JANUARY 16, 2017

Bernard's Tavern - 614-223-9601
Mon 16: Karaoke (free) 10pm

Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Mon 16: Poetry Forum 7-9:30pm
Mon 16: Monday Mayhem with SKP (free) 9:30pm

Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-268-9377
Mon 16: DJ Capn Lonesome (free)

Clintonville Woman's Club - 614-268-5525
Mon 16: Vaughn Wiester's 21-piece Famous Jazz Orchestra 7:30-10:45pm

Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Mon 16: Woody Pines ($5) 11pm-2am

Due Amici - 614-224-9373
Mon 16: Jesse Michael Barr 6-9pm

Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Mon 16: Open Stage w/ Matt Jones 9pm-1am

Express Live! (formerly Lifestyle Communities Pavilion) - 614-431-3600
Mon 16: Run The Jewels, The Gaslamp Killer, Gangsta Boo, Nick Hook, Cuz ($25, all ages) 7pm

House with No Name
Mon 16: Food Court, Edward Clinks, Canadian Waves, Inner Mikey, Phil Liddell 7pm

Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Mon 16: Poetry Event

King Avenue Five - 614-297-8060
Mon 16: Trivia Night with Steve 7pm

Rehab Tavern - 614-220-5655
Mon 16: Beautiful Monday's Poetry open mic 7-10pm
Mon 16: Beautiful Monday's Dance Party 10pm-2am

Rosie O'Grady's - 614-471-7220
Mon 16: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies

Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Mon 16: Nerd Night

Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Mon 16: Comedy Open Stage 8pm

Spacebar
Mon 16: Karaoke

JANUARY 17, 2017

Bernard's Tavern - 614-223-9601
Tue 17: Excesss Trivia (free) 9pm
Tue 17: Live Band Karaoke with Dirty Money (free) 10pm

Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Tue 17: Open Mic Tuesday Music and Comedy 8pm

Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Tue 17: Bluegrass Jam (free) 10pm

Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Tue 17: Open Stage w/ Matt Jones 7-11pm

Hounddog's Pizza - 614-263-4058
Tue 17: The Best Karaoke in Columbus 10pm-2am

Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Tue 17: Songwriters workshop

Ledo's Lounge - 614-263-1009
Tue 17: Live Band Karaoke with Dirty Money 9pm

Little Rock Bar - 614-824-5602
Tue 17: Rock Your Cock Off Karaoke (free) 9pm

Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Tue 17: The Suitcase Junket 8pm

Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Tue 17: Jazz Jam Session: Pete Mills, Andy Woodson and Cedric Easton 8:30pm

Rosie O'Grady's - 614-471-7220
Tue 17: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies

Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Tue 17: Writing Wrong Poetry 7-10pm

Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Tue 17: Tony Monaco Trio ($5) 9pm

Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Tue 17: Tuesdays with Mak & Winks 8pm

Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Tue 17: Big Head's Bar Trivia 7pm
Tue 17: Karaoke wih Liv 10pm

Skully's - 614-291-8856
Tue 17: And More, Lemon Sky, Something Else ($10 dos, all ages) 6pm

Taps Pizza & Lounge 360 - 614-885-8277
Tue 17: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies 9:30pm

Tree Bar - 614-725-0955
Tue 17: Lonely Tree Comedy Showcase

JANUARY 18, 2017

Bar 145 - 614-564-9198
Wed 18: Courtney and Joey 6:30pm

Barrel On High - 614-564-9058
Wed 18: Barrel Open Mic Comedy Night 8:30pm

Big Room Bar - (614) 449-9612
Wed 18: CD102.5FM Frontstage Live w/ the Jeffs, Cosmo's Elephant 9pm

Brothers Drake Meadery & Bar - 614-388-8765
Wed 18: Jazz Wednesday w/ Elaine Mylius 8pm

Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-268-9377
Wed 18: Organ Salad, Bilmuri, Whale Bones ($5) 9pm

Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Wed 18: Cary Dachtyl

Double Happiness - 614-220-5558
Wed 18: Fresh Baked (free) 10pm

Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Wed 18: DJ Ace Karaoke 9pm-2am

Hey Hey Club - 614-445-9512
Wed 18: Sue's Blues Open Blues Jam hosted by The Blues All Stars with Rick Collura (free) 6:30pm

Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Wed 18: Poetry Open Mic

Little Rock Bar - 614-824-5602
Wed 18: Everybody's a Comedian! (free) 8:30pm

Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Wed 18: Bonnie Whitmore 9pm

NYOH's Buckeye Bar - 614-246-2810
Wed 18: Swingin' Wednesdays 7:30pm

Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Wed 18: Big Head Trivia 7pm

Rafters Beer Pub - 614-263-2120
Wed 18: Open Mic / Acoustic Jam (free) 8pm

Rambling House Soda - 614-468-3415
Wed 18: Open Mic Night 8pm

Rehab Tavern - 614-220-5655
Wed 18: The Break: Weekly Hip Hop night (free) 9pm

Retro Lounge - 614-670-8464
Wed 18: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies

Rick's Coaches - 614-476-4496
Wed 18: Chris Logsdon 8-11:30pm

Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Wed 18: Trivioke/Free Pool

Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Wed 18: Birdshack ($5) 9pm

Scarlet and Gray Cafe - 614-291-2347
Wed 18: Weird Wednesday: Dizgo, Omniview, Phunk Yeah 9pm

Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Wed 18: Little Shop of Horrors 7:30pm
Wed 18: Hashtag Comedy 2017 8pm

Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Wed 18: Acoustic Open Mic wth Billy Zenn 7pm

Spacebar
Wed 18: Spacebar Trivia 7pm
Wed 18: Deep Space Comedy 10pm

Tatohead's (formerly Hal & Al's) - 614-500-3968
Wed 18: Open Mic Night 7-9pm

Tree Bar - 614-725-0955
Wed 18: Open Mic

Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Wed 18: Heady Ruxpin (free) 6pm

Zeno's Bar - 384 W. 3rd Ave.
Wed 18: Karaoke Wednesday 9:30pm

JANUARY 19, 2017

A&R Music Bar - 614-224-2430
Thu 19: G. Love & Special Sauce, Ripe ($35/$38, all ages) 7pm

Big Room Bar - (614) 449-9612
Thu 19: Alcon, Zuck's Turkey Farm, Fletch 7pm

Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Thu 19: Thursday Night Karaoke Part One 7pm
Thu 19: Freq (free) 10pm

Brazenhead Pub (5th Ave.) - 614-737-3738
Thu 19: Music Trivia/The Music Show hosted by Scoota 7-9pm

Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-268-9377
Thu 19: JNCO (Jazz/Noise Collaborative Orchestra) (free) 9pm

Copious/Notes - 614-947-1520
Thu 19: J.A.G. Presents: The Matt Wilson Quartet 6pm, 8:45pm

Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Thu 19: Mitchell Deitrick

Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Thu 19: DJ Ace Karaoke 9pm-2am

Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Thu 19: Will Strickler 4tet Jazz

King Avenue Five - 614-297-8060
Thu 19: Open Mic with Billy Zenn 7pm

Little Bar - 614-291-8887
Thu 19: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies

Little Rock Bar - 614-824-5602
Thu 19: Comedy Happy Hour (free) 6pm

Mershon Stage at Wexner Center - 614-292-3535
Thu 19: Vivarium Studio: La melancolie des dragons ($22/$19 members/$10 students) 8pm

Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Thu 19: The Tillers 9pm

Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Thu 19: Terry Douglas

Rambling House Soda - 614-468-3415
Thu 19: The Matchsellers 6pm
Thu 19: Bluegrass with the Relentless Mules 9:30pm

Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Thu 19: InVogue Records Unplugged Tour: JT Woodruff, In Her Own Words, Woven In Hiatus, Hazing ($10) 7:30pm

Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Thu 19: Little Shop of Horrors 7:30pm

Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Thu 19: Field Sleeper, Been, Tounges Unknown ($5) 8pm

Skully's - 614-291-8856
Thu 19: Ladies 80's & More (ladies free, guys $5/$10, ages 18+)

Spacebar
Thu 19: Prize The Doubt, Comrades, Servants

Summit - 614-268-9377
Thu 19: Van Dale, Future Nuns, Randall Garbage ($5) 9pm

Tree Bar - 614-725-0955
Thu 19: The Used

Walrus - 614-817-1710
Thu 19: Matt Munhall 6pm

Wild Goose Creative - 614-859-9453
Thu 19: The Columbus Queer Open Mic ($5, students $3) 8-10pm

Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Thu 19: Joey Rauckis & Cortney Gail (free) 6pm

Zeno's Bar - 384 W. 3rd Ave.
Thu 19: Comedy Death Spot Open Mic hosted by Tom Plute 10pm

JANUARY 20, 2017

A&R Music Bar - 614-224-2430
Fri 20: Griffin House ($16/$18, all ages) 7pm

Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Fri 20: Fool's Fire, The Wet Darlings, Hello Luna ($5/$8, ages 21+) 9pm

PICK: The Wet Darlings are likable, but remind me too much of some incidental show band in the background of some early 1980's movie bar scene (I'm thinking the one with Demi Moore as a struggling singer specifically).

Bar 145 - 614-564-9198
Fri 20: Zack Attack

Big Room Bar - (614) 449-9612
Fri 20: Jonathan Burgess (release show), Glenn Davis, Room & Board 9pm

PICK: Glenn Davis of Way Yes does a solo set.

Bluestone - 614-884-4646
Fri 20: A Night of Music to Support St. Jude: Tyler Farr, Raelynn, Ryan Follese ($30/$35) 7pm [SOLD OUT]

Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Fri 20: Friday Night Karaoke Part Deux!! 6pm
Fri 20: Dara's Epic Birthday Show, ECC & Burlesque 9pm

Byrne's Pub - 614-486-4722
Fri 20: Mark Whitt & True Bluegrass 7pm

Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-268-9377
Fri 20: Fag Enabler ($5) 9pm

Columbus Performing Arts Center (CPAC) - 614-469-0939
Fri 20: Mark Erelli, John Craigie ($22/$15 students/$5 under 18) 8 p.m.

Columbus Performing Arts Center (Van Fleet Theater) - 614-469-0939
Fri 20: CATCOisKids: Goldilocks and the Three Bears 7:30pm

Copious/Notes - 614-947-1520
Fri 20: (HERE) Presents The Musical Masters 9pm-12m

Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Fri 20: Tony Monaco

Double Happiness - 614-220-5558
Fri 20: Blvck Ice, Ty Lemar, Valentine, Hamadi Rose ($5, ages 18+) 9pm

Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Fri 20: Harold Stuart & The Blueshounds 9pm-1am

Express Live! (formerly Lifestyle Communities Pavilion) - 614-431-3600
Fri 20: Starset, Liberty Deep Down, 8LB Pressure, Harmless Habit ($18/$22, all ages) 7pm

Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Fri 20: Brimstone - Music

King Avenue Five - 614-297-8060
Fri 20: Popgun 8pm

Lincoln Theatre - 614-469-0939
Fri 20: Opera Project Columbus: Viva Verdi 7:30pm

Little Rock Bar - 614-824-5602
Fri 20: LRPM: Joseph Gibson (free) 9pm

Mershon Stage at Wexner Center - 614-292-3535
Fri 20: Vivarium Studio: La melancolie des dragons ($22/$19 members/$10 students) 8pm

Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Fri 20: Paul Cebar Tomorrow Sound 10pm

No Culture - 419-357-7901
Fri 20: Sleepology, Steven King 6pm

North City Tavern - 614-846-0796
Fri 20: Buckeye Karaoke Junkies

Rambling House Soda - 614-468-3415
Fri 20: Chris & Rose 6pm
Fri 20: Chern, Starbuck & Co. 9pm

Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Fri 20: Something Else, The Boot Bandits, Cole Powers

Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Fri 20: Personal Public, Urban Tropic, Cherry Chrome ($5) 9pm

Scarlet and Gray Cafe - 614-291-2347
Fri 20: Willie Phoenix & the Soul Underground

PICK: Willie Phoenix is a bit of a local rock institution and legend, having been at it for a few decades now and having been signed to A&M records in the 80's.

Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Fri 20: The Lunchbox 2017 1pm
Fri 20: Body Heat 7:30pm, 10:30pm
Fri 20: TBD: The Musical! 2017 8pm

Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Fri 20: Avanti, Push Ahead, The Odds, Forest Wars ($5) 8pm

Skully's - 614-291-8856
Fri 20: Damn Girl! (free before 11pm, $5 after 11pm, ages 21+) 10pm

PICK: Damn Girl is a disco, hip hop and dance music in general DJ night.

Spacebar
Fri 20: Shape Of The Sun, Shane Sweeney, Tommy Young, Drake Talbot, Aaron Plain & Tall

Summit - 614-268-9377
Fri 20: Headcleaner ($5) 10pm

Walrus - 614-817-1710
Fri 20: Jcam, Parker & Jeff 10pm

Wild Goose Creative - 614-859-9453
Fri 20: Best of the Underground ($5) 9-11:30pm

Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Fri 20: Pre/Post Fruition show: Fox N Hounds, Erika Hughes & Well Mannered (free) 8pm
Fri 20: Fruition ($10) 9pm

JANUARY 21, 2017

Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Sat 21: Festival Hygge: A Night of Cheerful, Cozy Community Music, Food & Beverages That Soothe The Soul (free, ages 21+) 9pm

Bar 145 - 614-564-9198
Sat 21: DJ Giovanny

Basement - 614-224-2430
Sat 21: Maggie Rogers, Scott James ($5, all ages) 7pm

Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Sat 21: Truth, Dare or Comedy 9pm

Byrne's Pub - 614-486-4722
Sat 21: Dulahan 9:30pm

Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-268-9377
Sat 21: Excesss Karaoke (free) 10pm

Columbus Performing Arts Center (Van Fleet Theater) - 614-469-0939
Sat 21: CATCOisKids: Goldilocks and the Three Bears 1pm, 2:30pm

Copious/Notes - 614-947-1520
Sat 21: Willie Phoenix 9pm-12m

PICK: Willie Phoenix is a bit of a local rock institution and legend, having been at it for a few decades now and having been signed to A&M records in the 80's.

Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Sat 21: Maxwell Button

Donatos Basement (OSU) - 614-294-5371
Sat 21: Death Metal Pope, Forest Wars, Weed Demon, Maranatha 6pm

Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Sat 21: Katie Zerbie & Red Hot 9:30pm-1:30am

Garden Theater/Short North Stage - 614-725-4042
Sat 21: Black River Gypsies with Fox Valley Harvest 7:30-11pm

India Oak Grill - 614-261-9355
Sat 21: Bug Hounds (free) 8:30pm-12m

Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Sat 21: MJ Beeghley

Little Rock Bar - 614-824-5602
Sat 21: Word Up! (free) 9pm

Mershon Stage at Wexner Center - 614-292-3535
Sat 21: Vivarium Studio: La melancolie des dragons ($22/$19 members/$10 students) 8pm

Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Sat 21: SpeakEasy: Happy Birthday Django Reinhardt 10pm

Newport Music Hall - 614-431-3600
Sat 21: Phit Tracks, Tax Free, Kannon with a Boom, Mix, Motion, Random Whiteboy, Konnor Wilson w/ Huber, J.M.S., Jupiter Grey, James Schaber, Nino Valdes ($10/$15, all ages) 6:30pm

Ohio Theatre - 614-469-0939
Sat 21: Columbus Symphony: Brahms v. Radiohead 8pm

Palace Theatre - 614-469-0939
Sat 21: Rodney Carrington 7pm

Park Street Saloon - 614-477-7255
Sat 21: IlluminEra Studios: The Cosmic Cavern ($10) 9pm

Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Sat 21: Change It Up Charlie

Rambling House Soda - 614-468-3415
Sat 21: Mingo 9pm

Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Sat 21: The Ooh-La-Las monthly burlesque showcase w/ The Trulie Awesome Show

Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Sat 21: Grassinine ($7) 8pm

Scarlet and Gray Cafe - 614-291-2347
Sat 21: Rave So HARD 8pm

Schottenstein Center - 614-431-3600
Sat 21: Winter Jam 2017: Crowder, Britt Nicole, Tenth Avenue North, Andy Mineo, Colton Dixon, Thousand Foot Krutch, NewSong, Israel: Land of Creation, OBB, Sarah Reeves, Steven Malcolm, Sadie Robertson, Tony Nolan ($10) 6pm

Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Sat 21: Body Heat 7:30pm, 10:30pm

Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Sat 21: Souther, Montezuma, Mobile Home ($5) 8pm

Skully's - 614-291-8856
Sat 21: LeBoom EDM Dance Party 6 Year Anniversary: Joyryde, Roevy, Ghost Gardens, VJ Vendetta ($10/$30 dos, 18+) 8pm

PICK: roeVy's masked & red-eye-lighted performers usually throw a packed sauna of full-tilt techno music and light show rave. (I think dubstep is a misnomer so I avoid using it.)

Spacebar
Sat 21: Holly & Adam's bday party: Hybrid Moments, Brian Baker

Summit - 614-268-9377
Sat 21: Dandelion Hunter, Chase The Monkey, Betsy Ross, The Roof Dogs ($5) 8pm

PICK: Betsy Ross made me immediately think of a more frenetic Modest Mouse.

Tatohead's (formerly Hal & Al's) - 614-500-3968
Sat 21: Karaoke 9:30pm

Tree Bar - 614-725-0955
Sat 21: The Leshi, Tiddy

Walrus - 614-817-1710
Sat 21: Eric Ransom Band 9pm

Wild Goose Creative - 614-859-9453
Sat 21: The Reach 614 9pm-2am

Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Sat 21: Nick Dittmeier& The Sawdusters, Clarence Light Orchestra ($10) 8pm

JANUARY 22, 2017

Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Sun 22: Excesss Karaoke (free, ages 21+) 10pm-close

Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Sun 22: House of Vox Drag Show 8pm

Columbus Performing Arts Center (Van Fleet Theater) - 614-469-0939
Sun 22: CATCOisKids: Goldilocks and the Three Bears 1pm, 2:30pm

Copious/Notes - 614-947-1520
Sun 22: Bobby Floyd Showcase: Featuring Bryan Rooker & Bobby Floyd 5pm-8:15pm

Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Sun 22: Wally Mitchel

Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Sun 22: Eldorado's Karaoke 9pm

Express Live! (formerly Lifestyle Communities Pavilion) - 614-431-3600
Sun 22: Dweezil Zappa: 50 Years of Frank ($30 - $45) 7pm

King Avenue Five - 614-297-8060
Sun 22: North of Lane charity show for Sam's Fans Music and Art Therapy 6:30pm

Lincoln Theatre - 614-469-0939
Sun 22: Opera Project Columbus: Viva Verdi 3pm

Mershon Stage at Wexner Center - 614-292-3535
Sun 22: Vivarium Studio: La melancolie des dragons ($22/$19 members/$10 students) 2pm

Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Sun 22: Fiddle Me This 8pm

Park Street Saloon - 614-477-7255
Sun 22: Team Rowland ($25) 6pm

Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Sun 22: Sweetwater Hash Sessions: Jimmy McGee and Friends 6pm

Rambling House Soda - 614-468-3415
Sun 22: Old Time Jam 7pm

Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Sun 22: Hoodoo Soul Band ($8) 10pm

Scarlet and Gray Cafe - 614-291-2347
Sun 22: 2017 Ohio Beatbox Battle: Hosted by Shut Your Mouth & Beatbox

Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Sun 22: Little Shop of Horrors 2pm, 7pm

Skully's - 614-291-8856
Sun 22: The Flex Crew ($10, ages 21+) 10pm

Southern Theatre - 614-469-0939
Sun 22: ProMusica: Sibelius and Mendelssohn 7pm

Third & Hollywood - 614-488-0303
Sun 22: Erik Augis, Woodson, Tsamous 11:30am

Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Sun 22: Brunch with George Barrie (free) 12pm