WEDNESDAY 01
ARNOLD’S BAR AND GRILL – Todd Hepburn. 7 p.m. Piano/Various. Free.
CAFFÈ VIVACE – Blue Wisp Big Band. 8 p.m. Big Band Jazz. $10.
HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT – Mike Darrah Trio. 6 p.m. Jazz. Free.
MANSION HILL TAVERN – Losing Lucky. 8 p.m. Roots. Free.
MARTY’S HOPS & VINES – Dave Hawkins and Peg Buchanan. 7 p.m. Celtic/Folk. Free.
*MEMORIAL HALL – Lucius with Pure Bathing Culture. 8 p.m. AltPop. $31-$46.
MOTR PUB – Hillary Hahn with Anna Applegate. 10 p.m. Singer/Songwriter. Free.
*NORTHSIDE YACHT CLUB – Enterprise Earth, Lorna Shore, Bodysnatcher and Within Destruction. 7 p.m. Metal. $12, $15 day of show.
*PLAIN FOLK CAFE – Town Mountain with Cull Hollow. 6 p.m. Roots. $20.
SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (LOUNGE) – St. Stevns Choir. 9 p.m. Pop/Rock/Various. Free.
*SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (SANCTUARY) – Valerie June with Parker Gispert. 8 p.m. Americana/Various. $30-$35.
STANLEY’S PUB – Haunted Like Human, Peaceful Sorrow and Anna Applegate. 9 p.m. Folk/Americana. Cover.
THURSDAY 02
*20TH CENTURY THEATER – BoomBox. 9 p.m. Electronic/Dance/Pop/Jam. $22, $25 day of show.
ARNOLD’S BAR AND GRILL – Philip Paul Trio. 7:30 p.m. Jazz. Free.
*BOGART’S – Welshly Arms with Castlecomer. 8 p.m. Blues/Rock. $15.
*CAFFÈ VIVACE – The Original Farm League Big Band. 7:30 p.m. Jazz. Cover.
COMMON ROOTS – Open Mic. 8 p.m. Various. Free.
*FOUNTAIN SQUARE – Son Del Caribe with Salsannati. 7 p.m. Salsa/Latin/Dance. Free.
FRETBOARD BREWING COMPANY – Tracy Walker. 5 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
THE GREENWICH – Mambo Combo. 8:30 p.m. Latin Jazz. $5.
HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT – Phil DeGreg and Bruno Mangueira Quartet. 6 p.m. Jazz. Free.
KNOTTY PINE – Kenny Cowden. 9 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
LATITUDES BAR & BISTRO – Ricky Nye and Bekah Williams. 6 p.m. Blues/Jazz. Free.
THE MAD FROG – HUMORME. 9 p.m. Electronic/Dance. Cover.
*MOLLY MALONE’S IRISH PUB & RESTAURANT – Missy Werner Band. 7:30 p.m. Bluegrass. Free.
MOTR PUB – Ttotals with IdleAires. 10 p.m. Indie Rock. Free.
PLAIN FOLK CAFE – Open Mic. 7 p.m. Various. Free.
SCHWARTZ’S POINT – Brandon & Carlos Double Jazz Guitar Experience. 8 p.m. Jazz. Cover.
SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (REVIVAL ROOM) – The Go Rounds. 8 p.m. Psychedelic Americana Pop. $8, $10 day of show.
*STANLEY’S PUB – Loudhaus, Mockery and Maxwell Hedron. 10 p.m. Rock/Pop/Indie. Cover.
*TOP CATS – Satsang. 9 p.m. Neo Folk/Various. $12.
*URBAN ARTIFACT – Endless Chaos, Hot Diggity Daffodil and Smoke & Mirrors. 8 p.m. Rock/Various.
*U.S. BANK ARENA – New Kids on the Block with Salt N Pepa, Debbie Gibson, Tiffany and Naughty By Nature. 7:30 p.m. Pop. $29.95-$159.95.
FRIDAY 03
ARNOLD’S BAR AND GRILL – Brother Hill. 8 p.m. Americana. Free.
BB&T ARENA – Justin Moore. 7 p.m. Country. $30.75-$59.75.
BLUE NOTE HARRISON – Rehab. 8 p.m. Country Rap. $18-$23.
BROMWELL’S HÄRTH LOUNGE – The Steve Schmidt Trio. 9 p.m. Jazz. Free.
CAFFÈ VIVACE – Lee Stolar Trio. 8:30 p.m. Jazz. Cover.
*COMMON ROOTS – Black Mountain Throwdown. 8 p.m. Roots. $5.
FRETBOARD BREWING COMPANY – Matt Waters. 8 p.m. Pop. Free.
THE GREENWICH – Rollins Davis Band. 9 p.m. Jazz/R&B. $5.
HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT – Palm Court Serenaders. 9 p.m. Jazz. Free.
JAG’S STEAK AND SEAFOOD – 3 Piece Revival. 9:30 p.m. Rock/Various. Cover.
JIM AND JACK’S ON THE RIVER – Deuces Wild. 9 p.m. Country. Free.
KNOTTY PINE – Bad Habit. 10 p.m. Rock. Cover.
LUDLOW GARAGE – Susan Werner. 8:30 p.m. Singer/Songwriter. $20-$40.
THE MAD FROG – Thelem, Onhell, BRWN BEAR, Ariosa, PHVNTMofficial, $quwa and more. 9 p.m. Electronic/Dance. Cover.
MANSION HILL TAVERN – Chuck Brisbin & the Tuna Project. 9 p.m. Blues. Cover.
MARTY’S HOPS & VINES – Wild Mountain Berries. 9 p.m. Americana. Free.
*MOTR PUB – Up+dn with Young Colt. 10 p.m. Indie/Alt/Pop/Rock/Various. Free.
*NORTHSIDE TAVERN – Fycus, POC, Inzitiv3 and B. Katz. 10 p.m. Rock/Hip Hop/Electronic/Various. Free.
PLAIN FOLK CAFE – LoopManDan. 7:30 p.m. Various. Free.
RADISSON CINCINNATI RIVERFRONT – Basic Truth. 8 p.m. R&B/Soul/Funk. Free.
THE REDMOOR – Mickey James and the Queen City Crew. 8 p.m. Swing/Jazz/R&B/Blues. $10.
RICK’S TAVERN – Blackbone Cat. 10 p.m. Rock. Cover.
SCHWARTZ’S POINT – Down Home Collective. 8:30 p.m. Jazz. Cover.
*SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (LOUNGE) – Yellow Paper Planes, Calumet and Adam Lee. 9:30 p.m. Indie Rock. Free.
SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (REVIVAL ROOM) – Lost Henry, Vermont and When Autumn Calls. 7 p.m. Punk/Pop. $10, $12 day of show.
*STANLEY’S PUB – Grass is Dead and Pluck Yeah. 10 p.m. Bluegrass/Grateful Dead tribute. Cover.
*TOP CATS – The Score with Lostboycrow and Overstreet. 8 p.m. Indie Pop. $15.
*URBAN ARTIFACT – Erotic N Roll with ElectroCult Circus, Vampire Weekend at Bernies and Dead Humor. 9 p.m. Rock/Various.
WASHINGTON PLATFORM – Rusty Burge and George Simon. 9 p.m. Jazz. $10 (food/drink minimum).
SATURDAY 04
ARNOLD’S BAR AND GRILL – Cincinnati Dancing Pigs. 8 p.m. Americana/Jug band. Free.
THE AVENUE EVENT CENTER – King Von. 10 p.m. Hip Hop. $25-$40.
BLUE NOTE HARRISON – Stairway To Zeppelin. 7:30 p.m. Zeppelin tribute. $10-$15.
BROMWELL’S HÄRTH LOUNGE – Garin Webb with The Steve Schmidt Trio. 9 p.m. Jazz. Free.
CAFFÈ VIVACE – Bruno Mangueira with Phil DeGreg Trio. 8:30 p.m. Jazz. Cover.
COMMON ROOTS – Peaceful Sorrow. 8 p.m. Roots. $5.
*FAIRFIELD COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER – Gina Chavez. 8 p.m. Folk/Soul/Pop. $18.
FRETBOARD BREWING COMPANY – Dat Band. 8 p.m. Funk/Soul/R&B/Various
GANO TAVERN – The Pandora Project. 8 p.m. Rock
THE GREENWICH – Radio Black. 9 p.m. Hip Hop/Soul/R&B. $10.
HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT – Mambo Combo. 9 p.m. Latin Jazz. Free.
JAG’S STEAK AND SEAFOOD – The Good Hooks. 9:30 p.m. Rock/Various. Cover.
KNOTTY PINE – Bad Habit. 10 p.m. Rock. Cover.
LUDLOW GARAGE – Tapestry: The Carole King Songbook. 8:30 p.m. Carole King tribute. $20-$45.
*MADISON LIVE – Nekromantix with Rezurex and Brainiax. 8 p.m. Psychobilly. $20, $22 day of show.
*MADTREE BREWING – 500 Miles to Memphis with Sammy Kay and Current Events. 7 p.m. Rock/Roots. Free.
MANHATTAN HARBOUR MARINA – Corey Moore. 8 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
MANSION HILL TAVERN – Doug Hart Band. 9 p.m. Blues. Cover.
MARTY’S HOPS & VINES – New Brew. 9 p.m. Acoustic Rock. Free.
*MOTR PUB – Mardou with Science Man. 10 p.m. Post Punk. Free.
*MVP BAR & GRILLE – Lift The Medium (video release show). 8 p.m. Rock. $10.
*NORTHSIDE TAVERN – Sexy Time Live Band Karaoke. 9 p.m. Rock/Various. Free.
NORTHSIDE YACHT CLUB – Kublai Khan with Left Behind, Vatican, Treason and Outcast. 8 p.m. Metal. $13, $15 day of show.
PLAIN FOLK CAFE – China Catz. 7 p.m. Grateful Dead tribute. Free.
RICK’S TAVERN – Top This Band. 10 p.m. R&B/Soul/Dance. $5.
RIVERSIDE MARINA BAR & GRILL – Trailer Park Floosies. 9 p.m. Rock/Pop/Dance/Country/Hip Hop/Various. Free.
SCHWARTZ’S POINT – JJ Trio. 8:30 p.m. Jazz. Cover.
*SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (LOUNGE) – Los Honchos. 9:30 p.m. Rock/Soul/Dance/Various. Free.
*SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (REVIVAL ROOM) – Smoke Out 2 with Smoke Parade, Camper Clark, Dead Man String Band, Camper Clark and Tommy Grit & The Pricks. 9 p.m. Rock/Various. $5, $10 day of show.
SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (SANCTUARY) – You vs Yesterday, Starless, Pilot Around The Stars, Into The Skies, The World I Knew, Big Smile and Airways. 7 p.m. Rock/Various. $8, $10 day of show.
STANLEY’S PUB – Fox Soxx and Stratoscope. 10 p.m. Funk/Rock. Cover.
*THOMPSON HOUSE – Combichrist with Silver Snakes. 6 p.m. Industrial Metal. Cover.
TOP CATS – Cal Scruby. 9 p.m. Hip Hop. Sold out.
*URBAN ARTIFACT – Wolftooth, Blind Scryer, Cult of Sorrow and Blessed Black. 8 p.m. Metal. $5.
WASHINGTON PLATFORM – 33rd Anniversary Oyster Roast with Buffalo Ridge Jazz Band and Pat Kelly Quartet. 4 p.m. Jazz. $10 (food/drink minimum).
*WOODWARD THEATER – Film School with Mint Field and Soften. 9 p.m. Indie Rock. $10, $12 day of show.
SUNDAY 05
BOGART’S – Granger Smith. 8 p.m. Country. $25.
THE COMET – The Comet Bluegrass All-Stars. 7:30 p.m. Bluegrass. Free.
*THE GREENWICH – PsychoAcoustic Orchestra. 7 p.m. Jazz. $13.
HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT – Jazz Brunch with Rob Allgeyer. 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.
MANHATTAN HARBOUR MARINA – Dr. Hue. 1 p.m. Rock. Free.
MANSION HILL TAVERN – Open Jam with Deb Ohlinger. 6 p.m. Blues
*MOTR PUB – Valley Maker with Turtledoves. 8 p.m. Indie Folk. Free.
*SCHWARTZ’S POINT – Cinco de Mayo Dinner Party with CinciSon Latin Band. 6:30 p.m. Latin/Jazz. $25.
SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (REVIVAL ROOM) – The Small Glories. 7:30 p.m. Folk/Roots. $12, $15 day of show.
STANLEY’S PUB – Open Jam. 9 p.m. Improv/Various. Free.
*TOP CATS – Cal Scruby. 9 p.m. Hip Hop. $15.
*THE VIDEO ARCHIVE – In the Valley Below (film screening/live performance). 7 p.m. Dream Pop. Free.
WASHINGTON PLATFORM – Traditional New Orleans Jazz Brunch with 2nd Line Jazz Trio. 11:30 a.m. Jazz. $10 (food/drink minimum).
WESTSIDE VENUE – Blues Jam with Jimmy D. Rodgers and Lil Al Thomas. 7 p.m. Blues. Free.
MONDAY 06
BOGART’S – LANY. 8 p.m. AltPop. $38.
CAFFÈ VIVACE – Matt Tolentino. 7:30 p.m. Jazz
HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT – Peter Gemus Trio. 6 p.m. Jazz. 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.
MOLLY MALONE’S IRISH PUB & RESTAURANT – Open Bluegrass Jam. 8 p.m. Bluegrass. Free.
NORTHSIDE TAVERN – The Qtet. 9 p.m. Rock/Funk/Jazz/Various. Free.
STANLEY’S PUB – Jazz Jam. 9 p.m. Jazz/Improv. Free.
TUESDAY 07
ARNOLD’S BAR AND GRILL – Jon Redell. 8 p.m. Blues. Free.
BLIND LEMON – Nick Tuttle. 8:30 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
*BOGART’S – JOHNNYSWIM. 8 p.m. $27.50.
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
CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL – Music Live@Lunch with Red Cedars. 12:10 p.m. Americana. Free.
CROW’S NEST – Open Mic Night. 8 p.m. Various. Free.
HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT – Pat Kelly Trio. 6 p.m. Jazz. Free.
LUDLOW GARAGE – Marcus Rezak featuring Jeff Franca. 8:30 p.m. Rock. $12-$20.
THE MAD FROG – House Music. 9 p.m. EDM. Free.
*SITWELL’S – Izzy Heltai. 7:30 p.m. Singer/Songwriter. Free.
STANLEY’S PUB – Trashgrass Troubadours with Tough Old Bird. 8 p.m. Bluegrass. Cover.
*TOP CATS – Epic Beard Men with Raised X Wolves. 8 p.m. Hip Hop. Cover.
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This article appears in May 1-8, 2019.