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Wed. Apr. 7
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)
Buster’s: The Mummies; 8 p.m., $15 (adv.), $17 (door), 18+
Clifton’s Pizza: Walker & Kays; 7:30 p.m., free
Comedy Caravan: Louisville Comedy Underground; 10 p.m., $5, 18+ (R)
Dat Kjun: Karaoke with Wayne Johnson; 8 p.m., free (R)
Dutch’s Tavern: Kimmet & Doug; 11 p.m., $2 (R)
ear X-tacy: Adventure; 7 p.m., free, all ages
Furlong’s: The Shining; 7 p.m., free (R)
Hard Rock Café: Nathan Calhoun; 8 p.m.
Headliners: Twiztid, Potluck, Kung Fu Vampire, Dead Dirty Carnies; 7 p.m., $20
Highlands Taproom: Karaoke; 10 p.m., free (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)
Jerry Green & Friends: Freddie George, Jerry Green & Friends; 9 p.m., free (R)
Jim Porter’s: Humparty w/ DJ Bach; 8 p.m., (Ballroom); Karaoke with Steve; 9 p.m., (Melody Bar); $3 after 8 p.m.
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)
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)
Malcolm Bird Recital Hall: University Woodwind Ensemble; 7 p.m., free
Margaret Comstock Concert Hall: University Brass & String Quartets; 7 p.m., free
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; 9 p.m., free
River Bend Winery: Songwriters Showcase: Jonboy Slim, Justin Lewis
Siggy’s Pizza: Bluegrass Anonymous Bluegrass Jam; 7 p.m., free (R)
Southgate House: Ballroom: Mission Of Burma, Knife The Symphony, Ampline; 8 p.m., $15; Juney’s Lounge: Artist In Residence: The Guitars; 9 p.m., free
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Amanda & Audrey, Green Bean, August; 7 p.m., $4
Summit City Lounge: Open Mic; 9 p.m., free (R)
Theatre Square Marketplace: VoJazz Trio; 6:30 p.m., free
Uncle Pleasants: Blessthefall, Greeley Estates, Miss May I, Before Their Eyes; 7 p.m., $15
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Duo; 6 p.m., free (R)
Volare: Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner; 7 p.m., free (R)
Wick’s Pizza, Baxter: Boom Box Saints; 10 p.m.
Wick’s Pizza, Dixie: Clay Harned; 9 p.m.
Wick’s Pizza, Goose Creek: DJ Dave Desitin; 8 p.m. (R)
Wick’s Pizza, Middletown: Karaoke with Rob Schuler; 8:30 p.m., free (R)
Wick’s Pizza, New Albany: Karaoke with DJ Chris; 9 p.m.
Zanzabar: Free at the Z: The Teeth, Shedding; 10 p.m., free
Thu. Apr. 8
America’s Best Inn: DJ Rob/Karaoke; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
Bistro 301: DJ Heather; 9 p.m., free (R)
Buster’s: United Way 10,000 Hour Show: Augustana, SixtyfourWest; 8 p.m., free
Capitol Plaza Hotel: The Shining; 7:30 p.m., free (R)
Club 21: John Damato & Friends; 7 p.m., free (R)
Comedy Caravan: Louisville Comedy Underground; 10 p.m., $5, 18+
Darkstar: Bluegrass Night: White Russians; 9 p.m., free (R)
Derby City Espresso: Jonny Sands, This Damn Country Band, Silo; 9 p.m.
Dutch’s Tavern: Chad Graham; 9 p.m. (R)
ear X-tacy: U of L’s Photographic Alliance Silent Auction; 6 p.m., free, all ages
Freedom Hall: Tyler Perry’s Big Happy Family Stage Play; 7:30 p.m., $52-$67
Hard Rock Café: Kimmet & Doug
Headliners: Black Lips, Box Elders, Midnite Sons; 8 p.m., $10 (adv.), $12 (door)
Highlands Taproom: Gay karaoke; 10 p.m., free
The Improv: Jo Koy
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: U-Call-It Dance Night: DJ Ron Wallace, swing-dancing lessons; $3 after 8 p.m. (Ballroom) (R)
Lisa’s Oak Street Lounge:? Open Mic; 9 p.m., free (R)
The Lounge: Open Mic/Karaoke; 9 p.m., free (R)
Margaret Comstock Concert Hall: University Jazz Ensemble II; 8 p.m., free
Monkey Wrench: OK Deejays, Sleepy T; 10 p.m.
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Fair To Midland, Karnivool, Something To Burn, 7 Day Sun, Inner Blue, Fivesecondzero, Institution 8 p.m., $15 (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)
Rumball’s: Open Mic with Lady Maddox; 6 p.m., free (R)
Saints: Andrea Davidson; 10:30 p.m., free (R)
Skull Alley: Gnuma, Daphne Luster; 8 p.m.
Southgate House: Ballroom: Where They Landed, Chick Pimp, The No No Knots, Come On Caboose; 8 p.m. $5 (21+), $8 (18-20); Parlour: Leopold & His Fiction; 8:30 p.m., $5 (21+), $8 (18-20); Juney’s Lounge: Hillbilly Thursday: SmokeStack & The Foothill Fury; 9 p.m., free
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: St. John’s Wort, Louisville Blues; 8 p.m., $4
Uncle Pleasant’s: Jedi Mind Tricks, Skyscraper Stereo, Scanners, Hippiedigger; 7 p.m., $12
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Duo; 6 p.m., free (R)
Wick’s Pizza, Baxter: Brad Jackson; 10 p.m.
Wick’s Pizza, New Albany: Corey Brumback; 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. 9
11th Frame: Karaoke with Allen; 9 p.m., free (R)
Air Devil’s Inn: Out of the Woodwork; 9:45 p.m., $3
America’s Best Inn: DJ Rob/Karaoke; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
BBC St. Matthews: OK Kino; 10 p.m., $5
Bearno’s by the Bridge: West Market St. Stompers; 7 p.m., $5 (R)
Bellarmine: Relay For Life: Nathan Calhoun; 7 p.m., donations encouraged
Bistro 42: Open Mic with Jacob Adams and John Taylor; 8 p.m., free (R)
Brown Theatre: Suor Angelica & Gianni Schicchi perform Puccini; 8 p.m., $20, $10 for students
Buster’s: Wax Fang, Chico Fellini; 8 p.m., $10, 18+
Cozza Osteria Enoteca: Weekend Jazz; 7 p.m., free (R)
Dat Kjun: Karaoke with Wayne Johnson; 8 p.m., free (R)
Derby City Espresso: Greg Ginn & The Taylor Texas Corrugators, Bill Zinc, R. Keenan Lawler, Joee Conroy & Cosmological Constant, Gnuma; 8:30 p.m., $5, all ages
Dutch’s Tavern: Fusionary; 9 p.m.
Eifler Theatre: Estaciones; 8 p.m., $25 (adv.), $30 (door)
French Lick Hotel: Sarah Stivers, Mike Hyman; 8 p.m., free
Highlands Taproom: Jay Hayes, Karaoke; 10 p.m., free (R)
The Improv: Jo Koy
Jack Fry’s: 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: The Hit Men (Ballroom); Night Moves (Good Time Room); Clay St. Blues All-Stars (Melody Bar); $5 after 8 p.m., ladies free until 10 p.m.
Longhead’s: Open Mic with Denny Wheatley; 6 p.m., free (R)
Longshot Tavern: White Russians; 10 p.m., $5
Louisville Palace: Cheech & Chong; 8 p.m., $35-$45
The Lounge: The Lounge Band; 9:45 p.m., $3
Main St. Tavern: Gatewood Galbraith Meet & Greet; 10 p.m., free
Ogle Center: Danbi Um; 7:30 p.m., $12
O’Shea’s: Sean Jennings; 10:30 p.m.
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Hurt Circle, Stallpoint, Stalling Hari-Kari, Solid Six, Darkening Days, Project Sovereign, Post Mortum, Reign of RevelatioN; 10 p.m., $10 (Saloon); 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
River Bend Winery: LaMont Gillespie & 100 Proof
Rudyard Kipling: OK Zombie, Underclaire, Daphne Luster; 10 p.m., $5
Seelbach Bar: Sisto, Wheeler & Tiemann; 8 p.m., free
Skull Alley: Voices Of Adria, Akkadia, Our Final Hour, This Years Finest; 7 p.m., $5, all ages
Smoketown: Billy Hower; 6 p.m., free (R)
Southgate House: Ballroom: Cincypunk Fest IX; 7:30 p.m., free
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Roper Crust, Voodoo Lounge Band; 6 p.m., $5
Theatre Square Marketplace: VoJazz Trio; 6:30 p.m., free
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Trio; 6 p.m., free (R)
Vernon Club: Jukebox The Ghost, Skybox, Heather Bond; 8 p.m., $8, 18+
WFPK: Phantom Family Halo, noon, free, first-come, first-served; members at the $120 level or above receive priority seating
Wick’s Pizza, Baxter: Steel Mist; 10 p.m.
Wick’s Pizza, Goose Creek: Donnie Loeffler Trio; 9 p.m.
Wick’s Pizza, Middletown: Billy Goat Gruff; 10 p.m.
Wick’s Pizza, New Albany: Timmy & Scharfe; 10 p.m.
Wick’s Pizza, Dixie: Chapter 99; 9 p.m.
Sat. Apr. 10
Air Devil’s Inn: ClawDads; 9:45 p.m., $5
America’s Best Inn: DJ Rob/Karaoke; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
Broad Run Vineyards: Another Colour; 4 p.m.
Brown Theatre: Suor Angelica & Gianni Schicchi perform Puccini; 8 p.m., $20, $10 for students
Buster’s: Drive-By Truckers, Langhorne Slim; 8 p.m., $20 (adv.), $23 (door)
Comedy Caravan: Louisville Comedy Underground; 11:45 p.m., $10, 18+
Cozza Osteria Enoteca: Weekend Jazz; 7 p.m., free (R)
Dutch’s Tavern: Predators; 10 p.m.
ear X-tacy: Edgehill Avenue, Jeremy Aggers; 2 p.m., free, all ages
French Lick Hotel: Sarah Stivers Group w/ Mike Hyman; 8 p.m., free
Headliners: Johnny Berry & the Outliers (CD Release), Tom Clay; 8 p.m.
Hideaway Saloon: Crow Hollow Blonde, Jessica Dawn; 10 p.m., free
The Improv: Jo Koy
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: The Hit Men (Ballroom); Night Moves (Good Time Room); Clay St. Blues All-Stars (Melody Bar); $5 after 8 p.m., ladies free until 10 p.m.
Longshot Tavern: Merry Pranksters; 11 p.m., $5
The Lounge: Mississippi Adam Riggle Band; 10 p.m., $3
Main St. Tavern: The Bottom Line; 10 p.m., $5
Monkey Wrench: Ultra Pulverize, Pop Empire; 9 p.m., $5
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Tantric, Wake the Light, Ashes of Soma, Sintonik; 8 p.m., $15 (Saloon); 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.
Rudyard Kipling: Muhammad Ali Scholars Benefit; 6 p.m., donations accepted; Air Castle, Rooster Pan, Barbara; 10 p.m., $5
Seelbach Bar: Sisto, Wheeler & Tiemann; 8 p.m., free
Skull Alley: IamIs (CD Release), Lohio, Emily Rodgers, The Commonwealth; 9 p.m., $5
Smoketown: Billy Hower; 6 p.m., free (R)
Southgate House: Ballroom: Cincypunk Fest IX; 7:30 p.m., free
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: D’Man & Alley Hounds, Voodoo Lounge Band; 6 p.m., $5
Swiss Hall: Squeeze-bot Prom; 8 p.m., $20 (couple), $10 (stag)
Theatre Square Marketplace: VoJazz Trio; 6:30 p.m., free
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Trio; 6 p.m., free (R)
Vernon Club: Wax Fang, Whistle Peak, David Cronin; 9 p.m., $9 (adv.), $10 (door)
West Baden Hotel @ French Lick: Sarah Stivers w/ Walker & Kiely; 5 p.m., free (R)
Wick’s Pizza, Baxter: Tom Boone, Brad Jackson; 10 p.m.
Wick’s Pizza, Dixie: Artie Dean Harris; 9 p.m.
Wick’s Pizza, Goose Creek: Derbytown Bones; 8 p.m.
Wick’s Pizza, Middletown: Cynthiana; 10 p.m.
Wick’s Pizza, New Albany: Smokin’ Joe & the Mudflaps
Za’s: The Children, National Hotel; 11 p.m., $5
Sun. Apr. 11
Bardstown Presbyterian Church: Coterie; 7 p.m., $5
Dutch’s Tavern: Kimmet & Doug; 11 p.m. (R)
Eifler Theatre: Estaciones; 2 p.m., $25 (adv.), $30 (door)
Gerstle’s: Open Mic with Mel Wiggins & Club Cardiere Band; 9 p.m., free (R)
Headliners: Amos Lee, Mutlu; 7 p.m., $22 (adv.), $25 (door)
Henry Clay: “Jumpin’ Jive,” U of L Music School Benefit Benefit: Jim Voyles, Jeannette Kays, Geoffrey Hobin, Steve Crews, Jumpin’ Jive Orchestra; 5 p.m., $10-$100
Highlands Taproom: Blue Plate Special, Brian Brashear; 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)
Longshot Tavern: Merry Pranksters; midnight, $5
Margaret Comstock Concert Hall: University Symphonic Band & Wind Symphony; 7:30 p.m., free
Monkey Wrench: Church on the Rocks; 8 p.m., free (R)
Patterson Park: Puppypalooza; 1 p.m., free
Second Presbyterian Church: Jeff Sherman and special guests; 5 p.m., free
Southgate House: Ballroom: The Bronx, Violent Soho, Mariachi El Bronx, Dead Country; 8 p.m., $12 (adv.) / $15 (door), all ages; Parlour: Jukebox The Ghost Skybox; 8 p.m., $8 (adv.) / $10 (door), all ages; Juney’s Lounge: Ladyfingers Swampmeat;
9 p.m., free
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Duo; 6 p.m., free (R)
Wick’s Pizza, Baxter: Open Mic w/ 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 w DJ Chris; 8 p.m.
Zanzabar: Local H, Kinch; 9 p.m., $10
Zazoo’s: Chop Shop Open Mic: The Choppers; 7 p.m., free (R)
Mon. Apr. 12
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)
Malcolm Bird Recital Hall: University String Chamber Ensembles; 7 p.m., free
Margaret Comstock Concert Hall: University New Music Ensemble & Early Music Ensemble: Toru Takemitsu, Sydney Hodkinson, Peter Maxwell Davies and more; 8 p.m., free
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Open Mic with Alanna Fugate, Justin Lewis; 9 p.m., free (R)
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Duo; 6 p.m., free (R)
Wick’s Pizza, New Albany: Will Bowling; 8 p.m.
Tue. Apr. 13
Back Door: Open Mic; 7:30 p.m., free (R)
Blu: Doug Elmore, Dave Clark & Pat Lentz; 7 p.m., free (R)
Buster’s: Galactic, Cyril Neville, Corey Henry; 8 p.m., 18+
Clifton’s Pizza: Danny Flanigan; 8 p.m., free
Dutch’s Tavern: Andrea Davidson & Friends; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
ear X-tacy: Experimental jazz and dance music; 2 p.m., free, all ages
Freedom Hall: AC/DC, The Broken Spurs; 8 p.m., $47-$91.50
Jack Fry’s: Ray Johnson, Jenna Mattingly & Dave Wilson; 7 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)
Longshot Tavern: Karaoke; 9 p.m., free
Malcolm Bird Recital Hall: University Jazz Repertory & Brazilian Ensembles; 7 p.m., free
Margaret Comstock Concert Hall: University Graduate Student Brass Quintet; 7 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 & Friends; 6:30 p.m., free (R)
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Tommy Castro; 6 p.m., $20
Swan Dive: Jozef Van Wissem, Pete Fosco, Che Chen & Robbie Lee, Cosmological Constant; 8 p.m., $5
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Duo; 6 p.m., free (R)
This article appears in April 7, 2010.