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Bars & Clubs: Aug. 31-Sept. 6

Email Bars & Clubs listings to calendar@bradenton.com. Information is due 10 days in advance of publication.

Manatee

Acoustic

Bridge Tender Inn & Dockside Bar

Live music nightly. Tiki Trivia 3 p.m. and Karaoke 7 p.m. Wednesdays. Stone Crab Steve Arvey, 7 p.m. Thursdays. Live music nightly. 135 Bridge St., Bradenton Beach, 941-778-4849.

Freckled Fin Restaurant and Public House

Live music nightly. 101 Bridge St., Bradenton Beach, 941-251-3930.

Island Time Bar and Grill

Live music most nights. 111 Gulf Drive S., Bradenton Beach, 941-782-1122.

Wicked Cantina

Live music most Wednesday-Saturday evenings. 101 Seventh St. N., Bradenton Beach, 941-281-2990 or wickedcantina.com.

Country

Joyland

Country line dance classes 7-9 p.m. and DJ Trevor all night Wednesdays, doors open at 6:30 p.m. Live music and DJ Trevor Fridays, doors open at 7 p.m. Live music and DJ Trevor Saturdays, doors open at 7 p.m. 5220 14th St. W., Bradenton, 941-756-6060 or joylandcountry.com.

Rock/blues

Aces Live

Mike Zito Band, 8 p.m. Aug. 31; $15/$20. Empty Pockets, 8 p.m. Sept. 1. Muphin Chuckrs & No Bueno, 9 p.m. Sept. 22; $5. Acoustic Jam with Stretch, noon-4 p.m. and Randy Stevens & The Groove Makers, 5-9 p.m. Sept. 10. Mark Skey and Frenz Jam, 7 p.m. Mondays. Empty Pockets Jam, 7 p.m. Wednesdays. Lunchtime trivia, noon Thursdays. Albert Bashor Acoustic HH, 4 p.m. Fridays. All shows are non-smoking. 4343 Palma Sola Blvd., Bradenton, 941-795-3886 or aceslivemusic.com.

Banana Factory

Live music most nights. 6916 14th St. W., Bradenton, 941-758-5249.

Clancy’s Irish Sports Pub & Grill

Jack Tamburine, 6 p.m. and Cellfish, 10 p.m. Sept. 1. Annual Toga Party with Big Daddy, prizes for costumes, 9 p.m. Sept. 2. Blue Mason Barter, 5 p.m. Sept. 3. Acoustic Soul, 6 p.m. Sept. 5. Karaoke party, 10 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday. Don Huntsinger, 5 p.m. Mondays. Taylor and Taylor, 6 p.m. Wednesdays. Rye Road Unplugged, 6-10 p.m. Thursdays. 6218 Cortez Road, 941-794-2489 or clancysirishsportspub.com.

Cork’s Cigar Bar

Live music, 7 p.m., DJ, 10 p.m. Saturdays. 425 Old Main St., 941-744-2589 or corkscigarbar.com.

Cortez Clam Factory

Clam Jam, 7:30-11:30 p.m. Tuesdays. Live music most nights. 10104 Cortez Road, 941-798-9898.

Cortez Kitchen

Bedlam, Sept. 1. Jason Haram Group, Sept. 2. Tropix, Sept. 3. Live entertainment Friday-Sunday. 4528 119th St. W., Cortez, 941-798-9404.

D. Coy Duck’s

Live music Friday and Saturday. 5410 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 941-778-5888.

Drift In No. 1

Janine, 8-11 p.m. Mondays. Russ, 7-11 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays. Chip, 8 p.m.-midnight Wednesdays. Will Scott, 8 p.m.-midnight Thursdays. Mystery band, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Saturdays. Karaoke, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Sundays. 120 Bridge St., Bradenton Beach, 941-778-9088.

Drift In No. 2

Mike McConnell, 8 p.m.-midnight Mondays. Karaoke, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Faultline, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Fridays. 2709 Cortez Road, Bradenton, 941-755-9825.

Fraternal Order of Eagles, Eagle Village, Aerie 3171

Empty Pockets, 6-9 p.m. Aug. 31. Capt. Carl, 4-7 p.m. Sept. 3. 5831 15th St. E., Bradenton, 941-720-1863.

The Last Call Tavern

Karaoke 8 p.m.-midnight Wednesdays. 2604 Manatee Ave. E., Bradenton, 941-744-1586.

Mattison’s City Grille

101 Riverfront Blvd., #120, Bradenton, 941-896-9660.

Motorworks Brewing

Mondays: Trivia Night 7 p.m. Tuesdays: Live music, 6 p.m., Yoga 7:45 p.m. Wednesdays: Karaoke night 8 p.m. Thursdays: Scott Curts live, 6 p.m., free poker 7 p.m. Friday: Messenger Band, 8 p.m. Saturday: TBD, 8 p.m. Sunday: Live music and free poker, 3 p.m., Pet Extravaganza (1-4 p.m. third Sundays only). All shows no cover. All shows no cover. 1014 Ninth St. W., Bradenton, 941-567-6218 or motorworksbrewing.com.

Oneco Rose Bar and Package

Mac and Mack Duo, 7-11 p.m. Fridays and 1-5 p.m. Sundays. Karaoke with Faye, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays. 103 Cortez Road, Bradenton, 941-756-8790.

Peggy’s Corral

Peggy’s $ Wed Nite Club, 9 p.m. Wednesdays. Thursdays Ladies Night, 9 p.m. Thursdays. Karaoke, 9 p.m. Saturdays. 4511 U.S. 41 N., Palmetto, 941-729-5442 or peggyscoral.net.

Polo Grill & Bar

DJ Shevonne Philidor, 9 p.m. Sept. 1. 10670 Boardwalk Loop, Lakewood Ranch. 941-782-0899, pologrillandbar.com.

Steel City Bar and Grill

Karaoke and DJ entertainment Fridays. Pool League tournaments and DJ entertainment Saturdays. Live music, cornhole games and block party Sundays. 5254 SR 64 E., Bradenton, 941-243-3867.

Swordfish Grill

Tim Chandler, noon Sundays. Natural Vibes, 5:30 p.m. Mondays. Strictly Blues with Jason Haram, 7 p.m. Thursdays. 4628 119th St. W., Cortez, 941-798-2035.

Woody’s River Roo

Beat Street, 6 p.m. Aug. 31. Don Huntsinger, 4 p.m. and Evil Monkey, 7 p.m. Sept. 1. Messenger Light, 2 p.m. and Tailspin, 7 p.m. Sept. 2. SoulRCoaster, 1 p.m. and Robert Garcia, 5 p.m. Sept. 3. Mad Man Mantra, 1 p.m. Sept. 4. Booze Brothers, 6 p.m. Sept. 6. Karaoke, 6 p.m. Tuesdays. Music most nights. 5717 18th St. E., Ellenton, 941-722-2391 or woodysriverroo.com.

Sarasota

Comedy

McCurdy’s Comedy Theatre

1923 Ringling Blvd., 941-925-3869 or mccurdyscomedy.com.

Oldies

The Starlite Room

John Russo, “the singing bartender,” singing songs from the the Great American Songbook and more in the Upstairs Lounge, 4-7 p.m. Fridays. 1001 Cocoanut Ave., 941-702-5613.

Rock/blues

Blue Rooster

Thomas Carabasi Samba Jazz Quartet, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 31. Ship of Fools, 8-11 p.m. Sept. 2. Lauren Mitchell, Sept. 3. Al Fuller’s blues jam, 7:30-10:30 p.m. Wednesdays. Gospel Brunch with Truality and Sarasota Blues Jam, Sundays. 1525 Fourth St., 941-388-7539.

Five O’Clock Club

Live music showcasing a varied selection of musical talent: Blues, Funk, Pop, R&B, Rock, Motown, Ska, Reggae, DJ’s and more - from local and national acts. 1930 Hillview St., 941-366-5555.

Fogartyville

Steve Arvey’s jazz session, 7-10 p.m. Mondays. 525 Kumquat Ct. Information: 941-894-6469.

The Gator Club

Live music Thursday-Saturdays. 1490 Main St., 941-366-5969 or thegatorclub.com.

Mattison’s City Grille

Russel at noon, and Debbie Keeton Jazz Quartet, 7 p.m. Sundays. Lisa Ridings Band, 6 p.m. Mondays and 8 p.m. Saturdays. Local band of the week, 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Wednesdays. The Venturas, 7:30 p.m. Thursdays. Local band of the week, 8 p.m.-midnight Fridays. Glass Onion Band, every third Friday of the month. Corner of Lemon and Main streets, 941-330-0440.

Top 40

Mattison’s Forty One

Live music most nights. 7275 S. Tamiami Trail, 941-921-3400 or mattisons.com.

This story was originally published August 30, 2017 at 4:37 PM with the headline "Bars & Clubs: Aug. 31-Sept. 6."

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