Plugged In

Readers are strongly encouraged to call ahead to verify these listings. To get your musical act or comedian listed, send e-mail to [email protected] with PLUGGED IN in the subject line. The deadline is NOON THURSDAY the week before the show happens. We do not accept listings via social networking sites.

 

Wed jan 4

BBC, 4^th 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)

Blu Italian Grille: Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner; 7 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)

Derby Dinner Playhouse: Melissa Combs; 7:15 p.m., $30

Gilbert’s: Jimmy G & the Sidewinders; free (R)

Groucho’s: “Comedy in a Fish Bowl”; 10 p.m., free (R)

Hideaway Saloon: The Pranksters; 10:30 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; 7 p.m., free (R)

Nachbar: VAMP; 10 p.m., free (R)

Onizim’s Barn: Phil Kelly; 7 p.m., free (R)

Stevie Ray’s: Dev & Doug; 9 p.m., $3 (R)

Theater Square: The VoJazz Trio with Megan Gebert; 6:30 p.m., free (R)

TK’s Pub: The Over-reactors; 6:30 p.m. (R)

Wick’s Pizza, Middletown: Rockin’ Rob; free (R)

ZaZoo’s: The Bohannons, Supertruck; 9 p.m., $6

 

THU jan 5

The Bard’s Town: Louisville Comedy Underground; 9 p.m., free (R)

Beef O’Brady’s, Valley Station: Short Bus; 7 p.m., free

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: Tim Northern, Jodi White, Aaron Nemo; 7:15 p.m., $10; “The List”; 9:30 p.m., $1(R)

Dark Star Tavern: The White Russians; 10 p.m., free (R)

Gerstle’s Place: Freakbot, DJ Booty Sweat; 10 p.m.

Golden Nugget: Short Bus; 11 p.m., free (R)

Groucho’s: “Comedy Attack!” hosted by Jake Reber; 9 p.m., free

Hideaway Saloon: Dust Radio; 10:30 p.m., $2

Improv: Owen Benjamin

Jack’s, New Albany: Dev & Doug; 10 p.m., free

Jack’s Lounge: The Scott Henderson Duo; 7 p.m., free (R)

Jerry Green & Friends: Freddie George; 7 p.m., free (R)

Maker’s Lounge: Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner; 6 p.m., free

Saints: Cosa Seria; 9 p.m. (R)

Smoketown USA: Billy Hower; 6 p.m., free (R)

Stevie Ray’s: Tony and Amy; 9 p.m., $4

Tea Room: Conjuring & Comedy Cabaret; 7:30 p.m.

Theater Square: Stein Stoess; 8 p.m., free (R)

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)

 

FRI jan 6

The Bard’s Town: Keltricity; 7 p.m., $5; “The Young, Dumb and Full of Comedy Show”; 10 p.m., $5; The Codas, Joey Blue, Chris Karrer, The Mighty Ohio, Chris King, Cedric Matous; 10 p.m., $5

Bearno’s, U of L: Funny Bones, Whiskey Bent Valley Boys; 9 p.m., $3-5

Cahoots: Abscise, Pflanz, Counter Measure; 10 p.m., $5

Comedy Caravan: Tim Northern, Jodi White, Aaron Nemo; 7:15 p.m. & 9:30 p.m., $15 each

Fat Daddy’s: Jefferson Tarc Bus; 9:30 p.m.

Gerstle’s Place: Point 1 Zero; 10 p.m.

Golden Nugget: Short Bus; 11 p.m.

Hideaway Saloon: The Pranksters; 10 p.m., $5

Impellizzeri’s, Downtown: Logan Street Band; 9 p.m., free

Improv: Owen Benjamin

Irish Exit: Kevin Fletcher; 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: The Rigbys

Kentucky Center: Improvapalooza 12; 8 p.m., $17

Mozz: Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner; 7 p.m., free

The 930 Art Center: House Ghost; 8 p.m., free

Phoenix Hill Tavern: Grindstone, Year of the Gun, 16 Bones, Deadstandstill, Stone Line Blue, The Cigarittes, Strumbeat; $5

R Place Pub: Strange Arrow; free

Rudyard Kipling: Hippocrits and Heroes

Seelbach Bar: The Dick Sisto Trio; 8 p.m. & 10 p.m., free (R)

Shepherdsville Music Barn: King’s Highway; 8 p.m., $10

Smoketown USA: Billy Hower; 6 p.m., free (R)

Stevie Ray’s: Blues Brothers Return; 9:30 p.m., $5

St. John United Church of Christ: Bourbon Baroque with Kelly Ballou; 7:30 p.m. & 8:30 p.m., free

Theater Square: The VoJazz Trio with Megan Gebert; 6:30 p.m., free (R)

Third Street Dive: Stoner Moms, A Place to Call Home, RatBatRadio; 10 p.m., $5

Varanese: Roni Ben-Hur; 6:30 p.m., free

WFPK: “Live Lunch” with Dewey Kincaid and Alex Wright; noon, free

Wick’s Pizza, Goose Creek: The Dallas Cole Band; 9 p.m.

Wick’s Pizza, Highlands: Blunt Honey

 

SAT jan 7

The Bard’s Town: On My Honor, Talk of Spring, Aesthetics Versus Architecture, Your Favorite Hero; 6 p.m., $6

Comedy Caravan: Tim Northern, Jodi White, Aaron Nemo; 7:15 p.m. & 9:30 p.m., $15 each

Dark Star Tavern: The Pranksters; 10 p.m. (R)

Gerstle’s Place: Stormy Mondayz; 10 p.m.

Headliners Music Hall: Toledo Bend, The County Line, Po’ Brothers; 9 p.m., $10

Impellizzeri’s, Downtown: Cosa Seria; 10:30 p.m., $7 (R)

Improv: Owen Benjamin

Irish Exit: Jon Hager; 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)

Kentucky Center: Improvapalooza 12; 8 p.m., $17

Magnolia Bar & Grill: Nixon, Late Ones, Mercy Academy; 11 p.m., $3

Monkey Wrench: Johnny Berry & the Outliers; 10 p.m., $5

Mozz: Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner; 7 p.m., free

Phoenix Hill Tavern: Velcro Pygmies, Super 69, Strumbeat; $10

Ross Country Jamboree: Mike Fryman, Kacyse Sexton, Daniel Hobs; $10

R Place Pub: Rude Lucy; free

Rudyard Kipling: The Steve Sizemore Group; 7 p.m.; Vibrolas, Opposable Thumbs, Technology Vs. Horse; 10 p.m., $5

Seelbach Bar: The Dick Sisto Trio; 8 p.m. & 10 p.m., free (R)

Smoketown USA: Billy Hower; 6 p.m., free (R)

Stevie Ray’s: Highball Red Band; 7:30 p.m., $5

Theater Square: The VoJazz Trio with Megan Gebert; 6:30 p.m., free (R)

Third Street Dive: King Sonic; 10 p.m., $5

Wick’s Pizza, Goose Creek: The Allen Lane Band; 9 p.m.

Wick’s Pizza, Highlands: Field of Kings

 

SUN jan 8

The Bard’s Town: Classical Revolution; 7 p.m., free

Brown Hotel: Nada Loutfi; 4 p.m. (R)

Comedy Caravan: Renato Vasconcellos and Michael Tracy; 2:30 p.m., $5; Tim Northern, Jodi White, Aaron Nemo; 7:15 p.m., $10

Gerstle’s Place: The Pranksters; 10 p.m., $3 (R)

Improv: Owen Benjamin

Spinelli’s, Downtown: Uh-huh Baby Yeah!, Skyscraper Stereo, Common Collective, Jenna Dean; 8 p.m., $5

U of L Comstock Hall: Nicolas Phan; 3 p.m., free

 

MON jan 9

Gaslite Tavern: “Open Mic Comedy” hosted by Lovest Brown; 10 p.m. (R)

Hideaway Saloon: Tom Boone & the Back Porch Pickers; 10 p.m., $2 (R)

 

TUE jan 10

The Bard’s Town: “Variety Shack”; 8 p.m., free (R)

BBC, 4^th 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: Midwest Clean Comedy All-Stars; 7:30 p.m,, $10

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)