WED MARCH 29
Air Devil’s Inn: Serpent Wisdom
BBC, 4th Street: Acoustic Jam
Bluegrass Brewing Co.: Bluegrass Anonymous jam w/ Mike Bucayu
Brickyard Sports Bar: Big Rock Show
Bulldog Café: Open Jam — Country
Cactus Jack’s: Mike Owens
Café Lou Lou: Larry Abrams jazz trio
Clifton’s Pizza: Walker & Kays
Dame: Shack*Shakers
Dutch’s Tavern: Kimmet & Doug
Executive West: Randy Meyers
Hideaway Saloon: Joint Effort
Highlands Tap Room: Open Stage w/ Eddie & the F@#k Munkys
Holiday Inn, Downtown: Jeff Rehmet
Jazz Factory at Glassworks: Todd Hildreth
Jerry Green & Friends: Jerry Green & Friends
Le Relais: Reid Jahn Duo
Lisa’s Oak St. Lounge: Blues Jam
Locker Room Sports Bar: Drunken Hillbilly Band
Maker’s Mark Lounge: Fattlabb (jazz)
Monkey Wrench: Midnight Magic w/ DJ Frank DeVille
New Direction: Voo Doo Mojo
Park Place: Steve Crews
Petrus: DJ Dank One, DJ Lasher
Phoenix Hill: Retro Rewind, Louisville Rocks
Rudyard Kipling: Open Air Transmissions jam session
Saints: Joe Chichetti
Seelbach Jazz Bar: Dick Sisto and Tyrone Wheeler Duo
Southgate House: Electric Six
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Lamont Gillespie, 100 Proof Blues
Wick’s Pizza, Baxter: The Foggy Memory Boys
Zena’s: Black Cat Bone
THU MARCH 30
Air Devil’s Inn: Billy Stoops
Bahama Breeze: Mark Miceli
Brendan’s: Aaron Crane
Brew Café: Robert York
Brown Theatre: Dave Mehl’s Swing Street Big Band
Bulldog Café: Open Jam — Bluegrass
Cafe Metro: Brandon Bernstein & Brian Vinson
Clifton’s Pizza: Joe Chichetti
Corner Tavern: Ron Crouch
Coyote’s: Dance w/ Butch & Doris Waters
Executive West: Randy Meyers
Flames: Don P & Flames House Band
Genny’s Diner: Hank Sinatra
Gerstle’s: Fire Ant, Soulsideout
Hideaway Saloon: Cosmic Dirt
Highlands Tap Room: Big Mike
Hobknobb Coffee: Robert York
Holiday Inn, Downtown: Jeff Rehmet
Java Brewing Co.: Loren Townsend & Steve Irwin
Jazz Factory at Glassworks: Todd Hildreth
Jerry Green & Friends: Jerry Green & Friends
Kunz’s: Bobby J & the Flying Martinis
Lisa’s Oak St. Lounge: Open Mic
Maker’s Mark Lounge: DJ Sassypants (progressive & groovy house)
Monkeywrench: K Composite Party
O’Malley’s: Emerson Drive
O’Shea’s: This Side Up
Oscar’s Bar & Grill: Men of Mystery variety show
Pappy’s Bar & Grill: Jam Session
Park Place: Steve Crews
R Place Pub: Sunday Six
Red Lounge: “Concréte,” experimental electronic w/ Kim Sorise & Tim Furnish
Seelbach Jazz Bar: Dick Sisto and Tyrone Wheeler Duo
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Delta Moon
Sully’s: DJ Aubrey
Two Lane Liquors: Big Rock Show
Vincenzo’s: Boogie Morton & Gang
Wick’s Pizza, Baxter: Hip Hop Night w/ Deuce Leader
Wick’s, Middletown: Reed Davis & John Burgard
FRI MARCH 31
Air Devil’s Inn: Sue O’Neil & Blues Seville
Appleby’s Café: Live music w/ Billy G.
Bahama Breeze: Richard Streander
Bamibi Bar: Tom Cool
Bearno’s in the Highlands: Brigid Kaelin & Nate Thumas Happy Hour
Blu Grille: DJ Tim
Brendan’s: This Side Up
Café Kilimanjaro: Smooth Jazz w/ Wallace Garner & Friends
Café Metro: Brandon Bernstein & Brian Vinson
Captain’s Quarters: The Past
Clifton’s Pizza: Chip Andrews & Rick Debow
Club Utopia: DJ Hatim
Courtyard: The Crispy Critters, all-night jams
Diamond: DJ Joe Black
Dutch’s Tavern: Kimmet & Doug
Eureka! Joe: Rhonda Rainwater
Executive Inn Rivermont: Audio Adrenaline w/ Formerly Blind & David Dean
Fourth Street Live: Hot Country Nights w/ Jamie Johnson
Gerstle’s: Kevin Watts Happy Hour; Big Diggity
Headliners: Galactic, Gamble Brothers Band
Hideaway Saloon: Max Allen Band
Highlands Tap Room: Gray, Otto, The Cleansing Fire
Holiday Inn, Downtown: Jeff Rehmet
Irish Rover: Guilderoy Byrne
Jazz Factory at Glassworks: The Winard Harper Sextet
Jerry Green & Friends: Jerry Green & Friends
Kunz’s: Bobby J & the Flying Martinis
Legends at Caesars: Wayne Young
Lisa’s Oak Street Lounge: Siberia, Wolverine Brass, Ever Constant Sea
Longshot Tavern: The Fuck Munkys
Maker’s Mark Lounge: “Lifted Soul” w/ DJ Dwight Johnson (deep soulful house)
Molly Malone’s: Red Saturday
Monkey Wrench: Muddy Nasty River
New Direction: Most Wanted
North End Café: “Global Grease” w/ Kim Sorise
O’Shea’s: Arminta and Blaq Lily
Old Louisville Coffeehouse: Pleasant Colony
Park Place: Steve Crews
Petrus: DJ Dank One, DJ Digits
R Place Pub: Lamont Gillespie, 100 Proof Blues
Ramsi’s Cafè: Pete Petersen, Danny Keily & special guests
Rudyard Kipling: Lords, Gaj Mustafa Cell, The Shooting Gallery
Seelbach Jazz Bar: Dick Sisto Trio w/ Jacob Duncan
Seelbach Oak Room: Rachel Grimes
Seidenfaden Cafe: HiLo Fidelity
Starbucks Baxter: Daniel Weiglab
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Travelin Mo-Jos, Rockin Jake
Stooges: Wolf J. Flywheel
Sully’s: DJ Aubrey
T.K.’s Pub: Wax Factory
Union Station: DJ Jumpin’ Jeff
Vincenzo’s: Boogie Morton & Gang
Wick’s Pizza, Baxter: She’s With Me
ZaZoo’s: Big Rock Show, Tommy Gift, Steinstos & Friends
Zena’s: B.B. Taylor Blues Band
SAT APRIL 1
Air Devil’s Inn: Dallas Alice
Alameda Bar & Grill: Jazz Scavengers feat. Rick Debow
Appleby’s Café: Live Jazz, Blues and Classic
Bahama Breeze: Mark Miceli
Brendan’s: This Side Up
Café Kilimanjaro: Southern Soul w/ the Ladies of Rhythm
Café Metro: Brandon Bernstein & Brian Vinson
Check’s Café: Sean Hickey
Clifton’s Pizza: Charlie Richards
Club Miami: Salsa Latin Music w/ DJ Flash
Comstock Hall (U of L): The Hawk, Paradigm, Ben Sollee, Jessica Heard
Dame: Scott Miller and the Commonwealth, Pinmonkey
Dutch’s Tavern: Kimmet & Doug
Executive Inn Rivermont: Audio Adrenaline w/ Formerly Blind & David Dean
Fergie’s: Miranda Lambert
Gerstle’s: Stonewheel, Able Danger
Hideaway Saloon: D’Station
Highlands Tap Room: The Michael Goodman Experience
Jazz Factory at Glassworks: Al Sur Night of Flamenco
Jerry Green & Friends: Jerry Green & Friends
Kunz’s: Bobby J & the Flying Martinis
Legends at Caesars: Wayne Young
Maker’s Mark Lounge: “Everything is Everything” w/ DJ Matt Anthony
Music Ranch USA: Michael Goodman Experience w/ Christy Miller, Jeremy Nally, Sonny Mayes
North End Cafè: DJ Bourbon Cowboy
O’Shea’s: Strumbeat
Old Louisville Coffeehouse: Fo Real Rhymez
Palace Theatre: Kool and the Gang
Park Place: Steve Crews
Petrus: Echo’s Aim, Totem Soul
Pizza Place: David & Doug
R Place Pub: Jefferson Tarc Bus
Ramsi’s Cafè: Pete Petersen, Danny Keily & special guests
Rudyard Kipling: Michelle Kellond Amos w/ Ut Gret, Ruric Amari, Lucky Pineapple
Seelbach Jazz Bar: Dick Sisto Trio w/ Jacob Duncan
Seelbach Oak Room: Rachel Grimes
Starbucks Hurstbourne: Daniel Weiglab
Sully’s: DJ Keith
T.K.’s Pub: Wax Factory
Third Avenue Cafè: Joe Chichetti
Uncle Pleasant’s: Magnolia Electric Company, Destroyer, Scott Carney
Union Station: DJ Jumpin’ Jeff
Vincenzo’s: Boogie Morton & Gang
Wick’s Pizza, Dixie: Rock Station
ZaZoo’s: Merry Pranksters
Zena’s: The Louisville Blues
SUN APRIL 2
Air Devil’s Inn: Paul Bolte
Brickyard Sports Bar: DJ Terry
Clifton’s Pizza: Marin Sarin & Hot Onion Jug Band
Dutch’s Tavern: Kimmet & Doug
Executive Inn Rivermont: Audio Adrenaline w/ Formerly Blind & David Dean
Gerstle’s: Afrocentrix
Headliners: RedBoxNow w/ Lotticks Corner, Ashes Eve, Escaping Memory, Chrysanthemum, Midvember
Highlands Tap Room: Greg Sanders
Jerry Green & Friends: Open Mic
Kentucky Theater: Kessler’s Friends, Wild Bill, Joe Lauletta, Susan O’Neil
Le Relais: Reid Jahn Duo
Lee Roy’s Sports Bar The Last Minute Blues Band
Locker Room Sports Bar: Drunken Hillbilly Band
Longshot Tavern: Merry Pranksters
Monkey Wrench: Steve Cooley & Mike Schroeder (bluegrass)
More Shenanigans: Open Mic night
Music Ranch USA: Leroy Troy, Sasafrass
O’Shea’s: Open Mic w/ This Side Up
Park Place: Steve Crews
Rubbies: Open Stage w/ ViceVersa
Slammer’s: Open Mic w/ Denny Wheatley
Sumshee’s Family Room: Jazz Sunday
Vito’s Place: Blues Jam
MON APRIL 3
Air Devil’s Inn: Backroom Jam
Bulldog Café: Bluegrass Open Jam
Dutch’s Tavern: Hip-Hop DJ Deuce Emcee Competitions
Gerstle’s: Steve Cooley Bluegrass Band
Holiday Inn, Downtown: Jeff Rehmet
Lisa’s Oak Street Lounge: Half-handed Cloud, Litany’s Last Call, Liz James, Joe Meredith
Michael Murphy’s: Don Harris Blues Band
Molly Malone’s: Open Mic night
Park Place: Steve Crews
Steilberg String Instruments: Craig Wagner guitar workshop
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Mike Morgan and The Crawl
Zena’s: Band of End
TUE APRIL 4
Air Devil’s Inn: Wide Open Mic
Clifton’s Pizza: Janice Pruitt
Dame: Hank III, Bob Wayne
Executive West: Randy Meyers
Highlands Tap Room: Saturn Harp
Holiday Inn, Downtown: Jeff Rehmet
Jazz Factory at Glassworks: Louisville Metro Big Band, Todd Hildreth
Jerry Green & Friends: Jerry Green & Friends
Lisa’s Oak Street Lounge: Uncle Herman & the Kings of Love
Longshot Tavern: Blues Jam
Mac’s Hideaway: Tim Morrow
Mambo: Javier Cendejas & Juan Jose
Old Taylor Bar: Michael McGrath & Mike Owens
Park Place: Steve Crews
R Place Pub: Big Rock Show
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Blues Jam
Sully’s: Service Industry Night w/ DJ JC
Sumshee’s Family Room: Open Mic/Open Stage
Wick’s Pizza, Baxter: Kimmet & Doug
Zena’s: PWB (Pat Watson Band)
This article appears in March 29, 2006.