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Events for July 15 – July 21

Wednesday, July 15
Brown County Inn (Nashville, IN) – Open Mic – 6:00-9:00
Central Hotel (Madison, IN) – Open Mic with Jimmy Davis – 7:00-9:00
The Last Refuge – The Get Down – 7:00-10:00
Mansion Hill Tavern (Newport, KY) – Play It Forward Benefit with the Bluebirds, The Love Handles and Prestige Grease – 7:00
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
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, July 16
Barrel 53 (Lexington, KY) – Scott “Woody” Wilson and Dane Allen Sadler – 7:00-10:00
Douglas Park (Lexington, KY) - The VSP Band (soul/r&b) – 6:30-8:00
Jeff Ruby's – Robbie Bartlett 20th Anniversary Celebration at Jeff Ruby's – 4:00-6:00
Mansion Hill Tavern (Newport, KY) – Cat Campbell & the $2 Pistols – 8:00
Mercurios Music & RestoBar – Thursday Night Blues Jam with Denny Thornbury & The Rhythm Cats – 6:00-9:00
Mike's Dance Barn (Nashville, IN) – Bloomington Blues Jam hosted by Gravy Bird – 7:00-10:00
Ricky B's Club Cafe – Rick Bartlett (soul/r&b/rock) – 5:00-10:00
Shorty's Bar & Grill (Bedford, IN) - Brews and Barbecue Night with the Forest Gras Band (blues/rock/funk) – 6:00-9:00
Slippery Noodle (Indianapolis, IN) – Jon Strah – 8:00-12:00
Stevie Ray's Blues Bar – Thursday Night Throw Down with 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, July 17
Belterra Casino Resort (Florence, IN) - Cat Campbell & the $2 Pistols – 8:00-11:00
Blind Squirrel - Soul Kitchen (funk/soul/r&b) – 9:00-12:00
Brown County Inn (Nashville, IN) - BA Blues (blues/rock) – 8:00-11:00
Derby City Gaming (Downtown) - Derby City Shakedown (blues/rock) – 9:00
El Cimarron Cuban Restaurant (3425 Bardstown Rd) - Louisville Fats and the Rhythm Cats – 7:00-10:00
Grandview Tavern (Fort Mitchell, KY) – Gina and Johnny Duo – 7:00-10:00
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
Lawrence County Recreational Park (Springville, IN) - Jason Wells Band – 6:00
Mansion Hill Tavern (Newport, KY) – Sonny Moorman Group – 8:00
Ricky B's Club Cafe – Rick Bartlett (soul/r&b/rock) – 5:00-10:00
Slippery Noodle (Indianapolis, IN) – Mississippi Raglips and Riverdogs – 8:00-12:00
Stevie Ray's Blues Bar – The Travlin Mojos 6:30 / V-Groove (r&b/blues/rock) 9:30 - $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, July 18
Azur Restaurant & Patio (Lexington, KY) – Ronn Crowder – 7:00-10:00
Bedford Boat Club (Bedford, IN) - Tailfin Cadillacs (blues/soul/rock) – 8:30
Belterra Casino Resort (Florence, IN) - Cat Campbell & the $2 Pistols – 8:00-11:00
Blockhouse Bar (Bloomington, IN) - The Dynamics (r&b/funk/blues) 40th Anniversary Show – 8:00-11:00
Break the Silence of Suicide - Ride for Caleb (Lexington, KY) - Five Below Band (blues/rock) – 2:30-4:30
Dog Haus Biergarten (New Albany, IN) – Bleu Phonque (blues/rock) – 7:00-10:00
Ferguson House Bistro (Nashville, IN) - JC Clements Band – 6:00-9:00
Fiesta Mexicana (4157 Bardstown Rd) – Area 52 (folk/blues/r&b) – 6:00
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 - $15
Jeff Ruby's – Robbie Bartlett Band (blues/r&b/jazz) – 8:00-11:00
Kenwick Table (Lexington, KY) - The VSP Band (soul/r&b) – 7:00-9:00
The Locker Room - Empty Arms Band (blues/southern rock) – 7:00
Mansion Hill Tavern (Newport, KY) – Bratcher & Frazier – 8:00
Masterson Station Park (Lexington, KY) – Soul Blues Festival with Bobby Rush, Tee Dee Young, Jeter Jones, Memphis Jackson, Frank Graves and more – Noon-?
Monkey Hollow Winery (St Meinrad, IN) - Bobby Clark and Tommy Stillwell – 4:00
Norton Commons Amphitheater – Soul Circus (variety) – 8:00-10:00
Ricky B's Club Cafe – Rick Bartlett (soul/r&b/rock) – 5:00-10:00
Scott County Farmer's Market (Georgetown, KY) - Mo Bell (blues/r&b/rock) – 9:00 am-12:00pm
Slippery Noodle (Indianapolis, IN) – Nick Gusman and the Coyotes – 8:00-12:00
Stevie Ray's Blues Bar – Jay & Those Other Guys (blues/funk/soul) 6:30 / Atomic Groove Machine (rock) 9:30 - $7
Two Lane Liquors & Bar – Robby Cox Blues Band – 8:00-12:00
Westside Tavern (Salem, IN) - Homemade Jam (blues/rock/soul) – 10:00-2:00
Winzerwald Winery (Bristol, IN) – Beyond Blu – 1:00-4:00
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, July 19
Bruen Bunker (Midway, KY) - Mo Bell (blues/r&b/rock) – 5:00-8:00
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
Mansion Hill Tavern (Newport, KY) – Annette Shepherd & Friends (blues/rock) – 2:00
Mercurio's Music & RestoBar – Third Annual Save the Garvin Gate Blues Festival with Blues and Greys 2:00 / Jay and Those Other Guys with special guest Tanita Gaines 3:00 / Highway 31 Blues Band 4:00 / da Mudcats 5:00 / The Revelators 6:00 / Robby Cox Blues Band 7:00 - $10
Willow Park – Cherokee Triangle Summer Concert Series with Laurie Jane and the 45s – 7:00-9:00
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, July 20
Mercurios Music & RestoBar – Monday Night Open Jam – 6:00-9:00
Slippery Noodle (Indianapolis, IN) – Gordon Bonham – 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, July 21
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) – Sara Phoebe and Benito Dibartoli – 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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