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•Wed APR 6
11th Frame: Karaoke with Allen; 9 p.m., free (R)
BBC 4th Street: Songwriters showcase with Ashley Burchett; 7 p.m., free, (R)
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)
Comstock Concert Hall, U of L: University Student Composers; 8 p.m.
Corner Door: Big Booty Swing; 7 p.m., free, all ages
Dat Kjun: Karaoke with Wayne Johnson; 8 p.m., free (R)
Gerstle’s: Alanna Fugate & Friends; 10 p.m., (R)
Harleys Main Street Tavern: Karaoke; 11 p.m.
Headliners Music Hall: Conspirator & The Indobox; 9 p.m., $15 adv., $18 door
Hideaway Saloon: The Merry Pranksters; 10:30 p.m.
Highlands Taproom: Fuck Munkys Open Mic Night (R)
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: Walnut St. Blues Band; 8:30 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
Nachbar: VAMP; 10 p.m., free (R)
Onizim’s Barn: Phil Kelly; 7 p.m., free (R)
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Unreserved, Common Ground, Sunday Six;
10 p.m.
Rudyard Kipling: The Hemmingbirds and Heatherfield; 8 p.m., $5
Rumball’s: Open Mic with Layton Maddox; 7 p.m., free (R)
Southgate House: Ballroom: Cody Canada and The Departed, Sons of Bill; 9 p.m., $15; Parlour Room: Ha Ha Tonka, The Spring Standards; 9 p.m., $8; Juney’s Lounge: Keith Jones & The Makeshifts; 9 p.m., free
Steinert’s in New Albany: Short Bus; 7:30 p.m., free
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Queer Night hosted by the Bar Belle, featuring Holly Stewart and more; 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, Goose Creek: DJ Dave Desitin; 8 p.m. (R)
Wick’s Pizza, Middletown: Karaoke (R)
Z’s Fusion: Fuze Jazz Band w/ Jeff Sherman; 7 p.m., free (R)
•THU APR 7
America’s Best Inn: DJ Rob/Karaoke; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
The Bard’s Town: Yo Majesty, Fool on a Hill, Krinkleburg; 8 p.m., $3
Bird Recital Hall, U of L: University Electronic & Computer Music; 7 p.m.
Bistro 301: DJ Heather; 9 p.m., free (R)
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)
Club 21: John Damato & Friends; 7 p.m., free (R)
Comedy Caravan: Louisville Comedy Underground; 10 p.m., $5, 18+ (R)
Comstock Concert Hall, U of L: University Jazz Ensemble II; 8 p.m.
Corner Door: Chris Hale; 7 p.m., free, all ages
Darkstar: Bluegrass Night: White Russians; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
Golden Nugget: Short Bus; 10 p.m., free
Groucho’s Bar: Comedy Attack! Open Mic Comedy Show; free
Headliners Music Hall: The Plain White T’s, Andy Grammer, Uh Huh Baby Yeah; 7:30 p.m., $15 adv., $18 door
Highlands Taproom: Karaoke (R)
Holiday Inn Hurstbourne: Bluegrass Anonymous Jam; 7 p.m., free (R)
Improv: Don DC Curry
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; 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)
Monkey Wrench: DJ Goast; 9 p.m. (R)
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Kimberly Carter & Carryin’ On, Shane Dawson Band; 10 p.m.
Rudyard Kipling: Goldenboy; 8 p.m., $5
Saints: Cosa Seria; 9 p.m. (R)
Senor Iguanas Shelbyville Road: Karaoke; 9 p.m.
Southgate House: Ballroom: Jessica Lea Mayfield, Daniel Martin Moore; 8:30 p.m., $10; Parlour Room: Darren Hanlon, Shelley Short, Kyle Knapp; 9:30 p.m., $10; Juney’s Lounge: The Bloodroots Barter; 9 p.m., free
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: St. John’s Wort; 9 p.m., $4
Theater Square: Stein Stoess; 8 p.m., free (R)
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Duo; 6 p.m., free (R)
Wick’s Pizza, Baxter: Open Mic Night w/ John Mark (R)
Z’s Fusion: Fuze Jazz Band w/ Jeff Sherman; 7 p.m., free (R)
Zeppelin Café: Blues Jam: LaMont Gillespie & 100 Proof; 9 p.m., free (R)
•FRI APR 8
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: InKY Reading Series, 7 p.m.; Raanan Hershberg Comedy Night, 9:30 p.m.
Blue Mule: Jefferson Tarc Bus; 10 p.m., $5
Check’s Café: Moondance; 8 p.m., free
Corner Door: The Fellowes; 7 p.m., free, all ages
Dat Kjun: Karaoke with Wayne Johnson; 8 p.m., free (R)
ear X-tacy: Batman, Marc Adams; 8 p.m., free
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)
Gerstle’s: Rocktimus Prime; 10 p.m.
Harleys Main Street Tavern: Doghouse Kitchen; 10 p.m.
Headliners Music Hall: Civil Twilight, A Silent Film, Eyes Around; 8:30 p.m., $10
Highlands Taproom: Karaoke
Holiday Inn Hurstbourne: Karaoke w/ Doug’s DJ; 7:30 p.m., free (R)
Improv: Don DC Curry
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: Dallas Alice, Fifth on the Floor; 7 p.m.; Rick Bartlett’s Rockin’ Soul Revival, Night Moves, The Boogie Men Blues; 10 p.m.
JT’s Variety Club: Twicemade Records’ Freak Central Free Fridays; free (R)
Longhead’s: Open Mic with Denny Wheatley; 6 p.m., free (R); Olivia Henken Pre CD Release Party, 8 p.m.
Monkey Wrench: Thirty Spokes, Night Torn Mad, Divided We Fall, Say Something Huge On Fire, w/ comedians Mark Parris & Stewart Askew; $5, ladies free before 10 p.m.
Mozz: Wagner, Fitzgerald & Hyman; 7 p.m., free (R)
Ogle Center (IUS): Cyro Baptista & the Banquet of Spirits; 8 p.m., $26.50
Palace Theatre: Robert Plant and The Band of Joy; sold out
Phoenix Hill Tavern: 99MPH, Spring Fever featuring Uh Huh Baby Yeah, Armaedy, They Came Bearing Arms, OK Zombie, Gentlemen Hounds, Hemingway Road, Nick Payne, Zachary Todd; 10 p.m.
Riverbend Winery: The Palma Project; 8 p.m., $5
Rudyard Kipling: Ron Pope, Ari Herstad, Zach Berkman; 6:30 p.m., $12; Mike Wojniak; 10 p.m., $5 suggested donation
Rush Inn: Karaoke; 8 p.m. (R)
Seelbach Bar: Dick Sisto Trio; 8 p.m., free (R)
Senor Iguanas Shelbyville Road: Salsa night; 10 p.m.
Smoketown: Billy Hower; 6 p.m., free (R)
Southgate House: Cincy Punk Fest; 8 p.m., $13
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Caribou, Rick Debow Band; 7:30 p.m., $5
Theater Square: VoJazz Trio w/ Megan Gebert; 6:30 p.m., free (R)
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Trio; 6 p.m., free (R)
WFPK: Live Lunch: Jessica Lea Mayfield, Daniel Martin Moore; noon, free, first come, first seated; members at $120 level or above receive priority seating
Wick’s New Albany: Eight Inch Elvis, 10 p.m., $5
Wyandotte Tavern: Karaoke; 9 p.m., free (R)
Zanzabar: 23-String Band; 9 p.m.
•SAT APR 9
America’s Best Inn: DJ Rob/Karaoke; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
The Bard’s Town: Egret; 8 p.m.
Caddy Shack Indoor Pizza and Golf: Jefferson Tarc Bus; 10 p.m., $5
Check’s Café: Karaoke with Gary Summit; 8 p.m., free (R)
Corner Door: Alanna Fugate; 7 p.m., free, all ages
Darkstar: The Prankster Trio; 9 p.m. (R)
ear X-tacy: Jessica Lea Mayfield; 2 p.m., free
Eddie Merlot’s Steakhouse: Bobby Falk Group; 7 p.m., free (R)
Gerstle’s: Neil Johnstone w/ Several Hundred People; 10 p.m.
Headliners Music Hall: Jessica Lea Mayfield, Daniel Martin Moore, Justin Lewis; 9 p.m., $12
Highlands Taproom: Rick Debow & Friends; 10 p.m.
Improv: Don DC Curry
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)
Jim Porters: Rick Bartlett’s Rockin’ Soul Revival, Night Moves, The Boogie Men Blues; 10 p.m.
KFC Yum! Center: George Strait, Reba McEntire, Lee Ann Womack; 7 p.m., $41.50-$93.50
Monkey Wrench: DJ Fabi; 10 p.m., $5
Phoenix Hill Tavern: 99MPH, Dangerous Liasion, Resin8; 10 p.m.
Rudyard Kipling: Pam Newman’s Tumblr Group; 6 p.m.
Rush Inn: Karaoke; 8 p.m. (R)
Saddle Ridge: Olivia Henken CD Release Party; 7 p.m.
Seelbach Bar: Dick Sisto Trio; 8 p.m., free (R)
Senor Iguanas Shelbyville Road: Karaoke and DJ Dance Party; 9 p.m.
Southgate House: Cincy Punk Fest; 8 p.m., $13
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Sue O’Neill and the Blues Seville, King Bees; 7:30 p.m., $5
Theater Square: VoJazz Trio w/ Megan Gebert; 6:30 p.m., free (R)
Tink’s Pub: Cirque Airotic (burlesque); 10 p.m.
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: The Cave Singers, Lia Ices; 9 p.m., $10
Zazoo’s: New Vintage Showcase featuring: Dirty Church Revival, Bloom Street, 8 Miles High; 9 p.m.
Zeppelin Café: Some Day Soon, Bottle Cap Manifesto, Hogan’s Fountain; 8 p.m.
•SUN APR 10
Bearno’s Highlands: Changing Lanes; 8 p.m.
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)
Comstock Concert Hall, U of L: Chamber Music Society: Trio Con Brio Copenhagen; 3 p.m., $25
Dutch’s Tavern: Kimmet & Doug; 11 p.m. (R)
Germantown Café: Karaoke contest w/ Traveling Salvation Road Show; 7:30 p.m.
Gerstle’s: The Pranksters; 11 p.m., $3 (R)
Headliners Music Hall: State Property 3: The Louisville Lockdown featuring Beanie Sigel, Freeway; 9 p.m., $20 adv., $25 door
Henry Clay Building: Jumpin’ Jive; 5 p.m., dancing starts at 8 p.m., $10 (dancing only), $100 (dinner and cabaret)
Highlands Taproom: Roxi Copeland
Improv: Don DC Curry
Jerry Green & Friends: Karaoke; 9 p.m. (R)
Jim Porters: Jam for Japan; 3 p.m., $10
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)
Wick’s Pizza, Goose Creek: DJ Dave Desitin (R)
Zazoo’s: Chop Shop Open Mic: The Choppers; 7 p.m., free (R)
Zeppelin Café: Lucky Tubb and the Modern Day Troubadours; 6 p.m., $10
•MON APR 11
Bird Recital Hall, U of L: University Faculty Jazz Ensemble; 7 p.m.
Dutch’s Tavern: Open Stage Jam w/ Amos Hopkins; 8 p.m., free (R)
ear X-tacy: The Poison Control Center; 6 p.m., free
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
Red Barn, U of L: Sister Spit (spoken word); 7 p.m.
Southgate House: Parlour Room: Lipstick Homicide, Dead North; 9:30 p.m., $5; 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)
Uncle Slayton’s: Ari Hest; 7:30 p.m., $10 adv., $12 door
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Duo; 6 p.m., free (R)
Wick’s Pizza, Baxter: Craig Wagner’s Jazz Night; 8:30 p.m., free (R)
•TUE APR 12
BBC 4th St.: Rachel Stump; 8 p.m., free (R)
Back Door: Open Mic; 7:30 p.m., free (R)
The Bard’s Town: Open Mic Comedy; 8 p.m.
Blu: Dave Clark Trio; 6 p.m., free (R)
Clifton’s Pizza: Danny Flanigan (R)
Corner Door: Open Mic w/ Alanna Fugate; 7 p.m., free, all ages
Cosmic Charlie’s: Prussia, Child Bite, Idiot Glee; 9 p.m.
Darkstar: Karaoke (R)
Dutch’s Tavern: Wyndell Williams; 10 p.m., free (R)
ear X-tacy: Young Widows, K-Tranza; 8 p.m., free
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)
Highlands Taproom: Fern Gully
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)
Lisa’s Oak Street Lounge: Bluegrass jam; 7 p.m., free (R)
Louisville Palace: Celtic Woman; 7:30 p.m., $50-$70
Onizim’s Barn: Big Pappa; 7 p.m., free (R)
Palace Theatre: Celtic Women Songs from the Heart Tour; 7:30 p.m., $50-$70
Rudyard Kipling: David Berkeley and Andrea Davidson; 9:30 p.m., $10 adv., $12 door
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: Parlour Room: Eugene Chadbourne & Tatsuya Nakatani, Corwood Country; 9:30 p.m., $5
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Open Blues, Jazz Band Jam; 8 p.m., free (R)
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Duo; 6 p.m., free (R)