SYSTEMATIC AND PRIMER 55 WITH SOIL -- Rock. 8 p.m. Friday. Bogart's, 2621 Vine St., Corryville. $10. 513-562-4949.

X-FEST FEATURING POWERMAN 5000, SALIVA, STROKE 9, MACHINEHEAD AND AMERICAN HI-FI -- Rock. 1 p.m. Sunday. Montgomery County Fairgrounds, 1043 S. Main St., Dayton. 440-247-2722.

DWIGHT YOAKAM -- Country. 8 p.m. Tuesday. Taft Theater, Fifth and Sycamore streets, Downtown. $35-$28. 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.

CHULRUA -- Celtic (see Gig of the Week). 8:15 p.m. Thursday. Grammer's, Liberty and Walnut streets, Over-the-Rhine. $15. 513-721-6570.

HERB KIRSCHNER -- Jazz 5 p.m. Thursday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. The Cricket Lounge, Cincinnatian Hotel, 601 Vine St., Downtown. 513-381-3000.

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, Tuesday and Wednesday. Pane E Vino, 1714 Erie Ave., Hyde Park. 513-321-7100.

RICH UNCLE SKELETON QUARTET -- Jazz. 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Chez Nora Rooftop, 530 Main St., Covington. 859-491-8027.

BRIAN COULSON TRIO -- Jazz. 9 p.m. Friday. Mecklenburg Gardens, 302 E. University Ave., Corryville. 513-221-5353.

HERB KIRSCHNER TRIO -- Jazz 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The Cricket Lounge, Cincinnatian Hotel, 601 Vine St., Downtown. 513-381-3000.

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

LEVELNINE WITH COPING WITH IGNORANCE -- Rock. 7:30 p.m. Friday. Baum Opera House, 15 First St., Miamisburg. 937-859-8120.

LIZ WU, MANNY BATULE, LARS POTTEIGER AND CHRIS MICHAELIDES -- Jazz. 6:30 p.m. Friday. Arloi Dee, 18th E. Seventh St., Downtown. 513-421-1304.

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

NIGHTLIFE BAND -- Pop. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Argosy Casino, 777 Argosy Pkwy., Lawrenceburg. 1-888-ARGOSY-7.

RICHARD LANDRUM AND MICHAEL BARRETT -- Jazz. Thursday (6 p.m.; open mic), Friday (5 p.m.) and Sunday (6 p.m.). Mt. Adams Bookstore, 1101 St. Gregory St., Mount Adams. 513-241-9009.

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 Cafe, 8300 Market Place Lane, Montgomery. 513-891-0091.

THE BARNYARD REVOLUTION WITH HALIAS AND GUEST -- Rock/Jam (see Spill It). Noon. Saturday (until noon on Sunday). Camp America, College Corner, Ohio (near Oxford). $8. 502-228-7795.

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

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

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

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.

Clubs

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 13
The late crooner Mel Torme is born, 1925

ALLYN'S -- The Goshorn Brothers. Rock/Blues. Cover.

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

BARRELHOUSE -- Stonewater. Rock. Free.

BLIND LEMON -- Kenny Cowden. Acoustic. Free.

BLUE NOTE -- Bob Cushing. Acoustic Rock. Cover.

BLUE WISP -- Garrin Webb Quartet. Jazz. Cover.

BRIARWOOD -- Bill Smith. Solo piano. Free.

CODY'S CAFE -- Gregory Morris. Acoustic. 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.

LUCILLE'S -- Open Blues Jam. Cover.

MAD FROG -- Veeneman & Unsettled. Rock. Cover.

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

NEVER ON SUNDAY'S -- Element I, 8 Piece and Hoodwink. Rock. Cover.

ONE EYED JACK'S -- Them Bones. Blues. $3.

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

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

STANLEY'S -- Lounge Project. Acoustic Rock/Soul. Cover.

SUNFLOWER COFFEESHOP -- Samsara Music Company. Jazz/Groove/Rock. Free.

VILLAGE PUB -- Doug Emmons. Acoustic. Free.

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 14
The Who's Pete Townshend reveals his plans for the Rock opera Tommy in Rolling Stone magazine, 1968

ALLYN'S -- Randy Villars. Jazz. Cover.

ARNOLD'S -- MC Blue. Blues. Free.

THE BALCONY -- Jerry's Little Band. Rock. Cover.

BARRELHOUSE -- Worldwide with Cecilia. Funk/Rock. Cover.

BLUE WISP -- Ron Jones with Phil DeGreg Trio. Jazz. Cover.

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

BORDER'S -- Tony Sumner. Acoustic. Free.

BRIARWOOD -- Bill Smith. Solo piano. Free.

CLASSICS CAFE -- The Sonny Moorman Group. Blues. Free.

CODY'S CAFE -- Battered Underwoods. Eclectic Acoustic. Free.

CROOKED NAIL PUB -- Stone Plateau. Rock. Free.

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

DONNA-DONNA'S LOUNGE -- The Chris Carero Trio. Blues. Free.

east end cafe -- The Bang. Rock. Free.

HAVANA MARTINI CLUB -- Keith Little. Blues. Free.

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

JACK QUINN'S -- Doug Emmons. Acoustic. Free.

LUCILLE'S -- The Moondogs. Blues. Cover.

MAD FROG -- Crosley, Lazy Rocket, Swarthy, Jason Wells, Scott & Jeff and Two Day Panic Attack. Rock. Cover.

MANSION HILL TAVERN -- Blue Ravens. Blues. $3.

MILLER'S FILL INN -- The Gamut. Rock. Free.

MILLION'S -- Baghdad Jones. Rock. Cover.

NEVER ON SUNDAY'S -- Mike, 60 Cycle Hum, Twice Almost Lucky, Blue Karma and Gregory Morris. Rock. Cover.

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

ONE EYED JACK'S -- Zionites. Reggae. Cover.

PATRICK'S SPORTS BAR -- Bottomline. Rock. Free.

READING ROADHOUSE -- Strukture. Rock/Dance/Variety. Cover.

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

SNEAKY PETE'S -- Down Pour. Rock. Cover.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE (BALLROOM) -- Pullman and Papa M (see To Do). Indie. Cover.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE (PARLOUR) -- Delta 88 (see interview) with Messerly & Ewing and Brian Lovely. Roots. Cover.

THE STADIUM -- Plain City Jumpers and Element I. Alternative Rock. Cover.

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

SUDSY MALONE'S -- Crimson Sweet. Rock. Cover.

TAFFY'S -- Paul Sprawl. Folk/Blues. Free.

TOP CAT'S -- Something Groovy and Laidlaw Union. Rock. Cover.

TROLLEY STOP -- Sonny Hill & The Nightshift. Blues. Cover.

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

VILLAGE PUB -- Lounge Project. Acoustic. Free.

WOODEN HORSE -- Bad Habit. Classic Rock. $3.

YORK STREET CAFE -- Chris Collier and Mike Landis. Folk/Rock. Cover.

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 15
Jazz great Cannonball Adderley is born, 1928

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

ARNOLD'S -- Crow Medicine Show. Folk. Free.

THE BALCONY -- Chazz. Rock. Cover.

BARRELHOUSE -- 4 Track All Stars with Mike. Rock. Cover.

BLUE NOTE -- Bob Cushing. Acoustic Rock. Cover.

BLUE WISP -- Ron Jones with Phil DeGreg Trio. Jazz. Cover.

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

BOSWELL ALLEY -- Leadfoot Johnny. Blues/Rock/R&B. Cover.

BRIARWOOD -- Bill Smith. Solo piano. Free.

CLASSICS CAFE -- The Sonny Moorman Group. Blues. Free.

CLUB ELYSIUM -- DJ Adam T and DJ Will. Hip Hop. Cover.

CODY'S CAFE -- Color Test with The Echo Orbiter, Carter and Michael Goetz. Indie Rock. $5.

COOL CATS LOUNGE -- Haze. Rock. Cover.

COSMO'S -- Betraying Judas. Rock. Free.

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

DILLY DELI -- Steve Barone Duo. Jazz. Free.

DONNA-DONNA'S LOUNGE -- East Southern. Blues. Free.

GREENWICH TAVERN -- Robby Bright and In the Groove. Jazz. $5.

H-CLUB -- Sonny Hill & The Nightshift. Blues. Free.

HAVANA MARTINI CLUB -- Rock-N-Roll Regency. Rock. Cover.

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

HILL STATION -- Waterford Blues. Blues. Cover.

HOPP'S -- F.Y.I. Rock. Cover.

JACK QUINN'S -- Lagniappe. Cajun. Free.

KALDI'S -- Zussa. Indie. Free.

LUCILLE'S -- The Heaters. Blues. Cover.

MAD FROG -- Homunculus. Rock. Cover.

MANSION HILL TAVERN -- Strange Brew. Blues. $3.

MILLION'S -- Todd, Bryce and Theo. Acoustic. Cover.

NEVER ON SUNDAY'S -- Bud Ash. Rock. Cover.

ONE EYED JACK'S -- Trump Tight. Funk. Cover.

PATRICK'S SPORTS BAR -- Bottomline. Rock. Free.

PIRATE'S DEN -- Lynn Callihan. Acoustic. Free.

READING ROADHOUSE -- The Bang. Rock. Cover.

SILVERTON CAFÉ -- The Gamut. Rock. Free.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE (BALLROOM) -- Rockets to Mars (CD release party; see Locals Only) with Promenade. Pop/Rock. Cover.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE (PARLOUR) -- Hector Rides Again with Swissfarlo. Rock. Cover.

STANLEY'S -- Harold Kennedy and Tim Strong. Bluegrass. Cover.

STRASSE HAUS -- The Moondogs. Blues. Cover.

SUDSY MALONE'S -- Levelnine. Rock. Cover.

TAFFY'S -- Maery Lanahan. Mellow sounds. Free.

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

TOP CAT'S -- Lazy Rocket. Rock. Cover.

VERNON MANOR -- Orange Ensemble. Jazz. Free.

VILLAGE PUB -- Uncle Salty. Rock. Free.

WOODEN HORSE -- Bad Habit. Classic Rock. $3.

YORK STREET CAFÉ -- The Ryan Adcock Band and Similar Nature. Rock. Cover.

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 16
Marc Bolan of T-Rex dies in a car crash, 1977

ALLYN'S -- The Blue Birds Big Band. R&B. Free.

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

BLUE WISP -- Cat City. Jazz. Cover.

CLUB ELYSIUM -- DJ Adam T. Hip Hop. Cover.

CODY'S CAFE -- Open mic. Free.

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

EAST END CAFE -- The Sonny Moorman Group. Blues. Free.

HABIT'S -- Johnny Schott's Guest Performer Night. Acoustic. Free.

JEFFERSON HALL -- Soulcracker. Rock. Cover.

MAD FROG -- Battle of the Bands. Various. Cover.

MANSION HILL TAVERN -- Open Blues Jam with Them Bones. Blues. Free.

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

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

SOUTHGATE HOUSE -- Gerald's Rainbow, Eight Feet and The Fake. Rock. Cover.

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

STRASSE HAUS -- Bob Cushing. Acoustic Rock. Free.

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 17
Country legend Hank Williams is born, 1923

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

BLUE WISP -- Lou Lausche Quartet. Jazz. Free.

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

CROW'S NEST -- The Sonny Moorman Group. Blues. Free.

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

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

KALDI'S -- Readymaid. Indie. Free.

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

MILLION'S -- 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.

SUDSY MALONE'S -- Unseen, Phammilly Impulze and Small Axe with Jack Walker. Hip Hop. Cover.

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 18
Jimi Hendrix dies, 1970

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

ARNOLD'S -- Fred Gary. 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 CAFE -- Ryan Adcock. Acoustic. 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.

MAD FROG -- Grane, Madcat and Gerald's Rainbow. Rock. Cover.

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

VILLAGE PUB -- Aaron Hedrick. Acoustic. Free.

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 19
Gram Parsons dies, 1973

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

THE BALCONY -- Shanti Groove. Rock. Cover.

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

BRIARWOOD -- Bill Smith. Solo piano. Free.

CELESTIAL -- Lee Stolar. Jazz. Free.

CODY'S CAFE -- Jake Speed and The Freddies. Folk/Blues. Free.

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

CROW'S NEST -- Bob Cushing. Acoustic Rock. 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 -- Mickey Esposito. Lounge. Free.

JACK QUINN'S -- Open Jam. Free.

LEBO'S -- Open Mic. Free.

MAD FROG -- Zionites. Reggae. Cover.

MADISON INN -- The Sonny Moorman Group. Blues. Free.

ONE EYED JACK'S -- Open Blues Jam with Them Bones. Blues. $1.

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

SOUTHGATE HOUSE (BALLROOM) -- Wayne Hancock, Blue Moon Boys, Orange Ray Hubbard and Star Devils. Rockabilly. Cover.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE (PARLOUR) -- The Flying Luttenbachers, Zussa, Brick Bat and Death Beam. Rock. $5.

STANLEY'S -- Kevin Fox. Acoustic Rock. Cover.

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