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Wed FEB 29
Beef O’Brady’s (Hillview): Short Bus; 7 p.m., free (R)
Billiards Club of Louisville: Short Bus; 11 p.m., free (R)
Brown Theater: Puscifer, Carina Round; 7:30 p.m., $39.50
Comedy Caravan: “Raw” hosted by Jay Cox; 7:15 p.m., $5 (R)
Corner Door: Big Booty Swing; 7:30 p.m., free (R)
Eezy’s: Lindsey Lane & Friends; 7 p.m., free
Groucho’s: “Comedy in a Fish Bowl”; 10 p.m., free (R)
Haymarket Whiskey Bar: Sean T. Johnson, Gavin Caster, Marion Dries, Jess Langer; 8:30 p.m., $5
Hideaway Saloon: The Pranksters; 10:30 p.m., $3 (R)
Highlands Tap Room: The Bottom Sop; 10 p.m.
Improv: Jamie Utley, Brad Lanning, Keith McGill, Rich Ragains; 8 p.m., $12
Jerry Green & Friends: Jerry Green, Freddie George; 7 p.m., free (R)
Lisa’s Oak St. Lounge: Muji Fuji; 7 p.m., free (R)
Monkey Wrench: Relic; 9 p.m., free (R)
Nachbar: VAMP; 10 p.m., free (R)
Spinelli’s (Downtown): The Tired and True, The Offseason, Our Lucky Stars, Against the Current; 6 p.m., $5
Stevie Ray’s: Dev & Doug; 9 p.m., $2 (R)
Theater Square: The VoJazz Trio with Megan Gebert; 6:30 p.m., free (R)
TK’s Pub: The 4hr Soundcheck; 7 p.m. (R)
Two Lane: Campfire Stew; 8 p.m. (R)
U of L (Comstock Hall): 2nd St. Chamber Orchestra; 8:30 p.m., free
Wick’s Pizza, New Albany: Josh & Holly
ZaZoo’s: Mr. Gnome, Hooten Hallers, Discount Guns; 9 p.m., $5
THU MAR 1
Baxter’s 942: The Bottom Sop; 10 p.m.
Beef O’Brady’s (Valley Station): Short Bus; 7 p.m., free (R)
Blu Italian Grille: Hickory Vaught; 8 p.m., free (R)
Bud’s Tavern: Mike Willett & Friends; 8 p.m., free (R)
Comedy Caravan: Nicholas Anthony, Gabe Kea, Bryan Schneider; 7:15 p.m., $10; “The List”; 9:30 p.m., $2 (R)
Dark Star Tavern: The White Russians; 10 p.m., free (R)
Gerstle’s: Violet Knives, Rubles For Rodya; 7:30 p.m., $3
Golden Nugget: Short Bus; 11 p.m., free (R)
Groucho’s: “Comedy Attack! XIV”; 9:30 p.m.
Haymarket Whiskey Bar: Big Bill Unpaid, Broad Run, Rough & Tumble; 9:30 p.m., $5
Hideaway Saloon: Tom Browning & Lewis Mathis; 10:30 p.m., $3
Improv: Andrew Dice Clay, Jim Florentine, Don Jamieson; 7 p.m., $37
Jack’s (New Albany): Dev & Doug; 10 p.m., free
Jerry Green & Friends: Jerry Green, Freddie George; 7 p.m., free (R)
Monkey Wrench: Murals; 9 p.m. (R)
Saints: Cosa Seria; 9:30 p.m. (R)
Smoketown USA: Billy Hower; 6 p.m., free (R)
Stevie Ray’s: Amanda Lucas and Friends; 9 p.m., $4
Theater Square: Stein Stoess; 8 p.m., free (R)
Uncle Slayton’s: Eric Brace & Peter Cooper, Doug & Telisha Williams; 8:30 p.m.
U of L (Comstock Hall): Paul York; 8 p.m., free
Wick’s Pizza (Highlands): Screamin’ John and Jimi V; free (R)
Wick’s Pizza (New Albany): Aquila (R)
ZaZoo’s: Think Harder, KYX, Good Luck Joseph, My Fake Hero; 7 p.m., $7; Klondike & the Slow Rush, Matt Mattingly; 10 p.m., free
FRI MAR 2
The Bank: Branded By Hate, Chapman, Left In Despair; $5
Bearno’s (Downtown): Son of the Widow, Serpent Wisdom; 8:30 p.m., free
Blue River Café: St. James Hotel; 7 p.m.
Comedy Caravan: Nicholas Anthony, Gabe Kea, Bryan Schneider; 7:15 p.m. & 9:30 p.m., $15 each
The Connection: Adriana Fuentes; 10:30 p.m.
Corner Door: Tom Boone & the Back Porch Pickers; 7 p.m., free
Dark Star Tavern: The Merry Pranksters; 10 p.m., free
Diamond Pub: Jefferson Tarc Bus; 10 p.m.
Eddie Merlot’s: The Bobby Falk Group; 7 p.m., free
Expo Five: Asher Roth, Jalin Roze
Gerstle’s: Bridge 19, Changing Lanes, Vessel; 10 p.m.
Golden Nugget: Dev & Doug; 10:30 p.m., $5
Haymarket Whiskey Bar: Squeeze-bot; 9 p.m.
Headliners Music Hall: Dr. Dog, Purling Hiss; 9 p.m., $17
Hideaway Saloon: The Great Nostalgic; 10 p.m., $5
Improv: DL Hughley; 8 p.m. & 10:30 p.m., $23 each
Irish Exit: Jacob and Daniel; free
Jazzyblu: “Destination Live Fridays” with Maestro J.; 8 p.m., $10 (R)
Jerry Green & Friends: Jerry Green, Freddie George; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jim Porter’s: Junior Brown, Dust Radio; 7 p.m., $15 adv., $20 DOS
Louisville Science Center: Trophy Wives; 10 p.m., $5-$7
Mulligan’s: Mickey Clark & the Blue Norther; 9 p.m., free
New Directions: Killing Time; 10:30 p.m.
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Pretty Things Peepshow, Eddy Price; 8 p.m., $10 adv., $12 DOS
Riverbend Winery: Kitty Slickers; 7:30 p.m., free
R Place Pub: Big Rock Show
Shepherdsville Music Barn: Jerry Butler & the Blue-Js; 8 p.m., $12
Smoketown USA: Billy Hower; 6 p.m., free (R)
Stevie Ray’s: Most Wanted Band, Li’l T&A; 9 p.m., $4
St. John UCC: Bourbon Baroque; 7:30 p.m., free
Theater Square: The VoJazz Trio with Megan Gebert; 7 p.m., free (R)
Third Street Dive: The Loaded Nuns, Dunebuggy Attack Battalion, The Righteous Wrongs; 10 p.m., $5
Uncle Slayton’s: Deep Fried 5, The Tunesmiths; 9 p.m., $8
Vernon Club: Bukshot, Bass Drum Aliens, Elephant Room, Slugga Boyz, T-Razor, J-Monkey, Jay Yola, 2-3, Baby Jay, Bandman, Bazerk, Chief Rob Law, Drian, Psy 9, Taerozay, Unfiltered Entertainment; 8 p.m., $5
WFPK: “Live Lunch” with Dr. Dog; noon, free
Wick’s Pizza (Goose Creek): Rob Cox; 9 p.m.
Wick’s Pizza (Highlands): Boogie Juice; 10 p.m.
ZaZoo’s: Your News Vehicles, Benanthrope, J. Glenn; 9 p.m., $5
SAT MAR 3
The Bank: Uh-huh Baby Yeah, The American Dream; $5
Blue River Café: Grease Gravy; 7 p.m.
Bud’s Tavern: Mike Willett & Friends; 8 p.m., free
Comedy Caravan: Nicholas Anthony, Gabe Kea, Bryan Schneider; 7:15 p.m. & 9:30 p.m., $15 each
The Connection: Adriana Fuentes; 10:30 p.m.
Corydon Jamboree: Roger Conley; 7:30 p.m.
Dark Star Tavern: The Pranksters; 10 p.m. (R)
Diamond Pub: Jefferson Tarc Bus; 10 p.m.
Eddie Merlot’s: The Bobby Falk Group; 8 p.m., free
Expo Five: Down By the Creek
4th Street Live: Lunar Beach House, The Bacchanal Steel Band; noon, free
Gerstle’s: Point 1 Zero; 10 p.m.
Golden Nugget: Dev & Doug; 10:30 p.m., $5
Haymarket Whiskey Bar: Bosco, Monzie Leo & the Big Sky, The Bottom Sop; 9 p.m.
Headliners Music Hall: Ponderosa, Houndmouth, Jubalson; 9 p.m., $5
Heads Up Pub: Hoosier Pete, Janitors of the Apocalypse, Sick City Four, Anderson; 9 p.m.
Hideaway Saloon: Pharoah Loosey; 10 p.m., $5
Impellizzeri’s, Downtown: Cosa Seria; 10:30 p.m., $7 (R)
Improv: DL Hughley; 7 p.m. & 9:30 p.m., $23 each
Irish Exit: Brian Elmore; free
Jazzyblu: “Neo-Soul Saturdays” with Maestro J.; 8 p.m., $10 (R)
Jerry Green & Friends: Jerry Green, Freddie George; 7 p.m., free (R)
Longheads: Chris Cavanaugh; 8:30 p.m., $8 adv., $10 DOS
Maple Inn Tavern: 10 Cent Toll Booth; 9 p.m., free
Monkey Wrench: Johnny Berry & the Outliers; 10:30 p.m.
New Directions: The Allen Lane Band; 10:30 p.m.
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Opiate: The Tool Experience, Trust Divided; 8 p.m., $10
Ross Country Jamboree: Mike Fryman; $10
R Place Pub: Copperfield, 10 p.m.
Smoketown USA: Billy Hower; 6 p.m., free (R)
Speed Museum: “Speed Ball” with The Ken Arlen Orchestra; 9 p.m., $150
Spinelli’s (Downtown): Your Favorite Hero, Audiostrobelight, Burns Like Fire, Aesthetics Versus Architecture, Aim For the Skies; 6:30 p.m., $5
Stevie Ray’s: August Christopher; 9:30 p.m., $5
Theater Square: The VoJazz Trio with Megan Gebert; 7 p.m., free (R)
Third Street Dive: 500 Miles To Memphis, Strip District, Those Crosstown Rivals, The Slagsmiths; 10 p.m., $5
Uncle Slayton’s: The Dirty Guv’nahs, Thirty Spokes; 9 p.m., $8
Wick’s Pizza (Goose Creek): Calling Eastwood; 9 p.m.
Wick’s Pizza (Highlands): Field of Kings
Yum Center: Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band; 8 p.m., sold out
Zanzabar: Whistle Peak, Lydia Burrell; 9 p.m., $5 adv., $7 DOS
ZaZoo’s: Sunday Valley, Your News Vehicles, Blackfoot Gypsies; 9 p.m., $8
SUN MAR 4
Comedy Caravan: Nicholas Anthony, Gabe Kea, Bryan Schneider; 7:15 p.m., $10; “The Sunday Night Showcase”; 9:30 p.m., $5 (R)
Creekers: “A Tribute to the Late Great John Carby”; 5 p.m.
Gerstle’s: The Pranksters; 10 p.m., $3 (R)
Improv: DL Hughley; 7 p.m., $23
Nachbar: Twin Sister Radio, New Mother Nature; 10 p.m., free
U of L (Comstock Hall): Johannes Moser & Orion Weiss; 3 p.m., $10; Macauley Chamber Music Competition Winners Recital; 7 p.m., free
MON MAR 5
Gaslite Tavern: “Open Mic Comedy” hosted by Lovest Brown; 10 p.m. (R)
Haymarket Whiskey Bar: Mote, Beast Makes Bomb, You Can Be a Wealey, The Mimics; 8 p.m., $5
Headliners Music Hall: The Lemonheads, Meredith Sheldon, Deer Meet; 9 p.m., $15
Hideaway Saloon: Tom Boone & the Back Porch Pickers; 10 p.m., $2 (R)
Irish Exit: Phil Regan; free
U of L (Comstock Hall): University Brass Ensembles; 5 p.m., free; University Faculty Woodwind Quintet; 8 p.m., free
TUE MAR 6
The Bard’s Town: “Variety Shack”; 8 p.m., free (R)
BBC (4th Street): Rachel Stump; 8 p.m., free (R)
Blu Italian Grille: The Dave Clark Trio; 6 p.m., free (R)
Clifton’s Pizza: Danny Flanigan; 8 p.m. (R)
Harley’s Main Street Tavern: Psychedelic Horseshit, Natives, Wet Hair, Tropical Trash; 9 p.m., $6
Headliners Music Hall: The Head and the Heart, Drew Grow and the Pastors Wives; 9 p.m., $15 adv., $18 DOS
Hoggie’s: Short Bus; 7 p.m., free (R)
Irish Exit: Bobby Wilson; free
Kingfish (River Road): Big Poppa Stampley; 7 p.m. (R)
Maple Inn Tavern: Erin & Gene; 9 p.m., free (R)
R Place Pub: Dev & Doug; 11 p.m., free (R)
Rudyard Kipling: Justin Lewis, Andy Wagner, Tender Mercy; 8 p.m., $5
U of L (Bird Hall): University Electronic & Computer Music; 7 p.m., free
Wick’s Pizza (New Albany): Johnny Quest, Taylor Norris, Moris Code; 9 p.m., $5
This article appears in February 28, 2012.