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Wed JUN 12
Air Devils Inn: open jam; 7:30 p.m.
Bearno’s (Highlands): open mic; 8 p.m.
Decca: Subterranean Phrases; 8 p.m.
Diamond Pub (Highlands): open mic; 7 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Kevin Cummings; 10 p.m.
Fat Daddy’s: Ray Pamalue; 7 p.m.
Gerstle’s: Kimmet & Doug; 9:30 p.m.
Headliners Music Hall: Father John Misty, Pure Bathing Culture; 9 p.m., $14
Hideaway Saloon: The Pranksters; 10:30 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.
Kentucky Center for the Arts: Josh Rouse, Field Report; 7:30 p.m., $23
Magnolia Bar: DJs Sleepy T, Lemi Vice; 11 p.m., $4
Majid’s: Barb & Eddie; 7 p.m.
Mixer: open mic; 7 p.m.
Monkey Wrench: Relic; 9 p.m.
Nachbar: VAMP; 10 p.m.
Purrswaytions: acoustic jam
Rudyard Kipling: jazz jam; 8 p.m.
Shenanigans: Mickey Clark; 7:30 p.m.
Spinelli’s (Downtown): Harvey Pekar, To Die Alone, Hallows, No Guts No Glory, Before the Streetlights; 6 p.m., $5
Stevie Ray’s: Sideshow Trio; 9 p.m.
Theater Square: The VoJazz Trio; 7 p.m.
Third Street Dive: open mic; 8 p.m.
Volare: Robbie Bartlett
THU JUN 13
Bard’s Town: Dan Bowlds, Mickey Clark, Jim Needler, Edward Burch; 7:30 p.m., $5
Bud’s Tavern: The Mike Willett Duo; 8 p.m.
Corbett’s: Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner; 6 p.m.
Dark Star Tavern: The White Russians; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (Highlands): Rusted Root, Stonewheel, 30 Spokes, Stereo Empire; 7 p.m., $22-$25; Bob Anonymous; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): PMA; 10 p.m.
Flip Flop Jack’s: DJs Lady Carol & Fierce Tease; 10 p.m.
Gerstle’s: Me & You
Guitar Center: Ewan Dobson; 7 p.m.
Harvey Browne Presbyterian Church: Louisville Philharmonia, The Misty Mountain String Band; 7:30 p.m.
Headliners Music Hall: The Airborne Toxic Event, Leagues; 8 p.m., $20-$22
Hideaway Saloon: Bret Mosley; $3
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.
Majid’s: Tanita Gaines; 7 p.m.
Maple Inn Tavern: Kevin Grayson Sr.; 9 p.m.
Molly Malone’s (St. Matthews): Petar Mandic; 10 p.m.
Monkey Wrench: DJ Captain Capricorn; 10 p.m.
Nowhere Bar: DJ Sleepy T; 11 p.m.
O’Shea’s: Isaiah Willis
Phoenix Hill Tavern: audition night; 10 p.m.
Rye: Coliseum, Secret Colours, Karass; 7 p.m.
Saints: Cosa Seria; 9:30 p.m.
Seidenfaden’s: DJ Woodrow on the Radio
Stevie Ray’s: open jam; 9 p.m.
St. Paul Church: Another Colour; 6 p.m.
Theater Square: Stein Stoess; 8 p.m.
Two Lane: Big Rock Show; 8 p.m.
Uncle Slayton’s: Birds of Chicago, Alan Semerdjian; 8:30 p.m., $10
Warehouse Hookah Bar: open mic
Zanzabar: Jacuzzihidive, Walter Jones, DJ Jason Shelton; 9 p.m., $5
FRI JUN 14
Amy Z’s Clark’s: Final Shot; 10 p.m.
Belvedere: Mondo A Go Go, Boyzz By Knight, Ban-She, Taylor Lee; 9 p.m.
Bicentennial Park: Lucius, Ancient Warfare; 6 p.m.
Bud’s Tavern: Sideshow Trio; 8 p.m.
Caffé Classico: Gareth Jones; 6:30 p.m.
Coconut Beach: Grupo Ache
Decca: DJ Mind Crimes; 8 p.m.
Diamond Pub (Highlands): Naked Garden, Bob Anonymous; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Kevin Cummings, Soul River Brown, DJ Mike Moody; 10 p.m.
Dillinger’s: Grandchildren, Jack Holiday and the Westerners, Kaleidico; 8:30 p.m.
Eddie Merlot’s: The Bobby Falk Group; 7 p.m.
Euphoria: DJ Mikeflo, Father Jah & Donnie McFly; 10 p.m., $10
The Exchange: Petar Mandic; 7 p.m.
Fat Daddy’s: Ray Pamalue; 8 p.m.
Fourth Street Live: Tate Stevens
Galt House: “Bourbon and Blues”; 6 p.m.
Gerstle’s: THP, The Tyler Warden Band, Thomas Wietecha, Tristen & Cameron
Haymarket Whiskey Bar: Marc Adams, Jalin Roze, Mr. Goodbar, B-Rad, Bir Zoo, M.I.N.D.; 8 p.m., $5
Headliners Music Hall: Death Grips, Ratking; 8 p.m., $15-$18
Hideaway Saloon: Inglewood; $5
Jack Fry’s: Steve Crews; 7 p.m.
Jazzyblu: Maestro J.; 8 p.m., $10
Jeffersonville Riverstage: The Hogtown Blues Band, The Benjamin Davis Group, G. Miles & the Hitmen, Billy Branch & the Sons of Blues
Jerry Green & Friends: Jerry Green, Freddie George; 7 p.m., $7
Jim Porter’s: Poppa Chubby; 7 p.m.
Kentucky Center for the Arts: Earth, Wind & Fire; 7:30 p.m., $45
KFC Yum Center: Mary J. Blige, KEM., Bridget Kelly; 8 p.m., $59-$115
Majid’s: Bobby J with Michael Roy; 8 p.m.
Maker’s Mark Lounge: Petar Mandic; 11 p.m.
Mike Linnig’s: The Mojo Bay Band; 7 p.m.
Mixer: Gayle King; 8 p.m.
New Vintage: Stu Sturgill and Big Mountain, Songs of the Fall; 9 p.m.
Nowhere Bar: Glitter Titz DJz; 11 p.m.
O’Shea’s: The Dirty Play Band
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Lindsey Lane & Axis; 5:30 p.m.; Six Miles South, The Benjamin Davis Group, Robby Cox, The Tiffany Tucker Band; 10 p.m., $10
Solidarity: Phantom Limbs Akimbo; 8 p.m.
Stevie Ray’s: The King Bees, Travel’n Mojos; 7:30 p.m., $5
Theater Square: The VoJazz Trio; 7 p.m.
Third Street Dive: Thee Japanese Schoolgirls, The Black Honey Rollers; 10 p.m., $5
Uncle Slayton’s: The Kentucky Hellbenders, The 2 Buck Chucks; 9:30 p.m., $7
Volare: Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner; 8 p.m.
Warehouse Hookah Bar: DJ Goast
Westport Village: Wulfe Brothers; 7 p.m.
WFPK: “Live Lunch” with Cabin; noon
Wick’s (Goose Creek): The Billy Davis Group; 9 p.m.
Zanzabar: OK Deejays; 11 p.m., $3
SAT JUN 15
Against the Grain: Petar Mandic; 9 p.m.
Amy Z’s Clark’s: Villin; 10 p.m.
Bard’s Town: “Eat It!” with The Java Men, Emily’s Garden, Relic, Totally Boss, Ray Rizzo and the Eat It All Stars; 5 p.m., $10-$20
Belvedere: Neon Hitch, Alex Newell, Robbie Bartlett, Bridge 19; 2 p.m.
Broad Run Vineyards: Reminiscing; 6:30 p.m.
Bud’s Tavern: Billy Goat Gruff; 8 p.m.
Caffé Classico: Gareth Jones; 6:30 p.m.
Churchill Downs: Off the Hook, Pawnshop Guitar; 4 p.m.
Clifton Center: “Flyover Film Festival” with Ultra Pulverize; 11 p.m.
Club 21: DJ KGee
Corydon Jamboree: David Grave, Katie DeMuth; 7:30 p.m., $10
Dark Star Tavern: The Pranksters; 10 p.m.
Decca: Mickey Clark & the Blue Norther; 8 p.m.
Diamond Pub (Highlands): Naked Garden, Strung Out Loud; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Voodoo Avenue, Soul River Brown; 10 p.m.
Dillinger’s: The Uncommon Houseflies, Two Sly Deuce, The Yat Machines; 8:30 p.m.
Eddie Merlot’s: The Bobby Falk Group; 8 p.m.
Gerstle’s: V-Groove
Headliners Music Hall: Japandroids, Crocodiles; 9 p.m., $15
Irish Exit: DJ Goast
Jazzyblu: Maestro J.; 9 p.m., $10
Jeffersonville Riverstage: The Jim Masterson Band, The Rib Tip Kings, Li’l T&A, The Nighthawks
Jerry Green & Friends: Jerry Green; 7 p.m., $7
Majid’s: Bobby J with Michael Roy; 8 p.m.
Maker’s Mark Lounge: DJ DV8; 10 p.m.
Manny & Merle: Nick Dittmeier
Mike Linnig’s: The Ancients Band; 7 p.m.
Mixer: Carly Johnson; 8 p.m.
New Vintage: Jack Oblivian and the Tennessee Tearjerkers, The Ladybirds, The Sheiks; 9 p.m., $6
OPEN Art Gallery: Jon Silpayamanant; 7 p.m.
O’Shea’s: Eight Inch Elvis; 10 p.m.
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Old School Mining Co., The Jereactors, Tomorrow Never Ends; 8 p.m., $10
River City Winery: Roz Tate; 8 p.m.
Ross Country Jamboree: Country Crossroads; 7 p.m., $15
Seidenfaden’s: DJs Narwhal, Sam Sneed, A-Bell, CSDIV; 11 p.m.
Shepherdsville Country: Clinton Spaudling; 7:30 p.m., $8
Stevie Ray’s: Lindsey Lane & Axis; 9 p.m., $5
Theater Square: The VoJazz Trio; 7 p.m.
Third Street Dive: Stealing Volume, Mother Nang; 10 p.m., $5
Wick’s (Goose Creek): DMan and the Alley Hounds; 9 p.m.
Zanzabar: Glitter Titz DJs; 11 p.m.
SUN JUN 16
Bard’s Town: Jim Needler, Sam Gaddis, Tyler Warden; 6 p.m., $3
Cherokee Triangle: Blair Carmen & the Bellevue Boys; 7 p.m.
Cole’s Place: “Apollo Nights”; 6 p.m., $5
Diamond Pub (Highlands): Kevin Cummings; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Corey and Stacey; 10 p.m.
Gerstle’s: The Pranksters; 10 p.m.
IUS (Ogle Center): IUS Orchestra; 3 p.m., $5-$8
KFC Yum Center: One Direction; 7:30 p.m., $29.50-$79.50
Mike Linnig’s: Another Colour; 2 p.m.; Crushed Velvet; 7 p.m.
Mixer: Warren Brown; 6 p.m.
Monkey Wrench: open mic; 8 p.m.
Nachbar: Squeeze-bot; 8 p.m.
Nowhere Bar: DJ Lady Carol; 3 p.m.
Pope’s House: David Allen Coe, The Dallas Moore Band, Confederate Railroad; 1 p.m., $20
Uncle Slayton’s: Freedy Johnston, Winterpills; 8:30 p.m., $10
Wiltshire On Market: Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner; 6:30 p.m.
MON JUN 17
Bearno’s (Highlands): open mic; 7 p.m.
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.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Jar O Shine; 10 p.m.
Gerstle’s: Petar Mandic; 9 p.m.
Hideaway Saloon: The Sharrows; $3
Irish Exit: Phil Regan
Stevie Ray’s: open mic; 9 p.m.
Wick’s (Hurstbourne): Short Bus; 7 p.m.
Zanzabar: American Royalty, Adaboi, OK Deejays; 9 p.m., $8
TUE JUN 18
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.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Dev & Doug; 10 p.m.
Fibber’s: Terry King & Rick Robbins; 9 p.m.
Gerstle’s: Acoustirotic
Kingfish (St. Matthews): Big Poppa Stampley; 7 p.m.
Majid’s: Eddie Humphrey; 7 p.m.
Maple Inn Tavern: Erin & Gene; 9 p.m.
Monkey Wrench: DJ Captain Howdy; 9 p.m.
Spinelli’s (Downtown): DJs Intelli-G, Gitsum, Crikket, Inspireme, Beejj, Oblivion Sanction; $3-$5
Spirit of Jefferson: Tom & Ricky
Stevie Ray’s: blues jam; 9 p.m.
Wick’s (Highlands): Robby Cox; 10 p.m.