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Events for October 14 – October 20

Wednesday, October 14
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 – Tyrone Cotton – 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
Whiskey Thief - Carly Johnson Trio (jazz/r&b/soul) – 7:00-10:00

Thursday, October 15
The Cabin Restaurant and Lounge (Bloomington, IN) – Bloomington Blues Jam hosted by Russ Bucy – 7:00-10:00
Havana Jack’s Cigar Factory – Highway 31 Blues Band – 7:30
Mansion Hill Tavern (Newport, KY) – Cat Campbell & the $2 Pistols – 8:00
Ricky B's Club Cafe – Rick Bartlett (soul/r&b/rock) – 5:00-10:00
Slippery Noodle (Indianapolis, IN) – Wade Evans Band – 8:00-12:00
Stevie Ray's Blues Bar – Thursday Night Throw Down with Larry Ferguson and 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, October 16
AERO Club – The Moon Dogs (rock/blues) – 8:00-11:00
Blind Squirrel – The Bottle Trees (rock/blues) – 9:00-12:00
The Grüv Sports Bar & Lounge – Soul in the City Fridays – 8:00-10:00
Hotel Louisville – Jerry Green and Friends (funk/r&b/soul) – 7:00 pm-2:00 am - $10 (Free admission from 7-9 pm)
Jeff Ruby's – Robbie Bartlett Band (blues/r&b/jazz) – 8:00-11:00
Mansion Hill Tavern (Newport, KY) – Doug Hart Band – 8:00
Mercurio's Music & RestoBar – Jay and Those Other Guys (blues/funk/soul) – 7:00-10:00
Proud Mary BBQ (Lexington, KY) – Rachel Crowe Band – 7:00
Ricky B's Club Cafe – Rick Bartlett (soul/r&b/rock) – 5:00-10:00
Rusty Anchor Lakeside Saloon (Bloomington, IN) - Homemade Jam (blues/rock/soul) – 9:00-1:00
Shorty's Bar & Grill (Bedford, IN) - Dame's Rocket (rock/blues) – 7:00
Slippery Noodle (Indianapolis, IN) – Tas Cru / Blackjack Davey – 8:00-12:30
Stevie Ray's Blues Bar – The Stella Vees 6:30 / Soul Kitchen (funk/soul/r&b) 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, October 17
Bird-Dog Vintage & Vinyl (Bloomington, IN) - Annual Shew Haunted House Halloween Party and Concert with The Fabulous Tin Strips, Diamond in The Buff: a Tribute to Neil Diamond, Ladies Sing The Blues, Wreckers of Romance and more – 6:00
Boyle County Farmers Market (Danville KY) - Sparky Greene & the Pollinators (blues/roots rock) – 9:00-12:00
Hotel Louisville – Jerry Green and Friends (funk/r&b/soul) – 7:00 pm-2:00 am - $10
Jeff Ruby's – Robbie Bartlett Band (blues/r&b/jazz) – 8:00-11:00
Mansion Hill Tavern (Newport, KY) – Prestige Grease – 8:00
Mojo's Boneyard (Evansville, IN) – McKinley James – 8:00 – $23
Ricky B's Club Cafe – Rick Bartlett (soul/r&b/rock) – 5:00-10:00
Slippery Noodle (Indianapolis, IN) – Tas Cru / Reverend Raven and the Chain Smoking Altar Boys – 8:00-12:30
Stevie Ray's Blues Bar – Doctor Doctor (variety) 6:30 / Andrea Tanaro 9:30 - $7
Talon Winery (Shelbyville, KY) – Double Dog Dare (blues/folk) – 4:00-7:00
Whet Your Palette (1415 Evergreen Rd) - Local Artist Festival with music by Soul Circus (variety) – 10:00 am-6:00 pm
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 – 7:00-9:00 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, October 18
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
UAW Local 862 (3000 Fern Valley Rd) - Third Annual Dining for Dignity to benefit For Lady's Sake with keynote speakers and music by Sheryl Rouse – 1:00-3:00
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, October 19
Mercurio's Music & RestoBar – Monday Night Open Jam – 6:00-9:00
Slippery Noodle (Indianapolis, IN) – Phil Pierle – 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, October 20
BoomBozz Pizza (Bardstown Rd) – Open Stage – 8:30
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) – 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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