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Wed. Dec. 15
11th Frame: Karaoke with Allen; 9 p.m., free (R)
BBC 4th Street: Songwriters showcase with Ashley Burchett; 7 p.m., free, (R)
The Bard’s Town: Larryoke; 9 p.m., free
Bearno’s Highlands: Open mic with the Bar Belle; 8 p.m., free
Billiards Club: Short Bus; 10:30 p.m., free
Blu: Craig Wagner & Carly Johnson; 7 p.m., free (R)
Buffalo Wild Wings, St. Matthews: Emily Clark Band; 8 p.m. (R)
Chick Inn: Live music with Erin; 6 p.m. (R)
Clifton’s Pizza: Walker & Kays; 7:30 p.m., free
Comedy Caravan: Louisville Comedy Underground; 10 p.m., $5, 18+ (R)
Corner Door: Big Booty Swing Jazz Ensemble; all ages, free
Cosmic Charlie’s: Santah; 9 p.m.
Dat Kjun: Karaoke with Wayne Johnson; 8 p.m., free (R)
Dutch’s Tavern: Kimmet & Doug; 11 p.m., $2 (R)
Gerstle’s: Alanna Fugate & Friends; 10 p.m., (R)
Headliners Music Hall: Twiztid, Blaze; 7 p.m., $20
Hideaway Saloon: Hogan’s Fountain, Lullwater; 9 p.m.
Highlands Taproom: Fuck Munkys Open Mic Night (R)
Jack’s: Acoustic M.D.; 9 p.m., free (R)
Jack Fry’s: Ray Johnson, Jenna Mattingly & Dave Wilson; 7 p.m., free (R)
JazzyBlu: Mix Wednesdays with Maestro J.; 8 p.m. (R)
Jeff Ruby’s: Pete Peterson; 6:30 p.m., free
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)
Mag Bar: Get Down Wednesdays w/ Sleepy T.; 11 p.m., free (R)
Monkey Wrench: Relic; 10 p.m., free
Mozz: Jacob Duncan Trio w/ Jason Tiemann & Jonathan Gardner; 6 p.m., free
Mulligan’s: DJ; 8 p.m., free
Nachbar: VAMP; 10 p.m., free (R)
Natasha’s Bistro: Jack and Diane: Nashville Unleashed; 9 p.m., $12
Onizim’s Barn: Phil Kelly; 7 p.m., free (R)
River Bend Winery: Katy Rene; 7 p.m., free
Rumball’s: Open Mic with Layton Maddox; 7 p.m., free (R)
Siggy’s Pizza: Bluegrass Anonymous Bluegrass Jam; 7 p.m., free (R)
Southgate House: Ballroom: The Queers, Kepi Ghoulie, Dead North; 8 p.m., $10 (adv.), $13 (door), all ages; Juney’s Lounge: Artist In Residence: Megan Hutch, Michael McIntire & The Marmalade Brigade; 9 p.m., free
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: The Dynamics & Friends; 7 p.m., $4
Sunergos Woodlawn: Jazz jam; 6 p.m., free
Theater Square: VoJazz Trio featuring Megan Gebert; 6:30 p.m., free (R)
Uncle Pleasants: Karaoke; 9 p.m., (R)
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Duo; 6 p.m., free (R)
Zeppelin Café: Jam with Johnny Berry; 8 p.m. (R)
Thurs. Dec. 16
America’s Best Inn: DJ Rob/Karaoke; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
Bistro 301: DJ Heather; 9 p.m., free (R)
Blue Mule: Short Bus; 9 p.m., free
Brendan’s: Karaoke w/ Hey! Mr.DJ! Glen Davis; 9:30 p.m.
Buster’s: Buster’s Comedy Showcase; 8 p.m., $5, 18+
Caddyshack Pizza & Golf: Open Mic w/ Denny Wheatley; 7 p.m. (R)
Capitol Plaza Hotel: The Shining; 7:30 p.m., free (R)
Check’s Café: Karaoke with Gary Summit; 6 p.m., free (R)
Clifton’s Pizza: Another Colour
Club 21: John Damato & Friends; 7 p.m., free (R)
Comedy Caravan: Louisville Comedy Underground; 10 p.m., $5, 18+ (R)
Corner Door: Dorney & Friends; all ages, free
Cosmic Charlie’s: Shortwave Society; 9 p.m.
Darkstar: Bluegrass Night: White Russians; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
Hideaway Saloon: Anthem of the Sun; 10 p.m.
Highlands Taproom: Karaoke (R)
Holiday Inn Hurstbourne: Bluegrass Anonymous Jam; 7 p.m., free (R)
Improv: Jamie Kaler; 8 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: Pete Peterson, Pedro & Fuma; 6:30 p.m., free
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; 7 p.m.; Karaoke with Steve; 9 p.m.
Kentucky Coffeetree Café: Hymn for Her; 8 p.m., $10
Mag Bar: Woodrow on the Radio; 10 p.m. (R)
Monkey Wrench: Stepdad, Yo Majesty, The Eracists, DJ Prism; 9 p.m.
Mozz: Carly J., Craig Wagner, Jenna Mattingly; 6 p.m., free
River Bend Winery: Lauren Zoeller; 7 p.m., free
Rudyard Kipling: Affordable Art Fair: AM Sunday, Bonecrusher, Shelby Park Soul Kitchen; 7:30 p.m., $5
Saints: Cosa Seria; 9 p.m. (R)
Southgate House: Juney’s Lounge: Hillbilly Thursday: Joshua James; 9 p.m., free
Spectators: Jeni Carr; 9 p.m., free
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Justin Lewis, Dan Hardin, Wallings Jr. Duo, Michael Felker; 8 p.m., $4
Summit City Lounge: The Back Row Baptists; 9 p.m.
Theater Square: Stein Stoess; 8 p.m., free (R)
Third St. Dive: ’60s Night w/ Midnight Hour Sound System DJs; 10 p.m., free (R)
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Duo; 6 p.m., free (R)
Zanzabar: Bobby Falk Group; 10 p.m., $5
Zeppelin Café: Blues Jam: LaMont Gillespie & 100 Proof; 9 p.m., free (R)
Fri. Dec. 17
11th Frame: Karaoke with Allen; 9 p.m., free (R)
America’s Best Inn: DJ Rob/Karaoke; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
The Bard’s Town: Drunk & Sailor Pirate Show; 8 p.m.
Blue Mule: Jefferson TARC Bus; $5
Brendan’s: The Overreactors; 10 p.m., $2
Buster’s: Prometheus, Patterns, Selektro, DJ Gram; 8 p.m., $5; $10 (under 21), 18+
Caffé Classico: Flamenco dancing; 10 p.m., $10
Clifton’s Pizza: Alan Rhody
Corner Door: Organic Grass; all ages, free
Cosmic Charlie’s: Club Dub; 9 p.m.
Dat Kjun: Karaoke with Wayne Johnson; 8 p.m., free (R)
Flanagan’s: DJ KoKo; $3
Gaslight Tavern: DJ Chad; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
Germantown Café: Karaoke with Traveling Salvation Road Show; 9 p.m.
Gerstle’s: Peter Searcy Band, Radio Radio; 9 p.m., $5
Headliners: Cougar Express, Natives, Dirty J.; 9 p.m., $8 (adv.), $10 (door), 18+
Hideaway Saloon: Barry Mando Project; 10:30 p.m.
Highlands Taproom: Karaoke (R)
Hotel: Spin Crowd with DJ Dainjazone; 10 p.m.
Improv: Jamie Kaler; 8 & 10 p.m.
Jack Fry’s: Steve Crews; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jeff Ruby’s: Odeen Mayes, The Connection; 6:30 p.m., free
Jerry Green & Friends: Freddie George, Jerry Green & Friends; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jim Porter’s: Jason Sturgeon; 7 p.m., $10 (adv.), $12 (door)
Kentucky Coffeetree Café: Dozens of Dollars String Band; 8 p.m.
Longhead’s: Open Mic with Denny Wheatley; 6 p.m., free (R)
Malcolm Bird Recital Hall: Community Music Program: Suzuki Violin Studio Recital; 5:30 p.m., free
Maple Inn Tavern: Karaoke; 8 p.m.
Monkey Wrench: Pat Haney, Tyrone Cotton, Tommy Womack
Mulligan’s: The Former Pranksters; 9 p.m., free
Natasha’s Bistro: The Johnson Brothers: The White Album; 9 p.m., $10
O’Shea’s: DJ Patrick; $3
Patrick O’Shea’s: DJ Shelby, Highland Reign; $3
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Fifth Omen, Lucid Grey, John Hood, Noise Auction; 10 p.m., $10
Quarter Pole: Whiskey Tango; 9 p.m., free
Ri Ra: Jefferson Tarc Bus; free
Rudyard Kipling: Affordable Art Fair: Julie Evans & Bobby Falk Band, Dan Hardin; 7 p.m., $10
Seelbach Bar: Dick Sisto Trio; 8 p.m., free
Skull Alley: Harms Way, Weekend Nachos, Kicked In, Another Mistake, Mustangs, Picked Clean, Written Off, Sorry Excuse, Damaged Goods, Overseer, Overrule; 5 p.m., $5
Smoketown: Billy Hower; 6 p.m., free (R)
Spectators: Rare Breed; 10 p.m., free
Southgate House: Ballroom: Joe Hedges, Samuel Lockridge, Chris Oberle; 8 p.m., $8 (21+), $8 (18-20); Parlour: Situation Red, Duppy A Jamba, The Messengers, The River Bottom Nightmare Band; 8:30 p.m., $5 (21+), $8 (18-20); Juney’s Lounge: Porter & The Back Row Baptists; 9 p.m., free
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: King Bees, Josh Garrett & the Bottomline; 6 p.m., $5
Studio Pizza: Tweddell, Nastaev & Souza; 6:30 p.m., free
Summit City Lounge: Tree of Hope Fundraiser; 8 p.m., $10 and a can of food
Theater Square: VoJazz Trio featuring Megan Gebert; 6:30 p.m., free (R)
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Trio; 6 p.m., free (R)
Whitney Hall: The Nutcracker; 7:30 p.m., $25-$95; all ages
WFPK: Live Lunch: Songwriters Holiday Showcase: Peter Searcy, Danny Flanigan, Amos Hopkins, Justin Lewis; noon, free, first come, first seated; members at the $120 level or above have priority seating
Zeppelin Café: Stray Cat Band; 9 p.m.
Sat. Dec. 18
America’s Best Inn: DJ Rob/Karaoke; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
The Bard’s Town: Ed Black’s Pre-Xmas Live Comedy Spectacular: Mike Thompson, Stewart Askew, Todd Merriman; Irie Jam Reggae; $8
Billiard’s Club: Jefferson TARC Bus; $5
Brendan’s: Casual Addiction; 10 p.m., $2
Brewskees: Rod Mitchell, Steve Matthews, Pete Wolynec; 8 p.m., free
Buster’s: Fifth Annual “The Last Waltz”; 8 p.m., $10, 18+
Check’s Café: Karaoke with Gary Summit; 8 p.m., free (R)
Clifton’s Pizza: Joe Hannah
Corner Door: Brad Jackson & Friends; all ages, free
Cosmic Charlie’s: The Big Maracas, The Swells; 9 p.m.
Flanagan’s: DJ KoKo; $3
Germantown Café: Cadillac Shack; 7 p.m.
Gerstle’s: V-Groove; 9 p.m., $5
Headliners Music Hall: WFPK Food-raiser: Bobby Bare, Jr., Jukebox the Ghost; 8 p.m., $10, 18+; canned goods collected
Hideaway Saloon: Soul Funkin’ Dangerous; 10:30 p.m.
Improv: Jamie Kaler; 7:45 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.
Jack Fry’s: Steve Crews, 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)
Jeff Ruby’s: Odeen Mayes, Robbie Bartlett; 6:30 p.m., free
Jerry Green & Friends: Freddie George, Jerry Green & Friends; 7 p.m., free (R)
Kentucky Coffeetree Café: Shortwave Society; 8 p.m., $10
Monkey Wrench: Night Torn Mad
Natasha’s Bistro: The Johnson Brothers: The White Album; 9 p.m., $10
O’Shea’s: Tim Lickteig Band, DJ Chris Brooks; $3
Patrick O’Shea’s: DJ Brandon, Mr. Wonderful Production Band; $3
Phoenix Hill Tavern: The Bottom Line Band; 8 p.m., $10
Quarter Pole: Whiskey Tango; 9 p.m., free
River Bend Winery: Jon Boy Slim; 7 p.m., free
Rudyard Kipling: Affordable Art Fair: Scott Carney, Nathan Salsburg, The Slow Charleston, Joan Shelley; 9:30 p.m., $5
Seelbach Bar: Dick Sisto Trio; 8 p.m., free
Skull Alley: Mountain Asleep (last show), Coliseum, Native, Good Luck, Antilles, Automatic, Xerxes; 6 p.m., $8, all ages
Smoketown: Billy Hower; 6 p.m., free (R)
Southgate House: Ballroom: Greasemas VI, Rumble Club, The Reckless Ones, The Makeshifts, Th’ Empires; 8 p.m., $7 (21+), $10 (18-20); Parlour: Kevin & The Octaves, Harmon, All Out Best; 8 p.m., $8, all ages; Juney’s Lounge: The Avery Set, Monkeytonk, Sam Lewis; 9 p.m., free
Spectators: Rare Breed; 10 p.m., free
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Pork Pie James, Old School; 7:30 p.m., $5
Theater Square: VoJazz Trio featuring Megan Gebert; 6:30 p.m., free (R)
Third St. Dive: Davy Jay Sparrow, The Innocent Boys; 10 p.m.
Union Station: DJ Noa No (Country Gutta); 10 p.m., free (R)
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Trio; 6:30 p.m. (R)
Vernon Club: Andrea Davidson; 8 p.m., 18+
Whitney Hall: The Nutcracker; 7:30 p.m., $25-$95; all ages
Zanzabar: DJ Glitter Titz, Seluah; 9 p.m., $5
Sun. Dec. 19
Blu: Dave Clark Trio; 11 a.m., free
Bourbons Bistro: Ron Jones & Sonny Stephens; 7 p.m., free (R)
Brown Hotel: Sunday Tea: Nada Loutfi; 4 p.m., $18 (R)
Clifton’s Pizza: The Black Cat Band; 7 p.m., free
Cosmic Charlie’s: Justin Wells; 9 p.m.
Dutch’s Tavern: Kimmet & Doug; 11 p.m. (R)
Gerstle’s: The Former Pranksters; 11 p.m., $3 (R)
Headliners Music Hall: Tentonhypemachine, The Treez, Some Kind Of Saint, The Elephant Room, Se7en Dayz Till Next Week; 7:30 p.m., $10
Jerry Green & Friends: Karaoke; 9 p.m. (R)
Le Relais: Pat Lentz & Dave Wilson; 6 p.m., free (R)
Limestone Bay: Jim Dishman; 9 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)
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Duo; 6 p.m., free (R)
Whitney Hall: The Nutcracker; 1:30 p.m., $25-$95
Zazoo’s: Chop Shop Open Mic: The Choppers; 7 p.m., free (R)
Mon. Dec. 20
Bearno’s Highlands: LP’s Dance Party; 10 p.m., free (R)
Cosmic Charlie’s: Parsons; 9 p.m.
Diamond’s: Slinky Jenkins; free (R)
Dutch’s Tavern: Open Stage Jam w/ Amos Hopkins; 8 p.m., free (R)
Hideaway Saloon: Tom Boone; 10 p.m., $3 (R)
Highlands Taproom: Karaoke (R)
Jeff Ruby’s: Pete Peterson; 6:30 p.m., free
Jerry Green & Friends: Karaoke; free (R)
Natasha’s Bistro: Tagawa w/ Rob Barnes; 6 p.m., donations accepted; Tom Green, Nick Stump, Greg Foresman; 8 p.m., $7
Skull Alley: Trophy Wife, Resister, Vaderbomb; 7:30 p.m., $5, all ages
Southgate House: Juney’s Lounge: Songwriter Showcase & Open Mic Night w/ Misty (The Newbees); 9 p.m., free
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Unplugged Open Mic w/ Alanna Fugate and Justin Lewis; 8 p.m., free
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Duo; 6 p.m., free (R)
Tues. Dec. 21
BBC 4th St.: Rachel Stump; 8 p.m., free (R)
Back Door: Open Mic; 7:30 p.m., free (R)
The Bard’s Town: Tuesday Night Comedy w/ host Robert Morgan; 9 p.m.
Blu: Dave Clark Trio; 6 p.m., free (R)
Cosmic Charlie’s: Midnight Bedlam; 9 p.m.
Clifton’s Pizza: Danny Flanigan (R)
Darkstar: Open stage jam with Amos Hopkins (R)
Dutch’s Tavern: Wyndell Williams; 10 p.m., free (R)
Germantown Café: Open Mic; 8 p.m. (R)
Jack Fry’s: Ray Johnson, Dave Wilson, Jenna Mattingly; 7 p.m., free
Jeff Ruby’s: Pete Peterson; 6:30 p.m., free
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)
Natasha’s Bistro: Adrea LaRoche; 9 p.m., $5
Onizim’s Barn: Big Pappa; 7 p.m., free (R)
River Bend Winery: DJ Dan Jones; 7 p.m., $5, $3 (students)
Rudyard Kipling: Silent movies & music; 9 p.m., donations accepted
Rumball’s: Open Mic with Layton Maddox; 7 p.m., free (R)
Saints Skybar: DJ Kerr; 11 p.m., $3 (ladies free); Open stage; 9 p.m., free (R)
Sake Blue: Craig Wagner Trio; 6:30 p.m., free (R)
Skull Alley: Late Ones, Trap Them, Rust Belt Light, Skinwalkers, Mustangs; 7 p.m., $5, all ages
Southgate House: Juney’s Lounge: Karaoke Vocal Social with DJ Swirl; 9 p.m., free
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Open Blues, Jazz Band Jam; 8 p.m., free (R)
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Duo; 6 p.m., free (R)