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Events for December 31 – January 6

Wednesday, December 31 – Happy New Year!
American Legion Post #18 (Bloomington, IN) – The Dynamics (r&b/funk/blues) – 8:00 - $40
Broadway Barrels (Lawrenceburg, KY) - The VSP Band (soul/r&b) – 8:30
Central Hotel (Madison, IN) – Jimmy Davis Band – 7:00
Derby City Gaming (Poplar Level) - V-Groove (r&b/blues/rock) – 10:00-2:00
Fourth Street Live – NYE Party with Soul Circus (variety) – 8:00-1:00
Gravely Brewing (Nulu) - Brian Curella & Hot Jive Stew – 5:00-8:00
Greyline Station (Lexington, KY) – Soul Blues New Year's Eve Celebration with Tee Dee Young, Treyvon King Band, Lokey Kountry, Dani Dolce and Traci & the Georgetown Linedancers – 9:00 - $40/$70
Hotel Louisville – NYE Celebration with Jerry Green and Friends (funk/r&b/soul) – 9:30 - $150 per couple
Jeff Ruby's – Robbie Bartlett Band (blues/r&b/jazz) – 8:00
Joe's Palm Room – Black and Diamond Soirée with the Unlimited Show Band (r&b/funk/blues) – 8:00 - $27
Louisville Palace – WFPK Live Broadcast with DJ Matt Anthony, The Derby City Soul Club, Casey Powell & Monster Crew, Otis Junior returns with The Jesse Lees, N8VS, the Carly Johnson Band and more – 8:00-12:30 - $36/$59
Mansion Hill Tavern (Newport, KY) – NYE Party with the Doug Hart Band – 8:00 - $20
Ricky B's Club Cafe – New Year's Eve Dinner – 5:00-? - $75
Rivertown Grill (Madison, IN) – Highway 9 Blues Band – 9:00
Slippery Noodle (Indianapolis, IN) – NYE Celebration with Late Night Revelators and Off The Hook – 6:00-12:30 - $25
Stevie Ray's - Atomic Groove Machine (rock) – 6:00-1:30 - $15/$25/$75/$125
209 Events (Georgetown, KY) – NYE Party with Mo Bell and Jason Kyle Smith (blues/americana) – 8:00-1:00

Thursday, January 1
Kenwick Table (Lexington, KY) – Jazz and Blues Thursdays with Dane Sadler and Scott Wilson – 7:00-9:00
Ricky B's Club Cafe – Rick Bartlett (soul/r&b/rock) – 5:00-10:00
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, January 2
Check's Cafe – Highway 31 Blues Band – 7:30-10:30
Derby City Gaming (Downtown) - Soul Kitchen (funk/soul/r&b) – 8:00-11:00
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 - $10
Jeff Ruby's – Robbie Bartlett Band (blues/r&b/jazz) – 8:00-11:00
Joe's Older Than Dirt - Derby City Shakedown (rock/blues) – 9:00
Ricky B's Club Cafe – Rick Bartlett (soul/r&b/rock) – 5:00-10:00
Slippery Noodle (Indianapolis, IN) – Dave Muskett / The Blues Ambassadors – 8:00-12:30
Smyrna Inn - Shumate Blues Revival – 8:00-11:00
Stevie Ray's Blues Bar – Jimmy Davis Band – 7:30-12:00 - $7
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, January 3
Goodwood Whiskey Row – Unlimited Show Band (r&b/funk/blues) – 8:00-11:00
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) – Jamie Carr Band – 8:00
Prodigy Vineyard & Winery (Frankfort, KY) - Mo Bell (blues/r&b/rock) – 2:00-4:00
Ricky B's Club Cafe – Rick Bartlett (soul/r&b/rock) – 5:00-10:00
Slippery Noodle (Indianapolis, IN) – Who Doo Phyllis / Milligan – 8:00-12:30
Stevie Ray's Blues Bar – Bleu Phonque (blues/rock) – 7:00-12:00 - $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, January 4
Joe's Palm Room – Soulful Sunday with the Unlimited Show Band (r&b/funk/blues) – 5:00-8:00 - $10
Mansion Hill Tavern (Newport, KY) – Mansion Hill Tavern Blues Jam – 7:00-10:00
Mr G's Bar & Grill – MERF Birthday Bash Fundraiser with It's Not You It's Me, Stonedog, Sould Circus Trio and the Julie Baker Project – 3:00-? - $10
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 – 5:00-6:00 pm
WUKY (91.3 FM) (Lexington, KY) – Blues Before Sunrise – Midnight-6:00 am

Monday, January 5
Mercurios Music & RestoBar – Monday Night Open Jam – 6:30-9:30
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, January 6
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
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) – Chris Shaffer Duo – 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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