WED May 20th
Diamond Pub (Concert Hall): Butcher Babies; 7:30 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Devereaux Trio; 10 p.m.
Expo Five: The Contortionist, Chon, Auras, Bad People, Pinfeather; 7 p.m., $15
Gerstle’s Place: Kimmet & Doug
Hideaway Saloon: The Pranksters; 10 p.m., $3
Highland Taproom: Open Mic Night
Jim Porter’s: DJ TLC’s Line Dance Party; 8:30 p.m.
Joe’s Palmroom: DJ Y-Gezzy; 8 p.m.
Kaiju Bar: Karaoke with Evan; 10 p.m.
Manny and Merle: CJ Cumberland; 7:30 p.m.
Meta: Wu-Tang Wednesdays
New Vintage: Vug Arakas, Ona, Club Music
Phoenix Hill: Splendid Chaos, Tom Cool; 10 p.m.
Play: Raja & Raven; 10 p.m., $12
Shenanigans Irish Grille: Mickey Clark, Dale Perry; 8 p.m.
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Louisville Fats and the Rhythm Cats; 8:30 p.m.
Third Street Dive: Open Mic with Vulcan Logic; 9 p.m.
Wick’s Pizza (Live on State): Shane Dawson; 8 p.m.
Zanzabar: Sketching, Beat Awful; 8 p.m., $5
THUR May 21st
8Up: Cinematic Sleaze with DJ Kim Sorise; 7:30 p.m.
Bard’s Town: The Hardware Project; 7 p.m.
Belvedere Festival Park: Abbey Road on the River
Bistro 42: Kirby’s Acoustic; 8 p.m.
Blu Italian Grille: Hickory Vaught and Friends Band
Clifton Center: Fleur-De-Lis Academy of Dance Rehersal; 8:30 p.m.
Chill Bar: Kewl Karaoke; 9 p.m.
Decca: DJ Ryan Rugger; 10 a.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Bob Anonymous; 10 p.m.
Expo Five: Starset, Better Than Salem, Candlefly, Leafdale; 7 p.m.
Gerstle’s Place: War Panties, Frederick The Younger, Matthew Kennedy, Jesse Johnson
Gypsy’s Sports Grille: Joe & Scott; 8 p.m.
Jim Porter’s: Karaoke with Steve & Swing Dancing; 9 p.m.
Joe’s Palmroom: Karaoje; 8 p.m.
Kaiju Bar: Karaoke with Evan; 10 p.m.
KFC Yum! Center: Wave 3 Concert Series with LSB Experience; 11:30 a.m.
Manny and Merle: Jill King; 8 p.m.
Meta: Live Jazz with Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner; 9:30 p.m.
Molly Malone’s (St. Matthews): DJ Night; 10:30 p.m.
Nachbar: Tele Destruction Gear; 10 p.m.
New Vintage: The Hooten Hallers
Nowhere Bar: DJ Jay Kay; 7 p.m.
Phoenix Hill: Jerami Dugan
Rye: Old Baby, Bitchin Bajas, Dream Eye Color Wheel
Seidenfaden’s Cafe: Woodrow on the Radio Spins Wax for Aural Gratification; 10 p.m.
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: T.N.T. Thursday Night Throwdown; 9 p.m.
Texas Roadhouse (Dixie): No Problem
Tim Faulkner Gallery: Ramblin’ Jack Elliot, Greg Martin, Boone Frogget; 7 p.m., $15
Zanzabar: The Shadowboxers, Beware The Images; 8 p.m., $10
FRI May 22nd
Amy Z’s: Chasing Rabbits; 9 p.m.
Bard’s Town: Kevin Jenkins; 8 p.m.
Baxters 942: Judge Angus; 8 p.m.
Belvedere Festival Park: Abbey Road on the River
Bistro 42:The Rumors; 9 p.m.
BJ’s Sports Bar: DJ Rip; 10 p.m.
Bud’s Tavern: Tommy & Phil; 8 p.m.
Clifton Center: I Dream of Paris; 9:30 p.m.
Diamond Pub (Concert Hall): Infexzious; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (Highlands): Bob Anonymous Band; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Shane Dawson/ Slinky Jenkins; 10 p.m.
Gerstle’s Place: Peter Searcy, Ass Haulers, Blair’s West, 64 West
Gypsy’s Sports Grille: Maddox & Jarrell; 8 p.m.
Haymarket Whiskey Bar: Tim Barry & Two Cow Garage; 9 p.m.
Headliners: J Roddy Walston, Avers, Graffiti; 8 p.m., $20
Jim Porter’s: Tom Cool, Rick Bartlett’s Rockin Soul Revival, Str8 Jakkit, The OVER-REACTORS; 7 p.m.
Joe’s Palmroom: Rick Debow Matinee; 7:30 p.m.
Kaiju Bar: Abstract Artimus; 9:30 p.m.
Kentucky Center: The West End Poetry Opera; 7 p.m.
Louisville Water Tower: Kentucky Reggae Festival; 5 p.m., $12
Manny and Merle: Ricky Morse; 9:30 p.m.
Mercury Ballroom: Caleb Johnson with Stereo Empire; 8 p.m.
Meta: DJ Night; 9 p.m.
New Vintage: Turbo Fruits, Discount Guns; 10 p.m.
Nowhere Bar: DJ Glitter Titz; 10 p.m.
Phoenix Hill: Metal Mayhem, Manic Methed, Spontaneous Internal Combustion, Backyard Rehab, Enchirdion, Heart of Kings, Alex Cline, Dodd, Zeropoint, Chris Toczko; 10 p.m.
Play: Deeranged, Spacee Kadett
Saint’s Pizza and Pub: Joe D’Amato; 9 p.m.
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: The Stella Vees; 9 p.m.
Third Street Dive: Bird Zoo, Mission Man, The Elixirs, Lazy Ass Destroyer; 10 p.m., $5
Tin Roof: Matt Enik, David Whitney; 6:30 p.m.
Wick’s Pizza (Highlands): MooseKnuckle; 10 p.m.
Wick’s Pizza (Live on State): The Blues & Greys, Full Contact Karaoke; 10 p.m.
Wick’s Pizza (Middletown): Karaoke with Lisa; 8 p.m.
Zanzabar: Alanna Fugate, Tim Delonjay; 8 p.m., $5
SAT May 23rd
8Up: Alex Bell; 10 p.m.
Baxters 942: Josh Logan; 8 p.m.
Belvedere Festival Park: Abbey Road on the River
BJ’s Sports Bar: DJ Rip; 10 p.m.
Boomtown Ball & Festival (New Albany): Langhorne Slim, The Apache Relay, The Features, Big Big, Jalin Roze, Lazy Sunday, Lydia Burrell, The Hart Strings; 1 p.m.
Bud’s Tavern: Dean Heckel; 8 p.m.
Clifton Center: Le Petitie School of Dance; 11:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m.
Connections: Laboy Lefemme; 10:30 p.m.
Diamond Pub (Concert Hall): Signal the Revolution; 7 p.m., $10
Diamond Pub (Highlands): Radiotronic/ Me & You; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Devereaux/ Wicked Sensation; 10 p.m.
Expo Five: Sepultura, Destruction, Arsis, Boris The Blade, Micawber; 7:15 p.m.
Gerstle’s Place: V-Groove, Bari Leigh
Gypsy’s Sports Grille: Dirty Uncle; 8 p.m.
Halftime Sports Bar: Jim Disman, Kelly Wilkinson, Rick “bongoman” Robbins; 7:30 p.m.
Haymarket Whiskey Bar: Knocked Loose, Damaged Goods
Headliners: J Roddy Walston, Avers, Hot Wires; 8 p.m., $20
Hideaway Saloon: Hot Iron Skillet; 11 p.m., $3
Huber’s Winery: Josh & Holly; 1 p.m.
Jim Porter’s: Rick Bartlett’s Rockin Soul Revival, Str8 Jakkit, The OVER-REACTORS
Joe’s Palmroom: WuWoo & Krew; 10 p.m.
Kaiju Bar: Fredrick The Younger, Thunder/Dreamer, Cher Von, Ted Tyro; 9 p.m., $5
Kentucky Center: Wendy Whelan; 8 p.m.
Louisville Water Tower: Kentucky Reggae Festival; 5 p.m., $12
Manny and Merle: Shotgun Serenade; 9:30 p.m.
Mercury Ballroom: Recreating The Band’s The Last Waltz; 9 p.m.
Meta: Vinyl Night with Matt Anthony and Kim Sorise; 10 p.m.
Mick’s Lounge: Audio 6; 9 p.m.
Molly Malone’s (St. Matthews): 80’s & 90’s Dance Party; 10:30 p.m.
New Vintage: Light Treasons, Good People, Dyed in the Wool, Chief Ghoul; 8 p.m., $7
Phoenix Hill: Goldy lockS, Van Waylon, DJ Mixa’s Reggaephest Afterparty
Play: Deeranged, Spacee Kadett
Ross Country Jamboree: Natalie Berry, Mike Fryman, Christina Walton
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: The Gary Sanders and JP Blues Band; 7 p.m.
Third Street Dive: Overload, Omotai, The Elixirs; 10 p.m., $5
Tim Faulkner Gallery: Marbin, King Kong, Carly Johnson; 8 p.m.
Tin Roof: Mic Larry; 10 p.m.
Wick’s Pizza (Goose Creek): The Dammit; 9 p.m.
Wick’s Pizza (Highlands): Wes Thompson; 10 p.m.
Wick’s Pizza (Live on State): Gas Money; 10 p.m.
Wick’s Pizza (Middletown): Me & You; 8:30 p.m.
SUN May 24th
Bard’s Town: Rob Jamner; 7 p.m.
Belvedere Festival Park: Abbey Road on the River
Blu Italian Grille: Brunch & Live Jazz
Clifton Center: Le Petitie School of Dance; 2:30 p.m.
Chill Bar: Kewl Karaoke; 8 p.m.
Connections: Laboy Lefemme; 10:30 p.m.
Diamond Pub (Concert Hall): Future Villains; 7 p.m., $10
Diamond Pub (Highlands): Petar Mandic; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Bob Anonymous Band; 10 p.m.
Gerstle’s Place: The Pranksters
Huber’s Winery: Joe Dotson; 1 p.m.
Louis’s The Ton: DJ Time Dilation; 7 p.m.
Louisville Water Tower: Kentucky Reggae Festival; 5 p.m., $12
Mercury Ballroom: Nice & Vinz, Jason French, Sebastian Mikael
Monkey Wrench: Bluegrass Brunch; 10 a.m.
New Vintage: Invisible Things & John Clay’s Weekend Jam
Nowhere Bar: DJ Syimone; 9 p.m.
MON May 25th
Belvedere Festival Park: Abbey Road on the River
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Bob Anonymous; 10 p.m.
Gerstle’s Place: Petar Mandic
Haymarket Whiskey Bar: Vinyl Night; 8 p.m.
Highland Taproom: Metal Monday
Planet Bar & Bistro: Robbie Bartlett; 8 p.m.
Magnolia Bar: DJ Goast, DJ Duffy, DJ Jarrett Horvath; 10 p.m.
Nowhere Bar: Kevin Cummings; 9:30 p.m.
Zanzabar: Gringo Star, Hollis Brown, Shantih Shantih; 8 p.m., $8
TUES May 26th
Clifton Center: Pride of Kentucky Chorus; 6 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Soul River Brown; 10 p.m.
Gerstle’s Place: Frankie Moody
Headliners: The Moth StorySlam; 8 p.m., $8
Jim Porter’s: Bop Night
Kaiju Bar: Karaoke; 10 p.m.
New Vintage: Head North, Bonfires; 8 p.m., $10
Seidenfaden’s Cafe: Movies about Music; 8 p.m.
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: The World Famous Tuesday Blues Jam; 9 p.m.