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Wed Oct 21
Chick Inn: Erin; 6 p.m., free (R)
Clifton’s Pizza: Walker & Kays; 7:30-10:30 p.m., free
Coyote’s: Eric Church; 9 p.m., $20
Jerry Green & Friends:? Freddie George, Jerry Green & Friends; 9 p.m., free (R)
Jim Porter’s?: Club Salsa (Ballroom), 6 p.m.; Karaoke with Steve (Melody Bar); 9 p.m., $5 after 8 p.m. for karaoke, $10 for whole club
Lisa’s Oak Street Lounge: ?Muji Fuji; 9 p.m., free (R)
The Lounge: Blues Jam with Jim Masterson; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
Margaret Comstock Concert Hall: Stephen Spears; 8 p.m., free
Nachbar: VAMP; 10 p.m., free (R)
The Patron: Wax On Wednesday with Kim Sorise; 8 p.m., free (R)
Phoenix Hill Tavern?: Behind the Beheaded, DJ Bach, Shake your booty contest; free before 8 p.m., $3-$5 (Saloon); Hidden Element, 10:30 p.m.-2:30 a.m. (Roof Garden); Dave Rock (Taproom); The Big Kahuna’s Karaoke Party (Living Room), 8 p.m.; DJ Tsunami’s Smokin’ Hot Dance Party (Deck Bar), 8 p.m.; $3-$5, 21+
Pop’s Place: Open Mic with Sean Magnum; 8:30 p.m., free (R)
R Place Pub: Karaoke; 10 p.m., free
Skull Alley: The Pass, This is My Suit Case; 9 p.m., $5
Skybar: The Speakeasy Jazz Orchestra; 8:30 p.m.
Southgate House: Fran Healy, Andy Dunlap; (Ballroom), 7:30 p.m., $15-$18, all ages; Hallelujah in the Hills, Wonky Tonk; (Parlour) 9 p.m., free 18+; Artist in Residence Chick Pimp; (Juney’s Lounge) 9 p.m., free, 18+
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar?: Brothers on the Sly, Funk Injection; 9 p.m. $4
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Trio; 6 p.m., free (R)
Volare?: Carly Johnson, Craig Wagner; 7 p.m., free (R)
Wick’s Pizza, Dixie: Clay Harned; 9 p.m., $5 (R)
Wick’s Pizza, Goose Creek: DJ Dave Desitin; 8 p.m. (R)
Wick’s Pizza, Middletown: Karaoke with Rob Schuler; 8:30 p.m., free (R)
Zeppelin Café: John Gage; noon (R)
Thu Oct 22
Bearno’s by the Bridge: Making Strides Fundraiser Prizes and Giveaways; 6 p.m., free
Highlands Taproom: DJ Joe Dubb’s Thursday Night Hootenanny; 9 p.m., free (R)
Jazzy Blu: Walker & Kays; 7:30 p.m., free (R)
Jeff Ruby’s: Fattlabb; 7:30 p.m. (R every other Thursday)
Jerry Green & Friends:? Freddie George, Jerry Green & Friends; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jim Porter’s?: U-Call-It Dance Night: DJ Ron Wallace, Swing dance lessons by Patrick (Ballroom); 8 p.m.; Karaoke with Steve (Melody Bar); 6 p.m., $3 after 8 p.m. (R)
Lisa’s Oak Street Lounge: ?Open Mic; 9 p.m., free (R)
The Lounge: Open mic/karaoke; 9 p.m., free
Margaret Comstock Concert Hall: University Student Composers; 8 p.m., free
Phoenix Hill Tavern?: Benefit for Billy Yeaky with 99MPH, Grindstone, The Accountants, Jeferson Tarc Bus, (Saloon), $10, 7 p.m.; The Big Kahuna’s Karaoke Party (Living Room), 8 p.m.; DJ Tsunami’s Smokin’ Hot Dance Party (Deck Bar), Free before 8 p.m.; 21+
R Place Pub: DJ J-Methodz & Rob E., 10 p.m., free
Red Mile Round Barn: Tara Jane O’Neil, Mount Eerie, No Kids; 8:30 p.m., all ages
Skull Alley: Halloween art show; 8 p.m., free
Southgate House: Mindy Smith (ballroom); 7:30 p.m., $15-$18; Jenny and the Sure Shots (Juney’s lounge), 9 p.m., free
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar?: Soul River Brown Band; 9 p.m., $5
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Trio; 6 p.m., free (R)
Wick’s Pizza, Dixie: Soul Search w/ Tim Lickteig; 8 p.m., $5 (R)
Wick’s Pizza, Middletown: Joe Hanna; 8 p.m., free (R)
Zanzabar: Jon Ashley, Shawick Wilde, Dean Coady and the Dirty Blondes; 9 p.m., $7
Zeppelin Café: Bluegrass Jam; 8 p.m., free (R)
Fri Oct 23
930 Art Center: Joe Henry; 9 p.m., free
Clifton’s Pizza: Los Luddites; 8 p.m., free
Expo Five: Insane Clown Posse, (HED)P.E.; 7 p.m., $27 advance, $30 day of show, All Ages
Flanagan’s Ale House: Hambone; 11 p.m.-2 a.m., $3
Freedom Hall: Monster Jam (Upper level only), 7:30 p.m., $18-$22
Gerstle’s: Phunkin Pie; 10 p.m., $3-$5
Headliners: Galactic, Hood Internet, Children; 9 p.m., $18-$20
Hideaway Saloon: Bobby Falk Group; 11 p.m.-3 a.m., $5
Highlands Taproom: Karaoke; 10 p.m., free
Improv Comedy Club: Lavell Crawford; 8 & 10 p.m., $25-$28,
Jazzy Blu: Jerry Tolson Quartet; 8 p.m., free (R)
Jerry Green & Friends:? Freddie George, Jerry Green & Friends; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jim Porter’s?: The Eric Clapton Tribute; 7-10 p.m.; The Names; 11 p.m.-3 a.m., $10 (Ballroom); The Degenerates; 9 p.m.-2 a.m., (Good Time Room); Bluestown; 9:15 p.m.-2:30 a.m. (Melody Bar); $5 after 8 p.m.
Lisa’s Oak Street Lounge: Blues control, Sapat, Softcheque, Raw Thug; 10 p.m., $5
Live Lunch WFPK: Harper Simon; noon, no audience this week, membership drive in progress
Longhead’s Bar & Grill: Open Mic with Denny Wheatley; 6 p.m., free (R)
Mac’s Hideaway: The Yard Dogs; 10 p.m.-2 a.m., $5
Macca’s Florida Grill & Bar: Ten Cent Toll Booth; 7 p.m., free
Margaret Comstock Concert Hall: String Weekend Concert; 6 p.m., free
The Patron: Burgers, Beers & Beats with DJ Kim Sorise; 8 p.m., free (R)
Phoenix Hill Tavern?: 107.7 Classic Rock Showdown Finals with Grindstone, (Saloon) 8 p.m.-11 a.m.; 99 MPH (Roof Garden), 10:30 p.m.-2:30 a.m.; JayStorm Project (Taproom) 9:30 p.m.-2:30 a.m.; The Big Kahuna’s Karaoke Party (Living Room); DJ Tsunami’s Smokin’ Hot Dance Party (Deck Bar); $5 after 9 p.m.; 21+
Pop’s Place: The Thunderkings; 9 p.m., $3
Quarter Pole Lounge, Holiday Inn Lakeview: Whiskey Tango; 9 p.m., free
R Place Pub: Merry Pranksters; 10 p.m., free
Rudyard Kipling: The Invisible Space Castle; 7:30 pm., $8; Lucky Pineapple, Virmicious K’nids; 10 p.m., $7
Seelbach Bar:? Chris Fortner, Wagner and Wheeler; 9 p.m.-midnight, free
Skull Alley: The Ghost Busters, Bu Hao Ting, Stage Coach Inferno, United Sons of Toil; 8 p.m., $5
Southgate House: Mallory (CD-R), State Song, The Sundresses (Whole house); 9 p.m., $7-$10; Stillhouse Hollow (Juney’s lounge), 9 p.m., free
St. John Center: Anne Feeney, David Rovics; 7:30 p.m., $15
Steinert’s: Wax Factory; 10 p.m., $5
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar?: King Bees (CD-R), The Voodoo Lounge Band; 7:30 p.m., $5
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Trio; 6 p.m., free (R)
Zeppelin Café: Parrothead Karaoke; 9 p.m., free (R)
Sat Oct 24
Bardstown Rd and Baxter Ave: Bardstown Bound “Boo-Fest”; noon, free
Cahoots: Lords, Cougar Express, Sakes Alive; 10 p.m., $5
Clifton’s Pizza: Misha & Lupe, free
Derby City Espresso: Kathleen Hoye, Neil Johnstone, Reid Norris and Matt Mitchell (Matt Mitchell project); 9 p.m.-1 a.m., $5
ear X-tacy: An Afternoon of Music and Poetry with Misha Feigin, Mark Hamilton, Paul K., Brett Eugene Ralph & friends, 1 p.m., free
Freedom Hall: Monster Jam (Upper level only), 7:30 p.m., $18-$22
Galt House Grand Ballroom: This, That and the Other, a Habitat for Humanity fundraiser; 6-11 p.m., $75
Gerstle’s: Off The Record, benefit for Jill, 8 p.m., $5
Gulf Shores Fun Center: Janelle Fitzpatrick, Katy Bevins, Robert Morgan, Patrick Spring; 7-9 p.m., $7
Headliners: The Golden Road Festival: Grateful Dead Tribute Sets from Merry Pranksters, Emily’s Garden, Kentucky Fried Pickin’, You Crazy Diamond; 8 p.m.-4 a.m., $10-$15
Improv Comedy Club: Lavell Crawford; 7 & 9 p.m., $25-$28
Jazzy Blu: Maestro J & The Jazzyblu Triad; 8 p.m., free (R)
Jeffersonville Firefighters local 558: Charity Dance Party, 7 p.m.-midnigiht, donations accepted
Jerry Green & Friends:? Freddie George, Jerry Green & Friends; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jim Porter’s?: The Names; 9:30 p.m.-3 a.m., free (Ballroom); The Degenerates; 9 p.m.-2 a.m. (Good Time Room), Bluestown; 9:15 p.m.-2:15 a.m. (Melody Bar); $6 after 8 p.m.
The Levee: Mississippi Adam Riggle Band; 10 p.m., free
Margaret Comstock Concert Hall: World Music Series: Native American Music; 2 p.m., free
Mom’s Music in Jeffersonville: Guitar Clinic with Brian Tommer, Crazy Train; 3 p.m.
The Patron: Bossa Nova Brunch with DJ Kim Sorise; 10 a.m., free (R)
Phoenix Hill Tavern?: Grindstone (Saloon) 10:15 p.m.-3:25 a.m.; 99 MPH (Roof Garden) 10:30 p.m.-2:30 a.m.; Sunday Six (Taproom) 9:30 p.m.-2:30 a.m.; The Big Kahuna’s Karaoke Party; 8 p.m. (Living Room); DJ Tsunami’s Smokin’ Hot Dance Party, 8 p.m. (Deck Bar); all shows $6 after 9 p.m.
Pop’s Place: Avalanche; 10 p.m., $3
Quarter Pole Lounge, Holiday Inn Lakeview: Whiskey Tango; 9 p.m., free
R Place Pub: DJ J-Methodz & Rob E., 10 p.m., free
Rudyard Kipling: The Invisible Space Castle; 7:30 p.m., $8; Kirsten Williams; 10 p.m., $5, (CD-R)
Seelbach Bar: End of Time Quartet, 9 p.m.-midnight, free
Southgate House: The Ravonettes, Black Angels (Ballroom); 8:30 p.m., $15-$18, Old Canes (Parlour); 8:30 p.m., free
Steinert’s: Wax Factory, 10 p.m., $5
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar?: King Bees (CD-R), The Voodoo Lounge Band; 7:30 p.m., $5
Tubby’s Pizza: Another Colour; 8 p.m., free
Union Station: No, Nothing Wrong, Intercession, Stereotyped; 8 p.m., $3
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Trio; 6 p.m., free (R)
Zanzabar: Regression (Wolf Eyes), Spykes (Wolf Eyes), Nzambi, Sick Llama, Dog Lady; 9 p.m., $5
ZaZoo’s: Billy Goat Gruff; 9 p.m., free
Sun Oct 25
Clifton’s Pizza: Bobby Falk Group, free
Comstock Concert Hall: Kenny Barron; 7:30 p.m., $10-$25
Derby City Espresso: Big Folkin’ Night with Eremy Jirvin (Second Story Man), The Mack, Aly Tadros, Alyse Black; 8 p.m., $5
Improv Comedy Club: Lavell Crawford, 7 p.m., $25-$28
Jazzy Blu: Doug Finke & Friends; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jerry Green & Friends:? Karaoke; 9 p.m. (R)
John E’s: Dave Melns Big Band, Barbra Sodd; 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Longshot Tavern: Merry Pranksters; 10 p.m., free (R)
Margaret Comstock Concert Hall: Kentucky Chamber Players; 3 p.m., $10; Kenny Barron; 8 p.m., $20
Monkey Wrench:? Church on the Rocks; 8 p.m., free (R)
Napa River Grill: Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner; 6 p.m. (R)
R Place Pub: Karaoke; 10 p.m., free
Skull Alley: Mountain Asleep, Touche Amore, Rattletooth; 7 p.m., $5
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Trio; 6 p.m., free (R)
Mon Oct 26
Diamonds: Slinky Jenkins; 9 p.m., free (R)
Jerry Green & Friends:? Karaoke; 9 p.m., free (R)
Southgate House: Open Mike Night (Juney’s Lounge); 9 p.m., free
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar?: Open Mic with Alanna Fugate, Justin Lewis; 9 p.m., free (R)
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Trio; 6 p.m., free (R)
Tue Oct 27
Back Door: Open Mic; 7:30 p.m., free (R)
Cosmic Charlie’s: EOTO; 8 p.m., $12 adv., $15 door
Jerry Green & Friends:? Karaoke; 9 p.m., free (R)
Jim Porter’s?: Derby City Association Bop Night: DJ Bob; 6 p.m., $2 (R)
Lisa’s Oak Street Lounge: ?Bluegrass; 7 p.m., free (R)
Madison Theater: Queensryche with Lita Ford; 8 p.m., $25
Malcolm Bird Recital Hall: University Jazz Combos; 7 p.m., free
Margaret Comstock Concert Hall: Russel Stinson, 8 p.m., free
R Place Pub: Big Rock Show; 10 p.m., free (R)
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar?: Open Blues/Jazz Band Jam; 9 p.m., free (R)
Uncle Pleasants: Voltaire with The Skeletal Orchestra; 9 p.m., $11-$15
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Trio; 6 p.m., free (R)