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Bernard's Tavern - 614-223-9601
Mon 22: Karaoke (free) 10pm
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Mon 22: Sex Kitten Purrlesque: Underworld 10pm
Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-268-9377
Mon 22: DJ Capn Lonesome (free) 9-11pm
Claddagh Irish Pub - 614-224-1560
Mon 22: The Claddagh Jazz Night: Dan Rowan Trio 6-8pm
Clintonville Woman's Club - 614-268-5525
Mon 22: Vaughn Wiester's 21-piece Famous Jazz Orchestra 7:30-10:45pm
Cosecha Cocina - 614-369-1129
Mon 22: Dave Buker & the Historians 7pm
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Mon 22: Open Stage w/ Matt Jones 9pm-1am
Garden Theater/Short North Stage - 614-725-4042
Mon 22: Are You Now, or Have You Ever Been ... 7-9pm
Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Mon 22: Big Head Trivia 7pm
Rosie O'Grady's - 614-471-7220
Mon 22: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Mon 22: Open Mic Comedy (ages 18+) 8pm
Spacebar
Mon 22: Punk Rock Karaoke 9pm
Tree Bar - 614-725-0955
Mon 22: Multidimensional Monday
Trism - 614-369-1450
Mon 22: The Freshman Tour (free) 2-10pm
Weigel Auditorium (OSU) - 614-292-0789
Mon 22: Alyssa Powell, DMA Clarinet Recital 8pm
Wild Goose Creative - 614-859-9453
Mon 22: Stand up for stand up 7-9pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Mon 22: Hot Tonic (free, all ages) 6pm
A&R Music Bar - 614-224-2430
Tue 23: Thunderpussy, Thelma and the Sleaze, Betsy Ross ($15/$17, all ages) 7:30pm
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Tue 23: Jonathan Richman, Featuring Tommy Larkins on the drums ($15, ages 16+) 7pm
Actual Brewing Company - 614-636-3825
Tue 23: Weekly Bar Trivia 7:30pm
Basement - 614-224-2430
Tue 23: Lo Moon ($10/$12, all ages) 7pm
Bernard's Tavern - 614-223-9601
Tue 23: Excesss Trivia (free) 9pm
Tue 23: Live Band Karaoke with Dirty Money (free) 10pm
Big Room Bar - 614-449-9612
Tue 23: Music Trivia with Brian Phillips 7-10pm
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Tue 23: Open Mic Tuesday Music and Comedy 8pm
Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-268-9377
Tue 23: Dusty Trails @ Pierogi Mountain (free) 7-11pm
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Tue 23: Bluegrass Jam (free) 10p-2am
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Tue 23: Comedy Competition w/ Paull Walnuts & Magic Mike
Hounddog's Pizza - 614-263-4058
Tue 23: The Best Karaoke in Columbus 10pm-2am
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Tue 23: Songwriters workshop
King Avenue Five - 614-297-8060
Tue 23: Trivia with Steve 7pm
Ledo's Lounge - 614-263-1009
Tue 23: Live Band Karaoke with Dirty Money 9pm
Little Rock Bar - 614-824-5602
Tue 23: Rock Your Cock Off Karaoke (free) 9pm
Misfit Manor - 44 E. Patterson Ave.
Tue 23: Jean Pool, Slimfit, The Wastemen, Goldenhorseshoe 7:47pm
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Tue 23: Martin Barre Band of Jethro Tull fame ($30, $35 reserved) 8pm
Newport Music Hall - 614-461-5483
Tue 23: Kyle, Marc E. Bassy, tobi lou ($25/$28, all ages) 7pm
The Oracle - 1159 Oak St.
Tue 23: Ryan's Birthday: DJ Imperial Stout And Safe Passages 7pm-1am
Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Tue 23: PST Jazz Jam Session: Pete Mills, Andy Woodson and Cedric Easton 8:30-11:30pm
Rosie O'Grady's - 614-471-7220
Tue 23: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Tue 23: Rubesday: A Super Smash Brothers Melee
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Tue 23: The Ataris "So Long Astoria" Anniversary Tour, We Are The Movies, Waiting For Satellites 7pm
Savor Pint - 614-261-7756
Tue 23: Paul Takes Requests 5pm
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Tue 23: Tuesday Night General Trivia 7pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Tue 23: Chris Webby, Anoyd, LOWFi, Rook ($20/$25, all ages) 8pm
Taps Pizza & Lounge 360 - 614-885-8277
Tue 23: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies 9:30pm
Tatohead's (formerly Hal & Al's) - 614-500-3968
Tue 23: Trivia Night 8pm
Tree Bar - 614-725-0955
Tue 23: Tuesday Karaoke w/ Christian 11pm
Two Dollar Radio Headquarters - 614-725-1505
Tue 23: Feminist Sci-Fi Bookclub: The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson 7-8pm
Walrus - 614-817-1710
Tue 23: Sporcle Live Trivia 7pm& 8pm
Wild Goose Creative - 614-859-9453
Tue 23: Writers Group 7-9pm
Barrel On High - 614-564-9058
Wed 24: Barrel Open Mic Comedy Night 8:30pm
Basement - 614-224-2430
Wed 24: The Main Squeeze ($12/$15, all ages) 8pm
Big Room Bar - 614-449-9612
Wed 24: Excesss Karaoke 9pm-1am
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Wed 24: The Shade of It All! Drag Show SIN night (free) 10pm
Brothers Drake Meadery & Bar - 614-388-8765
Wed 24: Blastozoa 8pm
Buckeye Bourbon House - 614-456-2020
Wed 24: Acoustic music 7-10pm
Club Voodoos - 614-648-1893
Wed 24: Open mic 7pm
Wed 24: Comedy Night 9pm
Columbus Museum of Art - 614-221-4848
Wed 24: Italian Impressionism: String Quartet in e minor by Giuseppe Verdi 2pm
Columbus Performing Arts Center (Van Fleet Theater) - 614-469-0939
Wed 24: CATCO and Evolution Theatre Company: Breaking the Code 11am
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Wed 24: Ted Royalty ($5) 9:30pm-2am
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Wed 24: Acoustic Groove with Matt & Jeni 7pm-12m
Express Live! (formerly Lifestyle Communities Pavilion) - 614-461-5483
Wed 24: Kevin Gates - Luca Brasi 3 Tour, Yung Bleu, Tokyo Jetz ($35, all ages) 7pm
Garden Theater/Short North Stage - 614-725-4042
Wed 24: New Music at Short North Stage: Exceptet: Mouth Full Of Ears" (2018) by Sarah Goldfeather, mesh ii (2018) by Matt Evans, Episodic Memory (2018) by Brendon Randall-Myers, Septet (2015) by Eric Shanfield (free) 7pm
Idle-A-While - 614-868-5917
Wed 24: Antuan's Open Mic Jam 9pm
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Wed 24: Poetry Open Mic
King Avenue Five - 614-297-8060
Wed 24: Jazz Jam, hosted by Central Ohio Hot Jazz Society 7pm
Little Rock Bar - 614-824-5602
Wed 24: Everybody's a Comedian! (free) 8:30pm
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Wed 24: Martin Barre Band of Jethro Tull fame ($30, $35 reserved) 9pm
Newport Music Hall - 614-461-5483
Wed 24: Red, The Veer Union, Skyharbor ($25, all ages) 6pm
Ohio Theatre - 614-469-0939
Wed 24: Aladdin 7:30pm
Rafters Beer Pub - 614-263-2120
Wed 24: Open Mic / Acoustic Jam (free) 8pm
Rehab Tavern - 614-220-5655
Wed 24: Geeks Who Drink Trivia 7pm
Retro Lounge - 614-670-8464
Wed 24: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Wed 24: Trivioke/free Pool
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Wed 24: Kosha Dillz, P2I, DEVMO, 8pm
Savor Pint - 614-261-7756
Wed 24: Hot Tonic 7pm
Seventh Son Brewing - 614-421-BEER
Wed 24: Pint Size Performance: Columbus Symphony ($10-20 donation) 5pm
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Wed 24: Open Mic with host Billy Zenn 7pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Wed 24: Malik Scott ($25/$35, ages 18+) 8pm
Spacebar
Wed 24: Alamo Black, Daymare, Letters of Transit 8pm
Tatohead's (formerly Hal & Al's) - 614-500-3968
Wed 24: Open Mic Night With Intermittent Animals 7pm
Tree Bar - 614-725-0955
Wed 24: Open Mic Wednesday w/ Zach Whitney 8:30pm
Two Dollar Radio Headquarters - 614-725-1505
Wed 24: Ships at a Distance, Hosted by Hanif Abdurraqib (free) 7-8:30pm
Walrus - 614-817-1710
Wed 24: Excesss Karaoke 9pm
Wild Goose Creative - 614-859-9453
Wed 24: CBUS GDI Hack Night 7-9pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Wed 24: Weird Wednesday: Desmond Jones, Strange Machines, Acrylic Grooves ($5, all ages) 8pm
Zeno's Bar - 384 W. 3rd Ave.
Wed 24: Karaoke Wednesday 9:30pm
A&R Music Bar - 614-224-2430
Thu 25: Wilson - How To Be A Baller Tour, Hyro The Hero, Nightbeast, Cadaver Dogs ($13/$15, all ages) 6:30pm
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Thu 25: A Place To Bury Strangers, Kraus, Dana ($13/$15, all ages) 7pm
Basement - 614-224-2430
Thu 25: Passafire, Devil's Lettuce ($15, all ages) 7pm
Bluestone - 614-884-4646
Thu 25: Trauma: Game Night: Graces of Death, Zoo Trippin', In Shadow, Smokey Taboo, LethalFX, Trulie Scrumptious, LouLou D'vil, Anna & the Annadroids, ihung, Midislut, DJ Toadnuggz 9pm
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Thu 25: Thursday Night Karaoke Part One 7pm
Thu 25: Freq (free) 10pm
Brazenhead Pub (5th Ave.) - 614-737-3738
Thu 25: Music Trivia/The Music Show hosted by Scoota 7-9pm
Brothers Drake Meadery & Bar - 614-388-8765
Thu 25: Brett Burleson, Alex Burgoyne, Roger Hines, Shane Willis 9pm
Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-268-9377
Thu 25: Indonesian Junk, Nothin', WVWhite ($5) 9-11pm
Columbus Performing Arts Center (Van Fleet Theater) - 614-469-0939
Thu 25: CATCO and Evolution Theatre Company: Breaking the Code 7:30pm
Dahlia - 614-224-3002
Thu 25: Sage Armstong ($10) 9pm
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Thu 25: The Randys ($5) 9pm-12m
Garden Theater/Short North Stage - 614-725-4042
Thu 25: The Rocky Horror Show 8-10pm
Idle-A-While - 614-868-5917
Thu 25: Sounds of the City: An Intimate Experience with Chris Godber 8pm
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Thu 25: Latin Jazz - Waves De Ache
Little Bar - 614-291-8887
Thu 25: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies
Little Rock Bar - 614-824-5602
Thu 25: An Evening (Sending Off) Mark Lucas (free) 6:30pm
McCoy Center - 614-469-0939
Thu 25: Stephen Hadley, Gen. Michael Hayden, Samantha Power & Fareed Zakaria 7pm
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Thu 25: Talisha Holmes ($10, $15 reserved) 9pm
The Nest Theatre - 614-929-5545
Thu 25: Fine and Dandy and TNE 8pm
Newport Music Hall - 614-461-5483
Thu 25: Atmosphere, deM atlaS, The Lioness, DJ Keezy ($25/$30, all ages) 7pm
Ohio Theatre - 614-469-0939
Thu 25: Aladdin 2pm, 7:30pm
The Oracle - 1159 Oak St.
Thu 25: Tarot w/ Libby 7-9pm
Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Thu 25: Excesss Karaoke 9pm-1am
Rambling House Soda - 614-468-3415
Thu 25: Eliza Edens & Take Up Space (solo) 6pm
Thu 25: Bluegrass with the Relentless Mules 9:30pm
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Thu 25: The Soulutions Band
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Thu 25: SayWeCanFly, A Summer High, The Stolen 7pm
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Thu 25: Desire 7:30pm
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Thu 25: Name That Tune Bar Trivia 7pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Thu 25: Ezra Furman, Omni ($14/$17, all ages) 6:30pm
Thu 25: Ladies 80's & More: DJs: Chuckstar & Skulldogg (free, ages 18+) 8pm
Tree Bar - 614-725-0955
Thu 25: Comedy Death Spot Open Mic 8pm
Two Dollar Radio Headquarters - 614-725-1505
Thu 25: Unicorn Comedy Hour(ish), Hosted by Matt Kopache (Free/$5 donation) 8-9:30pm
Two Truths
Thu 25: Jazz Thursdays with Robert Mason 7-10pm
Wild Goose Creative - 614-859-9453
Thu 25: Human School 7-9pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Thu 25: Thursday Tune Up: Drew Santer (GUEST) (free, all ages) 6pm
Thu 25: Polyphia, Hail the Sun, Covet ($20, all ages) 7pm
Zeno's Bar - 384 W. 3rd Ave.
Thu 25: Comedy Death Spot Open Mic hosted by Tom Plute 10pm
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Fri 26: Damn the Witch Siren, Lily in the Weeds & Steven King, Halloween DJ Set with Z Wolf ($5, ages 21+) 9pm
PICK: Damn the Witch Siren is a fun, visually and aurally vibrant electroclash duo.
Actual Brewing Company - 614-636-3825
Fri 26: Actual Brewing Beer Tasting (free) 5pm
Alrosa Villa - 614-885-9125
Fri 26: Thrilla at the Villa: Mushroomhead, UnSaid Fate, Dose, A Scarred Existence, King Oblivion ($25/$30, all ages) 6pm
Bar 145 - 614-564-9198
Fri 26: New Frontiers: Journey Tribute Band
Big Room Bar - 614-449-9612
Fri 26: Lil Ugly Mane, No Warning, OG Vern, En Love 7-11pm
Bluestone - 614-884-4646
Fri 26: Trauma: Monsters And Gods: Hybrid Moments, SeaBus Dance Co, Columbus Velvet Hearts, The Ooh La La's, Beauty of my Land, Le Bouton, Trulie Scrumptious, Cervena Fox, LouLou D'vil, Anna & the Annadroids, Fantastical Body Art, Aaron Austen, DJ Toadnuggz 9pm
PICK: Night 2 of Trauma, the annual fetish Halloween Fetish Party.
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Fri 26: Friday Night Karaoke Part Deux 6pm
Fri 26: Creme De La Femme: Sex Kitten Purrlesque And Curse Of Cassandra 10pm
Brothers Drake Meadery & Bar - 614-388-8765
Fri 26: Restart House Music 10pm
Columbus Performing Arts Center (Van Fleet Theater) - 614-469-0939
Fri 26: CATCO and Evolution Theatre Company: Breaking the Code 8pm
Dahlia - 614-224-3002
Fri 26: What So Not ($20, $500, $750) 9pm
Davidson Theatre, Riffe Center - 614-469-0939
Fri 26: BalletMet: Lineage 11am, 8pm
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Fri 26: Tony Monaco ($5) 9pm-2am
Dirty Dungarees - 614-263-6363
Fri 26: Glove, Night Starvation 7pm
Donatos/Black Brick Bar (Short North) - 614-421-5100
Fri 26: Doug Hare 7-9pm
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Fri 26: My New Ride (free) 9pm-1am
Garden Theater/Short North Stage - 614-725-4042
Fri 26: The Rocky Horror Show 8-10pm
HighBall Halloween - 614-299-8050
Fri 26: Schweppes Stage: Souther, Amber Knicole presents Divas of the '90s, Wannabe: A Spice Girls Tribute 6pm-12m
Fri 26: Sierra Mist Stage: Karaoke 6pm-12m
PICK: Night 1 of HighBall Halloween. Souther reminds me of a lot of tasteful blues-influenced classic rock bands. I also can't get "Black Velvet" by Alannah Myles out of my head when I hear them.
Idle-A-While - 614-868-5917
Fri 26: NexLevel Jazz Experience 8pm
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Fri 26: The Kafe Kerouac Show
King Avenue Five - 614-297-8060
Fri 26: Liquid Crystal Project, Mistar Anderson 8pm
Lincoln Theatre - 614-469-0939
Fri 26: La Jeunesse: Myth of Faust Gounod, Boito & Berlioz 7:30pm
Little Rock Bar - 614-824-5602
Fri 26: LRPM (free) 9pm-2am
Mirror Lake/Browning Amphitheater (OSU) - 614-292-0789
Fri 26: The Outdoors is Yours (free) 6:30-11pm
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Fri 26: Popgun Halloween Party: The Black Lodge (Twin Peaks) ($20, $25 reserved) 9:30pm
The Nest Theatre - 614-929-5545
Fri 26: Player's Nightmare 8pm
Fri 26: Dave Night - Talk Show 9:30pm
North City Tavern - 614-846-0796
Fri 26: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies
Ohio Expo Center (The Lausche Building) - 614-644-3247
Fri 26: Haunter Fest: Porter Robinson (Dj Set), Tchami, Alan Walker, Gravedgr ($55, $95, $1000) 7pm
Ohio Theatre - 614-469-0939
Fri 26: Aladdin 8pm
The Oracle - 1159 Oak St.
Fri 26: Them Labs, Bindley Hardware Co. 9pm
Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Fri 26: Bob Ras Halloween Show
Rambling House Soda - 614-468-3415
Fri 26: Scarlet & Grateful Trio 6pm
Fri 26: Barry Chern & Co. 9pm
The Refectory - 614-451-9774
Fri 26: Opera Columbus: The Voice of Freedom (free) 6-9pm
Rehab Tavern - 614-220-5655
Fri 26: Final Fridays: DJ Trub and DJ Schematic from 9pm-2am
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Fri 26: Leechwife, Ultraviolet Pilot, Big Adult, TTUM
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Fri 26: Halloween Cover Weekend: Burning Bright (Taking Back Sunday), Orcs Of Love (Alanis Morissett), Primus Sucks (Primus), Rafting Ft. Ben Ahlteen (Animal Collective), Electro Cult Circus (The Beastie Boys), Miller & The Hunks (The Rolling Stones), Lackluster (Phantogram), The Turbos (Kanye West) ($5, all ages) 7pm
PICK: Yep, one of many Halloween cover band shows this weekend.
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Fri 26: The Lunchbox 2018 1pm
Fri 26: Hellraiser 7:30pm
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Fri 26: Wandering Stars (album release), Ego Likeness, Abbey Death 8pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Fri 26: Hookahween: Ekoostik Hookah ($15, ages 18+) 8pm
PICK: If ya like the Dead, Phish, Allman Brothers and such, ya probably already know Hookah.
Soul at the Joseph - 614-227-0100
Fri 26: Whiskey on High with Brian Douglas Day ($25) 6-10pm
Southern Theatre - 614-469-0939
Fri 26: Italian Festival: Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite III, Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 1, Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 8pm
Spacebar
Fri 26: Halloween Costume Coverup: Ramones (Parade Rainer), Queens of the Stone Age (The Out), Toadies (The Odds of Being Born) (free, ages 18+) 9pm
PICK: Yep, one of many Halloween cover band shows this weekend.
The Summit - 614-268-9377
Fri 26: Disorder ($5) 10pm-12m
Walrus - 614-817-1710
Fri 26: Ponce 10pm-2am
Weigel Auditorium (OSU) - 614-292-0789
Fri 26: HalleBOOia! 8pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Fri 26: Platform Feel Good Fridays: Steff Jeff & The Silent Men - Jesse Henry, Kaleb Powers, Isaiah Sparling (free, all ages) 6pm
Fri 26: Tropidelic ($13, all ages) 8pm
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Sat 27: Cathedral Halloween Dance Party: Goth, Industrial, Synthpop, Dark.Alt & More ($5, ages 21+) 9pm
PICK: A night of darker music I've found myself meeting up with friends at more often in recent months.
Actual Brewing Company - 614-636-3825
Sat 27: Bone Factory: Costume Party 7pm
Sat 27: Sidestage: Slave, Mlotik, Kimono Dog, Phvntm, Duk ($5, ages 18+)9pm
Basement - 614-224-2430
Sat 27: Heavy Things, The Worn Flints, No Dice, Cure Culture ($13/$15, all ages) 7pm
Big Room Bar - 614-449-9612
Sat 27: Last Call: A Four String Farewell 1pm
Sat 27: Hey Ocean 7-11pm
Bluestone - 614-884-4646
Sat 27: Trauma: Time Warp: Future Modern, ElectroCult Circus, Mon Cherie, Mythic Moves, Trulie Scrumptious, Cervena Fox, LouLou D'vil, Anna & the Annadroids, Visceral Suspensions, DJ Push, DJ Toadnuggz 9pm
PICK: Night 3 of Trauma, the annual fetish Halloween Fetish Party.
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Sat 27: Funkdefy All Vinyl Dance Party 10pm
Brothers Drake Meadery & Bar - 614-388-8765
Sat 27: Fall Fest and Silent Auction 1pm
Sat 27: Laid Back: Barefuzz, Big Mike the DJ (free) 10pm
Byrne's Pub - 614-486-4722
Sat 27: The Mc Ians 9pm
Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-268-9377
Sat 27: Excesss Karaoke (free) 10pm-12m
Columbus Performing Arts Center (Van Fleet Theater) - 614-469-0939
Sat 27: CATCO and Evolution Theatre Company: Breaking the Code 8pm
Davidson Theatre, Riffe Center - 614-469-0939
Sat 27: BalletMet: Lineage 8pm
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Sat 27: Terry Davidson and the Gears ($5) 9:30pm-2am
Donatos/Black Brick Bar (Short North) - 614-421-5100
Sat 27: Troy Petty 7-9pm
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Sat 27: Uncle Fester (free) 9:30pm-1:30am
Express Live! (formerly Lifestyle Communities Pavilion) - 614-461-5483
Sat 27: Team Tory & IT Fight Series: Iron Tiger Fight Series 84 ()$35 - $100, all ages) 6pm
Garden Theater/Short North Stage - 614-725-4042
Sat 27: The Rocky Horror Show 5-7pm, 9-11pm
HighBall Halloween - 614-299-8050
Sat 27: Schweppes Stage: Effee, Funkworthy, Nina West and Friends, Mojoflo 6pm-12m
Sat 27: Sierra Mist Stage: Karaoke 6pm-12m
PICK: Night 2 of HighBall Halloween.
Idle-A-While - 614-868-5917
Sat 27: The Late Crew 9pm-1am
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Sat 27: Uke Open Mic
King Avenue Five - 614-297-8060
Sat 27: Local Color 7pm
PICK: Local Color, influenced by the Dead and other jam bands, has been doing it somewhere around 30 years now.
Legion of Doom - 614-421-1269 / 1579 Indianola Ave.
Sat 27: Halloween covers show: X-Ray Spex, Bright Eyes, Scratch Acid, Gary Numan (free, all ages, no drugs/alcohol) 8pm-12m
PICK: This is likely the longest running Halloween cover band shows ... and longest running house show venue in Columbus. Maybe the world.
Little Rock Bar - 614-824-5602
Sat 27: Spooky Funk Yeah! (free) 9pm
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Sat 27: Popgun Halloween Party: The Black Lodge (Twin Peaks) ($20, $25 reserved) 9:30pm
The Nest Theatre - 614-929-5545
Sat 27: ComedySportz 8pm
Newport Music Hall - 614-461-5483
Sat 27: An Evening With Machine Head ($25/$28, all ages) 7pm
Ohio Theatre - 614-469-0939
Sat 27: Aladdin 2pm, 8pm
The Oracle - 1159 Oak St.
Sat 27: Mortimur, Nukehammer, CCCP, Costume Contest Halloween Jam 9pm-1am
PICK: Mortimur has reunited a little nosier and louder after 5 years off on other projects like Brainbow.
Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Sat 27: Halloween Cover bands: Arctic Monkeys, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nine Inch Nails, Motley Crue, the Cars ($10) 9pm-2am
PICK: Yep, one of many Halloween cover band shows this weekend.
Rambling House Soda - 614-468-3415
Sat 27: Topher James and Biscuit Brigade 9pm
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Sat 27: Something Else, Tiny Kingdoms
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Sat 27: Halloween Cover Weekend: Reflex Machine/Big Adult (Bloc Party), Spinal Fantasy (Spinal Tap), Keating (Cold Play), Mookie Blaylock (Pearl Jam), Gelatinus Cube (Beck), Zoo Trippin' (Black Sabbath), The Gang (The Nightman Cometh), Bob Dawson (Tears For Fears) ($5, all ages) 7pm
PICK: Yep, one of many Halloween cover band shows this weekend.
Seventh Son Brewing - 614-421-BEER
Sat 27: Halloween AF! Costume Party: DJs Dr. Witch and Intense Guy 9pm
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Sat 27: Hellraiser 7:30pm, 10:30pm
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Sat 27: Holla-Ween Weekend 8pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Sat 27: Halloween Bash!: Cash Prizes up to $550 for the Best Costumes ($5, ages 21+) 8pm
Southern Theatre - 614-469-0939
Sat 27: Italian Festival: Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite III, Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 1, Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 8pm
Spacebar
Sat 27: Halloween Costume Coverup: Smashing Pumpkins (Other People), MxPx (local punk supergroup), The Stooges (local rock and rollers) (free, ages 18+) 9pm
PICK: Yep, one of many Halloween cover band shows this weekend.
The Summit - 614-268-9377
Sat 27: Weirdo Halloween Cover Show: The Fall, Xiu Xiu, ESG, ICP ($5, ages 21+) 10pm
PICK: Yep, one of many Halloween cover band shows this weekend.
Tatohead's (formerly Hal & Al's) - 614-500-3968
Sat 27: Costume Karaoke Bash 9:30pm
Tree Bar - 614-725-0955
Sat 27: The Dopest Matrix, Low Key Life, Chnnll
Two Dollar Radio Headquarters - 614-725-1505
Sat 27: Jon Burgess 7:30-9:30pm
Two Truths
Sat 27: Hypnotize! Halloween Costume Party: Jay Swifa, Calvin Kush, OH Destiny 10pm
Walrus - 614-817-1710
Sat 27: Sip & Stretch Yoga Brunch with D. McCray & Jameson 10am
Sat 27: A Night of Spells & Potions with Absolut & Jameson 8pm
Weigel Auditorium (OSU) - 614-292-0789
Sat 27: Opera & Lyric Theatre: Opera Americana 8pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Sat 27: The Apostles ft. John Boerstler & Phil Clark ($10, all ages) 8pm
A&R Music Bar - 614-224-2430
Sun 28: Hellzapoppin ($13/$15, all ages) 7pm
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Sun 28: Excesss Karaoke (free, ages 21+) 10pm-Close
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Sun 28: TransOhio Benefit Show 3pm
Brothers Drake Meadery & Bar - 614-388-8765
Sun 28: 2018 Pumpkin Pedaler 12n
Buckeye Bourbon House - 614-456-2020
Sun 28: Sunday Night Trivia
Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-268-9377
Sun 28: Low-Tide, Naked Echo, Shrine ($3 if in costume, $5 otherwise) 8-10pm
Columbus Athenaeum - 614-222-6338
Sun 28: Eric Johnson Ah Via Musicom Tour ($25/$30) 7:30pm
Columbus Performing Arts Center (Van Fleet Theater) - 614-469-0939
Sun 28: CATCO and Evolution Theatre Company: Breaking the Code 2:30pm
Copious/Notes - 614-947-1520
Sun 28: Bobby Floyd Trio Showcase ($10-$12) 5pm
Davidson Theatre, Riffe Center - 614-469-0939
Sun 28: BalletMet: Lineage 2pm
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Sun 28: Wally Mitchel (free) 8-11pm
Donatos/Black Brick Bar (Short North) - 614-421-5100
Sun 28: Karaoke Night with Crazy Bob 9pm-1am
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Sun 28: DJ Ace Solid Gold Karaoke 9pm-1am
Garden Theater/Short North Stage - 614-725-4042
Sun 28: The Rocky Horror Show 5-7pm
Sun 28: New Music at Short North Stage: Mark Lomax Quartet: Swingin' in Harlem 7pm
Idle-A-While - 614-868-5917
Sun 28: Smooth & Soulful Sunday Brunch 3pm
King Avenue Five - 614-297-8060
Sun 28: 3 Queen Drag Brunch with Vivian 11am
Lincoln Theatre - 614-469-0939
Sun 28: La Jeunesse: Myth of Faust Gounod, Boito & Berlioz 3pm
Little Rock Bar - 614-824-5602
Sun 28: Mixtape (free) 6-11pm
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Sun 28: Toxic Euphoria, featuring members of Birdshack Halloween Show ($10, $12 reserved) 8pm
Ohio Theatre - 614-469-0939
Sun 28: Aladdin 1pm, 6:30pm
Rambling House Soda - 614-468-3415
Sun 28: Old Time Jam 7:30pm
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Sun 28: Hoodoo Soul Band 10pm
Seventh Son Brewing - 614-421-BEER
Sun 28: Paint Your Pet 5:30pm
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Sun 28: Evolutionaries 2pm, 7pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Sun 28: Afton Local Artist Showcase ($12/$15, all ages) 4pm
Sun 28: The Flex Crew ($10, ages 21+) 10pm
Third & Hollywood - 614-488-0303
Sun 28: Erik Augis, Woodson, Tsamous 11:30am
Weigel Auditorium (OSU) - 614-292-0789
Sun 28: Opera & Lyric Theatre: Opera Americana 2pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Sun 28: City on Down ($8, all ages) 7pm