RALPH STANLEY AND THE CLINCH MOUNTAIN BOYS WITH THE COMET BLUEGRASS ALL STARS -- Bluegrass. 8 p.m. Friday. Southgate House, 24 E. Third St., Newport. $15/$18 day of show. 513-779-9462.

SAM BUSH -- Bluegrass. 8 p.m. Saturday. Parrish Auditorium, Miami University Hamilton campus, Hamilton. $17.50. 513-529-3200.

FEAR FACTORY WITH MACHINE HEAD, CHIMAIRA AND ILL NINO -- Hard Rock (see interview). 8 p.m. Tuesday. Bogart's, 2621 Vine St., Corryville. $17. 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.

HERB KIRSCHNER -- Jazz 5 p.m. Thursday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. The Cricket Lounge, Cincinnatian Hotel, 601 Vine St., Downtown. 581-381-3000.

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

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

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

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., Mt. Adams. 513-241-9009.

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

CHRIS DUNNETT -- Acoustic. 6 p.m. Friday. Wild Oats, 2693 Edmonson Rd., Norwood. 513-531-8015.

HERB KIRSCHNER TRIO -- Jazz 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The Cricket Lounge, Cincinnatian Hotel, 601 Vine St., Downtown. 581-381-3000.

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

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.

PEGGY ERIN -- Acoustic. 6 p.m. Friday. Maya's, 9749 Kenwood Ave., Kenwood. 513-791-5005.

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

TZ-5 -- Rock/Oldies. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Argosy Casino, 777 Argosy Parkway, Lawrenceburg. 1-888-ARGOSY-7.

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.

BRIAN FERRY AND ANDREA -- Acoustic. 8 p.m. Saturday. Grounds For Thought Coffeehouse, 245 W. McMillan St., Clifton. 513-241-2140.

CHRIS DUNNETT -- Acoustic. 6 p.m. Saturday. Maya's, 9749 Kenwood Ave., Kenwood. 513-791-5005.

CONCERT IN THE PARK WITH SILVER ARM, UNCLE DADDY AND THE FAMILY SECRET, JANET PRESSLEY, CHRIS COLLIER, RAISON D'ETRE, NANCY BICK AND FRANK CLARK, NEVER TOO LATE, FRED STEFFEN AND WILD CARROT -- Folk (benefit for the Fairfax Flood Victims Relief Fund, see Spill It). 3 p.m. Saturday. Ziegler Park, Fairfax. $5 ($10 for families). 513-321-8375.

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

MID-LIFE CRISIS -- '60s/'70s Pop. 8 p.m. Saturday. Borders Books and Music, 9459 Colerain Ave., Northgate. 513-245-9898.

PEGGY ERIN -- Acoustic. 6 p.m. Saturday. Henke Wine, 708 Epworth, Winton Place. 513-541-3177.

PETE WAGNER BAND -- Big Band. 3:15 p.m. Saturday. Florence Mall, 2028 Florence Mall Rd., Florence, Kentucky. 859-371-1231.

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

TONY SUMNER -- 8 p.m. Saturday. Kahoona's, 1580 Goodman Dr., North College Hill. 513-729-2229.

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

ANDY BROWN TRIO -- Jazz. 2 p.m. Sunday. Taft Museum, 316 Pike St., Downtown. 513-241-0343.

BLUES AND BBQ WITH SONNY HILL AND THE NIGHTSHIFT, H BOMB FERGUSON, BROWN STERET BREAKDOWN AND G. MILES AND THE HITMEN -- Blues. Noon. Sunday. Cincinnati Turners, 2200 Pinney Lane, Burlington. 513-825-2713.

DANNY MORGAN -- Reggae/Rock. 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Florence Mall, 2028 Florence Mall Rd., Florence, Kentucky. 859-371-1231.

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.

MUSIC CAFÉ WITH CHRIS BAILEY, 2 B D TERMINED, RYAN ADCOCK BAND, PAT MURPHY AND DIADEMA -- Various. 7 p.m. Tuesday. Martin Luther King, Jr. Park, High St., Oxford. 513-863-8873.

Clubs

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 20

Singer/songwriter Jim Croce and his lead guitarist Maury Muehleisen are killed in a plane crash on a way to a concert, 1973

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

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

BALCONY -- Good Brother Earl. Rock. Cover.

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.

CROOKED NAIL PUB -- Steel Capri. Rock. Free.

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

HAVANA MARTINI CLUB -- Tim Keller. Piano. Free.

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

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

JEFFERSON HALL -- The Push Stars (see To Do) and Athenaeum. Rock. Cover.

KNOTTY PINE -- Face. Rock. Cover.

LUCILLE'S -- Carl Weathersby. Blues. Cover.

MR. PITIFUL'S -- Benefit for the American Red Cross National Relief Fund (see Spill It) with Ass Ponsys, Readymaid and Marwyn Group. Rock/Indie. Cover.

MAD FROG --RickyVeeneman, Unsettled, Gloria Bills and 3 Man Groove. Rock. Cover.

NEVER ON SUNDAY'S -- Reflux and Happy the Wicked. Rock. Cover.

ONE EYED JACKS -- N-2-Deep. Rock. Cover.

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

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

SOUTHGATE HOUSE -- Fairmount Girls and The Griefs. Rock. Cover.

STANLEY'S -- Noah Hunt and Jason Dennie (see Spill It). Acoustic. Cover.

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

VILLAGE PUB -- Misty and Jeff. Acoustic. Free.

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 21

Songwriter Leonard Cohen is born, 1934

ARNOLD'S -- Lagniappe. Cajun. Free.

BALCONY -- Ducksauce. Rock. Cover.

BARRELHOUSE -- KGB. Rock. Cover.

BLUE WISP -- Gordon Brisker with the Phil DeGreg Trio. Jazz. Cover.

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

BREAKROOM LOUNGE -- Porcelain Will. Rock. Free.

BRIARWOOD -- Bill Smith. Solo piano. Free.

BURBANK'S SHARONVILLE --

BURNING DESIRES

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

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

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

FOLEY'S IRISH PUB -- Odd Man Out. Rock. Cover.

HAVANA MARTINI CLUB -- Airwave. Jazz. Cover.

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

JACK QUINN'S -- The Snappers. Celtic. Free.

JUD-I'S -- Late Nighters. Blues. Free.

KNOTTY PINE -- Dallas Moore Band. Outlaw Country. Cover.

LUCILLE'S -- Sofa Kings. Blues. Cover.

MAD FROG -- Youngfellow, Close the Door and Two Day Panic Attack. Rock. Cover.

MANSION HILL TAVERN -- Chris Carero Trio. Blues. $3.

MILLER'S FILL-IN -- Wild Stuff. Rock. Cover.

NEVER ON SUNDAY'S -- Virgroblique. Rock. Cover.

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

ONE EYED JACKS -- Roscoe Justice. R&B/Funk. Cover.

THE OVERFLOW -- Semi-Automatic and Addison. Rock. Cover.

PUTTER'S -- Leadfoot Johnny. Blues/Rock/R&B. Cover.

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

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

SOUTHGATE HOUSE (PARLOUR) -- Acumen. Progressive Rock. Cover.

STANLEY'S -- Noah Hunt and Jason Dennie. Acoustic. Cover.

SUDSY MALONE'S -- Lazzy American Workers, Rip Rock and Raunch, CDP and Fizzgig. Rock. Cover.

TAFFY'S -- Amy Loftus and Samuel John. Pop/Rock/Folk. Free.

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

VILLAGE PUB -- Sturling. Rock. Free.

WHO CARES -- Sonny Moorman Group. Blues. Cover.

WOODEN HORSE -- Inferno. Rock. $3.

YORK STREET CAFE -- RAINN benefit (see Spill It) featuring Ryan Adcock, Ashley Peacock and Chris Collier with Lori Amey, Jen Erb and Tristen. Acoustic. Cover.

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 22

Rocker Joan Jett is born Joan Larkin, 1960

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

ARLIN'S -- Readymaid and Keynote Speaker. Indie. Free.

ARNOLD'S -- HooDoo Moon. Blues. Free.

BALCONY -- Admiral Walker. Reggae. Cover.

BARRELHOUSE -- The Stapletons and Crazy Chester. Roots Rock. Cover.

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

BLUE WISP -- Gordon Brisker with the Phil DeGreg Trio. Jazz. Cover.

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

BREAKROOM LOUNGE -- Porcelain Will. Rock. Free.

BRIARWOOD -- Bill Smith. Solo piano. Free.

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

CODY'S CAFE -- Fisher Effect with Michael Goetz. Latin Rock. $3.

THE COMET -- The Vue. Rock. Free..

CROOKED NAIL PUB -- The Chase. Rock. Free.

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

DEW DROP INN -- Dirty River. Blues. Free.

DILLY DELI -- Petra Van Nuis and Pat Kelly. Jazz. Free.

DONNA-DONNA'S LOUNGE -- The Moon Dogs. Blues. Free.

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

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

HILL STATION -- Liquid. Rock. Cover.

JACK QUINN'S -- Silver Arm. Celtic. Free.

JAZZ IN THE PARK LOUNGE -- Greg Bacon and Co. Contemporary Jazz/R&B. Cover.

JUD-I'S -- Late Nighters. Blues. Free.

KALDI'S -- Del Toro and Snake Punching Contest. Indie. Free.

KEEGAN'S HIGHLAND HOUSE -- Strange Brew. Classic Rock. Free.

KNOTTY PINE -- Dallas Moore Band. Outlaw Country. Cover.

LUCILLE'S -- Clear Blue. Blues. Cover.

MAD FROG -- Clabbergirl CD release (see Locals Only). Pop/Rock. Cover.

MANSION HILL TAVERN -- Chris Carero Trio. Blues. $3.

MILLER'S FILL-IN -- Wild Stuff. Rock. Cover.

NEVER ON SUNDAY'S -- Rare Form. Rock. Cover.

ONE EYED JACKS -- Papa Muntu. Reggae. Cover.

THE OVERFLOW -- Virgoblique and Element I. Alternative Rock. Cover.

PIRATE'S DEN -- Scapegoat. Rock. Free.

READING ROADHOUSE -- Crash Landing. Rock. Cover.

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

SIDELINES -- Leadfoot Johnny. Blues/Rock. Cover.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE -- Ruby Vileos (see Spill It), Culture Queer and Lab Partners. Indie. Cover.

STANLEY'S -- Noah Hunt and the 420 All-Stars. Rock. Cover.

STRASSEHAUS -- Them Bones. Blues. Cover.

TAFFY'S -- Todd Weidner. Acoustic. Free.

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

TOP CAT'S -- Eightfeet. Rock. Cover.

VERNON MANOR -- Orange Ensemble. Jazz. Free.

WHO CARES -- Sonny Moorman Group. Blues. Cover.

WOODEN HORSE -- Inferno. Rock. $3.

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 23

Average White Band drummer Robbie McIntosh dies after taking strychnine-laced heroin he thought was cocaine, 1974

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

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.

THE COMET -- The Comet Bluegrass All-Stars. Bluegrass. Free..

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

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

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

JAZZ IN THE PARK LOUNGE -- Mike Wade Jazz Sextet (6:30 p.m. start). Jazz. Cover.

JUD-I'S -- Doug Meyers. Acoustic. Free.

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

PIRATE'S DEN -- Them Bones. Blues. Free.

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

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

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

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

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 24

The late Linda McCartney is born, 1941

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

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

BUZZ COFFEESHOP -- Miles Tilmann and stillife;gaijin. Electronic. Cover.

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

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

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

KALDI'S -- Audiocep. Indie. 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.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE -- Sunshine Fix, 4 Corners and Ember is Sammy. Indie. Cover.

SUDSY MALONE'S -- '75 Live with Animal Crackers, Axxis and Napoleon. Hip Hop. Cover.

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 25

Jazz great Miles Davis dies, 1991

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.

ELECTRA -- The Samples and Big Wu. Rock/Jam. Cover.

HAVANA MARTINI CLUB -- Mickey Esposito. Lounge. Free.

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

JUD-I'S -- Doug Meyers. Acoustic. Free.

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

LINWOOD CAFE -- Appalachian Highway. Bluegrass. Free.

MAD FROG -- Grane, Madcat and Downpour. Rock. Cover.

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

SOUTHGATE HOUSE -- El Vez (see Gig of the Week) with Star Devils. Rock. Cover.

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 26
Roxy Music crooner Bryan Ferry is born, 1945

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

BALCONY -- The Simpletons. Rock. Cover.

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/Bluegrass. 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.

EAST END CAFÉ -- Big Whiskey. Soul/Rock. Free..

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

JACK QUINN'S -- Griffen House. Celtic. Free.

JUD-I'S -- House Party. Dance. Free.

LEBO'S -- Open mic. Free.

MAD FROG -- Zionites. Reggae. Cover.

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

ONE EYED JACKS -- Them Bones. Funk. Cover.

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

SOUTHGATE HOUSE -- Pay the Girl and Denial. Rock. Cover.

STANLEY'S -- Bluegrass Jam. Cover.

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