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NOTICE TO MUSICIANS AND BANDS!! Get the word out to your fans and the rest of the blues world about where you’re playing. The calendar page is a free service to blues musicians and bands. Send e-mail to Gigs@KBSBlues.org with your schedule to publish on this site and in our newsletter Blues News.
Blues News * The KBS Newsletter
For booking information please contact the venues directly, KBS does not participate in booking for the clubs.

** News Flash **

Special UpComing Events Include (Details in the Calendar Below):

May 17 Bar-B-Q Pitt Festival w/ Blues Tent

Pitt Academy

May 17 Jeffersontown Blues Festival

Jeffersontown Blues Festival

May 31 Elk Creek Blues Festival

Elk Creek Vineyards

May 31 KBS House Party @ O'Sheas Irish Pub

KBS LogoO'Shea's irish pub


Please note that some events require a cover charge at the door and/or reserved seating. Always call the venue to confirm dates and admission. Although we make every effort to ensure correct and accurate content, KBS Blues is not responsible for any errors or omissions.
For addresses of local clubs see the Venues Page.

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Local Club Calendar

Blues Jams: Mon - Stevie Ray's Open Mic * 9:00pm
Tue - Stevie Ray's Blues/Jazz Jam * 9:00pm
Wed - O'Neils Irish Pub (Lexington) * 7:00-11:00pm
Wed - Dugout * 9:30pm
Thu - Longshot Tavern * 9:30pm
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          Always call to check before you go
Sun-Air Devil's Inn * 8:00pm
Sun-Blues-n-Jazz Jam * Bearno's Pizza * 8:00pm
Sun / Wed- Vito's Place * 6:00pm
Tue-Stevie Ray’s * 9:00pm
Thu-Frankfort Ave Pub
Wed - Lisa's Oak St Lounge * 9:30pm
Wed - Lynagh's Irish Pub (Lexington) - 9:00pm
Wed-Wick's Pizza - Dixie Hwy * 8:00pm
Wed-Zena’s Café * 9:00pm
Apr Sun 27 Al's Bar (Lexington KY) Blues Jam 4:30 $3
    Cherokee Triangle Park King Sonic 1:00 – 3:00
    Chow Wagon Jimmy Davis Band
    Fender's Den of Sin Pure Gravel Blues Band 4:00 - 6:00
    General Butler State Park (Carrollton KY) Cash 4 Culture Benefit with Tim Krekel, Tyrone Cotton, Juggernaut Jug Band and more 2 pm $10
    Goose Creek Diner Big Poppa Stampley 11:00 am
    Lisa's Oak Street Lounge Kings of Love 7:00 – 10:00
    Tink's Pub Robbie Bartlett
Mon 28 Chow Wagon Robbie Bartlett 11:30 am - 2:30 pm
    Stevie Ray’s Li'l Ed and the Blues Imperials 7:30 $12
Tue 29 Jennica's Hambone 9:00
    Lisa's Oak Street Lounge The Muji Fuji 8:30 - 12:30 $2
    Stevie Ray's Blues Jam 9:00
    Wick's Pizza (Dixie Hwy) Justin Lewis 8:00
Wed 30 Electric Lady (Madison IN) Jimmy Davis 9:00 - 1:00
    Hero's NY Pizza Big Poppa Stampley 6:00
    O'Neill's Irish Pub (Lexington KY) Blues Jam 7:00 - 11:00
May Thu 1 Jeff Ruby's Robbie Bartlett 9:30 - 1:00
    Karem's Pub & Grill Louisville Blues 7:00 – 11:00
    Longshot Tavern Blues Jam 9:30
    Phoenix Hill Robby Cox 10:00 – 11:00
    Seidenfadens Café Dirty Church Revival / Ladybirds 11:00 $5
    Stevie Ray’s The Predators 9:00 $5
    The Swamp Boogie Men 7:00
      Woodford Reserve Bar ( Louisville Intl Airport) MR2 Blue 8:00 – 11:00
    Zena’s Café Mississippi Adam Riggle 10:30
Fri 2 Blue River Cafe (Milltown IN) Hambone 8:00
    Dragon B&G (Frankfort KY) Robby Cox 9:00
    Expo Five Mr. Wonderful Production Band 8:00
    Holiday Inn East Bella Blue Band 8:00 - 12:00
    Jeff Ruby's P.C. and the Final Verdict Band 9:30 - 1:30
    Jim Porter's Nasty Habits Blues Band 9:00 - 2:00 $5
    River Bend Winery Sheryl Rouse 9:00 $15
    Smyrna Inn Pure Gravel Blues Band 9:30 – 1:30
    Stevie Ray’s King Bees 7:30 / Hellfish 10:30
    St. Francis of Assisi Tim Krekel & TKO / Tyrone Cotton
    The Lounge The Lounge Band 9:30 - 1:00
    Wick's Pizza (Goose Creek) Big Poppa Stampley 9:00
    Zena’s Café Lamont Gillispie & 100 Proof Blues 10:00 $5
May Sat 3 Derby Day  
    Holiday Inn East Bella Blue Band 8:00 - 12:00
    Jeff Ruby's P.C. and the Final Verdict Band 9:30 - 1:30
    Jim Porter's Nasty Habits Blues Band 9:00 - 2:00 $5
    O'Shea's Irish Pub Yard Dogs 10:30 – 2:00
    Phoenix Hill King Sonic 7:30 – 11:30
    Stevie Ray’s King Bees 7:30 / Hellfish 10:30
    The Lounge The Lounge Band 9:30 - 1:00
    Yard Dogs 2nd Annual Derby Bash Yard Dogs 2:00 – 9:00 296-6643 for info
    Zena’s Café Lamont Gillispie & 100 Proof Blues 10:00 $5
Sun 4 Al's Bar (Lexington KY) Blues Jam 4:30 $3
    Captain's Quarters Stella-Vees
    Lisa's Oak Street Lounge Kings of Love 7:00 - 10:00
    My Old Kentucky Home (Bardstown KY) Big Black Cadillac 1:00
Mon 5 Mugel's (Frankfort KY) Robby Cox 7:00
    Stevie Ray’s Open Mike Night 9:00
Tue 6 Lisa's Oak Street Lounge The Muji Fuji 8:30 - 12:30 $2
    Wick's Pizza (Dixie Hwy) Hambone 8:00
    Stevie Ray's Blues Jam 9:00
Wed 7 Electric Lady (Madison IN) Jimmy Davis 9:00 - 1:00
    O'Neill's Irish Pub (Lexington KY) Blues Jam 7:00 - 11:00
Thu 8 Gerstle's Tanita Gaines 8:00
    Longshot Tavern Blues Jam 9:30
    Stevie Ray's Clay Street Blues All Stars 9:00 $5
    Texas Roadhouse - Dixie Hwy Pure Gravel Band 6:30-9:00
    Zena’s Café Mississippi Adam Riggle 10:30
Fri 9 Captain's Quarters Da Mudcats
    Intl Bar-B-Q Fest (Owensboro KY) www.bbqfest.com
    Gerstle's Roper Crust 10:00
    Jeff Ruby's Robbie Bartlett 9:30 - 1:00
    Jim Porter's Bella Blue Band / Boogie Men 9:00 - 2:00 $5
    Phoenix Hill King Sonic 9:00
    Slugger Field Hambone 5:30
    Stevie Ray’s Sue O'Neil & Blue Seville 7:30 / Marilyn Kington 10:30 $5
    Syl's Lounge Moonlighters 9:00
    The Lounge The Lounge Band 9:30 - 1:00
    Three Putt Willie's (Elizabethtown KY) Big Black Cadillac 9:00
    Zena’s Café Don Harris R&B Band 10:30 $5
Sat 10 Air Devils Inn Roper Crust 10:00
    Captain's Quarters Pure Gravel Blues Band 7:00 – 11:00
    Chatter's Yard Dogs 7:00 - 11:00
    Intl Bar-B-Q Fest (Owensboro KY) www.bbqfest.com
    Jeff Ruby's Robbie Bartlett 9:30 - 1:00
    Jim Porter's Bella Blue Band / Boogie Men 9:00 - 2:00 $5
    Lisa's Oak Street Lounge Hambone 10:00
    Phoenix Hill King Sonic 9:00
    Stevie Ray’s Sue O'Neil & Blue Seville 7:30 / Stella-Vees 10:30 $5
    The Lounge The Lounge Band 9:30 - 1:00
    Three Putt Willie's (Elizabethtown KY) Big Black Cadillac 9:00
    Zena’s Café Clay Street Blues All Stars 10:30 $5
Sun 11 Al's Bar (Lexington KY) Blues Jam 4:30 $3
    Lisa's Oak Street Lounge Kings of Love 7:00 – 10:00
Mon 12 Stevie Ray’s Open Mike Night 9:00
Tue 13 Lisa's Oak Street Lounge The Muji Fuji 8:30 - 12:30 $2
    Natasha's Bistro (Lexington KY) Dan Sanchez and the Kings of Pleasure 8:00
    Stevie Ray's Blues Jam 9:00
Wed 14 Captain's Quarters Robby Cox 6:00
    Electric Lady (Madison IN) Jimmy Davis 9:00 - 1:00
    O'Neill's Irish Pub (Lexington KY) Blues Jam 7:00 - 11:00
    Stevie Ray's Honey Roy 9:00 $5
Thu 15 Longshot Tavern Blues Jam 9:30
    Stevie Ray's Kilborn Alley Blues Band 9:00 $5 / $2 for KBS members with a canned good
    Zena’s Café Mississippi Adam Riggle 10:30
Fri 16 Louisville Pizza Co. Blues Bash Bands TBA 6:00 – 11:00
    Jim Porter's Clay Street Blues All Stars 9:00 - 2:00 $5
    Stevie Ray’s Stella-Vees 7:30 /Frank Bang's Secret Stash 10:30 $5
    Syl's Lounge Rick DeBow Quartet 9:00
    The Lounge The Lounge Band 9:30 - 1:00
    Zena’s Café Don Harris R&B Band 10:30 $5
    Chubby Ray's Original Louisville Pizza Company
3910 Ruckriegel Parkway
Blues Bash - Part of the Jeffersontown Blues Festival to benefit the WHAS Crusade for Children - Admission is $5.00

Bands TBA

Sat 17 Air Devils Inn El Roostars 10:00
    Bearno's Pizza (Floyd Knobs IN) Bella Blue Band 10:00 – 2:00
    Jeff Ruby's P.C. and the Final Verdict Band 9:30 - 1:30
    Jim Porter's Clay Street Blues All Stars 9:00 - 2:00 $5
    Longshot Tavern Roper Crust 10:00
Sat 17 Bar-B-Q Pitt Festival
Pitt Academy
6010 Preston Academy @ Guardian Angels Church
Bar-B-Q Benefit 4:00 – Midnight $5
Dinner served from 4:00-10:00
Blues Music Tent:
     Here for the Party (Lexington)
     Louisville Blues Band
     Longshot All-Stars w/
          Harmonica Red, John Burgard, Mike Lynch and Andy Brown
     Closes out with a Pro Jam with area musicians

http://www.pitt.com/

    Stevie Ray’s TBA 7:30 /Frank Bang's Secret Stash 10:30 $5
    The Lounge The Lounge Band 9:30 - 1:00
Sat 17 Veteran's Memorial Park
10707 Taylorsville Road

Jeffersontown-Crusade Blues Festival Noon – 8:00
Benefits WHAS Crusade for Children

12:05 p.m. The Jim Masterson Band
1:20 p.m. da Mudcats
2:35 p.m. The Pure Gravel Blues Band
3:50 p.m. Revaneu
5:00 p.m. Sue O'Neil and Blue Seville
6:15 p.m. Velveeta Jones
7:30 p.m. The Stella-Vees

http://www.jtownbluesfest.org/

    Zena’s Café TBA
Sun 18 Al's Bar (Lexington KY) Blues Jam 4:30 $3
    Lisa's Oak Street Lounge Kings of Love 7:00 – 10:00
    Stevie Ray's Tab Benoit 7:30 $20
Mon 19 Stevie Ray’s Open Mike Night 9:00
Tue 20 Around the Korner
(Lexington KY)
G. Busy Blues Revue
    Lisa's Oak Street Lounge The Muji Fuji 8:30 - 12:30 $2
    Stevie Ray's Blues Jam 9:00
Wed 21 Electric Lady (Madison IN) Jimmy Davis 9:00 - 1:00
    Headliners North Mississippi All Stars 9:00 $15
    O'Neill's Irish Pub (Lexington KY) Blues Jam 7:00 - 11:00
Thu 22 Gerstle's Tanita Gaines 8:00
    Longshot Tavern Blues Jam 9:30
    Stevie Ray's Leisure Thieves 9:00 $5
    Zena’s Café Mississippi Adam Riggle 10:30
Fri 23 Al's Bar (Lexington KY) Stella-Vees
    Joey G's (Madison IN) Greg Foresman Band 9:30 – 1:30 $5
    O'Shea's Irish Pub Yard Dogs 11:00
    Sammy O's (Floyd Knobs IN) Pure Gravel Blues Band 9:00 – 1:00
    Stevie Ray’s Big Black Cadillac 7:30 / Voodoo Lounge 10:30 $5
    Syl's Lounge Mr. Wonderful Production Band 9:30
    The Lounge The Lounge Band 9:30 - 1:00
    Zena’s Café Don Harris R&B Band 10:30 $5
Sat 24 Applebee's (New Albany IN) Pure Gravel Blues Band 9:00 – 12:00
    Headliners Tim Krekel & TKO
    Gerstle's Roper Crust 10:00
    Joey G's (Madison IN) Greg Foresman Band 9:30 – 1:30 $5
    Kingfish (River Rd) Clay Street Blues All Stars 7:00
    Monkey Wrench King Sonic 9:00 $5
    R Place Pub Yard Dogs 8:00
    Side Street Grill Justin Lewis 8:00
    Stevie Ray’s Big Black Cadillac 7:30 / Voodoo Lounge 10:30 $5
    The Lounge The Lounge Band 9:30 - 1:00
    Zena’s Café TBA
Sun 25 Al's Bar (Lexington KY) Blues Jam 4:30 $3
    Cherokee Triangle Park Lamont Gillispie & 100 Proof Blues
    O'Shea's Irish Pub Robbie Bartlett 9:30 – 1:00
    Phoenix Hill King Sonic 3:30
    Lisa's Oak Street Lounge Kings of Love 7:00 – 10:00
Mon 26 Stevie Ray’s Open Mike Night 9:00
    Wick's Pizza (Dixie Hwy) Justin Lewis 8:00
Tue 27 Air Devils Inn Robbie Bartlett / Bernie Lubbers
    Lisa's Oak Street Lounge The Muji Fuji 8:30 - 12:30 $2
    Stevie Ray's Blues Jam 9:00
Wed 28 Electric Lady (Madison IN) Jimmy Davis 9:00 - 1:00
    O'Neill's Irish Pub (Lexington KY) Blues Jam 7:00 - 11:00
Thu 29 Captain's Quarters Robby Cox 6:00