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Wed APR 9
Baxter’s 942 Bar and Grill: “Live Band Karaoke”; 10 p.m.
Cure Lounge: DJ Jonathan Owens; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (Highlands): open mic; 7 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Petar Mandic; 10 p.m.
Gerstle’s: Kimmet & Doug; 9:30 p.m.
Hideaway Saloon: The Pranksters; 10:30 p.m., $3
Jim Porter’s: DJ EBM; 8 p.m.
JT’s Variety Club: DJ Chris Clemons; 10 p.m.
Mag Bar: DJ Sleepy T; 11 p.m., $4
Majid’s: Barb & Eddie; 7 p.m.
Mercury Ballroom: Corey Smith, The Railers; 8 p.m.
Meta: DJ See Tai; 10 p.m.
Mixer: Anthony Payton; 8 p.m.
Monkey Wrench: Relic; 9 p.m.
Nachbar: VAMP; 10 p.m.
New Vintage: Cher Von, Phourist, Attack of the Pacifists; 9 p.m., $5
Nowhere Bar: DJ Deuce Leader; Zach Longoria; 9 p.m.
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Rhino Jones and the Weapons of Mass Dysfunction, Lewis Mathis; 9:30 p.m.
Prime Lounge: “Ciroc the Mic”; 8 p.m., $5
Saints: Dorney & Friends; 7 p.m.
Stevie Ray’s: The Culligan Men Quintet; 8:30 p.m.
Third Street Dive: Floodwater; 9:30 p.m.
U of L (Comstock Hall): University Concert Band & Community Band; 8 p.m.
Wick’s (Jeffersontown): DJ Jaybird; 9 p.m.
Zanzabar: Sturgill Simpson, Johnny Stimson, Clear Plastic Masks; 9 p.m., $15
THU APR 10
Bistro 42: open mic
Bud’s Tavern: Colleen Murphy, John Hager & Rick Robbins; 8 p.m.
Cure Lounge: DJ Black Matter; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (Highlands): Kevin Cummings; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Bob Anonymous; 10 p.m.
Gerstle’s: Me & You
Haymarket Whiskey Bar: Alpha & Omega, Naysayer, Bent Life, Malfunction, Will to Die, Another Mistake
Headliners Music Hall: Railroad Earth; 8 p.m., $20-$23
Horseshoe Casino: John Legend; 8 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; 10:30 a.m.
Loui Loui’s: Jeff Rehmet; 7 p.m.; open mic; 8:30 p.m.
Mag Bar: Nick Hofmann, Dionte’ Tay Tyler, Stereo Empire; 10 p.m.
Majid’s: Tanita Gaines; 7 p.m.
Mercury Ballroom: Terraplane Sun, Flagship, Little Daylight; 8 p.m., $7
Meta: Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner; 9 p.m.
New Vintage: Screaming Females, Julie of the Wolves, The Debauchees; 9 p.m., $10
Nowhere Bar: DJs Persh & Prism; 11 p.m.
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Primer 55, The Black Order, Bury the Wicked; 8 p.m., $10
Saints: Cosa Seria, DJ Frank; 9:30 p.m.
Seidenfaden’s: DJ Woodrow on the Radio
Stevie Ray’s: open jam; 8 p.m.
U of L (Comstock Hall): University Symphonic Band & Wind Symphony; 8 p.m.
Wick’s (New Albany): open mic; 8 p.m.
Zanzabar: Greyhounds; 9 p.m., $6
FRI APR 11
American Turners: Friday Night Country Dance; 8 p.m., $5
Baxter’s 942 Bar and Grill: DJ Havoc; 11 p.m.
Bearno’s (Highlands): Crunchy Groove Machines; 10 p.m.
Big Four Burgers: Wyndell WIlliams
Bistro 42: Li’l T&A; 9 p.m.
Brownie’s The Shed: Petar Mandic; 10 p.m.
Bud’s Tavern: Nutz & Honey; 8 p.m.
Chill Bar: DJs JP Source & Persh; 10 p.m.
Cole’s Place: DJs Empty Beats & Big D; 10 p.m.
Cure Lounge: DJ Ultra Paul; 10 p.m.
Decca: Tyrone Cotton; 9 p.m.
Diamond Pub (Highlands): Indiana Joe and Arrow, Big Rock Show; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): The Undecided, Kevin Cummings; 10 p.m.
Eddie Merlot’s: The Bobby Falk Group; 7 p.m.
Four Kings Café: Barb & Eddie; 7 p.m.
Fourth Street Live: O.A.R.; 8 p.m.
Frazier History Museum: “The General” with The Tamerlane Ensemble
Gerstle’s: Happy Hour, Leaving London, Strung Out Loud
Haymarket Whiskey Bar: Joel T. Henderson & the 40 Gallon Baptists, The Moonlight Peddlers, Warren Byrom & Fabled Canelands; 9 p.m.
Headliners Music Hall: Turquoise Jeep, Skyscraper Stereo, Shadow Clone; 10 p.m., $12-$15
Horseshoe Casino: The Mad Taxpayers; 9 p.m.
Irish Exit: DJ EddieMike
Jack Fry’s: Steve Crews; 7 p.m.
Jerry Green & Friends: Jerry Green, Freddie George; 7 p.m., $7
Jim Porter’s: Hurt, Signal the Revolution; 7 p.m.
JT’s Variety Club: DJ Chris Clemons; 10 p.m.
Kentucky Center for the Arts: The Louisville Orchestra; 8 p.m.
Levee Bar: DJ Cha Cha Perez; 10 p.m.
Mag Bar: Sex Tide, Skin Tone; 10 p.m.; RMLLW2LLZ, Skull Avalanche, 1200, Bird Zoo; 11 p.m., $5
Majid’s: Bobby J & Michael Roy; 8 p.m.
Mercury Ballroom: Here Come the Mummies
Meta: DJs Sir Basil Outernational & Clawsome; 9 p.m.
Mixer: Jonathan Bramel; 7 p.m.
New Vintage: Jalin Roze; 9 p.m., $5
Northside Christian Church: “The Bible: Son of God” with Francesca Battistelli, Sidewalk Prophets, Natalie Grant; 7 p.m., $27
Nowhere Bar: Glitter Titz DJz; 11 p.m.
Patrick O’Shea’s: Jim Dishman & Rick Robbins; 10 p.m.
Phoenix Hill Tavern: The Horizontal Boogie Band; 10 p.m.
Rudyard Kipling: Amy McCarley
Seidenfaden’s: DJ Kim Sorise; 10 p.m.
Shepherdsville Music Barn: Nathan Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys; 8 p.m., $15
Spectators: No Problem
Stevie Ray’s: The Jimmy Davis Band; 9:30 p.m., $5
Theater Square: The VoJazz Trio; 7 p.m.
Third Street Dive: Keith Jones & the Makeshifts; 10 p.m., $5
Varanese: The Jeff Sherman Trio; 6:30 p.m.
Vincenzo’s: Roger Dane & Tyrone Wheeler; 6 p.m.
Volare: Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner; 7:30 p.m.
WFPK: “Live Lunch” with Carlene Carter; noon
Zanzabar: OK Deejays; 11 p.m., $3
SAT APR 12
Air Devils Inn: Automatic Slim; 8 p.m.
Bard’s Town: Kelly Green; 8 p.m., $3
Baxter’s 942 Bar and Grill: DJ Havoc; 11 p.m.
Benchwarmer’s: Jim Dishman & Rick Robbins; 8 p.m.
Big Four Burgers: Jordan Amos
Clifton Center: “Kentucky Homefront” with John Gage; 7:30 p.m.
Corydon Jamboree: Meagan Stout, Jaclyn Shields, Terry & Cassie Vincent; 7:30 p.m., $10
Cure Lounge: Wildhoney, Comforter, Sleepmeld; 9:30 p.m., $5
Diamond Pub (Highlands): Whatever Will, Strung Out Loud, Petar Mandic; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Treasure Fingers; 9 p.m., $15; Bob Anonymous, Stone the Crow; 10 p.m.
Eddie Merlot’s: The Bobby Falk Group; 8 p.m.
German-American Club: The Heritage Band; 6 p.m.
Gerstle’s: Turn 3, Andrew Ellis
Highlands Tap Room Grill: PMA; 11 p.m.
Huber’s: Corey and Stacey; 1 p.m.
Irish Exit: DJ EddieMike
Jerry Green & Friends: Jerry Green; 7 p.m., $7
Jim Porter’s: The Rachel Timberlake Band, R&R, Copperfield; 9 p.m.
JT’s Variety Club: DJ Bruce Wayne; 10 p.m.
Levee Bar: open mic; 10 p.m.
Mack Daddy’s: The Habit; 9 p.m.
Mag Bar: DJ Sumshee; 10 p.m.
Majid’s: Bobby J & Michael Roy; 8 p.m.
Mercury Ballroom: Booker T. Jones, DJs Matt Anthony & Kim Sorise; 8 p.m.
Meta: DJs Matt Anthony & Kim Sorise; 10 p.m.
Mixer: Gayle King; 8 p.m.
New Vintage: The Waves, Lady Pyramid, Tall Squares, Good People, Brent Mathis; 9 p.m., $5
Phoenix Hill Tavern: The Rocking Dead, Voodoo Avenue; 9:30 p.m.
RiverPark Place: Thumper and the Plaid Rabbits; 6 p.m.
Ross Country Jamboree: The Kinmans; 7 p.m., $10
Seidenfaden’s: DJs Narwhal & Sam Sneed; 11 p.m.
Shepherdsville Country: Ricky Howser, Brook Thornsbury, Rebekah Lynn, Jordan Chapman; 7:30 p.m., $8
Slugger Field: Laura Bell Bundy
Spectators: No Problem
Stevie Ray’s: The Predators; 9:30 p.m., $6
Theater Square: The VoJazz Trio; 7 p.m.
Third Street Dive: Lonesome Liz & the Band of Lost Souls, Kara Clark, The Rev. Terry Rice; 10 p.m., $8
Varanese: The Jeff Sherman Trio; 6:30 p.m.
Vincenzo’s: Roger Dane & Chris Fitzgerald; 6 p.m.
Volare: Brian Curella; 7:30 p.m.
Zanzabar: Glitter Titz DJs; 11 p.m.
SUN APR 13
Bearno’s (Highlands): John Driver; 7 p.m.
Carmichael’s (Crescent Hill): The Hart Strings; 3 p.m.
Christ Church Cathedral: Jane Halliday; 5 p.m.
Cole’s Place: “Dope16 Rap Battle”; 5 p.m.
Degeorge Bros. Guitars: The Tunesmiths, Will & A.J.; 2 p.m.
Diamond Pub (Highlands): Corey and Stacey; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Kevin Cummings; 10 p.m.
Frazier History Museum: “The General” with The Tamerlane Ensemble
Gerstle’s: The Pranksters; 11 p.m.
Haymarket Whiskey Bar: ’68, Shook Like Dead Men, Greyhaven, Great Floods, Ari, The Contingent 6 p.m., $10; bluegrass jam with Hickory Vaught; 8 p.m.
Huber’s: Joe Dotson; 1 p.m.
IUS (Ogle Center): IUS Concert Band; 3 p.m., $5-$8
JT’s Variety Club: DJ Ice; 8 p.m.
Kentucky Center for the Arts: open mic; 4 p.m.
Le Relais: Pat Lentz & Dave Wilson; 6 p.m.
Locust Grove: The Kentucky Center Chamber Players; 5:30 p.m.
Monkey Wrench: open mic; 8 p.m.
New Vintage: Whiskey Shivers, Southern Sirens; 9 p.m., $8
Romaro Place: Keltricity; 2 p.m.
St. Patrick Catholic Church: Louisville Master Chorale; 2:30 p.m.
U of L (Comstock Hall): The Debussy Trio with Suzanna Guzman; 3 p.m., $5-$25; “Macauley Chamber Music Recital”; 7 p.m.
Wiltshire on Market: Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner; 6:30 p.m.
MON APR 14
Decca: The Buzzard; 8 p.m.
Derby Dinner Playhouse: Melissa Combs; 7:15 p.m., $30-$36
Diamond Pub (Highlands): Speaker (acoustic); 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Bob Anonymous; 10 p.m.
Elks Home: The Mr. Wonderful Production Band; 6 p.m.
Gerstle’s: Petar Mandic; 9 p.m.
Haymarket Whiskey Bar: “Vinyl Night” hosted by Zach Hart; 8 p.m.
JT’s Variety Club: DJ Infamous One; 8 p.m.
Mag Bar: Abigail Williams, Ohlm; 10 p.m.
Mercury Ballroom: Excision, Dirtyphonics, Ill Gates; 8 p.m.
U of L (Bird Hall): University Jazz Repertory Ensemble; 7 p.m.
U of L (Comstock Hall): University Chorus & Collegiate Chorale; 8 p.m.
Wick’s (Jeffersontown): Short Bus; 7 p.m.
TUE APR 15
Against the Grain: open mic; 9 p.m.
Blu: The Doug Elmore Jazz Trio; 7 p.m.
Cahoots: Inspireme & Handsome Bahb; 10 p.m.
Clifton’s Pizza: Danny Flanigan; 8 p.m.
Diamond Pub (Highlands): PMA; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Kevin Cummings; 10 p.m.
Dreamland: Insect Factory, Public Speaking, mAAs; 7 p.m., $10
Gerstle’s: War Panties
Haymarket Whiskey Bar: Drunk & Sailor; 9 p.m.
JT’s Variety Club: DJ Chris Clemons; 8 p.m.
Lisa’s Oak Street Lounge: Shawn Sleeps Naked; 8 p.m.
Majid’s: Barb & Eddie; 7 p.m.
Mercury Ballroom: Toadies, Supersuckers; 8 p.m.
Monkey Wrench: jazz jam; 8 p.m.
Nachbar: Your Friendly Neighborhood Big Band; 9 p.m.
Play: “Twisted Tuesdays”; 10 p.m.
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary: The Norton Hall Band; 7 p.m.
Stevie Ray’s: blues jam; 8 p.m.