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Wed may 8
Air Devils Inn: open jam; 7:30 p.m.
Applebee’s (La Grange): Robby Cox; 9 p.m.
Bearno’s (Highlands): open mic; 8 p.m.
Decca: Subterranean Phrases; 8 p.m.
Diamond Pub (Highlands): open mic; 7 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Chad and Karsten; 10 p.m.
Fat Daddy’s: Ray Pamalue; 7 p.m.
Gerstle’s: Kimmet & Doug; 9:30 p.m.
Haymarket Whiskey Bar: Martin Bisi, Ulan Bator, R. Keenan Lawler, Jon Silpayamanant, Sweatermeat; 8 p.m., $5
Hideaway Saloon: The Pranksters; 10:30 p.m., $3
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: DJs Sleepy T, Lemi Vice; 11 p.m., $4
Manny & Merle: Petar Mandic; 7 p.m.
Monkey Wrench: Relic; 9 p.m.
Muhammad Ali Center: Nick Peay; 5:30 p.m.
Nachbar: VAMP; 10 p.m.
Purrswaytions: acoustic jam
Rudyard Kipling: jazz jam; 8 p.m.
Stevie Ray’s: Side Show Trio; 9 p.m.
Theater Square: The VoJazz Trio; 7 p.m.
Third Street Dive: open mic; 8 p.m.
Vernon Club: Crown the Empire, Capture the Crown, Palisades, Heartist, Famous Last Words; 7 p.m., $12
Volare: Robbie Bartlett
THU may 9
Baxter’s 942: The Bottom Sop; 10 p.m.
BBC (4th Street): Tristen Brooke; 6 p.m.
Bud’s Tavern: The Bongoman Band; 8 p.m.
Cahoots: Joe Buck Yourself, Sean y Zander, Rachel Brooke, Viva Le Vox, Call Me Bronco; $5
Corbett’s: Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner; 6 p.m.
Dark Star Tavern: The White Russians; 10 p.m.
Decca: Alan Rhody; 8 p.m.
Diamond Pub (Highlands): DJ Goast; 11 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): PMA; 10 p.m.
Flip Flop Jack’s: DJs Lady Carol & Fierce Tease; 10 p.m.
Gerstle’s: Me & You
Haymarket Whiskey Bar: Catl., Thumps, Tiring Times, Riverboys
Headliners Music Hall: Liberation Prophecy, Tyrone Cotton; 9 p.m., $13-$15
Jack’s (New Albany): Dev & Doug; 10 p.m.
Jerry Green & Friends: Jerry Green; 7 p.m.
Left Field Lounge: John Baxter; 10 p.m.
Maple Inn Tavern: Kevin Grayson Sr.; 9 p.m.
Mike Linnig’s: The Suzie-Q Band; 7 p.m.
Molly Malone’s (St. Matthews): Petar Mandic; 10 p.m.
Nowhere Bar: DJ Sleepy T; 11 p.m.
Phoenix Hill Tavern: audition night; 10 p.m.
Saints: Cosa Seria; 9:30 p.m.
Shine: Anupama Sahasrabudhe; $5
Stevie Ray’s: open mic; 9 p.m.
Theater Square: Stein Stoess; 8 p.m.
Third Street Dive: Michale Graves, Dead Dick Hammer; 9 p .m., $10
Two Lane: Big Rock Show; 8 p.m.
Vernon Club: “Wonderland”; $10
Warehouse Hookah Bar: open mic
FRI may 10
Bard’s Town: The Slow Charleston; 7 p.m.; Molly Broadhurst; 10 p.m.
Bearno’s (Highlands): Robby Cox; 9:30 p.m.
Billiards Club: Tattoo You
Blue River Café: Dustin Walker; 7 p.m.
Bud’s Tavern: Side Show Trio; 8 p.m.
Caffé Classico: Gareth Jones; 6:30 p.m.
Carnegie Center: The Jamey Aebersold Quartet; 6 p.m.
Church of the Holy Spirit: The Louisville Vocal Project; 7:30 p.m., $10
Coconut Beach: Grupo Ache
Creekers: Shatterproof; 10 p.m.
Decca: Mickey Clark; 9 p.m.
Diamond Pub (Highlands): Chimaira, Granshaw, Dahmer’s Closet, Devastation Device, Project Heavy Death; 7 p.m., $15-$35; Freddy and the Cruegers, Bob Anonymous; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Soul Circus, DJ Mike Moody; 10 p.m.
Dillinger’s: Comforter, The Yat Machines, Cadillac Young; 9:30 p.m.
Eddie Merlot’s: The Bobby Falk Group; 7 p.m.
The Exchange: Petar Mandic; 7 p.m.
Fat Daddy’s: Ray Pamalue; 8 p.m.
Galt House: “Bourbon and Blues”; 6 p.m.
Gerstle’s: Tristen & Cameron; 11 p.m.
Highlands Tap Room Grill: DJ Blythe; 10 p.m.
IUS (Ogle Center): Dwight Lenox; 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
Kentucky Center for the Arts: Il Divo; 8 p.m., $45
Mack Daddy’s: Katie’s Habit; 8 p.m.
Maker’s Mark Lounge: Petar Mandic; 11 p.m.
Mike Linnig’s: Megan Stout and the Swingin’ Diesels; 7 p.m.
Nowhere Bar: Glitter Titz DJz; 11 p.m.
O’Shea’s: Eight Inch Elvis; 10 p.m.
Palace Theater: Soundgarden; sold out
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Dem Reggae Bon 5:30 p.m.; 18X-Ray, Dysphoria, Rust N’ Bones, The James Williams Experience; 10 p.m., $10
Southeast Christian: Third Day, Josh Wilson, Colton Dixon
Stevie Ray’s: Mike Milligan & Steam Shovel; 9 p.m., $5
Theater Square: The VoJazz Trio; 7 p.m.
Third Street Dive: Just Big Boned, War Panties, Cala Elaine; 10 p.m., $5
Uncle Slayton’s: Eric Brace & Peter Cooper, Ted Russell Kamp, Nick Peay; 9 p.m., $8
Vernon Club: Fireworks, State Champs; 7:30 p.m., $10
Volare: Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner; 8 p.m.
Warehouse Hookah Bar: DJ Goast
WFPK: “Live Lunch” with Vice Tricks, Brett Newski & the Corruption; noon
Wick’s (Goose Creek): Str8 Jakkit; 9 p.m.
Workhorse Ballroom: Joan Shelley & the June Brides, Rayne Gellert & Nathan Salsburg, Howell Dawdy; 9 p.m.
Zanzabar: Coliseum, Anwar Sadat, Tropical Trash; 9 p.m., $5-$7; OK Deejays; 11 p.m., $3
ZaZoo’s: New Bravado, Adventure, The Screaming Hand, Ancient Warfare; 9 p.m., $5
SAT may 11
Alley Cats: Louisville Brass and Electric; 10 p.m., $5
Apocalypse Brew Works: Double Dog Dare, Uncommon Houseflies; 5 p.m., free
Billiards Club: Scary Uncle
Blue River Café: Los Luddites; 7 p.m.
Bud’s Tavern: Mike Willett; 8 p.m.
Caffé Classico: Gareth Jones; 6:30 p.m.
Clark’s: The Over-Reactors; 9 p.m.
Club 21: DJ KGee
Corydon Jamboree: Christy Miller, Glen Rice, Brook Thompson; 7:30 p.m., $10
Dark Star Tavern: The Pranksters; 10 p.m.
Decca: Big Poppa Stampley; 8 p.m.
Diamond Pub (Highlands): Kevin Cummings; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Soul River Brown, George Stearmen,DJ Mike Moody; 10 p.m.
Dillinger’s: Twenty First Century Fox, Marina Orchestra, Plastic Bubble; 10 p.m., $5
Douglass Loop Farmers Market: The Kitty Slickers, Tom Boone; 10 a.m.
Eddie Merlot’s: The Bobby Falk Group; 8 p.m.
Fresh Start: “The Flea Off Market”; 10 a.m.
Gerstle’s: William & the Accountants, The Vendors, Petar Mandic; 10:30 p.m.
Haymarket Whiskey Bar: DJs Keith Kemp, Angel Alanis, Lady Carol, Erno the Inferno, Jason Shelton, Tyrohn Brooks; 10 p.m., $8-$10
Headliners Music Hall: The Devil Makes Three, Jonny Fritz; 9 p.m., $15-$17
Irish Exit: DJ Goast
Jazzyblu: Maestro J.; 9 p.m., $10
Jerry Green & Friends: Jerry Green; 7 p.m., $7
Lisa’s Oak Street Lounge: Chigger, Great Floods, Mighty Auroch, All Dead; 9 p.m., $5
Maker’s Mark Lounge: DJ DV8; 10 p.m.
Maple Inn Tavern: The Soundcheck; 9 p.m.
Mike Linnig’s: The Cross Grain Band; 7 p.m.
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Joe Robinson; 8 p.m., $10-$12
River City Winery: Roz Tate; 8 p.m.
Ross Country Jamboree: Megan Stout, Lanny McIntosh, Brandi Anderson; 7 p.m., $10
Rudyard Kipling: “Queer Dance Party” with DJ Count Grozny; $5
Seidenfaden’s: DJs Sam Sneed & Narwhal; 11 p.m.
Shepherdsville Country: Billy Nett, Natalie Berry, Mike Boughy, Hank Rose; 7:30 p.m., $8
Stevie Ray’s: The Clark Band; 7:30 p.m., $5
Theater Square: The VoJazz Trio; 7 p.m.
Third Street Dive: Art Adams, The Colonel Banders; 10 p.m., $5
Tim Faulkner Gallery: Vice Tricks, Brett Newski & the Corruption; 8 p.m., $8
Uncle Slayton’s: Stage Freight, Third Void, Styxx or Stonz, Those Kids; 7 p.m., $5
Volare: Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner; 8 p.m.
Warren’s on Route 60: Whiskey Bent Valley Boys
Water Tower: “Buy Local Fair” with Nerves Junior; 2 p.m., $5
Wick’s (Goose Creek): Gabe Close; 9 p.m.
Wick’s (Middletown): Dev & Doug; 8:30 p.m.
Zanzabar: Paul Kelly; 9 p.m., $15-$20; Glitter Titz DJs; 11 p.m.
ZaZoo’s: Bolt Action Thrill, Season at Sea, Chasing the End; 9 p.m., $5
SUN may 12
Bard’s Town: Rob Jamner; 5 p.m.; Classical Revolution; 7 p.m.
Cole’s Place: “Apollo Nights”; 6 p.m., $5
Diamond Pub (Highlands): Corey and Stacey; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Kevin Cummings; 10 p.m.
Fresh Start: “The Flea Off Market”; 10 a.m.
Gerstle’s: The Pranksters; 10 p.m.
Hard Rcok Café: “Guitar Center Showcase”; noon
Iroquois Amphitheater: The Derby City Brass Band; 3 p.m., $5
Monkey Wrench: open mic; 8 p.m.
Nowhere Bar: DJ Lady Carol; 3 p.m.
Solidarity: Arvid Noe, XO Madisyn, Comforter; 8 p.m., $6
Wiltshire On Market: Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner; 6:30 p.m.
Zanzabar: Emily Wells, Cheyenne Mize; 9 p.m., $8-$10
ZaZoo’s: Quinn Scharber; 9 p.m., $5
MON may 13
Bearno’s (Highlands): open mic; 7 p.m.
Decca: The Buzzard; 8 p.m.
Diamond Pub (Highlands): DJ Intelli-G; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Petar Mandic; 10 p.m.
Gerstle’s: Tristen & Cameron; 9 p.m.
Headliners Music Hall: Martha Wainwright, Brigid Kaelin; 8 p.m., $15
Irish Exit: Phil Regan
Stevie Ray’s: open mic; 9 p.m.
Wick’s (Hurstbourne): Short Bus; 7 p.m.
TUE may 14
Against the Grain: open mic; 9 p.m.
Blu: The Doug Elmore Jazz Trio; 7 p.m.
Bone Headz: Short Bus; 7 p.m.
Clifton’s Pizza: Danny Flanigan; 8 p.m.
Club 21: DJ Chaz C; 10 p.m.
Crazy Dave’s: open mic; 9 p.m.
Diamond Pub (Highlands): Petar Mandic; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Kevin Cummings; 10 p.m.
Gerstle’s: Augie Hale
Kingfish (St. Matthews): Big Poppa Stampley; 7 p.m.
Maple Inn Tavern: Erin & Gene; 9 p.m.
Monkey Wrench: DJ Captain Howdy; 9 p.m.
Saints: Dev & Doug; 9 p.m.
Spinelli’s (Downtown): DJs Intelli-G, Gitsum, Crikket, Inspireme, Beejj, Oblivion Sanction; $3-$5
Stevie Ray’s: blues jam; 9 p.m.
Vernon Club: Eyes Set to Kill; 7:30 p.m., $10
Wick’s (Highlands): Robby Cox; 10 p.m.
Zanzabar: METZ, Young Widows, New Mother Nature; 9 p.m., $10