The Cheeks play Friday at Bier Stube.
ROCK AND ALTERNATIVE
A.J’s Doolittles: 8525 Secor Rd., Lambertville; 734-856-3838; Thunder Road: Fri.
Bar 145: 5305 Monroe St.; 593-0073; Last Born Sons: today; Flabongo Nation: Fri.; Your Villain My Hero: Sat.; Breaking Ground: Wed.
Barr’s Public House: 3355 Briarfield Blvd., Maumee; 866-8466; the Eight Fifteens: today.
Bier Stube: 5333 Monroe St.; 841-7999; the Cheeks: Fri.
The Blarney: 601 Monroe St.; 418-2339; Chris Knopp: today; Nine Lives: Fri.; Toraigh an Sonas, Breaking Ground: Sat.
Bono Tavern: 843 Main St., Martin, O.; 836-8786; Chris Brown and guest: today; Kevin Clark: Fri.
Bronze Boar: 20 S. Huron St.; 244-2627; Open Mic with Steve Kennedy: today; Last Born Sons: Fri.; Quickness: Sat.; Open Mic with Steve Finelli and Oliver Roses: Mon.
Catawba Inn: 4112 N. Crogan St., Catawba Island (Port Clinton); 797-2501; Dave and Glenn: Fri.; Joshua Denning: Sat.; Joe Moorhead Band: Sun.
Clamdigger Lounge: 1540 E. Elm Ave., Monroe; 734-243-2628; Remedy Detroit: Sat., Sun.
Cock n’ Bull Tavern: 9 N. Huron St.; 244-2855; Sugar Pax: Fri.; Beg To Differ: Sat.
Distillery: 4311 Heatherdowns Blvd.; 382-1444; Jeff Stewart: today; Velvet Jones: Fri., Sat.;
Frankie’s Inner-City: 308 Main St.; 693-5300; It Lies Within, Curses, Behind Her Smile, the Scarlett Letter, Dementria, Dethrone the Deceiver: Fri.; Children 18:3: Wed.
Headliner’s: 4500 N. Detroit Ave.; 269-4500; Ordway, Illumira: Fri.
Lighthouse Resort: 614 E. Main St., Marblehead, O.; 798-9600; Kevin Clark: Sat.
Mainstreet: 141 Main St.; 697-6297; Saving Abel, HGH, wearebrothers: Sun.
Maumee River Yacht Club: 2735 Broadway St.; 382-3625; Homecoming (under the tent): Arctic Clam: Fri.; Madison Avenue: Sat. Open to the public.
Ottawa Tavern: 1815 Adams St.; 725-5483; Dismantle, React, Professor, Breaking Wheel, Spitback, Rebound: Fri.
Packo’s at the Park: 7 S. Superior St.; 246-1111; Erie Boys: Fri.
The Roadhouse: 11535 W. Central Ave., Richfield Center, O.; 829-2223; the Itch: today.
Table Forty4: 610 Monroe St.; 725-0044; Nu-Tones: Fri.; Suburban Soul: Sat.
Village Idiot: 309 Conant St., Maumee; 893-7281; the House Band: Fri.; Kentucky Chrome: Fri.; Tickled Pink: Sat.; Frankie May and Ben Barefoot: Mon.; Wild Adriatic: Tue.
Village Inn: 4984 N. Holland Sylvania Rd., Sylvania; 882-0338; Open Mic with the House Band: Sun.
Webber’s Waterfront: 6339 Edgewater Dr., Erie; 734-723-7411; Boudreaux’s Back Porch: Sun.
Ye Olde Durty Bird: 2 S. St. Clair St.; 243-2473; Stone House: Fri.
ACOUSTIC
Barr’s Public House: 3355 Briarfield Blvd., Maumee; 866-8466; Meaghan Roberts: Fri.; Kyle White: Sat.
Belle Lounge: 3145 Hollister Ln., Perrysburg; 874-4555; Ryan Dunlap: Fri.; Brandon Wilbarger: Sat.; Jake Pilewski: Wed.
Canoe Club: 5831 East Harbor Rd. Marblehead, O.; 960-7030; Steve Jad: Sun.
Ciao Ristorante: 6064 Monroe St., Sylvania; 882-2334; Candice Coleman and Chris Brown: Mon., Tue.
Cock n’ Bull Tavern: 9 N. Huron St.; 244-2855; Captain Sweet Shoes: today; Bobby May and John Barile: Fri.; Elixer: Tue.; Open Mic with Danny Mettler: Wed.
Cocoa House Lounge: 7400 Lewis Ave., Temperance; 734-224-7051; Steve and Tim: today.
Frontier Bar and Grill: 5082 Douglas Rd.; 567-315-8185; Joni Coats: today; Open Mic with Deno Monnett and Friends: Fri.
Lair Lounge: 3332 Glendale Ave.; 385-7850; Chris Shutters: Tue.
Nick and Jimmy’s: 4956 Monroe St.; 472-0756; Steve Kennedy: today.
Papa’s Tavern: 1328 Liberty St.; 697-0644; Sean Williams: Wed.
Quimby’s: 3536 Sterns Rd., Lambertville; 734-854-4444; Elixer: today.
Real Seafood: 22 Main St.; 697-5427; Candice Coleman and Chris Brown: Fri., Sat.
River Cafe and Marina: 6215 Edgewater Dr., Erie, Mich.; 734-723-7405; Dan and Don: Sun.
The Roadhouse: 11535 W. Central Ave., Richfield Center, O.; 829-2223; the Smoking Section: Sun.
Table Forty4: 610 Monroe St.; 725-0044; Mike Fisher: today.
Village Idiot: 309 Conant St., Maumee; 893-7281; John Barile and Bobby May: Tue.; Andrew Ellis: Wed.
Village Inn: 4984 N. Holland Sylvania Rd., Sylvania; 882-0338; Claire: today.
Ye Olde Durty Bird: 2 S. St. Clair St.; 243-2473; Kyle White: today; Jason Quick: Fri.; the New Mondays: Mon.; Jaime Mills and Ty: Wed.
BLUES
Cock n’ Bull Tavern: 9 N. Huron St.; 244-2855; Dick Lange Blues Jam: Sun.
Deet’s Barbecue: 1385 Conant St., Maumee; 893-2335; Slim and Slam: Wed.
Lair Lounge: 3332 Glendale Ave.; 385-7850; Open Mic with Lucas County Blues Band: Wed.
One2 Lounge in Treo Restaurant: 5703 Main St., Sylvania; 882-2266; the Postmodern Blues Band: Sat.
Panama J’s: 2174 Broadway St.; 244-6191; Open Mic with Point Blank Blues: today.
Papa’s Tavern: 1328 Liberty St.; 697-0644; Bobby May and Friends: today.; Tina Lee’s Open Blues Jam: Fri.
West Side Bistro: 3324 Secor Rd.; 531-2427; Jeff Williams Group: Tue.
Ye Olde Durty Bird: 2 S. St. Clair St.; 243-2473; Jah Rule: Sat.
JAZZ AND BIG BAND
Aqua Lounge: Grand Plaza Hotel, 444 N. Summit St.; 241-5299 / info@arttatumsociety.com; Jazz On the Maumee: Generations of Jazz Musicians: Wed.
Belle Lounge: 3145 Hollister La., Perrysburg; 874-4555; Meaghan Roberts: today.
Degage Jazz Cafe: 301 River Rd., Maumee; 794-8205; Ruth Nichols: today; Morgan Steigler: Fri., Sat.; Gene Parker: Tue., Wed.
FirePit Grille: 7723 Airport Hwy., Holland; 724-4441; Lori Lefevre, Chris Buzzelli: Sun.
Forrester’s: 26 Main St., 691-2626; Maumee River Jazz Series: Wed.
Hamway’s On the Main: 5577 Monroe St., Sylvania; 885-0290; Mike Whitty and Cliff Murphy: Sat.
J Brown’s Trotters Tavern: 5131 Heatherdowns Blvd.; Jeff McDonald’s Big Band All Stars: Tue.
J. Patrick’s Pub: Holiday Inn French Quarter, 10630 State Rt. 20, Perrysburg; 874-3111; Fu5ion: Fri., Sat.; Jackson Square Atrium: Gene Parker’s brunch show: Sun.
Jill’s On the River: Days Inn, 1800 Miami St.; 661-8577; Mike Whitty: Wed.
One2 Lounge in Treo Restaurant: 5703 Main St., Sylvania; 882-2266; Smugglers Trio: Fri.
Real Seafood: 22 Main St.; 697-5427; Kelly Broadway and Mike Lorenz: today.
Sodbuster: 5758 N. Main St., Sylvania; 517-1045; Ragtime Rick and the Chefs of Dixieland: Wed.
Village Idiot: 309 Conant St., Maumee; 893-7281; Bob Rex and Friends, Dooley Wilson: Sun.
Ye Olde Durty Bird: 2 S. St. Clair St.; 243-2473; Whitty and Murphy: Sun., Tue.
RHYTHM AND BLUES
One2 Lounge in Treo Restaurant: 5703 Main St., Sylvania; 882-2266; Post Modern Blues Band: Sat.
Ottawa Park Concert Series: 2205 Kenwood Blvd., 419-245-1007; DeZire: Sat.
COUNTRY/BLUEGRASS
The Roadhouse: 11535 W. Central Ave., Richfield Center, O.; 829-2223; Rodney Parker and the Bourbon Cowboys: Wed.
PIANO
Angelo’s Northwood Villa: 6630 S. Dixie Hwy., Erie, Mich.; 734-848-0090; Tom Szor: Fri.
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