Friday, September 01, 2006
TLP Sept 1, 2006
At last, the new issue. Announcements and ‘Picks’ (thanks to Teresa Tomb, Samantha Herald, and Brian Ronk for the help) along with a new column about area outdoor happenings from Greg Abernathy (hoping this’ll become a pretty regular feature) and my own crack at the “Know the New: What’s New In The Playbox at WRFL” column.
Not to be missed – 1) ISWHAT?!’s record release party at the Dame tonight, 2) CD Central’s Labor Day Party, and 3) the High Water Marks w/Jason Zavala and Kelli Shay Hicks next Friday at Mecca.
Hope all are well.
Ross
:::::::::::::::::::::::: Announcements :::::::::::::::::::::::::::
** ‘Know Your Own – Free Lexington’ Series
The Lex Pro has partnered up with Action Arts, WRFL, CD Central, and W Weekly to put together a string of FREE all ages shows over the course of the next month+. The idea is to turn new peeps on to a few of the outlets for all ages events and new music near campus and around downtown. The series kicks-off Monday, September 4 with a Labor Day parking lot party at CD Central (377 S. Limestone). The festivities start at noon and feature free food from Gumbo Ya Ya (http://gumboyayaky.com) and performances by the Sexual Disaster Quartet (at noon) and the Jimmy Carter Experience (at 1pm). (Note: In case of rain, no worries – the party will move inside the store.) After the kickoff, it’s on to Mecca (451 Chair Ave, just off S. Broadway, near Bolivar) next Friday (September 8th) for a show with The High Water Marks, Jason Zavala (of the Elephants), Kelli Shay Hicks (from Nashville). (Look for full details in ‘The Picks’.) More shows to be announced soon. For more info about any of the shows, drop me a line at informationactivists@yahoo.com.
** Bluegrass Film Society Fall Schedule
Our friends at the Bluegrass Film Society have begun their fall screenings. Movies are screened Thursdays at 7:45pm in the main auditorium of the Oswald Building on the campus of the Bluegrass Community and Technical College. For more info about the films, as well as tons of great info about other interesting film happenings around Lexington and Central Kentucky, go to http://bluegrassfilmsociety.blogspot.com.
Here’s the Fall schedule:
Sept/7 The Edukators (Hans Weingartner: Germany, 2004) 127 mins
Sept/14 Dirty Pretty Things (Stephen Frears: British, 2002) 97 mins
Sept/21 The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons From the Life of Robert McNamara (Errol Morris: US, 2003) 107 minutes.
Sept/28 Farewell My Concubine (Kaige Chen: China, 1993) 156 mins
Sept/5 House of Fools (Andrei Konchalovsky: Russia, 2002) 104 mins
Oct/19 No Man's Land (Danis Tonavic: Bosnia, 2001) 98 mins
Oct/26 What Time Is It There? (Ming-liang Tsai: Taiwan, 2001) 116 mins
Nov/2 Bad Education (Pedro Almodovar: Spain, 2004) 106 mins
Nov/9 The Celebration (Thomas Vinterberg: Denmark, 1998) 105 mins
Nov/16 101 Reykjavik (Baltasar Kormakur: Iceland, 2000) 88 mins
Nov/30 Hop (Dominique Standaert: Belgium, 2002)
** Sat/September 2 – Opening Reception - New Art by John Lackey at Amyx Gallery at Smith-Berry Winery
Looking for a short road trip this weekend? Well … Lexington artist and Lex Pro friend John Lackey (p’haps you’ve seen his work at Alfalfa over the years – yes?) is exhibiting new works at the Amyx Gallery at Smith-Berry Winery, near Newcastle in Henry County. The opening reception for the show is Saturday, September 2 from 4-6pm. Your chance to hang out with Lackey, chow down on the free grub, and listen to music by Dave Charlton. You can check out some of the new pieces online at http://www.homegrownpress.com and get a sense of the winery at http://www.smithberrywinery.net. For directions, head to http://www.smithberrywinery.net/directions.htm. For more info, email John at j4lackey@insightbb.com.
** Opening September 11 – “Murmuration of the Filth: New Work by Kurt Gohde” @ Transy’s Morlan Gallery
Transylvania University’s Morlan Gallery opens its new exhibition year on September 11 with “Murmuration of the Filth: New Work by Kurt Gohde.” The exhibit runs through Wednesday, October 11 and will have its opening reception Friday, September 15 during Gallery Hop. “Murmuration …” is a one-man show for Transy professor and local arts acivist/organizer Gohde featuring collaborations with local art stars Michael Goodlett, Vandaveer, Mike Howe and Melissa McEuen. The title of the exhibition Murmuration (the term for a group of starlings) of the Filth (also a starling group name) addresses Gohde’s interest in group and individual thought processes.
“I am fascinated with the difference between mass mentality and maverick individualism,” Gohde said. “For example, when starlings murmur or swarm, they create aerial patterns that make them appear to share a single brain. It can be visually stunning as well as terrifying. And the same visual phenomenon occurs with individuals who are turned completely inward. I think the way we value the resulting imagery, be it birds flying moray patterns or Father Mathias Wernerus’ Holy Ghost Grotto, really gets at how we perceive ourselves as individuals and as part of the murmur.”
The Morlan Gallery is open weekdays, noon to 5 p.m. and by special appointment. This exhibition is free and open to the public.
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: YOU GO OUTDOORS. I GO OUTDOORS. LET'S GO OUTDOORS TOGETHER. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
In September the are opportunities to celebrate Kentucky’s unique natural history, learn more about native plants and lend a hand in the battle against invasive plant species.
:: Saturday, September 9 ::
Native Plant Forum. A free one day event at Shooting Star Nursery in Georgetown featuring talks on medicinal and culinary uses of native plants, cost share programs, managing and restoring diversity in our woodlands and gardens, backyard habitat, prairie restoration efforts in KY, profile of some outstanding native perennials yet to be discovered by the gardening public and an introduction to appropriate plants to use in your favorite garden spot. There will also be several organizations and craft vendors with booths. Details will be online soon - http://www.shootingstarnursery.com
:: Saturday, September 16 ::
The Short's Goldenrod Festival. The festival is a celebration of one of the rarest plants in Kentucky and the United States. The festival is being held at Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park in Robertson County. The day's events will begin with a 5K run and one-mile walk followed by nature hikes, canoe trips, free workshops, a lunch featuring Kentucky Proud products and a farmers' market filled with local artists, musicians and produce. Activities for children include leaf rubbings, apple bobbing, live animal presentations and storytelling by Kentucky author George Ella Lyon. The festival will close with a pie-eating contest and music by the Reel World String Band. There is no charge for entrance into the festival – the 5k run is $15 to enter which includes a t-shirt. There is a lot to do so plan on staying all day! More information available online @ http://www.naturepreserves.ky.gov/newsevents/goldenrodfestival.htm
:: Saturday, September 23 ::
Invasive Plant Removal Day. Come celebrate National Public Lands Day by helping remove invasive plants in the Red River Gorge. The event will be held at Natural Bridge State Resort Park from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT. Contact Zeb Weese at (606) 663-2214 or jason.weese@ky.gov for more information or visit http://parks.ky.gov/resortparks/nb/events.htm.
- Greg Abernathy
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: THE PICKS :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
::::::::: Wednesday, August 30 through Wednesday, September 13 :::::::::::
:: Friday, September 1 ::
ISWHAT?! cd release party w/RAOUL BELMANS @ The Dame
9pm, ages 21+, $6
Heard Michael Powell (aka our beloved Mikey P) on RFL Tuesday evening talking about this show. In describing ISWHAT?!, he said something like “their kinda like the Roots – with the live instruments and jazz influence – but it’s more of an avant garde jazz influence than what the Roots have.” (Sorry, Mikey, if I’ve butchered the wording. Hope I got the gist of it correct.) The description’s a pretty good place to start if you’re not familiar with the group. The Cincy sax/bass/beatboxer-mc trio (sometime duo (beatboxer-mc/sax), sometime quartet (beatboxer-mc/tenor sax/baritone sax/bass)) has knocked me out over their 6 (8? 10?) trips to Lexington since 2001. Their flexibility is amazing. They’ve played on bills with spoken word artists, and killed. They’ve played on bills with straight-up ecstatic fire jazz groups, and killed. They’ve played on bills with electronica djs, and killed. And, they opened for KRS-One, and killed. ISWHAT?! always seems to be pushing toward the next, but the rub is that they make this leap to the future seem like a natural progression. It’ll be fun to see where they’re/we’re headed now. http://iswhat.net
:: Saturday, September 2 ::
KING KONG w/THE SMACKS and RONNIE MACK & THE I’LL BEAT YOUR BACK OUT BAND
@ Club 21, 1481 S. Shelby St (corner of Barrett), Louisville
9:30pm, (guessing) ages 21+, $ = no clue
One of the benefits of publishing late – great last minute news. This just in - our glitter-billy friends The SMACKS! are playing the opening night of Club 21 with goofy/genius Louisville legends King Kong (see the Drag City records catalog for your history – I’m partial to ‘Me Hungry’ ‘cause that’s what was hap’nin’ was I was comin’ up). Man, that’s gonna be fun.
:: Monday, September 3 ::
Labor Day Party/Show with music from SEXUAL DISASTER QUARTET and THE JIMMY CARTER EXPERIENCE and FREE food from Gumbo Ya Ya @ CD Central, 377 S. Limestone - 12noon, all ages, FREE
Party in the parking lot! CD Central has made a habit of throwing good parking lot bashes on Memorial Day and Labor Day. This time ‘round they offer up the funk of Sexual Disaster Quartet and the indie rock of the Jimmy Carter Experience … and FREE grub courtesy of Gumbo Ya Ya. The fun starts at noon with SDQ. JCE follows at 1pm. The party doubles as the kickoff to the “Know Your Own – Free Lexington” series sponsored by Action Arts, WRFL, W Weekly, and, us, The Lexington Project. (Sonic addicts beware - everything in the store will be 10% off on Monday, as well.) [Full Disclosure: I helped set up this show.]
:: Wednesday, September 6 ::
BALKAN BEAT BOX @ Southgate House (Newport, KY)
8pm doors, 8:30pm show, ages 18+, $10 advance, $12 at the door
Dance!, fool, Dance!!
Dubbed, “the dance party of the new millennium” by Paste magazine, Balkan Beat Box delivers the complete intensity of Antibalas with an Eastern European twist. Songs come fully injected with all the delirious joy of a Bah Mitzvah turned outrageous Rave party. Isn’t it about time you danced to a 9/8 rhythm? Western minds expand whilst booties shimmy, shake, and bop.
I say, Isn’t this just what you need on a Wednesday night?
- Teresa Tomb
http://www.balkanbeatbox.com
:: Friday, September 8 ::
THE HIGH WATER MARKS w/JASON ZAVALA and KELLI SHAY HICKS @ Mecca, 451 Chair Ave
8pm, all ages, FREE – part of the “Know Your Own – Free Lexington” series
The High Water Marks are one of Lexington's favorite pop bands and they're back. They never actually went anywhere but the scene felt a bit abandoned by them nevertheless. Until last week the band hadn't played a proper HWM show in months. Though they had to work out a few kinks onstage at The Dame last week the band is still tight and Jim Lindsay's drumming is as mesmerizing as ever! Lindsay's drumming and keyboard playing skills are really taken advantage of these days with him playing both instruments simultaneously on as many as four songs. HWM recently completed their 2nd album and are currently looking for a new label; more bran spankin' new songs from this effort should undoubtedly be expected.
Jason Zavala will be playing his quirky, innovative Elephant tunes as well. Though Zavala now represents the band as a solo act it doesn't detract from the rocking of the original songs. In fact, he could probably perform all of his songs a cappella and it would be equally as intriguing.
This show is the first of the upcoming "Know Your Own – Free Lexington" series. Its goal is to introduce old and new folks to the music scene and specifically to places where free music is available and all ages are welcome. So, stay tuned for more exciting shows like this one.
- Samantha Herald
The basic intro: Kelli Shay Hicks, a native Midwesterner now based in Nashville, TN, plays guitar, autoharp and sings. She has played with Jana Hunter, Marissa Nadler and other people who I haven't heard of but I’m sure they are great musicians as well.
My words: I and many others have found ourselves immersed in this whole folk phenomena. I’m not sure when all of this started or when it might end and begin something completely new, but for now melodic guitar and simple voice interests me. Kelli Shay's music definitely falls into this Midwestern folk tone but has more of the old tape deck, corner of your bedroom, first take, honesty about it. She doesn't hide behind layers and layers of produced tracks, or a full choir of her little folk brothers and sisters singing about Chinese Children; it’s her own take on this whole folk music thing and its straight from her sweet little heart.
- Brian Ronk
http://myspace.com/thehighwatermarks, http://myspace.com/theelephants, http://kellishayhicks.com
:: 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
Wed/Aug 30 BUCKWHEAT ZYDECO @ The Dame
Fri & Sat/Sept 1 & 2 BORN CROSS EYED @ The Fishtank
Fri/Sept 8 ALAN RHODY @ Natasha’s Café, 112 Esplanade – all ages, 9pm
Sat/Sept 9 REVEREND HORTON HEAT w/HORRORPOPS @ The Dame
:: Soon Soon ::
Fri/Sept 15 WARMER MILKS w/MOUTHUS and ARA @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St – all ages, 9pm
Tues/Sept 19 BE YOUR OWN PET w/THE BLACK LIPS @ Southgate House (Newport, KY)
Thurs/Sept 21 THE SCOURGE OF THE SEA w/PALEO @ The Dame
Fri/Sept 22 OF MONTREAL w/THEE AMERICAN REVOLUTION @ UK’s Student Center Ballroom – all ages, FREE, sponsored by WRFL
Fri/Sept 22 ANATHALLO w/DENISON WITMER, TIMBRE, WINSTON AUDIO, and WES MEEK @ Mecca - all ages
Fri/Sept 22 CALEXICO w/OAKLEY HALL @ Headliners (Louisville)
Sat/Sept 23 GLENN KOTCHE/NELS CLINE @ UK’s Singletary Center for the Arts
Wed/Sept 27 TATSUYA NAKATANI w/DAVE FARRIS @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St – all ages, part of the Outside the Spotlight series
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
Sat/Oct 7 SCOURGE OF THE SEA w/GUNSHY and VERY EMERGENCY @ The Icehouse – all ages
Mon/Oct 9 AWESOME COLOR w/TALL FIRS and WARMER MILKS @ The Dame
Tues/Oct 10 ISWHAT?! w/SELF SCIENTIFIC @ 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 PETE BEST BAND @ 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)
Thurs/Nov 2 ENGINES (Dave Rempis/Nate McBride/Tim Daisy) @ Mecca, 451 Chair Ave – all ages, part of the Outside the Spotlight series
Thurs/Nov 9 THE FESTIVAL QUARTET (Tim Daisy/Keefe Jackson/Josh Berman/Anton Hatwich) @ Mecca, 451 Chair Ave – all ages, part of the Outside the Spotlight series
Thurs/Nov 9 BOBBY PREVITE’S COALITION OF THE WILLING (featuring Charlie Hunter, Robert Walters, and Sherik) @ The Dame
Mon/Nov 13 THE ELECTRICS (Axel Dörner/Sture Ericson/Ingebrigt Håker Flaten/Raymond Strid) @ Mecca, 451 Chair Ave – all ages, part of the Outside the Spotlight series
:: 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
FROWNY BEAR, 208 Forest Park
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 ::::::::::::::::::::::::
Alright, my man Chris got swamped with school and other responsibilities. Hopefully, he’ll be back hipping us to the new junk in RFL’s trunk in the next issue. In the meantime, here are a couple of my favorite things (not all very new) from the RFL playbox:
1) Yo La Tengo’s new record “I’m Not Afraid of You And I’ll Beat Your Ass”
You can download two tracks at http://yolatengo.com/audio.html. Though my favorite track on the record (after two or three listens, mind you) – “Mr. Tough” – isn’t among them, they’re definitely worth grabbing to hold you over until the record drops on Sept. 12. (If you’re interested in hearing “Mr. Tough,” let me know and I’ll email you an mp3. Be forewarned, the track’s cutesy Yo La Tengo, not blissed-out jammy Yo La Tengo.)
2) Chad VanGaalen’s record “Skelliconnection” (Sub Pop)
I’ve listened to the opening track “Flower Gardens” six or seven times today. Then, I discovered the animated video Van Gaalen created for the song on Sub Pop’s website. Awesome! Here’s the link - http://media.subpop.com/downloads/free/Flower_Gardens387.mov. On a related note, he was supposed to be in Cincy next Wednesday (Sept. 6) at Alchemize, but I checked the bar’s website and it said they’ve closed. Trying to get the scoop about where the show might be going down now. No luck so far. Anyone got the info?
3) Be Your Own Pet’s self-titled record (XL/Ecstatic Peace)
I just started dj’ing again, so this record’s prolly been in the playbox all summer without my knowledge (Lord knows their name’s been making the rounds for that long and longer). Anyway, it’s rough, fast, noisy, fun rock from Nashville. My favorite jam thus far is “Bicycle, Bicycle, You Are My Bicycle.” You can find that one and a few others on the band’s MySpace site - http://myspace.com/beyourownpetmusic.
4) Supersystem’s new record “A Million Microphones” (Touch And Go)
OK, so this record isn’t in the playbox (hopefully it will be soon), but I’ve had a hard-on for these guys since back in the day when they were (the more experimental) El Guapo. The Guapo rocked Mecca circa 2003, right as they were deciding to make the transition into this dance-rock genius. Their last record, “Always Never Again” was amazing. This one may be better. Check out the jam o’ jams “White Light/White Light” at http://www.touchandgorecords.com/video/3684.mov (yeah, it’s another fun video).
and, lastly, completely unrelated to RFL, my favorite YouTube.com clip from the last month – an animated, rap ode to George Washington (yeah, you’ve prolly already seen it – it’s been widely circulated – but if not, get on it!
5) Cox and Combes - “George Washington” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pc9y5ayeeb4.
:::::::::::::: QUESTIONS/COMMENTS/SUBMISSIONS ::::::::::::::::::::::::
email thelexingtonproject@yahoo.com
Not to be missed – 1) ISWHAT?!’s record release party at the Dame tonight, 2) CD Central’s Labor Day Party, and 3) the High Water Marks w/Jason Zavala and Kelli Shay Hicks next Friday at Mecca.
Hope all are well.
Ross
:::::::::::::::::::::::: Announcements :::::::::::::::::::::::::::
** ‘Know Your Own – Free Lexington’ Series
The Lex Pro has partnered up with Action Arts, WRFL, CD Central, and W Weekly to put together a string of FREE all ages shows over the course of the next month+. The idea is to turn new peeps on to a few of the outlets for all ages events and new music near campus and around downtown. The series kicks-off Monday, September 4 with a Labor Day parking lot party at CD Central (377 S. Limestone). The festivities start at noon and feature free food from Gumbo Ya Ya (http://gumboyayaky.com) and performances by the Sexual Disaster Quartet (at noon) and the Jimmy Carter Experience (at 1pm). (Note: In case of rain, no worries – the party will move inside the store.) After the kickoff, it’s on to Mecca (451 Chair Ave, just off S. Broadway, near Bolivar) next Friday (September 8th) for a show with The High Water Marks, Jason Zavala (of the Elephants), Kelli Shay Hicks (from Nashville). (Look for full details in ‘The Picks’.) More shows to be announced soon. For more info about any of the shows, drop me a line at informationactivists@yahoo.com.
** Bluegrass Film Society Fall Schedule
Our friends at the Bluegrass Film Society have begun their fall screenings. Movies are screened Thursdays at 7:45pm in the main auditorium of the Oswald Building on the campus of the Bluegrass Community and Technical College. For more info about the films, as well as tons of great info about other interesting film happenings around Lexington and Central Kentucky, go to http://bluegrassfilmsociety.blogspot.com.
Here’s the Fall schedule:
Sept/7 The Edukators (Hans Weingartner: Germany, 2004) 127 mins
Sept/14 Dirty Pretty Things (Stephen Frears: British, 2002) 97 mins
Sept/21 The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons From the Life of Robert McNamara (Errol Morris: US, 2003) 107 minutes.
Sept/28 Farewell My Concubine (Kaige Chen: China, 1993) 156 mins
Sept/5 House of Fools (Andrei Konchalovsky: Russia, 2002) 104 mins
Oct/19 No Man's Land (Danis Tonavic: Bosnia, 2001) 98 mins
Oct/26 What Time Is It There? (Ming-liang Tsai: Taiwan, 2001) 116 mins
Nov/2 Bad Education (Pedro Almodovar: Spain, 2004) 106 mins
Nov/9 The Celebration (Thomas Vinterberg: Denmark, 1998) 105 mins
Nov/16 101 Reykjavik (Baltasar Kormakur: Iceland, 2000) 88 mins
Nov/30 Hop (Dominique Standaert: Belgium, 2002)
** Sat/September 2 – Opening Reception - New Art by John Lackey at Amyx Gallery at Smith-Berry Winery
Looking for a short road trip this weekend? Well … Lexington artist and Lex Pro friend John Lackey (p’haps you’ve seen his work at Alfalfa over the years – yes?) is exhibiting new works at the Amyx Gallery at Smith-Berry Winery, near Newcastle in Henry County. The opening reception for the show is Saturday, September 2 from 4-6pm. Your chance to hang out with Lackey, chow down on the free grub, and listen to music by Dave Charlton. You can check out some of the new pieces online at http://www.homegrownpress.com and get a sense of the winery at http://www.smithberrywinery.net. For directions, head to http://www.smithberrywinery.net/directions.htm. For more info, email John at j4lackey@insightbb.com.
** Opening September 11 – “Murmuration of the Filth: New Work by Kurt Gohde” @ Transy’s Morlan Gallery
Transylvania University’s Morlan Gallery opens its new exhibition year on September 11 with “Murmuration of the Filth: New Work by Kurt Gohde.” The exhibit runs through Wednesday, October 11 and will have its opening reception Friday, September 15 during Gallery Hop. “Murmuration …” is a one-man show for Transy professor and local arts acivist/organizer Gohde featuring collaborations with local art stars Michael Goodlett, Vandaveer, Mike Howe and Melissa McEuen. The title of the exhibition Murmuration (the term for a group of starlings) of the Filth (also a starling group name) addresses Gohde’s interest in group and individual thought processes.
“I am fascinated with the difference between mass mentality and maverick individualism,” Gohde said. “For example, when starlings murmur or swarm, they create aerial patterns that make them appear to share a single brain. It can be visually stunning as well as terrifying. And the same visual phenomenon occurs with individuals who are turned completely inward. I think the way we value the resulting imagery, be it birds flying moray patterns or Father Mathias Wernerus’ Holy Ghost Grotto, really gets at how we perceive ourselves as individuals and as part of the murmur.”
The Morlan Gallery is open weekdays, noon to 5 p.m. and by special appointment. This exhibition is free and open to the public.
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In September the are opportunities to celebrate Kentucky’s unique natural history, learn more about native plants and lend a hand in the battle against invasive plant species.
:: Saturday, September 9 ::
Native Plant Forum. A free one day event at Shooting Star Nursery in Georgetown featuring talks on medicinal and culinary uses of native plants, cost share programs, managing and restoring diversity in our woodlands and gardens, backyard habitat, prairie restoration efforts in KY, profile of some outstanding native perennials yet to be discovered by the gardening public and an introduction to appropriate plants to use in your favorite garden spot. There will also be several organizations and craft vendors with booths. Details will be online soon - http://www.shootingstarnursery.com
:: Saturday, September 16 ::
The Short's Goldenrod Festival. The festival is a celebration of one of the rarest plants in Kentucky and the United States. The festival is being held at Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park in Robertson County. The day's events will begin with a 5K run and one-mile walk followed by nature hikes, canoe trips, free workshops, a lunch featuring Kentucky Proud products and a farmers' market filled with local artists, musicians and produce. Activities for children include leaf rubbings, apple bobbing, live animal presentations and storytelling by Kentucky author George Ella Lyon. The festival will close with a pie-eating contest and music by the Reel World String Band. There is no charge for entrance into the festival – the 5k run is $15 to enter which includes a t-shirt. There is a lot to do so plan on staying all day! More information available online @ http://www.naturepreserves.ky.gov/newsevents/goldenrodfestival.htm
:: Saturday, September 23 ::
Invasive Plant Removal Day. Come celebrate National Public Lands Day by helping remove invasive plants in the Red River Gorge. The event will be held at Natural Bridge State Resort Park from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT. Contact Zeb Weese at (606) 663-2214 or jason.weese@ky.gov for more information or visit http://parks.ky.gov/resortparks/nb/events.htm.
- Greg Abernathy
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::::::::: Wednesday, August 30 through Wednesday, September 13 :::::::::::
:: Friday, September 1 ::
ISWHAT?! cd release party w/RAOUL BELMANS @ The Dame
9pm, ages 21+, $6
Heard Michael Powell (aka our beloved Mikey P) on RFL Tuesday evening talking about this show. In describing ISWHAT?!, he said something like “their kinda like the Roots – with the live instruments and jazz influence – but it’s more of an avant garde jazz influence than what the Roots have.” (Sorry, Mikey, if I’ve butchered the wording. Hope I got the gist of it correct.) The description’s a pretty good place to start if you’re not familiar with the group. The Cincy sax/bass/beatboxer-mc trio (sometime duo (beatboxer-mc/sax), sometime quartet (beatboxer-mc/tenor sax/baritone sax/bass)) has knocked me out over their 6 (8? 10?) trips to Lexington since 2001. Their flexibility is amazing. They’ve played on bills with spoken word artists, and killed. They’ve played on bills with straight-up ecstatic fire jazz groups, and killed. They’ve played on bills with electronica djs, and killed. And, they opened for KRS-One, and killed. ISWHAT?! always seems to be pushing toward the next, but the rub is that they make this leap to the future seem like a natural progression. It’ll be fun to see where they’re/we’re headed now. http://iswhat.net
:: Saturday, September 2 ::
KING KONG w/THE SMACKS and RONNIE MACK & THE I’LL BEAT YOUR BACK OUT BAND
@ Club 21, 1481 S. Shelby St (corner of Barrett), Louisville
9:30pm, (guessing) ages 21+, $ = no clue
One of the benefits of publishing late – great last minute news. This just in - our glitter-billy friends The SMACKS! are playing the opening night of Club 21 with goofy/genius Louisville legends King Kong (see the Drag City records catalog for your history – I’m partial to ‘Me Hungry’ ‘cause that’s what was hap’nin’ was I was comin’ up). Man, that’s gonna be fun.
:: Monday, September 3 ::
Labor Day Party/Show with music from SEXUAL DISASTER QUARTET and THE JIMMY CARTER EXPERIENCE and FREE food from Gumbo Ya Ya @ CD Central, 377 S. Limestone - 12noon, all ages, FREE
Party in the parking lot! CD Central has made a habit of throwing good parking lot bashes on Memorial Day and Labor Day. This time ‘round they offer up the funk of Sexual Disaster Quartet and the indie rock of the Jimmy Carter Experience … and FREE grub courtesy of Gumbo Ya Ya. The fun starts at noon with SDQ. JCE follows at 1pm. The party doubles as the kickoff to the “Know Your Own – Free Lexington” series sponsored by Action Arts, WRFL, W Weekly, and, us, The Lexington Project. (Sonic addicts beware - everything in the store will be 10% off on Monday, as well.) [Full Disclosure: I helped set up this show.]
:: Wednesday, September 6 ::
BALKAN BEAT BOX @ Southgate House (Newport, KY)
8pm doors, 8:30pm show, ages 18+, $10 advance, $12 at the door
Dance!, fool, Dance!!
Dubbed, “the dance party of the new millennium” by Paste magazine, Balkan Beat Box delivers the complete intensity of Antibalas with an Eastern European twist. Songs come fully injected with all the delirious joy of a Bah Mitzvah turned outrageous Rave party. Isn’t it about time you danced to a 9/8 rhythm? Western minds expand whilst booties shimmy, shake, and bop.
I say, Isn’t this just what you need on a Wednesday night?
- Teresa Tomb
http://www.balkanbeatbox.com
:: Friday, September 8 ::
THE HIGH WATER MARKS w/JASON ZAVALA and KELLI SHAY HICKS @ Mecca, 451 Chair Ave
8pm, all ages, FREE – part of the “Know Your Own – Free Lexington” series
The High Water Marks are one of Lexington's favorite pop bands and they're back. They never actually went anywhere but the scene felt a bit abandoned by them nevertheless. Until last week the band hadn't played a proper HWM show in months. Though they had to work out a few kinks onstage at The Dame last week the band is still tight and Jim Lindsay's drumming is as mesmerizing as ever! Lindsay's drumming and keyboard playing skills are really taken advantage of these days with him playing both instruments simultaneously on as many as four songs. HWM recently completed their 2nd album and are currently looking for a new label; more bran spankin' new songs from this effort should undoubtedly be expected.
Jason Zavala will be playing his quirky, innovative Elephant tunes as well. Though Zavala now represents the band as a solo act it doesn't detract from the rocking of the original songs. In fact, he could probably perform all of his songs a cappella and it would be equally as intriguing.
This show is the first of the upcoming "Know Your Own – Free Lexington" series. Its goal is to introduce old and new folks to the music scene and specifically to places where free music is available and all ages are welcome. So, stay tuned for more exciting shows like this one.
- Samantha Herald
The basic intro: Kelli Shay Hicks, a native Midwesterner now based in Nashville, TN, plays guitar, autoharp and sings. She has played with Jana Hunter, Marissa Nadler and other people who I haven't heard of but I’m sure they are great musicians as well.
My words: I and many others have found ourselves immersed in this whole folk phenomena. I’m not sure when all of this started or when it might end and begin something completely new, but for now melodic guitar and simple voice interests me. Kelli Shay's music definitely falls into this Midwestern folk tone but has more of the old tape deck, corner of your bedroom, first take, honesty about it. She doesn't hide behind layers and layers of produced tracks, or a full choir of her little folk brothers and sisters singing about Chinese Children; it’s her own take on this whole folk music thing and its straight from her sweet little heart.
- Brian Ronk
http://myspace.com/thehighwatermarks, http://myspace.com/theelephants, http://kellishayhicks.com
:: 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
Wed/Aug 30 BUCKWHEAT ZYDECO @ The Dame
Fri & Sat/Sept 1 & 2 BORN CROSS EYED @ The Fishtank
Fri/Sept 8 ALAN RHODY @ Natasha’s Café, 112 Esplanade – all ages, 9pm
Sat/Sept 9 REVEREND HORTON HEAT w/HORRORPOPS @ The Dame
:: Soon Soon ::
Fri/Sept 15 WARMER MILKS w/MOUTHUS and ARA @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St – all ages, 9pm
Tues/Sept 19 BE YOUR OWN PET w/THE BLACK LIPS @ Southgate House (Newport, KY)
Thurs/Sept 21 THE SCOURGE OF THE SEA w/PALEO @ The Dame
Fri/Sept 22 OF MONTREAL w/THEE AMERICAN REVOLUTION @ UK’s Student Center Ballroom – all ages, FREE, sponsored by WRFL
Fri/Sept 22 ANATHALLO w/DENISON WITMER, TIMBRE, WINSTON AUDIO, and WES MEEK @ Mecca - all ages
Fri/Sept 22 CALEXICO w/OAKLEY HALL @ Headliners (Louisville)
Sat/Sept 23 GLENN KOTCHE/NELS CLINE @ UK’s Singletary Center for the Arts
Wed/Sept 27 TATSUYA NAKATANI w/DAVE FARRIS @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St – all ages, part of the Outside the Spotlight series
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
Sat/Oct 7 SCOURGE OF THE SEA w/GUNSHY and VERY EMERGENCY @ The Icehouse – all ages
Mon/Oct 9 AWESOME COLOR w/TALL FIRS and WARMER MILKS @ The Dame
Tues/Oct 10 ISWHAT?! w/SELF SCIENTIFIC @ 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 PETE BEST BAND @ 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)
Thurs/Nov 2 ENGINES (Dave Rempis/Nate McBride/Tim Daisy) @ Mecca, 451 Chair Ave – all ages, part of the Outside the Spotlight series
Thurs/Nov 9 THE FESTIVAL QUARTET (Tim Daisy/Keefe Jackson/Josh Berman/Anton Hatwich) @ Mecca, 451 Chair Ave – all ages, part of the Outside the Spotlight series
Thurs/Nov 9 BOBBY PREVITE’S COALITION OF THE WILLING (featuring Charlie Hunter, Robert Walters, and Sherik) @ The Dame
Mon/Nov 13 THE ELECTRICS (Axel Dörner/Sture Ericson/Ingebrigt Håker Flaten/Raymond Strid) @ Mecca, 451 Chair Ave – all ages, part of the Outside the Spotlight series
:: 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
FROWNY BEAR, 208 Forest Park
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 ::::::::::::::::::::::::
Alright, my man Chris got swamped with school and other responsibilities. Hopefully, he’ll be back hipping us to the new junk in RFL’s trunk in the next issue. In the meantime, here are a couple of my favorite things (not all very new) from the RFL playbox:
1) Yo La Tengo’s new record “I’m Not Afraid of You And I’ll Beat Your Ass”
You can download two tracks at http://yolatengo.com/audio.html. Though my favorite track on the record (after two or three listens, mind you) – “Mr. Tough” – isn’t among them, they’re definitely worth grabbing to hold you over until the record drops on Sept. 12. (If you’re interested in hearing “Mr. Tough,” let me know and I’ll email you an mp3. Be forewarned, the track’s cutesy Yo La Tengo, not blissed-out jammy Yo La Tengo.)
2) Chad VanGaalen’s record “Skelliconnection” (Sub Pop)
I’ve listened to the opening track “Flower Gardens” six or seven times today. Then, I discovered the animated video Van Gaalen created for the song on Sub Pop’s website. Awesome! Here’s the link - http://media.subpop.com/downloads/free/Flower_Gardens387.mov. On a related note, he was supposed to be in Cincy next Wednesday (Sept. 6) at Alchemize, but I checked the bar’s website and it said they’ve closed. Trying to get the scoop about where the show might be going down now. No luck so far. Anyone got the info?
3) Be Your Own Pet’s self-titled record (XL/Ecstatic Peace)
I just started dj’ing again, so this record’s prolly been in the playbox all summer without my knowledge (Lord knows their name’s been making the rounds for that long and longer). Anyway, it’s rough, fast, noisy, fun rock from Nashville. My favorite jam thus far is “Bicycle, Bicycle, You Are My Bicycle.” You can find that one and a few others on the band’s MySpace site - http://myspace.com/beyourownpetmusic.
4) Supersystem’s new record “A Million Microphones” (Touch And Go)
OK, so this record isn’t in the playbox (hopefully it will be soon), but I’ve had a hard-on for these guys since back in the day when they were (the more experimental) El Guapo. The Guapo rocked Mecca circa 2003, right as they were deciding to make the transition into this dance-rock genius. Their last record, “Always Never Again” was amazing. This one may be better. Check out the jam o’ jams “White Light/White Light” at http://www.touchandgorecords.com/video/3684.mov (yeah, it’s another fun video).
and, lastly, completely unrelated to RFL, my favorite YouTube.com clip from the last month – an animated, rap ode to George Washington (yeah, you’ve prolly already seen it – it’s been widely circulated – but if not, get on it!
5) Cox and Combes - “George Washington” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pc9y5ayeeb4.
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