Concerts

LIQUID SOUL WITH PHAMMILLY IMPULZE -- Funk/Hip Hop. 8 p.m. Friday. Bogart's, 2621 Vine St., Corryville. $10. 513-562-4949.

LUCIANO, JUNIOR KELLY, MIKEY GENERAL, DEAN FRAZIER AND FIREHOUSE CREW -- Another fantastic Reggae bill brought to town by KMB Productions. This package tour is an offshoot of Luciano's recent album, A New Day, which featured a host of classic artsts on backing, including saxophonist Frazier and studio vets the Firehouse crew. 8 p.m. Friday. Annie's, 4343 Kellogg Ave., Columbia Tusculum. $18/$20 day of show. 513-562-4949.

PAUL CEBAR AND THE MILWAUKEANS -- Funk/R&B (see Gig of the Week). 9 p.m. Friday. Southgate House, 24 E. Third St., Newport. $10/$12 day of show. 513-779-9462.

JIMMY MARTIN AND THE SUNNY MOUNTAIN BOYS -- Bluegrass. 8 p.m. Saturday. Southgate House, 24 E. Third St., Newport. $15/$18 day of show. 513-779-9462.

SKRAPE -- Rock. 8 p.m. Saturday. Bogart's, 2621 Vine St., Corryville. $4.97. 513-562-4949.

ERIC JOHNSON AND DEREK TRUCKS -- Rock. 8 p.m. Wednesday. Bogart's, 2621 Vine St., Corryville. $16.50/$18.50 day of show. 513-562-4949.

Varied Venues

ASHLEY MARTIN GROUP -- Rock/Blues/Fusion. 9 p.m. Thursday. The Brew House, 1047 E. McMillan, Walnut Hills. 513-961-9058.

MO BETA BLUES BAND -- Light Rock. 7 p.m. Thursday. Baz'l's Bar and Grille, 5723 Signal Hill Court, Milford. 513-248-1996.

NICK FRYER TRIO -- Jazz. 6 p.m. Thursday and Wednesday. Pane E Vino, 1714 Erie Ave., Hyde Park. 513-321-7100.

SAMSARA MUSIC COMPANY -- Jazz/Groove/Rock. 10 p.m. Thursday. Sunflower Coffee Shop, 2999 W. McMicken St., University Heights. 513-861-5524.

AMERICAN GRAFFITI -- Oldies. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Argosy Casino, 777 Argosy Pkwy., Lawrenceburg, Ind. 888-ARGOSY-7.

belinda scroggins -- Acoustic. Rock. 7 p.m. Crazy Ladies Bookstore, 4039 Hamilton Ave., Northside. 513-541-4198.

LARRY KINLEY, KENNY POOLE, LOU LAUSCHE AND MIKE MELOY -- Jazz. Friday. 8:30 p.m. Prime & Wine, 7800 Montgomery Road, Kenwood. 513-936-9463.

MARI OPATZ-MUNI, ERIN BALDWIN, JOHNATHAN BALDWIN AND BRAD CALDWELL -- Musical theater recital. 7 p.m. Friday. St. John United Church of Christ, 520 Fairfield Ave., Bellevue, Kentucky. 859-261-2066.

MARY ELLEN TANNER AND THE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA AND JAZZ ENSEMBLE -- Jazz. 8 p.m. Friday. Corbett Auditorium, University of Cincinnati (CCM), Clifton. 513-556-4183.

NEVADA WILKENS WITH JACK DOLL JR. -- Jazz. 6 p.m. Friday and Wednesday. The Phoenix, Ninth and Race streets, Downtown. 513-721-8901.

PHIL WILLIS, JACK KINNEY, ERIC MCKECHNIE AND DAVE RIDENOUR -- Jazz. 8 p.m. Friday. Borders, 9459 Colerain Ave., Northgate. 513-245-9898.

ROBERT BROWN -- Classical guitar. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Cherrington's Restaurant, 950 Pavilion St., Mount Adams. 513-579-0131.

ANN CHAMBERLAIN, ED MORGAN AND WAYNE YEAGER -- Jazz. 8 p.m. Saturday. Pacific Moon Cafe, 8300 Market Place Lane, Montgomery. 513-891-0091.

BILLY LARKIN -- Jazz piano. 6:30 p.m. Saturday. Mecklenburg Gardens, 302 E. University Ave., Corryville. 513-221-5353.

CINCINNATI MEN'S CHORUS -- Choral (see Spill It, page 34). 8 p.m. Saturday. Aronoff Center, Jarson-Kaplan Theater, 650 Walnut St., Downtown. $20. 513-241-SHOW.

LARRY KINLEY, FRANK VINCENT, LOU LAUSCHE AND MIKE MELOY -- Jazz. Saturday. 8:30 p.m. Prime & Wine, 7800 Montgomery Road, Kenwood. 513-936-9463.

MULGREW MILLER AND WINGSPAN -- Jazz. 8 p.m. Saturday. Dayton Art Institute, NCR Renaissance Auditorium, 456 Belmonte Park North, Dayton. $18. 937-496-3863.

RICH UNCLE SKELETON QUARTET -- Swing/Jazz. 8 p.m. Saturday. Indigo, 2053 Dixie Hwy., Fort Mitchell. 859-331-4339.

TONY SUMNER -- Acoustic. 6 p.m. Saturday. Brotherton's, 7517 Hamilton Ave., Mount Healthy. 513-522-1595.

WINTON JAZZ ENSEMBLE -- Jazz. 8 p.m. Saturday. Hyde Park Grille, 3159 Montgomery Road, Loveland. 513-697-0800.

DOUG WOODSON -- Acoustic Classical. 6 p.m. Sunday. Habañero, 358 Ludlow Ave., Clifton. 513-961-6800.

KNOX CHOIR, CHAMBER ORCHESTRA AND KNOX SOLISTS -- J.S. Bach's "St. John Passion." 3 p.m. Sunday. Knox Church, Michigan and Observatory avenues, Hyde Park. 513-321-2573.

LEO COFFEEHOUSE WITH DOUG WOOD AND KYLE MEADOW -- Folk. 7:30 p.m. Sunday. University Y.M.C.A., 270 Calhoun St., Clifton. 513-556-4937.

STEVE BARONE BAND -- Jazz. 6 p.m. Sunday. Baz'l's Bar and Grille, 5723 Signal Hill Court, Milford. 513-248-1996.

TONY SUMNER -- Acoustic '50s/ '60s/'70s. 10 a.m. Sunday. Coffee Emporium, 3315 Erie Ave., Hyde Park. 513-321-5943.

ERIC EVANS AND BRANDON ESSEX -- Acoustic Jazz. 8 p.m. Monday. Mullane's Parkside Café, 723 Race St., Downtown. 513-381-1331.

THE AMERNET STRING QUARTET -- Classical. 8 p.m. Tuesday. Aronoff Center, Jarson-Kaplan Theater, 650 Walnut St., Downtown. $20. 513-241-SHOW.

LAURIE TRAVELINE -- Eclectic. 9:30 p.m. Tuesday. Friendly Stop, 985 Congress Ave., Glendale. 513-771-7427.

JACK FROST -- German/Austrian traditional. 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Mecklenburg Gardens, 302 E. University Ave., Corryville. 513-221-5353.

JAMES TOCCO AND THE MICRO QUARTET -- Chamber music. 8 p.m. Wednesday. Robert J. Werner Recital Hall, University of Cincinnati (CCM), Clifton. 513-556-4183.

STEVE FLORA, ZAC KREUZ AND JIM CONNERLY -- Jazz. 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. The Promontory, 1111 St. Gregory St., Mount Adams. 513-651-4777.

Clubs

THURSDAY APRIL 5

Founding Canned Heat member Bob Hite dies from a heart attack, 1981

ALLYN'S -- Larry and Tim Goshorn. Acoustic. Free.

ARLIN'S -- Open mic with Rebecca Vie. Various. Free.

ARNOLD'S -- Fred Gary and Dottie Warner. Acoustic. Free.

BABA BUDAN'S -- Brian Lovely and Greg Mahan. Acoustic. Free.

BAHAMA BREEZE -- Jim Morris (4:30 p.m.) and Ron Thompson (9 p.m.). Calypso/Reggae/Soca/Buffett. Free.

BARRELHOUSE -- The Tony Furtado Band are an acclaimed ensemble who have drawn attention for their innovative work using traditional acoustic instrumentation and working within the necessarily tradtional field of Roots music. Furtado (who sings and plays both banjo and slide guitar) had made his name as a jam-partner for artists like Leftover Salmon, Alison Krauss and Galactic and he was twice named National Banjo Champion. The Tony Furtado Band's new self-titled album mixes everything from Bluegrass and Jazz to Celtic and Delta Blues and features guests artists like Funk wonder Buckethead and Brain, the drummer from Primus $6.

BLIND LEMON -- Kenny Cowden. Acoustic. Free.

BLUE NOTE -- Bob Cushing and Denial. Rock. Cover.

BLUE WISP -- M.G.P. Jazz. Cover.

BRIARWOOD -- Bill Smith. Solo piano. Free.

CODY'S -- Ric Hickey. Eclectic. Free.

DEE FELICE CAFE -- Lee Stolar Trio. Jazz. Free.

HIGH SPIRITS LOUNGE -- New Beginning. Pop. Free.

JACK QUINN'S -- Roger Drawdy and the Firestarters. Celtic. Free.

KNOTTY PINE -- Face. Rock. Cover.

THE KOHLHAUS -- Joe Westfelt. Acoustic guitar. Free.

MAD FROG -- Buckra and Peter Mayer. Rock. Cover.

MILLIONS -- Paul Otten. Rock. Cover.

MOUNT LOOKOUT TAVERN -- Ultra Violet. Rock. Cover.

RED DOG SALOON -- Darby and the Tropical Penguins. Acoustic duo. Cover.

RHYTHM AND BLUES CAFÉ -- Jacobin's Playground. Rock. Cover.

SOUPIE'S -- The Marvelous B's. Funk/Rock. Cover.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE (BALLROOM) -- Slobberbone. Rock/Roots. Cover.

STANLEY'S -- Kris Brown and Family Sauce. Roots. Cover.

TOP CAT'S -- Guy Smiley Blues Exchange. Rock. Cover.

VILLAGE PUB -- Doug Emmons. Acoustic. Free.

FRIDAY APRIL 6

Country legend Merle Haggard is born, 1937

ALLYN'S -- Marcos Sastre and Charlie Fletcher. Blues. Cover.

ARNOLD'S -- New Radio Cowboy. Country. Free.

BAHAMA BREEZE -- Ron Thompson. Calypso/Reggae/Soca/ Buffett. Free.

BARRELHOUSE -- Fairbanks 142 with Stonewater. Rock. $4.

BLUE NOTE -- Stacy Mitchhart & Blues U Can Use (see interview, page 27) and Robin Lacy and DeZydeco. Blues. Cover.

BLUE WISP -- Ted Plitzecker with the Phil DeGreg Trio. Jazz. Cover.

BOBBY MACKEY'S -- Bobby Mackey and The Big Mac Band. Country. Cover.

BRIARWOOD -- Bill Smith. Solo piano. Free.

BURBANK'S SHARONVILLE -- Sonny Moorman Group. Blues. Free.

CLUB 55 -- Boe Davis and the Broken Arrow Band. Country. Cover.

CODY'S -- Fairmount Girls. Rock. Free.

COSMO'S -- Tall. Rock. Free.

DEE FELICE CAFE -- The Buffalo Ridge Jazz Band. Dixieland. Free.

EAST END CAFE -- Visceral. Rock. Cover.

ELMER'S -- Thump. Alternative Rock. Cover.

FOLEY'S -- Phil Blank Blues Band. Blues. Cover.

HARMONY CLUB -- Sonny Hill and the Nightshift. Blues. Cover.

HIGH SPIRITS LOUNGE -- Larry Kinely and Frank Vincent Trio. Light Jazz. Free.

JACK QUINN'S -- Area Celtic faves Dave Hawkins and Celtic Core are currently touring with Ireland's Aoife Clancy, who came to fame as a member of the Irish American Cherish the Ladies. Hawkins, who tours consistently throughout the U.S. and Europe, is close to completing a new CD titled Hotel DeVille, which will feature guests Clancy, Sam Bush, John Whelan and Joanie Madden. Celtic. $5.

JEFFERSON HALL -- The Websters. Rock. Cover.

THE KOHLHAUS -- Greg Dastillung. Piano. Free.

MAD FROG -- Zionites. Pop/Reggae. Cover.

MANSION HILL -- Chris Carero Trio. Blues. Cover.

MILLIONS -- Baghdad Jones. Rock. Cover.

MOUNT LOOKOUT TAVERN -- Jacobin's Playground. Rock. Cover.

OLD VILLAGE TAVERN -- Bob Cushing. Acoustic Rock. Free.

ONE EYED JACK'S -- Spookfloaters. Rock. Cover.

PROMONTORY -- Ricky Nye and the Swinging Mudbugs. R&B. Free.

READING ROADHOUSE -- DDS. Rock. Cover.

RED DOG SALOON -- Darby and the Tropical Penguins. Acoustic duo. Cover.

RICK'S TAVERN -- Big In Iowa. Rock. Cover.

R.P. MCMURPHY'S -- Greg and Duran. Acoustic favorites. Cover.

SOUPIE'S -- Twisted Fate. Rock. Cover.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE (PARLOR) -- Trained Monkey Press book release with music by Heevahava and Onceler (see Spill It, page 34). Cover.

STANLEY'S -- Bam Powell and the Troublemakers. Roots. Cover.

20TH CENTURY THEATER -- Pavilion Jazz Orchestra. Big Band Jazz. Cover.

TAFFY'S -- Greg Mahan, Ryan Adcock, Jake Speed, Swarthy and Kris Brown. Singer/songwriter. Cover.

TAVERN ON THE LAKE -- Sweet Alice Hoskins. Blues. Cover.

VERNON MANOR -- Shirley Jester Trio. Jazz. Free.

VILLAGE PUB -- Steve Sparks. Acoustic. Free.

YORK STREET CAFE -- Greg Schaber and High Street. Blues. Cover.

SATURDAY APRIL 7

Singer Billie Holiday is born, 1915

ALLYN'S -- Dave Nutt. Acoustic. Free.

ARLIN'S -- Brian Lovely's Flying Underground and Rebecca Vie. Rock. Free.

ARNOLD'S -- Cincinnnati Dancing Pigs. Bluegrass. Free.

BAHAMA BREEZE -- Jim Morris (4:30 p.m.) and Chad Stoltenberg (9 p.m.). Calypso/Reggae/Soca/Buffett. Free.

BARRELHOUSE -- Deepwater Junction with Detla 88. Rock. $4.

BLUE NOTE -- Chrome, Denial and Captain Mike & the Rhythm Runners. Rock. Cover.

BLUE WISP -- Ted Plitzecker with the Phil DeGreg Trio. Jazz. Cover.

BOBBY MACKEY'S -- Bobby Mackey and The Big Mac Band. Country. Cover.

BRIARWOOD -- Bill Smith. Solo piano. Free.

CLUB 55 -- Boe Davis and the Broken Arrow Band. Country. Cover.

CODY'S -- 60 Cycle Hum with Mosaic. Rock. Free.

CROW'S NEST -- The Mendalls. Rock. Free.

DEE FELICE CAFE -- The Buffalo Ridge Jazz Band. Dixieland. Free.

EAST END CAFE -- Fast Forward. Rock. Cover.

ELMER'S -- Motion Sick Love Slaves. Rock/Dance. Covr.

HARMONY CLUB -- Sonny Hill and the Nightshift. Blues. Cover.

HIGH SPIRITS LOUNGE -- Larry Kinely and Frank Vincent Trio. Light Jazz. Free.

INDIGO (FT. MITCHELL) -- The Rich Uncle Skeleton Quartet. Jump Swing/Jazz. Free.

JACK QUINN'S -- The Flock. Roots. Free.

JEFFERSON HALL -- Funkytown. Rock/Dance. Cover.

LUCILLE'S -- Ricky Nye and the Red Hots. R&B. Cover.

MAD FROG -- Homunculus (CD release; see Spill It, page 34) with Color. Rock. Cover.

MANSION HILL -- Rat Race Choir. Blues. Cover.

MILLIONS -- Glide. Rock. Cover.

MOUNT LOOKOUT TAVERN -- Paul Otten. Rock. Cover.

ONE EYED JACK'S -- Uptown R&B. R&B. Cover.

PROMONTORY -- The Steve Schmidt Trio. Jazz. Free.

READING ROADHOUSE -- DDS. Rock. Cover.

RICK'S TAVERN -- Big In Iowa. Rock. Cover.

RIVER SALOON -- Crunch. Rock. Free.

R.P. MCMURPHY'S -- Lynn callihan. Acoustic. Cover.

RYTHMS -- Dave Schroeder. Rock. Cover.

SOUPIE'S -- Teasing Rita. Rock. Cover.

STANLEY'S -- Troubadours of Divine Bliss. Eclectic Folk. Cover.

TAFFY'S -- The Freddies and Ric Hickey. Roots. Cover.

THROUGH THE GARDEN -- Bobby Sharp Trio. Jazz. Free.

VERNON MANOR -- Orange Ensemble. Jazz. Free.

VILLAGE PUB -- Versus. Rock. Free.

YORK STREET CAFE -- Monk. Rock. Cover.

SUNDAY APRIL 8

Folk singer Phil Ochs commits suicide, 1979

ALLYN'S -- Bluebirds Big Band. R&B. Cover.

AWAKENINGS COFFEE AND TEA CO. -- Bobby Sharp Trio. Jazz. Free.

BAHAMA BREEZE -- Chad Stoltenberg. Calypso/Reggae/Soca/ Buffett. Free.

BLUE NOTE -- Forehead. Rock. Cover.

BLUE WISP -- Cat City. Jazz. Cover.

CODY'S CAFE -- Open mic. Free.

DEE FELICE CAFE -- The Norm Ridge Trio with Earl Waldman. Jazz. Free.

EAST END CAFE -- Sonny Moorman Group. Blues. Cover.

THE GREENWICH -- Open Jazz Jam Session with the Alex Smith Trio. $3.

HABIT'S -- Johnny Schott's Guest Performer Night with all-night open mic. Acoustic. Free.

THE KOHLHAUS -- Cowden and Goins. Acoustic. Free.

MAD FROG -- Numenosity with Hip Shot Blueh (see interview, page 34). Rock. Cover.

MANSION HILL -- Open Blues jam with Them Bones. Blues. Cover.

MR. PITIFUL'S -- Sonny Hill and the Nightshift. Blues. Free.

ONE EYED JACK'S -- Lucky Spaulding Trio. Funk. Free.

RIVER SALOON -- Cowden and Goins. Acoustic. Free.

SKY GALLEY -- Steve Baroni Trio. Jazz. Free.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE (BALLROOM) -- Wesley Willis and Heevahava. Rock. Cover.

THE STADIUM -- John Kogge and the Lonesome Strangers. Folk/Rock. Cover.

STANLEY'S -- Dave Nutt. Acoustic Rock. Free.

MONDAY APRIL 9

Singer/actor/activist Paul Robeson is born, 1898

ARNOLD'S -- Fred Gary. Acoustic. Free.

BAHAMA BREEZE -- Jim Morris. Calypso/Reggae/Soca/Buffett. Free.

BLUE WISP -- Zac Kreuz Quartet. Jazz. Cover.

CODY'S -- PJ and Deak's Acoustic Classics. Acoustic. Free.

DEE FELICE CAFE -- Earl Waldman. Piano Jazz. Free.

MAD FROG -- Tropicoso. Salsa/Latin. Cover.

MILLIONS -- Kevin Shima. Acoustic. Cover.

PACHINKO'S (OXFORD) -- Laurie Traveline. Eclectic. Free.

RED DOG SALOON -- Open Jam and Bar and Restaurant Employee Night with Darby and the Tropical Penguins. Free.

TUESDAY APRIL 10

"Lounge" music favorite Martin Denny is born, 1911

ALLYN'S -- Songwriter's Night. Open songwriter forum. Free.

BAHAMA BREEZE -- Ron Thompson. Calypso/Reggae/Soca/Buffett. Free.

ARNOLD'S -- Fred Gary. Acoustic. Free.

BLUE NOTE -- Chad. Acoustic. Free.

BLUE WISP -- Phil DeGreg Trio. Jazz. Cover.

BRIARWOOD -- Bill Smith. Solo piano. Free.

BURBANK'S SHARONVILLE -- Open jam with the Sonny Moorman Group. Blues. Free.

CELESTIAL -- Lee Stolar. Jazz. Free.

CODY'S -- Kris Brown's Family Sauce. Eclectic Acoustic. Free.

CROW'S NEST -- Bob Cushing. Rock. Free.

DEE FELICE CAFE -- Earl Waldman. Piano Jazz. Free.

JEFFERSON HALL -- Doug Dirksing and Jim Buelow. Acoustic. Free.

KALDI'S -- Jeff Roberts and the Lazy Boys. Bluegrass. Free.

THE KOHLHAUS -- Jazz Sessions. Jazz. Free.

LITTLE BROTHERS -- Amy Ray with the Butchies and Rose Pallonzoni. Folk/Rock. Cover.

MAD FROG -- Living Proof and The Congo. Reggae. Cover.

RED DOG SALOON -- Matt Cowherd. Acoustic Rock. Cover.

VILLAGE PUB -- Brandon Essex. Jazz. Free.

WEDNESDAY APRIL 11

King Crimson founder Robert Fripp is born, 1945

ARNOLD'S -- Suns of the Beach. Acoustic. Free.

BAHAMA BREEZE -- Chad Stoltenberg. Calypso/Reggae/Soca/ Buffett. Free.

BLUE WISP -- Blue Wisp Big Band. Jazz. Cover.

BRIARWOOD -- Bill Smith. Solo piano. Free.

CELESTIAL -- Lee Stolar. Jazz. Free.

CODY'S -- The Freddies. Folk/Bluegrass. Free.

CRAB AND CREATIONS -- Ed Moss Trio. Jazz (7:30 p.m. start). Free.

DEE FELICE CAFE -- Phil Burkhead, Lou Lausche and Ron McCurdy. Jazz. Free.

HARDY'S ROCK CAFE -- Open Mic hosted by Justus. Acoustic (9 p.m. start). Free.

JACK QUINN'S -- Open Jam. Free.

THE KOHLHAUS -- The Kohlhaus Duo. Jazz. Free.

MAD FROG -- Only Everything. Rock. Cover.

ONE EYED JACK'S -- Open Blues Jam with Them Bones. Blues. Free.

PETE'S CAFE -- Michael and Jeff from House Party. Acoustic. Free.

RHYTHM AND BLUES CAFÉ -- Austin Speigel. Rock. Cover.

SKY GALLEY -- Steve Baroni Trio. Jazz. Free.

STANLEY'S -- Ian and Brad. Acoustic. Cover.

TWILIGHT ZONE -- Sonny Moorman Group. Blues. Free.

VOODOO LOUNGE -- Open Blues jam. Free.

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