WEDNESDAY 24
BLIND LEMON - Tom Roll. 8 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
CAFFÈ VIVACE - Blue Wisp Big Band. 8 p.m. Big Band Jazz. $10.
FOUNTAIN SQUARE - Mighty Mystic. 7 p.m. Reggae. Free.
HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT - Braza Trio. 6 p.m. Jazz. Free.
THE LISTING LOON - Ricky Nye. 8 p.m. Blues/Boogie Woogie. Free.
MEMORIAL HALL - The Lettermen. 8 p.m. Pop. $30-$42.
RIVERBEND MUSIC CENTER - Train and The Goo Goo Dolls with Allen Stone. 7 p.m. Pop Rock. $29.50-$125.
*SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (SANCTUARY) - Drivin N Cryin. 8 p.m. Rock. $15, $18 day of show.
STANLEY’S PUB - Maritime Law. 9 p.m. Acoustic/Jam. Free.
THOMPSON HOUSE - The Catching and Mavenne. 7:30 p.m. Pop. $10-$25.
VINKOLET WINERY AND RESTAURANT - Bluegrass Wednesdays with Vernon McIntyre’s Appalachian Grass. 6:30 p.m. Bluegrass. Free.
THURSDAY 25
ARNOLD'S BAR AND GRILL - Philip Paul Trio. 7:30 p.m. Jazz. Free.
BLIND LEMON - Mark Macomber. 8 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
BREWRIVER CREOLE KITCHEN - Ricky Nye. 7 p.m. Blues/Boogie Woogie. Free.
CAFFÈ VIVACE - Mandy Gaines Trio. 7:30 p.m. Jazz. Cover.
COMMON ROOTS - Open Mic. 8 p.m. Various. Free.
FOUNTAIN SQUARE - KY Salsa All Stars with Rob/Cuban Salsa Cincinnati. 7 p.m. Latin/Salsa/Dance. Free.
FRETBOARD BREWING COMPANY - Xander Wells. 6 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
*THE GREENWICH - Now Hear This. 8:30 p.m. Jazz. $5.
HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT - Phil DeGreg Trio. 6 p.m. Jazz. Free.
KNOTTY PINE - Kenny Cowden. 9 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
LEGENDS BAR AND VENUE - Telltale, Friday Giants, Life in Idle and Knavery. 8 p.m. Rock. $10.
LUCIUS Q - The Grace Lincoln Band. 7 p.m. Soul/R&B. Free.
*MADISON LIVE - Eminence Ensemble. 8 p.m. Jazz/Rock/Electronic/Funk/Jam/Various. $10, $12 day of show.
MOTR PUB - Noah Smith's Crooner Circus. 9 p.m. Singer/Songwriter. Free.
NEWPORT ON THE LEVEE - Summer Music on the Levee with Ithika. 7 p.m. Rock. Free.
NORTHSIDE TAVERN - Tart. 9 p.m. Indie Pop Rock. Free.
*PAUL BROWN STADIUM - Cincinnati Music Festival: Vibe's Party With A Purpose featuring EPMD, Kid Capri and Slick Rick. 7:30 p.m. Hip Hop. $50-$100.
*RIVERBEND MUSIC CENTER - Wiz Khalifa with French Montana, Moneybagg Yo, Chevy Woods and DJ Drama. 6 p.m. Hip Hop. $29-$103.
*RIVERFRONT LIVE - Taylor Gang/Wiz Khalifa After Party with Moneybagg Yo, Chevy Woods, DJ Drama, Lantana and more. 10:30 p.m. Hip Hop. $50-$200.
STANLEY’S PUB - The Qtet. 10 p.m. Jazz Fusion/Funk. Free.
*TAFT THEATRE - Conor Oberst with Joanna Sternberg. 8 p.m. Indie/Singer/Songwriter. $33.
URBAN ARTIFACT - Honorable Demons with And Then Came Humans. 9 p.m. Jazz/Rock/Funk/Various
WASHINGTON PARK - Casey Campbell Band. 7 p.m. Roots/Americana. Free.
FRIDAY 26
ARNOLD'S BAR AND GRILL - Grey Dogs. 8 p.m. Roots/Blues/Various. Free.
BROMWELL'S HÄRTH LOUNGE - Mandy Gaines with The Steve Schmidt Trio. 9 p.m. Jazz. Free.
CAFFÈ VIVACE - KGB Trio. 8:30 p.m. Jazz. Cover.
*THE COMET - Old City, Fuck Your Birthday and The Actual Fuck. 10 p.m. Indie Rock. Free.
FIBONACCI BREWING COMPANY - Bluegrass Night with Vernon McIntyre’s Appalachian Grass. 7 p.m. Bluegrass. Free.
*FRETBOARD BREWING COMPANY - Whispering Beard Preview Night with Chelsea Nolan, Buffalo Wabs & Price Hill Hustle and The Winetree. 8 p.m. Americana/Folk. Free.
FRONT STREET CAFE - Encore Duo. 6:30 p.m. Acoustic Classic Rock. Free.
HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT - Yemi Oyediran Quartet. 2 p.m. Jazz. Free.
JACK CINCINNATI CASINO - Trailer Park Floosies. 9 p.m. Dance/Pop/Rock/Hip Hop/Country/Various. Free.
JAG'S STEAK AND SEAFOOD - The Sly Band. 9:30 p.m. Pop/Dance/Various. Cover.
KNOTTY PINE - Bad Habit. 10 p.m. Rock. Cover.
THE MAD FROG - Pigeon Hole with Gawp. 9 p.m. DJ/Electronic. $15.
*MADISON LIVE - St. Francis Fest with Ray Will & Jon Schuyler, DJ Flatface, Crunr and Ohio Player Tim. 8 p.m. R&B/Soul. $10, $12 day of show.
MANSION HILL TAVERN - Mistermann and the Mojo Band. 9 p.m. Blues. Cover.
*MOTR PUB - Aztec Sun with Krystal Peterson. 10 p.m. Funk/Soul/Jazz/Pop/Various. Free.
MT. HEALTHY CITY PARK - Leroy Ellington's Sacred Hearts. 7:30 p.m. R&B. Free.
*PAUL BROWN STADIUM - Cincinnati Music Festival with Maxwell, Earth, Wind & Fire, Tamia, Raheem DeVaughn and RBRM. 7:30 p.m. R&B/Soul/Funk/Various. $60-$150.
PIRATES COVE BAR & GRILLE - Basic Truth. 8 p.m. Funk/R&B/Soul. Free.
PLAIN FOLK CAFE - Ross Hollow. 7:30 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
*PNC PAVILION AT RIVERBEND - The Righteous Brothers and The Temptations. 8 p.m. Pop. $23.50-$71.
THE REDMOOR - El Ritmo Del Mañana. 7 p.m. Latin Jazz. $10.
RICK'S TAVERN - Roadtrip. 10 p.m. Rock. Cover.
RIVERFRONT LIVE - Uncle Kracker with Brent James & The Vintage Youth and Derek Alan Band. 8:30 p.m. Country/Rock/Pop. $25, $30 day of show.
SCHWARTZ’S POINT - Zakk Jones Trio. 8:30 p.m. Jazz. Cover.
SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (LOUNGE) - Cutler Station, Jake Dunn & The Blackbirds and Ben Davis, Jr. 9:30 p.m. Roots/Rock/Various. Free.
*SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (REVIVAL ROOM) – A.M. Nice (single release show) with Madqueen, Bon Air and Cold Stereo. 9 p.m. Indie Rock. $5.
STANLEY’S PUB - Terrapin Moon. 10 p.m. Grateful Dead tribute. Cover.
*TAFT THEATRE - I Don't Know How But They Found Me with Twin XL. 8 p.m. AltPop. $18, $20 day of show (in the Ballroom).
THOMPSON HOUSE - Psychostick with Toybox Killer and New World Natives. 8 p.m. Rock. $15.
TOP CATS - Last Band Standing. 9 p.m. Rock/Various. Cover.
*URBAN ARTIFACT - NPR Tiny Desk showcase with Sundae Drives, Paige Beller, The Whiskey Shambles and Fycus. 8 p.m. Rock/Various. $10.
*U.S. BANK ARENA - KISS 107.1 Loud and Proud 2019 featuring Lizzo with Round2Crew, Aaya Sexton, Chasity Marie, Jessica Dimon and Sarah Jessica Darker. 8 p.m. Pop/Hip Hop/Various. $25-$60.
SATURDAY 27
ARNOLD'S BAR AND GRILL - Chelsea Ford and the Trouble. 8 p.m. Bluegrass/Americana. Free.
BLIND LEMON - Warren Ulgh. 9 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
BLUE NOTE HARRISON - From Ashes To New. 7 p.m. Rock. $20, $25 day of show.
BROMWELL'S HÄRTH LOUNGE - Steve Schmidt Trio. 9 p.m. Jazz. Free.
CAFFÈ VIVACE - Mambo Combo. 8:30 p.m. Latin Jazz. Cover.
FRETBOARD BREWING COMPANY - Doug Hart Band. 8 p.m. Blues. Free.
THE GREENWICH - Push Play. 8:30 p.m. R&B/Dance/Various. $8.
JAG'S STEAK AND SEAFOOD - The Fun Size. 9 p.m. Rock/Pop/Dance/Country. Cover.
KNOTTY PINE - Flatline. 10 p.m. Country. Cover.
*MADISON LIVE - Beloved Youth with Current Events, Season Ten, Circle It and Micah Sipple. 7 p.m. AltRock. $10, $12 day of show.
MANHATTAN HARBOUR MARINA - Trailer Park Floosies. 8 p.m. Dance/Pop/Rock/Hip Hop/Country/Various
*MOTR PUB - In The Pines, Audley x Ronin, The Katy, Joslyn and The Sweet Compression and FLOCKS. 8 p.m. Hip Hop/Indie Rock/Electronic/Various. Free.
*NORTHSIDE TAVERN - Pop Empire with The Funs and Soften. 9 p.m. Indie/Psych Rock. Free.
*PAUL BROWN STADIUM - Cincinnati Music Festival with Mary J. Blige, Frankie Beverly & Maze, Blackstreet featuring Teddy Riley and Dave Hollister, Major and The Ohio Players. 7:30 p.m. R&B/Soul/Funk/Various. $60-$125.
PLAIN FOLK CAFE - Ma Crow & Co. 7:30 p.m. Bluegrass. Free.
RICK'S TAVERN - LDNL. 10 p.m. Pop/Dance/Various. Cover.
*RIVERBEND MUSIC CENTER - Heart with Elle King. 7 p.m. Rock. $29.50-350.
SCHWARTZ’S POINT - Pat Kelly Trio. 8:30 p.m. Jazz. Cover.
*SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (REVIVAL ROOM) - The Bones of J.R. Jones, Goodnight, Texas and The Harmed Brothers. 8 p.m. Americana. $10, $12 day of show.
STANLEY’S PUB - Moriah Haven & Nick Giese Duo and Ross Hollow. 10 p.m. Americana. Cover.
THE SYMPHONY HOTEL - Ricky Nye and Bekah Williams. 8 p.m. Blues/Jazz. Free.
*THOMPSON HOUSE - Sounds Like Summer with Held In Place, Faithtohate, Artifical Hatred, Chaos Ritual, Eye of Intertia, Melodk Eye, Tastefull, Top Hat Theatre and Dreadful Rumor. 5 p.m. Rock/Various. $10.
TOP CATS - Last Band Standing. 9 p.m. Rock/Various. Cover.
*URBAN ARTIFACT - Tiny Desk Contest showcase with Kaitlyn Peace and the Electric Generals, Wonky Tonk, Us, Today and Fickle Hellcat. 6 p.m. Rock/Various. $10.
*WOODWARD THEATER - Sylmar (EP release) with This Pine Box and Bendigo Fletcher. 8 p.m. Indie Rock. $12, $15 day of show.
SUNDAY 28
BLIND LEMON - Jeff Henry. 8 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT - Rob Allgeyer. 10:30 a.m. Jazz. Free.
LATITUDES BAR & BISTRO - BlueBirds. 8 p.m. Rock/R&B. Free.
MANSION HILL TAVERN - Open Jam with Deb Ohlinger. 6 p.m. Blues
*MOTR PUB - Fickle Hellcat with Moira. 8 p.m. Indie Rock. Free.
NORTHSIDE TAVERN - Dusty Bryant. 8 p.m. Singer/Songwriter. Free.
*PNC PAVILION AT RIVERBEND - Moe. and Blues Traveler with G. Love. 5:30 p.m. Rock/Jam. $23.50-$59.50.
*SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (SANCTUARY) - Cosmic Honky Tonk Revue with Chuck Mead & The Grassy Knoll Boys and Jim Lauderdale. 7 p.m. Americana. $22, $25 day of show.
THOMPSON HOUSE - OK Mayday. 7:30 p.m. AltRock. $10.
WESTSIDE VENUE - Blues Jam with Jimmy D. Rodgers and Lil Al Thomas. 7 p.m. Blues. Free.
WOODWARD THEATER - School of Rock Allstars 2019. 5:30 p.m. Rock. $10, $12 day of show.
MONDAY 29
BLIND LEMON - Ben Armstrong. 8 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT - Peter Gemus Trio. 6 p.m. Jazz. 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.
MEMORIAL HALL - Jazz at the Memo: The Society Jazz Orchestra Plays Ed Moss. 7 p.m. Jazz. $6.
MOTR PUB - Fox Grin with The Midwestern. 9 p.m. AltRock. Free.
TUESDAY 30
ARNOLD'S BAR AND GRILL - Ricky Nye. 7 p.m. Blues/Boogie Woogie. 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 - Billy Larkin & Amy McFarland. 7:30 p.m. Jazz
HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT - Brian Lovely Trio. 6 p.m. Jazz. Free.
NORTHSIDE TAVERN - Freedom Nicole Moore, Jack Burton Overdrive and Crowey. 9 p.m. Indie/Pop/Rock/Various. Free.
STANLEY’S PUB - Flatland Harmony Experiment. 9 p.m. Bluegrass. Cover.
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