Wednesday 10
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.
Century Inn Restaurant - Paul Lake. 7 p.m. Pop/Rock/Jazz/Oldies/ Various. Free.
* Esquire Theatre - Live n Local with Ricky Nye and Ethan Leinwand. 7 p.m. Blues/Boogie Woogie. $5.
Fountain Square - Reggae Wednesdays with Positive Mental Attitude. 7 p.m. Reggae. Free.
The Greenwich - Adventures in Post Coltrane. 8 p.m. Jazz. $5.
Jag’s Steak and Seafood - Steve Thomas. 6 p.m. Sax/Piano/Vocals. Free.
* MOTR Pub - Bob Log III with All-Seeing Eyes. 10 p.m. Rock/Various. Free.
The Mockbee - Vampire Weekend at Bernie’s, Audley, Noesis, Echo Of Silence and Rhythm and Booze. 7 p.m. Various. Free (donations encouraged).
Pit to Plate - Bluegrass Night with Vernon McIntyre’s Appalachian Grass. 7 p.m. Bluegrass. $2.
Riverbend Music Center - Blink 182 with A Day To Remember and The All-American Rejects. 7 p.m. Pop/Rock. Sold out.
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) - Jesse W. Johnson & Coyote Scream with Lost Coast and Calumet. 9 p.m. Rock/Americana. $5.
Southgate House Revival (Sanctuary) - Denny Laine with The Cryers and The Newbees. 7:30 p.m. Rock/Pop. $15-$30.
* Stanley’s Pub - Yarn with Moonshine & Wine. 9 p.m. Americana/AltCountry/Various.
Yeatman’s Cove - 5:13 with Two For Flinching. 5 p.m. Nineties Pop/Rock. Free.
Thursday 11
Arnold’s Bar and Grill - Dottie Warner and Ricky Nye. 7:30 p.m. Jazz/Blues. Free.
Blind Lemon - Mark Macomber. 8:30 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
Crow’s Nest - Chris Goins and Pat Hu. 9:30 p.m. Americana. Free.
* Fountain Square - Salsa on the Square with Orquesta Kandela. 7 p.m. Latin/Salsa/Dance. Free.
* The Greenwich - Mike Wade & BOSEDE. 8:30 p.m. Jazz. $5.
Jim and Jack’s on the River - Blair Carman & The Belleview Boys. 7 p.m. Honky Tonk/Rockabilly. Free.
Knotty Pine - Kenny Cowden. 9 p.m. Acoustic/Rock. Free.
* MOTR Pub - Landlady with Lazy Heart. 10 p.m. Indie/Rock/Various. Free.
The Mockbee - Courage Friends featuring Thelma, Puppy, Transurfer, Great Dane and Sex Snobs. 7 p.m. Various. Free (donations encouraged).
Newport on the Levee - Live on the Levee with Glory Days. 7 p.m. Rock. Free.
* Northside Yacht Club - The Spiritual Bat with Lung, Sour Ground and DJ Inhuman. 9 p.m. Rock/Gothic/New Wave/Alternative/Various.
Plain Folk Cafe - Open Mic with Crystal Judge. 7 p.m. Various. Free.
RiversEdge - Crowded Streets: Dave Matthews Experience and Elementree Livity Project. 6 p.m. Dave tribute/Reggae/Rock/Various. Free.
* Seasongood Pavilion - It’s Commonly Jazz featuring Marc Fields Sextet with Steve Wilson. 6 p.m. Jazz. Free.
* Smale Riverfront Park - Cocktails and Crown Jewels featuring Ingrid Woode and the Woode Tribe Orchestra. 7 p.m. Soul/R&B/Various. Free.
Southgate House Revival (Lounge) - Leah Blevins with Ethan Samuel Brown and Bird Name. 9:30 p.m. Country. Free.
Taft Theatre - The Steel Wheels. 8 p.m. Roots/Americana/Bluegrass. $16.50, $19.50 day of show.
* Urban Artifact - The Z.G.s, Rhythm and Booze, Lockjaw and Killer Looks and Noise. 8 p.m. Rock/Punk. Free.
Village Green Park - Groovin’ on the Green with Parrots of the Caribbean. 7 p.m. Jimmy Buffett tribute. Free.
* Washington Park - Bandstand Bluegrass with Dawg Yawp and Truckstop Waterfall. 7 p.m. Indie/Folk/. Free.
Washington Platform Saloon & Restaurant - Roots Cellar eXtract. 7 p.m. Americana. $10 (food/drink minimum).
Friday 12
404 - George Simon Trio. 8 p.m. Jazz. $5.
Arnold’s Bar and Grill - Greg Schaber Trio. 9 p.m. Blues. Free.
Bella Luna - Blue Birds Trio. 7 p.m. Classic Rock/Jazz. Free.
Blind Lemon - Everett Sings and Tom Roll. 6 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
Blue Note Harrison - The Yada Yada Yadas. 9:30 p.m. Nineties Rock/Pop. Cover.
Century Inn Restaurant - Jim Teepen. 8 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
Clifton Plaza - April Aloisio. 7 p.m. Brazilian Jazz. Free.
* The Comet - Bucko, Go Go Buffalo, JetLab and Endless-Nameless. 10 p.m. Indie/Alt/Rock/Various. Free.
Crow’s Nest - East of Vine. 10 p.m. Bluegrass/Blues. Free.
* Fountain Square - Indie Vol. 2016 with Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band and Buffalo Wabs & The Price Hill Hustle. 8:30 p.m. Americana/Roots/Blues. Free.
The Greenwich - Radio Black. 9 p.m. Jazz. $10.
Jag’s Steak and Seafood - The Company. 9:30 p.m. Pop/Dance/Various. Cover.
Knotty Pine - Pandora Effect. 10 p.m. Rock. Cover.
Ludlow Bromley Yacht Club - Trailer Park Floosies. 9:30 p.m. Dance/Rock/Pop/Rap/Country/Various. Cover.
MOTR Pub - Indigo Wild with Emily & The Complexes. 10 p.m. Indie Rock/Indie Folk. Free.
MVP Bar & Grille - Vestring Hayes. 9 p.m. Acoustic Rock/Pop. Free.
The Mad Frog - Summer Never Dies featuring Devon Daugherty, Nieko Bedgood, Kuljo Savatez, Kane Lord Wolf Johnson, Bam Divinci and more. 10 p.m. Hip Hop. $5-$10.
Madison Live - Sawyer Fredericks with Kelsie May. 8 p.m. Folk/Country. $20.
Mansion Hill Tavern - The Medicine Men. 9 p.m. Blues. $4.
* The Mockbee - Courage Friends featuring Jennifer Simone, Fycus, Moral, Mint Leopard, Ruby Throat and Sweet Lil. 7:30 p.m. Various. Free (donations encouraged).
Northside Tavern - The Cliftones with Mighty Mystic. 10 p.m. Reggae. Free.
Northside Yacht Club - Bury Your Dead and Denihilist with Justified Defiance and Deadbeat. 10 p.m. Metal/Hardcore. $14, $16 day of show.
Plain Folk Cafe - P’s in a Pod and Elia Burkhart. 6 p.m. Bluegrass/Americana. Free.
The Redmoor - 2nd Wind. 6 p.m. R&B/Jazz. $10.
Rick’s Tavern - Party Town. 10 p.m. Country/Pop/Rock/Dance. $5.
Riverbend Music Center - Josh Groban with Sarah McLachlan. 7:30 p.m. Classical/Broadway/Pop/Various. $32.50-$138.
* Sawyer Point - Cincy Blues Fest with Sugar Ray and the Bluetones, Albert Castiglia, Saffire Revisited, EG Kight, Tempted Souls, Johnny Fink and more. 5 p.m. Blues. $20.
* Southgate House Revival (Revival Room) - Memorial Benefit for Maria LeMaster featuring Gang Green, SS-20, The Tigerlilies, LOVECRUSH 88, Dead Man String Band, BoozeLords, Tiger Sex, Tommy Grit & The Pricks, Two Inch Winky, New Third worlds, Everyday Objects, France vs. France, Hammered with Jesus and DJ Bryan Dilsizian. 9 p.m. Rock/Punk/Various. $10.
* St. Lawrence Square - Concerts in the Square with Mark Utley and Bulletville. 6:30 p.m. Country. Free.
Stanley’s Pub - Evan Ray, Three Man Dead Band and Solomon’s Cab. 9:30 p.m. Rock/Jam/Various. Cover.
Tap & Barrel Tavern - Bob Cushing. 9 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
Thompson House - T-House with Manik Massacre Productions Presents: Underground Resurrection. 8 p.m. Rap. $10.
The Underground - x-Wave, The Bassless Chaps, The Ruffins, Jim Justice For Governor and Call Me Ghost. 7 p.m. Rock/Various. Cover.
Washington Park - Friday Flow featuring Syleena Johnson. 7 p.m. R&B/Soul. Free.
* Woodward Theater - Motherfolk (album release shows). 9 p.m. Indie Rock/Various. $7, $10 day of show.
Saturday 13
404 - Ron Enyard Quartet. 8 p.m. Jazz. $10.
Arnold’s Bar and Grill - The Hot Magnolias. 9 p.m. New Orleans Jazz/Various. Free.
Bella Luna - Blue Birds Trio. 7 p.m. Classic Rock/Jazz. Free.
Blue Note Harrison - The Yada Yada Yadas. 9:30 p.m. Nineties Rock/Pop. Cover.
Bogart’s - RATM 2. 7 p.m. Rage Against the Machine tribute. $12.
* Clifton Plaza - The Perfect Children. 7 p.m. Garage Soul/AltCountry/Blues/Various. Free.
The Comet - Brother Moses. 11 p.m. Indie Rock.
The Cricket Lounge at The Cincinnatian Hotel - Phillip Paul Trio. 6 p.m. Jazz. Free.
Crow’s Nest - Honeywise. 10 p.m. Folk Roots. Free.
Eastgate Brew & View - Encore Duo. 6:30 p.m. Acoustic Rock/Roots. Free.
Indian Creek Amphitheatre - Bret Michaels with Final Order. 5 p.m. Rock. $35.
JAX Tavern - Tone Yard. 9 p.m. Rock.
Jag’s Steak and Seafood - Know Prisoners. 9:30 p.m. Reggae/Dance. Cover.
Jim and Jack’s on the River - Southern Saviour. 9 p.m. Country/Rock. Free.
Knotty Pine - Everyone From Nowhere. 10 p.m. Rock/Country. Cover.
MOTR Pub - Vinyl Thief. 10 p.m. Indie Pop. Free.
MVP Bar & Grille - Brandon Gibbs with Juju Crow and Mark Stacey White. 9 p.m. Acoustic Rock. $5.
Madison Theater - Trapt with Tantric, Here Come Here, Danger Monkey and Secret Circle Society. 7 p.m. Rock. $15, $20 day of show.
Mansion Hill Tavern - Tim Goshorn Band. 9 p.m. Blues. $3.
Northside Tavern - Selectas Choice with Count Bass D. 10 p.m. Soul/Funk/DJ/Hip Hop/Various. Free.
* Northside Yacht Club - Zig Zags with RIVE and Head Collector. 9 p.m. Rock. $5.
Plain Folk Cafe - Hickory Robot and Greg Short. 6 p.m. Americana/Newgrass. Free.
Rick’s Tavern - LDNL. 10 p.m. Pop/Dance/Various. Cover.
Riverbend Music Center - Luke Bryan with Little Big Town and Dustin Lynch. 7 p.m. Country. Sold out.
* Sawyer Point - Cincy Blues Fest with Walter Trout, Rod Piazza and the Mighty Flyers, Tinsley Ellis, Chuck Leavell, Bob Seely, Ricky Nye, Magic Lightin’ Boys and more. 4:30 p.m. Blues. $20.
* Smale Riverfront Park - Bethesda Foundation’s Gourmet Melodies Fundraiser with Pipe Shop, Kenny Cowden, The Burning Caravan, Honey & Houston, Azucar Tumbao, My Brother’s Keeper and FrenchAxe. 7 p.m. Jazz/Americana/Various. $100.
Southgate House Revival (Lounge) - WolfCryer with Tony Hall, James Funk and Tim Caudill. 9:30 p.m. Folk. Free.
Southgate House Revival (Revival Room) - Fade To Black hosted by Rocky Doll and Saphire featuring The Gothsicles, Hematosis, Relic, The New Void, BloodWerks and DJ STEPHEN29. 8 p.m. Alternative/Industrial/Electronic/Various. $13, $15 day of show.
Southgate House Revival (Sanctuary) - Charlie Robinson with Ric Hickey. 8:30 p.m. Country/Acoustic/Various. $20, $22 day of show.
Stanley’s Pub - Scientifick Adam, Love Alive and Ample Parking. 8 p.m. Rock/Funk/Various. Cover.
Thompson House - Today’s Last Tragedy (album release show) with Shudder Face, Two Seconds Too Late, Sleep Comes After Death, Hades in Olympus and 3rd Person Omega. 6 p.m. Metal/Various. $10.
The Underground - Joshua Scales (EP release showcase) with Dev da Disciple, Kendall Sullivan, TRiViAL, Angel Lane and Yung Marlew. 7 p.m. Soul/Hip Hop. Cover.
* Washington Park - OTR Block Party with The Soul Pocket Band, The Cincy Brass, Mark Utley and Bulletville and Young Heirlooms. 3 p.m. Soul/Pop/Funk/Brass/Country/Folk. Free.
Washington Platform Saloon & Restaurant - Bobby Sharp Trio with Jennifer Ellis. 9 p.m. Jazz. $10 (food/drink minimum).
Sunday 14
The Comet - Comet Bluegrass All-Stars. 7:30 p.m. Bluegrass. Free.
Fountain Square - Gospel Sundays with Tonya Baker. 4 p.m. Gospel. Free.
Knotty Pine - Randy Peak. 10 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
* MOTR Pub - Animal Mother. 9:30 p.m. Garage Jazz. Free.
Madison Live - Friday Giants, Into the Skies, Don’t Wait Up and Where It’s At. 7 p.m. Rock/Pop Punk. $12, $15 day of show.
Mansion Hill Tavern - Open Blues Jam with The Ben Duke Band. 8 p.m. Blues. Free.
The Mockbee - False Light, Discomfort, Cold & Distant, Cough It Up, Headrush and Carev Dvor. 8 p.m. Metal/Hardcore/Punk. Free (donations encouraged).
Northside Tavern - Classical Revolution. 8 p.m. Classical/Chamber/Various. Free.
Northside Yacht Club - Lil Wyte with Mark James, Too Much, Lantana Easy and P The Emcee. 9 p.m. Hip Hop. $15, $20 day of show.
Riverbend Music Center - Luke Bryan with Little Big Town and Dustin Lynch. 7:30 p.m. Country. $31-$79.75.
Sonny’s All Blues Lounge - Sonny’s All Blues Band featuring Lonnie Bennett. 8 p.m. Blues. Free.
Southgate House Revival (Sanctuary) - Gangstagrass. 7:30 p.m. Bluegrass/Hip Hop. $12, $15 day of show.
* Urban Artifact - mr.phylzz with Rich Wizard and Milkman. 9 p.m. Rock. Free.
Monday 15
The Celestial - Tom Schneider. 6 p.m. Piano. Free.
Knotty Pine - Open Mic. 8 p.m. Various. Free.
* MOTR Pub - Sweet Lil with Psychic Temple and Eamon Fogarty. 9:30 p.m. Indie Rock/Folk/Jazz/Classical/Various. Free.
McCauly’s Pub - Sonny Moorman. 7 p.m. Blues. Free.
* The Mockbee - Justice Yeldham with Evolve 23, Dromez, Alba Cell, Ving & Robert Inhuman and Megan Miller. 8 p.m. Noise/Drone. Free (donations encouraged).
Northside Yacht Club - Language, Big Bliss and Disaster Class. 9 p.m. Indie/Rock/Post Punk. Free.
Tuesday 16
Arnold’s Bar and Grill - Cheryl Renée. 7 p.m. Blues. Free.
* Bogart’s - Kesha. 7 p.m. Pop/Rock/Various. $25.
The Comet - Super Oragami. 10 p.m. Experimental/Electronic/Funk/R&B/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.
Northside Yacht Club - Plebeian Grandstand, Pyrrhon, Clouded and Ethicist. 9 p.m. Progressive Metal/Death/Noisecore/Various. Free.
Stanley’s Pub - Trashgrass Night with members of Rumpke Mountain Boys. 9 p.m. Jamgrass/Bluegrass/Jamgrass/Various. Cover.
* Woodward Theater - Alice Bag with Leggy and Birdie Hearse (‘Women In Rock Magazine’ launch party). 8 p.m. Rock/Punk/Various. $8, $10 day of show.
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