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Goin’ South ...

BRANCH ST. DELI: 203 E. Branch St., Arroyo Grande, 489-9099. 7/3: Jim T. Blues Band, 5:30pm.

CAFÉ ANDREINI: 131 E. Branch St., Arroyo Grande, 481-6117. Thurs.: Live music at 6pm.

CLIFFS RESORT: 2757 Shell Beach Road, Shell Beach, 773-5000 or cliffsresort.com. Mon. and Tues.: Louie Ortega. Fri: Live music.

COFFEE BEAN AND TEA LEAF: 750 Five Cities Dr., Pismo Beach, 773-6420. Music Night every Sat., 6:30-8:30pm.

DOLPHIN BAY/LIDO: 2727 Shell Beach Rd., Shell Beach, 773-4300 or TheDolphinBay.com.

FIN’S SEAFOOD: at the Grand Avenue entrance to Grover Beach, 473-3467. Thurs.: Mean Gene. Fri.: Manny English. Sat.: Local Vocals.

F. MCLINTOCKS SALOON & DINING HOUSE: 750 Mattie Road, Pismo Beach, 773-1892 or mclintocks.com. Live music every Fri.-Sat., 6-9pm. Tennessee Jimmy Harrell, Gordon McKinley.

GATHER WINE BAR: 122 E. Branch St. in the village of Arroyo Grande, 474-4771 or gatherwinebar.com. Live entertainment, art and of course, wine. Open 4-10pm Tues.-Thurs., Fri.: 4-11pm, Sat.: 1-11pm and Sun.: 2-8pm.

HARRY’S NIGHT CLUB AND BEACH BAR: Cypress and Pomeroy, downtown Pismo Beach, 773-1010. Thurs.: Front Row Karaoke. Live music daily. 7/3-7/4: Friction Addiction, 9pm. 7/4: Mean Gene, 3pm. 7/5: Jaxx, 3pm. 7/5-7/6: 6250, 9pm. 7/7-7/8: Klass X, 9pm. Cover ranges from free to $5.

JAVA SHACK: 783, Price St., Pismo Beach, 773-9410. Live music on Sat. at noon.

MONGO’S SALOON: 359 W. Grand Ave., Grover Beach, 489-3639 or mongomusic.net. Tues.: Karaoke with DJ. Wed.: Hump Day Blues with band. Sun.: live music and BBQ.

MR. RICK’S: 404 Front St., Avila Beach, 595-7425. Fri.-Sat.: Live music, 9pm. Sun.: Live music, 3pm.

OLD VIENNA: 1527 Shell Beach Road. Info: 773-4521. Trio International every Friday at 8-11pm. Chuck Osborne on Wed. through 9/16, from 6-9pm. Digital accordion.

THE SANTA MARIA BREWERY: 112 Cuyama Lane (where Hwy 166 meets Hwy 101 on the west side of 101), Nipomo, 349-2090. Tony Baloney from 4-6pm every Saturday.

SEAVENTURE: 100 Ocean View, Pismo Beach, 773-4994. Sun.: live music, 2pm-6pm. 7/5: Tim Jackson, 2-6pm. 7/8: Louie Ortega, 6pm.

SHORE CLIFF/PELICAN POINT RESTAURANT: 2555 Price St., Pismo Beach, 773-0000. Fri.-Sat.: Live music. 7/3-7/4: Catalina Eddy and The Breeze.

SLO DOWN PUB: 1200 E. Grand Ave. (at Brisco Road), Arroyo Grande, 473-0102. Nightly entertainment: contemporary, folk, blues, bluegrass, and jazz. Mon.: Open mic, 6:30pm. Every Tues. and Thurs.: Jim Townsend, blues, 7pm. Wed.: A SLO Hot Wind, the Central Coast's tribute to the sounds and dance of Brazil from 7-10pm.

SPYGLASS INN AND RESTAURANT: 2703 Spyglass Drive off of Shell Beach Road, 773-1222. Live music Fri: Mike Maguire.

STEAMERS OF PISMO: 1601 Price St., 773-4711 or mclintocks.com. Live music Fri.: David Manion. Sat.: La’ Vesh Blu. 6-9pm.

San Luis Obispo

BON TEMPS CREOLE CAFÉ: 1000 Olive St., 544-2100. Wed., Thurs.: Live blues and New Orleans music.

THE CLUBHOUSE AT THIS OLD HOUSE: 740 W. Foothill Blvd., 548-8500 or clubhousereport.com. Tues.: Songwriter showcase, 6:30pm. Wed.: Open Mic at 6:30pm. Thurs.: Anthony and The Engine. Sun.: Steve Tracy, 11-2pm. 7/2: Anthony and The Engine, and Ryan Herr of YUM Sessions, 7/3: Richard Green Band, pop rock, 7/7: Paul Silva of the Woolys, 7/9: Anthony and The Engine and Jade Jackson, Chase McBride.

COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT: 1605 Calle Joaquin, 786-4200. Wed. 6pm: Guitarist Randy Rigby.

DOWNTOWN BREW: 1119 Garden St., 543-1843. Thurs.-Sat.: Live music, 9pm; Thurs: Video dj cFlo. Fri.: DJ Payne. Sat.: DJ Jin Ho. 7/2: The Kentucky Pick-up line, 7/3: Cash’d Out. 7/5: The Its. 7/9: Sherwood.

FROG & PEACH PUB: 728 Higuera, 595-3764.

THE GRADUATE: 990 Industrial Way, 541-0969 or slograd.com. Wed.: College Hump Night, with Sly 96 (DJ). Thurs.: Country Stampede (DJ). first and third Sat.: Big Chill Night (DJ). Sat.: Throw Back (DJ).

LINNAEA’S CAFE: 1110 Garden St., 541-5888. 2nd and 4th Thurs.: Jazz Jam. Tues.: Cuesta Jazz. 7/2: Alexa Woodward – NYC folk trio, 7/3: Kathy Raven, South African songwriter 7/5: Gale McNeeley – with Pianist Betty Faas, “Over the Rainbow – Songs of Yip Harburg”, 7/7: Caught in Motion at 8pm, 7/8: Hayley Jane, songwriter from Boston. 7/9: David Fletcher, folk rock.

MADONNA INN: 100 Madonna Road, 543-3000. Sun.: DJ Nancy Lara. Mon.: SLO Rug Cutters. Thurs.: Hank and Frank. Fri: Hank and Frank every Fri. except 2nd Fri. of month, which is Rose Garden. Sat: Hank and Frank are 1st and 2nd Sat., Rose Garden is 3rd Sat of each month, Swing Band is 4th Sat. (and 5th if there are 5 weeks).

MOTHER’S TAVERN: 725 Higuera St., 541-8733 or motherstavern.com. NATIVE LOUNGE: 1023 Chorro, 547-5544. Sun.: Live DJ, 2-6pm.

OASIS: 675 Higuera St., 543-1155. Fri.-Sat.: SLO Beledi.

UTOPIA BAKERY CAFÉ: 2900 Broad St., 544-8867. Sun.: Live music, 2 p.m. third Sun. of the Month: Bread and Jam, 6pm.

North County

A-TOWN GRILL AND DELI: 7600 El Camino Real #5, 461-8181. Music, 6:30pm.

CAFÉ VIO: 1111 Riverside Ave. in Paso Robles (12th and Riverside), 237-2722 or cafevio.biz. Sat.: Open mic. Wed.: Jazz.

THE CARLTON HOTEL: 6005 El Camino Real, Atascadero, 461-5100. In the bar, 7-10pm. Wed: open mic. 7/2: Catalina Eddy and The Breeze, 7-10pm. 7/4: Richard Green, 3pm in the Courtyard. 7/5: Jill Knight, 3-6pm in the Courtyard, 7/9: Judy Philbin and Adam Levine, 7pm.      

DOWNTOWN BREW: 1108 Pine St., Paso Robles. 237-8444. DJ on weekends.

ELKHORN BAR: 1263 Mission St., San Miguel, 467-3909. Fri and Sat. Live music, no cover.

HOOVERS LIVE: 6900 El Camino Real, Atascadero, 466-6900. Wed. and Thurs.: Karaoke.

LAST STAGE WEST: Halfway Station on Highway 41 (15050 Morro Road at Toro Creek), 461-1393. Thurs. 7/3: Lost Doggs, 7/4: Good Medicine, 7/5: The Beckers, 1pm.

LEVEL 4 SPEAKEASY: 1216 Park St., Paso Robles, 237-2111 or level4speakeasy.com. Wed.-Sat.: live jazz and blues, 5:30-8:30pm. Fri.-Sat.: DJ or live band, 9pm.

LOMBARDI’S PASTA FAMILIA: 836 11th St., Paso Robles, 237-7786. Live Italian accordion music nightly. Thurs.: Louie Ortega.

MONTELEONE’S ROCK: 1331-A Vendels Circle, Paso Robles, 238-0109 or monteleonesrock.com.

PAPA TOMMY’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT: 1467 Creston Road, Paso Robles, 227-6363. Sat.: Live music, 6-9pm.

PASO ROBLES INN AND STEAKHOUSE: 1103 Spring St., 238-2660. Mon.: Football. Wed.: Karaoke, 9pm. Fri.-Sat.: Live music, 9-11pm.

PINE STREET SALOON: 1234 Pine St., Paso Robles, 238-1114. Thurs. and Fri.: Karaoke. Sat.: Live music.

THE PIT STOP: 2805 Black Oak Drive, Paso Robles, 239-1261. Wed.: Live music, 7pm. Fri.: Karaoke, 7pm.

PONY CLUB AT HOTEL CHEVAL: 1021 Pine St. in Paso Robles, 467-9278.

THE PORCH: 22322 El Camino Real, Santa Margarita, 438-3376. Songwriters showcase on Thurs. from 6:30-9:30pm.

THE RANCH RESTAURANT AND HONKY TONK NIGHTCLUB, 1285 Mission St. in San Miguel, liveattheranch.com or 467-5047. Wed: Comedy. 8pm. Thurs.: Karaoke with Brian Speaks, 8pm. Fri.-Sat.: Marty Rene and the Regulators, honky tonk, 9pm.

STACKED STONE CELLARS: 1525 Peach Canyon Road, Paso Robles. Info: Stackedstone.com Open Mic and showcase with host Tennessee Jimmy Harrell every Friday, 6-9pm.

VILLA VALDEMOSA INN: 2750 Old Grove Lane in Paso Robles, 237-0170.

North Coast

CAMBRIA PINES LODGE: 2905 Burton Drive, Cambria, 927-4200 or cambriapineslodge.com. Thurs.: Karaoke. Sun.: Live music. First and third Mon: “Guitar Wizard” Billy Foppiano. 7/3: Julie and Bad Dogs, 7/4: Steve Mazzetta, 7/6: Billy Foppiano, 7/7: Louie Ortega, 7/8: Jill Knight.

CIAO BELLA TRATTORIA: 725 Embarcadero, Morro Bay, 464-0258. Sat., 6-9pm: Brett Mitchell, piano and vocals.

COALESCE BOOK STORE CHAPEL: 845 Main St., Morro Bay, 772-2880. Occasional live music.

THE EMBARCADERO GRILL: 801 Embarcadero, Morro Bay, 772-0716. Zany’s Comedy Outlet on Sat. nights.

FUEL DOCK: 900 Main St., Morro Bay, 772-8478. Live music weekends.

THE HAMLET: at Moonstone Gardens, Highway 1, Cambria, 927-3535 (restaurant), 927-0567 (show reservations). Fri. and Sat.: Bill Murray.

HERITAGE FOLK MUSIC GATHERING: O’Neil’s Coffee House, 75 S. Ocean Ave. in Cayucos. 7:30pm. Free. 543-7867. Second Wed. of month.

INN AT MORRO BAY: 60 State Park Road, Morro Bay, 772-5651. Wed.: Jody Mulgrew, 6-9pm. Thurs.: Jill Knight, 6-9pm. Fri.: Mike Raynor Group, 7pm.

MORRO BAY COFFEE CO.: 948 Morro Bay Blvd., 772-8880. Fri. and Sat.: Live music, 5-8pm.

MOZZI’S SALOON: 2262 Main St. in Cambria, 927-4767.

OLD CAYUCOS TAVERN: 130 N. Ocean Ave., Cayucos, 995-3209. Thurs.: Band tryouts. Fri.-Sat.: Live music.

OTTER ROCK CAFE: 885 Embarcadero, Morro Bay, 772-1420. Tues.-Wed: Karaoke, 8pm. Thurs.: Open jam, 7:30pm. 7/2: Open Jam, 7/3: The Bayou Blues Company, 7pm, 7/4: Croon Dogs, 8:30pm, 7/5: Good Medicine, 4pm, 7/6: Spike, 6:30pm.

ROCK ESPRESSO BAR: 275 Morro Bay Blvd., 772-3411. Live music 3-6pm on Sat.

ROGUE WAVE CAFE: 72 South Ocean Ave. Cayucos, 995-1968. Sat.: Live music at 2pm and 7pm.

ROSE’S LANDING: 725 Embarcadero in Morro Bay, 772-4441. Karaoke Thurs. 8-11pm.

SAN SIMEON BEACH BAR & GRILL: 9520 Castillo Drive, San Simeon, 927-4604. Fri. and Sat.: Karaoke.

SEA PINES GOLF RESORT 1945 Solano St. Los Osos, 528-2333.

SWEET SPRINGS SALOON: 990 Los Osos Valley Road, Los Osos, 528-3764. Live music weekends.

WINDOWS ON THE WATER: 699 Embarcadero, Suite 7, Morro Bay, 772-0677. Mon.: Jody Mulgrew, 7pm.