Get your guitar and drink with us! Voted "Best Open Mic" by the readers of CityBeat two years in a row, our Songwriter Showcase and Open Mic is always a real hoot, and it's hosted every Monday by some of the nicest songwriters in the area. We welcome everyone - folk singers, comedians, poets and marimba players - to join our open mic family. Sign up begins at 9pm, and we'll keep it rolling until around 2am. This long-running event is a great place to catch new talent, spit-polish a couple new tunes, or even see a few surprises (you never know who's gonna show up)!

Dense, droning heavy metal battalion Rosetta drop in from Philly with amps turned up to seventeen and quaking floor beams - think Neurosis or Isis. Fellow Translation Loss vets City of Ships land with heavy stoner grooves, while locals Sabre serve powerful doom-sludge. All Dinosaurs open the show guaranteeing to kick your ass with hardcore-tinged extraterrestrial explorations.

2009 Winner, BEST COMEDY SHOW by Cincinnati Magazine! Underbelly is a wild and unpredictable event featuring the area’s best stand-up comedians as they perform improv, sketches, original characters, poetry, music and dance – everything except stand-up comedy. Always original, undeniably unique, Underbelly is the strangest comedy show in town. Gather about 15 up-and-coming local comedians in a room, turn on the microphone, and see what happens. Not to be missed!

DJ Swirl keeps a huge songbook handy, so whether you're looking for that karaoke classic, or an obscure gem that'll blow everyone's mind, he'll dial it up in seconds. Metromix calls DJ Swirl a "fantastic karaoke guru," and it's even been voted a top karaoke spot by the readers of CityBeat. Karaoke Vocal Social in Juney's Lounge at the historic Southgate House... you've just gotta be here!

"Midwest Cowpunk" Clint Jivoin sings outlaw country-themed folk tunes with an occasional drunk, rabble-rousing nod to his punk rock and psychobilly roots. After a string of shows up and down the West Coast, he's spending the month of August recording a new album - and appearing as our Artist In Residence. Catch him every Wednesday in the Lounge for free!

Non-smoking

This notorious Cincinnati four-piece plays intriguing, menacing roots rock with touches of Southern charms of roadhouse blues, complemented by bowed upright bass and some of the most reckless storytelling barks ever inspired by generic beer. It's Waits-ish hillbilly rock that's so damn cool with damn near everyone, so we'll see you at the bar! They're joined by Incline District, an indie folk outfit that sounds like Price Hill with an acoustic guitar.

Nary an indie rock fan can deny that freakin' Yo La Tengo are one of the coolest bands ever; since the mid '80s the Hoboken trio has effortlessly transcended the boundaries of blissful drone-pop and far-out psychedelic jam excursions, never missing a beat, consistently, reliably, triumphantly and assuredly breathing new life into underground rock, unwittingly becoming the North Star map-makers for hundreds of bands sprouting up in their wake. Like the Velvets, they make it look so easy to cover so much territory, and very few bands can lay claim to shaping the sound of underground rock and dream pop the way these folks can. A special opening set courtesy local heroes Wussy gets the whole ball of wax rolling at 9pm sharp.
Non Smoking Show

The Black Sites call themselves "menacing indie pop," and they're right... this local trio (Steven Kapor, J. Nemec, and Vanessa Strickley) has been at it for a couple years now, making big rock blasts and low-key, minor-key progressions get along so well. Cincinnati's party-rock power trio Sparrow Bellows drop in with impressive guitar histrionics and playful songwriter pop, and Eric Bair's day job with the New Machines kicks out tons of groove melding alternative rock with blue-eyed soul and party funk. Opening the show, Goodmorning Valentine drop in from Cleveland with '60s and '70s-influenced songwriter rock.

Bluegrass roots rock with a rockabilly fire, Whistle Pigs make their Juney's Lounge debut with greased-up strings and boot stomps, blue collar hollars and good times prevail.