Live Music in Greater Cincinnati: This Week's Concerts and Club Shows (Feb. 26-March 3)

Live music calendar listings for the week ahead

Feb 26, 2020 at 10:01 am

click to enlarge Americana artist Chicago Farmer and his band The Fieldnotes play The Southgate House Revival on Friday, Feb. 28 - Photo: Bradley J Scott.
Photo: Bradley J Scott.
Americana artist Chicago Farmer and his band The Fieldnotes play The Southgate House Revival on Friday, Feb. 28


WEDNESDAY 26

BOGART'S - Space Jesus with Tsuruda and Tiedye Ky. 8 p.m. EDM. $22.50.

CAFFÈ VIVACE - Blue Wisp Big Band. 8 p.m. Big Band Jazz. $10.

HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT - Camille “Saba” Smith Trio. 6 p.m. Neo Soul/Jazz. Free.

MEMORIAL HALL - Janis Ian. 8 p.m. Singer/Songwriter. $30-$55.

*MOTR PUB - Star Parks with Mike Adams At His Current Weight. 9 p.m. Indie Pop. Free.

*SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (LOUNGE) - Spiderhand. 8 p.m. Rock/Various. Free.

STANLEY’S PUB - Reggae Night with Fyakey. 9 p.m. Reggae. $5.

*URBAN ARTIFACT - Let's Duet: A Singer-Songwriter Duos Night featuring Billy Alletzhauser + Beth Harris (of The Hiders), Josh Muddiman + Travis Talbert and Matt Baumann + Jeremy Smart. 8 p.m. Folk/Blues/Country/Pop. Free.

VINOKLET WINERY - Bluegrass Wednesdays with Vernon McIntyre’s Appalachian Grass. 6:30 p.m. Bluegrass. Free.

THURSDAY 27

ARNOLD'S BAR AND GRILL - Philip Paul Trio. 7:30 p.m. Jazz. Free.

BIG ASH BREWING - Johnny Armstrong & Eric Leyton. 8 p.m. Acoustic Rock.

BLIND LEMON - Billy Otten. 8 p.m. Acoustic. Free.

BREWRIVER CREOLE KITCHEN - Ricky Nye. 6 p.m. Blues/Boogie Woogie. Free.

*CAFFÈ VIVACE - Animal Mother and Brad Linde Group. 7:30 p.m. Jazz.

HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT - Brian Cashwell Trio. 6 p.m. Jazz. Free.

KNOTTY PINE - Kenny Cowden. 9 p.m. Acoustic. Free.

LUDLOW GARAGE - Y&T. 8:30 p.m. Rock. $20-$50.

*MADISON LIVE - Manic Focus with Daily Bread. 9 p.m. Rock/Jam. $15, $18 day of show.

*MOTR PUB - The Mortals and The Pistol Mystics. 10 p.m. Garage/Punk. Free.

*NORTHSIDE TAVERN - Ace of Wands with Bershy and Kate Wakefield. 9 p.m. Indie/Pop/Rock/Various. Free.

PLAIN FOLK CAFE - Open Mic. 7 p.m. Various. Free.

*RIVERFRONT LIVE - The Soul Rebels with Ernie Johnson from Detroit. 8 p.m. Funk/Jazz/Hip Hop/Various. $20, $25 day of show.

SCHWARTZ’S POINT - Society Jazz Orchestra. 8:30 p.m. Jazz. Cover.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (LOUNGE) - Whitney Fenimore with Daniel Wayne. 9:30 p.m. AltCountry. Free.

*SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (SANCTUARY) - Town Mountain and Buffalo Wabs & The Price Hill Hustle. 8 p.m. Roots/Americana. $15, $20 day of show.

*STANLEY’S PUB - Noah Smith's Crooner Circus. 9 p.m. Acoustic. Free.

TAVERN ON THE BEND - Bob Cushing. 7 p.m. Acoustic.

*URBAN ARTIFACT - Emma Peridot with Abby Vice and Bla'szé. 9 p.m. Pop/Electronic/R&B/Various. Free.

WASHINGTON PLATFORM - Jazz at Dusk. 5:30 p.m. Jazz. $10 (food/drink minimum).

FRIDAY 28

*ARNOLD'S BAR AND GRILL - Jake Speed and the Freddies. 9 p.m. Folk. Free.

AWAKENINGS COFFEE & WINE - Off the Cuff. 7 p.m. Acoustic. Free

BIG ASH BREWING - Tom Kaper Trio. 8 p.m. Acoustic.

BLIND LEMON - Warren Ulgh. 9 p.m. Acoustic. Free.

BLUE NOTE HARRISON - Kid Kentucky & The American Badass Band. 7:30 p.m. Kid Rock tribute. $10-$15.

BOGART’S - Gaelic Storm. 8 p.m. Celtic. Sold out.

BROMWELL'S HÄRTH LOUNGE - Steve Schmidt Trio. 9 p.m. Jazz. Free.

CAFFÈ VIVACE - Andy Brown & Phil DeGreg. 8:30 p.m. Jazz. Cover.

CHRISTIAN MOERLEIN MALT HOUSE TAPROOM - Bockfest with Zinzinnati Bier Band. 5 p.m. German.

HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT - Ricky Nye Inc. 9 p.m. Blues/Jazz. Free.

JAG'S STEAK AND SEAFOOD - My Sister Sarah. 9:30 p.m. Rock/Pop. Cover.

JERZEES PUB & GRUB - Saving Stimpy. 9 p.m. Rock. Free.

JIM AND JACK'S ON THE RIVER - Danny Frazier. 9 p.m. Country. Free.

KNOTTY PINE - Michelle Robinson Band. 10 p.m. Country. Cover.

LEGENDS BAR AND VENUE - FliT and Motel Faces with Mister Mason and Brass Owl. 7 p.m. Rock. $7, $10 day of show.

*LUDLOW GARAGE - Nektar. 8:30 p.m. Prog Rock. $20-$35.

NORTHSIDE TAVERN - Invisible Engine with The Angri-Lahs and Rich Wasson Band. 10 p.m. Rock/Punk/Various. Free.

*NORTHSIDE YACHT CLUB - The Scotch Bonnets with Newport Secret Six. 9 p.m. Reggae/Ska/Rock/Punk. $8, $10 day of show.

PLAIN FOLK CAFE - Bob Cushing. 7:30 p.m. Acoustic. Free.

THE REDMOOR - Natural Progression. 8 p.m. R&B. Cover.

RICK'S TAVERN - Stagger Lee. 9 p.m. Country. Cover.

RIVERFRONT LIVE - Kashmir - The Led Zeppelin Show. 8 p.m. Led Zep tribute. $10-$25.

*SCHWARTZ’S POINT - Dan Karlsberg Trio. 8:30 p.m. Jazz. Cover.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (LOUNGE) - Jake Book with John Boyle. 9:30 p.m. Bluegrass. Free.

*SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (REVIVAL ROOM) - Two Inch Winky (release show) with Sok and Casino Warrior. 10 p.m. Punk. Free.

*SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (SANCTUARY) - Chicago Farmer. 9 p.m. Folk/Americana. $15, $18 day of show.

STANLEY’S PUB - The Stolen Faces. 10 p.m. Grateful Dead tribute. $8.

THOMPSON HOUSE - Psychostick. 8 p.m. Rock. $15.

*URBAN ARTIFACT - Big Gorgeous, Go Go Buffalo and Black Signal. 9 p.m. Rock/Electronic/Various.

WESTSIDE VENUE - Mask of the Charlatan with Black Star Rising. 9 p.m. Hard Rock. $8.

WIEDEMANN BREWERY AND TAPROOM - Cousin Kissers. 8 p.m. Country. Free.

SATURDAY 29

*20TH CENTURY THEATER - Play It Forward Presents Flying Leapfest featuring 500 Miles to Memphis, Robin Lacy and Prestige Grease. 7 p.m. Rock/Roots/Blues/Various. $12, $15 day of show.

ARNOLD'S BAR AND GRILL - Rooster Ridge. 9 p.m. Americana. Free.

BLIND LEMON - Jammon Zeiler. 9 p.m. Acoustic. Free.

BLUE NOTE HARRISON - Sponge. 7 p.m. Pop Rock. $20.

BOGART'S - That Arena Rock Show. 8 p.m. Rock. $10-$20.

BROMWELL'S HÄRTH LOUNGE - Mandy Gaines with the Steve Schmidt Trio. 9 p.m. Jazz. Free.

*CAFFÈ VIVACE - Andy Brown & Petra van Nuis Quartet. 8:30 p.m. Jazz. Cover.

CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL - An Evening with The Turtledoves. 7 p.m. Indie/Electronic/Various. Free.

THE COMET - El Chapo, Blood Chill and Brain Dead Breath. 10 p.m. Indie/Pop/Rock/Punk. Free.

*DEAD LOW BREWING - Highly Likely (album release show) with Hickory Robot. 8 p.m. Americana/Bluegrass/Jamgrass

HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT - Marc Fields Quartet. 9 p.m. Jazz. Free.

JAG'S STEAK AND SEAFOOD - The Whammies. 9:30 p.m. ’80s Pop/Rock. Free.

JIM AND JACK'S ON THE RIVER - Dan Varner. 9 p.m. Country. Free.

KNOTTY PINE - Black Bone Cat. 10 p.m. Rock. Cover.

*LUDLOW GARAGE - Huntertones. 8:30 p.m. Jazz/Funk/Rock/Hip Hop/Various. $12-$15.

MANSION HILL TAVERN - Misterman and the Mojo Band. 9 p.m. Blues. Cover.

*MOTR PUB - The Yugos with Coastal Club. 10 p.m. Indie Rock/Pop. Free.

*NORTHSIDE TAVERN - Harambe’s Heroes with 11,000 Switches and IdleAires. 10 p.m. Punk/Post Punk/Various. Free.

PLAIN FOLK CAFE - My Brother's Keeper. 7:30 p.m. Acoustic/Roots. Free.

THE REDMOOR - 12th Annual MS Fundraiser with The Generics. 7 p.m. Rock. $25.

RICK'S TAVERN - Top This Band. 9 p.m. R&B/Pop/Hip Hop/Dance. Cover.

RIVERFRONT LIVE - Sabbath and 2112. 8 p.m. Black Sabbath and Rush tributes. $18.

SCHWARTZ’S POINT - Ryan Jones Trio. 8:30 p.m. Jazz. Cover.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (LOUNGE) - Hurts To Laugh, American Goon, The Katies and Adam Flaig & Friends. 9:30 p.m. Rock/Various. Free.

*SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (REVIVAL ROOM) - The Nothing with Tiger Sex, V-Twin Sin and Trash Knight. 9 p.m. Punk. $5.

STANLEY’S PUB - Space Agents, Dance Furiously and Plazmatic. 10 p.m. Funk. $5.

TALON TAVERN - The Pandora Project. 9 p.m. Rock

THOMPSON HOUSE - ARMNHMR. 9 p.m. EDM.

*TORN LIGHT RECORDS - Jordan Reyes, Forest Management and Slug Death. 7 p.m. Ambient/Experimental/Noise. Free.

TRINITY GASTRO PUB - Bob Cushing. 7 p.m. Acoustic. Free.

URBAN ARTIFACT - Beat Faction with Mindcandy, DJ Troll and Jay Downs. 10 p.m. Alternative/Dance/DJ. Free.

WIEDEMANN BREWERY AND TAPROOM - Acoustic ZaaZoo with Thom Stephenson. 7:30 p.m. Classic Rock. Free.

SUNDAY 01

THE COMET - Comet Bluegrass Allstars. 7:30 p.m. Bluegrass. Free.

LATITUDES BAR & BISTRO - BlueBirds. 8 p.m. Rock/R&B. Free.

MANSION HILL TAVERN - Deb Ohlinger Open Mic. 9 p.m. Blues. Free.

MOTR PUB - Buffalo Nichols. 8 p.m. Roots/Soul/Various. Free.

SCHWARTZ’S POINT - Byrd Law. 6 p.m. Jazz. Cover.

WESTSIDE VENUE - Blues Jam. 7 p.m. Blues. Free.

MONDAY 02

MANSION HILL TAVERN - John Redell and Friends. 9 p.m. Open mic. Free.

MCCAULY'S PUB - Open Jam with Sonny Moorman. 7 p.m. Blues/Various. Free.

NORTHSIDE TAVERN - The Qtet. 9 p.m. Funk/Jazz/Rock/Fusion/Various. Free.

STANLEY’S PUB - Jazz Jam with The Stanleyband. 9 p.m. Jazz/Improv. Free.

TUESDAY 03

BLIND LEMON - Nick Tuttle. 8:30 p.m. Acoustic. Free.

BREWRIVER CREOLE KITCHEN - The Twirlers. 7 p.m. R&B/Classic Pop/Standards. Free.

CAFFÈ VIVACE - Lynne Scott, Lee Stolar and Lou Lausche. 7:30 p.m. Jazz

MCCAULY'S PUB - Stagger Lee. 3 p.m. Country. Free.

*NORTHSIDE YACHT CLUB - Today Is The Day with The Obsessed and Flesh Mother. 8 p.m. Metal. $18, $20 day of show.


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