WED Aug 5th
8Up: DJ Matt Anthony; 7:30 p.m.
Baxter 942: Full Contact Karaoke; 10 p.m.
Bearnos (Bardstown): Petar Mandic; 7 p.m.
Brownies The Shed: Karaoke; 10 p.m.
Commonwealth Tap: Frank Sinatra tribute by Dick Wood; 8 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Chris Rall, BJ; 10 p.m.
El Nopal (Crestwood): Nick Nichols; 7 p.m.
Expo Five: Decyfer Down, The Lasting Hope, Out of the Ashes, The Prodepressants, Testify; 7 p.m.
Gerstles Place: Kimmet & Doug
Goodwood Brewing: Open Mic Night; 7 p.m.
Hideaway Saloon: Lunar Nooner; 10 p.m.
Highland Taproom: Open Mic Night; 11 p.m.
Limestone Bay: Mickey Clark; 5:30 p.m.
Manny & Merle: Open Mic Night; 7:30 p.m.
Meta: Wu-Tang Wednesday
Monkey Wrench: Relic; 9 p.m.
New Albany Production House: Thy Art is Murder, Eye Ov The Storm, Order of Leviathan, The Human Tragedy, Glasshouses; 7 p.m.
Norton Commons: Frank Sinatra Tribute by Dick Wood; 8 p.m.
Stevie Ray Blues Bar: Blues and Greys; 8:30 p.m.
Third Street Dive: Open Mic with Vulcan Logic & KingShifter; 8 p.m.
Tim Faulkner Gallery: Practice night with The Tunesmiths
Wicks Pizza (Live On State): Youngstown Parade; 8 p.m.
THUR Aug 6th
8Up: DJ Kim Sorise; 7:30 p.m.
Blu Italian Grille: Hickory Vaught & Friends Bluegrass Band
Chill Bar: Kewl Karaoke; 9 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Speaker Acoustic; 10 p.m.
Drakes (St. Matthews): Petar Mandic; 8 p.m.
Four Pegs: Open Mic Night; 8 p.m.
Gallery K: Shawn Sleeps Naked, Counting Cards, River Siren; 6 p.m.
Gerstles Place: War Panties
Gypsys Sports Grille: Pat Younger; 8 p.m.
Hideaway Saloon: Hollow Bone; 10 p.m., $3
Highland Taproom: Karaoke; 10 p.m.
Kaiju Bar: The Foxery and Friends; 7:30 p.m.
Loui Louis: J-Boys Open Mic Jam; 7 p.m.
Mercury Ballroom: Down, Mountain of Wizard, Child Bite; 8 p.m.
Meta: Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner; 8 p.m.
Metro Hall: Flamenco Louisville; Noon
Molly Malones (St. Matthews): DJ Night; 10:30 p.m.
New Vintage: Patrick Sweany, Blackfoot Gypsies; 9:30 p.m., $10
Nowhere Bar: DJ Jay Kay; 7 p.m.
Rudyard Kipling: Open Mic Night; 10 a.m.
Stevie Rays Blue Bar: T.N.T. Throwdown & Open Jam; 9 p.m.
The Golden Nugget: Hale & Massey; 10 p.m.
Tim Faulkner Gallery: Blue Moon, Rat Babies; 7 p.m., $3
Zanzabar: Great Peacock; 8 p.m., $8
FRI Aug 7th
8Up: JP Source; 10 p.m.
American Turners Louisville: Driftwood Fest with The Bad Times Band, Phourist, Babirusa, Plateau Below, Lazy Sunday, Harbour, Indigo Wild, Cubehead, Concord America, Chief Scout, Buffalo Rodeo, The Formalities; 5 p.m.; $10
Amy Zs: Double Down; 9:30 p.m.
Bards Town: Karaoke with Groucho; 10 p.m.
Bicentennial Park: Big Atomic, Ryan Marsh; 6 p.m.
Bistro 42: RADIOTRONIC; 9 p.m.
Brownies The Shed: John Hager; 10 p.m.
Buds Tavern: Tommy & Phil; 8 p.m.
Connections: Laboy Lefemmes Drag Show; 10:30 p.m.
Decca: Vinyl Night; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (Concert Hall): Battle of the Bands; 7:30 p.m., $10
Diamond Pub (Highlands): Rockadelic, Bob Anonymous; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Big Poppa Stampley; 10 p.m.
Fresh Start Growers Supply: Flea Off Market; 4 p.m.
Gerstles Place: Fiona Corinne, 64 West, Elliot Truman; 5 p.m.
Gypsys Sports Grille: Mark Conover; 8 p.m.
Haymarket Whiskey Bar: Blue Moon Circus, Curse of Cassandra
Headliners: Hoosier and Jacob Resch; 8 p.m., $10
Hideaway Saloon: The Pranksters; 11 p.m., $5
Highland Taproom: Karaoke; 10 p.m.
Highview Park: The Monarchs; 6 p.m.
Louiss The Ton: The Trouts, Spacewaster, Shawn Sleeps Naked, Robb Nickerson Quartet Bluenote Jazz; 8:30 p.m.
Martins Tavern: Old School R&B; 10 p.m.
Mercury Ballroom: Failure; 8:30 p.m.
Meta: Michael The Lion; 10 p.m.
Modern Cult Records: Hate for State, Jereactors, Ink & Lead; 8 p.m., $5
Mr. Gs Lounge: Karaoke; 10 p.m.
Nowhere Bar: DJ Glitter Titz; 10 p.m.
Owl Creek Lodge: Music on the Lawn; 8 p.m.
Play: Foam Party, Jenna Jive
Stevie Ray Blues Bar: The Billy Davis Group; 9:30 p.m.
Third Street Dive: Laurie Jane and the 45s: 10 p.m., $5
Tin Roof: Jordan English; 10 p.m., $5
Wicks Pizza (Goose Creek): Karaoke with Lisa; 8 p.m.
Wicks Pizza (Highlands): Whiskey Tango; 9 p.m.
Wicks Pizza (Live On State): DJ Dance Party; 10 p.m.
Wicks Pizza (Middletown): Blue Station; 10 p.m.
Zanzabar: Rocky Votolato, Dave Hause, Chris Farren; 8 p.m., $12
SAT Aug 8th
4th Street Live!: Taking Back Sunday, Greek Fire; 8 p.m.
8Up: Alex Bell; 10 p.m.
American Turners Louisville: Driftwood Fest with The Bad Times Band, Phourist, Babirusa, Plateau Below, Lazy Sunday, Harbour, Indigo Wild, Cubehead, Concord America, Chief Scout, Buffalo Rodeo, The Formalities; 5 p.m.; $10
Bards Town: Karaoke with Groucho; 10 p.m.
Buds Tavern: Mike Willett & Rick Bongoman Robbins; 8 p.m.
Chill Bar: DJ Brios; 10 p.m.
Connections: Laboy Lefemmes Drag Show; 10:30 p.m.
Decca: Vinyl Night; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (Concert Hall): Louisville Death Fest with Arsis, Disgorge, Archspire, Malignancy, Allegaeon, Mortal Decay, Artificial Brain, Enfold Darkness, Gutrot, Immortal Bird, Applaud The Impaler, End it with a Shotgun, Primordium, Dysphorium, Cryptic Hymm; 7 p.m., $20
Diamond Pub (Highlands): TJ and the Cheaters, Petar Mandic; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Soul Circus, Naked Garden; 10 p.m.
Fresh Start Growers Supply: Flea Off Market; 10 a.m.
Gerstles Place: Hale & Massey, Melody Resurrection, Frankie Moody; 5 p.m.
Goodwood Brewing: Goodwood Brewing Stringband Jam Session; 4 p.m.
Gypsys Sports Grille: Blind Fate; 8 p.m.
Headliners: Citizen Cope, Full Band; 9 p.m., $46
Hideaway Saloon: Hot Iron Skillet; 11 p.m., $3
Highland Taproom: Karaoke; 11 p.m.
Hubers Winery: Corey & Stacey; 1 p.m.
Joes OK Bayou: Mickey Clark Trio; 6:30 p.m.
Kaiju Bar: North American Ghosts, Dendera Bloodbath, Analog Cannibal; 9 p.m.
Meta: Derby City Soul Clubs Vinyl Night; 10 p.m.
Modern Cult Records: Amiensus, Ashbringer; 8 p.m., $5
Molly Malones (St. Matthews): Dance Party; 10:30 p.m.
Mr. Gs Lounge: Karaoke; 10 p.m.
New Vintage: Skyscraper Stereo, Uh Huh Baby Yeah, Allen Poe; 9 p.m., $10
Play: The Butchertown Get Down: Empire Records with Sam Sneed; 9 p.m.
Ross Country Jamboree: Natalie Berry, Christy Miller, Roger Conley; 7 p.m.
Stevie Ray Blues Bar: The Travelin Mojos, Kilborn Alley; 6:30 p.m.
Seidenfadens Cafe: Sam Sneed & Aaron Chadwell; 11 p.m.
Third Street Dive: Cash ORiley, The Blue Velvets; 10 p.m., $5
Tim Faulkner Gallery: Alabaster Whiskey Massacre, Ed Monk; 10 p.m., $6
Wicks Pizza (Highlands): No Problem; 10 p.m.
Wicks Pizza (Live On State): The Juicebox Heroes; 10 p.m.
Wicks Pizza (Middletown): Doug Florio; 9 p.m.
Zanzabar: T. Hardy Morris, Roadkill Ghost Choir; 8 p.m., $8
SUN Aug 9th
8Up: Rockin Rooftop Ramen & Rose; 8 p.m.
Bards Town: Walter & Molly; 6:30 p.m.
Chill Bar: Kewl Karaoke; 8 p.m.
Connections: Laboy Lefemmes Drag Show; 10:30 p.m.
Diamond Pub (Highlands): Corey and Stacey; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Deveraux; 10 p.m.
dREAMLAND: Screening of Dont Think Ive Forgotten: Cambodias Lost Rock and Roll; 7:30 p.m.
Flat12 Bierwerks: Acoustic Brunch; 11 a.m.
Fresh Start Growers Supply: Flea Off Market; 10 a.m.
Gerstles Place: The Pranksters; 10 p.m.
Headliners: Pianos Become Teeth, The World is a Beautiful Place & I am no Longer Afraid to Die; 8 p.m., $15
Hubers Winery: Lyndsey Henken; 1 p.m.
Kaiju Bar: Wei Zhongle; 9 p.m.
Louiss The Ton: Sunday Spin with Thomas & Chris, Seque DJs; 2 p.m.
Monkey Wrench: Bluegrass Brunch; 10 a.m.
New Vintage: John Clay & Friends Open Mic; 7 p.m.
North Lobby: Open Mic; 4 p.m.
Third Street Dive: Lara Hope & The Ark Tones, Blindside Drop, J.T. Newton; 9 p.m.
Tim Faulkner Gallery: Vinyl Brunch; 11 p.m., $5
MON Aug 10th
Decca: The Buzzard; 8 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Ricky Morse Music; 10 p.m.
dREAMLAND: Chuck Johnson; 7:30 p.m.
Gerstles Place: Petar Mandic
Haymarket Whiskey Bar: Vinyl Night; 8 p.m.
Highland Taproom: Metal Monday; 11 p.m.
Nowhere Bar: Service Industry night with Kevin Cummings; 10 p.m.
TUES Aug 11th
Buckheads (Bardstown): Mickey Clark & Dale Perry; 5 p.m.
Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Carl Stuck; 10 p.m.
Gerstles Place: Frankie Moody
Haymarket Whiskey Bar: The Caribbean, Lydia Burrell; 8 p.m.
Highland Taproom: Listening Party for Keep Louisville Loud Radio Show; 10 p.m.
Mercury Ballroom: Every Time I Die, Real Friends, Counterparts, Brigades, Gatherers; 5:30 p.m.
Modern Cult Records: Monarch, Horseless; 8 p.m., $5
Nowhere Bar: Karaoke with Lisa; 7 p.m.
Seidenfadens Cafe: Sound and Vision Movies about Music; 8 p.m.
Stevie Rays Blues Bar: The World Famous Tuesday Blues Jam; 9 p.m.
Tim Faulkner Gallery: Ground Water Mafia; 8 p.m.