Plugged In: March 17-23
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•Wed MAR 17
11th Frame: Karaoke with Allen; 9 p.m., free (R)
BBC 4th Street: Open Mic; 7 p.m., free, (R)
Bearno’s by the Bridge: Scott Sullivan; 9 p.m.
Bearno’s Highlands: Open Mic with Chad Cheek; 8 p.m., free (R)
Brendan’s: Guilderoy Byrne (4-8 p.m.), Strumbeat (8-11 p.m.); free before 4 p.m.
Comedy Caravan: Louisville Comedy Underground; 10 p.m., $5, 18+
Dat Kjun: Karaoke with Wayne Johnson; 8 p.m., free (R)
Derby Dinner Playhouse: “8-Track: The Musical”; 1 p.m., $33; 6 p.m., $38 (R through April 2)
Dutch’s Tavern: Kimmet & Doug; 11 p.m., $2 (R)
Flanagan’s Ale House: Rocktimus Prime; 6-10 p.m., $TBA
Furlong’s: The Shining; 7 p.m., free (R)
Hard Rock Café: Musicians On Call Benefit: V.V. Brown, Ryan Star, Erik Hassle; 6 p.m., $5 suggested donation
Highlands Taproom: Karaoke; 10 p.m., free
Jack’s: Acoustic M.D.; 9 p.m., free (R)
Jack Fry’s: Ray Johnson, Jenna Mattingly & Dave Wilson; 7 p.m., free
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: Open 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)
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)
O’Shea’s: Robbie Bartlett Band (3:30-7:30 p.m.), Keltricity (5-8 p.m.), Sixty Four West Band (8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.), Highline (10 p.m.-2 a.m.); $TBA
Patrick O’Shea’s: The Derby Boys, The McClanahan Dancers; 5-9 p.m., $5 after 5 p.m.
Phoenix Hill Tavern: E-Flat (Saloon); Jefferson TARC Bus (Roof Garden); Steel Mist (Taproom); 8 p.m., $3-$5; The Big Kahuna’s Karaoke Party (Living Room); DJ Tsunami’s Smokin’ Hot Dance Party (Deck Bar); 8 p.m., $3-$5
Siggy’s Pizza: Bluegrass Anonymous Bluegrass Jam; 7 p.m., free (R)
Skull Alley: Cheap Girls, The Riot Before, Where We Live, Mustangs; 7 p.m., $6, all ages
Southgate House: Ballroom: Koffin Kats, De Los Muertos, The Serfs; 8 p.m., $7 (21+), $10 (18-20); Juney’s Lounge: Artist In Residence: The Williams Family Band; 9 p.m., free
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Justin Lewis w/ Weber; 7 p.m., $4
Summit City Lounge: Open Mic; 9 p.m., free (R)
Swan Dive: Jonathan Glen Wood, Lower Dens, William Bryan Ragland; 9 p.m., $5
Theatre Square Marketplace: VoJazz Trio; 6:30 p.m., free
Uncle Pleasant’s: God Module, DJs Count Grozny, Sideshow, Sodom; 9 p.m., $10, 18+
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)
Zeppelin Café: The Potluck Ramblers; 6:30 p.m., free
•THU MAR 18
America’s Best Inn: DJ Rob/Karaoke; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
Bistro 301: DJ Heather; 9 p.m., free (R)
Buster’s: Koffin Kats, Frank the Rocket; 8 p.m., $7, 18+
Capitol Plaza Hotel: The Shining; 7:30 p.m., free (R)
Clifton’s Pizza: Dave King & John Grammer; 8 p.m., free
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 Dinner Playhouse: “8-Track: The Musical”; 6 p.m., $38 (R through April 2)
Dutch’s Tavern: Chad Graham; 9 p.m., free (R)
Furlong’s: Kimmet & Doug; 9 p.m., free (R)
Highlands Taproom: Gay Night; 10 p.m., free
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)
Madison Theater: STS9; 7 p.m., $19, all ages
Phoenix Hill Tavern: The Wild West Band; 8 p.m. , $1 (Saloon); The Big Kahuna’s Karaoke Party (Living Room); DJ Tsunami’s Smokin’ Hot Dance Party (Deck Bar); 8 p.m., $1
Ri Ra: Traditional Irish Session Band; 6 p.m., free
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: Xerxes, Former Thieves, Rattletooth; 7 p.m., $5, all ages
Southgate House: Juney’s Lounge: Hillbilly Thursday: Mt. Pleasant String Band; 9 p.m., free
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Brian Knopf, Michael Felker; 8 p.m., $5
Summit City Lounge: Whiskey Bent Valley Boys; 9 p.m.
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Duo; 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)
Zeppelin Café: Bluegrass Jam; 8 p.m., free (R)
•FRI MAR 19
11th Frame: Karaoke with Allen; 9 p.m., free (R)
America’s Best Inn: DJ Rob/Karaoke; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
BBC St. Matthews: Myron Koch’s Annual Birthday Jam; 11 p.m., $5
Bearno’s by the Bridge: West Market St. Stompers; 7 p.m., $3 (R); Kimmet & Doug; 10 p.m.
Billiards Club of Louisville: Speed of Sound; 10 p.m., $5
Bistro 42: Open Mic with Jacob Adams and John Taylor; 8 p.m., free (R)
Clifton’s Pizza: Karrizzmaa; 8 p.m., free
Dat Kjun: Karaoke with Wayne Johnson; 8 p.m., free (R)
Derby City Espresso: treeTALK; 8 p.m.
Derby Dinner Playhouse: “8-Track: The Musical”; 6 p.m., $39 (R through April 2)
ear X-tacy: Live Lunch broadcast: Will Hoge; noon, free, all ages
Gerstle’s: 8-inch Elvis; 10 p.m.
Headliners: Boogie For a Buck Series: Rumpke Mountain Boys, The Vessel; 9 p.m., $1
Highlands Taproom: Karaoke; 10 p.m., free
Holiday Inn Lakeview: Whiskey Tango; 9 p.m., free
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: Erica Martin Band (Ballroom); The Degenerates (Good Time Room); Rock Bottom Blues (Melody Bar); $5 after 8 p.m., ladies free until 10 p.m.
Karem’s: The Over-reactors; 11 p.m., free, all ages
La Catalana: Mary Ann Silveri-Ljubic, piano; 7 p.m., free
Longhead’s: Open Mic with Denny Wheatley; 6 p.m., free (R)
Longshot Tavern: White Russians; 11 p.m., $5
The Lounge: Jim Masterson Band; 9:45 p.m., $3
Main Street Tavern: Too Far Gone; 5 p.m., free
Margaret Comstock Concert Hall: Dance Academy; 7 p.m., free
Nachbar: Three-year Anniversary: Java Men; 10 p.m., $5
Old Louisville Coffeehouse: Remedy, Old Folk; 7 p.m., free
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Scary Uncle; 10 p.m., (Saloon); Sever This Illusion, Silent From The Struggle, Seven-Year Existence; (Roof Garden); Thy Mistress & Muse, The Trooden, Chaordica (Taproom); The Big Kahuna’s Karaoke Party; 8 p.m. (Living Room); DJ Tsunami’s Smokin’ Hot Dance Party, 8 p.m. (Deck Bar); marked shows $10; $5 after 9 p.m.
Power Plant @ French Lick: Sarah Stivers Quartet; 8 p.m., free
Prime Lounge: VH-1 Save The Music Benefit: Wax Factory; 9 p.m., $5 minimum donation, ladies free
Ri Ra: Traditional Irish Session Band; 6 p.m., free
Rudyard Kipling: Side Effects, Ted Harlan, Mark Englert; 10 p.m., donations accepted
Seelbach Bar: Dick Sisto Trio; 8 p.m., free
Skull Alley: Rucksack Wanderers, Swift Turtle, Micah Is ..., Matt Clemons; 7 p.m., $5, all ages
Smoketown: Billy Hower; 6 p.m., free (R)
Southgate House: Ballroom: Rivertown Hoedown, Rubber Knife Gang, Downtown County Band; 9 p.m., $5 (21+), $8 (18-20); Parlour: The Dopamines, Be My Doppelganger, The Frankl Project; 8 p.m., $5 (21+), $8 (18-20); Juney’s Lounge: Dave Hawkins & The Perfect Men; 9 p.m., free
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Travel’n Mojos, Big Rock Show; 6 p.m., $5
Theatre Square Marketplace: VoJazz Trio; 6:30 p.m., free
Third Street Dive: Mississippi Adam Riggle; 11 p.m., $5
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Trio; 6 p.m., free (R)
Zanzabar: Bodeco, Hambone 10 p.m., $7
•SAT MAR 20
America’s Best Inn: DJ Rob/Karaoke; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
BBC St. Matthews: Born Cross-Eyed; 11 p.m., $5
Bearno’s by the Bridge: Kimmet & Doug; 10 p.m., free
Bearno’s Highlands: Larry-oke; 10 p.m., free
Billiards Club of Louisville: Speed of Sound; 10 p.m., $5
Clifton’s Pizza: 20th Birthday Celebration w/ Joe Hanna; 8 p.m., free
Comedy Caravan: Louisville Comedy Underground; 11:45 p.m., $10, 18+
Derby Dinner Playhouse: “Blues Clues Live”; 9 a.m., $16; noon, $21; “8-Track: The Musical”; 6 p.m., $42 (R through April 2)
ear X-tacy: Egret; 2 p.m., free, all ages
French Lick Hotel: Sarah Stivers; 8 p.m., free
Gerstle’s: Fusionary; 10 p.m.
Headliners: Somatica, Black Sunday, Old Vikings, Beneath The Mist, Chaordica, All Became New, Burned From Life, Steel Colossus; 7 p.m., $10, all ages
Holiday Inn Lakeview: Whiskey Tango; 9 p.m., free
Jack Fry’s: Don Wagner, Reid Jahn; 7 p.m., free
Jack’s Lounge: Scott Henderson Duo; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jazzyblu: Neo-Soul Saturdays: Unlimited Band; 8 p.m., $10 (R)
Jerry Green & Friends: Freddie George, Jerry Green & Friends; 7 p.m., free (R)
Jim Porter’s: Jim Porter’s: Erica Martin Band (Ballroom); The Degenerates (Good Time Room); Rock Bottom Blues (Melody Bar); $6 after 8 p.m., ladies free until 10 p.m.
La Catalana: Flamenco; 7 p.m., free
Levee: Final Shot; 10 p.m., free
Longshot Tavern: Blue Umbrellas; 11 p.m., $5
The Lounge: The Retrobates; 9 p.m., free
Main Street Tavern: Jon Boy Slim; 9 p.m., free
Margaret Comstock Concert Hall: Dance Academy; 7 p.m., free
Monkey Wrench: DJ Fabi’s Dance-off, a benefit for the ACLU; 9 p.m., $5 (suggested donation)
Nachbar: Second Annual StarkBierZiet: The Slow Charleston, Broken Spurs; 7 p.m., free
O’Shea’s: Mississippi Adam Riggle Band; 10:30 p.m.
Old Louisville Coffeehouse: U of L Jazz Ensemble, Jim Needler Conspiracy; 3 p.m., free
Phoenix Hill Tavern: Fire Dept. Reunion; 8 p.m., $15 (Saloon); The Predators (Roof Garden); 4 Banger (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.
Power Plant @ French Lick: Sarah Stivers & Friends; 8 p.m., free
Seelbach Bar: Dick Sisto Trio; 8 p.m., free
Skull Alley: Defiance Ohio, Seraphim, Conspirator, Evil Grimace; 7 p.m., $7, $5 with Bike Bike Conference Registration, all ages
Southgate House: Ballroom: The Never Setting Suns, Charlie Hustle, Irela, Joel Jacobsen; 8 p.m., $5 (21+), $8 (18-20); Juney’s Lounge: Mack West; 9 p.m., free; Parlour: Balance & Composure, All Out Best, Pilot Around The Stars, Drunk On Horseback; 8:30 p.m., $5 (21+), $8 (18-20)
Smoketown: Billy Hower; 6 p.m., free (R)
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Travel’n Mojos, Tattoo Babylon; 6 p.m., $5
Summit City Lounge: Black Lillies; 9 p.m.
Theatre Square Marketplace: VoJazz Trio; 6:30 p.m., free
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Trio; 6 p.m., free (R)
Vernon Club: Country Songwriters Showcase: Johnny Berry, Gary Stillwell, John Gage, Mickey Clark, Emily Portman, Jonathan Glen Wood; 10 p.m., $5
West Baden Hotel @ French Lick: Sarah Stivers Trio; 5 p.m., free
Zanzabar: DJ Glitter Titz; 10 p.m., $3
•SUN MAR 21
Clifton’s Pizza: Paul Davis Quartet; 7 p.m., free
Dead Bird Studios: This or the Apocalypse, I Am Abomination, A Mourning Rain; 7 p.m., $3
Gerstle’s: Open Mic with Mel Wiggins & Club Cardiere Band; 9 p.m., free (R)
Headliners: Soulfly, Prong, Incite, Rotting Corpse, Kentucky Death Wish; 7 p.m., $20
Jerry Green & Friends: Karaoke; 9 p.m. (R)
John E’s: Swing Street Big Band; 5:30 p.m., free
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; 11 p.m. (R)
Monkey Wrench: Church on the Rocks; 8 p.m., free (R)
Skull Alley: Koji; 7 p.m., all ages
Southgate House: Ballroom: A Musical Tribute To Phil Blank with Ricky Nye; 4 p.m., $5 (21+) $8 (18-20)
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Duo; 6 p.m., free (R)
Wick’s Pizza, Goose Creek: DJ Dave Desitin; 9 p.m., free, (R)
Zazoo’s: The Chop Shop
Open Mic: The Choppers; 7 p.m., free (R)
•MON MAR 22
Bearno’s Highlands: LP’s Dance Party; 10 p.m., free (R)
Comedy Caravan: Mixolegion, Bobby Falk Group; 7:15 p.m., $8, $6 @ comedycaravan.com
Dutch’s Tavern: Amos Hopkins & Friends; 9:30 p.m., free (R)
Hideaway Saloon: Tom Boone; 10 p.m., $3 (R)
Highlands Taproom: Karaoke; 10 p.m., free
Jerry Green & Friends: Karaoke; 9 p.m., free (R)
Margaret Comstock Concert Hall: Derby City Brass Band; 8 p.m., free
Rudyard Kipling: Motherlodge Festival Kickoff: Michael Shannon, Penny Arcade, Corporal, Clifton’s Kitchen Band; 7 p.m., $10
Southgate House: Ballroom: The Big Pink, A Place To Bury Strangers, Eat Sugar; 8:30 p.m., $10 (adv.), $13 (door); Juney’s Lounge: Open Mic Night with Wm. “Billy” Catfish; 9 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)
•TUE MAR 23
Blu: Doug Elmore, Dave Clark & Pat Lentz; 7 p.m., free (R)
Back Door: Open Mic; 7:30 p.m., free (R)
Clifton’s Pizza: Danny Flanigan with John Taylor; 8 p.m., free
Dutch’s Tavern: Andrea Davidson & Friends; 11 p.m., free (R)
Highlands Taproom: Worst Case Scenario; 10 p.m., free
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
Margaret Comstock Concert Hall: University Student Composers; 8 p.m., free
Onizim’s Barn: Big Pappa; 7 p.m., free (R)
Sake Blue: Craig Wagner & Friends; 6:30 p.m., free (R)
Skull Alley: Today the Moon, Tomorrow the Sun, The Winter Sounds, Young Lions; 7 p.m., $5, all ages
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Watermelon Slim; 6 p.m., $15
Varanese: Jeff Sherman Duo; 6 p.m., free (R)
