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Wed NOV 30
BBC, 4th Street: “Songwriters Showcase” with Ashley Burchett; 7 p.m., free (R)
Beef O’Brady’s, Hillview: Short Bus; 7 p.m., free (R)
Billiards Club of Louisville: Short Bus; 11 p.m., free (R)
Chestnut House: Twitching Tongues, Damaged Goods, Fingers Crossed, Strange Ways; 7 p.m., $5
Clifton’s Pizza: Walker & Kays; 7:30 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)
Gilbert’s: Jimmy G & the Sidewinders; free (R)
Groucho’s: “Comedy in a Fish Bowl”; 10 p.m., free (R)
Hideaway Saloon: The Pranksters; 10 p.m., $3 (R)
Jack’s: Slinky Jenkins; 9 p.m., free (R)
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; 6 p.m., free (R)
Nachbar: VAMP; 10 p.m., free (R)
Onizim’s Barn: Phil Kelly; 7 p.m., free (R)
Ri Ra: Campfire Stew; 9 p.m.
Stevie Ray’s: Dev & Doug; 9 p.m., $3 (R)
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)
U of L Bird Hall: University Flute Ensemble; 8:30 p.m., free
Wick’s Pizza, Middletown: Rockin’ Rob; free (R)
THU dec 1
The Bard’s Town: Louisville Comedy Underground; 8 p.m., free (R)
Bearno’s, U of L: Black Tie Syndicate; 9 p.m., $5
Blu Italian Grille: Hickory Vaught; 8 p.m., free (R)
Brick House Tavern: Neil Champine; 9 p.m., free (R)
Bud’s Tavern: Mike Willett & Friends; 8:30 p.m., free (R)
Capitol Plaza Hotel: The Shining; 7:30 p.m., free (R)
Comedy Caravan: Bob Batch, Jacob Williams, Kirk Miller; 7:15 p.m., $10; “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)
Derby City Espresso: David Scott; 8 p.m.
Expo Five: Asking Alexandria, Black Veil Brides; 7 p.m., $20
Gerstle’s Place: Louisville Groove; 10 p.m.
Golden Nugget: Short Bus; 11 p.m., free (R)
Headliners Music Hall: Walk the Moon, Kopecky Family Band; 8 p.m., $12 adv., $14 DOS
Improv: Charlie Murphy, Freez Luv; 8 p.m., $25
Jack’s Lounge: The Scott Henderson Duo; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jerry Green & Friends: Freddie George; 7 p.m., free (R)
Molly Malone’s, Highlands: “Boys & Girls Haven Fundraiser” with Eight Inch Elvis; 5 p.m., donations accepted
Saints: Cosa Seria; 9 p.m. (R)
Stevie Ray’s: The Clay Street Blues All Stars; 9 p.m., $4
Theater Square: Stein Stoess; 8 p.m., free (R)
U of L Bird Hall: University Guitar Ensemble with the YPAS Guitar Ensemble; 7 p.m., free
Wick’s Pizza, Highlands: Screaming John and Jimi V; free (R)
Wick’s Pizza, New Albany: Aquila (R)
ZaZoo’s: Appalatin; 8 p.m., $2 (R); Discount Guns, Douglas Lucas and the Whispers, Loudmouth, Les Debutantes; 8 p.m., free
Zeppelin Café: Lamont Gillespie & 100 Proof; 9 p.m., free (R)
FRI dec 2
The Bard’s Town: Keltricity, Chattering Magpies; 7:30 p.m., $6 adv., $8 DOS (12 and under), $12 adv., $15 DOS (general)
Barret Bar: Uncle Louie; 8 p.m., free (R)
Billiards Club of Louisville: The Predators; 10 p.m., $5
Check’s Café: Muji Fuji; 8 p.m., free
Comedy Caravan: Bob Batch, Jacob Williams, Kirk Miller; 7:15 p.m. & 9:30 p.m., $15 each
The Connection: Mokha Montrese; 10:30 p.m. & 12:30 a.m.
Corner Door: Steve Sturgill; 7:30 p.m., free
Corydon Jamboree: Doo-Wop All Stars; 7:30 p.m., $12
Derby City Espresso: Deer Meet, The Blackout Band, Turf War; 8 p.m.
Gerstle’s Place: The Werks; 10 p.m.
Hideaway Saloon: The Barry Mando Project, Souse; 10:30 p.m., $5
Improv: Charlie Murphy, Freez Luv; 8 p.m. &10:30 p.m., $25 each
Irish Exit: Adam Green, Daniel and Jacob; 10 p.m., free
Jazzyblu: “Destination Live Fridays” with Maestro J.; 8 p.m., $10 (R)
Jeff Ruby’s: Robbie Bartlett; 9 p.m.
Jerry Green & Friends: Freddie George; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jim Porter’s: Split Lip Rayfield, Th’ Legendary Shack Shakers; 7 p.m., $15
Kentucky Center for the Arts: Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles; 8 p.m., $22.75
Nachbar: Joan Shelley and June Brides, Andrew Iafrate; 9 p.m., $3
Ogle Center at IUS: Jane Monheit’s “Christmas”; 7:30 p.m., $32.50
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Jefferson Tarc Bus; 10 p.m.
R Place Pub: Freddy and the Cruegers; free
Rudyard Kipling: The U of L School of Music Opera Theatre; 7 p.m., donation suggested
Seelbach Bar: The Dick Sisto Trio; 8 p.m. & 10 p.m., free (R)
Shepherdsville Music Barn: Larry Chunn & A Step Ahead; 8 p.m., $12
Starbase Q: The Galaxy Girls; 11 p.m. (R)
Stevie Ray’s: Boogie Juice; 9:30 p.m., $5
Theater Square: The VoJazz Trio with Megan Gebert; 6:30 p.m., free (R)
Third Street Dive: Hudson Hornet, Cheetah Palomina; 10 p.m., $5
Uncle Slayton’s: Louisville Improvisors present “The Buddy Gilm Show” with Johnny Berry, Your News Vehicles; 8:30 p.m., $10
U of L Bird Hall: University Student Computer Music; 7 p.m., free
WFPK: “Live Lunch” with Leigh Ann Yost; noon, free
Zanzabar: The Jompson Brothers, The Dammit; 8 p.m., $7
ZaZoo’s: Buffalo Killers, The Hot Wires, The Tunesmiths; 9 p.m., $8
SAT dec 3
The Bard’s Town: Keltricity, Chattering Magpies; 7:30 p.m., $6 adv., $8 DOS (12 and under), $12 adv., $15 DOS (general); Hazy Jane; 9 p.m., $5
Bearno’s by the Bridge: Another Colour; 9:30 p.m., free
Billiards Club of Louisville: The Predators; 10 p.m., $5
Cahoots: The Decline Effect, Rude Weirdo, Bandoleer Prison; 9 p.m., $5
Comedy Caravan: Bob Batch, Jacob Williams, Kirk Miller; 7:15 p.m. & 9:30 p.m., $15 each
The Connection: Mokha Montrese; 10:30 p.m. & 12:30 a.m.
Corner Door: Slack Jawed Yokels; 7:30 p.m., free
Corydon Jamboree: Allie Shay Hash, Terry Vincent; 7:30 p.m.
Dark Star Tavern: The Pranksters; 10 p.m. (R)
Derby City Espresso: Benjamin Logan Knight, Met City, An Old Friend; 8 p.m.
Gerstle’s Place: Born Cross-Eyed; 10 p.m.
Hideaway Saloon: Skeetones, Secret Beats; 10 p.m., $5
Impellizzeri’s, Downtown: Cosa Seria; 10:30 p.m., $7 (R)
Improv: Charlie Murphy, Freez Luv; 7 p.m. & 9:30 p.m., $25 each
Jack’s Lounge: The Scott Henderson Duo; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jazzyblu: “Neo-Soul Saturdays” with Maestro J.; 8 p.m., $10 (R)
Jeff Ruby’s: Robbie Bartlett; 9 p.m.
Jerry Green & Friends: Freddie George; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jim Porter’s: Lindsey Lane & Axis, The Backwoods Band, The Walnut Street Blues Band
Kentucky Center for the Arts: Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles; 2 p.m. & 8 p.m., $22.75 each
Kirkwood’s: Eight Inch Elvis; 10 p.m., $5
Magnolia Bar & Grill: The Mighty Auroch, The Name’s Stroker, Old Vikings, The Rebel Riot Revue; 9 p.m., $8
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Jefferson Tarc Bus; 10 p.m.
R Place Pub: Kirby‘s Dreamland; free
Rudyard Kipling: The U of L School of Music Opera Theatre; 7 p.m., donation suggested
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: Kelly Richey, Jess Langer; 7:30 p.m., $5
St. Mary’s Catholic Church: Louisville Chorus; 2 p.m.
Theater Square: The VoJazz Trio with Megan Gebert; 6:30 p.m., free (R)
Third Street Dive: Ghosts & Paper Hearts, The Slagsmiths; 10 p.m., $5
Uncle Slayton’s: The Trews, The Tunesmiths, Justin Lewis; 9 p.m., $8 adv., $10 DOS
Vernon Club: Artifex Pereo, Uh Huh Baby Yeah, Consume Consumer, Jovian
Wick’s Pizza, Highlands: Freddy and the Cruegers; free
Zanzabar: James Leg; 10 p.m.
ZaZoo’s: Sunday Valley, The Delta Saints, The Floorwalkers; 9 p.m., $8
SUN dec 4
The Bard’s Town: “Conjuring and Comedy Cabaret: A Vaudeville Revue”; 3 p.m., $20; Louisville Comedy Underground; 9 p.m., $5 (R)
Brown Hotel: Nada Loutfi; 4 p.m. (R)
Brown Theatre: Mint Condition, Eric Roberson; 7:30 p.m., $38.50
Comedy Caravan: Bob Batch, Jacob Williams, Kirk Miller; 7:15 p.m., $10
Gerstle’s Place: The Pranksters; 10 p.m., $3 (R)
Harvey Browne Memorial Presbyterian Church: The Bellarmine College Singers, Baroque Consort, YPAS Concert Choir; 7:30 p.m., free
Headliners Music Hall: Jason Isbell (solo); 9 p.m., $15
Improv: Charlie Murphy, Freez Luv; 7 p.m., $25
St. Martin of Tours: “Holiday Choral Festival”; $10 (12 and under), $12 (LPM members), $15 (general)
U of L Bird Hall: CMP Cello Studio Recital; 2 p.m., free
Zanzabar: The Fervor, R. Ring, The Black Swans (acoustic); 7:30 p.m.
MON dec 5
Gaslite Tavern: “Open Mic Comedy” hosted by Lovest Brown; 10 p.m. (R)
Hideaway Saloon: Tom Boone & Friends; 10 p.m., $2 (R)
Palace: 311, DJ Soulman; 7:30 p.m., $32.50-$43.50
U of L Bird Hall: University String Chamber Ensembles; 7 p.m., free; University Violin Studio; 8:30 p.m., free
U of L Comstock Hall: Chamber Winds Louisville; 8 p.m., free
TUE dec 6
The Bard’s Town: “Variety Shack” with De Blenniss; 8 p.m. (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)
Corner Door: BlueZenGrass; 7:30 p.m., free
Irish Exit: Phil Regan; 10 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)
Third Street Dive: Vagabond Swing; 8 p.m., $3
U of L Bird Hall: Violin Studio Recital; 6:30 p.m., free
This article appears in November 29, 2011.