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Bernard's Tavern - 614-223-9601
Mon 3: Karaoke (free) 10pm
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Mon 3: Monday Mayhem Cookout with SKP 9:30pm
Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-268-9377
Mon 3: DJ Capn Lonesome (free)
Claddagh Irish Pub - 614-224-1560
Mon 3: The Claddagh Jazz Night: Dan Rowan Trio 6-8pm
Clintonville Woman's Club - 614-268-5525
Mon 3: Vaughn Wiester's 21-piece Famous Jazz Orchestra 7: 30-10: 45pm
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Mon 3: Open Stage w/ Matt Jones 9pm-1am
Huntington Park - 614-462-5250
Mon 3: Ballpark Boom IX: McGuffey Lane, Phil Dirt & the Dozers 5:30pm
Idle-A-While - 614-868-5917
Mon 3: Open Mic Jam 8pm
King Avenue Five - 614-297-8060
Mon 3: Trivia Night with Steve 7pm
Little Rock Bar - 614-824-5602
Mon 3: Fuck Yeah, 'Merica! 6pm
No Culture - 419-357-7901
Mon 3: Adjy, the Roof Dogs, Lord Whorfin 7pm
The Refectory - 614-451-9774
Mon 3: 10 for $10 Patio Wine Event (free) 4pm- 6pm
Mon 3: George Barrie Band (free) 6pm- 9pm
Rehab Tavern - 614-220-5655
Mon 3: Beautiful Monday's Poetry open mic 7-10pm
Mon 3: Beautiful Monday's Dance Party 10pm-2am
Rosie O'Grady's - 614-471-7220
Mon 3: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Mon 3: Nerd Night
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Mon 3: Comedy Open Stage 8pm
Spacebar
Mon 3: Karaoke
Tree Bar - 614-725-0955
Mon 3: The Kyle Sowashes
Walrus - 614-817-1710
Mon 3: Boom & Bass Pre-Fireworks Bash 4pm
96 E Northwood Ave,
Tue 4: 96e Independence Day Bash: Matt Smith and Liv Lombardi 7pm
Bernard's Tavern - 614-223-9601
Tue 4: Excesss Trivia (free) 9pm
Tue 4: Live Band Karaoke with Dirty Money (free) 10pm
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Tue 4: Open Mic Tuesday Music and Comedy 8pm
Tue 4: Soul Low 10pm
Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-268-9377
Tue 4: Pierogi Mountain (free)
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Tue 4: Bluegrass
Doo Dah Parade Party (High & Buttles) - 614-228-0621
Tue 4: Ryan Smith 10am, The Jeffs 11am, Devil Doves 12pm, Doc Robinson 1:45pm, Vodka ROXX 3pm, Trouble Boys 4:15pm, McCallister 5:15pm, C LA C I 6:15pm
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Tue 4: Open Stage w/ Matt Jones 7-11pm
Hounddog's Pizza - 614-263-4058
Tue 4: The Best Karaoke in Columbus 10pm-2am
Ledo's Lounge - 614-263-1009
Tue 4: Live Band Karaoke with Dirty Money 9pm
Little Rock Bar - 614-824-5602
Tue 4: Rock Your Cock Off Karaoke (free) 9pm
Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Tue 4: Jazz Jam Session: Pete Mills, Andy Woodson and Cedric Easton 8:30pm
Rosie O'Grady's - 614-471-7220
Tue 4: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Tue 4: Writing Wrong Poetry 7-10pm
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Tue 4: Big Head's Bar Trivia 7pm
Taps Pizza & Lounge 360 - 614-885-8277
Tue 4: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies 9:30pm
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Wed 5: Dana, No Men, Not For You, WVWhite ($5, ages 18+) 8pm
Bar 145 - 614-564-9198
Wed 5: West Fifth 6:30pm
Barrel On High - 614-564-9058
Wed 5: Barrel Open Mic Comedy Night 8:30pm
Big Room Bar - 614-449-9612
Wed 5: Swingin' Wednesdays (college ID night) 7:30pm
Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-268-9377
Wed 5: Sneff Craft, Quiet Pepsi, Vend ($5) 9pm
Central Community House - 614-252-3157
Wed 5: Creative Strings Festival 5-7pm
Copious/Notes - 614-947-1520
Wed 5: Weird Wednesdays: A Grateful Dead Tribute with David Gans, theSHIFT, Scarlet and Grateful House Band 9pm-2am
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Wed 5: Doug Neel Residency
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Wed 5: DJ Ace Karaoke 9pm-2am
Hey Hey Club - 614-445-9512
Wed 5: Sue's Blues Open Blues Jam hosted by The Blues All Stars with Rick Collura (free) 6:30pm
Idle-A-While - 614-868-5917
Wed 5: Live Band TBA 7pm
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Wed 5: Creative Strings Festival 5-6:30pm
Wed 5: Poetry Open Mic
Little Rock Bar - 614-824-5602
Wed 5: Everybody's a Comedian! (free) 8:30pm
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Wed 5: Creative Strings Festival: Christian Howes, Joel Harrison, Nicole Yarling, Andy Reiner 8:30-11pm
NYOH's Buckeye Bar - 614-246-2810
Wed 5: Swingin' Wednesdays 7:30pm
Ohio Theatre - 614-469-0939
Wed 5: CAPA Summer Movie Series: Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967) 7:30pm
Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Wed 5: Big Head Trivia 7pm
Rafters Beer Pub - 614-263-2120
Wed 5: Open Mic / Acoustic Jam (free) 8pm
Rambling House Soda - 614-468-3415
Wed 5: Creative Strings Concert 5-7pm
Wed 5: Old Time Jam 7:30pm
Rehab Tavern - 614-220-5655
Wed 5: The Break: Weekly Hip Hop night (free) 9pm
Retro Lounge - 614-670-8464
Wed 5: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies
Rick's Coaches - 614-476-4496
Wed 5: Chris Logsdon 8-11:30pm
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Wed 5: Trivioke/Free Pool
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Wed 5: Hashtag Comedy 8pm
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Wed 5: Acoustic Open Mic with Billy Zenn 7pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Wed 5: Triple M (Money Makin Mali's), DJ'ing by IQ from 106.7 ($20, ages 18+) 9pm
Spacebar
Wed 5: Spacebar Trivia 7pm
Wed 5: Monthly Open Stage w/ Bozniak
Tatohead's (formerly Hal & Al's) - 614-500-3968
Wed 5: Open Mic Night 7-9pm
Walrus - 614-817-1710
Wed 5: Excesss Karaoke 9pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Wed 5: Front Country ($10) 7pm
Zeno's Bar - 384 W. 3rd Ave.
Wed 5: Karaoke Wednesday 9:30pm
A&R Music Bar - 614-224-2430
Thu 6: Yonder Mountain String Band ($35/$40, all ages) 7:30pm
Alrosa Villa - 614-885-9125
Thu 6: The Tommy Boy Tour: Headlining Drew West, FamZ and the HooliganZ, Like Father Like Son, 1st Da-gree ENT, DeRonn Coleman, Conscious, G6ix, Thump, Mr.E, Vendetta, Tejay Smith ($10/$12, all ages) 6pm
Basement - 614-461-5483
Thu 6: CD102.5 Trust Us Series: Wolf Alice, The Cordial Sins ($10.25) 7:30pm
Big Room Bar - 614-449-9612
Thu 6: CD102.5FM Frontstage Live w/ Betsy Ross, Slimfit 8pm
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Thu 6: Thursday Night Karaoke Part One 7pm
Thu 6: Freq (free) 10pm
Brazenhead Pub (5th Ave.) - 614-737-3738
Thu 6: Music Trivia/The Music Show hosted by Scoota 7-9pm
Columbus Commons - 614-645-5281
Thu 6: Free Downtown Live: MojoFlo, Nick D' & the Believers 5:30-10:30pm
Copious/Notes - 614-947-1520
Thu 6: Blues Brews & BBQ with The Valley Dale Dance Party & Reunion Jam! ($5) 7-11pm
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Thu 6: Ted Royalty
Donatos Basement (OSU) - 614-294-5371
Thu 6: Pine 6pm
Double Happiness - 614-220-5558
Thu 6: The Whiffs, Comrade Question, Fizzed 8pm
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Thu 6: DJ Ace Karaoke 9pm-2am
Garden Theater/Short North Stage - 614-725-4042
Thu 6: Please Shuffle the Cards with Erik Tait 9-11pm
Idle-A-While - 614-868-5917
Thu 6: Willie Nelson Mandela 7pm
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Thu 6: Young Luv
King Avenue Five - 614-297-8060
Thu 6: Open Mic with Billy Zenn 7pm
Little Bar - 614-291-8887
Thu 6: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Thu 6: Erika Hughes & The Well Mannered 9pm
Ohio Theatre - 614-469-0939
Thu 6: CAPA Summer Movie Series: Shadow of the Thin Man (1941) 7:30pm
Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Thu 6: Matt Steidle Duo 9pm
Rambling House Soda - 614-468-3415
Thu 6: Barry Chern's Thirst Fursdays 6pm
Thu 6: Bluegrass with the Relentless Mules 9:30pm
Rehab Tavern - 614-220-5655
Thu 6: Happy Thirstday: Live DJ 3pm-7pm
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Thu 6: Maniac, Northern Widows, Nithing, Twat Slug
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Thu 6: The Bright Light Social Hour 8:30pm
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Thu 6: Evolutionaries 7:30pm
Thu 6: Columbus Science Pub 2017 7:30pm
The Shops on Lane Avenue - 614-481-8341
Thu 6: Summer Concert Series: Soul Kitch'n 7-9pm
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Thu 6: Big Head's Bar Trivia 7pm
Thu 6: Red Wings and Blue! 9pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Thu 6: Ladies 80's & More (ladies free, guys $5/$10, ages 18+)
Spacebar
Thu 6: Spaceballs
Tree Bar - 614-725-0955
Thu 6: Summer Survivors, Rocksteady
Used Kids - 614-421-9455
Thu 6: Old Sport, didi. Green the Other Way Around (donation, all ages) 6pm
Walrus - 614-817-1710
Thu 6: Matt Munhall 6-9pm
Thu 6: Tank 7: Celebrate the Saison 6pm
Wild Goose Creative - 614-859-9453
Thu 6: Speak Easy ($5, BYOB) 7-9pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Thu 6: A Tribute to Sublime by Lou Dog ($7) 8pm
Zeno's Bar - 384 W. 3rd Ave.
Thu 6: Comedy Death Spot Open Mic hosted by Tom Plute 10pm
A&R Music Bar - 614-224-2430
Fri 7: Myles Parrish, Jake, Lost Boy ($15/$18, all ages) 6:30pm
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Fri 7: Dan Melchior, Pink Owl and his Supernatural Fears, Sex Tide, Mike Rep and Friends ($5, ages 21+) 9pm
Bar 145 - 614-564-9198
Fri 7: Wet Bandits
Basement - 614-461-5483
Fri 7: Stoop Kids, Shiny Penny ($10/$12, all ages) 7pm
Black Brick Bar - 614-421-5100
Fri 7: Jeff Myers
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Fri 7: Friday Night Karaoke Part Deux 6pm
Fri 7: Smokin Betties Burlesque 9pm
Brothers Drake Meadery & Bar - 614-388-8765
Fri 7: It's A Celebration To Fund Women's Freedom Via Fitness 6pm
Fri 7: Footwork 9pm
Byrne's Pub - 614-486-4722
Fri 7: Common Ground 7pm
Columbus Commons - 614-645-5281
Fri 7: Commons for Kids 10am-1pm
Copious/Notes - 614-947-1520
Fri 7: #HEREfridays Presents: The Secret Swim "Night Experience" 9pm-2am
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Fri 7: Disorder: the music of Joy Division 10pm-2am
PICK: I suspect Disorder may have some New Order up its sleeve too.
Double Happiness - 614-220-5558
Fri 7: Dikembe, Prince Daddy 8pm
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Fri 7: Still Wild 9pm
Express Live! (formerly Lifestyle Communities Pavilion) - 614-461-5483
Fri 7: 106.7 The Beat Presents The Summer Beatdown: Lil Wayne & Friends ($47.50 - $57.50, $65) 7pm
Garden Theater/Short North Stage - 614-725-4042
Fri 7: Lovewell 2017 Musical 8-9:30pm
Fri 7: Please Shuffle the Cards with Erik Tait 9-11pm
Idle-A-While - 614-868-5917
Fri 7: Sunni Day and Meridith Evans with The LA Band 8pm
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Fri 7: Natalie and Dave Comedy Night
King Avenue Five - 614-297-8060
Fri 7: Pelotonia Fundraiser 5pm
Little Rock Bar - 614-824-5602
Fri 7: LRPM: Romain from Philly, The Spinning Kitchen (free) 9pm
McConnell Arts Center of Worthington - 614-431-0329
Fri 7: Columbus Symphony Orchestra Summer Night Music Series: A Summer Serenade - Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro Suite, Stravinsky: Octet, Dvorak: Serenade for Winds 8pm
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Fri 7: fo/mo/deep 10pm
North City Tavern - 614-846-0796
Fri 7: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies
Ohio Theatre - 614-469-0939
Fri 7: CAPA Summer Movie Series: FRIGHT NITE FRIDAY WITH FRITZ! The Shining (1980) 7:30pm
Park Street Patio - 614-220-9151
Fri 7: Seven/Seven/Seventeen ($7) 7pm
Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Fri 7: Trailer Park Ninjas
Rambling House Soda - 614-468-3415
Fri 7: Family Friendly First Friday 6pm
Fri 7: Devil Doves 9pm
The Refectory - 614-451-9774
Fri 7: Snyder Family Band (free) 6pm- 9pm
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Fri 7: Next Level: Night of Local Hip Hop
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Fri 7: The Cordial Sins, Speaking Suns ($5) 9pm
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Fri 7: The Lunchbox 2017 1pm
Fri 7: Best of Shadowbox 2017 7:30pm
Fri 7: TBD: The Musical! 2017 8pm
Fri 7: Best of Shadowbox 2017 Nightcap 10:30pm
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Fri 7: The Honkey Tonk Happy Hour 6pm
Fri 7: Doug and Dimple Variety Show 9pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Fri 7: Hidden Hospitals, Threat Level Midnight, Cousin Simple, Excuse Me Reality ($12, all ages) 7pm
Spacebar
Fri 7: Shy Low, Matter of Planets, Vacation Forever
PICK: Matter of Planets plays what I'll cal instrumental prog stoner rock/metal.
Summit - 614-268-9377
Fri 7: Maiden Japan: Anime, JPOP, Video Game EDM (free) 9pm
Tree Bar - 614-725-0955
Fri 7: PhAMILY BANd
Walrus - 614-817-1710
Fri 7: The Threads 10pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Fri 7: Irenka ($0) 6pm
Fri 7: Doc Robinson (CD release), George Barrie Band ($8) 8pm
World of Beer (OSU) - 614-745-2317
Fri 7: TJ George 5-7pm, V!bes 7-9pm
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Sat 8: Cathedral Dance Party: Goth, Industrial, Synthpop, Dark.Alt & More ($5, ages 21+) 9pm
Bar 145 - 614-564-9198
Sat 8: DJ
Black Brick Bar - 614-421-5100
Sat 8: Darby Smith
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Sat 8: Hells Fire Sinners, Joey74, Creep Diet Godawfulls 9pm
Byrne's Pub - 614-486-4722
Sat 8: McIans 9pm
Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-268-9377
Sat 8: Excesss Karaoke (free) 10pm
Columbus Commons - 614-645-5281
Sat 8: Columbus Symphony Orchestra Picnic with the Pops: Remember When Rock Was Young - The Elton John Tribute 8pm
Copious/Notes - 614-947-1520
Sat 8: Clemens & Co 11pm-2am
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Sat 8: Columbus Video Game Ensemble
Donatos Basement (OSU) - 614-294-5371
Sat 8: In Her Own Words, Story Untold 6pm
Double Happiness - 614-220-5558
Sat 8: Faux Furrs, Manray, The Zygotes, Gumdropp 9pm
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Sat 8: Ironhead Inc. 9pm
Express Live! (formerly Lifestyle Communities Pavilion) - 614-461-5483
Sat 8: Qfm96 Sticky Fingers Food Fest: Blue Oyster Cult, Tom Keifer of Cinderella, Rat Bastard Syndicate, No Regrets, Terry Davidson & The Gears ($19.96/$24.96, all ages) 3pm
PICK: Hmm, I've never seen Blue Oyster Cult.
Garden Theater/Short North Stage - 614-725-4042
Sat 8: Lovewell 2017 Musical 2-3:30pm, 8-9:30pm
Sat 8: Please Shuffle the Cards with Erik Tait 9-11pm
Idle-A-While - 614-868-5917
Sat 8: Brunch @ The House 10am
Sat 8: The Late Crew 8pm
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Sat 8: Rat Motel
King Avenue Five - 614-297-8060
Sat 8: The Lost Boys (CD release), Dread Engine 7pm
Little Rock Bar - 614-824-5602
Sat 8: Pajama Jam! 90s Slumber Party (free) 9pm
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Sat 8: The Louies 10pm
Newport Music Hall - 614-461-5483
Sat 8: Runway No. 5: Alternative Fashion Week 2017
No Culture - 419-357-7901
Sat 8: Cardboard Homestead, SoBo Sound Bomb, Die Right With an Open 8pm
Ohio Theatre - 614-469-0939
Sat 8: CAPA Summer Movie Series: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) 7:30pm
Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Sat 8: Mythical Pickle Reunion Show
Rambling House Soda - 614-468-3415
Sat 8: Sandy Tar String Band 9pm
The Refectory - 614-451-9774
Sat 8: Italian Summer Wine Shop Event (free) 12pm- 2pm
Sat 8: The Moonbats: Tribute to the 60's 6pm- 9pm
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Sat 8: Highpower Music Group Show
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Sat 8: Steven King, Swarming Branch, Souther 9pm
PICK: Swarming Branch was one of Alive's bands to watch a few years ago. It's kinda post folk (i.e. post rock, but folkier) meets Lou Reed.
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Sat 8: Best of Shadowbox 2017 7:30pm, 10:30pm
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Sat 8: Acoustic Brunch 10am
Sat 8: Girls, Gags, and Giggles 9pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Sat 8: Sylmar, BareFuzz, TiffyLou ($10, ages 18+) 8pm
Spacebar
Sat 8: Hollyview, Soleo, The Scratches, Miller & The Hunks
Summit - 614-268-9377
Sat 8: Fotocrime, Master Servos, Child of Night ($5) 9pm
Tatohead's (formerly Hal & Al's) - 614-500-3968
Sat 8: Karaoke 9:30pm
Tree Bar - 614-725-0955
Sat 8: Outpatien5, Midwest Crunch
Used Kids - 614-421-9455
Sat 8: Van Dale (album release), Corbezzolo, TA$TY, DJ Biscotti Pippen (donation, all ages) 6:30pm
Walrus - 614-817-1710
Sat 8: The Fair Weathered 10pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Sat 8: Nick Dittmeier & The Sawdusters, The Hellroys ($8) 8pm
World of Beer (OSU) - 614-745-2317
Sat 8: Kristen Peters & Eric Clemens 5-7pm, Zoo Trippin' 7-9pm
A&R Music Bar - 614-224-2430
Sun 9: Corey Feldman ($18/$20, all ages) 6pm
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Sun 9: Excesss Karaoke (free, ages 21+) 10pm-close
Copious/Notes - 614-947-1520
Sun 9: The Bobby Floyd Showcase: Featuring Joe Hunter 5-8:15pm
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Sun 9: Wally Mitchel (free) 8-11pm
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Sun 9: Eldorado's Karaoke 9pm
Idle-A-While - 614-868-5917
Sun 9: Brunch @ The House 10am
Sun 9: Live Smooth Jazz TBA 2pm
Lincoln Theatre - 614-469-0939
Sun 9: Chris Flemming 8pm
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Sun 9: Tom Carroll 12n
Sun 9: Bill Dutcher 8pm
Ohio Theatre - 614-469-0939
Sun 9: CAPA Summer Movie Series: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) 2pm, 7:30pm
Rambling House Soda - 614-468-3415
Sun 9: Old Time Jam 7pm
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Sun 9: Hoodoo Soul Band 10pm
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Sun 9: Brunch Punch 11am-2pm
Sun 9: Rock of Ages 2pm, 7pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Sun 9: The Flex Crew ($10, ages 21+) 10pm
Third & Hollywood - 614-488-0303
Sun 9: Erik Augis, Woodson, Tsamous 11:30am