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Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Mon 4: Stella, Dana, Giant Claw, Guerilla Toss 8pm
Bernard's Tavern - 614-223-9601
Mon 4: Karaoke (free) 10pm
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Mon 4: Sex Kitten Purr-lesque (free) 9:30pm-12:30am
Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-268-9377
Mon 4: DJ Cap'n Lonsome
Clintonville Woman's Club - 614-268-5525
Mon 4: Vaughn Wiester's 21-piece Famous Jazz Orchestra 7:30-10:45pm
Double Happiness - 614-220-5558
Mon 4: Iron Chic. Spraynard, Heart Attack Man, Emily & The Complexes 7pm
Due Amici - 614-224-9373
Mon 4: Derek DiCenzo, Jimmy Castoe 6-9pm
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Mon 4: Open Stage (free) 9pm-1am
Fourth Street Bar & Grill - 614-291-1420
Mon 4: Excesss Trivia
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Mon 4: Kurvi Tasch, Reptile Fiction, Sweet Teeth
Newport Music Hall - 614-431-3600
Mon 4: The Wombats, Life in Film, Cheerleader (all ages) 7pm
Porter's Pub - 614-436-4480 / 5225 North High Street
Mon 4: Open Mic Monday hosted by Elise Hofmann 7pm
Rehab Tavern - 614-220-5655
Mon 4: Open Mic Comedy with Chris Coen 7:30-8:30pm
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Mon 4: Nerd Night
Scarlet and Gray Cafe - 614-291-2347
Mon 4: House Of Shem, Elementree Livity Project, C LA C I
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Mon 4: Comedy Open Stage 9pm
Spacebar - 614-928-3808
Mon 4: Punk Rock Karaoke 9pm
Tree Bar - 614-725-0955
Mon 4: Jason Dodson, Star Anna, Lou Poster
Wild Goose Creative - 614-859-9453
Mon 4: I Love that Story 7pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Mon 4: The Road To The Werk Out Round 3 7pm
A&R Music Bar - 614-224-2430
Tue 5: Bad Suns, KIEV, Indigo Wild (all ages) 7pm
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Tue 5: Reverse The Curse, Things Fall Apart, Xerxes, Frameworks, Prawn 8pm
Basement - 614-224-2430
Tue 5: Nick Hakim, Ben Talmi (all ages) 7pm
Bernard's Tavern - 614-223-9601
Tue 5: Excesss Trivia (free) 9pm
Tue 5: Live Band Karaoke with Dirty Money (free) 10pm
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Tue 5: Open Mic Comedy with Mark Lucas (free) 8pm
Tue 5: Open Mic Music with Ace Mayes (free) 10pm
Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-268-9377
Tue 5: Reptile Fiction, Terror Pigeon, Sweet Teeth, Archer Archer, VJ Miharu Kato
Cafe International - 614-421-2323
Tue 5: Acoustic Open Mic Night 7-10pm
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Tue 5: Bluegrass Jam
Hounddog's Pizza - 614-263-4058
Tue 5: The Best Karaoke in Columbus 10pm-2am
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Tue 5: Songwriters Workshop featuring Ian McFeron 9pm
Ledo's Lounge - 614-263-1009
Tue 5: Live Band Karaoke with Dirty Money 9pm
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Tue 5: Tom Russell 8-10pm
Newport Music Hall - 614-431-3600
Tue 5: Kamelot with Dragonforce (all ages) 7pm
Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Tue 5: Jazz Jam Session: Pete Mills, Erik Augis, Greg Wolfram, Zach Compston 8:30pm
Rehab Tavern - 614-220-5655
Tue 5: Excesss Trivia Tuesdays 7-9pm
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Tue 5: Writing Wrong Poetry 7-10pm
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Tue 5: Turbo Fruits, Eternal Summers (all ages) 9pm
Scarlet and Gray Cafe - 614-291-2347
Tue 5: House Of Shem, Elementree Livity Project, C LA C I
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Tue 5: Standup at Shadowbox Presents 8pm
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Tue 5: Trivia 7pm
Tue 5: Karaoke with Adrian X 9pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Tue 5: Killa Killz, Hellacold, Insomniac, Jake Jones, Carlie B, J Mac (ages 18+) 7:30pm
Spacebar - 614-928-3808
Tue 5: Tuesday Night Live Open Stage with Tommy Young 9pm
A&R Music Bar - 614-224-2430
Wed 6: SoundOFF After-Party Series Presents: DJ Lance of CD102.5's The Remix
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Wed 6: Ape Iron, Funerals, Hide, VJ Joey Pigg 8:30pm
Basement - 614-224-2430
Wed 6: Metro Station, SayWeCanFly, 7 Minutes In Heaven (all ages) 6:30pm
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Wed 6: Oddfellows Oddities Variety/Talkshow: Cortney Gail and The Ruckus, Jon Spreez, Leyla Stice Billman, Abernathy Miller, Lady Jezebel (free) 9pm
Brothers Drake Meadery & Bar - 614-388-8765
Wed 6: Jazz Wednesday (free) 8pm
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Wed 6: Tom Davis
Double Happiness - 614-220-5558
Wed 6: Sports Coach, Kidaudra. SHVS, Nude Art 8pm
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Wed 6: 80's DJ Ace & Karaoke (free) 8pm-1am
Fourth Street Bar & Grill - 614-291-1420
Wed 6: Excesss Karaoke
Hey Hey Club - 614-445-9512
Wed 6: Sue's Blues Open Blues Jam hosted by The Blues All Stars with Rick Collura (free) 6:30pm
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Wed 6: Poetry Open Mic
Lifestyle Communities Pavilion - 614-431-3600
Wed 6: The Replacements, Two Cow Garage (all ages) 7pm
McCoy Center - 614-469-0939
Wed 6: Bruce Hornsby 8pm
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Wed 6: Tom Russell 9-11pm
Newport Music Hall - 614-431-3600
Wed 6: Tyler, the Creator, Taco (all ages) 7pm
Ohio Theatre - 614-469-0939
Wed 6: Women's Fund of Central Ohio: Melissa Etheridge 6pm
Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Wed 6: Live Band Karaoke Hosted By Dirty Money
Rambling House Brewery - 614-468-3415
Wed 6: Old Time Jam 8pm
Rehab Tavern - 614-220-5655
Wed 6: The Break: Weekly Hip Hop night (free) 9pm
Rick's Coaches - 614-476-4496
Wed 6: Chris Logsdon 8-11:30pm
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Wed 6: Trivi-oke 10pm
Scarlet and Gray Cafe - 614-291-2347
Wed 6: Weird Wednesday: Sun-Dried Vibes (free) 9pm
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Wed 6: Hashtag Improv 8pm
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Wed 6: Acoustic Open Mic with Billy Zenn 8pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Wed 6: Hi-Rez, Run tha Bus, Cypher Addition, Khil Datta & ALLxCaps, NiQ, Draft P1ck, Parris Crockett, OSU Freestyle Team (all ages) 7pm
Spacebar - 614-928-3808
Wed 6: Excesss Trivia + Movie Night 8pm
Tree Bar - 614-725-0955
Wed 6: Open Mic
Ugly Tuna Saloona - 297-TUNA
Wed 6: Brian Day
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Wed 6: '68, A Lot Like Birds, The Mighty, Creature Comforts 8pm
Zeno's Bar - 384 W. 3rd Ave.
Wed 6: Karaoke Wednesday 9:30pm
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Thu 7: Off The Grid Pre-Party: Neon Angels, Dead is Dead, WV White, The Lectros 8pm
Basement - 614-224-2430
Thu 7: Six Organs of Admittance, Elisa Ambrogio (all ages) 7pm
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Thu 7: Thursday Night Karaoke 7pm
Thu 7: Freq (free) 10pm
Brazenhead Pub (5th Ave.) - 614-737-3738
Thu 7: Music Trivia/The Music Show hosted by Scoota 7-9pm
Brothers Drake Meadery & Bar - 614-388-8765
Thu 7: Jemntonic, Erika Hughes & The Well Mannered, Miss Sara D 9pm
Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-268-9377
Thu 7: SGNLS, Rhythm of Cruelty, Cosmic Moon,DJ Lazarus, DJ Shawn Specter 9pm
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Thu 7: Brett Burleson
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Thu 7: Ace Karaoke (free) 9pm-1am
Fourth Street Bar & Grill - 614-291-1420
Thu 7: Local Love (free, ages 21+) 11pm
Garden Theater/Short North Stage - 614-725-4042
Thu 7: Over The Edge in the Green Room 8-10pm
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Thu 7: Field Sleeper, Mountain Animation, Mosses, 75 Dollar Bill
King Avenue Five - 614-297-8060
Thu 7: Open Mic with Billy Zenn 7pm
Lifestyle Communities Pavilion - 614-431-3600
Thu 7: Styx (all ages) 6:30pm
Little Rock Bar - 614-824-5602
Thu 7: Aaron & Fletch (free) 6-11pm
Lost Weekend Records - 614-268-8423
Thu 7: Dolby Fuckers, Ron House (free) 6:30pm
Mozart's - 614-268-3687
Thu 7: Arnett Howard & Friends 6-9pm
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Thu 7: Pete Mills Quartet with Liz Woolley 9-11pm
Rambling House Brewery - 614-468-3415
Thu 7: High Plains Trio 9pm
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Thu 7: Sweet Teeth, Reptile Fiction, Kurvi Tasch
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Thu 7: Agent Orange, In The Whale 8pm
Scarlet and Gray Cafe - 614-291-2347
Thu 7: The Ark Band
Seventh Son Brewing Co - 614-421-BEER
Thu 7: DJ George Brazil and friends 7pm
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Thu 7: Which One's Pink 7:30pm
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Thu 7: Karaoke with Adrian X 9pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Thu 7: Ladies 80's & More featuring DJ Ginsu (ages 18+) 9pm
Spacebar - 614-928-3808
Thu 7: Bloodthirsty Virgins, Hexers, Sin Shouters 9pm
Tree Bar - 614-725-0955
Thu 7: Ryan Parker
Ugly Tuna Saloona - 297-TUNA
Thu 7: DJ Joey Blayze
Wild Goose Creative - 614-859-9453
Thu 7: Speak Easy 7pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Thu 7: John Turck Trio 6pm
Thu 7: Erica Blinn & The Handsome Machine 8pm
Thu 7: The Ragbirds 9:30pm
Zeno's Bar - 384 W. 3rd Ave.
Thu 7: Comedy Death Spot Open Mic hosted by Tom Plute 10pm
A&R Music Bar - 614-224-2430
Fri 8: Candlebox (acoustic), Daniel Erb, Sam Ross (all ages) 7:30pm
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Fri 8: Comedy from the Fringe 6pm
Fri 8: Cathedral 9pm
Basement - 614-224-2430
Fri 8: Steven Joseph, Big Tim (all ages) 7pm
Bernie's - 614-291-3448
Fri 8: Drag Show
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Fri 8: Temptation Burlesque: Rhinegeist Brewery 9pm
Brothers Drake Meadery & Bar - 614-388-8765
Fri 8: EMEFE 10pm
Bungalow Jazz - 614-397-5540
Fri 8: Columbus Jazz Quartet: Randy Mather, Mark Rubenstein, Derek DiCenzo, Aaron Scott, Jodi Mancini 7:30pm
Byrne's Pub - 614-486-4722
Fri 8: Dry Mill Road 7pm
Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-268-9377
Fri 8: Jaimee's Saturnalia Of Existence: The Birth Of The Scum Aeon, The Blart Ensemble of Washington Beach, DJ Dixie_Flatline, DJ Throbbin' Williams, Kenneth Anger film screening 10pm
de-NOVO Bistro & Bar - 614-496-1002
Fri 8: Luxury Brown Lite 6:30-10pm
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Fri 8: Turtle Boat
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Fri 8: Mojo Kings 9pm-1am
Garden Theater/Short North Stage - 614-725-4042
Fri 8: Over The Edge in the Green Room 8-10pm
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Fri 8: Sam and The Barbers
King Avenue Five - 614-297-8060
Fri 8: Lukemia & Lymphoma fundraiser 6pm
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Fri 8: Carl Sally & Friends 10-11:45pm
Porter's Pub - 614-436-4480 / 5225 North High Street
Fri 8: Unplugged on High Street 7:30pm
Rambling House Brewery - 614-468-3415
Fri 8: Mark Fitzharris & the Bullit Brothers 9pm
Rehab Tavern - 614-220-5655
Fri 8: Franklinton Fridays Opening Reception: Samantha Knight, Sugar Ghost 7pm
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Fri 8: Rotten Belly
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Fri 8: Chris Trapper 7pm
Fri 8: Sam Prekop of The Sea and Cake 9:30pm
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Fri 8: Livin It Up Lunchbox 1pm
Fri 8: Reckless 7:30pm, 10:30pm
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Fri 8: Mingo Town Music Happy Hour: Al Smyth's FBnCC 6pm
Fri 8: DH Experiment, All Right Now 9pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Fri 8: Toro Y Moi, Vinyl Williams (all ages) 9pm
Spacebar - 614-928-3808
Fri 8: Dolby F*ckers, Bookmobile, Brat Curse 9pm
PICK: Recently reunited indie pop rockers Bookmobile include members of local favorites Pretty Mighty Mighty, Superstar Rookie, The Handshake, Paper Airplane and Melty Melty.
Summit - 614-268-9377
Fri 8: White Mystery, The Girls!, Senor Citizen & The Border Patrol, DJ Ladyfingers (all ages) 9pm
PICK: The Girls! are somewhere in the intersection of The Go Gos, The Runaways and the Cars. Good songs. Fun stuff.
Tatohead's (formerly Hal & Al's) - 614-500-3968
Fri 8: Paisha 9pm
Tree Bar - 614-725-0955
Fri 8: Sin Nombre, The Whiteouts, Church Camp
PICK: These days I kinda think of the White Outs as the precursor to The Washington Beach Bums - except the White Outs have more punk and fewer members.
Ugly Tuna Saloona - 297-TUNA
Fri 8: DJ Rob Stylz
Victory's Live - 614-225-1577
Fri 8: The Pleasant Tense, Scarlet & The Harlots, The Glance 9pm
PICK: In The Pleasant Tense I hear soul and funk with some jazz and rock inflections.
Wall Street Night Club - 614-464-2800
Fri 8: Xanadu 7:30pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Fri 8: Big Daddy Love 6pm
Fri 8: Bill Kurzenberger (album release) 8pm
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Sat 9: Cosmic Moon, Birds of Hair, Envelope 9:30pm
PICK: Yep, Envelope raps.
Alrosa Villa - 614-885-9125
Sat 9: Framing Hanley, Heartist (all ages) 6pm
Basement - 614-224-2430
Sat 9: Caleb Johnson (all ages) 7pm
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Sat 9: Skinful Saturday Burlesque Show: Moonstruck Burlesque 9pm-2am
Brothers Drake Meadery & Bar - 614-388-8765
Sat 9: Hundos, Field Sleeper, Corbezzolo, Ladyblazer 10pm
Byrne's Pub - 614-486-4722
Sat 9: Rice Brothers 9:30pm
Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-268-9377
Sat 9: Black Planet: Retro, 80s dark dance, industrial, synth, goth rock, post-punk vinyl DJ night with Erin, Scott Void, Justin Carver (free) 10pm
Sat 9: Woosley Band, Ground Water Mafia, American Male Giant Squid, J. R. Fisher, DeltaBlues 9pm
PICK: Woosley comes from an almost alt country/no depression past, but is now more heavily influenced by GBV, the Who and the Stones.
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Sat 9: Max Button
Double Happiness - 614-220-5558
Sat 9: Lo Pan, Barely Eagle (free) 9pm
PICK: Lo-Pan remind me of Sabbath and early grunge - what the kids call stoner rock these days. Barely Eagle remind me of a bunch of heavier guitar music from the mid-1990's that I liked - a little punk, a little metal, a little hard rock. a little noisy, a little mathy.
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Sat 9: CR2 9pm-1am
Garden Theater/Short North Stage - 614-725-4042
Sat 9: Over The Edge in the Green Room 8-10pm
Haiku - 614-294-8168
Sat 9: Louise Salvador
Hounddog's Pizza - 614-263-4058
Sat 9: Clampdown 10pm
PICK: Clampdown is a 10+ year monthly rock dance party.
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Sat 9: knots
King Avenue Five - 614-297-8060
Sat 9: Kristen Peters (EP release) Dan Heidt, Jon Morgan, Brigadier 6pm
Little Rock Bar - 614-824-5602
Sat 9: Joe Peppercorn 9pm-12m
PICK: Joe Peppercorn is the lead singer of the Whiles and the main person behind the annual Beatles Marathon.
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Sat 9: Morgan Treni 10-11:45pm
Newport Music Hall - 614-431-3600
Sat 9: Houndmouth (all ages) 7pm
Palace Theatre - 614-469-0939
Sat 9: CAPA: Sesame Street Live - Make a New Friend 10:30am
Sat 9: CAPA: Sesame Street Live - Make a New Friend 2pm
Park Street Saloon - 614-477-7255
Sat 9: Truslow, Cardboard Kids 7pm
Rambling House Brewery - 614-468-3415
Sat 9: La Charanga Tres 6pm
Sat 9: Stan Smith 9pm
Rehab Tavern - 614-220-5655
Sat 9: Hip Hop Karaoke 9:30pm-2am
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Sat 9: Summit Street Strip Tease featuring the Ooh-La-Las
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Sat 9: Matter of Planets, Isonade, Dead Set Ready 9pm
Scarlet and Gray Cafe - 614-291-2347
Sat 9: Weird Fishes 9pm
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Sat 9: Reckless 7:30pm, 10:30pm
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Sat 9: Tom Ryan, Jesse Blankenship 9pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Sat 9: LeBOOM, GRANDtheft, Carma, Mister Shifter, Culmination, Entel (ages 18+) 9pm
Southern Theatre - 614-469-0939
Sat 9: ProMusica: David & Vadim 5:30pm
Spacebar - 614-928-3808
Sat 9: Beat Street 9pm
Strongwater Food and Spirits - 614-928-3170
Sat 9: Art for Franklinton: a Fundraiser for the New George Bellows Grant Program 6-11pm
Summit - 614-268-9377
Sat 9: Black Planet: DJ's Scott Void, Erin Void, Justin Carver (free) 10pm
Tree Bar - 614-725-0955
Sat 9: Angus Strange, Midnight Animal Choir, Clay Otter
Used Kids - 614-421-9455
Sat 9: The Sidekicks, Good English, Brett Burleson/Ryan Jewell, The D-Rays (free) 4-8pm
Wall Street Night Club - 614-464-2800
Sat 9: Xanadu 7:30pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Sat 9: Fox Valley Harvest (CD release) 8pm
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Sun 10: Karaoke! 10pm
Bernie's - 614-291-3448
Sun 10: The Promise Hero, Caught Up In A Dream
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Sun 10: One Eye Whiskey, Dominic Francesco, Jim Vest 8pm
Brothers Drake Meadery & Bar - 614-388-8765
Sun 10: ACPA Student Showcase 6pm
The Crest - 614-261-7128
Sun 10: The Shaw Brothers
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Sun 10: Joe Ong
Double Happiness - 614-220-5558
Sun 10: Bitchen Bajas 8pm
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Sun 10: Karaoke 9pm-1am
Garden Theater/Short North Stage - 614-725-4042
Sun 10: Over The Edge in the Green Room 2-4pm
King Avenue Five - 614-297-8060
Sun 10: JD Eicher & The Goodnights, Melodine 6pm
Mint - 42 West Jenkins Ave.
Sun 10: Sound and Chocolate: Interwaving Strecht, Mark Van Fleet, Ben Bennett 7pm
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Sun 10: Songwriter Showcase: Don Henry, Craig Bickhardt, Nathan Bell, hosted by Eric Gnezda 8-10pm
Palace Theatre - 614-469-0939
Sun 10: CAPA: Sesame Street Live - Make a New Friend 1pm, 4:30pm
Rambling House Brewery - 614-468-3415
Sun 10: Old-Time Jam 8:30pm
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Sun 10: Joe Pug, Austin Lucas 7pm
Sun 10: The Hoodoo Soul Band 10pm
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Sun 10: Which One's Pink 2pm, 7pm
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Sun 10: Comedy (Nick Glasser) 7pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Sun 10: Hidden Hospitals, Conversion Delay, The Castros, History's History (all ages) 5pm
Sun 10: The Flex Crew (ages 21+) 10pm
Southern Theatre - 614-469-0939
Sun 10: ProMusica: David & Vadim 7pm
Third & Hollywood - 614-488-0303
Sun 10: Erik Augis, Woodson, Tsamous 11:30am
Ugly Tuna Saloona - 297-TUNA
Sun 10: Karaoke with Rob Stylz
Union Bar and Food - 614-421-2233
Sun 10: Sunday Brunch: Debra Tucker, Richard Lopez 12n-2pm
Wild Goose Creative - 614-859-9453
Sun 10: Connection Experiment 12n