Wednesday 06
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.
Blind Lemon – Ray Salinski. 8:30 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
* Bogart’s – SWMRS with The Slippery Lips. 7 p.m. Rock/Pop/Punk. $16.12.
Boswell’s – Open Mic. 7 p.m. Various. Free.
Century Inn Restaurant – Paul Lake. 7 p.m. Pop/Rock/Jazz/Oldies/Various. Free.
Esquire Theatre – Live ‘N Local with Lagniappe. 7 p.m. Cajun. $5.
Fountain Square – Reggae Wednesdays with The Ark Band. 7 p.m. Reggae. Free.
The Greenwich – Pot Kettle Black Jazztet. 7:30 p.m. Jazz. $5.
Jag’s Steak and Seafood – Steve Thomas. 6 p.m. Sax/Piano/Vocals. Free.
Knotty Pine – Dallas Moore. 8 p.m. Country. Free.
Mansion Hill Tavern – Losing Lucky. 8 p.m. Roots/Americana. Free.
Meritage – Sonny Moorman. 7 p.m. Blues. Free.
The Mockbee – Dark Harbor, Bi and The Kno Nothings. 8 p.m. AltRock. Free.
* Paul Brown Stadium – Guns N’ Roses with Tyler Bryant & the Shakedown. 8 p.m. Rock. $59-$250.
Pit to Plate – Bluegrass Night with Vernon McIntyre’s Appalachian Grass. 7 p.m. Bluegrass. $2.
Silverton Cafe – Bob Cushing. midnight Acoustic. Free.
Southgate House Revival (Lounge) – Cookin’ Hearts with Noah Wotherspoon and Jessi Bair. 9:30 p.m. Folk/Americana. Free.
Yeatman’s Cove – 5:13 with Shut Up & Drive. 5 p.m. Rock/Blues. Free.
Thursday 07
Arnold’s Bar and Grill – Dottie Warner and Wayne Shannon. 7:30 p.m. Jazz. Free.
Backstage Cafe – Black Crown Initiate with Eyes on Orion, Imjohnwayne and Two Seconds Too Late. 6 p.m. Metal. $12.
Behringer-Crawford Museum – Music@BCM with Son del Caribe. 7 p.m. Latin/Salsa/Dance. $5.
Blind Lemon – Michael Paulik. 8:30 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
The Comet – Echo Courts, Commercial and The Never Bird. 10 p.m. Indie Rock. Free.
Fountain Square – Salsa on the Square with Cosa Seria LatinBand. 7 p.m. Latin/Salsa/Dance. Free.
The Greenwich – Mike Scharfe’s Mambo Combo. 8:30 p.m. Latin Jazz. $5.
Knotty Pine – Mitch and Steve. 10 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
Latitudes Bar & Bistro – Ricky Nye and Bekah Williams. 6 p.m. Blues/Jazz. Free.
The Listing Loon – Sincerely, Iris. 8 p.m. Folk/Blues. Free.
MOTR Pub – New Moons and The Fainting Ghosts. 10 p.m. Rock. Free.
The Mockbee – MC Vega, Connor Heights, Cousy Warhol, ThraxxMAJR, Eazy El Loco, Wizzle, T.I.M.E., Kasauno, Razook, Heem Dolla$, Oski and DJ Kennedy. 8:30 p.m. Hip Hop. $8.
Newport on the Levee – Live at the Levee with Swan. 7 p.m. Rock. Free.
PNC Pavilion at Riverbend – Phillip Phillips, Matt Nathanson and A Great Big World. 7 p.m. Pop. $33-$51.
Quincy’s Bar & Lounge – Adia Dobbins and Jim Connerley. 8 p.m. Jazz Pop. Free.
Smale Riverfront Park – Cocktails and Crown Jewels with Soul Pocket. 7 p.m. R&B/Pop/Dance/Various. Free.
Southgate House Revival (Lounge) – Charlie Millikin. 9:30 p.m. Singer/Songwriter. Free.
Southgate House Revival (Revival Room) – Gallows Bound and Whiskeydick with Tommy Grit & the Pricks. 9 p.m. Americana/Punk/Metal/Bluegrass. $8, $10 day of show.
Tin Roof Cincinnati – Nick Brownell. Blues/Rock.
Urban Artifact – AmpFibians, Shell and Jeremy Edwards. Surf/Rock/Various. Free.
Village Green Park – Groovin’ on the Green with The Dan Varner Band. 7 p.m. Country. Free.
* Washington Park – Bandstand Bluegrass with Honey & Houston. 7 p.m. Americana. Free.
Friday 08
404 – Samantha Carlson Quartet. 8 p.m. Jazz. Cover.
* Arnold’s Bar and Grill – Buffalo Wabs and the Price Hill Hustle. 9 p.m. Americana. Free.
Bella Luna – Blue Birds Trio. 7 p.m. Classic Rock/Jazz. Free.
Blind Lemon – Warren Ulgh. 5 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
Century Inn Restaurant – Jim Teepen. 8 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
Clifton Plaza – Chris Comer Trio. 7 p.m. Jazz. Free.
College Hill Coffee Co. – Anna and The Deeper Well. 7:30 p.m. Folk/Pop. Free.
The Comet – Rive with Great Dane. 10 p.m. Rock/Punk/Noise/Post Hardcore. Free.
Coney Island/Moonlite Gardens – Cold Smoke. Soul/Blues/R&B/Rock/Dance. $8, $10 day of show.
Fountain Square – Indie Vol. 2016 with The Black Cadillacs and One Degree From Mande. 7 p.m. Rock. Free.
The Greenwich – Mike Wade Quintet. 9 p.m. Jazz. $10.
* Inner Circle – Black Uhuru with Admiral Tibet, Bushman, Ikaya, Delroy Melody and Aneil. 9 p.m. Reggae. $30.
Knotty Pine – The Martini Affair. 10 p.m. Dance/Pop/Rock. Cover.
Live! at the Ludlow Garage – John Hammond. 8 p.m. Acoustic Blues. $25-$55.
* MOTR Pub – Sonny and the Sunsets with Fred Thomas. 10 p.m. Indie Rock/Pop. Free.
Mansion Hill Tavern – Soul Pushers. 9 p.m. Blues. $4.
Martin’s Someplace Else Tavern – Jessica Lauren Miller. 9 p.m. Acoustic.
* Northside Tavern – Black Signal, The Terror Electric and Founding Fathers. 10 p.m. Electronic/Rock/Dance/Alt/Various. Free.
* PNC Pavilion at Riverbend – Weird Al Yankovic. 8 p.m. Comedy/Music. $31.50-$54.
Plain Folk Cafe – John Ford and Megan Osman. 6 p.m. Acoustic/Roots/Blues. Free.
Quincy’s Bar & Lounge – Lee Stolar Trio. 8 p.m. Jazz. Free.
The Redmoor – Soul Pocket. 9 p.m. R&B/Pop/Dance/Various. $10.
Rick’s Tavern – Stone Mountain Mafia. 10 p.m. Southern Rock. Cover.
Silverton Cafe – Chapter 4. 9 p.m. Dance/Various. Free.
Southgate House Revival (Lounge) – The Local Honeys. 9:30 p.m. Americana/Bluegrass/Country. Free.
* Taft Theatre – Chris Cornell with Fantastic Negrito. 8 p.m. Rock. $50-$76.
Thompson House – Sea Of Treachery, In Dying Arms and It Lies Within with Homebound, Heartworm and Saving Shemiah. 8 p.m. Metal. $10.
The Underground – AliveOnceMore, Samuel Day, Kyla Mainous and Garret Liette. 7 p.m. Rock. Cover.
* Urban Artifact – Fairmount Girls, Daddy, Playfully Yours, Cave of Swords and Skeleton Hands. 7 p.m. Indie/Rock/Electronic/Various. Free.
Tin Roof Cincinnati – Josh McIntosh & Company. Country/Rock/Hip Hop/Various.
Village Troubadour – Ma Crow and the Lady Slippers. 7 p.m. Bluegrass. Free.
Washington Park – Friday Flow with Cherrelle. 7 p.m. R&B. Free.
Washington Platform Saloon & Restaurant – The Pan-Vibe Group (Captain Mike at 5:30 p.m.). 9 p.m. Jazz. $10 (food/drink minimum).
* Woodward Theater – Sidewalk Chalk with The New Royals. 9 p.m. Hip Hop/Funk/Jazz/Soul. $10, $12 day of show.
Saturday 09
404 – Pamela Mallory and Wayne Yeager Trio. 8 p.m. Jazz. Cover.
Arnold’s Bar and Grill – Lagniappe. 9 p.m. Cajun. Free.
Beer Sellar – Saving Stimpy. 9 p.m. Rock. Free.
Bella Luna – Blue Birds Trio. 7 p.m. Classic Rock/Jazz. Free.
Blind Lemon – Donna Frost and Logan Sparks. 6 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
Bogart’s – 10 Years with He Is Legend and Spoken. 7 p.m. Rock. $27.27.
* Clifton Plaza – The Perfect Children. 7 p.m. Garage Soul/Blues/Roots/Various. Free.
* College Hill Coffee Co. – Chris Collier with George Cunningham. 7:30 p.m. Folk. Free.
The Comet – Old City. 10 p.m. Indie Rock. Free.
Depot Barbecue – April Aloisio. 7 p.m. Brazilian Jazz.
Fountain Square – FSQ Live with Afinca’o and DJ Aikon. 7 p.m. Latin/Dance. Free.
The Greenwich – The Young Jazz Messengers. 8 p.m. Jazz. $10.
* Harry Whiting Brown Community Center – Nicholas & The Pessimistics. 6 p.m. Americana. Free.
Huffman Park – Blues & BBQ Series featuring The Lisa Biales Band. 6 p.m. Blues. Free.
Knotty Pine – 90 Proof Twang. 10 p.m. Country. Cover.
Legends Nightclub – The Brodys. 8:30 p.m. Rock/Various. Cover.
* Live! at the Ludlow Garage – Griffin House with Green Light Morning. 8 p.m. Acoustic. $20-$30.
MOTR Pub – Izzy & the Catastrophics with Max Pain & the Groovies. 10 p.m. Rock/Various. Free.
MVP Bar & Grille – Thunder Road. 9 p.m. Blues/Rock.
* Madison Live – Here Come Here with Amongst Villains, Sundae Drives, See You in the Funnies and Without Doubt. 8 p.m. Alt/Rock/Pop. $10.
Mansion Hill Tavern – Jay Jesse Johnson. 9 p.m. Blues. $3.
Martin’s Someplace Else Tavern – Lepers Vs. Lions. 9 p.m. Rock.
The Mockbee – Rae Soleil, Mars the Shinobi, K.$, Devin Burgess, Glaukus, Lunar Thougts, JMC, Apxllo Zen and Lyoni. 7 p.m. Hip Hop. $5-$8; Amnesiac Mnemonist, Amishrobots, Shit Bees and Ghosts of Dead Tables. Midnight. Noise/Ambient/Drone. $5.
Plain Folk Cafe – Lawson Family Reunion and Jeremy Francis. 6 p.m. Acoustic/Americana/Various. Free.
Rick’s Tavern – Black Bone Cat. 10 p.m. Rock. Cover.
Silverton Cafe – Kick Start. 9 p.m. Rock.
Southgate House Revival (Lounge) – The Songs of Jerry Garcia presented by Stern Wheel and Friends. 9:30 p.m. Roots/Various. Free.
Southgate House Revival (Revival Room) – France vs. France, The Z.G.’s, Lockjaw and Tooth Lures a Fang. 9 p.m. Rock/Punk. $5.
Southgate House Revival (Sanctuary) – J Dorsey, Dead Man String Band, The Tonics and David Michael Fisher. 9:30 p.m. Rock/Blues. $8, $10 day of show.
Thompson House – Blindside Drop (EP release show) with Don’t Call Me Punk, Written In Red and more. 8 p.m. Rock.
Tin Roof Cincinnati – Flip Cup All-Stars. Pop/Country/Rock/Rap/Various.
Traci’s Sports Lounge and Grill – Basic Truth. 8 p.m. Funk/R&B/Soul. Free.
The Underground – Borderline Human, Dear Agony, Mask Of The Charlatan and Tomorrowz End. 7 p.m. Rock. Cover.
* Urban Artifact – Arlo McKinley & the Lonesome Sound, Adam Faucett, Kaitlyn Peace and Emily Davis. 9 p.m. Roots/Folk/Rock/Various. Free.
Washington Platform Saloon & Restaurant – Eugene Goss. 9 p.m. Jazz. $10 (food/drink minimum).
Sunday 10
Blind Lemon – Jeff Henry and Evan Uveges. 4:30 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
The Comet – Comet Bluegrass All-Stars. 7:30 p.m. Bluegrass. Free.
Knotty Pine – Randy Peak. 10 p.m. Acoustic. Free
* MOTR Pub – Orchards with Fycus. 10 p.m. Indie/Pop/Rock. Free.
* Madison Live – Boom Forest. 8 p.m. Folk/Experimental/Rock. $8, $10 day of show.
Mansion Hill Tavern – Open Blues Jam with The Ben Duke Band. 8 p.m. Blues. Free.
The Mockbee – Their Accomplices, Mosey Jones, SemiCrcls, Zijnzijin Zijnzijin, Sungaze, Joe Molinaro and Lo, The Loyal Conscrpits. 8 p.m. Various. $5 (suggested donation).
Northside Tavern – Classical Revolution. 8 p.m. Classical/Chamber/Various. Free.
Northside Yacht Club – Eternal Sleep, Blistered, Crewneck and Abraxas. 8:30 p.m. Metal/Hardcore. $8, $10 day of show.
Sonny’s All Blues Lounge – Sonny’s All Blues Band featuring Lonnie Bennett. 8 p.m. Blues. Free.
* Southgate House Revival (Revival Room) – The 4onthefloor with Billy Catfish and the Broken Werewolves. 8 p.m. Blues/Roots/Various. $5, $8 day of show.
* U.S. Bank Arena – Paul McCartney. 8 p.m. Pop/Rock. $39.50-$253.
Monday 11
Blind Lemon – Elizabeth Walters. 8:30 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
Knotty Pine – Open Mic. 8 p.m. Various. Free.
MOTR Pub – The Lemon Twigs. 10 p.m. Rock. Free.
The Mad Frog – Bad Remedy. 7 p.m. Rock. Cover.
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.
Northside Tavern – The Qtet. 9:30 p.m. Funk/Rock/Jazz/Various. Free.
* Northside Yacht Club – Dark Sermon with Exalt, Planetary Cataclysm and Monarch. 8 p.m. Metal. $10.
Tuesday 12
Arnold’s Bar and Grill – Casey Campbell. 7 p.m. Roots/Blues. Free.
Blind Lemon – Nick Tuttle. 8:30 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
Crow’s Nest – Open Mic Night. 8:30 p.m. Roots/Folk/Americana/Various. Free.
Fraze Pavilion – Hollywood Vampires. 7:30 p.m. Rock. $59, $64 day of show.
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.
* Riverbend Music Center – Slipknot with Marilyn Manson with Of Mice and Men. 6:30 p.m. Rock/Metal. $26.50-$75.50.
Stanley’s Pub – Trashgrass Night with members of Rumpke Mountain Boys. 9 p.m. Jamgrass/Bluegrass/Jamgrass/Various. Cover.
Urban Artifact – Screeching Owl, The Woods, In Details. Jazz. Free.
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This article appears in Jun 29 – Jul 6, 2016.