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WED AUG 3
Ashland Tavern: Dan Goode and the Po’ Boys; 9 p.m. (R)
BBC, 4th Street: Songwriters Showcase with Ashley Burchett; 7 p.m., free, (R)
Bearno’s by the Bridge: Calen and Clay; 9 p.m.
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)
Chick Inn: Erin; 6 p.m. (R)
Comedy Caravan: Darryl Rhoades, Amos Chang, Aaron Nemo; 8 p.m., $10
Corner Door: Big Booty Swing; 7:30 p.m., free (R)
Dat Kjun: Karaoke; 8 p.m., free (R)
11th Frame: Karaoke; 9 p.m., free (R)
Expo Five: Tech N9ne, Krizz Kaliko, Kutt Calhoun, Big Scoob, Jay Rock, Mayday, Stevie Stone, Bukshot; 8 p.m., $25
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 hosted by Flood Water; 8 p.m. (R)
Hideaway Saloon: The Pranksters; 10:30 p.m., $3
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)
Molly Malone’s, St. Matthews: Tristen Roberts; 10 p.m., free
Mulligan’s: Mickey Clark; 6 p.m., free (R)
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: Cost of Sin; 10 p.m.; XS, Super 69
Rumball’s: Open Mic with Layton Maddox; 7 p.m., free (R)
Starbase Q: Karaoke; 9 p.m., free (R)
Stevie Ray’s: LGBT Night with the Bar Belle featuring Teneia Sanders; 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, Highlands: Boombox Saints (R)
Wick’s Pizza, Middletown: Karaoke (R)
ZaZoo’s: Crushed Purple, She Might Bite, Several Hundred People; 9 p.m.
Z’s Fusion: Fuze; 5:30 p.m., free (R)
THU AUG 4
America’s Best Inn: Karaoke; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
Bank Street Brewhouse: Bunny Day and the Mercy Buckets; 8 p.m.
The Bard’s Town: Tamara Dearing, Sam Hadfield, Virginia Plane; 8 p.m., $3; Louisville Comedy Underground; 9 p.m., $5
BJ’s Sports Pub: Mooseknuckle; 10 p.m., free
Blu Italian Grille: Hickory Vaught (R)
Buffalo Wild Wings, St. Matthews: Butch Rice; 8 p.m. (R)
Capitol Plaza Hotel: The Shining; 7:30 p.m., free (R)
Check’s Café: Karaoke; 6 p.m., free (R)
Chestnut House: Prideswallower, Leather, Another Mistake, Brain Trust, Walkthrough; 7 p.m., $5
Coconut Beach Club: Wyndell Williams; 9 p.m.
Comedy Caravan: Darryl Rhoades, Amos Chang, Aaron Nemo; 8 p.m., $10; 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: Nick Peay, Brent Mathis, Jamie Duvall; 8 p.m.
Expo Five: “Summer Slaughter Tour” featuring The Black Dahlia Murder, Whitechapel, Darkest Hour, Six Feet Under, Kingdom Of Sorrow, Dying Fetus, Powerglove, As Blood Runs Black, Oceano, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Within The Ruins; 2:30 p.m., $20
Gerstle’s Place: Season At Sea, Sugar Glyder, Cousins; 10 p.m., $5
Golden Nugget: Short Bus; 10:30 p.m., free (R)
Groucho’s: Comedy Attack; 9 p.m., free (R)
Hideaway Saloon: The Tillers; 10:30 p.m., $3
Highlands Tap Room: Karaoke (R)
Hit The Door: Karaoke; 10 p.m., free (R)
Improv: Arnez J; 8 p.m., $23
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; 6:30 p.m. (R)
Jerry Green & Friends: Freddie George, Jerry Green & Friends; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jim Porter’s: Karaoke; 9 p.m.
Molly Malone’s, St. Matthews: Phil Regan; 10 p.m., free
Mr. G’s Lounge: Karaoke; 10 p.m. (R)
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Audition Night (R); Eric Tepe Band
Rudyard Kipling: Gypsy DeVille; 7 p.m.; Shotgun Party; 9 p.m., $5
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: Stutter’n Jethro; 9 p.m., $4
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 (R)
ZaZoo’s: Oddsock Unplugged with Dewey Kinkade; 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 AUG 5
America’s Best Inn: Karaoke; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
The Bard’s Town: Doug Dallmann and the Dallmannators; 9 p.m., free; “The Young, Dumb and Full of Comedy Show”; 9:30 p.m., free
Bearno’s by the Bridge: Steve Clark; 9:30 p.m.
Big Blue Country: Karaoke; 9 p.m., free (R)
Billiards Club of Louisville: Dangerous Liason, Two Pump Chump; 10:30 p.m., $5
BJ’s Sports Pub: Mooseknuckle; 10 p.m., free
Bungalow Joe’s Bar and Grill: Karaoke; 9 p.m., free (R)
Butchertown Pub: Vessel; 9 p.m., $5
Check’s Café: Pat Younger; 8 p.m., free
Comedy Caravan: Darryl Rhoades, Amos Chang, Aaron Nemo; 8 p.m. & 10:15 p.m., $15 each
Corydon Square: River Cities Concert Band; 7:30 p.m., free
Dat Kjun: Karaoke; 8 p.m., free (R)
Derby City Espresso: Pedro & the Bell, Frontier Folk Nebraska, Changing Lanes; 8 p.m.
Eddie Merlot’s Steakhouse: Bobby Falk Group; 7 p.m., free (R)
11th Frame: Karaoke; 9 p.m., free (R)
Fiesta Mexicana: Mickey Clark & the Blue Norther; 6 p.m., free
Fourth Street Live: Craig Campbell; 8 p.m., free
Gerstle’s Place: 64 West; 10 p.m., $5
Groucho’s: Karaoke; 9 p.m., free (R)
Hideaway Saloon: Atomic Solace; 10:30 p.m., $5
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: Jeff Rehmet
Improv: Arnez J; 8 p.m. & 10:30 p.m., $23 each
Jack Fry’s: Steve Crews; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jeff Ruby’s: Pete Peterson; 6:30 p.m. (R); Robbie Bartlett; 9 p.m.
Jerry Green & Friends: Freddie George, Jerry Green & Friends; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jim Porter’s: Storefront Congregation, Tyrone Cotton; 7 p.m.
JT’s Variety Club: Twicemade Records’ “Freak Central Free Fridays”; free (R)
Kentucky Convention Center: “C.R.U.N.K. Fest: Living Out Loud”; 7:15 p.m., $10
Majid’s: Bobby J with Michael Roy (R)
Martin’s Tavern: Karaoke; 9 p.m., free (R)
Mr. G’s: Wade Baker
Mulligan’s: Dallas Cole Band
New Albany Riverfront Amphitheater: Scott Kirby; 7 p.m.
The 930 Center: Action!, Hanzelle; 8 p.m., free
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Rehab, Gentlemen Hounds; 8 p.m.; XS, Elephant Room, Popkiss Chainsaw, Some Kind of Saint, Tragic Refuge, King Sonic
Right Now Harvest Church: Leon Timbo; 7 p.m.
Rudyard Kipling: “Terrabeat Showcase” with Bstar Rap & Dhifo, CHPR DVN, Jon Silpayamanant, Serpent Wisdom, Sudanese Rebaba Project, Caleb Louis, Long Thanh Nguyen, Dipankar Mridha, Anvee with Meena Deshpande, Lydia & the Professor, Olga Kondulukova, Nyesuadah Tolbert, Omari ‘JaJa’ Zakee, Vindhya Katta & Nachale, Justin Safari & Estella Ndayizeye, Self Kuwa, Kenya Goonz, Asad, Tek Dhakal, Ba Blu Htoo & Par Reh; 7 p.m., $10
Rush Inn: Karaoke; 8 p.m. (R)
Saints Skybar: Butch Rice CD Release Party; 9 p.m., $5
Seelbach Bar: Dick Sisto Trio; 8 p.m. & 10 p.m., free (R)
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: Kirby’s Dreamland; 9:30 p.m., $5
Theater Square: VoJazz Trio with Megan Gebert; 6:30 p.m., free (R)
Third Street Dive: Cadaver Dogs, The Up All Nights; 10 p.m., $5
Uncle Slayton’s: Maiden Radio, Daniel Martin Moore; 8 p.m., $8
Union Station: Karaoke (R)
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Trio; 6 p.m., free (R)
WFPK: “Live Lunch” with Soul, Inc.; noon, free, first come, first seated; members at $120 level or above receive priority seating
Wick’s Pizza, New Albany: Dust Radio; 10 p.m.
Wyandotte Tavern: Karaoke; 9 p.m., free (R)
Zanzabar: Nerves Junior, Secret Colours, Troubadour Dali; 9 p.m.
ZaZoo’s: The Swindlers; 9 p.m., $5
Zeppelin Café: Little T&A; 9 p.m.
SAT AUG 6
America’s Best Inn: Karaoke; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
The Bard’s Town: Eskimo; 9:30 p.m., $3; Hazy Jane; 10 p.m., $3
Belle of Louisville: Still Kickin’; 5 p.m., $5
Best Vineyards and Winery: Mickey Clark; 2 p.m.
Billiards Club of Louisville: Stone the Crow; 10:30 p.m., $5
Check’s Café: Karaoke; 8 p.m., free (R)
Comedy Caravan: Darryl Rhoades, Amos Chang, Aaron Nemo; 8 p.m. & 10:15 p.m., $15 each
Dark Star Tavern: The Prankster Trio; 9 p.m. (R)
Derby City Espresso: Diane Williams, Ancient Ocean; 8 p.m.
Douglas Loop Farmers Market: Maiden Radio; 10:45 a.m., free
ear X-tacy: Coliseum, Xerxes, Brain Trust; 9 p.m., $6
Eddie Merlot’s Steakhouse: Bobby Falk Group; 7 p.m., free (R)
Gerstle’s Place: Canago, DJ Booty Sweat; 10 p.m., $5
Groucho’s: Karaoke; 9 p.m., free (R)
Hideaway Saloon: Pick Your Switch; 10:30 p.m., $5
Hit The Door: Karaoke; 10 p.m., free (R)
Holiday Inn, Lakeview: Jeff Rehmet
Improv: Arnez J; 7 p.m. & 9:30 p.m., $23 each
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); Robbie Bartlett; 9 p.m.
Jerry Green & Friends: Freddie George, Jerry Green & Friends; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jim Porter’s: Replay, Rock Station, Bluestown
Kentucky Convention Center: “C.R.U.N.K. Fest: Living Out Loud”; 7:15 p.m., $10; “Taste of the Grapevine”; 8 p.m.
Magnolia Bar & Grill: Mercy Academy, Deer Meet, The Winston Hours; 10 p.m., free
Majid’s: Bobby J with Michael Roy (R)
Monkey Wrench: Johnny Berry & the Outliers, The Kitty Slickers; 10 p.m., $7
Mr. G’s Lounge: Karaoke; 10 p.m. (R)
Mulligan’s: Collateral
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Hot Action Cop; 8 p.m.; Scary Uncle, Wax Factory, King Sonic
Rudyard Kipling: “Cancer Sucks Benefit” featuring Leigh Ann Yost, Jamison Taylor French, Justin Lewis, Jack Holiday and the Westerners, OK Zombie, Tunesmiths; 7 p.m., $5 donation
Rush Inn: Karaoke; 8 p.m. (R)
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: Freddy and the Krugers; 9:30 p.m., $5
Theater Square: VoJazz Trio with Megan Gebert; 6:30 p.m., free (R)
Third Street Dive: My First Circus; 10 p.m., $5
Uncle Slayton’s: John Common & Blinding Flashes of Light, Grownup Noise; 9 p.m., $8 adv., $10 DOS
Union Station: Karaoke (R)
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Trio; 6:30 p.m. (R)
Zanzabar: Sonen, The Pass; 10 p.m.
ZaZoo’s: Uh-huh Baby Yeah;
9 p.m., $5
Z’s Fusion: Fuze; 7 p.m., free (R)
SUN AUG 7
The Bard’s Town: Louisville Comedy Underground; 9 p.m., $5
BJ’s Sports Pub: Karaoke; 9 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: Louisville Crashers; 7 p.m., free
Comedy Caravan: Darryl Rhoades, Amos Chang, Aaron Nemo; 8 p.m. & 10:15 p.m., $15 each; 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: Arnez J; 7 p.m., $23
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)
Rubbies Southside Grill: Dan Goode and the Po’ Boys; 9 p.m., free (R)
Shively Park: “Sax in the City” with Rick Debow and Friends; 4:30 p.m., free
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)
Wick’s Pizza, Highlands: Joe Hanna; 8:30 p.m., free (R)
Wick’s Pizza, New Albany: Jodioke (R)
ZaZoo’s: Chop Shop Open Mic with The Choppers; 7 p.m., free (R)
MON AUG 8
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)
Rudyard Kipling: Rusty Old Crows, The Grayson Wray Project; 9:30 p.m., $5
Steinert’s: Karaoke; 10 p.m., free (R)
Stevie Ray’s: Open Mic Jam and Karaoke with Larryoke; 9 p.m., free (R)
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 AUG 9
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)
Chestnut House: Foundation, Harms Way, Rotting Out, Written Off; 7 p.m., $5
Clifton’s Pizza: Danny Flanigan (R)
Dark Star Tavern: Karaoke (R)
ear X-tacy: Maiden Radio; 6 p.m., free
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)
R Place Pub: Dev & Doug (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)
Uncle Slayton’s: Will Dailey, Kirk Kiefer; 8:30 p.m., $8
Union Station: Karaoke (R)
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Duo; 6 p.m., free (R)
