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Events for August 12 – August 18

Wednesday, August 12
Brown County Inn (Nashville, IN) – Open Mic – 6:00-9:00
Central Hotel (Madison, IN) – Open Mic with Jimmy Davis – 7:00-9:00
Ricky B's Club Cafe – Rick Bartlett (soul/r&b/rock) – 5:00-10:00
Slippery Noodle (Indianapolis, IN) – Blues Jam – 8:00-11:30
Southgate House Revival (Newport, KY) – CFG & The Family Band (blues/soul/rock) and Mojohand (rock/americana) – 7:00
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, August 13
The Cabin Restaurant and Lounge (Bloomington, IN) – Bloomington Blues Jam hosted by The 1-4-5's – 7:00-10:00
The Depot at NoCo (Jeffersonville, IN) - Surfside Summer Jams with Sheryl Rouse – 7:00-10:00
Mansion Hill Tavern (Newport, KY) – John Ford Blues Society – 8:00
Mercurios Music & RestoBar – Thursday Night Blues Jam with Denny Thornbury & The Rhythm Cats – 6:00-9:00
Ricky B's Club Cafe – Rick Bartlett (soul/r&b/rock) – 5:00-10:00
Shorty's Bar & Grill (Bedford, IN) - Dame's Rocket (rock/blues) – 6:00-9:00
Slippery Noodle (Indianapolis, IN) – Piper & the Hard Times – 8:00-12:00
Stevie Ray's Blues Bar – Thursday Night Throw Down with Alpha Dog – 7:30-11:30
Two Lane Liquors & Bar – Empty Arms Band (blues/southern rock) – 8:00
Yew Dell Botanical Gardens (Crestwood, KY) – Bourbon and Botanicals with the Holeshot Blues – 7:00
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, August 14
AERO Club of Louisville – Bleu Phonque (blues/rock) – 8:00-11:30
Bluegrass Barrel House (Richmond, KY) – Five Below Band (rock/blues) – 9:00-12:00
Brown County Inn (Nashville, IN) – The 1-4-5's – 8:00-11:00
Check's Cafe - Highway 31 Blues Band – 7:00-10:00
Equus Run Vineyards (Midway, KY) - Mo Bell (blues/r&b/rock) – 6:00-8:00
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
Jeff Ruby's – Robbie Bartlett Band (blues/r&b/jazz) – 8:00-11:00
Mansion Hill Tavern (Newport, KY) – Doug Hart Band – 8:00
Ricky B's Club Cafe – Rick Bartlett (soul/r&b/rock) – 5:00-10:00
Rusty Anchor Lakeside Saloon (Bloomington, IN) – The Januarys (blues/rock/funk) – 9:00-1:00
Slippery Noodle (Indianapolis, IN) – Blackjack Davey / The Late Night Revelators – 8:00-12:30
Stevie Ray's Blues Bar – Bluefield Soul (soul/funk/blues) 6:30 / Chris Canas Band 9:30 - $7
Summer Concert Series (Lawrenceburg, KY) – Soul Circus (variety) – 8:00-10:00
Switchyard Park (Bloomington, IN) – Food Truck Friday with Jordan Wilson (blues/funk/soul) and Jeff Shew & The Late-Night Crew – 6:15
Whiskey John’s RestoBar (Shelbyville, IN) – Top Hat Blues Revue – 8:30
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, August 15
Blue Heron Winery (Cannelton, IN) – Bobby Clark and Tommy Stillwell – 6:00-8:00
Ernie's Tavern (Bloomfield, KY) - Big Black Cadillac (funk/soul/blues) – 7:00-11:00
Hotel Louisville – Jerry Green and Friends (funk/r&b/soul) – 9:30 - $15
Jeff Ruby's – Robbie Bartlett Band (blues/r&b/jazz) – 8:00-11:00
KingFish (Water Tower) – Bourbon Sour – 7:00-11:00
Locals Tavern (Versailles, KY) - Mo Bell (blues/r&b/rock) – 8:00-12:00
Mansion Hill Tavern (Newport, KY) – Angela Combs (blues/soul/funk) – 8:00
Mojo's Boneyard (Evansville, IN) – Haley Burke and the Hawks – 8:00 - $18
Norton Commons - Watch Hill Proper's American Whiskey Festival with Soul Circus (variety), Laurie Jane & the 45s and Kimmet & Friends (rock/pop) - 5:00-10:00
Red Bicycle Hall (Madison, IN) - King Bee & The Stingers with the Vaguely Familiar Band – 8:00
Ricky B's Club Cafe – Rick Bartlett (soul/r&b/rock) – 5:00-10:00
Scott County Farmers Market (Georgetown, KY) - Mo Bell (blues/r&b/rock) – 9:00 am-12:00 pm
Shamrock Bar and Grille (Nicholasville, KY) - Southside Underground Rhythm & Blues Band – 8:00-11:00
Shorty's Bar & Grill (Bedford, IN) – Homemade Jam (blues/rock/soul) – 7:00-11:00
Slippery Noodle (Indianapolis, IN) – Jack Whittle Band / Mike Milligan & Steam Shovel – 8:00-12:30
Stevie Ray's Blues Bar – Highway 31 Blues Band 6:30 / Chris Canas Band 9:30 - $7
Talon Winery (Shelbyville, KY) – Double Dog Dare (blues/folk) – 4:00-7:00
Triple Crown Country Club (Union, KY) – Five Below Band (rock/blues) – 6:30-10:30
Vintage Lanes (Madison, IN) - Jordan Wilson (blues/funk/soul) – 9:00-11:00
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, August 16
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) – Matt Waters (funk/blues/soul) – 2:00
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, August 17
Mercurios Music & RestoBar – Monday Night Open Jam – 6:00-9:00
Slippery Noodle (Indianapolis, IN) – Sara Phoebe and Benito Dibartoli – 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, August 18
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 – 7:00
Ricky B's Club Cafe – Rick Bartlett (soul/r&b/rock) – 5:00-11:00
Slippery Noodle (Indianapolis, IN) – Django Knight (acoustic) – 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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