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WED JUL 6
BBC, 4th Street: Songwriters showcase with Ashley Burchett; 7 p.m., free, (R)
Billiards Club of Louisville: Short Bus; 11 p.m., free (R)
Blu Italian Grille: Craig Wagner & Carly Johnson; 7 p.m., free (R)
Buffalo Wild Wings, St. Matthews: Emily Clark Band; 8 p.m. (R)
Chestnut House: Nothing, Cold World, Creepoid, Another Mistake; 7 p.m., $5
Chick Inn: Erin; 6 p.m. (R)
Comedy Caravan: Keith McGill; 8 p.m., $10
Corner Door: Big Booty Swing; 7:30 p.m., free (R)
Dark Star Tavern: Karaoke; 10 p.m., free
Dat Kjun: Karaoke; 8 p.m., free (R)
Dutch’s Tavern: The Side Project (R)
11th Frame: Karaoke; 9 p.m., free (R)
Gerstle’s Place: Alanna Fugate & Friends; 10 p.m., (R)
Gilbert’s: Blues Jam hosted by Jimmy G & the Sidewinders; free (R)
Groucho’s: Karaoke; 9 p.m., free (R)
Harley’s Main Street Tavern: Open mic; 8 p.m. (R)
Hideaway Saloon: The Pranksters; 10:30 p.m., $3
Highlands Tap Room: Open Stage hosted by the Fuck Munkys; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
Hit The Door: Karaoke; 10 p.m., free (R)
Jack Fry’s: Ray Johnson, Jenna Mattingly & Dave Wilson; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jack’s: Slinky Jenkins; 9 p.m., free (R)
JazzyBlu: “Mix Wednesdays” with Maestro J.; 8 p.m. (R)
Jeff Ruby’s: Pete Peterson; 6:30 p.m. (R)
Jerry Green & Friends: Freddie George, Jerry Green & Friends; 9 p.m., free (R)
Jim Porter’s: Karaoke; 9 p.m. (R)
Limestone Bay: Jim Dishman; 9 p.m., free (R)
Lisa’s Oak St. Lounge: Muji Fuji; 7 p.m., free (R)
Longshot Tavern: Kitty Slickers; 8:30 p.m.
Nachbar: VAMP; 10 p.m., free (R)
Onizim’s Barn: Phil Kelly; 7 p.m., free (R)
Papa Borromeo’s: Short Bus; 7 p.m., free (R)
Rumball’s: Open Mic with Layton Maddox; 7 p.m., free (R)
Starbase Q: Karaoke; 9 p.m., free (R)
Stevie Ray’s: “LGBT Night” hosted by the Bar Belle, with Cari Ray, Holly Stewart, Leigh Ann Yost, Several Hundred People; 9 p.m., $5
TK’s Pub: Over-reactors; 6:30 p.m. (R)
Theater Square: VoJazz Trio with Megan Gebert; 6:30 p.m., free (R)
Uncle Pleasant’s: Karaoke; 9 p.m. (R)
Union Station: Karaoke (R); Open Jam with Rich Haste (R)
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Duo; 6 p.m., free (R)
Wick’s Pizza, Middletown: Karaoke (R)
Z’s Fusion: Fuze; 5:30 p.m., free (R)
THU JUL 7
America’s Best Inn: Karaoke; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
BBC, 4th St: Keep Louisville Symphonic; 7 p.m.
Blu Italian Grille: Hickory Vaught (R)
Capitol Plaza Hotel: The Shining; 7:30 p.m., free (R)
Check’s Café: Karaoke; 6 p.m., free (R)
Comedy Caravan: Keith McGill; 8 p.m., $10; Louisville Comedy Underground; 10 p.m., $8 (R)
The Connection: “Absolut Talent Night” with Terri Vanessa Coleman & DJ Dale; 11 p.m. (R)
Corner Door: Domey & Friends; 7:30 p.m., free
Dark Star Tavern: The White Russians; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
Derby City Espresso: Nowhere Fast, Iron Lungs, Music Box, Newed; 8 p.m.; $5
Dutch’s Tavern: Kevin KnoxVegas (R)
Gerstle’s Place: Beeler Attic, Hazy Jane
Golden Nugget: Short Bus; 10:30 p.m., free (R)
Groucho’s: “Comedy Attack”; 9 p.m., free
Headliners Music Hall: Mucca Pazza, Schwinntonation, OK Deejays; 9 p.m., $10
Hideaway Saloon: Karaoke; free (R)
Highlands Tap Room: Karaoke (R)
Hit The Door: Karaoke; 10 p.m., free (R)
Holiday Inn, Hurstbourne: Bluegrass Anonymous Jam; 7 p.m., free (R)
Improv: Anthony Jeselnik; 8 p.m., $15
Jack Fry’s: Ray Johnson; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jack’s Lounge: Scott Henderson Duo; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jeff Ruby’s: FattLabb; 7:30 p.m.
Jerry Green & Friends: Freddie George, Jerry Green & Friends; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jim Porter’s: Karaoke; 9 p.m. (R)
Kingfish, Jeffersonville: Billy Goat Gruff; 7 p.m.
Mozz: Carly Johnson; 7 p.m., free
Mr. G’s Lounge: Karaoke; 10 p.m. (R)
Mulligan’s: Acoustic Open Mic with Thomas Wesley Bowman & Denny Wheatley; 8 p.m.
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Devin Townsend, Obscura, Septicflesh, Driven Into Exile, Sinistrall; 7:30 p.m., $15
Rudyard Kipling: Danny Flanigan, Dana Cooper; 7 p.m., $5; The Louisville Improvisers; 9 p.m.
Saints: Cosa Seria; 9 p.m. (R)
Senor Iguana’s, Shelbyville Road: Karaoke; 9 p.m. (R)
Starbase Q: Karaoke; 9 p.m., free (R)
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: The Rick DeBow Band; 9 p.m., $5
The Summit: Da Mudcats; 6:30 p.m., free
Theater Square: Stein Stoess; 8 p.m., free (R)
Union Station: Karaoke (R); “Blacklisted Comedy” hosted by Ed Black, with George Kershner, Jeff Judd, Ben Ambers; 8 p.m., $3
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Duo; 6 p.m., free (R)
Wick’s Pizza, Highlands: Jimi V. and Screamin’ John; 8:30 p.m., free (R)
Wick’s Pizza, New Albany: Aquila Comedy (R)
ZaZoo’s: Oddsock Unplugged with Dewey Kinkade and special guests; 6 p.m., free (R)
Zeppelin Café: Blues Jam with Lamont Gillespie & 100 Proof; 9 p.m., free (R)
Z’s Fusion: Fuze; 7 p.m., free (R)
FRI JUL 8
America’s Best Inn: Karaoke; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
The Bard’s Town: “Young, Dumb, and Full of Comedy Show”; 9:30 p.m., free; Jake Parker Band; 9 p.m., $5
BBC, St. Matthews: “B Cubed Festival: Beer, Bands, Barbeque” with Dirty Church Revival; 5 p.m.
Big Blue Country: Karaoke; 8 p.m., free
Bungalow Joe’s Bar and Grill: Karaoke; 9 p.m., free (R)
The Bodega at Felice Vineyards: Jamie Duvall; 7:30 p.m., free
Check’s Café: Shane Dawson; 8 p.m., free
Chestnut House: Face Reality, Written Off, Enough, United Youth, Another Mistake, The New Yorker; 7 p.m., $5
Comedy Caravan: Keith McGill; 8 p.m. & 10:15 p.m., $15 each
Corner Door: Tom Boone & Friends; 7:30 p.m., free
Corydon Square: Kosair Concert Band; 7:30 p.m.
Dat Kjun: Karaoke; 8 p.m., free (R)
Eddie Merlot’s Steakhouse: Bobby Falk Group; 7 p.m., free (R)
11th Frame: Karaoke; 9 p.m., free (R)
Fourth Street Live: Steel Magnolia; 8 p.m., free
Glassworks: Natives, Softcheque, Anwar Sadat; 8 p.m., $8 adv., $10 DOS
Groucho’s: Karaoke; 9 p.m., free (R)
Hideaway Saloon: Mojoflo; 10:30 p.m., $5
Highlands Tap Room: Karaoke (R)
Hit The Door: Karaoke; 10 p.m., free (R)
Holiday Inn, Hurstbourne: Karaoke; 7:30 p.m., free (R)
Holiday Inn, Lakeview: Jeff Rehmet
Impellizzeri’s, Downtown: David Swift; 8 p.m.
Improv: Anthony Jeselnik; 8 p.m. & 10:30 p.m., $17 each
Jack Fry’s: Steve Crews; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jeffersonville RiverStage: Eight Inch Elvis; 8 p.m., free
Jeff Ruby’s: Pete Peterson; 6:30 p.m. (R); Groove Reunion; 9 p.m.
Jerry Green & Friends: Freddie George, Jerry Green & Friends; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jim Porter’s: Gas House Gorillas; 7 p.m.
JT’s Variety Club: Twicemade Records’ “Freak Central Free Fridays”; free (R)
Kingfish, River Road: Big Poppa Stampley; 7 p.m.
Majid’s: Bobby J with Michael Roy (R)
Martin’s Tavern: Karaoke; 9 p.m., free (R)
Mozz: Carly Johnson; 7 p.m., free
New Direction Bar & Grill: Jefferson Tarc Bus; 10 p.m., $5
O’Shea’s: Steel Mist; 10 p.m., $3 after 10:30
Patrick O’Shea’s: Soulbite; 10 p.m., $3 after 10:30
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Super 69
Rudyard Kipling: J. Marinelli, Eleanor Murray, The Teeth; 9 p.m., $4
Rush Inn: Karaoke; 8 p.m. (R)
Sammy O’s: Mickey Clark & the Blue Norther; $3
Seelbach Bar: Dick Sisto, Rufus Reid, Steve Allee, Ed Soph; 8 p.m. & 10 p.m., free
Senor Iguana’s, Shelbyville Road: Salsa night; 10 p.m. (R)
Smoketown USA: Billy Hower; 6 p.m., free (R)
Starbase Q: “Broadway Showtunes”; 8 p.m., free; The Galaxy Girls; 11 p.m. (R)
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Traveln’ Mojos, Kelly Richey; 7:30 p.m., $5
Theater Square: VoJazz Trio with Megan Gebert; 6:30 p.m., free (R)
Union Station: Karaoke (R)
U of L Red Barn: Tymes Band; 8 p.m.
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Trio; 6 p.m., free (R)
Water Tower: “The Louisville Blues-n-Barbecue Festival” with The Jaywalkers, Nick Stump Blues All Stars, Tee Dee Young & the Scandalous Band; 6 p.m.
WFPK: “Live Lunch” with Deer Meet; noon, free, first come, first seated; members at $120 level or above receive priority seating
Wick’s Pizza, Hurstbourne: Nervous Melvin & the Mistakes: 9 p.m., free
Wyandotte Tavern: Karaoke; 9 p.m., free (R)
ZaZoo’s: Relic, Joan Shelley; 9 p.m., $5
SAT JUL 9
America’s Best Inn: Karaoke; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
The Bard’s Town: Bunny Day & the Mercy Buckets, Night Torn Mad, Nick Peay, Raanan Hershberg, Lindsay Boling; 9 p.m., $5; Best of the Bottom; 10:30 p.m., $7
Bardstown Court Square: Pauly Zarb, Willowbend, Antsy McClain and the Trailer Park Troubadours, Pat Kirtley, Edgar Cruz; 8 p.m., free
BBC, St. Matthews: “B Cubed Festival: Beer, Bands, Barbeque” with Smarty Jones; 5 p.m.
Best Vineyards and Winery: Mickey Clark & the Blue Norther; 2 p.m.
Check’s Café: Karaoke; 8 p.m., free (R)
Comedy Caravan: Keith McGill; 8 p.m. & 10:15 p.m., $15 each
Dark Star Tavern: The Prankster Trio; 9 p.m. (R)
Derby City Espresso: Tom Rump, Dueling Shadow, Shovel Bums, Changing Lanes; 9 p.m.
Eddie Merlot’s Steakhouse: Bobby Falk Group; 7 p.m., free (R)
Gerstle’s Place: Rocktimus Prime
Groucho’s: Karaoke; 9 p.m., free (R)
Headliners Music Hall: Pink Droyd: A Tribute to Pink Floyd; 10 p.m., $10
Hideaway Saloon: Several Hundred People, The Crunchy Groove Machine, DJ Ellitron; 10:30 p.m., $5
Highlands Tap Room: The Midway; 10 p.m.
Hit The Door: Karaoke; 10 p.m., free (R)
Holiday Inn, Lakeview: Jeff Rehmet
Improv: Anthony Jeselnik; 7 p.m. & 9:30 p.m., $17 each
Jack Fry’s: Steve Crews; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jack’s Lounge: Scott Henderson Duo; 7 p.m., free (R)
J & J Old Louisville Music Shop: Unloaded, Some Day Soon, Kelly and Jon; 5 p.m., free
Jazzyblu: Neo-Soul Saturdays with Maestro J.; 8 p.m., $10 (R)
Jeff Ruby’s: Groove Reunion; 9 p.m.
Jerry Green & Friends: Freddie George, Jerry Green & Friends; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jimbo’s Bar-B-Que: Fred Lipsey, 6 p.m.
Jim Porter’s: Flying Martinis, Bag of Hammers; 7 p.m.
Majid’s: Bobby J with Michael Roy (R)
Mozz: Carly Johnson; 7 p.m., free
Mr. G’s Lounge: Karaoke; 10 p.m. (R)
New Direction Bar & Grill: Jefferson Tarc Bus; 10 p.m., $5
O’Shea’s: Jimmy Davis; 10 p.m., $3 after 10:30
Patrick O’Shea’s: Horizontal Boogie Band; 10 p.m., $3 after 10:30
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Super 69
Quills Coffee: Sapat, The American Freedom Machine, Justin Lewis; 5 p.m.
Rocky’s: Roz Tate; 8 p.m.
Rudyard Kipling: Ray Rizzo Hootenany, The Itchy Hearts, Cody Beebee and the Crooks; 8 p.m., $5; The Louisville Improvisers; midnight
Rush Inn: Karaoke; 8 p.m. (R)
Seelbach Bar: Dick Sisto, Eric Alexander, David Hazeltine, Frank Smith, Ed Soph; 8 p.m. & 10 p.m., free
Senor Iguana’s, Shelbyville Road: Karaoke; 9 p.m. (R)
Starbase Q: The Galaxy Girls; 11 p.m., 12:30 a.m. & 2 a.m. (R)
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Traveln’ Mojos, Kelly Richey; 7:30 p.m., $5
Theater Square: VoJazz Trio with Megan Gebert; 6:30 p.m., free (R)
Third Street Dive: The Only Sons, Slithering Beast; 10 p.m., $5
Uncle Pleasant’s: Talk of Spring, Jacobs Ladder, Aesthetics Vs Architecture, Aim For The Skies; 7:30 p.m., $7 adv., $8 DOS
Uncle Slayton’s: The Black Lillies, Dust Radio; 9 p.m., $10
Union Station: Karaoke (R)
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Trio; 6:30 p.m. (R)
Vernon Club: Skyscraper Stereo, Uh-huh Baby Yeah, Young London, Mary Magdalan, Xcapeartiz, They Came Bearing Arms; 9 p.m., $10
Water Tower: “The Louisville Blues-n-Barbecue Festival” with Noah Wotherspoon Band, The Predators, Joe DeBow Band, Hamilton Loomis; 4 p.m.
ZaZoo’s: Soapbox, Supertruck; 9 p.m., $5
Z’s Fusion: Fuze; 7 p.m., free (R)
SUN JUL 10
The Bard’s Town: Classical Revolution; 8 p.m., free
BBC, St. Matthews: “B Cubed Festival: Beer, Bands, Barbeque”; 5 p.m.
Bearno’s, Highlands: Ryan Conroy; 8 p.m., free (R)
Blu Italian Grille: Dave Clark Trio; 11 a.m., free (R)
Bourbons Bistro: Ron Jones & Sonny Stephens; 7 p.m., free (R)
Brown Hotel: Nada Loutfi; 4 p.m., $18 (R)
Cherokee Triangle: Nervous Melvin and the Mistakes; 7 p.m., free
Comedy Caravan: Keith McGill; 8 p.m., $10; Louisville Comedy Underground; 10 p.m., $8 (R)
Dutch’s Tavern: Short Bus; 9:30 p.m. (R)
Gerstle’s Place: The Pranksters; 11 p.m., $3 (R)
Groucho’s: Karaoke; 9 p.m., free (R)
Highlands Tap Room: John McMahon
Hit The Door: Karaoke; 10 p.m., free (R)
Improv: Anthony Jeselnik; 7 p.m., $15
Iroquois Amphitheater: Sublime with Rome; 8 p.m., $35 adv., $40 DOS
Jerry Green & Friends: Karaoke; 9 p.m. (R)
Kingfish, River Road: Big Poppa Stampley; 7 p.m.
Le Relais: Pat Lentz & Dave Wilson; 6 p.m., free (R)
Limestone Bay: Jim Dishman; 9 p.m., free (R)
Martin’s Tavern: Karaoke; 9 p.m., free (R)
Nachbar: Squeeze-bot; 8 p.m., free (R)
Starbase Q: Karaoke; 9 p.m., free (R)
Steinert’s: Karaoke; 10 p.m., free (R)
The Temple: “A Little Mid-Summer Chamber Music” with Artists of the JCC Orchestra; 7 p.m.
Turtle Run Winery: Wildman; 2 p.m.
Union Station: Karaoke (R)
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Duo; 6 p.m., free (R)
Water Tower: “The Louisville Blues-n-Barbecue Festival” with Johnny Roy & the Rubtones, the Stray Cat Blues Band featuring Greg Martin, Lamont Gillispie and Hellfish; 1 p.m.
Wick’s Pizza, Highlands: Joe Hanna; 8:30 p.m., free (R)
Wick’s Pizza, New Albany: Jodioke (R)
Zazoo’s: Chop Shop Open Mic with The Choppers; 7 p.m., free (R)
MON JUL 11
Comedy Caravan: The Don Krekel Big Band Orchestra; 8 p.m., $12
Dutch’s Tavern: Open Mic with Jeremiah (R)
5 O’Clock Charlie’s: Melissa Ludwig
Groucho’s: Karaoke; 9 p.m., free (R)
Hideaway Saloon: Tom Boone & Friends; 10 p.m., $3 (R)
Highlands Tap Room: Karaoke (R)
Hit The Door: Karaoke; 10 p.m., free (R)
Jack Fry’s: Steve Crews; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jeff Ruby’s: Pete Peterson; 6:30 p.m., free (R)
Jerry Green & Friends: Karaoke; free (R)
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Adelita’s Way
Steinert’s: Karaoke; 10 p.m., free (R)
Stevie Ray’s: Open Mic Jam and Karaoke with Larryoke; 9 p.m., free (R)
Union Station: Karaoke (R)
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Duo; 6 p.m., free (R)
Wick’s Pizza, Highlands: Craig Wagner’s Jazz Night; 8:30 p.m., free (R)
Zen Tea House: Cheryl Lynne Skinner; 7 p.m., free
TUE JUL 12
The Bard’s Town: World’s Greatest Open Mic Night hosted by Robert Morgan; 8 p.m. (R)
BBC, 4th St.: Rachel Stump; 8 p.m., free (R)
Blu Italian Grille: Dave Clark Trio; 6 p.m., free (R)
Clifton’s Pizza: Danny Flanigan (R)
Comedy Caravan: “Laugh Out Proud” with Keith McGill, Jacob Mudd, Janelle Fitzpatrick, Hurricane Summers, Robbie Bartlett, Terri Vanessa Coleman.; 8 p.m.
Corner Door: BLouisville; 7:30 p.m., free
Dark Star Tavern: Karaoke (R)
Dutch’s Tavern: Short Bus; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
ear X-tacy: Cheryl Lynne Skinner; 6 p.m., free
Gerstle’s Place: Matt Phelps Bluegrass (R)
Groucho’s: Karaoke; 9 p.m., free (R)
Hideaway Saloon: We Killed Vegas, If Birds Could Fly; 10 p.m., $3
Highlands Tap Room: Kenny Owens, John McMahon
Hit The Door: Karaoke; 10 p.m., free (R)
Jeff Ruby’s: Pete Peterson; 6:30 p.m., free (R)
Jerry Green & Friends: Karaoke; 9 p.m., free (R)
Kingfish, River Road: “Blues With a View” hosted by Big Poppa Stampley; 7 p.m. (R)
Lisa’s Oak Street Lounge: Bluegrass jam; 7 p.m., free (R)
Mozz: “Take Five Tuesdays Open Jazz Jam”; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
Mulligan’s: Open Stage Jam with Amos Hopkins & Friends; 9 p.m., free (R)
Onizim’s Barn: Big Pappa; 7 p.m., free (R)
Rumball’s: Open Mic with Layton Maddox; 7 p.m., free (R)
Saints Skybar: Open stage; 9 p.m., free (R)
Sake Blue: Craig Wagner, Todd Hildreth, Mike Hyman; 6:30 p.m., free (R)
Steinert’s: Karaoke; 10 p.m., free (R)
Stevie Ray’s: Open Blues Band Jam; 9 p.m., free (R)
Union Station: Karaoke (R)
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Duo; 6 p.m., free (R)
