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].
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Mon 8: Downpresser, Take Offense, Death Before Dishonor, Turnstile 8pm
Bernard's Tavern - 614-223-9601
Mon 8: Excess Karaoke 9pm
Bernie's - 614-291-3448
Mon 8: Etana Caplin Showcase
Clintonville Woman's Club - 614-268-5525
Mon 8: Vaughn Wiester's 21-piece Famous Jazz Orchestra 7:30-10:45pm
Due Amici - 614-224-9373
Mon 8: Derek DiCenzo, Jimmy Castoe 6-9pm
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Mon 8: Open Stage (free) 9pm-1am
Hughes Auditorium (OSU) - 614-292-0789
Mon 8: Cello Studio Double Diamond Concert 8-9pm
Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Mon 8: Songwriters Open Stage with Will Freed (free) 8pm
Porter's Pub - 614-436-4480 / 5225 North High Street
Mon 8: Open Mic Monday hosted by Eric Clemens 7pm
Rehab Tavern - 614-220-5655
Mon 8: Open Mic Comedy with Chris Coen 7:30-8:30pm
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Mon 8: Nerd Night
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Mon 8: Comedy Open Stage 9pm
Spacebar - 614-928-3808
Mon 8: Punk Rock Karaoke 9pm
Tree Bar - 614-725-0955
Mon 8: Branden Barnett
Weigel Auditorium (OSU) - 614-292-0789
Mon 8: Katherine Osborne, DMA Voice Recital 6-7:30pm
Wild Goose Creative - 614-859-9453
Mon 8: Monday Night Live 9pm
A&R Music Bar - 614-224-2430
Tue 9: Griffin House (all ages) 8pm
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Tue 9: Nude Art, Nasty Habit, Leggy 9pm
Basement - 614-224-2430
Tue 9: Generationals, Lowell (all ages) 7:30pm
Bernard's Tavern - 614-223-9601
Tue 9: Trivia Night 8pm
Tue 9: Live Band Karaoke with Dirty Money 9pm
Bernie's - 614-291-3448
Tue 9: Lyrxx Till II
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Tue 9: Open Mic Tuesday with Heather
Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-268-9377
Tue 9: Archer Archer, DJ Matt Killz, DVVIDPW, VJ Miharu Kato (free) 9pm
Cafe International - 614-421-2323
Tue 9: Acoustic Open Mic Night 7-10pm
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Tue 9: Bluegrass Jam
Double Happiness - 614-220-5558
Tue 9: Those Who Fear, 2X4, Every Passing Dream, The Infantry, At Dawn, Consequences 6pm-12m
Hounddog's Pizza - 614-263-4058
Tue 9: The Best Karaoke in Columbus 10pm-2am
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Tue 9: Songwriters Workshop
Ledo's Lounge - 614-263-1009
Tue 9: Live Band Karaoke with Dirty Money 9pm
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Tue 9: Decembersongs: An East Nashville Holiday with Amy Speace, Rod Picott, and Doug & Telisah Williams (of Wild Ponies) 8-10pm
Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Tue 9: Jazz Jam Session: Pete Mills, Eric Augis, Andy Woodson, Cedric Easton 8:30pm
Porter's Pub - 614-436-4480 / 5225 North High Street
Tue 9: Strum Sessions 9pm
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Tue 9: Writing Wrong Poetry 7-10pm
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Tue 9: Jon Mclaughlin, Andy Davis 8pm
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Tue 9: Holiday Lunchbox 1pm
Tue 9: Holiday Hoopla 7:30pm
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Tue 9: Trivia 7pm
Tue 9: Karaoke with Adrian X 9pm
Spacebar - 614-928-3808
Tue 9: Tuesday Night Live Open Stage with Tommy Young 9pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Tue 9: Dylan Rouda 7pm
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Wed 10: Domes, Turtle Island, Landmarks, Sleep Fleet 8:30pm
Bernie's - 614-291-3448
Wed 10: Surviving Allison
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Wed 10: Live Wax Wednesday Jemntonic, Burlesque and more (free) 8pm
Brothers Drake Meadery & Bar - 614-388-8765
Wed 10: Jazz Wednesday: Tim Dvorkin Trio 8-11pm (free, all ages)
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Wed 10: Jim Maneri
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Wed 10: DJ Ace Karaoke (free) 9pm-1am
Eleven - 614-225-9611
Wed 10: Jazz Gallery Project (free) 6:30-8:30pm
Fourth Street Bar & Grill - 614-291-1420
Wed 10: Excesss Karaoke
Hey Hey Club - 614-445-9512
Wed 10: Sue's Blues Open Blues Jam hosted by The Blues All Stars with Rick Collura (free) 6:30pm
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Wed 10: Poetry Open Mic
King Avenue Five - 614-297-8060
Wed 10: Eric Gales Band, Dexter Wesley's Electric House 8pm
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Wed 10: Chris Darby and Eric Nassau 9-11pm
Newport Music Hall - 614-431-3600
Wed 10: Netsky, Kove (all ages) 7pm
Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Wed 10: Live Band Karaoke Hosted By Dirty Money
Porter's Pub - 614-436-4480 / 5225 North High Street
Wed 10: Comedy Open Mic with host Dave Burkey 7pm
Rick's Coaches - 614-476-4496
Wed 10: Chris Logsdon 8-11:30pm
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Wed 10: Trivi-oke
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Wed 10: Chris Knight 8pm
Scarlet and Gray Cafe - 614-291-2347
Wed 10: Weird Wednesdays: Jam Bands 9pm
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Wed 10: Holiday Lunchbox 1pm
Wed 10: Holiday Hoopla 7:30pm
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Wed 10: Acoustic Open Mic with Billy Zenn 8pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Wed 10: Burlesque-A-Pades: A Christmas Shimmy (ages 18+) 8pm
Spacebar - 614-928-3808
Wed 10: Rock & Roll Trivia 8pm
Wed 10: James Fisher, Sum Shapes, The Rough Touch, DeltaBlues 10pm
Studio One, Riffe Center - 614-469-0939
Wed 10: A Christmas Carol 11am
Surly Girl Saloon - 614-294-4900
Wed 10: Open Mic Comedy with Sean Somerville 10pm
Tree Bar - 614-725-0955
Wed 10: Open Mic
Ugly Tuna Saloona - 297-TUNA
Wed 10: Brian Day
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Thu 11: Christmas Cover Show Cat Welfare Benefit 9pm
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Thu 11: Thursday Night Karaoke 7pm
Thu 11: Freq (free) 10pm
Brazenhead Pub (5th Ave.) - 614-737-3738
Thu 11: Music Trivia/The Music Show hosted by Scoota 7-9pm
Brothers Drake Meadery & Bar - 614-388-8765
Thu 11: Restart House Music (free) 10pm
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Thu 11: Fox N Hounds
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Thu 11: Ace Karaoke (free) 9pm-1am
Fourth Street Bar & Grill - 614-291-1420
Thu 11: Local Love (free) 10pm
Garden Theater/Short North Stage - 614-725-4042
Thu 11: Songs of the Season: Remembering Christmas at Lazarus 8-10:30pm
House with No Name
Thu 11: Shibby Pictures & Josh Taft, Eric Andershine 8pm
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Thu 11: Switzerland, Milwaukee
King Avenue Five - 614-297-8060
Thu 11: Open Mic with Billy Zen 7pm
Lifestyle Communities Pavilion - 614-431-3600
Thu 11: The Head and The Heart, Phox (all ages) 7pm
Little Rock Bar - 614-824-5602
Thu 11: Wabbit Season: Matt Monta 8pm
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Thu 11: Songwriter Showcase: Emily Keener, Rick Good, Jamie Sagle, and Hosted by Eric Gnezda 9-11pm
Oldfield's on Fourth - 614-291-5598
Thu 11: Karaoke
Palace Theatre - 614-469-0939
Thu 11: Dave Koz & Friends Christmas Tour 8pm
Park Street Saloon - 614-477-7255
Thu 11: College Night: Riff Raff 9pm
Rambling House Brewery - 614-468-3415
Thu 11: John Boerstler & Phil Clark 9pm
Rehab Tavern - 614-220-5655
Thu 11: Giant Jenga Tournament 7-10pm
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Thu 11: Get Dangerous, DeadRomeo, Vexxe, Bloodbath, Party Mcfly
Scarlet and Gray Cafe - 614-291-2347
Thu 11: Strum Session
Seventh Son Brewing Co - 614-421-BEER
Thu 11: DJ George Brazil and friends
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Thu 11: Holiday Lunchbox 1pm
Thu 11: Holiday Hoopla 7:30pm
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Thu 11: Trivia 7pm
Thu 11: Family Feud 9pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Thu 11: Ladies 80's & More (free for ladies, ages 18+) 9pm
Spacebar - 614-928-3808
Thu 11: TG.Finesse, The Apes
Strongwater Food and Spirits - 614-928-3170
Thu 11: Winter & Wine Formal: Fleauxchild, Cortney Gail, Effswell (ages 21+) 8pm
Studio One, Riffe Center - 614-469-0939
Thu 11: A Christmas Carol 8pm
Three-Legged Mare - 614-222-4950
Thu 11: Devil Doves
Ugly Tuna Saloona - 297-TUNA
Thu 11: DJ Joey Blayze
Wild Goose Creative - 614-859-9453
Thu 11: SassyDo Imrpov 7pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Thu 11: Byrd Manring 6pm
Thu 11: Travelers By Dawn, C2 & The Brothers Reed 9pm
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Fri 12: Comedy From The Fringe 6-8pm
Fri 12: Cathedral 9pm
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Fri 12: Friday Happy Hour Karaoke 6pm
Fri 12: Funkdefy's James Brown Tribute 10pm
Brothers Drake Meadery & Bar - 614-388-8765
Fri 12: Joey Hendrickson's Sleepless Nights, The Shift (ages 21+) 10pm
Bungalow Jazz - 614-397-5540
Fri 12: Holidays with the Trio: Dave DeWitt, Derek DiCenzo, Aaron Scott 7:30pm
Byrne's Pub - 614-486-4722
Fri 12: Gipson & Fitz 7pm
Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-268-9377
Fri 12: The Urns, Kizzy Hall, Psychic Wheels, DJ Ladyfingers 9pm
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Fri 12: Clave Sonic
Double Happiness - 614-220-5558
Fri 12: Good English, Damn the Witch Siren!, SHVS, The Up All Nights 8pm-2am
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Fri 12: Greg Swan and Late Crew 9pm-1:30am
Garden Theater/Short North Stage - 614-725-4042
Fri 12: Songs of the Season: Remembering Christmas at Lazarus 8-10:30pm
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Fri 12: Will Bennett & the Tells
King Avenue Five - 614-297-8060
Fri 12: Mr Fahrenheit & the Lover Boys, Eye 8:30pm
Lifestyle Communities Pavilion - 614-431-3600
Fri 12: Blitzmas: Korn, Nothing More, King 810 (all ages) 6pm
Lincoln Theatre - 614-469-0939
Fri 12: Over the Rhine 8pm
Little Rock Bar - 614-824-5602
Fri 12: Parker Paul and Keith Hanlon Live Karaoke 7pm
McCoy Center - 614-469-0939
Fri 12: New Albany Children's Ballet Theatre: The Nutcracker 7pm
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Fri 12: The Local Girls 9-11pm
Newport Music Hall - 614-431-3600
Fri 12: Dual Album Release Concert: Markham and The One Eyed Show, The Bug Hounds (all ages) 6pm
Ohio Theatre - 614-469-0939
Fri 12: BalletMet Columbus: The Nutcracker 7:30pm
Park Street Saloon - 614-477-7255
Fri 12: The Steeldrivers, Strung Up 9pm
Porter's Pub - 614-436-4480 / 5225 North High Street
Fri 12: Unplugged on High Street 7:30pm
Rambling House Brewery - 614-468-3415
Fri 12: Adam Brooks Dudding 9pm
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Fri 12: Cotton Jackson, Methematics
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Fri 12: Mike Mains And The Branches, Fever Fever 7pm
Fri 12: Popgun 10pm
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Fri 12: Holiday Lunchbox 1pm
Fri 12: Holiday Hoopla 7:30pm, 10:30pm
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Fri 12: Mingo Town Music Acoustic Holiday Appreciation Party: Harvest Kings, Heartbreak Orchestra, Lydia Brownfield, Jeff Dalrymple, Al Smyth's FBnCC, IR and Sweet D, The Blind Engineer, Southside Chiefs 6pm-12m
Fri 12: Weedhaven Laughing Academy, Scott Gorsuch 10pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Fri 12: Patrick Sweany Band, The Buffalo Killers, Relaxer (ages 18+) 8pm
Spacebar - 614-928-3808
Fri 12: Matter Of Planets, Old City, Stations
Studio One, Riffe Center - 614-469-0939
Fri 12: A Christmas Carol 8pm
Studio Two, Riffe Center - 614-469-0939
Fri 12: Available Light Theatre: She Kills Monsters 8pm
Summit - 614-268-9377
Fri 12: Trachete, The Electric Hand, Choke Chains 9pm
Tree Bar - 614-725-0955
Fri 12: Jesse Marchant, County, Andy Cook
Ugly Tuna Saloona - 297-TUNA
Fri 12: DJ Rob Stylz
Wild Goose Creative - 614-859-9453
Fri 12: See You Thursday Improv 8pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Fri 12: The Blue Cats 6pm
Fri 12: Fox Valley Harvest 9pm
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Sat 13: The Nix Comics Arcane Media Fair 1-7pm
Sat 13: Rock Potluck 8pm
Bernie's - 614-291-3448
Sat 13: The Annual Huge Euge Extravagannza: The Scratches, The Skashank Redemption, Acoustic Poppycock, Swarm, Nerd Table, Chase Duncan, Huge Euge, Topless, Earthworm Tim, Nickey Winkelman, Wonder Doug, Chris Coen, Nick Glaser, Morgan Amithyst, Tom Plute, Erik Tait, Pookie Mccool, The Biker Warrior Babe Vs The Zombie Babies From Hell, Advocare, Wpi (World Paranormal Investigators), Rick Merola As Captain America (free)
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Sat 13: The Sex Kittens Purr-lesque! Skinful Saturday 9pm
Brothers Drake Meadery & Bar - 614-388-8765
Sat 13: Manitoa, Yosemight, Nodaway (ages 21+) 9pm
Byrne's Pub - 614-486-4722
Sat 13: Nine Castle Close 9:30pm
Capitol Theatre, Riffe Center - 614-469-0939
Sat 13: Christine's Christmas Nationwide Children's Hospital Benefit 7:30pm
de-NOVO Bistro & Bar - 614-496-1002
Sat 13: Luxury Brown Lite Duo Featuring Meredith Evans (free) 7-10:30pm
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Sat 13: Joe Ong
Double Happiness - 614-220-5558
Sat 13: Toys For Tots Benefit: Domestic Terror, Mayh3m, Northern Widows, Elske, Youth Hostel 7pm-12m
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Sat 13: Blues Hounds 8pm
Garden Theater/Short North Stage - 614-725-4042
Sat 13: Songs of the Season: Remembering Christmas at Lazarus 8-12am
Sat 13: Season's Teasings 9-10pm
Haiku - 614-294-8168
Sat 13: Louise Salvador
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Sat 13: Delta Blues
King Avenue Five - 614-297-8060
Sat 13: Local Color
Little Rock Bar - 614-824-5602
Sat 13: Karaoke for the Kids 8pm
McCoy Center - 614-469-0939
Sat 13: New Albany Children's Ballet Theatre: The Nutcracker 2pm, 7pm
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Sat 13: The Relentless Mules 10-11:45pm
Newport Music Hall - 614-431-3600
Sat 13: Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, The Soul Rebels (all ages) 7pm
Ohio Theatre - 614-469-0939
Sat 13: BalletMet Columbus: The Nutcracker 1pm, 5:30pm
Park Street Saloon - 614-477-7255
Sat 13: Glostik Willy, Electric Orange Peel 10pm
Patrick J's - 614-784-0660
Sat 13: Arnett Howard 8-11pm
Porter's Pub - 614-436-4480 / 5225 North High Street
Sat 13: Merry Chicks With Picks 6:30pm
Rambling House Brewery - 614-468-3415
Sat 13: The Old Norths 9pm
Rehab Tavern - 614-220-5655
Sat 13: Hip Hop Karaoke (free) 9:30pm-2am
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Sat 13: 12 Bands of Ruby's Christmas
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Sat 13: Dave Buker & The Historians, Free TVs, Sam And The Barbers 9pm
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Sat 13: Scrooge 2pm
Sat 13: Holiday Hoopla 7:30pm, 10:30pm
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Sat 13: Lydia Brownfield 9pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Sat 13: SassafraZ, Tropidelic, Heady Ruxpin (ages 21+) 8pm
Spacebar - 614-928-3808
Sat 13: The Pleasant Tense (EP release), Mary Lynn, Dickie & The Dailys
Strongwater Food and Spirits - 614-928-3170
Sat 13: Festivus! 2014 11am-6pm
Studio One, Riffe Center - 614-469-0939
Sat 13: A Christmas Carol 8pm
Studio Two, Riffe Center - 614-469-0939
Sat 13: Available Light Theatre: She Kills Monsters 8pm
Summit - 614-268-9377
Sat 13: Night Mode 1 Year Anniversary: Kingdom, Funerals, Dustin Knell, Ethan Eschelon, Noelsferatu 9pm
Tree Bar - 614-725-0955
Sat 13: Joey 74, Blatant Finger, The Last Ones, God Awfuls
Victory's Live - 614-225-1577
Sat 13: Squared Presents
Wild Goose Creative - 614-859-9453
Sat 13: Crafts Gone Wild 11am
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Sat 13: Erika Hughes & The Well Mannered, Blue Moon Soup 9pm
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Sun 14: Warmth: Brunch + Bazaar 11am-4pm
Sun 14: Against the Grain, Valient Thorr, Nashville Pussy 7pm
Brothers Drake Meadery & Bar - 614-388-8765
Sun 14: Less Is More, The Castros 8-11pm
The Crest - 614-261-7128
Sun 14: The Shaw Brothers 8:30pm
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Sun 14: The Tim Dvorkin Trio
Double Happiness - 614-220-5558
Sun 14: Lagartha 8pm-12m
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Sun 14: Karaoke Junkie 9pm
Garden Theater/Short North Stage - 614-725-4042
Sun 14: Songs of the Season: Remembering Christmas at Lazarus 3-5:30pm
Sun 14: Season's Teasings 11pm
McCoy Center - 614-469-0939
Sun 14: New Albany Children's Ballet Theatre: The Nutcracker 7pm
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Sun 14: Tom Carroll & Andy Carlson 12n-2pm
Sun 14: Muriel Anderson, Brian Henke 8-10pm
Newport Music Hall - 614-431-3600
Sun 14: Asking Alexandria, Blessthefall, Chelsea Grin, Upon A Burning Body, The Family Ruin (all ages) 5:30pm
Ohio Theatre - 614-469-0939
Sun 14: BalletMet Columbus: The Nutcracker 1:00pm, 5:30pm
Rambling House Brewery - 614-468-3415
Sun 14: Old-Time Jam 8:30pm
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Sun 14: The Hoodoo Soul Band 10pm
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Sun 14: Scrooge 2pm, 7pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Sun 14: The Flex Crew (ages 21+) 10pm
Spacebar - 614-928-3808
Sun 14: The Kyle Sowashes, Baak Gwai, SPD GVNR, Husk
Studio One, Riffe Center - 614-469-0939
Sun 14: A Christmas Carol 2pm
Studio Two, Riffe Center - 614-469-0939
Sun 14: Available Light Theatre: She Kills Monsters 2pm
Third & Hollywood - 614-488-0303
Sun 14: Erik Augis, Woodson, Tsamous 11:30am
Ugly Tuna Saloona - 297-TUNA
Sun 14: Karaoke with Rob Stylz
Union Bar and Food - 614-421-2233
Sun 14: Sunday Brunch: Debra Tucker, Richard Lopez 12n-2pm
Wild Goose Creative - 614-859-9453
Sun 14: Connection Experiment 10am
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Sun 14: Terrapin Flyer Featuring Dave Hebert & Jimmy Tebeau 8pm