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Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Mon 18: Radiator Hospital, Future Nuns, Dandelion Hunter ($7/$10, all ages) 7pm
Bernard's Tavern - 614-223-9601
Mon 18: Karaoke (free) 10pm
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Mon 18: Monday Mayhem with SKP 10pm
Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-268-9377
Mon 18: DJ Capn Lonesome (free)
Claddagh Irish Pub - 614-224-1560
Mon 18: The Claddagh Jazz Night: Dan Rowan Trio 6-8pm
Clintonville Woman's Club - 614-268-5525
Mon 18: Vaughn Wiester's 21-piece Famous Jazz Orchestra 7: 30-10: 45pm
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Mon 18: Open Stage w/ Matt Jones 9pm-1am
King Avenue Five - 614-297-8060
Mon 18: Trivia Night with Steve 7pm
Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Mon 18: Big Head Trivia 7pm
The Refectory - 614-451-9774
Mon 18: Nutcracker & Holiday Favorites with the ProMusica String Quartet (free) 6pm– 9pm
Rehab Tavern - 614-220-5655
Mon 18: Kick Start Mondays w Dr Fil 7pm-12m
Rosie O'Grady's - 614-471-7220
Mon 18: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies
Spacebar
Mon 18: Punk Rock Karaoke 9pm
Tree Bar - 614-725-0955
Mon 18: Horak & Friends X Mas Bazaar
Wild Goose Creative - 614-859-9453
Mon 18: See You Thursday ($5) 8-10pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Mon 18: The Werkers Union Ugly Christmas Sweater Holiday Party ($5) 7pm
Bernard's Tavern - 614-223-9601
Tue 19: Excesss Trivia (free) 9pm
Tue 19: Live Band Karaoke with Dirty Money (free) 10pm
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Tue 19: Open Mic Tuesday Music and Comedy 8pm
Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-268-9377
Tue 19: C C C P (free)
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Tue 19: Bluegrass Jam
Hounddog's Pizza - 614-263-4058
Tue 19: The Best Karaoke in Columbus 10pm-2am
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Tue 19: Songwriters workshop
King Avenue Five - 614-297-8060
Tue 19: Trivia Night with Steve 7pm
Ledo's Lounge - 614-263-1009
Tue 19: Live Band Karaoke with Dirty Money 9pm
Little Rock Bar - 614-824-5602
Tue 19: Rock Your Cock Off Karaoke (free) 9pm
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Tue 19: Hadden Sayers Band 8pm
Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Tue 19: Jazz Jam Session: Pete Mills, Andy Woodson and Cedric Easton 8-11pm
Rambling House Soda - 614-468-3415
Tue 19: Trobadour Tuesdays 8pm
The Refectory - 614-451-9774
Tue 19: Nutcracker & Holiday Favorites with the ProMusica String Quartet (free) 6pm– 9pm
Rosie O'Grady's - 614-471-7220
Tue 19: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Tue 19: Rubesday: A Super Smash Brothers Melee
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Tue 19: Tony Monaco Trio 9pm
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Tue 19: The Holiday Lunchbox 2017 1pm[SOLD OUT]
Tue 19: Holiday Hoopla 2017 7:30pm
Tue 19: Tuesdays with Mak & Winks 8pm
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Tue 19: Tuesday Night General Trivia 7pm
Taps Pizza & Lounge 360 - 614-885-8277
Tue 19: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies 9:30pm
Walrus - 614-817-1710
Tue 19: Sporcle Trivia 7pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Tue 19: A Soulful Christmas with Jaclyn Hodos ($5) 6pm
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Wed 20: Esoteric Open Mic: Music, Comedy, Poetry, Theater, Live Art, etc. (free, ages 21+) 9pm-1am
Barrel On High - 614-564-9058
Wed 20: Barrel Open Mic Comedy Night 8:30pm
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Wed 20: The Shade of It All! Drag Show (free) 10pm
Brothers Drake Meadery & Bar - 614-388-8765
Wed 20: Jazz Wednesday w/ Jay Miglia 8pm
Buckeye Bourbon House - 614-456-2020
Wed 20: Acoustic music
Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-268-9377
Wed 20: PCS, Lemur Eyes, Son of Dribble ($5, ages 18+) 9pm
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Wed 20: Holiday Happy Hour with Jen Miller & Band 6-9pm
Wed 20: Danny Bauer
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Wed 20: DJ Ace Videoke 9pm-2am
Hamptons on King/Underground - 614-299-2099
Wed 20: Karaoke Night
Hey Hey Club - 614-445-9512
Wed 20: Sue's Blues Open Blues Jam hosted by The Blues All Stars with Rick Collura (free) 6:30pm
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Wed 20: Poetry Open Mic
Little Rock Bar - 614-824-5602
Wed 20: Everybody’s a Comedian! (free) 8:30pm
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Wed 20: The Elliot Scozzaro Quintet: Tribute to Benny Golson 9pm
Ohio Theatre - 614-469-0939
Wed 20: BalletMet: The Nutcracker 7:30pm
Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Wed 20: Big Head Trivia 7pm
Rafters Beer Pub - 614-263-2120
Wed 20: Open Mic / Acoustic Jam (free) 8pm
The Refectory - 614-451-9774
Wed 20: Nutcracker & Holiday Favorites with the ProMusica String Quartet (free) 6pm– 9pm
Rehab Tavern - 614-220-5655
Wed 20: The Break: breakers, writers, rhymers, artists, hip-hop heads 9pm
Retro Lounge - 614-670-8464
Wed 20: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies
Rick's Coaches - 614-476-4496
Wed 20: Chris Logsdon 8-11:30pm
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Wed 20: Trivioke/Free Pool
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Wed 20: Third Annual Holiday Office Party: Micah Schnabel, Garbage Greek, Fort Shame, Zac Little, Erica Blinn 6:30pm
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Wed 20: The Holiday Lunchbox 2017 1pm[SOLD OUT]
Wed 20: Holiday Hoopla 2017 7:30pm
Wed 20: Hashtag Comedy 8pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Wed 20: ABTony, Jojo Lee, Steezy, AFK (Art From Kevin), Benjii Baby ($10, ages 18+) 8:30pm
Spacebar
Wed 20: Spacebar Trivia 7-9pm
Wed 20: Get in the Ark, EyeCandy, Antighost, Causeways 9pm
Tatohead's (formerly Hal & Al's) - 614-500-3968
Wed 20: Open Mic Night 7-9pm
Used Kids - 614-421-9455
Wed 20: Benjamin Cartel 6pm
Walrus - 614-817-1710
Wed 20: Karaoke 9pm-1am
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Wed 20: Weird Wednesday: Oh Kee Pa (A Celebration of Phish) ($15) 9pm
Zeno's Bar - 384 W. 3rd Ave.
Wed 20: Karaoke Wednesday 9:30pm
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Thu 21: A Very Extravagant Christmas Extravaganza: The Great Richini and His Elegant Friends: Magic, Comedy, Dancing, Singing, Shenanigans! ($5, ages 21+) 9pm
Big Room Bar - 614-449-9612
Thu 21: Cd102.5 Frontstage Live w/ Noble Vices, Hidden Places, Gahwns 9pm
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Thu 21: Thursday Night Karaoke Part One 7pm
Thu 21: Freq (free) 10pm
Brazenhead Pub (5th Ave.) - 614-737-3738
Thu 21: Music Trivia/The Music Show hosted by Scoota 7-9pm
Brothers Drake Meadery & Bar - 614-388-8765
Thu 21: Shakti Shakedown 9pm
Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-268-9377
Thu 21: JNCO (Jazz/Noise Collaborative Orchestra) (free, ages 18+) 9pm
Copious/Notes - 614-947-1520
Thu 21: Blues Brews & BBQ with 6 Foot Blonde ($5) 8pm-12m
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Thu 21: Robert Mason Trio
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Thu 21: DJ Ace Karaoke 9pm-2am
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Thu 21: How to Fake Being Confident
King Avenue Five - 614-297-8060
Thu 21: Open Mic with Billy Zenn 7pm
Little Bar - 614-291-8887
Thu 21: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Thu 21: Colin Lazarski NOLA Quintet 9pm
Ohio Theatre - 614-469-0939
Thu 21: BalletMet: The Nutcracker 7:30pm
Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Thu 21: Circus Fish 9pm
Rambling House Soda - 614-468-3415
Thu 21: Ryan Smith 6pm
Thu 21: Bluegrass with the Relentless Mules 9:30pm
The Refectory - 614-451-9774
Thu 21: Nutcracker & Holiday Favorites with the ProMusica String Quartet (free) 6pm– 9pm
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Thu 21: The Spikedrivers 6pm
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Thu 21: The Holiday Lunchbox 2017 1pm[SOLD OUT]
Thu 21: Holiday Hoopla 2017 7:30pm
Thu 21: I Am Boosh 2017 8pm
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Thu 21: Name That Tune Bar Trivia 7pm
Thu 21: CRC: Festivus Airing of Grievances
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Thu 21: Ladies 80’s & More Christmas Party: gift for 1st 100 people, free pizza 8-10pm($10, ladies ages 21+ free, guys ages 21+ free before 10pm) 8pm
Spacebar
Thu 21: Olde Frnds & Al Son Del Iya, Ryan Moya 10pm
Summit - 614-268-9377
Thu 21: Camp Howard, Emily and The Complexes, WVWhite ($5, ages 21+) 9pm
Used Kids - 614-421-9455
Thu 21: Stems, Teenage Aviation, Mala Fides 6pm
Walrus - 614-817-1710
Thu 21: Matt Munhall 5pm
Wild Goose Creative - 614-859-9453
Thu 21: The Columbus Queer Open Mic ($5, students $3) 8-10pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Thu 21: Thursday Tune Up: Pickin' Pair (free) 6pm
Zeno's Bar - 384 W. 3rd Ave.
Thu 21: Comedy Death Spot Open Mic hosted by Tom Plute 10pm
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Fri 22: The Randys' Big Holiday Show ($5, ages 21+) 8pm
PICK: The Randys play fun 1920s-1960s offbeat covers that get most of the audience dancing. Here they focus on Christmas, holiday and seasonal songs.
Bar 145 - 614-564-9198
Fri 22: Lee Gantt Band
Basement - 614-224-2430
Fri 22: The District Lightbulbs, Wrath of Wednesday, Echolocation, New Youth ($10, all ages) 7pm
Big Room Bar - 614-449-9612
Fri 22: Mummula (record release) 8pm
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Fri 22: Friday Night Karaoke Part Deux 6pm
Fri 22: Nu-Lesque III: It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like F@*k This 9pm
Brothers Drake Meadery & Bar - 614-388-8765
Fri 22: Restart House Music 10pm
Byrne's Pub - 614-486-4722
Fri 22: 7 Mile 7pm
Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-268-9377
Fri 22: Four Wise Men, Captain Lonesome, The Gingerbread Man, DJ Perry Mistletoe ($5, ages 18+) 9pm
Club Voodoos - 614-648-1893
Fri 22: EazyBaked, Magnetic, Peanutbutter Williams 8pm
Copious/Notes - 614-947-1520
Fri 22: Home For The Holidays: Helen Welch 6-9:00-pm
Fri 22: #HEREfridays PRESENTS: Christmas Soul 9pm-2am
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Fri 22: Deeptones
Donatos (Short North) - 614-421-5100
Fri 22: Will Haynes 7-9pm
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Fri 22: Downright Nasties 9pm-1am
Idle-A-While - 614-868-5917
Fri 22: The Legendary Mix Master Ice 9pm-1am
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Fri 22: X-mas party
Little Rock Bar - 614-824-5602
Fri 22: LRPM (free) 9pm–2am
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Fri 22: James Gaiters Quintet with Janeen Holmes and Christina Myles 10pm
North City Tavern - 614-846-0796
Fri 22: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies
Ohio Theatre - 614-469-0939
Fri 22: BalletMet: The Nutcracker 2pm, 7:30pm
PICK: Tchaikovsky's ballet music is among my favorite "serious" music. Just be ready for a long show if ya go.
Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Fri 22: Thump Daddy 9pm
Rambling House Soda - 614-468-3415
Fri 22: Paul Goll & Adam Schlenker 7pm
Fri 22: Perennial Rye 9pm
The Refectory - 614-451-9774
Fri 22: Byron Stripling & Bobby Floyd(free) 6pm– 9pm
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Fri 22: Church
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Fri 22: The Floorwalkers 9pm
PICK: The Floorwalkers take on pop/soul/blues rock kinda bores me, but some of ya like 'em.
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Fri 22: Holiday Hoopla 2017 7:30pm, 10:30pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Fri 22: Ever Burning Bright (album release), The Forty, Threat Level Midnight ($7/$10, all ages) 8pm
Tree Bar - 614-725-0955
Fri 22: Misunderstood, Their Accomplices, These Bastards Again 9pm
Vanderelli Room - 614-403-4689
Fri 22: Holiday Haven/Vanderelli Holiday Party & Open House: Us, Today, DJ TruSkills, Lisa Bella Donna 7pm
Walrus - 614-817-1710
Fri 22: Matty Monk 9pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Fri 22: Nick D'Andrea (free) 6pm
Fri 22: The Apple Bottom Gang Country Christmas ($10) 8pm
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Sat 23: Mall Bangs '80s Dance Party: Over-The-Top Pop, R&B, Big Hair Rockers & Soundtrack Jams! ($4, ages 21+) 9pm
Alrosa Villa - 614-885-9125
Sat 23: A Killers Confession, Awake at Last, Ur A Toy, Kienemy, Hellraiser, Bury My Name, Divided by Hate ($15/$18, all ages) 6pm
Bar 145 - 614-564-9198
Sat 23: DJ
Big Room Bar - 614-449-9612
Sat 23: League Bowlers (release party) (free) 5pm
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Sat 23: SKP Festivus! A Breastivus for the rest of us 10pm
Brothers Drake Meadery & Bar - 614-388-8765
Sat 23: Brothers Drake's Holiday Boogiedown 8pm
Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-268-9377
Sat 23: Excesss Karaoke (free, ages 18+) 10pm
Club Voodoos - 614-648-1893
Sat 23: Grand Design (Rush tribute) 8pm
Copious/Notes - 614-947-1520
Sat 23: Home For The Holidays: Erin McDougald 7:30pm11:00-PM
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Sat 23: Derek Dicenzo X-mas Show
Donatos (Short North) - 614-421-5100
Sat 23: Ruvane Kurland 7-9pm
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Sat 23: Eddie Pollina Band
Franklin Park Conservatory - 614-715-8000
Sat 23: Muppet Mayhem Band 11am-3pm
Little Rock Bar - 614-824-5602
Sat 23: Wonderful Christmastime with Lesley James (free) 9pm
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Sat 23: The Apostles (CD release) 10pm
Ohio Theatre - 614-469-0939
Sat 23: BalletMet: The Nutcracker 2pm, 7:30pm
PICK: Tchaikovsky's ballet music is among my favorite "serious" music. Just be ready for a long show if ya go.
Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Sat 23: Carter Winter Intimate Solo Show, Matty Monk 9pm
Rambling House Soda - 614-468-3415
Sat 23: Poes Run 9pm
The Refectory - 614-451-9774
Sat 23: Byron Stripling & Bobby Floyd (free) 6pm– 9pm
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Sat 23: Memorial Show for Grant Gordon: Cult of Frost, Well of Night, Goatmill, Twat Slug, Red Sun Church
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Sat 23: The Floorwalkers 9pm
PICK: The Floorwalkers take on pop/soul/blues rock kinda bores me, but some of ya like 'em.
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Sat 23: Cratchit 2pm[SOLD OUT]
Sat 23: Holiday Hoopla 2017 7:30pm, 10:30pm
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Sat 23: Comedy 9pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Sat 23: The Kreep Show Tour, Figure, Midnight Tyrannosaurus, Attak b2b Dekglo, BBX, Jozef ($15/$20, ages 18+) 9pm
Summit - 614-268-9377
Sat 23: BLVCK ICE ($5 before 11pm, $8 after 11pm, ages 18+) 10pm
Tatohead's (formerly Hal & Al's) - 614-500-3968
Sat 23: Karaoke 9:30pm
Tree Bar - 614-725-0955
Sat 23: Trashoul, Sex Wolves From Planet Death
Walrus - 614-817-1710
Sat 23: George Barrie (solo) 10pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Sat 23: Knot Brothers (free) 8pm
Sat 23: Saus, Ed McGee ($10) 9pm
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Sun 24: Excesss Karaoke (free, ages 21+) 10pm-Close
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Sun 24: Wally Mitchel (free)
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Sun 24: DJ Ace
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Sun 24: closed
Little Rock Bar - 614-824-5602
Sun 24: Mixtape (free) 6pm– 11pm
Ohio Theatre - 614-469-0939
Sun 24: BalletMet: The Nutcracker 2pm
PICK: Tchaikovsky's ballet music is among my favorite "serious" music. Just be ready for a long show if ya go.
Rehab Tavern - 614-220-5655
Sun 24: Sunday brunch with Ben Figula 12n-4pm
Sun 24: Bottles and Brushes Ohio 2-6pm
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Sun 24: Hoodoo Soul Band 10pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Sun 24: The Flex Crew ($10, ages 21+) 10pm
Third & Hollywood - 614-488-0303
Sun 24: Erik Augis, Woodson, Tsamous 11:30am