THE SUICIDE MACHINES WITH CATCH 22 -- Punk. 8 p.m. Friday. Bogart's, 2621 Vine St., Corryville. $12. 513-562-4949.

JOHN GORKA, CHERYL WHEELER, LUCY KAPLANSKY AND CLIFF EBERHARDT -- Folk. 8 p.m. Saturday. Parish Auditorium, Miami Hamilton campus, Hamilton, Ohio. $20. 513-529-3200.

H20 WITH MEST -- Heavy Rock. 8 p.m. Wednesday. Bogart's, 2621 Vine St., Corryville. $12.50. 513-562-4949.

Varied Venues
CHAMBER ORCHESTRA AND CHAMBER PLAYERS -- Chamber music. 8 p.m. Thursday. Corbett Auditorium, College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati, Clifton. 513-556-4183.

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 -- Jazz/R&B. 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Chez Nora, 530 Main St., Covington. 859-491-8027.

CONCERT ORCHESTRA -- Classical. 8 p.m. Friday. Corbett Auditorium, College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati, Clifton. 513-556-4183.

EUGENE GOSS AND TRIAGE -- Jazz. 8:30 p.m. Friday. Rookwood Pottery, 1077 Celestial Ave., Mount Adams. 513-721-5456.

FRIDAY NIGHT JAZZ JAM -- Jazz. 9 p.m. Friday. One Mo Cup, 4116 Hamilton Ave., Northside. 513-542-8100.

GARBRIEL YACOUB -- Yacoub came to fame in the '70s as a founder of Malicorne, a popular French "Trad Rock" band that fused Folk and traditional French music into a more contemporary presentation. Influenced by U.S. folkies like Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie, the singer/guitarist eventually went solo and flirted with an electric Folk/Rock sound before eventually returning to his acoustic roots. An entertaining and amusing live performer, Yacoub is currently working with fiddler Nathalie Riviere and bassist Yannick Hardouin. 8 p.m. Friday. Grammers, Liberty and Walnut streets, Over-the-Rhine. $10. 513-591-0123.

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

KINDRED SPIRITS -- Gospel/Jazz. 8 p.m. Friday. AYS Christian Coffee House, 5910 Madison Road, Madisonville. $3. 513-852-9883.

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.

WILD CARROT -- Folk. 6 p.m. Friday. Maya's, 9749 Kenwood Road, Blue Ash. 513-791-5005.

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.

CCM PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE -- Percussion. 8 p.m. Saturday. Corbett Auditorium, College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati, Clifton. 513-556-4183.

KEITH FRANK AND THE SOILEAU ZYDECO BAND -- Zydeco. 8 p.m. Saturday. Arbor Hall, 2150 Arbor Blvd., Dayton. $15. 937-496-3863.

LAZARUS AND THE PENTECOSTAL POSSE -- Christian Rap. 8 p.m. Saturday. AYS Christian Coffee House, 5910 Madison Road, Madisonville. $3. 513-852-9883.

STEVE FREE -- Acoustic. 2 p.m. Saturday. Starbucks, Skytop Pavilion, 5222 Beechmont Ave., Anderson Twp. 513-233-3973.

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

AN AFTERNOON WITH ELLINGTON FEATURING GENE WALKER AND THE PHIL DEGREG TRIO -- Jazz. 3 p.m. Sunday. First Unitarian Church, 536 Linton St., Walnut Hills. $10. 513-729-4183.

CINCINNATI JAZZ WORKSHOP WITH THE SCPA JAZZ PROJECT -- Jazz (see Spill It). 5 p.m. Sunday. Simone's Restaurant, 2907 Woodburn Ave., East Walnut Hills. 513-221-1677.

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

THE EROICA TRIO -- Chamber music. 8 p.m. Tuesday. Corbett Auditorium, College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati, Clifton. $20/$7 for students (free for CCM students). 513-556-4183.

MUSIC CAFÉ WITH RENE ALPER AND RAY PHOENIX, DEBBI SILVERMAN, JODIE MCFARLAND, THE UNSOPHISTICATS AND THE VIC DANIELS QUARTET -- Various. 7 p.m. Tuesday. Fitton Center for Creative Arts, 101 S. Monument Ave., Hamilton. 513-863-8873.

Clubs

THURSDAY JANUARY 17
Roots rocker Steve Earle is born, 1955

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

BARRELHOUSE -- Duck Sauce. Rock. Free.

BC'S HOMETEAM GRILL -- The Menus. Rock. Cover.

BLIND LEMON -- Kenny Cowden. Acoustic. Free.

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

BLUE WISP -- Ron Enyard Trio. Jazz. Cover.

BRIARWOOD -- Bill Smith. Solo piano. Free.

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

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

THE GREENWICH -- The Loescher Trio (see Gig of the Week). Jazz (shows at 9:30 p.m. and 11 p.m.). Cover.

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

HOPP'S (LANDEN) -- Outlet. Modern Rock. $2.

JACOB'S ON THE AVENUE -- Ed Moss and Judy James. Jazz. $3.

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

JAZZ IN THE PARK -- DJ Mark Anthony. Dance. Cover.

KALDI'S -- Kaldi's All Star Bluegrass Band. Bluegrass. Free.

KENTUCKY HERB AND COFFEE COMPANY -- Songwriter's Night. Free.

KNOTTY PINE -- Face. Rock. Cover.

MAD FROG -- Ordinary Peoples. Hip Hop. Cover.

MILLIONS -- T-Sly. Funk. Cover.

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

ONE EYED JACKS -- Worldwide. Funk. Cover.

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

RICK'S TAVERN -- Thomas and N-2-DP. Blues. Cover.

STANLEY'S -- Big In Iowa. Acoustic Rock. Cover.

SUNFLOWER COFFEE HOUSE -- Black and Tan Carpet Band. Electric Rock. Free.

TOP CAT'S -- Tequila Mockingbird. Rock. Cover.

VILLAGE PUB -- Doug Emmons. Acoustic. Free.

VILLAGE TAVERN -- Eurmama. Acoustic. Free.

V-TWIN BAR AND GRILL -- Sonny Moorman Group. Blues. Free.

YORK STREET CAFE -- Hilltop Distillery. Rock. Cover.

FRIDAY JANUARY 18
The Beatles enter the U.S. singles charts for the first time with "I Want To Hold Your Hand," 1964'

AJ'S ROADHOUSE -- Thomas and N-2-DP. Blues. Free.

ANNIE'S -- Dokken with Spiral Cage. Hard Rock (8 p.m. start). Cover.

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

BAR HUMBUG -- Clique with Xian the Xman and Stephen Jefferies. Sophisticated Dance. Free.

BARRELHOUSE -- The Tigerlilies with Gravy8 and Pike 27. Rock. $5.

BC'S HOMETEAM GRILL -- No Love Lost. Rock. Cover.

BLUE NOTE -- Denial, Catch 22, 8C8 and Tim Wilkey. Rock. Cover.

BLUE WISP -- Gene Walker 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.

THE CELESTIAL -- Larry Kinley and Co. Jazz. Free.

CHARLIE BAZ'L'S -- Stagger Lee. Country. Cover.

CODY'S CAFE -- Tonefarmer with Beatrice. Alternative Rock/Acoustic. $3.

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

FOLEY'S -- Eddie's Falt. Rock. Free.

FRITTER'S -- 3 Feet Deep. Hard Rock. Cover.

HAPPY'S BAR AND GRILL -- Crash Landing. Rock. Free.

HAVANA MARTINI CLUB -- Airwave. Jazz. Cover.

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

HOPP'S (LANDEN) -- Outlet. Modern Rock. $3.

HOPP'S (WEST CHESTER) -- Erotic Therapy. Rock. Cover.

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

JAZZ IN THE PARK -- Next Phase. Jazz. Cover.

JUD-I'S -- Leathal. Rock/Blues. Free.

KALDI'S -- Mt. Auburn United Methodist Church Trio. Jazz. Free.

MAD FROG -- The Shantee and Velvet Dreamfield. Rock. Cover.

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

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

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

MILLIONS -- The Stapletons. Roots Rock. Cover.

MT. LOOKOUT TAVERN -- Ultraviolet. Rock. Cover.

NEVER ON SUNDAY -- Jason Wells with The Alex Castle Hassle. Rock. Cover.

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

ONE EYED JACKS -- Lucky Spaulding. Soul/Reggae/Pop. Cover.

RAZZBERRY'S -- Richard Adams. Jazz/Blues. Free.

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

REALITY TUESDAY CAFÉ -- The Golds. Rock. Cover.

RED FISH -- Robin Lacy and DeZydeco. Zydeco. Free.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE (BALLROOM) -- Boxstep (see To Do list) with My Morning Jacket and Deltoro. Rock/Indie. Cover.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE (PARLOUR) -- Eric Pletz. Acoustic. Cover.

STANLEY'S -- Dreadnaught. Psychedelic Rock. Cover.

SUDSY MALONE'S -- Churn and Action Habit. Rock. Cover.

TOP CAT'S -- Youngfellow and No Good Heroes. AltRock/Punk. Cover.

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

VILLAGE PUB -- Grayson Samples. Acoustic. Free.

V-TWIN BAR AND GRILL -- Bad Habit. Rock. $2.

WOODEN HORSE -- Prizoner. Rock. $3.

YORK STREET CAFE -- Stonewater and the Katie Gilday Band. Rock. Cover.

SATURDAY JANUARY 19
Rock singer Janis Joplin is born, 1943

ARNOLD'S -- Get Off Downtown. Jazz. Free.

BAR HUMBUG -- DJ Will Benson. Retro Funk/Soul. Free.

BARRELHOUSE -- The Schwag. Rock. $5.

BC'S HOMETEAM GRILL -- No Love Lost. Rock. Cover.

BLUE NOTE -- Rusty Griswolds, 100 MPH and Bob Cushing. Rock. Cover.

BLUE WISP -- Gene Walker 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.

THE CELESTIAL -- Larry Kinley and Co. Jazz. Free.

CHARLIE BAZ'L'S -- Ultraviolet. Rock. Cover.

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

CODY'S CAFE -- Opi Yum Yum. Indie. Cover.

THE COMET -- PMC Jazz Quintet. Jazz. Free.

CROW'S NEST -- Thomas and N-2-DP. Blues. Cover.

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

DILLY DELI -- Peggy Erin. Acoustic. Free.

FRITTER'S -- 3 Feet Deep. Hard Rock. Cover.

HAVANA MARTINI CLUB -- Salsa Calinete. Latin. Cover.

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

HOPP'S (LANDEN) -- Ruckus. Rock favorites. $3.

HOPP'S (WEST CHESTER) -- Milk. Rock. Cover.

JACK QUINN'S -- Mad Hornets. R&B/Rock. Free.

JAZZ IN THE PARK -- Ray Love Entertainment. Dance. Cover.

JUD-I'S -- Leathal. Rock/Blues. Free.

KALDI'S -- Kenny Poole, Brian Lovely and Bob Mercer. "Solo guitar night." Free.

MAD FROG -- Freekbass with Noisebox. Funk. Cover.

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

MANSION HILL TAVERN -- Ricky Nye and the Red Hots. R&B. $3.

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

MILLIONS -- Paul Otten. Rock. Cover.

MT. LOOKOUT TAVERN -- Boom Boom Horschack. Rock. Cover.

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

PUTTER'S -- Them Bones. Blues. Cover.

RAZZBERRY'S -- Mark Schulte. Jazz/Blues. Free.

REALITY TUESDAY CAFÉ -- Brandon Wheeler. Rock. Cover.

RED FISH -- Robin Lacy and DeZydeco. Zydeco. Free.

RUDDER'S SPORTS GRILLE AND PUB -- Leadfoot Johnny. Blues/Rock. Cover.

Shady's -- Strukture. Rock/Dance/Variety. Cover.

SILVERTON CAFÉ -- Rich "The Soul Man" Nesbitt and the Metro City Band. Oldies. Cover.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE -- Uproot the Southgate (see Spill It) featuring Gravy 8, Star Devils, Venus Mission, Todd Lipscomb, Swarthy Band and Delta 88. Pop/Roots. Cover.

STANLEY'S -- Family Style. Rock. Cover.

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

TOP CAT'S -- The Fabulous Marvel B's featuring the Mahvelous Horns with Ladder 2600. Funk/Rock. Cover.

V-TWIN BAR AND GRILL -- Bad Habit. Rock. $2.

VERNON MANOR -- Orange Ensemble. Jazz. Free.

VILLAGE PUB -- John Weber. Acoustic. Free.

WOODEN HORSE -- Skwerm. Rock. $3.

YORK STREET CAFE -- The Stapletons. Roots Rock. Cover.

SUNDAY JANUARY 20
Folk icon Leadbelly is born Huddie Ledbetter, 1889

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

BLUE NOTE -- The Menus, Denial and Cowden and Goins. Rock. Free.

BLUE WISP -- Cat City. Jazz. Cover.

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

CODY'S CAFE -- Open mic with Kevin Carlisle. Various. Free.

THE COMET -- New Radio Cowboys. C&W. Free.

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

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

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

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

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

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

YORK STREET CAFE -- Eightfeet with Spindle and Drift. Rock. Cover.

MONDAY JANUARY 21
Opera legend Placido Domingo is born, 1941

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

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

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

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

THE GREENWICH -- Jazz Jam Session with Dan Karlsberg Trio. Free.

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

MILLIONS -- Kevin Shima. Acoustic. Cover.

TUESDAY JANUARY 22
Soul singer Sam Cooke is born, 1931

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

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

BLIND LEMON -- Zack Thomas. 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 Showcase Night. Various. 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.

KENTUCKY HERB AND COFFEE COMPANY -- Open mic. Free.

MAD FROG -- Mallory, KDKO, UNX and HarleyQuinn. Punk Rock. $3 (18 and up).

ONE EYED JACK'S -- 8 Ball Junkies. Rock. Cover.

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

STANLEY'S -- Open Mic. Various. Free.

VILLAGE PUB -- Greg Givens and Chris Morley. Acoustic Rock. Free.

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 23
Local R&B star Reggie Calloway is born, 1955

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

BAR HUMBUG -- Brit Night with DJ Brian Drabant. Free.

BARRELHOUSE -- Gordon Stone Band. Rock. $5.

BEACH'S GROESBECK TAVERN -- Scotty Anderson. Roots/Jazz. Free.

BLUE NOTE -- Unsettled. 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 with T-Lips and the Combs. 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.

DUCK CREEK -- Songwriter's Open Mic. Free.

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

LAVA LOUNGE -- Boom Bip. International Jazzy Beats and Vibes. Free.

LEBO'S -- Open mic. Free.

MAD FROG -- Brett Cain Band with Bosley and Soul for Sounds. Rock. Cover.

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

MURPHY'S PUB -- Uncle Joe Bob. Acoustic. Free.

NEW DILLY PUB -- Open Mic with Darby. Free.

ONE EYED JACK'S -- Open Blues jam with Them Bones. Blues. Cover.

PACHINKO -- Kenton County Regulators. Bluegrass (7:30 p.m.). Free.

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

STANLEY'S -- Harold Kennedy. Bluegrass. Cover.

TWILIGHT ZONE -- The Rick House Party Band. Rock. Free.

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