Wed JAN 23
Air Devils Inn: open jam; 7:30 p.m.
Bearno’s (Highlands): open mic; 8 p.m.
Billiards Club: Shane Dawson; 11:30 p.m.
Charlie’s Pizza: Short Bus; 7 p.m.
Clifton’s Pizza: Walker & Kays; 7:30 p.m.
Diamond Pub (Highlands): open mic; 7 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Kevin Knoxvegas; 10 p.m.
Gerstle’s: Kimmet & Doug; 9 p.m.
Groucho’s: “Kentucky Jobs With Justice Benefit” with Blackstrap Molasses, House Ghost; 9 p.m., $5
Hideaway Saloon: The Pranksters; 10:30 p.m., $3
Highlands Tap Room: open mic
Jack Fry’s: Ray Johnson, Dave Wilson & Jenna Mattingly; 7 p.m.
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; 11 p.m.
Meat: “Derby City Soul Club” with DJs Matt Anthony & Kim Sorise; 10 p.m.
Monkey Wrench: Relic; 9 p.m.
Moose Lodge #5: Rob Brown; 7 p.m.
Nachbar: VAMP; 10 p.m.
Rudyard Kipling: jazz jam; 8 p.m.
Saints: Dorney & Friends; 7:30 p.m.
Stevie Ray’s: Leigh Ann Yost, Kyle James Hauser; 9 p.m., $5
Theater Square: The VoJazz Trio; 7 p.m.
Tin Roof: Cheryl Luquire, Joey Hyde
Wick’s (Goose Creek): DJ Ace
Wick’s (Highlands): DJs Deuce Leader & Boombox Saints; 10 p.m.
Wick’s (Middletown): Masters of Music; 8 p.m.
Wick’s (New Albany): In Joe & Arrow; 9 p.m.
ZaZoo’s: Brave Baby, Elim Bolt; 9 p.m., $5
THU JAN 24
Baxter’s 942: The Bottom Sop; 10 p.m.
Brown Theatre: Louisville Orchestra; 6:30 p.m.
Caffé Classico: Gareth Jones; 6:30 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.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Bob Anonymous; 10 p.m.
Flip Flop Jack’s: DJs Lady Carol & Fierce Tease; 10 p.m.
Gary’s On Spring: Dave McCool; 6 p.m.
Gerstle’s: Tristen & Cameron
Haymarket Whiskey Bar: Nick Dittmeier’s songwriters night; 8 p.m.
Headliners Music Hall: Freakwater, Julie of the Wolves, Wood & Iafrate; 8 p.m., $12-$15
Hewn from the Mountain: Donna & Wes Griffin; 7 p.m.
Hideaway Saloon: Doug Mains & the City Folk, Sarah Lou Richards, Dave Moisan; 10:30 p.m., $3
Jack Fry’s: Ray Johnson; 7 p.m.
Jack’s (New Albany): Dev & Doug; 10 p.m.
Jerry Green & Friends: Jerry Green; 7 p.m.
KCD Theater: Lucinda Williams, Doug Pettibone; 8 p.m., $38-$47
Maple Inn Tavern: Kevin Grayson Sr.; 9 p.m.
Meat: DJ Woodrow on the Radio; 10 p.m.
Molly Malone’s (St. Matthews): Petar Mandic; 9 p.m.
New View: Short Bus; 8 p.m.
Phoenix Hill Tavern: audition night; 10 p.m.
Saints: Cosa Seria; 9:30 p.m.
Stevie Ray’s: open mic; 9 p.m.
Theater Square: Stein Stoess; 8 p.m.
Wick’s (Highlands): John Hawkins; 8 p.m.
FRI JAN 25
Bard’s Town: Thomas Wietecha; 9 p.m., $5
Caffé Classico: Gareth Jones; 6:30 p.m.
Coconut Beach: Grupo Ache
Decca: Merry Pranksters; 11 p.m.
Diamond Pub (Highlands): Reign of Revelation, Creature of Exile, Kentucky Ugly, Chapman, The Science of Police, Skies of Alaska; 8:30 p.m., $5; Defiantly Maybe, Bob Anonymous; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Soul River Brown, Kevin Knoxvegas; 10 p.m.
Dillinger’s: Dirty Pigeons, The Silo Family Band, Joel Henderson & the 40 Gallon Baptists; 9 p.m., $5
Eddie Merlot’s: The Bobby Falk Group; 7 p.m.
Fix: DJs Amtrac, Black Matter & Stanislav; 10 p.m.
Gerstle’s: Fusionary, Tattoo Babylon, Petar Mandic
Golden Nugget: Jefferson Tarc Bus; 10 p.m.
Headliners Music Hall: “REMember,” Tony & the Tanlines; 9 p.m., $10
Hideaway Saloon: Kickaways, Audio Train; 10:30 p.m., $5
Highlands Tap Room Grill: DJ Blythe
IUS (Ogle Center): Louisville Orchestra; 7:30 p.m.
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: Crazy Diamond: A Pink Floyd Tribute; 7 p.m.
Kentucky Exposition Center: “Winter Blitz”; 8 p.m.
Magnolia Bar: DJ Ultra Paul; 11 p.m.
Maker’s Mark Lounge: Butch Rice; 10 p.m.
Mellow Mushroom: Flyswatters; 10 p.m.
Moose Lodge #5: Rockin’ Ricky Powell; 7 p.m.
Old Depot: Rivers Edge; 8 p.m.
Shepherdsville Music Barn: James King; 8 p.m., $12
Stevie Ray’s: One Card Shy; 9 p.m., $5
Theater Square: The VoJazz Trio; 7 p.m.
Third Street Dive: Vibrolas, Dead Set Ready, The Jereactors; 10 p.m., $5
Uncle Slayton’s: The John Cowan Band, NewTown; 8:30 p.m., $20
Volare: Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner; 8 p.m.
WFPK: “Live Lunch” with The John Cowan Band; noon
Wick’s (Goose Creek): “Battle of the Bands”; 9 p.m.
Wick’s (Highlands): Robby Cox; 8 p.m.
Wick’s (New Albany): Dev & Doug, Slinky Jenkins; 9 p.m., $5
Zanzabar: Sammy Bananas, OK Deejays, DJ Duffy; 10 p.m., $5
ZaZoo’s: Spirit Animal; 9 p.m., $5
SAT JAN 26
Alley Cats: V-Groove; 9:30 p.m., $5
Caffé Classico: Gareth Jones; 6:30 p.m.
Club 21: DJ KGee
Corydon Jamboree: Katie DeMuth, David Graves; 7:30 p.m., $10
Dark Star Tavern: The Pranksters; 10 p.m.
Decca: Mickey Clark & the Blue Norther with Michael Cleveland; 9 p.m.
Diamond Pub (Highlands): Terrapin Flyer, Rumpke Mountain Boys; 9 p.m., $15; Jonny Neel, Tristen & Cameron; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Freddy and the Cruegers, Kevin Knoxvegas; 10 p.m.
Dillinger’s: Ranger, Aquaventure, Telephobia, Sleepmeld; 9 p.m., $5
Eddie Merlot’s: The Bobby Falk Group; 8 p.m.
Gerstle’s: The Vendors, The John Robin Band, Strung Out Loud
Golden Nugget: Jefferson Tarc Bus; 10 p.m.
Haymarket Whiskey Bar: AUS 10, DJ Lady Carol, DJ Lil Cory; 11 p.m., $5
Headliners Music Hall: Iron Bells, Discount Guns, The Trust; 9 p.m., $5
Hideaway Saloon: The Charles Walker Band; 10:30 p.m., $5
Highlands Tap Room: DJ Rayon Prime
Horseshoe Casino (Envy Bar): Eight Inch Elvis
Impellizzeri’s (Downtown): Cosa Seria; 10:30 p.m., $7
Jazzyblu: Maestro J.; 8 p.m., $10
Jerry Green & Friends: Jerry Green; 7 p.m., $7
Kentucky Center for the Arts: Louisville Orchestra Pops; 8 p.m.
Kentucky Exposition Center: “Winter Blitz” with Hawk Nelson; 10 p.m.
King Pin Lanes: Rude Lucy; 9 p.m.
Maker’s Mark Lounge: DJ DV8; 10 p.m.
Maple Inn Tavern: The River City Blues Band; 9 p.m.
Meat: DJ JP Source; 10 p.m.
Moose Lodge #5: Ernie, Skeet and Dean; 7 p.m.
19th Green Pub: Petar Mandic; 9 p.m.
Old Depot: Rivers Edge; 8 p.m.
O’Shea’s: Soulbite; 10 p.m.
Seidenfaden’s: DJs Sam Sneed & Narwhal; 11 p.m.
Shepherdsville Country: Clinton Spaulding, Megan Stout, Natalie Berry; 7:30 p.m., $8
Stevie Ray’s: Dive House Union; 9 p.m., $5
Theater Square: The VoJazz Trio; 7 p.m.
Third Street Dive: Northside Garage; 10 p.m., $5
Tim Faulkner Gallery: The Debauchees, Young Colt
Uncle Slayton’s: JK Mabry, Lance Whalen, Brent Mathis
U of L (Comstock Hall): Invitational Honor Band Concert; 7 p.m.
Vernon Lanes: They Came Bearing Arms, The American Dream, On Empty, Ready Access, Won’t Go Quietly; 8 p.m., $8
Volare: Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner; 8 p.m.
Wick’s (Goose Creek): The Dallas Cole Band; 9 p.m.
Wick’s (Highlands): The Kevin Cummings Band; 8 p.m.
Wick’s (Middletown): Anni and the Jones; 8 p.m.
Wick’s (New Albany): Dev & Doug, Lindsey Lane; 9 p.m., $5
Zanzabar: Glitter Titz DJs; 11 p.m.
ZaZoo’s: Thirty Spokes, The County Line; 9 p.m., $5
SUN JAN 27
Belle of Louisville: “Bluegrass Cruise”; 2 p.m.
Cole’s Place: “Apollo Nights”; 6 p.m., $5
Diamond Pub (Highlands): Kevin Knoxvegas; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Corey and Stacy; 10 p.m.
Gerstle’s: The Pranksters; 10 p.m.
Highlands Tap Room Grill: Derrick Wade Manley; 8 p.m.
Kentucky Exposition Center: “Winter Blitz”; 8 a.m.
Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft: Dane Waters; 3 p.m., $6
Monkey Wrench: open mic; 8 p.m.
Old 502 Winery: “Kentucky Homefront Fundraiser” with Lost Tribe, Bibelhauser Brothers with John Gage, Kri & Hettie, Col. Bob, Rusty Bladen, John D’Amato, Pot Luck Ramblers; 4 p.m., $10
The Olmsted: “Annual Fundraiser” with Louisville Youth Choir; 5 p.m., $60
Phoenix Hill Tavern: “Missy Hudson Hall Benefit”
Tin Roof: Jana Kramer; 6:30 p.m.
Wiltshire On Market: Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner; 6:30 p.m.
MON JAN 28
Decca: The Buzzard; 8 p.m.
Diamond Pub (Highlands): Bob Anonymous; 10 p.m.
Gerstle’s: Petar Mandic; 9 p.m.
Hideaway Saloon: Tom Boone & the Back Porch Pickers; 10 p.m., $3
Highlands Tap Room Grill: DJ Ghost
Irish Exit: Phil Regan
Stevie Ray’s: open mic; 9 p.m.
U of L (Bird Hall): University Jazz Combos; 7:30 p.m.
Wick’s (New Albany): open mic; 9 p.m.
TUE JAN 29
Against the Grain: open mic; 8 p.m.
Baxter’s 942: Dev & Doug; 10 p.m.
Blu: The Doug Elmore Jazz Trio; 7 p.m.
Brown Theater: Yo La Tengo, Calexico; 8 p.m., $23-$25
Clifton’s Pizza: Danny Flanigan; 8 p.m.
Club 21: DJ Chaz C; 10 p.m.
Diamond Bar (Highlands): Petar Mandic; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Kevin Knoxvegas; 10 p.m.
Fibber’s: Short Bus; 7 p.m.
Gerstle’s: Pelikan
Haymarket Whiskey Bar: jazz jam; 8 p.m.
Hideaway Saloon: DJ PhreeyaMined; 10 p.m.
Irish Exit: Kacey Machir
Kingfish (St. Matthews): Big Poppa Stampley; 7 p.m.
Maple Inn Tavern: Erin & Gene; 9 p.m.
Monkey Wrench: Blunt Honey; 9 p.m.
Mulligan’s: open jam; 9 p.m.
Spineli’s (Downtown): Panic Manor, Begging Victoria, Think Harder, Belladonna, Awkward Youth; 6 p.m., $5
Stevie Ray’s: blues jam; 9 p.m.
U of L (Comstock Hall): Sidney King; 8 p.m.
Wick’s (Highlands): Robby Cox; 10 p.m.
Zanzabar: The Helio Sequence, Shabazz Palaces; 9 p.m., $12