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Events for April 8 – April 14

Wednesday, April 8
Brown County Inn (Nashville, IN) – Open Mic – 6:00-9:00
Brown Country Music Center (Nashville, IN) - Gov't Mule (rock/blues/jam) – 7:30
Central Hotel (Madison, IN) – Open Mic with Jimmy Davis – 7:00-9:00
Mansion Hill Tavern (Newport, KY) – Mason Johnson Trio featuring Vudu Childe – 7:00
Ricky B's Club Cafe – Rick Bartlett (soul/r&b/rock) – 5:00-10:00
Slippery Noodle (Indianapolis, IN) – Blues Jam – 7:30-12:00
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, April 9
Mansion Hill Tavern (Newport, KY) – John Ford Blues Society – 8:00
Mellwood Arts Center - Kentuckiana Pride's Bourbon & Blues with V-Groove (r&b/blues/rock) – 6:00-9:00
Mike's Dance Barn (Nashville, IN) – Bloomington Blues Jam hosted by The 1-4-5's – 7:00-10:00
Ricky B's Club Cafe – Rick Bartlett (soul/r&b/rock) – 5:00-10:00
Slippery Noodle (Indianapolis, IN) – Cosmic Situation – 8:00-12:00
Southgate House Revival (Newport, KY) - Celebration of Life for Walter "Krazy Pete" Montoure with Rob Lumbard, Nick Lloyd, Ricky Nye and Art Stevenson – 7:30-10:30
Stevie Ray's Blues Bar – Thursday Night Throw Down with Larry Ferguson & Alpha Dog – 7:30-11:30
Two Lane Liquors & Bar – Empty Arms Band (blues/southern rock) – 8:00
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, April 10
Belterra Casino Resort (Florence, IN) – Angela Combs (soul/gospel/delta blues) – 8:00-11:00
Bud's Tavern (Jeffersontown, KY) – Big Cat and the Prowlers (blues/rock) – 7:00-10:00
Cocktails TOO (Lexington, KY) – Southside Underground Rhythm & Blues Band – 9:00-12:00
Derby City Gaming (Downtown) - V-Groove (r&b/blues/rock) – 9:00-1:00
The Grüv Sports Bar & Lounge – Soul in the City Fridays – 8:00-10:00
Hotel Louisville – Toni Green's Sunset Grooves (jazz/blues/soul) – 7:00-9:00
Hotel Louisville – Jerry Green and Friends (funk/r&b/soul) – 9:30 - $10
Ice House (226 E Washington St) - Charity Soirée to benefit the Weekend Warrior Food Program with music by the Unlimited Show Band (r&b/funk/blues) – 7:00-12:00
Jeff Ruby's – Robbie Bartlett Band (blues/r&b/jazz) – 8:00-11:00
Jeff Ruby's (Lexington, KY) – Holeshot Blues – 8:30
Louisville Thoroughbred Society (209 E Main St) - Sheryl Rouse Band (r&b/funk/blues) – 6:30
Mad Paddle Brewstillery (Madison, IN) – Jordan Wilson (blues/funk/soul) – 8:00
Mansion Hill Tavern (Newport, KY) – Mojo Blues Cats – 8:00
Old North Bar (Lexington, KY) - Mo Bell (blues/r&b/rock) – 7:00-10:00
Ricky B's Club Cafe – Rick Bartlett (soul/r&b/rock) – 5:00-10:00
Slippery Noodle (Indianapolis, IN) – Gordon Bonham / Central Blues Company – 8:00-12:30
Southgate House Revival (Newport, KY) - Wayne "The Train" Hancock (rockabilly/country blues) and Kyle Eldridge (country & western) – 8:00
Stevie Ray's Blues Bar – Gina and Johnny Band 6:30 / Soul River Brown & The Foundation Band (funk/soul/blues) 9:00 - $7
450 North Brewing Company (Columbus, IN) – Jason Wells (solo) – 6:30
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, April 11
Backstretch Bar and Grill (Lexington, KY) – The Stella Vees – 8:00
Belterra Casino Resort (Florence, IN) – Angela Combs (soul/gospel/delta blues) – 8:00-11:00
Blockhouse Bar (Bloomington, IN) - High Street Jack (rock/blues/soul) and Holocene (indie rock) – 8:00
Brown County Inn (Nashville, IN) - Piney Woods & The Harrodsburg Horns – 8:00-11:00
Check's Cafe – Highway 31 Blues Band – 7:30-10:30
Chinkapin Brewing (Georgetown, KY) - Mo Bell (blues/r&b/rock) – 7:00-10:00
Cocktails Bar & Grill (Lexington, KY) - Southside Underground Rhythm & Blues Band – 9:00-12:00
Derby City Pizza (Highlands) – Hot Jive Stew (acoustic) – 6:30-9:30
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
Mansion Hill Tavern (Newport, KY) – Doug Hart Band – 8:00
Mojo's Boneyard (Evansville, IN) – Memphis Lightning & Alex Lopez – 8:00
O'Neill's Pub (Lexington, KY) - Five Below Band (rock/blues) and Vanguard (rock) – 8:00
Our Lady of Perpetual Hops (New Albany, IN) - Hendrix Effect (Jimi Hendrix tribute) – 7:00
Proud Mary BBQ (Lexington, KY) - Jaidon Smith Revue (blues/rock) – 6:00-9:00
Ricky B's Club Cafe – Rick Bartlett (soul/r&b/rock) – 5:00-10:00
Slippery Noodle (Indianapolis, IN) – Black Cat & the Bones / Gina and Johnny Band – 8:00-12:30
Stevie Ray's Blues Bar – Laurie Jane & The 45's 6:30 / Soul Kitchen (funk/soul/r&b) 9:00 - $7
Talon Winery (Lexington, KY) – Donovan Howard – 4:00-7:00
Talon Winery (Shelbyville, KY) – Double Dog Dare (blues/folk) – 4:00-7:00
The Vault (Harrodsburg, KY) - Sparky Greene & the Pollinators (blues/roots rock) – 8:00-11:00
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, April 12
Golden's Pub & Deli (Georgetown, KY) - Mo Bell (blues/r&b/rock) – 5:00-7:00
Joe's Palm Room – Soulful Sunday with the Unlimited Show Band (r&b/funk/blues) – 5:00-8:00 - $10
Lou Lou on Market - Jim Masterson and the Good Thieves (blues/jazz) – 6:00-9:00
Mansion Hill Tavern (Newport, KY) – Bratcher & Frazier – 2:00
Zanzabar – Fantastic Negrito and Nat Myers – 8:00
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 – 9:00 pm-12:00 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 – 4:00-6:00 pm
WUKY (91.3 FM) (Lexington, KY) – Blues Before Sunrise – Midnight-6:00 am

Monday, April 13
Mercurios Music & RestoBar – Monday Night Open Jam – 6:30-9:30
Slippery Noodle (Indianapolis, IN) – Steve Robbins – 7:30-10:00
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, April 14
BoomBozz Pizza (Bardstown Rd) – Open Stage – 8:30
Bud's Rockin' Country Bar & Grill (Evansville, IN) - Boscoe France Band – 7:00-9:00
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) – Holly Barrett Duo with Albert Nolting – 7:30-11:30
Stevie Ray's Blues Bar – Tuesday Night Jam with The Warren Shacklette Project – 7:30-11:30

All dates subject to change without notice.

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