instruction; 8 p.m., $10
Hideaway Saloon: The Merry Pranksters; 10 p.m.
Highlands Taproom: Karaoke; 7 p.m., free (R)
Improv: Chris Franjola and Sarah Colonna; 8 p.m., 10 p.m., $17
Jerry Green & Friends: Freddie George, Jerry Green & Friends; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jim Porter’s: The Legendary Drifters; 7 p.m., $15
The Lounge: The Mississippi Adam Riggle Band; 10 p.m., $3
Longhead’s: Open Mic with Denny Wheatley; 6 p.m., free (R)
Lisa’s Oak St. Lounge: Cloak n Dagger, Jake Parker, The Kimes Sisters; 9 p.m., $3
New Life Christian Church (Lanesville): Cherryholmes, Relic; 6 p.m., $15
O’Shea’s: Scott Sullivan; 10 p.m.
Phoenix Hill Tavern: biZkit’s Joon Bug Jam, Two Pump Chump, Zero King, Gravel Switch, Turnkey Pauper; 10 p.m., $10 (Saloon); The Big Kahuna’s Karaoke Party; 8 p.m. (Living Room); DJ Tsunami’s Smokin’ Hot Dance Party, 8 p.m. (Deck Bar)
The Riverstage: Blues, Boats and BBQ Festival; 4 p.m.
Skull Alley: Coliseum (CD Release); 8 p.m., free, all ages
Smoketown: Billy Hower; 6 p.m., free (R)
Southgate House: Ballroom: One Eskimo, Alpha Rev; 8:30 p.m., $13 (All Ages); Parlour: Sparrow Bellows, The Waywards; 9 p.m., free (18+); Juney’s Lounge: The Shirt and Tie Stiffs; 9 p.m., free
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Stella Vees, The Predators; 6 p.m., $5
Uncle Pleasant’s: Goth DJ Night; 9 p.m.
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Trio; 6 p.m., free (R)
WFPK: Paul Thorn Band, 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: Lipstick Pistol
Wick’s Pizza, Goose Creek: Derby Town Bones; 8 p.m.
Wick’s Pizza Middletown: Indiana Joe
Wick’s Pizza, New Albany: Timmy & Sharfe, Buzzkill Mofo’s
Zanzabar: Burnt Ones, Dangerbird; 9 p.m., $5
Sat. June 19
4th Street Live: Gin Blossoms; 8 p.m., free
Air Devil’s Inn: Johnny Berry; 10 p.m., $6
America’s Best Inn: DJ Rob/Karaoke; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
Bearno’s by the Bridge: Kimmet & Doug; 10 p.m., free
Bearno’s Jeffersonville: Scanners, Jalin Roze, T. McAfee, Polio, D.O.H., Weaver, E. Dash, Goodbar, Yng Steve; 8 p.m., free
Belvedere: Kentuckiana Pride Fest featuring Taylor Dayne, Crystal Waters, Jenn Stout, The Revenge of Ricky Williams, The Scarlet Veil, Most Wanted, The Galaxy Girls, Boyzz By Knight, The Amanda Lucas & Audrey Cecil Band, The Dollyrots and Sister Funk; noon-midnight, $5
Bowman Field Airport: Eight-Inch Elvis; 8 p.m., $10
Check’s Café: Karaoke with Gary Summit; 8 p.m., free (R)
Chubby Ray’s: Erin & Gene; 8:30 p.m., free
Clifton’s Pizza: Joe Hanna
Cosmic Charlie’s: Born Cross-Eyed
Cozza Osteria Enoteca: Weekend Jazz; 7 p.m., free (R)
Dutch’s Tavern: Jefferson TARC Bus; 7 p.m.
Expo Five: Funk Fest 2010: Big Poppa Stampley Band, OSB Band, Unlimited; 9 p.m., $10
Gerstle’s: The Compromise; 10 p.m., $5
Headliners: Thirty Spokes, Karsten Nelson Band; 8 p.m., $10
Hideaway Saloon: Mississippi Adam Riggle Band; 11 p.m., $5
Horseshoe Casino: The Moody Blues; 8 p.m., $35-75
Improv: Chris Franjola, Sarah Colonna; 7 p.m., 9 p.m., 11:30 p.m., $17
Iroquois Amphitheater: Festus: Chris Knight, Paul Thorn, Cross Canadian Ragweed, Jason Isbell & 400 Unit; 3 p.m., $30
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)
Kingpin Lanes: The Shining; 8 p.m., free
The Lounge: The Jim Masterson Band; 9:30 p.m., $3
O’Shea’s: Soulbite; 10 p.m.
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Wax Factory; 10 p.m. (Saloon); DJ Tsunami’s Smokin’ Hot Dance Party; 8 p.m. (Outdoor Deck Bar); The Big Kahuna’s Karaoke Party (The Living Room); 8 p.m.
The Riverstage: Boats, Blues & BBQ Festival; noon
R Place Pub: DJ; 10 p.m., free
Rudyard Kipling: Parlor: Daphne Luster, Enuma, Lotus Blake; 7 p.m., $5
Skull Alley: Walk, Beady, Daniel Lobb; 7 p.m., $5, all ages
Smoketown: Billy Hower; 6 p.m., free (R)
Southgate House: The Ballroom: Magnolia Mountain; 8 p.m., $10 (18+); Parlour: The Dukes; 8:30 p.m., $5 (21+). $8 (18-20); Juney’s Lounge: Willie Heath Neal; 9 p.m., free
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: 100 Proof Blues, The Predators; 6 p.m., $5
Summit City Lounge: Connor Christian; 9 p.m., free
Tink’s Pub: The Confessional; 11:30 p.m., free
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Trio; 6:30 p.m., (R)
Wick’s Pizza, Baxter: Buried on the Battlefield
Wick’s Pizza, Dixie: Thomas Medicine, Seclusion, Graveflower; 10 p.m.
Wick’s Pizza, Goose Creek: Empty Fifth; 9 p.m.
Wick’s Pizza Middletown: Lauren Zoeller
Sun. June 20
Buster’s: Cardinal Hill Junebug Music Festival; 2 p.m., $17
Clifton Center: Girlfriends: The Feminine Side of Jazz; 6 p.m.
Clifton’s Pizza: Paul Davis Quartet
Dutch’s Tavern: Kimmet & Doug; 11 p.m. (R)
Gerstle’s: Open Mic with Mel Wiggins & Club Cardiere Band; 9 p.m., free (R)
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: The 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)
Nachbar: Squeeze-bot; 8 p.m., free (R)
Southgate House: Ballroom: Blitzen Trapper, The Moondoggies; 8 p.m., $15, all ages; The Parlour: Friendo, Yourself & The Air; 8 p.m., $8, all ages; Juney’s Lounge: Robinson Lee Earle; 9 p.m., free
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Duke Robillard; 6 p.m., $15
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Duo; 6 p.m., free (R)
Wick’s Pizza, Baxter: John Mark Sandquist; 8 p.m. (R)
Wick’s Pizza, Goose Creek: DJ Dave Desitin; 9 p.m., free (R)
Zazoo’s: Chop Shop Open Mic: The Choppers; 7 p.m., free (R)
Mon. June 21
Bearno’s Highlands: LP’s Dance Party; 10 p.m., free (R)
Cosmic Charlie’s: Mistress Stephanie & Her Melodic Cat; 9 p.m., $5
Diamond’s: Slinky Jenkins; free (R)
Dutch’s Tavern: Amos Hopkins & Adam Flowers; 8 p.m., free (R)
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: The Parlour: Skybox, Gold Motel; 8 p.m., $8 (All Ages); Juney’s Lounge: Open Mic Night; 9 p.m., free
Steilberg String Instruments: St. Joseph’s Children’s Hom benefit: Craig Wagner, Mick Sullivan, Joey Burchett; 7:30 p.m., $5
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)
Tues. June 22
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)
Clifton’s Pizza: danny flanigan
Dutch’s Tavern: Corey & Stacey; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
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)
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)
Skull Alley: Open Mic: Writer’s Retreat; 8 p.m., free, all ages; From First to Last, Honor Bright, For All Those Sleeping; 6:30 p.m., $10
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Open Blues, Jazz Band Jam; 8 p.m., free (R)
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Duo; 6 p.m., free (R)