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Wed. Mar 30
11th Frame: Karaoke with Allen; 9 p.m., free (R)
BBC 4th Street: Songwriters showcase with Ashley Burchett; 7 p.m., free, (R)
Bank Street Brewhouse: Patio Party w/ Natalie & Ben Felker (The Fervor), PA Project; 6:30 p.m.
Billiard’s Club: Short Bus; 10 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)
Comedy Caravan: Louisville Comedy Underground; 10 p.m., $5, 18+ (R)
Corner Door: Big Booty Swing; 7 p.m., free, all ages
Cosmic Charlie’s: Space Capone; 9 p.m.
Dat Kjun: Karaoke with Wayne Johnson; 8 p.m., free (R)
Germantown Café: Hickory; 8 p.m.
Gerstle’s: Alanna Fugate & Friends; 10 p.m., (R)
Headliners Music Hall: The Civil Wars, Arum Rae; 8 p.m., sold out, 18+
Hideaway Saloon: The Pranksters; 10:30 p.m.
Highlands Taproom: Fuck Munkys Open Mic Night (R)
Improv: The Comedy Derby; $5, 18+
Jack’s: Slinky Jenkins; 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; 6 p.m., free (R)
Mag Bar: Get Down Wednesdays w/ Sleepy T.; 11 p.m., free (R)
Monkey Wrench: Relic & Friends; 9 p.m., free
Mozz: Noah Barker; 7 p.m., free
Nachbar: VAMP; 10 p.m., free (R)
Natasha’s Bistro: Extra Crispy; 9 p.m., $8
Onizim’s Barn: Phil Kelly; 7 p.m., free (R)
Rudyard Kipling: Zach Brock, Snarky Puppy, Eastern Blok; 7 p.m.
Rumball’s: Open Mic with Layton Maddox; 7 p.m., free (R)
Sea Hag Pub: Tracy Gabehart; 7 p.m., free (R)
Southgate House: Parlour: Greenland Is Melting, Billy Wallace & The Virginia Blues, Mixtapes, Justin Schafer; 8:30 p.m., $5 (21+), $8 (18-20); Juney’s Lounge: Artist In Residence: The Tadcasters, Blue Caboose; 9 p.m., free
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Hunter Embry’s Indie Rock Showcase; 9 p.m., $4
TK’s Pub: Over-reactors; 6:30 p.m. (R)
Theater Square: VoJazz Trio w/ Megan Gebert; 6:30 p.m., free (R)
Uncle Pleasants: Karaoke; 9 p.m. (R)
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Duo; 6 p.m., free (R)
Wick’s Pizza, Baxter: Boombox Saints DJs
Wick’s Pizza, Goose Creek: DJ Dave Desitin; 8 p.m. (R)
Wick’s Pizza, Middletown: Karaoke (R)
Wick’s Pizza, New Albany: Jodioke, Josh & Holly
Z’s Fusion: Fuze Jazz Band w/ Jeff Sherman; 7 p.m., free (R)
Thurs. Mar 31
Al’s Bar: Idiot Glee, The Butchers; 9 p.m.
America’s Best Inn: DJ Rob/Karaoke; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
Bistro 301: DJ Heather; 9 p.m., free (R)
Buster’s: 7 Walkers; 8 p.m., $20, 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)
Christ Church Cathedral: Early Music Series: Wieland Kuijken, Eva Legêne; 7:30 p.m., $12 (adv.), $15 (door), free for University of Louisville School of Music students
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; 7 p.m., free, all ages
Cosmic Charlie’s: Cougar Express, Slithering Beast; 9 p.m.
Darkstar: Bluegrass Night: White Russians; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
Golden Nugget: Short Bus; 10 p.m., free
Hideaway Saloon: BEHM, Jeremiah & The Red Eyes; 10:30 p.m.
Highlands Taproom: Karaoke (R)
Holiday Inn Hurstbourne: Bluegrass Anonymous Jam; 7 p.m., free (R)
Improv: Ralphie May; 8 p.m., $25, 18+
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 Petersen Trio; 7:30 p.m.
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. (R)
Mag Bar: Woodrow on the Radio; 10 p.m. (R)
Margaret Comstock Concert Hall: University Improvisation & Experimental Music Ensemble; 8 p.m., free
Monkey Wrench: DJ Goast; 9 p.m. (R)
Mozz: Wagner, Banks & Elmore; 7 p.m., free
Natasha’s Bistro: Dude, I Just Wanna Dance; 5 p.m., free; John Hatfield Band; 9 p.m., $5
Rudyard Kipling: Casper & the Cookies, Adventure, Kirk Kiefer; 9 p.m., $5
Saints: Cosa Seria; 9 p.m. (R)
Southgate House: Parlour: American Aquarium, Josh Eagle & The Harvest City, Bootleg Rider; 8:30 p.m., $6 (adv.) $8 (door), all ages; Juney’s Lounge: Hillbilly Thursday: Joel Hamilton; 9 p.m., free
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Stutter’n Jethro; 9 p.m., $4
Theater Square: Stein Stoess; 8 p.m., free (R)
Third St. Dive: Midnight Hour Sound System DJ’s; 10 p.m., free
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Duo; 6 p.m., free (R)
Wick’s Pizza, Baxter: Open Mic Night w/ John Mark (R)
Wick’s Pizza, New Albany: Aquilla
Z’s Fusion: Fuze Jazz Band w/ Jeff Sherman; 7 p.m., free (R)
Zanzabar: OK Kino & D’Arkestra; 8:30 p.m., free
Zeppelin Café: Blues Jam: LaMont Gillespie & 100 Proof; 9 p.m., free (R)
Fri. Apr 1
930 Listening Room: Breachbent Bluegrass Benefit Show: The Galoots, Relic, The 23 String Band; 7 p.m., $13 (adv.), $15 (door), all ages
11th Frame: Karaoke with Allen; 9 p.m., free (R)
America’s Best Inn: DJ Rob/Karaoke; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
BBC 4th St.: Stonewheel; 6 & 11 p.m.
The Bard’s Town: Katty Whomp Us; 10 p.m., $4
Big Blue Country: Clay Harned; 10 p.m., $3
Bodega Felice: Son of the Widow; 8 p.m., free
Bone Headz Pub: Stem & The Geez; 9 p.m., free
Buster’s: G-Funk; 8 p.m., $5, 18+
Corner Door: Tom Boone & Friends; 7:30 p.m., free, all ages
Cosmic Charlie’s: Come As You Aren’t, John The Baptist, Ford Theatre Reunion; 9 p.m.
Dat Kjun: Karaoke with Wayne Johnson; 8 p.m., free (R)
Derby City Espresso: Paradigm: An Expo of Postmodern Magic; 11 p.m.
Dutch’s Tavern: Jefferson TARC Bus; 10 p.m., $5
ear X-tacy: After Dark: Xerxes, Former Thieves; 8 p.m., free, all ages
Eddie Merlot’s Steakhouse: Bobby Falk Group; 7 p.m., free (R)
Gaslight Tavern: DJ Chad; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
Germantown Café: DJ, Karaoke with Traveling Salvation Road Show (R)
Glassworks: World’s Second Most Awesome Art Market featuring Cougar Express (9 p.m.); 5 p.m., free
Headliners Music Hall: Cage the Elephant, Biffy Clyro, Sleeper Agent; 7 p.m., all ages, sold out
Hideaway Saloon: Captain Midnight; 10:30 p.m.
Highlands Taproom: Karaoke
Holiday Inn Hurstbourne: Karaoke w/ Doug’s DJ; 7:30 p.m., free (R)
Impellizzeri’s (Main St.): Circus; 8:15 p.m., free
Improv: Ralphie May; 8 & 10:30 p.m., $25, 18+
Jack Fry’s: Steve Crews; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jeff Ruby’s: Pete Petersen, Roland Johnson; 6:30 p.m.
Jerry Green & Friends: Freddie George, Jerry Green & Friends; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jim Porter’s: Paul Thorn, Justin Lewis; 7 p.m., $15 (adv.), $20 (door)
JT’s Variety Club: Twicemade Records’ Freak Central Free Fridays; free (R)
Karem’s Pub: The Over-reactors; 8 p.m.
Longhead’s: Open Mic with Denny Wheatley; 6 p.m., free (R)
Malcolm Bird Recital Hall: University Percussion Ensemble; 7 p.m.
Mozz: Wagner, Fitzgerald & Hyman; 7 p.m., free (R)
Mulligan’s: Pranksters; 9:30 p.m.
Natasha’s Bistro: Zach Brock & The Magic Number; 9 p.m., $15, $8 (students)
O’Shea’s: Steel Mist; 10 p.m.
Ogle Center (IUS): Davin Lee; 7:30 p.m., $10
Palace Theatre: Widespread Panic; 7 p.m., sold out
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Eddy Metal’s Original Rock Showcase: Snot Ozzy & The Crazy Babies, Slakker, Blessed by Death, Fear Only Us, Overload; 10 p.m., $10
Seelbach Bar: Dick Sisto Trio; 8 p.m., free (R)
Smoketown: Billy Hower; 6 p.m., free (R)
Southgate House: Ballroom: Griffin House, Gran Bel Fisher; 8:30 p.m., $12 (adv.), $15 (door), all ages; Parlour: Gallery Opening Night Party: Founding Fathers, DJ K Frey, DJ Empirical; 8 p.m., free, 18+; Juney’s Lounge: The Tin Hearts; 9 p.m., free
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Boogiemen, The Predators; 7 p.m., $5
Summit City Lounge: Aftershock; 9 p.m.
Theater Square: VoJazz Trio w/ Megan Gebert; 6:30 p.m., free (R)
Third Street Dive: Mando Saenz, Clark Patterson; 10 p.m., $5
Uncle Pleasant’s: The Wayne Mills Band, Johnny Neel (ed-Allman Brothers); 9:30 p.m., $10
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Trio; 6 p.m., free (R)
Vernon Club: Jack Holiday & The Westerners; 8 p.m., $5
WFPK: Live Lunch: Paul Thorn; noon, free, first come, first seated; members at $120 level or above receive priority seating
Whitney Hall: Tony Bennett; 8 p.m., $45-$125, all ages
Wyandotte Tavern: Karaoke; 9 p.m., free (R)
Zanzabar: American Aquarium; 9 p.m., $5
Sat. Apr 2
Air Devil’s Inn: Dog House Kitchen; 10 p.m., $3
America’s Best Inn: DJ Rob/Karaoke; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
The Bard’s Town: DJ Arpetrio, Secret Beats; 10 p.m., $5
Buster’s: The Felice Brothers, Diamond Doves; 8 p.m.; $15, 18+
Check’s Café: Karaoke with Gary Summit; 8 p.m., free (R)
Corner Door: Tristan Roberts; 7:30 p.m., free, all ages
Cosmic Charlie’s: Bongripper, Stampede, They Yearn For What They Fear; 18+
Darkstar: The Prankster Trio; 9 p.m. (R)
Dutch’s Tavern: Jefferson TARC Bus; 10 p.m., $5
Eddie Merlot’s Steakhouse: Bobby Falk Group; 7 p.m., free (R)
Glassworks: World’s Second Most Awesome Art Market; 10 a.m., free
Headliners Music Hall: Trombone Shorty & Orleans Ave., The Tunesmiths; 8 p.m. 18+, $17 (adv.), $20 (door)
Hideaway Saloon: Mojoflo, Common Collective; 10:30 p.m.
Improv: Ralphie May; 7 & 9:30 p.m., $25, 18+
Jack Fry’s: Steve Crews; 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: Pete Petersen, Roland Johnson; 6:30 p.m.
Jerry Green & Friends: Freddie George, Jerry Green & Friends; 7 p.m., free (R)
Monkey Wrench: Johnny Berry & the Outliers; 9 p.m., $5
Mozz: Wagner, Duncan, Fitzgerald & Hyman; 7 p.m.
Natasha’s Bistro: Phil Lee; 8 p.m., $10
O’Shea’s: Soulbite; 10 p.m.
Palace Theatre: Widespread Panic; 7 p.m., sold out
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Shatterstone; 8 p.m., $10
River City Winery: Holly Stewart; 7 p.m.
Rudyard Kipling: Benefit for Ken Singleton: Relic, The Slow Charleston, Mark Rosenthal & Friends; 8 p.m.
Seelbach Bar: Dick Sisto Trio; 8 p.m., free (R)
Southgate House: Ballroom: Omar Rodriguez Lopez Group, Zechs Marquis; 8 p.m., $19 (adv.), $22 (door), all ages; Parlour: Pluto Revolts, Mia Carruthers & The Retros, Suburban Revival, Along The Shore; 8 p.m., $8, 18+; Juney’s Lounge: Jeremiah & The Red Eyes; 9 p.m., free
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Big Black Cadillac, The Predators; 7 p.m., $5
Summit City Lounge: Brian McGee & the Hollow Speed; 9 p.m.
Theater Square: VoJazz Trio w/ Megan Gebert; 6:30 p.m., free (R)
Third St. Dive: Thee Flying Carpets, RedShadBlue; 10 p.m., $5
Union Station: DJ Noa No (Country Gutta); 10 p.m., free (R)
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Trio; 6:30 p.m. (R)
Z’s Fusion: Fuze Jazz Band w/ Jeff Sherman; 7 p.m., free (R)
Zanzabar: Pokey LaFarge & South City Three, The Dirt Daubers, Grace Adele & The Grand Band; 8 p.m., $12
Zazoo’s: Lubriphonic; 9 p.m.
Sun. Apr 3
Blu: Dave Clark Trio; 11 a.m., free (R)
Bourbons Bistro: Ron Jones & Sonny Stephens; 7 p.m., free (R)
Brown Hotel: Sunday Tea: Nada Loutfi; 4 p.m., $18 (R)
Connection: 22nd Annual Employee Turn-a-bout Show; 10:30 p.m.
Cosmic Charlie’s: Leroy Stagger; 9 p.m.
Dutch’s Tavern: Kimmet & Doug; 11 p.m. (R)
ear X-tacy: Appalatin; 2 p.m.; After Dark Hip Hop Showcase: Jalin Roze, Skyscraper Stereo, T. McAfee, Marc Adams; 6 p.m., free, all ages
Gerstle’s: The Pranksters; 11 p.m., $3 (R)
Glassworks: World’s Second Most Awesome Art Market; noon, free
Headliners Music Hall: The Books; 8 p.m., $15, 18+
Improv: Ralphie May; 7 p.m., $25, 18+
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)
Margaret Comstock Concert Hall: Kentucky Center Chamber Players; 3 p.m., $10 (general admission), $8 (senior citizens), $1 (students)
Monkey Wrench: Shake-It-Off Sundays: DJs Narwhal & CliffTones; 1 p.m., free (R); Church on the Rocks; 8 p.m., free (R)
Natasha’s Bistro: Astor Place Riot; 8 p.m., $5
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Cold, Kopek, 7-Day Sun, Mind Petrol, Oceans Divide; 7:30 p.m., $15
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Rock the Night for Youth: Robbie Bartlett, The Sirens, Amanda and Audrey, Most Wanted; 4 p.m., $5
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Duo; 6 p.m., free (R)
Wick’s Pizza, Goose Creek: DJ Dave Desitin (R)
Zazoo’s: Chop Shop Open Mic: The Choppers; 7 p.m., free (R)
Mon. Apr 4
Bearno’s by the Bridge: Swing Street Big Band; 5:30 p.m.
Corner Door: Open Mic w/ Alanna Fugate; 7:30 p.m., free, all ages
Cosmic Charlie’s: Corsairs, Deanimator, Hate Shrines, Occult Detective Club; 9 p.m.
Dutch’s Tavern: Open Stage Jam w/ Amos Hopkins; 8 p.m., free (R)
ear X-tacy: The Constellations; 6 p.m., free, all ages
Headliners Music Hall: Electric Six, The Constellations; 8 p.m., $12
Hideaway Saloon: Tom Boone, Jesse Payne; 10 p.m., $3 (R)
Highlands Taproom: Karaoke (R)
Jack Fry’s: Steve Crews; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jeff Ruby’s: Pete Peterson; 6:30 p.m., free (R)
Jerry Green & Friends: Karaoke; free (R)
Mozz: Todd Hildreth; 7 p.m., free (R)
Natasha’s Bistro: Tagawa; 6 p.m., free, donations accepted (R); Joe Firstman; 9 p.m., $7
Southgate House: Juney’s Lounge: Songwriter Showcase & Open Mic Night with Mike Kuntz; 9 p.m., free
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Unplugged Open Mic Jam w/ Larryoke; 7 p.m., free (R)
Third Street Dive: Toxic Lab Rats, Strip District; 9 p.m., $5
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Duo; 6 p.m., free (R)
Wick’s Pizza, Baxter: Craig Wagner’s Jazz Night; 8:30 p.m., free (R)
Tues. Apr 5
BBC 4th St.: Rachel Stump; 8 p.m., free (R)
Back Door: Open Mic; 7:30 p.m., free (R)
The Bard’s Town: Comedy Open Mic Night; 8 p.m., free
Blu: Dave Clark Trio; 6 p.m., free (R)
Clifton’s Pizza: Danny Flanigan (R)
Corner Door: Blouville; 7:30 p.m., free, all ages
Cosmic Charlie’s: Kool Keith; 9 p.m.
Darkstar: Karaoke (R)
Dutch’s Tavern: Wyndell Williams; 10 p.m., free (R)
Germantown Café: Open Mic; 8:30 p.m. (R)
Gerstle’s: Matt Phelps Bluegrass (R)
Gondolier: Heartland Songwriters’ Association Of Kentucky Open Mic; 7 p.m. (R)
Hideaway Saloon: Dustin Burley; 9 p.m.
Highlands Taproom: Th’ Empires, Bosco, Buttonhoof, Tilford Sellers; 9 p.m.
Jack Fry’s: Ray Johnson, Dave Wilson, Jenna Mattingly; 7 p.m., free
Jeff Ruby’s: Pete Peterson; 6:30 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)
KFC Yum! Center: Rush; 7:30 p.m., $46-$97
Lisa’s Oak Street Lounge: Bluegrass jam; 7 p.m., free (R)
Malcolm Bird Recital Hall: University Cello Studio; 7 p.m.
Margaret Comstock Concert Hall: University Jazz Ensemble I; 8 p.m.
Mozz: Scott Henderson; 7 p.m.
Natasha’s Bistro: Trial And Error; 9 p.m., $5
Onizim’s Barn: Big Pappa; 7 p.m., free (R)
Rudyard Kipling: Silent Movie Night; 8 p.m.
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, w/ Todd Hildreth, Mike Hyman; 6:30 p.m., free (R)
Southgate House: Ballroom: The Raveonettes, Tamaryn; 8 p.m., $15 (adv.), $18 (door), all ages; Parlour: Underbelly; 8 p.m., $5 (21+), $8 (18-20); 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)
Third St. Dive: It Still Bleeds Comedy Tour; 8 p.m., $3
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Duo; 6 p.m., free (R)
