Shindigs

Thursday, July 23: 6:30-8:00 PM

A dynamic acoustic duo, Straw & The Scarecrow fuses rich harmonies and magnetic energy to form an undeniable chemistry with their audience. Jeff is pure magic on the keys and guitar, and Paige holds down the rhythm while interlacing harmonies and a feisty attitude with Jeff’s angelic vocals. They play a mix of indie, folk, and rock tunes with a twist of lemon-lime. When they are not performing together, you can find Jeff laying down keys with local favorites The Devil Doves, and also fronting his own psych rock band, Sussman Can’t Sleep. Paige plays drums with the forest queens of Linden Hollow, in addition to the harmony-heavy Salty Caramels.

RESERVATIONS and TIPS are strongly encouraged for our FREE Shows!

I Like It Like That is a 21+ establishment

Thursday, July 30: 6:30-8:00 PM

Chris Saetti (violin) and Jeff McCargish (nylon-string guitar) perform an eclectic mix of music with a large dose of various Latin styles.  Our sets also include Gypsy, folk, jazz, pop, classical, and more.

Chris is a veteran musician in Columbus, originally from San Diego; he performed as a principal member of the CSO for many years and currently works with the New Albany Symphony Orchestra and performing at a variety of gigs around central Ohio and beyond.

Jeff has been a fixture in the local music scene for many years playing a variety of music including jazz, rock, soul/funk, blues, and country.  Bands include The Columbus Jets, Dr Bombay, Soul Finger, and The Chiselers.  This act has him trading in his electric guitar for a nylon-string acoustic to accompany Chris’s gorgeous stylings on violin.

RESERVATIONS and TIPS are strongly encouraged for our FREE Shows!

I Like It Like That is a 21+ establishment

Thursday, August 6: 6:30-8:00 PM

Sea State is a Columbus, Ohio trio — Zach Koors (synth, bass), Jim Lindroth (mbira), and Dan Seibert (drums, electronics) — crafting immersive soundscapes built on hypnotic grooves, shifting motifs, and improvisation. Since their debut EP RE: Salt (2020) and the experimental ambient release Music for Aquariums (2022), the band has explored music that flows like water: evolving, colliding, and reshaping itself in ways that transform both sound and listener.

RESERVATIONS and TIPS are strongly encouraged for our FREE Shows!

I Like It Like That is a 21+ room.

Thursday, August 13: 6:30-8:00 PM

Topher James was faced with a difficult decision around 2007. Choose a stable corporate job, move up the ladder and risk losing all of his passion for art or choose a much more difficult path of being a professional musician. Easy to look back and say it was the right decision, but the path was not an easy one. A difficult decision to turn away from mainstream stability, but Topher’s goal was to truly explore what it would be like not only to have music as a job, but as a way of life. With a common thread in the music he loved – a captivating melody, powerful emotional depth, and soulful essence – he is inspired by legendary artists like Sam Cooke and Donny Hathaway, as well as contemporary R&B and Gospel inspired talents such as Emily King, Leon Bridges, Yebba, Alicia Keys, and more. This show will take place in I Like It Like That. RESERVATIONS and TIPS are strongly encouraged for our FREE Shows! I Like It Like That is a 21+ room.