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WED JUL 13
11th Frame: Karaoke; 9 p.m., free (R)
BBC, 4th Street: Songwriters Showcase with Ashley Burchett; 7 p.m., free (R)
Billiards Club of Louisville: Short Bus; 11 p.m., free (R)
Blu Italian Grille: Craig Wagner & Carly Johnson; 7 p.m., free (R)
Buffalo Wild Wings, St. Matthews: Emily Clark Band; 8 p.m. (R)
Captain’s Quarters: Amanda Lucas & Audrey Cecil; 6 p.m., free
Chick Inn: Erin; 6 p.m. (R)
Comedy Caravan: Etta May, Tim McClenden; 8 p.m., $15
Corner Door: Big Booty Swing; 7:30 p.m., free (R)
Dat Kjun: Karaoke; 8 p.m., free (R)
Gerstle’s Place: Alanna Fugate & Friends; 10 p.m., (R)
Gilbert’s: Blues Jam hosted by Jimmy G & the Sidewinders; free (R)
Groucho’s: Karaoke; 9 p.m., free (R)
Harley’s Main Street Tavern: Open mic; 8 p.m. (R)
Highlands Tap Room: Open Stage hosted by the Fuck Munkys; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
Hit The Door: Karaoke; 10 p.m., free (R)
Jack Fry’s: Ray Johnson, Jenna Mattingly & Dave Wilson; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jack’s: Slinky Jenkins; 9 p.m., free (R)
JazzyBlu: “Mix Wednesdays” with Maestro J.; 8 p.m. (R)
Jeff Ruby’s: Pete Peterson; 6:30 p.m. (R)
Jerry Green & Friends: Freddie George, Jerry Green & Friends; 9 p.m., free (R)
Jim Porter’s: Karaoke; 9 p.m. (R)
Limestone Bay: Jim Dishman; 9 p.m., free (R)
Lisa’s Oak St. Lounge: Muji Fuji; 7 p.m., free (R)
Monkey Wrench: Relic, John Paul Wright; 8:30 p.m.
Nachbar: VAMP; 10 p.m., free (R)
Onizim’s Barn: Phil Kelly; 7 p.m., free (R)
Papa Borromeo’s: Short Bus; 7 p.m., free (R)
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Mobley; 8 p.m.
Rumball’s: Open Mic with Layton Maddox; 7 p.m., free (R)
Starbase Q: Karaoke; 9 p.m., free (R)
Stevie Ray’s: Mike and the Swingers; 9 p.m., $4
TK’s Pub: Over-reactors; 6:30 p.m. (R)
Theater Square: VoJazz Trio with Megan Gebert; 6:30 p.m., free (R)
Uncle Pleasant’s: Karaoke; 9 p.m. (R)
Union Station: Karaoke (R); Open Jam with Rich Haste (R)
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Duo; 6 p.m., free (R)
Wick’s Pizza, Middletown: Karaoke (R)
Wick’s, New Albany: Eight Inch Elvis (acoustic trio); 8 p.m., free
Zanzabar; Gang Gang Dance, Nguzunguzu, Total Freedom; 10 p.m., $15
Z’s Fusion: Fuze; 5:30 p.m., free (R)
THU JUL 14
America’s Best Inn: Karaoke; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
An Eclectic Collector: Josh Bogard; 5 p.m.
Blu Italian Grille: Hickory Vaught (R)
Capitol Plaza Hotel: The Shining; 7:30 p.m., free (R)
Check’s Café: Karaoke; 6 p.m., free (R)
Comedy Caravan: Etta May, Tim McClenden; 8 p.m., $15; Louisville Comedy Underground; 10 p.m., $8 (R)
The Connection: “Absolut Talent Night” with Terri Vanessa Coleman & DJ Dale; 11 p.m. (R)
Dark Star Tavern: The White Russians; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
Derby City Espresso: Marion Dries, huH roBots, Brandon Koufeldt; 8 p.m.
Gerstle’s Place: Lipstick Pistol
Golden Nugget: Short Bus; 10:30 p.m., free (R)
Groucho’s: “Music Attack!” featuring Tamara Dearing, Yo’ Majesty & the Eracists, Reading Group; 9 p.m., $3 suggested donation
Headliners Music Hall: Tyler Bryant, 30 Spokes; 9 p.m., $10
Hideaway Saloon: Karaoke; free (R)
Highlands Tap Room: Karaoke (R)
Hit The Door: Karaoke; 10 p.m., free (R)
Holiday Inn, Hurstbourne: Bluegrass Anonymous Jam; 7 p.m., free (R)
Improv: Dale Jones; 8 p.m., $12
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’s Trio; 9 p.m. (R)
Jerry Green & Friends: Freddie George, Jerry Green & Friends; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jim Porter’s: Karaoke; 9 p.m. (R)
Mozz: Carly Johnson; 7 p.m., free (R)
Mr. G’s Lounge: Karaoke; 10 p.m. (R)
Mulligan’s: “Louisville Songwriter’s Showcase” featuring Rusty Bladen, Alanna Fugate, Thomas Wesley Bowman, Greg Smith; 8 p.m., free; Singer/Songwriter Open Mic; 10 p.m. (R)
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Audition Night
Saints: Cosa Seria; 9 p.m. (R)
Senor Iguana’s, Shelbyville Road: Karaoke; 9 p.m. (R)
Starbase Q: Karaoke; 9 p.m., free (R)
Stevie Ray’s: St. John’s Wort; 9 p.m., $4
The Summit: Crushed Velvet; 6:30 p.m., free
Theater Square: Stein Stoess; 8 p.m., free (R)
Union Station: Karaoke (R)
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Duo; 6 p.m., free (R)
Wick’s Pizza, Highlands: Jimi V. and Screamin’ John; 8:30 p.m., free (R)
Wick’s Pizza, New Albany: Aquila Comedy (R)
ZaZoo’s: Oddsock Unplugged with Dewey Kinkade and special guests; 6 p.m., free (R)
Zeppelin Café: Blues Jam with Lamont Gillespie & 100 Proof; 9 p.m., free (R)
Z’s Fusion: Fuze; 5:30 p.m., free (R)
FRI JUL 15
America’s Best Inn: Karaoke; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
Big Blue Country: Karaoke; 8 p.m., free (R)
The Bodega at Felice Vineyards: Danny O’Day’s Have Sax will Travel; 7:30 p.m., free
Bungalow Joe’s Bar and Grill: Karaoke; 9 p.m., free (R)
Comedy Caravan: Etta May, Tim McClenden; 8 p.m. & 10:15 p.m., $20 each
Corydon Square: Corydon Dulcimer Society; 7:30 p.m.
Dat Kjun: Karaoke; 8 p.m., free (R)
Derby City Espresso: Johnny Berry, Jane Rose; 9 p.m.
EEzy’s Sports Bar: Lindsey Lane & Axis Band; 10 p.m.
11th Frame: Karaoke; 9 p.m., free (R)
Executive Lawn: “Lebowski Fest” with J. Roddy Walston & the Business, The Broken Spurs; 8 p.m., $15 adv., $18 DOS
Expo Five: Underoath, Times of Grace, Stray From the Path, Letlive
Fourth Street Live: Justin Moore; 8 p.m., free
Gerstle’s Place: Kudmani,
Zoogma
Green Building: Kelly McRae; 8 p.m., $10
Groucho’s: Karaoke; 9 p.m., free (R)
Hideaway Saloon: Captain Midnight
Highlands Tap Room: Karaoke (R)
Hit The Door: Karaoke; 10 p.m., free (R)
Holiday Inn, Hurstbourne: Karaoke; 7:30 p.m., free (R)
Holiday Inn, Lakeview: Harold Gilbert
Ice House: “Halfway to Forecastle” After Party with Mimosa, Ana Sia, Gramatik; $20
Impellizzeri’s, Downtown: Leaving London; 8 p.m.
Improv: Sommore; 8 p.m. & 10:30 p.m., $22 each
Jack Fry’s: Steve Crews; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jeff Ruby’s: Pete Peterson; 6:30 p.m. (R); PC and the Final Verdict; 9 p.m.
Jerry Green & Friends: Freddie George, Jerry Green & Friends; 7 p.m., free (R)
JT’s Variety Club: Twicemade Records’ Freak Central Free Fridays; free (R)
Magnolia Bar: Straight A’s, The Fordists, Lee Van Cleef, Alcohol Party
Majid’s: Bobby J with Michael Roy (R)
Maple Inn: Billy Goat Gruff; 9 p.m.
Martin’s Tavern: Karaoke; 9 p.m., free (R)
Mulligan’s: The Jeb Band; free
New Albany Riverfront Amphitheater: Bobby Falk Group; 7:30 p.m., free
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Mobile Deathcamp, Sever This Illusion, Succumb to Demise, Fall of Dusk, Mamma Thai, Gutting Conway, Mixed Magic
Ri Ra: Jefferson Tarc Bus; 9:30 p.m.
Rudyard Kipling: Supertruck, Vug; $5
Rush Inn: Karaoke; 8 p.m. (R)
St. Agnes Parish: The Pranksters, Mid Life Crisis, Logan Street; 5 p.m.
Seelbach Bar: Dick Sisto, Steve Davis, Jeremy Allen, Jason Tiemann; 8 p.m. & 10 p.m., free
Senor Iguana’s, Shelbyville Road: Salsa night; 10 p.m. (R)
Smoketown USA: Billy Hower; 6 p.m., free (R)
Starbase Q: The Galaxy Girls; 11 p.m. (R)
Stevie Ray’s: Little T&A, Old School; 7:30 p.m., $5
Theater Square: VoJazz Trio with Megan Gebert; 6:30 p.m., free (R)
Third Street Dive: Hellfire Revival; 10 p.m.
Union Station: Karaoke (R)
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Trio; 6 p.m., free (R)
Waterfront Park: “Halfway to Forecastle” with Pretty Lights, Big Boi, RJD2, Twin Shadow, BoomBox, The Pass, Lydia Burrell, Ishi; 6 p.m., $35 adv., $45 at the door, $80 VIP
WFPK: “Live Lunch” with The Broken Spurs; noon, free, first come, first seated; members at $120 level or above receive priority seating
Wyandotte Tavern: Karaoke; 9 p.m., free (R)
ZaZoo’s: V-Groove, Touch AC; 9 p.m., $5
SAT JUL 16
America’s Best Inn: Karaoke; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
Best Vineyards and Winery: Turley Richards; 2 p.m.
Check’s Café: Karaoke; 8 p.m., free (R)
Comedy Caravan: Etta May, Tim McClenden; 8 p.m. & 10:15 p.m., $20 each
Churchill Downs: Boogie Juice; 6 p.m.
Dark Star Tavern: The Prankster Trio; 9 p.m. (R)
Eddie Merlot’s Steakhouse: Bobby Falk Group; 7 p.m., free (R)
Executive Lawn: “Lebowski Fest” with Those Darlins, The Seedy Seeds, How I Became the Bomb, Junk Yard Dogs; 4 p.m., $12 adv., $15 DOS
Executive Strike and Spare Lounge: “Lebowski Fest After Party” with The Health and Happiness Family Gospel Band; midnight, free
Gerstle’s Place: Dirty Church Revival
Groucho’s: Karaoke; 9 p.m., free (R)
Harley’s Main Street Tavern: The Mississippi Adam Riggle Band; 10:30 p.m.
Hideaway Saloon: Jas Patrick; 10:30 p.m., $5
Highlands Tap Room: Old Man
Hit The Door: Karaoke; 10 p.m., free (R)
Holiday Inn, Lakeview: Harold Gilbert
Improv: Sommore; 7 p.m. & 9:30 p.m., $22 each
Iroquois Amphitheater: Here Come the Mummies; 8 pm., $20 adv., $25 DOS
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 Peterson; 6:30 p.m. (R); PC and the Final Verdict; 9 p.m.
Jerry Green & Friends: Freddie George, Jerry Green & Friends; 7 p.m., free (R)
Majid’s: Bobby J with Michael Roy (R)
Mr. G’s Lounge: Karaoke; 10 p.m. (R)
Mulligan’s: Amos Hawkins & the Hellbenders; free
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Wax Factory, Naked Garden, Too Far Gone
Q-doba, Highlands: Fattlabb; 7 p.m., free
Ri Ra: Jefferson Tarc Bus; 9:30 p.m.
Rocky’s: Roz Tate; 8 p.m.
Rudyard Kipling: John Mann, Sam Lewis; 7 p.m.; Xylos, King Kong; 10 p.m., $5
Rush Inn: Karaoke; 8 p.m. (R)
St. Agnes Parish: The Vinyl Kings, Hank Sinatra, Jerry Roubieu & Tony Schnell; 5 p.m.
Seelbach Bar: Dick Sisto Trio; 8 p.m. & 10 p.m., free (R)
Senor Iguana’s, Shelbyville Road: Karaoke; 9 p.m. (R)
Starbase Q: The Galaxy Girls; 11 p.m., 12:30 a.m. & 2 a.m. (R)
Stevie Ray’s: Kudmani Band, Boogie Juice; 7:30 p.m., $5
Sunergos Coffee, Beechmont: Chris Weiss, Justin Lewis, Tender Mercy; 7 p.m., free
Theater Square: VoJazz Trio with Megan Gebert; 6:30 p.m., free (R)
Third Street Dive: Jane Rose & the Deadend Boys, The Hudsuckers; 10 p.m.
Uncle Slayon’s: Tom McBride; 9 p.m., $8
Union Station: Karaoke (R)
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Trio; 6:30 p.m. (R)
ZaZoo’s: The Delta Saints, Dewey Kincade, Alex Wright; 9 p.m., $5
Z’s Fusion: Fuze; 7 p.m., free (R)
SUN JUL 17
Bearno’s, Highlands: Amanda Lucas & Audrey Cecil; 8 p.m., free
Blu Italian Grille: Dave Clark Trio; 11 a.m., free (R)
Bourbons Bistro: Ron Jones & Sonny Stephens; 7 p.m., free (R)
Brown Hotel: Nada Loutfi; 4 p.m., $18 (R)
Cherokee Triangle: Cosa Seria; 7 p.m., free
Comedy Caravan: Etta May, Tim McClenden; 8 p.m., $15; Louisville Comedy Underground; 10 p.m., $8 (R)
Gerstle’s Place: The Pranksters; 11 p.m., $3 (R)
Groucho’s: Karaoke; 9 p.m., free (R)
Hit The Door: Karaoke; 10 p.m., free (R)
Improv: Sommore; 7 p.m., $22
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)
Martin’s Tavern: Karaoke; 6 p.m., free (R)
Nachbar: Squeeze-bot; 8 p.m., free (R)
Starbase Q: Karaoke; 9 p.m., free (R)
Steinert’s: Karaoke; 10 p.m., free (R)
Union Station: Karaoke (R)
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Duo; 6 p.m., free (R)
Vernon Club: Hellogoodbye, Fake Problems, Fences, A Great Big Pile Of Leaves
Wick’s Pizza, Highlands: Joe Hanna; 8:30 p.m., free (R)
Wick’s Pizza, New Albany: Jodioke (R)
Zanzabar: Seluah, She Might Bite; 9 p.m., $7
ZaZoo’s: Chop Shop Open Mic with The Choppers; 7 p.m., free (R)
MON JUL 18
Chestnut House: Cloud Mouth, Admiral Ackbar, The Reptilian, The Sunday Proposition, Caution Critters; 7 p.m., $5
Comedy Caravan: Note-Worthy
Groucho’s: Karaoke; 9 p.m., free (R)
Hideaway Saloon: Tom Boone & Friends; 10 p.m., $3 (R)
Highlands Tap Room: Karaoke (R)
Hit The Door: Karaoke; 10 p.m., free (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)
Steinert’s: Karaoke; 10 p.m., free (R)
Stevie Ray’s: Open Mic Jam and Karaoke with Larryoke; 9 p.m., free (R)
Sunergos Coffee, Beechmont: Country Mice, Cory Wayne; 7 p.m., free
Union Station: Karaoke (R)
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Duo; 6 p.m., free (R)
Wick’s Pizza, Highlands: Craig Wagner’s Jazz Night; 8:30 p.m., free (R)
TUE JUL 19
The Bard’s Town: World’s Greatest Open Mic Night hosted by Robert Morgan; 8 p.m. (R)
BBC, 4th St.: Rachel Stump; 8 p.m., free (R)
Blu Italian Grille: Dave Clark Trio; 6 p.m., free (R)
Clifton’s Pizza: Danny Flanigan (R)
Dark Star Tavern: Karaoke (R)
ear X-tacy: The American Freedom Machine; 6 p.m., free
Gerstle’s Place: Matt Phelps Bluegrass (R)
Groucho’s: Karaoke; 9 p.m., free (R)
Hit The Door: Karaoke; 10 p.m., free (R)
Jeff Ruby’s: Pete Peterson; 6:30 p.m., free (R)
Jerry Green & Friends: Karaoke; 9 p.m., free (R)
Kingfish, River Road: “Blues With a View” hosted by Big Poppa Stampley; 7 p.m. (R)
Lisa’s Oak Street Lounge: Bluegrass jam; 7 p.m., free (R)
Mozz: “Take Five Tuesdays Open Jazz Jam”; 9:30 p.m. (R)
Mulligan’s: Open Stage Jam with Amos Hopkins & Friends; 9 p.m., free (R)
Onizim’s Barn: Big Pappa; 7 p.m., free (R)
Rumball’s: Open Mic with Layton Maddox; 7 p.m., free (R)
Saints Skybar: Open stage; 9 p.m., free (R)
Sake Blue: Craig Wagner, Todd Hildreth, Mike Hyman; 6:30 p.m., free (R)
Steinert’s: Karaoke; 10 p.m., free (R)
Stevie Ray’s: Open Blues Band Jam; 9 p.m., free (R)
Union Station: Karaoke (R)
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Duo; 6 p.m., free (R)