Thursday, April 19
Amelia’s, Jackson Dordel Jazz Quartet
Belmont Tavern, Joe Hite
Brazillionaires Lounge, Marvelous Mack & the Pressure Release Band
Brumder Mansion, Craig Omick & Friends Open Jam
Bullwinkle’s Brookfield, Scott E. Berendt w/Tommy Greywolf
Cactus Club, SIVINI w/Wizard Rifle, Millions & Bicentennial Rub
Cafe Carpe (Fort Atkinson), The New Pioneers
Cali’s Grille Room, Open Jam w/O.C. Woods & Bobby Way
County Clare, Barry Dodd
Jazz Estate, Eric Schoor Trio
Jokerz Comedy Club, Marquardt’s Schmutzigen Deutsche Kabarett
Kochanski’s Concertina Beer Hall, Hi-Fi: Roots Rock Records Open Songwriters Stage
Linneman’s Riverwest Inn, Joe Richter
Lo-Cash Live, The Twin Tones
Mason Street Grill, Mark Thierfelder Jazz Trio
Milwaukee Ale House, Alex Wilson Band
Miramar Theatre, Kinetix w/ Wook
Mo’s Irish Pub (Downtown), Norby & Gerard (6pm), DJ (10pm)
Mo’s Irish Pub (Wauwatosa), Ryan McIntyre (6pm), DJ (10pm)
O’Donoghues Irish Pub (Elm Grove), The 16-piece All-Star SUPERband w/Spring Time for Saxes
Open Hearth Restaurant, The Johnny B Show
Packing House, Lem Banks & Jeff Stoll
Painted Parrot, Michael Drake & No Tan Lines Band
Potawatomi Bingo Casino, In the Fire Pit: Steve Meisner Band (2pm), Slim Jim Phantom & Tim Polecat (8:30pm)
Rocco’s Bar & Hall, Tom Malta
Shank Hall, Big Sandy and his Fly Rite Boys
Slim McGinn’s West, Steve Cohen/Jim Liban Duo
Spirits (South Milwaukee), Dave Miller Open Jam w/ Rick Holmes, Andrew Wilson & Friends
Turner Hall Ballroom, Nick Lowe and his band!
Uptowner, Extra Crispy Brass Band
VIA Downer, Ethan Keller
Friday, April 20
American Legion Post #449 (Brookfield), The Boomers
Angelo’s Cafe Vino (Menomonee Falls), Majestic Mudd
Ashling On the Lough (Kenosha), Tinker Boys
Cactus Club, 420 Psych w/Psurf, Rawk & Psoul! with: Technicolor Teeth, Moss Folk, Red Stuff & Hairolina
Cafe Carpe (Fort Atkinson), Willy Porter w/LJ Booth
Cali’s Grille Room, Cali’s Comedy Nite
Callanan’s Parkway Pub, Paddygrass Duo w/Derek Byrne & Tom Anderson
Caroline’s Jazz Club, Ollie Davis & Ray Tabs
Catch 22, Pete and The Hot Mess
Chez Jacques, Dick Eliot jazz guitar
Circle-A Cafe, Alive at Eight: The Soul Trio w/Holly Wake (8pm); DJ: Brian Kirk (10pm)
Clubhouse Pub & Grille (Kenosha), Mac & Chez
Coffee House, Keba Diabate w/Glenn Asch, Carl Nichols, Jason Spottek & Mandouj Mara
Down and Over, Bowser
Fire On Water, The Royal Decree
Frank’s Power Plant, Floor Model w/Lack of Reason & The Revenge Society
Hattrix (Kenosha), Asparagii
Highbury Pub, Blue Sky Hour w/Overstory & Ripley Caine and the Full Moon
Jazz Estate, Clamnation
Jokerz Comedy Club, Tommy Johnagin
Kim’s Lakeside (Pewaukee), Andrew Gelles Band
Kochanski’s Concertina Beer Hall, Rumble Seat Riot vs. Honkytonkitis
Lakefront Brewery Palm Garden, Brewhaus Polka Kings
Linneman’s Riverwest Inn, Sky Road Fly w/Animals in Human Attire & The Tiny Riots
Lo-Cash Live, The Twang Dragons
Magellan’s on Main, Blind Dog Hopkins
Mamie’s, Soul Kitchen
Milwaukee Ale House, Boxkar
Miramar Theatre, 4.20 Festival: Boney Fingers, Undercover Organism & Cosmic Railroad
Mo’s Irish Pub (Downtown), Ryan McIntyre w/Phil Norby
Mo’s Irish Pub (Wauwatosa), Pinstripe
Nice Ash Cigar Bar, Burgundy Ties
O’Lydia’s Irish Pub, Roxie Bean
Open Hearth Restaurant, Greg Joseph Band
Packing House, Carmen Nickerson & the Carmen Sutra Quartet
Potawatomi Bingo Casino, In Bar 360: Scott E. Berendt
RJ’s Sports Pub & Grill, Joey LaVie
Rave / Eagles Club, Adventure Club w/JaKeL (all-ages, 8pm); Hunter Hayes (all-ages, 7pm); Belanova w/Castellano & Jaz (all-ages, 9:15pm)
Rocco’s Bar & Hall, Matt MF Tyner & Rolf Wessel Duo
Rooters (Waukesha), Bad Medicine
Shank Hall, Southbound’s 5th Annual Allman Brothers Tribute Show
Sprizzo Cafe Gallery (Waukesha), Open Mic
Sprizzo Gallery Caffe’, H2Oh
The Sandbar Sports Pub, Southern Tradition
Tribeca Gallery Cafe & Books (Watertown), Mare Edstrom & Kenn Fox
Trinity Three Irish Pubs, Dirty Boogie
Turner Hall Ballroom, Think Floyd USA
Up & Under, Break Into the Big Gig Battle of the Bands #3 Round 1: Favorite Shape Triangle vs. Jen Lucrezio vs. The Outliers
Whammy Bar, Penny Drop
Saturday, April 21
88 Keys Piano Martini Lounge, Dave Miller Band w/ Paul Stilin, Scott Finch, Pat Love & friends
American Legion Post #449 (Brookfield), The Cathouse Drifters
Angelo’s Lounge & Piano Bar, John Hefter
Bagg End (West Bend), Majestic Mudd
Big Dogs Sports Grill, Loaded
Bosco’s Social Club (Waukesha), Andrew Gelles Band
Cactus Club, Ikarus Down CD/LP Release w/I Am Not A Pilot & The Delta Routine
Cafe Carpe (Fort Atkinson), Willy Porter
Cali’s Grille Room, Caught In the Act
Callanan’s Parkway Pub, Scott E. Berendt w/Mitch Cooper
Caroline’s Jazz Club, Adekola w/The Paul Spencer Band
Chez Jacques, Dick Eliot jazz guitar
Circle-A Cafe, Alive at Eight: New Harmony Indiana w/ Will Phalen and the Stereo Addicts (8pm); DJ: The Brains (10pm)
Coffee House, 25th Annual Earth Poets & Musicians w/Jahmes Finlayson, Holly Haebig, Louisa Loveridge- Gallas, Jeff Poniewaz, Suzanne Rosenblatt, Harvey Taylor & Michael Pettit
Delafield Brewhaus, 3 Way Street
Dick’s Pizza & Pleasure, Green Velvet
Down and Over, Karma 13
Fire On Water, Todd Bryant Band
Frank’s Power Plant, New Society of Anarchists (NSOA) w/40 Ounce Fist & The meatcurtains
Gene’s Supper Club, Marvelous Mack & the Pressure Release Band Open Jam
Jazz Estate, Jim Paolo Quartet
Jokerz Comedy Club, Tommy Johnagin
Kickers Pub and Grub, Jack Damage
Kochanski’s Concertina Beer Hall, Everyday Kings vs Once The Sun
Linneman’s Riverwest Inn, Harmonica Blowout w/Jim Liban, Steve Cohen & Lil’ Rev
Liquid Johnny’s, South End Blues Band
Lo-Cash Live, Annie B. & the Vagabond Company
Magellan’s on Main, Robert Allen Jr.
Milwaukee Ale House, Modern Giants
Miramar Theatre, The Miltown Kings 5th Annual KingStock
Mo’s Irish Pub (Downtown), Stray Voltage
Mo’s Irish Pub (Wauwatosa), Married With Children
O’Donoghues Irish Pub (Elm Grove), Jonny T-Bird & the MPs
O’Keefe’s House of Hamburg, God’s Outlaw
Open Hearth Restaurant, Annie Denison with Theo Merriweathers
Packing House, Ellen Winters Group
Potawatomi Bingo Casino, In Bar 360: Larry Pascale Duo
Rave / Eagles Club, DJ Bl3nd w/DJ DKL, Hitmen, DJ Skibs, DJ Curi, Cody G, Zoos, DJ Wolff, Dj FantaZma vs. DJ Seco, Snoplau & Deeker (all-ages, 8pm)
Rave / Eagles Club, Sonido Yenyere w/Sonido Pacha Guero, Frankenstein, Super Neza, Frankie Junior (allages, 8pm)
River House Pub & Grill (Waterford), Jackie Brown and the Boys
Riverside Theater, Rachel Maddow
Rocco’s Bar & Hall, Black Frog
Rooters (Waukesha), The Boogie Men
Saloon on Calhoun, Mac & Chez
SandBar Sports Pub (Pewaukee), Screaming Cucumbers
Shank Hall, Sam Llanas w/Semi-Twang & Nineteen Thirteen
Silver Creek Brewpub (Cedarburg), Matt MF Tyner & Rolf Wessel Duo
South Woods, Tom Sorce
Stonefly Brewing Company, Odyssey
Trinity Three Irish Pubs, Element 13
Two Brothers Restaurant & Lounge (Franklin), Freddie and the Cruisers
Up & Under, Break Into the Big Gig Battle of the Bands #4 Round 1: Ivy Spokes vs. All Damn Action vs. Belle Weather
Whammy Bar, The Raid w/Addiction
Y-Not III, The Original Darryl Hill Comedy Show
Sunday, April 22
Brocach Irish Pub and Restaurant, Irish Music w/ Athas
Circle-A Cafe, Alive at Eight: Jennifer Cintron w/Justin Heron (8pm); DJ: Sextor (10pm)
Kochanski’s Concertina Beer Hall, Rev. Raven & the Chainsmokin’ Altar Boys (2pm)
Nashotah Clubhouse, Burgundy Ties
Rave / Eagles Club, Hot Chelle Rae w/Action Item, Electric Touch (all-ages, 6pm)
Rooters, WCMA Open Jam w/Southern Tradition
Shank Hall, Dobie Maxwell’s Standup Comedy All-Star Tribute to C. Cardell Willis
The Blue Pig, Dave Miller Open Jam w/XIII & friends
Treats Tavern, Jam Session w/Harvey Westmoreland & The Knee Deep Show Band
Monday, April 23
Frank’s Power Plant, Android Moon w/Fairweather
Friends,The Rezzonators 7 The Lillies
Jazz Estate, Kevin Hoirrigan/Tony Smith
Linneman’s Riverwest Inn, Poet’s Monday w/host Timothy Kloss & featured reader Emily Leifke (8-10pm)
Rave / Eagles Club, Sabaton (all-ages, 8pm)
Up & Under, Open Mic w/The Big Shuffle
VIA Downer, The Milwaukee Connection
Tuesday, April 24
Belmont Tavern, Open Mic Night w/Joe Wray
Italian Community Center, JoAnna Marie w/Joel Freisinger Quartet & Pete Lange
Jazz Estate, The Erotic Adventures of the Static Chicken
Kim’s Lakeside (Pewaukee), Open Mic
Linneman’s Riverwest Inn, Graham Lindsey & The Ugly Valley Boys w/Joseph Huber
Mamie’s, Open Blues Jam w/Stokes & Kenny J
Miramar Theatre, Tuesday Open Mic
Potawatomi Bingo Casino, In Bar 360: Al White
Saloon on Calhoun, Rick Holmes w/Rev. Raven Open Jam
The Wherehouse, Uncle Larry
Transfer Pizza, Transfer House Band w/Neal Chandek, Bill Martin, Andrew Wilson & Dennis Fermenich
Wednesday, April 25
Astor Hotel, Dave Miller Open Jam w/Rick Holmes, Andrew Wilson & Friends
Bad Genie Rock Lounge, Live Wednesday
Belmont Tavern, Joe Hite
Bootz Saloon, Dakota Country Band
Caroline’s Jazz Club, Blues Jam w/Big O & the Nightowl Showband
Chez Jacques, Dick Eliot jazz guitar
Conway’s Smokin’ Bar & Grill, Open Blues Jam w/Big Johnson & the Thrusters
Dock of the Bay, Open Jam
Historic Red Mill, Sharon Schmidt w/Jeff Stoll & Joe Zarcone
Hot Water, Freddie and the Cruisers
Jazz Estate, Evan Christian
Kochanski’s Concertina Beer Hall, Polka Open Jam
Latest Edition Saloon (Jackson), Open Jam
Linneman’s Riverwest Inn, Acoustic Open Stage w/ feature Anna Bee (sign-up 9pm, start 9:30pm)
Lo-Cash Live, Wednesday Open Jam
Mo’s Irish Pub (Downtown), Greg Gerard
Mo’s Irish Pub (Wauwatosa), Phil Norby
Packing House, Carmen Nickerson & Kostia Efimov
Potawatomi Bingo Casino, In Bar 360: Al White
RJ’s Sports Pub & Grill, Tomm Lehnigk
Shank Hall, The Band of Heathens w/Lera Lynn
The Waxwing, Heather Styka
Whammy Bar, Michael Sean Open Mic