Wednesday 24
Arnold’s Bar and Grill – Todd Hepburn. 7 p.m. Blues/Jazz/Various. Free.
Bella Luna – RMS Band. 7 p.m. Soft Rock/Jazz. Free.
Blind Lemon – Dave Hawkins. 8:30 p.m. Celtic/Folk. Free.
Century Inn Restaurant – Paul Lake. 7 p.m. Pop/Rock/Jazz/Oldies/Various. Free.
Esquire Theatre – Live n’ Local with Everything’s Jake. 7 p.m. Blues/Jazz/Rock. $5.
Fountain Square – Reggae Wednesdays with Oriel & the Revoluters. 7 p.m. Reggae. Free.
Jag’s Steak and Seafood – Steve Thomas. 6 p.m. Sax/Piano/Vocals. Free.
MVP Bar & Grille – Mike Tramp with Victor Spoils and Howard Brothers Band. 8 p.m. Rock. $10.
Pit to Plate – Bluegrass Night with Vernon McIntyre’s Appalachian Grass. 7 p.m. Bluegrass. $2.
Plain Folk Cafe – Jason Wilber with Buskin Blue. 6 p.m. Acoustic/Folk. $5.
Silverton Cafe – Bob Cushing. Acoustic. Free.
Southgate House Revival (Lounge) – Willow Tree Carolers. 9:30 p.m. Folk/Americana. Free.
Southgate House Revival (Revival Room) – Until We Get Caught, Hello, Atlantic, Friday Giants, Don’t Call Me Punk and Don’t Wait Up. 7 p.m. Punk/Pop/Rock/Various. $10, $12 day of show.
Stanley’s Pub – Singer/Songwriter Open Mic Night. 9 p.m. Various. Free.
Thursday 25
Arnold’s Bar and Grill – Dottie Warner and Ricky Nye. 7:30 p.m. Jazz. Free.
Blind Lemon – Mark Macomber. 8:30 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
Fountain Square – Salsa on the Square with Tropicoso. 7 p.m. Latin/Salsa/Dance. Free.
*The Greenwich – It’s Commonly Jazz After Party with Phil DeGreg & Brasilia. 8:30 p.m. Brazilian Jazz. $5.
*Knotty Pine – Kenny Cowden. 9:30 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
*MOTR Pub – Frontier Folk Nebraska with Andrew Leahy. 10 p.m. Indie Rock/Roots. Free.
Newport on the Levee – Live at the Levee with Soul Pocket. 7 p.m. Dance/Pop/R&B. Free.
Northside Yacht Club – Born Sick, By Force and Push Off. 8 p.m. Hardcore. $6.
*Old Mill Campground (Friendship, Ind.) – Whispering Beard Folk Festival with Howlin’ Brothers, Whiskey Bent Valley Boys, Buffalo Wabs and the Price Hill Hustle, Joe’s Truck Stop and more. 6 p.m. Folk/Americana. $20 (weekend pass: $75-$80).
Plain Folk Cafe – Open mic with Mike Lieser. 7 p.m. Various. Free.
Quaker Steak & Lube Florence – Saving Stimpy. 6 p.m. Rock. Free.
RiversEdge – Madrigal: A Tribute to Carlos Santana and Brass Tracks. 6 p.m. Rock. Free.
*Seasongood Pavilion – It’s Commonly Jazz with John Zappa and Ignacio Berroa CuBop Quartet. 6 p.m. Jazz. Free.
*Smale Riverfront Park – Cocktails and Crow Jewels featuring the Harvey Mason Trio. 7 p.m. Jazz. Free.
Southgate House Revival (Lounge) – Grizzly Goat. 9 p.m. Folk/Rock/Various. Free.
Stanley’s Pub – Strechinner. 9 p.m. Acoustic.
Taft’s Ale House – John Ford. 8 p.m. Roots/Blues. Free.
Urban Artifact – Eikthyrnir, Siegelord, Milkman and Automaton. 6 p.m. Metal/Various. Free.
Village Green Park – Groovin’ on the Green with BlueStone Ivory. 7 p.m. Rock/Various. Free.
Washington Park – Bandstand Bluegrass with Comet Bluegrass All Stars. 7 p.m. Bluegrass. Free.
Washington Platform Saloon & Restaurant – Roots Cellar eXtract. 7 p.m. Americana. $10 (food/drink minimum).
Friday 26
*20th Century Theater – 20th Century 75th Anniversary Jazz & Jam with The Cincy Brass and The Dixie Karas Jazz Quartet. 8 p.m. Jazz/Funk/Soul/Rock/Pop/Brass/Dance/Various. $12, $15 day of show.
404 – Jim Connerley and Adia Dobbins. 8 p.m. Jazz Pop. Cover.
Arnold’s Bar and Grill – River City Roustabout. 9 p.m. Folk. Free.
Bella Luna – Blue Birds Trio. 7 p.m. Classic Rock/Jazz. Free.
Blind Lemon – Michael J and Bob Beckstedt. 6 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
Blue Note Harrison – Middle Age Man Band. 9:30 p.m. Rock/Country. Cover.
Bogart’s – The Lacs with Hard Target, Crucifix and Kevin McCoy Band. 8 p.m. Country/Rap/Rock. $20.
Century Inn Restaurant – Jim Teepen. 8 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
*Clifton Plaza – Midwestern Swing. 7 p.m. Western Swing. Free.
The Comet – Who the Fucks and Cucumber & the Suntans. 10 p.m. Rock/Psych/Various. Free.
Eastgate Brew & View – Encore Duo. 6:30 p.m. Acoustic/Rock/Roots/Various. Free.
*Fountain Square – Indie Vol. 2016 with Swear and Shake and Lily & Madeleine. 8:30 p.m. Indie Folk. Free.
Grandview Tavern & Grille – Basic Truth. 8 p.m. Funk/R&B/Soul. Free.
The Greenwich – Sonny Moorman & Final Friday Blues. 8 p.m. Blues. $5.
*Jack Casino Cincinnati – John Fogerty. 8 p.m. Rock. $45-$65.
Jag’s Steak and Seafood – The Company. 9:30 p.m. Dance/Various. Cover.
Jim and Jack’s on the River – Danny Frazier. 9 p.m. Country. Free.
Knotty Pine – Flatline. 10 p.m. Rock. Cover.
Live! at the Ludlow Garage – Spyro Gyra. 8 p.m. Contemporary Jazz. $35-$65.
*MOTR Pub – The Tigerlillies with Smug Brothers. 10 p.m. Rock. Free.
*Madison Theater – Kurt Vile and the Violators with The Sadies. 8 p.m. Rock. $23, $25 day of show.
Mansion Hill Tavern – Johnny Fink & the Intrusion. 9 p.m. Blues. $4.
Northside Tavern – Bucko, Zebras in Public and The Skulx. 10 p.m. Rock. Free.
*Northside Yacht Club – Big Eyes with Vacation and New Third Worlds. 9 p.m. Rock. $5.
*Old Mill Campground (Friendship, Ind.) – Whispering Beard Folk Festival with Robbie Fulks, Hu-Town Holler, Willy Tea Taylor, Tim Easton, The Harmed Brothers, Chicago Farmer, Dawg Yawp and more. 11 a.m. Folk/Americana. $40 (weekend pass: $75-$80).
PNC Pavilion at Riverbend – NEEDTOBREATHE, Mat Kearney, John Mark McMillan and Welshly Arms. 7 p.m. Rock/Pop. $27.50-$54.50.
Plain Folk Cafe – Kevin Fox and Nolan Taylor. 6 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
*Powerhouse Factories – Powerhouse Back to Cool Party with Go Go Buffalo. 6 p.m. Rock. Free.
Riverside Marina Bar & Grill – Trailer Park Floosies. 9:30 p.m. Dance/Country/Pop/Rock/Various. Free.
Southgate House Revival (Lounge) – Lance Whalen with Euriah. 9 p.m. Rock/Various. Free.
Southgate House Revival (Revival Room) – Punk Rock Night with Tommy Grit & The Pricks, Lockjaw and Rhythm & Booze. 10 p.m. Punk Rock. $5.
Stanley’s Pub – Restless Leg String Band with Still Holler. 9 p.m. Bluegrass.
Trinity Gastro Pub – Bob Cushing. 8:30 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
U.S. Bank Arena – Bad Boy Family Reunion Tour with Puff Daddy, Lil’ Kim, Mase, Faith Evans, Mario Winans, 112, Total, Carl Thomas, The Lox and French Montana. 8 p.m. Hip Hop/R&B. $24.50-$125 (RESCHEDULED for Sept. 17).
The Underground – Dezignated Believer with J-Nibb, Sogrande and Ganji. 7 p.m. Hip Hop/Rap. Cover.
*Urban Artifact – Bewilderfest featuring Vampire Weekend at Bernie’s, Lung, Wax Fang, Leggy, Coconut Milk, The Odds of Being Born, Mr.Phylzzz and more. 4 p.m. Various. Free.
*Washington Park – Taste of OTR with Junior Brown, 500 Miles to Memphis, Straw Boss, Noah Smith and Honey & Houston. 5 p.m. Country/Roots/Americana/Rock/Various. Free.
*Woodward Theater – Music Resource Center fundraiser featuring Sexy Time Live Band Karaoke and more. 7:30 p.m. Various. $65, $75 day of show (advanced tickets available at mrccinci.org).
Saturday 27
404 – Brent Gallaher and the Two Tenors. 8 p.m. Jazz. Cover.
Arnold’s Bar and Grill – True Believers. 9 p.m. Reggae. Free.
*Backstage Cafe – The Reanimated (reunion show) with The Lurking Corpses, The Big Bad and Gee Gee’s Punk Rock All Stars. 7 p.m. Horror Punk. $5-$10.
Bella Luna – Blue Birds Trio. 7 p.m. Classic Rock/Jazz. Free.
Blind Lemon – Corinna & John and Logan Sparks. 6 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
Blue Note Harrison – StrangeLove and Empty Garden. 9:30 p.m. Rock/Pop/Dance/Country. Cover.
Bogart’s – Seven Circle Sunrise, Here Come Here, Roosevelt and Without Doubt. 7 p.m. Rock. $10.
Buzzard Bay Pub – Pandora Effect. 9:30 p.m. Rock.
*Clifton Plaza – The Hiders. 7 p.m. Rock. Free.
The Cricket Lounge at The Cincinnatian Hotel – Phillip Paul Trio. 6 p.m. Jazz. Free.
DeSha’s American Tavern – Cold Smoke. 8 p.m. Soul/Blues/Rock/Dance.
*DownTowne Listening Room – Whitherward with Jonathan Cody White. 7:30 p.m. Folk/Rock. $12.
*Fraze Pavilion – Buddy Guy & Jonny Lang. 7:30 p.m. Blues. $30-$46.
The Greenwich – B.J. Jansen & Chef B’s Jazz n’ Wings. 9 p.m. Jazz. $10.
Jag’s Steak and Seafood – The Company. 9:30 p.m. Dance/Various. Cover.
Jim and Jack’s on the River – Bourbon Road Band. 9 p.m. Country. Free.
Knotty Pine – Flatline. 10 p.m. Rock. Cover.
*MOTR Pub – Andy Gabbard with Speaking Suns and Motel Faces. 10 p.m. Rock/Pop. Free.
MVP Bar & Grille – The Rocket Queens with Lying in Ruins. 9 p.m. Guns N’ Roses tribute/Rock. $5.
Mansion Hill Tavern – Blue Ravens. 9 p.m. Blues. $3.
*Northside Tavern – Tonefarmer, Joesph and James Aaron Bishop. 10 p.m. Indie/Alt Rock. Free.
*Northside Yacht Club – Tyranny is Tyranny with Knife the Symphony. 9 p.m. Post Punk.
*Old Mill Campground (Friendship, Ind.) – Whispering Beard Folk Festival with The Tillers, Krystal Peterson, Joseph Huber, Adam Carroll, Jeremy Pinnell, Tyler Childers, Arlo McKinley, Frontier Folk Nebraska, Rubber Knife Gang and more. 11 a.m. Folk/Americana/Various. $40 (weekend pass: $75-$80).
Pirates Cove Bar & Grille – Basic Truth. 8 p.m. Funk/R&B/Soul. Free.
Pirates Den (Western Hills) – Rock the Plank Finals with Bipolar Opposites, Day Needs Night, Hot Zombie, Justin Bryan Band, Spearpoint, The Interns and Wicked Peace. 8 p.m. Rock/Various. $10.
Plain Folk Cafe – China Catz and Josiah Whitley. 6 p.m. Dead tribute/Acoustic. Free.
Rick’s Tavern – A.W.A. Band. 10 p.m. Rock/Pop/Dance. Cover.
Riverbend Music Center – Hank Williams Jr. and Chris Stapleton with Ashley McBryde. 7:15 p.m. Country. Sold out.
Southgate House Revival (Revival Room) – The Z.G.s, Jasper the Colossal, Lockjaw and Folded Arms. 10 p.m. Rock/Punk. Free.
Southgate House Revival (Sanctuary) – The Ataris with The Story Changes and Dead Man String Band. 8:30 p.m. Rock/Pop/Various. $12, $15 day of show.
Stanley’s Pub – The Powerful Pills. 9 p.m. Phish tribute. Cover.
*Taft Theatre – Andy McKee with Owen Campbell. 8 p.m. Acoustic guitar. $20, $22 day of show (in the Ballroom).
Thompson House – Alternative Overdrive featuring Home Plate, Dark Harbor, The Ruffins, The Tangees, Chasing Autumn and Mask of the Charlatan. 7 p.m. Alternative. $10.
*Urban Artifact – Bewilderfest with Injecting Strangers, Buggs tha Rocka, Anwar Sadat, Go Go Buffalo, 1-71 Stranglers, Trxlley Dxdgers, Jim Trace and the Makers and more. 1 p.m. Various. Free.
*Washington Park – Taste of OTR with Maps & Atlases, Multimagic, Current Events, Room for Zero, Green Light Morning, Daniel in Stereo and more. Alt/Rock/Various. Free.
Washington Platform Saloon & Restaurant – Jeremy Long with Mike Sharfe Trio. 9 p.m. Jazz. $10 (food/drink minimum).
Sunday 28
Blind Lemon – Jeff Henry and Tom Roll. 4:30 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
The Comet – Comet Bluegrass All-Stars. 7:30 p.m. Bluegrass. Free.
Knotty Pine – Randy Peak. 10 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
Legends Nightclub – Tuxedo Junction. 7 p.m. Big Band Jazz. $7.
Mansion Hill Tavern – Open Blues Jam with The Ben Duke Band. 8 p.m. Blues. Free.
Northside Tavern – Grace Lincoln. 8:30 p.m. Soul. Free.
Sonny’s All Blues Lounge – Sonny’s All Blues Band featuring Lonnie Bennett. 8 p.m. Blues. Free.
Stanley’s Pub – Stanley’s Sunday Night Open Jam. 9 p.m. Various. Free.
*Urban Artifact – Bewilderfest with Mad Anthony, The Whiskey Shambles, New Moons, Wonky Tonk, The Grove and more. 4 p.m. Various. Free.
Monday 29
The Celestial – Tom Schneider. 6 p.m. Piano. Free.
Knotty Pine – Open Mic. 8 p.m. Various. Free.
MOTR Pub – Soul Low. 10 p.m. Indie Rock. Free.
McCauly’s Pub – Sonny Moorman. 7 p.m. Blues. Free.
Northside Tavern – Northside Jazz Ensemble. 9:30 p.m. Jazz. Free.
*Southgate House Revival (Sanctuary) – BJ Barham with Justin Osborne. 9 p.m. Singer/Songwriter. $15, $20 day of show.
Stanley’s Pub – Live Jazz. 9 p.m. Jazz. Free.
Tuesday 30
Blind Lemon – Nick Tuttle. 8:30 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
*The Comet – Super Origami and friends. 10 p.m. Experimental/Various. Free.
Jag’s Steak and Seafood – Zack Shelly and Chon Buckley. 6 p.m. Piano/Vocals. Free.
MOTR Pub – Writer’s Night. 10 p.m. Open mic/Various. Free.
Stanley’s Pub – Trashgrass Night with members of Rumpke Mountain Boys. 9 p.m. Jamgrass/Bluegrass/Jamgrass/Various. Cover.
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This article appears in Aug 17-24, 2016.
