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Wed JAN 30
Air Devils Inn: open jam; 7:30 p.m.
Bearno’s (Highlands): open mic; 8 p.m.
Beef O’Brady’s (Valley Station): Short Bus; 7 p.m.
Bellarmine (Cralle Auditorium): Whistle Peak, The English Exchange; 7 p.m., free (students), $5 (general)
Billiards Club: Shane Dawson; 11:30 p.m.
Clifton Center: “WFPK Winter Wednesdays” with Matt Costa, Joan Shelley and June Brides; 7:30 p.m.
Clifton’s Pizza: Walker & Kays; 7:30 p.m.
Diamond Pub (Highlands): open mic; 7 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Nick Dittmeier; 10 p.m.
Gerstle’s: Kimmet & Doug; 9 p.m.
Haymarket Whiskey Bar: “Queer Dance Party” with DJ Count Grozny; 9 p.m., $4
Hideaway Saloon: The Pranksters; 10:30 p.m., $3
Highlands Tap Room: open mic
Jack Fry’s: Ray Johnson, Dave Wilson & Jenna Mattingly; 7 p.m.
Jack’s Lounge: Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner; 7 p.m.
Jerry Green & Friends: Jerry Green, Freddie George; 7 p.m.
Jim Porter’s: open jam; 8:30 p.m.
Magnolia Bar: DJ Sleepy T; 11 p.m.
Manny & Merle: Petar Mandic; 7 p.m., free
Meat: DJs Matt Anthony & Kim Sorise; 10 p.m.
Mellow Mushroom: Mickey Clark & Alanna Fugate
Monkey Wrench: Relic; 9 p.m.
Moose Lodge #5: Harold Gilbert; 7 p.m.
Nachbar: VAMP; 10 p.m.
Phoenix Hill Tavern: The Over-Reactors; 9:30 p.m.
Rudyard Kipling: jazz jam; 8 p.m.
Saints: Dorney & Friends; 7:30 p.m.
Stevie Ray’s: Brian Elmore; 9 p.m.
Theater Square: The VoJazz Trio; 7 p.m.
Uncle Slayton’s: A Lion Named Roar, CALEB; 8:30 p.m., $8
Wick’s (Goose Creek): DJ Ace
Wick’s (Highlands): DJs Deuce Leader & Boombox Saints; 10 p.m.
Wick’s (Middletown): Masters of Music; 8 p.m.
Wick’s (New Albany): Josh & Holly; 10 p.m.
ZaZoo’s: DJ Xybrium; 9 p.m.
THU JAN 31
Baxter’s 942: The Bottom Sop; 10 p.m.
Bud’s Tavern: Mike Willett; 8 p.m.
Caffé Classico: Gareth Jones; 6:30 p.m.
Corbett’s: Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner; 6 p.m.
Dark Star Tavern: The White Russians; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (Highlands): DJ Goast; 11 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Soundcheck; 10 p.m.
Flip Flop Jack’s: DJs Lady Carol & Fierce Tease; 10 p.m.
Gary’s On Spring: Dave McCool; 6 p.m.
Gerstle’s: Nick Dittmeier; 9 p.m.
Haymarket Whiskey Bar: Dr. Vitamin, Egret, Tamara Dearing; 8 p.m., $5
Hideaway Saloon: MojoFlo; 10:30 p.m., $5
Jack Fry’s: Ray Johnson; 7 p.m.
Jack’s (New Albany): Dev & Doug; 10 p.m.
Jerry Green & Friends: Jerry Green; 7 p.m.
Kentucky Center For the Arts: Louisville Orchestra; 10:30 a.m.
Maple Inn Tavern: Kevin Grayson Sr.; 9 p.m.
Meat: DJ Woodrow on the Radio; 10 p.m.
Molly Malone’s (St. Matthews): Petar Mandic; 9 p.m.
Phoenix Hill Tavern: audition night; 10 p.m.
Saints: Cosa Seria; 9:30 p.m.
Shine: Long Thanh Nguyen, John Gage; 8 p.m., $5-$10
Smoketown USA: Billy Hower; 6 p.m.
Stevie Ray’s: open mic; 9 p.m.
Theater Square: Stein Stoess; 8 p.m.
Thirsty Ernie’s: Short Bus; 7 p.m.
Uncle Slayton’s: Matt the Electrician, Leigh Ann Yost; 8:30 p.m., $8-$10
Wick’s (Highlands): The Kevin Cummings Band; 8 p.m.
ZaZoo’s: DJ Captain Howdy; 10 p.m.
FRI feb 1
Billiards Club: Jefferson Tarc Bus; 10 p.m.
Bud’s Tavern: Jim Dishman & Rick Robbins; 8 p.m.
Caffé Classico: Gareth Jones; 6:30 p.m.
Clifton’s Pizza: Mickey Clark & the Blue Norther; 8 p.m.
Coconut Beach: Grupo Ache
Diamond Pub (Highlands): Pop Kiss Chainsaw, Chasing the End, 449, Jet Black Orchid, Six Foot Tall; 8 p.m.; Slick Bandits; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Kevin Knoxvegas, Bob Anonymous, DJ Mike Moody; 10 p.m.
Dillinger’s: Po’ Brothers, The Sundresses, Adventure, Majesty Upside; 9 p.m., $5
Eddie Merlot’s: The Bobby Falk Group; 7 p.m.
The Exchange Pub & Kitchen: Petar Mandic; 7 p.m., free
Fix: DJs Amtrac, Black Matter & Stanislav; 10 p.m.
Gerstle’s: This That & the Other, Adam Green
Headliners Music Hall: Buddy Miller & Jim Lauderdale, Max Gomez; 9 p.m., $20
Hideaway Saloon: New Old Cavalry; 10:30 p.m., $5
Highlands Tap Room Grill: DJ Mikus
IUS (Ogle Center): Susan Werner; 7:30 p.m., $22.50
Jack Fry’s: Steve Crews; 7 p.m.
Jazzyblu: Maestro J.; 8 p.m., $10
Jerry Green & Friends: Jerry Green, Freddie George; 7 p.m., $7
Jim Porter’s: Tony Lucca; 7 p.m.
Maker’s Mark Lounge: Jon Elenbrand; 10 p.m.
Moose Lodge #5: Rob Brown; 7 p.m.
Palace Theater: Ed Sheeran; 7 p.m., sold out
Rudyard Kipling: Shannon Labrie; 7 p.m.
Seidenfaden’s: DJ Blythe; 10 p.m.
Shepherdsville Music Barn: Nathan Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys; 8 p.m., $12
Smoketown USA: Billy Hower; 6 p.m.
Stevie Ray’s: The Kelly Richey Band; 9 p.m., $5
Theater Square: The VoJazz Trio; 7 p.m.
Third Street Dive: The Commies, The Slams; 10 p.m., $5
Tin Roof: 64 West
Uncle Slayton’s: Matt the Electrician, Tommy Womack, Lisa Oliver-Gray; 9 p.m., $8-$10
Volare: Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner; 8 p.m.
WFPK: “Live Lunch” with Buddy Miller & Jim Lauderdale; noon
Wick’s (Goose Creek): “Battle of the Bands”; 9 p.m.
Zanzabar: The Deloreans, Kink Ador, Kaleidico; 9 p.m., $5; OK Deejays; 11 p.m., $3
ZaZoo’s: Appalatin, Relic; 9 p.m., $8
SAT feb 2
Bearno’s (Downtown): Petar Mandic; 9:30 p.m.
Boneheadz Pub: Jefferson Tarc Bus; 10 p.m.
Bud’s Tavern: Mike Grever; 8 p.m.
Caffé Classico: Gareth Jones; 6:30 p.m.
Club 21: DJ KGee
Dark Star Tavern: The Pranksters; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (Highlands): Born Cross Eyed, JP Nowak; 9 p.m., $5; Big Rock Show, Kevin Knoxvegas; 10 p .m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Voodoo Avenue, Freddy and the Cruegers; 10 p.m.
Dillinger’s: The Tunesmiths; 9 p.m.
Eddie Merlot’s: The Bobby Falk Group; 8 p.m.
Euphoria: Future; 9 p.m., $15
Gerstle’s: The Hogtown Blues Band, THP, Tristen & Cameron
Hideaway Saloon: The Stage Coach Robbery; 10:30 p.m., $5
Impellizzeri’s (Downtown): Cosa Seria; 10:30 p.m., $7
Irish Exit: DJ Goast
Jazzyblu: Maestro J.; 8 p.m., $10
Jerry Green & Friends: Jerry Green; 7 p.m., $7
Kentucky Center For the Arts: Louisville Orchestra; 8 p.m.
Kentucky Exposition Center (Freedom Hall): “Winter Jam” with TobyMac, RED, Matthew West, Jamie Grace, Sidewalk Prophets, Royal Tailor, Capital Kings, Jason Castro, OBB, Newsong; 6 p.m., $10
Lisa’s Oak Street Lounge: The Ladybirds, Kentucky Knife Fight, DR Country; 10 p.m., $5
Maker’s Mark Lounge: DJ DV8; 10 p.m.
Maple Inn Tavern: Hook Line & Sinker; 9 p.m.
Meat: DJ JP Source; 10 p.m.
Mellow Mushroom: Phiasco; 10 p.m.
Moose Lodge #5: Rockin’ Ricky Powell; 7 p.m.
Palace Theater: Daughtery, 3 Doors Down, Aranda; 7 p.m., $39.50-$59.50
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Taddy Porter, Filligar
Seidenfaden’s: DJs Sam Sneed & Narwhal; 11 p.m.
Shepherdsville Country: Mike Boughey, Theresa Dunn, Tracy Gabeheart; 7:30 p.m., $8
Smoketown USA: Billy Hower; 6 p.m.
Spinelli’s (Downtown): On My Honor, Aim for the Skies, Youth At Heart, Odds and Ends, Even Memory; 5:30 p.m., $5
Stevie Ray’s: The Predators; 9 p.m., $5
Theater Square: The VoJazz Trio; 7 p.m.
Third Street Dive: Counterfeit I, The Up All Nights, Wicked Thoughts; 10 p.m., $5
Uncle Slayton’s: Butch Rice, Alex Wright & the Maven Down, Jay Goldstein, Leora Nosko; 8:30 p.m., $10
Volare: Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner; 8 p.m.
Wick’s (Goose Creek): Maddie Won’t Smoke
Wick’s (New Albany): Corey & Stacy, Zellus; 9 p.m.
Zanzabar: Matt Duncan, Silver Tongues; 9 p.m., $6; Glitter Titz DJs; 11 p.m.
ZaZoo’s: Cover Me Badd; 9 p.m., $5
SUN feb 3
Belle of Louisville: “Bluegrass Cruise”; 2 p.m.
Cole’s Place: “Apollo Nights”; 6 p.m., $5
Diamond Pub (Highlands): Corey and Stacy; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Kevin Knoxvegas; 10 p.m.
Gerstle’s: The Pranksters; 10 p.m.
Highlands Tap Room Grill: Derrick Wade Manley; 8 p.m.
Monkey Wrench: open mic; 8 p.m.
St. Francis in the Fields: Suzanne Osberg; 5 p.m.
Uncle Slayton’s: A Lion Named Roar
U of L (Comstock Hall): Kentucky Center Chamber Players; 4:30 p.m., $2-$12
Wiltshire On Market: Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner; 6:30 p.m.
MON feb 4
Decca: The Buzzard; 8 p.m.
Diamond Pub (Highlands): Savvy Dee; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Petar Mandic; 10 p.m.
Gerstle’s: The Conjours
Hideaway Saloon: Tom Boone & the Back Porch Pickers; 10 p.m., $3
Highlands Tap Room Grill: DJ Ghost
Irish Exit: Phil Regan
Kentucky Center for the Arts: Matisyahu (acoustic), Levi Robin; 7:30 p.m.
Rudyard Kipling: Luke McIntosh; 8 p.m., $4
Stevie Ray’s: open mic; 9 p.m.
U of L (Bird Hall): University Jazz Repertory Ensembles; 7:30 p.m.
Wick’s (New Albany): open mic; 9 p.m.
Zanzabar: Blues Control, Raw Thug, Wood & Sutherland; 9 p.m., $5-$7
TUE feb 5
Against the Grain: open mic; 8 p.m.
Baxter’s 942: Dev & Doug; 10 p.m.
Blu: The Doug Elmore Jazz Trio; 7 p.m.
Brown Theater: Punch Brothers, Minton Sparks; 7:30 p.m., $26.50
Clifton’s Pizza: Danny Flanigan; 8 p.m.
Club 21: DJ Chaz C; 10 p.m.
Diamond Bar (Highlands): Petar Mandic; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Karsten and Chad; 10 p.m.
Fibber’s: Short Bus; 7 p.m.
Gerstle’s: Nick Dittmeier
Haymarket Whiskey Bar: jazz jam; 8 p.m.
Headliners Music Hall: Big Gigantic, Kill Paris, Manic Focus; 9 p.m., $18-$20
Irish Exit: Kacey Machir
Kingfish (St. Matthews): Big Poppa Stampley; 7 p.m.
Maple Inn Tavern: Erin & Gene; 9 p.m.
Monkey Wrench: Blunt Honey; 9 p.m.
Mulligan’s: open jam; 9 p.m.
New Albany Library: The Jamey Aebersold Jazz Quartet; 7 p.m.
Palace Theater: Matchbox Twenty, Phillip Phillps; 7:30 p.m.
Stevie Ray’s: blues jam; 9 p.m.
U of L (Bird Hall): University Jazz Combos; 7:30 p.m.
Wick’s (Highlands): Robby Cox; 10 p.m.
Zanzabar: Kathleen Edwards, Sera Cahoone; 9 p.m., $15