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Events for May 28 – June 3

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Wednesday, May 28
Big Four Lawn (Waterfront Park) – WFPK Waterfront Wednesday with Chuck Prophet and His Cumbia Shoes (alt county/rock/latin), Southern Avenue (blues/soul) and Relaay (indie pop) – 5:00-10:30
Brown County Inn (Nashville, IN) – Open Mic – 6:00-9:00
Central Hotel (Madison, IN) – Open Mic with Jimmy Davis – 7:00-9:00
Frank's Whiskey Place – Jam hosted by Frank's Whiskey Trio – 8:00-11:00
Gustavo's Mexican Grill (Prospect, KY) – Soul Circus Trio (variety) – 6:00-9:00
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, May 29
Analog Coffee & Records (Madison, IN) - Jordan Wilson (blues/funk/soul) album release party – 5:00
Hotel Louisville – Toni Cole and Billy Ross (r&b/blues/soul) at Jerry Green and Friends – 8:00 - $10
Kenwick Table (Lexington, KY) - Robert Frahm Trio – 5:30-7:30
Mansion Hill Tavern (Newport, KY) – Reece Murray Band (blues/rock/jazz) – 8:00
Mary Miller Riverboat – Cruise with the Juggernaut Jug Band – Noon-2:00
Port Hole Inn (Unionville, IN) - Bloomington Blues Group Jam hosted by Forest Gras – 7:00-10:00
Ricky B's Club Cafe – Rick Bartlett (soul/r&b/rock) – 5:00-10:00
Slippery Noodle (Indianapolis, IN) – Zach Day – 8:00-12:00
Stevie Ray's Blues Bar – Thursday Night Throw Down with Larry Ferguson & Alpha Dog – 7:30-11:30
Two Lane Liquors & Bar – Bike Nite with the Empty Arms Band (blues/southern rock) – 8:00
WBRT (1320 AM) (Bardstown, KY) – Bourbon City Blues – 1:00-3:00 pm

Friday, May 30
The Grüv Sports Bar & Lounge – Soul in the City Fridays – 8:00-10:00
Hansie Flip Burgers (Williamstown KY) - Sparky Greene & the Pollinators (blues/roots rock) – 6:00-8:30
Hotel Louisville – Jerry Green and Friends (funk/r&b/soul) – 9:30 - $35
J Render's Southern Table & Bar (Lexington, KY) – Triage (blues/funk) – 6:00
Jeff Ruby's – Robbie Bartlett Band (blues/r&b/jazz) – 8:00-11:00
Mad Paddle Brewstillery (Madison, IN) – The Slingshots (rock/blues/soul) – 8:00-11:00
Mansion Hill Tavern (Newport, KY) – Angela Combs – 8:00
Mojo's Boneyard (Evansville, IN) – Andy Timmons – 8:00 - $28
The Nook (Danville, KY) – Jaidon Smith Revue (blues/rock) – 8:00-11:30
Red Bicycle Hall (Madison, IN) - Jordan Wilson Coalition (blues/funk/soul) album release party – 8:00
Ricky B's Club Cafe – Rick Bartlett (soul/r&b/rock) – 5:00-10:00
Shaker Village at Pleasant Hill (Harrodsburg, KY) – Greg Schaber – 6:30-9:30
Shorty's Bar and Grill (Bedford, IN) - Homemade Jam (blues/rock/soul) – 7:00-11:00
Slippery Noodle (Indianapolis, IN) – Kelley Isenhower / The Elect – 8:00-12:30
Stevie Ray's Blues Bar – The Revelators 6:30 / King Bee and The Stingers 9:00 - $7
Talon Winery (Shelbyville, KY) - Double Dog Dare (blues/folk) – 6:00-9:00
WUKY (91.3 FM) (Lexington, KY) – Joe's Blues with Joe Conkwright – 9:00-11:00 pm
Zanzabar – Several acts including The Skinny (rock), Sweet Lady (rock/blues) and Pennyroyal (rock) – 8:00

Saturday, May 31
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
Beargrass Creek Tavern - V-Groove (r&b/blues/rock) – 7:00-11:00
Caesars Casino (Elizabeth, IN) – Lindsey Shake with Derby City Shakedown (blues/rock) at Volt – 10:00
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
Man O'War Harley-Davidson (Lexington, KY) - Lexington Elevating Abilities Foundation Benefit with Mo Bell (blues/r&b/rock) and Jason Kyle Smith (americana/country/folk) – 1:30-3:00
Mansion Hill Tavern (Newport, KY) – Mojo Blues Cats – 8:00
Mary Miller Riverboat – Cruise with the Juggernaut Jug Band – Noon-2:00
Mojo's Boneyard (Evansville, IN) – Leilani Kilgore and Eric Johanson – 8:00 - $28
Off Broadway Taproom (Madison, IN) – Jimmy Davis Trio – 8:00-11:00
Red Mile (Lexington, KY) – Railbird Festival with several acts including Larkin Poe (4:15-5:15) – 1:00-11:00
Ricky B's Club Cafe – Rick Bartlett (soul/r&b/rock) – 5:00-10:00
Rock Fence Park (Nicholasville, KY) - Positive Movement Band (jazz/blues/r&b) – 7:00-9:00
Slippery Noodle (Indianapolis, IN) – Discombobulated / Late Night Revelators – 8:00-12:30
Stevie Ray's Blues Bar – Lou's Blues Revue (blues/rock) 6:30 / Soul River Brown & The Foundation Band (funk/soul/blues) 9:00 - $7
Sugar Ray’s Restaurant and Lounge (2523 W Broadway) – Adult Prom Night with Reggie Johnson and Paulette Johnson (soul/blues/jazz) – 7:00-10:00 - $20/$40
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
Winzerwald Winery (Bristow, IN) – Honey Roy Duo (jazz/blues) – 1:00-4:00
WMKY (90.3 FM) (Morehead, KY) – Nothin’ But The Blues with Paul Hitchcock – 8:00 pm-Midnight

Sunday, June 1
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
The Cabin (Bloomington, IN) – Top Hat Blues Revue – 1:00-4:00
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
Red Mile (Lexington, KY) – Railbird Festival with several acts including Christone “Kingfish” Ingram (2:00-2:45) – 1:00-11:00
WHAY (98.3 FM) (Whitley City, KY) - Smokestack Lightnin' Blues Show – 6:00-10:00 pm
Winzerwald Winery (Bristow, IN) – Beyond Blu – 1:00-4:00
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

Monday, June 2
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
Mansion Hill Tavern (Newport, KY) – Doug Hart (solo) – 7:00
Mercurios Music & RestoBar – Monday Night Open Jam – 6:30-9:30
Slippery Noodle (Indianapolis, IN) – Jon Strahl – 7:30-10:00
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, June 3
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) –Sonny Moorman (solo) – 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) – John Ford – 7:30-11:30
Stevie Ray's Blues Bar – Tuesday Night Jam with the Lindsey Lane Band – 7:30-11:30
Zanzabar - Greg Koch with the Koch Marshall Trio (blues/rock/jazz) – 8:00

All dates subject to change without notice.

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