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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This article appears in Feb 19-28, 2020.