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Events for May 1 – May 7

Wednesday, May 1
Belle of Louisville – Great Steamboat Race with Soul Kitchen (funk/soul/r&b) – 4:30
Brown County Inn (Nashville, IN) – Open Mic – 6:00-9:00
Central Hotel (Madison, IN) – Open Mic with Jimmy Davis – 7:00-9:00
Dundee Tavern – Jim Masterson Band – 7:00-10:00
Frank's Whiskey Place – Jam hosted by Frank's Whiskey Trio – 8:00-11:00
Loft at Biscuit Lounge - Bourbon Trifecta Party with Sheryl Rouse (r&b/funk/blues) – 6:00
Lou Lou on Market – V-Groove (r&b/blues/rock) – 7:00-11:00
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 – 7:00-11:00
Tee Dee's Blues & Jazz Club (Lexington, KY) – Weekly Jam – 7:00-9:00
Volare - Robbie Bartlett Duo (blues/r&b/jazz) – 6:30-9:30

Thursday, May 2
Gerstle's - Derby City Shakedown Acoustic Trio (blues/rock) – 7:00
Grand Theatre (Frankfort, KY) – Joanne Shaw Taylor – 7:30-9:30 - $30/$35/$45
Jeff Ruby's – Robbie Bartlett Band (blues/r&b/jazz) – 8:00-11:00
Merle's Whiskey Kitchen - Soul River Brown & The Foundation Band (funk/soul/blues) – 6:00-9:30
Mojo's Boneyard (Evansville, IN) – The Boneyard Trio – 7:00
Porthole Inn (Unionville, IN) - Bloomington Blues Group Jam hosted by Running With Scissors – 7:00-10:00
Ricky B's Club Cafe – Rick Bartlett (soul/r&b/rock) – 5:00-10:00
Slippery Noodle (Indianapolis, IN) – Dig 3 – 8:00-11:00
Smoke Justis (Covington, KY) - The Chuck Brisbin Trio (r&b/blues/rock) – 8:00-11:00
Stevie Ray's Blues Bar – Thursday Night Throw Down with Larry Ferguson & Alpha Dog – 7:00-11:00
WBRT (1320 AM) (Bardstown, KY) – Bourbon City Blues – 1:00-3:00 pm

Friday, May 3 – Oaks Day
AERO CLUB of Louisville – Highway 31 Blues Band – 8:00-11:00
ARTxFM (WXOX/97.1 FM) – Faint of Harp hosted by Jake Groves, a weekly salute to masters of the mouth harp with stops at the blues, Bob Dylan and beyond – 11:00 am-12:00 pm
Captain's Quarters – Five Below Band (rock/blues) – 7:00-11:00
Elk Creek Vineyards (Owenton, KY) – Several acts including Sparky Greene & the Pollinators (blues/roots rock) – 6:00-10:00
Gravely Brewing – Brian Curella & Hot Jive Stew – 8:00-11:00
The Grüv Sports Bar & Lounge – Soul in the City Fridays – 8:00-10:00
Hitching Post Inn - Homegrown (blues/rock/soul) – 9:00-1:00
Hotel Louisville – Jerry Green and Friends (funk/r&b/soul) – 8:00
Jeff Ruby's – Robbie Bartlett Band (blues/r&b/jazz) – 8:00-11:00
Khalil's On Dixie – Empty Arms Band (blues/southern rock) – 8:00
Lou Lou on Market – Soul Circus (variety) – 7:00-11:00
Maiden City Brewing (Paris, KY) - Mo Bell (blues/r&b/rock) – 7:00-10:00
Mojo's Boneyard (Evansville, IN) – Matthew Curry Band - 7:00 - $15
Proud Mary BBQ (Lexington, KY) – Rachel Crowe Band – 6:00
Red Bicycle Hall – Greg Foresman Band (rock/blues) – 8:00
Ricky B's Club Cafe – Rick Bartlett (soul/r&b/rock) – 5:00-11:00
Slippery Noodle (Indianapolis, IN) – Gordon Bonham / Groove Time – 8:00-12:30
Stevie Ray's Blues Bar – The Travlin Mojos with special guest Tommy Stillwell 6:30 / The Bottle Trees (blues/rock) 9:30 - $7
Switchyard Park (Bloomington, IN) – Food Truck Friday with Homemade Jam (blues/rock/soul) – 5:30-8:30
Union Community Center (4019 Dixie Hwy) – Derby Eve Party with Paulette Johnson and The VillEffect Band (soul/blues/jazz) – 8:00-1:00 - $65/$75/$125
WUKY (91.3 FM) (Lexington, KY) – Joe's Blues with Joe Conkwright – 10:00-11:00 pm
21st In Germantown - The Reclaimers (blues/soul/rock) / The Revelators – 7:00

Saturday, May 4 – Derby Day
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
Black Jockey's Lounge - The Ultimate Show Band (r&b/funk/blues) – 9:30-12:30
Finn's at Patoka Lake (Birdseye, IN) - Tommy Stillwell with Bobby Clark Band – 7:00-10:00
Henry Clay's Public House (Lexington, KY)- Sweet Lady (rock/blues) – 9:00
Hotel Louisville – Jerry Green and Friends (funk/r&b/soul) – 8:00
Jeff Ruby's – Robbie Bartlett Band (blues/r&b/jazz) – 8:00-11:00
Joe's Older Than Dirt - Soul Kitchen (funk/soul/r&b) – 9:00-1:00
Mellwood Tavern – Mike Hood and Friends – 9:00
Ricky B's Club Cafe – Rick Bartlett (soul/r&b/rock) – 5:00-11:00
Rose's Pub (Frankfort, KY) – Hole Shot Blues Band – 8:30-12:30
Slippery Noodle (Indianapolis, IN) – JC Clements / Warrior Kings – 8:00-12:30
Stevie Ray's Blues Bar – Bleu Phonque (blues/rock) – 7:30-11:30 - $7
Story Inn (Story, IN) – Indiana Wine Fair with King Bee & The Stingers – 4:30
Talon Winery (Shelbyville, KY) - Double Dog Dare (blues/folk) – 4:00-7:00
West Side Tavern - Homemade Jam (blues/rock/soul) – 10:00 pm-2:00 am
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
WMKY (90.3 FM) (Morehead, KY) – Nothin’ But The Blues with Paul Hitchcock – 8:00 pm-Midnight

Sunday, May 5
Joe's Palm Room – Soulful Sunday with the Unlimited Show Band (r&b/funk/blues) – 5:00-8:00 - $15
KingFish (Jeffersonville, IN) - Double Dog Dare (blues/folk) – 4:00-8:00
Lou Lou on Market (812 E Market St) - 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
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, May 6
Lyric Theatre (Lexington, KY) – WoodSong's Old-Time Radio Hour with Rob Robinson (blues) and Hannah Connolly (folk/country) – 6:45 - $10
Mercurios Music & RestoBar – Monday Night Jam – 6:30-9:30
Spectrum Cable (Channels 98 and 12.97) – The Joe DeBow Show – 8:00-8:30 pm
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 – 7:00-8:00 pm
21st In Germantown - The Monday Blues featuring TBA – 7:30-9:30

Tuesday, May 7
ARTxFM (WXOX/97.1 FM) – The Big Score hosted by Doctor K, bringing you unearthed gems and forgotten classics of soul, blues, R&B and more – 5:00-6:00 pm
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
Stevie Ray's Blues Bar – Tuesday Night Jam with the Lindsey Lane Band – 7:00-11:00

All dates subject to change without notice.

We list places offering music within a 100 mile radius of Louisville.
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