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WED Sept 16
Al’s Bar: Pokey LaFarge, Rum Drum Ramblers; 9 p.m., $4
Buster’s: Guinness 250th Birthday Bash: Young Dubliners, Halo Stereo; 8 p.m, $12, 18+
Green Lantern: Deadstring Brothers, Alanna Fugate; 10 p.m., $5
Headliners: Alesana, The Bled, Enter Shikari, Asking Alexandria, Broadway; 7 p.m., $12 (adv.), $14 (door), all ages
Jerry Green & Friends:? Freddie George, Jerry Green & Friends; 9 p.m., free (R)
Jim Porter’s: Salsa Fever Dance Party (Ballroom), 6 p.m.; Karaoke with Steve (Melody Bar); 9 p.m., $3 after 8 p.m.
Kentucky Museum of Art & Craft: Silver Anchor Award/Friends of the Waterfront Benefit: Milton Metz, Sandra Frazier, Todd Hildreth Trio; 5:30 p.m., $75 ($50 is tax deductible)
Lisa’s Oak Street Lounge: ?Muji Fuji; 9 p.m., free (R)
Longshot Tavern: Merry Pranksters; 11:45 p.m., free
The Lounge: Jim Masterson’s Blues Jam; 9:30 p.m., free
The Patron: Wax On Wednesday with Kim Sorise; 8 p.m., free (R)
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Thomas Medicine; WTFX Retro Rewind with DJ Bach (Saloon), 10 p.m.; Grindstone (Roof Garden) 10:30 p.m.; Slinky Jenkins (Taproom), 9:30 p.m.; 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
Southgate House: Juney’s Lounge: Artist In Residence: The Newbees, The Bee Strings (special set feat. The Newbees string players); 9 p.m., free, 21+
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Amanda Lucas Band, Jonathan‘s Machete; 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, Baxter: DJ Mikus; 9 p.m., free
Wick’s Pizza, Dixie: Clay Harned; 8 p.m., $5
Wick’s Pizza, Goose Creek: DJ Dave Desitin; 8 p.m. (R)
Wick’s Pizza, Middletown: Rob Schuler; 8:30 p.m., free (R)
Zanzabar: Pronto, Dave Cronin; 8 p.m., $8 (adv.), $10 (door), 21+
Zeppelin Café: John Gage; noon, free (R)
THU Sept 17
The 930 Listening Room: Derek Webb; 8 p.m., $10
Carly Rae’s: Louisville Speakeasy: Bobby Falk; 9 p.m., free
Derby City Espresso: Greg Ginn & The Texas Corrugators, Jambang, Clark Smithy, Vamp; 9 p.m., $5, all ages
Fourth Street Live: Third Annual Homegrown Festival: DJ Dave Desitin, D.W. Box & One Long Song, Dangerbird; 8 p.m., free, all ages
St. Francis of Assisi: The Minus 5, Steve Wynn, The Baseball Project; 8 p.m., $30
Jazzy Blu: Walker & Kays; 7:30 p.m., free (R)
Jerry Green & Friends:?Freddie George, Jerry Green & Friends; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jim Porter’s: U-Call-It Dance Night: DJ Ron Wallace, Badfish (Sublime Tribute); 8 p.m., $15 (adv.), $18 (door) (Ballroom); 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: Classical guitarist Andrew Zohn; 8 p.m., free
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Audition Night: Reverend John & The Backsliders, Shores of Division (Saloon), 10 p.m., $1; The Big Kahuna’s Karaoke Party (Living Room), 8 p.m.; DJ Tsunami’s Smokin’ Hot Dance Party (Deck Bar), 8 p.m.; 21+
Rudyard Kipling: Thursday Night Soul Sessions: Robbie Bartlett; 7 p.m., $10 (R)
Skull Alley:?Jamie Barnes, Brother Stephen, Frank Schweikardt, Laura Blake; 7 p.m., $5, all ages
Southgate House: Ballroom: Fruit Bats, Iran, Kevin Barker; 8 p.m., $10 (adv.) / $13 (door), all ages; Juney’s Lounge: Hillbilly Thursday: Grace Adele, Rubber Knife Gang; 9 p.m., free, 21+
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Alanna Fugate, Troubadours of Divine Bliss, Leigh Ann Yost; 9 p.m., $4
Swan Dive: DJs Chad Castetter, Sam Sneed, Trevor Bowles; 9 p.m., free
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Trio; 6 p.m., free (R)
Wick’s Baxter: Kimmet & Doug; 10 p.m., $2
Wick’s Pizza, Dixie: Soul Search: Tim Lickteig; 8 p.m., $5
Wick’s Pizza, Middletown: Joe Hanna; 8 p.m., free (R)
Zanzabar: DJ Dave Desitin; 10 p.m., free (R)
Zeppelin Café: Bluegrass Jam; 8 p.m., free (R)
FRI Sept 18
Air Devil’s Inn: Dan Tedesco & The Long Haul, John Baxter solo, Cold Friday Road; 9 p.m., $2
Bicentennial Park: River City Rock ’n’ Roll Festival: Devon Allman’s Honeytribe, Local Villains, all day; $15 (single day tickets), all ages
Bluegrass Brewing Co.: Green Party; 8 p.m., free
Buster’s: The Yellow Belts, Accidentally on Purpose, Banderas; 8 p.m., $7, 18+
Clifton’s Pizza: Jenny Madison; 9 p.m., free
Flanagan’s Ale House: Justin Lewis Band; 11 p.m., $3
Fourth Street Live: Third Annual Homegrown Festival: DJ Matt Anthony, The Fervor, Squeeze-bot, 8 p.m., free, all ages
Hideaway Saloon: Merry Pranksters; 11:30 p.m., $5
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: Erica Martin Band (Ballroom); The Accountants (Good Time Room); Bluestown (Melody Bar); 6 p.m., $5 after 8 p.m.
Live Lunch WFPK @ U of L Red Barn: Fruit Bats; noon, free, first-come, first seated; members at the $120 level or above can reserve seats
The Lounge: Mississippi Adam Riggle Band; 9:30 p.m., $3
Macca’s Florida Grill & Bar: Big Poppa Stampley; 7 p.m., free
The Patron: Burgers, Beers & Beats with DJ Kim Sorise; 8 p.m., free (R)
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Safety Suit, Scary Uncle (Saloon), 8 p.m., $10 (adv.); $12 (door); Critically Acclaimed (Roof Garden), 10 p.m.; Sunday Six (Taproom); The Big Kahuna’s Karaoke Party (Living Room); DJ Tsunami’s Smokin’ Hot Dance Party (Deck Bar), $5 after 9 p.m. (first floor only); 21+
Pop’s Place: Daugherty Bros. Band; 10 p.m., $3
Quarter Pole Lounge, Holiday Inn Lakeview: Billy Hatfield; 9 p.m., free
R Place Pub: Better With Age; 10 p.m., free
Rudyard Kipling: Overthrown, Creatures, Campaign 1984; 10 p.m., $5
Seelbach Bar:? Dick Sisto Trio; 9 p.m., free
Skull Alley: Marmoset, Invaders, The Harlequins; 8 p.m., $7, all ages
Southgate House: Ballroom: Secrets Between Sailors, The Frankl Project, State Song; 9 p.m., $5 (21+), $8 (18-20); Parlour: Tim Easton, Billy Catfish Orchestra; 8 p.m. doors; $8 (adv.), $10 (door), all ages; Juney’s Lounge: Len’s Lounge; 9 p.m., free, 21+
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Roper Crust, Hellfish; 7:30 p.m., $5
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Trio; 6 p.m., free (R)
Vernon Club: Dallas Alice (farewell show), Satchel’s Pawn Shop, Ted Stevens with Jonathan York; 8 p.m., $7, 18+
Wick’s Baxter: Super 69 Acoustic; 10 p.m., $2
Wick’s Pizza, Middletown: The Trouble With Boys; 9 p.m., free
Zanzabar: Fruit Bats, Iran, Kevin Barker; 8 p.m., $10 (adv.), $12 (door), 21+
Zeppelin Café: Parrothead Karaoke; 9 p.m., free (R)
SAT Sept 19
Applebee’s New Albany: The Over-Reactors; midnight, free
BBC Taproom: Evan Combs; 8 p.m., free
Brown-Forman Amphitheater: Jugband Jubilee: Lost Shoe String Band, Pholly, Deep Fried Pickle Project, Workshop, Y’uns, Cincinnati Dancing Pigs, Smokin’ Fez Monkeys, Old Southern Jug Blowers, Devine’s Jug Band, Juggernaut Jug Band; noon, free
Captains Quarters: The Yard Dogs; 8 p.m., free
Clifton’s Pizza: Misha and Lupe; 9 p.m., free
Derby City Espresso: Tamara Dearing, Nick Peay, Justin Conn, Kristen Cothron;
9 p.m., $4
Flanagan’s Ale House: Josh Collins, Justin Lewis, Sam Hadfield, Leigh Ann Yost, Daphne Luster; 5 p.m., $5
Gerstle’s: Hambone Band; 9 p.m.
Jazzy Blu: Maestro J & The Jazzyblu Triad; 8 p.m., free (R)
Jerry Green & Friends:? Freddie George, Jerry Green & Friends; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jim Porter’s: Erica Martin Band (Ballroom); The Accountants (Good Time Room); Bluestown (Melody Bar); 6 p.m., $6 after 8 p.m.
Kingfish Zorn Ave.: Nadus Films Benefit: Kristen Cothron, Justin Conn, Kathleen Hoye, Point 1 Zero, OK Zombie, Edgehill Ave., Cascade Hollow; 1:30 p.m., free
Kingpin Lanes: Semicircus; 9 p.m., free
Lisa’s Oak St. Lounge: Straight A’s, Rude Weirdo, Glass Teeth, Hal Dolls; 9 p.m., $5
The Lounge: Phoenix Hill Art & Music Fest Afterparty: Perfect Fit; 9:45 p.m., $4
Lucille Grant Park: 2nd Annual Phoenix Hill Neighborhood Music & Art Fest: Perfect Fit, Hog Operation, Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner, Down To Earth, Big Poppa Stampley, Jon Boy Slim, River City Blues Band; noon, free
Nachbar: The Fervor, The Mandelbrots; 10 p.m., free, 21+
The Patron: Bossa Nova Brunch with DJ Kim Sorise; 10 a.m., free (R)
Phoenix Hill Tavern: King’s X, Scary Uncle (Saloon), 8 p.m., $15 (adv.), $18 (door); Those Sensational Bastardz (Roof Garden), 10:30 p.m.; Jaystorm Project (Taproom), 9:30 p.m.; The Big Kahuna’s Karaoke Party; 8 p.m. (Living Room); DJ Tsunami’s Smokin’ Hot Dance Party, 8 p.m. (Deck Bar)
Pop’s Place: Livid; 10 p.m., $3
Qdoba Highlands: Bobby Falk Group; 7 p.m., free, all ages
Quarter Pole Lounge, Holiday Inn Lakeview: Billy Hatfield; 9 p.m., free
Seelbach Bar: Jamey Aebersold with Dick Sisto Trio; 9 p.m., free
Skull Alley: Artifex Pereo, Inept, Danger Is My Middle Name, Made Avail; 7 p.m., $8 (adv.), $10 (door), all ages
Southgate House: Ballroom: An evening with The Minus 5, The Baseball Project, Steve Wynn IV; 8 p.m., $10 (adv.) / $13 (door), 18+; Parlour: The Western, Arms Exploding, Lemon G; 8 p.m., $5 (21+), $8 (18-20); Juney’s Lounge: Ruby Dee & the Snakehandlers; 9 p.m., free, 21+
Startin’ Gate: Bruce Avramis, Low Down, Rock Haven; 7 p.m., free
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: The Beat Daddys, Rusty & The Oil Cans; 7:30 p.m., $5
Sunergos: Heath Eric; 7 p.m., $3
Swan Dive: Wand, Little Gold, DR Country; 9 p.m., $5
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Trio; 6 p.m., free (R)
Wick’s Pizza, Baxter: Rest, The Aviation Project; 10 p.m., free
Wick’s Pizza, Dixie: Coalition; 9 p.m., $5
Wick’s Pizza, Middletown: Kris King; 9 p.m., free
SUN Sept 20
21c Atrium Gallery: Akron/Family, Jeffrey Lewis, Slaraffenland; 8 p.m., $12 (adv.) $13 (adv. through PayPal) $15 (door)
Clifton’s Pizza: Paul Davis Quartet (CD Release); 8 p.m., free
Jazzy Blu: Doug Finke & Friends; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jerry Green & Friends:? Karaoke; 9 p.m. (R)
The Lounge: Gypsy jazz jam; 8:30 p.m., free
Margaret Comstock Concert Hall: University Symphony Orchestra; 3 p.m., free
Monkey Wrench:? Open Stage for the Sage; 8 p.m., free (R)
Turtle Run Winery: The Bella Blue Band; 1:30 p.m., free
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Trio; 6 p.m., free (R)
Wick’s Baxter: Larryoke; 8 p.m., free (R)
MON Sept 21
Hideaway Saloon:? Tom Boone & Friends; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
Jerry Green & Friends:? Karaoke; 9 p.m., free (R)
Malcolm Bird Recital Hall: University Jazz Combos; 7 p.m., free
Miller House: The Books; 8 p.m., $15
Skull Alley: Music Video, The States, You’re My Density; 8 p.m., $5, all ages
Southgate House: Juney’s Lounge: Open Mic Night with Ryan Malott; 9 p.m., free, 21+
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Mem Shannon; 7:30 p.m., $8
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Trio; 6 p.m., free (R)
TUE Sept 22
Clifton’s Pizza: Danny Flanigan with CT Robinson; 8 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)
Headliners: Thursday, Fall Of Troy, Young Widows, La Dispute; 7 p.m., $15 (adv.), $17 (door), all ages
Lisa’s Oak Street Lounge: ?Bluegrass; 7 p.m., free (R)
R Place Pub: Big Rock Show; 10 p.m., free
Rudyard Kipling: Bad Reeds, Local Villains, Black Bone Chile; 8 p.m., $5
Seidenfaden: Open Jam with Johnny Berry; 10 p.m., free
Southgate House: Juney’s Lounge: Karaoke With DJ Swirl; 9 p.m., free, 21+ (R)
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Open Blues, Jazz Jam; 7:30 p.m., free (R)
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Trio; 6 p.m., free (R)
