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Events for June 25 – July 1

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Iroquois Amphitheater Friday July 27th, courtesy of Live Nation Kentucky!
To enter, just send an email with your full name and contact information
prior to midnight on Friday July 4th to Jo...@kbsblues.org.
Drawing will be held Saturday, July 5th.
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Wednesday, June 25
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) – Reece Murray Band (blues/rock/jazz) – 8:00
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, June 26
Hotel Louisville – Toni Cole and Billy Ross (r&b/blues/soul) at Jerry Green and Friends – 8:00 - $10
KingFish (River Rd) – Bike Nite with the Empty Arms Band (blues/southern rock) – 6:00
Mansion Hill Tavern (Newport, KY) – Angela Combs – 8:00
Mary Miller Riverboat – Cruise with the Juggernaut Jug Band – Noon-2:00
Nicholasville Performance Park (Nicholasville, KY) - Five Below Band (rock/blues) – 7:00-9:30
Port Hole Inn (Unionville, IN) - Bloomington Blues Group Jam hosted by Gordon Bonham – 7:00-10:00
Ricky B's Club Cafe – Rick Bartlett (soul/r&b/rock) – 5:00-10:00
Slippery Noodle (Indianapolis, IN) – Milligan – 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, June 27
Backstretch Sports Bar and Grill (Lexington, KY) - The VSP Band (soul/r&b) – 8:00-11:30
Blind Squirrel - V-Groove (r&b/blues/rock) – 9:00-12:00
Brown County Inn (Nashville, IN) – The Super Chief Band (blues/rock) – 8:00-11:00
The Golden Nugget Tavern - Sparky Greene & the Pollinators (blues/roots rock) – 9:00-12:00
The Golf Club at Eagle Pointe (Bloomington, IN) - King Bee and The Stingers – 8:00
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 - $35
Jeff Ruby's – Robbie Bartlett Band (blues/r&b/jazz) – 8:00-11:00
Ludlow Bromley Yacht Club (Ludlow, KY) – Gina and Johnny – 8:00
Mansion Hill Tavern (Newport, KY) – Shaun Booker Dammit Band – 8:00
Mercurios Music & RestoBar – The Stella Vees – 7:30
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
Shorty's Bar and Grill (Bedford, IN) – Homemade Jam – 7:00-11:00
Slippery Noodle (Indianapolis, IN) – The Hi-Jivers – 8:00-12:00
Smyrna Inn - Shumate Blues Revival (blues/rock) – 8:00-11:00
Stevie Ray's Blues Bar – da Mudcats 6:30 / Tailfin Cadillacs (blues/soul/rock) 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
2 Fisted Willies (Lexington, KY) - Five Below Band (rock/blues) – 9:00-1:00
4th Street Bar & Grill (Columbus, IN) - BA Blues (blues/rock) – 8:00

Saturday, June 28
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
Brown County Inn (Nashville, IN) – Big Dog (blues/soul/funk) – 8:00-11:00
Bullhorns Tavern (Shepherdsville KY) - Sparky Greene & the Pollinators (blues/roots rock) – 9:00-12:00
The District Versailles ( Versailles, KY) - Mo Bell (blues/r&b/rock) – 9:00 am-12:00 pm
East Main Market Concert Series (Leitchfield, KY) - Soul Kitchen (funk/soul/r&b) – 8:00-10:00
The Enchanted Forest & Music Hall (New Albany, IN) - Taj Farrant (blues/rock) – 8:00 - $35/$50
Fourwinds Lakeside Inn & Marina (Bloomington, IN) - Homemade Jam (blues/rock/soul) – 6:00-10:00
Golden's Pub & Deli (Georgetown, KY) - Mo Bell (blues/r&b/rock) – 7:00-10:00
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
Lyric Theatre (Lexington, KY) – Rockin' the Blues for Rescues to support the Kentucky Humane Society with Tee Dee Young and the Top Shelf Band – 6:00-10:00 - $25
Mansion Hill Tavern (Newport, KY) – Mojo Blues Cats – 8:00
Marci Jane Park (Ellettsville, IN) - King Bee & The Stingers – 6:00
Mary Miller Riverboat – Cruise with the Juggernaut Jug Band – Noon-2:00
Memories Event Venue (Frankfort, KY) – Brown Brothers Band (blues/r&b/Motown) – 7:00-10:00
Pompillios (Newport, KY) – Gina and Johnny Duo – 7:00
Ricky B's Club Cafe – Rick Bartlett (soul/r&b/rock) – 5:00-10:00
Slippery Noodle (Indianapolis, IN) – The Warrior Kings – 8:00-12:00
Smyrna Inn – Empty Arms Band (blues/southern rock) – 8:00
Stevie Ray's Blues Bar – The Stella Vees 6:30 / The Bottle Trees (rock/blues) 9:00 - $7
Story Inn (Nashville, IN) - One Voice Gospel Choir – 1:00
Timeless Live! (Madison, IN) - Laurie Jane and the 45s – 8:30-12:00
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
The Whirling Tiger - End of the Line (Allman Brothers tribute) – 8:00
WMKY (90.3 FM) (Morehead, KY) – Nothin’ But The Blues with Paul Hitchcock – 8:00 pm-Midnight

Sunday, June 29
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
Equus Run Vineyards (Midway, KY) - The VSP Band (soul/r&b) – 2:00
The Fox Den - Jordan Wilson (blues/funk/soul) – 9:00
Joe's Palm Room – Soulful Sunday with the Unlimited Show Band (r&b/funk/blues) – 5:00-8:00 - $10
Lexington Farmer's Market (Lexington, KY) - The Mojo Tones (blues/rock) – 11:00 am
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
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

Monday, June 30
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
Mercurios Music & RestoBar – Monday Night Open Jam – 6:30-9:30
Slippery Noodle (Indianapolis, IN) – Daren Louis Kingi – 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, July 1
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
KingFish (Jeffersonville, IN) – Bike Nite with the Empty Arms Band (blues/southern rock) – 6:00
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) – Kara Cole – 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.

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