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Events for May 6 – May 12

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Wednesday, May 6
Brown County Inn (Nashville, IN) – Open Mic – 6:00-9:00
The Burl (Lexington, KY) - St Paul & The Broken Bones (soul) – 8:00
Central Hotel (Madison, IN) – Open Mic with Jimmy Davis – 7:00-9:00
The Depot at NoCo⁣⁣ (Jeffersonville, IN) – Wine after Work with Carly Johnson (jazz/r&b/soul) – 5:00-8:00
EKU Center For the Arts (Richmond, KY) - The Temptations and The Four Tops (Motown) – 7:30
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, May 7
Mike's Dance Barn (Nashville, IN) – Bloomington Blues Jam hosted by High Street Jack – 7:00-10:00
The Monarch – Bedford (indie rock) and Kat Rivers and the Second Sight (blues/rock) – 8:00
Ricky B's Club Cafe – Rick Bartlett (soul/r&b/rock) – 5:00-10:00
Slippery Noodle (Indianapolis, IN) – Jack Whittle Band – 8:00-12:00
Stevie Ray's Blues Bar – Thursday Night Throw Down with Larry Ferguson & Alpha Dog – 7:30-11:30
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, May 8
The Broadway Theater – Derby City Motown Revue – 7:00
Derby City Pizza (Highlands) – Hot Jive Stew (acoustic) – 6:30-9:30
Equus Run Vineyards (Midway, KY) - Mo Bell (blues/r&b/rock) – 6:00-8:00
Flanagans Ale House - Derby City Shakedown acoustic (blues/rock) – 7:00
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 - $15
Jeff Ruby's – Robbie Bartlett Band (blues/r&b/jazz) – 8:00-11:00
The Locker Room - Empty Arms Band (blues/southern rock) – 7:00
Madison Garden Bar and Grill (Richmond, KY) - The VSP Band (soul/r&b) – 8:30-11:30
Mansion Hill Tavern (Newport, KY) – Noah Wotherspoon Band featuring Johnny Burgin – 8:00
Proud Mary BBQ (Lexington, KY) – Rachel Crowe Band – 6:00
Ricky B's Club Cafe – Rick Bartlett (soul/r&b/rock) – 5:00-10:00
Shamrock Bar & Grill (Lexington, KY) - Southside Underground Rhythm & Blues Band – 8:00-11:00
Slippery Noodle (Indianapolis, IN) – Top Hat Blues Revue / Billy & the Tall Boys – 8:00-12:30
Stevie Ray's Blues Bar – The Stella Vees 6:30 / V-Groove (r&b/blues/rock) 9:00 - $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, May 9
Azur Restaurant & Patio (Lexington, KY) – Ronn Crowder – 7:00-10:00
Backstretch Bar and Grill (Lexington, KY) – The Stella Vees – 8:00
The Broadway Theater – Derby City Motown Revue – 7:00
Brown County Playhouse (Nashville, IN) - Blue Sky Dogs: A Celebration of the Allman Brothers Band – 7:30
Cellar Bar & Grille (Lexington, KY) – Five Below Band (rock/blues) – 8:30-11:30
The District Market (Versailles, KY) - Mo Bell (blues/r&b/rock) – 9:00 am-Noon
The Golden Nugget Tavern - Sparky Greene & the Pollinators (blues/roots rock) – 9:00-12:00
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
Lovers Leap Vineyards & Winery (Lawrenceburg, KY) - Sparky Greene & the Pollinators (blues/roots rock) – 2:00-5:00
Mansion Hill Tavern (Newport, KY) – CFG & The Family (soul/funk/blues) – 8:30
Mojo's Boneyard (Evansville, IN) – Frank Bang – 8:00 - $23
Mount Washington Spring Festival Parade - Empty Arms Band (blues/southern rock) – 10:00 am
Ricky B's Club Cafe – Rick Bartlett (soul/r&b/rock) – 5:00-10:00
Slippery Noodle (Indianapolis, IN) – Hired Gun / Zach Day – 8:00-12:30
Stevie Ray's Blues Bar – Derby City Shakedown (blues/rock) 6:30 / The Bottle Trees (rock/blues) 9:00 - $7
Talon Winery (Shelbyville, KY) – Double Dog Dare (blues/folk) – 4:00-7:00
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, May 10 – Happy Mother's Day
The Broadway Theater – Derby City Motown Revue – 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
Turtle Run Winery (Corydon, IN) – Soul Circus (variety) – 1:30-5:30
Wildside Winery (Versailles, KY) - Five Below Band (rock/blues) – 2:00-5:00
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, May 11
The Broadway Theater – Derby City Motown Revue – 7:00
Mercurios Music & RestoBar – Monday Night Open Jam with the Rhythm Cats – 6:30-9:30
Slippery Noodle (Indianapolis, IN) – Rebekah Meldrum – 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, May 12
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) – 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.

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