WED OCT 25
Air Devil’s Inn: Delta Male
Bearno’s in the Highlands: Open Mic w/ Soul
Bluegrass Brewing Co.: Bluegrass Anonymous jam w/ Mike Bucayu
Bulldog Café: Open Jam — Country
Cactus Jack’s: Mike Owens
Café Lou Lou: Scott Henderson and Brian Vinson Duo; 7:30pm, free
Clifton’s Pizza: Walker & Kays
Comedy Caravan: Tim Wilson; 8pm, $15
Dame: J. Roddy Walston & the Business, Jacob & the Furies, Lylas; 9pm, $5
Dutch’s Tavern: Kimmet & Doug
Gerstle’s: Drum Circle; 8pm
Hideaway Saloon: Pre Halloween Spooktacular: Johnny Neel, Chef Dave
Highlands Tap Room: Open Stage w/ Eddie & the F@#k Munkys
Holiday Inn, Downtown: Jeff Rehmet
Jazz Factory at Glassworks: Todd Hildreth
Jerry Green & Friends: Jerry Green & Friends; 9pm
Jim Porter’s: The Chillbillys; 8pm, $3
Joe’s Older Than Dirt: Merry Pranksters; 9pm
Le Relais: Reid Jahn Duo
Lisa’s Oak St. Lounge: Blues Jam; 9pm
Maker’s Mark Lounge: “Jazz Grooves” w/ Eddy Current Trio (jazz); 7pm
Monkey Wrench: Eggfly Midweek Rager; 10pm
Park Place: Steve Crews
Petrus: DJ Dank One; $5
Phoenix Hill: Seedus, Blowfly, Fireline, DJ Dave; 8pm, $2-$5
Rudyard Kipling: Joel Hennessy, Open Jazz Jam; 7pm
Seelbach Jazz Bar: Dick Sisto and Tyrone Wheeler Duo
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Sub-Urban Situation; 10pm, $5
Uncle Pleasant’s: Open Mic; 8pm
Wick’s Pizza, Dixie: Blues Jam w/ Danny Hoard & Tore Down
Zena’s: Open Mic; 10pm
THU OCT 26
Air Devil’s Inn: Billy Stoops
Artemisia: Craig Wagner Duo
Bearno’s by the Bridge: Dumbek Workshop, Raquy & the Cavemen; 6:30pm, $10
Bearno’s in the Highlands: Hip-Hop w/ Deuce Leader
Big Dave’s Outpost: Open Mic w/ Johnny Doughnut & Run With Scissors
Bluegrass Brewing Co.: Tim Krekel
Brew Café: Robert York
Bulldog Café: Open Jam — Bluegrass
Cafe Metro: Brandon Bernstein & Brian Vinson
Clifton’s Pizza: the Troubadours of Divine Bliss
Comedy Caravan: Tim Wilson; 8pm, $15
Corner Tavern: Ron Crouch
Coyote’s: The Villebillies; 7pm
Dame: Parlour Boys, De Novo Dahl, Forget Cassettes; 9pm, $6
Dutch’s Tavern: Brian & Kelley
Executive West: Randy Meyers
Flames: Don P & Flames House Band
Gerstle’s: Moxy Groove; 10pm, $3
Headliners: GWAR, the Red Chord, Municipal Waste; 7:30pm, $17-$20
Hideaway Saloon: Pre Halloween Spooktacular: Johnny Neel, Chef Dave
Highlands Tap Room: Mike Turner
Hobknobb Coffee: Robert York
Holiday Inn, Downtown: Jeff Rehmet
Java Brewing Co.: Loren Townsend & Steve Irwin
Jazz Factory at Glassworks: Todd Hildreth
Jeff Ruby’s: Fattlabb
Jennnica’s: Vanessa Peters; 9pm, $3
Jerry Green & Friends: Jerry Green & Friends; 9pm
Jim Porter’s: DJ Ron Wallace; 7:30pm, $3
Kunz’s: Bobby J & the Flying Martinis
Lisa’s Oak St. Lounge: Art, Imperial Battlesnake, Blood Cow, Scotty Lust & the Two Timers; $5
Maker’s Mark Lounge: “Warm It Up” w/ DJ Ingrid (house/progressive grooves); 10pm
Oscar’s Bar & Grill: Men of Mystery variety show
Park Place: Steve Crews
Phoenix Hill: Five for Fighting, Josh Kelley, DJ Dave; 7pm, $1-$17
Pour Haus: Dynomite Dance Party: DJ Narwhal, DJ Crunk Prez, DJ Lightrail, DJ Laylow
R Place Pub: DJ
Seelbach Jazz Bar: Dick Sisto and Tyrone Wheeler Duo
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Jimmy Davis Band; 9pm, $5
Sully’s: DJ Aubrey
Third Base Lounge: Joe Chichetti; 6pm
Third Street Dive: Winter Sounds
Two Lane Liquors: Big Rock Show
Uncle Pleasant’s: One Ray, Teneia Sanders, Aaron Crane, Julein Aklei, Samuel Bell; 9pm
Vincenzo’s: Boogie Morton & Gang
FRI OCT 27
Appleby’s Café: P.S. Willy, 9pm
Artemisia: John Roy Trio
Bahama Breeze: Mark Miceli; 6:30pm
BBC: Paradigm; 10:30pm, $5
Bearno’s by the Bridge: Chris Campbell
Bearno’s in the Highlands: Big Rock Show
Bellarmine University: The Comfies
Brownies the Shed Grille: Joe Hanna; 7:30pm
Blu Grille: DJ Tim (acid jazz)
Blue Mule Sports Café: Wolf J. Flywheel; 9pm
Blue River Cafè: Continental Drift
Café Kilimanjaro: Smooth Jazz w/ Wallace Garner & Friends
Café Metro: Brandon Bernstein & Brian Vinson
Clifton’s Pizza: The Tide, Squeeze Bot
Club Utopia: DJ Hatim
Comedy Caravan: Tim Wilson; 8 & 10:30pm, $17
Courtyard: The Crispy Critters, all-night jams
Dame: L.F.U.C.S.; 9pm, $5
Diamond: DJ Joe Black
Dutch’s Tavern: Sloppy Joe
Emerson Theater: Bane, Strike Anywhere, Global Threat, This Is Hell; 6:30pm, $10-$12
Executive West: Randy Meyers
Gerstle’s: The Names; 10pm, $3
Highlands Tap Room: The Confessional
Holiday Inn, Downtown: Jeff Rehmet
Jazz Factory at Glassworks: Eric Person & Meta-Four;7:30pm & 9:30pm, $12.50
Jennica’s: Turkish Night
Jerry Green & Friends: Jerry Green & Friends; 9pm
Jim Porter’s: Scarecrow, Soul Shakers, the Boogie Men; 9pm, $4-$5
Kunz’s: Bobby J & the Flying Martinis
Longshot Tavern: Eddie & the F@#K Munkys
Louisville Gardens: Godsmack, Breaking Benjamin, Hourcast
Maker’s Mark Lounge: “Lifted Soul” w/ DJ Dwight Johnson (deep soulful house); 10pm
Mansion Hill Tavern: Lamont Gillispie, 100 Proof; 10pm
New Direction: Raising Einstein
North End Café: “Global Grease” w/ Kim Sorise
Old Louisville Coffeehouse: Derrick Bond; 7pm, $3
Park Place: Steve Crews
Petrus: Anvil Grey, DJ Dank One; 10pm, $5-$7
Phoenix Hill: Marcia Ball, Jefferson TARC Bus, XS, King Sonic, DJ Dave; 5pm, $5-$20
Pour Haus: Night Moves: DJ Sam Sneed, Kim Sorise, Mr. Hits
R Place Pub: Fourway
Rudyard Kipling: Mad Tea Party w/ Tim Krekel; 10pm
Seelbach Oak Room: Rachel Grimes
Shooters: Mad Taxpayers; 10pm
Spectators Bar & Grill: The Revolver Band
Starbucks Baxter: Daniel Weiglab
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Mr2 Blues, King Bees; 7:30pm, $5
Sully’s: DJ Aubrey
Uncle Pleasant’s: Antikithera; 9pm, $5
Union Station: DJ Jumpin’ Jeff
Vincenzo’s: Boogie Morton & Gang
Wick’s Pizza, Baxter: Big Rock Show
Wick’s Pizza, Middletown: Merry Pranksters; 10:30pm
Zena’s: Don Harris R & B Band; 11pm, $5
SAT OCT 28
Air Devil’s Inn: Hellfish
Appleby’s Café: Slo Motion, 9pm
Artemisia: Mike Tracy Trio
Bahama Breeze: Mark Miceli; 6:30pm
Bearno’s by the Bridge: Joey Sandals; D’Amaio
Bearno’s in the Highlands: Cricket, Halfway Hollow, Nova Red
Benchwarmers: Big Rock Show
Bluegrass Brewing Co.: Halloween Costume Bash: Parliament Funkadelic
Café Kilimanjaro: Southern Soul w/ the Ladies of Rhythm
Café Metro: Brandon Bernstein & Brian Vinson
Champions Grille: Nancy Porter
Charlize: The Marks
Check’s Café: Sean Hickey
Clifton’s Pizza: Da Mudcats
Club Miami: Salsa Latin Music w/ DJ Flash
Comedy Caravan: Tim Wilson; 7:15, 9:30, 11:45pm, $12-$17
Dame: the Apparitions, Scourge of the Sea, Malachai; 9pm, $7
Dutch’s Tavern: Sloppy Joe
Executive West: Randy Meyers
Fern Creek Community Center: 36 Crazyfists, Bloodlined Calligraphy, Catherine, Orangerburg Massacre, My Hero Is Me; 7:30pm, $10
Gerstle’s: 100 Percent Poly; 10pm, $6
Golden Nugget: Chamberflow; 10pm, $7
Hacker’s: Wolf J. Flywheel; 9pm
Headliners: Frank Black, Reid Paley; 9pm, $18-$20
Highlands Tap Room: Pagoda Treehouse, Ulysses Bell
Jazz Factory at Glassworks: Taylor Eigsti Trio; 7:30pm & 9:30pm, $12.50
Jennica’s: Chris Cauly; 9pm, $3
Jerry Green & Friends: Jerry Green & Friends; 9pm
Jim Porter’s: Halloween Costume Party: Rock ‘n’ Soul Revival, Scarecrow, Soul Shakers, the Boogie Men; 6:30pm, $5-$10
Kunz’s: Bobby J & the Flying Martinis
Lisa’s Oak Street Lounge: Easy Action; 10pm, $5
Longshot Tavern: Honey Lloyd
Maker’s Mark Lounge: “Soul Strut” w/ Kim Sorise (funk/soul); 10pm
New Direction: Raising Einstein
New View: Mail Order Bride; 10pm
North End Cafè: DJ Bourbon Cowboy
Park Place: Steve Crews
Petrus: Halloween Party: DJ Dank One; $5-$7
Phoenix Hill: Halloween Costume Ball: XS, Jefferson TARC Bus, Grotesque Burlesque, Repercussion, 99 MPH, King Sonic, Naked Garden, DJ Dave; 7pm, $5-$10
Pizza Place: David & Doug
Pour Haus: VRKTM, the Slow Break, DJ Chaddles; $6
R Place Pub: Halloween Bash: Robbie Barlett
Seelbach Jazz Bar: Dick Sisto Trio w/ Tyrone Wheeler
Seelbach Oak Room: Rachel Grimes
Starbucks Hurstbourne: Daniel Weiglab
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Halloween Party: Mr2 Blues, King Bees; 7:30pm, $5
Sully’s: DJ Keith
Third Base Grandstand: Hired Gun
Uncle Pleasant’s: Dirty’s Halloween Party: Blade of the Ripper, the Glasspack, Stonecutters; 10pm, $6 w/ costume
Union Station: DJ Jumpin’ Jeff
Uptown Café: Steve Irvin Jazz Trio
Vincenzo’s: Boogie Morton & Gang
Wick’s Pizza, Baxter: Cricket; 10pm
Zena’s: Lefty & the Grizzle Bears; 10pm, $5
SUN OCT 29
Brickyard Sports Bar: DJ Terry
Clifton’s Pizza: the Bickett-Davis Duo
Comedy Caravan: Tim Wilson; 8pm, $15
Dutch’s Tavern: Kimmet & Doug
Gerstle’s: Paradigm; 9:30pm
Headliners: Electric Six, Aberdeen City, the Blue Van; 9pm $10-$12
Hideaway Saloon: Troubadours of Divine Bliss
Highlands Tap Room: Greg Sanders
Kentucky Center: Chris Thile & How to Grow a Band
Le Relais: Reid Jahn Duo
Lee Roy’s Sports Bar The Last Minute Blues Band
Locker Room Sports Bar: Drunken Hillbilly Band
Longshot Tavern: Merry Pranksters; 11pm
Monkey Wrench: Steve Cooley & Mike Schroeder (bluegrass)
More Shenanigans: Open Mic night
Park Place: Steve Crews
Petrus: Set It Off Sunday: Q
Rubbies: Open Stage w/ ViceVersa
Slammer’s: Open Mic w/ Denny Wheatley
Sumshee’s Family Room: Jazz Sunday
Vito’s Place: Blues Jam
MON OCT 30
Air Devil’s Inn: Backroom Jam
Bulldog Café: Bluegrass Open Jam
Dame: My Morning Jacket DVD Screening; 9pm
Dutch’s Tavern: Joey Sandals
Gerstle’s: Steve Cooley Bluegrass Band
Holiday Inn, Downtown: Jeff Rehmet
Lisa’s Oak St Lounge: Todd Hildreth, Craig Wagner, Jason Tiemann; 8pm, $5
Molly Malone’s: Open Mic night
Park Place: Steve Crews
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Unplugged w/ Malcolm McLaughlin; 10pm
Zena’s: Band of End
TUE OCT 31
Appleby’s Café: Patty Simmons, 6pm
Air Devil’s Inn: Wide Open Mic
Bearno’s in the Highlands: Kimmet & Doug
Bulldog Café: HeavyHeavyLowLow, Ed Gein, Ligeia, Nights Like These, Jeny & Heartbreak Kid; 7pm, $10
Clifton’s Pizza: danny flanigan
Comedy Caravan: Halloween Show: Grotesque Burlesque, the Great Baldini, UT Gret, Ruric-Amari
Cory’s: Jefferson TARC Bus
Dame: The Murders, The Lucky Stiffs; 9pm, $3
Dutch’s Tavern: Andrea Davidson
Executive West: Randy Meyers
Highlands Tap Room: The F@#k Munkys Halloween Costume Party
Holiday Inn, Downtown: Jeff Rehmet
Jazz Factory at Glassworks: Todd Hildreth
Longshot Tavern: Blues Jam
Mac’s Hideaway: Tim Morrow
Old Taylor Bar: Michael McGrath & Mike Owens
Park Place: Steve Crews
Pour Haus: Holla-Ween Dance Party: Danny Glover Cover Band, DJ Sam Sneed, DJ Jumbo Shrimp; $4 w/ costume-$5
R Place Pub: Big Rock Show
St. Andrew’s Pub: Open mic night
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Halloween Costume/White Party: Big Diggity; 10pm, $3
Sully’s: Service Industry Night w/ DJ JC
Sumshee’s Family Room: Open Mic/Open Stage
Wick’s Pizza, Baxter: Kimmet & Doug
Zena’s: Big Poppa Mark Stampley; 10pm
This article appears in October 24, 2006.