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Wed. Jan. 5
11th Frame: Karaoke with Allen; 9 p.m., free (R)
BBC 4th Street: Songwriters showcase with Ashley Burchett; 7 p.m., free, (R)
The Bard’s Town: Larry-oke; 10 p.m., free
Bearno’s Highlands: Open mic; 8 p.m., free
Billiards Club: Short Bus; 10:30 p.m., free
Blu: Craig Wagner & Carly Johnson; 7 p.m., free (R)
Buffalo Wild Wings, St. Matthews: Emily Clark Band; 8 p.m. (R)
Chick Inn: Live music with Erin; 6 p.m. (R)
Clifton’s Pizza: Walker & Kays; 7:30 p.m.
Comedy Caravan: Louisville Comedy Underground; 10 p.m., $5, 18+ (R)
Corner Door: Big Booty Swing; 7 p.m., free, all ages
Cosmic Charlie’s: Onward Pilgrim; 9 p.m.
Dat Kjun: Karaoke with Wayne Johnson; 8 p.m., free (R)
Dutch’s Tavern: Kimmet & Doug; 11 p.m., $2 (R)
Expo Five: Wu-Tang Clan, Dolla Green; 7 p.m., $37
Germantown Café: DJ with Traveling Salvation Road Show
Gerstle’s: Alanna Fugate & Friends; 10 p.m., (R)
Hideaway Saloon: The Pranksters
Highlands Taproom: Fuck Munkys Open Mic Night (R)
Jack’s: Acoustic M.D.; 9 p.m., free (R)
Jack Fry’s: Ray Johnson, Jenna Mattingly & Dave Wilson; 7 p.m., free (R)
JazzyBlu: Mix Wednesdays with Maestro J.; 8 p.m. (R)
Jeff Ruby’s: Pete Peterson; 6:30 p.m., free
Jerry Green & Friends: Freddie George, Jerry Green & Friends; 9 p.m., free (R)
Jim Porter’s: Humparty with DJ Bach; 8 p.m., free; Karaoke with Steve; 9 p.m. (Melody Bar) (R)
Limestone Bay: Jim Dishman; 9 p.m., free (R)
Lisa’s Oak St. Lounge: Muji Fuji; 9 p.m., free (R)
Mag Bar: Get Down Wednesdays w/ Sleepy T.; 11 p.m., free (R)
Monkey Wrench: Relic; 10 p.m., free
Mozz: Jacob Duncan & Jason Tiemann; 7 p.m., free
Nachbar: VAMP; 10 p.m., free (R)
Natasha’s Bistro: Roger BonDurant & Jim Gleason; 9 p.m., $5
Onizim’s Barn: Phil Kelly; 7 p.m., free (R)
Phoenix Hill: Before I Fall, 99MPH, Super 69 Acoustic; 9 p.m.
River Bend Winery: Katy Rene; 7 p.m., free
Rudyard Kipling: Beady; 7 p.m., all ages, $5; Goodbye Home, The Bad Reeds, Cascade Hollow; 9 p.m., donations accepted, 21+
Rumball’s: Open Mic with Layton Maddox; 7 p.m., free (R)
Siggy’s Pizza: Bluegrass Anonymous Bluegrass Jam; 7 p.m., free (R)
Southgate House: Juney’s Lounge: Artist In Residence: Margaret Darling, Chris Haubner (The Sheds); 9 p.m., free
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: LGBT Night Hosted By Sara Havens: Pam Newman, Chris Holcombe, The Sirens, Jenn Stout Band; 9 p.m., $4
Sunergos Woodlawn: Jazz jam; 6 p.m., free
Theater Square: VoJazz Trio w/ Megan Gebert; 6:30 p.m., free (R)
Tink’s Pub: DJ Matt; 10 p.m.
Uncle Pleasants: Karaoke; 9 p.m. (R)
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Duo; 6 p.m., free (R)
Zeppelin Café: Jam with Johnny Berry; 8 p.m. (R)
Thurs. Jan. 6
America’s Best Inn: DJ Rob/Karaoke; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
The Bard’s Town: Justin Lewis; 8 p.m., free
Bistro 301: DJ Heather; 9 p.m., free (R)
Blue Mule: Short Bus; 9 p.m., free
Caddyshack Pizza & Golf: Open Mic w/ Denny Wheatley; 7 p.m. (R)
Capitol Plaza Hotel: The Shining; 7:30 p.m., free (R)
Check’s Café: Karaoke with Gary Summit; 6 p.m., free (R)
Club 21: John Damato & Friends; 7 p.m., free (R)
Comedy Caravan: Louisville Comedy Underground; 10 p.m., $5, 18+ (R)
Corner Door: Dorney & Friends; 7 p.m., free, all ages
Cosmic Charlie’s: Jonathan Sexton & the Big Love Choir; 9 p.m.
Darkstar: Bluegrass Night: White Russians; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
Ear X-tacy: Beady; 7 p.m., free, all ages
Hideaway Saloon: Lindley Ruth & Her Tipsy String Band; 9 p.m., $3
Highlands Taproom: Karaoke (R)
Holiday Inn Hurstbourne: Bluegrass Anonymous Jam; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jack Fry’s: Ray Johnson; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jack’s Lounge: Scott Henderson Duo; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jeff Ruby’s: Pete Peterson, Fattlabb; 6:30 p.m., free
Jerry Green & Friends: Freddie George, Jerry Green & Friends; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jim Porter’s: U-Call it Dance Party with Ron Wallace; 8 p.m. (Ballroom); Swing Dance Lessons; 7 p.m.; Karaoke with Steve; 9 p.m.
Mag Bar: Woodrow on the Radio; 10 p.m. (R)
Mozz: Carly J. Trio w/ Scott Henderson & Doug Elmore; 7 p.m., free
Natasha’s Bistro: Watson & Nash, Kassie Miller; 8 p.m., $5
Rudyard Kipling: Capricorn party w/ Hey DJ; 9 p.m.
Saints: Cosa Seria; 9 p.m. (R)
Southgate House: Juney’s Lounge: Hillbilly Thursday: Lance Whalen; 9 p.m., free
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Lipstick Pistol; 9 p.m., $4
Theater Square: Stein Stoess; 8 p.m., free (R)
Third St. Dive: White Picket Fence, The Dead Friends, Midnight Hour Sound System; 8 p.m., $5
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Duo; 6 p.m., free (R)
Zeppelin Café: Blues Jam: LaMont Gillespie & 100 Proof; 9 p.m., free (R)
Fri. Jan. 7
11th Frame: Karaoke with Allen; 9 p.m., free (R)
America’s Best Inn: DJ Rob/Karaoke; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
Corner Door: Tom Boone & Friends; 7 p.m., free, all ages
Cosmic Charlie’s: Angela Perley & The Howlin’ Moons, Coralee & the Townies; 9 p.m.
Dat Kjun: Karaoke with Wayne Johnson; 8 p.m., free (R)
Gaslight Tavern: DJ Chad; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
Germantown Café: Karaoke; DJ w/ Traveling Salvation Road Show; 9 p.m.
Gerstle’s: Jonathan Sexton & The Big Love Choir, Your News Vehicles; 10 p.m.
Headiners Music Hall: The Werks, DJ Booty Sweat, DJ Secret Beat; 8 p.m., $8 (adv.), $10 (door)
Hideaway Saloon: The New Old Calvary; 10 p.m., $3
Jack Fry’s: Steve Crews; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jerry Green & Friends: Freddie George, Jerry Green & Friends; 7 p.m., free (R)
Longhead’s: Open Mic with Denny Wheatley; 6 p.m., free (R)
Mozz: Carly J. Group w/ Craig Wagner; 7 p.m., free
Natasha’s Bistro: The Mojo Tones; 9 p.m., $5
O’Shea’s: Jimmy Davis Band; 10 p.m.
Phoenix Hill: Velcro Pygmies, Over-Reactors, Steel Mist; 10 p.m.
Rudyard Kipling: Pope Lick Swills, Twisted Sisters; 7 p.m.
Seelbach Bar: Dick Sisto Trio; 8 p.m., free
Smoketown: Billy Hower; 6 p.m., free (R)
Spectators: The Slyk Band; 10 p.m., free
Southgate House: Parlour: Gallery Opening Night: The Chaotic Good, Cyphers, Ammonite; 8 p.m., free; 18+; Juney’s Lounge: Springfield Special; 9 p.m., free
Steinert’s: Jefferson TARC Bus; $5
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Clark Band, Noah Wotherspoon Band; 7:30 p.m., $5
Theater Square: VoJazz Trio w/ Megan Gebert; 6:30 p.m., free (R)
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Trio; 6 p.m., free (R)
WFPK: Live Lunch: Dawn Landes Trio; noon, free, first come, first seated; members at $120 level or above receive priority seating
Wick’s Pizza, Middletown: Billy Goat Gruff; 7 p.m.
Zanzabar: The 23-String Band; 9 p.m.
Sat. Jan. 8
Alley Theater: Divinity Rose’s “Doomsday Lover”; 8 p.m., $20
America’s Best Inn: DJ Rob/Karaoke; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
Brewskees: Rod Mitchell, Steve Matthews, Pete Wolynec; 10 p.m., free
Brown Theatre: Kirk Whalum; 7 p.m.
Check’s Café: Karaoke with Gary Summit; 8 p.m., free (R)
Corner Door: Tom Browning & Friends; 7 p.m., free
Cosmic Charlie’s: Born Cross-Eyed; 9 p.m.
Expo Five: Girl Talk; 8 p.m., $25, all ages
Headliners Music Hall: Official Girl Talk Afterparty: OK DeeJays, Crispin Glover Cover Band; 9 p.m., 18+, $10, ($5 with Girl Talk flyer)
Hideaway Saloon: The Claimjumpers; $5
Jack Fry’s: Steve Crews, 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)
Maple Inn: Billy Goat Gruff; 9 p.m.
MeX: Improvapalooza 11; 8 p.m., $15
Mozz: Carly J. Group w/ Craig Wagner; 7 p.m., free
Natasha’s Bistro: O-Zone; 9 p.m., $10
O’Connell’s: Rod Mitchell, Steve Matthews, Pete Wolynec, Courtney Haynes; 7 p.m., free
O’Shea’s: 64 West; 10 p.m.
Phoenix Hill: Goldy Locks, Horizontal Boogie Band, Steel Mist; 10 p.m.
Rudyard Kipling: Pappy & the Drool Monkeys, Pumpkin Deathbelt; 7 p.m., $5; The Steely Dan Show: Roadie, Ray Rizzo, Danny Kiely, Scott Anthony, J.D. Green, Natalie Bajandas and more; 10 p.m.; $10 suggested donation
Seelbach Bar: Dick Sisto Trio; 8 p.m., free
Southgate House: Ballroom: The Tillers, The Dirt Daubers; 8:30 p.m., $8 (adv.) / $10 (door); all ages
Spectators: The Slyk Band; 10 p.m., free
Steinert’s: Jefferson TARC Bus; $5
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Eight-Inch Elvis; 10 p.m., $5
Summit City Lounge: Dallas Alice; 9 p.m.
Theater Square: VoJazz Trio w/ Megan Gebert; 6:30 p.m., free (R)
Union Station: DJ Noa No (Country Gutta); 10 p.m., free (R)
Uncle Pleasant’s: Little Heart Records Fifth Anniversary Spectacular: Allister, Uh-Huh Baby Yeah, California, Talk Of Spring, Night Torn Mad, Say Something Huge On Fire, Receivers, Stewart Askew & Chris Karrer; 7 p.m., $10
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Trio; 6:30 p.m. (R)
Whitney Hall: Louisville Orchestra’s “Liverpool”; $30-$72
Zanzabar: IamIs, The Middle Men; 8 p.m., $5
Sun. Jan. 9
The Bard’s Town: Rebecca Williams; 8 p.m., free
Blu: Dave Clark Trio; 11 a.m., free
Bourbons Bistro: Ron Jones & Sonny Stephens; 7 p.m., free (R)
Brown Hotel: Sunday Tea: Nada Loutfi; 4 p.m., $18 (R)
Cosmic Charlie’s: Doctor, Little Viking; 9 p.m.
Dutch’s Tavern: Kimmet & Doug; 11 p.m. (R)
Gerstle’s: The Pranksters; 11 p.m., $3 (R)
Jerry Green & Friends: Karaoke; 9 p.m. (R)
Le Relais: Pat Lentz & Dave Wilson; 6 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)
Mozz: Carly Johnson Trio w/ Craig Wagner and Doug Elmore; 6 p.m., free
Rudyard Kipling: Dawn Landes & The Hounds, The Slow Charleston, Micah Walker, Cowboy Pirates From Space; 7 p.m., $10 suggested donation, all ages
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Diedra & The Ruff Pro; 6 p.m. $15
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Duo; 6 p.m., free (R)
Zazoo’s: Chop Shop Open Mic: The Choppers; 7 p.m., free (R)
Mon. Jan. 10
Bearno’s Highlands: LP’s Dance Party; 10 p.m., free (R)
Cosmic Charlie’s: Dunebuggy Attack Battalion; 9 p.m.
Diamond’s: Slinky Jenkins; free (R)
Dutch’s Tavern: Open Stage Jam w/ Amos Hopkins; 8 p.m., free (R)
Hideaway Saloon: Tom Boone; 10 p.m., $3 (R)
Highlands Taproom: Karaoke (R)
Jeff Ruby’s: Pete Peterson; 6 p.m., free
Jerry Green & Friends: Karaoke; free (R)
Mozz: Todd Hildreth; 7 p.m., free
Southgate House: Juney’s Lounge: Songwriter Showcase & Open Mic Night with Mike Kuntz
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Unplugged Open Mic w/ Alanna Fugate and Justin Lewis; 8 p.m., free
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Duo; 6 p.m., free (R)
Tues. Jan. 11
BBC 4th St.: Rachel Stump; 8 p.m., free (R)
Back Door: Open Mic; 7:30 p.m., free (R)
The Bard’s Town: Bardmusement Open Mic Night; 9 p.m., free
Blu: Dave Clark Trio; 6 p.m., free (R)
Corner Door: Blue Zen Grass; 7 p.m., free, all ages
Cosmic Charlie’s: 18+, Headstache, The Skeetones; 9 p.m.
Clifton’s Pizza: Danny Flanigan (R)
Darkstar: Open stage jam with Amos Hopkins (R)
Dutch’s Tavern: Wyndell Williams; 10 p.m., free (R)
Germantown Café: Open Mic; 8 p.m. (R)
Gondolier: Heartland Songwriters’ Association Of Kentucky Open Mic; 7 p.m. (R)
Highlands Taproom: Karaoke
Jack Fry’s: Ray Johnson, Dave Wilson, Jenna Mattingly; 7 p.m., free
Jeff Ruby’s: Pete Peterson; 6:30 p.m., free
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)
Mozz: Scott Henderson; 7 p.m.
Onizim’s Barn: Big Pappa; 7 p.m., free (R)
River Bend Winery: DJ Dan Jones; 7 p.m., $5, $3 (students)
Rudyard Kipling: Silent movies & music: Sapat; 8 p.m., donations accepted; Hilary Hawke & the Flipsides; $5
Rumball’s: Open Mic with Layton Maddox; 7 p.m., free (R)
Saints Skybar: DJ Kerr; 11 p.m., $3 (ladies free); Open stage; 9 p.m., free (R)
Sake Blue: Craig Wagner Trio; 6:30 p.m., free (R)
Southgate House: Parlour: Black Churches, Fake Hands, Rocket 00000; 8 p.m., $5 (21+), $8 (18-20); Juney’s Lounge: Karaoke Vocal Social with DJ Swirl; 9 p.m., free
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Open Blues, Jazz Band Jam; 8 p.m., free (R)
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Duo; 6 p.m., free (R)
This article appears in January 5, 2011.