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Wed NOV 20
Air Devils Inn: open jam; 7:30 p.m.
Diamond Pub (Highlands): open mic; 7 p.m.; Primer 55; 7:30 p.m., $10
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Petar Mandic; 10 p.m.
Gerstle’s: Kimmet & Doug; 9:30 p.m.
Hideaway Saloon: Red Stone Souls; 10 p.m., $3
Highlands Tap Room: open mic; 10 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: “Live Band Karaoke” with The Hiding
JT’s Variety Club: DJ Chris Clemons; 10 p.m.
Mag Bar: DJ Sleepy T; 11 p.m., $4
Majid’s: Barb & Eddie; 7 p.m.
Monkey Wrench: Relic; 9 p.m.
Mulligan’s: open mic
Nachbar: VAMP; 10 p.m.
New Vintage: The River City Blues Band; 9 p.m., $5
Phoenix Hill Tavern: The Over-Reactors, Rock Brigade, Powell
Shenanigans: Mickey Clark; 7:30 p.m.
St. Andrews Pub: The Mike Yeager Band; 8 p.m.
Stevie Ray’s: The Culligan Men Band; 8 p.m.
St. Paul UMC: “Baroque Music”; 7 p.m.
Theater Square: The VoJazz Trio; 7 p.m.
Third Street Dive: The Oarsmen; 9 p.m.
U of L (Comstock Hall): University Student Composers; 8 p.m.
Volare: Robbie Bartlett
Wick’s (Lyndon): DJ Ace
Wick’s (New Albany): Eight Inch Elvis (acoustic trio); 8 p.m.
WUOL: Elliot Eckel, Ethan McCollum, Nathaniel Mo; noon
Zanzabar: Twiddle, Jahman Brahman; 9 p.m., $5
THU NOV 21
August Moon: The Fred Bogert Trio; 6 p.m.
Brewery: DJs Jason Shelton & Goast; 5 p.m.
Brown Theatre: The Louisville Orchestra NightLites; 6:30 p.m.
Bud’s Tavern: Mike Willett & Rick Robbins; 8 p.m.
Corbett’s: Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner; 6 p.m.
Dark Star Tavern: Uncommon Grass; 9:30 p.m.
Decca: Mothership Ensemble, Camera Lucida; 8 p.m.
Diamond Pub (Highlands): Kreator, Overkill, Warbringer; 8 p.m., $25; Derick Howard; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Bob Anonymous; 10 p.m.
Gerstle’s: Me & You
Haymarket Whiskey Bar: The Virus, Violent Affair, Cannonmen, Trigger Men; 6 p.m., $10
Hideaway Saloon: Adam Brooks Dudding, Charles Butler; 11 p.m., $5
Jack’s (New Albany): Dev & Doug; 10 p.m.
Jerry Green & Friends: Jerry Green; 7 p.m.
JT’s Variety Club: DJ Chris Clemons; 10 p.m.
Mag Bar: “Bingo Benefit”
Majid’s: Tanita Gaines; 7 p.m.
Molly Malone’s (St. Matthews): Petar Mandic; 10 p.m.
New Vintage: Q-Dot, Marack Owens, DJ Hollywood; 9 p.m., $5
Nowhere Bar: DJ Sleepy T; 11 p.m.
O’Shea’s: Brent Shaw
Rudyard Kipling: Freakchild; 8 p.m.
Saints: Cosa Seria, DJ Frank; 9:30 p.m.
Seidenfaden’s: DJ Woodrow on the Radio
Stevie Ray’s: open jam; 9 p.m.
Theater Square: Stein Stoess; 8 p.m.
U of L (Bird Hall): University Guitar Ensemble; 7 p.m.
U of L (Comstock Hall): University Jazz Ensemble II; 8 p.m.
Zanzabar: American Aquarium, Supertruck; 9 p.m., $10
FRI NOV 22
Amy Z’s: Tristen Brooke; 9:30 p.m.
Bearno’s (Highlands): The Crunchy Groove Machine; 10 p.m.
Bud’s Tavern: Hook Line & Sinker; 8 p.m.
Caffé Classico: Gareth Jones; 6:30 p.m.
Club 116: “Pitch” with Truncate, Chachi Guerrero, Jason Shelton, Lady Carol, Goast, Jarrett Horvath; 10 p.m., $12
Dark Star Tavern: Fusionary; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (Highlands): Voodoo Avenue, Bob Anonymous; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Joe Carpenter and Elliot, Killer Lips, Kevin Cummings; 10 p.m.
Eddie Merlot’s: The Bobby Falk Group; 7 p.m.
The Exchange: Petar Mandic; 7 p.m.
Fat Daddy’s: Ray Pamalue; 8 p.m.
Four Kings Café: Barb & Eddie; 7 p.m.
Gerstle’s: Fat Box, The Kirk Davis Band
Headliners Music Hall: Old Baby, Graffiti; 9 p.m., $5
Hideaway Saloon: Zakk Knight; 11 p.m., $5
Highlands Tap Room Grill: DJ Blythe of the Ball; 10 p.m.
IUS (Ogle Center): The Louisville Orchestra NightLites; 7:30 p.m.
Jack Fry’s: Steve Crews; 7 p.m.
Jerry Green & Friends: Jerry Green, Freddie George; 7 p.m., $7
Jim Porter’s: Jonathan Tyler & the Northern Lights, Taddy Porter; 7 p.m.
JT’s Variety Club: DJ Chris Clemons; 10 p.m.
Kentucky Center for the Arts: Jake Shimabukuro; 8 p.m., $20
Levee Bar: DJ Cha Cha Perez; 10 p.m.
Majid’s: Tanita Gaines, Bobby J & Michael Roy; 8 p.m.
Maker’s Mark Lounge: Petar Mandic; 11 p.m.
New Vintage: Bombino, Jubalson; 8 p.m., $10-$15; DJ Dylan Herre; 11 p.m.
Nowhere Bar: Glitter Titz DJz; 11 p.m.
O’Shea’s: Eight Inch Elvis; 10 p.m.
Palace Theater: MGMT, Kuroma; 8 p.m., $32.50
Patrick O’Shea’s: Field of Kings
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Warehouse 86, KY Made Entertainment, Two Sly Deuce, Collected; 8 p.m., $10
Rudyard Kipling: “Holiday Sip & Shop”; 8 p.m.
Shepherdsville Music Barn: Jesse McReynolds & the Virginia Boys; 8 p.m., $12
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church: James Rightmyer; 7:30 p.m., $10-$25
Stevie Ray’s: Nick Harless & the Harless Brothers; 9:30 p.m., $5
Theater Square: The VoJazz Trio; 7 p.m.
U of L (Comstock Hall): University Early Music Ensemble; 8 p.m.
Varanese: The Jeff Sherman Trio; 6:30 p.m.
Volare: Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner; 8 p.m.
Warehouse Hookah Bar: DJ Goast
WFPK: “Live Lunch” with Old Baby; noon
Wick’s (Goose Creek): Shane Dawson; 9 p.m.
Zanzabar: Sol Cat; 9 p.m., $5; OK Deejays; 11 p.m., $3
SAT NOV 23
Bard’s Town: Molly Broadhurst; 10 p.m.
Bearno’s (Downtown): Petar Mandic; 8 p.m.
Caffé Classico: Gareth Jones; 6:30 p.m.
Cahoots: The Jericho Harlot, Zebras in Public, Mananabango
Corydon Jamboree: Kim Robbins, Glen Rice, Jim McDaniels, David Graves; 7:30 p.m., $10
Dark Star Tavern: The Pranksters; 10 p.m.
Decca: Bibelhauser Brothers; 9 p.m.
Diamond Pub (Highlands): Kenney Warren and the Whiskey Haz, Strung Out Loud; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Freddy and the Cruegers, The Undecided; 10 p.m.
Eddie Merlot’s: The Bobby Falk Group; 8 p.m.
German-American Club: Gebhard Erler; 7 p.m.
Gerstle’s: Rocktimus Prime,
War Panties
Headliners Music Hall: David Cook, The Pedal Stills; 9 p.m., $20-$60
Hideaway Saloon: Sugar Lime Blue; 11 p.m., $5
Highlands Tap Room: DJ Rayon Prime; 11 p.m.
Highlands Tap Room Grill: The Matt Phelps Blues Band; 9 p.m.
Huber’s: Petar Mandic; 1 p.m.
Irish Exit: DJ DV8
Jerry Green & Friends: Jerry Green; 7 p.m., $7
Jim Porter’s: Trick Nickel, Copperfield, Rock Bottom Blues; 9 p.m.
JT’s Variety Club: DJ Bruce Wayne; 10 p.m.
Knights of Columbus (New Albany): “Arts Council Holiday Album Release Party”; 3 p.m., $3
Levee Bar: open mic; 10 p.m.
Mag Bar: “Pajama Party” with DJ Goast
Majid’s: Bobby J & Michael Roy; 8 p.m.
Maker’s Mark Lounge: DJ DV8; 10 p.m.
Modern Cult Records: Plastic Crimewave Syndicate, Lowe Sutherland, Snow Snake, Mimi Von Schnitzl; 8 p.m., $5
Mulligan’s: The Maguire Brothers Band; 9 p.m.
New Vintage: Space Capone; 9 p.m., $5
O’Shea’s: Soul Circus; 10 p.m.
Patrick O’Shea’s: The Josh Glauber Duo
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Overload, Slit Throat Vendetta, Sons of Medusa; 8 p.m.
Ross Country Jamboree: Mary Kutter, Christy Miller, Eric Kerr; 7 p.m., $10
Rudyard Kipling: Storefront Congregation; 7:30 p.m.
Seidenfaden’s: DJs Narwhal & Sam Sneed; 11 p.m.
Shepherdsville Country: Megan Stout, Natalie Berry, Melissa Combs, Mike Boughey; 7:30 p.m., $8
St. Andrews Pub: DJ Rich
Stevie Ray’s: The Kelly Richey Band; 9:30 p.m., $6
Theater Square: The VoJazz Trio; 7 p.m.
Varanese: The Jeff Sherman Trio; 6:30 p.m.
Volare: Brian Curella’s Charley’s Bird Trio; 7:30 p.m.
Zanzabar: Those Darlins, Diane Coffee, Dream Eye Color Wheel; 9 p.m., $10-$12; Glitter Titz DJs; 11 p.m.
SUN NOV 24
Bearno’s (Highlands): Ryan Conroy; 7 p.m.
Blu: The Dave Clark Trio: 10:30 a.m.
Church of the Ascension: Voces Novae; 3 p.m.
Clifton Center: The Dick Sisto-Steve Allee Spirit of Life Quartet; 7 p.m., $10
Clifton’s Pizza: Derby City Little Big Band; 7 p.m.
Diamond Pub (Highlands): Kevin Cummings; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Corey and Stacey; 10 p.m.
Gerstle’s: The Pranksters; 11 p.m.
Huber’s: Bob Anonymous; 1 p.m.
Jim Porter’s: “MERF Benefit” with Appalatin, Justin Paul Lewis, Joel T. Henderson, Common Collective, Dirty Church Revival; 4 p.m.
JT’s Variety Club: DJ Ice; 8 p.m.
Le Relais: Pat Lentz & Dave Wilson; 6 p.m.
Mixer: “Showtune Sundays”; 7 p.m.
Monkey Wrench: open mic; 8 p.m.
New Vintage: Quiet Hollers; 9 p.m., $5; DJs Goast & Syimone; 11 p.m.
Nowhere Bar: DJ Lady Carol; 3 p.m.
U of L (Comstock Hall): University Wind Ensemble & Symphonic Band; 3 p.m.; University Chorus, Collegiate Chorale & Cardinal Singers;
7:30 p.m.
Wiltshire on Market: Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner; 6:30 p.m.
MON NOV 25
Brewery: DJ Intelli-G; 11 p.m.
Decca: The Buzzard; 8 p.m.
Diamond Pub (Highlands): Jack Brezendine; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Anytime After Four; 10 p.m.
Gerstle’s: Petar Mandic
Hideaway Saloon: The Kirk Davis Band; 10 p.m., $3
JT’s Variety Club: DJ Infamous One; 8 p.m.
Miss C’s (Downtown): Mickey Clark; noon
New Vintage: “Motown Monday”; 6 p.m.
U of L (Bird Hall): University Jazz Repertory Ensembles; 7 p.m.
U of L (Comstock Hall): University Brass Chamber Ensembles; 8 p.m.
Wick’s (Jeffersontown): Short Bus; 7 p.m.
Zanzabar: Black Taxi, The Debauchees; 9 p.m., $5
TUE NOV 26
Against the Grain: open mic; 9 p.m.
Blu: The Doug Elmore Jazz Trio; 7 p.m.
Bone Headz: Short Bus; 7 p.m.
Brewery: DJs Jason Shelton & Goast; 5 p.m.
Clifton’s Pizza: Danny Flanigan; 8 p.m.
Diamond Pub (Highlands): Petar Mandic; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): PMA; 10 p.m.
Gerstle’s: Zach Longoria
Hideaway Saloon: 88 Earth Days; 10 p.m., $3
Highlands Tap Room Grill: Jason & the Punknecks; 9 p.m.
JT’s Variety Club: DJ Chris Clemons; 8 p.m.
KFC Yum Center: John Mayer, Phillip Phillips; 8 p.m., $35-$69.50
Majid’s: Barb & Eddie; 7 p.m.
Monkey Wrench: jazz jam; 9 p.m.
New Vintage: EighteenNineteen, New Mother Nature
Norm’s Club 21: DJ C Note; 10 p.m.
Saints: Dev & Doug; 9 p.m.
St. Andrews Pub: The Mike Yeager Band; 8 p.m.
Stevie Ray’s: blues jam; 9 p.m.