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Bernard's Tavern - 614-223-9601
Mon 2: Karaoke (free) 10pm
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Mon 2: Poetry Forum 7-9:30pm
Mon 2: Monday Mayhem (free) 9:30pm
Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-268-9377
Mon 2: DJ Capn Lonesome (free)
Clintonville Woman's Club - 614-268-5525
Mon 2: Vaughn Wiester's 21-piece Famous Jazz Orchestra 7:30-10:45pm
Due Amici - 614-224-9373
Mon 2: Jesse Michael Barr 6-9pm
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Mon 2: Open Stage w/ Matt Jones 9pm-1am
King Avenue Five - 614-297-8060
Mon 2: Trivia Night with Steve 7pm
Rehab Tavern - 614-220-5655
Mon 2: Beautiful Monday's Poetry open mic 7-10pm
Mon 2: Beautiful Monday's Dance Party 10pm-2am
Rosie O'Grady's - 614-471-7220
Mon 2: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Mon 2: Nerd Night
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Mon 2: Stand Up Comedy Open Stage 8pm
Spacebar
Mon 2: Karaoke
Bernard's Tavern - 614-223-9601
Tue 3: Excesss Trivia (free) 9pm
Tue 3: Live Band Karaoke with Dirty Money (free) 10pm
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Tue 3: Open Mic Tuesday Music and Comedy 8pm
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Tue 3: Bluegrass Jam (free) 10pm
Hounddog's Pizza - 614-263-4058
Tue 3: The Best Karaoke in Columbus 10pm-2am
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Tue 3: Songwriters workshop
Ledo's Lounge - 614-263-1009
Tue 3: Live Band Karaoke with Dirty Money 9pm
Little Rock Bar - 614-824-5602
Tue 3: Rock Your Cock Off Karaoke (free) 9pm
Ohio Theatre - 614-469-0939
Tue 3: Columbus Symphony Orchestra: Stravinksy: Petrouchka 6:30pm
Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Tue 3: Jazz Jam Session: Pete Mills, Andy Woodson and Cedric Easton 8:30pm
Rosie O'Grady's - 614-471-7220
Tue 3: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Tue 3: Writing Wrong Poetry 7-10pm
Scarlet and Gray Cafe - 614-291-2347
Tue 3: Jam Central Station 9pm
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Tue 3: Tuesdays with Mak & Winks 8pm[SOLD OUT]
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Tue 3: Big Head's Bar Trivia 7pm
Tue 3: Karaoke wih Liv 10pm
Summit - 614-268-9377
Tue 3: Soren ($5) 9pm
Taps Pizza & Lounge 360 - 614-885-8277
Tue 3: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies 9:30pm
Bar 145 - 614-564-9198
Wed 4: West Fifth 6:30pm
Barrel On High - 614-564-9058
Wed 4: Barrel Open Mic Comedy Night 8:30pm
Big Room Bar - (614) 449-9612
Wed 4: CD102.5FM Frontstage Live w/ Angry Cougars 9pm
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Wed 4: OddTv Bang Shift Betties, Mike Dennis, Caitie Thompson, UPDownGo 10pm
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Wed 4: Cary Dachtyl
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Wed 4: DJ Ace Dance & Karaoke 8pm-1am
Hey Hey Club - 614-445-9512
Wed 4: Sue's Blues Open Blues Jam hosted by The Blues All Stars with Rick Collura (free) 6:30pm
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Wed 4: Poetry Open Mic
Little Rock Bar - 614-824-5602
Wed 4: Everybody's a Comedian! (free) 8:30pm
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Wed 4: Lil' Red & The Rooster, Ricky Nye and Dwight Cartier 9pm
NYOH's Buckeye Bar - 614-246-2810
Wed 4: Swingin' Wednesdays 7:30pm
Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Wed 4: Big Head Trivia 7pm
Rafters Beer Pub - 614-263-2120
Wed 4: Open Mic / Acoustic Jam (free) 8pm
Rambling House Soda - 614-468-3415
Wed 4: Old Time Jam 7:30pm
Rehab Tavern - 614-220-5655
Wed 4: The Break: Weekly Hip Hop night (free) 9pm
Retro Lounge - 614-670-8464
Wed 4: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies
Rick's Coaches - 614-476-4496
Wed 4: Chris Logsdon 8-11:30pm
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Wed 4: Trivioke/Free Pool
Scarlet and Gray Cafe - 614-291-2347
Wed 4: Weird Wednesday: Marbin, Pupils of Groove 9pm
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Wed 4: Hashtag Comedy 8pm
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Wed 4: Acoustic Open Mic wth Billy Zenn 7pm
Spacebar
Wed 4: Spacebar Trivia 7pm
Tatohead's (formerly Hal & Al's) - 614-500-3968
Wed 4: Open Mic Night 7-9pm
Tree Bar - 614-725-0955
Wed 4: Open Mic
Zeno's Bar - 384 W. 3rd Ave.
Wed 4: Karaoke Wednesday 9:30pm
Big Room Bar - (614) 449-9612
Thu 5: Citizen Dorian S. 7pm
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Thu 5: Thursday Night Karaoke Part One 7pm
Thu 5: Freq (free) 10pm
Brazenhead Pub (5th Ave.) - 614-737-3738
Thu 5: Music Trivia/The Music Show hosted by Scoota 7-9pm
Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-268-9377
Thu 5: Dog, Dana ($5) 9pm
Copious/Notes - 614-947-1520
Thu 5: Blues, Brews and BBQ Featuring Patrick McGlaughlin ($5) 8pm-11pm
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Thu 5: Brett Burleson
Double Happiness - 614-220-5558
Thu 5: Dog, Dana, Sal, Stardaddy Dixie ($5, ages 21+) 9pm
Garden Theater/Short North Stage - 614-725-4042
Thu 5: The Chaplin Plays: Wild Women Writing 8-10pm
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Thu 5: Poetry / Music Night
King Avenue Five - 614-297-8060
Thu 5: Open Mic with Billy Zenn 7pm
Little Bar - 614-291-8887
Thu 5: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Thu 5: Woody Pines 9pm
Rambling House Soda - 614-468-3415
Thu 5: Barry Chern's Thirst Fursdays 6pm
Thu 5: Bluegrass with the Relentless Mules 9:30pm
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Thu 5: The Van Allen Belt, Everyone But Me, Rooms ($5) 8pm
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Thu 5: Body Heat 7:30pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Thu 5: Ladies 80's & More (ladies free, guys $5/$10, ages 18+)
Walrus - 614-817-1710
Thu 5: Matt Munhall 5-8pm
Wild Goose Creative - 614-859-9453
Thu 5: Speak Easy ($5, BYOB) 7pm-9pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Thu 5: Happy Hour Rubix Wheel (free) 6pm
Zeno's Bar - 384 W. 3rd Ave.
Thu 5: Comedy Death Spot Open Mic hosted by Tom Plute 10pm
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Fri 6: Bava Choco, The League Bowlers (free, ages 21+) 8pm
Bar 145 - 614-564-9198
Fri 6: Scotty Boombox
Big Room Bar - (614) 449-9612
Fri 6: Betsy Ross, DJ Smoke Weed Guy, Farseek 8pm
PICK: Betsy Ross made me immediately think of a more frenetic Modest Mouse.
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Fri 6: Friday Night Karaoke Part Deux!! 6pm
Fri 6: Smells Like 90s Burlesque 9pm
Byrne's Pub - 614-486-4722
Fri 6: Grassahol 7pm
Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-268-9377
Fri 6: Maiden Japan: Anime, JPOP, Video Game EDM (free) 9pm
Copious/Notes - 614-947-1520
Fri 6: Here: Live music and DJ Boogie 9pm-12m
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Fri 6: Bob Ross Quartet
Donatos Basement (OSU) - 614-294-5371
Fri 6: Hot Mulligan, Kayak Jones 6pm
Garden Theater/Short North Stage - 614-725-4042
Fri 6: The Chaplin Plays: Wild Women Writing 8-10pm
House with No Name
Fri 6: Flower Crown Me A Queen, Jay 7pm
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Fri 6: The Nightcap
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Fri 6: Adria Shahid (aka Groove Soultress), Mistar Anderson 10pm
Newport Music Hall - 614-431-3600
Fri 6: Carnage Bodybagg, Brad White, Alex Davis, Face/Anonymous, Christopher Isaiah, Evolution of Mind, The Brotherhood, Jay Mills ($10/$15, all ages) 6:30pm
North City Tavern - 614-846-0796
Fri 6: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies
Ohio Theatre - 614-469-0939
Fri 6: Columbus Symphony Orchestra: Russian Winter Festival I - Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Selections, Tchaikovsky: Concerto in D Major for Violin and Orchestra, Stravinsky: Petrouchka 8pm
Rambling House Soda - 614-468-3415
Fri 6: Family Friendly First Friday 6pm
Fri 6: Devil Doves 9pm
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Fri 6: Warren Peace (release party)
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Fri 6: Megan Taylor, Keating, Silvermane, Aaron William Johnson 9pm
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Fri 6: Body Heat 7:30pm, 10:30pm
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Fri 6: Brian Douglas Day: Celebrating 10 Years of Music 8pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Fri 6: Mike Twice, JabTune, Renaee Dion, Diamound Carter, DJ O Sharp ($15, ages 18+) 9pm
Spacebar
Fri 6: Best Foot Back, Orion and The Constellations, Antioch
Tree Bar - 614-725-0955
Fri 6: Odd Vocado, Hot Wet Trash, Fat Heaven
The Vanderelli Room - 614-403-4689
Fri 6: Gabe Michael Kenney 6pm
Walrus - 614-817-1710
Fri 6: The Old Norths 10pm
Wild Goose Creative - 614-859-9453
Fri 6: Civilization: Youth Open Mic 7pm-9pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Fri 6: DPL Protest Benefit (free) 7pm
A&R Music Bar - 614-224-2430
Sat 7: Blackbear ($13/$15, all ages) 7pm
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Sat 7: Heatwave Dance Party: Motown, Stax, Funk, Garage Rock & more ($5 ages 21+) 9pm
PICK: Heatwave is a vinyl only Motown/Garage Rock/Mod/R&B/Soul/Oldies dance party.
Bar 145 - 614-564-9198
Sat 7: Swagg
Big Room Bar - (614) 449-9612
Sat 7: Jill Micah, Great Train Robbery, M Tomlinson, Luke Mossburg 8pm
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Sat 7: Wonder Doug's Open Mic Comedy 7-10pm
Byrne's Pub - 614-486-4722
Sat 7: Mossy 9:30pm
Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-268-9377
Sat 7: Excesss Karaoke (free) 10pm
Copious/Notes - 614-947-1520
Sat 7: The Castros
Dahlia - 614-224-3002
Sat 7: Jillionaire 9pm
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Sat 7: Safety Squad
Double Happiness - 614-220-5558
Sat 7: Six One Flow #3, Joey Aich, Trey B, Velly 2 Blunts, Partners in Irony, AFK ($6 - $8, all ages) 10pm
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Sat 7: Little Patch of Soul 9:30pm-1:30am
Express Live! (formerly Lifestyle Communities Pavilion) - 614-431-3600
Sat 7: Justified Defiance & Supzilla Presents MMA Cage Fighting ($30 - $90, all ages) 6:30pm
Garden Theater/Short North Stage - 614-725-4042
Sat 7: The Chaplin Plays: Wild Women Writing 8-10pm
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Sat 7: Megan Taylor
King Avenue Five - 614-297-8060
Sat 7: Sons of Gladys 7pm
PICK: Sons of Gladys became one of the highlights of the Elvisathons a few years ago - usually cover the later, big Las Vegas review Elvis.
Little Rock Bar - 614-824-5602
Sat 7: Live Band Karaoke with Parker Paul (free) 9pm
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Sat 7: KASA Quartet 10pm
Newport Music Hall - 614-431-3600
Sat 7: 106.7 The Beat Presents Savage Fest Starring 21 Savage ($40-$60, all ages) 7pm
Ohio Theatre - 614-469-0939
Sat 7: Columbus Symphony Orchestra: Russian Winter Festival I - Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Selections, Tchaikovsky: Concerto in D Major for Violin and Orchestra, Stravinsky: Petrouchka 8pm
RAM Restaurant & Brewery - 614-826-0377
Sat 7: Ryan Smith 4-7pm
PICK: RAM is open and has some music. Ryan Smith has been low profile the past few years, but he's playing out regularly now.
Rambling House Soda - 614-468-3415
Sat 7: 71 South 9pm
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Sat 7: Bobak Productions Presents a night of POP
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Sat 7: Jasmine Rosario, The Original Soundtrack ($5) 9pm
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Sat 7: Body Heat 7:30pm, 10:30pm
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Sat 7: Reddy Freddy, Daniel & the Best Dressed, The Bascinets, Fields and Planes ($5, ages 18+) 8pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Sat 7: Get Right: DJ Tron ($5/$10 cover for guys after 12:30am, ages 21+) 10pm
Spacebar
Sat 7: Sophmore (record release), Vacation Forever, Reissued
Summit - 614-268-9377
Sat 7: Bygones, Driftmouth, Bigfoot ($5) 9pm
PICK: Take all the performers found on The Band's Last Waltz, add a little extra energy and speed and you get something like the Bygones. Drift Mouth is a supergroup consisting of members of many of my and others' favorite locals (Grafton, Bob City, the Means, Jive Turkeys, Greenhorn, Righteous Buck and the Skull Scorchers, Messrs, Mooncussers, etc.). Bigfoot, one of my favorite Columbus bands, is haunting, soulful, beautiful, bluesy, melancholy, poppy, R & B, and alternative - maybe something like the Stones meets the Breeders.
Tatohead's (formerly Hal & Al's) - 614-500-3968
Sat 7: Karaoke 9:30pm
Walrus - 614-817-1710
Sat 7: The Jesse Barr Band 10pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Sat 7: Conscious Pilot, Wanyama, Pupils of Groove, Naive Natives ($5) 9pm
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Sun 8: Excesss Karaoke (free, ages 21+) 10pm-close
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Sun 8: Polka Dance Lessons with Live Music 8:30pm
Copious/Notes - 614-947-1520
Sun 8: Bobby Floyd Showcase featuring Jim Masters 6pm-8:15pm
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Sun 8: Wally Mitchel
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Sun 8: Eldorado's Karaoke 9pm
Garden Theater/Short North Stage - 614-725-4042
Sun 8: The Chaplin Plays: Wild Women Writing 2-4pm
House with No Name
Sun 8: Immaculate Misconception, Parking Lot Bandits, Nate Mays, Natty Bumppo 7pm
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Sun 8: Gary Puckett: Grandfather Mountain Concert 8pm
Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Sun 8: Sweetwater Hash Sessions: Jimmy McGee and Friends 6pm
Rambling House Soda - 614-468-3415
Sun 8: Old Time Jam 7pm
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Sun 8: HooDoo Soul Band 10pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Sun 8: Afton Local Showcase ($11/$14, all ages) 3:45pm
Sun 8: The Flex Crew ($10, ages 21+) 10pm
Third & Hollywood - 614-488-0303
Sun 8: Erik Augis, Woodson, Tsamous 11:30am
Wild Goose Creative - 614-859-9453
Sun 8: The Connection Experiment 12n-2pm