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].
Bernard's Tavern - 614-223-9601
Mon 23: Karaoke (free) 10pm
Big Room Bar - (614) 449-9612
Mon 23: CD102.5 FM Frontstage Live w/ Eye 8pm
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Mon 23: Poetry Forum 7-9:30pm
Mon 23: Monday Mayhem Sex Kitten Purr-lesque (free) 9:30pm
Brothers Drake Meadery & Bar - 614-388-8765
Mon 23: Restart House Music (free) 10pm
Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-268-9377
Mon 23: DJ Cap'n Lonsome
Clintonville Woman's Club - 614-268-5525
Mon 23: Vaughn Wiester's 21-piece Famous Jazz Orchestra 7:30-10:45pm
Due Amici - 614-224-9373
Mon 23: Derek DiCenzo, Jimmy Castoe 6-9pm
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Mon 23: Open Stage 9pm-1am
Fourth Street Bar & Grill - 614-291-1420
Mon 23: Excesss Trivia
Garden Theater/Short North Stage - 614-725-4042
Mon 23: Didi, Counterfeit Madison, Child Labor, Audrey & Orwell 8pm
Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Mon 23: Songwriters Open Stage 9pm
Porter's Pub - 614-436-4480 / 5225 North High Street
Mon 23: Open Mic Monday hosted by Sheryl & Dale 7pm
Rehab Tavern - 614-220-5655
Mon 23: Open Mic Comedy with Chris Coen 7:30-8:30pm
Rosie O'Grady's - 614-471-7220
Mon 23: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Mon 23: Nerd Night
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Mon 23: Comedy Open Stage 9pm
Spacebar - 614-928-3808
Mon 23: Karaoke 9pm
Tree Bar - 614-725-0955
Mon 23: Mondays Against Humanity
Wild Goose Creative - 614-859-9453
Mon 23: Stand up for Standup 7-9pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Mon 23: Tony Monaco (free) 8pm
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Tue 24: Wildhoney, didi, Smut ($6/$8. ages 18+) 7:30pm
Bernard's Tavern - 614-223-9601
Tue 24: Excesss Trivia (free) 9pm
Tue 24: Live Band Karaoke with Dirty Money (free) 10pm
Big Room Bar - (614) 449-9612
Tue 24: Hypnotide, New Gentle Soul, The Electric Hand 9pm
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Tue 24: Open Mic Comedy and Music (free) 8pm
Cafe International - 614-421-2323
Tue 24: Acoustic Open Mic Night 7-10pm
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Tue 24: Bluegrass Jam
Hounddog's Pizza - 614-263-4058
Tue 24: The Best Karaoke in Columbus 10pm-2am
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Tue 24: Songwriters workshop
Ledo's Lounge - 614-263-1009
Tue 24: Live Band Karaoke with Dirty Money 9pm
Little Rock Bar - 614-824-5602
Tue 24: Rock Your Cock Off Karaoke (free) 9pm-2am
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Tue 24: Sirens 8pm
Ohio Theatre - 614-469-0939
Tue 24: Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas The Musical 7:30pm
Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Tue 24: Jazz Jam: Pete Mills, Andy Woodson and Cedric Easton 8:30pm
Rosie O'Grady's - 614-471-7220
Tue 24: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Tue 24: Writing Wrong Poetry 7-10pm
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Tue 24: Lovedrug 8pm
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Tue 24: Trivia 7pm
Tue 24: Karaoke with Adrian X 9pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Tue 24: Sinkane, Steven A Clark, Jenny Arcade ($15/$18, all ages) 7:30pm
Taps Pizza & Lounge 360 - 614-885-8277
Tue 24: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies 9:30pm
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Wed 25: Sad Boyz Dance Party ($5) 9pm
Barrel On High - 614-564-9058
Wed 25: Barrel Open Mic Comedy Night 8:30pm
Big Room Bar - (614) 449-9612
Wed 25: Barriers, John Zuck 9pm
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Wed 25: ECC Presents ODDTV: Laura Moon, Dorian Vasquez, Sil Scandelous (free) 9pm
Brothers Drake Meadery & Bar - 614-388-8765
Wed 25: Jazz Wednesday w/ Tom Davis Trio (free) 8pm
Copious/Notes - 614-947-1520
Wed 25: Songwriters in the Round ($5) 8pm-12m
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Wed 25: Derek DiCenzo
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Wed 25: 80's DJ Ace & Karaoke (free) 8pm-1am
Eleven - 614-225-9611
Wed 25: The Jazz Gallery Project (free) 6-9pm
Fourth Street Bar & Grill - 614-291-1420
Wed 25: Excesss Karaoke
Hey Hey Club - 614-445-9512
Wed 25: Sue's Blues Open Blues Jam hosted by The Blues All Stars with Rick Collura (free) 6:30pm
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Wed 25: Poetry Open Mic
Little Rock Bar - 614-824-5602
Wed 25: Everybody's a Comedian (free) 8:30pm
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Wed 25: Angela Perley & the Howlin' Moons 9pm
NYOH's Buckeye Bar - 614-246-2810
Wed 25: Swingin' Wednesdays 7:30pm
Ohio Theatre - 614-469-0939
Wed 25: Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas The Musical 7:30pm
Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Wed 25: Excesss Karaoke 9pm
Rafters Beer Pub - 614-263-2120
Wed 25: Open Mic / Acoustic Jam (free) 8pm
Rambling House Brewery - 614-468-3415
Wed 25: John Boerstler & Phil Clark 6pm
Wed 25: Word Church with Amy Turn Sharp 8:30pm
Rehab Tavern - 614-220-5655
Wed 25: The Break: Weekly Hip Hop night (free) 9pm
Retro Lounge - 614-670-8464
Wed 25: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies
Rick's Coaches - 614-476-4496
Wed 25: Chris Logsdon 8-11:30pm
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Wed 25: Trivi-oke 10pm
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Wed 25: Hugs & Kisses 9pm
Scarlet and Gray Cafe - 614-291-2347
Wed 25: Weird Wednesday: MojoFlo, Love Alive
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Wed 25: CD102.5 Holiday Local Showcase: Clubhouse, The Cordial Sins, Go Analog, DJ Raad (free, ages 18+) 7pm
Spacebar - 614-928-3808
Wed 25: Turtle Island, Linnear Downfall, Fingers 9pm
Wed 25: Rock & Roll Trivia 7pm
Summit - 614-268-9377
Wed 25: Old Wounds, Forest Wars, Weed Demon, Crewneck, Headrush 7pm
Tree Bar - 614-725-0955
Wed 25: Open Mic
Wall Street Night Club - 614-464-2800
Wed 25: Heaven and Hell 9pm
Wed 25: Wall Street Open Stage with Devon Ayers 10pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Wed 25: Transfat Orchestra, Tim Hardy & Company (free) 7:30pm
Zeno's Bar - 384 W. 3rd Ave.
Wed 25: Karaoke Wednesday 9:30pm
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Thu 26: Freq (free) 10pm
Brazenhead Pub (5th Ave.) - 614-737-3738
Thu 26: Music Trivia/The Music Show hosted by Scoota 7-9pm
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Thu 26: Jazz Pilgrims
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Thu 26: Ace Karaoke (free) 9pm-1am
King Avenue Five - 614-297-8060
Thu 26: Open Mic with Billy Zenn
Little Bar - 614-291-8887
Thu 26: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Thu 26: closed
Rambling House Brewery - 614-468-3415
Thu 26: closed
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Thu 26: Karaoke with Adrian X 9pm
Tatohead's (formerly Hal & Al's) - 614-500-3968
Thu 26: Folquinox (free) 8pm
Tree Bar - 614-725-0955
Thu 26: Craigtalks
Wall Street Night Club - 614-464-2800
Thu 26: Thanksgiving BLACKOUT 10pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Thu 26: Tess, Niki Darling, Bazaar Royale, CA Championship 2pm
Thu 26: Hadden Sayers 9pm
Zeno's Bar - 384 W. 3rd Ave.
Thu 26: Comedy Death Spot Open Mic hosted by Tom Plute 10pm
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Fri 27: Baroness, Earthling 8pm [SOLD OUT]
Alrosa Villa - 614-885-9125
Fri 27: Puddle of Mudd, Before the Day, Dorothy, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Dogmatik Method ($20, all ages) 6pm
Big Room Bar - (614) 449-9612
Fri 27: Mount Carmel, Brujas Del Sol 9pm
PICK: Mount Carmel has a heavy Cream (ha), Hendrix and similar late-60's blues rock influence I heard a bit too much of growing up, but it's OK and I don't leave when I end up at its shows.
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Fri 27: Friday Night Karaoke Part Deux 6pm
Brothers Drake Meadery & Bar - 614-388-8765
Fri 27: Stan Smith, Lisa Bella Donna, Roger Hines 9pm
Bungalow Jazz - 614-397-5540
Fri 27: Terry Waldo: Ragtime and traditional jazz piano 7:30pm
de-NOVO Bistro & Bar - 614-496-1002
Fri 27: Luxury Brown Lite 6:30-10pm
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Fri 27: The Spikedrivers
PICK: The Spikedrivers play dirty Americana with gritty, gatemouth Tom Waits/Leonard Cohen vocals.
Double Happiness - 614-220-5558
Fri 27: Black Friday Party: Devin XO, Caleighs Dream, Big Thursday, Matt Umland (free) 9pm
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Fri 27: Southern Thunder 9:30pm
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Fri 27: Stashe Bash
King Avenue Five - 614-297-8060
Fri 27: Willie Phoenix
PICK: Willie is a bit of a local rock institution and legend, having been at it for a few decades now and having been signed to A&M records in the 80's.
Little Rock Bar - 614-824-5602
Fri 27: LRPM: CitizenDorianS (free) 9pm-2am
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Fri 27: Mark May Band 10pm
North City Tavern - 614-846-0796
Fri 27: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies
Ohio Theatre - 614-469-0939
Fri 27: Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas The Musical 2pm, 8pm
Palace Theatre - 614-469-0939
Fri 27: A Christmas Carol 7:30pm
Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Fri 27: Andy Shaw Band
Porter's Pub - 614-436-4480 / 5225 North High Street
Fri 27: Unplugged on High Street 7:30pm
Rambling House Brewery - 614-468-3415
Fri 27: Jack Wilce & Tom Carroll Guitar Duo 6pm
Fri 27: High Planes Trio 9pm
Rehab Tavern - 614-220-5655
Fri 27: Fan's Free Shows (free) 9pm
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Fri 27: Church
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Fri 27: The Ark Band 9pm
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Fri 27: Holiday Hoopla 2015 7:30pm, 10:30pm
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Fri 27: Live Music Happy Hour 6pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Fri 27: Crizzly, 2turnt, Entel, PotPocket, Bbx, VJ Vendetta ($20/$25, ages 18+) 9pm/
Spacebar - 614-928-3808
Fri 27: Rotation dance party 9pm
Tree Bar - 614-725-0955
Fri 27: Zuck's Turkey Farm
Used Kids - 614-421-9455
Fri 27: Cheater Slicks, Unholy Two, Archie & The Bunkers 6pm
PICK: Cheater Slicks take on the raunchiest parts of the Stones often without a guitar tuner in sight most nights. Unholy 2's MySpace name speaks volumes ... unstructured chaotic noise.
Wall Street Night Club - 614-464-2800
Fri 27: Traxx 5 Year Anniversary hosted by Arquez and Kei Mari 10pm
Walrus - 614-817-1710
Fri 27: The Jimmy McGee Band 10pm
Wild Goose Creative - 614-859-9453
Fri 27: See You Thursday Improv ($5) 8-9:30pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Fri 27: Funk Hunger, Yosemight, 800 LB Gorilla, Yugen ($10) 10pm
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Sat 28: Whiskey Jukebox Happy Hour 4pm
Sat 28: Tan, Psychic Wheels, The American Jobs ($6) 9pm
PICK: Psychic Wheels has a sort of Velvet Underground/Galaxy 500 garage fuzz and reverb pop influence. American Jobs remind me of Bauhaus/Peter Murphy.
Alrosa Villa - 614-885-9125
Sat 28: Capleton, The Prophecy Band, Roots High Power ($25, ages 18+) 9pm
Big Room Bar - (614) 449-9612
Sat 28: Pale Grey Lore, Matter Of Planets, Lyon's Ghost 9pm
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Sat 28: Saturdays with Tony Gregorc 5pm
Sat 28: Funkdefy All Vinyl Party 10pm
Brothers Drake Meadery & Bar - 614-388-8765
Sat 28: Miles Davis/Herbie Hancock Tribute: A Future Listening Experience ($5) 9pm
PICK: A bunch of jazz & funk locals get together for some modern reinterpretations of Miles Davis/Herbie Hancock.
Byrne's Pub - 614-486-4722
Sat 28: The Kells 9:30pm
Copious/Notes - 614-947-1520
Sat 28: Dennis Hodges Trio (free) 7-9:30pm
Sat 28: HooDoo Soul ($8/$10) 9-11:30pm
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Sat 28: Stan Smith
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Sat 28: Bluewest 9:30pm
Garden Theater/Short North Stage - 614-725-4042
Sat 28: Swank: A Monthly 1920s-40s Cocktail Dance Party (free) 10pm-2am
PICK: Swank features DJs spinning vinyl from the 1920's-1940's each month at Short North Stage/Garden Theater. Fancy period attire is common and encouraged.
Haiku - 614-294-8168
Sat 28: Louise Salvador
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Sat 28: Metal Show - Homeless Benefit
Little Rock Bar - 614-824-5602
Sat 28: The Mess Around (free) 9pm
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Sat 28: The Relentless Mules 10pm
Ohio Theatre - 614-469-0939
Sat 28: Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas The Musical 2pm, 5pm, 8pm
Palace Theatre - 614-469-0939
Sat 28: A Christmas Carol 2pm, 7:30pm
Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Sat 28: Six Shot Sally
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Sat 28: Whispers of D'Angelo 8pm
Sat 28: Days Brigade 10pm
Sat 28: Lonesome As Gold 11:15pm
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Sat 28: Holiday Hoopla 2015 7:30pm, 10:30pm
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Sat 28: Burlesque 9pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Sat 28: Bass Jam: Any Colour, Blue Moon Soup, He'll Naw (ages +18, free for ages 21+) 8pm
Spacebar - 614-928-3808
Sat 28: Mary Lynn, Connections, Sega Genocide 9pm
PICK: Connections is members of 84 Nash, Times New Viking, El Jesus De Magico, and Swarming Branch. Yeah, there's some poppier Guided by Voices in there. I've still only seen/heard 1 full Sega Genocide set plus its 60's Night Live cover set several months ago. I still need to see them again.
Wall Street Night Club - 614-464-2800
Sat 28: A Miller Lite Before Christmas 7pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Sat 28: Buckeyes Beat Michigan WCBE Fundraising Bash (free) 9am
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Sun 29: Excesss Karaoke (free) 10pm-Close
Bernie's - 614-291-3448
Sun 29: AKIM Hip Hop Runion Show
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Sun 29: Urban Pioneers, Jesse Blankenship 8pm
Copious/Notes - 614-947-1520
Sun 29: Bobby Floyd Jam Session ($10/performers free) 6-4pm
Sun 29: MojoFlo ($8) 9-11:30pm
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Sun 29: Dr. Mojo
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Sun 29: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies 9pm-1am
House with No Name
Sun 29: Kristachuwan, FreshFX, Jeanie 8pm
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Sun 29: National Writer's Month
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Sun 29: Derek DiCenzo Trio 12n
Sun 29: The 24th Street Wailers 8pm
Ohio Theatre - 614-469-0939
Sun 29: Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas The Musical 1pm, 4pm, 7pm
Palace Theatre - 614-469-0939
Sun 29: A Christmas Carol 2pm, 7:30pm
Rambling House Brewery - 614-468-3415
Sun 29: Old Time Jam 8:30pm
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Sun 29: HooDoo Soul Band 10pm
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Sun 29: Brunch Punch 11am
Sun 29: Scrooge 2015 7pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Sun 29: The Flex Crew (ages 21+, $10) 10pm
Spacebar - 614-928-3808
Sun 29: Pale Angels, Vacation, Nervosas, Edhochuli 8pm
Third & Hollywood - 614-488-0303
Sun 29: Erik Augis, Woodson, Tsamous 11:30am
Union Bar and Food - 614-421-2233
Sun 29: Sunday Brunch: Debra Tucker, Richard Lopez 12n-2pm
Walrus - 614-817-1710
Sun 29: Jazz Sundays w/ The Liz Woolley Band 8pm