WEDNESDAY 03
ARNOLD’S BAR AND GRILL – Todd Hepburn. 7 p.m. Piano/Various. Free.
*BOGART’S – Reel Big Fish and The Aquabats with Dog Party. 7 p.m. Ska/Rock/Pop. $25.
CAFFÈ VIVACE – Blue Wisp Big Band. 8 p.m. Big Band Jazz. $10.
*FRAZE PAVILION – “Weird Al” Yankovic. 8:30 p.m. Orchestral Comedy Pop Rock. $41.50, $46.50 day of show.
HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT – Pam Mallory Trio. 6 p.m. Jazz. Free.
*JACOB HOFFNER PARK – Northside Rock N’ Roll Carnival with Fairmount Girls, Freedom Nicole Moore & The Electric Moon, Heavy Hinges, The Sedonas, Freekbass, Go Go Buffalo, Strobobean, Lashes and more. 5 p.m. Rock/Pop/Funk/Various. Free.
KNOTTY PINE – Dallas Moore. 10 p.m. Country. Free.
MANSION HILL TAVERN – Losing Lucky. 8 p.m. Roots. Free.
*MOTR PUB – Warbly Jets with Joesph. 10 p.m. Indie Pop/Rock. Free.
MT. HEALTHY CITY PARK – Michelle Robinson Band. 6 p.m. Country. Free.
NEWPORT ON THE LEVEE – Summer Music on the Levee with Kenny Welch Band. 7 p.m. Country. Free.
PLAIN FOLK CAFE – Alex Feccos, Mike Lieser and Kyle’s Station. 5 p.m. Acoustic/Rock/Country. Free.
*SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (SANCTUARY) – Ghost Hammer. 8 p.m. Ghost tribute. $12, $15 day of show.
*STANLEY’S PUB – Willow Tree Carolers, Twig&Leaf and Eli Lev. 10 p.m. Americana/Folk. Cover.
*THOMPSON HOUSE – The Mailboxes. 9 p.m. Indie/Pop/Rock. $10.
*WOODWARD THEATER – Built to Spill. 8 p.m. Indie Rock. Sold out.
THURSDAY 04
COMMON ROOTS – Open Mic. 8 p.m. Various. Free.
*JACOB HOFFNER PARK – Northside Rock N’ Roll Carnival with Lung, Phoul Phill Andt Guill, Haneef Smart & Reincarnation MVMT, Calumet, Near Earth Objects, Tracy Walker, Phasmids, Acarya and more. 2 p.m. Rock/Pop/Various. Free.
KNOTTY PINE – Mitch Greve. 9 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
LEAPIN’ LIZARDS GALLERY – The Jazz Coasters. 8:30 p.m. Swing/Jazz. $10
*MOERLEIN LAGER HOUSE – Rockin’ the Roebling with 500 Miles to Memphis. 4 p.m. Rock/Roots. Free (on the Schmidlapp Event Lawn).
MOLLY MALONE’S IRISH PUB & RESTAURANT – Missy Werner Band. 7:30 p.m. Bluegrass. Free.
*MOTR PUB – Smut and Grand Process. 10 p.m. Rock. Free.
PLAIN FOLK CAFE – Open Mic. 7 p.m. Various. Free.
STANLEY’S PUB – Moselle and The Bad Hats. 10 p.m. Jam/Funk/Folk. Cover.
FRIDAY 05
ARNOLD’S BAR AND GRILL – John Redell. 8 p.m. Blues. Free.
BLIND LEMON – Donna Frost. 9 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
BOGART’S – Thunderstruck. 9 p.m. AC/DC tribute. $10.
*BROMWELL’S HÄRTH LOUNGE – Mandy Gaines Quartet. 9 p.m. Jazz. Free.
*CAFFÈ VIVACE – Five Little Bears. 8:30 p.m. Jazz. Cover.
FOUNTAIN SQUARE – 2nd Wind. R&B/Jazz/Various. 7 p.m. Free.
FRETBOARD BREWING COMPANY – Just Strange Brothers. 5 p.m. Funk/Rock. Free.
THE GREENWICH – David Friesen Group. 8 p.m. Jazz. $15.
HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT – Ron Jones Quartet. 9 p.m. Jazz. Free.
JAG’S STEAK AND SEAFOOD – Two For Flinching. 9:30 p.m. Pop/Rock/Dance/R&B/Various. $5.
KNOTTY PINE – Partytown. 10 p.m. Pop/Rock/Country. Cover.
*THE MAD FROG – Infekt. 8 p.m. EDM. $15.
MANSION HILL TAVERN – Jamie Carr. 9 p.m. Blues. Cover.
*MOTR PUB – JSPH. 10 p.m. Alt/Pop/R&B. Free.
MT. HEALTHY CITY PARK – Everything’s Jake. 7:30 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
PLAIN FOLK CAFE – Burnt Down House Bluegrass. 7:30 p.m. Bluegrass. Free.
RADISSON CINCINNATI RIVERFRONT – Basic Truth. 8 p.m. R&B/Funk/Soul. Free (in the Fifth Lounge).
RICK’S TAVERN – Turned Up Band. 10 p.m. R&B/Pop/Dance/Various. Cover.
SCHWARTZ’S POINT – Janet Evra Quartet. 8:30 p.m. Jazz
SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (LOUNGE) – Strange Creature and Shiny Old Soul. 9:30 p.m. Blues/Jazz/Folk/Roots/Rock/Various. Free.
SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (REVIVAL ROOM) – Joey Allcorn. 8 p.m. Country. $8, $10 day of show.
THE SYMPHONY HOTEL – Philip Paul Trio. 8 p.m. Jazz. Free.
*TOP CATS – Exnations with Clubhouse, 90s Kids and Saint Sterling. 8 p.m. Alternative/Pop/Rock. Cover.
URBAN ARTIFACT – Hyssop, .scarab, Sweet Francis and Jeremy Myint. 9 p.m. Indie/Rock/Various.
WASHINGTON PARK – Premium Blend Band. R&B. 7 p.m. Free.
WEST SIDE BREWING – Pandora Project. 7 p.m. Rock. Free.
SATURDAY 06
ARNOLD’S BAR AND GRILL – Cincinnati Dancing Pigs. 8 p.m. Americana/Jug band. Free.
BLIND LEMON – Zac & Corey. 9 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
BOGART’S – Bronson Arroyo. 9 p.m. Rock. $10.
BROMWELL’S HÄRTH LOUNGE – The Burning Caravan. 9 p.m. Jazz. Free.
CAFFÈ VIVACE – Dara Tucker Quartet. 8 p.m. Jazz. Cover.
*THE COMET – Brooklyn Rae. 10 p.m. Singer/Songwriter. Free.
*FOUNTAIN SQUARE – The Tillers with Joseph Huber. Folk/Americana. 7 p.m. Free.
THE GREENWICH – Rollins Davis Band. 9 p.m. Jazz/R&B. $5.
HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT – Mambo Combo. 9 p.m. Latin Jazz. Free.
JAG’S STEAK AND SEAFOOD – Gee Your Band Smells Terrific. 9 p.m. ’70s Pop/Rock/Dance. $5.
KNOTTY PINE – Mitch Greve. 10 p.m. Rock. Cover.
MANSION HILL TAVERN – JC Clements. 9 p.m. Blues. Cover.
*MOTR PUB – Tweens and Static Falls. 10 p.m. Indie Rock. Free.
NORTHSIDE TAVERN – Sexy Time Live Band Karaoke. 9 p.m. Rock/Pop/Various. Free.
*PLAIN FOLK CAFE – My Brother’s Keeper. 7:30 p.m. Roots. Free.
RICK’S TAVERN – Deadwood Alley. 10 p.m. Rock. Cover.
SCHWARTZ’S POINT – Mandy Gaines Trio. 8:30 p.m. Jazz. Cover.
*THE SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL – Dump Trump IV: The Agony with Tree Carolers, The Whiskey Shambles, Terror at Midnight, Slutbomb, Lashes, Lazy Ass Destroyer, Trash Knight, Lockjaw, Forestfox, Ampline, Sovereign Being and more. 8 p.m. Rock/Roots/Punk/Post Punk/Comedy/Various. $5, $10 day of show.
STANLEY’S PUB – Secret Circle Society, 22 Stitches and V-Twin Sin. 10 p.m. Rock/Metal. Cover.
*TOP CATS – Magic Beans. 9 p.m. Funk/Jams. Cover.
URBAN ARTIFACT – Matt Baumann, Jeremy Smart, Dusty Bryant Band and Eric Barnett. 9 p.m. Singer/Songwriter/Americana/Various
VERONA VINEYARDS – Lyn Payne Holland & Merry Herbert Duo. 6 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
SUNDAY 07
BLIND LEMON – Jeff Henry. 8 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
*THE COMET – The Comet Bluegrass All-Stars. 7:30 p.m. Bluegrass. Free.
HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT – Jazz Brunch with Mike Darrah. 10:30 a.m. Jazz. Free.
KNOTTY PINE – Randy Peak. 10 p.m. Acoustic/Various. Free.
LATITUDES BAR & BISTRO – BlueBirds. 8 p.m. Rock/R&B. Free.
MANSION HILL TAVERN – Open Jam with Deb Ohlinger. 6 p.m. Blues
MOTR PUB – Estina. and the Black Sheep and Freedom Nicole Moore. 8 p.m. Indie/Pop/Rock/Various. Free.
SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (REVIVAL ROOM) – Truckstop Waterfall with Tim Lancaster. 6:30 p.m. r. $10.
*SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (SANCTUARY) – Summer Blues, Brews & BBQ at The Southgate House Revival with Moses and the Commandments, Ben Levin Band featuring Noah Wotherspoon and Philip Paul and Gabe Stillmann Band. 4 p.m. Blues
STANLEY’S PUB – Open Jam. 9 p.m. Improv/Various. Free.
WESTSIDE VENUE – Blues Jam with Jimmy D. Rodgers and Lil Al Thomas. 7 p.m. Blues. Free.
MONDAY 08
BLIND LEMON – Ben Armstrong. 8 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
KNOTTY PINE – Open Mic. 9 p.m. Various. Free.
MANSION HILL TAVERN – Open Acoustic Jam with John Redell & Friends. 8 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
MCCAULY’S PUB – Open Jam with Sonny Moorman. 7 p.m. Blues/Various. Free.
*MEMORIAL HALL – Jazz at the Memo presents Singin’ and Swingin’ with Mandy Gaines and the Brad Myers Trio. 7 p.m. Jazz. $8.
MOLLY MALONE’S IRISH PUB & RESTAURANT – Open Bluegrass Jam. 8 p.m. Bluegrass. Free.
MOTR PUB – New Van Goghs. 9 p.m. AltRock. Free.
NORTHSIDE TAVERN – Northside Jazz Ensemble. 10 p.m. Jazz. Free.
STANLEY’S PUB – Jazz Jam. 9 p.m. Jazz/Improv. Free.
TUESDAY 09
ARNOLD’S BAR AND GRILL – Ben Levin. 7 p.m. Blues. Free.
BLIND LEMON – Nick Tuttle. 8:30 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
*BLUE ASH AMPHITHEATER – Ricky Nye Inc. 7 p.m. Blues/Boogie Woogie. Free.
BREWRIVER CREOLE KITCHEN – The Twirlers. 7 p.m. R&B/Classic Pop/Standards. Free.
CAFFÈ VIVACE – Emily Grace Jordan & Brad Myers. 7:30 p.m. Jazz
HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT – Brian Cashwell Trio. 6 p.m. Jazz. Free.
*NORTHSIDE TAVERN – Poncé. 9 p.m. AltRock. Free.
STANLEY’S PUB – Trashgrass Troubadours and Nectar Valley. 8 p.m. Bluegrass. Cover.
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This article appears in Jul 3-10, 2019.
