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Wed MAY 15
Air Devils Inn: open jam; 7:30 p.m.
Bearno’s (Highlands): open mic; 8 p.m.
Clifton’s Pizza: Walker & Kays; 7:30 p.m.
Diamond Pub (Highlands): open mic; 7 p.m.
Expo Five: Insane Clown Posse, Moonshine Bandits, Kung Fu Vampire, Axe Murder Boyz; 8 p.m., $21-$28
Fat Daddy’s: Ray Pamalue; 7 p.m.
Gerstle’s: Kimmet & Doug; 9:30 p.m.
Gustavo’s: Robby Cox; 6 p.m.
Hideaway Saloon: Tom Boone, Tom Browning, John D’Amato; 10 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: DJ Sleepy T, Lemi Vice, Gitsum; 11 p.m., $4
Majid’s: Barb Polk & Eddie Humphries; 7 p.m.
Manny & Merle: Petar Mandic; 7 p.m.
Mixer: open mic; 7 p.m.
Monkey Wrench: Relic; 9 p.m.
Moose Lodge #5: Rob Brown; 7 p.m.
Nachbar: VAMP; 10 p.m.
Purrswaytions: acoustic jam
Rudyard Kipling: jazz jam; 8 p.m.
Shenanigans: Mickey Clark; 7:30 p.m.
Solidarity: Real Live Tigers, Tender Mercy, Antique TV, Timelords; 8 p.m., $5
Stevie Ray’s: Screamin’ John, Tyrone Cotton; 9 p.m.
Theater Square: The VoJazz Trio; 7 p.m.
Third Street Dive: open mic; 8 p.m.; Mother Nang & Stealing Volume; 10 p.m.
Tin Roof: Drake White
Two Lane: Brian Elmore
Uncle Slayton’s: Matthew Perryman Jones, Elenowen; 8:30 p.m., $10
Volare: Robbie Bartlett
Wick’s (New Albany): Eight Inch Elvis (acoustic trio); 8 p.m.
ZaZoo’s: Reno Divorce, Aint Worth Killin; 9 p.m., $5
THU MAY 16
AmVets Post 9: Red Tail Ring; 7:30 p.m., $5
Baxter’s 942: The Bottom Sop; 10 p.m.
BBC (4th Street): Tristen Brooke; 6 p.m.
Bud’s Tavern: Mike Willett & Rick Robbins; 8 p.m.
Corbett’s: Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner; 6 p.m.
Dark Star Tavern: The White Russians; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (Highlands): DJ Goast; 11 p.m.
Flip Flop Jack’s: DJs Lady Carol & Fierce Tease; 10 p.m.
Gerstle’s: Kentucky Fried Mouse, Me & You
Headliners Music Hall: Drivin’ N’ Cryin’, The Whigs; 9 p.m., $15
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.
Maple Inn Tavern: Kevin Grayson Sr.; 9 p.m.
Mike Linnig’s: Mickey Clark & the Blue Norther; 7 p.m.
Molly Malone’s (St. Matthews): Petar Mandic; 10 p.m.
Nowhere Bar: DJ Sleepy T; 11 p.m.
O’Shea’s: Nick Dittmeier; 9 p.m.
Phoenix Hill Tavern: audition night; 10 p.m.
Rudyard Kipling: Maxwell Sound; 7:30 p.m.; Duke of Uke & His Novelty Orchestra, Aby Laby Land, TJ Elmore; 8 p.m.
Rye: The Pass, Jalin Roze; 7 p.m.; DJ PhreeyaMined; 10 p.m.
Saints: Cosa Seria; 9:30 p.m.
Stevie Ray’s: open jam; 9 p.m.
Texas Roadhouse (Dixie Hwy): The No Problem Band; 6:30 p.m.
Theater Square: Stein Stoess; 8 p.m.
Tin Roof: Rachel Timberlake
Two Lane: Big Rock Show; 8 p.m.
Warehouse Hookah Bar: open mic
Zanzabar: El Ten Eleven, Michna, Nude Pop; 9 p.m., $10-$12
ZaZoo’s: Reeves Gabrels & His Imaginary Friends, New Bravado; 9 p.m., $10
FRI MAY 17
Billiards Club: Stone the Crow
Blue River Café: Bridge 19; 7 p.m.
Bud’s Tavern: Nutz & Honey; 8 p.m.
Caffé Classico: Gareth Jones; 6:30 p.m.
Carmichael’s (Highlands): “Louisville Loves Mountains” with Hay DJ, The Slow Charleston, Beady, River City Drum Corps, Hog Operation, Potluck Ramblers, Troubadours of Divine Bliss; 5 p.m.
Coconut Beach: Grupo Ache
Decca: Kyle James Hauser; 8 p.m.
The Deuce: Double Knot Spies; 9 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): DJ Mike Moody; 10 p.m.
Eddie Merlot’s: The Bobby Falk Group; 7 p.m.
The Exchange: Petar Mandic; 7 p.m.
Fat Daddy’s: Ray Pamalue; 8 p.m.
Flanagan’s: Freddy and the Cruegers; 10 p.m.
Galt House: “Bourbon and Blues”; 6 p.m.
Gerstle’s: Sparkle Steve, Stormy Mondayz, Casual Friday, Elizabeth Bissette
Haymarket Whiskey Bar: Six Mile Sound, JP Wright’s Railroad Music; 8 p.m.
Horseshoe Casino: Scotty McCreery; 8 p.m., $32-$47
Impellizerri’s (Downtown): This That & the Other
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: Grand Marquis; 7 p.m.
Lisa’s Oak Street Lounge: Shawn Sleeps Naked, John Gravatte’s Drunken Songs for Children, The Jereactors; 9 p.m., $5
Little Rick’s: Thomas Wietecha; 8 p.m.
Maker’s Mark Lounge: Petar Mandic; 11 p.m.
Mixer: Soul Trolley; 8 p.m.
Monkey Wrench: Nick Dittmeier, Fifth on the Floor, Johnny Berry; 8:30 p.m., $5
Moose Lodge #5: Reminiscing; 7 p.m.
Nowhere Bar: Glitter Titz DJz; 11 p.m.
Old Louisville: “SpringFest” with The Tunesmiths, Alex Wright and the Maven Down, Kentucky Hellbenders, Whiskey Bent Valley; 6 p.m.
O’Shea’s: Killer Lips
Palace Theater: Rodney Carrington; 8 p.m.
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Actual People, Xcapeartiz, D.O.H., Polio, Crash DDZ, Meth Wun, Bob Anonymous, Maddie Won’t Smoke, My Two Cents, Second Day Romans; 9 p.m.
Ri Ra: Tristen Brooke; 10 p.m.
Ross Country Jamboree: Doo-Wop All Stars; 7:30 p.m., $12
R Place Pub: Big Rock Show; 10 p.m.
Rudyard Kipling: The Misty Mountain String Band, Inland Traveler; 7:30 p.m., $5
Seidenfaden’s: DJs Blythe, Kim Sorise; 10 p.m.
Smyrna Inn: The Soundcheck; 8 p.m.
Stevie Ray’s: Studebaker John and the Hawks; 9 p.m., $5
Theater Square: The VoJazz Trio; 7 p.m.
Third Street Dive: Voice of Addiction, The Loaded Nuns, The Involuntarys; 10 p.m., $5
Tin Roof: Brinley Addington
Vincenzo: The Roger Dane Duo; 6 p.m.
Volare: Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner; 8 p.m.
Warehouse Hookah Bar: DJ Goast
WFPK: “Live Lunch” with Christine Balfa and Balfa Toujours; noon
Wick’s (Goose Creek): The Bluesbenders; 9 p.m.
Wick’s (Hurstbourne): Shatterproof; 9 p.m.
Zanzabar: Plastic Plates, OK Deejays, DJ Stanislav; 11 p.m., $5-$7
ZaZoo’s: Daniel & the Lion, The Karsten Nelson Band; 9 p.m., $5
SAT MAY 18
Bard’s Town: The J Bodies; 9 p.m., $5; Clown Car; 10 p.m., $5
Barret Bar: Tyrone Cotton & Stephen Couch; 9 p.m.
BChic Boutique: “Bardstown Bound” featuring Nick Peay
Billiards Club: Kevin Cummings
Blue River Café: The Lick Creek Band; 7 p.m.
Broad Run Vineyards: Another Colour; 6:30 p.m.
Bud’s Tavern: The Mike Yeager Band; 8 p.m.
Caffé Classico: Gareth Jones; 6:30 p.m.
Captain’s Quarters: Petar Mandic; 7 p.m.
Club 21: DJ KGee
Corydon Jamboree: Freddy Helm, Linda Smith, Haley Payne; 7:30 p.m., $10
Dark Star Tavern: The Pranksters; 10 p.m.
Decca: Troubadours of Divine Bliss; 8 p.m.
Diamond Pub (Highlands): DJ Craze, DJ Fluid, Yao Money, Jonathan “Oreo” Harris, Xybrium, LMNO; 8 p.m.; Nick Dittmeier; 10 p.m.
Eddie Merlot’s: The Bobby Falk Group; 8 p.m.
Fiesta Mexicana: Mickey Clark & the Blue Norther; 6:30 p.m.
Gerstle’s: The Decades Band, Strung Out Loud
Grateful Goat Winery: Tristen Brooke; 1 p.m.
Headliners Music Hall: Quiet Hollers, Discount Guns, The Downtown County Band, Mercy Academy; 8 p.m., $10
Highlands Tap Room: The Bottom Sop
Irish Exit: DJ Goast
Jazzyblu: Maestro J.; 9 p.m., $10
Jefferson Memorial Forest: Della Mae, Chatham County Line, Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper, Whiskey Bent Valley; 11 a.m., $10 per carload
Jerry Green & Friends: Jerry Green; 7 p.m., $7
Kenna’s Korner: The Soundcheck; 7 p.m.
Magnolia Bar: CatFight; 10 p.m.
Maker’s Mark Lounge: DJ DV8; 10 p.m.
Maple Inn Tavern: Hook Line & Sinker; 9 p.m.
Moose Lodge #5: Rockin Ricky Powell; 7 p.m.
Old Louisville: “SpringFest” with DJ Matt Anthony, Miss Reva Devereaux, Dog House Kitchen, Thirty Spokes, Beyond Doubt, Flamenco Louisville; 5 p.m.
Oxmoor Farm: “Bacon Ball” with Johnny Berry & the Outliers, DJ Sam Sneed; 7 p.m., $30-$40
Quills (Highlands): Old Baby, Faun Fables, Wei Zhongle; 10 p.m., $6-$8
Ri Ra: Slinky Jenkins
River City Winery: Roz Tate; 8 p.m.
Ross Country Jamboree: Jimmy Fortune; 7 p.m., $25
Rudyard Kipling: Mike Liotti and Rosedale, Loren Benjamin and the Outlet Connection; 7:30 p.m.
Seidenfaden’s: DJs Sam Sneed & Narwhal; 11 p.m.
Shepherdsville Country: Amber Martin, Kelly Casey, Natalie Berry, Doug Pinson; 7:30 p.m., $8
Siggy’s: The No Problem Band; 9:30 p.m.
Stevie Ray’s: Replay, Brass DeVille; 9 p.m., $5
Theater Square: The VoJazz Trio; 7 p.m.
Third Street Dive: Tenn Pound Hammer, Mayday Malone, The Bright White; 10 p.m., $5
Tin Roof: Megan Pflueger
Two Lane: Indiana Joe & Arrow
Vincenzo: The Roger Dane Duo; 6 p.m.
Volare: Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner; 8 p.m.
Wick’s (Goose Creek): Muji Fuji; 9 p.m.
Wick’s (Middletown): Thomas Wietecha; 8:30 p.m.
Zanzabar: Glitter Titz DJs; 11 p.m.
SUN MAY 19
American Turners: Big Rock Show, Mooseknuckle, Two Far Gone; 5 p.m.
Bard’s Town: Jim Needler Alex Peterson, Charles Price; 6 p.m., $3
Cole’s Place: “Apollo Nights”; 6 p.m., $5
Gerstle’s: The Pranksters; 10 p.m.
Hillview Government Center: Short Bus; 1 p.m., $5
Irish Rover: “Vera Causa Benefit” with Catherine Irwin, Scott Carney, Oscar Parsons, Silver Tongues, Junk Yard Dogs; 3 p.m., $8
Iroquois Amphitheater: The Louisville Winds; 3 p.m., $5
Kentucky Center for the Arts: River City Drum Corp, Mexico Lindo, ArtsReach Violin Studio; 4 p.m.
Lisa’s Oak Street Lounge: Brett Eugene Ralph, Max Benson, Jonathan Wood, Darren Rappa
Monkey Wrench: open mic; 8 p.m.
Nowhere Bar: DJ Lady Carol; 3 p.m.
St. Boniface: The Louisville Vocal Project; 3 p.m.
Tin Roof: Dean Heckel
Uncle Slayton’s: Mary Gauthier, Scott Nolan & Joanna Miller; 8:30 p.m., $15
Wiltshire On Market: Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner; 6:30 p.m.
MON MAY 20
Bearno’s (Highlands): open mic; 7 p.m.
Brown Theater: Ben Sollee, Nawang Khechog; 8 p.m., 25-$75
Comedy Caravan: Don Krekel’s Big Band Orchestra; 8 p.m., $10
Decca: The Buzzard; 8 p.m.
Diamond Pub (Highlands): DJ Intelli-G; 10 p.m.
Gerstle’s: Petar Mandic; 10 p.m.
Irish Exit: Phil Regan
Stevie Ray’s: open mic; 9 p.m.
21C: Kirby Gann, Patrick Donnelly; 7:30 p.m.
Wick’s (Hurstbourne): Short Bus; 7 p.m.
TUE MAY 21
Against the Grain: open mic; 9 p.m.
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.
Gerstle’s: Acoustirotic
Headliners Music Hall: David Lindley, Danny Flanigan; 8 p.m., $20
Hideaway Saloon: DJ PhreeyaMined; 10 p.m.
Kingfish (St. Matthews): Big Poppa Stampley; 7 p.m.
Maple Inn Tavern: Erin & Gene; 9 p.m.
Monkey Wrench: DJ Captain Howdy; 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: DJ Joey Flispart; 9 p.m.
