Joey Bada$$ and Flatbush Zombies come to Riverbend’s PNC Pavilion this SaturdayPhoto: The Come Up Show (CC by 2.5)
THURSDAY 15
ARNOLD’S BAR AND GRILL – Philip Paul Trio. 7:30 p.m. Jazz. Free.
BLIND LEMON – Billy Otten. 8 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
CAFFÈ VIVACE – Mandy Gaines Trio. 8 p.m. Jazz. Cover.
COMMON ROOTS – Open Mic. 8 p.m. Various. Free.
*FOUNTAIN SQUARE – Salsa on the Square with La Formula with Atrevidos. 7 p.m. Latin/Salsa/Dance. Free.
*THE GREENWICH – On a Limb. 8:30 p.m. Jazz
HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT – Nick Fryer Trio. 6 p.m. Jazz. Free.
KNOTTY PINE – Mitch Greve. 9 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
LYDIA’S ON LUDLOW – Open Mic. 6 p.m. Various. Free.
*THE MAD FROG – Chops N’ Chops featuring Sythyst. 9 p.m. DJ/EDM. $5.
MOERLEIN LAGER HOUSE – Rockin’ the Roebling with DV8. 6 p.m. Rock. Free (at Schmidlapp Event Lawn).
MOTR PUB – Gully Boys with Gender Confetti. 10 p.m. Indie Pop. Free.
NEWPORT ON THE LEVEE – Summer Music on the Levee with Endless Summer Band. 7 p.m. Rock/Pop. Free.
*NORTHSIDE TAVERN – Chuckie Campbell with Trademark Aaron and Devin Burgess. 9 p.m. Hip Hop. Free.
*RIVERBEND MUSIC CENTER – Iron Maiden with The Raven Age. 7:30 p.m. Metal. $35-$99.50.
*SEASONGOOD PAVILION – It’s Commonly Jazz with Cincinnati Contemporary Jazz Orchestra. 6 p.m. Jazz. Free.
SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (LOUNGE) – Hillbilly Casino. 8 p.m. Rockabilly/Honky Tonk. Free.
*SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (REVIVAL ROOM) – Madison Violet. 8 p.m. Americana. $12, $15 day of show.
STANLEY’S PUB – Extansion and Tub. 10 p.m. Jam/Funk. Cover.
THOMPSON HOUSE – Justin Duenne, My Brother’s Keeper and Darity. 7 p.m. Rock. Cover.
URBAN ARTIFACT – Dukes and the Package with Stratoscope. 9 p.m. Alt/Indie/Pop/Rock.
VALLEY VINEYARDS – Lyn Payne Holland & Merry Herbert Duo. 6 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
*WASHINGTON PARK – Roots Revival with Honey & Houston. 7 p.m. Roots/Country/Various. Free.
*WOODWARD THEATER – Robbie Fulks with Maria Carrelli. 8 p.m. Roots. $15, $18 day of show.
FRIDAY 16
BB&T ARENA – Toby Keith. 7:30 p.m. Country. $29.50-$109.
CAFFÈ VIVACE – Arnold Culbreath Trio. 8:30 p.m. Jazz. Cover.
*THE COMET – Phoul Phill Andt Guill with Mr. Clit and the Pink Cigarettes and Slugsalt. 8 p.m. Rock/Various. Free.
FRETBOARD BREWING COMPANY – Over The Top Festival with The Fritz. 6 p.m. Rock/Various. Free.
THE GREENWICH – The Spear Shakers. 9 p.m. Blues/Rock. $10.
HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT – Ricky Nye, Inc. 9 p.m. Blues/Boogie Woogie. Free.
JAG’S STEAK AND SEAFOOD – The Good Hooks Band. 9:30 p.m. Rock/Dance/Various. Cover.
JIM AND JACK’S ON THE RIVER – Deuces Wild. 9 p.m. Country. Free.
KNOTTY PINE – Joey Said No. 10 p.m. Rock. Cover.
MANSION HILL TAVERN – Soul Pushers. 9 p.m. Blues. Cover.
MOTR PUB – Dehd with CJ Run and Dinge. 10 p.m. Indie Rock. Free.
MT. HEALTHY CITY PARK – New Brew. 7:30 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
NORTHSIDE TAVERN – Colors in Mind, Northbound and Starless. 10 p.m. Rock. Free.
NORTHSIDE YACHT CLUB – Vatican with Typecaste, Life’s Question, Transgression, Overstep and Bather. 8 p.m. Metal. $10, $15 day of show.
PLAIN FOLK CAFE – Russell Up Some Grub String Band. 7:30 p.m. Bluegrass. Free.
PNC PAVILION AT RIVERBEND – Skillet and Sevendust with Pop Evil and Devour The Day. 6:45 p.m. Hard Rock. $23.50-$42.50.
RADISSON CINCINNATI RIVERFRONT – Basic Truth. 8 p.m. Funk/R&B/Soul. Free.
THE REDMOOR – Soul Pocket. 9 p.m. R&B. $10.
RICK’S TAVERN – HiFi Honey. 9:30 p.m. Pop/Country/Rock/Dance. $5.
*RIVERSEDGE – Whimmydiddle Country Music Festival with Del McCoury Band, Billy Strings, Sarah Shook & The Disarmers and Arlo McKinley & The Lonesome Sound. 5:30 p.m. Americana/Country/Bluesgrass/Various. $25-$40.
*SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (LOUNGE) – Honey Combs and Combo Slice, MayaLou And A Uke and Anna Applegate. 9:30 p.m. Acoustic/Pop/Roots/Various. Free.
SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (REVIVAL ROOM) – James Carothers. 9 p.m. Country. $10, $12 day of show.
*SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (SANCTUARY) – John Paul White. 8 p.m. Folk/Roots. $20, $25 day of show.
STANLEY’S PUB – Suede Jackets. 10 p.m. Rock. Cover.
THOMPSON HOUSE – Kelby, Adam Sightler, Breanna Renee and The Holy Trinity. 8 p.m. Hip Hop/Alt. Cover.
TOP CATS – Tyler Jarvis, Matt Waters and Zack Lemons. 9 p.m. Singer/Songwriter. $8.
*URBAN ARTIFACT – Aziza Love with After Ours and AC the Entity. 9 p.m. Hip Hop/Jazz/Various. $5.
*WASHINGTON PARK – Friday Flow with Lil G from Silk. 7 p.m. R&B. Free.
Australian AltRock band Castlecomer plays Saturday at Madison LivePhoto: Anna Webber
SATURDAY 17
ARNOLD’S BAR AND GRILL – Modern Groove Jazz Band. 8 p.m. Jazz. Free.
BLIND LEMON – Warren Ulgh. 9 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
BLUE NOTE HARRISON – Moonshine Bandits. 7 p.m. Country Rap. $17, $20 day of show.
*CAFFÈ VIVACE – Kathy Wade with Dan Karlsberg Trio. 8:30 p.m. Jazz. Cover.
*THE COMET – Fycus, SPISH and Brooklyn Rae. 10 p.m. Indie/Rock/Various. Free.
*FRETBOARD BREWING COMPANY – Over the Top Fest with Subterranean, The Spookfloaters and Kung Fu. 6 p.m. Rock/Various. Free.
*THE GREENWICH – Mike Wade’s Nasty Nati Brass Band. 9 p.m. Brass/Jazz/Various. $10.
HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT – Dixie Karas Quartet. 9 p.m. Jazz. Free.
JAG’S STEAK AND SEAFOOD – 3 Piece Revival. 9:30 p.m. Rock. Cover.
JIM AND JACK’S ON THE RIVER – Project Doyle. 9 p.m. Rock/Pop. Free.
KNOTTY PINE – Final Order. 10 p.m. Rock. Cover.
LYDIA’S ON LUDLOW – Paul Lake. 7 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
THE MAD FROG – Wooli. 9 p.m. Bass. $25.
*MADISON LIVE – Castlecomer. 9 p.m. AltRock. $10, $12 day of show.
MANSION HILL TAVERN – Swamp Bees. 9 p.m. Blues. Cover.
*MOTR PUB – AP Counterfeit (album release show) with Sons of Silverton. 10 p.m. Hip Hop. Free.
NORTHSIDE TAVERN – Ampfibians with They Never Came Back. 9 p.m. Surf Rock. Free.
PADRINO – Chris Comer Trio. 8 p.m. Jazz. Free.
PLAIN FOLK CAFE – P’s In A Pod. 7:30 p.m. Bluegrass. Free.
*PNC PAVILION AT RIVERBEND – Joey Bada$$ and Flatbush Zombies with The Underachievers, Kirk Knight, Nyck Caution, Powers Pleasant and CJ Fly. 7 p.m. Hip Hop. $23.50-$56.
RICK’S TAVERN – Top This Band. 10 p.m. R&B/Dance/Various. Cover.
*RIVERSEDGE – Whimmydiddle Country Music Festival with Shooter Jennings, JD McPherson, The Steel Woods, Brandon Taz Niederauer and Jaime Wyatt. 4:30 p.m. Country/Americana/Various. $25-$40.
SCHWARTZ’S POINT – Mandy Gaines Trio. 8:30 p.m. Jazz. Cover.
SILVERTON CAFE – Basic Truth. 9 p.m. R&B/Funk/Soul. Free.
SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (REVIVAL ROOM) – Cincinnati Noir. 10 p.m. Dance/DJ/Alt/Various. $5.
SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (SANCTUARY) – Mike Zito, Johnny Fink and the Intrusion and In Layman Terms. 7 p.m. Blues/Rock. $20, $25 day of show.
STANLEY’S PUB – Unofficial: Shane Smith & Michael Chandler. 10 p.m. Country. Cover.
THOMPSON HOUSE – Alone I Walk, Campus Rex, Matt Mantis and Far From Fiction. 9 p.m. Emo/Pop/Rock. Cover.
SUNDAY 18
HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT – Rob Allgeyer. 10:30 a.m. Jazz. Free.
LATITUDES BAR & BISTRO – BlueBirds. 8 p.m. Rock/R&B. Free.
LYDIA’S ON LUDLOW – Ron Enyard Jazz Quartet. 11 a.m. Jazz. Free.
*MOTR PUB – Vibe One with A.C. the Entity and MC Till. 8 p.m. Hip Hop. Free.
*NORTHSIDE TAVERN – Lo, the Loyal Conscripts, Of Two Minds and In the Pines. 8 p.m. Indie Rock. Free.
*NORTHSIDE YACHT CLUB – The Last Ten Seconds of Life with No Zodiac, Kaonashi and VCTMS. 7 p.m. Metal. $15, $18 day of show.
*RIVERBEND MUSIC CENTER – KoRn and Alice In Chains with Underoath and FEVER 333. 6 p.m. Hard Rock. $29.50-$125.
*SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (REVIVAL ROOM) – JD Simo with The Exit Strategy. 8 p.m. Psych/Blues/Rock. $15, $18 day of show.
TOP CATS – The Hip Abduction. 9 p.m. World/Pop. $10.
URBAN ARTIFACT – Jeb Bush Orchestra and Spherical Agenda. 8:30 p.m. Jazz/Funk/Fusion. Free.
WESTSIDE VENUE – Blues Jam with Jimmy D. Rodgers and Lil Al Thomas. 7 p.m. Blues. Free.
WIEDEMANN BREWERY AND TAPROOM – Ricky Nye. 7 p.m. Blues/Boogie Woogie. Free.
MONDAY 19
HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT – Peter Gemus Trio. 6 p.m. Jazz. Free.
MCCAULY’S PUB – Open Jam with Sonny Moorman. 7 p.m. Blues/Various. Free.
*MEMORIAL HALL – Jazz at the Memo presents Stevie Wonder Reimagined with the Phil DeGreg Trio and Brad Myers. 7 p.m. Jazz. $8.
MOTR PUB – Street Limes. 9 p.m. Rock. Free.
*TAFT THEATRE – Melissa Etheridge. 7:30 p.m. Rock. $29.50-$58.50.
THOMPSON HOUSE – Old Fox, ForestFox and Sovereign Being. 8 p.m. Alternative. Cover.
TUESDAY 20
ARNOLD’S BAR AND GRILL – Cheryl Renee. 7 p.m. Blues. Free.
BLIND LEMON – Nick Tuttle. 8:30 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
BREWRIVER CREOLE KITCHEN – The Twirlers. 7 p.m. R&B/Classic Pop/Standards. Free.
CAFFÈ VIVACE – Mandy Gaines and Brad Myers. 7:30 p.m. Jazz
HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT – George Cunningham Trio. 6 p.m. Jazz. Free.
*THE MOCKBEE – Hieroglyphics 3rd Eye Vision 20th Anniversary Tour. featuring Souls of Mischief, Del the Funky Homosapean, Casual, Pep Love and Domino. 10 p.m. Hip Hop. $25, $30 day of show.
STANLEY’S PUB – Trashgrass Troubadours with The Goldberrys. 8 p.m. Bluegrass. Cover.
THOMPSON HOUSE – Joint Operation, The Reckoneers, Mr. Scientist and Jamwave. 7 p.m. Rock/Funk/Various. Cover.
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