The calendar is updated every Sunday with the next 4 weeks of events. Send your Columbus music related events, podcasts, and streams to [email protected].
A&R Music Bar - 614-224-2430
Mon 1: SoundOFF After-Party Series: DJ Lance of CD102.5's The Remix
Basement - 614-224-2430
Mon 1: Jessica Hernandez & The Deltas, Van Dale, Dean Tartaglia (all ages) 7pm
Bernard's Tavern - 614-223-9601
Mon 1: Excess Karaoke 9pm
Bernie's - 614-291-3448
Mon 1: Etana Caplin Monday Showcase
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Mon 1: Monday Mayhem with the Sex Kitten Purr-lesque (free) 9:30pm
Clintonville Woman's Club - 614-268-5525
Mon 1: Vaughn Wiester's 21-piece Famous Jazz Orchestra 7:30-10:45pm
Due Amici - 614-224-9373
Mon 1: Derek DiCenzo, Jimmy Castoe 6-9pm
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Mon 1: Open Stage (free) 9pm-1am
Lifestyle Communities Pavilion - 614-431-3600
Mon 1: Benefiting CD102.5 for the Kids: Cage The Elephant, Alt-J, Future Islands, Glass Animals (all ages) 6pm
Porter's Pub - 614-436-4480 / 5225 North High Street
Mon 1: Open Mic Monday hosted by Elise Hofmann 7pm
Rehab Tavern - 614-220-5655
Mon 1: Open Mic Comedy with Chris Coen 7:30-8:30pm
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Mon 1: Nerd Night
Scarlet and Gray Cafe - 614-291-2347
Mon 1: Service Industry Night! With Open Mic 9pm
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Mon 1: Comedy Open Stage 9pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Mon 1: Macaulay Culkin's Pizza Underground, Har Mar Superstar, Toby Goodshank (all ages) 8pm
Spacebar - 614-928-3808
Mon 1: Punk Rock Karaoke 9pm
Summit - 614-268-9377
Mon 1: Puce Mary, Ligature, Liebestod, Unholy Two, Melted Man 9pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Mon 1: Woodlands Productions Holiday Party 6pm
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Tue 2: Nuclear Moms, Raw Pony, Martin Savage Gang 9pm
Basement - 614-224-2430
Tue 2: Vinyl Theatre, Kid Runner (all ages) 6pm
Bernard's Tavern - 614-223-9601
Tue 2: Trivia Night 8pm
Tue 2: Live Band Karaoke with Dirty Money 9pm
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Tue 2: Open Mic Tuesday with Heather 8pm
Brothers Drake Meadery & Bar - 614-388-8765
Tue 2: Word Church w/ Amy Turn Sharp and spoken word open mic (free) 7:30pm
Cafe International - 614-421-2323
Tue 2: Acoustic Open Mic Night 7-10pm
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Tue 2: Bluegrass Jam
Hounddog's Pizza - 614-263-4058
Tue 2: The Best Karaoke in Columbus 10pm-2am
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Tue 2: Songwriters Workshop
King Avenue Five - 614-297-8060
Tue 2: JD Eicher & Charlie Oxford, Mason Lankford, Spencer Saylor
Ledo's Lounge - 614-263-1009
Tue 2: Live Band Karaoke with Dirty Money 9pm
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Tue 2: Twofer Tuesday: Todd May, Jeff German 8-10pm
Ohio Theatre - 614-469-0939
Tue 2: Harmony Project: For You & Me 7:30pm
Palace Theatre - 614-469-0939
Tue 2: Straight No Chaser 8pm
Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Tue 2: Jazz Jam Session: Pete Mills, Eric Augis, Andy Woodson, Cedric Easton 8:30pm
Porter's Pub - 614-436-4480 / 5225 North High Street
Tue 2: Strum Sessions 9pm
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Tue 2: Writing Wrong Poetry 7-10pm
Scarlet and Gray Cafe - 614-291-2347
Tue 2: Open Comedy 9pm
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Tue 2: Holiday Hoopla 1pm, 7:30pm
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Tue 2: Trivia 7pm
Tue 2: Karaoke with Adrian X 9pm
Spacebar - 614-928-3808
Tue 2: Tuesday Night Live Open Stage with Tommy Young 9pm
Weigel Auditorium (OSU) - 614-292-0789
Tue 2: Ohio State Chorale and Wind Symphony 8-9:30pm
Bluestone (formerly BoMA) - 614-884-4646
Wed 3: Flosstradamus (ages 18+) 9pm
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Wed 3: Live Wax Wednesday: Jesse Blankenship, Burlesque and more (free) 8pm
Brothers Drake Meadery & Bar - 614-388-8765
Wed 3: Jazz Wednesday: fo/mo/deep 8-11pm (free, all ages)
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Wed 3: Jim Maneri
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Wed 3: DJ Ace Karaoke (free) 9pm-1am
Eleven - 614-225-9611
Wed 3: Jazz Gallery Project (free) 6:30-8:30pm
Fourth Street Bar & Grill - 614-291-1420
Wed 3: Excesss Karaoke
Hey Hey Club - 614-445-9512
Wed 3: Sue's Blues Open Blues Jam hosted by The Blues All Stars with Rick Collura (free) 6:30pm
Hughes Auditorium (OSU) - 614-292-0789
Wed 3: Annika Baake, BME Clarinet Recital 6-7pm
Wed 3: Russell Nagy, MM Composition Recital 8-9:30pm
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Wed 3: Poetry Open Mic
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Wed 3: Rachel Sepulveda & The Columbus Jazz Quartet 9-11pm
Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Wed 3: Live Band Karaoke Hosted By Dirty Money
Rehab Tavern - 614-220-5655
Wed 3: Your Wednesday DJ requests 11pm-2am
Rick's Coaches - 614-476-4496
Wed 3: Chris Logsdon 8-11:30pm
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Wed 3: Trivi-oke
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Wed 3: Kris Keith Quartet 8pm
Wed 3: Kenny Lectro 9pm
Scarlet and Gray Cafe - 614-291-2347
Wed 3: Weird Wednesdays: Jam Bands 9pm
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Wed 3: Holiday Hoopla 1pm, 7:30pm
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Wed 3: Acoustic Open Mic with Billy Zenn 8pm
Spacebar - 614-928-3808
Wed 3: Rock & Roll Trivia 8pm
Wed 3: Movie Night 10pm
Studio One, Riffe Center - 614-469-0939
Wed 3: A Christmas Carol 11am
Surly Girl Saloon - 614-294-4900
Wed 3: Open Mic Comedy with Sean Somerville 10pm
Tree Bar - 614-725-0955
Wed 3: Joe Hertler And The Rainbow Seekers, Mike's Wilson, Christopher Gatsby + Jake
Ugly Tuna Saloona - 297-TUNA
Wed 3: Brian Day
Weigel Auditorium (OSU) - 614-292-0789
Wed 3: Tanya Mewongukote, DMA Clarinet Recital 8-9:30pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Wed 3: Yojimbo 6:30pm
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Thu 4: WVWhite, Day Creeper, Point Break 8:30pm
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Thu 4: Thursday Night Karaoke 7pm
Brazenhead Pub (5th Ave.) - 614-737-3738
Thu 4: Music Trivia/The Music Show hosted by Scoota 7-9pm
Brothers Drake Meadery & Bar - 614-388-8765
Thu 4: Son Step, Fine Animal, Fingers (ages 21+) 9pm
Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-268-9377
Thu 4: You., Polish Slug, Slavehouse, DJ Shawn Spectre 9pm
Capitol Theatre, Riffe Center - 614-469-0939
Thu 4: Jim Jeffries 8pm
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Thu 4: Hubbard Stew
Double Happiness - 614-220-5558
Thu 4: Knocked Loose, Heretic, Deathtrap, Northern Widows, Youth Hostel, Divebomb 6pm-12m
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Thu 4: Ace Karaoke (free) 9pm-1am
Fourth Street Bar & Grill - 614-291-1420
Thu 4: Local Love (free) 10pm
Garden Theater/Short North Stage - 614-725-4042
Thu 4: Two Lady Show: Lisa Berry & Laura Sanders 7:30-9pm
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Thu 4: Belmont
King Avenue Five - 614-297-8060
Thu 4: Open Mic with Billy Zen 7pm
Lincoln Theatre - 614-469-0939
Thu 4: Backstage at the Lincoln: B-Jazz & the Jazz-Hop Movement 7pm
Little Rock Bar - 614-824-5602
Thu 4: Wabbit Season: Kyle Sowash 8pm
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Thu 4: Alex Bevan 9-11pm
Newport Music Hall - 614-431-3600
Thu 4: Pop Evil, Red Sun Rising, Islander, Letters From The Fire (all ages) 6pm
Oldfield's on Fourth - 614-291-5598
Thu 4: Karaoke
Rambling House Brewery - 614-468-3415
Thu 4: The Spikedrivers 8pm
Rehab Tavern - 614-220-5655
Thu 4: Franklinton 10 For $10 Wine Tasting 6-9pm
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Thu 4: Dub Down Thursday
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Thu 4: Saqi, The Human Experience - David Block, Scotty Boombox 10pm
Seventh Son Brewing Co - 614-421-BEER
Thu 4: DJ George Brazil and friends
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Thu 4: Holiday Hoopla 1pm, 7:30pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Thu 4: Ladies 80's & More (free for ladies, ages 18+) 9pm
Southern Theatre - 614-469-0939
Thu 4: Jazz Arts Group: Home for the Holidays 7:30pm
Spacebar - 614-928-3808
Thu 4: The Candescents, Factory Class, Costa Azul
Studio One, Riffe Center - 614-469-0939
Thu 4: A Christmas Carol 7:30pm
Studio Two, Riffe Center - 614-469-0939
Thu 4: Available Light Theatre: She Kills Monsters 8pm
Three-Legged Mare - 614-222-4950
Thu 4: Devil Doves
Tree Bar - 614-725-0955
Thu 4: 99 Spirits
Ugly Tuna Saloona - 297-TUNA
Thu 4: DJ Joey Blayze
Weigel Auditorium (OSU) - 614-292-0789
Thu 4: Keyona Willis, DMA Voice Recital 6-7:30pm
Thu 4: Errik Hood, DMA Voice Recital 8-9:30pm
Wild Goose Creative - 614-859-9453
Thu 4: Speak Easy 7pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Thu 4: David Rice 6pm
Thu 4: New Pollution, John Turck Trio & Tony Monaco 7:30pm
A&R Music Bar - 614-224-2430
Fri 5: The Clarks, Erica Blinn & The Handsome Machine (all ages) 7pm
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Fri 5: 45 RPM with DJ Pitter Pat 5pm
Fri 5: Pretty Pretty, Shut Up, Washington Beach Bums 9pm
Basement - 614-224-2430
Fri 5: Valot, AirMarshal, JC Jasnoch, C. Mainz, DA Krew, A.J. Quiero, Bizzle the Bastard (all ages) 6:30pm
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Fri 5: Farewell To Prohibition! The Sex Kitten's Purr-lesque, Sam & The Barbers, Foi Oi Oi (DJ) 9pm
Brothers Drake Meadery & Bar - 614-388-8765
Fri 5: Holiday Sweater/White Elephant Exchange party: Oliver Oak, Fields & Planes, Maza Blaska (ages 21+) 10pm
Byrne's Pub - 614-486-4722
Fri 5: Strung Up 7pm
Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-268-9377
Fri 5: Maiden Japan: DJs GDeck, Failsafe, Starrfyre 10pm
Columbus Performing Arts Center - 614-874-6783
Fri 5: Kate Campbell, Ken Yates 8pm
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Fri 5: Jon Coleman
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Fri 5: Toast 9pm-1:30am
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Fri 5: Gelatinus Cube
King Avenue Five - 614-297-8060
Fri 5: Andyman-a-thon Benefit: Comrade Question, Damn the Witch Siren, X-Rated Cowboys, Colin Gawel and The Lonely Bones 7pm
King Avenue United Methodist Church - 614-424-6050
Fri 5: Columbus Gay Mens Chorus: Joy! Welcome Home! 8pm
Little Rock Bar - 614-824-5602
Fri 5: Parker Paul and Keith Hanlon Live Karaoke 7pm
Mershon Auditorium at Wexner Center - 614-292-3535
Fri 5: Music Celebration Youth Concert 10am-12n
Fri 5: 22nd Annual Music Celebration Concert 8-9:30pm
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Fri 5: Happy Chichester 10-11:45pm
Newport Music Hall - 614-431-3600
Fri 5: Saintseneca, Anna Ranger, Swarming Branch (all ages) 7pm
Ohio Theatre - 614-469-0939
Fri 5: Holiday Pops: Columbus Symphony Orchestra, BalletMet, Columbus Children's Choir 8pm
Park Street Saloon - 614-477-7255
Fri 5: Bucky Covington 9pm
Porter's Pub - 614-436-4480 / 5225 North High Street
Fri 5: Unplugged on High Street 7:30pm
Rambling House Brewery - 614-468-3415
Fri 5: Chern, Starbuck, & Co.9pm
Rehab Tavern - 614-220-5655
Fri 5: Zero Star (release show), Jon Rogers, Bruce Slaughter, Nova 9pm-2am
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Fri 5: Bands of Ruby's Christmas
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Fri 5: Steepwater Band 7pm
Fri 5: The Main Street Gospel, Mama, Cricketbows 9pm
Scarlet and Gray Cafe - 614-291-2347
Fri 5: Elephant Wrecking Ball, ALCON 9pm-2am
Schottenstein Center - 614-431-3600
Fri 5: Gaither Christmas Homecoming 7:30pm
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Fri 5: Holiday Hoopla 1pm, 7:30pm, 10:30pm
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Fri 5: Live Music Happy Hour (free) 6pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Fri 5: O-Town Reunion (all ages) 8pm
Southern Theatre - 614-469-0939
Fri 5: Jazz Arts Group: Home for the Holidays 8pm
Spacebar - 614-928-3808
Fri 5: Connections, Counter Intuits, Mike Rep and the Last Call
Studio One, Riffe Center - 614-469-0939
Fri 5: A Christmas Carol 8pm
Studio Two, Riffe Center - 614-469-0939
Fri 5: Available Light Theatre: She Kills Monsters 8pm
Tree Bar - 614-725-0955
Fri 5: Aural Fixation
Ugly Tuna Saloona - 297-TUNA
Fri 5: DJ Rob Stylz
Victory's Live - 614-225-1577
Fri 5: Clash-a-Thon
Weigel Auditorium (OSU) - 614-292-0789
Fri 5: Rianne Marcum, DMA Voice Recital 6-7:30pm
Wexner Center Performance Space - 614-292-3535
Fri 5: Lee Konitz Quartet 8pm
Wild Goose Creative - 614-859-9453
Fri 5: Civilization: Youth Open Mic 6pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Fri 5: Grassinine, Don Argento Band 6:30pm
Fri 5: Common Center 11pm
A&R Music Bar - 614-224-2430
Sat 6: Pat Dailey (all ages) 8pm
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Sat 6: Heatwave 9pm
Basement - 614-224-2430
Sat 6: Civil Twilight, The Wind and The Sea (all ages) 6:30pm
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Sat 6: Saturdays with Scott Baldwin 4pm
Sat 6: Cortney Gail & Joey R. + Friends 9pm
Brothers Drake Meadery & Bar - 614-388-8765
Sat 6: The Dewdroppers (ages 21+) 10pm
Bungalow Jazz - 614-397-5540
Sat 6: Brad Goode 7:30pm
Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-268-9377
Sat 6: Hot Guts, Void Vision, The American Jobs, Cosmic Moon, DJ Kevin Failure 9pm
de-NOVO Bistro & Bar - 614-496-1002
Sat 6: Luxury Brown Lite Duo Featuring Meredith Evans (free) 7-10:30pm
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Sat 6: Hunter Tones, Dan White
Double Happiness - 614-220-5558
Sat 6: Jamaican Queens, Sweet-Teeth, Reptile Fiction 9pm-12m
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Sat 6: Live DJ 8pm
Haiku - 614-294-8168
Sat 6: Louise Salvador
Hughes Auditorium (OSU) - 614-292-0789
Sat 6: Elizabeth Mandic-Nowac, BM/BME Violin Recital 4-5pm
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Sat 6: Sing Her/Song Rider (or An Evening Alone With Some Columbus Songwriters)
King Avenue United Methodist Church - 614-424-6050
Sat 6: Columbus Gay Mens Chorus: Joy! Welcome Home! 2pm, 8pm
Lincoln Theatre - 614-469-0939
Sat 6: PBJ & Jazz: Rob Parton Quintet with Kristy Parton 10am, 11:30am
Sat 6: Millenium Academy of Irish Dance: The Celtic Nutcracker 2pm, 6:30pm
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Sat 6: The Elements 9:30-11:30pm
Newport Music Hall - 614-431-3600
Sat 6: Relient K, Blondfire, From Indian Lakes (all ages) 6:30pm
Ohio Theatre - 614-469-0939
Sat 6: Holiday Pops: Columbus Symphony Orchestra, BalletMet, Columbus Children's Choir 8pm
Palace Theatre - 614-469-0939
Sat 6: John Oliver 8pm
Patrick J's - 614-784-0660
Sat 6: Arnett Howard 8-11pm
Rambling House Brewery - 614-468-3415
Sat 6: Bohemian Highway 9pm
Rehab Tavern - 614-220-5655
Sat 6: Christmas Player's Ball: Rasul the Knowbody
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Sat 6: R&B Funk Show: Billard, NiQ, Kid Wonder, Mook Da Star, OSU Freestyle Club,
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Sat 6: Motherfolk, The Basic Cable Preachers, Joshua Black Wilkins 9pm
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Sat 6: Scrooge 2pm
Sat 6: Holiday Hoopla 7:30pm, 10:30pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Sat 6: Get Right with DJ Giovanny (ages 21+) 9pm
Southern Theatre - 614-469-0939
Sat 6: Jazz Arts Group: Home for the Holidays 8pm
Spacebar - 614-928-3808
Sat 6: Drake Talbot (Dead Set Ready), Etana Caplin, David Lewis, Elise Hofmann, Chuck Oney
Strongwater Food and Spirits - 614-928-3170
Sat 6: Flea Bash: DJs George Brazil, Nathan Snell 10pm
Studio One, Riffe Center - 614-469-0939
Sat 6: A Christmas Carol 8pm
Studio Two, Riffe Center - 614-469-0939
Sat 6: Available Light Theatre: She Kills Monsters 8pm
Tree Bar - 614-725-0955
Sat 6: Guided By Voices Appreciation Night
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Sun 7: Karaoke! 10pm
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Sun 7: Tilford Sellers and The Wagon Burners, Riverside Drive, Shorty Allen & The Skirt Chasers 8pm
Brothers Drake Meadery & Bar - 614-388-8765
Sun 7: C LA C I: A Rasta Revival (all ages, free) 5-7pm
Columbus Museum of Art - 614-221-4848
Sun 7: Jazz Masters Session: Richard Lopez 3pm
The Crest - 614-261-7128
Sun 7: The Shaw Brothers 8:30pm
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Sun 7: Dick's Den 50th Anniversary: Dave Harris & Jamburger 4-7pm
Sun 7: Joe Nelson
Double Happiness - 614-220-5558
Sun 7: Marcus Alan Ward, Corey Grand, GOSH Pith 8pm-12m
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Sun 7: Karaoke Junkie 9pm
Hughes Auditorium (OSU) - 614-292-0789
Sun 7: Jennifer Shanks, BME Flute Recital 1-2pm
Sun 7: Ben Joy, DMA Trumpet Recital 3-4:30pm
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Sun 7: Student Chamber Ensemble
Lincoln Theatre - 614-469-0939
Sun 7: Lancaster Chorale: A Chorale Christmas 4pm
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Sun 7: Shindig 12n-2pm
Sun 7: Hebdo Video Release Show 8-10pm
Newport Music Hall - 614-431-3600
Sun 7: GWAR, Corrosion of Conformity, American Sharks (all ages) 7pm
Ohio Theatre - 614-469-0939
Sun 7: Holiday Pops: Columbus Symphony Orchestra, BalletMet, Columbus Children's Choir 3pm
Rambling House Brewery - 614-468-3415
Sun 7: Old-Time Jam 8:30pm
Rehab Tavern - 614-220-5655
Sun 7: The Sex E. Zone hosted by Erica M. Butler 3-6pm
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Sun 7: The Hoodoo Soul Band 10pm
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Sun 7: Scrooge 2pm, 7pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Sun 7: The Flex Crew (ages 21+) 10pm
Southern Theatre - 614-469-0939
Sun 7: Jazz Arts Group: Home for the Holidays 8pm
Spacebar - 614-928-3808
Sun 7: The Motel Beds, Japanese B-Sides, Bicentennial Bear 8pm
Studio One, Riffe Center - 614-469-0939
Sun 7: A Christmas Carol 2pm
Third & Hollywood - 614-488-0303
Sun 7: Erik Augis, Woodson, Tsamous 11:30am
Ugly Tuna Saloona - 297-TUNA
Sun 7: Karaoke with Rob Stylz
Union Bar and Food - 614-421-2233
Sun 7: Sunday Brunch: Debra Tucker, Richard Lopez 12n-2pm
Weigel Auditorium (OSU) - 614-292-0789
Sun 7: First-Year Undergraduate String Orchestra and Ohio State Community Orchestra 3-4:30pm
Sun 7: Sam Johnson, MM Cello Recital 7-8:30pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Sun 7: Nora Jane Struthers & The Party Line 8pm