Weekly Concert Calender

Sunday, August 16

Northside Tavern
Local Alt-Western band, Mack West, are celebrating the release of their new album with Billy Alletzhauser and Beth Harris of The Hiders.
7 pm doors/8 pm show
$5/$10 for show and Mack West CD
Ages 21+

Mad Hatter
Alternative, metal, punk, blues and hard rock bands from the region support A Scene Against Cancer, featuring The Burning Season, Promise to Agony, Society’s Plague, Escaping Memory, Through Trials, Pilot Around the Stars, and Stoic Static.
8 pm
$8

Stanley’s Pub
Wisconsin disco-funk jamband, Steez, roll into town on the Creepfunk Crusade CD Release Tour featuring a diverse use of instruments like synths, accordion, oboe, fiddle, sax and flute.
9:30 pm

The Comet
Every Sunday night at 7:30 pm, the Comet Bluegrass All Stars take the stage at the Northside bar in which they took their name.

Jefferson Hall
Up-and-coming local pop-rock singing sensation, Kristen Key performs at 10 pm. No cover.

Monday, August 17

Southgate House
Lake Tahoe jamband, Blue Turtle Seduction, makes tight, funky grooves with a hint of bluegrass. Opening are the Whiskey Bent Valley Boys, from the hills of Pewee Valley, Kentucky. In the ballroom.
8 pm doors/9 pm show
$12 adv/$15 dos
Ages 18+

Nashville’s Peter King is playing with locals, Rainy Day Parade, and Raining In Darling. Upstairs in the parlour.
9 pm doors/9:30 show
$5 for 21+/$8 for 18-20

Open Mic Night hosted by Mike Kuntz
9 pm
Free
Ages 21+

Northside Tavern
A night of psychedelic, soul music with Brooklyn’s The Medicine Man and Ancient Sky, and locals, The High & Low.
10 pm show
Free
Ages 21+

The Quartet
10 pm show
Free
Ages 21+

Stanley’s Pub
Open Jazz Jam hosted by the young, local jazz sensation, Wade Baker.
8:30 pm

WNKU‘s Studio 89 ends the year with the Dallas Moore Band on the campus of Northern Kentucky University. To be a part of the audience click here.

Tuesday, August 18

Mad Hatter
A couple of bands from Philly: the experimental, post-hardcore mewithoutYou and the folk-punk psalters, are playing with Seattle indie rock, singer/songwriter, Damien Jurado.
7 pm
$12 adv/$14 dos

Northside Tavern
Indie rock and acoustic, indie-pop from locals Walk the Moon and Molly Sullivan.
10 pm show
Free
Ages 21+

Stanley’s Pub
The eco-conscious, Deadhead-influenced Americana, bluegrass and roots jamband, Rumpke Mountain Boys, continue their weekly residency.
10 pm

Blue Ash Concert Series
Local piano blues phenom, Ricky Nye, performs at the Blue Ash Towne Square.
7-9 pm
Free

Wednesday, August 19

Southgate House
Chuck Cleaver and Lisa Walker of Wussy continue their weekly monthly residency in the lounge with guests Messerly & Ewing.
9 pm show
Free
Ages 21+

Northside Tavern
Graham Wilkinson and the Underground Township: Americana, folk rock from the “Live Music Capital of the World”: Austin, Texas.
10 pm show
Free
Ages 21+

Stanley’s Pub
It’s Reggae Night with locals Super-Massive.
10:30 pm

Jefferson Hall
The Naked Karate Girls are playing Big Wednesday this week.
10 pm
Free

Thursday, August 20

Southgate House
Indie rock from Browns country (aka Cleveland) The Magpies with locals Messerly & Ewing. Don’t hold it against The Magpies though; leave football out of it and let the music speak for itself.
9 pm doors/9:30 show
$5 for 21+/$8 for 18-20

It’s Hillbilly Thursday in the lounge, with the Mt. Pleasant String Band.
9 pm show
Free
Ages 21+

Madison Theater
The Frank Duveneck Arts and Cultural Center is holding a music and arts festival featuring a wide array of world music. Celtic music by Harper, Japanese by Nakama, Middle Eastern music by Mayan Ruins, bellydancing by Zahara, hoop dancing by Cammeron Cousins, African-Atumbi, Latin music by Poco Loco, and a performance by the Duveneck Rueda Dance Team. There will be a presentation of the Frank Duveneck Medal for Achievement in the Arts to Arlene Gibeau.
7 pm
$15
All Ages

Stanley’s Pub
Locals Kelly Thomas and Ryan Malott make for a music match made in heaven. They recently released their debut album together.
9:30 pm

Blue Wisp Jazz Club
Alison Ruble Quartet
8-11 pm
Free

Acoustic Thursday on Fountain Square
Enjoy some acoustic, folk rock during your lunch break, with Ryan Adcock and former Vinyltones frontman, Craig Dockery. The two friends have been playing music on the side for a number of years, but recently released their debut album entitled Ten Sundays, in a project called Flaregun. Also playing is Fred Steffen.
11:45 am to 1:15 pm
Free

Friday, August 21

Southgate House
JT’s Broke-ASS Leg Benefit brought to you by the Covington Insurance Plan with Angels of Meth (Reunion), The Strongest Proof, Creation Museum, The Turkeys, Rosemary Device, State Song and Black Signal
7:30 pm doors/8 pm show
$5 for 21+/$8 for 18-20

Northside Tavern
Roger Klug with Goldenrod
10 pm show
Free
Ages 21+

Indie Summer on Fountain Square
It’s another great lineup this weekend for MidPoint‘s Indie Summer, as the Newbees (who will be backed by the String Quartet) take the headlining slot at 10 pm, preceeded by Roger Klug, The Koala Fires and Krononauts. Acoustic folk-rocker, Ryan Adcock, will be capping off the night’s activities, when he takes place of the former Open Mic Series, which will begin right around 11 pm.
Free

Stanley’s Pub
Rocky Cash with Sexual Disaster Quartet
10 pm

Arnold’s Bar and Grill
Beau Alquizola (9 pm) and Cla-Zels (6 pm)

Blue Wisp Jazz Club
Renowned jazz trombonist and record producer, Delfeayo Marsalis (yes that one…as in the legendary musical Marsalis family of New Orleans) is playing all weekend long, and I’m sure the owners of the best jazz club in town feel more than honored to have him. Joining him for the weekend artist in residnency gig is one of the current best guitar players in jazz music, Dan Faehnle, and locals the Al Beasley Quartet.
8:30 pm
Free

The Comet
Mad Anthony with Blacklight Barbarian
10 pm

Saturday, August 22

Southgate House
Hank Williams and Herzog Studios Marker Benefit with The Hiders, Straw Boss, Magnolia Mountain, Elliott Ruther & Marvin Hawkins, The Crick Gypsies, Billy Catfish Orchestra, The Comet Bluegrass All Stars, The Kentucky Struts, Mack West, Katie Laur and Joey Allcorn.
8 pm doors/9 pm show
$8 for 21+/$11 for 18-20

Ed Crawford (Ed From Ohio, ex-Firehose) with Ampline and Knife the Symphony. Upstairs in the parlour.
8:30 pm doors/9:30 show
$5 for 21+/$8 for 18-20

Mad Hatter
Loudmouth with The Frankl Project, Oddjob and The Reanimated
8 pm
$5

20th Century Theatre
Karrie Wright Benefit Show
Pain Link, A Nervous Wreck, Wicked Intent, Savage Soul, Drugstore Valentine, Forces of Nature, Pulse 8, Digging Graves, Chakras, Retribution and many more
1 pm
$10 for 18+/$5 for under 18

Northside Tavern
Green Room, Cash Flagg and The Chocolate Horse
10 pm show
Free
Ages 21+

Stanley’s Pub
8th Annual Summer Music Festival
4 pm

Blue Wisp Jazz Club
Delfeayo Marsalis and Dan Faehnle
8:30 pm
Free
7-9 pm