Plugged-In (Sep. 2 – Sep. 8)

WED Sept 2nd 4th Street Live!: Lunchtime Live!; 11 a.m.
8Up: DJ Matt Anthony; 7:30 p.m.
Bard’s Town: Storefront Congregation; 7 p.m.
Baxter 942: Full Contact Karaoke; 10 p.m.
Bearno’s (Bardstown): Petar Mandic; 7 p.m.
Brownies The Shed (Hurstbourne): Karaoke; 10 p.m.
dREAMLAND: Chris Kincaid, 25 Antlers; 8:30 p.m., $10
El Nopal (Crestwood): Nick Nichols; 7 p.m.
Gerstle’s Place: Kimmet & Doug; 9 p.m.
Goodwood Brewing: Open Mic Night; 7 p.m.
Highland Taproom: Open Mic Night; 11 p.m.
Manny & Merle: Open Mic with CJ Cumberland; 7:30 p.m.
Mercury Ballroom: Todd Rundgren; 8 p.m.
Meta: Wu-Tang Wednesday
Monkey Wrench: Relic; 9 p.m.
Commonwealth Tap: Tribute to Frank Sinatra with Dick Wood; 8 p.m.
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Blues and Greys; 8:30 p.m.
Third Street Dive: Open Mic with Vulcan Logic; 9 p.m.
Tim Faulkner Gallery: Jam Session with The Tunesmiths
Wick’s Pizza (Live on State): 2 Blues; 8 p.m.

THUR Sept 3rd 4th Street Live!: Thirsty Thursday; 8 p.m.
8Up: DJ Kim Sorise; 7:30 p.m.
Baxters 942: The Cadillac Three; 11 p.m.
Blu Italian Grille: Hickory Vaught & Friends Bluegrass Band
Captain’s Quarters: Petar Mandic; 6 p.m.
Chill Bar: Kewl Karaoke; 9 p.m.
Expo Five: Insomnium, Omnium, Gatherum, Dysphorium, Shadow Of The Mountain, Svartskjoid; 7 p.m., $20
Four Pegs: Open Mic Night; 8 p.m.
Gerstle’s Place: War Panties; 9 p.m.
Highland Taproom: Karaoke; 10 p.m.
KFC Yum! Center: Def Leppard, Styx, Tesla; 6 p.m., $23–$89
Loui Loui’s: J-Boy’s Open Mic Jam; 7 p.m.
Lou Orleans: Open Mic; 9:30 p.m.
Magnolia Bar: $1 Beer & Live Music; 10 p.m.
Meta: Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner; 8 p.m.
Metro Hall: Bonnie Prince Billy; 11:30 a.m.
Molly Malone’s (St. Matthews): DJ Night; 10:30 p.m.
New Vintage: Left Lane Cruiser, Chigger, Satellite Twin; 9 p.m., $10
Nowhere Bar: DJ Jay Kay; 7 p.m.
Planet Bar: Maddy Lobeck; 8 p.m.
Rudyard Kipling: Open Mic Night; 10 a.m.
Stevie Ray’s Blue Bar: T.N.T. Throwdown & Open Jam; 9 p.m.
Tim Faulkner Gallery: Teddy Abrams, Marbin, Java Men; 6 p.m.

FRI Sept 4th 8Up: Moods & Grooves with Dwight Johnson; 10 p.m.
Bard’s Town: Karaoke with Groucho; 10 p.m.
BJ’s Sports Pub: TJ & The Cheaters; 8 p.m., $3
Brownie’s The Shed: John Hagar; 9 p.m.
Connections: Laboy Lefemme’s Drag Show; 10:30 p.m.
Decca: Vinyl Night with DJ Troye Powers; 9:30 p.m.
dREAMLAND: Ken Vandermark & Paal Nilssen-Love Duo; 9 p.m., $20
Fresh Start Growers Supply: Jalin Rozem King Kong
Gerstle’s Place: This, That & The Other, Sean Hickey; 9 p.m., $5
Gypsy’s Sports Grille: Mark Conover; 8 p.m.
Headliners: A Tribute to Heart with I Heart Heart, Tyrone Cotton; 9 p.m., $10
Hideaway Saloon: The Pranksters; 11 p.m.
Karem’s Grill & Pub: Mickey Clark, Marty Miller; 8 p.m.
Louis’s The Ton: Trishe’s Bird Zoo, Robb Nickerson Quartet Bluenote Late Night Jazz; 7 p.m.
Louisville Boat Club: Down Stage Live
Louisville Water Tower: Kentucky Bluegrass & Bourbon Festival; 5:30 p.m., $15
Lou Orleans: Live Band; 5 p.m.
Magnolia Bar: PRF BBQ Louisville; 5 p.m., $10
Mr. G’s Lounge: Karaoke; 10 p.m.
New Vintage: By The Grace of Gods, Twin Limb; 9 p.m., $8
Nowhere Bar: DJ Glitter Titz; 10 p.m.
Over The 9: Kyle Hastings; 7 p.m., $150
Planet Bar: Kimmet & Doug; 8 p.m.
Play: Drag-A-Roo, Spacee Kadett, Austria Andrews
RiverStage: The Louisville Crashers, Derby City Rockers; 7 p.m.
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Kingbees; 9 p.m.
Third Street Dive: Lazy Ass Destroyer, Dick Titty Blood Punch, Dip Spit, Boombox Poets; 10 p.m., $5
Tin Roof: Sean Rivers; 10 p.m.
Tim Faulker Gallery: Live Music; 6 p.m.
Waterfront Park (Belvedere): WorldFest; 11 a.m.
Wick’s Pizza (Goose Creek): Turley Richards; 8 p.m.
Wick’s Pizza (Live on State): DJ Dance Party; 10 p.m.
Wick’s Pizza (Middletown): Karaoke with Lisa; 8 p.m.

SAT Sept 5th 8Up: Alex Bell; 10 p.m.
Bard’s Town: Kevin Jenkins, Karaoke with Groucho; 8 p.m.
Bellarmine University: Outsized Influence Festival; 2:30 p.m.
BJ’s Sports Pub: DJ Rip; 10 p.m., $3
Brownie’s The Shed: Phil Montague; 9 p.m.
Chill Bar: DJ Brios; 10 p.m.
Connections: Laboy Lefemme’s Drag Show; 10:30 p.m.
Cure Lounge: PRF BBQ Louisville; 5 p.m., $10
Decca: Vinyl Night; 10 p.m.
Diamond Pub (Highlands): Mimosa, Handsome Bahb, Tantrum Dubstep, Microdot; 9 p.m., $15
Gerstle’s Place: One Louder, Brandon Hanna; 9 p.m., $5
Goodwood Brewing: Goodwood Brewing Stringband Jam Session; 4 p.m.
Headliners: Krush, The Overreactors; 9 p.m., $10
Highland Taproom: Karaoke; 11 p.m.
Loui Loui’s: Bennie and the Frets; 7 p.m.
Louisville Water Tower: Kentucky Bluegrass & Bourbon Festival; 5:30 p.m., $15
Martin’s Tavern: The Mr. Wonderful Production Band; 10 p.m.
Mercury Ballroom: Appetite for Destruction; 9 p.m.
Meta: Derby City Soul Club’s Vinyl Night; 10 p.m.
Molly Malone’s (St. Matthews): Dance Party; 10:30 p.m.
Mr. G’s Lounge: Karaoke; 10 p.m.
Planet Bar: Karaoke; 9 p.m.
Play: Butchertown Get Down – “Glitter” with Dwight Johnson; 9 p.m.
Point Blank Brewing Co.: Petar Mandic; 8 p.m.
Ross Country Jamboree: Honkeywood; 7 p.m.
Seidenfaden’s Cafe: Sam Sneed & Aaron Chadwell; 11 p.m.
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Blues and Greys, Soul River Brown Band; 6:30 p.m.
Third Street Dive: Laura Thurston, Chris Rubino, Ray Strange, J.T. Newton, Vinyl Sunday; 10 p.m., $5
Three Points: Three Points Block Party with 1200, Counterfeit Money Machine, Brenda; 6 p.m.
Tin Roof: Harpeth Hill; 10 p.m.
Waterfront Park (Belvedere): WorldFest; 11 a.m.
Wick’s Pizza (Live on State): JD Shelburne; 10 p.m.
Zanzabar: Mac Sabbath; 8 p.m., $15

SUN Sept 6th 8Up: Rockin’ Rooftop Ramen & Rose; 8 p.m.
Bard’s Town: Louisville Gypsy Jazz; 5:30 p.m.
Chill Bar: Kewl Karaoke; 8 p.m.
Connections: Laboy Lefemme’s Drag Show; 10:30 p.m.
Cure Lounge: PRF BBQ Louisville; 5 p.m., $10
Diamond Pub (Highlands): Kap Kallous, Hybrid the Rapper, Codey Mazzoni, Johnny Spanish; 7 p.m., $15
Drakes (Shelbyville): 7 p.m.
Flat12 Bierwerks: Acoustic Brunch; 11 a.m.
Gerstle’s Place: Augie Hale, The Pranksters; 9 p.m.
Headliners: Eric Hutchinson, Tess Henley; 8 p.m., $25
Louis’s The Ton: Sunday Spin with Thomas & Chris; 2 p.m.
Louisville Water Tower: Kentucky Bluegrass & Bourbon Festival; 5:30 p.m., $15
Monkey Wrench: Bluegrass Brunch; 10 a.m.
New Vintage: Steely Danish; 9 p.m., $10
New Vintage: John Clay & Friends Open Mic; 7 p.m.
North Lobby: Open Mic; 4 p.m.
Nowhere Bar: DJ Syimone; 6 p.m.
Planet Bar: Sunday Funday; 2 p.m.
RiverStage: Dance-A-thon, Kidz ROCK The Stage; 7 p.m.
Saint’s Pub: DJ Nyce; 3 p.m., $10
Tim Faulkner Gallery: Vinyl Brunch; 11 p.m., $5
Waterfront Park (Belvedere): WorldFest; 11 a.m.
Zanzabar: Kylesa, Caustic Casanova; 8 p.m., $15

MON Sept 7th Decca: The Buzzard; 8 p.m.
Gerstle’s Place: Petar Mandic; 9 p.m.
Haymarket Whiskey Bar: Vinyl Night; 8 p.m.
Highland Taproom: Metal Monday; 11 p.m.
Kaiju Bar: Trishes, Bryan Edmonds; 9 p.m.
Lou Orleans: Blue Monday with Down Home Blues; 5 p.m.
Nowhere Bar: Service Industry night with Kevin Cummings; 10 p.m.
Time & Space: Open Mic; 10 p.m.
Waterfront Park (Belvedere): WorldFest; 11 a.m.
Wick’s Pizza (Middletown): Doug Florio & Special Guest; 8:30 p.m.

TUES Sept 8th Buckheads (Bardstown): Mickey Clark & Dale Perry; 5 p.m.
Gerstle’s Place: Frankie Moody; 9 p.m.
Highland Taproom: Listening Party for Keep Louisville Loud Radio Show; 10 p.m.
Nowhere Bar: Karaoke with Lisa; 7 p.m.
Seidenfaden’s Cafe: Sound and Vision – Movies about Music; 8 p.m.
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: The World Famous Tuesday Blues Jam; 9 p.m.
Third Street Dive: Neurotic November; 12 a.m.
Wick’s Pizza (Live on State): Swing Dancing; 7 p.m.
Zanzabar: Mild High Club, Sketching; 8 p.m., $6

This article appears in September 2, 2015.