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Wed. Apr. 28
11th Frame: Karaoke with Allen; 9 p.m., free (R)
BBC 4th Street: Open Mic with Eli Rector; 7 p.m., free, (R)
Bearno’s Highlands: Open Mic with Chad Cheek; 8 p.m., free (R)
Brendan’s: Evan Combs, Jenn Stout; 10 p.m., free
Buster’s: Tripping Scarlet, Fuzzwood, Tenth House; 8 p.m.; $5, 18+
Chow Wagon @ Waterfront Park: Cosa Seria (11:30 a.m.), Robbie Bartlett (4 p.m.), V-Groove (8 p.m.); free with Pegasus Pin
Comedy Caravan: Louisville Comedy Underground; 10 p.m., $5, 18+ (R)
Cosmic Charlie’s: The Malah, Bitch Please; 9 p.m.
Dat Kjun: Karaoke with Wayne Johnson; 8 p.m., free (R)
Derby Fest-A-Ville @ Great Lawn: James McMurtry, Will Hoge; 7 p.m., free with Pegasus Pin
Dutch’s Tavern: Kimmet & Doug; 11 p.m., $2 (R)
Flanagan’s: Bloom Street, Justin Lewis; 8:30 p.m., free
Five Points (Chenoweth Square): The Shining; 6:30 p.m., free
Fourth St. Live: DJ Doliveck; 9 p.m., free
Furlong’s: The Shining; 7 p.m., free (R)
Hideaway Saloon: Zoogma; $4
Highlands Taproom: Karaoke; 10 p.m., free (R)
Jack’s: Acoustic M.D.; 9 p.m., free (R)
Jack Fry’s: Ray Johnson, Ben Ingram & Dave Wilson; 7 p.m., free (R)
JazzyBlu: Mix Wednesdays with Maestro J.; 8 p.m. (R)
Jerry Green & Friends: Freddie George, Jerry Green & Friends; 9 p.m., free (R)
Jim Porter’s: Edwin McCain, Butch Rice; 8 p.m., $20
La Catalana: Ruric Amari; 7 p.m., free (R)
Limestone Bay: Jim Dishman; 9 p.m., free (R)
Lisa’s Oak St. Lounge: Muji Fuji; 9 p.m., free (R)
Longshot Tavern: Merry Pranksters; 11 p.m., free
The Lounge: Blues jam with Steve Bradley; 9 p.m., free
Louisville Beer Store: Vinyl Night: Bring your own records to spin; 6 p.m., free (R)
Mag Bar: Get Down Wednesdays w/ Sleepy T.; 11 p.m., free (R)
Monkey Wrench: Relic; 9 p.m., free (R)
Nachbar: VAMP; 10 p.m., free (R)
Onizim’s Barn: Phil Kelly; 7 p.m., free, (R)
Phoenix Hill Tavern: The Big Kahuna’s Karaoke Party (Living Room); DJ Tsunami’s Smokin’ Hot Dance Party (Deck Bar); 8 p.m., $3-$5
Ri Ra: Nathan Calhoun; 8 p.m., free
River Bend Winery: Songwriters Showcase: Jon Boy Slim, Rebecca Williams
Siggy’s Pizza: Bluegrass Anonymous Bluegrass Jam; 7 p.m., free (R)
Southgate House: Juney’s Lounge: Artist in Residence: The Guitars; 9 p.m., free
Summit City Lounge: Open Mic; 9 p.m., free (R)
Theatre Square Marketplace: VoJazz Trio; 6:30 p.m., free
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Duo; 6 p.m., free (R)
Volare: Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner; 7 p.m., free (R)
Wick’s Pizza, Baxter: The Boombox Saints (R)
Wick’s Pizza, Dixie: Timmy & Sharfe
Wick’s Pizza, Goose Creek: DJ Dave Desitin; 8 p.m. (R)
Wick’s Pizza, New Albany: Karaoke with DJ Chris; 9 p.m.
Zanzabar: Free at the Z: Sinclair Wheeler; 10 p.m., free
Thu. Apr. 29
Air Devil’s Inn: Bike Night Reunion: Out of the Woodwork; 7 p.m., free
America’s Best Inn: DJ Rob/Karaoke; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
Bistro 301: DJ Heather; 9 p.m., free (R)
Broadbent Arena: David Crowder Band, Natalie Grant, Britt Nicole, Phil Stacey; 7:30 p.m., $17
Buster’s: Rockin’ Before The Races: Aly’an, Brother’s Keeper; $10 (students), $20 (adults), $50 (VIP); 18+
Capitol Plaza Hotel: The Shining; 7:30 p.m., free (R)
Check’s Café: Karaoke with Gary Summit; 6 p.m., free
Chow Wagon @ Waterfront Park: Whiskey Bent Valley Boys (11:30 a.m.), Lindsey Lane & Axis (4 p.m.), Nervous Energy (8 p.m.); free with Pegasus Pin
Club 21: John Damato & Friends; 7 p.m., free (R)
Comedy Caravan: Louisville Comedy Underground; 10 p.m., $5, 18+ (R)
Cosmic Charlie’s: The Ragbirds, Tula; 9 p.m.
Darkstar: Bluegrass Night: White Russians; 9 p.m., free (R)
Derby Fest-a-Ville @ Great Lawn: Crash King (8 p.m.), Candlebox (9 p.m.); free w/ Pegasus Pin
Fourth St. Live: Luke Bryan, Jason Sturgeon; 8 p.m., free
French Lick Hotel: Sarah Stivers Group with Mike Hyman; 8 p.m.
Hard Rock Café: Kimmet & Doug; 8 p.m., free
Headliners: Overkill, Vader, God Dethroned, Warbringer, Woe of Tyrants; 6:30 p.m., $20-$60
Hideaway Saloon: U Crazy Digmond, $4; The Golden Road (Grateful Dead Tribute), 10 p.m., $5
Highlands Taproom: Gay Night; 10 p.m., free
JT’s: “She Can Get It” Party: Sean 1; 10 p.m., $10
Jack Fry’s: Ray Johnson; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jack’s Lounge: Scott Henderson Duo; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jeff Ruby’s: Fattlabb; 10:30 p.m., free (R every other Thursday)
Jerry Green & Friends: Freddie George, Jerry Green & Friends; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jim Porter’s: Unknown Hinson, Dallas Alice; 8 p.m., $15
Kentucky Theatre: The Other Brothers, The Ravenna Colt, Sunday Valley; 8 p.m., $6 (adv.), $8 (door)
Lisa’s Oak Street Lounge:? Open Mic; 9 p.m., free (R)
The Lounge: Open Mic/Karaoke; 9 p.m., free (R)
Monkey Wrench: The Galoots Reunion; 8 p.m., $15
Nachbar: Thomas A. Minor & The Picket Line, American Freedom Machine; 9 p.m., free
Phoenix Hill Tavern: (Saloon); The Big Kahuna’s Karaoke Party (Living Room); DJ Tsunami’s Smokin’ Hot Dance Party (Deck Bar)
Rocky’s Italian Grill: Butch Rice; 7 p.m., free (R)
Ri Ra: Nathan Calhoun; 8 p.m., free
Rudyard Kipling: “Whiskey Days” with Tommy Gaffney; Tyrone Cotton, Ron Whitehead, Michael Guimond, Jonathan Treadway; 7 p.m.
Rumball’s: Open Mic with Lady Maddox; 6 p.m., free (R)
Saints: Andrea Davidson; 10:30 p.m., free (R)
Seidenfaden’s: Paul K.
Southgate House: Ballroom: Southern Culture On The Skids, Crazy Joe Titschler, Ricky Nye Inc.; 8 p.m., $12 (adv.), $15 (door), 18+; Juney’s Lounge: Hillbilly Thursday: Straw Boss; 9 p.m., free
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Derby Eve Jam: Stacey Mitchhart; 9 p.m., $13
Temple Klein Center: Jamnesty 4; 7 p.m., $10 donation
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Trio; 6:30 p.m., free (R)
Vernon Club Delmont Room: Corey Brumback; 8 p.m., $3
Wick’s Pizza, Baxter: Baby Fishmouth
Wick’s Pizza, New Albany: Aquila; 9 p.m.
Wick’s Pizza, Middletown: Joe Hanna; 8 p.m., free (R)
Zeppelin Café: Bluegrass Jam; 8 p.m., free (R)
Fri. Apr. 30
Air Devil’s Inn: Oaks Night Party: LaMont Gillespie; 10 p.m., $5
America’s Best Inn: DJ Rob/Karaoke; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
Bearno’s by the Bridge: West Market Street Stompers; 5:30 p.m. (R); Mickey Clark; 9 p.m.
Bistro 42: Open Mic with Jacob Adams and John Taylor; 8 p.m., free (R)
Buster’s: LexFest 2010 Fundraiser: Selektro, Milyoo, Fair Heron, & Tree Talk; 8 p.m., $5, 18+
Chow Wagon @ Waterfront Park: The Hit Men (11:30 a.m.), Old School (4 p.m.), Rocktimus Prime (8 p.m.); free with Pegasus Pin
Cosmic Charlie’s: Sundown Service, Steepwater Band; 9 p.m.
Cozza Osteria Enoteca: Weekend Jazz; 7 p.m., free (R)
Dat Kjun: Karaoke with Wayne Johnson; 8 p.m., free (R)
Derby City Espresso: Bobby Falk Group, Jonathan Glen Wood, American Freedom Machine; 9 p.m., $5
Derby Fest-a-Ville @ Great Lawn: Candy Coburn (8 p.m.), Rodney Atkins (9 p.m.); free w/ Pegasus Pin
Dutch’s Tavern: High Voltage
Expo Five: Derby Eve Jam: Kimmet & Doug, Dallas Moore, Big Rock Show, Jefferson TARC Bus; 7 p.m., $10
11th Frame: Karaoke with Allen; 9 p.m., free (R)
Fourth St. Live: 3 Doors Down, Ugly; 7 p.m.; The Louisville Crashers; 2 p.m., free
G.E. Union Hall: Big Poppa Stampley Band, OSB, P.S. Willie; 10 p.m.
Gerstle’s: Cover Me Badd; 10 p.m., $3
Headliners: Southern Culture on the Skids, Bodeco, Warren Ray; 8 p.m., $15
Hideaway Saloon: Bloom Street, The Werks; $10
Highlands Taproom: Cloak & Dagger, Karaoke; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jack Fry’s: Ray Johnson, Don Wagner; 7 p.m., free
Jeff Ruby’s: Andrea Davidson, Chad Graham; 4:30 p.m., free (R)
Jerry Green & Friends: Freddie George, Jerry Green & Friends; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jim Porter’s: New Breed, Sunday Six; 9 p.m., $15
La Catalana: Gypsy Guitar; 7 p.m., free
Longhead’s: Open Mic with Denny Wheatley; 6 p.m., free (R)
Longshot Tavern: Merry Pranksters; 11 p.m., $3
The Lounge: The Lounge Band; 9:45 p.m., $3
Main St. Tavern: Flying Saucers; 9 p.m., free
Nachbar: The Broken Spurs, Bad Reeds; 10 p.m., free
O’Shea’s: Sixtyfourwest; 10 p.m., $5-$10
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Jagermeister Mobile Stage: Puddle of Mudd, The Delicate; 5 p.m., $20. The Big Kahuna’s Karaoke Party; 8 p.m. (Living Room); DJ Tsunami’s Smokin’ Hot Dance Party, 8 p.m. (Deck Bar); unmarked shows: $5 after 9 p.m.
Power Plant & French Lick: Sarah Stivers & Friends; 8 p.m., free
Qdoba Highlands: Nathan Calhoun; 7 p.m., free
River Bend Winery: Swing Shift
Rudyard Kipling: Reginald Bareham Dancing & Variety Show; 7:30 p.m., free
Seelbach Bar: Sisto, Wheeler & Tiemann; 8 p.m., free
Skull Alley: Mouthbreather, Alcohawk, Open Fields, Wax Intellectual; 8 p.m., $3 all ages
Smoketown: Billy Hower; 6 p.m., free (R)
Southgate House: Ballroom: Quasi, Let’s Wrestle, The Harlequins; 8:30 p.m., $10 (adv.), $13 (door); Parlour: The Tillers, Whiskey Bent Valley Boys; 8 p.m., $5 (21+), $8 (18-20); Juney’s Lounge: Lac La Belle; 9 p.m., free
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Derby Eve: King Bees, The Predators; 6 p.m.
Summit City Lounge: Autism Awareness Benefit: Paul Brandon Fields, Chantal Toller; 8 p.m., $10
Theatre Square Marketplace: VoJazz Trio; 6:30 p.m., free
Uncle Pleasant’s: Smile Empty Soul, Soil, Black Sunshine, Signal 48, Shyaway, Down-N-Out; 7 p.m., $15
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Trio; 6 p.m., free (R)
WFPK: The Kodiaks, noon, free, first-come, first-served; members at the $120 level or above receive priority seating
Wick’s Pizza, Baxter: Nathan Calhoun with Eric Green; 10 p.m., free
Wick’s Pizza, Middletown: Clay Harned
Wick’s Pizza, Dixie: Rachael Timberlake
Sat. May 1
Air Devil’s Inn: Gary Sander Band; 10 p.m., free
America’s Best Inn: DJ Rob/Karaoke; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
Check’s Café: Karaoke with Gary Summit; 8 p.m., free (R)
Churchill Downs: Rascal Flatts (National Anthem); 4 p.m.
Cosmic Charlie’s: Southern Culture on the Skids; 9 p.m.
Cozza Osteria Enoteca: Weekend Jazz; 7 p.m., free (R)
Dutch’s Tavern: Redline
Fourth St. Live: DJ Doliveck; 8 p.m., free
Hideaway Saloon: Bawn in the Mash, Rumpke Mountain Boys; $10
Highlands Taproom: Man 2 Man, Fuck Munkys; 10 p.m., free
Jack Fry’s: Don Wagner, Reid Jahn; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jack’s Lounge: Scott Henderson Duo; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jazzyblu: Neo-Soul Saturdays with Maestro J.; 8 p.m., $10 (R)
Jerry Green & Friends:?Freddie George, Jerry Green & Friends; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jim Porter’s: Wayne Young & The New Legends Present: The Eric Clapton Tribute, Sunday Six; 9 p.m.
The Lounge: The Lounge Band; 9:45 p.m., $3
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Drowning Pool; 9 p.m., $15 (adv.), $20 (door); The Big Kahuna’s Karaoke Party; 8 p.m. (Living Room); DJ Tsunami’s Smokin’ Hot Dance Party, 8 p.m. (Deck Bar); all unmarked shows $6 after 9 p.m.
Qdoba Highlands: Nathan Calhoun; 7 p.m., free
Rudyard Kipling: One Day Rising, Green Bean August, Boo Jam; 9 p.m.
Seelbach Bar: Sisto, Wheeler & Tiemann; 8 p.m., free
Smoketown: Billy Hower; 6 p.m., free (R)
Southgate House: Juney’s Lounge: Scotty Karate; 9 p.m., free
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: King Bees, The Predators; 6 p.m., $5
Summit City Lounge: Keenas McIntosh, T-Bone; 9 p.m.
Theatre Square Marketplace: VoJazz Trio; 6:30 p.m., free
Varanese: LaMont Gillespie & 100 Proof; 11 p.m., free
West Baden Hotel @ French Lick: Sarah Stivers w/ Greg Walker; 5 p.m., free
Windsor Restaurant & Garden: The Salamanders with Cary Stemle; 8 p.m.
Sun. May 2
Clifton’s Pizza: Hot Onion Jazz Band
Cosmic Charlie’s: Erin Manning, Kara Reynold; 9 p.m.
Dutch’s Tavern: Kimmet & Doug; 11 p.m. (R)
ear X-tacy: Chappo, The Revenge of Ricky Williams; 4 p.m., free, all ages
Gerstle’s: Open Mic with Mel Wiggins & Club Cardiere Band; 9 p.m., free (R)
Hideaway Saloon: Fat Tony; $3
Highlands Taproom: Bradlee Burtner; 10 p.m., free
Jerry Green & Friends: Karaoke; 9 p.m. (R)
Le Relais: Pat Lentz & Dave Wilson; 6:30 p.m., free (R)
Limestone Bay: Jim Dishman; 9 p.m., free (R)
Monkey Wrench: Shake It Off Sundays: DJs Narwhal & CliffTones; 1 p.m., free (R); Church on the Rocks; 8 p.m., free (R)
Skull Alley: Sugar Glyder, One Lone Car, Consume Consumer; 8 p.m., $5
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Duo; 6 p.m., free (R)
Wick’s Pizza, Baxter: Open Mic with John Mark; 8 p.m. (R)
Wick’s Pizza, Goose Creek: DJ Dave Desitin; 9 p.m., free (R)
Wick’s Pizza New Albany: Karaoke with DJ Chris; 8 p.m.
Zazoo’s: Chop Shop Open Mic: The Choppers; 7 p.m., free (R)
Mon. May 3
Bearno’s Highlands: LP’s Dance Party; 10 p.m., free (R)
Dutch’s Tavern: Amos Hopkins & Adam Flowers; 8 p.m., free (R)
Hideaway Saloon: Tom Boone; 10 p.m., $3 (R)
Highlands Taproom: Karaoke; 10 p.m., free (R)
Jerry Green & Friends:? Karaoke; 9 p.m., free (R)
Southgate House: Parlour: The Middle East; 8 p.m., $6 (adv.), $8 (door); Juney’s Lounge: Open Mic Night with Mike Kuntz; 9 p.m., free
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Open Mic with Alanna Fugate, Justin Lewis; 8 p.m., free (R)
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Duo; 6 p.m., free (R)
Tue. May 4
BBC 4th St.: Rachel Stump; 8 p.m., free (R)
Back Door: Open Mic; 7:30 p.m., free (R)
Blu: Doug Elmore, Dave Clark & Pat Lentz; 7 p.m., free (R)
Clifton’s Pizza: danny flanigan with Cara Jean Wahlers
Cosmic Charlie’s: Astor Place Riot; 9 p.m.
Dutch’s Tavern: Andrea Davidson & Friends; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
Expo Five: Jagermeister Music Tour: Korn; 7 p.m., $39
Highlands Taproom: Karaoke; 10 p.m., free
Jack’s Lounge: Scott Henderson Duo; 7 p.m., free (R)
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 jam; 7 p.m., free (R)
The Lounge: Gypsy Jazz Jam; 7:30 p.m., free
Onizim’s Barn: Big Pappa; 7 p.m., free (R)
R Place Pub: Big Rock Show; 10 p.m., free (R)
Sake Blue: Craig Wagner Trio; 6:30 p.m., free (R)
Skull Alley: Heartbeater; 8 p.m.
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Open Jazz, Blues Jam; 8 p.m., free (R)
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Duo; 6 p.m., free (R)
