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Bernard's Tavern - 614-223-9601
Mon 26: Karaoke (free) 10pm
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Mon 26: Rowan Mayhem Sex Kitten Purr-lesque (free) 9:30pm
Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-268-9377
Mon 26: DJ Capn Lonesome (free)
Clintonville Woman's Club - 614-268-5525
Mon 26: Vaughn Wiester's 21-piece Famous Jazz Orchestra 7:30-10:45pm
Due Amici - 614-224-9373
Mon 26: Jesse Michael Barr 6-9pm
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Mon 26: Open Stage w/ Matt Jones 9pm-1am
King Avenue Five - 614-297-8060
Mon 26: Trivia Night with Steve 7pm
Little Rock Bar - 614-824-5602
Mon 26: Debate Watch Party (free) 9pm
Newport Music Hall - 614-431-3600
Mon 26: Green Day ($67.50, all ages) 6pm
Rosie O'Grady's - 614-471-7220
Mon 26: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Mon 26: Nerd Night
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Mon 26: Open Mic Comedy (free) 8pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Mon 26: And More!, Something Else ($10, all ages) 7pm
Spacebar
Mon 26: Karaoke
Wild Goose Creative - 614-859-9453
Mon 26: See You Thursday Improv ($5) 8-9:30pm
Mon 26: Stand up for stand up 7-9pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Mon 26: Andrew Leahey & The Homestead (free) 6pm
A&R Music Bar - 614-224-2430
Tue 27: Anthony Green, Mat Kerekes, Secret Space ($17.50/$20, all ages) 7:30pm
Basement - 614-224-2430
Tue 27: Elliot Moss, Yoke Lore ($10/$12, all ages) 7:30pm
Bernard's Tavern - 614-223-9601
Tue 27: Excesss Trivia (free) 9pm
Tue 27: Live Band Karaoke with Dirty Money (free) 10pm
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Tue 27: Open Mic Tuesday Music and Comedy 8pm
Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-268-9377
Tue 27: Dusty Trails (free)
Cafe International - 614-421-2323
Tue 27: Acoustic Open Mic Night 7-10pm
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Tue 27: Bluegrass Jam (free) 10pm
Hounddog's Pizza - 614-263-4058
Tue 27: The Best Karaoke in Columbus 10pm-2am
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Tue 27: Songwriters workshop
King Avenue Five - 614-297-8060
Tue 27: Trivia Night with Steve 7pm
Ledo's Lounge - 614-263-1009
Tue 27: Live Band Karaoke with Dirty Money 9pm
Little Rock Bar - 614-824-5602
Tue 27: Rock Your Cock Off Karaoke (free) 9pm
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Tue 27: Nikki Hill 8pm
Newport Music Hall - 614-431-3600
Tue 27: Blind Pilot, Quiet Life ($18/$20, all ages) 7pm
Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Tue 27: Jazz Jam: Pete Mills, Andy Woodson and Cedric Easton 8:30pm
Rehab Tavern - 614-220-5655
Tue 27: Phils House Open Stage 9pm
Rosie O'Grady's - 614-471-7220
Tue 27: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Tue 27: Writing Wrong Poetry 7-10pm
Tue 27: Moodie Black, J biz R
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Tue 27: Tuesdays with Mak & Winks 8pm
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Tue 27: Bar Trivia (free) 7-9pm
Tue 27: Karaoke with Adrian X (free) 9pm-2am
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Tue 27: Built to Spill, Hop Along, Alex G ($25/$30, all ages) 7pm
Taps Pizza & Lounge 360 - 614-885-8277
Tue 27: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies 9:30pm
Used Kids - 614-421-9455
Tue 27: Tenement, Dusk 8pm
Wexner Center Performance Space - 614-292-3535
Tue 27: Ryley Walker, Circuit des Yeux ($14) 8pm
Wild Goose Creative - 614-859-9453
Tue 27: Writers Group 7-9pm
Barrel On High - 614-564-9058
Wed 28: Barrel Open Mic Comedy Night 8:30pm
Big Room Bar - (614) 449-9612
Wed 28: Royal Teeth, Civilian ($10/$12, all ages) 8pm
Brothers Drake Meadery & Bar - 614-388-8765
Wed 28: Jazz Wednesday with Here Here 8pm
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Wed 28: ECC Presents ODDTV: Unecc, Dug, Nezmia, Dancer Auda Beaux Di, Bum Theory (free) 9pm
Brothers Drake Meadery & Bar - 614-388-8765
Wed 28: Jazz Wednesday with Doug Neel 8pm
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Wed 28: Jim Maneri Residency 9:30pm
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Wed 28: DJ Ace Dance & Karaoke 8pm-1am
Hey Hey Club - 614-445-9512
Wed 28: Sue's Blues Open Blues Jam hosted by The Blues All Stars with Rick Collura (free) 6:30pm
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Wed 28: Poetry Open Mic
Little Rock Bar - 614-824-5602
Wed 28: Everybody's a Comedian! (free) 8:30pm
Nasty's Sports Bar (Reynoldsburg) - 614-864-2827
Wed 28: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Wed 28: Liz Longley 9pm
Newport Music Hall - 614-431-3600
Wed 28: Thrice, La Dispute, nothing, nowhere. ($21.50/$25, all ages) 6:30pm
NYOH's Buckeye Bar - 614-246-2810
Wed 28: Swingin' Wednesdays 7:30pm
Park Street Saloon - 614-477-7255
Wed 28: Matoma ($20) 9pm
Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Wed 28: Big Head Trivia 7pm
Rafters Beer Pub - 614-263-2120
Wed 28: Open Mic / Acoustic Jam (free) 8pm
Rambling House Brewery - 614-468-3415
Wed 28: Joe Rollin Porter 6pm
Wed 28: Word Church with Amy Turn Sharp 8pm
Rehab Tavern - 614-220-5655
Wed 28: The Break: Weekly Hip Hop night (free) 9pm
Retro Lounge - 614-670-8464
Wed 28: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies
Rick's Coaches - 614-476-4496
Wed 28: Chris Logsdon 8-11:30pm
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Wed 28: Trivioke/Free Pool
Scarlet and Gray Cafe - 614-291-2347
Wed 28: Weird Wednesday: The Heavy Pets, The Drunken Hearts
Scarlet and Gray Cafe - 614-291-2347
Wed 28: Weird Wednesday: Arc Iris and Deaf Scene
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Wed 28: Hashtag Comedy 8pm
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Wed 28: Acoustic Open Mic (free) 7pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Wed 28: Sad Boyz (free, $5 after 10pm) 9pm
Spacebar
Wed 28: Rock & Roll Trivia 7pm
Wed 28: Daniel Amedee and Golden Light, Jonathan Burgess, Sam Craighead
Tree Bar - 614-725-0955
Wed 28: Open Mic
Weigel Auditorium (OSU) - 614-292-0789
Wed 28: Wind Symphony 8pm
Wexner Center Performance Space - 614-292-3535
Wed 28: Joan Shelley ($14) 8pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Wed 28: Ian Carroll & Friends (free) 6pm
Wed 28: Perpetual Groove presented by WCBE 90.5 fm ($15) 9pm
Zeno's Bar - 384 W. 3rd Ave.
Wed 28: Karaoke Wednesday 9:30pm
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Thu 29: Mortimur, Surfer, Primitives ($5,ages 18+) 9pm
Big Room Bar - (614) 449-9612
Thu 29: Local Tourists, Ammil 8pm
Brazenhead Pub (5th Ave.) - 614-737-3738
Thu 29: Music Trivia/The Music Show hosted by Scoota 7-9pm
Copious/Notes - 614-947-1520
Thu 29: Blues Brews & BQQ with The Little Red Rooster Blues Band ($5) 7:30-11pm
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Thu 29: Vaughn Wiester
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Thu 29: Ace Karaoke 9pm-1am
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Thu 29: Danielle Ate the Sandwich
King Avenue Five - 614-297-8060
Thu 29: Open Mic with Billy Zenn 7pm
Lincoln Theatre - 614-469-0939
Thu 29: OSU Theatre Department & CAPA: Macbeth 7:30pm
Little Bar - 614-291-8887
Thu 29: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies
Little Rock Bar - 614-824-5602
Thu 29: Gravy Flavor (free) 7pm
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Thu 29: Amy Speace, Ben de la Cour 9pm
Newport Music Hall - 614-431-3600
Thu 29: The Devil Makes Three, Lost Dog Street Band ($20, all ages) 7:30pm
Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Thu 29: Broad Street Lineup
Rambling House Brewery - 614-468-3415
Thu 29: Bluegrass with the Relentless Mules 9:30pm
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Thu 29: Little Shop of Horrors 7:30pm
Thu 29: The Not So Late Show with Johnny DiLoretto 8pm
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Thu 29: Pelotonia Rock N Wheels: Sleep Fleet, Sega Genocide, Basic Cable Preachers ($10) 8pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Thu 29: The Prince Tribute Party: Ladies 80's & More (ladies free, guys $5/$10, ages 18+)
Spacebar
Thu 29: Water Witches, Mobile Home, Streetlamps For Spotlights
Tree Bar - 614-725-0955
Thu 29: Matt Monta, June Star, Friendship
Walrus - 614-817-1710
Thu 29: Matt Munhall 5-8pm
Wexner Center Performance Space - 614-292-3535
Thu 29: Ibrahim Maalouf: Kalthoum ($22/$19 members/$13 students) 8pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Thu 29: The Don Argento Band (free) 6pm
Thu 29: EGI & John Wayne & The Pain ($10) 9pm
Zeno's Bar - 384 W. 3rd Ave.
Thu 29: Comedy Death Spot Open Mic hosted by Tom Plute 10pm
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Fri 30: 4 7" releases: Brat Curse, Mr. Tiger, Senor Citizen & The Border Patrol, Betty Machete and the Angry Cougars ($5,ages 21+) 9pm
PICK: A release party of 4 bands each releasing a 7" record. That's 4 singles in one night.
Basement - 614-224-2430
Fri 30: Rat Bastard Syndicate ($5, all ages) 8pm
Big Room Bar - (614) 449-9612
Fri 30: Jordan Kirk, Weird Sex 9pm
Bluestone (formerly BoMA) - 614-884-4646
Fri 30: Neal McCoy ($20/$25) 7pm
Bungalow Jazz - 614-397-5540
Fri 30: The Legendary Battenberg era 1976-79 OSU Jazz Ensemble: John Fedchock, Kim Pensyl, Randy Mather, Jim Rupp, Terry Douds, Mark Rubenstein 7:30pm
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Fri 30: Blue Moon Circus: Tiger Sex, The Stales, ECC 9pm
Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-268-9377
Fri 30: Macula Dog, Cabo Boing, Giant Claw ($5) 9pm
Davidson Theatre, Riffe Center (formerly Capitol Theatre) - 614-469-0939
Fri 30: Hannibal Buress 8pm
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Fri 30: Stan Smith
Double Happiness - 614-220-5558
Fri 30: Dougie Simpson & The Faith Band, The Turkish Royals and Fundamental Sound ($7) 9pm
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Fri 30: Uncle Fester 9pm-1am
Express Live! (formerly Lifestyle Communities Pavilion) - 614-431-3600
Fri 30: Korn, Breaking Benjamin, Motionless In White, Silver Snakes ($49.50/$55, all ages) 5pm
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Fri 30: The Kafe Kerouac Show
Lincoln Theatre - 614-469-0939
Fri 30: OSU Theatre Department & CAPA: Macbeth 10am
Fri 30: OSU Theatre Department & CAPA: Macbeth 7:30pm
Little Rock Bar - 614-824-5602
Fri 30: LRPM: Kyle Sowash (free) 9pm
PICK: Kyle Sowash is a local music superfan.
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Fri 30: I Got the News: FLIPPO performs the music of Steely Dan 10pm
North City Tavern - 614-846-0796
Fri 30: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies
Palace Theatre - 614-469-0939
Fri 30: Joe Rogan 8pm
Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Fri 30: The SaMax Band
Rambling House Brewery - 614-468-3415
Fri 30: Burgoyne/Brainstem/Ali/Daily 6pm
Fri 30: Fox Valley Harvest 9pm
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Fri 30: The Outpatients, Shady Grovers, Tiddy
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Fri 30: The Odds of Being Born, Crack the Knife, mr.phylzzz 9pm
Scarlet and Gray Cafe - 614-291-2347
Fri 30: Jones for Revival, Foto, Scarlet and Grateful
Scarlet and Gray Cafe - 614-291-2347
Fri 30: People's Blues of Richmond, Zoo Trippin 9pm
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Fri 30: The Lunchbox 1pm
Fri 30: The Shadow Zone 7:30pm, 10:30pm
Fri 30: Michael Griffin 8pm
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Fri 30: Cloudship, Mati Lyons, Brittnie Price ($5) 8pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Fri 30: The Major Kickback, Hosted by DJ Trill ($10, 21+) 10pm
Spacebar
Fri 30: Dominique Larue, Nes Wordz, Copywrite
Summit - 614-268-9377
Fri 30: Chiller, Cheater Slicks, Unholy Two ($5) 9pm
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.
Tree Bar - 614-725-0955
Fri 30: Fangs and Twangs, The Hellroys, Up All Nights 9pm
Walrus - 614-817-1710
Fri 30: Desmond Jones 10pm
Weigel Auditorium (OSU) - 614-292-0789
Fri 30: Ohio State Big Bands: Swingin' in September 8pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Fri 30: Ballyhoo!, Bumpin' Uglies, Devil's Lettuce ($12) 9pm
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Sat 1: Heatwave Dance Party ($5) 9pm
PICK: Heatwave is a vinyl only Motown/Garage Rock/Mod/R&B/Soul/Oldies dance party.
Alrosa Villa - 614-885-9125
Sat 1: Hed Pe, Media Solution, Managed Chaos, Dorothy ($17, all ages) 6pm
Big Room Bar - (614) 449-9612
Sat 1: Pierogi Mountain Presents: AM Gold - a Tribute to the Soft Rock Sounds of the 70's and 80's 8pm
PICK: Hmm, 70s-80's soft rock at the local independent radio station. I should be playing this.
Brothers Drake Meadery & Bar - 614-388-8765
Sat 1: Apple Pie Takeover: Angela Perley and the Howlin' Moons, George Barrie Band ($10) 10pm
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Sat 1: Echo Mecca, Curse of Cassandra 9pm
Byrne's Pub - 614-486-4722
Sat 1: Mossy 9:30pm
Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-268-9377
Sat 1: Excesss Karaoke (free) 10pm
Commons Studio - (614) 636-2003
Sat 1: Dick & Jane Week Kickoff Party: Fellow Hollow, Montezuma (acoustic), Jai Carey aka Epochdemic Seraphic
Copious/Notes - 614-947-1520
Sat 1: Erin McDougald: The Return Home 8:30pm-12m
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Sat 1: Mingo
Double Happiness - 614-220-5558
Sat 1: Hundredth, Trophy Eyes, Carev Dvor, GR&, Feverwar ($12 - $14, all ages) 7pm
India Oak Grill - 614-261-9355
Sat 1: Bug Hounds (free) 8:30pm-12m
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Sat 1: Drake Talbot
Lincoln Theatre - 614-469-0939
Sat 1: OSU Theatre Department & CAPA: Macbeth 3pm
Little Rock Bar - 614-824-5602
Sat 1: Live Band Karaoke with Parker Paul (free) 9pm
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Sat 1: The 24th Street Wailers 10pm
Newport Music Hall - 614-431-3600
Sat 1: The Faint, Gang of Four ($27.50/$30, all ages) 7pm
Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Sat 1: The Fabulous Johnson Brothers
Rambling House Brewery - 614-468-3415
Sat 1: Caleb Edgar Powers and friends 6pm
Sat 1: Carroll, Hines, Smith & Ong LLC 9pm
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Sat 1: Bronze Radio Return 9pm
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Sat 1: The Shadow Zone 7:30pm, 10:30pm
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Sat 1: The Stales, The Last Ones, The God Awfuls, Prime Directive ($5) 8pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Sat 1: Red - Early Show, Disciple, Spoken ($20/$25, all ages) 5:30pm
Sat 1: Get Right With DJ Tron (free before 10:30pm/$5/$10 after 12:30am, ages 21+) 10pm
Spacebar
Sat 1: Go Go Buffalo, The High Definitions, Hello Luna, Highwire Kicks
Summit - 614-268-9377
Sat 1: Signals Midwest, The Gunshy, Good Shade, Other People, Miranova ($5) 9pm
Tree Bar - 614-725-0955
Sat 1: Time Lords, The Beers, Chuck Oney
Wild Goose Creative - 614-859-9453
Sat 1: #WildArtColumbus Performance Art Day ($5) 12n-9pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Sat 1: Nick Tolford & Company, Hugs & Kisses, Jordan Tolford, Kyle Tolliver ($5) 10pm
PICK: Tolford has a big 60's/70's motown/soul influence.
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Sun 2: Excesss Karaoke (free) 10pm-Close
Bluestone (formerly BoMA) - 614-884-4646
Sun 2: Safe In Sound: Borgore, Snails ($25 - $45, ages 18+) 8pm
Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-268-9377
Sun 2: The Glass Eyes, Apollo Akembe, Amateur, blk GLD ($5) 9pm
Davidson Theatre, Riffe Center (formerly Capitol Theatre) - 614-469-0939
Sun 2: Live Nation Comedy: Chris D'Elia 7pm
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Sun 2: Wally Mitchel
Double Happiness - 614-220-5558
Sun 2: MDF (Mid Day Fresh) Chapter 3: Andrew Gordon from Stripped & Chewed, Jed James, Kevin Brugger ($7, ages 18+) 3-9pm
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Sun 2: Karaoke 9pm-1am
Harrison Park - 614-440-6010
Sun 2: Harrison West Jazz Stage: Canta Brasil 1-2:30pm
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Sun 2: Sunday Assembly Columbus
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Sun 2: Nikki D & the Browns with Host Debra James Tucker 2:30pm
Sun 2: Jethro Tull's Martin Barre 8pm
PICK: Yes, the guitarist for Jethro Tull is in town Sunday and Monday. Metalica's got nothing on him these days.
Rambling House Brewery - 614-468-3415
Sun 2: Old Time Jam 7pm
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Sun 2: Isenmor, Ryng, The God Particle
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Sun 2: HooDoo Soul Band 10pm
Scarlet and Gray Cafe - 614-291-2347
Sun 2: Pupils of Groove, Psychic Relic
Scarlet and Gray Cafe - 614-291-2347
Sun 2: The Pupils of Groove
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Sun 2: School House Rock Live! 2pm
Sun 2: A Tribute to Joe Cocker: Mad Dog and Englishman 7pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Sun 2: The Flex Crew ($10, ages 21+) 10pm
Spacebar
Sun 2: She Bears, Milan To Minsk, Room & Board
PICK: She Bears has several Modest Mouse-like songs, including my first new favorite song of 2011.
Third & Hollywood - 614-488-0303
Sun 2: Erik Augis, Woodson, Tsamous 11:30am
Weigel Auditorium (OSU) - 614-292-0789
Sun 2: Choral Collage 3pm
Wild Goose Creative - 614-859-9453
Sun 2: Neighborhood Porch Festival 12n-4pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Sun 2: The Howlin Brothers ($10) 8pm