WEDNESDAY 20
ARNOLD’S BAR AND GRILL – Todd Hepburn. 7 p.m. Piano/Various. Free.
BLIND LEMON – Tom Roll. 7:30 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
* BLUE NOTE HARRISON – Buckcherry. 6 p.m. Rock. $28.
BOGART’S – Last In Line. 8 p.m. Metal. $20.
CAFFÈ VIVACE – Blue Wisp Big Band. 8 p.m. Big Band Jazz. $10.
HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT – Brad Myers Trio. 6 p.m. Jazz. Free.
KNOTTY PINE – Dallas Moore and Lucky Chucky. 10 p.m. Country. Free.
THE LISTING LOON – Ricky Nye. 8:30 p.m. Blues/Boogie Woogie. Free.
THE MAD FROG – Hip Hop Open Mic. 9 p.m. Hip Hop
MANSION HILL TAVERN – Losing Lucky. 8 p.m. Roots. Free.
MARTY’S HOPS & VINES – Mike Biere and Rick Boyer. 7 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
* MEMORIAL HALL – Take 6. 8 p.m. Jazz/R&B/Pop/Gospel. $35-$48.
* MOTR PUB – Jerry Paper with Vireo. 10 p.m. Indie Pop. Free.
NORTHSIDE TAVERN – Shiny Old Soul. 9 p.m. Roots/Jazz/Rock/Various. Free.
SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (LOUNGE) – Ky Myle with Harlan Strings, Ricky Sagraves and Andrew Jenson. 9 p.m. Roots/Various. Free.
* SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (REVIVAL ROOM) – The Dollyrots with The Perfect Children. 8 p.m. Rock/Pop. $12, $15 day of show
STANLEY’S PUB – Freel. 9 p.m. Acoustic/Rock. Free.
* TORN LIGHT RECORDS – Elder Ones. 7:30 p.m. Experimental/Jazz/Various. $10.
URBAN ARTIFACT – Drop the Sun with VXCE and Hot Diggity Daffodil. 8 p.m. Rock/Alt/Various.
VINOKLET WINERY AND RESTAURANT – Vernon McIntyre’s Appalachian Grass. 6:30 p.m. Bluegrass. Free.
THURSDAY 21
ARNOLD’S BAR AND GRILL – Philip Paul Trio. 7:30 p.m. Jazz. Free.
BLIND LEMON – Mark Macomber. 7:30 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
CAFFÈ VIVACE – Jordan Pollard Trio. 8 p.m. Jazz.
* THE COMET – Valley of the Sun with Casino Warrior. 10 p.m. Hard Rock. Free.
COMMON ROOTS – Open Mic. 8 p.m. Various. Free.
THE GREENWICH – Eric Wurzelbacher Quartet. 8:30 p.m. Jazz. $5.
HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT – Brian Cashwell Trio. 6 p.m. Jazz. Free.
KNOTTY PINE – Kenny Cowden. 9 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
THE MAD FROG – Breaks March: Lady Bandit, Todd Alan, Craig V, D Menace and more. 9 a.m. Electronic/Dance. Cover.
MOLLY MALONE’S IRISH PUB & RESTAURANT – Missy Werner Band. 7:30 p.m. Bluegrass. Free.
MOTR PUB – Sun Delay. 10 p.m. Rock. Free.
NORTHSIDE TAVERN – Karaoke Fantastic. 9 p.m. Various. Free.
* NORTHSIDE YACHT CLUB – Swingin’ Utters with Lost In Society, Newport Secret Six and The Tillers. 9 p.m. Celtic/Punk/Ska/Folk/Various. $13, $15 day of show.
PLAIN FOLK CAFE – Open Mic. 7 p.m. Various. Free.
* THE REDMOOR – “When Cannonball Adderley Met Oliver Nelson” featuring Charlie Young and the Cincinnati Contemporary Jazz Orchestra. 7 p.m. Jazz. $20.
* RIVERFRONT LIVE – Bonerama. 8:30 p.m. Brass/Funk/Led Zeppelin tribute. $15, $20 day of show.
SCHWARTZ’S POINT – Emily Grace Jordan. 8 p.m. Jazz. Cover.
SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (REVIVAL ROOM) – Mean Mary with Frank James and twig&leaf. 8 p.m. Folk/Roots. $10, $12 day of show.
STANLEY’S PUB – Rookwood, The Traveling Jam and Mace Hathaway. 10 p.m. Blues/Bluegrass/Jam. Cover.
* THOMPSON HOUSE – Subtronics with Blunts & Blondes. 9 p.m. Dance/Electronic. $25-$65.
* URBAN ARTIFACT – Dayo Gold with Eb&Flow, Joness and Devin Burgess. 9 p.m. Hip Hop
* WOODWARD THEATER – Big Business with Lung. 9 p.m. Rock. $12, $15 day of show.
FRIDAY 22
* ARNOLD’S BAR AND GRILL – Maria Carrelli Band. 8 p.m. Americana. Free.
BLIND LEMON – Donna Frost. 9 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
BLUE NOTE HARRISON – Greater Cincinnati Band Challenge with Absent Soul, Chaos Ritual, Held In Place, Patient Zero, Poundsalt, Reid Telando, Sick Serenity and The Johnson Brothers. 7 p.m. Rock/Various. $10.
BOGART’S – Whiskey Myers with Bones Owens. 8 p.m. Country/Rock. $38-$40.
BROMWELL’S HÄRTH LOUNGE – Mike Darrah Trio featuring Eric Lechliter. 9 p.m. Jazz. Free.
CAFFÈ VIVACE – John Fedchock Quartet. 8:30 p.m. Jazz. Cover.
* THE COMET – Kerchief. 10 p.m. Rock. Free.
COMMON ROOTS – Bill Robinson & Rockne Riddlebarger. 8 p.m. Roots/Various. Free.
FRETBOARD BREWING COMPANY – Kevin McCoy Band. 8 p.m. Country.
* GALLAGHER STUDENT CENTER THEATRE – Avishai Cohen Quartet. 8 p.m. Jazz
* THE GREENWICH – Charlie Young and the Phil DeGreg Trio. 8:30 p.m. Jazz. $10.
HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT – Palm Court Serenaders. 9 p.m. Jazz/Swing. Free.
JAG’S STEAK AND SEAFOOD – 3 Piece Revival. 9 p.m. Rock/Various. $5.
JIM AND JACK’S ON THE RIVER – Nick Netherton. 9 p.m. Country. Free.
KNOTTY PINE – 13:30. 10 p.m. Rock. Cover.
THE MAD FROG – Moselle. 9 p.m. Rock. $5.
MANSION HILL TAVERN – Jeff Bonta & the Tuckers. 9 p.m. Blues. Cover.
MARTY’S HOPS & VINES – Just Two Howlers. 9 p.m. Rock. Free.
MOTR PUB – The Cliftones. 10 p.m. Reggae. Free.
* NORTHSIDE TAVERN – Oso Bear, The Perfect Children and Kid ESP. 9 p.m. Rock/Various. Free.
PLAIN FOLK CAFE – Joe Rollin Porter. 7:30 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
THE REDMOOR – 2nd Wind. 9 p.m. R&B/Jazz. $20.
RICK’S TAVERN – Road Trip. 10 p.m. Rock. Cover.
SCHWARTZ’S POINT – Ron Enyard Trio. 8:30 p.m. Jazz. Cover.
* SHAKE IT RECORDS – Frontier Folk Nebraska. 7 p.m. Rock. Free.
SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (LOUNGE) – Ross Cooper with Austin Stambaugh. 9:30 p.m. Country. Free.
* SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (SANCTUARY) – Parker Millsap. 8:30 p.m. Americana. $18, $20 day of show.
* STANLEY’S PUB – The Last Troubadour, Upright Man and Kyle Duke and the Brown Bag Boys. 10 p.m. Rock. Cover.
* TAFT THEATRE – Iron & Wine. 8 p.m. Indie Folk. $32-$58.
THOMPSON HOUSE – Black Coffee. 9 p.m. Rock. Cover.
TIN ROOF CINCINNATI – Hudson Moore. 7 p.m. Country. $10.
* TOP CATS – Doctor Ocular with Strange Mechanics and Subterranean. 9 p.m. Rock/Jam/Various. $10.
* URBAN ARTIFACT – Big Atomic and Spherical Agenda. 9 p.m. Funk/Jazz. $5.
U.S. BANK ARENA – B2K with Mario, Pretty Ricky, Lloyd, Bobby V, Ying Yang Twins and Chingy. 8 p.m. Pop/R&B/Hip Hop. $42.50-$162.50.
WASHINGTON PLATFORM – On A Limb. 9 p.m. Jazz. $10 (food/drink minimum).
SATURDAY 23
ARNOLD’S BAR AND GRILL – Chelsea Ford and the Trouble. 8 p.m. Bluegrass/Americana. Free.
BLIND LEMON – Jake Walz. 9 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
BLUE NOTE HARRISON – Greater Cincinnati Band Challenge with Ghost Train, Pipeline Central, Reign Over Me, Saints Among Us, Social Chemist, Tastefull, The Kiwis and Whiskey River. 7 p.m. Rock/Various. $10.
BOGART’S – Live Dead ’69. 7 p.m. Grateful Dead tribute. $15.
BROMWELL’S HÄRTH LOUNGE – Dixie Karas with The Steve Schmidt Trio. 9 p.m. Jazz. Free.
CAFFÈ VIVACE – Limehouse Ramblers. 8:30 p.m. Jazz. $10.
THE COMET – Sandy Ewen, Blake Conley, Pete Fosco, Fitz Pape, Rachel Thode Trio and more. 10 p.m. Experimental. Free.
COMMON ROOTS – Well Seasoned. 8 p.m. Rock/Roots/R&B
FITTON CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS – Original Farm League Big Band. 7:30 p.m. Jazz. $35.
* FRETBOARD BREWING COMPANY – Johnny Fink & Dudley Taft. 8 p.m. Blues/Rock.
THE GREENWICH – Alter Egoz. 8:30 p.m. R&B. $10.
HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT – Gary Gorell-Jim Connerley Quartet. 9 p.m. Jazz. Free.
JAG’S STEAK AND SEAFOOD – Gee Your Band Smells Terrific. 9 p.m. ’70s Pop/Rock/Dance. $5.
JIM AND JACK’S ON THE RIVER – Derek Alan Band. 9 p.m. Country. Free.
KNOTTY PINE – Under the Sun. 10 a.m. Alt/Rock. Cover.
LUDLOW GARAGE – ABBARAMA. 8:30 p.m. ABBA tribute. $20-$35.
* MADISON THEATER – Melvin Seals and the Jerry Garcia Band. 9 p.m. Rock/Jam/Various. $22, $25 day of show.
MANSION HILL TAVERN – Fred Gillespie & the Swamp Bees. 9 p.m. Blues. Cover.
MARTY’S HOPS & VINES – Kirk and Joe Duo. 9 p.m. Classic Rock/Pop. Free.
* MOTR PUB – FLOCKS with Curio Key Club. 10 p.m. Electronic/Experimental. Free.
* NORTHSIDE TAVERN – The Harlequins with Mahwah and Wavelette. 10 p.m. Rock/Various. Free.
NORTHSIDE YACHT CLUB – Deals Gone Slack featuring Glen Pine (The Slackers) and Todd Hembrock (Deals Gone Bad). 9 p.m. Rock/Various. $8, $10 day of show.
PLAIN FOLK CAFE – My Brother’s Keeper. 7:30 p.m. Americana. Free.
THE REDMOOR – Smoooth. 8 p.m. R&B/Pop. $15.
RICK’S TAVERN – Prizoner. 10 p.m. Rock. Cover.
SCHWARTZ’S POINT – Ryan Jones Quartet. 8:30 p.m. Jazz. Cover.
* SHAKE IT RECORDS – SofaBurn Records Showcase with Jeremy Pinnell, R. Ring and Daniel Martin Moore. 7 p.m. Country/Folk/Indie/Various. Free.
* SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (LOUNGE) – ‘For {You’re} Courage’ (book release) with Nick Barrows, Jack Burton Overdrive, Breaking Glass and more. 9 p.m. Rock/Various. Free.
SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (REVIVAL ROOM) – FliT, Mister Mason, The Greada Treaty and Jockey Onassis. 7:30 p.m. Rock/Punk/Various
STANLEY’S PUB – Calabash with Scott Jackson. 10 p.m. Rock/Jam. Cover.
* TOP CATS – Vandalia (EP release party) with Cousin Simple, Horse Divorce and Creamboy. 8 p.m. Rock/Alt/Various. $5.
* URBAN ARTIFACT – Automaton, Verment, Go Go Buffalo and Scarangella. 9 p.m. Rock/Metal/Various.
U.S. BANK ARENA – Kelly Clarkson with Kelsea Ballerini and Brynn Cartelli. 7 p.m. Pop. $39-$89.
WASHINGTON PLATFORM – Kris Keith. 9 p.m. Jazz. $10 (food/drink minimum).
SUNDAY 24
20TH CENTURY THEATER – Benefit For Danny Brierly with IconX and SpearPoint. 1 p.m. Rock/Various. $10.
BLIND LEMON – Jeff Henry. 8:30 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
* BOGART’S – Bone Thugs-N-Harmony with Triiibe. 9 p.m. Hip Hop. $30.
CAFFÈ VIVACE – Ricky Nye & Chris Douglas. 7:30 p.m. Blues/Boogie Woogie.
THE COMET – The Comet Bluegrass All-Stars. 7:30 p.m. Bluegrass. Free.
* FOLK SCHOOL COFFEE PARLOR – Lula Wiles. 6 p.m. Folk. $18.
THE GREENWICH – Radio Black. 7 p.m. R&B/Soul/Various. $10.
HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT – Mike Darrah. 10:30 a.m. Jazz. Free.
* THE IRISH HERITAGE CENTER OF CINCINNATI – Switchback. 6 p.m. Celtic/Americana. $20, $25 day of show
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 – Shawnthony Calypso. 8 p.m. Rock. Free.
NORTHSIDE YACHT CLUB – Flatfoot 56 with Tommy Grit and The Pricks and Undertipper. 9 p.m. Punk. $10, $12 day of show.
* SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (REVIVAL ROOM) – Bit Brigade performs Mega Man III with Double Ferrari and Mollusk. 9 p.m. Indie/Rock/Various. $10.
STANLEY’S PUB – Open Jam. 9 p.m. Improv/Various. Free.
URBAN ARTIFACT – Outcalls with Kaitlyn Peace. 9 p.m. Soul/Pop/Various. Free.
WESTSIDE VENUE – Blues Jam with Jimmy D. Rodgers and Lil Al Thomas. 7 p.m. Blues. Free.
MONDAY 25
BLIND LEMON – Joe Rollin Porter. 7:30 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
THE GREENWICH – The Flying Circus Big Band. 8 p.m. Jazz. $5 or two canned goods.
HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT – Peter Gemus Trio. 6 p.m. Jazz. Free.
KNOTTY PINE – Open Mic. 9 p.m. Various. Free.
* MADISON THEATER – Tyler Childers with Arlo McKinley & The Lonesome Sound and Buffalo Wabs & The Price Hill Hustle. 8 p.m. Country/Americana/Folk. Sold out.
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.
MOLLY MALONE’S IRISH PUB & RESTAURANT – Open Bluegrass Jam. 8 p.m. Bluegrass. Free.
MOTR PUB – Ajoke Ferrell. 9 p.m. Hip Hop. Free.
NORTHSIDE TAVERN – Fort Defiance with Chalk Eye. 9 p.m. Americana. Free.
NORTHSIDE YACHT CLUB – Degrader with Born A New, Deadculture, Cold Case and The Obnoxious Boot. 8 p.m. Hardcore. $10, $12 day of show.
STANLEY’S PUB – Jazz Jam. 9 p.m. Jazz/Improv. Free.
TUESDAY 26
BLIND LEMON – Nick Tuttle. 8:30 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
THE COMET – Marc Governanti. 10 p.m. Experimental Pop. Free.
CROW’S NEST – Open Mic Night. 8 p.m. Various. Free.
HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT – Jim Anderson Trio. 6 p.m. Jazz. Free.
LATITUDES BAR & BISTRO – Latitudes House Band and Open Mic. 8 p.m. Various (open mic at 11 p.m.). Free.
THE MAD FROG – House Music. 9 p.m. EDM. Free.
* NORTHSIDE YACHT CLUB – Tha Alkaholiks with Mic Flont, Khingz, Massiah, BPos, Sons of Silverton, Doughty Family and more. 8 p.m. Hip Hop. $15, $20 day of show.
SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (LOUNGE) – Joseph Huber. 7 p.m. Americana. Free.
* SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (SANCTUARY) – Kinky Friedman and Mojo Nixon. 8 p.m. Country/Roots. $25, $30 day of show.
* = CityBeat recommendation
This article appears in Mar 20-27, 2019.
