It’s another festival weekend here in the Nasty ‘Nati! Popopolis has been brought back from the dead featuring the hottest local bands of both the past and present. Lovers of all types of music will be wandering the streets of Clifton for a music festival at four seperate bars, diners and other establishments. One of the most influential indie rock bands of the 90′s (Built to Spill) plays a sold-out Southgate House. There’s also a helluva lot more going on. Check out what’s happening!
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2
Northern Kentucky
Southgate House (Newport)
Ballroom: Built to Spill (Indie Rock), Disco Doom – 9 pm, Sold Out, All Ages
Parlour: Doug Martsch (Built to Spill frontman hosts an afterparty spinning his favorite tunes) – 12 am, Free, Ages 21+
Lounge: Eric Sommer – 9 pm, Free, Ages 21+
Goin’ Down South
Louisville
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Kelly Richey (Blues)
Across the River in Ohio
Cincinnati Area
Fountain Square (Downtown)
Popopolis - Throneberry, Rockets to Mars, Clabbergirl, Saving Ray, Mike Landis, Messerly and Ewing, Bri Love – 7 pm, Free, All Ages
The Clifton Heights Music Festival (Clifton, duh!)
9 pm, $5 all venues, Ages 21+
Murphy’s Pub: Wonky Tonk (Bluegrass/Indie Folk Rock), Best Revenge, Bones Dupree (Blues/Southern Rock), Wise Blood (Experimental Pop), Moneytrees River (Afrobeat/Rock/Soul)
Christy’s: Molly Sullivan (Acoustic Pop), Chick Pimp, Coke Dealer at a Bar (Swing/Psychedelic/Rap), Daughters & Sons (Funk/R&B), Hip Hop set featuring DJ April Reign, Ill Poetic, Donte from Mood, The Watusi Tribe, Da Mutts
Mac’s Pizza Pub: Eclipse (Jam/Hip Hop/Jazz), Losanti (Reggae/Funk), Zoo Babies, Hip Hop set featuring DJ Kyle Cannon, Wonder Brown with Illete the 7th Grader, Grease, Skandal, Tyler Epson
Baba Budan’s: Close Hi-Planes Drifters, Stick Figure Drawings (Americana/Indie), The Frankl Project (Reggae/Punk), Loudmouth (Punk/Ska), Lazy D, FRA, Philadelphia Slick
Northside Tavern (Hamilton Avenue)
Back Room: Jake Speed and the Freddies (Americana/Bluegrass/Ragtime) – 10 pm, Free, Ages 21+
A Little Farther North
Dayton
Canal Street Tavern: Ryan Montbleau Band (Acoustic/Soul), Caravan of Thieves (Acoustic/Swing)
Columbus
Ravari Room: Buffalo Killers (Blues/Psychedelic)
Over in Indiana
Indianapolis
The Vogue: JJ Grey and Mofro (Blues/Southern Rock/Funk), Shooter Jennings (Country/Southern Rock), Earl Greyhound (Rock/Soul)
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3
Northern Kentucky
Southgate House (Newport)
Ballroom: Tomorrows Bad Seeds, Stolit – 9 pm, $8/$10, Ages 18+
Lounge: Scotty Karate – 9 pm, Free, Ages 21+
Goin’ Down South
Louisville
Headliner’s Music Hall: Corey Smith (Country/Indie Folk)
Gerstle’s: Ryan Bingham and the Dead Horses (Americana/Roots Rock)
Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar: Kelly Richey (Blues)
Lexington
The Dame: Seven Mary Three (Hard Pop Rock)
Across the River in Ohio
Cincinnati Area
Fountain Square (Downtown)
Popopolis - Bad Veins (Indie Rock), Pomegranates (Indie Pop), Wussy (Indie Folk Rock), State Song (Post-Punk Rock), Dan Mecher, Jason Snell, The Seedy Seeds (Electro/Indie Pop) - 7 pm, Free, All Ages
Northside Tavern (Hamilton Avenue)
Back Room: DANCE_MF presented by Project Mill: 10 pm, Free, Ages 21+
A Little Farther North
Columbus
The Basement: Tenn Out of Tenn Tour featuring Andrew Belle, Ashley Monroe, Jedd Hughes, Joy Williams, KS Rhoads, Kyle Andrews, Madi Diaz, Mikky Ekko, Billy Talent, Poison the Well, Sarah Siskind, Trent Dabbs
Over in Indiana
Indianapolis
Radio Radio: Sea Wolf (Indie Pop), Port O’ Brien (Indie Folk), Sara Lov
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4
Northern Kentucky
Southgate House (Newport)
Ballroom: Sea Wolf (Indie Pop), Port O’ Brien (Indie Folk), Sara Lov- 9 pm, $8/$10, All Ages
Lounge: Drink Up Buttercup (Psychedelic/Dub), Billy Catfish (Orchestral Folk/Experimental) - 9 pm, Free, Ages 21+
The Mad Hatter (Covington)
The Burning Season (Hardcore/Metal), At the Throne of Judgement (Metal/Thrash), Mortal Feast, Beverly Hellfire (Death Metal), I Call Treason (Hardcore/Metal), Achilles Descent (Metal/Hardcore), Promise to Agony, Mary Cries Red (Death Metal), Autumn Aura, Beyond the Blight (Death Metal), Hanging Madison (Metal/Hardcore)
3 pm, $10/$12, All Ages
Across the River in Ohio
Cincinnati Area
Northside Tavern (Hamilton Avenue)
Front Room: Classical Revolution (Classical)- 9 pm, Free, Ages 21+
Jagermeister’s Ride or Die Tour
The Inner Circle (formerly Annie’s)
Stemm (Metal/Hardcore), His Name Was Yesterday (Metal/Hardcore), Adakain (Metal), Milkweed (Metal/Hip Hop), State Your Cause (Rock), Our Rising