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Wed FEB 8
Beef O’Brady’s, Hillview: Short Bus; 7 p.m., free (R)
Billiards Club of Louisville: Short Bus; 11 p.m., free (R)
Café Classico: Espiritu Gitano; 6:30 p.m., free
Comedy Caravan: “Raw” hosted by Jay Cox; 7:15 p.m., $3 (R)
Corner Door: Big Booty Swing; 7:30 p.m., free (R)
Groucho’s: “Comedy in a Fish Bowl”; 10 p.m., free (R)
Hideaway Saloon: The Pranksters; 10:30 p.m., $3 (R)
The Ice House: Craig Morgan
Jerry Green & Friends: Freddie George; 9 p.m., free (R)
Lisa’s Oak St. Lounge: Muji Fuji; 7 p.m., free (R)
Monkey Wrench: Relic; 9 p.m., free (R)
Mulligan’s: Mickey Clark; 7 p.m., free (R)
Nachbar: VAMP; 10 p.m., free (R)
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Aladdin’s Castle; 10 p.m.
Stevie Ray’s: Dev & Doug; 9 p.m., $3 (R)
Theater Square: The VoJazz Trio with Megan Gebert; 6:30 p.m., free (R)
Uncle Slayton’s: The Real Nasty, Douglas Lucas & the Whispers, Sons of Fathers; 8:30 p.m., $5
U of L, Bird Hall: University Jazz Combos; 7:30 p.m., free
Wick’s Pizza, New Albany: Eight Inch Elvis (acoustic trio); 8 p.m., free
THU FEB 9
The Bard’s Town: Observation Deck; 7 p.m., free
Beef O’Brady’s, Valley Station: Short Bus; 7 p.m., free (R)
Blu Italian Grille: Hickory Vaught; 8 p.m., free (R)
Bud’s Tavern: Mike Willett & Friends; 8 p.m., free (R)
Café Classico: Espiritu Gitano; 6:30 p.m., free
Comedy Caravan: Gallagher; 7:15 p.m., $25; “The List”; 9:30 p.m., $1(R)
Corner Door: Tom Browning; 7:30 p.m., free
Dark Star Tavern: The White Russians; 10 p.m., free (R)
Gerstle’s: Sugar Lime Blue, Bluestown; 10 p.m.
Golden Nugget: Short Bus; 11 p.m., free (R)
Haymarket Whiskey Bar: Midnite Sons, Introvert, Mercy Academy; 9 p.m., $3
Headliners Music Hall: The Drive-By Truckers, Nikki Lane; 10 p.m., $25
Hotel: Manila Luzon; 11 p.m., $5
Improv: Demetri Martin; 8 p.m., $30
Jack’s Lounge: The Scott Henderson Duo; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jerry Green & Friends: Freddie George; 7 p.m., free (R)
Meat: Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner; 9 p.m., free
Potbelly Sandwich Shop: Randy Meyers; 11:30 a.m., free
Saints: Cosa Seria; 9:30 p.m. (R)
Smoketown USA: Billy Hower; 6 p.m., free (R)
Theater Square: Stein Stoess; 8 p.m., free (R)
Wick’s Pizza, Highlands: Screamin’ John and Jimi V; free (R)
Wick’s Pizza, New Albany: Aquila (R)
ZaZoo’s: Appalatin; 9 p.m., $3 (R)
FRI FEB 10
The Bank: Toledo Bend; $5
The Bard’s Town: “InKY” with Molly McCormack; 7 p.m.; “The Young, Dumb and Full of Comedy Show”; 10 p.m., $5
BBC, St. Matthews: Howard, Lewis & Lovins; 10 p.m.
Bearno’s, Downtown: Another Colour; 9 p.m., free
Bearno’s, Highlands: JD Green, Tristen Brooke, Cameron Culbertson; 10 p.m.
Bellarmine University: Ben Sollee, Justin Lewis; 7 p.m., $15
Blu Italian Grille: Flamenco Louisville; 7 p.m., free
Café Classico: Espiritu Gitano; 6:30 p.m., free; Barbara Martinez; 9:45 p.m., $10
Cahoots: Bosco, Last False Hope, The Sidewalkers; 10 p.m., free
Clifton Pizza Co.: Kitty Slickers; 8 p.m., free
Comedy Caravan: Gallagher; 7:15 p.m., $25
Corner Door: Changing Lanes; 7:30 p.m., free
Eddie Merlot’s: The Bobby Falk Group; 7 p.m., free
Gerstle’s: Fusionary, Hot Brown Smackdown, Soul Circus; 10 p.m.
Harley’s Main Street Tavern: The Name’s Stroker, Little Brothers, Ruff Patches; 9 p.m., $3
Haymarket Whiskey Bar: Vessel, Samuel Hadfeld, Brandon Koufeldt; 8 p.m.
Headliners Music Hall: Va Va Vixens; 8 p.m., $20
Horseshoe Casino: The Robert Cray Band; 7:30 p.m., $15-$30
Impellizzeri’s, Downtown: Short Bus; 9 p.m., free
Improv: Rob Schneider; 8 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.; $30 each
Irish Exit: Keith Wheatley; free
Jazzyblu: “Destination Live Fridays” with Maestro J.; 8 p.m., $10 (R)
Jerry Green & Friends: Freddie George; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jim Porter’s: Satisfaction; 7 p.m., $10 adv., $12 DOS
Magnolia Bar: “Half Baked Comedy Showcase”; 10 p.m., free
Mozz: Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner; 7 p.m., free
New Directions: Moonshine; 10:30 p.m.
Old Louisville Coffeehouse: Tayler Lynch; 7 p.m., free
Palace Theater: Trey Songz, Big Sean; 8 p.m., $49.50-$67.50
Phoenix Hill Tavern: The Cigarette, Field of Kings, Beeler Attic, Jamie Tingle; 9 p.m., $10
R Place Pub: Shane Dawson
Rudyard Kipling: Neulore; 9:30 p.m.
Shepherdsville Music Barn: The Little Roy and Lizzie Show; 8 p.m., $12
Smoketown USA: Billy Hower; 6 p.m., free (R)
Theater Square: The VoJazz Trio with Megan Gebert; 7 p.m., free (R)
Third Street Dive: Johnny Berry & the Outliers; 10 p.m., $5
Uncle Slayton’s: Chris Knight, Corey Brumback; 9 p.m., $18 adv., $20 DOS
WFPK: “Live Lunch” with Craig Wagner; noon, free
Wick’s Pizza, Goose Creek: Gabe Close; 9 p.m.
Wick’s Pizza, Highlands: Bass Drum Aliens, Touch Armor Class, Manfred
Wick’s Pizza, New Albany: Arrow & Joe
Yum Center: New Edition, K-Ci & JoJo, El DeBarge; 8 p.m., $48.50-$75
ZaZoo’s: Nappy Roots, Skyscraper Stereo, Scanners, Jalin Roze; 9 p.m., $15 adv., $20 DOS
SAT FEB 11
The Bank: Jed and the Noisemakers; $5
The Bard’s Town: Shine-ola; 8:30 p.m., free; Joel Ruiz, Zach Ames, Jon Durnell, Tess Barker; 9 p.m., $5
BBC St. Matthews: Thirty Spokes; 10 p.m., free
Bearno’s, Downtown: Three On the Tree; 9 p.m., free
Café Classico: Espiritu Gitano; 6:30 p.m., free; Barbara Martinez; 9:45 p.m., $10
Clifton’s Pizza: Troubadours of Divine Bliss; 8 p.m.
Comedy Caravan: Gallagher; 7:15 p.m., $25
Corner Door: Chris Hale; 7:30 p.m., free
Corydon Jamboree: Ron Gaddis, Theresa Dunn, D.J. Newman; 7:30 p.m.
Dark Star Tavern: The Pranksters; 10 p.m. (R)
Eagle’s Club: Citizens Arrest; 8 p.m.
Eddie Merlot’s: The Bobby Falk Group; 8 p.m., free
Gerstle’s: V-Groove; 10 p.m.
Hard Rock Café: Jordan Knight; 9 p.m., sold out
Harley’s Main Street Tavern: Flood Water, The Outer Loop Band; 9 p.m., $5
Haymarket Whiskey Bar: Parlour, Opposable Thumbs, R. Keenan Lawler; 9 p.m., $6
Headliners Music Hall: Va Va Vixens; 8 p.m., $20
Hideaway Saloon: Pick Your Switch; 10 p.m.
Impellizzeri’s, Downtown: Cosa Seria; 10:30 p.m., $7 (R)
Improv: Rob Schneider; 7 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.; $30 each
Irish Exit: Adam Greene; free
Jack’s Lounge: The Scott Henderson Duo; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jazzyblu: “Neo-Soul Saturdays” with Maestro J.; 8 p.m., $10 (R)
Jerry Green & Friends: Freddie George; 7 p.m., free (R)
King Pin Lanes: She Groove; 9 p.m.
Magnolia Bar: Beast in the Field, Old Vikings, Voyage of Slaves, Braintrust, Damaged Goods, Kentucky Goddamn; 8 p.m., $4
Maple Inn Tavern: River City Blues; 9 p.m., free
New Directions: Red Line; 10:30 p.m.
19th Green: Eight Inch Elvis; 9 p.m., $5
Old Louisville Coffeehouse: The Real; 7 p.m., free
Our Mother of Sorrows School: Squallis Puppeteers’ “Love-a-Thon Puppet Prom” with Supertruck; 7 p.m., $10-$25
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Jefferson Tarc Bus; 10:30 p.m.
Ross Country Jamboree: Mike Boughey, Dave Campbell, Megan Stout; $10
R Place Pub: Logan Street
Rudyard Kipling: Alanna Fugate, Trapper Hawkins, The Sam Hadfield Band; 9:30 p.m.
Sammy O’s: Final Shot; 9 p.m., free
Smoketown USA: Billy Hower; 6 p.m., free (R)
Theater Square: The VoJazz Trio with Megan Gebert; 7 p.m., free (R)
Third Street Dive: Eddie and the Fuckmunkeys, Man On Man; 10 p.m., $5
Uncle Slayton’s: JK Mabry, Lance Whalen; 8:30 p.m., $7
Wick’s Pizza, Highlands: The Cigarettes
Wick’s Pizza, New Albany: Black Magic Marker; CMN
ZaZoo’s: Justin Lewis, Houndmouth, Gunnar & the Grizzly Bears, Andrew Combs; 9 p.m., $8
SUN FEB 12
The Bard’s Town: Classical Revolution; 7 p.m., free
Brown Hotel: Nada Loutfi; 4 p.m. (R)
Comedy Caravan: Gallagher; 7:15 p.m., $25; “The Sunday Night Showcase”; 9:30 p.m., $5
Gerstle’s: The Pranksters; 10 p.m., $3 (R)
Horner Novelty, Jeffersonville: The Impersonators; 7:30 p.m., $10
Improv: Rob Schneider; 7 p.m., $30
Kentucky Center: Nellie McKay; 7 p.m., $25
Ogle Center at IUS: IUS Concert Band; 3 p.m., free
Uncle Slayton’s: Homegrown Jams; 7:30 p.m., $5
U of L, Comstock Hall: Music Ex Series; 3 p.m., $15 (general), $5 (students)
MON FEB 13
Gaslite Tavern: “Open Mic Comedy” hosted by Lovest Brown; 10 p.m. (R)
Headliners Music Hall: Heartless Bastards, Hacienda, Houndmouth; 8 p.m., $15
Hideaway Saloon: Tom Boone & the Back Porch Pickers; 10 p.m., $2 (R)
Horner Novelty, Jeffersonville: The Impersonators; 7:30 p.m., $10
LFPL, Bon Air: Four Shillings Short; 2:30 p.m., free
Potbelly Sandwich Shop: Randy Meyers; 11:30 a.m., free
U of L, Bird Hall: University Jazz Repertory Ensembles; 7:30 p.m., free
TUE FEB 14
The Bard’s Town: “Variety Shack”; 8 p.m., free (R)
BBC, 4th Street: Rachel Stump; 8 p.m., free (R)
Blu Italian Grille: The Dave Clark Trio; 6 p.m., free (R)
Clifton’s Pizza: Danny Flanigan; 8 p.m. (R)
Comedy Caravan: Monique Marvez, Tucker; 7:15 p.m., $10
Corner Door: Charles Price; 7:30 p.m., free
Haymarket Whiskey Bar: Rachel Stump, CPHR DVN; 8 p.m., $5
Hoggie’s: Short Bus; 7 p.m., free (R)
Horner Novelty, Jeffersonville: The Impersonators; 7:30 p.m., $10
Improv: Alex Reymundo; 8 p.m., $20
Irish Exit: Phil Regan; free
Kingfish, River Road: Big Poppa Stampley; 7 p.m. (R)
Monkey Wrench: Scott Mertz & J. Glenn, Klondike & the Slow Rush; 9 p.m., free
R Place Pub: Dev & Doug; 11 p.m., free (R)
Uncle Slayton’s: Tyrone Cotton, Leigh Ann Yost, Butch Rice; 8 p.m., $7
This article appears in February 7, 2012.