Wednesday 29
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 – Sarah Hutchinson. 8 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
* Bogart’s – Brian Fallon & the Crowes. 7 p.m. Rock. $32.30.
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 – Cheryl Renée Project. 7 p.m. Blues. $5.
Fountain Square – Reggae Wednesday with Lungu VYBZ Reggae 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 – Ofir Klemperer’s Unexpected Vibe. 9 p.m. Various. Free.
MOTR Pub – Vibrant Troubadours with Motel Faces and Communications. 10 p.m. Rock. Free.
Meritage – Sonny Moorman. 7 p.m. Blues. Free.
The Mockbee – Liverpool and the Contractions, Elia Burkhart, Suppression, Sulfuric Cautery and Toska. 7 p.m. Various. Free.
Northside Yacht Club – Moon Tooth, Eternal Void, Centripetal and Dynamite Thunderpunch. 8:30 p.m. Metal. $8.
Pit to Plate – Bluegrass Night with Vernon McIntyre’s Appalachian Grass. 7 p.m. Bluegrass. $2.
Silverton Cafe – Bob Cushing. 8 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
Southgate House Revival (Lounge) – Bad Teenage Moustache. 7 p.m. Singer/Songwriter. Free.
Southgate House Revival (Revival Room) – Melodime and Tonefarmer. 9 p.m. AltRock. $10, $12 day of show.
Yeatman’s Cove – 5:13 with LDNL. 5 p.m. Pop/Dance/Various. Free.
Thursday 30
Arnold’s Bar and Grill – Ricky Nye and Dottie Warner. 7:30 p.m. Jazz/Blues. Free.
* Behringer-Crawford Museum – Music@BCM featuring The Comet Bluegrass All-Stars. 7 p.m. Bluegrass. $5.
Blind Lemon – Mark Macomber. 8 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
* Fountain Square – Salsa on the Square with Orquesta Kandela Salsa and Latin Band. 7 p.m. Salsa/Latin/Dance. Free.
Fraze Pavilion – Sheryl Crow. 7:30 p.m. Country/Pop/Rock. $56-$76.
The Greenwich – Phil DeGreg & Friends. 8 p.m. Jazz. $5.
Jag’s Steak and Seafood – Craig Wilson. 7 p.m. Various. Free.
* Junker’s Tavern – Leland Sundries. 8 p.m. Singer/Songwriter. Free.
MOTR Pub – Us, Today with Lovely Socialite. 10 p.m. Indie/Post Rock. Free.
Madison Live – Nonpoint with Failure Anthem, Circles In Time, Irongate and Armchair Psychosis. 6:30 p.m. Hard Rock/Metal. $15, $20 day of show.
The Mockbee – Nequient, Death Trip, Poverty Bomb, Hate Face, Fenrir and DJ Positronic. 9 p.m. Metal. Free.
Newport on the Levee – Live at the Levee featuring Soul Pocket. 7 p.m. R&B/Rock/Funk/Dance. Free.
Plain Folk Cafe – Open Mic with Elia Burkhart. 7 p.m. Various. Free.
Quincy’s Bar & Lounge – Adia Dobbins and Jim Connerley. 8 p.m. Jazz/Pop. Free.
Smale Riverfront Park – Cocktails and Crown Jewels with Jessie Laine Powell Quintet. 7 p.m. Jazz. Free.
Southgate House Revival (Lounge) – Slick Willy & the Kentucky Jellies. 9:30 p.m. Country/Rockabilly/Honky Tonk. Free.
* Southgate House Revival (Sanctuary) – Wayne “The Train” Hancock and Dale Watson. 8:30 p.m. Country/Honky Tonk. $20, $22 day of show.
Taft’s Ale House – John Ford. 8 p.m. Roots/Blues. Free.
Urban Artifact – Fun Machine, Frederick the Younger, Ultra City and Fycus. 8 p.m. Indie Rock. Free.
Village Green Park – Groovin’ on the Green with Scotty Anderson Band. 7 p.m. R&B/Blues/Rock/Jazz/Various. Free.
* Washington Park – Bandstand Bluegrass with The Tillers. 7 p.m. Folk/Americana. Free.
Friday 01
404 – Duo Jetts. 8 p.m. Rock/Pop/Soul. $5.
Arnold’s Bar and Grill – The Cincy Brass. 9 p.m. Brass/Funk/Pop/Soul/Dance/Various. Free.
Backstage Cafe – Analog Bandits with Colors in Mind, Expeditions and Lucius Fox. 8:30 p.m. Rock. Cover.
Bella Luna – Blue Birds Trio. 7 p.m. Classic Rock/Jazz. Free.
Century Inn Restaurant – Jim Teepen. 8 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
Clifton Plaza – The Dirty Shirleys. 8 p.m. Jazz. Free.
College Hill Coffee Co. – Ma Crow and the Lady Slippers. 7:30 p.m. Bluegrass. Free.
The Comet – Emily and the Complexes and Tooth Lures a Fang. 10 p.m. Rock/Punk/Garage. Free.
* Fountain Square – Indie Vol. 2016 with Jukebox The Ghost and Current Events. 8:30 p.m. Indie/Pop/Rock. Free.
The Greenwich – Rollins Davis Band featuring Deborah Hunter. 9 p.m. Jazz/R&B. $5.
*Jacob Hoffner Park – Northside Rock n’ Roll Carnival with Chain and the Gang, Archie and the Bunkers, The Yugos and more. 6 p.m. Rock/Indie/Various. Free.
Julian’s Deli & Spirits – Ricky Nye. 8 p.m. Blues/Boogie Woogie. Free.
Knotty Pine – Pandora Effect. 10 p.m. Rock. Cover.
* MOTR Pub – Nick D’ and The Believers with Indigo Wild. 10 p.m. Indie/Pop/Rock. Free.
* The Mockbee – Room For Zero (album release party) with Jane Decker and Daniel In Stereo. 8 p.m. Indie Pop/Rock. $10.
Mount Adams Pavilion – Cover Model. 8 p.m. Alt/Rock/Various.
Northside Tavern – Sexy Time Live Band Karaoke. 9 p.m. Various. Free.
* Plain Folk Cafe – Wild Carrot and Franklin Crow. 6 p.m. Folk/Americana. Free.
* The Redmoor – Natural Progression. 9 p.m. R&B/NeoSoul/Pop. $15.
Rick’s Tavern – Throw It Down. 9:30 p.m. Country. Cover.
* Riverbend Music Center – Zac Brown Band with Drake White and the Big Fire. 7 p.m. Country. $32.50-$79.50.
* Sawyer Point – Paradise at the Point with Pink Talking Fish, Manic Focus, Ernie Johnson From Detroit and more. 4 p.m. Various. Free.
Southgate House Revival (Sanctuary) – Holywood, Red Beast, Automatic Evolution and V-Twin Sin. 9 p.m. Rock. Cover.
Trinity Gastro Pub – Bob Cushing. 8:30 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
* Urban Artifact – Marbin, Common Center and The Cordial Sins. 8 p.m. Alt/Jazz/World/Pop/Various. Free.
Washington Park – Friday Flow with Surface. 7 p.m. R&B. Free.
Washington Platform Saloon & Restaurant – Retro Nouveau with Josh Kline. 9 p.m. Jazz. $10 (food/drink minimum).
* Woodward Theater – Hip Hop Hates Heroin Tour with Rae Soleil, Baoku, Kelby Savage, Floetic Flo and more. 7 p.m. Hip Hop/Various. $10, $12 day of show.
Saturday 02
404 – Jeremy Cunningham Quartet. 8 p.m. Jazz. $10.
Arnold’s Bar and Grill – Cincinnati Dancing Pigs. 9 p.m. Americana/Jug band. Free.
Bella Luna – Blue Birds Trio. 7 p.m. Classic Rock/Jazz. Free.
Clifton Plaza – Night Owls. 7 p.m. Blues/Soul/Rock/Various. Free.
College Hill Coffee Co. – Ricky Nye and Bekah Williams. 7:30 p.m. Blues/Jazz. Free.
* Fountain Square – FSQ Live with 90 Proof Twang and Taylor Shannon. 7:45 p.m. Country. Free.
Fraze Pavilion – Rick Springfield, Night Ranger and The Romantics. 7:30 p.m. Pop/Rock. $40-$50.
The Greenwich – Jess Lamb. 9 p.m. Alt/Pop/Soul/Various. Free.
* Harry Whiting Brown Community Center – Summer Concerts on the Green with Sonny Moorman. 6 p.m. Blues. Free.
* Jacob Hoffner Park – Northside Rock n’ Roll Carnival with Nots, Dilly Dally, Wray, Smut, Varsity, Darlene, Black Planet and more. 3 p.m. Rock/Indie/Punk/Various. Free.
Knotty Pine – Final Order. 10 p.m. Rock. Cover.
Live! at the Ludlow Garage – McGuffey Lane. 8 p.m. Country. $25-$50.
* MOTR Pub – Jeremy Pinnell & the 55s. 10 p.m. Honky Tonk/Country. Free.
The Mad Frog – Rivers of Nihil. 6 p.m. Metal. $17.
* Madison Theater – Must Die! and Terravita. 9 p.m. Bass/EDM. $20, $25 day of show.
The Mockbee – Rae Soleil, Mars the Shinobi, Lunar Thoughts, Glaukus, Devin Burgess, Lyoni, Devonte Singer, JMC and Apxllo Zen. 9 p.m. Hip Hop. $5-$8.
Mount Adams Pavilion – Greedy Pritchard. 8 p.m. Alt/Rock/Dance.
Northside Tavern – Marburg Collective/Groove Milk Present: Fresh Funk. 10 p.m. Funk/Soul/Rock. Free.
Plain Folk Cafe – The Bluegrass Mafia and Ana Seuberling. 6 p.m. Bluegrass/Acoustic. Free.
* The Redmoor – SaxTone and The Fullfillerz with Mzuri, Dr. Mark Williams, Bianca Graham, and D Brown. 7 p.m. Jazz. $15, $20 day of show.
* Sawyer Point – Paradise at the Point with Emancipator, Keller Williams, TJ Kong & the Atomic Bomb, Periodoni, Strange Mechanics and more. Various. Free.
Silverton Cafe – Tim Jacoby Trio. 9 p.m. Blues. Free.
Southgate House Revival (Lounge) – Mudpies. 9:30 p.m. Blues/Rock. Free.
* Southgate House Revival (Sanctuary) – Dump Trump: A State of Emergency Fiesta with Draculas, Go Go Buffalo, The Whiskey Shambles and more. 8 p.m. Rock/Various. $5.
Tap & Barrel Tavern – Bob Cushing. 5 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
Urban Artifact – The Rocketboys, We Are the Willows, France vs. France and Sleepy Drums. 9 p.m. Rock. Free.
Washington Platform Saloon & Restaurant – Max Gise. 9 p.m. Jazz. $10 (food/drink minimum).
* Woodward Theater – Young Heirlooms with Angela Perley & The Howlin’ Moons. 9 p.m. Folk/Americana. $7, $10 day of show.
Wunderbar – John Ford & Scott Carnder. 8 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
Sunday 03
* BB&T Arena – Cincinnati Summer Jam with T.I., 2 Chainz, Jeezy and more. 7 p.m. Hip Hop. $10-$120.
Backstage Cafe – Beyond De-th and Sable Beldam. 7 p.m. Metal. $5, $8 day of show.
The Comet – Comet Bluegrass All-Stars. 7:30 p.m. Bluegrass. Free.
* Jacob Hoffner Park – Northside Rock n’ Roll Carnival with White Reaper, Ex-Cult, Tweens, Mad Anthony, Lung, Moira, mr.phylzz and more. 3 p.m. Rock/Indie/Various. Free.
Knotty Pine – Randy Peak. 10 p.m. Acoustic. Free
* MOTR Pub – Noah Smith. 10 p.m. Country. Free.
Mansion Hill Tavern – Open Blues Jam with The Ben Duke Band. 8 p.m. Blues. Free.
Mount Adams Pavilion – Cherry on Top. 8 p.m. Rock/R&B/Hip Hop.
* Northside Tavern – Bulletville. 8:30 p.m. Country. Free.
* OTR Live – Beres Hammond. 9 p.m. Reggae. $25-$40.
Sonny’s All Blues Lounge – Sonny’s All Blues Band featuring Lonnie Bennett. 8 p.m. Blues. Free.
Monday 04
Blue Ash Summit Park – Red, White and Blue Ash featuring Styx and Hotel California. 4 p.m. Classic Rock. Free.
* Jacob Hoffner Park – Northside Rock n’ Roll Carnival with Electric Citizen, Lemon Sky, Dawg Yawp and School of Rock. 5 p.m. Rock/Various. Free.
Knotty Pine – Open Mic. 8 p.m. Various. Free.
MOTR Pub – Last Daze with Boozelords. 10 p.m. Rock. 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.
The Mockbee – Rotten UK with Rage Cvlt, Cough it Up, Asphyxiate and Blood Noize. 9 p.m. Punk. $5.
Northside Tavern – Northside Jazz Ensemble. 9:30 p.m. Jazz. Free.
RiversEdge – Sly Band and No Regrets. 6 p.m. Pop/Dance/Rock/Various. Free.
Tuesday 05
Arnold’s Bar and Grill – John Redell. 7 p.m. Blues. Free.
The Comet – Death Sex Advocates. 10 p.m. Punk/Hardcore. Free.
Crow’s Nest – Open Mic Night. 8:30 p.m. Roots/Folk/Americana/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.
The Mockbee – The Agoraphobes, Conway, As we once were, Sagermen, ForestFox and Witches in Paris. 9 p.m. Rock. Free.
Northside Tavern – The Stealth Pastille. 9:30 p.m. Psych Rock. Free.
Riverbend Music Center – Def Leppard with REO Speedwagon and Tesla. 7 p.m. Rock. $25-$99.50.
Stanley’s Pub – Trashgrass Night with members of Rumpke Mountain Boys. 6 p.m. Jamgrass/Bluegrass/Jamgrass/Various. Cover.
* Taft Theatre – Dawes and The Lone Bellow. 8 p.m. Americana/Roots/Rock. $32.50.
Urban Artifact – The Copper Children and Pandas & People. 8 p.m. Indie Folk. Free.
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This article appears in Jun 22-29, 2016.