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Basement - 614-224-2430
Mon 18: Night Riots, courtship., Silent Rival ($12/$14, all ages) 6:30pm
Bernard's Tavern - 614-223-9601
Mon 18: Karaoke (free) 10pm
Big Room Bar - 614-449-9612
Mon 18: S.M. Wolf, Nothin', The Swiss Family 8pm
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Mon 18: Summer Poetry Open Mic And Workshop 7pm
Mon 18: Wonderlust Opening Night Party 8pm
Mon 18: Monday Mayhem SKP (free) 10pm
Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-268-9377
Mon 18: DJ Capn Lonesome (free) 9-11pm
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
Cosecha Cocina - 614-369-1129
Mon 18: Music Monday: The Troy Kunkler Trio pm
Davidson Theatre, Riffe Center - 614-469-0939
Mon 18: Coyote Peterson 6pm
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Mon 18: Open Stage w/ Matt Jones 9pm-1am
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Mon 18: Sweet Teeth
King Avenue Five - 614-297-8060
Mon 18: Trivia with Steve 7pm
The Nest Theatre - 614-929-5545
Mon 18: Level 1 Class
Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Mon 18: Big Head Trivia 7pm
Rambling House Soda - 614-468-3415
Mon 18: 3rd Monday Square Dance! 8pm
Rosie O'Grady's - 614-471-7220
Mon 18: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Mon 18: Coast 2 Coast Live Interactive Showcase, Hosted by Bigg DM: Dommy Styles ($10, all ages) 9pm
Spacebar
Mon 18: Punk Rock Karaoke 9pm
Tree Bar - 614-725-0955
Mon 18: Multidimensional Mondays w/ DJ Harok 8:30pm
Walrus - 614-817-1710
Mon 18: 10 for $10 Wine Tasting 6-8pm
Weigel Auditorium (OSU) - 614-292-0789
Mon 18: Flute Workshop Counselor Recital (free) 8pm
Wild Goose Creative - 614-859-9453
Mon 18: Columbus Unscripted: Celebrate Stand Up, Story and Improv! ($5) 7-10pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Mon 18: Donna Mogavero (free, all ages) 6pm
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Tue 19: Kevin Krauter, hidden places ($10, all ages) 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: Pierogi Mountain (free) 7-11pm
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Tue 19: Bluegrass Jam (free) 10pm-2am
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Tue 19: Comedy Competition w/ Paull Walnuts & Magic Mike
Express Live! (formerly Lifestyle Communities Pavilion) - 614-461-5483
Tue 19: 97.9 WNCI's Summer in The City: 5 Seconds of Summer, In Real Life, Bazzi, Spencer Sutherland ($49.50, $97.90 VIP, all ages) 6:30pm
Four String Brewing (Grandview) - 614-725-1282
Tue 19: Open Mic Night 7-10pm
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 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: The Iguanas ($20, $25 reserved) 8pm
Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Tue 19: Jazz Jam Session: Pete Mills, Andy Woodson and Cedric Easton 8:30-11:30pm
Rambling House Soda - 614-468-3415
Tue 19: Troubadour Tuesdays 8pm
The Refectory - 614-451-9774
Tue 19: Twisted Pine (free) 6-9pm
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
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Tue 19: Tuesday Night General Trivia 7pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Tue 19: Trae Yates, Prom, lccash ($8/$10, all ages) 7pm
Spacebar
Tue 19: Lazyeyes, The Bascinets, Keating 7pm
Taps Pizza & Lounge 360 - 614-885-8277
Tue 19: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies 9:30pm
Tree Bar - 614-725-0955
Tue 19: Lonely Tree Comedy Showcase 8:30pm
Tue 19: Tuesday Karaoke w/ Christian 11pm
Two Truths
Tue 19: A Gay Ol' Time: A Night of Burlesque w/ Terra Divine 9pm
Walrus - 614-817-1710
Tue 19: Sporcle Live Trivia 7pm, 8pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Tue 19: Summer Vibes: Friction Sound System, The Ark Band, Doctah X ($10, all ages) 7pm
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
Big Room Bar - 614-449-9612
Wed 20: Have Mercy "The Earth Pushed Back" 5 Yrs 6:30pm
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Wed 20: Curse Of Cassandra, Rust Pelts, Kilyo (free) 7pm
Wed 20: The Shade of It All! Drag Show (free) 10pm
Brothers Drake Meadery & Bar - 614-388-8765
Wed 20: June Green Drinks: Commuter Challenge Kickoff 6pm
Wed 20: Nova Madrugada 8pm
Buckeye Bourbon House - 614-456-2020
Wed 20: Acoustic music 7-10pm
Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-268-9377
Wed 20: Gdeck's Deculture DJ Night (free) 9-11pm
Club Voodoos - 614-648-1893
Wed 20: Open mic 7pm
Wed 20: Comedy Night 9pm
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Wed 20: Brett Burleson ($5) 9pm-1am
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Wed 20: Acoustic Groove with Matt & Jeni, Kelly Zullo 7pm-12m
Express Live! (formerly Lifestyle Communities Pavilion) - 614-461-5483
Wed 20: The Glitch Mob, Elohim ($25/$27, all ages) 7pm
Four String Brewing (Grandview) - 614-725-1282
Wed 20: Sporcle Live! Trivia 7pm
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
Idle-A-While - 614-868-5917
Wed 20: Smooth Jazz: Josh Hindmarsh Trio 7pm
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Wed 20: Poetry Open Mic
Little Rock Bar - 614-824-5602
Wed 20: Five Year Anniversary Party (free) 6pm
Wed 20: Hairplane 8pm
Wed 20: Everybody's a Comedian! (free) 8:30pm
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Wed 20: Mary McClendon, with the Bobby Floyd Trio Tribute to Nancy Wilson ($15) 9pm
Rafters Beer Pub - 614-263-2120
Wed 20: Open Mic / Acoustic Jam (free) 8pm
Rehab Tavern - 614-220-5655
Wed 20: Geeks Who Drink Trivia 7pm
Retro Lounge - 614-670-8464
Wed 20: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Wed 20: Trivioke/free Pool
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Wed 20: We Are Scientists, The Candescents 8:30pm
Savor Pint - 614-261-7756
Wed 20: Wednesdays with Fuzzy and Friends 7pm
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Wed 20: F#(K Cancer: The Musical 7:30pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Wed 20: You Rest, You Joy Life, Tequila Deer, The Real Propaganda ($5, ages 18+) 7pm
Spacebar
Wed 20: The Knees, Teen Age, Wharm, Brat Curse 8pm
Tatohead's (formerly Hal & Al's) - 614-500-3968
Wed 20: Open Mic Night 7-9pm
Tree Bar - 614-725-0955
Wed 20: Open Mic Wednesday w/ Zach Whitney 8:30pm
Vanderelli Room - 614-403-4689
Wed 20: Phil@Filament with Hassan Abdur-Razzaq 7pm
Walrus - 614-817-1710
Wed 20: Excesss Karaoke 9pm
Weigel Auditorium (OSU) - 614-292-0789
Wed 20: Flute Workshop Solo Night (free)
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Wed 20: Weird Wednesday: The Funky Knuckles, Mistar Anderson ($12, all ages) 8pm
Zeno's Bar - 384 W. 3rd Ave.
Wed 20: Karaoke Wednesday 9:30pm
A&R Music Bar - 614-224-2430
Thu 21: Sloan ($19.50/$23, all ages) 7pm
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Thu 21: ASG, Lo-Pan, Beitthemeans ($14/$16, ages 18+) 8pm
Big Room Bar - 614-449-9612
Thu 21: Victory Lapse, Life & The Universe 9pm
Bluestone - 614-884-4646
Thu 21: Chris Janson ($30/$35) 7pm
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: Ohio Ecology on Tap PM
Thu 21: Shakti Shakedown Dance Party 9pm
Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-268-9377
Thu 21: JNCO (Jazz/Noise Collaborative Orchestra) (free, ages 18+) 9-11pm
Copious/Notes - 614-947-1520
Thu 21: Phil Clark and Paisha Thomas 7pm
Dahlia - 614-224-3002
Thu 21: Chocolate Puma ($15 - $250) 9pm-2am
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Thu 21: Bob Sauls, Jon Coleman, Megan Palmer ($5) 9:30pm-2am
Donatos Basement (OSU) - 614-294-5371
Thu 21: The Obsessives 6pm
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Thu 21: Ace Karaoke 9pm-1am
Garden Theater/Short North Stage - 614-725-4042
Thu 21: Stephen Sondheim's Assassins ($30-35) 8-10:30pm
Hamptons on King/Underground - 614-299-2099
Thu 21: Karaoke Night
Idle-A-While - 614-868-5917
Thu 21: Renegade Duo Smooth Urban Jazz 7pm
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Thu 21: Latin Jazz - Waves De Ache
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: Seth Glier, Mel Parsons ($10, $15 reserved) 9pm
The Nest Theatre - 614-929-5545
Thu 21: Improv Wars 8pm
Newport Music Hall - 614-461-5483
Thu 21: Chromeo, Pomo ($27.50/$30, all ages) 7pm
The Nest Theatre - 614-929-5545
Thu 21: Improv Wars Finals 8pm
Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Thu 21: Excesss Karaoke 9pm-1am
The Point on Main - 614-573-8500
Thu 21: Brad McCloud 6-10pm
Rambling House Soda - 614-468-3415
Thu 21: Josh Heber 6pm
Thu 21: Bluegrass with the Relentless Mules 9:30pm
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Thu 21: F#(K Cancer: The Musical 7:30pm
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Thu 21: Name That Tune Bar Trivia 7pm
Thu 21: Glass Cannon Presents: A Tribute to Scarlet and Gray 9pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Thu 21: Ladies 80's & More: DJs: Chuckstar & Skulldogg ($10, free & pizza 8-10pm, ladies 21+ free, ages 18+) 9pm
Spacebar
Thu 21: Girl Fox (EP release), The Ragoons, Gliders, Riley & Howe 8pm
Studio Two, Riffe Center - 614-469-0939
Thu 21: AVLT & Cleveland Public Theatre: Red Ash Mosaic 8pm
Summit - 614-268-9377
Thu 21: Zombie on Radar, Laser De Rouen, Burniture, Drift Mouth, Fisher Cast ($5) 9-11pm
Tree Bar - 614-725-0955
Thu 21: Comedy Death Spot Open Mic 8pm
Two Truths
Thu 21: Jazz Thursdays with Robert Mason 7-10pm
Walrus - 614-817-1710
Thu 21: Matt Munhall 5-8pm
Thu 21: Thursday Music Series: Andy Shaw Band 8-11pm
Weigel Auditorium (OSU) - 614-292-0789
Thu 21: Flute Workshop Closing Concert (free) 1:30-3pm
Wild Goose Creative - 614-859-9453
Thu 21: Queer Community Mic ($5, $3 students) 8-10pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Thu 21: Wolf Moon Revival (free, all ages) 6pm
Thu 21: Wanyama & The Jauntee ($7, all ages) 8pm
Zeno's Bar - 384 W. 3rd Ave.
Thu 21: Comedy Death Spot Open Mic hosted by Tom Plute 10pm
A&R Music Bar - 614-224-2430
Fri 22: Magic City Hippies ($15, all ages) 8pm
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Fri 22: The Turbos, Tourist Trap, Go Go Buffalo, Mister Moon ($5, ages 21+) 8pm
Bar 145 - 614-564-9198
Fri 22: DJ MDizzle
Basement - 614-224-2430
Fri 22: Motherfolk, Michigander, Shane Piasecki ($10/$12, all ages) :00pm
Big Room Bar - 614-449-9612
Fri 22: Courtney From Work, Rat Motel, Cousin Simple 8pm
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Fri 22: Friday Night Karaoke Part Deux 6pm
Fri 22: Creme de la Femme Comfest Burlesque Afterpary!10pm
Brothers Drake Meadery & Bar - 614-388-8765
Fri 22: ChickenHawk BirdGetters Post Comfest Offensive 10pm
Byrne's Pub - 614-486-4722
Fri 22: The Hamiltons 7pm
Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-268-9377
Fri 22: Orca, Nuclear Moms ($5) 9-11pm
Columbus Athenaeum - 614-222-6338
Fri 22: Too Many Zooz, Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers ($16, all ages) 8pm
Columbus Commons - 614-645-5281
Fri 22: Commons For Kids (free) 10am-1pm
Fri 22: Navigators (free)
Comfest (Goodale Park) - 614-645-3300
Fri 22: Comfest (see http://cringe.com/comfest/ for full schedule) 12n-11pm
PICK: Cringe.com has a handy, mobile-friendly chronological Comfest schedule. Some quick ones that interest me: Scott Gorsuch, New Basics Brass Band, Gold From Grief, Exwahoos, Zoo Trippin', The Damn Thing, Tim Easton and Electrocult Circus.
Copious/Notes - 614-947-1520
Fri 22: Born to Diva ft. Tomi Jones and Kristen Trotter 8:30pm
Dahlia - 614-224-3002
Fri 22: Quintino ($15 - $375) 9:30pm-2:30am
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Fri 22: Tim Easton ($5) 9:30pm-2am
PICK: One time Columbusite Tim Easton brings his folk blues Americana home. He's also at Comfest earlier Friday and Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza on Sunday.
Dirty Dungarees - 614-263-6363
Fri 22: Ipps, Birds, Ouija Boys 7-10pm
PICK: Ipps play noise-infected girl and guy pop with lots of drums.
Donatos/Black Brick Bar (Short North) - 614-421-5100
Fri 22: Jeff Meyers 7-9pm
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Fri 22: The Hardcore Troubadors 9pm-1am
Garden Theater/Short North Stage - 614-725-4042
Fri 22: Stephen Sondheim's Assassins ($30-35) 8-10:30pm
Idle-A-While - 614-868-5917
Fri 22: Hosea State of Mind 8pm
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Fri 22: Ray
Little Rock Bar - 614-824-5602
Fri 22: LRPM (free) 9pm-2am
McCoy Center - 614-469-0939
Fri 22: Opera Project Columbus: Cinderella by Gioachino Rossini 7:30pm
Misfit Manor - 44 E. Patterson Ave.
Fri 22: Basement Family, Bat Zuppel, Stock Photo Family 7:47pm
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Fri 22: The Drowsy Lads ($10, $15 reserved) 10pm
The Nest Theatre - 614-929-5545
Fri 22: ComedySportz 8pm
New Valley Dale Ballroom - 614-873-3344
Fri 22: Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore Backed by the Guilty Ones ($40) 8pm
The Nest Theatre - 614-929-5545
Fri 22: Musical Improv Mixtape 8pm
North City Tavern - 614-846-0796
Fri 22: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies
Rambling House Soda - 614-468-3415
Fri 22: Dave Buker & The Historians, Daniel Dye 9pm
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Fri 22: Marie Miller, John Hollier 7pm
Fri 22: Poolside, Drama 9:30pm
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Fri 22: The Lunchbox 2018 1pm
Fri 22: Down and Dirty 7:30pm
Fri 22: Quiz Box 2018 8pm
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Fri 22: Ethan Samuel Brown, Coal Fired Bicycle, Push Me Pull You 8pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Fri 22: The Floorwalkers, Doc Robinson, Parker Louis (solo) ($10/$12, ages 18+) 9pm
PICK: The Floorwalkers take on pop/soul/blues rock kinda bores me, but some of ya like 'em.
Spacebar
Fri 22: Orbit Dance Party: Rafting, Henry Blaeser 10pm
Studio Two, Riffe Center - 614-469-0939
Fri 22: AVLT & Cleveland Public Theatre: Red Ash Mosaic 8pm
Summit - 614-268-9377
Fri 22: Anthropic, Sewage Grinder, Cult of Frost, Lectularius, Indespise ($5) 8-10pm
Tree Bar - 614-725-0955
Fri 22: 4 Side Presents Battle Of The Clouds A Solitude Studios Production
Trism - 614-369-1450
Fri 22: Cosmic Gate 10pm-2am
University District Gateway
Fri 22: Bison '76 6-9pm
Walrus - 614-817-1710
Fri 22: Chubby Slim and Chumley 9pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Fri 22: Thomas and the Work-Men (EP release) ($5, all ages) 7pm
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Sat 23: Panikfest!: Lisa Bella Donna, Multicult, Messrs, Wheelbarrel & The Eediots ($5/$7, ages 21+) 9pm
Alrosa Villa - 614-885-9125
Sat 23: Dark Meets Light/A Birthday Celebration of Laura Dark & Susie Hefner: Grindhouse, Black Coffee, Rind, Kienemy, Neverdawn, Sanity Remains ($5/$8, all ages) 6pm
Bar 145 - 614-564-9198
Sat 23: DJ Ethan
Basement - 614-224-2430
Sat 23: Parker Millsap, Jillette Johnson ($13/$15, all ages) 7pm
Big Room Bar - 614-449-9612
Sat 23: Action Camp 8pm
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Sat 23: Prince "Purple Rain" Tribute 9:30pm
Brothers Drake Meadery & Bar - 614-388-8765
Sat 23: Comfest After Party Day 10pm
Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-268-9377
Sat 23: Excesss Karaoke (free) 10pm-12m
Columbus Commons - 614-645-5281
Sat 23: Picnic with the Pops: Rick Springfield and the Columbus Symphony Orchestra 8pm
Comfest (Goodale Park) - 614-645-3300
Sat 23: Comfest (see http://cringe.com/comfest/ for full schedule) 9am-10pm
PICK: Cringe.com has a handy, mobile-friendly chronological Comfest schedule. Some quick ones that interest me: Bridesmaid, Molly Winters, Eric Ahlteen, Michael J. Swift, Brujas Del Sol, Willie Phoenix And The Soul Underground, Doctah X, Bloodthirsty Virgins, Jim Maneri's Flypaper, and Megan Palmer.
Copious/Notes - 614-947-1520
Sat 23: Miles Davis Tribute ft. Trumpeter Mike Wade 8pm
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Sat 23: The Deeptones ($5) 9:30pm-2am
Donatos Basement (OSU) - 614-294-5371
Sat 23: Mutilatred, Atomic Witch, Livid, Plague Weilder, Domnitor 8pm
Donatos/Black Brick Bar (Short North) - 614-421-5100
Sat 23: Billy Zenn 7-9pm
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Sat 23: C-bus Express 9:30pm-1:30am
Garden Theater/Short North Stage - 614-725-4042
Sat 23: Stephen Sondheim's Assassins ($30-35) 3-5:30pm, 8-10:30pm
Idle-A-While - 614-868-5917
Sat 23: The L.A. Band 9pm-1am
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Sat 23: I.M.A.S Improv Festival
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Sat 23: Blue Cats ($10) 10pm
The Nest Theatre - 614-929-5545
Sat 23: Musical Improv Playlist 8pm
Nationwide Arena - 614-431-3600
Sat 23: Sam Smith 8pm
The Nest Theatre - 614-929-5545
Sat 23: ComedySportz 8pm
Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Sat 23: Terrapin Moon 10pm
The Point on Main - 614-573-8500
Sat 23: The Jack 6-10pm
Rambling House Soda - 614-468-3415
Sat 23: The Devil Doves, Matt Monta 9pm
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Sat 23: The Blasters, Clownvis Presley 9pm
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Sat 23: Down and Dirty 7:30pm, 10:30pm
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Sat 23: The Cartographers, Gliders, The Fifth House 8pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Sat 23: LeBoom! ComFest After Party: Black Asteroid, Roevy, Ghost Gardens, Egotronic, VJ Vendetta (tiered tickets, ages 18+) 8pm
PICK: roeVy's masked & red-eye-lighted performers usually throw a packed sauna of full-tilt techno music and light show rave. (I think dubstep is a misnomer so I avoid using it.)
Spacebar
Sat 23: Digisaurus, The Raquels, Captain Kidd 9pm
PICK: Digisaurus is an often dance-y/trip pop Gorillaz-like band with connections to the Regrettes and Blastronauts.
Studio Two, Riffe Center - 614-469-0939
Sat 23: AVLT & Cleveland Public Theatre: Red Ash Mosaic 8pm
Summit - 614-268-9377
Sat 23: Hybrid Moments 80s Post Punk Dance Party ($2, ages 21+) 10pm-12m
Tatohead's (formerly Hal & Al's) - 614-500-3968
Sat 23: Karaoke 9:30pm
Tree Bar - 614-725-0955
Sat 23: Thadeus Gonzalez
Two Truths
Sat 23: Hypnotize!: Dancehall, Reggae, and Hip Hop with Jay Swifa 10pm
University District Gateway
Sat 23: RedHotBux 6-7:30pm, Orion and the Constellations 7:30-9pm
Walrus - 614-817-1710
Sat 23: The Fair Weathered 10pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Sat 23: The Spikedrivers ($10, all ages) 9pm
PICK: Most know Jesse Henry from the Spikedrivers or the Royal Tycoons.
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Sun 24: Lady Parts Justice League: Hosted by The Daily Show co-creator Lizz Winstead ($15/$20, all ages) 6pm
Sun 24: Excesss Karaoke (free, ages 21+) 10pm-Close
Basement - 614-224-2430
Sun 24: Forever In Your Mind: The Euphoric Experience, Dana Vaughns ($25/$28/$100, all ages) 6pm
Big Room Bar - 614-449-9612
Sun 24: Anarbor, Alvarez Kings 7pm
Brothers Drake Meadery & Bar - 614-388-8765
Sun 24: MojoFlo's Comfest Afterparty 8pm
Buckeye Bourbon House - 614-456-2020
Sun 24: Sunday Night Trivia
Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-268-9377
Sun 24: Paper Thin ($5) 9-11pm
Comfest (Goodale Park) - 614-645-3300
Sun 24: Comfest (see http://cringe.com/comfest/ for full schedule) 9:30am-8pm
PICK: Cringe.com has a handy, mobile-friendly chronological Comfest schedule. Some quick ones that interest me: The Black Antler, The Jazzpoetry Ensemble and Souther.
Copious/Notes - 614-947-1520
Sun 24: Bobby Floyd Showcase ft. Guitarist Colin Lazarski 6pm
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Sun 24: Wally Mitchel (free) 8-11pm
Donatos/Black Brick Bar (Short North) - 614-421-5100
Sun 24: Karaoke Night with Crazy Bob 9pm-1am
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Sun 24: DJ Ace Karaoke 9pm-1am
Garden Theater/Short North Stage - 614-725-4042
Sun 24: Stephen Sondheim's Assassins ($30-35) 3-5:30pm
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Sun 24: Aurora Birch, Barry Johnson
King Avenue Five - 614-297-8060
Sun 24: 3 Queen Drag Brunch: Vivian Von Brokenhymen, Jenna Jive, Penny Tration 10:30am
Little Rock Bar - 614-824-5602
Sun 24: Mixtape (free) 6-11pm
McCoy Center - 614-469-0939
Sun 24: Opera Project Columbus: Cinderella by Gioachino Rossini 3pm
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Sun 24: Tim Easton ComFest After Party Show ($12, $15 reserved) 8pm
PICK: One time Columbusite Tim Easton brings his folk blues Americana home. He's also at Comfest & Dick's Den Friday.
Newport Music Hall - 614-461-5483
Sun 24: Sir Sly, In The Valley Below ($20, all ages) 7pm
The Point on Main - 614-573-8500
Sun 24: Willie Nelson Mandela Jr. 5-9pm
Rambling House Soda - 614-468-3415
Sun 24: Old Time Jam 7:30pm
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Sun 24: Echo Heart
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Sun 24: Hoodoo Soul Band 10pm
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Sun 24: Which One's Pink 2pm, 7pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Sun 24: The Flex Crew ($10, ages 21+) 10pm
Spacebar
Sun 24: Lord Whorfin, Reverend, Reflex Machine 9pm
Third & Hollywood - 614-488-0303
Sun 24: Erik Augis, Woodson, Tsamous 11:30am