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Wed mar 7
Beef O’Brady’s (Hillview): Short Bus; 7 p.m., free (R)
Billiards Club of Louisville: Short Bus; 11 p.m., free (R)
Blu Italian Grille: Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner; 7 p.m., free (R)
Comedy Caravan: “Raw” hosted by Jay Cox; 7:15 p.m., $5 (R)
Corner Door: Big Booty Swing; 7:30 p.m., free (R)
Eezy’s: Lindsey Lane & Friends; 7 p.m., free (R)
Groucho’s: “Comedy in a Fish Bowl”; 10 p.m., free (R)
Haymarket Whiskey Bar: The Door in the Floor, Attack of the Pacifists, Matt Burke, Daniel Hardin; 7:30 p.m., $5
Hideaway Saloon: The Pranksters; 10:30 p.m., $3 (R)
Highlands Tap Room: The Bottom Sop; 10 p.m.
The Ice House: Uncle Kracker, Dustin Lynch, JK Mabry
Jerry Green & Friends: Jerry Green, Freddie George; 7 p.m., free (R)
Lisa’s Oak St. Lounge: Muji Fuji; 7 p.m., free (R)
Monkey Wrench: Relic; 9 p.m., free (R)
Mulligan’s: Mickey Clark; 7 p.m., free (R)
Nachbar: VAMP; 10 p.m., free (R)
Stevie Ray’s: Dev & Doug; 9 p.m., $3 (R)
Theater Square: The VoJazz Trio with Megan Gebert; 6:30 p.m., free (R)
TK’s Pub: The 4hr Soundcheck; 7 p.m. (R)
Two Lane: Campfire Stew; 8 p.m. (R)
U of L (Comstock Hall): University Student Composers; 8 p.m., free
THU mar 8
The Bard’s Town: Observation Deck; 7 p.m., free
Baxter’s 942: Bramble, The Bottom Sop; 10 p.m.
Beef O’Brady’s (Valley Station): Short Bus; 7 p.m., free (R)
Blu Italian Grille: Hickory Vaught; 8 p.m., free (R)
Brown Theatre: TAO: The Way of the Drum; 7:30 p.m., $15-$38.50
Bud’s Tavern: Mike Willett & Friends; 8 p.m., free (R)
Comedy Caravan: “The List”; 9:30 p.m., $2 (R)
Dark Star Tavern: The White Russians; 10 p.m., free (R)
Down River: “Comedy Caravan”
Golden Nugget: Short Bus; 11 p.m., free (R)
Haymarket Whiskey Bar: Backwords, Blackstrap Molasses, Band of Carnies; 9 p.m., $3
Headliners Music Hall: The Reverend Horton Heat, Larry and His Flask, The Goddamn Gallows; 9 p.m., $17 adv., $20 DOS
Hideaway Saloon: The New Old Cavalry; 10 p.m., $3
Improv: Dan Cummins; 8 p.m., $15
Jack’s (New Albany): Dev & Doug; 10 p.m., free
Jerry Green & Friends: Jerry Green, Freddie George; 7 p.m., free (R)
Meat: Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner; 9 p.m., free (R)
Monkey Wrench: Murals; 9 p.m., free (R)
Saints: Cosa Seria; 9:30 p.m. (R)
Smoketown USA: Billy Hower; 6 p.m., free (R)
Stevie Ray’s: Boogiemen Blues; 9 p.m., $4
Theater Square: Stein Stoess; 8 p.m., free (R)
21c: Eva Legêne; 8 p.m., $10
Uncle Slayton’s: Nic Cowan, Brian Collins, Billy Swayze; 8:30 p.m., $8
U of L (Bird Hall): University Improvisation & Experimental Music Ensemble; 7 p.m., free
U of L (Comstock Hall): University Student Composers; 8 p.m., free
Wick’s Pizza (Goose Creek): MC “G”, DJ Ace; 10 p.m.
Wick’s Pizza (Highlands): Screamin’ John and Jimi V; free (R)
Wick’s Pizza (New Albany): Aquila (R)
ZaZoo’s: James Leg, The Floorwalkers, The French Quarters; 9 p.m., $8
FRI mar 9
The Bard’s Town: “InKY” with Joan Shelley; 7:30 p.m.
Baxter’s 942: Jeckle & Hives; 8 p.m., free
Billiards Club of Louisville: Dev & Doug; 10:30 p.m., $5
Blue River Café: Small Blue World; 7 p.m.
The Connection: Karmen DeLaRouge; 10:30 p.m.
Eddie Merlot’s: The Bobby Falk Group; 7 p.m., free (R)
Gerstle’s: The Great Barrier Reefs; 10 p.m.
Haymarket Whiskey Bar: Tingo 2, Kit Karma, Tribe of Elders; 9 p.m., $5
Headliners Music Hall: Lucero, William Elliott Whitmore; 9 p.m., $17
Hideaway Saloon: The Pranksters; 10 p.m., $5
Improv: Dan Cummins; 8 p.m. & 10:30 p.m., $17 each
Jazzyblu: “Destination Live Fridays” with Maestro J.; 8 p.m., $10 (R)
Jerry Green & Friends: Jerry Green, Freddie George; 7 p.m., free (R)
KCD Theater: Greg Brown; 8 p.m., $20
Mozz: Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner; 7 p.m., free (R)
New Directions: Rock Brigade; 10:30 p.m.
Ogle Center at IUS: Voces8; 7:30 p.m., $10 (students), $26.50 (general)
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Displacement, IAtatime, 16 Bones, Exempt, Ivory Spine, Small Batch, The Winston Hours; 9 p.m., $10
Shepherdsville Music Barn: The Karl Shiflett & Big Country Show, Whiskey Bent Valley; 8 p.m., $12
Smoketown USA: Billy Hower; 6 p.m., free (R)
Smyrna Inn: Bad Habit; 9 p.m.
Spectators: Shatterproof; 10 p.m.
Stevie Ray’s: Blues Brothers; 9:30 p.m., $5
Theater Square: The VoJazz Trio with Megan Gebert; 7 p.m., free (R)
Vernon Club: Season At Sea, Vinal, The Foxery, A Perfect Enemy, The Formalities, Wetsuit Crusaders; $5
WFPK: “Live Lunch” with Lucero; noon, free
Youth Performing Arts School: The Percussion Ensemble of YPAS; 7:30 p.m.; $8 (students), $12 (general)
ZaZoo’s: Same As It Ever Was: A Tribute to Talking Heads, Hooves; 9 p.m., $8
SAT mar 10
The Bard’s Town: Jack Holiday & the Westerners; 9:30 p.m., $5
Billiards Club of Louisville: BSR; 10:30 p.m., $5
Blue River Café: Los Luddites; 7 p.m.
Brown Theater: Celtic Crossroads; 8 p.m., $23.50-$32.50
Brickhouse Bar: The Mississippi Adam Riggle Band; 10 p.m.
Bud’s Tavern: Citizens Arrest; 8 p.m.
The Connection: Karmen DeLaRouge; 10:30 p.m.
Corydon Jamboree: Ron Gaddis, Linda Smith, Tayler Lynch; 7:30 p.m.
Dark Star Tavern: The Pranksters; 10 p.m. (R)
Down River: Self Inflicted; $5
Eddie Merlot’s: The Bobby Falk Group; 8 p.m., free (R)
Harley’s Main Street Tavern: Opposable Thumbs, Friend and Relatives, Child Bite; 10 p.m.
Haymarket Whiskey Bar: Polly May, Mama Thai, Tom Boone & the Back Porch Pickers; 9 p.m., $5
Headliners Music Hall: Chali 2na, MojoFlo, DJ Dwight Johnson; 9 p.m.
Hideaway Saloon: The Charles Walker Band; 10 p.m., $3
Impellizzeri’s (Downtown): Cosa Seria; 10:30 p.m., $7 (R)
Improv: Dan Cummins; 7 p.m. & 9:30 p.m., $17 each
Jazzyblu: “Neo-Soul Saturdays” with Maestro J.; 8 p.m., $10 (R)
Jerry Green & Friends: Jerry Green, Freddie George; 7 p.m., free (R)
Maple Inn Tavern: River City Blues; 9 p.m., free
Mozz: Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner; 7 p.m., free (R)
New Directions: Red Line; 10:30 p.m.
Ri Ra: Dev & Doug; 9 p.m., free
Ross Country Jamboree: Kinman’s Show with Freddy Helm; $10
Smoketown USA: Billy Hower; 6 p.m., free (R)
Stevie Ray’s: Old School; 9:30 p.m., $5
Theater Square: The VoJazz Trio with Megan Gebert; 7 p.m., free (R)
Uncle Slayton’s: Kacey Jones, Dan Ridener; 8:30 p.m., $10
Ursuline Arts Center: Louisville Youth Choir
Vernon Club: Pop Kiss Chainsaw, Krosjoint, Branded By Hate, Granshaw, Stripmind 502, Bury the Willing, Osira; $5
ZaZoo’s: Nerves Junior, Herra Terra, Gangly Youth; 9 p.m., $8
SUN mar 11
The Bard’s Town: Classical Revolution; 7 p.m., free
Brown Theatre: Lyle Lovett & John Hiatt (acoustic); 7 p.m., $45
Cahoots: Cheap Girls, The Sidekicks, Reading Group, The Foxery, Fast Friends; 9 p.m., $5
Comedy Caravan: “The Sunday Night Showcase”; 9:30 p.m., $5 (R)
Gerstle’s: The Pranksters; 10 p.m., $3 (R)
Harvey Browne Presbyterian Church: Voces Novae; 3 p.m.
Haymarket Whiskey Bar: The Debauchees, Season At Sea, Asleep, Benjamin Fields, Cages of Gold; 7 p.m., $5
Headliners Music Hall: The Wood Brothers, Seth Walker; 9 p.m., $15
Highlands Tap Room: Paul Martin
Improv: Dan Cummins; 7 p.m., $15
Palace Theater: The Fresh Beat Band; 3 p.m.
Rudyard Kipling: The Java Men, Novo; 5:30 p.m., $5
Rye: Bro. Stephen; 7 p.m., $15
Zanzabar: Softcheque, y/y, Ecstatic Girth Survival Sextet; 9 p.m., $5
ZaZoo’s: Adam PC, The Paul Kerseys; 8 p.m., $5
MON mar 12
Cahoots: VAZ, Trophy Wives, Alcohol Party, Neighbor; 9 p.m., $5
Gaslite Tavern: “Open Mic Comedy” hosted by Lovest Brown; 10 p.m. (R)
Hideaway Saloon: Tom Boone & the Back Porch Pickers; 10 p.m., $2 (R)
Keswick Democratic Club: Such Gold, Mixtapes, Ghost Thrower, This Year’s Finest, Late Ones; 7 p.m., $10
Stevie Ray’s: Hamilton Loomis; 7 p.m., $9
ZaZoo’s: Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Dilemma, Scanners, Skyscraper Stereo; 8 p.m., $20
TUE mar 13
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)
Harley’s Main Street Tavern: Warlock Head and Gristle, Dane Waters, David Lackner/Cat Casual; 9 p.m., $3
Highlands Tap Room: Whiskey Project
Hoggie’s: Short Bus; 7 p.m., free (R)
Kingfish (River Road): Big Poppa Stampley; 7 p.m. (R)
Maple Inn Tavern: Erin & Gene; 9 p.m., free (R)
R Place Pub: Dev & Doug; 11 p.m., free (R)
Uncle Slayton’s: The Devil Makes Three, Phillip Roebuck; 8:30 p.m., $15
Zanzabar: Jenny Owens Young; 10 p.m.
ZaZoo’s: Fifth On the Floor, The Jake Parker Band; 9 p.m., free