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Wed OCT 2
Air Devils Inn: open jam; 7:30 p.m.
Clifton Center: Miro Quartet; 7:30 p.m., $22-$24
Diamond Pub (Highlands): open mic; 7 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Me & You; 10 p.m.
Gerstle’s: Kimmet & Doug; 9:30 p.m.
Gerstle’s: The Deadstring Brothers; 9 p.m., $6
Hideaway Saloon: Consider the Source; 10 p.m., $5
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.
JT’s Variety Club: DJ Chris Clemons; 10 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.
Rudyard Kipling: jazz jam; 8 p.m.
Shenanigans: Mickey Clark; 7:30 p.m.
St. Andrews Pub: The Mike Yeager Band; 8 p.m.
Stevie Ray’s: The Culligan Men Band; 8 p.m.
Theater Square: The VoJazz Trio; 7 p.m.
Third Street Dive: open mic; 8 p.m.
Volare: Robbie Bartlett
THU OCT 3
Brewery: DJs Jason Shelton & Goast; 5 p.m.
Bud’s Tavern: John Woosley & Rick Robbins; 8 p.m.
Corbett’s: Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner; 6 p.m.
Dark Star Tavern: Uncommon Grass; 9:30 p.m.
Diamond Pub (Highlands): Kevin Cummings; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Sideshow; 10 p.m.
Gerstle’s: Me & You
Headliners Music Hall: “Boobapalooza” with Old School, From Paris, Ballroom Blitz; 6:30 p.m., $10
Jack’s (New Albany): Dev & Doug; 10 p.m.
Jerry Green & Friends: Jerry Green; 7 p.m.
JT’s Variety Club: DJ Chris Clemons; 10 p.m.
Kentucky Center for the Arts: The Louisville Orchestra with Midori; 10:30 a.m.
KingFish (Upper River Road): Mike Willett; 6 p.m.
Left Field Lounge: John Baxter; 10 p.m.
Majid’s: Tanita Gaines; 7 p.m.
Metro Hall: Kri & Hettie; noon
Molly Malone’s (St. Matthews): Petar Mandic; 10 p.m.
New Vintage: Kelly McRae, Justin Paul Lewis, JK Mabry; 8 p.m.; Jalin Roze, Tarik Adams; 11 p.m.
Nowhere Bar: DJ Sleepy T; 11 p.m.
O’Shea’s: Elliott Truman
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.
U of L (Comstock Hall): University Symphonic Band & Chamber Winds; 8 p.m.
FRI OCT 4
Bearno’s (Highlands): Robby Cox; 10 p.m.
Brewery: The Boogie Men; 9 p.m.
Bud’s Tavern: Nutz & Honey; 8 p.m.
Caffé Classico: Gareth Jones; 6:30 p.m.
Dark Star Tavern: Tom Browning; 10 p.m.
Decca: FattLabb; 9 p.m.
Diamond Pub (Highlands): Redline, DJ Mike Moody; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Joe Carpenter, Freddy & the Cruegers, Kevin Cummings; 10 p.m.
Eddie Merlot’s: The Bobby Falk Group; 7 p.m.
Fat Daddy’s: Ray Pamalue; 8 p.m.
Four Kings Café: Barb & Eddie; 7 p.m.
Gerstle’s: Thumper & the Plaid Rabbits, Zach Longoria, Jacob Resch
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: Mishka; 7 p.m.
JT’s Variety Club: DJ Chris Clemons; 10 p.m.
Kentucky Center for the Arts: The Louisville Orchestra with Midori; 8 p.m., $20; Amjad Ali Khan; 8 p.m., $35
Magnolia Bar: For the Birds, Random Conflict, Time Assassins, Youth at Heart; 9 p.m., $5
Majid’s: Bobby J & Michael Roy; 8 p.m.
Maker’s Mark Lounge: Petar Mandic; 11 p.m.
New Vintage: DJ Dylan Herre; 11:30 p.m.
Nowhere Bar: Glitter Titz DJz; 11 p.m.
O’Shea’s: Soul Circus
Rudyard Kipling: “DBSA Benefit”; 6 p.m.
Stevie Ray’s: The Blue Meridian Band; 9:30 p.m., $5
Theater Square: The VoJazz Trio; 7 p.m.
Third Street Dive: The Lost River Cavemen, The Bob Band; 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 Kelly Richey; noon
Wick’s (Goose Creek): No Problem
Zanzabar: Du Tonc, Lane 8, OK Deejays
SAT OCT 5
Air Devils Inn: Automatic Slim; 9 p.m., $2
Bearno’s (Downtown): Petar Mandic; 8 p.m.
Bud’s Tavern: Hook Line & Sinker; 8 p.m.
Caffé Classico: Gareth Jones; 6:30 p.m.
Cahoots: The Dammit, The Whiskey Riders, Get Damned; 9 p.m.
Captain’s Quarters: “CQ Jam for WaterStep” with The Decades, Wayne Young, The Rob Nickerson Group, The Unlimited Show Band; 4 p.m., $5
Dark Star Tavern: The Pranksters; 10 p.m.
Decca: Roadie; 8 p.m.
Diamond Pub (Highlands): Freddy & the Cruegers, Strung Out Loud; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Kevin Cummings, The Undecided; 10 p.m.
Douglas Loop Farmers Market: Dan Colon, Brent Mathis; 10 a.m.
Eddie Merlot’s: The Bobby Falk Group; 8 p.m.
Gerstle’s: Cover Me Badd, Austin Adams
Headliners Music Hall: Sarah Jarosz, Willie Watson; 9 p.m., $17-$20
Hideaway Saloon: Blues and Greys; 10:30 p.m.
Huber’s: Corey & Stacey; 1 p.m.
Irish Exit: DJ Goast
Jazzyblu: Maestro J.; 9 p.m., $10
Jerry Green & Friends: Jerry Green; 7 p.m., $7
JT’s Variety Club: DJ Bruce Wayne; 10 p.m.
Kentucky Center for African American Heritage: “KMAC Burbon Bash” with The Dick Sisto Quartet
Kentucky Center for the Arts: The Louisville Orchestra Pops: “Piano Men”; 8 p.m.
Magnolia Bar: Humongous, Week of Wonders, Plastic Bubble; 10 p.m., $5
Majid’s: Bobby J & Michael Roy; 8 p.m.
Maker’s Mark Lounge: DJ DV8; 10 p.m.
McNeely Lake: A Girl Named Earl; 10 a.m.
New Vintage: The Tributantes
O’Shea’s: Speaker, Ignite the Borealis
Patrick O’Shea’s: The Fells; 8 p.m.
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Enter the Haggis; 8 p.m., $10-$12
Ross Country Jamboree: 7 p.m., $10
Seidenfaden’s: DJs Narwhal & Sam Sneed; 11 p.m.
St. Andrews Pub: DJ Rich
Stevie Ray’s: The Kelly Richey Band; 9:30 p.m., $6
Theater Square: The VoJazz Trio; 7 p.m.
Third Street Dive: The Enders, Ted Stevens & the Third Rail; 10 p.m., $5
Underground Sounds: U.S. Christmas, Sapat, Jaye Jayle, New Bravado, Snow Snake; 5 p.m.
Varanese: The Jeff Sherman Trio; 6:30 p.m.
Volare: Brian Curella’s Charley’s Bird Trio; 7:30 p.m.
Zanzabar: Glitter Titz DJs; 11 p.m.
SUN OCT 6
Bard’s Town: jazz jam session; 5:30 p.m.
Big Rock: “Jazz and Blues Festival” with The Tim Wallen Group, Everett Green, Tee Dee Young; 2 p.m.
Clifton Center: Nada Loutfi; 4 p.m.; Aimee Mann, Ted Leo; 7:30 p.m., $34-$38
Diamond Pub (Highlands): Corey and Stacey; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Bob Anonymous; 10 p.m.
Gerstle’s: The Pranksters; 11 p.m.
Huber’s: Olivia Henken; 1 p.m.
Jim Porter’s: “Cosmo Concert” with Soul Inc., The Monarchs, The Louisville Crashers, Caribou, The Wolfe Brothers, Wayne Young
JT’s Variety Club: DJ Ice; 10 p.m.
Monkey Wrench: open mic; 8 p.m.
New Vintage: DJs Goast & Syimone; 11 p.m.
Nowhere Bar: DJ Lady Carol; 3 p.m.
Root Cellar (Germantown): Appalatin; 6 p.m., $20
Rudyard Kipling: Si Khan & the Looping Brothers, Michael Johnathon
Turtle Run Winery: Bomar & Ritter; 1:30 p.m.
Wiltshire On Market: Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner; 6:30 p.m.
MON OCT 7
Bearno’s (Highlands): open mic; 7:30 p.m.
Brewery: DJ Intelli-G; 11 p.m.
Decca: The Buzzard; 8 p.m.
Diamond Pub (Highlands): Chad Kyzer; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Anytime After Four; 10 p.m.
Gerstle’s: Petar Mandic
JT’s Variety Club: DJ Infamous One; 10 p.m.
Miss C’s (Downtown): Mickey Clark; noon
New Vintage: “Motown Monday”; 6 p.m.
Wick’s (Hurstbourne): Short Bus; 7 p.m.
Zanzabar: Mike Adams At His Honest Weight; 10 p.m.
TUE OCT 8
Against the Grain: open mic; 9 p.m.
Blu: The Doug Elmore Jazz Trio; 7 p.m.
Bone Headz: Short Bus; 7 p.m.
Brewery: DJs Jason Shelton & Goast; 5 p.m.
Clifton’s Pizza: Danny Flanigan; 8 p.m.
Diamond Pub (Highlands): Dope, Soil, Leaving Eden, Potry of the Dead, Festival of the Damned, Six 2 Six; 7:30 p.m.; Petar Mandic; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Dev & Doug; 10 p.m.
Gerstle’s: Hale & Massey
Hideaway Saloon: Dressed for the Occasion
Highlands Tap Room Grill: The Punknecks
JT’s Variety Club: DJ Chris Clemons; 10 p.m.
Majid’s: Barb & Eddie; 7 p.m.
Monkey Wrench: DJ Captain Howdy; 9 p.m.
Norm’s Club 21: DJ C Note; 10 p.m.
Saints: Dev & Doug; 9 p.m.
Spinelli’s (Downtown): DJs Intelli-G, Gitsum, Crikket, Inspireme, Beejj, Oblivion Sanction; $3-$5
St. Andrews Pub: The Mike Yeager Band; 8 p.m.
Stevie Ray’s: blues jam; 9 p.m.
Zanzabar: The Tontons; 9 p.m., $5-$7