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Wed dec 21
The Bard’s Town: Four Shillings Short; 7 p.m., donations accepted
BBC, 4th Street: “Songwriters Showcase” with Ashley Burchett; 7 p.m., free, (R)
Beef O’Brady’s, Hillview: Short Bus; 7 p.m., free (R)
Billiards Club of Louisville: Short Bus; 11 p.m., free (R)
Comedy Caravan: “Raw” hosted by Jay Cox; 7:15 p.m., $3 (R)
Corner Door: Big Booty Swing; 7:30 p.m., free (R)
Gilbert’s: Jimmy G & the Sidewinders; free (R)
Groucho’s: “Comedy in a Fish Bowl”; 10 p.m., free (R)
Hideaway Saloon: The Pranksters; 10 p.m., $3 (R)
Improv: Rich Guzzi’s “Hypnotic Holiday Christmas Spectacular Show”; 8 p.m., $10
Irish Exit: Phil Regan; free
Jack’s: Slinky Jenkins; 9 p.m., free (R)
Jerry Green & Friends: Freddie George; 9 p.m., free (R)
Lisa’s Oak St. Lounge: Muji Fuji; 7 p.m., free (R)
Meat: Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner; 9 p.m., free
Monkey Wrench: Relic; 9 p.m., free (R)
Mulligan’s: Mickey Clark; 7 p.m., free (R)
Nachbar: VAMP; 10 p.m., free (R)
New Directions: Mike Willett & Friends; 8 p.m., free
Onizim’s Barn: Phil Kelly; 7 p.m., free (R)
Stevie Ray’s: Dev & Doug; 9 p.m., $3 (R)
TK’s Pub: The Over-reactors; 6:30 p.m. (R)
Theater Square: The VoJazz Trio with Megan Gebert; 6:30 p.m., free (R)
Wick’s Pizza, Middletown: Rockin’ Rob; free (R)
THU dec 22
The Bard’s Town: Four Shillings Short; 7 p.m., donations accepted; Louisville Comedy Underground; 9 p.m., free (R)
Beef O’Brady’s, Valley Station: Short Bus; 7 p.m., free
Blu Italian Grille: Hickory Vaught; 8 p.m., free (R)
Brick House Tavern: Neil Champine; 9 p.m., free (R)
Bud’s Tavern: Mike Willett & Friends; 8:30 p.m., free (R)
Capitol Plaza Hotel: The Shining; 7:30 p.m., free (R)
Clifton Center: “Give-a-Jam to End Homelessness” with Leigh Ann Yost, John Gage, Hog Operation, Tyrone Cotton, Justin Lewis, Nathan Salsburg & Friends, Ted Harlan & Ben Andrews, Beady, Sparkle Steve; 7 p.m., $10-$250 donations accepted
Comedy Caravan: Stewart Huff, Brent Terhune, Donna Watts; 7:15 p.m., $10; “The List”; 9:30 p.m., $1(R)
Corner Door: Dorney and Friends; 7:30 p.m., free
Dark Star Tavern: The White Russians; 10 p.m., free (R)
Gerstle’s Place: Vessel; 10 p.m.
Golden Nugget: Short Bus; 11 p.m., free (R)
Improv: Rich Guzzi’s “Hypnotic Holiday Christmas Spectacular Show”; 8 p.m., $10
Jack’s Lounge: The Scott Henderson Duo; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jerry Green & Friends: Freddie George; 7 p.m., free (R)
Ramada Plaza: Lalah Hathaway; 7 p.m., $40
Rudyard Kipling: Happy Gas; 7 p.m., donations accepted
Saints: Cosa Seria; 9 p.m. (R)
Smoketown USA: Billy Hower; 6 p.m., free (R)
Stevie Ray’s: Clay Street Blues All Stars; 8:30 p.m., $12
Theater Square: Stein Stoess; 8 p.m., free (R)
Wick’s Pizza, Highlands: Screaming John and Jimi V; free (R)
Wick’s Pizza, New Albany: Aquila (R)
Zanzabar: Big Hang (Elvis Tribute), The Ladybirds; 10 p.m., $5
ZaZoo’s: Appalatin; 8 p.m., $2 (R)
FRI dec 23
The Bard’s Town: Damaged Goods; 7:30 p.m., $5; Eskimo; 10 p.m., free; “The Young, Dumb and Full of Comedy Show”; 10 p.m., $5
Baxter 942: Kimmet & Doug; 10 p.m.
Billiards Club of Louisville: Shane Dawson; 10 p.m., $5
The Connection: Adriana Fuentes; 10:30 p.m. & 12:30 a.m.
Comedy Caravan: Stewart Huff, Brent Terhune, Donna Watts; 7:15 p.m., $15
Corner Door: Tom Boone and the Back Porch Pickers; 7 p.m., free
Dark Star Tavern: The Pranksters; 10 p.m.
Gerstle’s Place: Hwy 42
Headliners Music Hall: The Steely Dan Cover Band; 9 p.m., $10
Impellizzeri’s, Downtown: Jason & the Fossils; 9 p.m.
Improv: Rich Guzzi’s “Hypnotic Holiday Christmas Spectacular Show”; 8 p.m. & 10:30 p.m., $12 each
Irish Exit: John Heger; free
Jazzyblu: “Destination Live Fridays” with Maestro J.; 8 p.m., $10 (R)
Jerry Green & Friends: Freddie George; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jim Porter’s: J.D. Shelburne; 7 p.m.
Karem’s: The Over-Reactors; 8 p.m.
Mozz: Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner; 7 p.m., free
Ri Ra: Jefferson Tarc Bus; 9:30 p.m.
R Place Pub: Robbie Bartlett; 10 p.m.
Rudyard Kipling: Jalin Roze, Tarik Adams; 9 p.m., $5
Seelbach Bar: The Dick Sisto Trio; 8 p.m. & 10 p.m., free (R)
Smoketown USA: Billy Hower; 6 p.m., free (R)
Stevie Ray’s: Old School Band; 9:30 p.m., $5
Theater Square: The VoJazz Trio with Megan Gebert; 6:30 p.m., free (R)
Vernon Club: Our Lucky Stars, Aesthetics Versus Architecture, Talk of Spring, Aim for the Skies, The Tomorrow Boys; 7 p.m., $8
WFPK: “Live Lunch” with The Foxery; noon, free
Wick’s Pizza, Highlands: The Cigarettes
ZaZoo’s: Big Hang (Elvis Tribute), Johnny Cash Tribute, Patsy Cline Tribute; 9 p.m., $5
SAT dec 24
Billiards Club of Louisville: Campfire Stew; 10 p.m., $5
Comedy Caravan: Stewart Huff, Brent Terhune, Donna Watts; 7:15 p.m. & 9:30 p.m., $15
The Connection: Adriana Fuentes; 10:30 p.m. & 12:30 a.m.
Dark Star Tavern: The Pranksters; 10 p.m. (R)
Gerstle’s Place: Soul Proprietors
Impellizzeri’s, Downtown: Cosa Seria; 10:30 p.m., $7 (R)
Jack’s Lounge: The Scott Henderson Duo; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jazzyblu: “Neo-Soul Saturdays” with Maestro J.; 8 p.m., $10 (R)
Jerry Green & Friends: Freddie George; 7 p.m., free (R)
Mozz: Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner; 7 p.m., free
Ri Ra: Jefferson Tarc Bus; 9:30 p.m.
Seelbach Bar: The Dick Sisto Trio; 8 p.m. & 10 p.m., free (R)
Smoketown USA: Billy Hower; 6 p.m., free (R)
Theater Square: The VoJazz Trio with Megan Gebert; 6:30 p.m., free (R)
Wick’s Pizza, Highlands: Dev & Doug
SUN dec 25
The Bard’s Town: Lou. Comedy Underground; 9 p.m., $5
Brown Hotel: Nada Loutfi; 4 p.m. (R)
Dark Star Tavern: Amos Hopkins; 10 p.m., free
Gerstle’s Place: The Pranksters; 10 p.m., $3 (R)
Headliners Music Hall: The Goodtimers, DJ Z-Nyce, DJ Kaos; 10 p.m., $10
MON dec 26
Gaslite Tavern: “Open Mic Comedy” hosted by Lovest Brown; 10 p.m. (R)
Hideaway Saloon: The Charles Walker Band
TUE dec 27
The Bard’s Town: “Variety Shack”; 8 p.m., free (R)
BBC, 4th Street: Rachel Stump; 8 p.m., free (R)
Blu Italian Grille: The Dave Clark Trio; 6 p.m., free (R)
Clifton’s Pizza: Danny Flanigan; 8 p.m. (R)
Corner Door: Dan Hardin; 7:30 p.m., free
Kingfish, River Road: Big Poppa Stampley; 7 p.m. (R)
New View Bar & Grill: Short Bus; 8 p.m., free (R)
R Place Pub: Dev & Doug; 10:30 p.m., free (R)