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Wed NOV 23
American Turner’s: Johnny Berry & the Outliers; 10:30 p.m., $5
The Bard’s Town: Louis Katz, Nate Bargatze; 8:30 p.m., $10
BBC, 4th Street: “Songwriters Showcase” with Ashley Burchett; 7 p.m., free, (R)
Bearno’s, Jeffersonville: Eight Inch Elvis; 10 p.m.
Beef O’Brady’s, Hillview: Short Bus; 7 p.m.
Billiards Club of Louisville: Jefferson Tarc Bus; 10 p.m., $5
Bone Headz Pub: Impact; 9 p.m.
Chestnut House: Straight A’s, Neighbor, Alcohol Party, Via Animo; 7 p.m., $5
Clifton’s Pizza: Walker & Kays
Comedy Caravan: “Raw” hosted by Jay Cox; 7:15 p.m., $3 (R)
Corner Door: Big Booty Swing; 7:30 p.m., free (R)
Dark Star Tavern: The Pranksters; 10 p.m., free
Derby City Espresso: The Tunesmiths, Dalton Over;
7:30 p.m.
Gerstle’s Place: This That & the Other; 10 p.m.
Gilbert’s: Jimmy G & the Sidewinders; free (R)
Groucho’s: “Comedy in a Fish Bowl”; 10 p.m., free (R)
Headliners Music Hall: “A Dare to Care Fundraiser” with Joseph Arthur, Ponderosa; 9 p.m., $10 adv., $12 DOS
Hideaway Saloon: Sound and Shape, The Hemingways, Beeler Attic; 10 p.m., $5
Improv: Tom Mabe; 8 p.m., $15
Irish Exit: mo75
Jack’s: Dev & Doug; 9 p.m., free
Jerry Green & Friends: Freddie George; 9 p.m., free (R)
Land of Tomorrow: Dane Waters, Another 7 Astronauts, NovemberGroup; 8 p.m., $5 suggested donation
Lisa’s Oak St. Lounge: Muji Fuji; 7 p.m., free (R)
Monkey Wrench: Relic; 9 p.m., free (R)
Mulligan’s: Mickey Clark; 6 p.m., free (R)
Nachbar: VAMP; 10 p.m., free (R)
Onizim’s Barn: Phil Kelly; 7 p.m., free (R)
Stevie Ray’s: Blonde Johnson; 9 p.m., $4
TK’s Pub: The Over-reactors; 6:30 p.m. (R)
Theater Square: The VoJazz Trio with Megan Gebert; 6:30 p.m., free (R)
Wick’s Pizza, Middletown: Rockin’ Rob; free (R)
Zanzabar: Silver Tongues, Whistle Peak; 9 p.m., $5
ZaZoo’s: Junk Yard Dogs, Gully, Broadfield Marchers; 9 p.m., $5
THU NOV 24
BJ’s Sports Pub: Late Night Radio; 10 p.m.
Comedy Caravan: “The List”; 9:30 p.m., $1(R)
Dark Star Tavern: The White Russians; 10 p.m., free (R)
Golden Nugget: Short Bus; 11 p.m., free (R)
Headliners Music Hall: Mock Lobster: A Tribute to the B-52’s, DJ Sleepy T, DJ Bottle Pop, DJ Persh; 10 p.m., $5 (21+), $8 (18+)
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Puddle of Mudd, Landsowne, Pop Evil;
Stevie Ray’s: Big Rock Show; 10 p.m., $4
Wick’s Pizza, Highlands: Screaming John and Jimi V; free (R)
ZaZoo’s: Appalatin; 8 p.m., $2 (R); Jeff Grimm & the Guilty Jury; 9 p.m., $5
FRI NOV 25
The Bard’s Town: Beeler Attic, Hazy Jane; 9 p.m., free; “The Young, Dumb and Full of Comedy Show”; 10 p.m., $5
Barret Bar: Uncle Louie; 8 p.m., free (R)
Bearno’s by the Bridge: Screaming John and Jimi V; 9:30 p.m., free
Check’s Café: Adam Cochran; 9 p.m., free
Clifton’s Pizza: Will Owen Gage & John Gage; 8 p.m., free
Comedy Caravan: John Pinney, Homer Shadowheart; 7:15 & 9:30 p.m., $15 each
The Connection: Tattianna DeLaRouge; 10:30 p.m. & 12:30 a.m.
Corner Door: Tom Boone & the Back Porch Pickers; 7:30 p.m., free
Dark Star Tavern: The White Russians; 10 p.m., free
Expo Five: Social Distortion, Chuck Ragan, Suedehead; 8 p.m., $30 adv., $35 DOS
Gerstle’s Place: Sixty Four West; 10 p.m.
Harley’s Main Street Tavern: The Zoo Kings, DiverBird, BeazTrio; 10 p.m., $5
Headliners Music Hall: VHS or Beta, The Photographic, OKDeejays; 10 p.m., $10 adv., $12 DOS
Hideaway Saloon: The Pranskters; 10:30 p.m., $5
Improv: Tom Mabe; 8 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.; $17 each
Irish Exit: Strange Arrow
Jazzyblu: Jeff Bradshaw; 8 p.m., $25
Jeff Ruby’s: Roland Johnson; 9 p.m.
Jerry Green & Friends: Freddie George; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jim Porter’s: Unknown Hinson; 7 p.m.
Magnolia Bar & Grill: Trophy Wives, Farewell Soyuz, Mercy Academy, The Winston Hours; 9 p.m., $5
Mr. G’s Lounge: Tristen Brooke; 10 p.m., free
Nachbar: The Deloreans play “Pulp Fiction”; 10 p.m., free
Ri Ra: Jefferson Tarc Bus; 9:30 p.m.
Rudyard Kipling: Friends of Kentucky Country Music; 7 p.m.; “Jazz Hootenanny” with Ray Rizzo & Chris Rodahoffer; donations accepted
Shepherdsville Music Barn: Don Stanley & Middle Creek; 8 p.m., $10
Starbase Q: The Galaxy Girls; 11 p.m. (R)
Stevie Ray’s: The King Bees, Josh Garrett and the Bottom Line; 7:30 p.m., $5
Theater Square: The VoJazz Trio with Megan Gebert; 6:30 p.m., free (R)
Wick’s Pizza, Highlands: Little T&A
Wick’s Pizza, Middletown: Palomino Players
Wick’s, New Albany: Eight Inch Elvis; 10 p.m., $5
Zanzabar: The SWAT Trio; 8:30 p.m.
ZaZoo’s: Up7
SAT NOV 26
The Art Store: “Deck the Halls” with DiverBird, Rebekah Trigg, Nick Payne, Ben Traughber; 6 p.m., free
The Bard’s Town: The Debauchees; 6 p.m., free; Damaged Goods; 7:30 p.m., $5; Best of the Bottom; 10 p.m., $5
Billiards Club of Louisville: Stone the Crow; 10 p.m., $5
Chestnut House: Aficionado, The Foxery, Caution Critters, Admiral Ackbar, Via Animo, Sloux; 6:30 p.m., $5
Comedy Caravan: John Pinney, Homer Shadowheart; 7:15 & 9:30 p.m., $15 each
The Connection: Tattianna DeLaRouge; 10:30 p.m. & 12:30 a.m.
Corner Door: Charles Price; 7:30 p.m., free
Corydon Jamboree: David Graves, Carol Culver, Glen Rice; 7:30 p.m.
Dark Star Tavern: The Pranksters; 10 p.m., free (R)
Derby City Espresso: Chase Fine, Keir Neuringer, Safety Third, Plastic Melodies; 8 p.m.
Gerstle’s Place: Thumper & the Plaid Rabbits; 10 p.m.
Headliners: Va Va Vixens; 8 p.m., $20
Hideaway Saloon: National Security Apparatus; 10:30 p.m., $5
Holiday Inn, Hurstbourne: “Holiday Pick-Inn” with Michael Cleveland, Newtown, Storefront Congregation, Kyle Ramey; 5:30 p.m., new toys and/or cash donation accepted
Impellizzeri’s, Downtown: Cosa Seria; 10:30 p.m., $7 (R)
Improv: Tom Mabe; 7 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.; $17 each
Irish Exit: Bobby Wilson
Jack’s Lounge: The Scott Henderson Duo; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jazzyblu: Bashiri Asad, Maestro J; 8 p.m., $15
Jeff Ruby’s: Roland Johnson; 9 p.m.
Jerry Green & Friends: Freddie George; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jim Porter’s: Replay, The Moodswingers, Bluestown
Monkey Wrench: Supertruck, Busted Soles; 10 p.m., $5
Ri Ra: Jefferson Tarc Bus; 9:30 p.m.
Rudyard Kipling: Kentucky Chrome Review, Your News Vehicles, The Billy Goat Strut Revue; 10 p.m.
Seelbach Bar: The Dick Sisto Trio; 8 p.m. & 10 p.m., free (R)
Starbase Q: The Galaxy Girls; 11 p.m., 12:30 a.m. & 2 a.m. (R)
Stevie Ray’s: The Predators; 7:30 p.m., $5
Theater Square: The VoJazz Trio with Megan Gebert; 6:30 p.m., free (R)
Vernon Club: “Crescent Hill Radio Fundraiser” with Soul Circus, Daphne Luster and the Luminaries, The Stella Vees, Several Hundred People, Kri & Hettie, Denny Wheatley & Mickey Clark; 6 p.m.
Wick’s Pizza, Highlands: Ugly, Nova Red, Unleashed McCreary
Wick’s Pizza, Middletown: Earbone
ZaZoo’s: King Sonic, Mister Jimmy, Cirque Airotic, Funny Bones; $5
SUN NOV 27
The Bard’s Town: Louisville Comedy Underground; 9 p.m., $5 (R)
Brown Hotel: Nada Loutfi; 4 p.m. (R)
Comedy Caravan: John Pinney, Homer Shadowheart; 7:15 p.m., $10
Gerstle’s Place: The Pranksters; 10 p.m., $3 (R)
Highlands Tap Room: Greg Sanders
Improv: Tom Mabe; 7 p.m., $15
Jazzyblu: “Soul Food Sundays”; 1 p.m., $12 (R)
Stevie Ray’s: “Benefit for John Carby” with Travel’n Mojos, Little T&A, Lamont Gillespie & 100 Proof, Da Mudcats, Dog House Kitchen, The King Bees; 3 p.m., $8
Vernon Club: Tantric, Man Made Machine, Eve to Adam, Underride, Cameron Jayne & 86 Black; 7:30 p.m., $11.25-$15
MON NOV 28
Cahoots: Skyscraper Stereo, DJ Sleepy T; 10 p.m., $3
Gaslite Tavern: “Open Mic Comedy” hosted by Lovest Brown; 10 p.m. (R)
Hideaway Saloon: Tom Boone & Friends; 10 p.m., $2 (R)
U of L Bird Hall: University Clarinet Ensemble; 8:30 p.m., free
TUE NOV 29
The Bard’s Town: Observation Deck; 5 p.m., free; ”Variety Shack” with De Blenniss; 8 p.m. (R)
BBC, 4th Street: Rachel Stump; 8 p.m., free (R)
Clifton’s Pizza: Danny Flanigan; 8 p.m. (R)
Corner Door: Changing Lanes; 7:30 p.m., free
Highlands Tap Room: Tristen Brooke; 9 p.m., free
Kingfish, River Road: Big Poppa Stampley; 7 p.m. (R)
New View Bar & Grill: Short Bus; 8 p.m., free (R)
R Place Pub: Dev & Doug; 10:30 p.m., free (R)
U of L Bird Hall: University Piano Studio; 7 p.m., free
This article appears in November 21, 2011.