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Events for October 8 – October 14

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Wednesday, October 8
America's River Roots Festival (Newport, KY) – Several acts including The Groove Masters (soul/blues) (8:30)
Brown County Inn (Nashville, IN) – Open Mic – 6:00-9:00
Central Hotel (Madison, IN) – Open Mic with Jimmy Davis – 7:00-9:00
Mansion Hill Tavern (Newport, KY) – Mason Johnson Trio – 7:00
New Style Records (Elizabethtown, KY) – Opening Day! - 10:00 am-6:00 pm

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 9
America's River Roots Festival (Newport, KY) – Several acts including John Ford (blues) (11:00 am) and the Mandy Gaines Quartet (jazz/blues) (3:30)
Hotel Bourre Bonne – Robbie Bartlett Band (blues/r&b/jazz) – 6:00-9:00
KingFish (River Rd) – Bike Nite with the Empty Arms Band (blues/southern rock) – 6:00-10:00
Lyric Theatre and Culture Center (Lexington, KY) - Shepherd’s House Concerts for Charity with Duane Betts And Palmetto Motel (southern rock/blues) – 7:00-10:00
Mansion Hill Tavern (Newport, KY) – Cat Campbell & the $2 Pistols – 8:00
Mercurio's Music & RestoBar – The Stella Vees – 7:00

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

Slippery Noodle (Indianapolis, IN) – Bruce Katz – 8:00-12:00
Stevie Ray's Blues Bar – Garvin Gate Blues Festival Kick-Off Party with Deuce 'N A Quarter 7:30 / The Gina and Johnny Band 9:00 – Free Admission
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 10
AERO Club of Louisville – Bleu Phonque (blues/rock) – 8:00-12:00
America's River Roots Festival (Newport, KY) – Several acts including the Ricky Nye Trio (blues) (1:30), Dudley Taft (blues/rock) (4:00), Mr Keith Little (blues/soul) (6:00) and Band of Heathens (blues/rock) (9:30)
Ashbourne Farms (LaGrange, KY) - An Evening with Morgan Freeman and Teddy Abrams with a live blues performance by artists from the legendary Ground Zero Blues Club – 5:30

Backstretch Bar & Grill (Lexington, KY) - The Stella Vees – 8:00
Belknap Fall Festival (Douglas Loop) – The Slingshots – 8:30-10:00
Brown County Inn (Nashville, IN) - Paul Bertsch Band (blues/rock) – 8:00-11:00
Country Heritage Winery (Nashville, IN) - Carolyn Dutton and Steve Houk – 6:00-9:00
Derby City Gaming (Downtown) - V-Groove (r&b/blues/rock) – 8:00-11:00
Derby City Gaming (Poplar Level) - Derby City Shakedown (blues/rock) – 9:00

Garvin Gate Blues Festival
KBS/FMS Main Stage
Da Mudcats 6:00 / Deuce ‘N A Quarter 7:30 / Duke Tumatoe with The Brass To Mouth Horns 9:00
The House Lounge Stage
Curtis Marlatt & Les Blues Attaque 7:05 and 8:35
The Grüv Sports Bar & Lounge – Soul in the City Fridays – 8:00-10:00
Hard Truth Hills (Nashville, IN) - Black Cat and The Bones – 6:00-9:00

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

Mansion Hill Tavern (Newport, KY) – The Lucky Losers – 8:00
Neon Nights (Nicholasville, KY) - Southside Underground Rhythm & Blues Band – 8:00-11:00
Red Bicycle Hall (Madison, IN) - Joslyn and The Sweet Compression (r&b/soul) – 8:00

Ricky B's Club Cafe – Rick Bartlett (soul/r&b/rock) – 5:00-10:00
Slippery Noodle (Indianapolis, IN) – Jacket Required / Mike Milligan & Steam Shovel – 8:30-12:30
Stevie Ray's Blues Bar – Bluefield Soul (soul/funk/blues / The Brass Pack (70's & 80's rock) 9:00 - $7
Talon Winery (Lexington, KY) – Donovan Howard – 6:00-9:00

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 11
America's River Roots Festival (Newport, KY) – Several acts including Pork City Slim (blues) (11:00 am), Ross Blackwood (blues/folk) (1:30), Sonny Moorman (blues) (4:00) and Noah Wotherspoon (blues) (6:00)
Cocktails Too! (Lexington, KY) - Southside Underground Rhythm & Blues Band – 9:00-12:00
Country Heritage Winery (Nashville, IN) – Amanda and Brian Webb – 6:00-9:00
Equus Run Vineyards (Midway, KY) – Porch Pickin' with Mo Bell (blues/r&b/rock) – 4:00-6:30

Garvin Gate Blues Festival
KBS/FMS Main Stage
Jay Jackson & Mississippi Adam Riggle Noon / Stray Cat Blues Band 12:45 / Robbie Bartlett Band 2:00 / The Revelators 3:15 / Tyrone Cotton & Screamin’ John Blues Band 4:30 / Laurie Jane & The 45s 6:00 / The Gina & Johnny Band 7:30 / Ben Levin featuring Blues Hall of Fame Member Bob Stroger 9:00
The House Lounge Stage
Jim Masterson Band 1:35 and 2:50 / Toni Green 4:05 and 5:35 / Rusty Ends & Hillbilly Hoodoo 7:05 and 8:35
Haunted Huntingburg Blues Festival (Huntingburg, IN) - Hog Maw 3:00 / Carl Rodenburg & Co 5:00 / Duke Tumatoe 7:00
Hitching Post Inn -
Empty Arms Band (blues/southern rock) – 9:00
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
Jeff Ruby's (Lexington , KY) – Holeshot Blues Band – 8:30
The Kentucky Center - Morgan Freeman’s Symphonic Blues Experience with the Louisville Orchestra – 7:30

Mansion Hill Tavern (Newport, KY) – Jamie Carr Band – 8:00
Mary Queen Fall Festival (Lexington, KY) – Several acts including The Stella Vees (6:00-7:30)

Mellwood Tavern – Tom Browning and Tyrone Cotton – 9:00
Old Forester's Paristown Hall - JJ Grey & MOFRO (southern soul/blues/rock) with Miles Miller (Country) – 7:30
Proud Mary BBQ (Lexington, KY) – Five Below Band (blues/rock) – 6:00-10:00
The Real B.A. Colonial - Sparky Greene & the Pollinators (blues/roots rock) - 6:00-9:00

Ricky B's Club Cafe – Rick Bartlett (soul/r&b/rock) – 5:00-10:00
Slippery Noodle (Indianapolis, IN) – The Dig 3 / Indy Vegas Allstars – 8:00-12:30
Stevie Ray's Blues Bar – The Subourbons (rock/blues) 6:30 / Big Black Cadillac (funk/soul/blues) 9:00 - $7
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

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 12
America's River Roots Festival (Newport, KY) – Several acts including Anne Stephens (gospel) (11:00 am) and Teeny Tucker (blues) (6:30)
Equus Run Vineyards (Midway, KY) – Tunes in the Vines with the Holeshot Blues Band – 2:00-4:30

Garage Bar – Great Chili Cook-Off with the Five Below Band (blues/rock) – 3:00-6:00
Joe's Palm Room – Soulful Sunday with the Unlimited Show Band (r&b/funk/blues) – 5:00-8:00 - $10
KingFish (Jeffersonville, IN) - Stone Blue (blues/rock) – 4:00-8:00

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
WFPK (91.9 FM) (Louisville, KY) – WFPK Blues Party with Sheryl Rouse – 7:00-10:00 pm
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 13
Mercurios Music & RestoBar – Monday Night Open Jam – 6:30-9:30
Mansion Hill Tavern (Newport, KY) – Hayden Everding Trio – 7:00

Tee Dee's Blues & Jazz Club (Lexington, KY) - The Tee Dee Young Band & Friends (blues/jazz) – 9:00
21st in Germantown – da Mudcats and Margarita Monday - 7:30-9:30
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 14
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) – Django Knight – 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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