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Wed. Feb. 9
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: Reading of Clara Harris’, “View from the Pews”; 7 p.m., free
Bearno’s Highlands: Open mic w/ The Bar Belle and Morning Owl; 8 p.m., free
Billiard’s Club: Short Bus; 10 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
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: The Movement; 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: Buckcherry, All That Remains, Hell Yeah, The Damned Things; 7 p.m., $30 (adv.)
Gerstle’s: Alanna Fugate & Friends; 10 p.m., (R)
Headliners Music Hall: Tokyo Police Club, Walk The Moon, K. Tranza; 8 p.m., $12 (adv.), $15 (door), 18+
Hideaway Saloon: The Pranksters; 10:30 p.m., $3
Highlands Taproom: Fuck Munkys Open Mic Night (R)
Howl at the Moon: Divinity Rose’s “Rocky Horror Picture Show” Party; 9 p.m.
Jack’s: Slinky Jenkins; 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; 6 p.m., free (R)
Mag Bar: Get Down Wednesdays w/ Sleepy T.; 11 p.m., free (R)
Mozz: Noah Barker; 7 p.m., free
Nachbar: VAMP; 10 p.m., free (R)
Natasha’s Bistro: Jeff Ellis; 9 p.m., $5
Old Louisville Coffeehouse: Haiti Benefit: Matt Fogle & Orange Rock, Kim Coleman; 7 p.m., free, donations encouraged
Onizim’s Barn: Phil Kelly; 7 p.m., free (R)
Rumball’s: Open Mic with Layton Maddox; 7 p.m., free (R)
Siggy’s Pizza: Bluegrass Anonymous Bluegrass Jam; 7 p.m., free (R)
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Swing Dance Night: Mike & The Swingers; 9 p.m., $4
Theater Square: VoJazz Trio w/ Megan Gebert; 6:30 p.m., free (R)
Uncle Pleasants: Karaoke; 9 p.m. (R)
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Duo; 6 p.m., free (R)
Wick’s Pizza, Goose Creek: DJ Dave Desitin; 8 p.m. (R)
Thurs. Feb. 10
America’s Best Inn: DJ Rob/Karaoke; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
The Bard’s Town: Jeanette Westbrook, Tim Day & the Nights; 8 p.m., free
Bistro 301: DJ Heather; 9 p.m., free (R)
Blue Mule: Short Bus; 8 p.m., free
Buster’s: Band Of Heathens; 8 p.m., $10 (adv.), $12 (door); 18+
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)
Cosmic Charlie’s: Goodbye Congregation, Ryan Kerr, Scott Hensley, Whitehall Bear; 9 p.m., 18+
Darkstar: Bluegrass Night: White Russians; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
Gerstle’s: Larry Keel & Natural Bridge, Rumpke Mountain Boys; 9 p.m., $10
Groucho’s Bar & Karaoke: Open Mic Comedy; 10 p.m.
Headliners Music Hall: ZoSo: The Ultimate Zeppelin Experience; 8 p.m., $12, 18+
Hideaway Saloon: Anthem of the Sun; 10:30 p.m., $3
Highlands Taproom: Karaoke (R)
Holiday Inn Hurstbourne: Bluegrass Anonymous Jam; 7 p.m., free (R)
Improv: John Heffron; 8 p.m., $15
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; 9 p.m.
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)
Margaret Comstock Concert Hall: Guest Artist: Michael Isla, guitar; 8 p.m., $15, $10 students, seniors & Louisville Guitar Society members at the door.
Mozz: Carly J. Trio w/ Craig Wagner, Doug Elmore; 6 p.m., free
Natasha’s Bistro: Daniel Martin Moore; 9 p.m., $8
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Death Angel, Lazarus A.D., Bonded by Blood; 8 p.m., $15
Saints: Cosa Seria; 9 p.m. (R)
Southgate House: Juney’s Lounge: Hillbilly Thursday: Jive Creek Ramblers, Sean Geil (of The Tillers); 9 p.m., free
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Bag Of Hammers; 9 p.m., $4
Theater Square: Stein Stoess; 8 p.m., free (R)
Third Avenue Café: Hoppy Happy Hour w/ The Derbytown Quartet; 4 p.m., free
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Duo; 6 p.m., free (R)
Zeppelin Café: Blues Jam: LaMont Gillespie & 100 Proof; 9 p.m., free (R)
Fri. Feb. 11
11th Frame: Karaoke with Allen; 9 p.m., free (R)
A Step Back: Ladies For Liberty
America’s Best Inn: DJ Rob/Karaoke; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
The Bard’s Town: inKY Poetry & Music Series; 7 p.m., free; The Wheel; 10:30 p.m., $3
Big Blue Country: Cynthiana; 9 p.m., $
Billiard’s Club: Dev & Doug; 10 p.m., $5
Blu: Spanish Night: Flamenco Louisville; 7 p.m., free
Buster’s: Emarosa, Dead Icons, Brave The Storm, Theia; 5 p.m.; $10 (adv.); $15 (door); all ages (early show); Emarosa, Oxford Farm Report, Society’s Plague, DJ Warren Peace, DJ Kym; 10 p.m.; $8 (adv.), $10 (door); all ages
Check’s Café: Muji Fuji; 8 p.m., free
Clifton’s Pizza: Easy Mark & D-Man
Corner Door: Tristan Roberts; 7 p.m., free, all ages
Cosmic Charlie’s: Larry Keel & Natural Bridge; 10 p.m., $10
Dat Kjun: Karaoke with Wayne Johnson; 8 p.m., free (R)
Gaslight Tavern: DJ Chad; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
Germantown Café: Karaoke with Traveling Salvation Road Show
Gerstle’s: Deep Fried Five; 10 p.m., $5
Headiners Music Hall: Floorwalkers, Sundown Service, She Might Bite; 8 p.m., $10, 18+
Hideaway Saloon: Captain Midnight; 10:30 p.m., $5
Improv: John Heffron; 8 & 10:30 p.m., $18
Jack Fry’s: Steve Crews; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jeff Ruby’s: Pete Peterson, Roland Johnson; 6:30 p.m., free
Jerry Green & Friends: Freddie George, Jerry Green & Friends; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jim Porter’s: Kentucky Thunder; 7 p.m., $12 (adv.), $15 (door), all ages
JT’s Variety Club: Twicemade Records’ Freak Central Free Fridays; free (R)
KFC Yum! Center: Kid Rock, Jamey Johnson; 7 p.m., $29.50-$89
Longhead’s: Open Mic with Denny Wheatley; 6 p.m., free (R)
Margaret Comstock Concert Hall: Faculty Artists: Bruce Heim, horn, & Harry Pickens, piano; 8 p.m., free
Martin’s Tavern: Mr. Wonderful Production Band; 10 p.m., $5
Natasha’s Bistro: The Bats; 8 p.m., $10
O’Shea’s: Andrew Scott Newton; 10 p.m.
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Music is Love, Actual People, Hemingway Road, Uh-huh Baby Yeah, Shines Negative, They Came Bearing Arms, Our Velocity, Over The Weather; 10 p.m., $10
Rudyard Kipling: Daniel Martin Moore (record release); 10 p.m., $10
Seelbach Bar: Dick Sisto Trio; 8 p.m., free
Smoketown: Billy Hower; 6 p.m., free (R)
Southgate House: Whole House: Lovesick 3: The Sundresses, The Lions Rampant, Banderas, Sleepin’ Dogs, Tammy Whynots, Joshua Black Wilkins, G. Burton, Lydia Loveless, SwitchBlade Syndicate; 8:30 p.m., $5 (21+), $8 (18-20)
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: King Bees, Most Wanted 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 @ Red Barn: Floorwalkers; noon, free, first come, first seated; members at $120 level or above receive priority seating
Wyandotte Tavern: Karaoke; 9 p.m., free (R)
Zanzabar: NoNo Knots, Nerves Jr.
Zazoo’s: Clown Car & Friends
Sat. Feb. 12
America’s Best Inn: DJ Rob/Karaoke; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
The Bard’s Town: Project Improv; 9 p.m., free; Alanna Fugate; 10:30 p.m., $5
Billiard’s Club: Big Rock Show, Kimmet & Doug; 10 p.m., $5
Bomhard Theatre: Kathleen Madigan; 8 p.m., $27.50-$32.50
Brown Theatre: Blue Apple on Broadway; 7 p.m., $100
Cahoot’s: Bush League, The Revenants, The Hookers, ZCFOS; 10 p.m., $5
Check’s Café: Karaoke with Gary Summit; 8 p.m., free (R)
Clifton’s Pizza: Joe Hannah
Corner Door: Brad Jackson; 7 p.m., free, all ages
Cosmic Charlie’s: Rev. Peyton’s Big Damn Band; 9 p.m., 18+
Darkstar: The Prankster Trio; 9 p.m. (R)
ear X-tacy: Ryan Kerr & Scott Hensley; 5 p.m.; Hal Dolls; 8 p.m., free, all ages
Gerstle’s: UV Hippo, Jimkata; 10 p.m., $5
Good Times, Middletown: Easy Street (CD Release)
Goodtimes New Albany: Final Shot; 9 p.m., free
Headliners Music Hall: Cletus Got Shot, Thomas A. Minor, Thirty Spokes; 8 p.m., $5, 18+
Hideaway Saloon: Oh No No; 10:30 p.m., $5
Highlands Taproom: A Benefit for the Kodiak Marmoset: Danny & Chet’s Acoustic Clusterfuck, Tim Ragan; 10:30 p.m., free
Improv: John Heffron; 7 & 9:30 p.m.; $18
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)
Jeff Ruby’s: Pete Peterson, Roland Johnson; 6:30 p.m., free
Jerry Green & Friends: Freddie George, Jerry Green & Friends; 7 p.m., free (R)
MeX: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern; 8 p.m., $16
Natasha’s Bistro: Ellery; 8 p.m., $8; Live Latin Dancing; 10:30 p.m., $8
O’Shea’s: Timmy & Sharfe; 10 p.m.
Palace Theatre: Celebrating Elvis: Louisville Orchestra with Robert Shaw; 8 p.m., $30-$72
Rudyard Kipling: Le Petomane’s “Gladys Of Adventure”; 8:30 p.m., $8-$20
Seelbach Bar: Dick Sisto Trio; 8 p.m., free
Southgate House: Whole House: Music For the Mountains: The Tillers, Magnolia Mountain, The Hiders, Joey Kneiser & Kelly Kneiser (Glossary), Kim Taylor, Jake Speed & The Freddies, Frontier Folk Nebraska, The Frankl Project, Duquette Johnston, Chuck Cleaver & Lisa Walker (Wussy), Shiny & The Spoon, Hickory Robot, The Rubber Knife Gang, Chicago Farmer, Jeff Roberson & Murder Creek Assembly, Ed Cunningham & Brad Meinerding, Ma Crow & Uncle Mike Carr, Rabbit Hash String Band, Janet Pressley; 7:30 p.m., $15 (adv.), $15 (door); 18+
Steinert’s: Jefferson TARC Bus; $5
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: King Bees, Boogie Juice Band; 6 p.m., $5
Summit City Lounge: Mic Harrison & the High Score; 9 p.m., $5
Theater Square: VoJazz Trio w/ Megan Gebert; 6:30 p.m., free (R)
Uncle Pleasant’s: The Word Alive, Scarlet Smile, Death At A Dance Party, Washington & Out, Blackbelt; 7 p.m., $10
Union Station: DJ Noa No (Country Gutta); 10 p.m., free (R)
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Trio; 6:30 p.m. (R)
Zazoo’s: The New Vintage: Whiskey Bent Valley Boys, Relic; 9 p.m., $5
Sun. Feb. 13
Blu: Dave Clark Trio; 11 a.m., free (R)
Bourbons Bistro: Ron Jones & Sonny Stephens; 7 p.m., free (R)
Brown Hotel: Sunday Tea: Nada Loutfi; 4 p.m., $18 (R)
Buster’s: An Evening with Yonder Mountain String Band; 7:30 p.m.; $17.50 (adv.), $20 (door), 18+
Clifton’s Pizza: Romance, Anthony Payton
Cosmic Charlie’s: Two Fresh, Mux Mool & Body Language; 9 p.m., 18+
Derby City Espresso: Valentine’s Soiree w/ Natalie & Ben Felker; 8 p.m., $5 (donation to No Kill Louisville)
Dutch’s Tavern: Kimmet & Doug; 11 p.m. (R)
ear X-tacy: Jazz In The Loop: U of L Jazz Ensemble; 2 p.m., free, all ages
Gerstle’s: The Pranksters; 11 p.m., $3 (R)
Heart Of Fire Church: Boaz Johnson Benefit: Short Bus
Improv: John Heffron; 7 p.m., $18
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)
Louisville Palace: Angela Barrow Dunlap’s “Church Girl”; 5 p.m., $39.50
Margaret Comstock Concert Hall: Speed Concert Series: Nicole Cabell, soprano; 3 p.m., $20, $10 for museum members
MeX: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern; 2 p.m., $16
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 J. Trio w/ Craig Wagner, Doug Elmore; 6 p.m., free
Natasha’s Bistro: Jessie Laine Powell; 7 p.m., $8
Ogle Center: IU Southeast Concert Band; 3 p.m.
Southgate House: Ballroom: Buzzov*en, Cough; 8 p.m., $12 (adv.), $15 (door), all ages
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Ana Popovic; 6 p.m., $12
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Duo; 6 p.m., free (R)
Whitney Hall: Lyle Lovett & John Hiatt; 7 p.m., $38-$60
Wick’s Pizza, Goose Creek: DJ Dave Desitin (R)
Zazoo’s: Chop Shop Open Mic: The Choppers; 7 p.m., free (R)
Mon. Feb. 14
Bearno’s Highlands: LP’s Dance Party; 10 p.m., free (R)
Broad Run Vineyards: Another Colour; 6:30 p.m.
Cosmic Charlie’s: Lohio; 9 p.m.
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; 6:30 p.m., free
Jerry Green & Friends: Karaoke; free (R)
Malcolm Bird Recital Hall: University Jazz Combos; 7 p.m.
Natasha’s Bistro: Tagawa; 6 p.m., free; Patrick McNeese; 8 p.m., $6
Rudyard Kipling: A Valentine’s Day Dinner Cabaret: The Coal Porters; 7:30 p.m., call for reservations
Southgate House: Ballroom: Rooney, Eisley, Chapin Sisters; 8 p.m., $15 (adv.), $18 (door); all ages; Juney’s Lounge: Songwriter Showcase & Open Mic Night with Misty (The Newbees); 9 p.m., free
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Unplugged Open Mic w/ Alanna Fugate and Justin Lewis; 8 p.m., free
Third St. Dive: Swingin’ Mondays w/ DJ Ron Wallace; 8 p.m. (R)
Whitney Hall: Ladies Night Out 2: Donell Jones, Elise 5000 from ATL, HTown, Spike Davis, Smoke E. Digglera; 7 p.m., $45.50-$65.50
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Duo; 6 p.m., free (R)
Tues. Feb. 15
BBC 4th St.: Rachel Stump; 8 p.m., free (R)
Back Door: Open Mic; 7:30 p.m., free (R)
The Bard’s Town: Open Mic w/ Robert Morgan; 8:30 p.m., free
Blu: Dave Clark Trio; 6 p.m., free (R)
Corner Door: Smokin’ Bunnies; 7 p.m., free, all ages
Cosmic Charlie’s: The Revivalists; 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; 8:30 p.m. (R)
Gerstle’s: Matt Phelps Bluegrass
Gondolier: Heartland Songwriters’ Association Of Kentucky Open Mic; 7 p.m. (R)
Hideaway Saloon: New Orleans Benefit; 9 p.m.
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)
Margaret Comstock Concert Hall: University Student Composers; 8 p.m.
Mozz: Scott Henderson Solo; 7 p.m., free
Natasha’s Bistro: Mark Olson; 9 p.m., $10
Onizim’s Barn: Big Pappa; 7 p.m., free (R)
Rudyard Kipling: Silent Movie Night; 8 p.m.
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: 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 February 9, 2011.