Friday, August 04, 2006
TLP August 17, 2006
Hey friends,
Another packed Lex Pro – announcements, a new recipe from Vanessa, The Picks (thanks to Sara O’Keefe, Samantha Herald, Tony Miller, and Chris Bush for their help), and a new feature by WRFL music director Chris Bush, aiming to hip you to the best new arrivals in the station’s playbox. I’m happy with this one. Hope you are too.
COME OUT! COME OUT! … to the FREE Action Arts-sponsored all ages/show party at Third Street Stuff Coffee this Friday! Full details and links to sounds in The Picks.
Hope all are well.
Ross
p.s. Random Question - anyone know how to get in touch with Catherine Foley?
:::::::::::::::::::::::: Announcements :::::::::::::::::::::::::::
** Through Sun/Aug 20th – “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” at the Downtown Arts Center
LexArts’s presentation of "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" continues through this Sunday, August 20th at the Downtown Arts Center. Tix for the preview performances are $22.50 general public/$17.50 students and seniors. You can find them online at http://lexarts.tix.com or order by phone at 859/225-0370. For show times and more info, visit http://www.lexarts.org.
** Sat/Aug 26th – Day-long collaborative art opportunity facilitated by citizensCREATE!
Our friends citizensCREATE have assembled a unique painting structure to encourage people to illustrate the connection between healthy produce and youth prosperity. On Saturday, August 26th, they’ll unveil it and invite everyone to help flesh it out. The project, FREE and open to participation from the entire public, will be available at the Farmer's Market on Vine from 8am-2pm then move a block over to the LexFusion event on the Old Courthouse Lawn from 3pm-9pm. For more info, contact Kevin at
** Sat/Aug 26 – FREE instore performance at CD Central – THE FEATURES!
Saturday, August 26 at 4 pm, The Features return to CD Central for an in-store performance. The performance will be a release party for the band’s new EP (and a preview of what you can expect from their show later that night at the Dame – see Samantha Herald’s preview in “The Picks”), so you can be among the first to hear their new material. The performance is FREE and open to all ages. For more info, call the shop at 233-3472.
** Sat/Aug 26 - FREE movie - “DIG!” at UK’s Worsham Theater
Yet more FREE fun on the 26th … The Student Center Film Series, WRFL and CD Central will present a screening of the “DIG!”, the 2004 documentary that follows the career ups and downs, friendships and rivalries between the bands Brian Jonestown Massacre and the Dandy Warhols, at 10 pm in UK’s Worsham Theater (inside the UK Student Center near the corner of ML King Blvd and Euclid Ave). For more information about the Student Center Film Series visit http://www.myspace.com/scfilmseries.
** Sat/Aug 26 – ‘Earth Rock’ benefit concert @ the Kentucky Horse Park
Teen Environmentalists of Kentucky invite everyone to the “Earth Rock” benefit concert Saturday, August 26th from 4pm to midnight at the Kentucky Horse Park. The event, whose goal is to raise awareness of Mountaintop Removal Mining, will feature Capoiera dancers, artists, street performers, organization tables, speakers and live music by bands including Goldstein, Ghost Mice, Paul Baribeau, Four, Appalachian Terror Unit, The Zero Element, Leave Blood for the Sharks, and The Generix. The Horse Park is located at 4089 Iron Works Parkway. All ages are welcome. Admission is $10. Proceeds from the concert will go to Kentuckians For The Commonwealth (KFTC) and Teen Environmentalists of Kentucky. Peeps are also invited to camp that night at the Horse Park. To reserve a campsite, visit http://www.reserveamerica.com. For more info, contact Danielle Deneys (liberado@rock.com), April I. Edwards (859/253-9467 - Just.Wanna.Jump@gmail.com), or Dave Newton (859/420-8919 - Dave_HN@yahoo.com).
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: RECIPE :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
‘Sabi Slaw
1 small head of green cabbage, chopped
1 sweet apple (Braeburn)
2 stalks celery, chopped
1⁄2 bunch green onions, chopped
12 slices spicy pickles, chopped
1 pinky-sized piece fresh ginger, grated
1 lime, juiced
2 tsp wasabi paste
1 tsp spicy sesame oil
2 Tbsp mayonnaise
salt and pepper to taste
-VO
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: THE PICKS :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
::::::::: Wednesday, August 16 through Wednesday, August 30 :::::::::::
:: Friday, August 18 ::
THE GREAT WHITE JENKINS w/THE JOYBOMB and THE LAST DUO
@ Third Street Stuff Coffee (outside), corner of Limestone and 3rd Sts - 9pm, all ages, FREE
(we'll pass the hat for the traveling band, so it'd be cool if you'd bring a buck or two to help them with gas)
The Great White Jenkins = smart, sensitive pop from Richmond, Va - recommended to fans of Karl Blau, Rufus Wainwright, The Scourge of the Sea – http://TGWJ.com
The Joybomb = raw, endearing pop from our dear friend Jeremy Midkiff - member of Big Fresh, Jeremiah Grizzly, and Gaudi. FREE sounds at http://myspace.com/antonigaudi (my current favorite is “You Are My Sea”).
The Last Duo = stripped down rock from members of Mr. Smartypants (including our friend Paul Puckett)
[Full Disclosure: I helped organize this show.]
:: Saturday, August 19 ::
AUK THEATRE w/D.I.B. (DOING IT BIG), and AARON ROSENBLUM @ Mecca, 451 Chair Avenue – just off S. Broadway near Bolivar – 9pm, all ages, $4
The famous Irene Moon X-Lexingtonian is back in town for an entomological conference and what better way does she have to spend her time in Lexington than putting on a show? Auk Theatre will be setting stories and dreams to the music of dancing woodwinds and dark organ. In the words of Ms. Moon, “Auk Theatre dwells through the horizontal acres of your mind.”
D.I.B. (Doing It Big) is an all girl R&B band from Nashville, TN. The band is headed up by Angela Messina, fashion designer and member of Taiwan Death. I haven’t heard this band before but I am sure they rock as hard as all the other projects that include Angela.
Aaron Rosenblum is from Louisville, KY. He will be playing solo once again in Lexington. He creates his own beautiful psych-folk acoustic tunes. If you missed Aaron before here is your chance to be enchanted by the Blum. – Sara O’Keefe
[Full Disclosure: Sara helped set up this show.]
:: Sunday, August 20 ::
LYLAS w/PETTICOAT, PETTICOAT and JACOB AND THE FURRIES @ UK’s Stoll Field (between UK’s Student Center and the Singletary Center for the Arts) – 8-11pm, all ages, FREE
A FREE back-to-schoolio show sponsored by WRFL featuring Nashville popsters Lylas (p’haps a few of you caught them at CD Central a few weeks ago – unfortunately I didn’t- check their soft sounds at http://myspace.com/lylas), Lextown’s own Petticoat, Petticoat (recently returned from their first tour – http://myspace.com/petticoatpetticoat), and Jacob and the Furries (don’t know much of anything about them other than they won a battle of the bands last spring and I like their silly name). Worth checking out on your way downtown to the Minders/Marbles show. Speaking of which …
:: Sunday, August 20 ::
THE MINDERS w/MARBLES @ The Dame
7pm, ages 18+, $6
Robert Schneider has been releasing material under the Marbles moniker since 1992; this is not a new endeavor. But at the time of the latest Marbles release, Out Of Zone, the casio - ELO - dancetastic music that Schneider was making was definitely a new direction for him. When initially touring for the album, the first half of the shows were played acoustic and the 2nd half Schneider performed as a spaceman with a giant boombox, essentially karaoking to his own songs.
Schneider has the undeniable stage presence to effectively engage his audiences through any manner. Marbles is the place where Schneider can do anything he wants; he's free to explore any musical avenue he chooses and that freedom is felt in all of his Marbles performances.
He's gotta keep rockin'; he just can't stop.
Healining the show is the Denver, CO based band The Minders. The Minders are close friends of Robert Schneider and, in fact, Schneider was sort of a founding member of the band. He was there from the get go and has been involved with the band, producing albums/songs, and contributing musically since its creation. The Minders produce exactly the kind of sounds that pop into one's head when they think of the Elephant 6 collective. Googley-woogely pop goodness, with an obvious 60's psychadelia influence. Martyn Leaper, the band's premiere singer songwriter, has a great sense of melody and structure. His songs flow perfectly, with a mysterious lead guitar tone or a piano integrated at just the perfect moment, just the right amount of flare.
The Minders are touring in support of their new album It's a Bright, Guilty World. This new album finds The Minders at the closest they've ever come to living up to their seminal debut Hooray For Tuesday, the pop album that is so perfect that not even its creator can top it. Reviews of the band's live shows so far are all extremely exuberant; it seems Leaper has been gracious enough to play some oldies (including "Hooray For Tuesday" and "Now I Can Smile" among others) to the crowds. The old songs as well as the new are all ripe for an exhilarating onstage performance. I don't care what you listen to; nothing is better heard in a dark, drunken club than a good old pop song. - Samantha Herald
http://myspace.com/marbles, http://myspace.com/theminders
:: Tuesday, August 22 ::
RC PRO AM w/PLEASURE PRINTS, ULTRA PULVERIZE, RUSUDEN, CARPET OF SEXY, and IT’S A TRAP @ The Dame – 9pm, ages 21+, $3
Local mutant rock trio RC PRO AM play their siren songs as singer-songwriter James Swanberg visits the
Lex to drop his brother off at school ... only to turn around and never return to the Bluegrass again (?). Filling the bill are a healthy five other bands ... will there be more people at the Dame to play music or see music?...!!! Dame employee to musician ratio? What? Who said riot? Carpet of Sexy make heavy industrial noise beats and wyle out over top. It's A Trap make cool ass heavy drone type stuff that will hurt your mind. Ultra Pulverize are some really pumped dudes that bring the heavy industrial thing to the punk thing and do a screaming chant style thing that sounds cool, Rusuden make chilled out electronic beats and atmospherics, and Pleasure Prints remain a mystery to me but if they're playing with this line up you know it'll be cool. – Chris Bush
http://myspace.com/rcproam, http://myspace.com/ultrapulverize, http://myspace.com/rusuden
:: Thursday, August 24 ::
DE NOVA DAHL w/HIGH WATER MARKS @ The Dame
9pm, ages 21+, $5
When it comes to seeing bands live, I am a curmudgeon. I do it but I’m often disappointed - live sound sucks. De Novo Dahl changed my mind. I saw these guys open for the Features last year and I was blown away. They actually sounded good! Not to mention that they had a live energy that was entirely mesmerizing and a rear-shaking groove that was directly proportionate to my alcohol consumption. That show actually prompted me to buy their CD at the merch desk, something that I never do - and believe it or not it sounded better. This show is definitely worth catching.
The High Water Marks are very close to finishing their follow-up to Songs About the Ocean (Polar) and the songs I’ve heard so far are great - most of which I’m sure they’ll be performing on Thursday. Beyond just good pop songs, the HWMs are a great live band. All four of these guys are great musicians and never disappoint though I find myself being drawn to the rhythm section more than anything else. Jim Lindsey is the best pop drummer working today and somewhat of an on-stage acrobat. The fact that Jim plays the keyboard while performing his amazing percussion work is beyond comprehension and somehow Mike Snowden follows him. – Tony Miller
http://myspace.com/thehighwatermarks, http://myspace.com/denovodahl
:: Saturday, August 26 ::
THE FEATURES w/HOTPIPES @ The Dame
9pm, ages 21+, $7
The Features have been having a rough year. In April, they were dropped by their label, Universal, when the band turned down an offer to do a cover song for a commercial (as well as including the song on their next album and potentially using it as a single), which occurred only a week before the band was due to begin recording their new album. As an indirect result of the label-induced stress, founding member/keyboard-pounder Parrish Yaw left the band. Since then, Yaw has been replaced by Mark Bond and the band has even released a few demos to their fans via their website ("Contrast" and "Wooden Heart" can currently be heard on their myspace page).
The Features have always been well loved in Lexington, KY, a love that is obviously mutual, as the band always makes a point to stop and play for us whenever on tour. Anyone who has ever seen the band will agree that their live shows are wildly magnetic. The Features are one band whose magic resonates right off the stage into their crowds. Matthew Pelham's vocals are so defined and compliment the sound of the music so well, I can't imagine what his voice would sound like without it.
The Features will make you dance and they will make you sing over and over and over, not even the man can stop them. Opening the show are the Hotpipes, friends of The Features and frequent tourmates. The band just released their new album, The Deadly Poison, in May and has been touring in support of it since. The Hotpipes' sound is very similar to that of The Features, specifically the vocals. At times, they can get much quieter and have much subtler sentiments to them than The Features ever do but still, they never lose their energy. The Hotpipes are truly a perfect pre-Features warm-up. - Samantha Herald
http://myspace.com/thefeatures, http://myspace.com/hotpipes
:: Also worthwhile in the August 16 – 30 timeframe ::
Every Friday RAKADU GYPSY DANCE @ Nema’s Grille (Frankfort) – meccadance.com
Every Sunday THE BLUEGRASS COLLECTIVE @ The Fishtank, corner of Euclid and Woodland – 9pm, no cover
Through Sun/Aug 20 “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” starring David Colbert and Petra DeLuca @ Downtown Arts Center – http://lexarts.tix.com
Thurs/Aug 17 BUBBA SPARXX @ Headliners (Louisville)
Fri/Aug 18 BRUCE ROBISON w/JOHN MANN @ The Dame – early show, 7pm
Fri/Aug 18 THE PARLOUR BOYS @ The Dame – late show, 10pm
Sat/Aug 19 SUNDAY VALLEY w/JOHNNY BERRY & THE OUTLIERS @ The Dame
Sat/Aug 19 FORGET CASSETTES @ Southgate House (Newport, KY)
Thurs/Aug 24 WORLD PARTY @ Southgate House (Newport, KY)
Fri/Aug 25 DJ JON DOE with EDDIE MEEKS and CUNNINLYNGUISTS with CLUB DUB @ The Dame
Sat/Aug 26 SILVER MT. ZION w/THE CHILDREN @ Headliners (Louisville)
Mon/Aug 28 JURASSIC 5 w/X-CLAN @ Bogart’s (Cincinnati)
Wed/Aug 30 BUCKWHEAT ZYDECO @ The Dame
:: Soon Soon ::
Fri/Sept 1 ISWHAT?! w/RAOUL BELMANS @ The Dame
Wed/Sept 6 BALKAN BEAT BOX @ Southgate House (Newport, KY)
Sat/Sept 9 REVEREND HORTON HEAT w/HORRORPOPS @ The Dame
Tues/Sept 19 BE YOUR OWN PET w/THE BLACK LIPS @ Southgate House (Newport, KY)
Fri/Sept 22 CALEXICO w/OAKLEY HALL @ Headliners (Louisville)
Sat/Sept 23 GLENN KOTCHE/NELS CLINE @ UK’s Singletary Center for the Arts
Fri/Sept 29 GRIZZLY BEAR @ Mecca, 451 Chair Ave – all ages, sponsored by WRFL
Tues/Oct 3 BETTYE LAVETTE @ Headliners (Louisville)
Thurs/Oct 5 CURSIVE w/THE THERMALS and DETACHMENT KIT @ Southgate House (Newport, KY)
Fri/Oct 6 RODNEY CROWELL w/WILL KIMBROUGH @ The Dame
Mon/Oct 9 AWESOME COLOR w/TALL FIRS @ The Dame
Sat/Oct 14 THE WRENS w/SWEARING AT MOTORISTS @ Southgate House (Newport, KY)
Thurs/Oct 19 WOLF EYES w/EYES AND ARMS OF SMOKE and WARMER MILKS @ Mecca, 451 Chair Ave – all ages, sponsored by WRFL
Thurs/Oct 19 ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO @ Southgate House (Newport, KY)
Fri/Oct 20 WOLF EYES w/BURNING STAR CORE and JOHN WIESE @ Southgate House (Newport, KY)
Sat/Oct 21 SOUTHERN CULTURE ON THE SKIDS @ The Dame
Tues/Oct 24 XIU XIU @ Southgate House ballroom (Newport, KY)
Tues/Oct 24 ONE SELF (DJ Vadim w/Yarah Bravo and Blu Rum 13) @ Southgate House parlour (Newport, KY)
:: Pertinent resources ::
__Lexington__
THE DAME, 156 W.Main St, Lexington - http://www.dameky.com
MECCA dance studio/gallery, 451 Chair Avenue, off S.Broadway near Bolivar - http://www.meccadance.com
CHARLES MANSION – http://www.charlesmansion.org
THIRD STREET STUFF COFFEE, corner of Limestone and 3rd Street – ph. 859/255-5301
FIREBIRD STUDIO, 359 W. Short St – http://firebirdlexington.com
HIGH LIFE LOUNGE, University Plaza (corner of Woodland and Euclid) – ph. 859/455-8890
THE FISHTANK, corner of Woodland and Euclid Ave - http://www.thefishtankbar.com
NATASHA'S CAFE, 112 Esplanade - http://www.beetnik.com/
FAUNTLEROY’S CAFÉ, 640 W. Maxwell – ph. 859/455-8188
THE ICEHOUSE, 412 Cross St (off W.Maxwell), Lexington
DOWNTOWN ARTS CENTER, 141 E. Main St, Lexington – http://www.lexarts.org
ARTSPLACE, 161 N.Mill St, Lexington
SINGLETARY CENTER FOR THE ARTS, corner of Euclid and Rose Sts – http://www.uky.edu/SCFA/
LEXINGTONSHOWS.com (all ages show listings) - http://www.lexingtonshows.com
COUNTER FICTION (metal/punk/hardcore all ages show listings) – http://www.counterfiction.com
CRICKET PRESS (amazing local poster art) - http://www.cricket-press.com
WRFL 88.1FM (UK's student-run radio station) - http://wrfl881.org
YOU AIN’T NO PICASSO (great locally-produced music blog) – http://www.youaintnopicasoo.com
__Louisville__
LAVA (Louisville Assembly of Vanguard Artists) HOUSE - 927 Shelby Parkway, Louisville - http://www.lavahouse.org
HEADLINERS MUSIC HALL, Louisville - 1386 Lexington Road, ph. 502/584-8088 - www.headlinerslouisville.com
UNCLE PLEASANTS, 2126 S. Preston, Louisville - p.502/634-4147
THE RUDYARD KIPLING, 422 West Oak Street, Louisville - http://www.therudyardkipling.com/pages/206999/index.htm
OLD LOUISVILLE COFFEHOUSE, 1489 S. Fourth St, Louisville - ph. 502/635-6660
PRODUCTION SIMPLE (produce many of the events at Headliners and Uncle Pleasants) – http://www.productionsimple.com
__Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky__
THE SOUTHGATE HOUSE, Newport, KY - http://www.southgatehouse.com
ALCHEMIZE, 1122 Walnut Street, Cincinnati, OH – http://www.alchemizebar.com
THE COMET, 4579 Hamilton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH - http://www.cometbar.com
BOGART'S, 2621 Vine St, Cincinnati, OH - http://www.bogarts.com
THE MOCKBEE (formerly SS NOVA), 2260 Central Parkway, Cincinnati, OH - http://www.ssnova.org
NORTHSIDE TAVERN, 4163 Hamilton Ave, Cincinnati, OH – http://www.northside-tavern.com
Know of an upcoming event that others should get hip to? Let us know - email informationactivists@yahoo.com
All Picks by Ross Compton unless otherwise noted.
::::::::: KNOW THE NEW: WHAT’S NEW IN THE PLAYBOX AT WRFL ::::::::::::
The following music reviews are part of a new information coalition between the lexington project and wrfl radio. Weekly doses of whatever the folks at WRFL are digging for that week written in whatever way the folks at WRFL feel like writting. This week we got eight or nine records that somehow fit into an absurdist american political apocalypse situation where politicians and the mass media use independent music as a means to win mass support and convey certain ideologies... next week it probably wont be as complicated... straight up reviews or something.
already midway into the story....
In hopes of gaining the crucial "stoner-folk vote" the left has openly endorsed the new ESPERS record out on
Drag City records. They claim it to be an otherworldly blend of medieval mysticism and anglophile backwoods songwriting. Certain media critics have lauded the group's decision to make a "way heavier" record through their inclusion of more "electric rock swords." The general public seems convinced.
In a dual effort to reach both the "progressive avant-garde jazz improv kids" and the "bald Irishmen” the right has aligned itself with saxophone shatterer PAUL FLAHERTY. Analysts commend the alliance, citing Paul's impressive resume, which includes collaborations with Chris Corsano (Six Organs of Admittance), Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth), and Jim O'Rourke (Gastr Del Sol). Fans of Anthony Braxton, John Olson, and Coleman Hawkins are already setting up local support committees.
A great new record from Baltimore guitar duo ECSTATIC SUNSHINE titled "FRECKLE WARS" has been courted by both political camps. While generous offers have been made to categorize the group, the ECSTATIC SUNSHINE camp remains in stalwart defiance of such "genre-cide." In a recent press release, ECSTATIC SUNSHINE refused to side with either complex guitar rock or experimental surf-punk opting instead to live somewhere in between. A record deal with the fantastic Carpark records has only bolstered the group’s high profile. Fans of Lightning Bolt, Hella, and Growing are currently mobilizing around the new album.
A somewhat uncategorizable militant group of outsiders has emerged from the Pacific Northwest under the name MAHER SHALAL HASH BAZ. Their new record FAUX DEPART was recorded in the subversive Dub Narcotic studios with members of west coast terrorist organization Deerhoof. The group has shunned traditional album organization techniques by making a record with 22 tracks of utterly inspired shamble pop. The general public is frightened and confused by the group's impressive ability to make a record that's gritty but delicate, accessible but experimental, and American but worldly. The National Guard has encouraged all citizens to keep a stockpile of drinkable water, a month's worth of non-perishable foods, and a Skip Spence poster in a bombproof space.
Various female-led singer-songwriter groups have already released albums deeply inspired by the day's ominous and unfortunate events. A new album from noir-songsters MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND titled BRING ME THE WORKHORSE has just been released on Sufjan Steven's Asthmatic Kitty imprint. The general public's sense of malaise seems to echo throughout the record. Supper clubs around the country are already heralding singer and lead musician Shara Worden's contribution to the arts. Television evangelists who prophesized the second coming of Kate Bush and PJ Harvey are now profiting off a more convinced public. A new self-titled record from group A PARTICULARLY VISCIOUS RUMOR seems to have found a somewhat similar audience, though has been less well received.
The Kentucky-Tennessee Lion's Club Alliance has given a great deal of support to the new OLD CROW MEDICINE
SHOW album BIG IRON WORLD. The alliance claims that OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW's old fashioned bluegrass songs help bring to mind a simpler time when people drank bourbon on their screened front porches, a time when people really knew each other, and a time when thingsweren't all "new fashioned."
Merge recording troop LAMBCHOP's new album DAMAGED also seems to fulfill a national need for clean simplicity in music. Local nice guys are claiming the record, "Flirts with singer-songwriter and country-western styles without being a wet napkin." Internationally recognized wet-napkin Connor Oberst takes the statements personally and starts a wet-napkin coalition in hopes of getting the debilitating condition recognized by the Surgeon General.
Also seeking acknowledgement from the current administration is the Canadian coalition for better Indian-inspired club music. The coalition's only member and spokesperson TIGA has just released his manifesto/dance party banger SEXOR to the delight ofearly depeche mode fans and people with felix da house cat records. More on this story as it develops.
next week yall (ED. actually, in two weeks)
- chris bush
:::::::::::::: QUESTIONS/COMMENTS/SUBMISSIONS ::::::::::::::::::::::::
email thelexingtonproject@yahoo.com
Another packed Lex Pro – announcements, a new recipe from Vanessa, The Picks (thanks to Sara O’Keefe, Samantha Herald, Tony Miller, and Chris Bush for their help), and a new feature by WRFL music director Chris Bush, aiming to hip you to the best new arrivals in the station’s playbox. I’m happy with this one. Hope you are too.
COME OUT! COME OUT! … to the FREE Action Arts-sponsored all ages/show party at Third Street Stuff Coffee this Friday! Full details and links to sounds in The Picks.
Hope all are well.
Ross
p.s. Random Question - anyone know how to get in touch with Catherine Foley?
:::::::::::::::::::::::: Announcements :::::::::::::::::::::::::::
** Through Sun/Aug 20th – “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” at the Downtown Arts Center
LexArts’s presentation of "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" continues through this Sunday, August 20th at the Downtown Arts Center. Tix for the preview performances are $22.50 general public/$17.50 students and seniors. You can find them online at http://lexarts.tix.com or order by phone at 859/225-0370. For show times and more info, visit http://www.lexarts.org.
** Sat/Aug 26th – Day-long collaborative art opportunity facilitated by citizensCREATE!
Our friends citizensCREATE have assembled a unique painting structure to encourage people to illustrate the connection between healthy produce and youth prosperity. On Saturday, August 26th, they’ll unveil it and invite everyone to help flesh it out. The project, FREE and open to participation from the entire public, will be available at the Farmer's Market on Vine from 8am-2pm then move a block over to the LexFusion event on the Old Courthouse Lawn from 3pm-9pm. For more info, contact Kevin at
** Sat/Aug 26 – FREE instore performance at CD Central – THE FEATURES!
Saturday, August 26 at 4 pm, The Features return to CD Central for an in-store performance. The performance will be a release party for the band’s new EP (and a preview of what you can expect from their show later that night at the Dame – see Samantha Herald’s preview in “The Picks”), so you can be among the first to hear their new material. The performance is FREE and open to all ages. For more info, call the shop at 233-3472.
** Sat/Aug 26 - FREE movie - “DIG!” at UK’s Worsham Theater
Yet more FREE fun on the 26th … The Student Center Film Series, WRFL and CD Central will present a screening of the “DIG!”, the 2004 documentary that follows the career ups and downs, friendships and rivalries between the bands Brian Jonestown Massacre and the Dandy Warhols, at 10 pm in UK’s Worsham Theater (inside the UK Student Center near the corner of ML King Blvd and Euclid Ave). For more information about the Student Center Film Series visit http://www.myspace.com/scfilmseries.
** Sat/Aug 26 – ‘Earth Rock’ benefit concert @ the Kentucky Horse Park
Teen Environmentalists of Kentucky invite everyone to the “Earth Rock” benefit concert Saturday, August 26th from 4pm to midnight at the Kentucky Horse Park. The event, whose goal is to raise awareness of Mountaintop Removal Mining, will feature Capoiera dancers, artists, street performers, organization tables, speakers and live music by bands including Goldstein, Ghost Mice, Paul Baribeau, Four, Appalachian Terror Unit, The Zero Element, Leave Blood for the Sharks, and The Generix. The Horse Park is located at 4089 Iron Works Parkway. All ages are welcome. Admission is $10. Proceeds from the concert will go to Kentuckians For The Commonwealth (KFTC) and Teen Environmentalists of Kentucky. Peeps are also invited to camp that night at the Horse Park. To reserve a campsite, visit http://www.reserveamerica.com. For more info, contact Danielle Deneys (liberado@rock.com), April I. Edwards (859/253-9467 - Just.Wanna.Jump@gmail.com), or Dave Newton (859/420-8919 - Dave_HN@yahoo.com).
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: RECIPE :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
‘Sabi Slaw
1 small head of green cabbage, chopped
1 sweet apple (Braeburn)
2 stalks celery, chopped
1⁄2 bunch green onions, chopped
12 slices spicy pickles, chopped
1 pinky-sized piece fresh ginger, grated
1 lime, juiced
2 tsp wasabi paste
1 tsp spicy sesame oil
2 Tbsp mayonnaise
salt and pepper to taste
-VO
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: THE PICKS :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
::::::::: Wednesday, August 16 through Wednesday, August 30 :::::::::::
:: Friday, August 18 ::
THE GREAT WHITE JENKINS w/THE JOYBOMB and THE LAST DUO
@ Third Street Stuff Coffee (outside), corner of Limestone and 3rd Sts - 9pm, all ages, FREE
(we'll pass the hat for the traveling band, so it'd be cool if you'd bring a buck or two to help them with gas)
The Great White Jenkins = smart, sensitive pop from Richmond, Va - recommended to fans of Karl Blau, Rufus Wainwright, The Scourge of the Sea – http://TGWJ.com
The Joybomb = raw, endearing pop from our dear friend Jeremy Midkiff - member of Big Fresh, Jeremiah Grizzly, and Gaudi. FREE sounds at http://myspace.com/antonigaudi (my current favorite is “You Are My Sea”).
The Last Duo = stripped down rock from members of Mr. Smartypants (including our friend Paul Puckett)
[Full Disclosure: I helped organize this show.]
:: Saturday, August 19 ::
AUK THEATRE w/D.I.B. (DOING IT BIG), and AARON ROSENBLUM @ Mecca, 451 Chair Avenue – just off S. Broadway near Bolivar – 9pm, all ages, $4
The famous Irene Moon X-Lexingtonian is back in town for an entomological conference and what better way does she have to spend her time in Lexington than putting on a show? Auk Theatre will be setting stories and dreams to the music of dancing woodwinds and dark organ. In the words of Ms. Moon, “Auk Theatre dwells through the horizontal acres of your mind.”
D.I.B. (Doing It Big) is an all girl R&B band from Nashville, TN. The band is headed up by Angela Messina, fashion designer and member of Taiwan Death. I haven’t heard this band before but I am sure they rock as hard as all the other projects that include Angela.
Aaron Rosenblum is from Louisville, KY. He will be playing solo once again in Lexington. He creates his own beautiful psych-folk acoustic tunes. If you missed Aaron before here is your chance to be enchanted by the Blum. – Sara O’Keefe
[Full Disclosure: Sara helped set up this show.]
:: Sunday, August 20 ::
LYLAS w/PETTICOAT, PETTICOAT and JACOB AND THE FURRIES @ UK’s Stoll Field (between UK’s Student Center and the Singletary Center for the Arts) – 8-11pm, all ages, FREE
A FREE back-to-schoolio show sponsored by WRFL featuring Nashville popsters Lylas (p’haps a few of you caught them at CD Central a few weeks ago – unfortunately I didn’t- check their soft sounds at http://myspace.com/lylas), Lextown’s own Petticoat, Petticoat (recently returned from their first tour – http://myspace.com/petticoatpetticoat), and Jacob and the Furries (don’t know much of anything about them other than they won a battle of the bands last spring and I like their silly name). Worth checking out on your way downtown to the Minders/Marbles show. Speaking of which …
:: Sunday, August 20 ::
THE MINDERS w/MARBLES @ The Dame
7pm, ages 18+, $6
Robert Schneider has been releasing material under the Marbles moniker since 1992; this is not a new endeavor. But at the time of the latest Marbles release, Out Of Zone, the casio - ELO - dancetastic music that Schneider was making was definitely a new direction for him. When initially touring for the album, the first half of the shows were played acoustic and the 2nd half Schneider performed as a spaceman with a giant boombox, essentially karaoking to his own songs.
Schneider has the undeniable stage presence to effectively engage his audiences through any manner. Marbles is the place where Schneider can do anything he wants; he's free to explore any musical avenue he chooses and that freedom is felt in all of his Marbles performances.
He's gotta keep rockin'; he just can't stop.
Healining the show is the Denver, CO based band The Minders. The Minders are close friends of Robert Schneider and, in fact, Schneider was sort of a founding member of the band. He was there from the get go and has been involved with the band, producing albums/songs, and contributing musically since its creation. The Minders produce exactly the kind of sounds that pop into one's head when they think of the Elephant 6 collective. Googley-woogely pop goodness, with an obvious 60's psychadelia influence. Martyn Leaper, the band's premiere singer songwriter, has a great sense of melody and structure. His songs flow perfectly, with a mysterious lead guitar tone or a piano integrated at just the perfect moment, just the right amount of flare.
The Minders are touring in support of their new album It's a Bright, Guilty World. This new album finds The Minders at the closest they've ever come to living up to their seminal debut Hooray For Tuesday, the pop album that is so perfect that not even its creator can top it. Reviews of the band's live shows so far are all extremely exuberant; it seems Leaper has been gracious enough to play some oldies (including "Hooray For Tuesday" and "Now I Can Smile" among others) to the crowds. The old songs as well as the new are all ripe for an exhilarating onstage performance. I don't care what you listen to; nothing is better heard in a dark, drunken club than a good old pop song. - Samantha Herald
http://myspace.com/marbles, http://myspace.com/theminders
:: Tuesday, August 22 ::
RC PRO AM w/PLEASURE PRINTS, ULTRA PULVERIZE, RUSUDEN, CARPET OF SEXY, and IT’S A TRAP @ The Dame – 9pm, ages 21+, $3
Local mutant rock trio RC PRO AM play their siren songs as singer-songwriter James Swanberg visits the
Lex to drop his brother off at school ... only to turn around and never return to the Bluegrass again (?). Filling the bill are a healthy five other bands ... will there be more people at the Dame to play music or see music?...!!! Dame employee to musician ratio? What? Who said riot? Carpet of Sexy make heavy industrial noise beats and wyle out over top. It's A Trap make cool ass heavy drone type stuff that will hurt your mind. Ultra Pulverize are some really pumped dudes that bring the heavy industrial thing to the punk thing and do a screaming chant style thing that sounds cool, Rusuden make chilled out electronic beats and atmospherics, and Pleasure Prints remain a mystery to me but if they're playing with this line up you know it'll be cool. – Chris Bush
http://myspace.com/rcproam, http://myspace.com/ultrapulverize, http://myspace.com/rusuden
:: Thursday, August 24 ::
DE NOVA DAHL w/HIGH WATER MARKS @ The Dame
9pm, ages 21+, $5
When it comes to seeing bands live, I am a curmudgeon. I do it but I’m often disappointed - live sound sucks. De Novo Dahl changed my mind. I saw these guys open for the Features last year and I was blown away. They actually sounded good! Not to mention that they had a live energy that was entirely mesmerizing and a rear-shaking groove that was directly proportionate to my alcohol consumption. That show actually prompted me to buy their CD at the merch desk, something that I never do - and believe it or not it sounded better. This show is definitely worth catching.
The High Water Marks are very close to finishing their follow-up to Songs About the Ocean (Polar) and the songs I’ve heard so far are great - most of which I’m sure they’ll be performing on Thursday. Beyond just good pop songs, the HWMs are a great live band. All four of these guys are great musicians and never disappoint though I find myself being drawn to the rhythm section more than anything else. Jim Lindsey is the best pop drummer working today and somewhat of an on-stage acrobat. The fact that Jim plays the keyboard while performing his amazing percussion work is beyond comprehension and somehow Mike Snowden follows him. – Tony Miller
http://myspace.com/thehighwatermarks, http://myspace.com/denovodahl
:: Saturday, August 26 ::
THE FEATURES w/HOTPIPES @ The Dame
9pm, ages 21+, $7
The Features have been having a rough year. In April, they were dropped by their label, Universal, when the band turned down an offer to do a cover song for a commercial (as well as including the song on their next album and potentially using it as a single), which occurred only a week before the band was due to begin recording their new album. As an indirect result of the label-induced stress, founding member/keyboard-pounder Parrish Yaw left the band. Since then, Yaw has been replaced by Mark Bond and the band has even released a few demos to their fans via their website ("Contrast" and "Wooden Heart" can currently be heard on their myspace page).
The Features have always been well loved in Lexington, KY, a love that is obviously mutual, as the band always makes a point to stop and play for us whenever on tour. Anyone who has ever seen the band will agree that their live shows are wildly magnetic. The Features are one band whose magic resonates right off the stage into their crowds. Matthew Pelham's vocals are so defined and compliment the sound of the music so well, I can't imagine what his voice would sound like without it.
The Features will make you dance and they will make you sing over and over and over, not even the man can stop them. Opening the show are the Hotpipes, friends of The Features and frequent tourmates. The band just released their new album, The Deadly Poison, in May and has been touring in support of it since. The Hotpipes' sound is very similar to that of The Features, specifically the vocals. At times, they can get much quieter and have much subtler sentiments to them than The Features ever do but still, they never lose their energy. The Hotpipes are truly a perfect pre-Features warm-up. - Samantha Herald
http://myspace.com/thefeatures, http://myspace.com/hotpipes
:: Also worthwhile in the August 16 – 30 timeframe ::
Every Friday RAKADU GYPSY DANCE @ Nema’s Grille (Frankfort) – meccadance.com
Every Sunday THE BLUEGRASS COLLECTIVE @ The Fishtank, corner of Euclid and Woodland – 9pm, no cover
Through Sun/Aug 20 “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” starring David Colbert and Petra DeLuca @ Downtown Arts Center – http://lexarts.tix.com
Thurs/Aug 17 BUBBA SPARXX @ Headliners (Louisville)
Fri/Aug 18 BRUCE ROBISON w/JOHN MANN @ The Dame – early show, 7pm
Fri/Aug 18 THE PARLOUR BOYS @ The Dame – late show, 10pm
Sat/Aug 19 SUNDAY VALLEY w/JOHNNY BERRY & THE OUTLIERS @ The Dame
Sat/Aug 19 FORGET CASSETTES @ Southgate House (Newport, KY)
Thurs/Aug 24 WORLD PARTY @ Southgate House (Newport, KY)
Fri/Aug 25 DJ JON DOE with EDDIE MEEKS and CUNNINLYNGUISTS with CLUB DUB @ The Dame
Sat/Aug 26 SILVER MT. ZION w/THE CHILDREN @ Headliners (Louisville)
Mon/Aug 28 JURASSIC 5 w/X-CLAN @ Bogart’s (Cincinnati)
Wed/Aug 30 BUCKWHEAT ZYDECO @ The Dame
:: Soon Soon ::
Fri/Sept 1 ISWHAT?! w/RAOUL BELMANS @ The Dame
Wed/Sept 6 BALKAN BEAT BOX @ Southgate House (Newport, KY)
Sat/Sept 9 REVEREND HORTON HEAT w/HORRORPOPS @ The Dame
Tues/Sept 19 BE YOUR OWN PET w/THE BLACK LIPS @ Southgate House (Newport, KY)
Fri/Sept 22 CALEXICO w/OAKLEY HALL @ Headliners (Louisville)
Sat/Sept 23 GLENN KOTCHE/NELS CLINE @ UK’s Singletary Center for the Arts
Fri/Sept 29 GRIZZLY BEAR @ Mecca, 451 Chair Ave – all ages, sponsored by WRFL
Tues/Oct 3 BETTYE LAVETTE @ Headliners (Louisville)
Thurs/Oct 5 CURSIVE w/THE THERMALS and DETACHMENT KIT @ Southgate House (Newport, KY)
Fri/Oct 6 RODNEY CROWELL w/WILL KIMBROUGH @ The Dame
Mon/Oct 9 AWESOME COLOR w/TALL FIRS @ The Dame
Sat/Oct 14 THE WRENS w/SWEARING AT MOTORISTS @ Southgate House (Newport, KY)
Thurs/Oct 19 WOLF EYES w/EYES AND ARMS OF SMOKE and WARMER MILKS @ Mecca, 451 Chair Ave – all ages, sponsored by WRFL
Thurs/Oct 19 ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO @ Southgate House (Newport, KY)
Fri/Oct 20 WOLF EYES w/BURNING STAR CORE and JOHN WIESE @ Southgate House (Newport, KY)
Sat/Oct 21 SOUTHERN CULTURE ON THE SKIDS @ The Dame
Tues/Oct 24 XIU XIU @ Southgate House ballroom (Newport, KY)
Tues/Oct 24 ONE SELF (DJ Vadim w/Yarah Bravo and Blu Rum 13) @ Southgate House parlour (Newport, KY)
:: Pertinent resources ::
__Lexington__
THE DAME, 156 W.Main St, Lexington - http://www.dameky.com
MECCA dance studio/gallery, 451 Chair Avenue, off S.Broadway near Bolivar - http://www.meccadance.com
CHARLES MANSION – http://www.charlesmansion.org
THIRD STREET STUFF COFFEE, corner of Limestone and 3rd Street – ph. 859/255-5301
FIREBIRD STUDIO, 359 W. Short St – http://firebirdlexington.com
HIGH LIFE LOUNGE, University Plaza (corner of Woodland and Euclid) – ph. 859/455-8890
THE FISHTANK, corner of Woodland and Euclid Ave - http://www.thefishtankbar.com
NATASHA'S CAFE, 112 Esplanade - http://www.beetnik.com/
FAUNTLEROY’S CAFÉ, 640 W. Maxwell – ph. 859/455-8188
THE ICEHOUSE, 412 Cross St (off W.Maxwell), Lexington
DOWNTOWN ARTS CENTER, 141 E. Main St, Lexington – http://www.lexarts.org
ARTSPLACE, 161 N.Mill St, Lexington
SINGLETARY CENTER FOR THE ARTS, corner of Euclid and Rose Sts – http://www.uky.edu/SCFA/
LEXINGTONSHOWS.com (all ages show listings) - http://www.lexingtonshows.com
COUNTER FICTION (metal/punk/hardcore all ages show listings) – http://www.counterfiction.com
CRICKET PRESS (amazing local poster art) - http://www.cricket-press.com
WRFL 88.1FM (UK's student-run radio station) - http://wrfl881.org
YOU AIN’T NO PICASSO (great locally-produced music blog) – http://www.youaintnopicasoo.com
__Louisville__
LAVA (Louisville Assembly of Vanguard Artists) HOUSE - 927 Shelby Parkway, Louisville - http://www.lavahouse.org
HEADLINERS MUSIC HALL, Louisville - 1386 Lexington Road, ph. 502/584-8088 - www.headlinerslouisville.com
UNCLE PLEASANTS, 2126 S. Preston, Louisville - p.502/634-4147
THE RUDYARD KIPLING, 422 West Oak Street, Louisville - http://www.therudyardkipling.com/pages/206999/index.htm
OLD LOUISVILLE COFFEHOUSE, 1489 S. Fourth St, Louisville - ph. 502/635-6660
PRODUCTION SIMPLE (produce many of the events at Headliners and Uncle Pleasants) – http://www.productionsimple.com
__Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky__
THE SOUTHGATE HOUSE, Newport, KY - http://www.southgatehouse.com
ALCHEMIZE, 1122 Walnut Street, Cincinnati, OH – http://www.alchemizebar.com
THE COMET, 4579 Hamilton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH - http://www.cometbar.com
BOGART'S, 2621 Vine St, Cincinnati, OH - http://www.bogarts.com
THE MOCKBEE (formerly SS NOVA), 2260 Central Parkway, Cincinnati, OH - http://www.ssnova.org
NORTHSIDE TAVERN, 4163 Hamilton Ave, Cincinnati, OH – http://www.northside-tavern.com
Know of an upcoming event that others should get hip to? Let us know - email informationactivists@yahoo.com
All Picks by Ross Compton unless otherwise noted.
::::::::: KNOW THE NEW: WHAT’S NEW IN THE PLAYBOX AT WRFL ::::::::::::
The following music reviews are part of a new information coalition between the lexington project and wrfl radio. Weekly doses of whatever the folks at WRFL are digging for that week written in whatever way the folks at WRFL feel like writting. This week we got eight or nine records that somehow fit into an absurdist american political apocalypse situation where politicians and the mass media use independent music as a means to win mass support and convey certain ideologies... next week it probably wont be as complicated... straight up reviews or something.
already midway into the story....
In hopes of gaining the crucial "stoner-folk vote" the left has openly endorsed the new ESPERS record out on
Drag City records. They claim it to be an otherworldly blend of medieval mysticism and anglophile backwoods songwriting. Certain media critics have lauded the group's decision to make a "way heavier" record through their inclusion of more "electric rock swords." The general public seems convinced.
In a dual effort to reach both the "progressive avant-garde jazz improv kids" and the "bald Irishmen” the right has aligned itself with saxophone shatterer PAUL FLAHERTY. Analysts commend the alliance, citing Paul's impressive resume, which includes collaborations with Chris Corsano (Six Organs of Admittance), Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth), and Jim O'Rourke (Gastr Del Sol). Fans of Anthony Braxton, John Olson, and Coleman Hawkins are already setting up local support committees.
A great new record from Baltimore guitar duo ECSTATIC SUNSHINE titled "FRECKLE WARS" has been courted by both political camps. While generous offers have been made to categorize the group, the ECSTATIC SUNSHINE camp remains in stalwart defiance of such "genre-cide." In a recent press release, ECSTATIC SUNSHINE refused to side with either complex guitar rock or experimental surf-punk opting instead to live somewhere in between. A record deal with the fantastic Carpark records has only bolstered the group’s high profile. Fans of Lightning Bolt, Hella, and Growing are currently mobilizing around the new album.
A somewhat uncategorizable militant group of outsiders has emerged from the Pacific Northwest under the name MAHER SHALAL HASH BAZ. Their new record FAUX DEPART was recorded in the subversive Dub Narcotic studios with members of west coast terrorist organization Deerhoof. The group has shunned traditional album organization techniques by making a record with 22 tracks of utterly inspired shamble pop. The general public is frightened and confused by the group's impressive ability to make a record that's gritty but delicate, accessible but experimental, and American but worldly. The National Guard has encouraged all citizens to keep a stockpile of drinkable water, a month's worth of non-perishable foods, and a Skip Spence poster in a bombproof space.
Various female-led singer-songwriter groups have already released albums deeply inspired by the day's ominous and unfortunate events. A new album from noir-songsters MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND titled BRING ME THE WORKHORSE has just been released on Sufjan Steven's Asthmatic Kitty imprint. The general public's sense of malaise seems to echo throughout the record. Supper clubs around the country are already heralding singer and lead musician Shara Worden's contribution to the arts. Television evangelists who prophesized the second coming of Kate Bush and PJ Harvey are now profiting off a more convinced public. A new self-titled record from group A PARTICULARLY VISCIOUS RUMOR seems to have found a somewhat similar audience, though has been less well received.
The Kentucky-Tennessee Lion's Club Alliance has given a great deal of support to the new OLD CROW MEDICINE
SHOW album BIG IRON WORLD. The alliance claims that OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW's old fashioned bluegrass songs help bring to mind a simpler time when people drank bourbon on their screened front porches, a time when people really knew each other, and a time when thingsweren't all "new fashioned."
Merge recording troop LAMBCHOP's new album DAMAGED also seems to fulfill a national need for clean simplicity in music. Local nice guys are claiming the record, "Flirts with singer-songwriter and country-western styles without being a wet napkin." Internationally recognized wet-napkin Connor Oberst takes the statements personally and starts a wet-napkin coalition in hopes of getting the debilitating condition recognized by the Surgeon General.
Also seeking acknowledgement from the current administration is the Canadian coalition for better Indian-inspired club music. The coalition's only member and spokesperson TIGA has just released his manifesto/dance party banger SEXOR to the delight ofearly depeche mode fans and people with felix da house cat records. More on this story as it develops.
next week yall (ED. actually, in two weeks)
- chris bush
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