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Weekly Concert Calender
November 16th, 2009
Posted in Weekly Concert Calender
I’m taking on a new job opportunity, so I’ll have to wait until the weekend until I can get to a show, which is none other than the return of Phish and a two-night stand at US Bank Arena. But there’s plenty of other great music events happening all week long, from The Sundresses at the Tavern, to Bishop Allen and The Academy Is… at the Southgate House, to Megadeth and Machinehead at the Madison Theater, to a benefit for WAIF 88.3 fm at Mayday hosted by Cincypunk.org, and even a reunion show from Bosley at Play by Play Cafe in Kenwood, there’s surely something for every type of music fan.
Monday
Northside Tavern
Back Room: Heavy Trash, The Sundresses
Front Room: Northside Jazz Ensemble
Mad Hatter
Big D and the Kids Table, Ill Scarlet, Atomic Potato, Jack! Bandit, Apathetic Epidemic
Southgate House
Lounge: Open Mic hosted by Mike Kuntz
Mad Frog
Tropicoso
Stanley’s Pub
Jazz Night hosted by Wade Baker
Tuesday
Southgate House
Ballroom: Bishop Allen, Darwin Deez, You, You’re Awesome
Parlour: Passafire, Super-Massive, The Pinstripes
Stanley’s Pub
Rumpke Mountain Boys
Wednesday
Northside Tavern
Back Room: Digital Leather, Foster Grants
Southgate House
Ballroom: Nekromantix, Rumble Club, De Los Muertos
Parlour: Dex Romweber Duo, J. Dorsey
Lounge: Michael & Travis from Frontier Folk Nebraska
Mad Hatter
The Flight Station, Copperview, Our Rising, Mr. Twelve Feet
Stanley’s Pub
Super-Massive
Thursday
Mad Hatter
Loco Bros Party
Mad Frog
Super-Massive
Southgate House
Lounge: The Fox Hunt
Stanley’s Pub
Bubble Life, The Skeetones
Friday
US Bank Arena
Phish
Madison Theater
Megadeth, Machinehead, Suicide Silence, Arcanium
Southgate House
Ballroom: The Academy Is…, Hot Chelle Rae, Watson Park
Parlour: AbsolutePunk.net Tour with Mercy Mercedes, The Dangerous Summer, Between the Trees, Single File
Mad Hatter
Scallywagon, Grandview, Kerberos, Eat the Rich, Hydroshock, Situation Red
Northside Tavern
Back Room: Ellison, Wake the Bear
Mad Frog
Ninefold, Raccoon City, Hollis Brown, In Space
Stanley’s Pub
Phish After Party with SOUSE
The Comet
Wist, Iolite
Baba Budan’s
Where They Landed, Moneytrees River
Saturday
US Bank Arena
Phish
Southgate House
Ballroom: Jucifer, Beneath Oblivion
Parlour: Mimicking Birds, Matthew Shelton, JD Carlson (of Moneytrees River)
Lounge: Scotty Karate
Mad Hatter
Pilot Around the Stars, All Out Best, Bazookas Go Bang, The Paramedic, Watch What You Say, Let It Happen, Life After Lift Off
Mayday
88.3 WAIF Benefit hosted by CincyPunk featuring Billy Wallace and the Virginia Blues, The Weakness and Loudmouth
Northside Tavern
Back Room: Pilgrim
Stanley’s Pub
Phish After Party with Grooveshire, Northbound Motion
Play by Play Cafe
Bosley Reunion, Lemon G
The Comet
Free Sophia
Baba Budan’s
Eclipse, Cincy Brass
Shows This Week: Over 100 Bands in 13 Venues
November 8th, 2009
Posted in Concerts, Weekly Concert Calender
Wow, are there some great shows this week! It’s not just a full weekend. There is something for every type of music fan every single night of the week. This is the week when cloning comes in handy.
Sunday, Nov. 8
Southgate House
Ballroom: OK Go, Princeton (8:30 pm, $13)
Lounge: Jonah Smith (9 pm, Free)
Mad Hatter
Bayside, All the Day Holiday, Pilot Around the Stars, Bazookas Go Bang (7 pm, $15)
Northside Tavern
Rattlesnakin Daddies (10 pm, Free)
Bogart’s
Hatebreed (6:30 pm)
The Comet
Comet Bluegrass Allstars (7:30 pm, Free)
The Blue Wisp
SOUSE (9 pm), Roni Ben Hur (6:30 pm)
Monday, Nov. 9
Southgate House
Parlour: Hoots & Hellmouth, William Elliott Whitmore, Wake the Bear (8:30 pm, $10) CANCELED
Lounge: Open Mic hosted by Ryan Malott of 500 Miles to Memphis (9 pm, Free)
Mad Hatter
Ska is Dead IV: The Toasters, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Deals Gone Bad, The Pinstripes, Loudmouth (7:30 pm, $15)
Northside Tavern
The Quartet (10 pm, Free)
The Mad Frog
Tropicoso
Stanley’s Pub
Jazz Night hosted by Wade Baker (9 pm)
The Blue Wisp
Jazz Jam hosted by Sandy Suskind (8:30 pm)
Tuesday, Nov. 10
Southgate House
Parlour: Self Evident, Ampline, Zebulon Pike, 1,000 Arms (9:30 pm, $5/$8)
Mad Hatter
We Came as Romans, Broadway, This Romantic Tragedy (8 pm, $5)
Madison Theater
Old Crow Medicine Show (8 pm, $23)
Bogart’s
Saving Abel (8 pm)
The Mad Frog
Open Mic hosted by Skandel
Stanley’s Pub
Rumpke Mountain Boys (10 pm)
The Blue Wisp
Jack Finucane Quartet (8 pm, $5)
Wednesday, Nov. 11
Southgate House
Lounge: Michael and Travis of Frontier Folk Nebraska (9 pm, Free)
Northside Tavern
Maurice Mattei, Cletus Romp (10 pm, Free)
Baba Budans
DJ Stump (9 pm)
The Mad Frog
Veterans, Patric Stoutenborough
Stanley’s Pub
Super-Massive (10:30 pm)
The Blue Wisp
Blue Wisp Big Band (8:30 pm, $10)
Thursday, Nov. 12
Southgate House
Lounge: Mt. Pleasant String Band (9 pm, Free)
Northside Tavern
Gregory Morris Group (10 pm, Free)
The Mad Frog
Super-Massive
Stanley’s Pub
Mike Connelly, Kyle Smith, The Weekenders (10 pm)
Baba Budans
Open Mic hosted by Rome and Skandel (9 pm)
Rohs Street Cafe
The Karl Kerfoot Experience (8 pm, Free)
Friday, Nov. 13
Southgate House
Ballroom: Robbie Fulks, Nathan Holscher & the Ohio 5 (8:30 pm, $15)
Parlour: 500 Miles to Memphis, Shotgun Lover (10 pm, $5/$8)
Lounge: Ricky Nye Inc. featuring Crazy Joe Tritschler (9 pm, Free)
Mad Hatter
Solid Six CD Release Show, Last Dayz, Session 9, 8Kount, Another Tragedy (8 pm, $5)
Madison Theater
The Movement, Super-Massive, Buckra (7:30 pm, $10)
Northside Tavern
You, You’re Awesome, The Bloodsugars (10 pm, Free)
The Mad Frog
Brooks Bauer, Incline District
The Blue Wisp
Delbert Williams (12 am, $5), Nancy James Trio (8:30 pm, $10), Blue Wisp High School Allstars (4:30 pm, Free)
Stanley’s Pub
Headband, Crazy Legs (10 pm)
Baba Budans
Chick Pimp, Coke Dealer at a Bar, Kumasi MC, Wonky Tonk (9 pm)
Rohs Street Cafe
Kyle Rictor and Brooke Annibale (9 pm, Free)
Play By Play Cafe
Toys for Tots Drive: Chakras, Rosemary Device, Blacklight Barbarian, Mission Hill Band
Saturday, Nov. 14
Southgate House
Ballroom: Why?, The Moore Brothers, Jason Snell of Chocolate Horse (9 pm, $13)
Parlour: Giant Wow, Goose, Bootleg Rider (10 pm, $5/$8)
Mad Hatter
The Creation Museum, The Strongest Proof, The Brothers & Sisters (8 pm, $5)
Madison Theater
Luke Bryan, Fast Ryde (8 pm, $15)
Northside Tavern
Lions Rampant, Tight Phantomz (10 pm, Free)
The Comet
The Prohibitionists, Walking Ghost (10 pm, Free)
Mayday
The Minor Leagues CD Release Party, Slant, Koala Fires, Cougar Ace (8 pm)
The Mad Frog
Jerod Meyers (live recording), Grooveshire, Zachary Burns Band
The Blue Wisp
Steve Barrone (12 am), Rusty Burge/Phil Degreg Quartet (8:30 pm)
Stanley’s Pub
Rocky Cash, Pharaoh Loosey (10 pm)
Baba Budans
DJ Ska Boss (9 pm)
Rohs Street Cafe
Katie Harelson, Kyle English, Rebecca Williams and Eric Falstrom (9 pm)
Weekly Concert Calender
October 26th, 2009
Posted in Concerts, Weekly Concert Calender
Southgate House
24 E 3rd St
Newport, KY
(859)431-2201
Monday
Parlour: Beware of Safety, Beneath Oblivion, Watchfire
Lounge: Open Mic, hosted by Mike Kuntz
Tuesday
Ballroom: The Misfits, Banderas, The Frankl Project
Wednesday
Lounge: Chick Pimp, Coke Dealer at a Bar
Thursday
Ballroom: Mae, Jenny Owen Youngs, Deas Vail, The Flight Station
Parlour: Aaron Davis, Seadar Rose
Lounge: Willie Heath Neal
Friday
Ballroom: New Found Glory, Title Fight, Fallen from the Sky, Suicide Pact
Parlour: Gringo Star, The Harlequins, The Shy Spots
Saturday
Whole House: BRINK New Music Showcase, Artist Lineup TBA
The Mad Hatter
620 Scott St
Covington, KY
(859)291-2233
Monday
Say Anything, Eisley, Moneen, Moving Mountains
Tuesday
Fall of Troy, Javelin Dance, The Paramedic, I Am the Messenger, Says the Sun
Wednesday
Russian Circles, Coliseum, Young Widows
Friday
Gold Shoes CD Release/Halloween Party, Small Time Crooks, Bazookas Go Bang, Very White Girls, Anastello
Saturday
The End is Nigh…A Zombie Apocalypse, Angels of Meth, Banderas, Mala in Se, De los Muertos, Black Signal, Lovely Crash, RX-2, The Humans Museum
Northside Tavern
4163 Hamilton Avenue
Cincinnati, OH
(513)542-3603
Monday
The Quartet
Tuesday
Laurel Mazzocca, Billy Alletzhauser (of The Hiders), Kyle Knapp (of The Turkeys)
Wednesday
De los Muertos, Mack West
Friday
The Seedy Seeds, Wussy
Saturday
Media Bridges Benefit: Caterpillar Tracks, Scott Wood, Jason Knar
The Comet
4579 Hamilton Avenue
Cincinnati, OH
(513)541-8900
Friday
Brian Olive
Arnold’s Bar and Grill
210 E 8th St
Cincinnati, OH
(513)421-6234
Wednesday
Dave Frondorf
Thursday
Dottie Warner with Wayne and Roy
Friday
46 Long, The Comforts
The Blue Wisp
318 E 8th St
Cincinnati, OH
(513)241-9477
Monday
Jazz Jam Session, hosted by Sandy Suskind
Tuesday
Cincinnati Klezmer Project
Wednesday
Blue Wisp Big Band
Thursday
Andreas Kapsalis Trio
Friday
Delbert Williams, John Fedchock Quartet
Saturday
Steve Barrone, John Fedchock Quartet
The Mad Frog
1 E McMillan St
Cincinnati, OH
(513)784-9119
Monday
Tropicoso
Thursday
Super-Massive
Friday
Mike Perkins
Saturday
Bubble Life, Chick Pimp, Coke Dealer at a Bar, The Skeetones
20th Century Theatre
3021 Madison Road
Cincinnati, OH
(513)731-8000
Wednesday
Mason Jennings, Anni Rossi
Thursday
Ingrid Michaelson, Matthew Perryman Jones
Stanley’s Pub
323 Stanley Avenue
Cincinnati, OH
(513)871-6249
Monday
Jazz Night, hosted by Wade Baker
Tuesday
Rumpke Mountain Boys
Wednesday
Super-Massive
Thursday
The Electric Generals, The Bones Dupree Band
Friday
Pilgrim, The Skeetones
Saturday
Jerry’s Little Band, Grooveshire
Play By Play Cafe
6923 Plainfield Road
Cincinnati, OH
(513)793-3360
Thursday
Tim Reynolds, Shyte McFlyte
Friday
DJ Logic, Many Stylez, Magic Jackson
Weekly Concert Calender
October 19th, 2009
Posted in Concerts, Local Music, Weekly Concert Calender
Southgate House (Newport, KY)
24 E 3rd St
(859)431-2201
Monday, October 19
Parlour: Generationals (Indie Pop), Elsinore (Alt Rock), Cash Flagg (Indie). 9:30 pm. $8. Ages 18+
Lounge: Open Mic hosted by 500 Miles to Memphis’s Ryan Malott (Acoustic/Country/Punk). 9 pm. Free. Ages 21+
Tuesday, October 20
Parlour: United Sons of Toil (Indie/Post Punk), 1,000 Arms (Post Punk/Prog), TheIsMySuitcase (Quirky Pop), Swear Jar (Hardcore). 9:30 pm. $5 for 21+/$8 for 18-20.
Lounge: Karaoke with DJ Swirl. 9 pm. Free. Ages 21+
Wednesday, October 21
Ballroom: An Evening with Fran Healy and Andy Dunlop of Travis (Scottish Alt Pop/Rock). 9 pm. $18. All Ages
Parlour: Hallelujah the Hills (Indie Rock), Wonky Tonk (Bluegrass/Indie Folk). 9:30 pm. Free. Ages 18+
Lounge: Chick Pimp, Coke Dealer at a Bar (Electro/Jazz/Psychedelic). 9 pm. Free. Ages 18+
Thursday, October 22
Ballroom: Mindy Smith (AltCountry/Folk) presented by WNKU. 8 pm. $18. Ages 18+
Parlour: Waxeater (Post Punk), Lifelike (Indie Rock), Black Signal (Experimental/Prog). 9:30 pm. Free. Ages 18+
Lounge: Jennie & the Sure Shots (Americana/Folk). 9 pm. Free. Ages 21+
Friday, October 23
Ballroom/Parlour: Mallory CD Release (Alt/Experimental/Indie), State Song (Post Punk), The Sundresses (Blues/Indie), The Sleeping Sea (Experimental), E.P. Hall (Gothic Folk), Animal Circles (Pop), Lifelike (Indie Rock). 9:30 pm. $7 for 21+/$10 for 18-20.
Lounge: Stillhouse Hollow (Acoustic/Roots). 9 pm. Free. Ages 21+
Saturday, October 24
Ballroom: The Raveonettes (Indie Rock), The Black Angels (Psychedelic Indie Rock), Violent Soho (Garage/Indie). 9:30 pm. $18. All Ages
Parlour: Old Canes (Americana/Indie Folk). 9:30 pm. Free. Ages 18+
The Mad Hatter (Covington, KY)
620 Scott St
(859)291-2233
Wednesday, October 21
Lights (Indie Pop), Stars of Track and Field (Electro/Indie Pop), The Lee Roessler Band (Christian Rock). 7 pm. $12. All Ages
Friday, October 23
Oh My God (Indie Rock), The Mighty (Indie Rock), The Koala Fires (Indie Pop Rock), Lovely Crash (Pop Punk), Charlie Hustle (Indie Rock). 8 pm. $8. All Ages
Saturday, October 24
Hazle Weatherfield (Indie Folk Rock), Famous Mr. Nobodies (Hip Hop), Raging Hormones, Lunchbox (Blues/Funk). 8 pm. $5. All Ages
The Madison Theater (Covington, KY)
728 Madison Avenue
(859)491-2444
Saturday, October 24
Eric Church (Country Rock), Christian Kane (Americana/Southern Rock). 8 pm. $20. All Ages
Northside Tavern (Northside)
4163 Hamilton Avenue
(513)542-3603
Monday, October 19
Northside Jazz Ensemble. 10 pm. Free. Ages 21+
Tuesday, October 20
The Cousin Kissers (Americana/Country). 10 pm. Free. Ages 21+
Friday, October 23
Los Honchos (R&B/Rock/Soul). 10 pm. Free. Ages 21+
Saturday, October 24
Fairview Rocks: Culture Queer (Electro/Experimental), Fists of Love (Psychedelic Rock), Darlene, Honneycombs (AltCountry/Folk), Messerly & Ewing (Americana/Roots Rock). 8 pm. Free (donations accepted). Ages 21+
The Comet (Northside)
4579 Hamilton Avenue
(513)541-8900
Friday, October 23
Knife the Symphony (Indie Rock), Get Laid (Punk Rock). 10 pm. Free. Ages 21+
Saturday, October 24
Lost Hands Found Fingers (Metal/Punk), The Sweep (Indie Rock). 10 pm. Free. Ages 21+
Harvey’s on 8th (Price Hill)
4520 W 8th St
Wednesday, October 21
The Mudpies (Blues/Rock). 9 pm. Free. Ages 21+
Saturday, October 24
Grooveshire (Blues/Rock), Headband (Metal/Psychedelic). 9 pm. Free. Ages 21+
The Mad Frog (Clifton)
1 E McMillan St
(513)784-9119
Monday, October 19
Tropicoso (Latin/Salsa). 9 pm. Free. Ages 21+
Tuesday, October 20
Open Mic hosted by Skandel. 9 pm. Free. Ages 21+
Wednesday, October 21
Sean Hendley, Freeform Connection. 9 pm. Free. Ages 21+
Thursday, October 22
Super-Massive (Jamband/Reggae). 10 pm. Free. Ages 21+
Friday, October 23
Jam Wave (Acoustic/Reggae Rock), Jon Day, Losanti (Funk/Reggae). 9 pm. Free. Ages 21+
Saturday, October 24
Moneytrees River (Afrobeat/Soul), A Day Late (Indie Pop), Ellison. 9 pm. Free. Ages 21+
Arnold’s Bar and Grill (Downtown)
210 E 8th St
(513)421-6234
Thursday, October 22
Dottie Warner, Wayne and Roy. 8 pm. Free. Ages 21+
Friday, October 23
Catfish Evans Trio (6 pm), Ohio Valley Rounders (9 pm). Free. Ages 21+
Saturday, October 24
Jake Speed and the Freddies (Americana/Bluegrass/Ragtime). 9 pm. Free. Ages 21+
The Blue Wisp Jazz Club (Downtown)
318 E 8th St
(513)241-9477
Wednesday, October 21
Blue Wisp Big Band. 8:30 pm. $10. Ages 21+
Thursday, October 22
Martin Diller Quartet. 8 pm. $5. Ages 21+
Friday, October 23
Blue Wisp All-Star Young Lion Jazz Band. 4:30 pm. Free.
Jim Snidero Quartet. 8:30 pm. $10. Ages 21+
Delbert Williams. Midnight. $5 suggested donation. Ages 21+
Saturday, October 24
Jim Snidero Quartet. 8:30 pm. $10. Ages 21+
Steve Barrone. Midnight. Free. Ages 21+
Stanley’s Pub (Columbia Tusculum)
323 Stanley Avenue
(513)871-6249
Monday, October 19
Jazz Night hosted by Wade Baker. 9 pm. Free. Ages 21+
Tuesday, October 20
Rumpke Mountain Boys (Bluegrass/Jamband/Psychedelic). 10 pm. Free. Ages 21+
Wednesday, October 21
Reggae Night with Super-Massive (Jamband/Reggae). 10:30 pm. Free. Ages 21+
Thursday, October 22
Oakhurst (Bluegrass/Rock), Bubble Life (Funk/Jazz). 9:30 pm. Free. Ages 21+
Friday, October 23
Perfect Norm (Funk/Jamband), Romeo Champagne (Funk/Jamband/Jazz). 10 pm. Free. Ages 21+
Play by Play Cafe (Kenwood)
6923 Plainfield Rd
(513)793-3360
Thursday, October 22
Crazy Legs (Jamband/Prog), Perfect Norm (Funk/Jamband). 10 pm. Free. Ages 21+
Saturday, October 24
Vaughn & CO’s CD Release Party, Rusty Van Band (Jamband/Reggae). 10 pm. Free. Ages 21+
Blues, Bluegrass and the World Music Festival
October 18th, 2009
Posted in Uncategorized
It’s all about the blues tonight at the Southgate House. Josh Dorsey (of CEA nominees the J. Dorsey Blues Revival) is playing acoustic in the lounge at 9 pm (it’s free!), while Indigenous and another CEA nominee, the Jon Justice Band (pictured above), are playing downstairs in the ballroom at 8:30 pm. Tickets for that show are $15 at the door. So if that heartbreaking Bengals loss has got you feeling down, these three bands have got the cure for you.
It’s the final day of Covington’s World Music Fest. Tonight at the Madison Theater, you’ll get sets from Spanish, acoustic singer/songwriter, Javier Mendoza (pictured above), Roger Drawdy & the Firestarters (Celtic Folk), Acarya (Acoustic hard rock with world beat influences), Super-Massive (Reggae Jamband) and Nick Tuttle (studio owner/guitar and looping master). It starts early (5 pm) and tickets are only $12.
Across the river at Northside’s The Comet, The Comet Bluegrass Allstars (pictured above) return for their weekly residency at the venue in which they got their name. That’s a free show at 7:30 pm.
Halloween Treats: Concerts on Halloween Weekend
October 13th, 2009
Posted in Concerts
Let’s face it…Halloween’s a holiday for the kids, but that doesn’t mean it’s not fun to dress up, hit the bars and check out a concert. Holiday’s like Halloween and New Year’s Eve are some of my favorite times to hit up a concert, and here’s what’s happening in the area on this Halloween weekend.
Friday, October 30
Southgate House
Ballroom: New Found Glory, Title Fight, Fallen from the Sky
Parlour: Gringo Star, The Harlequins, The Shy Spots
The Mad Hatter
Gold Shoes CD Release/Halloween Party
Small Time Crooks, Bazookas Go Bang, Very White Girls, Anastello
Northside Tavern
The Seedy Seeds, Wussy
Arnold’s Bar and Grill
46 Long, The Comforts
The Blue Wisp
Delbert Williams, John Fedchock Quartet
The Madison Theater
96.5 Halloween Party
Pilot Around the Stars, Our Rising, Faceblind, Horseshoes and Handgrenades, In Rage, Illshot, Life After Liftoff, 8Kount
Play by Play Cafe
DJ Logic, May Stylez, Magic Jackson
Saturday, October 31
Southgate House
Whole House: BRINK New Music Showcase
Artist Lineup TBA
The Mad Hatter
Angels of Meth, Banderas, Mala In Se, De Los Muertos, Black Signal, Lovely Crash, RX-2, The Humans Museum
Northside Tavern
Media Bridges Benefit
Caterpillar Tracks (feat. John Curley) covering The Who, Scott Wood covering The Ramones, Jason Knar covering Devo
Harvey’s on 8th
De Los Muertos, Animal Circles, others TBA
The Blue Wisp
Steve Barrone, John Fedchock Quartet
The Madison Theater
Halloween Party
The Chili Dogs, Sidewinder, Crosstown Traffic, 16 South
The Mad Frog
Halloween Party
Bubble Life, Chick Pimp, Coke Dealer at a Bar, The Skeetones
Play by Play Cafe
Noctaluca, Livid, The Host
What’s Going On This Weekend
October 8th, 2009
Posted in Concerts, Local Music
Friday
I often say things like “re-live the past” or “take a step back into time” when referring to bands that are reuniting and such, so let me just say that this will be that type of night in the Southgate House ballroom. Local garage/punk rock heroes, The Customs (or Kustoms) are celebrating a re-release of Long Gone. Also on the bill are Pittsburgh’s The Cynics and locals The Long Gones, who got their name from the same record. Playing in the lounge is Los Honchos. For show times, directions and ticket info visit the Southgate House website.
The Mad Hatter has long been one of the better venues in town to check out harder and heavier music. Tonight features just that kind of lineup, with Slick Idiot, Pluto Revolts, Chakras, Another Tragedy, Blood Werks, Riot Head and Common Man Down. For show time, directions and ticket info visit the Mad Hatter website.
Northside Tavern is one of the better venues on the Ohio side of the river to catch original music. The outside patio’s always nice when the weather’s good, but tonight everyone should be crammed into the newer back room for Culture Queer, The Kiss Me Everlasting and Human Reunion. Shows generally start at 10 pm and are always free, but visit the Northside Tavern website anyways.
There’s always a lot going on during the weekend that is enjoyable at no cost. Some of those venues include The Comet, who’ve got Cletus Romp tonight, Arnold’s, who has the Catfish Evans Trio and Lagnaippe playing, Rohs Street Cafe, who has Kevin Huber, The Seasons and Justin Skaggs playing, and Stanley’s Pub, who has the Suburbanites and Frankly Speaking playing. You can usually find a ton of places around town that offer concerts at a very small cost. Places like the Mad Frog, who have Red Wanting Blue and Eric Matthew Tepe playing, The Redmoor, who has Smooth Jazz Night with Marvin Curry and DJ Perry Simmons, and the Blue Wisp Jazz Club, who has the Rusty Burge Quartet and Delbert Williams playing.
Back over in Kentucky, the classy Madison Theater has a big lineup. On the bill are The Western, Calloused, Last Days, Ghostbear, Anastello, Super Tuesday, Walk the Moon and Back to the Sky. For show time, directions, parking and ticket info visit the Madison Theater website.
Saturday
I’ll go ahead and mention this, although I’m not a fan. The biggest concert of the weekend belongs to Jay-Z and an entourage featuring N.E.R.D., Wale and J. Cole. They’re playing the new Bank of Kentucky Center on the campus of Northern Kentucky University.
My favorite show of the night takes place at my least favorite music venue in town, Bogart’s. Keller Williams, a 39-year old Deadhead/wannabe hippie brings of bunch of guitars, drum machines and live looping equipment to prove he’s the greatest musician who works alone.
It’ll be another packed weekend at the Southgate House. Andrew McMahon of Jack’s Mannequin is playing a sold-out show in the ballroom, while Jessica Lea Mayfield and the Old Ceremony play upstairs in the parlour. For show times, directions, parking and ticket info visit the Southgate House website.
A Decade to Die For are releasing their long-awaited full-length, debut album, with a release show at the Mad Hatter. Also on the bill are Counterfeit Money Machine, The Paramedic and Zebras in Public. For show time, directions and ticket info visit the Mad Hatter website.
It’s looking like a nice October afternoon (no rain, highs about 60 degrees), which should be nice for the Sayler Park Harvest Festival. There’s art (which you can either buy or create), there’s music, food, games and a whole lot more. Ryan Adcock/Craig Dockery’s new band, Flaregun, takes the stage at 1 pm. For more info on this festival, visit their Facebook page here.
As for all that other cheaper and free stuff, the Northside Tavern’s got Bootleg Rider, Animal Circles and Cash Flagg, The Comet’s got Sleepy Bird, the Mad Frog has Brooks Bauer and Incline District, Harvey’s (the old Blue Note) has Mad Anthony and California Wives, Arnold’s has Hobo Shamen, Rohs Street Cafe has Mayan Ruins and Faebotica, Stanley’s Pub has Noah Wotherspoon and Jessi Bair, the Blue Wisp has Brasilia and Steve Barone.
Sunday
Sunday’s always a low key day, but there’s still some great stuff going on. Sara Watkins of Nickel Creek returns to the Southgate House for the second time in five months, the Rattlesnakin’ Daddies are at Northside Tavern, the Comet Bluegrass Allstars are playing where else but The Comet and SOUSE are at the Blue Wisp.
Concerts of the Week
September 13th, 2009
Posted in Weekly Concert Calender
Sunday, September 13
The Ataris, The Javelin Dance, Kings To Me, Ubersku and Back To The Sky invade the Mad Hatter. 7 pm. $10.
The Rattlesnakin’ Daddies are at Northside Tavern tonight. 10 pm. Free. 21+.
Sunday night’s mean The Comet Bluegrass Allstars at The Comet. Free. 7:30 pm.
Monday, September 14
96 Rock presents the Silversun Pickups, Cage the Elephant and Manchester Orchestra at Bogarts. 8 pm. (Critic’s Pick)
Brooke Waggoner, Denison Witmer and Kyle Knapp (of The Turkeys) in the Southgate House parlour. Show at 9 pm, tickets $8 in advance or $10 at the door. All Ages. It’s also Open Mic Night at the Southgate House with your host Kinsey Rose. That’s for people over 21 years old. It’s free at 9 pm.
The Radio Alphabet, Lunapollo, Mr. Twelve Feet Tall and The Liars Club play the Mad Hatter at 8 pm. Only $5.
The Quartet at Northside Tavern. Free. 10 pm. 21+.
Salsa Night at the Mad Frog with Tropicoso.
Tuesday, September 15
Surfer Blood, The Prohibitionists and The Atriums in the Southgate House parlour. Show at 9:30 pm, tickets are $5 for 21+ and $8 for 18-20.
Black Diamond Heavies and the Chocolate Horse at Northside Tavern. Free. 10 pm. 21+.
The Comet’s got Brother Stephen and Margaret Weiner (of The Seedy Seeds). 10 pm. Free.
Wednesday, September 16
The Newbees are the Artist in Residence for this month in the Southgate House lounge. Tonight they’ll be joined by an amazing group of string players. Ages 21+, 9 pm, free. (Critic’s Pick)
The Mad Hatter’s got Cryptopsy/Rose Funeral, Beverly Hellfire, Upon Hallowed Ground, Eternal Void and Arm The Masses. $10 at 8 pm.
Northside Tavern’s got The Comforts, Ancaya and Lisa Biales. Free. 10 pm. 21+.
The Jon Kohne Jazz Trio is at the Mad Frog.
Thursday, September 17
The Fruit Bats, Iran and Kevin Barker in the Southgate House ballroom. Show’s at 9 pm, tickets are $10 in advance and $13 at the door. It’s also Hillbilly Thursday in the Southgate House lounge with Grace Adele and the Rubber Knife Gang. For those over 21 years old, 9 pm and free.
Brandi Carlile and Noises 10 at the Madison Theater. 8 pm. $20.
Trivium is playing Bogarts. 7:30 pm.
Coyote Grace at The Comet. 10 pm. Free.
The Mad Frog’s Reggae Night with Super-Massive.
Friday, September 18
The Southgate House has got music in all three rooms: Secrets Between Sailors, The Frankl Project and State Song in the ballroom at 9:30 pm ($5 for 21+, $8 for 18-20), Tim Easton and The Billy Catfish Orchestra are in the parlour at 9 pm ($8 adv, $10 dos) and Len’s Lounge are playing for free in the lounge at 9 pm. (Critic’s Pick, all three floors)
It’s a Sublime Tribute Show called 40 oz. of Freedom at the Mad Hatter. Playing are Losanti, The Famous Mr. Nobodies, Eclipse and The Ohms. $10 at 8 pm.
The Mighty, Chaselounge and Dan Mecher (of Turnbull AC’s) at Northside Tavern. Free. 10 pm. 21+. (Critic’s Pick)
Lions Rampant are at The Comet. 10 pm. Free. (Critic’s Pick)
Rock the Benefit Charity Show at the Madison Theater. Playing are Close to Home, Watson Park, The Paramedic, Made Avail Gold Shoes, Inept and Delta Delta. $10. 7 pm.
Alex Vaugh and Brian Ernst at the Mad Frog.
Saturday, September 19
All three rooms are booked once again at the Southgate House: in the ballroom there’s The Minus 5 (current lineup features R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck), The Baseball Project and Steve Wynn IV (9 pm, $10 adv, $13 dos), in the parlour you’ve got The Western, Arms Exploding and Lemon G (9 pm, $5 for 21+, $8 for 18-20) and in the lounge there’s Ruby Dee and the Snakehandlers (9 pm, free, 21+).
Q102 sponsors the show happening at the Mad Hatter. Safetysuit, The Flight Station, The Lee Roessler Band and Calloused. $15 at 7 pm.
J. Dorsey Blues Revival and Friends at The Comet. 10 pm. Free. (Critic’s Pick)
The Madison Theater’s got Chakras, 8Kount, Zebras in Public and Mary Cries Red. $7. 9 pm.
Noah Sugarman, Cash Flagg and The Turkeys at Northside Tavern. Free. 10 pm. 21+.
Papa Shango, Raise and Just Like Monsters at the Mad Frog.
Weekly Concert Calender
August 30th, 2009
Posted in Weekly Concert Calender
Sunday, August 30
Northside Tavern
Spindrift
10 pm
Free
Ages 21+
The Tillers
10 pm
Free
Ages 21+
The Comet
Comet Bluegrass Allstars
7:30 pm
Free
Ages 21+
Stanley’s Pub
The Right Now
9:30 pm
Free
Ages 21+
Monday, August 31
Southgate House
Phonograph, Moonshine Drive and the Mt. Pleasant String Band
9 pm
$5 for 21+/$8 for 18-20
Open Mic hosted by Billy Catfish
9 pm
Free
Ages 21+
Northside Tavern
The Quartet
10 pm
Free
Ages 21+
Stanley’s Pub
Jazz Jam hosted by Wade Baker
8:30 pm
Free
Ages 21+
Tuesday, September 1
Southgate House
Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad
8:30 pm
$10 adv/$13 dos
Ages 18+
Underbelly featuring Mike Cody, Ryan Singer, Dave Waite, Mike Cronin, Reid Faylor, Alex Stone, Ryan Fohl and Sally Brooks
9 pm
Free
Ages 18+
Northside Tavern
Slow Claw, The Harlequins
10 pm
Free
Ages 21+
Stanley’s Pub
Rumpke Mountain Boys
10 pm
Free
Ages 21+
Wednesday, September 2
Southgate House
The Newbees and The Turkeys
9 pm
Free
Ages 21+
Northside Tavern
Jason Snell of the Chocolate Horse
10 pm
Free
Ages 21+
Mad Hatter
Four Year Strong, Crime In Stereo, Fireworks, A Loss for Words, Small Time Crooks
7 pm
$10 adv/$12 dos
Ages 18+
The Comet
Williams Family Singers
10 pm
Free
Ages 21+
Stanley’s Pub
Reggae Night with Super-Massive
10:30 pm
Free
Ages 21+
Arnold’s
Rachael Lewis
9 pm
Free
Ages 21+
Thursday, September 3
Southgate House
Grooveshire American Son EP Release, The Last Straw
9 pm
$7 for 21+/$10 for 18-20
Stardeath and White Dwarfs, The Koala Fires, State Song
9:30 pm
$8 adv/$10 dos
All Ages
Hillbilly Thursday with The Dixie Bee Liners and the Mt. Pleasant String Band
9 pm
Free
Ages 21+
Northside Tavern
Moonshine Drive
10 pm
Free
Ages 21+
Mad Hatter
DJ Clockwork
8 pm
$5
Ages 18+
Stanley’s Pub
The New Familiars, Ryan Malott of 500 Miles to Memphis
9:30 pm
Free
Ages 21+
Arnold’s
Todd Hepburn
8 pm
Free
Ages 21+
Play By Play Cafe
Jason Ricci & New Blood
Friday, September 4
Southgate House
Polvo, Dirty Johnny & the Make Believes, Mock Orange
9:30 pm
$12 adv/$15 dos
All Ages
Lauris Vidal
9 pm
Free
Ages 21+
Northside Tavern
You, You’re Awesome, mallory, Billy Catfish Orchestra
10 pm
Free
Ages 21+
Indie Summer on Fountain Square
Kim Taylor, Me or the Moon, The Kiss Me Everlasting
7 pm
Free
All Ages
Mad Hatter
Famous Mr. Nobodies, Larry Gates, Mike P CD Release, Raccoon City, Lunch Box, Alan Parrish
8 pm
$5
Ages 18+
Stanley’s Pub
Sternwheel, Hickory Robot
10 pm
Free
Ages 21+
Saturday, September 5
Southgate House
Stereo Deluxe, Buckra, Great Young Hunters
9:30 pm
$5 for 21+/$8 for 18-20
Clifford Nevernew Reunion, Eagle to Squirrel, 7 Speed Vortex
9:30 pm
Free
Ages 18+
Scotty Karate
9 pm
Free
Ages 21+
Northside Tavern
Project Mill presents DANCE_MF
10 pm
Free
Ages 21+
Mad Hatter
The Read, duppy a jamba
8 pm
$5
Ages 18+
The Comet
Ricky Nye, Crazy joe Tritschler
10 pm
Free
Ages 21+
Stanley’s Pub
Skeetones, Headband
10 pm
Free
Ages 21+
Out of Town But Not Too Far Away
Lexington, KY
Wednesday, September 2 – The Winter Sounds – The Dame
Friday, September 4 – These United States – Buster’s
Indianapolis, IN
Tuesday, September 1 – The Dandy Warhols, Spindrift – The Vogue
Weekly Concert Calender
August 23rd, 2009
Posted in Weekly Concert Calender
Sunday, August 23
Northside Tavern’s got The Nobodies playing in the front room tonight at 10 pm. Free.
Local hardcore/screamo band, Close to Home, is releasing Let It Be Known this Tuesday, but tonight they’re playing the Mad Hatter. $10, doors at 6 pm.
Sunday nights mean the Comet Bluegrass Allstars are playing at The Comet. Free at 7:30 pm.
Monday, August 24
500 Miles to Memphis‘ Ryan Malott hosts this week’s Open Mic at the Southgate House. 9 pm in the lounge. Free.
The Northside Jazz Ensemble takes over the front room at Northside Tavern. 10 pm and free.
The Full Moon Crazy Tour featuring Honor Society at Bogart’s has been cancelled.
Tuesday, August 25
Atlanta’s Gringo Star comes to Northside Tavern, with The Harlequins in the back room for free at 10 pm. (Critic’s Pick)
San Francisco art rock trio French Miami and locals Swear Jar and The Atriums are upstairs in the parlour at the Southgate House. 9:30 pm show. $5 for 21 and up, $8 for 18-20.
Acoustic Party at the Mad Hatter with Chakras, Flight Station, Veronica Grim, Larry Gates, Rosemary Device and The Radio Alphabet. $5 at 8 pm.
Wednesday, August 26
Clumsy Lovers (Canadian folk rock) and Laurel Mazzocca (local Americana, bluegrass and folk) play at 9 pm upstairs in the parlour at the Southgate House. Tickets are $12 at the door, and Lisa and Chuck from Wussy close their monthly artist in residency in the lounge with My Wife The Tiger. Free at 9 pm. (Critic’s Pick)
The Sleaze are playing Northside Tavern’s back room for free at 10 pm.
Thursday, August 27
Local folk-jazz-jamband, The Gregory Morris Group, are at Northside Tavern in the front room. Free at 10 pm. (Critic’s Pick)
Iglu & Hartly with A Decade To Die For, Gold Shoes and Anastello at the Mad Hatter. $10 at 7:30 pm.
Friday, August 28
The Whispering Beard Folk Festival invades Morning View, Kentucky this weekend.
Grasshopper Juice Showcase takes over the entire Southgate House. 9 pm doors and show at 10 pm. Tickets are $7 for 21 and up and $10 for 18-20. Lineup features The Skeetones, duppy a jamba, Losanti, DJ Stump’s Dub Band, The Harlequins, The Flux Capacitors, Buckra, Moriah Haven Lawson of Wonky Tonk, The Sleeping Sea, Joe Thomas of Little Thousand, The Bell and the Hammer and Billy Wallace. (Critic’s Pick)
It’s pretty disappointing that Margot & the Nuclear So & So’s had to back out of MidPoint’s Indie Summer on Fountain Square, but don’t let that be the reason you don’t go down there. There’s still a stellar lineup as usual, with The Sundresses, White Girls and Slow Claw. Margot has been replaced with indie pop rock band, Jukebox the Ghost. Free. 7 pm. Ryan Adcock once again closes the evening. (Critic’s Pick)
If you missed Chuck and Lisa of Wussy this past Wednesday at the Southgate House, you can check them out tonight at Northside Tavern. Playing with Nathan Holscher for free in the back room at 10 pm.
Lunapollo, Zebras in Public, Papa Shango and Corporate Limit at the Mad Hatter. $5 at 8 pm.
Detroit’s Hi-Q’s and Michael Hurttand’s Haunted Hearts at the Comet. Free at 10 pm.
Saturday, August 29
The J. Dorsey Blues Revival are having a release party for their debut album in the ballroom of the Southgate House. Joining them are Pearlene, The Lions Rampant and The Prohibitionists. 9:30 show. $5 for 21 and up and $8 for 18-20. Meanwhile, Asheville, North Carolina jamband Stereofidelics, Chick Pimp, Coke Dealer at Bar, Perfect Norm and Souse are upstairs in the parlour (9 pm, $5 for 21+, $8 for 18-20) and Los Honchos play a free show at 9 pm in the lounge. (Critic’s Pick)
Goose, Lab Partners and Wake the Bear at Northside Tavern in the back room for free at 10 pm.
The year’s winding down at Riverbend’s PNC Pavilion. The last scheduled show as of now happens tonight with The Moody Blues. There’s a free cookout at 6:30 pm, and the show starts at 8 pm. Tickets still available.
Intruder, Horseshoes & Handgrenades, Festival of the Damned and No One You’ve Heard Of at the Mad Hatter. $5 at 8 pm.
The Modern Life and the Wildlife Club at the Comet. 10 pm. Free.
