Events for October 1 – October 7

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Events for October 1 – October 7

WIN TICKETS! Bill Murray and His Blood Brothers at the Louisville Palace!

KBS members! Win 2 tickets to see Bill Murray with Albert Castiglia and Mike Zito on Sunday November 9th at the Louisville Palace courtesy of Live Nation Kentucky! To enter, just send an email with your full name and contact information prior to midnight on Saturday, October 11th to Jo...@kbsblues.org. Drawing will be held Sunday, October 12th. Not a member? Not a problem...join right here!
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Live Nation Kentucky is offering free tickets for KBS members to the North Mississippi Allstars on Saturday, October 4 at the Mercury Ballroom. Only a $1 handling fee is required.
For tickets, following the link below:
https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/160062A6F78A7D7D?did=cblues&fbclid=IwY2xjawNAE8hleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFqNDBha2hNQlNWbHZBOUIzAR4Tk-So_opl8R_D8CSkhsLx6PzP9UwBJR-WoWDsvTQCno5qhiFYKmpeeSei0A_aem_XfibZWvLMQfSnIZPcrlxIg

Wednesday, October 1
Brown County Inn (Nashville, IN) – Open Mic – 6:00-9:00
Central Hotel (Madison, IN) – Open Mic with Jimmy Davis – 7:00-9:00

Ricky B's Club Cafe – Rick Bartlett (soul/r&b/rock) – 5:00-10:00
Slippery Noodle (Indianapolis, IN) – Blues Jam – 8:00-12:00
Stevie Ray's Blues Bar – Open Jam with The John Burgard Band – 7:30-11:30
Tee Dee's Blues & Jazz Club (Lexington, KY) – Weekly Jam – 7:00-9:00

Thursday, October 2
Hotel Bourre Bonne – Robbie Bartlett Band (blues/r&b/jazz) – 6:00-9:00
Hotel Louisville – Toni Cole and Billy Ross (r&b/blues/soul) at Jerry Green and Friends – 8:00 - $10
Mansion Hill Tavern (Newport, KY) – John Ford Blues Society – 8:00
Mojo's Boneyard (Evansville, IN) – Thornetta Davis – 8:00 - $23

Port Hole Inn (Unionville, IN) - Bloomington Blues Group Jam hosted by O2R – 7:00-10:00
Ricky B's Club Cafe – Rick Bartlett (soul/r&b/rock) – 5:00-10:00

Slippery Noodle (Indianapolis, IN) – Tommy Baldwin – 8:00-12:00
Stevie Ray's Blues Bar – Thursday Night Throw Down with Larry Ferguson & Alpha Dog – 7:30-11:30
Radio/Internet Streaming
WBRT (1320 AM) (Bardstown, KY) – Bourbon City Blues – 1:00-3:00 pm
WFMP-LP (106.5 FM) (Louisville, KY) - Post Time: A Derby City Blues Review – 1:00-2:00 pm


Friday, October 3
AERO Club – da Mudcats – 7:00
Backstretch Bar & Grill (Lexington, KY) - The VSP Band (soul/r&b) – 8:00-11:30
Bluegrass Barrel House (Richmond, KY) – Five Below Band (rock/blues) – 9:00
Grandview Tavern (Fort Mitchell, KY) - Chuck Brisbin, Joe Ventre and Mike Kraemer (r&b/blues/rock) – 7:00-10:00
The Grüv Sports Bar & Lounge – Soul in the City Fridays – 8:00-10:00
Hotel Louisville – Jerry Green and Friends (funk/r&b/soul) – 9:30 - $10
Jeff Ruby's – Robbie Bartlett Band (blues/r&b/jazz) – 8:00-11:00

Madison Theater (Covington, KY) – Women in Blues from Beale Street featuring Mandalyn, Lexie Blue and Gina McCann – 7:30
Maiden City Brewing (Paris, KY) - Mo Bell (blues/r&b/rock) – 7:30-10:30

Mansion Hill Tavern (Newport, KY) – Sonny Moorman Group – 8:00
Ricky B's Club Cafe – Rick Bartlett (soul/r&b/rock) – 5:00-10:00
Rupp Arena – Eric Church (country/southern rock) with special guest the Marcus King Band (southern rock/blues) – 7:30

Slippery Noodle (Indianapolis, IN) – Danny Garwood Co / Blackjack Davey – 8:30-12:30
Stevie Ray's Blues Bar – The Muleskinners / V-Groove (r&b/blues/rock) 9:00 - $7
4th Street Bar & Grill (Columbus, IN) - BA Blues (blues/rock) – 8:00
450 North Brewing Company (Columbus, IN) – Jason Wells (solo) – 6:30
927 Reserve (Newport, KY) - Mojo Blues Cats – 8:00-12:00

Radio/Internet Streaming
WFMP-LP (106.5 FM) (Louisville, KY) - Post Time: A Derby City Blues Review – 8:00-9:00 pm
WUKY (91.3 FM) (Lexington, KY) – Joe's Blues with Joe Conkwright – 9:00-11:00 pm

Saturday,
October 4
Champions Bar & Grill (Richmond, KY) - The VSP Band (soul/r&b) – 9:00
Goodwood Whiskey Row – A Night in Blue to celebrate the release of Zeno Jones new CD Butcher Shop Blues with Earl Bowman 7:00 / Zeno Jones 8:00 / The Revelators 9:30
Hotel Louisville – Jerry Green and Friends (funk/r&b/soul) – 9:30 - $10
Jeff Ruby's – Robbie Bartlett Band (blues/r&b/jazz) – 8:00-11:00
KingFish (River Rd) – Blues Redemption – 6:00-10:00

Mansion Hill Tavern (Newport, KY) – Doug Hart Band – 8:00
The Melroy (Lexington, KY) - Dane Sadler Band (r&b/soul jazz/nola funk) – 8:00-11:00
Mercury Ballroom – North Mississippi Allstars – 8:00
Pastime Grill And Pub (New Albany, IN) - Shumate Blues Revival – 7:00-11:00

Prodigy Vineyard & Winery (Frankfort, KY) - Mo Bell (blues/r&b/rock) – 2:00-4:00
Ricky B's Club Cafe – Rick Bartlett (soul/r&b/rock) – 5:00-10:00
Slippery Noodle (Indianapolis, IN) – Steve Robbins / Mississippi Heat – 8:00-12:30
Stevie Ray's Blues Bar – Stone Blue (blues/rock) 6:30 / Bag of Hammers (rock) 9:00 - $7
Upland Brewing Company (Bloomington, IN) – Bloomington Blues Fest with Doc Malone (various), The Reckoning 4:00 / The Steve Houk Band 5:00 / Tim O'Malley & The Unusual Suspects 6:00 / Mike Milligan and Steam Shovel 7:00 / King Bee & The Stingers 8:00 / Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials 9:30
Radio/Internet Streaming
ARTxFM (WXOX/97.1 FM) (Louisville, KY) – All That Jazz hosted by Juan Leone, a collection of jazz, blues and gospel from the late 1950s to the early 1970s - 8:00-10:00 am
WFPK (91.9 FM) (Louisville, KY) – Saturday Night Blues Party with Sheryl Rouse – 7:00-10:00 pm
WFYI (90.1 FM) (Indianapolis, IN) - The Blues House Party hosted by Matthew Socey – 8:00-10:00 pm
WKMS (91.3 FM) (Murray, KY) – State Line Blues hosted by Lew Jetton – 7:00-9:00 pm
WMKY (90.3 FM) (Morehead, KY) – Nothin’ But The Blues with Paul Hitchcock – 8:00 pm-Midnight

Sunday, October 5
Equus Run Vineyards (Midway, KY) – Tunes in the Vines with Five Below Band (rock/blues) – 2:00-4:30
Joe's Palm Room – Soulful Sunday with the Unlimited Show Band (r&b/funk/blues) – 5:00-8:00 - $10

Lou Lou on Market - NOLA Style Blues/Jazz Jam hosted by Jim Masterson and the Good Thieves – 6:00-9:00
Mansion Hill Tavern (Newport, KY) – Mansion Hill Tavern Blues Jam – 7:00-10:00
Radio/Internet Streaming
ARTxFM (WXOX/97.1 FM) (Louisville, KY) – That Driving Beat hosted by James & Uwe. That Driving Beat is an all-vinyl radio dance party spinning 1960s soul, rhythm & blues, garage rock, pop, and other movers and shakers from the 1960s! These tunes come from Detroit to Memphis, Muscle Shoals to London, New York to New Orleans, and anywhere else upbeat dance tunes and juke joint anthems were getting laid down and pressed on wax. You can call some of it Northern Soul, most of it Mod, but it's all got That Driving Beat – 6:00-8:00 pm
LRS102.com
(Louisville, KY) – The Coffee Blues hosted by Hippy Head – 8:00-10:00 am
WFMP-LP (106.5 FM) (Louisville, KY) - Post Time: A Derby City Blues Review – 1:00-2:00 am
WHAY (98.3 FM) (Whitley City, KY) - Smokestack Lightnin' Blues Show – 6:00-10:00 pm
WLLV (101.9 FM/1240 AM)
(Louisville, KY) - The Soulful Sounds of Derbytown hosted by Marjorie Marshall – 5:00-6:00 pm
WUKY (91.3 FM) (Lexington, KY) – Blues Before Sunrise – Midnight-6:00 am

Monday, October 6
Lyric Theatre (Lexington, KY) – WoodSong's Old-Time Radio Hour with The Ebony Hillbillies (old-time string band) and Chambers DesLauriers (blues/soul) – 6:30
Mercurios Music & RestoBar – Monday Night Open Jam – 6:30-9:30
Mansion Hill Tavern (Newport, KY) – Doug Hart (solo acoustic) – 7:00

Tee Dee's Blues & Jazz Club (Lexington, KY) - The Tee Dee Young Band & Friends (blues/jazz) – 9:00
Radio/Internet Streaming
ARTxFM (WXOX/97.1 FM) (Louisville, KY) – Night Train Cocktail Lounge hosted by Brian Manley. The lounge rides into the past, featuring music and lost sounds from the 1860s to the 1970s. The show follows the rails amid a mix of directions, including surf, soundtracks, garage, proto-punk, pop, No Wave, jazz, composed, blues, comedy, cylinder and 78 recordings, rock n roll, old country, field recordings from around the world and whatever is scratched onto warped vinyl hidden in the the bottom of those boxes tucked away in your grandmother's attic – 8:00-9:00 pm
WDNS (93 FM) (Bowling Green, KY) – The Lowdown Hoedown with Greg Martin – 7:00-10:00 pm
WFHB (91.3 FM) (Bloomington, IN) – Blue Monday hosted by Blues Doc Bob – 9:00-11:00 pm
WPBK (102.9 FM) (Stanford, KY) - Buried Alive in the Blues with Walt Knies – 9:00 pm
WUKY (91.3 FM) (Lexington, KY) – Joe's Blues with Joe Conkwright – 7:00-9:00 pm

Tuesday, October 7
BoomBozz Pizza (Bardstown Rd) – Open Stage – 8:30
Bud's Rockin' Country Bar & Grill (Evansville, IN) - Boscoe France Band – 7:00-9:00
Bud's Tavern (Jeffersontown, KY) – Open Mic hosted by Louisville Fats & the Rhythm Cats – 6:00-9:00

Mansion Hill Tavern (Newport, KY) –Open Mic – 7:00
Off Broadway Taproom (Madison, IN) – Open Mic hosted by Jimmy Davis – 7:30
Ricky B's Club Cafe – Rick Bartlett (soul/r&b/rock) – 5:00-11:00
Slippery Noodle (Indianapolis, IN) – Chris Shaffer Duo – 7:30-11:30

Stevie Ray's Blues Bar – Tuesday Night Jam with the Lindsey Lane Band – 7:30-11:30

All dates subject to change without notice.

We list places offering music within a 100 mile radius of Louisville.
If you are a local/regional blues musician or venue and would like us to consider your event for our weekly email and monthly newsletter calendars,
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