Friday, April 20, 2007
TLP April 20, 2007
Awight, all.
Had hoped to have this out early enough to hip peeps to a few off-the-path Gallery Hop destinations. P’haps a few of you will get it in time. If not, I’m sorry. Anyway … an action-packed couple weeks. Peep Talena Sanders’ videos tomorrow at the Reynolds Bldg. Go see The Thing at UK’s Center Theater on Monday. Take it downstairs for Woman’s Room 09 on Wednesday, and check out Ellen Molle’s and Lina Tharsing’s BFA shows next Friday. Thanks to Greg Abernathy for compiling the outdoor haps and Mick Jeffries for letting me steal a few words. Get out. Have fun.
Luv, Ross
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** Fri/April 20 – The Sister Spit Next Generation Tour @ UK
Friday, April 20, the Sister Spit Next Generation Tour, a national tour of eight queer female writers/performers/artists/activists, makes a stop in Lexington (the location for the performances will be on UK's campus, but the exact venue is still TBA – I’ll fill in that detail in the next issue). Headlining the tour is Michelle Tea - author of the award-winning Valencia, The Chelsea Whistle, and Rent Girl. Also, featured are Eileen Myles - writer of Chelsea Girls, Cool for You, and School of Fish. Has been performing her poetry since her first reading at CBGB's in '74. BUST magazine calls her "the rock star of modern poetry”: Ali Liebegott - recently published The IHOP Papers. Her first book, The Beautifully Worthless, received the Best Debut Fiction award at the 2006 Lambda Literary Awards: Nicole Georges - writer/cartoonist who does the zine Invincible Summer, Coffeeshop Crushes, and many more. Is also in the bands Sour Grapes and Fact or Fiction?: Christy Road - puts out the zine Greenzine. Has done artwork for among others Plan-it-X records, Maximum RockNRoll, BITCH magazine, BUST magazine, SPREAD magazine, INCITE: Women of Color Against Violence, and The Progressive: Robin Akimbo - prominent member of Coco Cafe, performance artists of color group. Writer of AIDS: The Made for TV Musical and I'll Tell You Why - one woman musical. More information about the performers and the tour can be found at http://www.sisterspitnextgen.com. A reception will follow at the Commonwealth House of the Gaines Center for the Humanities afterwards. The event is co-sponsored by the UK Feminist Alliance, Student Government, the OUTsource, Gay-Straight Alliance, the UK Zine Archive, and the Gender and Women's Studies dept. Donations can be made at the event benefiting the OUTsource - UK's new LGBTQQA center/infoshop space. Questions? Contact Shanna Sanders at shanna.sanders@gmail.com.
Speaking of OUTsource … if I’d gotten this out sooner I’d have directed you to the open house celebration on Thursday afternoon. Here’s a little more info: OUTsource is UK’s new gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, and ally (GLBTQQA) resource center located on the 1st floor of the University of Kentucky Student Center (underneath Starbucks and across from the UK Student Government offices). Its mission is to provide an affirming, safe, and confidential space for GLBTQQA students to learn more about gender identity, human sexuality, and related issues by providing access to academic, cultural, and interpersonal resources; and to change the campus climate and culture to become more inclusive of GLBTQQA students by embracing diversity.
** Fri & Sat/April 20 & 21 – Art Exhibition - “Everything’s New All The Time” at Unit Two Gallery
"Everything’s New All The Time," an exhibition featuring the work of three young Lexington artists - Clint Colburn, Shilpi Gupta (I’m a big fan of Shilpi’s stuff), and Elissa Morley, will run for two days only - Friday, April 20, 5pm-10pm (during Gallery Hop) and Saturday, April 21, 2pm-5pm - at Unit Two Gallery, a temporary space for experimental exhibitions located at 478 W. Second Street in Lexington. For details, contact Elissa at elissarmorley@yahoo.com or 321/615.5264
** Fri/April 20 – Art Exhibition – Mike Martinez’s “Get Rich or Die Tryin” at Studio 341
Friday, April 20th, from 6-10pm, Studio 341 (341 Scott St) hosts the opening reception for Mike Martinez’s BFA exhibition “Get Rich or Die Tryin.” The exhibit will feature Mike’s sculpture, installation, t-shirts, and stickers, and the always enticing promise of cheap wine and beer. Check out http://www.dronexinc.com for a fuller idea of Mike’s ideas and work.
** Fri/April 20 – S.E.A.P. presents “Welcome to Lonely Moutnain Community Center” at ELandF Gallery
Tonight, from 8pm-12am, ELandF Gallery (aka Latitude - 167 Saunier Street between Short and 2nd Sts) presents “Welcome to Lonely Mountain Community Center,” a one night only work in progress/installation/performance by S.E.A.P. (SouthernEvolution of ArtProcesses). The event, which features works/performances by Bruce Burris, Ben Fryman, Kurt Gohde, and Matt Page, is FREE and open to all ages. For more info, email elandfgallery@yahoo.com. http://www.latitudearts.com, http://www.benfryman.com, , http://www.kurtgohde.com, http://www.animaglass.com
** Sat/April 21 - FREE Film Screening – “If I Had A Dollar For Every Time I’ve Been Told I Was Going To Hell: Atheist & Agnostic Experience In The South” @ UK’s Reynolds Bldg
Saturday night, our friend Talena Sanders will host two FREE screenings of her film “If I Had A Dollar For Every Time I’ve Been Told I Was Going to Hell: Atheist & Agnostic Experience In the South” in room 101 of UK’s Reynolds Bldg. Screenings start at 9 and 10:30pm and will also feature Talena’s video “Portrait of Caitlin Heinz.” Check out http://supermundane.multiply.com.
For more info, email tsand2@uky.edu.
** Thurs-Sun/April 26-29 – Apprentice Players presents “Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead” at Lexington Public Library
Apprentice Players, a new local theatre group comprised entirely of teenagers, presents Bert V. Royal’s "Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead," Thursday, April 26th through Sunday, April 29th at the Lexington Public Library Central Branch (140 E. Main – corner of Main and Limestone). A description of the play from a recent email: “Contemporary in every sense of the word, "Dog Sees God" is a dark comedy revolving around the harsh realities of adolescent life. An unauthorized parody of everyone's favorite comic strip, the play reacquaints us with a team of characters that we came to know so well in our childhood. However, add 10 years and the friendly 8 year-olds we once knew have discovered drugs, religion, fire and of course...sex.” Performances are FREE and open to the public. For reservations, send an email to contact ReserveDSG@yahoo.com with your name, phone number/email address, number of seats requested, and the date of performance. Thursday through Saturday performances will begin at 8pm. Start time for Sunday’s performance is 2pm. For more info, contact Tara Adkins at 859/351-0656 or tara_b_adkins@yahoo.com.
** Fri/April 27 - Art Exhibition – Lina Tharsing’s BFA exhibition “The Experiments” at the Icehouse
The Icehouse (412 Cross St – just off W. Maxwell) plays host to the opening reception for Lina Tharsing’s BFA exhibition “The Experiments” next Friday, April 27th, from 6-9pm. Really excited to see all of Lina’s work. Here’s a brief explanatory blurb from a recent email: “Through her work, Lina explores the relationship between diagrams from books and their contextual information. Lina strips diagrams and illustrative photographs from their original context to give them a new environment. These people, plants, bones, and apparatuses are then capable of speaking freely to the viewer and acquiring new identities.” Note: If you can’t make the opening reception, the exhibition will be able to be viewed by appointment for the following week by contacting Lina Tharsing at 859/396-2987 or by e-mail linatharsing@gmail.com.
** Fri/April 27 – Art Exhibition – Ellen Mollé’s BFA exhibition “It Shows That Dirt Is Clean When There Is A Volume” at Studio 341
UK Art Studio senior (and our friend), Ellen Mollé will present her final Bachelor of Fine Arts show, “It Shows That Dirt Is Clean When There Is A Volume” (title taken from the writings of Gertrude Stein), April 27-May 2 at Studio 341 (located at 341 Scott St – near the UK Reynolds Bldg). The exhibit will display mixed media sculptures and installations she has made within the last year. Many are made using fiber, but also wood, wax, tea and paper. The pieces are organic and heavily inspired by natural forms such as stalactites, seed pods, cocoons and mountains. She also combines sonic elements with the visual, entering the world of installation art. The show’s opening reception will be Friday, April 27 from 6-9pm.
** April 27-29 - Camp Wellstone - grassroots political training hosted by KFTC and Kentucky Jobs With Justice
Our friends at Kentuckians For The Commonwealth & Kentucky Jobs with Justice are hosting Camp Wellstone, a 3-day training in grassroots political skills, April 27-29 at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Lexington. Camp Wellstone provides hands-on, practical training in grassroots politics for citizen activists, campaign workers and people interested in running for office. The training which is divided into three specialized curriculum – Electoral Campaigns: Tools and Tactics for Success, Citizen Activism: Grassroots Advocacy and Organizing, and Being a Candidate: How to Run and Win a Progressive Campaign - is open to anyone interested in gaining practical skills in progressive political action. For information about registration (including how to request a KFTC scholarship to cover registration and lodging costs), contact KFTC Organizing Director Lisa Abbott at 859/986-1277 ext 223 or by email at labbott@kih.net.
** Sat/April 28 – Vandaveer – FREE in-store Performance at CD Central
Saturday, April 28th at 2pm, CD Central (377 S. Limestone) presents an in-store performance by Vandaveer (aka our Lex-patriate pal Mark Heidinger). The show is FREE and all ages are welcome. Here’s a little more info taken from Vandaveer’s MySpace page (via this week’s CD Central newsletter): “Vandaveer is the town-folk, city-pop solo song & dance routine committed to tape and stated for the record by one Mark Charles Heidinger. In recent seasons this Mark Charles character traversed the mighty American highways spreading golden pop rock cheer and debauchery as principle singer, songwriter, hand-clapper, and chorus-yelper for The Apparitions. Where The Apparitions cast five hearty votes for bombast, electricity, and drums, Vandaveer steers left, detouring through the quieter side of song doing his very best to learn what makes an acoustic guitar the world’s finest storytelling machine._Weaned on the cadence and vibrations of a mighty pipe organ-driven church choir, Vandaveer picked up his pop’s old Gibson J-50 at age 15, butchered a Nirvana tune, and went on his merry way to learn his new craft. Born in cloudy Ohio, raised in the great state of Kentucky, and currently camped out in our nation’s fair capital, Vandaveer found in his heart a volume of tunes about love, death, redemption and flight and a stirring itch to sing his way through the dark.”
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Earth Day is this Sunday get out-of-doors and celebrate! There are several Earthdays in the Bluegrass events scheduled for the rest of the month along with lot of chances to head out on guided wildflower hikes.
Earthdays in the Bluegrass Events:
April 24th Renewable Fuels for Kentucky Presentation
April 28th Bike art and sculpture building
Visit http://www.EARTHDAYSintheBLUEGRASS.org for more details! If you have any questions, please contact Shane Tedder at resliferecycling@lsv.uky.edu or 859/257-2003.
:: The Weekend of April 19-22 :: Wildflower Weekend, Kentucky Native Plant Society (http://www.knps.org). Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission Botanist Deborah White will lead a hike at Natural Bridge SPNP (Powell County) on Saturday, April 21. More info @ http://www.knps.org/2007%20Agenda%20Wildflower%20Weekend.pdf
:: The Weekend of April 20-22 :: Pine Mountain Wildflower Weekend at the Pine Mountain Settlement School (Harlan County). This is worth the drive to the mountains! More info @ http://www.pinemountainsettlementschool.com/events.php?view=details&id=29
:: Saturday April 28 :: Wildflower walk at Lower Howard's Creek Heritage Park & State Nature Preserve (Clark County). The hike will showcase a large variety of native wildflowers in the Lower Howard’s Creek Valley. Moderately strenuous, these hikes will last at least three hours because we will stop often to identify new species. Please reserve a spot today by calling Clare Sipple at 859/744-4888.
:: Sunday April 29 :: Aromatic plants of Floracliff State Nature Preserve (Fayette County), 1 p.m. EDT. Learn why some plants have aromas and get a chance to experience some of them. Registration required for this event. Contact Beverly James at 859/351-7770 or
Floracliff@aol.com for more info.
:: The Weekend of May 4-6 :: Black Mountain Wildflower Weekend at the Pine Mountain Settlement School (Harlan County). More info online @ http://www.pinemountainsettlementschool.com/events.php?view=details&id=29
:: Saturday May 5 and Sunday May 6 :: KET's Kentucky Life segment on Dry Fork Gorge, a property protect with funds from the
Kentucky Heritage Land Conservation Fund in Metcalfe County, will air on KET1 on May 5th at 8pm. It will repeat on May 6th at 4:30pm on KET1.
:: Sunday May 6 :: Spring hike. Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission Botanist Deborah White will lead a hike at River Cliffs State Nature Preserve (Franklin County) at 1pm. This hike will require registration. Contact Deborah at 502/573-2886 or deborah.white@ky.gov for more information and to register.
- Greg Abernathy
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:: Friday, April 20 ::
Gallery Hop! @ locations throughout downtown Lexington
5-8pm (officially ... some spots stay open later), all ages, FREE
A recent description of Gallery Hop! by Mick Jeffries: “Lexington's funnest, artiest night out that doesn't cost you dime one (less that fabulous works of art that you decide you cannot *not* own), features delightful conversations with other art lovers, and often includes free snacks and beverages.” For the full scoop on what’s up where (at least on the “official” Gallery Hop path), visit http://www.lexarts.org/programs_galleryhop.php. Don’t miss Jim Shambu’s new work at Ivos Salon (on Mill St between Main and Short) - http://www.jamesshambhu.com/. And, don’t sleep on the un-official haps – “Everything’s New All The Time” at Unit Two Gallery (corner of 2nd and Jefferson), Mike Martinez’s “Get Rich or Die Tryin” at Studio 341 (341 Scott St – near UK’s Reynolds Bldg), and S.E.A.P.’s “Welcome to Lonely Mountain Community Center” at ELandF Gallery. You can find full details about those haps in the “Announcements” section above.
:: Friday, April 20 ::
Pre-School of Rock Benefit featuring HIGH WATER MARKS, 10 FOOT POLE, CLUB DUB, ANDREW ENGLISH (of Scourge of the Sea), and SLO-FI @ The Dame – 8pm, ages 21+, $8
A benefit for the Fayette Co-op Nursery School and Kindergarten featuring a great roster of old school and new school Lex bands. (Personally, I’m most looking forward to the High Water Marks.) Yeah, eight bucks might seem a little steep, but, as Billy Quinn (of 10 Foot Pole) said in a recent email, “shut-up, it’s for the kids J.” http://myspace.com/thehighwatermarks, http://myspace.com/thescourgeofthesea
:: Monday, April 23 ::
THE THING @ UK’s Center Theater, 2nd Floor UK Student Center
two sets starting at 8pm, all ages, $3 – sponsored by WRFL 88.1FM and Action Arts
The Thing = bruising Scandanavian jazz trio with a fondness for covering/deconstructing/reconstructing rock songs by the likes of PJ Harvey, the Sonics, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Ligthning Bolt, and the White Stripes and free-jazz classics by Don Cherry, Norman Howard, Frank Lowe, and Peter Brotzmann. No tricks, just ferocious skronk-n-roll. Not to be missed! Part of the Outside the Spotlight jazz and improvised music series.
LISTEN !!! Below are links to four of my favorites …
The Thing's cover of the Sonics' "Have Love Will Travel" (from the cd Garage on Smalltown Superjazz)
The Thing's cover of the Yeah Yeah Yeah's - "Art Star" (from the cd Garage on Smalltown Superjazz)
The Thing's cover of Lightning Bolt's "Ride the Sky" (from the cd Action Jazz on Smalltown Superjazz)
The Thing's original composition "Better Living ..." (from the cd Action Jazz on Smalltown Superjazz)
[Full Disclosure: I helped organize this show.]
:: Wednesday, April 25 ::
Woman’s Dressing Room 09 featuring sounds by THREE LEGGED RACE, HANDOUTS, KARATE JONES and video by ROBERT BEATTY, BEN BARTLETT, JASON CORDER, and JORDAN MUNSON @ ArtsPlace (basement), 161 N. Mill St - 8pm, all ages, $3 donation requested
A basement show with a twist – it’s in the woman’s dressing room in the basement of ArtsPlace, home of our city’s instutionalized art org LexArts. Great lineup of experimental sounds and sights. Always excited to see Robert Beatty’s Three Legged Race sets and Jordan and Colin’s Karate Jones stuff. Looking forward to checking Handouts for the first time live. The invite recommends that peeps come early because space is limited (it also notes that there will be cookies and milk!). http://www.myspace.com/handouts, http://myspace.com/offthesky
:: Friday, April 27 ::
VANDAVEER cd release party w/NEVA GEOFFREY and PETTICOAT, PETTICOAT @ The Dame - 9pm, ages 21+, $5
Vandaveer = the solo project of Lex-patriate Mark Heidinger (of The Apparitions), a big-hearted fella who’s one of my absolute favorite peeps. This show is a celebration of the release of his new cd Grace and Speed on Gypsy Eyes Records. I’ve only heard a couple tracks, but it’s my favorite stuff from Mark so far. Check it for yourself at http://myspace.com/vandaveer (I’ve listened to “Roman Candle” a half-dozen times while putting this issue together). [Vandaveer will be playing a FREE all ages show at CD Central on Saturday, April 28th - see “Announcements” for more info.]
:: Wednesday, May 2 ::
GKduo w/TRYPTAMINE @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St – just off W. Maxwell
8pm, all ages, $3-$5 suggested donation
GKduo = young Chicago jazz/new music duo of bassist Matthew Golombisky and percussionist Quin Kirchner. Interlocked stop-stutter-funk-and-dissolve grooves. Recommended to fans of William Parker and Hamid Drake’s “Piercing the Veil” and/or the interplay between Paal Nilssen-Love and Nate McBride in Ken Vandermark’s FME trio. http://myspace.com/gkduo. Tryptamine = textural sound experiments riding tense abstraction into hypnotic groove and back out again. Good dudes to boot. http://myspace.com/tryptamine
:: Also worthwhile in the April 20 – May 2 timeframe ::
Every Sunday THE BLUEGRASS COLLECTIVE @ The Fishtank, corner of Euclid and Woodland – 9pm, no cover
Fri/Apr 20 RAKADU GYPSY DANCE @ Natasha’s Café, 112 Esplanade – 9pm, all ages
Fri/Apr 20 SON VOLT w/MAGNOLIA ELECTRIC CO. @ Headliners (Louisville) – ages 18+
Sat/Apr 21 THE QUEERS w/ALL-AMERICAN WEREWOLVES @ The Dame
Sat/Apr 21 SOUTHERN CULTURE ON THE SKIDS @ Southgate House (Newport, KY) – ages 18+
Sat/Apr 21 BODECO w/THE SHINERUNNERS @ Headliners (Louisville) – ages 18+
Sun/Apr 22 LIGHTNING BOLT w/WHITE MICE and BURNING STAR CORE @ Southgate House (Newport, KY) – ages 18+
Tues/Apr 24 TULA w/GUNTOWN MOUNTAIN TRAGEDY and RESTING ROOSTER @ The Dame
Tues/Apr 24 BROTHER ALI w/PSALM ONE and TRAMA @ Uncle Pleasants (Louisville)
Tues/Apr 24 LUCINDA WILLIAMS w/CARRIE RODRIGUEZ @ The Brown Theatre (Louisville) – all ages
Wed/Apr 25 SEXUAL DISASTER QUARTET w/TROGLODYTES @ The Dame
Thurs/Apr 26 GRIFFIN HOUSE w/WES MEEK @ The Dame
Fri/Apr 27 PARLOUR BOYS w/IN ENDEAVORS ITALYA, HOTPIPES, and VERY EMERGENCY @ The Red Mile – all ages
Sun/Apr 29 ANTIBALAS w/KRUDAS CUBENSI @ Southgate House (Newport, KY) – ages 18+
Sun/Apr 29 G.LOVE & SPECIAL SAUCE @ Headliners (Louisville) – ages 18+
:: Soon Soon ::
Fri/May 4 DR. DOG @ Alchemize (Cincinnati)
Sun/May 6 RAQUY & THE CAVEMEN @ Natasha’s Café – 8pm, all ages
Sun/May 6 ASYLUM STREET SPANKERS @ Southgate House (Newport, KY) – ages 18+
Wed/May 9 LOS STRAITJACKETS w/BIG SANDY @ Southgate House (Newport, KY)
Thurs/May 10 UNCLE MONK featuring TOMMY RAMONE @ The Dame
Fri/May 11 DANIEL JOHNSTON @ Southgate House (Newport, KY) – ages 18+
Fri/May 11 COCOROSIE w/BUSDRIVER and TEZ @ Headliners (Louisville) – ages 18+
Sat/May 12 TOMMIE SUNSHINE w/VHS OR BETA djs, PARLOUR BOYS, and TEAM SIDE TRACKED @ The Dame
Mon/May 14 THE HOLD STEADY @ Southgate House (Newport, KY)
Tues/May 15 ANIMAL COLLECTIVE w/SIR RICHARD BISHOP and DJ C. SPENCER YEH @ Southgate House (Newport, KY) – ages 18+
Wed/May 16 ANIMAL COLLECTIVE w/SIR RICHARD BISHOP @ The Dame
Mon/May 21 KINGS OF LEON w/THE FEATURES @ Headliners (Louisville) – ages 18+
Tues/May 22 !!! (CHK-CHK-CHK) @ Southgate House (Newport, KY) – ages 18+
Thurs/May 24 TAPES N’ TAPES w/LADYHAWK and HARLEM SHAKERS @ Southgate House (Newport, KY) – ages 18+
Fri/May 25 !!! (CHK-CHK-CHK) @ Headliners (Louisville) – ages 18+
Sun/May 27 DON CABALLERO w/KNIFE THE SYMPHONY @ Southgate House (Newport, KY) – ages 18+
Sat/June 2 HEALTH & HAPPINESS FAMILY GOSPEL BAND @ The Icehouse – all ages
Tues/June 12 THE NATIONAL w/SHAPES AND SIZES and TALKDEMONIC @ Headliners (Louisville) – ages 18+
Fri/June 15 CLUTCH @ Headliners (Louisville)
Fri&Sat/July 27&28 The Forecastle Festival featuring DE LA SOUL and tons more @ The Belvedere (Louisville) – all ages, http:// http://www.forecastlefest.com/
:: Pertinent Resources ::
__Lexington__
THE DAME, 156 W.Main St, Lexington - http://www.dameky.com
THE ICEHOUSE, 412 Cross St (off W.Maxwell), Lexington
MECCA dance studio/gallery, 451 Chair Avenue, off S.Broadway near Bolivar - http://www.meccadance.com
CHARLES MANSION (a venue no longer, but the website’s a good spot to find out about shows) – http://www.charlesmansion.org
FROWNY BEAR, 208 Forest Park
THIRD STREET STUFF COFFEE, corner of Limestone and 3rd Street – ph. 859/255-5301
THE FISHTANK, corner of Woodland and Euclid Ave - http://www.thefishtankbar.com
NATASHA'S CAFE, 112 Esplanade - http://www.beetnik.com/
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/
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 POUR HAUS, 1481 S. Shelby Street (corner of Shelby and Burnett), Louisville
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, 3929 Spring Grove Ave, 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
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.
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email thelexingtonproject@yahoo.com
Had hoped to have this out early enough to hip peeps to a few off-the-path Gallery Hop destinations. P’haps a few of you will get it in time. If not, I’m sorry. Anyway … an action-packed couple weeks. Peep Talena Sanders’ videos tomorrow at the Reynolds Bldg. Go see The Thing at UK’s Center Theater on Monday. Take it downstairs for Woman’s Room 09 on Wednesday, and check out Ellen Molle’s and Lina Tharsing’s BFA shows next Friday. Thanks to Greg Abernathy for compiling the outdoor haps and Mick Jeffries for letting me steal a few words. Get out. Have fun.
Luv, Ross
:::::::::::::::::::::::: Announcements :::::::::::::::::::::::::::
** Fri/April 20 – The Sister Spit Next Generation Tour @ UK
Friday, April 20, the Sister Spit Next Generation Tour, a national tour of eight queer female writers/performers/artists/activists, makes a stop in Lexington (the location for the performances will be on UK's campus, but the exact venue is still TBA – I’ll fill in that detail in the next issue). Headlining the tour is Michelle Tea - author of the award-winning Valencia, The Chelsea Whistle, and Rent Girl. Also, featured are Eileen Myles - writer of Chelsea Girls, Cool for You, and School of Fish. Has been performing her poetry since her first reading at CBGB's in '74. BUST magazine calls her "the rock star of modern poetry”: Ali Liebegott - recently published The IHOP Papers. Her first book, The Beautifully Worthless, received the Best Debut Fiction award at the 2006 Lambda Literary Awards: Nicole Georges - writer/cartoonist who does the zine Invincible Summer, Coffeeshop Crushes, and many more. Is also in the bands Sour Grapes and Fact or Fiction?: Christy Road - puts out the zine Greenzine. Has done artwork for among others Plan-it-X records, Maximum RockNRoll, BITCH magazine, BUST magazine, SPREAD magazine, INCITE: Women of Color Against Violence, and The Progressive: Robin Akimbo - prominent member of Coco Cafe, performance artists of color group. Writer of AIDS: The Made for TV Musical and I'll Tell You Why - one woman musical. More information about the performers and the tour can be found at http://www.sisterspitnextgen.com. A reception will follow at the Commonwealth House of the Gaines Center for the Humanities afterwards. The event is co-sponsored by the UK Feminist Alliance, Student Government, the OUTsource, Gay-Straight Alliance, the UK Zine Archive, and the Gender and Women's Studies dept. Donations can be made at the event benefiting the OUTsource - UK's new LGBTQQA center/infoshop space. Questions? Contact Shanna Sanders at shanna.sanders@gmail.com.
Speaking of OUTsource … if I’d gotten this out sooner I’d have directed you to the open house celebration on Thursday afternoon. Here’s a little more info: OUTsource is UK’s new gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, and ally (GLBTQQA) resource center located on the 1st floor of the University of Kentucky Student Center (underneath Starbucks and across from the UK Student Government offices). Its mission is to provide an affirming, safe, and confidential space for GLBTQQA students to learn more about gender identity, human sexuality, and related issues by providing access to academic, cultural, and interpersonal resources; and to change the campus climate and culture to become more inclusive of GLBTQQA students by embracing diversity.
** Fri & Sat/April 20 & 21 – Art Exhibition - “Everything’s New All The Time” at Unit Two Gallery
"Everything’s New All The Time," an exhibition featuring the work of three young Lexington artists - Clint Colburn, Shilpi Gupta (I’m a big fan of Shilpi’s stuff), and Elissa Morley, will run for two days only - Friday, April 20, 5pm-10pm (during Gallery Hop) and Saturday, April 21, 2pm-5pm - at Unit Two Gallery, a temporary space for experimental exhibitions located at 478 W. Second Street in Lexington. For details, contact Elissa at elissarmorley@yahoo.com or 321/615.5264
** Fri/April 20 – Art Exhibition – Mike Martinez’s “Get Rich or Die Tryin” at Studio 341
Friday, April 20th, from 6-10pm, Studio 341 (341 Scott St) hosts the opening reception for Mike Martinez’s BFA exhibition “Get Rich or Die Tryin.” The exhibit will feature Mike’s sculpture, installation, t-shirts, and stickers, and the always enticing promise of cheap wine and beer. Check out http://www.dronexinc.com for a fuller idea of Mike’s ideas and work.
** Fri/April 20 – S.E.A.P. presents “Welcome to Lonely Moutnain Community Center” at ELandF Gallery
Tonight, from 8pm-12am, ELandF Gallery (aka Latitude - 167 Saunier Street between Short and 2nd Sts) presents “Welcome to Lonely Mountain Community Center,” a one night only work in progress/installation/performance by S.E.A.P. (SouthernEvolution of ArtProcesses). The event, which features works/performances by Bruce Burris, Ben Fryman, Kurt Gohde, and Matt Page, is FREE and open to all ages. For more info, email elandfgallery@yahoo.com. http://www.latitudearts.com, http://www.benfryman.com, , http://www.kurtgohde.com, http://www.animaglass.com
** Sat/April 21 - FREE Film Screening – “If I Had A Dollar For Every Time I’ve Been Told I Was Going To Hell: Atheist & Agnostic Experience In The South” @ UK’s Reynolds Bldg
Saturday night, our friend Talena Sanders will host two FREE screenings of her film “If I Had A Dollar For Every Time I’ve Been Told I Was Going to Hell: Atheist & Agnostic Experience In the South” in room 101 of UK’s Reynolds Bldg. Screenings start at 9 and 10:30pm and will also feature Talena’s video “Portrait of Caitlin Heinz.” Check out http://supermundane.multiply.com.
For more info, email tsand2@uky.edu.
** Thurs-Sun/April 26-29 – Apprentice Players presents “Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead” at Lexington Public Library
Apprentice Players, a new local theatre group comprised entirely of teenagers, presents Bert V. Royal’s "Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead," Thursday, April 26th through Sunday, April 29th at the Lexington Public Library Central Branch (140 E. Main – corner of Main and Limestone). A description of the play from a recent email: “Contemporary in every sense of the word, "Dog Sees God" is a dark comedy revolving around the harsh realities of adolescent life. An unauthorized parody of everyone's favorite comic strip, the play reacquaints us with a team of characters that we came to know so well in our childhood. However, add 10 years and the friendly 8 year-olds we once knew have discovered drugs, religion, fire and of course...sex.” Performances are FREE and open to the public. For reservations, send an email to contact ReserveDSG@yahoo.com with your name, phone number/email address, number of seats requested, and the date of performance. Thursday through Saturday performances will begin at 8pm. Start time for Sunday’s performance is 2pm. For more info, contact Tara Adkins at 859/351-0656 or tara_b_adkins@yahoo.com.
** Fri/April 27 - Art Exhibition – Lina Tharsing’s BFA exhibition “The Experiments” at the Icehouse
The Icehouse (412 Cross St – just off W. Maxwell) plays host to the opening reception for Lina Tharsing’s BFA exhibition “The Experiments” next Friday, April 27th, from 6-9pm. Really excited to see all of Lina’s work. Here’s a brief explanatory blurb from a recent email: “Through her work, Lina explores the relationship between diagrams from books and their contextual information. Lina strips diagrams and illustrative photographs from their original context to give them a new environment. These people, plants, bones, and apparatuses are then capable of speaking freely to the viewer and acquiring new identities.” Note: If you can’t make the opening reception, the exhibition will be able to be viewed by appointment for the following week by contacting Lina Tharsing at 859/396-2987 or by e-mail linatharsing@gmail.com.
** Fri/April 27 – Art Exhibition – Ellen Mollé’s BFA exhibition “It Shows That Dirt Is Clean When There Is A Volume” at Studio 341
UK Art Studio senior (and our friend), Ellen Mollé will present her final Bachelor of Fine Arts show, “It Shows That Dirt Is Clean When There Is A Volume” (title taken from the writings of Gertrude Stein), April 27-May 2 at Studio 341 (located at 341 Scott St – near the UK Reynolds Bldg). The exhibit will display mixed media sculptures and installations she has made within the last year. Many are made using fiber, but also wood, wax, tea and paper. The pieces are organic and heavily inspired by natural forms such as stalactites, seed pods, cocoons and mountains. She also combines sonic elements with the visual, entering the world of installation art. The show’s opening reception will be Friday, April 27 from 6-9pm.
** April 27-29 - Camp Wellstone - grassroots political training hosted by KFTC and Kentucky Jobs With Justice
Our friends at Kentuckians For The Commonwealth & Kentucky Jobs with Justice are hosting Camp Wellstone, a 3-day training in grassroots political skills, April 27-29 at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Lexington. Camp Wellstone provides hands-on, practical training in grassroots politics for citizen activists, campaign workers and people interested in running for office. The training which is divided into three specialized curriculum – Electoral Campaigns: Tools and Tactics for Success, Citizen Activism: Grassroots Advocacy and Organizing, and Being a Candidate: How to Run and Win a Progressive Campaign - is open to anyone interested in gaining practical skills in progressive political action. For information about registration (including how to request a KFTC scholarship to cover registration and lodging costs), contact KFTC Organizing Director Lisa Abbott at 859/986-1277 ext 223 or by email at labbott@kih.net.
** Sat/April 28 – Vandaveer – FREE in-store Performance at CD Central
Saturday, April 28th at 2pm, CD Central (377 S. Limestone) presents an in-store performance by Vandaveer (aka our Lex-patriate pal Mark Heidinger). The show is FREE and all ages are welcome. Here’s a little more info taken from Vandaveer’s MySpace page (via this week’s CD Central newsletter): “Vandaveer is the town-folk, city-pop solo song & dance routine committed to tape and stated for the record by one Mark Charles Heidinger. In recent seasons this Mark Charles character traversed the mighty American highways spreading golden pop rock cheer and debauchery as principle singer, songwriter, hand-clapper, and chorus-yelper for The Apparitions. Where The Apparitions cast five hearty votes for bombast, electricity, and drums, Vandaveer steers left, detouring through the quieter side of song doing his very best to learn what makes an acoustic guitar the world’s finest storytelling machine._Weaned on the cadence and vibrations of a mighty pipe organ-driven church choir, Vandaveer picked up his pop’s old Gibson J-50 at age 15, butchered a Nirvana tune, and went on his merry way to learn his new craft. Born in cloudy Ohio, raised in the great state of Kentucky, and currently camped out in our nation’s fair capital, Vandaveer found in his heart a volume of tunes about love, death, redemption and flight and a stirring itch to sing his way through the dark.”
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Earth Day is this Sunday get out-of-doors and celebrate! There are several Earthdays in the Bluegrass events scheduled for the rest of the month along with lot of chances to head out on guided wildflower hikes.
Earthdays in the Bluegrass Events:
April 24th Renewable Fuels for Kentucky Presentation
April 28th Bike art and sculpture building
Visit http://www.EARTHDAYSintheBLUEGRASS.org for more details! If you have any questions, please contact Shane Tedder at resliferecycling@lsv.uky.edu or 859/257-2003.
:: The Weekend of April 19-22 :: Wildflower Weekend, Kentucky Native Plant Society (http://www.knps.org). Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission Botanist Deborah White will lead a hike at Natural Bridge SPNP (Powell County) on Saturday, April 21. More info @ http://www.knps.org/2007%20Agenda%20Wildflower%20Weekend.pdf
:: The Weekend of April 20-22 :: Pine Mountain Wildflower Weekend at the Pine Mountain Settlement School (Harlan County). This is worth the drive to the mountains! More info @ http://www.pinemountainsettlementschool.com/events.php?view=details&id=29
:: Saturday April 28 :: Wildflower walk at Lower Howard's Creek Heritage Park & State Nature Preserve (Clark County). The hike will showcase a large variety of native wildflowers in the Lower Howard’s Creek Valley. Moderately strenuous, these hikes will last at least three hours because we will stop often to identify new species. Please reserve a spot today by calling Clare Sipple at 859/744-4888.
:: Sunday April 29 :: Aromatic plants of Floracliff State Nature Preserve (Fayette County), 1 p.m. EDT. Learn why some plants have aromas and get a chance to experience some of them. Registration required for this event. Contact Beverly James at 859/351-7770 or
Floracliff@aol.com for more info.
:: The Weekend of May 4-6 :: Black Mountain Wildflower Weekend at the Pine Mountain Settlement School (Harlan County). More info online @ http://www.pinemountainsettlementschool.com/events.php?view=details&id=29
:: Saturday May 5 and Sunday May 6 :: KET's Kentucky Life segment on Dry Fork Gorge, a property protect with funds from the
Kentucky Heritage Land Conservation Fund in Metcalfe County, will air on KET1 on May 5th at 8pm. It will repeat on May 6th at 4:30pm on KET1.
:: Sunday May 6 :: Spring hike. Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission Botanist Deborah White will lead a hike at River Cliffs State Nature Preserve (Franklin County) at 1pm. This hike will require registration. Contact Deborah at 502/573-2886 or deborah.white@ky.gov for more information and to register.
- Greg Abernathy
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:: Friday, April 20 ::
Gallery Hop! @ locations throughout downtown Lexington
5-8pm (officially ... some spots stay open later), all ages, FREE
A recent description of Gallery Hop! by Mick Jeffries: “Lexington's funnest, artiest night out that doesn't cost you dime one (less that fabulous works of art that you decide you cannot *not* own), features delightful conversations with other art lovers, and often includes free snacks and beverages.” For the full scoop on what’s up where (at least on the “official” Gallery Hop path), visit http://www.lexarts.org/programs_galleryhop.php. Don’t miss Jim Shambu’s new work at Ivos Salon (on Mill St between Main and Short) - http://www.jamesshambhu.com/. And, don’t sleep on the un-official haps – “Everything’s New All The Time” at Unit Two Gallery (corner of 2nd and Jefferson), Mike Martinez’s “Get Rich or Die Tryin” at Studio 341 (341 Scott St – near UK’s Reynolds Bldg), and S.E.A.P.’s “Welcome to Lonely Mountain Community Center” at ELandF Gallery. You can find full details about those haps in the “Announcements” section above.
:: Friday, April 20 ::
Pre-School of Rock Benefit featuring HIGH WATER MARKS, 10 FOOT POLE, CLUB DUB, ANDREW ENGLISH (of Scourge of the Sea), and SLO-FI @ The Dame – 8pm, ages 21+, $8
A benefit for the Fayette Co-op Nursery School and Kindergarten featuring a great roster of old school and new school Lex bands. (Personally, I’m most looking forward to the High Water Marks.) Yeah, eight bucks might seem a little steep, but, as Billy Quinn (of 10 Foot Pole) said in a recent email, “shut-up, it’s for the kids J.” http://myspace.com/thehighwatermarks, http://myspace.com/thescourgeofthesea
:: Monday, April 23 ::
THE THING @ UK’s Center Theater, 2nd Floor UK Student Center
two sets starting at 8pm, all ages, $3 – sponsored by WRFL 88.1FM and Action Arts
The Thing = bruising Scandanavian jazz trio with a fondness for covering/deconstructing/reconstructing rock songs by the likes of PJ Harvey, the Sonics, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Ligthning Bolt, and the White Stripes and free-jazz classics by Don Cherry, Norman Howard, Frank Lowe, and Peter Brotzmann. No tricks, just ferocious skronk-n-roll. Not to be missed! Part of the Outside the Spotlight jazz and improvised music series.
LISTEN !!! Below are links to four of my favorites …
The Thing's cover of the Sonics' "Have Love Will Travel" (from the cd Garage on Smalltown Superjazz)
The Thing's cover of the Yeah Yeah Yeah's - "Art Star" (from the cd Garage on Smalltown Superjazz)
The Thing's cover of Lightning Bolt's "Ride the Sky" (from the cd Action Jazz on Smalltown Superjazz)
The Thing's original composition "Better Living ..." (from the cd Action Jazz on Smalltown Superjazz)
[Full Disclosure: I helped organize this show.]
:: Wednesday, April 25 ::
Woman’s Dressing Room 09 featuring sounds by THREE LEGGED RACE, HANDOUTS, KARATE JONES and video by ROBERT BEATTY, BEN BARTLETT, JASON CORDER, and JORDAN MUNSON @ ArtsPlace (basement), 161 N. Mill St - 8pm, all ages, $3 donation requested
A basement show with a twist – it’s in the woman’s dressing room in the basement of ArtsPlace, home of our city’s instutionalized art org LexArts. Great lineup of experimental sounds and sights. Always excited to see Robert Beatty’s Three Legged Race sets and Jordan and Colin’s Karate Jones stuff. Looking forward to checking Handouts for the first time live. The invite recommends that peeps come early because space is limited (it also notes that there will be cookies and milk!). http://www.myspace.com/handouts, http://myspace.com/offthesky
:: Friday, April 27 ::
VANDAVEER cd release party w/NEVA GEOFFREY and PETTICOAT, PETTICOAT @ The Dame - 9pm, ages 21+, $5
Vandaveer = the solo project of Lex-patriate Mark Heidinger (of The Apparitions), a big-hearted fella who’s one of my absolute favorite peeps. This show is a celebration of the release of his new cd Grace and Speed on Gypsy Eyes Records. I’ve only heard a couple tracks, but it’s my favorite stuff from Mark so far. Check it for yourself at http://myspace.com/vandaveer (I’ve listened to “Roman Candle” a half-dozen times while putting this issue together). [Vandaveer will be playing a FREE all ages show at CD Central on Saturday, April 28th - see “Announcements” for more info.]
:: Wednesday, May 2 ::
GKduo w/TRYPTAMINE @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St – just off W. Maxwell
8pm, all ages, $3-$5 suggested donation
GKduo = young Chicago jazz/new music duo of bassist Matthew Golombisky and percussionist Quin Kirchner. Interlocked stop-stutter-funk-and-dissolve grooves. Recommended to fans of William Parker and Hamid Drake’s “Piercing the Veil” and/or the interplay between Paal Nilssen-Love and Nate McBride in Ken Vandermark’s FME trio. http://myspace.com/gkduo. Tryptamine = textural sound experiments riding tense abstraction into hypnotic groove and back out again. Good dudes to boot. http://myspace.com/tryptamine
:: Also worthwhile in the April 20 – May 2 timeframe ::
Every Sunday THE BLUEGRASS COLLECTIVE @ The Fishtank, corner of Euclid and Woodland – 9pm, no cover
Fri/Apr 20 RAKADU GYPSY DANCE @ Natasha’s Café, 112 Esplanade – 9pm, all ages
Fri/Apr 20 SON VOLT w/MAGNOLIA ELECTRIC CO. @ Headliners (Louisville) – ages 18+
Sat/Apr 21 THE QUEERS w/ALL-AMERICAN WEREWOLVES @ The Dame
Sat/Apr 21 SOUTHERN CULTURE ON THE SKIDS @ Southgate House (Newport, KY) – ages 18+
Sat/Apr 21 BODECO w/THE SHINERUNNERS @ Headliners (Louisville) – ages 18+
Sun/Apr 22 LIGHTNING BOLT w/WHITE MICE and BURNING STAR CORE @ Southgate House (Newport, KY) – ages 18+
Tues/Apr 24 TULA w/GUNTOWN MOUNTAIN TRAGEDY and RESTING ROOSTER @ The Dame
Tues/Apr 24 BROTHER ALI w/PSALM ONE and TRAMA @ Uncle Pleasants (Louisville)
Tues/Apr 24 LUCINDA WILLIAMS w/CARRIE RODRIGUEZ @ The Brown Theatre (Louisville) – all ages
Wed/Apr 25 SEXUAL DISASTER QUARTET w/TROGLODYTES @ The Dame
Thurs/Apr 26 GRIFFIN HOUSE w/WES MEEK @ The Dame
Fri/Apr 27 PARLOUR BOYS w/IN ENDEAVORS ITALYA, HOTPIPES, and VERY EMERGENCY @ The Red Mile – all ages
Sun/Apr 29 ANTIBALAS w/KRUDAS CUBENSI @ Southgate House (Newport, KY) – ages 18+
Sun/Apr 29 G.LOVE & SPECIAL SAUCE @ Headliners (Louisville) – ages 18+
:: Soon Soon ::
Fri/May 4 DR. DOG @ Alchemize (Cincinnati)
Sun/May 6 RAQUY & THE CAVEMEN @ Natasha’s Café – 8pm, all ages
Sun/May 6 ASYLUM STREET SPANKERS @ Southgate House (Newport, KY) – ages 18+
Wed/May 9 LOS STRAITJACKETS w/BIG SANDY @ Southgate House (Newport, KY)
Thurs/May 10 UNCLE MONK featuring TOMMY RAMONE @ The Dame
Fri/May 11 DANIEL JOHNSTON @ Southgate House (Newport, KY) – ages 18+
Fri/May 11 COCOROSIE w/BUSDRIVER and TEZ @ Headliners (Louisville) – ages 18+
Sat/May 12 TOMMIE SUNSHINE w/VHS OR BETA djs, PARLOUR BOYS, and TEAM SIDE TRACKED @ The Dame
Mon/May 14 THE HOLD STEADY @ Southgate House (Newport, KY)
Tues/May 15 ANIMAL COLLECTIVE w/SIR RICHARD BISHOP and DJ C. SPENCER YEH @ Southgate House (Newport, KY) – ages 18+
Wed/May 16 ANIMAL COLLECTIVE w/SIR RICHARD BISHOP @ The Dame
Mon/May 21 KINGS OF LEON w/THE FEATURES @ Headliners (Louisville) – ages 18+
Tues/May 22 !!! (CHK-CHK-CHK) @ Southgate House (Newport, KY) – ages 18+
Thurs/May 24 TAPES N’ TAPES w/LADYHAWK and HARLEM SHAKERS @ Southgate House (Newport, KY) – ages 18+
Fri/May 25 !!! (CHK-CHK-CHK) @ Headliners (Louisville) – ages 18+
Sun/May 27 DON CABALLERO w/KNIFE THE SYMPHONY @ Southgate House (Newport, KY) – ages 18+
Sat/June 2 HEALTH & HAPPINESS FAMILY GOSPEL BAND @ The Icehouse – all ages
Tues/June 12 THE NATIONAL w/SHAPES AND SIZES and TALKDEMONIC @ Headliners (Louisville) – ages 18+
Fri/June 15 CLUTCH @ Headliners (Louisville)
Fri&Sat/July 27&28 The Forecastle Festival featuring DE LA SOUL and tons more @ The Belvedere (Louisville) – all ages, http:// http://www.forecastlefest.com/
:: Pertinent Resources ::
__Lexington__
THE DAME, 156 W.Main St, Lexington - http://www.dameky.com
THE ICEHOUSE, 412 Cross St (off W.Maxwell), Lexington
MECCA dance studio/gallery, 451 Chair Avenue, off S.Broadway near Bolivar - http://www.meccadance.com
CHARLES MANSION (a venue no longer, but the website’s a good spot to find out about shows) – http://www.charlesmansion.org
FROWNY BEAR, 208 Forest Park
THIRD STREET STUFF COFFEE, corner of Limestone and 3rd Street – ph. 859/255-5301
THE FISHTANK, corner of Woodland and Euclid Ave - http://www.thefishtankbar.com
NATASHA'S CAFE, 112 Esplanade - http://www.beetnik.com/
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/
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 POUR HAUS, 1481 S. Shelby Street (corner of Shelby and Burnett), Louisville
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, 3929 Spring Grove Ave, 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
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.
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