Scene calendar: 08-26

Except where indicated, all area codes are 419.

ROCK AND ALTERNATIVE

A.J's Doolittle: 8525 Secor Rd., Lambertville; 734-856-3838; Nick and Ian: Wed.

Basin Street Grille: 5201 Monroe St.; 843-5660; Distant Cousinz, Scott Fish: Fri.

Blarney Irish Pub and Grill: 601 Monroe St.; 418-2339; Nathan Cogan: tonight; the Bridges: Fri., Sat.

Bronze Boar: 20 S. Huron St.; 244-2627; Chris Knopp: tonight; See Alice: Fri.; Dave Carpente and the Jaeglers: Sat.

Casa Barron Mexican Restaurant: 209 Louisiana Ave., Perrysburg; 874-5361; Curtis Jr. and the Midnight Rockers: tonight; Local Delivery: Sat.

Checkers Pub: 809 S. Main St., Bowling Green; the Ravens; Sat.

Clazel Theater: 127 N. Main St., Bowling Green; 353-5000; Levee Town, Rod's Collision: Fri.; Phantasmagoria, the Kaleidoscope Brighter, Mindfish: Sat.

Club Soda: 3922 Secor Rd.; 473-0662; East River Drive: Fri., Sat.

Firehouse 47: 6437 U.S. 223, Ottawa Lake, Mich.; 734-854-8751; Streetwize: Sat.

Frankie's Inner-City: 308 Main St.; 693-5300; the Hard Lessons, Millions of Brazilians, the Sanderlings, the Bleu Ox: Fri.; Mobile Deathcamp, PB Army, 13, From the Depths: Sat.

Grand Rapids Roadhouse: 11900 Jeffers Rd., Grand Rapids; 832-4909; Pickers Jam: Fri.; Boogie Stu: Sat.

Ice Restaurant and Bar: PNC Bank Building, 405 Madison Ave., 246-3339; Nu-Tones: Fri.

Magic Bag: 22920 Woodward Ave., Ferndale, Mich.; 248-544-1991; Echos of Pink Floyd: Fri.; Leon Russell: Sat.

Michigan Tavern: 1680 Smith Rd., Temperance; 734-847-6105; Running With Scissors: Fri., Sat.

Mickey Finn's Pub: 602 Lagrange St.; 246-3466; Greg Ginn, the Doctor and the Priest: tonight; Titus Andronicus, the Forest, Words After: Fri.; Thrill of A Gun Fight, Behold Eternity, Surviving Midnight: Sat.

Ottawa Tavern: 1815 Adams St.; 725-5483; Takeover with Ben Langlois: tonight, Sat.

Raceway Park: 5700 Telegraph Rd.; 475-7751; Hoozier Daddy: Sat.

Roadhouse: 11535 W. Central Ave., Richfield Center, O.; 829-2223; Liberty Beach: tonight; MAS FiNA: Sat.

Round House Bar: Put in Bay, South Bass Island; Cruisin', Benderz: tonight; Mike “Mad Dog” Adams: Fri.-Sun.

Trotter's Tavern: 5131 Heatherdowns Blvd.; 381-2079; Tom Turner and Slowburn: Sat.

Tequila Sheila's: 702 Monroe St.; 241-1118; Open jam with Devious: tonight.

Toledo Main Street Bar & Grill: 141 Main St.; 697-6297; the Ravens: Fri.

Village Idiot: 309 Conant St., Maumee; 893-7281; Hoots and Hellmouth, These United States: tonight; Whitey Morgan and the 78s: Fri.; Andrew Ellis and the Setting Sons: Sat.

Woodchuck's Bar and Grill: 224 South Erie St.; Fangs Out, Filmstrip, Dashburns: Sat.

YeeHa's Buckin' Bar and Grill: 3150 Navarre Ave., Oregon; 693-8880; Brave Youngster: Sat.

ACOUSTIC

A.J. Doolittles: 8525 Secor Rd., Lambertville, Mich.; Dan and Don: Fri.

Basin Street Grille: 5201 Monroe St.; 843-5660; Kari Nichole: Sat.

Blue Devil: 938 W. Laskey Rd.; 720-4320; Scott Gressler: Sun.

Cheers Sports Eatery: 7131 Orchard Centre, Holland; 490-4991; Dick McCarthy: Sat.

Chowders N' Moor: 7723 Airport Hwy., Holland; 491-0098; Dick McCarthy: Fri.

Cousino's Steak House: 1842 Woodville Rd., Oregon; 693-0862; Grape Smugglers Lite: Fri.; Somethin' Like That: Sat.;

El Camino Sky: 2072 Woodville Rd., Oregon; 693-6695; Frankie May and Ben Barefoot: Wed.

Ground Level Coffeehouse: 2636 Central Ave.; 671-6272; Azucar Morena: tonight.

JJ's Pub: River Place Shopping Plaza, 26611 N. Dixie Hwy., Perrysburg; 874-9058; Bobby May and John Barile: Tue.

John's Korner Bar and Grille: 2202 Tedrow; Johnny Rodriguez: tonight.

Luckie's: 3310 Navarre Ave., Oregon; 725-4747; Bobby May and John Barile: Wed.

Papa's Tavern: 1328 Liberty; 697-0644; Bobby May and Friends: tonight; Ron Rasberry: Tue.

River Cafe and Marina: 6401 Edgewater Dr., Erie; 734-723-7405; Johnny Rodriguez: Sun.

Shawn's Irish Tavern: 4400 Heatherdowns Blvd.; 381-1281; Johnny Rodriguez: Fri., Wed.

Table Forty 4: 610 Monroe St.; 725-0044; Bobby May and John Barile: Fri.

Tres Amigo Cantina: 8504 Secor Rd., Lambertville; 734-854-8737; Don and Rachel Coats: Fri.

Trotter's Tavern: 5131 Heatherdowns Blvd.; 381-2079; Mike, Jake, and Mike: tonight.

Village Idiot: 309 Conant St., Maumee; 893-7281; Mark Mikel and Friends: Fri.; P.F. Flyers: Sun.; Frank May and Friends: Mon.; Beaver Fever with the Village Idiot All Stars: Wed.

Village Inn: 4984 N. Holland Sylvania Rd., Sylvania; 882-0338; the Coosters: Sun.

BLUES

Basin Street Grille: 5201 Monroe St.; 843-5660; Open Jam with Tom Turner and Slowburn: tonight.

Casa Barron Mexican Restaurant: 209 Louisiana Ave., Perrysburg; 874-5361; Bobby G: tonight.

Clazel Theater: 127 N. Main St., Bowling Green; 353-5000; John Lisi and Delta Funk: Fri.

Daily Grind: 7723 Airport Hwy.; 724-1433; Jack Schilb and Dan “Mudfoot” Hubbs: Mon.

Ice Restaurant and Bar: PNC Bank Building, 405 Madison Ave., 246-3339; the Postmodern Blues Band: Sat.

Longhorn Saloon: 946 Phillips Ave.; 478-5890; Johnny Reed and Buzz Anderson: tonight.

Roadhouse: 11535 W. Central Ave., Richfield Center, O.; 829-2223; Mudfoot and the Lost Soles: Sun.

RHYTHM AND BLUES

Griffin's Hines Farm Blues Club: 3950 S. Berkey Southern, Swanton; 450-3538; the Jimmy Burns Band: Sat.

Stella's Restaurant and Bar: 104 Louisiana Ave., Perrysburg; 873-8360; CJ and Company: tonight-Sat.

Tequila Sheila's: 702 Monroe St.; 241-1118; Open jam with Johnny Reed and the House Rockers: Fri.

JAZZ AND BIG BAND

Degage Jazz Cafe: 301 River Rd., Maumee; 794-8205; Jason Quick: tonight; Lori Lefevre Johnson: Fri., Sat.; Gene Parker and friends: Sun.

Holiday Inn French Quarter: 10630 State Rt. 20, Perrysburg; 874-3111; J. Patrick's Pub: the Late Show: Fri., Jackson Square Atrium: Gene Parker's brunch show: Sun.

Main Street Bar and Grill: 5758 Main St., Sylvania; 885-3351; Ragtime Rick and the Chefs of Dixieland: Wed.

Plate 21 Coffee House: 3364 Rugby Drive; 385-2121; Caleb Miller: Fri.

SouthBriar Restaurant: 517 Main St., Sylvania; 517-1111; Jeff McDonald's Big Band Revival Party: tonight; Gay Galvin Jazz Trio: Sat.

Trotter's Tavern: 5131 Heatherdowns Blvd.; Jeff McDonald's Big Band All Stars: Tue.

Village Idiot: 309 Conant St., Maumee; 893-7281; Mark Mikel Big Band: Tue.

COUNTRY/BLUEGRASS

Dave's Hideaway Lounge II: 5347 N. Detroit; 470-9814; Bandera: Fri., Sat.

PIANO

Mac and Tong's Place: 4330 W. Central; 531-3103; Preston Keys: tonight-Sat.