Wednesday 22
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 – Ricky Nye & Ethan Leinwand. 7 p.m. Blues/Boogie Woogie. $5.
*Fountain Square – Reggae Wednesday with Milton Blake & The River Nile Band. 7 p.m. Reggae. Free.
Jag’s Steak and Seafood – Steve Thomas. 6 p.m. Sax/Piano/Vocals. Free.
Knotty Pine – Dallas Moore. 8 p.m. Country. Free.
The Listing Loon – Cincinnati Folksinger and his Uptown Band. 9 p.m. Folk. Free.
Meritage – Sonny Moorman. 7 p.m. Blues. Free.
Northside Tavern – Lonesome Fugitives. 9:30 p.m. Country. Free.
*Northside Yacht Club – Worriers, Mikey Erg, Beverly and Flowers. 9 p.m. Rock. $5.
PNC Pavilion at Riverbend – Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band. 8 p.m. Rock. $56-$146.
Pit to Plate – Bluegrass Night with Vernon McIntyre’s Appalachian Grass. 7 p.m. Bluegrass. $2.
Silverton Cafe – Bob Cushing. 7 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
Southgate House Revival (Lounge) – Jared Schaedle with Ian Mathieu and Little Miami String Band. 9:30 p.m. Roots/Americana. Free.
Southgate House Revival (Revival Room) – Dylan LeBlanc with The Pollies and Ben Knight. 8:30 p.m. Americana/Folk/Rock. $12, $14 day of show.
*Southgate House Revival (Sanctuary) – Blitzen Trapper with Quiet Life. 8 p.m. Indie Rock. $13, $15 day of show.
Urban Artifact – Blue Wisp Big Band. 8:30 p.m. Big Band Jazz. Free (donations encouraged).
Yeatman’s Cove – 5:13 with 3 Day Rule. 5 p.m. Rock/Various. Free.
Thursday 23
Arnold’s Bar and Grill – Dottie Warner and Ricky Nye. 7:30 p.m. Jazz/Blues. Free.
Behringer-Crawford Museum – Roger Drawdy & The Firestarters. 7 p.m. Celtic Rock. $5.
Blind Lemon – Jamonn Zeiler. 8 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
Crow’s Nest – Easy Tom Eby. 9:30 p.m. Folk/Americana. Free.
Fountain Square – Salsa on the Square with ¡Zumba Band! with Malik Spencer. 7 p.m. Salsa/Latin/Dance. Free.
*The Greenwich – Bianca Graham: Apollo Fundraiser. 7 p.m. R&B/Soul/Pop. $10 (suggested donation).
Jag’s Steak and Seafood – Steve Thomas. 6 p.m. Piano/Vocals/Sax. Free.
Kings Island – SpiritSong with Casting Crowns, Jeremy Camp, Andy Mineo and more. 5 p.m. Pop/Rock/Various. $64.
The Listing Loon – Mike Tittel with Chris Arduser and George Cunningham. 9 p.m. Singer/Songwriter. Free.
MOTR Pub – Ona with Elk Creek. 10 p.m. Alt/Rock/Indie. Free.
Newport on the Levee – Live at the Levee with The Whammies. 7 p.m. ’80s Pop/Rock/Dance/Various. Free.
Plain Folk Cafe – Open mic with Chad Applegate. 7 p.m. Various. Free.
Quincy’s Bar & Lounge – Adia Dobbins and Jim Connerley. 8 p.m. Jazz Pop. Free.
*RiversEdge – Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds and Holy Ghost Tent Revival. 6:30 p.m. Indie/Roots/Rock/Various. Free.
*Southgate House Revival (Revival Room) – Malcolm Holcombe and David Olney. 8 p.m. Folk/Country/Blues. $15, $18 day of show.
U.S. Bank Arena – R. Kelly. 8 p.m. R&B. $69-$109.
Urban Artifact – King Buffalo, The Terror Electric and mr.phylzzz. 9 p.m. Rock. Free.
Village Green Park – Groovin’ on the Green with Miami Steel Drum Band. 7 p.m. Steel Drum. Free.
Washington Park – Bandstand Bluegrass with Billy Strings. 7 p.m. Folk/Bluegrass. Free.
*Woodward Theater – No Response Festival: John Bender, Sarah Davachi, Hair Police and Aaron Dilloway. 8 p.m. Experimental. $15.
Friday 24
404 – Samantha Carlson Quartet. 8 p.m. Jazz. Cover.
Arnold’s Bar and Grill – River City Roustabout. 9 p.m. Folk. Free.
Axis Alley – Trailer Park Floosies. 9 p.m. Dance/Pop/Rock/Country/Various. Free.
*Backstage Cafe – The Wankers (reunion show) with Pasty, Transmissions, Cutpots and more. 7 p.m. Rock/Punk/Various. Cover.
Bella Luna – Blue Birds Trio. 7 p.m. Classic Rock/Jazz. Free.
Blind Lemon – Michael J and Elizabeth Walters. 6 p.m. Acoustic. Free
Blue Note Harrison – Amy Sailor and East of Austin. 9 p.m. Country.
*Bogart’s – Passion Pit with Bishop Briggs. 7 p.m. Indie Pop. $45.30
Buzzard Bay Pub – Pandora Effect. 9:30 p.m. Rock. Cover.
Century Inn Restaurant – Jim Teepen. 8 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
Clifton Plaza – April Aloisio. 7 p.m. Brazilian Jazz. Free.
College Hill Coffee Co. – Ricky Nye and Ethan Leinwand. 7:30 p.m. Blues/Boogie Woogie. Free.
The Comet – In Details. 10 p.m. Indie Rock. Free.
Crow’s Nest – Honeywise. 10 p.m. Folk/Roots. Free.
*DownTowne Listening Room – Second Anniversary Show with Alice Wallace and G. Burton. 7:30 p.m. AltCountry/Folk. $12.
*Fountain Square – Indie Vol. 2016 with Kishi Bashi and Us, Today. 8:30 p.m. Indie/Pop/Post Rock/Various. Free
Fraze Pavilion – Jake Owen with Brandon Lay. 7:30 p.m. Country. $30, $35 day of show.
Grandview Tavern & Grille – Basic Truth. 8 p.m. Funk/R&B/Soul. Free.
*The Greenwich – Sonny Moorman & Final Friday Blues. 8 p.m. Blues. Cover.
Jag’s Steak and Seafood – Wet Soul. 10 p.m. R&B/Soul/Funk/Jazz/Various. Cover.
Kings Island – SpiritSong with TobyMac, for King & Country, Rend Collective and more. 5 p.m. Pop/Rock/Various. $64
Knotty Pine – Wayward Son. 10 p.m. Rock. Cover.
The Listing Loon – Brendan Bogosian and Ally Hurt. 9 p.m. Singer/Songwriter. Free.
MOTR Pub – Jack Burton Overdrive with Margaret Darling. 10 p.m. Alt/Rock/Various. Free.
*Madison Live – Infinity Spree (EP release) with Young Colt. 9 p.m. AltRock. $6, $8 day of show.
Mansion Hill Tavern – The Heaters. 9 p.m. Blues. $4.
Martin’s Someplace Else Tavern – Jessica Lauren Miller. 9 p.m. Acoustic.
Marty’s Hops & Vines – Kick the Blue Drum. 9 p.m. Blues/Rock. Free.
Mount Adams Pavilion – What She Said. 8 p.m. Rock/Pop/Dance.
*Northside Tavern – Northside Music Festival: Open Mike Eagle, Culture Queer, Old City, Frontier Folk Nebraska, Kid Stardust, Comprador, IsWhat?!, Yoni Wolf with Northside Nick and more . 7 p.m. Indie Rock/Hip Hop/Various. Free
Plain Folk Cafe – Bob Cushing and Jeff Workman. 6 p.m. Acoustic. Free
Quincy’s Bar & Lounge – Lee Stolar Trio. 8 p.m. Jazz. Free.
The Redmoor – Kelly Richey. 8 p.m. Blues/Rock. $10.
Rick’s Tavern – 90 Proof Twang. 10 p.m. Country/Rock. $5.
Silverton Cafe – Night Owls. 9 p.m. Blues/Soul/Rock/Various. Free.
Southgate House Revival (Lounge) – Hobilly with The Absolute Beginners. 9:30 p.m. Rock/Roots/Various. Free
Southgate House Revival (Revival Room) – Punk Rock Night. 9 p.m. Punk Rock. $5.
Southgate House Revival (Sanctuary) – Peewee Moore & The Awful Dreadful Snakes with Straw Boss. 9 p.m. Outlaw Country/Rockabilly. $10, $15 day of show.
Thompson House – Bipolar with Ladyy Ace & Paco, Sells, Kenny Bryant and A T Mstr. 8 p.m. Hip Hop/Rap. $10.
Trinity Gastro Pub – Bob Cushing. 8:30 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
U.S. Bank Arena – Justin Bieber. 7:30 p.m. Pop. $50.50-$116.
The Underground – Warshful, Mad After Dark, Undivided and Cierras. 7 p.m. Rock/Various. Cover.
*Urban Artifact – John Gold, Brenda and Moonbeau. 9 p.m. Indie/Pop/Various. Free.
Washington Platform Saloon & Restaurant – Mike Wade (John Ford at 5:30 p.m.). 9 p.m. Jazz. $10 (food/drink minimum).
*Woodward Theater – No Response Festival: Bill Orcutt, C. Spencer Yeh, Sissy Spacek and Kevin Drumm. 9 p.m. Experimental. $15.
Saturday 25
404 – Mike Wade Quartet. 8 p.m. Jazz. Cover.
Arnold’s Bar and Grill – Modern Groove Jazz Band. 9 p.m. Jazz. Free.
Bella Luna – Blue Birds Trio. 7 p.m. Classic Rock/Jazz. Free.
Blind Lemon – Mike and Melissa and Kyle Hackett. 6 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
Blue Note Harrison – Pure Grain. 9 p.m. Country. Cover.
The Carnegie – Suits That Rock. 8 p.m. Rock. $60-$85 (benefiting The Carnegie’s children’s education programs).
*Clifton Plaza – The Hiders. 7 p.m. Indie/Rock/Roots/Various. Free.
College Hill Coffee Co. – Kim and Dee. 7:30 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
*The Comet – Kino Kimino. 10 p.m. Post Punk/Indie Rock. Free.
Crow’s Nest – Chelsea Stepp. 10 p.m. Indie Pop. Free.
The Fling Barn – Johnny Fink & the Intrusion. 8 p.m. Blues. Cover.
*Fountain Square – FSQ Live with Automagik and Orchards. 8 p.m. Indie Rock. Free.
The Greenwich – Erwin Stuckey & the Omega Band. 9 p.m. Jazz. $5.
Harry Whiting Brown Community Center – Summer Concerts on the Green with Not Your Dad’s Jazz. 6 p.m. Jazz. Free.
*Indian Creek Amphitheatre – Shooter Jennings and Waymore’s Outlaws. 4 p.m. Country/Roots/Rock/Various. $25.
Jag’s Steak and Seafood – Why So Serious. 10 p.m. Dance/Pop/Rock/Various. Cover.
Jim and Jack’s on the River – Arvis Austin. 8 p.m. Country. Free.
Kings Island – SpiritSong with Kari Jobe, Crowder, RED and Stars Go Dim. 5 p.m. Pop/Rock/Various. $64.
Knotty Pine – Bad Habit. 10 p.m. Rock. Cover.
Legends Nightclub – Room for Zero. 11 p.m. AltRock. Free.
The Listing Loon – RX-2. 9 p.m. Instrumental/Various. Free.
Live! at the Ludlow Garage – Mipso. 8 p.m. Bluegrass/Folk/Gospel/Various. $15-$30.
*MOTR Pub – The Harlequins (album release show) with Heaven’s Gateway Drugs. 10 p.m. Psych/Garage/Rock/Pop/Various. Free
MVP Bar & Grille – The Refranes. 9 p.m. Dance/Rock/Various. Cover.
Mansion Hill Tavern – Turner South. 9 p.m. Blues. $3.
Marty’s Hops & Vines – Just Two Howlers. 9 p.m. Classic Rock. Free.
*Northside Tavern – Northside Music Festival: The Dopamines, Eye, All-Seeing Eyes, Craig Fox, Alone at 3am, The Motel Beds, J. Dorsey Band, Go Go Buffalo, mr.phylzzz and more. 7 p.m. Rock/Punk/Alt/Various. Free.
Plain Folk Cafe – Ronnie Vaughn and Co. and Tony Hall. 6 p.m. Acoustic/Various. Free.
The Redmoor – Eugene Goss with Triage. 8:30 p.m. Jazz. $10.
Rick’s Tavern – Final Order. 10 p.m. Rock. $5.
Rising Star Casino – Three Dog Night. 8 p.m. Classic Rock/Pop. $40.
Silverton Cafe – Retrovibe. 9 p.m. Rock. Free.
Southgate House Revival (Lounge) – JIMS. 9:30 p.m. Rock/Various. Free
*Southgate House Revival (Revival Room) – Joe Wannabe and the Mad Man’s Blues Band (release party). 7 p.m. Blues/Rock/Various. $10.
Southgate House Revival (Sanctuary) – Emily Gimble. 9 p.m. Jazz/Blues/Americana/Various. $10, $12 day of show.
The Underground – Backdoor, Jamwave and Sebrina. 7 p.m. Rock/Various. Cover.
*Urban Artifact – And the Kids, Nice Try, Faux Fiction and Tiger Sex. 9 p.m. Rock/Indie/Pop/Various. Free
Washington Platform Saloon & Restaurant – Jim Connerley & Friends. 9 p.m. Jazz. $10 (food/drink minimum).
Sunday 26
Blind Lemon – Jeff Henry and Kara Claudy. 4:30 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
BrewRiver GastroPub – Ricky Nye and Ben Levin. 6 p.m. Blues/Boogie Woogie. Free.
The Comet – Comet Bluegrass All-Stars. 7:30 p.m. Bluegrass. Free.
Findlay Market – Ricky Nye. noon Blues/Boogie Woogie. Free.
Fountain Square – Gospel Sundays with Rodney Posey. 4 p.m. Gospel. Free.
Fraze Pavilion – Blood, Sweat & Tears featuring Bo Bice. 7:30 p.m. Rock. Sold out
Knotty Pine – Randy Peak. 10 p.m. Acoustic. Free
The Listing Loon – The AMPhibians. 9 p.m. Surf/Rock/Instrumental. Free.
Mansion Hill Tavern – Open Blues Jam with The Ben Duke Band. 8 p.m. Blues. Free.
*The Mockbee – INC Cincinnati: Laundry Room Squelchers, Wasteland Jazz Unit, many more. 6 p.m. Noise/Ambient/Drone. $5.
Northside Tavern – Grace Lincoln. 8:30 p.m. Soul. Free
Riverbend Music Center – Rascal Flatts with Kelsea Ballerini and Chris Lane. 7:30 p.m. Country. $25.50-$55.25.
Sonny’s All Blues Lounge – Sonny’s All Blues Band featuring Lonnie Bennett. 8 p.m. Blues. Free.
Southgate House Revival (Revival Room) – Irene Kelley. 4 p.m. Bluegrass. $10.
Monday 27
Blind Lemon – Allison Bishop. 8 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
Jag’s Steak and Seafood – T-Sly. 6 p.m. Various. Free.
Knotty Pine – Open Mic. 8 p.m. Various. Free.
Mansion Hill Tavern – Acoustic jam with John Redell & Friends. 8 p.m. Acoustic/Blues/Various. Free.
McCauly’s Pub – Sonny Moorman. 7 p.m. Blues. Free.
Meritage – Sonny Moorman. 7 p.m. Blues. Free.
*The Mockbee – Pop Empire, Dry Summers and Drag Sounds. 9 p.m. Rock. Free.
Northside Tavern – The Qtet. 9:30 p.m. Funk/Jazz/Rock/Various. Free.
Urban Artifact – Tropicoso. 8 p.m. Latin/Salsa/Dance. Free.
Tuesday 28
Arnold’s Bar and Grill – Diamond Jim Dews. 7 p.m. Blues. Free
Blind Lemon – Nick Tuttle. 8 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
*The Comet – Cough It Up with Blakkr and Swim Team. 10 p.m. Rock/Punk/Various. Free.
Crow’s Nest – Open Mic Night. 8:30 p.m. Roots/Folk/Americana/Various. Free.
*Fraze Pavilion – Bob Dylan with Mavis Staples. 7:30 p.m. Rock/Folk/Soul. $54-$94
Jag’s Steak and Seafood – Zack Shelly and Chon Buckley. 6 p.m. Piano/Vocals. Free.
The Listing Loon – Andrea Cefalo and Phillip Burkhead. 9 p.m. Jazz. Free.
MOTR Pub – Writer’s Night. 10 p.m. Open mic/Various. Free.
The Mockbee – Milkman, Nithing and Gassed. 9 p.m. Metal. 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 Jun 15-22, 2016.