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WED apr 25
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 (R)
Comedy Caravan: “Raw”; 8 p.m., $5 (R)
Corner Door: Dan Hardin; 7:30 p.m., free
Eezy’s: Lindsey Lane & Friends; 7 p.m., free (R)
Groucho’s: “Comedy in a Fish Bowl”; 10 p.m., free (R)
Haymarket Whiskey Bar: David Scott, Crittenden Free, Hominy Grizz, Alanna Fugate; 8:30 p.m., $3
Hideaway Saloon: Ultraviolet Hippopotamus; 10 p.m., $5
Highlands Tap Room: The Bottom Sop; 10 p.m. (R)
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: Li’l Ed and the Blues Imperials; 8 p.m., $10
Theater Square: The VoJazz Trio with Megan Gebert; 6:30 p.m., free (R)
TK’s Pub: The 4hr Soundcheck; 7 p.m. (R)
Two Lane: Campfire Stew; 8 p.m. (R)
Vernon Club: Fair To Midland, Dead Letter Circus, Lionize; 7:30 p.m., $15
Waterfront Park: WFPK’s “Waterfront Wednesday” with JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound, Sugar & the Hi Lows, The Tunesmiths; 6 p.m., free
ZaZoo’s: Chad Estes & Gypsy Lifter, Southern Solstice, That Dude Alex; 9 p.m., $5
thu apr 26
The Bard’s Town: Project Improv; 8 p.m., free
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: Paul Strickland, Brian Bates, Kent Carney; 8 p.m., $10; “The List” hosted by Bryan Kennison; 10:15 p.m., $2 (R)
Corner Door: Dorney & Friends; 7:30 p.m., free
Dark Star Tavern: The White Russians; 10 p.m., free (R)
Down River: “Comedy Caravan”
4th Street Live: Lee Brice
Golden Nugget: Short Bus; 11 p.m., free (R)
Haymarket Whiskey Bar: Misha Feigin’s Gypsy Fusion, The French Quarters, The Flyswatters; 9 p.m., $5
Headliners Music Hall: The Maine, Lydia, Arkells; 8 p.m., $18 adv., $20 DOS
Hideaway Saloon: The Pranksters; 10 p.m., $5
Improv: Jay Philips; 8 p.m., $15
Jack’s (New Albany): Dev & Doug; 10 p.m., free (R)
Jerry Green & Friends: Jerry Green; 7 p.m. (R)
Kentucky Exposition Center: Casting Crowns; 7 p.m., $23-$79
Meat: The Mavens of Mischief; 10:30 p.m., free
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)
Palace Theater: Diana Ross; 8 p.m., $35-$69.50
Roosters (Clarksville): Strange Arrow; 9 p.m. (R)
Saints: Cosa Seria; 9:30 p.m. (R)
Stevie Ray’s: Cordovas, Joe Firstman; 9 p.m., $10
Theater Square: Stein Stoess; 8 p.m., free (R)
Third Street Dive: The Living Deads, Dead Dick Hammer; 9 p.m., $5
Waterfront Park: “Fest-a-Ville” with Whiskey Bent Valley; 11:30 a.m.; Junction Creek; 4 p.m.; Artie Dean Harris; 8 p.m.
Wick’s (Goose Creek): DJ Ace & MC “G”; 10 p.m. (R)
Wick’s (The Highlands): Screamin’ John and Jimi V; free (R)
Wick’s (New Albany): Tristen Roberts; 9 p.m., free
Zanzabar: The Doc Marshalls; 9 p.m.
ZaZoo’s: Appalatin; 9 p.m., $3 (R)
FRI apr 27
The Bank: Stonecutters, Branded By Hate, The Mighty Auroch; 9 p.m.
The Bard’s Town: Keltricity; 7 p.m., $5; Sassafras Dance Company; 9:30 p.m., $5; The Jake Parker Band; 10 p.m., $5
Bearno’s (The Highlands): “Sub Rosa: The Gypsie Courtyard” hosted by Divinity Rose; 9 p.m., free
Billiards Club of Louisville: Dangerous Liaison; 10:30 p.m., $5
Blue River Café: Tyrone Cotton; 7 p.m.
Cathedral of the Assumption: Crista Miller; 7:30 p.m.
Comedy Caravan: Paul Strickland, Brian Bates, Kent Carney; 8 p.m. &10:15 p.m., $15 each
The Connection: Mokha Montrese; 10:30 p.m.
Corner Door: Tom Boone & the Back Porch Pickers; 7:30 p.m., free
Eddie Merlot’s: The Bobby Falk Group; 7 p.m., free (R)
Fiesta Mexicana: Mickey Clark & the Blue Norther; 6:30 p.m.
Fourth Street Live: Field of Kings; 6 p.m., free
Gerstle’s: This That and the Other; 10 p.m.
Harley’s Main Street Tavern: The Mississippi Adam Riggle Band; 10:30 p.m., free
Haymarket Whiskey Bar: Funny Bones, Discount Guns; 9 p.m., $5
Headliners Music Hall: The Tunesmiths, King Sonic; 9 p.m., $10
Hideaway Saloon: The Pranksters; 10 p.m., $5
Hilltop Tavern: Aby Laby Land; 8:30 p.m.
Improv: Jay Philips; 8 p.m. & 10:30 p.m., $17
Irish Exit: Ray Strange
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: Chris Leigh & the Broken Hearts; 7 p.m.
Kentucky African American Heritage Museum: “Living the Legacy of Zambia Nkrumah Scholarship & Award Ceremony” with Unlimited Showband; 7 p.m., $50
Kentucky School for the Blind: Flamenco Louisville; 6 p.m.
Louisville Water Tower: “Bacon Ball” with Johnny Berry and the Outliers, DJ Sam Sneed; 6 p.m., $25-$35
Mozz: Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner; 7 p.m., free (R)
New Direction: Jefferson Tarc Bus; 10 p.m.
O’Shea’s: Scott Sullivan; 10 p.m., $3
Patrick O’Shea’s: The Jimmy Davis Band; 10 p.m., $3
Phoenix Hill Tavern: The Takeover 14
Reader’s Corner: Another Colour; 7 p.m., free
Shepherdsville Music Barn: Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road; 8 p.m., $12
Stevie Ray’s: Front Porch Prophets, Li’l T&A; 7:30 p.m., $5-10
Theater Square: The VoJazz Trio with Megan Gebert; 7 p.m., free (R)
Third Street Dive: Coke Dick Motorcycle Awesome, Hellfire Revival, Those Crosstown Rivals, The Guilford Blackouts; 10 p.m., $7
Troll Pub: Boss Guitar
Uncle Slayton’s: Lee MacDougall, Justin Lewis; 9 p.m., $8
Waterfront Park: “Fest-a-Ville” with Amos Hopkins & The White Russians; 11:30 a.m.; Jason and the Fossils; 4 p.m.; The Louisville Crashers; 8 p.m.
WFPK: “Live Lunch” with Garrison Starr and David Berkeley; noon, free
Wick’s (The Highlands): The Cigarittes
Wick’s (New Albany): Dev & Doug; 9:30 p.m., $5
Zanzabar: AMTRAC, Sammy Bananas, OK Deejays; 10 p.m., $5
ZaZoo’s: One Louder; 9 p.m., $5
SAT apr 28
The Bank: Chad Estes and the Descendants
The Bard’s Town: Damaged Goods Improv; 7:30 p.m., $5; The Otter Kings; 10 p.m., free
Beef O’Brady’s (Hillview): Short Bus; 5:30 p.m., free
Billiards Club of Louisville: Mad Alice; 10:30 p.m., $5
Blue River Café: Troubadours of Divine Bliss; 7 p.m.
Brown Theater: Bela Fleck & the Flecktones; 8 p.m., $25-$45
Cahoots: Trophy Wives, The Damnit, Bosco; 9 p.m., free
Charlestown Civic Center: Good Evening, Miss; 7 p.m., $4
Clifton’s Pizza: The Kirk Davis Band; 8:30 p.m.
Comedy Caravan: Paul Strickland, Brian Bates, Kent Carney; 8 p.m. &10:15 p.m., $15 each
The Connection: Mokha Montrese; 10:30 p.m.
Corner Door: BlueZenGrass; 7:30 p.m., free
Corydon Jamboree: Theresa Dunn, Gene Hogan, Glen Rice; 7:30 p.m.
Dark Star Tavern: The Pranksters; 10 p.m. (R)
Down River: Eight Inch Elvis; 10 p.m., $5
Eddie Merlot’s: The Bobby Falk Group; 8 p.m., free (R)
German-American Club: Gebhard Erler; 6 p.m.
Gerstle’s: Born Cross-Eyed, Tristen Roberts; 10 p.m.
Haymarket Whiskey Bar: Dane Waters, Three Legged Race, Eric Lanham, Shedding; 9 p.m., $5
Headliners Music Hall: Andy D, OKDeejays, Sleepy T, Jason Shelton, Lady Carol, DJ BottlePop; 10 p.m., $5
Heine Bros. (Westport Village): Richard Matteson; 7 p.m., free
Hideaway Saloon: Captain Midnight; 10:30 p.m., $5
Highlands Tap Room: Rick Horneck
Impellizzeri’s (Downtown): Cosa Seria; 10:30 p.m., $7 (R)
Improv: Jay Philips; 7 p.m. & 9:30 p.m., $17 each
Irish Exit: Jacob and Daniel
Jazzyblu: “Neo-Soul Saturdays” with Maestro J.; 8 p.m., $10 (R)
Jerry Green & Friends: Jerry Green; 7 p.m., $7 (R)
Lisa’s Oak Street Lounge: The Slow Reel, Supertruck, The Slow Charleston; 9 p.m.
LT’s: Shatterproof; 10 p.m.
Maple Inn Tavern: Shiny Old Soul; 9 p.m., free
Monkey Wrench: Gentlemen Hounds, DJ Matt Anthony; 10 p.m., $5
Mozz: Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner; 7 p.m., free (R)
Nachbar: The Mack, DJ Matt Anthony; 2 p.m., free
New Direction: Jefferson Tarc Bus; 10 p.m.
O’Shea’s: Howard, Lewis and Lovins; 10 p.m., $3
Palace Theater: Yanni; 8 p.m., $39.50-$150
Patrick O’Shea’s: Tim & Scharfe; 10 p.m., $3
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Unknown Hinson; 8 p.m., $15
Pizza Place: The Bluesbenders; 9 p.m.
Ross Country Jamboree: Mike Boughey; $10
R Place Pub: Slick Bandit; 10 p.m.
Second Story Books: Paul K and the Weather Men, The Shooting Gallery, Misha Feigin
Shepherdsville Music Barn: Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road; 8 p.m., $12
Stevie Ray’s: Kirby’s Dreamland, Kudmani; 7:30 p.m., $5
Theater Square: The VoJazz Trio with Megan Gebert; 7 p.m., free (R)
Third Street Dive: King Sonic, The Ladybirds
Ursuline Arts Center: Voices of Kentuckiana
Waterfront Park: “Fest-a-Ville” with 86 West; 11:30 a.m.; MacDaddies; 4 p.m.; TwangTown; 8 p.m.; Eddie Money; 9 p.m.
Wick’s (Goose Creek): Megan Thrasher & Blue Plate Special; 8 p.m.
Wick’s (The Highlands): The Winston Hours
Wick’s (New Albany): Dev & Doug; 9:30 p.m., $5
Zanzabar: Relic, Whiskey Bent Valley; 8 p.m., $8
ZaZoo’s: Nervous Melvin & the Mistakes; 9 p.m., $5
SUN apr 29
The Bard’s Town: Stone Soup Poetry; 5 p.m., free; The Debauchees; 8:30 p.m., $5
Bourbons Bistro: The Dick Sisto Trio; 6 p.m.
Bunbury Theater: Crisis; 6:30 p.m., $5
Cahoots: Argonauts, Nixon, All Dead, Ohlm; 9 p.m., $5
Cherokee Triangle: “Art Fair” with Keltricity; 3:30 p.m., free
Comedy Caravan: Paul Strickland, Brian Bates, Kent Carney; 8 p.m., $15; “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)
Headliners Music Hall: Slaughterhouse, Scanners; 9 p.m., $15
Highland Baptist Church: Jennifer Knapp; 5 p.m., donations accepted
Improv: Jay Philips; 7 p.m., $15
Iroquois Amphitheater: Louisville Youth Orchestra; 4 p.m.
Uncle Slayton’s: Vandaveer, Coralee Townie; 8 p.m., $10 adv., $12 DOS
Union Station: En Masse, Gorgy, Abominant, Created To Kill; 6 p.m., $6
Ursuline Arts Center: Voices of Kentuckiana
Waterfront Park: “Fest-a-Ville” with Building 429, Chris Sligh, Jonny Diaz; 5 p.m.
Wick’s (The Highlands): The Knux; $5
MON apr 30
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)
Waterfront Park: “Fest-a-Ville” with Da Mudcats; 11:30 a.m.; Pat Baries & Kings of Love; 4 p.m.; The Predators; 8 p.m.
tue may 1
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; 10 p.m. (R)
Blu Italian Grille: The Dave Clark Trio; 6 p.m., free (R)
Cahoots: The Hookers, Trophy Wives, Neighbor
Clifton’s Pizza: Danny Flanigan; 8 p.m. (R)
Corner Door: Dan Bowlds; 7:30 p.m., free
Heine Bros. (Eastern Parkway): Ben Sollee; 7 p.m.
Hideaway Saloon: Frances & the Foundation; 10:30 p.m.
Hoggie’s: Short Bus; 7 p.m., free (R)
Kingfish (St. Matthews): Big Poppa Stampley; 7 p.m. (R)
Maple Inn Tavern: Erin & Gene; 9 p.m., free (R)
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Buckcherry, Redlight King; 8 p.m., $40
Waterfront Park: “Fest-a-Ville” with The Joe DeBow Band; 11:30 a.m.; Zellus; 4 p.m.; Velcro Pygmies; 8 p.m.; George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic; 9 p.m.
This article appears in April 24, 2012.