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Wed may 30
Billiards Club of Louisville: Shane Dawson; 11:30 p.m., free (R)
Blu Italian Grille: Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner; 7 p.m., free (R)
Comedy Caravan: “Raw”; 8 p.m., $5 (R)
Corner Door: Dan Hardin & the Sweet Nothings; 7 p.m., free
DiOrio’s: Dan DeGeorge (R)
Eezy’s: Lindsey Lane; 7 p.m., free (R)
Groucho’s: “Comedy in a Fish Bowl”; 10 p.m., free (R)
Haymarket Whiskey Bar: Jamie Duvall, Clint Ackerman, Nick Payne, Johnny Sands; 8:30 p.m., free
Hideaway Saloon: The Pranksters; 10:30 p.m., $3 (R)
Highlands Tap Room: The Bottom Sop; 10 p.m. (R)
Improv: Jamie Utley, Dale Jones, Tim Northern, Jodi White; 8 p.m., $12
Jerry Green & Friends: Jerry Green, Freddie George; 7 p.m. (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)
Stevie Ray’s: Dev & Doug; 9 p.m., $2 (R)
Theater Square: The VoJazz Trio with Megan Gebert; 6:30 p.m., free (R)
Two Lane: Campfire Stew; 8 p.m. (R)
Vernon Club: Smile Empty Soul, 3 Pill Morning; 7:30 p.m., $14
Waterfront Park: WFPK’s “Waterfront Wednesday” with The Elders, Joseph Arthur, Vessel; 6 p.m., free
Zanzabar: Pillars and Tongues, Man Forever, New Mother Nature; 9 p.m., $6
ZaZoo’s: Dewey Kincade; 6 p.m., free (R)
THU may 31
Baxter’s 942: The Bottom Sop; 10 p.m. (R)
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)
Comedy Caravan: Ryan Dalton, Raanan Hershberg, Kelly Collette; 8 p.m., $10; “The List” hosted by Bryan Kennison; 10:15 p.m., $2 (R)
Dark Star Tavern: The White Russians; 10 p.m., free (R)
Down River: “Comedy Caravan”
Haymarket Whiskey Bar: Lola Koeune, Adam Way, Tim Bracket, His Hopes Her Dreams; 9 p.m.
Improv: Orny Adams; 8 p.m., $15
Jack’s (New Albany): Dev & Doug; 10 p.m., free (R)
Jerry Green & Friends: Jerry Green; 7 p.m. (R)
Mike Linning’s: Rod Mitchell; 4 p.m.; Suzie Q; 7 p.m.
Molly Malone’s (St. Matthews): The High Fivin’ White Guys; 10 p.m. (R)
Monkey Wrench: Murals; 9 p.m., free (R)
Mozz: Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner; 9 p.m., free (R)
Roosters (Clarksville): Strange Arrow; 9 p.m. (R)
Saints: Cosa Seria; 9:30 p.m. (R)
Theater Square: Stein Stoess; 8 p.m., free (R)
Wick’s (Goose Creek): DJ Ace & MC “G”; 10 p.m. (R)
Wick’s (Highlands): Screamin’ John and Jimi V; free (R)
Wick’s (New Albany): Short Bus; 11 p.m., free
ZaZoo’s: Junk Yard Dogs; 9 p.m., $5
FRI jun 1
The Bard’s Town: Keltricity; 7 p.m., $5
Check’s Café: “Blues Festival” with Li’l T&A, Andy and the Rockers, Robbie Bartlett; 6:30 p.m., free
Comedy Caravan: Ryan Dalton, Raanan Hershberg, Kelly Collette; 8 p.m. & 10:15 p.m., $15 each
Diamonds (Highlands): Jefferson Tarc Bus; 10 p.m., $5
Eddie Merlot’s: The Bobby Falk Group; 7 p.m., free (R)
4th Street (Broadway to Chestnut): “The Grass Roots Gala” with King Kong, Leigh Ann Yost, A Girl Named Earl, John Gage, The Muddy Walters, Down By the Wayside Choir; 4 p.m., free
Gerstle’s: Off the Record; 10 p.m.
Hurley D. Conrad Memorial Bandstand: Moonlight Big Band; 7:30 p.m., free
Improv: Orny Adams; 8 p.m. & 10:30 p.m., $17 each
Jazzyblu: “Destination Live Fridays” with Maestro J.; 8 p.m., $10 (R)
Jerry Green & Friends: Jerry Green, Freddie George; 7 p.m., $7 (R)
Jim Porter’s: New Breed; 7 p.m., $10
Lisa’s Oak Street Lounge: Saguaro Super Hive, Ivory Spines, Strange Feels; 9:30 p.m., free
Magnolia Bar: Bosco, Dead Rabbit; 10 p.m., free
Mozz: Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner; 7 p.m., free (R)
930 Art Center: Dave Moisan, Go Mordecai!, Kevin Spears; 8 p.m., free
O’Shea’s: Matty and the Lovebones; 10 p.m., $3
Patrick O’Shea’s: Heckel and the Jives; 10 p.m., $3
Smyrna Inn: Final Shot; 9 p.m., free
Stevie Ray’s: The Predators; 9:30 p.m., $5
St. John UCC: Bourbon Baroque; 7:30 p.m., free
Theater Square: The VoJazz Trio with Megan Gebert; 7 p.m., free (R)
Third Street Dive: The Getaway, The Worthmores; 10 p.m., $5
Varanese: Howard Alden & John Stowell; 6:30 p.m., free
WFPK: “Live Lunch” with Jason Krekel and Friends; noon, free
Wick’s (Goose Creek): Gabe Close; 9 p.m.
ZaZoo’s: Space Capone, Booty Sweat, Funny Bones; 9 p.m., $8 adv., $12 DOS
SAT jun 2
Americana Community Center: “World Festival”; 11 a.m.
Cahoots: Late Ones, Youth at Heart, Hello From the Stars; 10 p.m.
Check’s Café: “Blues Festival” with Lamont Gillespie & 100 Proof, The King Bees, Dog House Kitchen, The Bluesbenders; 6 p.m., free
Comedy Caravan: Ryan Dalton, Raanan Hershberg, Kelly Collette; 8 p.m. & 10:15 p.m., $15 each
Dark Star Tavern: The Pranksters; 10 p.m. (R)
Eddie Merlot’s: The Bobby Falk Group; 8 p.m., free (R)
Gerstle’s: Born Cross Eyed; 10 p.m.
Haymarket Whiskey Bar: J. Wail; 9 p.m.
Headliners Music Hall: Cosa Seria, Appalatin; 9 p.m.
Highlands Tap Room: Blunt Honey, Woodrow Hart and the Haymaker; 10 p.m., free
Impellizzeri’s (Downtown): Cosa Seria; 10:30 p.m., $7 (R)
Improv: Orny Adams; 7 p.m. & 9:30 p.m., $17 each
Jazzyblu: “Neo-Soul Saturdays” with Maestro J.; 8 p.m., $10 (R)
Jerry Green & Friends: Jerry Green; 7 p.m., $7 (R)
Mike Linning’s: Fast Forward; 1 p.m.
Monkey Wrench: Johnny Berry & the Outliers; 10 p.m., $5
Mozz: Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner; 7 p.m., free (R)
O’Shea’s: Steel Mist; 10 p.m., $3
Patrick O’Shea’s: Strange Arrow; 10 p.m., $3
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Shadows Fall, Trumpet the Harlot, Howitzer; 7 p.m., $15
Portland Festival: Jefferson Tarc Bus; 8:30 p.m., free
Ross Country Jamboree: The Kinmans, Freddy Helm; $10
Rudyard Kipling: Jason Krekel and Friends; 8 p.m., $10 suggested donation
Saints: The War Hippies; 9 p.m., $7
Smyrna Inn: Final Shot; 9 p.m., free
Stevie Ray’s: Horizontal Boogie, Travel’n Mojos; 7:30 p.m., $5
Theater Square: The VoJazz Trio with Megan Gebert; 7 p.m., free (R)
Third Street Dive: “Feline Frenzy” with Cougar Ace, K.T.O., Southern Solstice; 9 p.m., $8
300 Spring: The American Dream, myfakehero, Motives, The Weakenders, Slithering Beast
Uncle Slayton’s: Elizabeth Cook
Varanese: Howard Alden & John Stowell; 6:30 p.m., free
Vernon Club: Anybody Killa, DJ Clay
ZaZoo’s: Gentlemen Hounds, Saguaro Super Hive; 10 p.m., $5
SUN jun 3
Comedy Caravan: “Late Late Breakfast” hosted by Tyler Jackson; 5:30 p.m., free (R); Ryan Dalton, Raanan Hershberg, Kelly Collette; 8 p.m., $10; “The Sunday Night Showcase”; 9:30 p.m., $5 (R)
Dark Star Tavern: Alanna Fugate & Jonathon Bramer; 9 p.m., free (R)
Gerstle’s: The Pranksters; 10 p.m., $3 (R)
Harvey Browne Memorial Presbyterian Church: Voces Novae; 3 p.m.
Improv: Orny Adams; 7 p.m., $15
Mike Linning’s: Bill and the Kentucky Cruisers; 2 p.m.; The Ancients; 5 p.m.
Nachbar: Squeeze-bot; 8 p.m., free (R)
Stevie Ray’s: KBS Band Competition; 4 p.m., $5
Third Street Dive: The Gas House Gorillas; 8 p.m., $10
Turtle Run Winery: One Third Wish; 1:30 p.m., free
Varanese: Howard Alden & John Stowell; 6 p.m., free
Willow Park: King Sonic; free
MON jun 4
Bellarmine: Jazz Fest
Comedy Caravan: Derby City Magic Show; 7 p.m., $10
Decca: The Jazz Buzzards; 8 p.m. (R)
Derby Dinner Playhouse: The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra; 4 p.m., $25 & 7:30 p.m., $36
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)
Molly Malone’s (St. Matthews): Blunt Honey; 8 p.m. (R)
TUE jun 5
The Bard’s Town: ”Variety Shack”; 8 p.m., free (R)
Baxter’s 942: Dev & Doug; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
BBC (4th Street): Rachel Stump; 8 p.m., free (R)
Billiards Club of Louisville: Campfire Stew; 11:30 p.m. (R)
Blu Italian Grille: The Dave Clark Trio; 6 p.m., free (R)
Clifton’s Pizza: Danny Flanigan; 8 p.m. (R)
Headliners Music Hall: Tea Leaf Green, The Stone Foxes; 9 p.m.
Hoggie’s: Short Bus; 8 p.m., free (R)
Improv: “Lions Magic & Hope for Heart Fundraiser” with Danny Browning, Sean Smith; 7 p.m., $10
Kingfish (St. Matthews): Big Poppa Stampley; 7 p.m. (R)
Maple Inn Tavern: Erin & Gene; 9 p.m., free (R)
Meat: Sandpaper Dolls; 9 p.m., free
Monkey Wrench: Blunt Honey; 9 p.m. (R)
Third Street Dive: Vampirates, The Classless; 9 p.m., $5
This article appears in May 30, 2012.