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•Wed Dec 9
Hideaway Saloon: Beer Bent Local Boys; 10:30 p.m., $3
Highlands Tap Room: Karaoke; 10 p.m., free
The Improv: Rob Schneider; 8 p.m., $25, 18+
Jerry Green & Friends:? Freddie George, Jerry Green & Friends; 9 p.m., free (R)
Jim Porter’s?: Club salsa; 8 p.m., (Ballroom); Karaoke with Steve; 9 p.m., (Melody Bar); $5 after 8 p.m.
Lime Stone Bay: Jim Dishman; 9 p.m., free (R thru Dec expt holidays)
Longshot Tavern: The Merry Pranksters; 11 p.m., free
The Lounge: Blues Jam with Jim Masterson; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
Nachbar: VAMP; 10 p.m., free (R)
The Patron: Wax On Wednesday with Kim Sorise; 8 p.m., free (R)
Phoenix Hill Tavern?: Hicks Road, DJ Bach; 10 p.m., (Saloon); Those Sensational Bastardz; 10:30 p.m., (Roof Garden); Steel Mist; 9:30 p.m., (Taproom); The Big Kahuna’s Karaoke Party; 8 p.m., (Living Room); DJ Tsunami’s Smokin’ Hot Dance Party (Deck Bar); all shows $3 after 9 p.m., $5 after 12 a.m.
Pop’s Place: Open Mic with Sean Magnum; 8:30 p.m., free (R)
River Bend Winery: Open Mic with Food and Wine; 8 p.m., $5
Southgate House: Works Progress Administration; 7 p.m., $18, 18+, (Ballroom); Rosi Golan, Peter Bradley Adams, Luke Brindley, Daniel Martin Moore; 8:30 p.m., $8-$10, all ages, (Parlour) Artist in Residence: The Sloes; 9 p.m., free, 21+, (Juney’s Lounge)
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar?: Brian Fox Blues Band, Chris Holcombe Band; 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, Dixie: Clay Harned; 9 p.m., $5 (R)
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)
Zanzabar: Fin Fang Foom, Karass; 9 p.m., free
Zeppelin Café: John Gage; noon (R)
•Thu Dec 10
French Lick Resort: IU Jacobs School of Music Holiday Jazz Ensemble; 7:30 p.m., $40 (dinner and show)
Headliners: The Local Villains, Yardsale, Squeeze-bot, The Bad Reeds (Benefit for Sweat Free Louisville); 7 p.m., $10
Hideaway Saloon: Mud Pi; 10:30 p.m., $4
Highlands Taproom: DJ Joe Dubb’s Thursday Night Hootenanny; 9 p.m., free (R)
The Improv: Rob Schneider; 8 p.m., $25, 18+
Jazzy Blu: Walker & Kays; 7:30 p.m., free (R)
Jeff Ruby’s: Fattlabb; 7:30 p.m. (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 with DJ Ron Wallace; 8 p.m., (Ballroom); Karaoke with Steve; 9 p.m., (Melody Bar); all shows $3 after 8 p.m.
Lime Stone Bay: Jim Dishman; 9 p.m., free (R thru Dec expt holidays)
Lisa’s Oak Street Lounge: ?Open Mic; 9 p.m., free (R)
The Lounge: Open mic/Karaoke; 9 p.m., free
Phoenix Hill Tavern?: Through The Storm; 10 p.m., (Saloon); The Big Kahuna’s Karaoke Party (Living Room), 8 p.m.; DJ Tsunami’s Smokin’ Hot Dance Party (Deck Bar); all shows $1 after 9 p.m.
Rudyard Kipling: MotesBooks Literary Supper and Reading; 6 p.m., $20
Skull Alley: The Instruction, The Hemingways, Hand Brigade; 8 p.m., $5
Southgate House: The Honey Dewdrops; 9 p.m., free, 21+ (Juney’s lounge)
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar?: Jimmy Thackery; 7:30 p.m., $15
Swan Dive: Winkin Blinkin and Nod (Whistle Peak), Chris Soulis, Mick Sullivan; 10 p.m., $2
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Trio; 6 p.m., free (R)
Wick’s Pizza, Dixie: Soul Search w/ Tim Lickteig; 8 p.m., $5 (R)
Wick’s Pizza, Middletown: Joe Hanna; 8 p.m., free (R)
Zanzabar: DJ Trevor, DJ Sam; 10:30 p.m., $2
Zeppelin Café: Bluegrass Jam; 8 p.m., free (R)
•Fri Dec 11
Air Devil’s Inn: LaMonte Gillespie; 9:45 p.m., $5
Bourdeaux’s: Bobby Falk Group; 9 p.m., $5
Comedy Caravan: Spanky Brown, Jodi White; 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m., $12, 18+
Eva Mae’s: The Shining; 7:30 p.m., free
French Lick Resort: Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers Band Christmas Show; 7 p.m., $20-$75
Golden Nugget: See Emily Play; 10 p.m.
Headliners: Rumpke Mountain Boys, Kentucky Fried Pickin’, The Vessel; 8 p.m., $10, 18+
Hideaway Saloon: Bawn in the Mash; 11 p.m., $5
Highlands Taproom: Karaoke; 10 p.m., free
Holiday Inn Lakeview: Billy Hatfield; 9 p.m., free
The Improv: Henry Phillips, Patti Vasquez; 8 p.m. and 10 p.m., $15
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?: Ekoostik Hookah with Derick Howard, The Flying Martinis; 7 p.m., $15, (Ballroom); Old School; 9 p.m., (Good Time Room); Boogie Men Blues; 9:15 p.m., (Melody Bar); all unmarked shows $5 after 8 p.m.
The Lounge: The Mississippi Adam Riggle Band; 10 p.m., $3
Longhead’s Bar & Grill: Open Mic with Denny Wheatley; 6 p.m., free (R)
Monkey Wrench: Tyrone Cotton, Pat Haney, Shannon Lawson; 8 p.m., $7
The Oakroom: Dick Sisto; 6:30 p.m.
The Patron: Burgers, Beers & Beats with DJ Kim Sorise; 8 p.m., free (R)
Phoenix Hill Tavern?: Wax Factory; 10 p.m., (Saloon); Poptart Monkeys; 10 p.m., (Roof Garden); King Sonic; 9:30 p.m., (Taproom); The Big Kahuna’s Karaoke Party (Living Room); DJ Tsunami’s Smokin’ Hot Dance Party (Deck Bar); all shows $5 after 9 p.m.
R Place Pub: Tattoo Babylon; 10 p.m., free
Rudyard Kipling: Songs by Sarah Elizabeth, The InKY Reading series; 10 p.m., $10
Seelbach Bar:? Bennett Higgins, Tyrone Wheeler, Jason Tiemann; 9 p.m.
Seidenfadens: C+, Midnight Sons; 10 p.m., $3
Skull Alley: Russian Circles, Young Widows, Phantom Family Halo; 8 p.m., $10
Smoketown BBQ: Billy Hower; 6 p.m., free (R)
Smyrna Inn: Holt Brothers Blues Band; 9 p.m., free
Southgate House: Chris Scruggs, The Kentucky Struts, The Sidecars; 8 p.m., $5, 18+, (Ballroom); Sweet Ray Laurel, The Frankl Project, The Atriums; 8:30 p.m., $5-$8, 18+, (Parlour); Springfield Special; 9 p.m., free, 21+, (Juney’s Lounge)
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar?: The Beat Daddies, Hellfish; 7:30 p.m., $5
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Trio; 6 p.m., free (R)
WFPK Studio: Live Lunch: Peter Bradley Adams; 12 p.m., free (first come first seated)
Zanzabar: Creature Island, The Workers, Dave Cronin; 9 p.m., $6
ZaZoo’s: Eight Inch Elvis; 10 p.m., $5
Zeppelin Café: Parrothead Karaoke; 9 p.m., free (R)
•Sat Dec 12
Air Devil’s Inn: ClawDads; 9:45 p.m., $5
Clifton Center: Kentucky Homefront Live Radio Show featuring Sarah Elizabeth and Nathan Blake Lynn; 7:30 p.m., $12
Comedy Caravan: Spanky Brown, Jodi White; 7:15 p.m., and 9:30 p.m., $12, 18+
Gulf Shores Fun Center: Josh Pack, Robert Morgan, Craig Williams, Big John Richardson; 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., $7
Headliners: Moon Taxi, Thirteenth Sun; 8 p.m., $10, 18+
Hideaway Saloon: Zach Deputy; 11 p.m., $7
Highlands Tap Room: Spider Octopus; Dim Peepers; 10 p.m.
Historic State Theatre (Elizabethtown): Daniel Martin Moore, The Tillers; 8 p.m., all ages
Holiday Inn Lakeview: Billy Hatfield; 9 p.m., free
The Improv: Henry Phillips, Patti Vasquez; 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., $15
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?: The Flying Martinis; 9:30 p.m., (Ballroom); Old School; 9 p.m., (Good Time Room); Boogie Men Blues; (Melody Bar); all shows $6 after 8 p.m.
Longshot Tavern: The Merry Pranksters; 11:30 p.m., free
The Lounge: The Lounge Band; 10 p.m., $3
Malcolm Bird Recital Hall: Community Music Program Studio Recital; 11:30 a.m., free
Margaret Comstock Concert Hall: Community Music Program Suzuki Christmas Recital; 3 p.m., free
Monkey Wrench: Pokey LaFarge & South City Three, Nathan Blake Lynn; 9 p.m., $5
The Oakroom: Dick Sisto; 6:30 p.m.
The Patron: Bossa Nova Brunch with DJ Kim Sorise; 10 a.m., free (R)
Phoenix Hill Tavern?: Works Progress Administration, Wax Factory; 8 p.m., $18-$20, (Saloon); Poptart Monkeys; 10:30 p.m.,(Roof Garden); King Sonic; 9:30 p.m., (Taproom) 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.
River Bend Winery: DJ Evolution; 9 p.m., donation; Jon Boy Slim, Live Blues; 9 p.m., free, (Wine Tasting Bar)
R Place Pub: DJ night; 10 p.m.
Rubbies: See Emily Play (Acoustic Set); 9 p.m., all ages
Rudyard Kipling: A Girl Named Earl, Bruce Linn; 7:30 p.m., $3
Skull Alley: Lincoln and the Lost Prayers, Hitchhike, Deer Meet; 8 p.m., $5
Southgate House: Seabird, The Civil Wars; 8 p.m., $15-$18, all ages, (Ballroom); Leopold and His Fiction, The Never Setting Suns, Charlie Hustle; 9 p.m., free, 18+, (Parlour); Mack West; 9 p.m., free, 21+, (Juney’s Lounge)
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar?: One Shot Johnny; 7:30 p.m., $5
Thomas Jefferson Uniarian Church: Keltricity, Nora Ben and Eli, Meaghan Spencer; $6-$15
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Trio; 6 p.m., free (R)
The Vernon Club: Release party for “Face A Frowning World: An E.C. Ball Memorial Album” featuring The Health and Happiness Family Gospel Band; 10 p.m., $7
Westport General Store: Jay Hayes, Randy Mullins; 7 p.m., free
Zanzabar: The Pass, Dude Plays Saxaphone, OK Deejays, You’re My Destin, SJ Sam Sneed; 9 p.m., $5 or free with canned good
•Sun Dec 13
Brendan’s: Keltricity; 6 p.m., free
Comedy Caravan: Spanky Brown, Jodi White; 8 p.m., $8, 16+
Highlands Tap Room: Chicago Typewriter; 10 p.m.
The Improv: Henry Phillips, Patti Vasquez; 7 p.m., $10
Jazzy Blu: Doug Finke & Friends; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jerry Green & Friends:? Karaoke; 9 p.m. (R)
Le Gallo Rosso: Amanda Lucas, Adam Hardesty; 5 p.m.
Lime Stone Bay: Jim Dishman; 9 p.m., free (R thru Dec expt holidays)
Longshot Tavern: Merry Pranksters; 10 p.m., free (R)
Monkey Wrench:? Church on the Rocks; 8 p.m., free (R)
Nachbar: OK Kino; 8 p.m., free
Napa River Grill: Carly Johnson & Craig Wagner; 6 p.m. (R through Oct. 25)
St. Martin Of Tours: Classical 90.5 FM Holiday Choral Festival; 3 p.m., $15
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Trio; 6 p.m., free (R)
•Mon Dec 14
The 930 Listening Room: Bobby Long, Justin Lewis; 7 p.m., $15
Diamonds: Slinky Jenkins; 9 p.m., free (R)
Hideaway Saloon: Tom Boone; 10 p.m., $3 (R thru Dec)
Highlands Tap Room: Karaoke; 10 p.m., free
Jerry Green & Friends:? Karaoke; 9 p.m., free (R)
River Bend Winery: DJ Salsa Dancing; 8 p.m., $7
Southgate House: Open Mic Night hosted by Mike Kuntz; 9 p.m., free, 21+, (Juney’s Lounge)
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Open Mic with Alanna Fugate, Justin Lewis; 9 p.m., free (R)
Tequila Factory: Flamenco y Tequila (Authentic Flamenco entertainment by FlamencoTalk); 7 p.m., $5
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Trio; 6 p.m., free (R)
•Tue Dec 15
Back Door: Open Mic; 7:30 p.m., free (R)
Hideaway Saloon: Alanna Fugate; 10 p.m., $4
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; 7 p.m., free (R)
River Bend Winery: Swing Dancing with DJ Squared; 8 p.m., $5 (Upper Event Center); Open Mic Comedy; 9 p.m., free
R Place Pub: Big Rock Show; 10 p.m., free
Skull Alley: Man Overboard; Where We Live, Totem Spirit Fox; 7 p.m., $5
Southgate House: Karaoke with DJ Swirl; 9 p.m., free, 21+ (Juney’s Lounge)
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar?: Open Blues/Jazz Band Jam; 9 p.m., free (R)
Tequila Factory: Flamenco y Tequila; 7 p.m., $5
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Trio; 6 p.m., free (R)
This article appears in December 8, 2009.