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Thursday, 10/10
Live Music
Bogie’s: The New Experience, 7 p.m.
Crown and Anchor: Teresa Russell, 5 p.m.
Discovery: Johnny Luv, 8 p.m.
Greater Goods: Covenhoven and Mike Doran, 7-9 p.m.
MadeWest Brewing (Donlon St.): RJ Bloke, 6-8 p.m. *
Thirsty Ox: Solidified, 9 p.m.
Ventura Harbor Comedy Club: Gypsy Blues Band (Blue Room), 7-10 p.m.
Comedy
Levity Live Comedy Club: Nick Colletti, 8 p.m.
Oak and Main: Comedy Night with Matt Donaher, 8:30 p.m. *
Oxnard College Performing Arts Center: Chicano Secret Service, 6 p.m. *
Ventura Harbor Comedy Club: Rainbow Comedy with Jennie McNulty and friends, 7 p.m.
DJs
Azar’s Sports Bar: DJ Chris, 9 p.m.
Star Lounge: DJ Terry, 8 p.m.
The Tavern: Get Right DJ, 10 p.m.
Open Mic
Boatyard: Bluegrass Jam, 5-9 p.m.
The Garage: Open Mic with Spencer
Golden China: Acoustic Gathering, 6-9 p.m.
Keynote: Jam night, 8 p.m.
Oak and Main: Beers Brothers Open Mic, 8 p.m.
Rock & Roll Pizza: 7-10 p.m.
Sandbox: 6-8 p.m. with John Cater
Karaoke
GiGi’s: 8 p.m. with KJ Steve Luke; free pool
Golden China: 9 p.m.
Hangar Bar and Grill: 6-9 p.m.
The Shores: 9:30 p.m.
Dancing, trivia, etc.
Enegren Brewing: Trivia Night, 7 p.m.
Lookout: Bocce Ball Thursdays with Gary Ballen, 8-11 p.m.
The Manhattan of Camarillo: Trivia Night, 7-9 p.m.
Friday, 10/11
Live Music
1901 Speakeasy: Frank Barajas, 7:30-10:30 p.m.
Boatyard Pub: Teresa Russell, 7 p.m.
Café Fiore: The Collective
The Canyon: Poncho Sanchez, 9 p.m. *
Concrete Jungle: Blues Bullet, Like the Morning and Edukated, 7-10 p.m.
Deer Lodge: Devon Rowland and Crazy Heart, 9-11 p.m.
Discovery: Hirie with Arise Roots, 8 p.m.
Four Brix Winery: Inna Rude Mood, 6-8 p.m.
The Garage: Jonny Manak and the Depressives with FlySwatter, 8 p.m.
Grapes and Hops: The Angry Brians, 8-11 p.m. *
Greater Goods: Rick and Jenny, 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Keynote: Zep Heads
Leashless Brewing: Kevin Tate, 8 p.m.
Margarita Villa: Operation 90’s, 7 p.m.
Namba Performing Arts Space: Jon Gindick Trio, 8 p.m.
Ojai Underground Exchange: Maita and Max Kasch, 7:30 p.m.
Orozco’s: Victor and Artis, 5:30 p.m.
The Shores: Karen Eden, 5:30 p.m.
Star Lounge: CRV, 9 p.m.
Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza: Vanessa Williams, 8 p.m. *
Winchester’s: Acoustic DNA, 7-10 p.m.
The Winery: Dogfish, 7-10 p.m.
Comedy
Levity Live Comedy Club: Bobby Lee, 7:30 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. *
Ventura Harbor Comedy Club: Willie Barcena and Phil Medina, 8 p.m.; Harbor Queens Drag Show, 9:30 p.m.
DJs
Bogie’s: Club Night, 9 p.m.
Bombay: DJ Erok and DJ Cam, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.
Chinaland: DJ Muevelo, DJ D.Y. and DJ Andy B, 9 p.m.
Thirsty Ox: Fuego Friday, 10 p.m.
Open Mic
Karaoke
GiGi’s: 9 p.m. with Steve Luke
Golden China: 9 p.m.
Lookout Bar: 9 p.m. with Captain Kirk
Ric’s: 8:30 p.m.
Dancing, trivia, etc.
Saturday, 10/12
Live Music
805 Bar: Kenny Devoe, 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.
1901 Speakeasy: Blue Motel Room, 7:30-10:30 p.m.
Boatyard Pub: Corsican Brothers, 7-10 p.m.
Bombay: Mighty Cash Cats and Silver Threads (Johnny Cash, Linda Ronstadt tributes), 6 p.m.
Café Fiore: Self Righteous Brothers
The Canyon: Fire Sets Fire and Fat Daddy Special, 7 p.m.
Concrete Jungle Brewing: The RipKatz, Crawdads and Caroshi, 9 p.m.
Deer Lodge: Rollin’ Ramblers, 10 p.m.
Discovery: Strange Days (Doors tribute), 9 p.m.
Grapes and Hops: Tex Pistols, 8-11 p.m.
Greater Goods: JC Coccoli and guest, 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Keynote: Old School
MadeWest Brewing (Donlon St.): Doc Ventura Band, 4-6 p.m.
Margarita Villa: Whiskey Business, 7 p.m.
Namba Performing Arts Space: Families Rock with Rockin’ Henrys, Sepiatone and The CheeseBergens, 1-6 p.m.; Grupo Bella, 8 p.m. *
Oak and Main: Brittney and Ben, 4:30 p.m.
Orozco’s: Victor and Artis, 5:30 p.m.
Sandbox Coffeehouse: Shaun, 1 p.m.
Sans Souci: Outlaw Inlaws, 10 p.m.
The Shores: Unkle Monkey, 9:30 p.m.
Star Lounge: Mini Driver Band, 9 p.m.
The Sushi House: Gary Ballen, 1-3:30 p.m.
The Tavern: Emmitt James, Danielle Stacy and Quincy Jaguar, 9 p.m.
The Winery: Santa Barbara City College New World Jazz Ensemble, 7-10 p.m.
Topa Mountain Winery: Ojai CARES Fundraiser with PI3RCE, 4-7 p.m. *
Ventura Theater: DragonForce with Dance with the Dead, Starkill, Darwen’s Theory, 8 p.m.
Waterside: Cocobilli, 6:30 p.m.
Winchester’s: Jodi Farrell and Jim Rankin, 7-10 p.m.
Comedy
Levity Live Comedy Club: Bobby Lee, 7 and 9:30 p.m. *
Ventura Harbor Comedy Club: All Ages Matinee Magic Show with Rob Zabrecky, 1 p.m. Willie Barcena and Phil Medina, 7 and 9 p.m.
DJs
Bogie’s: Club Night, 9 p.m.
Bombay: DJ Erok and DJ Cam, 10 p.m.-1:45 a.m.
Chinaland: DJ Wicked’s Birthday Bash with Jimmy Reyes and Diamond Ortiz, 9 p.m.
Thirsty Ox: DJs all day
El Rey (Ventura): 9:30 p.m.
Open Mic
Harbor Cove Café: Ukelele jam with Gary Ballen and the Kool Hand Ukes, 10 a.m.
Karaoke
GiGi’s: 9 p.m. with Steve Luke
Golden China: 9 p.m.
Lookout Bar: 9 p.m. with Blue Jay
Ric’s: 8:30 p.m.
The Shores: 8:30 p.m.
Dancing, trivia, etc.
Sunday, 10/13
Live Music
805 Bar: Kenny Devoe, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Bogie’s: Robbie Dupree and friends, 6 p.m.
Café Fiore: Babylon Rockers
Copa Cubana: House Arrest, 4-7 p.m.
Copper Blues: Mariachi brunch, 12 p.m.
Grapes and Hops: Ray Jaurique and the Uptown Boys, 4-7 p.m.
Harbor Cove Café: Yacht Rock Sunday
Hong Kong Inn: Del Franklin, 4-7 p.m.
La Fonda del Rey: Live music brunch, 11 a.m.
MadeWest Brewing (Donlon St.): Peter Blackwelder, 3-5 p.m.
Margarita Villa: CRV, 4 p.m.
Plan B Wine Cellars: Moody Lite, 4:30-7 p.m.
Simi Valley Jazz Club: Ginger and the Hoosier Daddies, 3-4:30 p.m.
Topa Mountain Winery: Alan Thornhill, Martin Young and Jim Monahan, 3-5 p.m. *
Winchester’s: Acoustic Crossroads with Crooked Eye Tommy, 5-8 p.m.
Comedy
Levity Live Comedy Club: Bobby Lee, 7 p.m. *
Ventura Harbor Comedy Club: Standup Comedy Workshop, 3 p.m.; All-Star Comedy Showcase, 7 p.m.
DJs
Bombay: DJ Cam, 2-7 p.m.
Sans Souci: DJ Darko
Open Mic
Orozco’s: 5-7:30 p.m.
Karaoke
GiGi’s: Industry Night Karaoke, 8 p.m. with Steve Luke
Golden China: 9 p.m.
Keynote: Jukebox Karaoke, 9 p.m.
La Fonda del Rey: 3 p.m.
Lookout Bar: 5-8 p.m. Garyoke with Gary Ballen
Dancing, trivia, etc.
Chinaland: Salsa and Bachata classes, 8:30-9:30 p.m.
The Garage: King Trivia with Lamar Miles, 8 p.m.
Monday, 10/14
Bogie’s: Peter Asher: A Musical Memoir of the 60s and Beyond, 7:30 p.m.
Live Music
Comedy
Open Mic
Thirsty Ox: 8:30 p.m. Comedy Quench
Karaoke
The Garage: Manic Monday, 9 p.m.
Golden China: 9 p.m.
Outlaws: Hosted by Rockin’ Robin
Sans Souci: 10 p.m.
Dancing, trivia, etc.
Bottle & Pint (Newbury Park): King Trivia, 7 p.m.
Copper Blues: 7 p.m.
Fratelli’s: King Trivia, 6:30 p.m.
Poinsettia Pavilion: Poinsettia Pavilion Ballroom Dance Club, 7:30-9:45 p.m.
Tuesday, 10/15
Live Music
Bogie’s: Music for Medwish feat. Shoshana Bean, 7:30 p.m.
Café Fiore: The Six
Copa Cubana: Jerry McWorter Trio, 7-10 p.m.
Orozco’s: “Noe” Kalima, 6-8:30 p.m.
Ric’s: Tour Support, 5-8 p.m.
Ventura Theater: Devendra Banhart, 7 p.m. *
Comedy
DJs
Q Club: Tacos and Turntables, 8-10 p.m.
Sans Souci: DJ Nick Dean, 10 p.m.
Open Mic
Golden China: 7 p.m. with Doug Paulin
Oak and Main: 7:30 p.m. with the Beers Brothers
O’Leary’s: 805 Comedy Underground, 9 p.m.
The Tavern: 9 p.m.
Karaoke
Azar’s Sports Bar: 8 p.m. with DJ Franchize
Golden China: 9 p.m.
Keynote: 8 p.m. with Leigh
The Shores: 9:30 p.m.
Star Lounge: 8:30 p.m.
Thirsty Ox: 9 p.m. with Carson
Dancing, trivia, etc.
Copper Blues: Big Happy Trivia, 7:30 p.m.
Duke’s: Trivia night, 7 p.m.
Garman’s Pub: Trivia Quiz, 7 p.m.
Grapes and Hops: Tuesday Night Tango, 6:30-10 p.m.
Institution Ale: Trivia Night, 7-9 p.m.
Lookout Bar: Team Trivia, 7:30 p.m.
The Shores: Trivia Tuesday, 8 p.m.
Ventura Beach Club: Juke Joint beginning swing dance lessons, 7:15-8 p.m.; Intermediate Lindy hop lessons, 8-9 p.m.; Social dancing, 9 p.m.
Wednesday, 10/16
Live Music
Café Fiore: Donna Butler
Orozco’s: “Noe” Kalima, 6-8:30 p.m.
Surfside Seafood: Teresa Russell, 5 p.m.
Comedy
GiGi’s: Comedy Night hosted by Artie Lopez with Simon Gibson, 9 p.m.
Levity Live Comedy Club: Kellen Erskine, 8 p.m.
DJs
Open Mic
Azar’s Sports Bar: Hump Day Music Jam Night, 8 p.m.
Grapes and Hops: Gypsy Jazz Jam, 6-9 p.m.
Lookout Bar: 7-10 p.m. with Tommy Foytek
Sans Souci: Hosted by Sin Chonies, 10 p.m.
Karaoke
Golden China: 9 p.m.
Keynote: Jukebox Karaoke, 9 p.m.
O’Leary’s: Steve Luke and the Lions Den, 9 p.m.
Paddy’s: 9 p.m. hosted by Robin
Dancing, trivia, etc.
805 Bar: Trivia Night, 6-8 p.m.
1901 Speakeasy: Trivia Night, 7 p.m.
Anacapa Brewing: Trivia Night, 8 p.m.
Bar Rincon at Whole Foods: King Trivia, 7 p.m.
Bogie’s: Salsa lessons, 6:30 p.m.; Salsa music, 9 p.m.
The Canyon: Country dance lessons, 6:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m.; Line dancing and two-stepping with DJ Josh Kelly and special guests
Discovery: Girls Night Out: The Show, 8:30 p.m.
Thirsty Ox: Game day/night