The Ludlow Garage began life as an automobile shop and later became a music venue located in the Clifton neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio.

In the 1970s, the venue hosted concerts by many prominent touring acts including The Allman Brothers Band, Santana, Spirit, The James Gang, Humble Pie, Grand Funk Railroad, Taj Mahal, The Kinks, Albert King, NRBQ, Iggy Pop And The Stooges, Mountain, MC5, Lemon Pipers, B.B.

King, Alice Cooper, Johnny Winter, Ry Cooder, Captain Beefheart, Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen, Mother Earth, Neil Young, as well as local acts such as Pure Prairie League, Balderdash, Bitter Blood Street Theatre and Stone Fox.

A 2-CD/1-DVD release titled Still Truckin' contains performances recorded at the original venue; artists on the compilation include Santana, the Allman Brothers, Taj Mahal, the Incredible String Band, Cold Blood, and NRBQ.

[2] Artists who have performed at the Ludlow Garage since its reopening include Rickie Lee Jones, Blue Öyster Cult, Cowboy Junkies, Alejandro Escovedo, Madeline Peyroux, John Sebastian, David Sanborn, Son Volt, Dweezil Zappa, Wishbone Ash, Hot Tuna, The Tubes, Larry Carlton, 10,000 Maniacs, Joey McIntyre, and Pure Prairie League.