Wednesday 15
Arnold’s Bar and Grill— Todd Hepburn. Blues/Jazz. Free.
Bella Luna— RMS Band. Soft Rock/Jazz. Free.
Boswell’s— Open Mic. Various. Free.
Century Inn Restaurant— Paul Lake and Samantha Carlson. Pop/Rock/Jazz/Oldies/Various. Free.
Esquire Theatre— Live ’n’ Local featuring Mark Utley and Bulletville. Country. $5.
Fountain Square— Reggae Wednesdays with Gizzae. Reggae. Free.
Jag’s Steak and Seafood — Steve Thomas. Sax/Piano/Vocals. Free.
Knotty Pine— Dallas Moore. Country. Free.
The Listing Loon— Ricky Nye. Blues/Boogie Woogie. Free.
MOTR Pub— Cass Cwik with mr.phylzzz. Indie/Pop/Rock. Free.
Marty’s Hops & Vines— Mike Biere. Acoustic Rock. Free.
The Mockbee— Rig Time, Suffer Through, Forest Wars, Bolt Cutter, Crafter and Castor’s Hollow. Metal. $5.
Northside Tavern— Shiny Old Soul. Roots/Rock/Swing/Blues/Various. Free.
Southgate House Revival (Lounge)— Jared Schaedle with Joe Macheret and One Degree From Mande. Folk/Americana. Free.
* Southgate House Revival (Revival Room)— A Muscle Shoals Music Revue with The Amy Black Band. Soul/Rock/Roots. $12, $15 day of show.
* Taft Theatre— Jason Isbell with Frank Turner & the Sleeping Souls. Americana/Roots/Rock. $28.50-$48.50.
Urban Artifact— Blue Wisp Big Band. Big Band Jazz. Free.
Yeatman’s Cove— 5:13 featuring Stays in Vegas (5 p.m.). Dance. Free.
Thursday 16
Arnold’s Bar and Grill— Dottie Warner and Wayne Shannon. Jazz. Free.
Behringer-Crawford Museum— Jake Speed & the Freddies (7 p.m.). Folk/Americana. $5.
Crow’s Nest— Easy Tom Eby. Folk/Americana. Free.
Fountain Square— Salsa on the Square with Son del Caribe. Latin/Salsa/Dance. Free.
The Greenwich— Adia Dobbins’ Black Butterfly Jazz Series. Jazz. $5.
HD Beans and Brews Café— Sonny Moorman. Blues. Free.
Jag’s Steak and Seafood — Nick Brown & Grace Lincoln (6 p.m.). Various. Free.
* MOTR Pub— The Casket Girls, Stardeath and White Dwarfs and Dott. Rock/Psych/Various. Free.
The Mockbee— Machine Listener, Matthew Ryals, Andrew Elaban and Pete Fosco. Ambient/Drone. $5.
Newport on the Levee— Live at the Levee with The Newbees (7 p.m.). Pop/Rock. Free.
Plain Folk Cafe— Open mic with Jeremy Francis. Various. Free.
Quincy’s Bar & Lounge— Ricky Nye and Bekah Williams. Jazz. Free.
Riverbend Music Center— Dead & Company. Rock/Jam. $50-$149.50.
* RiversEdge— Main Squeeze with Automagik (6:30 p.m.). Alt/Rock/Various. Free.
* Smale Riverfront Park— Cocktails and Crown Jewels featuring Dan Karlsberg and the ’Nati 6. Jazz. Free.
Southgate House Revival (Lounge)— Joe Rollin Porter. Acoustic. Free.
* Southgate House Revival (Revival Room)— Mad Anthony with Quiet Hollers, Alone At 3AM and M Ross Perkins. Rock. $7.
* Southgate House Revival (Sanctuary)— Anvil with Against The Grain, Smoke Healer and War Curse. Hard Rock/Metal. $15, $18 day of show.
Urban Artifact— Digisaurus and Terror Pigeon. Modern Pop/Soul. Free.
Village Green Park— Groovin’ on the Green featuring The McCartney Project. Paul McCartney tribute. Free.
* Washington Park— Bandstand Bluegrass with Rabbit Hash String Band. Bluegrass. Free.
* Woodward Theater— Built to Spill with Love As Laughter. Indie Rock. $25, $28 day of show.
Friday 17
404— April Aloisio. Bossa Nova/Jazz. Cover.
Arnold’s Bar and Grill— Hayden Kaye (6 p.m.). Folk. Free.
Bella Luna— Blue Birds Trio. Classic Rock/Jazz. Free.
Blind Lemon— Jake Walz (9 p.m.); Bob Beckstedt (6 p.m.). Acoustic. Free.
Blue Note Harrison— Simmer Down. Rock/Blues/Country/Various. Cover.
* Bogart’s— Modern Baseball with Joyce Manor and Thin Lips. Indie Rock. $28.27.
Century Inn Restaurant— Jim Teepen. Acoustic. Free.
College Hill Coffee Co.— John Jeffries. Piano. Free.
The Comet— Operator, Injecting Strangers and Ofir Klemperer. Rock. Free.
Crow’s Nest— Scotch Hollow & Willow Tree Carolers. Folk/Americana. Free.
Fraze Pavilion— Signs of Life: The Essence of Pink Floyd. Pink Floyd tribute. $15, $20 day of show.
The Greenwich— 3rd Fridays with William Menefield. Jazz. $10.
* Ice Cream Factory— Julianna Barwick with MAS YSA and Alex Cobb. Experimental. $7.
Jag’s Steak and Seafood — The Company. Dance. Cover.
* MOTR Pub— IsWhat?! with The Animal Crackers. Hip Hop/Jazz/Experimental/Various. Free.
Madison Live— Settle Your Scores with Give & Take and Heroes Like Villains. Pop/Rock. $8, $10 day of show.
Madison Theater— Luke Combs with Six Gunz South. Country. $15, $20 day of show.
Mansion Hill Tavern— The Doug Hart Band. Blues. $4.
Marty’s Hops & Vines— Dave Hawkins and Peg Buchanan. Celtic/Folk. Free.
Mount Adams Pavilion— Lounge Project. Pop/Rock/Acoustic/Various.
Northside Tavern— Life Brother with Kizzy Hall. Alternative/Funk/Rock/Various. Free.
Pirates Cove Bar & Grille— Basic Truth. Funk/R&B/Soul. Free.
Plain Folk Cafe— Secret Songwriter Society. Various. Free.
Quincy’s Bar & Lounge— Jim Connerley Trio. Jazz. Free.
The Redmoor — Justin Ruff. R&B/Soul. $10.
Rick’s Tavern— 3 Day Rule. Rock/Pop. Cover.
Silverton Cafe— The Refranes. Pop/Rock/Various. Free.
Southgate House Revival (Lounge)— Tyler Childers with The Royal Duo. Acoustic. Free.
* Southgate House Revival (Revival Room)— James McCartney with Calumet. Rock. $15, $20 day of show.
Southgate House Revival (Sanctuary)— Electric Six with In the Whale. Rock/Garage/Dance/Various. $13, $15 day of show.
Urban Artifact— BrotherOBrother, Fainting Goats and Black Pharoah. Rock/Various. Free.
* Washington Park— The Strumbellas with Motherfolk. Indie/Rock/Folk/Pop. Free.
Washington Platform Saloon & Restaurant— Pete Mills (Clyde Bailey at 5:30 p.m.). Jazz. $10 (food/drink minimum).
Saturday 18
404— Pat Kelly Organ Quartet. Jazz. Cover.
Backstage Cafe— War Curse. Metal. $5, $8 day of show.
Bella Luna— Blue Birds Trio. Classic Rock/Jazz. Free.
Belterra Casino— Basic Truth. Funk/R&B/Soul. Free (in the Lobby Lounge).
Blind Lemon— Warren Ulgh (9 p.m.); Evan Uveges (6 p.m.). Acoustic. Free.
Blue Note Harrison— Rodney Alan Combs Band. Country. Cover.
* Bogart’s— Guitars 4 Vets PTSD Awareness Blues Bash with Jim McCarty, Sonny Moorman, Noah Wotherspoon, David Rhodes Brown, Johnny Fink & the Intrusion and more. Blues. $10.
The Carnegie— Suits That Rock. Rock. $60-$85 (benefitting children’s education programs at The Carnegie).
College Hill Coffee Co.— Raison d’Etre. Folk/Roots. Free.
The Comet— Littler, Smut and Marge. Rock/Punk. Free.
Crow’s Nest— Edward David Anderson. Americana. Free.
* Dempsey Park— East Price Hill Jazz Festival with The Amador Sisters, Aziza Love Music, Neo Nati, Ernie Johnson and Erwin Stuckey’s OMEGA Band (noon start). Jazz/Soul/AfroBeat/Latin/Various. Free.
Fountain Square— FSQ Live with Drew Baldridge and Jordan Davis. Country. Free.
The Greenwich— B.J. Jansen & CHEF B’s Jazz n’ Wings. Jazz and Comedy. $10.
* Harry Whiting Brown Community Center— Summer Concerts on the Green with Elementree Livity Project (6 p.m.). Reggae/Rock/Jam/Various. Free.
Jag’s Steak and Seafood — My Sister Sarah. Dance/Rock/Pop/Various. Cover.
Jim and Jack’s on the River— Heather Rousch. Country. Free.
KJ’s Pub— Saving Stimpy. Rock. Free.
Knotty Pine— 90 Proof Twang. Country/Rock. Cover.
Legends Nightclub— The Last Caballeros. Country/Latin/Rock/Various. $12.
Live! at the Ludlow Garage— Najee. Jazz. $45-$65.
* MOTR Pub— Fine Animal with Near Earth Objects. Indie/Electro/Rock/Pop/Various. Free.
MVP Bar & Grille— Final Order. Rock.
* Madison Live— Trademark Aaron, Witty Barz, K-Riley, Donnie Maserati, Kalyko, Kenny P and Czarnok. Hip Hop. $10.
* Madison Theater— Turkuaz. Funk. $12, $15 day of show.
Mansion Hill Tavern— The Blue Ravens. Blues. $3.
Martin’s Someplace Else Tavern— My Favorite Bluegrass Band. Bluegrass.
Marty’s Hops & Vines— Andrew Manning. Acoustic. Free.
Maury’s Tiny Cove— Ricky Nye. Blues/Boogie Woogie. Free.
Mount Adams Pavilion— Snidely Whiplash. Rock.
* Northside Tavern— Music for Superbubz Herbert with Victor Yockey, The Part-Time Gentlemen, Harold Kennedy and Honky Tonk Three, All Seeing Eyes, Knife the Symphony and The Slippery Lips (7 p.m.). Rock/Roots/Various. $5 donation.
* Northside Yacht Club— RLYR. Post Rock.
PNC Pavilion at Riverbend— The Steve Miller Band. Rock. $25-$95.
Peecox Independence— Ambush. Rock. Free.
Plain Folk Cafe— The Dave Sams Band. Blues/Americana/Rock/Various. Free.
Rake’s End— Hang The DJ with DJ Still Ill Will. Smiths/Morrissey dance night. Free.
Rick’s Tavern— Naked Karate Girls. Rock/Pop/Dance/Various. Cover.
Silverton Cafe— Witch Doctor. Various. Free.
Southgate House Revival (Lounge)— Eric Bolander and Michael Moeller. Soul/Blues/Acoustic. Free.
Southgate House Revival (Revival Room)— “Noir” Dance Night. Dance/DJ/Alt/New Wave/Goth/Industrial. $5.
* Thompson House— Early Summer Throwdown with Plagues, Eternal Void, The Earth Laid Bare, Juggernaut, Planetary Cataclysm and The Obnoxious Boot. Metal. $10.
The Underground— Friday Giants, Johnny Park, The Wicked Fist and Witches in Paris. Alt/Pop/Rock/Various. Cover.
University of Cincinnati Medical Center (Florence Freedom) Stadium— Foghat. Classic Rock. $25-$75.
* Urban Artifact— Know Prisoners (album release show) with Rockstead and Kick Engine. Reggae/Rock/Soul/Various. Free.
Washington Platform Saloon & Restaurant— Ben Thomas. Jazz. $10 (food/drink minimum).
* Woodward Theater— Ryan Fine & the Media (album release party) with Anna Kline and Daniel In Stereo. Pop/Rock. $7, $10 day of show.
Sunday 19
Backstage Cafe— Minsk with Bloodiest, Junior Crime Fighters and Close The Hatch. Metal. $10, $13 day of show.
Blind Lemon— The Verbs. Pop/Rock/R&B/Jazz/Various. Free.
The Comet— Comet Bluegrass All-Stars. Bluegrass. Free.
Fountain Square— Gospel Sundays with Darwin Hobbs (4 p.m.). Gospel. Free.
* The Greenwich— Original Farm League Big Band. Jazz. $10.
MOTR Pub— Campdogzz. Indie/Rock/Roots. Free.
Mansion Hill Tavern— Open Blues Jam with The Ben Duke Band. Blues. Free.
Northside Tavern— Po’ Boys. New Orleans Funk. Free.
Sonny’s All Blues Lounge— Sonny’s All Blues Band featuring Lonnie Bennett. Blues. Free.
Thompson House— Lynch Mob with Black Cloud Syndrome and Written In Red. Rock/Metal. $20-$60.
* Urban Artifact - Dad Fest: The AmpFibians, Molly Rhiannon Morris, Gregory Morris and more. Various. Free.
Monday 20
* Bogart’s— A$AP Ferg and Tory Lanez,with MadeinTYO. Hip Hop. $30.
Jag’s Steak and Seafood — Jeff Henry (6 p.m.). Acoustic. Free.
Knotty Pine— Open Mic. Various. Free.
MOTR Pub— Ric Hickey. Acoustic/Various. Free.
Mansion Hill Tavern— Acoustic jam with John Redell & Friends. Acoustic/Blues. Free.
Northside Tavern— Northside Jazz Ensemble. Jazz. Free.
Tuesday 21
Arnold’s Bar and Grill— Cheryl Renée. Blues. Free.
Blind Lemon— Nick Tuttle. Acoustic. Free.
* Bogart’s— Motion City Soundtrack. Pop/Rock. $35.30.
* The Comet— Cough It Up with Birdie Hearse and mr.phylzzz. Rock/Punk/Various. Free.
Crow’s Nest— Open Mic Nite. Various. Free.
Jag’s Steak and Seafood — Zack Shelly and Chon Buckley. Piano/Vocals. Free.
MOTR Pub— Writer’s Night. Open Mic/Various. Free.
Riverbend Music Center— Jimmy Buffett & The Coral Reefer Band. Country/Soft Rock. $36-$136.
Stanley’s Pub— Rumpke Mountain Boys. Trashgrass. Cover.
Urban Artifact— Landen Wordswell, Near Earth Objects, Stop Light Observations and Audley. R&B/Rock/Various. Free.
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