WEDNESDAY 23
CAFFÈ VIVACE – Blue Wisp Big Band. 8 p.m. Big Band Jazz. $10.
HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT – Camile Smith Quartet. 6 p.m. Jazz. Free.
KNOTTY PINE – Dallas Moore. 10 p.m. Country. Free.
*LUDLOW GARAGE – Marc Roberge of O.A.R. 8:30 p.m. Rock. $35-$60.
MADISON LIVE – Bumpin Uglies. 8 p.m. Ska/Punk/Reggae. $12, $15 day of show.
MOTR PUB – Spirit of the Beehive. 10 p.m. Indie Rock. Free.
NORTHSIDE TAVERN – Cordial Sins, Oginalii and Pocket. 9 p.m. Rock. Free.
*PLAIN FOLK CAFE – Chicago Farmer. 7 p.m. Folk. $8, $12 day of show.
REVEL OTR URBAN WINERY – “The High Note”. 8:30 p.m. Jazz. Free.
RIVERFRONT LIVE – Suffocation with Belphegor, Abiotic and Necronomicon. 7 p.m. Metal. $25.
*STANLEY’S PUB – Donnie & The Dry Heavers, Howard Brothers Band and Leopold The Ghost. 9 p.m. Alt/Electro/Rock. Cover.
THURSDAY 24
ARNOLD’S BAR AND GRILL – Philip Paul Trio. 7:30 p.m. Jazz. Free.
BLIND LEMON – Billy Otten. 8 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
BLUE NOTE HARRISON – Demun Jones. 7 p.m. Country Rap. $15.
BREWRIVER CREOLE KITCHEN – Ricky Nye. 7 p.m. Blues/Boogie Woogie. Free.
*CAFFÈ VIVACE – Bobby Broom Trio. 8 p.m. Jazz. Cover (shows at 8 and 10 p.m.)
COMMON ROOTS – Open Mic. 8 p.m. Various. Free.
DELHI PUB – Rockne’s Open Mic. 9 p.m. Various. Free.
HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT – Phil DeGreg Trio. 6 p.m. Jazz. Free.
KNOTTY PINE – Mitch Greve. 9 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
MOTR PUB – Noah Smith’s Crooner Circus. 10 p.m. Singer/Songwriter. Free.
NORTHSIDE TAVERN – Bon Air, AM Nice and Toebow. 9 p.m. Rock. Free.
RICK’S TAVERN – DV8. 10 p.m. Rock. Cover.
SCHWARTZ’S POINT – Andrew Haug. 8 p.m. Jazz. Cover.
*SORG OPERA HOUSE – Coco Montoya. 8 p.m. Blues. $30.
SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (REVIVAL ROOM) – Kelsey Waldon. 8 p.m. Country/Americana. $12, $15 day of show.
SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (SANCTUARY) – Sawyer Fredericks. 8 p.m. Americana. $20-$30.
STANLEY’S PUB – The Qtet. 9 p.m. Funk/Jazz/Fusion. Free.
*TAFT THEATRE – Ben Folds with Savannah Conley. 8 p.m. Pop/Rock. $18.75-$75.
U.S. BANK ARENA – Celine Dion. 7:30 p.m. Pop. $49.50-$199.50.
WASHINGTON PLATFORM – Grassroots Ramble. 8 p.m. Bluegrass. $10 (food/drink minimum).
FRIDAY 25
BLIND LEMON – Donna Frost. 9 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
BLUE NOTE HARRISON – Powerman 5000 and Hed Pe with Adema and Genitorturers. 7 p.m. Rock. $25.
BOGART’S – That Arena Rock Show. 8 p.m. Metal/Hard Rock tribute.
BROMWELL’S HÄRTH LOUNGE – Rusty Burge with The Phil DeGreg Trio. 9 p.m. Jazz. Free.
CAFFÈ VIVACE – Five Little Bears. 8:30 p.m. Jazz. Cover.
THE COMET – Molly Drag. 10 p.m. Indie Rock. Free.
HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT – Ricky Nye Inc. 9 p.m. Blues/Boogie Woogie. Free.
JAG’S STEAK AND SEAFOOD – The Sly Band. 9:30 p.m. Pop/Rock/Dance/Various. Cover.
JIM AND JACK’S ON THE RIVER – Danny Frazier. 9 p.m. Country. Free.
KNOTTY PINE – Black Bone Cat. 10 p.m. Rock. Cover.
LAWRENCEBURG EVENT CENTER – 98 Degrees. 8 p.m. Pop. $39-$150.
LUDLOW GARAGE – Rumours: A Fleetwood Mac Tribute. 8:30 p.m. Rock. $20-$35.
MANSION HILL TAVERN – Chuck Brisbin and the Tuna Project. 9 p.m. Blues. Cover.
*MOTR PUB – Brick + Mortar with Dentist and Build Us Fiction. 10 p.m. Alt/Rock/Pop. Free.
*NORTHSIDE TAVERN – Big Gorgeous, Dracula Wolf and Black Signal. 9 p.m. Electronic/Pop/Rock/Dance/Various. Free.
PLAIN FOLK CAFE – Low Country Boil. 7:30 p.m. Americana. Free.
*THE REDMOOR – You Know You’re Right: A Tribute To Nirvana featuring 6 Hours to Kill, Bishop Battle, Sovereign Being, Mara Moon and Jacob Perez. 7 p.m. Various. $7.
SCHWARTZ’S POINT – Emily Grace Jordan Trio. 8:30 p.m. Jazz. Cover.
*THE SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL – NHAILER Radio: INspired featuring Automagik, Physco, Carriers, Knotts, The Grove, Multimagic, Kid ESP, Wonky Tonk, Season Ten and more. 5 p.m. Alt/Rock/Pop/Various. $12.
*STANLEY’S PUB – WAIF Fundraiser with The Inturns, The Ram Ones, Twig & Leaf, Maritime Law and Michael Holmes. 9 p.m. Acoustic/Jam/Folk. $10.
*TAFT THEATRE – Rhett Miller. 8 p.m. Roots Rock/Pop. $25, $28 day of show (in the Ballroom).
TOP CATS – In Real Life. 7:45 p.m. Pop/R&B. $25-$99.
*URBAN ARTIFACT – Weird Phishes plays Radiohead’s ‘OK Computer’. 8 p.m. Alt/Rock/Jam. Cover.
WASHINGTON PLATFORM – Kris Keith Trio. 9 p.m. Jazz. $10 (food/drink minimum).
SATURDAY 26
ARNOLD’S BAR AND GRILL – Warrick and Lowell. 8 p.m. Americana. Free.
BLIND LEMON – Zack & Corey. 9 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
BLUE NOTE HARRISON – Seckond Chaynce. 7 p.m. Rap. $20.
BROMWELL’S HÄRTH LOUNGE – Ron Jones with The Steve Schmidt Trio. 9 p.m. Jazz. Free.
CAFFÈ VIVACE – Craig Bailey Quintet. 8:30 p.m. Jazz. Cover.
*THE COMET – Rock & Roll Costume Ball with Abertooth Lincoln, Fycus, IN2ITIV3, Starlight Park, Spacer and Fast Eddy. 9 p.m. Rock/Various. Free.
HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT – Gary Gorrell/Jim Connerley Quartet. 9 p.m. Jazz. Free.
JAG’S STEAK AND SEAFOOD – The Sly Band. 9:30 p.m. Pop/Rock/Dance/Various. Cover.
JIM AND JACK’S ON THE RIVER – Bad Habit. 9 p.m. Rock. Free.
KNOTTY PINE – Black Bone Cat. 10 p.m. Rock. Cover.
*LUDLOW GARAGE – Music of Cream. 8:30 p.m. Cream tribute. $20-$45
THE MAD FROG – Rest in Pierce, HUMORME, XAV, Organtica and $quwa. 9 p.m. Bass. $10.
*MADISON LIVE – Dudley Taft (album release party) with Brent James. 9 p.m. Blues/Rock. $15, $17 day of show.
MANSION HILL TAVERN – Johnny Fink and the Intrusion. 9 p.m. Blues. Cover.
*MOTR PUB – Quintron And Miss Pussycat with Cold Stereo And The Three Brained Robot. 10 p.m. Rock/Various. Free.
*NORTHSIDE TAVERN – AmpFibians and Team Void. 9 p.m. Surf Rock. Free.
*NORTHSIDE YACHT CLUB – The Harlequins, Psychotic Reaction, The Hussy and All Seeing Eyes. 9 p.m. Rock.
PLAIN FOLK CAFE – Kade Puckett. 7:30 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
RICK’S TAVERN – Naked Karate Girls. 10 p.m. Pop/Rock. Cover.
RIVERFRONT LIVE – Chris Webby with Futuristic, Jarren Benton, Locksmith and Ekoh. 7 p.m. Hip Hop. $20-$200.
SCHWARTZ’S POINT – Andrew Lin Trio. 8:30 p.m. Jazz. Cover.
SORG OPERA HOUSE – Cincinnati Transit Authority. 8 p.m. Chicago tribute. $20.
*SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (SANCTUARY) – The Tillers, The Handshake Deals and Chelsea Ford & The Trouble. 8 p.m. Folk/Americana/Bluegrass/Various. $10, $15 day of show.
STANLEY’S PUB – Electric Son and Moselle. 10 p.m. Funk/Jam. Cover.
TAFT THEATRE – Trisha Yearwood with Kim Richey. 7:30 p.m. Country. $50-$128.
URBAN ARTIFACT – That 1 Guy. 8 p.m. Experimental/Funk/Pop/Rock/Jazz/Various. $10, $15 day of show; Beat Faction with Mindcandy and DJ Troll. 10 p.m. Alt/Dance/DJ. Free.
U.S. BANK ARENA – Casting Crowns with Kari Jobe, Cody Carnes and Jamie Kimmett. 7 p.m. Christian Rock/Pop. $24-$79.
WASHINGTON PLATFORM – Myers, Sharfe, DeGreg & Taylor. 9 p.m. Jazz. $10 (food/drink minimum).
SUNDAY 27
BLIND LEMON – Jeff Henry. 8 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT – Jazz Brunch with Mike Darrah. 10:30 a.m. Jazz. Free.
LATITUDES BAR & BISTRO – BlueBirds. 8 p.m. Rock/R&B. Free.
MOTR PUB – Harlot, Creamboy and Fast Eddy. 8 p.m. Roots. Free.
*NORTHSIDE TAVERN – Weekend for Bernie with Counterfeit Money Machine, Patterns of Chaos, Krystal Peterson, Gio Getem and K. Jehuti. 8 p.m. R&B/Hip Hop. $5 (donation for Bernie Sanders 2020 campaign).
*NORTHSIDE YACHT CLUB – Boundaries, Heavens Die, Roseblood, Enforced and more. 6 p.m. Metal. $12.
SCHWARTZ’S POINT – Riely Comisar with Evan Uveges. 6 p.m. Jazz.
*TOP CATS – Mystery Skulls with Phangs, SnowBlood and Moonbeau. 7:30 p.m. AltPop. $15-$35.
WESTSIDE VENUE – Blues Jam with Jimmy D. Rodgers and Lil Al Thomas. 7 p.m. Blues. Free.
MONDAY 28
BLIND LEMON – Ben Armstrong. 8 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
*BOGART’S – Loud Luxury with Dzeko and VAANCE. 8 p.m. EDM.
HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT – Nick Fryer Trio. 6 p.m. Jazz. Free.
MCCAULY’S PUB – Open Jam with Sonny Moorman. 7 p.m. Blues/Various. Free.
*MOTR PUB – Fickle Hellcat and Whiskey Shambles. 9 p.m. Rock/Blues/Various. Free.
TUESDAY 29
ARNOLD’S BAR AND GRILL – Ricky Nye. 7 p.m. Blues/Boogie Woogie. Free.
BLIND LEMON – Nick Tuttle. 8:30 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
*BOGART’S – New Years Day and The Black Moods. 7 p.m. Rock. $11.50.
BREWRIVER CREOLE KITCHEN – The Twirlers. 7 p.m. R&B/Classic Pop/Standards. Free.
CAFFÈ VIVACE – Pam Mallory & Wayne Yeager. 7:30 p.m. Jazz
THE COMET – Fruit LoOops. 10 p.m. Experimental/Electronic/Rock/Various. Free.
HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT – Emily Jordan Trio. 6 p.m. Jazz. Free.
STANLEY’S PUB – Trashgrass Troubadours with Sweet Lillies. 9 p.m. Bluegrass. Cover.
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This article appears in Oct 16-29, 2019.