WED FEB 15
Air Devil’s Inn: Serpent Wisdom
Bluegrass Brewing Co.: Open Americana Jam
Brickyard Sports Bar: Open mic/DJ Terry
Bulldog Café: Open Jam — Country
Cactus Jack’s: Mike Owens
Café Lou Lou: Larry Abrams jazz trio
Clifton’s Pizza: Walker & Kays
Dame: The Elephants, The Capes
Diamond Pub & Billiards: Big Rock Show
Dutch’s Tavern: Kimmet & Doug
Gerstle’s: Dave Young Presents Prankster Stew
Headliners: HEM
Hideaway Saloon: End of August
Highlands Tap Room: Open Stage w/ Eddie & the F*#k Munkys
Holiday Inn, Downtown: Jeff Rehmet
Jazz Factory at Glassworks: Todd Hildreth, Literary LEO night
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
New Direction: Voo Doo Mojo
O’Shea’s: Brian Jordan
Palace Theatre: Kathy Griffin
Park Place: Steve Crews
Petrus: DJ Dank One, DJ Lasher
Rudyard Kipling: Rachel Davis, Open Air Transmissions jam session
Seelbach Jazz Bar: Dick Sisto and Tyrone Wheeler Duo
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Da Mudcats
Wick’s Pizza, Baxter: The Foggy memory Boys
Zena’s: The Wood Peckers
THU FEB 16
Air Devil’s Inn: Billy Stoops
Bahama Breeze: Mark Miceli
Blue Mule Café: Hank Sinatra
Brew Café: Robert York
Bulldog Café: Open Jam — Bluegrass
Cafe Metro: Brandon Bernstein & Brian Vinson
Clifton’s Pizza: Dan Gettiman
Corner Tavern: Ron Crouch
Coyote’s: Dance w/ Butch & Doris Waters
Dame: Ash Wednesday, To the Galley
Flames: Don P & Flames House Band
Genny’s Diner: Hank Sinatra
Gerstle’s: Kevin Watts
Hideaway Saloon: Dallas Alice
Highlands Tap Room: Craig Newman
Hobknobb Coffee: Robert York
Holiday Inn, Downtown: Jeff Rehmet
Java Brewing Co.: Loren Townsend & Steve Irwin
Jazz Factory at Glassworks: Todd Hildreth, Jason Tiemann Organ-ization
Jerry Green & Friends: Jerry Green & Friends
Lisa’s Oak St. Lounge: Open Mic
Maker’s Mark Lounge: “Me Gusta” (latin progressive house) w/ DJ Tim Helfrich
Monkeywrench: K Composite Party
O’Shea’s: Aaron Crane
Palace Theatre: O.A.R.
Pappy’s Bar & Grill: Jam Session
Park Place: Steve Crews
Petrus: DJ Stymie, Jefferson Tarc Bus
R Place Pub: Sunday Six
Red Lounge: Dirty Soul Party w/ DJs Kim Sorise
Rudyard Kipling: August Moon, The Nematodes
Seelbach Jazz Bar: Dick Sisto and Tyrone Wheeler Duo
Steinert’s: Raising Einstein
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Lamont Gillespie & 100 Proof Blues
Sully’s: DJ Aubrey
Two Lane Liquors: Big Rock Show
Vincenzo’s: Boogie Morton & Gang
Wick’s Pizza, Baxter: Hip Hop Night w/ Ndpndnt
Wick’s, Middletown: Reed Davis & John Burgard
Zena’s: Soul Finger
FRI FEB 17
Actors Theatre: Barbara Cullen w/ Ronnie Breedlove
Air Devil’s Inn: The Betweeners
Alternative: Kate Clinton
Appleby’s Café: Live music w/ Billy G.
Artemisia: Bill Barnes Trio
Bahama Breeze: Richard Streander
Bearno’s in the Highlands: Brigid Kaelin & Nate Thumas Happy Hour
Bear’s Place: Merrie Sloan, John Dehner & the Enthusiasts
Big Hopp’s: Mr. Wonderful Production Band
Bulldog Café: Five Bolt Main w/ SubRosa, False Witness, Inner Blue, Pathogen
Café Kilimanjaro: “Prince” Phillip Mitchell
Café Metro: Brandon Bernstein & Brian Vinson
Clifton’s Pizza: Kentucky Fried Pickin’
Club Utopia: DJ Hatim
Courtyard: The Crispy Critters, all-night jams
Dame: Over the Rhine, Kim Taylor
Diamond: DJ Joe Black
Dutch’s Tavern: The Big Diggity
Gerstle’s: The Little Swimmers
Golden Nugget: Big Rock Show
Headliners: Your Black Star, Cabin, Catfish Haven, The Fervor
Hideaway Saloon: Sexual Disaster Quartet
Highlands Tap Room: Big Mike
Holiday Inn, Downtown: Jeff Rehmet
Jazz Factory at Glassworks: Little Jimmy Scott, West Market Street Stompers
Jerry Green & Friends: Jerry Green & Friends
Jim Porter’s: Sue O’Neill & Blue Seville
Legends at Caesars: The RockinBackers
Lisa’s Oak Street Lounge: Ronnie Mack Band, The Teeth, The Smacks
Longshot Tavern: Harmonica Red
Main Menu: Fourway Band
Maker’s Mark Lounge: “Lifted Soul” w/ DJ Dwight Johnson (deep soulful house)
Molly Malone’s: Sunday Six
Monkey Wrench: Tyrone Cotton
New Direction: New Breed
North End Café: “Global Grease” w/ Kim Sorise
O’Shea’s: Cristina & Dan
Old Louisville Coffeehouse: Casket & Flower, Curse You Red Baron, Delay, August Moon
Oscar’s: Cricket, Fireant
Palace Theatre: Sigur Ros w/ Amina
Park Place: Steve Crews
Petrus: DJ Dank One, DJ Digits
R Place Pub: Robbie Bartlett & Co.
Ramsi’s Cafè: Pete Petersen, Danny Keily & special guests
Red Lounge: Retro Rendezvouz
Rubbies: Hank Sinatra
Rudyard Kipling: John Whitaker, Joe Siegel
Seelbach Jazz Bar: Dick Sisto Trio w/ Mike Hyman
Seelbach Oak Room: Rachel Grimes
Seidenfaden Cafe: HiLo Fidelity
Starbucks Baxter: Daniel Weiglab
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Hellfish, The Predators
Sully’s: DJ Aubrey
Sumshee’s: Midnight Live w/ FabuTabu
Uncle Pleasant’s: Your Highness, Nixon, Squarewell, The Blast, Violins
Union Station: DJ Jumpin’ Jeff
Vincenzo’s: Boogie Morton & Gang
Wick’s Pizza, Baxter: King Sonic
You First: Christie Gambrel, Joe Kresovsky
Zena’s: B.B. Taylor
SAT FEB 18
Actors Theatre: Barbara Cullen w/ Ronnie Breedlove
Air Devil’s Inn: Tim Krekel
Alameda Bar & Grill: Jazz Scavengers feat. Rick Debow
Appleby’s Café: Live Jazz, Blues and Classic
Artemisia: Matt Lawson Trio
Bahama Breeze: Mark Miceli
Bulldog Café: Throwdown w/ The Red Chord, Still Remains, A Dozen Furies
Café Metro: Brandon Bernstein & Brian Vinson
Check’s Café: Sean Hickey
Dame: DJ Carlos D, Parlour Boys, DJ Kit Chaps
Deke’s: Lucky Penny
Dutch’s Tavern: Redline
Gerstle’s: The Accountants
Golden Nugget: Big Rock Show
Headliners: Throwdown w/ The Red Chord, Still Remains, A Dozen Furies
Hideaway Saloon: Paradigm
Highlands Tap Room: End of August
Jazz Factory at Glassworks: Harry Pickens Trio
Jerry Green & Friends: Jerry Green & Friends
Jillian’s: Revelation Theory w/ Hinder & Faktion
Jim Porter’s: Sue O’Neill & Blue Seville
Legends at Caesars: The RockinBackers
Longshot Tavern: Don Pedigo
Louisville Pizza Co.: Fourway Band
Maker’s Mark Lounge: “Everything is Everything” w/ DJ Matt Anthony
Marmaduke’s: The Hip Replacements
Monkey Wrench: The Glasspack`
New Direction: New Breed
North End Cafè: DJ Bourbon Cowboy
O’Shea’s: Robbie Bartlett Band
Old Louisville Coffeehouse: Four, Rule, Nowhere Fast
Oscar’s: 7daySun, MSD, In the Clear, sevensystem
Palace Theatre: Art Garfunkel
Park Place: Steve Crews
Petrus: One Fine Line, DJ Dank One
Pizza Place: David & Doug
R Place Pub: Local Villains
Ramsi’s Cafè: Pete Petersen, Danny Keily & special guests
Red Lounge: Urban Basement Party w/ DJ Q
Rudyard Kipling: Alan Rhody, The Venus Trap, Les Debutantes, McPherson Struts
Seelbach Jazz Bar: Dick Sisto Trio w/ Mike Hyman
Seelbach Oak Room: Rachel Grimes
St. Andrew’s Pub: Gary Sanders
Starbucks Hurstbourne: Daniel Weiglab
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Hellfish, The Predators
Sully’s: DJ Keith
Sumshee’s: Midnight Live w/ FabuTabu, Afterhours Dance w/ DJ Rob
Third Avenue Cafè: Joe Chichetti
Union Station: DJ Jumpin’ Jeff
Vincenzo’s: Boogie Morton & Gang
Wick’s Pizza, Baxter: She’s w/ Me
Wick’s Pizza, Dixie: Rock Station
Zena’s: Blackcat Bone
SUN FEB 19
Air Devil’s Inn: Paul Bolte
Brickyard Sports Bar: DJ Terry
Dutch’s Tavern: Kimmet & Doug
Highlands Tap Room: Greg Sanders
Jerry Green & Friends: Open Mic
Le Relais: Reid Jahn Duo
Lee Roy’s Sports Bar The Last Minute Blues Band
Locker Room Sports Bar: Drunken Hillbilly Band
Molly Malone’s: Live Irish Music Jam
Monkey Wrench: Steve Cooley & Mike Schroeder (bluegrass)
More Shenanigans: Open Mic night
O’Shea’s: Open Mic w/ This Side Up
Park Place: Steve Crews
Red Lounge: Service Industry Night
Rubbies: Open Stage w/ ViceVersa
Slammer’s: Open Mic w/ Denny Wheatley
Sumshee’s: Goth Night w/ Triad
Sumshee’s Family Room: Jazz Sunday
Vito’s Place: Blues Jam
MON FEB 20
Air Devil’s Inn: Backroom Jam
Blue Mule Café: Big Rock Show
Bulldog Café: Bluegrass Open Jam
Dame: Son Volt, Shannon McNally
Dutch’s Tavern: DJ Deuce Emcee competition
Gerstle’s: Steve Cooley Bluegrass Band
Headliners: OPETH w/ Dark Tranquility, Devin Townsend Band
Holiday Inn, Downtown: Jeff Rehmet
Michael Murphy’s: Lazy Eleven
Molly Malone’s: Open Mic night
Park Place: Steve Crews
Red Lounge: Happy High Mondays w/ DJ’s Jumbo Shrimp and Clawdada
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Mike Morgan and The Crawl
Zena’s: Band of End
TUE FEB 21
Air Devil’s Inn: Wide Open Mic
Bulldog Café: American Distress w/ The Fallen, Nowhere Fast, Moral Decay
Clifton’s Pizza: Danny Flannigan
Dame: BR549, The Avett Brothers
Hideaway Saloon: Damiel Haines Benefit
Holiday Inn, Downtown: Jeff Rehmet
Jazz Factory at Glassworks: Through the Nothing, 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
UofL Comstock Hall: Legacy of Jimmy Raney
Wick’s Pizza, Baxter: Kimmet & Doug
Zena’s: PWB (Pat Watson Band)
This article appears in February 14, 2006.