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Bernard's Tavern - 614-223-9601
Mon 10: Karaoke (free) 10pm
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Mon 10: Monday Mayhem Cookout with SKP 9:30pm
Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-268-9377
Mon 10: DJ Capn Lonesome (free)
Claddagh Irish Pub - 614-224-1560
Mon 10: The Claddagh Jazz Night: Dan Rowan Trio 6-8pm
Clintonville Woman's Club - 614-268-5525
Mon 10: Vaughn Wiester's 21-piece Famous Jazz Orchestra 7: 30-10: 45pm
Double Happiness - 614-220-5558
Mon 10: Captain We're Sinking, The Grievance Club 7pm
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Mon 10: Open Stage w/ Matt Jones 9pm-1am
Idle-A-While - 614-868-5917
Mon 10: Open Mic Jam 8pm
King Avenue Five - 614-297-8060
Mon 10: Trivia Night with Steve 7pm
Rosie O'Grady's - 614-471-7220
Mon 10: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Mon 10: Nerd Night
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Mon 10: Comedy Open Stage 8pm
Spacebar
Mon 10: Karaoke 9pm
Wild Goose Creative - 614-859-9453
Mon 10: The Business of Art 6:30-8:30pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Mon 10: Adam Ezra Group (free) 7pm
Basement - 614-461-5483
Tue 11: Kap G & JR Donato, Paper Paulk, Soular (Luno Moon & Gager), Prim Records ($13/$15, all ages) 7pm
Bernard's Tavern - 614-223-9601
Tue 11: Excesss Trivia (free) 9pm
Tue 11: Live Band Karaoke with Dirty Money (free) 10pm
Big Room Bar - 614-449-9612
Tue 11: Reelin' & Rockin': Almost Famous (2000) 7:30pm
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Tue 11: Open Mic Tuesday Music and Comedy 8pm
Tue 11: Soul Low 10pm
Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-268-9377
Tue 11: Pierogi Mountain (free)
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Tue 11: Bluegrass
Double Happiness - 614-220-5558
Tue 11: Reggie & The Full Effect, Sleep Fleet 8pm
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Tue 11: Open Stage w/ Matt Jones 7-11pm
Hounddog's Pizza - 614-263-4058
Tue 11: The Best Karaoke in Columbus 10pm-2am
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Tue 11: Songwriters workshop
Ledo's Lounge - 614-263-1009
Tue 11: Live Band Karaoke with Dirty Money 9pm
Little Rock Bar - 614-824-5602
Tue 11: Rock Your Cock Off Karaoke (free) 9pm
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Tue 11: An Evening with Jen Chapin 8pm
Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Tue 11: Jazz Jam Session: Pete Mills, Andy Woodson and Cedric Easton 8:30pm
The Refectory - 614-451-9774
Tue 11: Morgan, MacDonell & Maneri(free) 7pm
Rosie O'Grady's - 614-471-7220
Tue 11: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Tue 11: Writing Wrong Poetry 7-10pm
Tue 11: Party 614 (Part 2)
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Tue 11: Tony Monaco Trio 9pm
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Tue 11: Tuesdays with Mak & Winks 8pm
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Tue 11: Big Head's Bar Trivia 7pm
Southern Theatre - 614-469-0939
Tue 11: CAPA: #IMOMSOHARD Live 8pm
Taps Pizza & Lounge 360 - 614-885-8277
Tue 11: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies 9:30pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Tue 11: Bluewater Kings Band (free) 6pm
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Wed 12: New Wednesday Of Heavy Metal: Old School Heavy Metal Jams + Heavy Metal Swap Meet (free, ages 18+) 8pm-12m
Bar 145 - 614-564-9198
Wed 12: West Fifth 6:30pm
Barrel On High - 614-564-9058
Wed 12: Barrel Open Mic Comedy Night 8:30pm
Big Room Bar - 614-449-9612
Wed 12: Swingin' Wednesdays: Lesson & Dancing 7:30pm
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Wed 12: Sonny B Gould, Jims, Symptoms 10pm
Brothers Drake Meadery & Bar - 614-388-8765
Wed 12: Jazz Wednesday w/ Mills, Davis, Eshelman, & Barthell 8pm
Copious/Notes - 614-947-1520
Wed 12: Fashion Meets Music Festival July Music Series: Greg Owens, Sixwonfour (free) 6-9pm
Wed 12: Weird Wednesdays: Baby Hand, Formula 5, Displace 9pm-2am
Davidson Theatre, Riffe Center (formerly Capitol Theatre) - 614-469-0939
Wed 12: Mystery Science Theater 8pm
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Wed 12: Doug Neel Residency
Double Happiness - 614-220-5558
Wed 12: Fresh Baked 10pm
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Wed 12: DJ Ace Karaoke 9pm-2am
Hey Hey Club - 614-445-9512
Wed 12: 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 12: FewXion 7pm
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Wed 12: Poetry Open Mic
Little Rock Bar - 614-824-5602
Wed 12: Everybody's a Comedian! (free) 8:30pm
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Wed 12: KASA Quartet 9pm
NYOH's Buckeye Bar - 614-246-2810
Wed 12: Swingin' Wednesdays 7:30pm
Ohio Theatre - 614-469-0939
Wed 12: CAPA Summer Movie Series: Beetlejuice (1981) 7:30pm
Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Wed 12: Big Head Trivia 7pm
Rafters Beer Pub - 614-263-2120
Wed 12: Open Mic / Acoustic Jam (free) 8pm
Rehab Tavern - 614-220-5655
Wed 12: The Break: Weekly Hip Hop night (free) 9pm
Retro Lounge - 614-670-8464
Wed 12: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies
Rick's Coaches - 614-476-4496
Wed 12: Chris Logsdon 8-11:30pm
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Wed 12: Trivioke/Free Pool
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Wed 12: Levi Platero 8:30pm
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Wed 12: Hashtag Comedy 8pm
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Wed 12: 8pm: Acoustic Open Mic with Billy Zenn 7pm
Spacebar
Wed 12: Spacebar Trivia 7pm
Wed 12: The Division Men, Kyle Sowash, Lou Poster (of DriftMouth) 9pm
Summit - 614-268-9377
Wed 12: Earthling, Arms, Beggars, Herse, DJs Tiddy Bear and Laser Eggs ($7) 8pm
Tatohead's (formerly Hal & Al's) - 614-500-3968
Wed 12: Open Mic Night 7-9pm
Zeno's Bar - 384 W. 3rd Ave.
Wed 12: Karaoke Wednesday 9:30pm
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Thu 13: Curse of Cassandra, Master Servos, Twat Slug, DJ Steve OD ($5, ages 18+) 9pm
Big Room Bar - 614-449-9612
Thu 13: CD102.5FM Frontstage Live w/ Zoo Trippin, Fisher Cast 9pm
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Thu 13: Thursday Night Karaoke Part One 7pm
Thu 13: Freq (free) 10pm
Brazenhead Pub (5th Ave.) - 614-737-3738
Thu 13: Music Trivia/The Music Show hosted by Scoota 7-9pm
Brothers Drake Meadery & Bar - 614-388-8765
Thu 13: New Basics, Urban Tropic 8pm
Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-268-9377
Thu 13: The Kozmics, That of Dreams, Nick Lambo Van Gogh ($5) 9pm
Columbus Commons - 614-645-5281
Thu 13: Free Downtown Live: Popgun, Forest and the Evergreens 5:30-10:30pm
Copious/Notes - 614-947-1520
Thu 13: Blues Brews & BBQ with JP Soars & The Red Hots ($5) 7-11pm
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Thu 13: Lisa Donna
Donatos Basement (OSU) - 614-294-5371
Thu 13: Dryjacket 6pm
Double Happiness - 614-220-5558
Thu 13: Hybrid Moments 10pm
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Thu 13: DJ Ace Karaoke 9pm-2am
Garden Theater/Short North Stage - 614-725-4042
Thu 13: Please Shuffle the Cards with Erik Tait 9-11pm
Idle-A-While - 614-868-5917
Thu 13: Live Band 7pm
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Thu 13: The Josh Radnor Memorial Show
King Avenue Five - 614-297-8060
Thu 13: Open Mic with Billy Zenn 7pm
Little Bar - 614-291-8887
Thu 13: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Thu 13: Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials 9pm
Ohio Theatre - 614-469-0939
Thu 13: CAPA Summer Movie Series: Beetlejuice (1981) 7:30pm
Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Thu 13: Jason Allwood and Timmy Hill (free) 9pm
Rambling House Soda - 614-468-3415
Thu 13: The Goldberrys 6pm
Thu 13: Bluegrass with the Relentless Mules 9:30pm
Rehab Tavern - 614-220-5655
Thu 13: Happy Thirstday: Live DJ 3pm-7pm
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Thu 13: Rock of Ages 7:30pm
Thu 13: Improv Wars 2017 8pm
The Shops on Lane Avenue - 614-481-8341
Thu 13: Summer Concert Series: The Majestics 7-9pm
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Thu 13: Dread Engine, Product of Hate, IKILLYA 7pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Thu 13: Ladies 80's & More (ladies free, guys $5/$10, ages 18+)
Southern Theatre - 614-469-0939
Thu 13: Columbu Symphony Orchestra Summer Night Music Series: A Little Night Music 8pm
Spacebar
Thu 13: Maharaja, Grand Mammoth, Northern Widows, Bourbon Train 9pm
Tree Bar - 614-725-0955
Thu 13: Silvermane
Walrus - 614-817-1710
Thu 13: Matt Munhall 6-9pm
Thu 13: Mojoflo (free) 10pm
Wexner Center Performance Space - 614-292-3535
Thu 13: Bebe Miller Company: Dancing in The Making Room (free) 7pm
Wild Goose Creative - 614-859-9453
Thu 13: SassyDo Improv ($5) 7-9pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Thu 13: Jimmy's Last Chance (free) 6pm
Zeno's Bar - 384 W. 3rd Ave.
Thu 13: Comedy Death Spot Open Mic hosted by Tom Plute 10pm
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Fri 14: Runaway Brother, Mouth Movements, How To Survive In The Woods, Farseek ($5/$7, ages 18+) 7pm
Bar 145 - 614-564-9198
Fri 14: MojoFlo
Basement - 614-461-5483
Fri 14: Alex Davis Birthday Bash: Parris Crockett, Tommy Gibson, FTE - The Movemenet, Walter Lee, Tiger Savage, Mason Margiela, The Brotherhood ($13, all ages) 6:30pm
Big Room Bar - 614-449-9612
Fri 14: Mummula, Bastard Sons of Neptune, The Scratches 9pm
Black Brick Bar - 614-421-5100
Fri 14: Reserved
Bluestone - 614-884-4646
Fri 14: Saved By The 90's ($10/$15, ages 18+) 8pm
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Fri 14: Friday Night Karaoke Part Deux 6pm
Fri 14: Temptation Burlesque 2nd Fridays 9:30pm
Byrne's Pub - 614-486-4722
Fri 14: Hand Picked 7pm
Columbus Commons - 614-645-5281
Fri 14: Commons for Kids 10am-1pm
Fri 14: The Navigators (free) 7-10pm
Copious/Notes - 614-947-1520
Fri 14: #HEREfridays PRESENTS: Live hip hop, drinks, & dancing 9pm-2am
Dahlia - 614-224-3002
Fri 14: Morgan Page 9pm
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Fri 14: Bastille Day: Derek DiCenzo
Double Happiness - 614-220-5558
Fri 14: Strengthen What Remains, Paper Trail, Revenge Season 6pm
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Fri 14: Mike Dudley Band 9pm
Express Live! (formerly Lifestyle Communities Pavilion) - 614-461-5483
Fri 14: AFI, Circa Survive, Citizen ($32/$35, all ages) 6:30pm
Garden Theater/Short North Stage - 614-725-4042
Fri 14: Please Shuffle the Cards with Erik Tait 9-11pm
Idle-A-While - 614-868-5917
Fri 14: Soul Derivative 8pm
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Fri 14: Pocket Lint: Longform Improv Night
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Fri 14: Urban Jazz Coalition 10pm
North City Tavern - 614-846-0796
Fri 14: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies
Ohio Theatre - 614-469-0939
Fri 14: CAPA Summer Movie Series: Vamp & Camp Double Feature: Belle of the Nineties (1934), Cobra Woman (1944) 7:30pm
Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Fri 14: Dr. Awkward 9pm
Rambling House Soda - 614-468-3415
Fri 14: Eric Ahlteen 6pm
Fri 14: Woody Guthrie Tribute 9pm
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Fri 14: Free Love
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Fri 14: Silver Fox & The Hounds, New Pollution 9pm
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Fri 14: Best of Shadowbox 2017 7:30pm
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Fri 14: Chester DJ 6pm
Fri 14: Danger Birds 9pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Fri 14: The Ohio Hip Hop Awards Showcase ($10, ages 18+) 9pm/
Spacebar
Fri 14: Heavy Things, Post Modern, Undergrads, Match Facts 8pm
Tree Bar - 614-725-0955
Fri 14: Caution Step, Druid 9pm
Used Kids - 614-421-9455
Fri 14: Daudyflin, Toxic Womb, Xylitol 6pm
The Vanderelli Room - 614-403-4689
Fri 14: Eric Conrath and Aj Vanderelli Birthday Extravaganza: Zeroth Ones, Why Omen, Highwire Kicks (byob) 8-11pm
Walrus - 614-817-1710
Fri 14: The Tubs 10pm
Wild Goose Creative - 614-859-9453
Fri 14: Fundraiser/Celebration 6-9pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Fri 14: Unknown Hinson, Clownvis Presley ($20) 8pm
World of Beer (OSU) - 614-745-2317
Fri 14: Ruvane 5-7pm, Phillip Fox 7-9pm
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Sat 15: The Emo Band: Live Emo & Pop Punk Karaoke ($5/$7, ages 21+) 9pm
Bar 145 - 614-564-9198
Sat 15: DJ
Basement - 614-461-5483
Sat 15: Failure Anthem, How's This For Motive, The Forty, Pay The Toll, One In The Chamber, Blackwater ($8/$10, all ages) 6:30pm
Big Room Bar - 614-449-9612
Sat 15: Elf Power, Fizzed 9pm
PICK: I've only caught Fizzed twice.
Black Brick Bar - 614-421-5100
Sat 15: Rob Maccabee
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Sat 15: Truth, Dare or Comedy 10pm
Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-268-9377
Sat 15: Excesss Karaoke (free) 10pm
Columbus Commons - 614-645-5281
Sat 15: Columbus Symphony Orchestra Picnic with the Pops: A Symphonic Night of Hip Hop featuring Common 8pm
Copious/Notes - 614-947-1520
Sat 15: A.J. Croce 7-11:30pm
Davidson Theatre, Riffe Center (formerly Capitol Theatre) - 614-469-0939
Sat 15: Kavita Krishnamurti 6:30pm
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Sat 15: Jon Coleman
Double Happiness - 614-220-5558
Sat 15: Little Beat 10pm
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Sat 15: A Remembrance Drag Benefit honoring DJ Karen Vowell hosted by Mary Nolan 8pm
Express Live! (formerly Lifestyle Communities Pavilion) - 614-461-5483
Sat 15: Brit Floyd ($99, $55, $35, $40, all ages) 7pm
Garden Theater/Short North Stage - 614-725-4042
Sat 15: Please Shuffle the Cards with Erik Tait 9-11pm
Hamptons on King/Underground - 614-299-2099
Sat 15: Suffering Praying Hands, Master Servos, Bird/Trooper 8pm
PICK: Hamptons on King just recently started doing shows in their basement. Suffering Praying Hands includes some of the people who brought us Church of the Red Museum and Barely Eagle. There's a strong, dark Nick Cave vibe. This may be their last regular show.
Idle-A-While - 614-868-5917
Sat 15: Deeptones (Funk/Soul) 8pm
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Sat 15: Trains Across the Sea
PICK: Trains Across the Sea make me think of hyper Woody Guthrie or early Bob Dylan crossed with the humor of Weird Al or perhaps King Missile or Mojo Nixon - rough, sarcastic but rustically real.
Little Rock Bar - 614-824-5602
Sat 15: Word Up! (free) 9pm
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Sat 15: The Speedbumps (CD release), Matt Monta 10pm
Newport Music Hall - 614-461-5483
Sat 15: Famous Dex, Lil Pump & Friends ($35, $55, $90) 7pm
No Culture - 419-357-7901
Sat 15: Hoag & The Weasel, Useless Fox 8pm
Ohio Theatre - 614-469-0939
Sat 15: CAPA Summer Movie Series: South Pacific (1958) 7:30pm
Rambling House Soda - 614-468-3415
Sat 15: Perennial Rye 9pm
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Sat 15: Everlasting Gobstopper, Braw Beater, Tears
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Sat 15: Tristen & Her Band, Angelica Garcia 7pm
Sat 15: Mister Moon (EP release), Playing to Vapors, Betsy Ross 10pm
PICK: Betsy Ross made me immediately think of a more frenetic Modest Mouse.
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Sat 15: Best of Shadowbox 2017 7:30pm, 10:30pm
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Sat 15: Acoustic Brunch 10am
Sat 15: Mystic Mamba, Turbos, The Abstract 9pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Sat 15: LeBoom Free July Summer Edition: Boogie T, Ghost Gardens (free, ages 18+) 8pm
Southern Theatre - 614-469-0939
Sat 15: Down Syndrome Association of Central Ohio: Signing Time with Rachel Coleman 10am
Spacebar
Sat 15: Bridesmaid, All Dinosaurs, Maranatha, First Bite 9pm
Summit - 614-268-9377
Sat 15: BLVCK ICE (free) 10pm
Tatohead's (formerly Hal & Al's) - 614-500-3968
Sat 15: Karaoke 9:30pm
Tree Bar - 614-725-0955
Sat 15: Doug Hare's The Mustangos, Silvis and The Happening 9pm
Walrus - 614-817-1710
Sat 15: Skin Tight 10pm
Wild Goose Creative - 614-859-9453
Sat 15: Mamapalooza Columbus Concert: Randi Mockensturm, Joanie Calem, Vanessa Prentice, Eileen Motok ($5) 7-9pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Sat 15: Ron Funches: Funch-A-Mania ($20) 7:30pm, 10pm
World of Beer (OSU) - 614-745-2317
Sat 15: Booty and the Kidd 5-7pm, Eric Clemens 7-9pm
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Sun 16: Excesss Karaoke (free, ages 21+) 10pm-Close
Alrosa Villa - 614-885-9125
Sun 16: Live & Local Summer Throwdown: Buried in Concrete, Causeways, Life in Idle, Service of Serpents, Admiral Contempt, Sleeplord, Beesly, Bad Gun ($10/$15, all ages) 4pm
Basement - 614-461-5483
Sun 16: In The Valley Below, Flagship ($12/$14, all ages) 7pm
Copious/Notes - 614-947-1520
Sun 16: The Bobby Floyd Showcase: Featuring Lee Savory and Mr. Bobby Floyd 5-8:15pm
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Sun 16: Wally Mitchel (free) 8-11pm
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Sun 16: Eldorado's Karaoke 9pm
Idle-A-While - 614-868-5917
Sun 16: Sunday Brunch & Jazz ft. Michael Kahn 2pm
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Sun 16: Tiny House Music Collective Roundtable Discussion: Booking/Tour Booking 5-7pm
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Sun 16: Brunch Music: Colin Lazarski, Kevin O'Neill 12n
Sun 16: Jimmer Podrasky, Syd Straw 8pm
Ohio Theatre - 614-469-0939
Sun 16: CAPA Summer Movie Series: South Pacific (1958) 2pm, 7:30pm
Rambling House Soda - 614-468-3415
Sun 16: Old Time Jam 7pm
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Sun 16: Jocef Michael Band, Grey Lamb 6pm
Sun 16: Hoodoo Soul Band 10pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Sun 16: The Flex Crew ($10, ages 21+) 10pm
Spacebar
Sun 16: The Bascinets, All Talk, The Crashlanders
Third & Hollywood - 614-488-0303
Sun 16: Erik Augis, Woodson, Tsamous 11:30am
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Sun 16: George Barrie (free) 6pm
Sun 16: Dale Watson and his Lonestars ($12) 7pm