Concerts

OUR LADY PEACE WITH AMERICAN HI-FI -- Rock. 8 p.m. Thursday. Bogart's, 2621 Vine St., Corryville. $12.50/$14 day of show. show. 513-562-4949.

PEPSI JAMMIN' ON MAIN WITH CHEAP TRICK, O.A.R., VIOLENT FEMMES, COLLECTIVE SOUL, BUCKCHERRY AND MORE -- CANCELLED.

STING WITH JILL SCOTT -- Pop/Rock/R&B (see Jill Scott interview, page 45). 7:30 p.m. Friday. Nutter Center, Wright Center University, Dayton, Ohio. $46.50-$36.50. 513-562-4949.

BILLY JOEL AND ELTON JOHN -- Rock. 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Firstar Center, 100 Broadway, Downtown. SOLD OUT. 513-562-4949.

Varied Venues

ASHLEY MARTIN GROUP -- Rock/Blues/Fusion. 9 p.m. Thursday. The Brew House, 1047 E. McMillan St., 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.

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

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

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

ZAC KREUZ -- Jazz. 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Seafood 32, 150 W. Fifth St., Downtown. 513-352-2160.

ANN CHAMBERLAIN, ED MORGAN AND WAYNE YEAGER -- Jazz. 8 p.m. Saturday. Pacific Moon Café, 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.

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

PUNK PROM WITH SARCASTIX, EAST ARCADIA, THE EFFRAYS, SPONGE MONKEYS AND THE GAZELLES -- Punk. 7 p.m. Saturday. Norwood Legion Hall, 5129 Montgomery Road, Norwood. $3 (for those donning prom wear)/$3. 513-396-7337.

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

SWINGBLADE -- Contemporary Classics. 8 p.m. Saturday. Applewood Restaurant, 215 Judiciary St., Aurora. 513-381-2775.

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.

FRED HERSCH -- Jazz. 3 p.m. Sunday. Robert J. Werner Recital, University of Cincinnati (CCM), Clifton. $10. 513-556-2683.

JANINA FIALKOWSKA -- Classical piano. 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Cincinnati Art Museum, 953 Eden Park Drive, Eden Park. $17-$15. 513-745-3161.

LEO COFFEEHOUSE WITH MARK AND JEANIE, DIAMOND BLUE, NEVER TOO LATE AND KRIS BROWN -- Folk. 7:30 p.m. Sunday. University YMCA, 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.

ANDY BROWN -- Jazz guitar. 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Vinyard Café, 2653 Erie Ave., Hyde Park. 513-871-6167.

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.

THE MENUS -- Rock. 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. Sawyer Point, Downtown (along the riverfront). 513-699-5102.

OWEN KELM -- Classical. 12:15 p.m. Wednesday. Trinity Episcopal Church, 326 Madison Ave., Covington. 859-431-1786.

PHILHARMONIA CHAMBER ORCHESTRA, CHAMBER CHOIR AND CHORALE -- Jazz. 8 p.m. Wednesday. Corbett Auditorium, University of Cincinnati (CCM), Clifton. 513-556-2683.

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 MAY 10

U2 singer Bono is born Paul Hewson, 1960

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

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

BARRELHOUSE -- KGB. Rock. Free.

BLIND LEMON -- Kenny Cowden. Acoustic. Free.

BLUE NOTE -- Bob Cushing. Rock. Cover.

BLUE WISP -- Rob Allgeyer Organ Trio. Jazz. Cover.

BRIARWOOD -- Bill Smith. Solo piano. Free.

COCO'S -- Rod Guenther Jazz Trio. Free.

CODY'S CAFE -- RIc Hickey. Acoustic. Free.

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

HAVANA MARTINI CLUB -- Ricky Nye. R&B. Free.

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

JUD-I'S -- Sonny Hill and the Nightshift. Blues. Free.

KNOTTY PINE -- Face. Rock. Cover.

KOHLHAUS -- The Eighth Street Trio. Jazz. Free.

LUCILLE'S -- Open Blues Jam. Cover.

MAD FROG -- Buckra and Hoodwink. Rock. Cover.

MILLION'S -- Glide. Rock. Cover.

NEVER ON SUNDAY -- ZRL and Tonefarmer. Rock. Cover.

OVERFLOW -- Hip Shot Blueh. Rock. Cover.

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

SOUTHGATE HOUSE -- Bevis Frond, Culture Queer and Burning Star Core. Indie/Rock. Cover.

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

SUNFLOWER COFFEE SHOP -- Samsara Music Company. Jazz/Groove/ Rock. Free.

TAFFY'S -- Open mic with Blind Spot. Various. Free.

VILLAGE PUB -- Brian Baker. Acoustic. Free.

FRIDAY MAY 11R

eggae pioneer Bob Marley dies, 1981

ARNOLD'S -- Pedro X. Jazz/Eclectic. Free.

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

BARRELHOUSE -- Homuculus. Rock/Funk/Pop. Cover.

BLUE WISP -- Paul Vornhagen with The Alex Smith Trio. Jazz. Cover.

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

BRIARWOOD -- Bill Smith. Solo piano. Free.

BUZZ COFFEESHOP -- Atom and His Package. Indie Rock. Cover.

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

COCO'S -- The Chozen. R&B. Free.

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

ELMER'S -- Higher Ground. Rock/Dance. Cover.

GRAND ILLUSIONS -- The Blue Shadows. Blues/Rock. Cover.

THE GREENWICH -- Flipside. Jazz. Cover.

HAVANA MARTINI CLUB -- Rich Uncle Skeleton. Jazz/Blues. Cover.

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

KOHLHAUS -- Elaine Diehl with Greg Distillung. Acoustic. Free.

LUCILLE'S -- G. Miles and the Hitmen. Blues. Cover.

MAD FROG -- Zionites and Crisis Car. Reggae/Rock. Cover.

MANSION HILL TAVERN -- Ricky Nye and the Red Hots. R&B. Cover.

MILLION'S -- Paul Otten. Rock. Cover.

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

ONE EYED JACKS -- Uptown R&B. R&B. Cover.

OVERFLOW -- TV Yellow. Rock. Cover.

PATRICK'S -- Bottom Line. Rock. Cover.

PIRATE'S COVE -- Jacobin's Playground. Rock. Free.

R.P. MCMURPHY'S -- H Bomb Ferguson. Blues. Cover.

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

RED FISH -- The Jazzcasters. Blues/Jazz. Free.

SHADY'S -- Strukture. Blues/Rock/ Dance. Cover.

SOUPIE'S -- The Fifth. Rock. Cover.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE (BALLROOM) -- Crosley, Endive and Saving Ray. Pop/Rock. Cover.

STANLEY'S -- Swamp Fox. Newgrass. Cover.

SUDSY MALONE'S -- Me and Mission Man. Rock. Cover.

TAFFY'S -- Shawn Persinger. Folk/Rock/Jazz. Free.

TAVERNE ON THE LAKE -- Sonny Hill and the Nightshift. Blues. Free.

TRIO LOUNGE -- Acoustic open jam with Jim Funk and John Reddell. Free.

20th century theater -- Acumen (CD release party; see "Spill It," page 54) with Tracy Walker and Beatrice. Cover.

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

VILLAGE PUB -- Steve Sparks. Acoustic. Free.

WOODEN HORSE -- Sonny Moorman Group. Blues. $3.

SATURDAY MAY 12

Legendary songwriter Burt Bacharach is born, 1928

ARNOLD'S -- Lagniappe. Cajun. Free.

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

BARRELHOUSE -- Jerry's Little Band. Rock. Cover.

BLUE WISP -- Paul Vornhagen with The Alex Smith Trio. Jazz. Cover.

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

BRIARWOOD -- Bill Smith. Solo piano. Free.

CHRISTY'S -- Ginny Frazier and Circles & Arrows. Folk/Rock. Free.

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

COCO'S -- The Nick Fryer Trio. Jazz. Free.

cody's cafe -- Hoodoo Caminos. Rockabilly. $5.

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

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

ELMER'S -- Free Cycle. Dance. Cover.

GRAND ILLUSIONS -- The Blue Shadows. Blues/Rock. Cover.

THE GREENWICH -- Flipside. Jazz. Cover.

HAVANA MARTINI CLUB -- Mickey Esposito. Vegas Lounge. Cover.

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

HILL STATION -- Liquid. Alternative Rock. Cover.

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

KEEGAN'S -- Wild Blue Yonder. Blues. Free.

KOHLHAUS -- Second Sister. Acoustic. Free.

LUCILLE'S -- G. Miles and the Hitmen. Blues. Cover.

MAD FROG -- Helicopter Helicopter are a Boston-based quartet whose richly melodic, craftily arranged Power Pop is some of the best of the genre. The band's rhythmically unique approach, mixed with dazzling melodies and smart lyrics, have led to comparisons to the Pixies -- which isn't totally out of line but probably has a lot to do with being from the same hometown. Helicopter's latest release is By Starlight, their third album for Boston's Lunch Records. With The Simpletons and Rockets to Mars. Rock. Cover.

MANSION HILL TAVERN -- Greg Schaber and High Street. Blues. Cover.

MILLION'S -- Homunculus. Rock/Funk/Pop. Cover.

ONE EYED JACKS -- Worldwide. Funk. Cover.

OVERFLOW -- Promenade and The Chris McCoy Band. Rock. Cover.

PARTY DOG -- George LaVigne. Acoustic Rock. $2.

PATRICK'S -- Deja Vu. Rock. Cover.

PIRATE'S COVE -- Jacobin's Playground. Rock. Free.

PIRATE'S DEN -- Starchild Band. Rock. Free.

R.P. MCMURPHY'S -- Interstate Blue. Blues. Cover.

RED FISH -- The Jazzcasters. Blues/Jazz. Free.

RIVER SALOON -- Moo. Pop/Rock. $3.

RYTHMS -- Basic Truth. Old School R&B/Soul/Funk. Cover.

SHADY'S -- Strukture. Blues/Rock/ Dance. Cover.

SOUPIE'S -- The Monacles. Rock. Cover.

STANLEY'S -- Might As Well. Rock/Jazz. Cover.

SUDSY MALONE'S -- The B-Movie Rats, Kissing Daylight, Pulsate and Lighter Thief. Rock. Cover.

TAFFY'S -- Mario Sanchez. Delta Blues. Free.

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

VERNON MANOR -- Orange Ensemble. Jazz. Free.

VILLAGE PUB -- Dave Scharold. Acoustic. Free.

VOODOO LOUNGE -- Smiling Rhinos. Classic Rock/Blues. Cover.

WOODEN HORSE -- Sonny Moorman Group. Blues. $3.

YORK STREET CAFé -- Bromwell-Diehl Band (CD release; see "Spill It," page 54) with Ryan Adcock Band. Rock. Cover.

ZEN AND NOW COFFEESHOP -- David Scharold. Acoustic. Free.

SUNDAY MAY 13

Stevie Wonder is born Steveland Morris Hardaway, 1950

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

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

BAR HUMBUG -- DJ Troll. Drum and Bass. Cover.

BLUE WISP -- Cat City. Jazz. Cover.

CODY'S CAFE -- Open mic. Free.

THE COMET -- The Comet Bluegrass Allstars. Bluegrass. 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 The Kopeks and open mic. Acoustic. Free.

KOHLHAUS -- Cowden and Goins. Acoustic. Free.

MAD FROG -- The Piotr Band. Rock. Cover.

ONE EYED JACKS -- Lucky Spaulding Trio. Funk. Free.

OVERFLOW -- L.A. Guns. Rock. Cover.

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

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

SONNY'S ALL BLUES LOUNGE -- Uncle Russell and Kinfolk. Blues. Free.

SONNY'S LOUNGE -- Art Gore and Co. Jazz. Free.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE -- Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (see "Gig of the Week," page 47) with Lab Partners and Paik. Rock. Cover.

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

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

YORK STREET CAFE -- Chris Dunnett. Acoustic. Cover.

MONDAY MAY 14T

alking Heads frontman David Byrne is born, 1952

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

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

BLUE WISP -- Zac Kreuz Trio. Jazz. Free.

CODY'S CAFE -- Brian Newmann Trio. Jazz. Free.

CROW'S NEST -- Sonny Moorman Group. Blues. Cover.

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

MAD FROG -- Tropicoso. Salsa/Latin. 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 MAY 15

Producer/musician Brian Eno is born Brian Peter George St. John Le Baptiste de la Salle Eno, 1948

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

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

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

BARRELHOUSE -- Mike Keneally and his band Beer For Dolphins return to Cincy for a special Tuesday gig at the Barrelhouse. Keneally came into the public eye in 1987 when he joined the legendary Frank Zappa's band, his last assembled group before his death. Since then Keneally has worked with artists like Robert Fripp and Steve Vai, but he has also had considerable success on his own -- his latest album, Dancing, has done well on Billboard's Independent Album charts. With a top-notch backing crew, Dancing shows Keneally to be a sophisticated Pop/Rock composer with an admirably unique approach to structure and guitar playing Rock. $10.

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 cafe -- Kris Brown's Family Sauce. Eclectic Acoustic. Free.

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

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

FLASHOVER -- Starflyer. Acoustic Rock. Cover.

HAVANA MARTINI CLUB -- Charlie Fletcher. R&B. Free.

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

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

KOHLHAUS -- Jazz Sessions. Jazz. Free.

MAD FROG -- 8C8. Rock. Cover.

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

SUDSY MALONE'S -- Filthy Jim, Thistle and Ampline. Indie. Cover.

VILLAGE PUB -- Brandon and Eric. Jazz. Free.

WEDNESDAY MAY 16

Janet Jackson is born, 1966

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 cafe -- The Freddies. Folk/Blues. 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.

HAVANA MARTINI CLUB -- Bluebirds Trio. R&B. Free.

JACK QUINN'S -- Open Jam. Free.

KOHLHAUS -- The Kohlhaus Duo. Jazz. Free.

MAD FROG -- Catawampus Universe. Rock/Jam. Cover.

ONE EYED JACKS -- Open Blues Jam with Them Bones. Free.

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

PIRATE'S DEN -- Open Jam with Neck. Free.

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

SOUPIE'S -- Denial. Rock. Cover.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE -- The Rondelles, Dead Meadow and The Tigerlilies. Indie/Rock/Pop. Cover.

SUDSY MALONE'S -- Iswhat (see "Spill It," page 54). Hip Hop. Cover.

TWILIGHT ZONE BAR AND GRILLE -- Sonny Moorman Group. Blues. Cover.

VOODOO LOUNGE -- Open Blues jam. Free.

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