EDWIN MCCAIN -- Rock. 8 p.m. Friday. Bogart's, 2621 Vine St., Corryville. $12.50/$14 day of show. 513-562-4949.
KID ROCK -- Rock/Rap. 7:30 p.m. Friday. Hara Arena, 1001 Shiloh Springs Rd., Dayton. SOLD OUT. 513-562-4949.
BLISS 66 -- Rock. 9 p.m. Saturday. Top Cats, 2820 Vine St., Corryville. $7/$8 day of show. 513-562-4949.
HANK WILLIAMS III -- Eclectic Country/Rock. 8 p.m. Saturday. Bogart's, 2621 Vine St., Corryville. $15. 513-562-4949.
PAUL THORN AND KEITH SYKES -- Roots. 9 p.m. Saturday. Top Cat's, 2820 Vine St., Corryville. $12. 513-562-4949.
DIANA KRALL -- Jazz. 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Aronoff Center, 650 Walnut St., Downtown. $53.50-$33.50. 513-621-2787.
NIKKA COSTA, KARL DENSON'S TINY UNIVERSE, BLACKALICIOUS AND SAUL WILLIAMS -- R&B/Jazz/Hip Hop/Spoken Word (see Saul Williams interview; Karl Denson interview). 7 p.m. Monday. Bogart's, 2621 Vine St., Corryville. $20/$22 day of show. 513-562-4949.
BEATLEJAM FEATURING BLUE FLOYD WITH VINCE WELNICK AND JAZZ IS DEAD -- Jazzy Beatles favorites. 8 p.m. Tuesday. Bogart's, 2621 Vine St., Corryville. $17/$19 day of show. 513-562-4949.
CHRIS CAGLE WITH WILD BLUE YONDER -- Country. 8 p.m. Wednesday. Bogart's, 2621 Vine St., Corryville. $15. 513-562-4949.
Varied Venues
NICK FRYER TRIO -- Jazz. 6 p.m. Thursday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Pane E Vino, 1714 Erie Ave., Hyde Park. 513-321-7100.
RICKY NYE AND THE SWINGIN' MUDBUGS -- R&B. 7 p.m. Thursday. Sycamore Senior Center, 4455 Carver Woods Drive, Blue Ash. $6/$8 day of show. 513-984-1234.
CHRIS DUNNETT -- Acoustic. 6 p.m. Friday. Wild Oats, 2693 Edmondson Road, Norwood. 513-531-8015.
FRIDAY NIGHT JAZZ JAM -- Jazz. 9 p.m. Friday. One Mo Cup, 4116 Hamilton Ave., Northside. 513-542-8100.
GREG SCHABER AND HIGH STREET -- Blues. 8:30 p.m. Friday. Doc's Smoke Shop, 12 W. Mulberry St., Lebanon. Cover. 513-932-9939.
HERB KIRSCHNER TRIO -- Jazz. 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The Cricket Lounge, Cincinnatian Hotel, 601 Vine St., Downtown. 513-381-3000.
KARL DAPPEN -- Jazz. 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Applewood Restaurant, 215 Judiciary St., Aurora. 513-381-2775.
THE SENSATIONS -- Pop/Dance. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Argosy Casino and Hotel, 777 Argosy Pkwy., Lawrenceburg. 1-888-ARGOSY-7.
ZAC KREUZ -- Jazz. 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Seafood 32, 150 W. Fifth St., Downtown. 513-352-2142.
ANN CHAMBERLAIN, ED MORGAN AND WAYNE YEAGER -- Jazz. 8 p.m. Saturday. Pacific Moon Cafe, 8300 Market Place Lane, Montgomery. 513-891-0091.
BELINDA SCROGGINS -- Acoustic Rock. 8 p.m. Saturday. Borders, 4530 Eastgate Blvd., Eastgate. 513-943-0068.
CHRIS DUNNETT -- Acoustic. 8:30 p.m. Saturday. Starbucks, 866 Eastgate North Drive, Eastgate. 513-943-4858.
GED FOLEY AND TESSERA -- Irish Dance.7 p.m. Saturday. Music Hall Ballroom, 1243 Elm St., Downtown. $12./$15 day of show. 513-731-2618.
PEANUT BUTTER AND JAM SESSIONS WITH THE BACCHANAL STEEL BAND -- An intro to Classical music and Steel Drum music for 2 to 5-year-olds. 10 a.m. Saturday. Mt. Washington Presbyterian Church, 6474 Beechmont Ave., Mount Washington. $4. 513-381-6868 (or lintonmusic.org).
EKOOSTIK HOOKAH AND THE LEMMINGS -- Rock (see Spill It). 9 p.m. (doors at 6:30 p.m.). Sunday. The D.A.V. Hall, 4610 Trenton/Franklin Road, Middletown. $15/$17 day of show. 937-422-5959,
LEO COFFEEHOUSE WITH CAROL JUST, JAE BRUCKNER AND JANET PRESSLEY PLUS OPEN MIC. -- Folk. 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Old St. George, 42 Calhoun St., Clifton. $2. 513-321-8375.
MOONDOGS -- Blues. 1 p.m. Sunday. Grand Victoria Casino, Rising Sun, Indiana. 800-472-3611.
DERVISH -- Celtic. Tuesday. 7 p.m. Victoria Theatre, 138 N. Main St., Dayton. $22-$18. 937-496-3863
MIDDAY MUSICAL MENU WITH VINCENT PHELAN AND STEVEN FISCHE -- Classical. 12:15 p.m. Wednesday. Trinity Episcopal Church, 326 Madison Ave., Covington. 859-431-1786.
NEVADA WILKENS WITH JACK DOLL JR. -- Jazz. 6 p.m. Wednesday. The Phoenix, Ninth and Race streets, Downtown. 513-721-8901.
Clubs
THURSDAY MARCH 14
Outlaw Country star Merle Haggard receives an unconditional pardon from Ronald Reagan, governor of his home state of California, 1972
ALLYN'S -- Goshorn Brothers. Rock/Blues. Free.
ANNIE'S -- Warrant, Prizoner and Altered Ego. Rock. Cover.
BABA BUDAN'S -- Rebecca Vie's Open mic. Various. Free.
BAR HUMBUG -- DJ Aries presents 3rd World Cinema. Down-tempo Dance/World. Free.
BLIND LEMON -- Kenny Cowden. Acoustic. Free.
BRIARWOOD -- Bill Smith. Solo piano. Free.
CHEZ NORA -- Rich Uncle Skeleton. R&B/Jazz. Free.
CODY'S CAFE -- Gregory Morris. Acoustic. Free.
COYOTE RIDGE -- Tune-Town Rebels. Rock. Free.
DEE FELICE CAFE -- Lee Stolar Trio. Jazz. Free.
JACK QUINN'S -- Roger Drawdy and the Firestarters. Celtic. Free.
JACOB'S ON THE AVENUE -- Ed Moss and Judy James. Jazz. $3.
JAZZ IN THE PARK -- DJ Mark Anthony. Dance. Cover.
JUD-I'S PUB -- Chaser. Rock. Free.
KALDI'S -- The Crow Medicine Show. Bluegrass. Free.
KENTUCKY HERB AND COFFEE COMPANY -- Songwriter's Night. Free.
KNOTTY PINE -- Face. Rock. Cover.
MILLION'S -- 10 Feet Big. Rock. Cover.
MT. LOOKOUT TAVERN -- The Paul Otten Band. Rock. Cover.
ONE EYED JACKS -- Worldwide. Funk. Cover.
THE PROMONTORY -- The Steve Schmidt Trio. Jazz. Free.
RICK'S -- Gray Hounds. Rock/Dance. $2.
SOUTHGATE HOUSE -- Tornado Green, the Underwoods and Drexel. Rock. Cover.
STANLEY'S -- Fred Gillen Jr. Acoustic. Cover.
SUNFLOWER COFFEE HOUSE -- Black and Tan Carpet Band. Electric Rock. Free.
TOP CAT'S -- Faza. Rock. Cover.
V-TWIN BAR AND GRILL -- The Sonny Moorman Group. Blues. Free.
VILLAGE PUB -- Misty and Jeff. Acoustic. Free.
VILLAGE TAVERN -- Eurmama. Acoustic. Free.
YORK STREET CAFE -- Mark Weierman with Downstairs. Folk/Rock. Cover.
FRIDAY MARCH 15
The musical My Fair Lady premieres in New York with a cast headed by Rex Harrison, Stanley Holloway and Julie Andrews, 1956
ACTIONZ -- Incantation, Funerus, Diminished, The Effrays and Primordium. Rock. Cover (show starts at 9 p.m.).
ALLYN'S -- Levels with Randy Villars. Jazz. Free.
ANTHONY'S -- Who Cares. Rock. Free.
ARNOLD'S -- Get Off Downtown. Jazz. Free.
BARRELHOUSE -- Only Everything. Rock. $4.
BOBBY MACKEY'S -- Bobby Mackey and The Big Mac Band. Country. Cover.
BRIARWOOD -- Bill Smith. Solo piano. Free.
BURBANK'S SHARONVILLE -- Goshorn Brothers. Blues. Free.
THE CELESTIAL -- Larry Kinley and Co. Jazz. Free.
CHARLIE BAZ'L'S -- Leroy Ellington. Funk/R&B. Cover.
CHEZ NORA -- Rich Uncle Skeleton. R&B/Jazz. Free.
CODY'S -- The Seventies with The Sundresses. BritRock. Cover.
COMET -- Readymaid and Opi Yum Yum. Indie. Free.
THE COYOTE RIDGE -- Longhorn. Rock. Free.
DEE FELICE CAFE -- The Buffalo Ridge Jazz Band. Dixieland. Free.
EAST END CAFE -- Trump Tight. R&B. Cover.
FLICKER INN -- Gashouse Geurillas. Rock favorites. Free.
FRITTER'S -- Porcelain Will. Rock. Cover.
THE GARAGE SALOON -- Dallas Moore and the Snatch Wranglers. Outlaw Country. Free.
HAVANA MARTINI CLUB -- Airwave. Jazz. Cover.
HEAD FIRST -- The Gamut. Rock. Cover.
HILL STATION -- All Purpose Grind. Rock. Cover.
HOOZ'S -- Common Ground. Rock/Dance. Free.
HOPP'S WEST CHESTER -- Theo. Rock. Cover.
IVEY'S PUB -- Leadfoot Johnny. Blues Rock/R&B. Cover.
JACK QUINN'S -- N 2 Deep. Rock. Free.
JAZZ IN THE PARK -- Mike Wade Reality Band. Jazz. Cover.
JILLIAN'S -- Lewis Brothers. Rock. Cover.
JUD-I'S -- Heartbreak. Rock. Free.
KALDI'S -- Petra Van Nuis. Jazz. Free.
KC'S PUB -- Leathal. Blues/Rock. Cover.
LUCILLE'S -- Ricky Nye and the Red Hots. Blues. Cover.
MAD FROG -- Band Challenge Final with Deisel 129, Arapyama, Bosley, Odd Fellows Temple, Fling 10 and Velvet Dreamfield. Rock. Cover.
MADISON INN -- The Sonny Moorman Group. Blues. Free.
MANSION HILL TAVERN -- Chris Carero Trio. Blues. Cover.
MARGO'S -- RetroActive. Rock. Free.
MILLION'S -- The Mighty Fine. Rock. Cover.
MT. LOOKOUT TAVERN -- Eddies Fault. Rock. Cover.
MULLIGAN'S -- Joanie Whittaker. Acoustic. Free.
OLDE VILLAGE TAVERN -- Bob Cushing. Acoustic Rock. Free.
ONE EYED JACKS -- Soul Pocket. Funk. Cover.
RAZZBERRY'S -- Richard Adams. Jazz/Blues. Free.
RED DOG SALOON -- Darby and the Tropical Penguins. Acoustic duo. Cover.
RICK'S -- Fool Proof. Dance. $3.
RUSTIC TAVERN -- Mike Sizemore. Acoustic. Free.
SOUTHGATE HOUSE -- Local Label Fest (see Spill It) with Chalk, Pop Lolita, Dophesus, Bottom Line, Gwendolyn Speaks, Len's Lounge and DW Project. Various. Cover.
STANLEY'S -- Ex-Ekoostik Hookah guitarist John Mullins, on a hiatus from his eponymous band, returns to Cincinnati tonight for a rare acoustic show. Acoustic. Cover.
THE STRIKE ZONE -- Crash Landing. Rock. Free.
SUDSY MALONE'S -- Ladder 2600. Pop/Rock. Cover.
TOP CAT'S -- Laze. Rock. Cover.
V-TWIN BAR AND GRILL -- House Party. Rock/Dance. $2.
VILLAGE PUB -- Lounge Project. Acoustic Rock. Free.
WOODEN HORSE -- Prizoner. Rock. $3.
YORK STREET CAFE -- Masala, Jennifer Erb and Ashley Peacock. Rock/Acoustic. Cover.
SATURDAY MARCH 16
Louis Armstrong tops the UK singles chart with 'Wonderful World,' 1968
ALLYN'S -- Dave Nutt. Acoustic. Free.
ANTHONY'S -- Who Cares. Rock. Free.
ARLIN'S -- Speak Easy. Jazz. Free.
ARNOLD'S -- The Flock. Roots. Free.
ART'S BILLIARDS AND BAR -- Ishwat with Extended Crew. Hip Hop/Spoken Word/Jazz. Cover.
BARRELHOUSE -- Philsopher's Stone CD release party (see Spill It) with 60 Cycle Hum. Rock. $5.
BOBBY MACKEY'S -- Bobby Mackey and The Big Mac Band. Country. Cover.
BRIARWOOD -- Bill Smith. Solo piano. Free.
BURBANK'S SHARONVILLE -- Goshorn Brothers. Blues. Free.
CAMEL MIKE'S -- Black Mountain. Southern Rock. Free.
THE CELESTIAL -- Larry Kinley and Co. Jazz. Free.
CHARLIE BAZ'L'S -- Head West. Rock. Cover.
CHEZ NORA -- Rich Uncle Skeleton. R&B/Jazz. Free.
CLUB ELYSIUM -- DJ Adam T and DJ Will. Hip Hop. Cover.
COSMO'S -- The Trips. Rock. Cover.
CODY'S CAFÉ -- The Stapletons. Rock. Cover.
COMET -- Heeva Hava and Zussa. Indie. Free.
THE COYOTE RIDGE -- Longhorn. Rock. Free.
DEE FELICE CAFE -- The Buffalo Ridge Jazz Band. Dixieland. Free.
DEW DROP INN -- Greg Schaber and High Street. Blues. Free.
EAST END CAFE -- Red Idle. Rock. Cover.
FLICKER INN -- Gashouse Geurillas. Rock favorites. Free.
FRITTER'S -- Porcelain Will. Rock. Cover.
THE GARAGE SALOON -- Dallas Moore and the Snatch Wranglers. Outlaw Country. Free.
HAVANA MARTINI CLUB -- Mickey Esposito. Lounge. Cover.
HEAD FIRST -- The Gamut. Rock. Cover.
HILL STATION -- All Purpose Grind. Rock. Cover.
HOOZ'S -- Common Ground. Rock/Dance. Free.
HOPP'S WEST CHESTER -- Gravy 8. Rock. Cover.
JACK QUINN'S -- Roger Drawdy and the Firestarters. Celtic. Free.
JAZZ IN THE PARK -- Marcy Vaughan and Company. Jazz. Cover.
JILLIAN'S -- Higher Ground. Rock. Cover.
JUD-I'S -- Soul'd Out. R&B. Free.
KALDI'S -- Ron Enyard Trio. Jazz. Free.
KC'S PUB -- Leathal. Blues/Rock. Cover.
KEEGAN'S HIGHLAND HOUSE -- Strange Brew. Rock. Free.
LUCILLE'S -- The Kelly Richey Band. Blues. Cover.
MAD FROG -- Laze and Unsettled. Rock. Cover.
MADISON INN -- The Sonny Moorman Group. Blues. Free.
MANSION HILL TAVERN -- Chris Carero Trio. Blues. Cover.
MARGO'S -- The Heaters. Rock. Free.
MILLION'S -- Paul Otten. Rock. Cover.
MILTON'S -- The Planets. Rock. Free.
MT. LOOKOUT TAVERN -- Boom Boom Horshack. Rock. Cover.
ONE EYED JACKS -- Uptown R&B. Funk. Cover.
PATRICK'S -- Odd Man Out. Rock. Free.
RAZZBERRY'S -- Mark Schulte. Jazz/Blues. Free.
REDFISH -- Ricky Nye and the Swingin' Mudbugs. R&B. Free.
RICK'S -- Fool Proof. Dance. $3.
SNEAKY PETE'S -- Rick House Band. Rock. Cover.
SOUTHGATE HOUSE (PARLOUR) -- Ultra Milkmaids, Cornucopia and V. Indie/Experimental. Cover.
SOUTHGATE HOUSE -- The Tigerlilies, Ampline, Green Room and Silo the Huskie. Indie/Rock (see Gig of the Week). Cover.
SOUTHGATE HOUSE (PARLOUR) -- Hawgleg and James Moss. Rock. Cover.
STANLEY'S -- Wailhounds. Psychedelic Rock. Cover.
STRASS HAUS -- Moondogs. Blues. Cover.
THE STRIKE ZONE -- Crash Landing. Rock. Free.
THROUGH THE GARDEN -- Bobby Sharp Trio. Jazz. Free.
V-TWIN BAR AND GRILL -- House Party. Rock/Dance. $2.
VILLAGE PUB -- Hyde Park Outrage. Rock. Free.
WOODEN HORSE -- Prizoner. Rock. $3.
YORK STREET CAFE -- Warsaw Falcons (see Locals Only) and Star Devils. Roots. Cover.
SUNDAY MARCH 17
Nat 'King' Cole is born, 1917
ALLYN'S -- Blue Birds Big Band. R&B. Cover.
ARNOLD'S -- Friendly Sons of St. Patrick. and The Flock. Folk/Celtic. Free.
AWAKENINGS COFFEE AND TEA CO. -- Bobby Sharp Trio. Jazz. Free.
BARRETT'S -- The Sonny Moorman Group. Blues. Free.
CAMEL MIKE'S -- Open Jam. Free.
CHEZ NORA -- Erwin Stuckey Trio. Jazz. Free.
CLUB ELYSIUM -- DJ Adam T. Hip Hop. Cover.
CODY'S CAFE -- Open mic. Free.
COMET -- The Cincinnati City Hall Renaissance Orchestra. Roots. Free.
THE COYOTE RIDGE -- Rick House Band. Rock. Free.
DEE FELICE CAFE -- The Norm Ridge Trio with Earl Waldman. Jazz. Free.
HABIT'S -- Johnny Schott's Guest Performer Night with Filhty McNasty (and a St. Patrick's Party). Acoustic. Free.
JACK QUINN'S -- Liam's Fancy, Murphy's Law, Knocknagael and Roger Drawdy and the Firestarters. Celtic. $8.
KEEGAN'S HIGHLAND HOUSE -- Strange Brew. Rock. Free.
KNOTTY PINE -- Randy Peak & Miss heather. Acoustic Rock/Blues/Country. Free.
MANSION HILL TAVERN -- Open Blues Jam with Them Bones. Blues. Cover.
MT. LOOKOUT TAVERN -- Paul Otten Band. Rock. Cover.
RHYTHM AND BLUES CAFE -- Ladder 2600. Pop/Rock. Cover.
SOUTHGATE HOUSE -- The Greyhounds and V For Vendetta. Indie. Cover.
THE STADIUM -- John Kogge and the Lonesome Strangers. Folk/Rock. Cover.
STANLEY'S -- Big Whiskey. Rock. Free.
STRASSE HAUS -- Bob Cushing. Acoustic Rock. Free.
TOP CAT'S -- Dixie Trash. Rock & Roll. Cover.
YORK STREET CAFE -- Jake Speed, The Trips, Hardmolly and Starshaker. Folk/Rock. Cover.
MONDAY MARCH 18
John Hartman of the Doobie Brothers is born, 1950.
BABA BUDAN'S -- Snya. Acoustic/Folk. Free.
CODY'S CAFE -- Brian Newman Trio. Jazz. Free.
COYOTE RIDGE -- Tune-Town Rebels. Rock. 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.
TUESDAY MARCH 19
Rolling Stone magazine reveals that the opening words of Lennon and McCartney's 'Come Together' are the same as lyrics in Chuck Berry's 'You Can't Catch Me': 'Here come old flat top, he come groovin' up slowly...,' 1970
ALLYN'S -- Songwriter's Night. Open songwriter forum. Free.
BLIND LEMON -- Zack Thomas. Acoustic. Free.
BLUE NOTE --
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.
COYOTE RIDGE -- Tune-Town Rebels. Rock. Free.
DEE FELICE CAFE -- Earl Waldman. Piano Jazz. Free.
JUD-I'S PUB -- Doug Meyers. Acoustic. Free.
KALDI'S -- Jeff Roberts and the Lazy Boys. Bluegrass. Free.
KENTUCKY HERB AND COFFEE COMPANY -- Open mic. Free.
MILLION'S -- 10 Feet Big. Rock. Cover.
ONE EYED JACKS -- 8-Ball Junkies. Funk. Free.
THE OVERFLOW -- Phammilly Impulze. Hip Hop. Cover.
RED DOG SALOON -- Matt Cowherd. Acoustic Rock. Cover.
SOUTHGATE HOUSE -- Brendan Benson and the Mink Lungs. Indie Pop. Cover.
STANLEY'S -- Open Mic. Various. Free.
VILLAGE PUB -- Greg Burton. Acoustic. Free.
WOODEN HORSE -- Dallas Moore Band. Acoustic. Free.
WEDNESDAY MARCH 20
Janis Joplin posthumously tops the US singles chart with 'Me And Bobby McGee,' 1971
BEACH'S GROESBECK TAVERN -- Scotty Anderson. Roots/Jazz. Free.
BLIND LEMON -- Ray Solinski. Acoustic. Free.
BLUE WISP -- Blue Wisp Big Band. Jazz. Cover.
BRIARWOOD -- Bill Smith. Solo piano. Free.
BURBANK'S SHARONVILLE -- Blues Jam with the Sonny Moorman Group. Blues. Free.
CELESTIAL -- Lee Stolar. Jazz. Free.
CODY'S CAFE -- The Freddies. Folk/Bluegrass. Free.
COMET -- Maggie, Pierce and E.J. Roots Pop. Free.
COYOTE RIDGE -- Tune-Town Rebels. Rock. 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.
EAST END CAFÉ -- Songwriter Night/Open mic. Various. Free.
HARDY'S ROCK CAFE -- Open Mic hosted by Justus. Acoustic (9 p.m. start). Free.
KNOTTY PINE -- Dallas Moore. Outlaw Country. Free.
MADISON INN -- The Sonny Moorman Group. Blues. Free.
MURPHY'S PUB -- Uncle Joe Bob. Acoustic. Free.
NEW DILLY PUB -- Open Mic with Darby. Free.
ONE EYED JACKS -- Open Blues Jam with Them Bones. Blues. Free.
PACHINKO -- Kenton County Regulators. Bluegrass (7:30 p.m.). Free.
PETE'S CAFE -- Michael and Jeff from House Party. Acoustic. Free.
SOUTHGATE HOUSE (BALLROOM) -- Johnnytwentythree and the Winter Blanket. Rock. Cover.
SOUTHGATE HOUSE (PARLOUR) -- Ultra Milkmaids, Cornucopia and V. (see To Do picks). Indie/Experimental. Cover.
STANLEY'S -- Kevin Fox. Acoustic. Free.
TWILIGHT ZONE -- The Rick House Party Band. Rock. Free.
WEEZEE'S -- Open Jam with Wizard. Free.
