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Events for May 21 – May 27

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Wednesday, May 21
Brown County Inn (Nashville, IN) – Open Mic – 6:00-9:00
Central Hotel (Madison, IN) – Open Mic with Jimmy Davis – 7:00-9:00

Frank's Whiskey Place – Jam hosted by Frank's Whiskey Trio – 8:00-11:00
Mansion Hill Tavern (Newport, KY) – Mason Johnson Trio – 7:00
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, May 22
Brown County Music Center (Nashville, IN) - Little Feat (rock/country/blues) – 7:30
Hotel Louisville – Toni Cole and Billy Ross (r&b/blues/soul) at Jerry Green and Friends – 8:00 - $10

Kenwick Table (Lexington, KY) - Lee Carroll Trio (jazz/funk/blues) with special guests Robert Frahm and Zach Brock – 5:30-7:30
KingFish (River Rd) – Bike Nite with the Empty Arms Band (blues/southern rock) – 6:00

Port Hole Inn (Unionville, IN) - Bloomington Blues Group Jam hosted by High Street Jack – 7:00-10:00
Ricky B's Club Cafe – Rick Bartlett (soul/r&b/rock) – 5:00-10:00
Slippery Noodle (Indianapolis, IN) – Rebekah Meldrum – 8:00-12:00
Stevie Ray's Blues Bar – Thursday Night Throw Down with Larry Ferguson & Alpha Dog – 7:30-11:30
WBRT (1320 AM) (Bardstown, KY) – Bourbon City Blues – 1:00-3:00 pm


Friday, May 23
Charles Brooking Park (Georgetown, KY) – Horsey 100 with music by Mo Bell (blues/r&b/rock) – 4:00-8:00
The Enchanted Forest & Music Hall (New Albany, IN) - Runaway Souls (pop/rock/soul) and Mike Hood's Funky Friends – 8:00-11:00
Fourwinds Lakeside Inn & Marina (Bloomington, IN) - Homemade Jam (blues/rock/soul) – 6:00-10:00

The Grüv Sports Bar & Lounge – Soul in the City Fridays – 8:00-10:00
Hitching Post Inn – Empty Arms Band (blues/southern rock) – 9:00

Hotel Louisville – Jerry Green and Friends (funk/r&b/soul) – 9:30 - $35
Jeff Ruby's – Robbie Bartlett Band (blues/r&b/jazz) – 8:00-11:00

Mansion Hill Tavern (Newport, KY) – Shaun Booker Dammit Band – 8:00
Mojo's Boneyard (Evansville, IN) – Mike Zito with Jax Hollow – 8:00 - $28
Papa Smoke Pizza (Harrodsburg KY) - Sparky Greene & the Pollinators (blues/roots rock) - 7:00-10:00
Proud Mary BBQ (Lexington, KY) – Five Below Band (rock/blues) – 6:00-10:00
Ricky B's Club Cafe – Rick Bartlett (soul/r&b/rock) – 5:00-10:00
Slippery Noodle (Indianapolis, IN) – Rory Connolly / Johnny Rawls – 8:00-12:30
Southgate House Revival (Newport, KY) - Carolyn Wonderland / Scotty Bratcher / Ricky Nye Inc – 8:00

Stevie Ray's Blues Bar – da Mudcats 6:30 / Tailfin Cadillacs (blues/soul/rock) 9:00 - $7
Switchyard Park (Bloomington, IN) – Food Truck Friday with King Bee & The Stingers – 7:00

WUKY (91.3 FM) (Lexington, KY) – Joe's Blues with Joe Conkwright – 9:00-11:00 pm

Saturday,
May 24
ARTxFM (WXOX/97.1 FM) – 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

Barrel 53 (Lexington, KY) - Southside Underground Rhythm & Blues Band – 8:00-11:00
Divercity Festival (Lexington, KY) – Tee Dee Young / Honeychild (dance) – 5:00
Dreaming Creek Brewery (Richmond, KY) - Sparky Greene & the Pollinators (blues/roots rock) - 3:00

Elks Lodge #8 (Klondike Lane) – Pool Fun-raiser with Big Cat and the Prowlers (blues/rock) – 7:00-11:00
Equus Run Vineyards (Midway, KY) – The VSP Band (soul/r&b) – 12:30-3:30
The Fox Den – Sweet Lady (rock/blues) – 9:00
General Butler State Resort Park (Carrollton, KY) - Jordan Wilson Coalition (blues/funk/soul) – 7:00-9:00
Hotel Louisville – Jerry Green and Friends (funk/r&b/soul) – 9:30 - $35
Jeff Ruby's – Robbie Bartlett Band (blues/r&b/jazz) – 8:00-11:00

Mansion Hill Tavern (Newport, KY) – Prestige Grease – 8:00
Marriott City Center (Lexington, KY) - Mo Bell (blues/r&b/rock) – 8:30-11:00
Mary Miller Riverboat – Cruise with the Juggernaut Jug Band – Noon-2:00

Miguel's Restaurant (Frankfort, KY) – The VSP Band (soul/r&b) – 6:30-10:30
Ricky B's Club Cafe – Rick Bartlett (soul/r&b/rock) – 5:00-10:00
Rising Star Casino (Rising Sun, IN) - Rock N Roll Heart (Eric Clapton Tribute) – 8:00

Slippery Noodle (Indianapolis, IN) – Tom Harold and the Fallen' Angels / Johnny Rawls – 8:00-12:30
Stevie Ray's Blues Bar – Duck and Cover (rock) 6:30 / Soul Kitchen (funk/soul/r&b) 9:00 - $7
Sunset Marina and Resort (Lancaster, KY) – Five Below Band (rock/blues) – 8:00

WFPK (91.9 FM) – 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
Wildside Winery (Versailles, KY) – Hole Shot Blues Band – 1:00-4:00
WMKY (90.3 FM) (Morehead, KY) – Nothin’ But The Blues with Paul Hitchcock – 8:00 pm-Midnight

Sunday, May 25
ARTxFM (WXOX/97.1 FM) – 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
Backstretch Bar & Grill (Lexington, KY) – Sunday Jam hosted by Stubby Phillips and The Screwdrivers (blues/rock/soul) – 3:00-7:00

Captain's Quarters – Soul Circus (variety) – 7:00-11:00
The District Versailles (Versailles, KY) - Mo Bell (blues/r&b/rock) – 2:00-5:00
Hard Truth Hills Distilling Co (Nashville, IN) – King Bee & the Stingers – 2:00
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
LRS102.com – The Coffee Blues hosted by Hippy Head – 8:00-10:00 am
Mansion Hill Tavern (Newport, KY) – Mansion Hill Tavern Blues Jam – 7:00-10:00
Proud Mary BBQ (Lexington, KY) – Blues Between The Bridges with the Hole Shot Blues Band 1:00 / Stephen Poe & The Ravens 4:00 / Treyvon King 6:30
WHAY (98.3 FM) (Whitley City, KY) - Smokestack Lightnin' Blues Show – 6:00-10:00 pm
WLLV (101.9 FM/1240 AM) - The Soulful Sounds of Derbytown hosted by Marjorie Marshall – 5:00-6:00

WUKY (91.3 FM) (Lexington, KY) – Blues Before Sunrise – Midnight-6:00 am
21st In Germantown – Blues, Brews & Barbecue with the Highway 31 Blues Band – 7:00-10:00

Monday, May 26 – Happy Memorial Day
ARTxFM (WXOX/97.1 FM) – 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
Break Room at Pepper (Lexington, KY) – Deep Mud (blues/rock) – 6:00-8:00

Mansion Hill Tavern (Newport, KY) – Johnny Burgin with Ben Levin and Noah Wotherspoon – 7:00 - $15
Mercurios Music & RestoBar – Monday Night Open Jam – 6:30-9:30
Slippery Noodle (Indianapolis, IN) – Kara Cole – 7:30-10:30
Tee Dee's Blues & Jazz Club (Lexington, KY) - The Tee Dee Young Band & Friends (blues/jazz) – 9:00
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, May 27
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) – Joe Waters – 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) – Albert Nolting and Ruben Guthrie – 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.
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