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Bernard's Tavern - 614-223-9601
Mon 21: Karaoke (free) 10pm
Big Room Bar - 614-449-9612
Mon 21: Elise Hofmann, Reid Apricot Elsass, Etana Caplin 9pm
Mon 21: Etana Caplin, Elise Hofmann, Austin Smith Show 9pm
Black Brick Bar - 614-421-5100
Mon 21: Doug Hare
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Mon 21: Monday Mayhem with SKP 9:30pm
Claddagh Irish Pub - 614-224-1560
Mon 21: The Claddagh Jazz Night: Dan Rowan Trio 6-8pm
Clintonville Woman's Club - 614-268-5525
Mon 21: Vaughn Wiester's 21-piece Famous Jazz Orchestra 7: 30-10: 45pm
Double Happiness - 614-220-5558
Mon 21: 7 Minutes In Heaven, The Millenium, Undergrads, You vs. Yesterday, Well Enough 6pm
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Mon 21: Open Stage w/ Matt Jones 9pm-1am
Idle-A-While - 614-868-5917
Mon 21: Open Mic Jam 8pm
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Mon 21: Rude Crew Meet up night
King Avenue Five - 614-297-8060
Mon 21: Trivia Night with Steve 7pm
Rosie O'Grady's - 614-471-7220
Mon 21: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Mon 21: Nerd Night
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Mon 21: Oshwa & Field Sleeper, Sweet Teeth 8:30pm
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Mon 21: Comedy Open Stage 8pm
Spacebar
Mon 21: Karaoke 9pm
Tree Bar - 614-725-0955
Mon 21: Watergate, Kid Midnight, Betsy Ross
Walrus - 614-817-1710
Mon 21: Aperol Spritz Eclipse Party 1-4pm
Mon 21: Downtown 10 for $10 Wine Tasting 6-8pm
Wild Goose Creative - 614-859-9453
Mon 21: See You Thursday ($5) 8-10pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Mon 21: Nick D'Andrea Solo (free) 7pm
Basement - 614-224-2430
Tue 22: Current Swell, The Castros ($10/$12, all ages) 7pm
Bernard's Tavern - 614-223-9601
Tue 22: Excesss Trivia (free) 9pm
Tue 22: Live Band Karaoke with Dirty Money (free) 10pm
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Tue 22: Open Mic Tuesday Music and Comedy 8pm
Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-268-9377
Tue 22: Dusty Trails (free)
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Tue 22: Bluegrass (free)
Double Happiness - 614-220-5558
Tue 22: SRSQ, Psychic Killers, Blood Crystal Cult 5pm
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Tue 22: Open Stage w/ Matt Jones 7-11pm
Express Live! (formerly Lifestyle Communities Pavilion) - 614-461-5483
Tue 22: Gov't Mule and Blackberry Smoke ($38/$40, all ages) 6pm
Hounddog's Pizza - 614-263-4058
Tue 22: The Best Karaoke in Columbus 10pm-2am
Idle-A-While - 614-868-5917
Tue 22: The House DJ 7pm
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Tue 22: Songwriters workshop
Ledo's Lounge - 614-263-1009
Tue 22: Live Band Karaoke with Dirty Money 9pm
Little Rock Bar - 614-824-5602
Tue 22: Rock Your Cock Off Karaoke (free) 9pm
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Tue 22: James Gaiters Quartet 8pm
Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Tue 22: Jazz Jam Session: Pete Mills, Andy Woodson and Cedric Easton 8-11pm
Rambling House Soda - 614-468-3415
Tue 22: Troubadour Tuesdays with Matt Monta, Andicus 8pm
Rosie O'Grady's - 614-471-7220
Tue 22: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Tue 22: Rubesday: A Super Smash Brothers Melee
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Tue 22: Danielle Nicole 8pm
Schottenstein Center - 614-431-3600
Tue 22: Kendrick Lamar, YG, D.R.A.M. 7:30pm
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Tue 22: Tuesdays with Mak & Winks 8pm
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Tue 22: Big Head's Bar Trivia 7pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Tue 22: DBO Shakur, Taylor Keith, DJ Teddy Beema ($10, ages 18+) 7pm
Taps Pizza & Lounge 360 - 614-885-8277
Tue 22: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies 9:30pm
Wild Goose Creative - 614-859-9453
Tue 22: Writers Group 7-9pm
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Wed 23: Dubble Trubble Soundsystem Heavy Heavy Reggae Dance Party: Roots, Dub and Lovers Rock (free, ages 21+) 8pm
Barrel On High - 614-564-9058
Wed 23: Barrel Open Mic Comedy Night 8:30pm
Big Room Bar - 614-449-9612
Wed 23: Swingin' Wednesdays: 9th Street Stompers! 7:30pm
Brothers Drake Meadery & Bar - 614-388-8765
Wed 23: Jazz Wednesday w/ Insane Jazz Posse 8pm
Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-268-9377
Wed 23: Le Yikes Surfclub ($5) 9pm
Copious/Notes - 614-947-1520
Wed 23: Beer Dinner with Lineage Brewing 6:30-9pm
Wed 23: Music Industry Sessions: Funding Your Music Part 1 7-9pm
Wed 23: Weird Wednesdays: Joe Marcinek Band w/ Kofi Baker (Tribute to Cream) 9pm-2am
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Wed 23: Jake Young Residency ($5) 9:30pm-1am
Double Happiness - 614-220-5558
Wed 23: Fresh Baked 10pm
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Wed 23: DJ Ace Karaoke 9pm-2am
Global Gallery Coffee House - 614-262-5535
Wed 23: Culture and Cocktails: The Ark Band 6-8pm
Hey Hey Club - 614-445-9512
Wed 23: 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 23: The LA Band Trio 7pm
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Wed 23: Poetry Open Mic
Little Rock Bar - 614-824-5602
Wed 23: Everybody's a Comedian! (free) 8:30pm
Misfit Manor - 44 E. Patterson Ave.
Wed 23: Ben Stalets, Lily Gelfand, Alex Dark, Jesse Cheshire ($5 donation, BYOB) 8-11pm
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Wed 23: Hannah Aldridge 9pm
NYOH's Buckeye Bar - 614-246-2810
Wed 23: Swingin' Wednesdays 7:30pm
Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Wed 23: Big Head Trivia 7pm
Rafters Beer Pub - 614-263-2120
Wed 23: Open Mic / Acoustic Jam (free) 8pm
The Refectory - 614-451-9774
Wed 23: Diego Figueiredo & Chiara Izzi (free) 6-9pm
Rehab Tavern - 614-220-5655
Wed 23: The Break: Weekly Hip Hop night (free) 9pm
Retro Lounge - 614-670-8464
Wed 23: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies
Rick's Coaches - 614-476-4496
Wed 23: Chris Logsdon 8-11:30pm
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Wed 23: Trivioke/Free Pool
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Wed 23: Lydia Loveless Going Away Party 8pm
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Wed 23: Evolutionaries 7:30pm
Wed 23: Hashtag Comedy 8pm
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Wed 23: Acoustic Open Mic with Billy Zenn 7pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Wed 23: Funk Squad, Feat: Boosty Collins' Son on Bass ($10, all ages) 9pm
Spacebar
Wed 23: Spacebar Trivia 7-9pm
Tatohead's (formerly Hal & Al's) - 614-500-3968
Wed 23: Open Mic Night 7-9pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Wed 23: Dance Monkey (free) 6pm
Wed 23: Treehouse, Roots Of A Rebellion, Urban Tropic ($10) 8pm
Zeno's Bar - 384 W. 3rd Ave.
Wed 23: Karaoke Wednesday 9:30pm
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Thu 24: Leeway, Brick by Brick, Youth Hostel, Postal ($13/$15, ages 18+) 7pm
Alrosa Villa - 614-885-9125
Thu 24: Blaze Bayley, Evil Or Divine, King Oblivion ($16/$20, all ages) 6-11pm
Big Room Bar - 614-449-9612
Thu 24: CD102.5FM Frontstage Live w/ Doc Robinson
Bluestone - 614-884-4646
Thu 24: Easton Corbin ($30/$35) 7pm
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Thu 24: Thursday Night Karaoke Part One 7pm
Thu 24: Freq (free) 10pm
Brazenhead Pub (5th Ave.) - 614-737-3738
Thu 24: Music Trivia/The Music Show hosted by Scoota 7-9pm
Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-268-9377
Thu 24: John Bellows, Caitlin Kraus, Bret Koontz, Son of Dribble, DJs Cat Socks and Bookworm ($5) 9pm
Dahlia - 614-224-3002
Thu 24: Golf Clap 8pm
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Thu 24: Nathan Parker 10pm-2am
Double Happiness - 614-220-5558
Thu 24: Jason Richardson, The Reign Of Kindo, Stolas 7pm
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Thu 24: DJ Ace Karaoke 9pm-2am
Express Live! (formerly Lifestyle Communities Pavilion) - 614-461-5483
Thu 24: Lil Uzi Vert, Bibi Bourelly ($45, $70, all ages) 7pm
Idle-A-While - 614-868-5917
Thu 24: Thump Daddy 7pm
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Thu 24: Counterfeit Madison, Correy Parks, Stems
King Avenue Five - 614-297-8060
Thu 24: Open Mic with Billy Zenn 7pm
Little Bar - 614-291-8887
Thu 24: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Thu 24: Roy Book Binder 9pm
Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Thu 24: Circus Fish 9pm
Rambling House Soda - 614-468-3415
Thu 24: Chris Shaw 6pm
Thu 24: Bluegrass with the Relentless Mules 9:30pm
The Refectory - 614-451-9774
Thu 24: Diego Figueiredo & Chiara Izzi (free) 6-9pm
Rehab Tavern - 614-220-5655
Thu 24: Happy Thirstday: Live DJ 3-7pm
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Thu 24: Jennifer Hall 8:30pm
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Thu 24: Evolutionaries 7:30pm
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Thu 24: Big Head's Bar Trivia 7pm
Thu 24: Scott Greene (EP release), Eric Clemens, Dani Harness 9pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Thu 24: Ladies 80's & More (ladies free, guys $5/$10, ages 18+)
Southern Theatre - 614-469-0939
Thu 24: Sir Noface Lives 8pm
Spacebar
Thu 24: Devils Backbone Brewing Tap Takeover
Thu 24: Freakabout, Cadaver Dogs, Betty Machete & The Angry Cougars 9pm
Tree Bar - 614-725-0955
Thu 24: Shawn Butzin, Doug Hare, Rob MacCabee 8pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Thu 24: The Grass is Dead ($10) 8pm
Zeno's Bar - 384 W. 3rd Ave.
Thu 24: Comedy Death Spot Open Mic hosted by Tom Plute 10pm
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Fri 25: The Shivas, The High Definitions, Garbage Greek ($7/$10, ages 21+) 9pm
PICK: 2 time coworker Stefan is in Garbage Greek. Some day I'll write something about Garbage Greek.
Bar 145 - 614-564-9198
Fri 25: DJ
Bicentennial Park - 614-645-7995
Fri 25: Rhythm on the River: BalletMet 8-11pm
Big Room Bar - 614-449-9612
Fri 25: Big Room Bar 2 Year Anniversary: Earwig, Nerds In Paris, Fields And Planes ($5, all ages) 9pm
PICK: Earwig helped define Columbus music in the early 90s and continues to do so.
Black Brick Bar - 614-421-5100
Fri 25: Jason Fullen
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Fri 25: Friday Night Karaoke Part Deux 6pm
Fri 25: One Night in Westeros: A Thong Of Fire and Ice. 10pm
Brothers Drake Meadery & Bar - 614-388-8765
Fri 25: Restart 9pm
Byrne's Pub - 614-486-4722
Fri 25: Open Highway 7pm
Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-268-9377
Fri 25: Rozamov, Ditch the Delta, The Black Antler ($5) 9pm
PICK: Black Antler play black metal. Yeah, that's all yer getting from me.
Club Voodoos - 614-648-1893
Fri 25: Big Girl Burlesque 9pm
Copious/Notes - 614-947-1520
Fri 25: #HEREfridays: Live hip hop, drinks, & dancing 9pm-2am
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Fri 25: Jon Coleman 10pm-2am
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Fri 25: C-Bus 9pm-1am
Express Live! (formerly Lifestyle Communities Pavilion) - 614-461-5483
Fri 25: Columbus Summer Beerfest
Garden Theater/Short North Stage - 614-725-4042
Fri 25: Ice Breaker: The OJ Experience 10-2am
Idle-A-While - 614-868-5917
Fri 25: JP quartet 8pm
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Fri 25: The Kafe Kerouac Show
King Avenue Five - 614-297-8060
Fri 25: The Salty Caramels (CD release), Betsy Ross 9pm
PICK: Betsy Ross made me immediately think of a more frenetic Modest Mouse.
Little Rock Bar - 614-824-5602
Fri 25: LRPM: Brian Phillips (free) 9pm-2am
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Fri 25: Flippo: Tribute to Herbie Hancock and the Headhunters 10pm
Newport Music Hall - 614-461-5483
Fri 25: Bobaflex, Dread Engine, Liquid6Teen, Lovesick Radio ($25/$30, all ages) 6pm
North City Tavern - 614-846-0796
Fri 25: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies
Rambling House Soda - 614-468-3415
Fri 25: Paul Goll & Adam Schlenker 6pm
Fri 25: Bullit Brothers 9pm
The Refectory - 614-451-9774
Fri 25: ProMusica String Quartet: Tangos & Fandangos (free) 6-9pm
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Fri 25: Church
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Fri 25: Hello Emerson (album release), CRIS Benefit 8:30pm
Schottenstein Center - 614-431-3600
Fri 25: OUAB Welcome Week Concert: Zedd (OSU BuckID required - http://ouab.osu.edu/) 6-11pm
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Fri 25: The Lunchbox 2017 1pm
Fri 25: Best of Shadowbox 2017 7:30pm
Fri 25: Quiz Box 2017 8pm
Fri 25: Best of Shadowbox 2017 Nightcap 10:30pm
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Fri 25: The Honky Tonk Happy Hour 6pm
Fri 25: Topher James and the Biscuit Brigade Single Release Show 9pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Fri 25: WCBE Lightning Strike Benefit: Ever Burning Bright, BareFuzz, Rowe ($10, all ages) 7:30pm
Spacebar
Fri 25: Rotation
Summit - 614-268-9377
Fri 25: Vacation, Future Nuns, The Pink Owl ($5) 9pm
Tree Bar - 614-725-0955
Fri 25: The Kozmics, Shelby Love Brothers 9pm
Used Kids - 614-421-9455
Fri 25: Vacation Record (release show), Drool, Nuclear Moms, Safe Passages (donation) 6pm
Walrus - 614-817-1710
Fri 25: Eric Ransom Band 10pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Fri 25: Folquinox 6pm
Fri 25: The Big Rockin' Blues Band ($5) 7pm
World of Beer (OSU) - 614-745-2317
Fri 25: Joey Viola 5-7pm, Cortney Gail & Rauckis 7-9pm
400 West Rich - 614-937-0629
Sat 26: Urban Scrawl 11 (free) 12n-10pm
PICK: Urban Scrawl includes local live painting, crafts, DJs and food.
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Sat 26: ICONOCLASH! A Dance Party Celebrating: The Cars & Talking Heads ($4, ages 21+) 9pm
Alrosa Villa - 614-885-9125
Sat 26: Grindhouse, The Admiralty, Black Coffee, Pay The Toll, Throwing Rocks At Girls, The Lost Boyz ($5/$8) 6pm
Bar 145 - 614-564-9198
Sat 26: McGregor vs Mayweather
Big Room Bar - 614-449-9612
Sat 26: Big Room Bar 2 Year Anniversary: She Bears, Up All Nights, True Fact ($5, all ages) 9pm
PICK: She Bears have several Modest Mouse-like songs, including my first new favorite song of 2011.
Black Brick Bar - 614-421-5100
Sat 26: Taylor Carano
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Sat 26: Funkdefy All Vinyl Dance Party 10pm
Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-268-9377
Sat 26: Excesss Karaoke (free) 10pm
Club Voodoos - 614-648-1893
Sat 26: Saus with Dropsickle 9pm
Copious/Notes - 614-947-1520
Sat 26: O-Gee Hip Hop Party 10pm-2am
Dahlia - 614-224-3002
Sat 26: Breathe Carolina 9pm
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Sat 26: Kelly McClellan 10pm-2am
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Sat 26: Katie Zerbie & Red Hot 9pm-1am
Express Live! (formerly Lifestyle Communities Pavilion) - 614-461-5483
Sat 26: Columbus Summer Beerfest
Garden Theater/Short North Stage - 614-725-4042
Sat 26: Gala: Garden of Dreams 6:30-10pm
Hamptons on King/Underground - 614-299-2099
Sat 26: Hold Fast Hot Sauce Kickoff Cookout! 6pm
Idle-A-While - 614-868-5917
Sat 26: Safety Squad: Jazz Funk Fusion 8pm
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Sat 26: Poetry workshop 10am
Sat 26: Steven King
King Avenue Five - 614-297-8060
Sat 26: Local Color 7pm
PICK: Local Color, influenced by the Dead and other jam bands, has been doing it somewhere around 25 years now.
Little Rock Bar - 614-824-5602
Sat 26: Last Dance 9pm
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Sat 26: Mojoflo 10pm
No Culture - 419-357-7901
Sat 26: Tasty, Army of Infants ($5 donation) 8pm
Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Sat 26: The Project System 9pm
Rambling House Soda - 614-468-3415
Sat 26: The River Maps 9pm
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Sat 26: UFO
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Sat 26: Dalton Rapattoni, The House On Cliff, Lauren Carnahan 6:45pm
Sat 26: The Wet Darlings, Brave Weather, The Graphics 10pm
PICK: The Wet Darlings are likable, but remind me too much of some incidental show band in the background of some early 1980's movie bar scene (I'm thinking the one with Demi Moore as a struggling singer specifically).
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Sat 26: Best of Shadowbox 2017 7:30pm, 10:30pm
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Sat 26: Girls, Gags & Giggles (Burlesque and Stand Up Comedy) 9pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Sat 26: UM, Sumthin Sumthin, Tetra, Heady Ruxpin, Tombstone ($10, ages 18+) 9pm
Spacebar
Sat 26: Japanese B-Sides, The Appearances, Drift Mouth 9pm
PICK: Japanese B-Sides play rock, garage and pop songs from the 60s/70s you may not hear everyday, but still might know. Drift Mouth is a supergroup consisting of members of many of my and others' favorite locals (Grafton, Bob City, the Means, Greenhorn, Righteous Buck and the Skull Scorchers, Messrs, Mooncussers, etc.).
Summit - 614-268-9377
Sat 26: Voice Cross, Buck Gooter ($5) 9pm
Tatohead's (formerly Hal & Al's) - 614-500-3968
Sat 26: Karaoke 9:30pm
Tree Bar - 614-725-0955
Sat 26: Nates brother raps
Walrus - 614-817-1710
Sat 26: Nini Love & Jazzyside 10pm
World of Beer (OSU) - 614-745-2317
Sat 26: Joey Hendrickson 5-7pm, Topher James 7-9pm
400 West Rich - 614-937-0629
Sun 27: Urban Scrawl 11 (free) 12n-6pm
PICK: Urban Scrawl includes local live painting, crafts, DJs and food.
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Sun 27: Excesss Karaoke (free, ages 21+) 10pm-close
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Sun 27: House of Vox Drag Show 8pm
Copious/Notes - 614-947-1520
Sun 27: The Bobby Floyd Showcase: Featuring Jon Eshelman and Pete Mills 5-8:15pm
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Sun 27: Wally Mitchel (free) 8-11pm
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Sun 27: Eldorado's Karaoke 9pm
Idle-A-While - 614-868-5917
Sun 27: Hosea's State of Mind 2pm
King Avenue Five - 614-297-8060
Sun 27: 3 Queen Drag Brunch with Vivian Von Brokenhymen 11am
Little Rock Bar - 614-824-5602
Sun 27: Mixtape (free) 6-11pm
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Sun 27: Derek DiCenzo Trio 12n
Sun 27: Don Dixon, Marti Jones, Webb Wilder 8pm
Ohio Theatre - 614-469-0939
Sun 27: Jason Isbell and the 400 unit 7:30pm
Rambling House Soda - 614-468-3415
Sun 27: Old Time Jam 7pm
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Sun 27: Lilly Hiatt, Sean Marshall 7pm
Sun 27: Hoodoo Soul Band 10pm
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Sun 27: Rock of Ages 2pm
Sun 27: Rock of Ages 7pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Sun 27: Afton Local Artist Showcase ($14, ages all ages) 3:45pm
Sun 27: The Flex Crew ($10, ages 21+) 10pm
Third & Hollywood - 614-488-0303
Sun 27: Erik Augis, Woodson, Tsamous 11:30am