Live Music in Greater Cincinnati: This Week's Concerts and Club Shows (April 10-16)

This week's live music options include Faux Ferocious, Branford Marsalis, Laura Jane Grace & the Devouring Mothers, Season Ten, Bill Toms and Hard Rain, Hatebreed, Kolars, Brad Mehldau and Jason "Malletman" Taylor

click to enlarge Laura Jane Grace and the Devouring Mothers perform Tuesday at Thomspon House
Laura Jane Grace and the Devouring Mothers perform Tuesday at Thomspon House


WEDNESDAY 10

*20TH CENTURY THEATER - Chris Smither with Kevin Gordon. 8 p.m. Folk/Blues. $30-$35.

ARNOLD'S BAR AND GRILL - Todd Hepburn. 7 p.m. Piano/Various. Free.

BLIND LEMON - Jonathan Spaulding. 7:30 p.m. Free.

*BOGART'S - Pop Evil. 8 p.m. Hard Rock/Various. $22.

CAFFÈ VIVACE - Blue Wisp Big Band. 8 p.m. Big Band Jazz. $10.

THE GREENWICH - NKU Music Program Senior Recital: Natalie Brady. 6:30 p.m. Jazz. Free.

click to enlarge Faux Ferocious come to MOTR Pub Wednesday for a free show with The Harlequins and Cold Stereo
Faux Ferocious come to MOTR Pub Wednesday for a free show with The Harlequins and Cold Stereo

HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT - Pam Mallory Trio. 6 p.m. Jazz. Free.

THE MAD FROG - Hip Hop Open Mic. 9 p.m. Hip Hop.

*MOTR PUB - Faux Ferocious with The Harlequins and Cold Stereo. 10 p.m. Free.

*NORTHSIDE TAVERN - The Turbos, Mockery, The Exit Strategy and The Peaks. 9 p.m. Rock. Free.

*NORTHSIDE YACHT CLUB - Sea of Treachery, The Convalescence, Insurgence and Vile Doctrine. 8 p.m. Metal. $10, $12 day of show.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (REVIVAL ROOM) - Carrie Nation and the Speakeasy and Ford Theatre Reunion. 8 p.m. Americana/Brass/Bluegrass/Jazz/Various. $8, $10 day of show.

*SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (SANCTUARY) - Tiny Moving Parts, Free Throw and Worlds Greatest Dad. 7 p.m. Indie/Rock/Emo. $15, $18 day of show.

STANLEY’S PUB - The March Divide with Rtist and Ryan Peters. 9 p.m. Rock. Cover.

*THOMPSON HOUSE - Laura Jane Grace & the Devouring Mothers. 8 p.m. Indie Rock. $20.

TOP CATS - Tropidelic with RDGLDGRN. 9 p.m. $15.

THURSDAY 11

20TH CENTURY THEATER - Darris Sneed. 8:20 p.m. Christian/Gospel. $13.

ARNOLD'S BAR AND GRILL - Philip Paul Trio. 7:30 p.m. Jazz. Free.

BLIND LEMON - Kyle English. 7:30 p.m. Free.

*BOGART'S - SOJA. 8 p.m. Reggae/Rock. $25.

*CAFFÈ VIVACE - Spherical Agenda. 7:30 p.m. Jazz. Cover.

COMMON ROOTS - Open Mic. 8 p.m. Various. Free.

*THE GREENWICH - Greg Chako 's Organ-ized Trio featuring Brooks Giles III. 8:30 p.m. Jazz. $5.

HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT - Brad Myers Trio. 6 p.m. Jazz. Free.

KNOTTY PINE - Mitch Greve. 9 p.m. Acoustic. Free.

*MADISON THEATER - Guster with Saintseneca. 8 p.m. Alternative Rock. $30, $35 day of show.

MOLLY MALONE’S IRISH PUB & RESTAURANT - Missy Werner Band. 7:30 p.m. Bluegrass. Free.

MOTR PUB - Sweet Pablo with Flora. 10 p.m. AltRock. Free.

*NORTHSIDE YACHT CLUB - SERVICE, Black Planet and Crime of Passing. 9 p.m. Rock/Punk. Free.

THE PIKE BAR AND GRILL - Ricky Nye. 6 p.m. Blues/Boogie Woogie.

PLAIN FOLK CAFE - Open Mic. 7 p.m. Various. Free.

SCHWARTZ’S POINT - Andrew Haug. 8 p.m. Jazz. Cover.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (SANCTUARY) - Cash'd Out. 8 p.m. Johnny Cash tribute. $12, $15 day of show.

*STANLEY’S PUB - Chirp with Mr. the Kid and Ohio Valley Salvage. 10 p.m. Jam/Funk/Jazz/Fusion. Cover.

THOMPSON HOUSE - ATLiens. 9 p.m. EDM. $20-$35.

*TOP CATS - Less Than Jake. 7 p.m. Ska/Rock. Sold Out.

URBAN ARTIFACT - PONCÉ, Hello Luna, Camper Clark and Brooklyn Rae. 9 p.m. Alt/Rock/Pop.

click to enlarge Bill Toms & Hard Rain (featuring the Soulville Horns) perform Friday at Southgate House Revival
Bill Toms & Hard Rain (featuring the Soulville Horns) perform Friday at Southgate House Revival

FRIDAY 12

ARNOLD'S BAR AND GRILL - KY Myle. 8 p.m. Americana. Free.

THE AVENUE EVENT CENTER - Yung Bleu. 10 p.m. Hip Hop. $30.

BLIND LEMON - Betsy Collins and Nick Tuttle. 6 p.m. Acoustic. Free.

BLUE NOTE HARRISON - Purple Masquerade. 8 p.m. Prince tribute. $12.

BROMWELL'S HÄRTH LOUNGE - Steve Schmidt Trio. 9 p.m. Jazz. Free.

click to enlarge Kolars hit MOTR Pub for a free show this Saturday with guest Dusty Bryant
Kolars hit MOTR Pub for a free show this Saturday with guest Dusty Bryant

CAFFÈ VIVACE - Steve Allee Trio. 8:30 p.m. Jazz. Cover.

COLLEGE HILL COFFEE CO. - Ricky Nye. 7:30 p.m. Blues/Boogie Woogie. Free.

THE COMET - Bleary, Maggy and Captain Careless. 10 p.m. Indie Rock. Free.

COMMON ROOTS - Sean T. Kelly. 8 p.m. Acoustic. $5.

FRETBOARD BREWING COMPANY - 3 Piece Revival. 8 p.m. Rock. Free.

*THE GREENWICH - "Just Friends" Friday with Kathy Wade & "Sistahs Who Swing". 8:30 p.m. Jazz. $10.

HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT - Marc Fields Quartet. 9 p.m. Jazz. Free.

JAG'S STEAK AND SEAFOOD - The Sly Band. 9:30 p.m. Pop/Rock/Dance/Various

JIM AND JACK'S ON THE RIVER - Danny Frazier. 9 p.m. Country. Free.

KNOTTY PINE - Black Bone Cat. 10 p.m. Rock. Cover.

LUDLOW GARAGE - The Association. 8:30 p.m. Pop. $30-$65.

*THE MAD FROG - Eliminate. 9 p.m. Bass/EDM. $15.

MARTY'S HOPS & VINES - Over Easy. 9 p.m. Soft Rock. Free.

*MOTR PUB - Season Ten (album release) with Fycus. 10 p.m. AltRock. Free.

click to enlarge Country artist Ward Davis plays The Southgate House Revival on Friday - Photo: facebook.com/WardDavisOfficial
Photo: facebook.com/WardDavisOfficial
Country artist Ward Davis plays The Southgate House Revival on Friday

MVP BAR & GRILLE - Every Mother's Nightmare with PUMP 5, Counting Stars and Mojo Rizin. 7 p.m. Rock. $10.

*NORTHSIDE TAVERN - Sexy Time Live Band Karaoke. 9 p.m. Various. Free.

RICK'S TAVERN - Naked Karate Girls. 10 p.m. Rock/Pop/Dance/Various. Cover.

SCHWARTZ’S POINT - Ron Enyard Trio with Dawson & Drees. 8:30 p.m. Jazz. Cover.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (LOUNGE) - The Sailcats. 9:30 p.m. Acoustic. Free.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (REVIVAL ROOM) - Ward Davis with Justin Wells in The Sanctuary. 9 p.m. Country. $20.

*SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (REVIVAL ROOM) - Bill Toms and Hard Rain (featuring The Soulville Horns). 8 p.m. Rock/Roots/Soul. $12, $15 day of show.

STANLEY’S PUB - Terrapin Moon. 10 p.m. Grateful Dead Tribute. Cover.

TAFT THEATRE - Brit Floyd. 8 p.m. Pink Floyd tribute. $38-$57.

TOP CATS - Marquee Grand with Resonator and Vermont. 9 p.m. AltRock. $5.

*URBAN ARTIFACT - Jeffrey Lewis and Los Bolts with Darlington Pairs, Sleepy Drums and Sorry, Eric. 9 p.m. Indie Rock. $5.

WASHINGTON PLATFORM - Pamela Mallory with Wayne Yeager Trio. 9 p.m. Jazz. $10 (food/drink minimum).

SATURDAY 13

*ARNOLD'S BAR AND GRILL - The Hot Magnolias. 8 p.m. New Orleans Jazz. Free.

BLIND LEMON - Will & Olvia (9 p.m.); Evan Uveges (6 p.m.). 6 p.m. Acoustic. Free.

click to enlarge Metal faves Hatebreed perform at Bogart's Saturday
Metal faves Hatebreed perform at Bogart's Saturday

BLUE NOTE HARRISON - David Allan Coe. 7 p.m. Outlaw Country. $28.

*BOGART'S - Hatebreed. 6:30 p.m. Metal.

BROMWELL'S HÄRTH LOUNGE - Dixie Karas with The Steve Schmidt Trio. 9 p.m. Jazz. Free.

CAFFÈ VIVACE - Craig Bailey & The Ohio Jazz Players. 8:30 p.m. Jazz. Cover.

*THE COMET - Slutbomb, Kreutzer Sonata and My Wall. 10 p.m. Hardcore/Metal. Free.

COMMON ROOTS - Sean Poole & Hickory Lane. 8 p.m. Roots

*FRETBOARD BREWING COMPANY - The Newbees. 8 p.m. Pop/Rock/Roots. Free.

THE GREENWICH - SpokenWordSoul. 8 p.m. Music/Poetry/Spoken Word. $10.

HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT - French Axe. 9 p.m. Jazz. Free.

JAG'S STEAK AND SEAFOOD - My Sister Sarah. 9:30 p.m. Pop/Rock/Various. Cover.

JERZEES PUB & GRUB - Pandora Effect. 9 p.m. Rock

JIM AND JACK'S ON THE RIVER - Gen X Band. 9 p.m. Rock. Free.

KNOTTY PINE - Black Bone Cat. 10 p.m. Rock. Cover.

LUDLOW GARAGE - Jah9. 8:30 p.m. Reggae. $15-$25.

THE MAD FROG - Cryztal Grid with Vaance. 9 p.m. EDM/DJ. $5.

MARTY'S HOPS & VINES - Two Blue. 9 p.m. Acoustic. Free.

click to enlarge Jazz great Branford Marsalis plays Saturday at Taft Theatre - Photo: darlene susco (CC-by-3.0)
Photo: darlene susco (CC-by-3.0)
Jazz great Branford Marsalis plays Saturday at Taft Theatre

MAURY’S TINY COVE - Ricky Nye. 7 p.m. Blues/Boogie Woogie. Free.

*MOTR PUB - Kolars with Dusty Bryant. 10 p.m. Indie Rock/Pop/Various. Free.

NORTHSIDE TAVERN - Dance Furiously, Drop The Sun and The Infinite Improbability Drive. 10 p.m. Rock/Alt/Various. Free.

*NORTHSIDE YACHT CLUB - Siren Suit, Calamity Day and Hyperstatic. 10 p.m. Indie Rock

*PLAIN FOLK CAFE - Jim Pelz & the Firewalkers. 7:30 p.m. Roots. Free.

THE REDMOOR - The Everyday People Band. 8 p.m. Dance/Pop/Various. $10.

RICK'S TAVERN - Bad Habit. 10 p.m. Rock. Cover.

ROSELAWN LIVE - Da Baby. 10 p.m. Hip Hop. $35.

*SCHWARTZ’S POINT - Jason "Malletman" Taylor Tribute to Lionel Hampton. 7:45 p.m. Jazz. $25 (shows at 7:45 and 10 p.m.).

*THE SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL - Queen City Blues Fest with Johnny Fink & The Intrusion, Misterman & The Mojo Band, Jay Jesse Johnson, Chris Yakopcic, Deuce 'N A Quarter and more. 7 p.m. Blues. $15, $20 day of show.

*STANLEY’S PUB - Krystal Peterson with Jess Lamb & the Factory. 10 p.m. R&B/Soul/Rock/Pop/Various. Cover.

*TAFT THEATRE - Branford Marsalis. 7:30 p.m. Jazz. $29.50-$49.50.

*THOMPSON HOUSE - Mick Blankenship with Life After This, New Haven, Desalitt and Controversy for Breakfast. 7:30 p.m. Rock. $10.

*TOP CATS - Trauma Illinois, Saving Escape, Nalani & Sarina and Nerak Roth Patterson. 8 p.m. Rock/Various. $10.

URBAN ARTIFACT - Acid Cats and Ample Parking. 9 p.m. Jazz/Funk/Rock. $5.

*WALNUT HILLS HIGH SCHOOL - Diva Jazz Orchestra. 8 p.m. Jazz. $30.

WASHINGTON PLATFORM - Jeremy Long Quartet. 9 p.m. Jazz. $10 (food/drink minimum).

SUNDAY 14

BLIND LEMON - Jeff Henry. 8:30 p.m. Acoustic. Free.

THE COMET - The Comet Bluegrass All-Stars. 7:30 p.m. Bluegrass. Free.

KNOTTY PINE - Randy Peak. 10 p.m. Acoustic/Various. Free.

LATITUDES BAR & BISTRO - BlueBirds. 8 p.m. Rock/R&B. Free.

click to enlarge The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus headlines Riverfront Live this Sunday - Photo: Facebook
Photo: Facebook
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus headlines Riverfront Live this Sunday

MANSION HILL TAVERN - Open Jam with Deb Ohlinger. 6 p.m. Blues.

MOTR PUB - Mr. Airplane Man. 8 p.m. Rock/Pop/Roots/Various. Free.

NORTHSIDE TAVERN - Classical Revolution. 8 p.m. Classical/Various. Free.

*RIVERFRONT LIVE - The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus with Alesana, The Veer Union, Rest Repose and Alive in Barcelona. 8:30 p.m. Rock. $20, $25 day of show.

*SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (LOUNGE) - David Dondero with Jacob Tippey. 8 p.m. Singer/Songwriter. Free.

STANLEY’S PUB - Open Jam. 9 p.m. Improv/Various. Free.

*TOP CATS - PSYCROPTIC, Cannabis Corpse, Gorod and Micawber. 6:30 p.m. Metal.

WESTSIDE VENUE - Blues Jam with Jimmy D. Rodgers and Lil Al Thomas. 7 p.m. Blues. Free.

WIEDEMANN BREWERY AND TAPROOM - Ricky Nye. 5:30 p.m. Blues/Boogie Woogie. Free.

MONDAY 15

BLIND LEMON - Ben Armstrong. 7:30 p.m. Acoustic. Free.

CAFFÈ VIVACE - Bormet, Ernst, & Raymond Trio. 8 p.m. Jazz.

HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT - Peter Gemus Trio. 6 p.m. Jazz. Free.

KNOTTY PINE - Open Mic. 9 p.m. Various. Free.

MANSION HILL TAVERN - Open Acoustic Jam with John Redell & Friends. 8 p.m. Acoustic. Free.

MCCAULY'S PUB - Open Jam with Sonny Moorman. 7 p.m. Blues/Various. Free.

MOLLY MALONE’S IRISH PUB & RESTAURANT - Open Bluegrass Jam. 8 p.m. Bluegrass. Free.

MOTR PUB - Malibu Wild. 9 p.m. Pop Rock. Free.

click to enlarge Nonesuch recording artist Brad Mehldau closes out Xavier's current Jazz Series season Tuesday at the Gallagher Student Center Theater
Nonesuch recording artist Brad Mehldau closes out Xavier's current Jazz Series season Tuesday at the Gallagher Student Center Theater

NORTHSIDE TAVERN - Luke Smith & The Foundation. 9 p.m. Blues/Jazz/Hip Hop/Soul. Free.

STANLEY’S PUB - Jazz Jam. 9 p.m. Jazz/Improv. Free.

TOP CATS - The Word Alive. 7 p.m. Rock. $15.

TUESDAY 16

ARNOLD'S BAR AND GRILL - Cheryl Renee. 7 p.m. Blues. Free.

BLIND LEMON - Nick Tuttle. 8:30 p.m. Acoustic. Free.

BREWRIVER CREOLE KITCHEN - The Twirlers. 7 p.m. R&B/Classic Pop/Standards. Free.

CAFFÈ VIVACE - Emily Grace Jordan & Steve Schmidt. 7:30 p.m. Jazz.

CROW'S NEST - Open Mic Night. 8 p.m. Various. Free.

*GALLAGHER STUDENT CENTER THEATRE - Brad Mehldau. 8 p.m. Jazz. $10-$37.

HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT - Mike Darrah Trio. 6 p.m. Jazz. Free.

LATITUDES BAR & BISTRO - Latitudes House Band and Open Mic. 8 p.m. Various (open mic at 11 p.m.). Free.

THE MAD FROG - House Music. 9 p.m. EDM. Free.

NORTHSIDE TAVERN - Melodyk Eye with Zahava Lior. 9 p.m. Psychedelic/Reggae/Rock. Free.

NORTHSIDE YACHT CLUB - Waste Man with Eunoia, Listening Skulls and Black Planet. 9 p.m. Punk

STANLEY’S PUB - Cabin Fever Pre-Reliever with Trashgrass Troubadours and Dark Moon Hollow. 8 p.m. Bluegrass. Cover.

*TAFT THEATRE - Mandolin Orange with Charlie Parr. 8 p.m. Americana. Sold Out.

TOP CATS - THE WLDLFE and Valley. 9 p.m. Rock. $8.


* = CityBeat's critic's pick