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Wed AUG 7
Air Devils Inn: open jam; 7:30 p.m.
Clifton’s Pizza: Walker & Kays; 7:30 p.m.
Diamond Pub (Highlands): open mic; 7 p.m.; American Head Charge, Blue Felix, Dead Horse Trauma, Dahmer’s Closet; 7:30 p.m., $12
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): PMA; 10 p.m.
Fat Daddy’s: Ray Pamalue; 7 p.m.
Gerstle’s: Kimmet & Doug; 9:30 p.m.
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
Majid’s: Barb & Eddie; 7 p.m.
Monkey Wrench: Relic; 9 p.m.
Nachbar: VAMP; 10 p.m.
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Howard Lewis & Lovins, Captain Backfire, Tom Cool; 10 p.m.
Purrswaytions: acoustic jam
Rudyard Kipling: jazz jam; 8 p.m.
Saints: Dorney & Friends; 7:30 p.m.
Shenanigans: Mickey Clark; 7:30 p.m.
Stevie Ray’s: The Side Show Trio; 9 p.m.
Theater Square: The VoJazz Trio; 7 p.m.
Third Street Dive: open mic; 8 p.m.
Tim Faulkner Gallery: The Tunesmiths; 8 p.m.
Volare: Robbie Bartlett
THU AUG 8
Bud’s Tavern: Jenni Carr & Barry King; 8 p.m.
Corbett’s: Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner; 6 p.m.
Dark Star Tavern: Uncommon Grass; 9:30 p.m.
Decca: DJ Matt Anthony; 8 p.m.
Diamond Pub (Highlands): Matt Moore; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Side Show; 10 p.m.
Down One: Nick Dittmeier; 6 p.m.
Flip Flop Jack’s: DJs Lady Carol & Fierce Tease; 10 p.m.
Gerstle’s: Me & You, Michael McFarland, Nick Peay, Tristen Brooke
Hard Rock Café: Maddox Coleman & Bongoman; 7 p.m.
Haymarket Whiskey Bar: Tim Barry, Cory Branan, Brian McPherson; 8 p.m., $10
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.
Loui Loui’s: Don Watson; 9 p.m.
Magnolia Bar: Jar’d Loose, Neighbor, BearHammer, Aphids; 10 p.m., $6
Majid’s: Tanita Gaines; 7 p.m.
Maple Inn Tavern: Kevin Grayson Sr.; 9 p.m.
Marcus Lindsey: Leigh Ann Yost, Justin Paul Lewis, Andrew Porter; 7 p.m., $15
Mellow Mushroom (Middletown): Dave & Simon, Randy Burt; 6 p.m.
Mixer: open mic; 7 p.m.
Molly Malone’s (St. Matthews): Petar Mandic; 10 p.m.
Monkey Wrench: DJ Captain Capricorn; 10 p.m.
New Vintage: Amy LaVere; 9 p.m., $8
Nowhere Bar: DJ Sleepy T; 11 p.m.
O’Shea’s: Emily Beck
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Cryptodira, FXZero, Dysphoria, Eschatos; 8 p.m.
Saints: Cosa Seria; 9:30 p.m.
Seidenfaden’s: DJ Woodrow on the Radio
Stevie Ray’s: open jam; 9 p.m.
Theater Square: Stein Stoess; 8 p.m.
Two Lane: Big Rock Show; 8 p.m.
FRI AUG 9
American Legion Post 28: Shatterproof; 8 p.m.
Bearno’s (Highlands): Crunchy Groove Machine; 10 p.m.
Bicentennial Park: The Fervor, Dr. Vitamin; 6 p.m.
Bud’s Tavern: The Mike Yeager Band; 8 p.m.
Caffé Classico: Gareth Jones; 6:30 p.m.
Coconut Beach: Grupo Ache
Conrad Memorial Bandstand: Crawford County Community Band; 7:30 p.m.
Decca: D’Arkestra; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (Highlands): Quiet Riot, Krosjoint, Pop Kiss Chainsaw, Rockaway Drive; 7 p.m., $22-$25; The Rocking Band, Me and You; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Freddy and the Cruegers, Kevin Cummings; 10 p.m.
Eddie Merlot’s: The Bobby Falk Group; 7 p.m.
The Exchange: Petar Mandic; 7 p.m.
Expo Five: Asking Alexandria, Upon a Burning Body, Crown the Empire; 7:30 p.m., $20
Fat Daddy’s: Ray Pamalue; 8 p.m.
Flanagan’s: Tim & Sharfe; 5 p.m.; Field of Kings; 10 p.m.
Four Kings Café: Barb & Eddie; 7 p.m.
Fourth Street Live: Craig Morgan, Charlie Worsham; 6 p.m.
Gerstle’s: The Bourbonauts, Jason Daniels, Wyndell Williams
Gilbert’s: Thomas Wietecha; 9 p.m.
Haymarket Whiskey Bar: Twin Sister Radio, Shark Week; 10 p.m., $5
Headliners Music Hall: Rumpke Mountain Boys; 9 p.m., $10
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: The Over-Reactors, The Hiding, Replay, Diamond Hitch; 7 p.m.
Mack Daddy’s: Katie’s Habit; 9:30 p.m.
Majid’s: Bobby J & Michael Roy; 8 p.m.
Maker’s Mark Lounge: Petar Mandic; 11 p.m.
Marquee Bar: DJ Tina T, DJ Logik; 10 p.m., $20-$25
New Vintage: “Rock N Rill Bananza”; 9 p.m.
Nowhere Bar: Glitter Titz DJz; 11 p.m.
O’Shea’s: Jimmy Jeff and the Gypsy Band
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Grindstone; 10 p.m.
Rudyard Kipling: Tyler Warden, Old Rusty Mandolin; 8 p.m.
Sidebar: Molly; 9 p.m.
Spinelli’s (Dixie Hwy): Devin Roberts, Ready Access, The Formalities, B. Simms; 4 p.m.
Stevie Ray’s: Dog House Kitchen, The Beat Daddys; 7:30 p.m., $5
Theater Square: The VoJazz Trio; 7 p.m.
Third Street Dive: Vibrolas, Middle Class Mischief, Last Standing; 10 p.m., $5
Varanese: The Jeff Sherman Trio; 6:30 p.m.
Volare: Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner; 8 p.m.
Warehouse Hookah Bar: DJ Goast
WFPK: “Live Lunch” with Rumpke Mountain Boys; noon
Wick’s (New Albany): Short Bus, Patrick Michaels; 9 p.m.
Zanzabar: Josh Krajcik; 9 p.m.; OK Deejays, DJ Duffy; 11 p.m., $3
SAT AUG 10
American Turners: The Mississippi Adam Riggle Band; 8 p.m.
Bard’s Town: Jewelry Guns; 10 p.m.
Bearno’s (New Albany): Nervous Energy; 8 p.m.
Benchwarmer’s Pizza: Thomas Wietecha; 8 p.m.
Bud’s Tavern: Mike Willett & Rick Robbins; 8 p.m.
Caffé Classico: Gareth Jones; 6:30 p.m.
Captain’s Quarters: Petar Mandic; 7 p.m.
Clifton Center: “Kentucky Homefront” with John Gage, Nick Dittmeier, Nick Peay, Mickey Clark & the Blue Norther, Marty Rosen; 7:30 p.m., $12
Club 21: DJ KGee
Corydon Jamboree: Christy Miller, Brook Thompson, Allen Hilbert; 7:30 p.m., $10
Dark Star Tavern: The Pranksters; 10 p.m.
Decca: Shane Lamb; 9 p.m.
Diamond Pub (Highlands): Liquid Stranger, Space Laces; 9 p.m., $15-$20; Naked Garden, Clay Harned; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Bob Anonymous, Soul Circus; 10 p.m.
Eddie Merlot’s: The Bobby Falk Group; 8 p.m.
Gerstle’s: One Louder, War Panties
Haymarket Whiskey Bar: Anton Mink, Blue Soul Gypsys, Bury the Lede, Common Collective; 8 p.m., $5
Headliners Music Hall: Pokey Lafarge, The Tillers; 9 p.m., $12-$15
Hideaway Saloon: The Jereactors, Hate for State, Stage Fright; 11 p.m.
Huber’s: The Hank Linderman Band; 1 p.m.
Irish Exit: DJ Goast
Jazzyblu: Soul River Brown; 9 p.m., $10
Jerry Green & Friends: Jerry Green; 7 p.m., $7
Jim Porter’s: Replay, The Over-Reactors, The Hiding; 9 p.m.
JT’s Variety Club: DJ Bruce Wayne; 10 p.m.
Lisa’s Oak Street Lounge: Madame Machine, Ford Theatre Reunion; 10 p.m., $5
Loui Loui’s: Bag of Hammers; 9 p.m.
Magnolia Bar: Count to Four, Youth At Heart, Frank Grimes!, Close the Hatch; 10 p.m.
Majid’s: Bobby J & Michael Roy; 8 p.m.
Maker’s Mark Lounge: DJ DV8; 10 p.m.
Mixer: Patty Cain; 8 p.m.
Mt. Washington Farmers Market: Thomas Wietecha; 8 a.m.
New Vintage: Mangrenade; 9 p.m., $5
O’Shea’s: The Jimmy Davis Band
Phoenix Hill Tavern: The Velcro Pygmies, Unleashed; 10 p.m.
Pong Club: Soft Metals, Dane Waters; 8 p.m.
Ross Country Jamboree: Shefton Kash, Roger Conley, Lanny McIntosh; 7 p.m., $10
Rudyard Kipling: Jeff Black; 7:30 p.m.
Seidenfaden’s: DJs Narwhal & Sam Sneed; 11 p.m.
Shepherdsville Country: Billy Nett, Amber Martin, Kentucky Mudd, Natalie Berry; 7:30 p.m., $8
Stevie Ray’s: V-Groove; 9:30 p.m., $6
Theater Square: The VoJazz Trio; 7 p.m.
Third Street Dive: Laurie Jane & the 45s, The Whiskey Daredevils, Not a Planet; 10 p.m., $5
Tim Faulkner Gallery: Natives, New Bravado, The Debauchees; 8 p.m., $8
Varanese: The Jeff Sherman Trio; 6:30 p.m.
Volare: Brian Curella’s Charley’s Bird Trio; 7:30 p.m.
Zanzabar: Nerves Junior, Jalin Roze, Montego; 9 p.m., $8; Glitter Titz DJs; 11 p.m.
SUN AUG 11
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.
Gerstle’s: The Pranksters; 11 p.m.
Haymarket Whiskey Bar: Frontier(s), Banquets, Nightmares for a Week, The Trying Times; 6:30 p.m., $7
Huber’s: Dean Heckel; 1 p.m.
Jim Porter’s: “Hank Sinatra Benefit” with The Predators, RUOK, Leigh Ann Yost, Heidi Howe, Butch Rice; 5 p.m., $10
JT’s Variety Club: DJ Ice; 10 p.m.
Maple Inn Tavern: “KBS Contest“
Mixer: “Showtune Sundays”; 7 p.m.
Monkey Wrench: open mic; 8 p.m.
Nachbar: Squeeze-bot; 8 p.m.
Nowhere Bar: DJ Lady Carol; 3 p.m.
Rudyard Kipling: Crown Larks, Cornelius & the Szotaks, Tele Destruction Gear; 9 p.m.
Solidarity: Blood Planet, My Dad, The Para-Medics, Weird Girl; 8 p.m., $5
Third Street Dive: Brooke Surgener; 9 p.m.
Willow Park: TKO; 7 p.m.
Wiltshire On Market: Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner; 6:30 p.m.
MON AUG 12
Bearno’s (Highlands): open mic; 7:30 p.m.
Decca: The Buzzard; 8 p.m.
Diamond Pub (Highlands): Campfire Stew; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Bob Anonymous; 10 p.m.
Eddie Merlot’s: “Komen Benefit” with Robbie Bartlett; 5 p.m.
Fresh Start Growers Supply: Tropical Trash, No Power, Asm A Tik; 8 p.m., $5
Gerstle’s: Petar Mandic; 9 p.m.
Irish Exit: Phil Regan
JT’s Variety Club: DJ Infamous One; 10 p.m.
Magnolia Bar: DJs Goast, Duffy, Syimone, Jarrett Horvath; 11 p.m.
Miss C’s (Downtown): Mickey Clark; noon
New Vintage: “Motown Monday”; 9 p.m.
Spinelli’s (Downtown): To Die Alone, The Infantry, The Beast & Him Image, Come & Rest, Wooden Hart, Demise of the King; 6:30 p.m., $10
Stevie Ray’s: open mic; 9 p.m.
Wick’s (Hurstbourne): Short Bus; 7 p.m.
TUE AUG 13
Against the Grain: open mic; 9 p.m.
Belle of Louisville: Tom & Ricky
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): Dev and Doug; 10 p.m.
Gerstle’s: Tristen & Cameron
Kingfish (St. Matthews): Big Poppa Stampley; 7 p.m.
Majid’s: Barb & Eddie; 7 p.m.
Maple Inn Tavern: Erin & Gene; 9 p.m.
Monkey Wrench: DJ Captain Howdy; 9 p.m.
New Vintage: The Misty Mountain String Band, Passerine; 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.
Wick’s (Highlands): Robby Cox; 10 p.m.
Zanzabar: The Appleseed Cast, Des Ark, Heartscape Landbreak; 9 p.m.