Wednesday, May 30, 2007
TLP May 30, 2007
Go see “Triplets of Belleville” tonight at Dogtown and then bike down to the Dame for Kittytwister and Her Hot Dogs. Saturday, check out the graphic novel workshop at the Carnegie Center, then peep the Health & Happiness Family Gospel Band at the Icehouse. Deek Hoi (June 7 at the Icehouse) may be the best band playing in the next two weeks and that’s saying something considering the aforementioned ones and Wrack (June 11 at the Icehouse). Thanks to Greg Abernathy for the list of upcoming nature haps, for helping me sort out all the local bike happenings, and for hipping us to the Wild and Wooly Video 10th anniversary party featuring Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (June 10 at Headliners in Louisville). Check out Vanessa’s yummy new Farmer’s Market Recipe - Shiitake Crostini with Arugula and Bleu. Thanks to J.Todd Dockery, Brian Manley, and Trevor Tremaine for their help with The Picks. Get out! Get out!
Luv, Ross
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** TONIGHT! Wed/May 30 - Bike-In Movie at Dogtown – “Les Triplettes de Belleville”
"Les Triplettes de Belleville" will be playing at Dogtown, 1026 Manchester St, starting around 9pm. FREE for bikers. Bring food, drinks, blankets, chairs, etc. All ages welcome. For any more info call Chris at 252-DOGS. http://www.dogtownlexington.com
** Thurs/May 31 – Bike Commuter Breakfast at Sunrise Bakery
Some of the Lexington Alleycat crowd have initiated a weekly Bike Commuter Breakfast. The first one went down last week at Stella’s. This week it’s at Sunrise Bakery (located on Main St between Limestone and Upper) from 7:30am “until you have to go to work. “ Everything – coffee, pastries, bread, etc - will be half-price for peeps who show up on bikes. Thursday, June 7th, the breakfast returns to Stella’s.
** Sat/June 2 – Storytelling Through Graphic Novels workshop at the Carnegie Center
This Saturday from 10am til noon, the Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning (251 W. Second St – corner of Mill and Second) will be hosting a workshop exploring storytelling through graphic novels. Our pal Sara Turner (of Cricket Press fame – http://www.cricket-press.com) and Jerzy Drozd, with whom she collaborates on Make Like A Tree Comics (http://www.mlatcomics.com) will facilitate the workshop. Here’s the full scoop from a recent Carnegie Center email: “Explore comics as a visual language and understand all the aspects that comprise the graphic novel. Learn and practice some of the techniques that can set comics apart from other long-form storytelling media such as prose and film. Short scenarios will be created and translated to comic form; the participation by all will prove the multitude of ways in which a single idea can tell a story effectively and visually. Young adults welcome!” The registration fee is $25. Call 859/254-4175 to register.
** Sat/June 2 – FREE in-store performance by Cabin @ CD Central
Cabin, from Louisville, will celebrate the release of their new CD with an in-store performance at CD Central, 377 S. Limestone, this Saturday, June 2 at 3pm. A bit o’ info from the most recent CD Central newsletter – “Very favorable comparisons have been drawn between Cabin and a certain other famous band from Louisville, and having heard the CD we can safely say that the hype is strictly legit. Don't miss the chance to see these guys in an intimate setting before they become the next big thing.” What the press are saying – “As good as this Louisville, KY quartet is on record, onstage they somehow manage to raise the bar on their atmospheric melodies and indelible pop hooks with both a hypnotic stage presence and jaw-dropping dynamics.’ – ConcertLivewire; ''Cabin writes songs that are epics of atmosphere and melody, where the lingering spaces between notes are just as important as the tender, evocative music.'' The performance is FREE and open to all ages. For more info, call the store at 233-DISC.
** Sat/June 9 – Lexington to Ashland Cycling Relay, National Trails Day Activity
The Lexington to Ashland Cycling Relay, National Trails Day Activity, is a ride is to promote the development of multi-use trails throughout the state and specifically the creation of a continuous railtrail (a multi-use trail for non-motorized transportation) over the abandoned CSX railway between Lexington and Ashland. More details at http://www.kyrailtrail.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=213#213.
** Lineup announced/Tickets on-sale for the Forecastle Festival in Louisville
Hopefully some of you are already familiar with Louisville’s Forecastle Festival. If not, this is your year to get hip. Organized by our friend JK McKnight, Forecastle is an intersection of music, art, and activism. Last year, the Apples in Stereo and Sleater-Kinney headlined the two-day event. This year, the festival’s 6th, there are too many headliners to count! De La Soul! Girl Talk! Aloha! Parlour! Chicago Afrobeat Project! Particle! The Features! As well as, two of our local favorites – the High Water Marks and Scourge of the Sea. And, that’s just the musical end of things. You can expect to be overwhelmed by visual artists and inspired by local and regional activist groups as well. The festival goes down Friday, July 27 & Saturday, July 28 at The Belvedere in Louisville. Advance tickets are $10 for Friday, $12 for Saturday or $20 for both days (! – you can’t beat dem prices). The price goes up only slightly for day-of purchases - $15 for each day. All ages are welcome. To check out each night’s lineup and/or to purchase tickets, go out http://forecastlefest.com/2007.html.
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Follow in Lucy Braun’s footsteps, learn about medicinal plant, aid in the battle against invasive plants or plug-in the TV IV and learn about the rare butterflies of Kentucky.
:: Saturday, June 2 :: National Trails Day. Several events are scheduled throughout Kentucky from Bernheim Forest to Shaker Village to the Red River Gorge. Visit http://www.americanhiking.org/events/ntd/events.html to search for an event to attend.
:: Wednesday June 6 – Sunday, June 10 :: In the Footsteps of Lucy Braun, a four-day forest study workshop conducted by Pine Mountain Settlement School. The workshop will combine field trips, lectures and slide presentations in the study of forest types found in eastern Kentucky. Daily field trips will include four- to eight-mile hikes. The workshop is geared toward adults. More info @ http://www.pinemountainsettlementschool.com/events.php?view=details&id=31
:: Saturday, June 9 :: Volunteer workday at Floracliff State Nature Preserve (Fayette County), 1pm. Join in the effort to remove bush honeysuckle from the preserve as part of an ongoing effort to protect our native species. Contact Beverly James at 859/351-7770 or Floracliff@aol.com for more information.
:: Saturday, June 16 :: KET's Kentucky Life segment on rare butterflies, featuring Ellis Laudermilk, Kentucky State Nature Preserve Commission invertebrate biologist, will air on KET1 on June 16 at 8pm. It will repeat on June 17 at 4:30pm on KET1. More info @ http://www.ket.org/cgi-bin/tvschedules/episode.pl?nola=KKYLI+001319&cd=1&&framed=1&layout=popup
:: Saturday, June 16 :: Watchable Wildlife. Starts at 2pm @ the Gladie Cultural-Environmental Learning Center. Dates and times are subject to change - call ahead (Gladie Center at 606/663-8100) if you are planning to attend an event. Directions @ http://www.fs.fed.us/r8/boone/districts/cumberland/gladie.shtml.
:: Saturday, June 23 :: Medicinal Plants. Starts at 2pm @ the Gladie Cultural-Environmental Learning Center. Dates and times are subject to change - call ahead (Gladie Center at 606/663-8100) if you are planning to attend an event. Directions @ http://www.fs.fed.us/r8/boone/districts/cumberland/gladie.shtml.
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Shiitake Crostini with Arugula and Bleu
1⁄4 loaf Sunrise Baguette
3 shiitakes
1 cup arugula
2 Tbsp crumbled bleu cheese
2 Tbsp garlic scapes, chopped
1 Tbsp pine nuts
olive oil
1 Tbsp white wine
1 tsp fresh cilantro, chopped
salt, pepper
Toast pine nuts in a dry skillet on medium heat until fragrant. Take out of pan. Heat olive oil on medium heat, add scapes and cilantro, salt and pepper to taste.. Saute til soft. Add sliced shiitakes, sauté til soft. Add white wine, cook until evaporated. Add arugula, and cook until just wilted. Take off heat, add pine nuts.
Split bread lengthwise, and spread with cheese. Toast bread under broiler until cheese starts to melt. Top with arugula mixture.
- VO
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:: Wednesday, May 30 ::
VOODOO ORGANIST w/MISS KITTYTWISTER & HER HOT DOGS and PEARLENE
@ The Dame – doors 9pm, ages 21+, $5
Wednesday night on Main Street sounds like a happening time to me. Throw a pool hall at me, and then maybe set a music club next to that, and I think I might venture forth from my hole in the ground. Garnish the nightclub with a Satanic organ player and psycho-billied funband that uses feedback for toothpicks and sings about atomic explosions, and I’m ready to cut some rugs.
The Dame hosts these pleasures this Wednesday night in the forms of the Voodoo Organist, Kittytwister & Her Hot Dogs, and Pearlene, so be prepared to put down your pencils and loosen your dancin’ shoes.
The Voodoo Organist has made several trips to Central Kentucky, and always showers us with the lava he calls love and music. It’s been awhile since I’ve seen the Organist, but last time he was suited in full blood-o-rific red, slamming an organ that groaned whilst decked in skulls and moans. He gathered a sound found in the 60’s section of Hell, bound it in his arms, and let it loose with feverish hands shaking over that nutzoid theremin, making volcanism a factor in humanity. His songs took me back to my days of hidden ritualistic fire pits in middle of the woods, making out with tattooed truck driving women, and smoking peace pipes with Mephisto (OK, maybe that was his life and not mine, but it sure was fun pretending). Whatever he’s vocalizing, it makes you feel evil, and feel good about feeling evil.
And make sure you check out his shoes at some point during the evening.
And then the kitten shall twist…Kittytwister brings the meat of Her Hot Dogs back into the buns of downtown Lexington once again, and, well, you probably deserve it. Have you ever actually stood in front of an amplifier when Joe Turner decides to stomp his foot and play one chord? It’ll unalaska Alaska. Joe is one of the chiefs of the tribe when it comes to dirt raunch clamour. It makes your blur face. I mean face blur. I get excited and reverbed out just thinking about it. Mix his Pategonian giant sound with the sway, the screech, the shout and the swing of Miss Kittytwister’s lungs over the sugared pop and sand-blasted rocka rolla that they play and the kids go nuts and pretzels. I’m talking dance music with the means that meet the ends all over the floor. That J. Dock/Sarah Arenasrock rhythm section ain’t half bad, either. Kittybilly? GlamourClamour?
Also down there tonight are the skinny jewels of Cinci’s Dim Mac recording artists Pearlene, who shan’t and can’t be missed. – Brian Manley
http://myspace.com/voodooorganist, http://myspace.com/kittytwister, http://myspace.com/pearlene
:: Saturday, June 2 ::
THE HEALTH & HAPPINESS FAMILY GOSPEL BAND w/BEER & GAS MONEY and dj sets by BILL WIDENER and KATE HENSLEY @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St (just off W. Maxwell) – doors 8:30pm/show 9pm, all ages, $3 - $5 suggested donation
"Health & Happiness Family Gospel Band"
I always remember what my cousin Kim's husband Phil said in response to being asked why he didn't go to church: "It takes less of that stuff to do me than it does some people."
I, J. Todd Dockery, of arguably sound mind, speaking to you on this here electronic idiot box, can only make utterance of what I know from direct experience.
First of all, I ain't never seen this band do their thing. And as I understand it, they've only played a couple of shows, recordings forthcoming. Yet, these Louisville-based shakers, bent leanings towards questionable religiosity, have already made Will Oldham's "best of" list of live shows (it was their first and one and only last year) for WIRE. He saw the Health & Happiness Family Gospel Band and knew that it was good. I mean, the man testified.
One of the reasons, if not excuses, for the lack of performances, is that this band is what we in the business refer to as a "side project." And this band in particular is a whole gaggle of "who's who" (or should that be "who made who"?) of Louisville musical talent. They got people playing slide guitar, and I don't know what all. And all of these yahoos play regularly in various other groups around the 'Ville.
What I do know about this band comes from the long-standing professional and emotional relationships I've maintained with one Brian Manley, and one Justin Eslinger.
Eslinger is a long-haired hippie type. I first met him through a gaggle of Louisville louts who make obnoxious music of varying degrees of style, not to mention, loudness. He was the bass player for the Touched, a band that may or may not still be around. He stomps around currently with the purveyors of questionable taste and musical intent, Bad Blood. This whole Health & Happiness deal was his idea initially. And I can testify that, if the band's name perplexes, that this Eslinger son of a bitch took it from the old Hank Williams "Health & Happiness" radio program. I always figured that Eslinger, with his stoned out lengthy locks look, was from Indiana or some shit. When I asked him where he was from he said, "London" (meaning, London, Kentucky for all you squares). And then had the gall to ask me if I had ever been to Manchester.
Well, eastern Kentucky roots will predispose anybody to church music, either towards it or against it. I mean, hell, when I'm driving back home I know I'm getting close when the only thing I can bring in on the car radio is the mainstream country station and local area religious programming. But the point of the Health & Happiness deal is that they do covers of antiquated gospel standards and hymns and present them in a raw, unvarnished fashion. The fervor of spirtiualized mania intact. The sorta antithesis of the "slick" commerciality of the Jesus music racket, which can really test the faithful's gag reflex if your ears ever catch wind of some of this contemporary junk.
Brian Manley ain't from eastern Kentucky. He's from Louisville, and he lives there now. Although the liner notes to the Smacks! compact disc "Here Lieth the Smacks! Protected by the Ejaculation of Serpents" states that he is from Vine Grove (his brother points to this as an exaggeration), but a good number of you know him from his in excess of ten years exile amongst the Philistines of Lexington. I once asked Brian, "How do you think 12 years of Catholic school influenced you?" To which he replied, "It made me hate God." Well, the aforementioned Eslinger recorded about half of the aforementioned Smacks! album, and I guess Eslinger still thought it was a good idea to recruit Manley for mandolin skills and other attributes for this gospel band. Apparently, Brian was either too hungover and/or drunk to fight this recruitment.
I do know that these guys usually practice on Sunday, but I'm betting none of 'em go to church first. Maybe they do. But as Tom Waits, in duet with Keith Richard, once sang, "You can say that it's gospel, but I know it's only church." And that's the point, as far as I understand it from Eslinger and Manley, of the Health & Happiness project: take the gospel away from money changers and put it back in the hands and mouths and instruments of those who seek and/or those who are seeking the direct, ragged, ecstatic presence of the divine.
Beer & Gas Money performing in between a couple of sets by the Health & Happiness Family Gospel Band. Bill Widener, Jr. and Kathleen Hensley DJ-ing it up with some gospel sounds in and around all of it. I guess this all makes for what could be considered to be the first gosh-damn tent revival at the Icehouse this Saturday.
Be there, or just go to hell.
- J. Todd Dockery
:: Saturday, June 2 ::
THE SCOURGE OF THE SEA w/JOANNA JAMES, and NEVA GEOFFREY @ The Dame - doors 9pm, ages 21+, $5
A night of mellow indie folk-pop anthems at the Dame. I still get warm swells listening to “Smitten Kitten” on the Scourge MySpace page. http://myspace.com/thescourgeofthesea, http://myspace.com/joannajames, http://myspace.com/nevageoffrey
:: Thursday, June 7 ::
DEEK HOI w/THE JOYBOMB and THREE LEGGED RACE @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St (just off W. Maxwell) - doors 8pm/show 8:30pm, all ages, $3 - $5 suggested donation
Deek Hoi = exquisite folk pop from Knoxville with the male/female vocal trading that I’m such a sucker for. The group’s last show at the Icehouse (opening for Big Fresh) blew me away (as did their other Lexington appearance, opening for Curtains at Mecca). Do not pass go – go straight to their MySpace page - http://myspace.com/deekhoi - and listen to “Letter from New Omaha” … or “California” … or “Family Song” … you can’t lose, they’re all great. The Joybomb = Big Fresh-ite and occasional, recreational organic farmer Jeremy Midkiff (http://myspace.com/thejoybombs). Three Legged Race = the brilliant solo psychedelic electronic project of Robert Beatty from Eyes & Arms of Smoke and Hair Police. [Full disclosure: I helped organize this show.]
:: Friday, June 8 ::
BIG MARACAS @ The Dame
doors 9pm, ages 21+, $5
Latin-American dance party at the Dame. Very fun.
:: Sunday, June 10 ::
BONNIE PRINCE BILLY @ Headliners (Louisville)
8pm, ages 18+, $5 (tickets available only at Wild and Wooly Video, 1021 Bardstown Rd, Louisville)
June 10th, Bonnie Prince Billy will perform "I See A Darkness" in it's entirety: Louisville, KY, Headliner's. Oldham will play his classic 1999 album I See a Darkness in its entirety. Joining him will be the same band who played on the album itself (brother Paul Oldham, Bob Arellano, Colin Gagon, Peter Townsend) with the key addition of Chavez/Superwolf/Zwan guitarist Matt Sweeney.
And that's not all! The concert is a celebration of the tenth anniversary of Wild and Woolly Video, a Louisville video store that "specializes in renting and selling videos and DVDs that are hard-to-find, obscure, or just too weird for the chain stores," according to its website. Other performers at the event include "Saturday Night Live's Fred Armisen, Blowfly ("the original dirty rapper!"), comedian Morgan Murphy, and WFPK DJ Woody Chancy.
Tickets to the event are five dollars, and all ticket proceeds will go to Kosair Charities. Flyer online @ http://www.wandwvideo.com/
- Greg Abernathy
:: Monday, June 11 ::
WRACK @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St (just off W. Maxwell)
doors 8pm/show 8:30pm, all ages, $3-$5 suggested donation
Wrack = unique Chicago jazz quintet led by oboist Kyle Bruckmann and featuring Tim Daisy (drums, of the Vandermark 5, Triage, and Festival Quartet), Anton Hatwich (bass, of the Festival Quartet and Rempis Percussion Quartet), Jen Clare Paulson (viola), and Jason Stein (bass clarinet, of Locksmith Isidore and Bridge 61). "From Morton Feldman-esque minimalism to Charles Ives-like bluster, Wrack has few equals." - All About Jazz. Read more at http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=12890
[Full disclosure: I helped organize this show.]
:: Tuesday, June 12 ::
THE NATIONAL w/SHAPES AND SIZES and TALKDEMONIC @ Headliners (Louisville)
9pm, ages 18+, $12 advance/$14 at the door
The National = Wry, wordy rock from NYC by way of Cincinnati. I loved their last record, “Alligator,” just starting to delve into their new one, “Boxer.” I hear Bruce Springsteen is a fan. Anyway, here are links for your listening/nerding out pleasure - http://www.americanmary.com/ (The National), http://shapeandsizes.ca, http://talkdemonic.com.
:: Wednesday, June 13 ::
MOUTHUS w/EYES AND ARMS OF SMOKE and WRETCHED WORST @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St (just off W. Maxwell) - 8pm, all ages, $3 suggested donation
MOUTHUS - psychedelic/doom/dub/noise/classic rock from this NYC gruesome twosome.
EYES & ARMS OF SMOKE - the classic hallucination offense from some people you (wish you didn't) know.
WRETCHED WORST - exactly like the name says.
– Trevor Tremaine
[Full Disclosure: Trevor helped set up the show and is a member of Eyes & Arms.]
:: Wednesday, June 13 ::
VIETNAM w/GREG ASHLEY @ The Dame
doors 9pm, ages 21+, $7
Vietnam = style-y rock that reminds me of the moments when Velvets or the Stones slowed down/stripped down to folk rock sounds.
http://myspace.com/vietnamtheband, http://myspace.com/thegrisgris
:: Also worthwhile in the May 17-30 timeframe ::
Every Sunday THE BLUEGRASS COLLECTIVE @ The Fishtank, corner of Euclid and Woodland – 9pm, no cover
Thurs/May 31 ARIZONA BAY: A Tribute to Tool @ The Dame
Tues/June 5 MONTE MONTGOMERY @ The Dame
Sat/June 9 GOOSE CREEK SYMPHONY w/BONEPONY @ The Dame
:: Soon Soon ::
Thurs/June 14 THE NEW MANLEY DEATH SQUAD (aka The Brothers Manley) @ the Highlands Taproom, 1279 Bardstown Rd (Louisville)
Fri/June 15 "Post-Hop Dance Party" featuring DJs ROB THEAKSTON & JESSE SAXON w/projections by TALENA SANDERS and FREE food from GUMBO YA YA @ The Icehouse - all ages
Fri/June 15 NINE POUND HAMMER @ The Dame
Fri/June 15 CLUTCH @ Headliners (Louisville)
Mon/June 18 CARRIE RODRIGUEZ TRIO w/TIM EASTON @ The Dame
Thurs/June 21 ROBERT EARL KEEN @ The Dame
Fri/June 23 TIGHT LEATHER @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St – all ages
Thurs/June 28 KEN VANDERMARK/TIM DAISY duo @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St – all ages
Sun/July 1 FRED LONBERG HOLM’S VALENTINE TRIO @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St – all ages
Mon/July 2 THE BESTIES @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St - all ages
Tues/July 3 HIGH WATER MARKS w/LISMORE @ The Dame
Tues/July 10 JESSICA PAVONE & MARY HALVORSON w/JUDITH BERKSON @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St – all ages
Fri/July 20 JE SUIS FRANCE w/NIGHT MOVES (member of Masters of the Hemisphere) @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St – all ages
Fri/July 20 VHS OR BETA @ The Dame
Sat/July 21 CHRIS KNIGHT @ The Dame
Fri&Sat/July 27&28 The Forecastle Festival featuring DE LA SOUL, GIRL TALK, ALOHA, HIGH WATER MARKS, PARTICLE, CHEER ACCIDENT, and tons more @ The Belvedere (Louisville) – all ages, http:// http://www.forecastlefest.com/
Fri/Aug 3 DON CABALLERO w/WAX FANG @ The Dame
Sat/Aug 4 IDEAL FREE DISTRIBUTION w/BUNNYGRUNT and RYAN ANDERSON @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St – all ages
Sat/Aug 4 RASPUTINA w/MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND (solo) @ The Dame
Sat/Sept 8 ROBBIE FULKS @ The Dame
:: 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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Luv, Ross
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** TONIGHT! Wed/May 30 - Bike-In Movie at Dogtown – “Les Triplettes de Belleville”
"Les Triplettes de Belleville" will be playing at Dogtown, 1026 Manchester St, starting around 9pm. FREE for bikers. Bring food, drinks, blankets, chairs, etc. All ages welcome. For any more info call Chris at 252-DOGS. http://www.dogtownlexington.com
** Thurs/May 31 – Bike Commuter Breakfast at Sunrise Bakery
Some of the Lexington Alleycat crowd have initiated a weekly Bike Commuter Breakfast. The first one went down last week at Stella’s. This week it’s at Sunrise Bakery (located on Main St between Limestone and Upper) from 7:30am “until you have to go to work. “ Everything – coffee, pastries, bread, etc - will be half-price for peeps who show up on bikes. Thursday, June 7th, the breakfast returns to Stella’s.
** Sat/June 2 – Storytelling Through Graphic Novels workshop at the Carnegie Center
This Saturday from 10am til noon, the Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning (251 W. Second St – corner of Mill and Second) will be hosting a workshop exploring storytelling through graphic novels. Our pal Sara Turner (of Cricket Press fame – http://www.cricket-press.com) and Jerzy Drozd, with whom she collaborates on Make Like A Tree Comics (http://www.mlatcomics.com) will facilitate the workshop. Here’s the full scoop from a recent Carnegie Center email: “Explore comics as a visual language and understand all the aspects that comprise the graphic novel. Learn and practice some of the techniques that can set comics apart from other long-form storytelling media such as prose and film. Short scenarios will be created and translated to comic form; the participation by all will prove the multitude of ways in which a single idea can tell a story effectively and visually. Young adults welcome!” The registration fee is $25. Call 859/254-4175 to register.
** Sat/June 2 – FREE in-store performance by Cabin @ CD Central
Cabin, from Louisville, will celebrate the release of their new CD with an in-store performance at CD Central, 377 S. Limestone, this Saturday, June 2 at 3pm. A bit o’ info from the most recent CD Central newsletter – “Very favorable comparisons have been drawn between Cabin and a certain other famous band from Louisville, and having heard the CD we can safely say that the hype is strictly legit. Don't miss the chance to see these guys in an intimate setting before they become the next big thing.” What the press are saying – “As good as this Louisville, KY quartet is on record, onstage they somehow manage to raise the bar on their atmospheric melodies and indelible pop hooks with both a hypnotic stage presence and jaw-dropping dynamics.’ – ConcertLivewire; ''Cabin writes songs that are epics of atmosphere and melody, where the lingering spaces between notes are just as important as the tender, evocative music.'' The performance is FREE and open to all ages. For more info, call the store at 233-DISC.
** Sat/June 9 – Lexington to Ashland Cycling Relay, National Trails Day Activity
The Lexington to Ashland Cycling Relay, National Trails Day Activity, is a ride is to promote the development of multi-use trails throughout the state and specifically the creation of a continuous railtrail (a multi-use trail for non-motorized transportation) over the abandoned CSX railway between Lexington and Ashland. More details at http://www.kyrailtrail.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=213#213.
** Lineup announced/Tickets on-sale for the Forecastle Festival in Louisville
Hopefully some of you are already familiar with Louisville’s Forecastle Festival. If not, this is your year to get hip. Organized by our friend JK McKnight, Forecastle is an intersection of music, art, and activism. Last year, the Apples in Stereo and Sleater-Kinney headlined the two-day event. This year, the festival’s 6th, there are too many headliners to count! De La Soul! Girl Talk! Aloha! Parlour! Chicago Afrobeat Project! Particle! The Features! As well as, two of our local favorites – the High Water Marks and Scourge of the Sea. And, that’s just the musical end of things. You can expect to be overwhelmed by visual artists and inspired by local and regional activist groups as well. The festival goes down Friday, July 27 & Saturday, July 28 at The Belvedere in Louisville. Advance tickets are $10 for Friday, $12 for Saturday or $20 for both days (! – you can’t beat dem prices). The price goes up only slightly for day-of purchases - $15 for each day. All ages are welcome. To check out each night’s lineup and/or to purchase tickets, go out http://forecastlefest.com/2007.html.
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Follow in Lucy Braun’s footsteps, learn about medicinal plant, aid in the battle against invasive plants or plug-in the TV IV and learn about the rare butterflies of Kentucky.
:: Saturday, June 2 :: National Trails Day. Several events are scheduled throughout Kentucky from Bernheim Forest to Shaker Village to the Red River Gorge. Visit http://www.americanhiking.org/events/ntd/events.html to search for an event to attend.
:: Wednesday June 6 – Sunday, June 10 :: In the Footsteps of Lucy Braun, a four-day forest study workshop conducted by Pine Mountain Settlement School. The workshop will combine field trips, lectures and slide presentations in the study of forest types found in eastern Kentucky. Daily field trips will include four- to eight-mile hikes. The workshop is geared toward adults. More info @ http://www.pinemountainsettlementschool.com/events.php?view=details&id=31
:: Saturday, June 9 :: Volunteer workday at Floracliff State Nature Preserve (Fayette County), 1pm. Join in the effort to remove bush honeysuckle from the preserve as part of an ongoing effort to protect our native species. Contact Beverly James at 859/351-7770 or Floracliff@aol.com for more information.
:: Saturday, June 16 :: KET's Kentucky Life segment on rare butterflies, featuring Ellis Laudermilk, Kentucky State Nature Preserve Commission invertebrate biologist, will air on KET1 on June 16 at 8pm. It will repeat on June 17 at 4:30pm on KET1. More info @ http://www.ket.org/cgi-bin/tvschedules/episode.pl?nola=KKYLI+001319&cd=1&&framed=1&layout=popup
:: Saturday, June 16 :: Watchable Wildlife. Starts at 2pm @ the Gladie Cultural-Environmental Learning Center. Dates and times are subject to change - call ahead (Gladie Center at 606/663-8100) if you are planning to attend an event. Directions @ http://www.fs.fed.us/r8/boone/districts/cumberland/gladie.shtml.
:: Saturday, June 23 :: Medicinal Plants. Starts at 2pm @ the Gladie Cultural-Environmental Learning Center. Dates and times are subject to change - call ahead (Gladie Center at 606/663-8100) if you are planning to attend an event. Directions @ http://www.fs.fed.us/r8/boone/districts/cumberland/gladie.shtml.
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Shiitake Crostini with Arugula and Bleu
1⁄4 loaf Sunrise Baguette
3 shiitakes
1 cup arugula
2 Tbsp crumbled bleu cheese
2 Tbsp garlic scapes, chopped
1 Tbsp pine nuts
olive oil
1 Tbsp white wine
1 tsp fresh cilantro, chopped
salt, pepper
Toast pine nuts in a dry skillet on medium heat until fragrant. Take out of pan. Heat olive oil on medium heat, add scapes and cilantro, salt and pepper to taste.. Saute til soft. Add sliced shiitakes, sauté til soft. Add white wine, cook until evaporated. Add arugula, and cook until just wilted. Take off heat, add pine nuts.
Split bread lengthwise, and spread with cheese. Toast bread under broiler until cheese starts to melt. Top with arugula mixture.
- VO
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:: Wednesday, May 30 ::
VOODOO ORGANIST w/MISS KITTYTWISTER & HER HOT DOGS and PEARLENE
@ The Dame – doors 9pm, ages 21+, $5
Wednesday night on Main Street sounds like a happening time to me. Throw a pool hall at me, and then maybe set a music club next to that, and I think I might venture forth from my hole in the ground. Garnish the nightclub with a Satanic organ player and psycho-billied funband that uses feedback for toothpicks and sings about atomic explosions, and I’m ready to cut some rugs.
The Dame hosts these pleasures this Wednesday night in the forms of the Voodoo Organist, Kittytwister & Her Hot Dogs, and Pearlene, so be prepared to put down your pencils and loosen your dancin’ shoes.
The Voodoo Organist has made several trips to Central Kentucky, and always showers us with the lava he calls love and music. It’s been awhile since I’ve seen the Organist, but last time he was suited in full blood-o-rific red, slamming an organ that groaned whilst decked in skulls and moans. He gathered a sound found in the 60’s section of Hell, bound it in his arms, and let it loose with feverish hands shaking over that nutzoid theremin, making volcanism a factor in humanity. His songs took me back to my days of hidden ritualistic fire pits in middle of the woods, making out with tattooed truck driving women, and smoking peace pipes with Mephisto (OK, maybe that was his life and not mine, but it sure was fun pretending). Whatever he’s vocalizing, it makes you feel evil, and feel good about feeling evil.
And make sure you check out his shoes at some point during the evening.
And then the kitten shall twist…Kittytwister brings the meat of Her Hot Dogs back into the buns of downtown Lexington once again, and, well, you probably deserve it. Have you ever actually stood in front of an amplifier when Joe Turner decides to stomp his foot and play one chord? It’ll unalaska Alaska. Joe is one of the chiefs of the tribe when it comes to dirt raunch clamour. It makes your blur face. I mean face blur. I get excited and reverbed out just thinking about it. Mix his Pategonian giant sound with the sway, the screech, the shout and the swing of Miss Kittytwister’s lungs over the sugared pop and sand-blasted rocka rolla that they play and the kids go nuts and pretzels. I’m talking dance music with the means that meet the ends all over the floor. That J. Dock/Sarah Arenasrock rhythm section ain’t half bad, either. Kittybilly? GlamourClamour?
Also down there tonight are the skinny jewels of Cinci’s Dim Mac recording artists Pearlene, who shan’t and can’t be missed. – Brian Manley
http://myspace.com/voodooorganist, http://myspace.com/kittytwister, http://myspace.com/pearlene
:: Saturday, June 2 ::
THE HEALTH & HAPPINESS FAMILY GOSPEL BAND w/BEER & GAS MONEY and dj sets by BILL WIDENER and KATE HENSLEY @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St (just off W. Maxwell) – doors 8:30pm/show 9pm, all ages, $3 - $5 suggested donation
"Health & Happiness Family Gospel Band"
I always remember what my cousin Kim's husband Phil said in response to being asked why he didn't go to church: "It takes less of that stuff to do me than it does some people."
I, J. Todd Dockery, of arguably sound mind, speaking to you on this here electronic idiot box, can only make utterance of what I know from direct experience.
First of all, I ain't never seen this band do their thing. And as I understand it, they've only played a couple of shows, recordings forthcoming. Yet, these Louisville-based shakers, bent leanings towards questionable religiosity, have already made Will Oldham's "best of" list of live shows (it was their first and one and only last year) for WIRE. He saw the Health & Happiness Family Gospel Band and knew that it was good. I mean, the man testified.
One of the reasons, if not excuses, for the lack of performances, is that this band is what we in the business refer to as a "side project." And this band in particular is a whole gaggle of "who's who" (or should that be "who made who"?) of Louisville musical talent. They got people playing slide guitar, and I don't know what all. And all of these yahoos play regularly in various other groups around the 'Ville.
What I do know about this band comes from the long-standing professional and emotional relationships I've maintained with one Brian Manley, and one Justin Eslinger.
Eslinger is a long-haired hippie type. I first met him through a gaggle of Louisville louts who make obnoxious music of varying degrees of style, not to mention, loudness. He was the bass player for the Touched, a band that may or may not still be around. He stomps around currently with the purveyors of questionable taste and musical intent, Bad Blood. This whole Health & Happiness deal was his idea initially. And I can testify that, if the band's name perplexes, that this Eslinger son of a bitch took it from the old Hank Williams "Health & Happiness" radio program. I always figured that Eslinger, with his stoned out lengthy locks look, was from Indiana or some shit. When I asked him where he was from he said, "London" (meaning, London, Kentucky for all you squares). And then had the gall to ask me if I had ever been to Manchester.
Well, eastern Kentucky roots will predispose anybody to church music, either towards it or against it. I mean, hell, when I'm driving back home I know I'm getting close when the only thing I can bring in on the car radio is the mainstream country station and local area religious programming. But the point of the Health & Happiness deal is that they do covers of antiquated gospel standards and hymns and present them in a raw, unvarnished fashion. The fervor of spirtiualized mania intact. The sorta antithesis of the "slick" commerciality of the Jesus music racket, which can really test the faithful's gag reflex if your ears ever catch wind of some of this contemporary junk.
Brian Manley ain't from eastern Kentucky. He's from Louisville, and he lives there now. Although the liner notes to the Smacks! compact disc "Here Lieth the Smacks! Protected by the Ejaculation of Serpents" states that he is from Vine Grove (his brother points to this as an exaggeration), but a good number of you know him from his in excess of ten years exile amongst the Philistines of Lexington. I once asked Brian, "How do you think 12 years of Catholic school influenced you?" To which he replied, "It made me hate God." Well, the aforementioned Eslinger recorded about half of the aforementioned Smacks! album, and I guess Eslinger still thought it was a good idea to recruit Manley for mandolin skills and other attributes for this gospel band. Apparently, Brian was either too hungover and/or drunk to fight this recruitment.
I do know that these guys usually practice on Sunday, but I'm betting none of 'em go to church first. Maybe they do. But as Tom Waits, in duet with Keith Richard, once sang, "You can say that it's gospel, but I know it's only church." And that's the point, as far as I understand it from Eslinger and Manley, of the Health & Happiness project: take the gospel away from money changers and put it back in the hands and mouths and instruments of those who seek and/or those who are seeking the direct, ragged, ecstatic presence of the divine.
Beer & Gas Money performing in between a couple of sets by the Health & Happiness Family Gospel Band. Bill Widener, Jr. and Kathleen Hensley DJ-ing it up with some gospel sounds in and around all of it. I guess this all makes for what could be considered to be the first gosh-damn tent revival at the Icehouse this Saturday.
Be there, or just go to hell.
- J. Todd Dockery
:: Saturday, June 2 ::
THE SCOURGE OF THE SEA w/JOANNA JAMES, and NEVA GEOFFREY @ The Dame - doors 9pm, ages 21+, $5
A night of mellow indie folk-pop anthems at the Dame. I still get warm swells listening to “Smitten Kitten” on the Scourge MySpace page. http://myspace.com/thescourgeofthesea, http://myspace.com/joannajames, http://myspace.com/nevageoffrey
:: Thursday, June 7 ::
DEEK HOI w/THE JOYBOMB and THREE LEGGED RACE @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St (just off W. Maxwell) - doors 8pm/show 8:30pm, all ages, $3 - $5 suggested donation
Deek Hoi = exquisite folk pop from Knoxville with the male/female vocal trading that I’m such a sucker for. The group’s last show at the Icehouse (opening for Big Fresh) blew me away (as did their other Lexington appearance, opening for Curtains at Mecca). Do not pass go – go straight to their MySpace page - http://myspace.com/deekhoi - and listen to “Letter from New Omaha” … or “California” … or “Family Song” … you can’t lose, they’re all great. The Joybomb = Big Fresh-ite and occasional, recreational organic farmer Jeremy Midkiff (http://myspace.com/thejoybombs). Three Legged Race = the brilliant solo psychedelic electronic project of Robert Beatty from Eyes & Arms of Smoke and Hair Police. [Full disclosure: I helped organize this show.]
:: Friday, June 8 ::
BIG MARACAS @ The Dame
doors 9pm, ages 21+, $5
Latin-American dance party at the Dame. Very fun.
:: Sunday, June 10 ::
BONNIE PRINCE BILLY @ Headliners (Louisville)
8pm, ages 18+, $5 (tickets available only at Wild and Wooly Video, 1021 Bardstown Rd, Louisville)
June 10th, Bonnie Prince Billy will perform "I See A Darkness" in it's entirety: Louisville, KY, Headliner's. Oldham will play his classic 1999 album I See a Darkness in its entirety. Joining him will be the same band who played on the album itself (brother Paul Oldham, Bob Arellano, Colin Gagon, Peter Townsend) with the key addition of Chavez/Superwolf/Zwan guitarist Matt Sweeney.
And that's not all! The concert is a celebration of the tenth anniversary of Wild and Woolly Video, a Louisville video store that "specializes in renting and selling videos and DVDs that are hard-to-find, obscure, or just too weird for the chain stores," according to its website. Other performers at the event include "Saturday Night Live's Fred Armisen, Blowfly ("the original dirty rapper!"), comedian Morgan Murphy, and WFPK DJ Woody Chancy.
Tickets to the event are five dollars, and all ticket proceeds will go to Kosair Charities. Flyer online @ http://www.wandwvideo.com/
- Greg Abernathy
:: Monday, June 11 ::
WRACK @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St (just off W. Maxwell)
doors 8pm/show 8:30pm, all ages, $3-$5 suggested donation
Wrack = unique Chicago jazz quintet led by oboist Kyle Bruckmann and featuring Tim Daisy (drums, of the Vandermark 5, Triage, and Festival Quartet), Anton Hatwich (bass, of the Festival Quartet and Rempis Percussion Quartet), Jen Clare Paulson (viola), and Jason Stein (bass clarinet, of Locksmith Isidore and Bridge 61). "From Morton Feldman-esque minimalism to Charles Ives-like bluster, Wrack has few equals." - All About Jazz. Read more at http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=12890
[Full disclosure: I helped organize this show.]
:: Tuesday, June 12 ::
THE NATIONAL w/SHAPES AND SIZES and TALKDEMONIC @ Headliners (Louisville)
9pm, ages 18+, $12 advance/$14 at the door
The National = Wry, wordy rock from NYC by way of Cincinnati. I loved their last record, “Alligator,” just starting to delve into their new one, “Boxer.” I hear Bruce Springsteen is a fan. Anyway, here are links for your listening/nerding out pleasure - http://www.americanmary.com/ (The National), http://shapeandsizes.ca, http://talkdemonic.com.
:: Wednesday, June 13 ::
MOUTHUS w/EYES AND ARMS OF SMOKE and WRETCHED WORST @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St (just off W. Maxwell) - 8pm, all ages, $3 suggested donation
MOUTHUS - psychedelic/doom/dub/noise/classic rock from this NYC gruesome twosome.
EYES & ARMS OF SMOKE - the classic hallucination offense from some people you (wish you didn't) know.
WRETCHED WORST - exactly like the name says.
– Trevor Tremaine
[Full Disclosure: Trevor helped set up the show and is a member of Eyes & Arms.]
:: Wednesday, June 13 ::
VIETNAM w/GREG ASHLEY @ The Dame
doors 9pm, ages 21+, $7
Vietnam = style-y rock that reminds me of the moments when Velvets or the Stones slowed down/stripped down to folk rock sounds.
http://myspace.com/vietnamtheband, http://myspace.com/thegrisgris
:: Also worthwhile in the May 17-30 timeframe ::
Every Sunday THE BLUEGRASS COLLECTIVE @ The Fishtank, corner of Euclid and Woodland – 9pm, no cover
Thurs/May 31 ARIZONA BAY: A Tribute to Tool @ The Dame
Tues/June 5 MONTE MONTGOMERY @ The Dame
Sat/June 9 GOOSE CREEK SYMPHONY w/BONEPONY @ The Dame
:: Soon Soon ::
Thurs/June 14 THE NEW MANLEY DEATH SQUAD (aka The Brothers Manley) @ the Highlands Taproom, 1279 Bardstown Rd (Louisville)
Fri/June 15 "Post-Hop Dance Party" featuring DJs ROB THEAKSTON & JESSE SAXON w/projections by TALENA SANDERS and FREE food from GUMBO YA YA @ The Icehouse - all ages
Fri/June 15 NINE POUND HAMMER @ The Dame
Fri/June 15 CLUTCH @ Headliners (Louisville)
Mon/June 18 CARRIE RODRIGUEZ TRIO w/TIM EASTON @ The Dame
Thurs/June 21 ROBERT EARL KEEN @ The Dame
Fri/June 23 TIGHT LEATHER @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St – all ages
Thurs/June 28 KEN VANDERMARK/TIM DAISY duo @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St – all ages
Sun/July 1 FRED LONBERG HOLM’S VALENTINE TRIO @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St – all ages
Mon/July 2 THE BESTIES @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St - all ages
Tues/July 3 HIGH WATER MARKS w/LISMORE @ The Dame
Tues/July 10 JESSICA PAVONE & MARY HALVORSON w/JUDITH BERKSON @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St – all ages
Fri/July 20 JE SUIS FRANCE w/NIGHT MOVES (member of Masters of the Hemisphere) @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St – all ages
Fri/July 20 VHS OR BETA @ The Dame
Sat/July 21 CHRIS KNIGHT @ The Dame
Fri&Sat/July 27&28 The Forecastle Festival featuring DE LA SOUL, GIRL TALK, ALOHA, HIGH WATER MARKS, PARTICLE, CHEER ACCIDENT, and tons more @ The Belvedere (Louisville) – all ages, http:// http://www.forecastlefest.com/
Fri/Aug 3 DON CABALLERO w/WAX FANG @ The Dame
Sat/Aug 4 IDEAL FREE DISTRIBUTION w/BUNNYGRUNT and RYAN ANDERSON @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St – all ages
Sat/Aug 4 RASPUTINA w/MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND (solo) @ The Dame
Sat/Sept 8 ROBBIE FULKS @ The Dame
:: 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
Thursday, May 17, 2007
TLP May 17, 2007
Go to “Spring Synaesthesia” at the Icehouse on Saturday. Vote next Tuesday. Get on your bike. Banjo and cello = good. Thanks to Greg Abernathy and Brad Flowers for the help.
Happy Birthday, Burch!
Luv, Ross
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** Tues/May 22 – Primary Election
Kentucky’s Primary Election is Tuesday, May 22nd and polls are open from 6am to 6pm across the state. Don’t feel like you know enough about the candidates to vote? Go to KFTC’s voter information site – http://www.kentuckyelection.org - and you’ll find all the info you need to make an educated choice. As Dave Newton wrote in a recent KFTC email, “Voter turnout is expected to be low, so your voice can make a huge http://www.blogger.com/img/gl.bold.gifdifference.”
** Thurs/May 24 – “Atomic Dog“ – Fundraiser for the Lexington Humane Society
Thursday, May 24th, join LYPA and Dogtown at Atomic Café (corner of Limestone and 3rd Street) to raise money for the Lexington Humane Society. There will be a pet photo contest, door prizes, and more. The event is from 6-8pm on the patio. Peeps are encourage to bring their dogs.
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** Mon/May 28 – Memorial Day Cookout/Show at CD Central - FREE
CD Central’s annual Memorial Day cookout/parking lot concert. Here’s a blurb taken from the most recent CD Central newsletter: “As always, there'll be tasty food on the grill, a bunch of great bands, bargain prices throughout the store, and lots of just hangin' out in the sun (if the weather cooperates). This year's tentative lineup of bands includes The Infected, Guntown Mountain Tragedy, the All-American Werewolves, Shivas Irons, and the Wretched Worst. More details next week. Please plan to come by -- you have the day off from work anyway, don't you?” Questions? Give the shop a ring at 859/233-DISC.
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Bike Lexington – Bike Month 2007
There are a bunch of events still left during Bike Month. Catch “Breaking Away” at Dogtown tonight (Ed. note: “Tonight” was actually last night, Wed/May 16th – sorry I didn’t get the ish out in time to give folks a heads-up) and come downtown for the Friday night Bike Races / Crierium and Bike Lexington on Saturday. Full calehttp://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gifndar on-line @ http://www.lfucg.com/bikewalklex/documents/bikelex_calendar.pdf
Here are details for a handful of the remaining events:
:: Friday, May 18th :: Bike-to-Work Day @ 7 am – 8:30 am at High Street YMCA. Breakfast and drinks are on us for all those bike commuters! Swap stories, show off your gear or ask an experienced commuter about an ideal route to and from work. Bike to work day participants will be entered into a drawing to win a commuter bike donated by Pedal Power. The drawing takes place at Bike Lexington on May 19. Contact: Hope Proctor,
:: Friday, May 18th :: Bike Races / Criteriums @ 6 pm – 10 pm in the Lower Rupp Arena Parking Lot.Whether you’re a racer or a spectator this will be an exciting event. Registration is from 6 pm -7 pm.
Friday night we will have racing for juniors, fixed women, fixed men, geared men, and geared women. There will be a track stand competition. There will be a skid contest for both distance and style. Dust off your one-hander, no hands, 180, drift, or whatever else you come up with. Don't forget, there will be prizes for each event. The races will discourage break-aways so everyone will have a shot. It will be a great chance to see adults having a blast riding their bikes in circles.
Al's Bar(sixth and limestone) will host the afterparty. Helmets required to race. Race flyer is available at http://www.pedalpowerraceteam.com
:: Saturday, May 19th :: Bike Lexington 2007 @ 8 am – 12 pm at the Downtown Courthouse Plaza. Join Mayor Newberry, bike enthusiasts, beginners and kids at Bike Lexington 2007 where hundreds of cyclists will reclaim the streets during this rally and festival to celebrate bicycling. Early morning bike races are from 8 – 10 am. The car-free leisure ride starts at 10:30 am. Kids can sharpen their safety skills from 9 – 10 am at the Fayette County Safe Kids bike rodeo. You bring the bike; we’ll provide the food, drink, live music and more. A limited number of free helmets are available on a first come first served basis. Free bikes and other prizes are awarded after the ride. The event is presented by Humana, Pedal Power Race Team and a host of other fantastic sponsors. Visit www.bikelexington.com for more info.
:: Wednesday, May 16th and 30th:: Dogtown Bike-in Movie @ 8 pm at Dogtown (1026 Manchester Street)
After your dog spends a day exercising, socializing and playing at Dogtown you can return and socialize with fellow bike enthusiasts. Relax and watch a bike-themed movie. Films are free if you bike down.
- compiled by Greg Abernathy and Brad Flowers
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Head for the mountains for a hike, learn about trees, shrubs and herps (reptiles & amphibians) or plugin the TV IV and learn about an amazing swamp in western Kentucky.
:: Friday, May 18 :: Spring hike. Kentucky Natural Lands Trust Forest Steward Merril Flanary will lead a guided hike at Blanton Forest State Nature Preserve (Harlan County). Hikers will enjoy the Knobby Rock Loop (considered fairly strenuous). The hike will last several hours and will include a stop for lunch. Long pants and hiking boots are recommended. Participants should bring a backpack with lunch and plenty of water. Participants must pre-register by calling 1-877/367-5658 or by e-mail at info@knlt.org. The hike is limited to 20 people.
:: Saturday, May 19 :: Tree and Shrub Identification. Starts at 10am @ the Gladie Cultural-Environmental Learning Center unless otherwise noted. Dates and times are subject to change. Please call ahead (Gladie Center at 606/663-8100) if you are planning to attend an event.
:: Saturday, May 26 :: Herpetology at Floracliff State Nature Preserve (Fayette County), 10 a.m. EDT. Copperhead Consulting
Biologist Price Sewell will lead a walk to find some herps in the ponds and streams of Floracliff. Registration required for this event. Contact Beverly James @ 859/351-7770 or floracliff@aol.com for more information.
:: Saturday, May 26 :: KET's Kentucky Life segment on Murphy's Pond, featuring Marc Evans, Kentucky State Nature Preserve
Commission ecologist, and Ed Zimmerer, Murray State professor of biology, will air on KET1 on May 26, 2007, at 8 p.m. EDT. It will repeat on May 27, at 4:30 pm on KET1. More info @ http://www.ket.org/cgi-bin/tvschedules/episode.pl?nola=KKYLI+001317&cd=1&&layout=popup.
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:: Saturday, May 19 ::
2nd Annual Peace and Global Citizenship Fair featuring performances by DIALECTICS, WATER, DENISE BROWN, REEL WORLD STRING BAND, and more @ Bluegrass Community & Technical College (BCTC), 470 Cooper Drive - 12noon – 8pm, all ages, FREE
A day-long festival of music, poetry, workshops, etc featuring the live-instrument hip hop from of our friends the DIALECTICS and the what-is-it/it’s-everything Latin/Afro sound of WATER … and a ton of other folks. Much more than just a concert. Check out http://peace2day.org for the full scoop and schedule. Note: The event is FREE, but the post-5pm portion of things is a fundraiser for local non-profit The Howe Charities. This Lexington charity describes itself, in part, as follows: "The Howe Charities, Inc. was created to help bring enlightenment to humanity. Supporting women & children leaving abusive relationships, promoting understanding and acceptance of special needs children and adults, bringing music and art into the world to celebrate joy and love, promoting literature and science to help encourage higher levels of thought and understanding are just a few of our goals." (For more information, go to www.howecharities.org/ ). Suggested donation is $5.
:: Saturday, May 19 ::
"Spring Synaesthesia" featuring music by WATER, KARATE JONES DUO, GHUTS, dance by RHEA SPEIGHTS, HANNAH VARGA, and EMILY BRENNER, visual art by JESSE SAXON, ERIC SCHOENBORN, LAURA SHIL, and more @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St - doors 7pm/show 8pm, all ages, $5 suggested donation
A throwback to the early mult-art “Events” of the Action Arts Collective. “Spring Synaesthesia” is a collaborative art party featuring artists from Tuscaloosa, Alabama (the home of the progressive arts non-profit Synaesthetic Arts) and Lexington, at the Icehouse. Expect multimedia mayhem for all the senses including musical performances by Lexington's Water and the Karate Jones Duo, and Ghuts from Alabama, new modern dance works by Synarts founder Rhea Speights and local choreographers Hannah Varga and Emily Brenner, visual art by a long list of peeps including Jesse Saxon, Eric Shoenborn, and Laura Shil, and a dance party featuring Lexington-via-Detroit dj Rob Theakston.
The winter happening at Mecca in December was impressive. Near seemless transitions from dance to musical performance and back, anchored by Eric Schoenborn’s video projections. A well orchestrated blur of short sets that never got dull. I’m always a fan of Jesse Saxon’s artwork, so I’m looking forward to seeing what he’s got going up. Also anxious to peep the new installation piece by Alabama artist Laura Shil (her darkly funny postcards were among my favorite parts of the last event).
:: Friday, May 19 ::
TIGHT LEATHER w/DIG SHOVEL DIG and CABOLADIES @ Dogtownn, 1026 Manchester - 8pm, all ages, “$2 or $3”
Heavy psych rock and drone … and “probably” pizza and sodas! For those unfamiliar with Dogtown, it’s located at 1026 Manchester St, across from Bluegrass Towing. It’s just a few blocks from the Icehouse. Easily walkable or bike-able if you wanna hop between the two shows.
:: Tuesday, May 22 ::
!!! w/HOLY F*CK @ Southgate House (Newport, KY)
doors 7:30pm/show 8:30pm, ages 18+, $13 advance/$15 at the door
Pummeling dance punk from NYC. Generally, more aggressive and interesting than most of the other bands who fall in the dance punk category, me thinks. Plus I’m a sucker for their silly song titles … for example, “Me And Giuliani Down By The Schoolyard (A True Story)” (from their record Louden Up Now) or “Bend Over Beethoven” (from their new record Myth Takes). http://myspace.com/chkchkchk
:: Wednesday, May 23 ::
Womans 09 vol. 3 featuring CHRIS BUSH, JUSTIN MORGAN, DEWITT SCHNYDER, and CHUCK MORELAND @ ArtsPlace, 161 N. Mill St - 9pm, all ages, $3
A series of experimental music performances (curated by our friend Jason Corder) in the ArtsPlace basement womans dressing room. The series’ third event features solo performances from members of Caboladies (Chris Bush), Rusuden (Justin Morgan … well, I guess Rusuden is also Justin solo), and Tryptamine (Dewitt Schnyder and Chuck Moreland). http://www.offthesky.com/womans
:: Thursday, May 24 ::
TAPES N’ TAPES w/LADYHAWK and HARLEM SHAKES @ Southgate House (Newport, KY) - doors 9pm/show 9:30pm, ages 18+, $10 advance/$12 at the door
Ladyhawk slayed at the Dame a few months back. Minneapolis’ Tapes N’ Tapes were (quite justifiably) the music blog darlings of last summer. Sorry, I’m late for work and sick of fumbling for descriptors. Listen to ‘em at http://myspace.com/ladyhawk, http://myspace.com/tapesntapes, http://myspace.com/harlemshakes.
:: Friday, May 25 ::
WOODY SULLENDER/KEVIN DAVIS duo w/JORDAN MUNSON @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St - doors 8pm/show 8:30pm, all ages, $3 - $5 suggested donation
Woody Sullender/Kevin Davis duo = banjo and cello improv duo from Chicago. Very unique. Perhaps a few of you remember them from their performance with Pauline Oliveros at Mecca a couple years ago. Our friend Jordan Munson is half of the Karate Jones Duo (check ‘em at the Icehouse this Saturday – info above). Immensely talented and creative musician and a genuinely swell guy. Excited to see what he puts together for this show. http://www.deadceo.com/unclewoody/about.html. [Full Disclosure: I helped organize this show.]
:: Also worthwhile in the May 17-30 timeframe ::
Every Sunday THE BLUEGRASS COLLECTIVE @ The Fishtank, corner of Euclid and Woodland – 9pm, no cover
Sat/May 19 G FUNK w/THE RUDIES @ The Dame
Mon/May 21 KINGS OF LEON w/THE FEATURES @ Headliners (Louisville) – ages 18+
Thurs/May 24 Kentucky Domestic Violence Association Benefit featuring CHICO FELLINI and more @ The Dame
Fri/May 25 BRIAN AUGER’S OBLIVION EXPRESS w/SEXUAL DISASTER @ The Dame
Fri/May 25 !!! @ Headliners (Louisville) – ages 18+
Sat/May 26 SUNDAY VALLEY w/SHINE RUNNERS @ The Dame
Sun/May 27 DON CABALLERO w/KNIFE THE SYMPHONY @ Southgate House (Newport, KY) – ages 18+
Tues/May 29 GUNTOWN MOUNTAIN TRAGEDY w/FRANK BANG’S SECRET STASH @ The Dame
Wed/May 30 VOODOO ORGANIST w/MISS KITTYTWISTER & HER HOT DOGS, and PEARLENE @ The Dame
:: Soon Soon ::
Thurs/May 31 ARIZONA BAY: A Tribute to Tool @ The Dame
Sat/June 2 HEALTH & HAPPINESS FAMILY GOSPEL BAND w/BEER & GAS MONEY @ The Icehouse – all ages
Sat/June 2 THE SCOURGE OF THE SEA w/JOANNA JAMES, and NEVA GEOFFREY @ The Dame
Tues/June 5 MONTE MONTGOMERY @ The Dame
Thurs/June 7 DEEK HOI @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St – all ages
Fri/June 8 BIG MARACAS @ The Dame
Sat/June 9 GOOSE CREEK SYMPHONY w/BONEPONY @ The Dame
Mon/June 11 WRACK (featuring members of Vandermark 5, Festival Quartet, and Bridge 61) @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St – all ages
Tues/June 12 THE NATIONAL w/SHAPES AND SIZES and TALKDEMONIC @ Headliners (Louisville) – ages 18+
Wed/June 13 VIETNAM w/GREG ASHLEY @ The Dame
Thurs/June 14 THE NEW MANLEY DEATH SQUAD (aka The Brothers Manley) @ the Highlands Taproom, 1279 Bardstown Rd (Louisville)
Fri/June 15 NINE POUND HAMMER @ The Dame
Fri/June 15 CLUTCH @ Headliners (Louisville)
Mon/June 18 CARRIE RODRIGUEZ TRIO w/TIM EASTON @ The Dame
Thurs/June 21 ROBERT EARL KEEN @ The Dame
Fri/June 23 TIGHT LEATHER @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St – all ages
Thurs/June 28 KEN VANDERMARK/TIM DAISY duo @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St – all ages
Sun/July 1 FRED LONBERG HOLM’S VALENTINE TRIO @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St – all ages
Tues/July 3 HIGH WATER MARKS w/LISMORE @ The Dame
Tues/July 10 JESSICA PAVONE & MARY HALVORSON w/JUDITH BERKSON @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St – all ages
Fri/July 20 JE SUIS FRANCE w/NIGHT MOVES (member of Masters of the Hemisphere) @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St – all ages
Fri/July 20 VHS OR BETA @ The Dame
Sat/July 21 CHRIS KNIGHT @ The Dame
Fri&Sat/July 27&28 The Forecastle Festival featuring DE LA SOUL, GIRL TALK, ALOHA, HIGH WATER MARKS, PARTICLE, CHEER ACCIDENT, and tons more @ The Belvedere (Louisville) – all ages, http:// http://www.forecastlefest.com/
Fri/Aug 3 DON CABALLERO w/WAX FANG @ The Dame
Sat/Aug 4 IDEAL FREE DISTRIBUTION w/BUNNYGRUNT and RYAN ANDERSON @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St – all ages
Sat/Aug 4 RASPUTINA w/MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND (solo) @ The Dame
Sat/Sept 8 ROBBIE FULKS @ The Dame
:: 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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** Tues/May 22 – Primary Election
Kentucky’s Primary Election is Tuesday, May 22nd and polls are open from 6am to 6pm across the state. Don’t feel like you know enough about the candidates to vote? Go to KFTC’s voter information site – http://www.kentuckyelection.org - and you’ll find all the info you need to make an educated choice. As Dave Newton wrote in a recent KFTC email, “Voter turnout is expected to be low, so your voice can make a huge http://www.blogger.com/img/gl.bold.gifdifference.”
** Thurs/May 24 – “Atomic Dog“ – Fundraiser for the Lexington Humane Society
Thursday, May 24th, join LYPA and Dogtown at Atomic Café (corner of Limestone and 3rd Street) to raise money for the Lexington Humane Society. There will be a pet photo contest, door prizes, and more. The event is from 6-8pm on the patio. Peeps are encourage to bring their dogs.
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** Mon/May 28 – Memorial Day Cookout/Show at CD Central - FREE
CD Central’s annual Memorial Day cookout/parking lot concert. Here’s a blurb taken from the most recent CD Central newsletter: “As always, there'll be tasty food on the grill, a bunch of great bands, bargain prices throughout the store, and lots of just hangin' out in the sun (if the weather cooperates). This year's tentative lineup of bands includes The Infected, Guntown Mountain Tragedy, the All-American Werewolves, Shivas Irons, and the Wretched Worst. More details next week. Please plan to come by -- you have the day off from work anyway, don't you?” Questions? Give the shop a ring at 859/233-DISC.
::::::::::::::::::::: Bike Lexington – Bike Month 2007 :::::::::::::::::::::
Bike Lexington – Bike Month 2007
There are a bunch of events still left during Bike Month. Catch “Breaking Away” at Dogtown tonight (Ed. note: “Tonight” was actually last night, Wed/May 16th – sorry I didn’t get the ish out in time to give folks a heads-up) and come downtown for the Friday night Bike Races / Crierium and Bike Lexington on Saturday. Full calehttp://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gifndar on-line @ http://www.lfucg.com/bikewalklex/documents/bikelex_calendar.pdf
Here are details for a handful of the remaining events:
:: Friday, May 18th :: Bike-to-Work Day @ 7 am – 8:30 am at High Street YMCA. Breakfast and drinks are on us for all those bike commuters! Swap stories, show off your gear or ask an experienced commuter about an ideal route to and from work. Bike to work day participants will be entered into a drawing to win a commuter bike donated by Pedal Power. The drawing takes place at Bike Lexington on May 19. Contact: Hope Proctor,
:: Friday, May 18th :: Bike Races / Criteriums @ 6 pm – 10 pm in the Lower Rupp Arena Parking Lot.Whether you’re a racer or a spectator this will be an exciting event. Registration is from 6 pm -7 pm.
Friday night we will have racing for juniors, fixed women, fixed men, geared men, and geared women. There will be a track stand competition. There will be a skid contest for both distance and style. Dust off your one-hander, no hands, 180, drift, or whatever else you come up with. Don't forget, there will be prizes for each event. The races will discourage break-aways so everyone will have a shot. It will be a great chance to see adults having a blast riding their bikes in circles.
Al's Bar(sixth and limestone) will host the afterparty. Helmets required to race. Race flyer is available at http://www.pedalpowerraceteam.com
:: Saturday, May 19th :: Bike Lexington 2007 @ 8 am – 12 pm at the Downtown Courthouse Plaza. Join Mayor Newberry, bike enthusiasts, beginners and kids at Bike Lexington 2007 where hundreds of cyclists will reclaim the streets during this rally and festival to celebrate bicycling. Early morning bike races are from 8 – 10 am. The car-free leisure ride starts at 10:30 am. Kids can sharpen their safety skills from 9 – 10 am at the Fayette County Safe Kids bike rodeo. You bring the bike; we’ll provide the food, drink, live music and more. A limited number of free helmets are available on a first come first served basis. Free bikes and other prizes are awarded after the ride. The event is presented by Humana, Pedal Power Race Team and a host of other fantastic sponsors. Visit www.bikelexington.com for more info.
:: Wednesday, May 16th and 30th:: Dogtown Bike-in Movie @ 8 pm at Dogtown (1026 Manchester Street)
After your dog spends a day exercising, socializing and playing at Dogtown you can return and socialize with fellow bike enthusiasts. Relax and watch a bike-themed movie. Films are free if you bike down.
- compiled by Greg Abernathy and Brad Flowers
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Head for the mountains for a hike, learn about trees, shrubs and herps (reptiles & amphibians) or plugin the TV IV and learn about an amazing swamp in western Kentucky.
:: Friday, May 18 :: Spring hike. Kentucky Natural Lands Trust Forest Steward Merril Flanary will lead a guided hike at Blanton Forest State Nature Preserve (Harlan County). Hikers will enjoy the Knobby Rock Loop (considered fairly strenuous). The hike will last several hours and will include a stop for lunch. Long pants and hiking boots are recommended. Participants should bring a backpack with lunch and plenty of water. Participants must pre-register by calling 1-877/367-5658 or by e-mail at info@knlt.org. The hike is limited to 20 people.
:: Saturday, May 19 :: Tree and Shrub Identification. Starts at 10am @ the Gladie Cultural-Environmental Learning Center unless otherwise noted. Dates and times are subject to change. Please call ahead (Gladie Center at 606/663-8100) if you are planning to attend an event.
:: Saturday, May 26 :: Herpetology at Floracliff State Nature Preserve (Fayette County), 10 a.m. EDT. Copperhead Consulting
Biologist Price Sewell will lead a walk to find some herps in the ponds and streams of Floracliff. Registration required for this event. Contact Beverly James @ 859/351-7770 or floracliff@aol.com for more information.
:: Saturday, May 26 :: KET's Kentucky Life segment on Murphy's Pond, featuring Marc Evans, Kentucky State Nature Preserve
Commission ecologist, and Ed Zimmerer, Murray State professor of biology, will air on KET1 on May 26, 2007, at 8 p.m. EDT. It will repeat on May 27, at 4:30 pm on KET1. More info @ http://www.ket.org/cgi-bin/tvschedules/episode.pl?nola=KKYLI+001317&cd=1&&layout=popup.
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: THE PICKS :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
::::::::: Thurssday, May 17 – Wednesday, May 30 :::::::::::
:: Saturday, May 19 ::
2nd Annual Peace and Global Citizenship Fair featuring performances by DIALECTICS, WATER, DENISE BROWN, REEL WORLD STRING BAND, and more @ Bluegrass Community & Technical College (BCTC), 470 Cooper Drive - 12noon – 8pm, all ages, FREE
A day-long festival of music, poetry, workshops, etc featuring the live-instrument hip hop from of our friends the DIALECTICS and the what-is-it/it’s-everything Latin/Afro sound of WATER … and a ton of other folks. Much more than just a concert. Check out http://peace2day.org for the full scoop and schedule. Note: The event is FREE, but the post-5pm portion of things is a fundraiser for local non-profit The Howe Charities. This Lexington charity describes itself, in part, as follows: "The Howe Charities, Inc. was created to help bring enlightenment to humanity. Supporting women & children leaving abusive relationships, promoting understanding and acceptance of special needs children and adults, bringing music and art into the world to celebrate joy and love, promoting literature and science to help encourage higher levels of thought and understanding are just a few of our goals." (For more information, go to www.howecharities.org/ ). Suggested donation is $5.
:: Saturday, May 19 ::
"Spring Synaesthesia" featuring music by WATER, KARATE JONES DUO, GHUTS, dance by RHEA SPEIGHTS, HANNAH VARGA, and EMILY BRENNER, visual art by JESSE SAXON, ERIC SCHOENBORN, LAURA SHIL, and more @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St - doors 7pm/show 8pm, all ages, $5 suggested donation
A throwback to the early mult-art “Events” of the Action Arts Collective. “Spring Synaesthesia” is a collaborative art party featuring artists from Tuscaloosa, Alabama (the home of the progressive arts non-profit Synaesthetic Arts) and Lexington, at the Icehouse. Expect multimedia mayhem for all the senses including musical performances by Lexington's Water and the Karate Jones Duo, and Ghuts from Alabama, new modern dance works by Synarts founder Rhea Speights and local choreographers Hannah Varga and Emily Brenner, visual art by a long list of peeps including Jesse Saxon, Eric Shoenborn, and Laura Shil, and a dance party featuring Lexington-via-Detroit dj Rob Theakston.
The winter happening at Mecca in December was impressive. Near seemless transitions from dance to musical performance and back, anchored by Eric Schoenborn’s video projections. A well orchestrated blur of short sets that never got dull. I’m always a fan of Jesse Saxon’s artwork, so I’m looking forward to seeing what he’s got going up. Also anxious to peep the new installation piece by Alabama artist Laura Shil (her darkly funny postcards were among my favorite parts of the last event).
:: Friday, May 19 ::
TIGHT LEATHER w/DIG SHOVEL DIG and CABOLADIES @ Dogtownn, 1026 Manchester - 8pm, all ages, “$2 or $3”
Heavy psych rock and drone … and “probably” pizza and sodas! For those unfamiliar with Dogtown, it’s located at 1026 Manchester St, across from Bluegrass Towing. It’s just a few blocks from the Icehouse. Easily walkable or bike-able if you wanna hop between the two shows.
:: Tuesday, May 22 ::
!!! w/HOLY F*CK @ Southgate House (Newport, KY)
doors 7:30pm/show 8:30pm, ages 18+, $13 advance/$15 at the door
Pummeling dance punk from NYC. Generally, more aggressive and interesting than most of the other bands who fall in the dance punk category, me thinks. Plus I’m a sucker for their silly song titles … for example, “Me And Giuliani Down By The Schoolyard (A True Story)” (from their record Louden Up Now) or “Bend Over Beethoven” (from their new record Myth Takes). http://myspace.com/chkchkchk
:: Wednesday, May 23 ::
Womans 09 vol. 3 featuring CHRIS BUSH, JUSTIN MORGAN, DEWITT SCHNYDER, and CHUCK MORELAND @ ArtsPlace, 161 N. Mill St - 9pm, all ages, $3
A series of experimental music performances (curated by our friend Jason Corder) in the ArtsPlace basement womans dressing room. The series’ third event features solo performances from members of Caboladies (Chris Bush), Rusuden (Justin Morgan … well, I guess Rusuden is also Justin solo), and Tryptamine (Dewitt Schnyder and Chuck Moreland). http://www.offthesky.com/womans
:: Thursday, May 24 ::
TAPES N’ TAPES w/LADYHAWK and HARLEM SHAKES @ Southgate House (Newport, KY) - doors 9pm/show 9:30pm, ages 18+, $10 advance/$12 at the door
Ladyhawk slayed at the Dame a few months back. Minneapolis’ Tapes N’ Tapes were (quite justifiably) the music blog darlings of last summer. Sorry, I’m late for work and sick of fumbling for descriptors. Listen to ‘em at http://myspace.com/ladyhawk, http://myspace.com/tapesntapes, http://myspace.com/harlemshakes.
:: Friday, May 25 ::
WOODY SULLENDER/KEVIN DAVIS duo w/JORDAN MUNSON @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St - doors 8pm/show 8:30pm, all ages, $3 - $5 suggested donation
Woody Sullender/Kevin Davis duo = banjo and cello improv duo from Chicago. Very unique. Perhaps a few of you remember them from their performance with Pauline Oliveros at Mecca a couple years ago. Our friend Jordan Munson is half of the Karate Jones Duo (check ‘em at the Icehouse this Saturday – info above). Immensely talented and creative musician and a genuinely swell guy. Excited to see what he puts together for this show. http://www.deadceo.com/unclewoody/about.html. [Full Disclosure: I helped organize this show.]
:: Also worthwhile in the May 17-30 timeframe ::
Every Sunday THE BLUEGRASS COLLECTIVE @ The Fishtank, corner of Euclid and Woodland – 9pm, no cover
Sat/May 19 G FUNK w/THE RUDIES @ The Dame
Mon/May 21 KINGS OF LEON w/THE FEATURES @ Headliners (Louisville) – ages 18+
Thurs/May 24 Kentucky Domestic Violence Association Benefit featuring CHICO FELLINI and more @ The Dame
Fri/May 25 BRIAN AUGER’S OBLIVION EXPRESS w/SEXUAL DISASTER @ The Dame
Fri/May 25 !!! @ Headliners (Louisville) – ages 18+
Sat/May 26 SUNDAY VALLEY w/SHINE RUNNERS @ The Dame
Sun/May 27 DON CABALLERO w/KNIFE THE SYMPHONY @ Southgate House (Newport, KY) – ages 18+
Tues/May 29 GUNTOWN MOUNTAIN TRAGEDY w/FRANK BANG’S SECRET STASH @ The Dame
Wed/May 30 VOODOO ORGANIST w/MISS KITTYTWISTER & HER HOT DOGS, and PEARLENE @ The Dame
:: Soon Soon ::
Thurs/May 31 ARIZONA BAY: A Tribute to Tool @ The Dame
Sat/June 2 HEALTH & HAPPINESS FAMILY GOSPEL BAND w/BEER & GAS MONEY @ The Icehouse – all ages
Sat/June 2 THE SCOURGE OF THE SEA w/JOANNA JAMES, and NEVA GEOFFREY @ The Dame
Tues/June 5 MONTE MONTGOMERY @ The Dame
Thurs/June 7 DEEK HOI @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St – all ages
Fri/June 8 BIG MARACAS @ The Dame
Sat/June 9 GOOSE CREEK SYMPHONY w/BONEPONY @ The Dame
Mon/June 11 WRACK (featuring members of Vandermark 5, Festival Quartet, and Bridge 61) @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St – all ages
Tues/June 12 THE NATIONAL w/SHAPES AND SIZES and TALKDEMONIC @ Headliners (Louisville) – ages 18+
Wed/June 13 VIETNAM w/GREG ASHLEY @ The Dame
Thurs/June 14 THE NEW MANLEY DEATH SQUAD (aka The Brothers Manley) @ the Highlands Taproom, 1279 Bardstown Rd (Louisville)
Fri/June 15 NINE POUND HAMMER @ The Dame
Fri/June 15 CLUTCH @ Headliners (Louisville)
Mon/June 18 CARRIE RODRIGUEZ TRIO w/TIM EASTON @ The Dame
Thurs/June 21 ROBERT EARL KEEN @ The Dame
Fri/June 23 TIGHT LEATHER @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St – all ages
Thurs/June 28 KEN VANDERMARK/TIM DAISY duo @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St – all ages
Sun/July 1 FRED LONBERG HOLM’S VALENTINE TRIO @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St – all ages
Tues/July 3 HIGH WATER MARKS w/LISMORE @ The Dame
Tues/July 10 JESSICA PAVONE & MARY HALVORSON w/JUDITH BERKSON @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St – all ages
Fri/July 20 JE SUIS FRANCE w/NIGHT MOVES (member of Masters of the Hemisphere) @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St – all ages
Fri/July 20 VHS OR BETA @ The Dame
Sat/July 21 CHRIS KNIGHT @ The Dame
Fri&Sat/July 27&28 The Forecastle Festival featuring DE LA SOUL, GIRL TALK, ALOHA, HIGH WATER MARKS, PARTICLE, CHEER ACCIDENT, and tons more @ The Belvedere (Louisville) – all ages, http:// http://www.forecastlefest.com/
Fri/Aug 3 DON CABALLERO w/WAX FANG @ The Dame
Sat/Aug 4 IDEAL FREE DISTRIBUTION w/BUNNYGRUNT and RYAN ANDERSON @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St – all ages
Sat/Aug 4 RASPUTINA w/MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND (solo) @ The Dame
Sat/Sept 8 ROBBIE FULKS @ The Dame
:: 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.
:::::::::::::: QUESTIONS/COMMENTS/SUBMISSIONS ::::::::::::::::::::::::
email thelexingtonproject@yahoo.com
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
TLP May 8, 2007
An abbreviated Lex Pro. Just wanted to get out a few quick heads-ups about shows over the next week. Full issue will be out next Wednesday, May 16.
Luv, Ross
:::::::::::::::::::::::: Announcements :::::::::::::::::::::::::::
** Sat/May 12 – Appalseeds: An Appalachian Seed Starting Workshop @ the Carnegie Center - FREE
This Saturday, May 12th, in conjunction with Traditional Bank Mayfest (in Gratz Park – right behind the Carnegie Center), the Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning (251 W. 2nd St, near the corner of Mill St) will offer a workshop entitled “Appalseeds: An Appalachian Heirloom Seed-Starting Workshop” from noon-2pm. Here’s a brief description from a recent Carnegie Center email: “Bring a little bit of history to your back yard this spring! Discover the stories of some of Appalachia’s nearly-forgotten garden treasures, meet other gardeners from all walks of life, learn to start seeds with recycled materials, and pick up some free sample packs of heirloom tomato seeds.” The workshop led by Julie Maruskin is FREE but registration is required. Call 859/254-4175 to reserve your spot. http://www.carnegieliteracy.org
** Elmwood Stock Farm's Community Supported Agriculture Program
Sign-ups are now underway for Elmwood Stock Farm's 2007 Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program. The farm is offering several new Lexington pickup locations including Beaumont Centre and Hamburg, and three sizes of the weekly produce baskets. Here’s a short explanation of the CSA from a recent Elmwood email: “CSA members participate in their own food supply by committing to share in the harvest of a local farm. Members purchase shares in the spring, and each week we harvest and deliver the vegetables shares. The variety and bounty depend on the season. As Elmwood has successfully developed its vegetable production system over the years using organic and sustainable farming practices, members know they are getting tasty, nutritious food that helps build good health. This is a way to be part of something positive and guarantees your access to the best of each week's harvest!” Visit http://www.elmwoodstockfarm.com/csa.htm for more detailed information and a registration form. Questions? Drop Ambi a line at ann@elmwoodstockfarm.com or call her at 859/621-0755.
** Call for Writing Submissions
A recent email to the Action Arts listserv from our friend Kate Hensley:
Hello Everyone,
As some of you know, I've begun slowly working on what will hopefully and soon be a regional thematic publication, published bi-annually. I have a cluster of writers who've graciously volunteered their free time and submitted/begun pieces for the first issue. I'm looking to expand my horizons and search out new authors in the area who I've never met before, though. Your written word will not be paid monetarily, rather I will lavish you in ceaseless gratitude (and you'll be doing the local culture a favor). That said, I've extended the deadline for all submissions to June 15th, which will be hand-given at an open meeting that evening (details to come on the meeting). Word count is a non-issue, but try not being a beachcomber.
This will be a fun, experimental writing stomping ground for the KY community. Innovative writing is key, exploring with your own keen, exclusive senses and demanding a personal authority over the topic of each issue. The first issue will incite the debate of originality, beginnings and creation. Whichever way you see fit to sending off your two cents, whether it be dramatics, poetry, non-fiction, comic form, experimental fiction, etc., do it to it and be not afraid to contact me.
Also, any artists with interest feel free to explore in this project as well, as this publication will be in technicolor. Each issue will feature a small handful of artists' work.
If you have any questions or interests in this project, please email me at hensley.kathleen@gmail.com.
Thank you and good luck!
Kate Hensley
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: THE PICKS :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
::::::::: Tuesday, May 8 – Wednesday, May 16 :::::::::::
:: Tuesday, May 8 ::
DANIEL KAHN & THE PAINTED BIRD w/THE SWELLS @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St - 9pm, all ages, $3 suggested donation
check it
Chris Sullivan (Swells and Big Maracas), just got back in town this week from New Orleans, while he was there he met and joined in on a few songs with Daniel Kahn and The Painted Bird. The band talked about traveling North to play a few gigs and well, they are, and have chosen to stop over here in Lexington for a night. The Icehouse will serve as the venue for this night of Punk Cabaret, Radical Yiddish Song, Gothic American Folk, and Klezmer Danse Macabre music. The band is fronted by Jewish-Detroiter singer-songwriter Daniel Kahn on vocals, accordion, piano and guitar with East German Bert Hildebrandt on clarinets, US expat composer Michael Tuttle on upright bass, and Swedish jazz drummer Hampus Melin. Some similarities include, Leonard Cohen, Brave Old World, Tom Waits, Nina Simone, Nick Cave, The Pogues, Man Man, and Beirut. Dont miss out on what will be a unique show for this town. The Swells will start out the night at lets say 9pm and The Painted Bird will follow soon after. – Brian Ronk
http://myspace.com/thepaintedbird
[Full Disclosure: Brian helped organize this show.]
:: Friday, May 11 ::
SIGHTINGS w/SIXES, GERRIT, DEATHROES, and WRETCHED WORST @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St - 8pm, all ages, $5 suggested donation
Excerpted from a recent mailing from the Charles Mansion listserv - http://www.charlesmansion.org:
Friday at the Icehouse don't miss the paniced claustrophobic grooves of Sightings from Brooklyn (Load Records, new album produced by ANDREW WK) with Sixes (bay area electronic doom electronics), Gerritt (total sonic mind melting assault), Deathroes (Sixes+Gerritt), and the return of Wretched Worst (Caves, Walter Carson, Minter thrash out), now as a three piece.
-=Sightings=- http://www.myspace.com/sightings Brooklyn guitar/bass/drums post punk destruction.
-=Sixes=- http://crashworship.net/sixes/ Evil electronics from Oaktown.
-=Gerritt=- http://misanthropicagenda.com
-=Wretched Worst=- Lexington scum thrash party.
-=Deathroes=- Gerritt/Sixes collaboration.
:: Friday, May 11 ::
DANIEL JOHNSTON @ Southgate House (Newport, KY)
doors 8:30pm/show 9:30pm, ages 18+, $10 advance/$12 at the door
Lovable, poignant, tragic, scary, brilliant, funny, intense. http://www.hihowareyou.com
:: Friday, May 11 ::
COCOROSIE w/BUSDRIVER and TEZ @ Headliners (Louisville)
9pm, ages 18+. $12
CoCoRosie - http://www.tgrec.com/bands/band.php?id=8
Busdriver - http://www.busdriversite.com
Tez - http://www.myspace.com/tezshimer
:: Monday, May 14 ::
THE HOLD STEADY @ Southgate House (Newport, KY)
doors 7:30pm/show 8:30pm, ages 18+, $15
Bar-rock elevated. http://www.theholdsteady.com
:: Wednesday, May 16 ::
The New Music of REESE RICHARDSON @ UK’s Singletary Center for the Arts, corner of Euclid and Rose St - 9pm, all ages, FREE
Our friend, jazz/new music guitarist/composer Reese Richardson unveils an ambitious collection of new works with a FREE show on campus. Not to be missed. More info in the next issue. http://myspace.com/reeserichardsonmusic
:: Wednesday, May 16 ::
ANIMAL COLLECTIVE w/SIR RICHARD BISHOP @ The Dame
9pm, ages 21+, $15
Animal Collective = hyper, hypno, ethnic, acid drone folk. (A side note: If you haven’t heard the new solo record “Person Pitch” by Animal Collective member Panda Bear, do yourself a favor and search it out. My current vote for record of the year. No other record has even come close.) Bishop = member of ethno/improv pioneers Sun City Girls.
http://paw-tracks.com/artists.htm, http://myspace.com/animalcollectivetheband, http://myspace.com/sirrichardbishop
:: Also worthwhile in the May 8 - 16 timeframe ::
Every Sunday THE BLUEGRASS COLLECTIVE @ The Fishtank, corner of Euclid and Woodland – 9pm, no cover
Wed/May 9 LOS STRAITJACKETS w/BIG SANDY @ Southgate House (Newport, KY)
Thurs/May 10 UNCLE MONK featuring TOMMY RAMONE @ The Dame
Sat/May 12 TOMMIE SUNSHINE w/VHS OR BETA djs, PARLOUR BOYS, and TEAM SIDE TRACKED @ The Dame
Tues/May 15 ANIMAL COLLECTIVE w/SIR RICHARD BISHOP and DJ C. SPENCER YEH @ Southgate House (Newport, KY) – ages 18+
:: Soon Soon ::
Fri/May 19 SYNARTS happening @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St – all ages
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 w/BEER & GAS MONEY @ The Icehouse – all ages
Thurs/June 7 DEEK HOI @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St – all ages
Sun/June 10 WRACK (featuring members of Vandermark 5, Festival Quartet, and Bridge 61) @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St – all ages
Tues/June 12 THE NATIONAL w/SHAPES AND SIZES and TALKDEMONIC @ Headliners (Louisville) – ages 18+
Fri/June 15 CLUTCH @ Headliners (Louisville)
Fri/June 23 TIGHT LEATHER @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St – all ages
Thurs/June 28 KEN VANDERMARK/TIM DAISY duo @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St – all ages
Sun/July 1 FRED LONBERG HOLM’S VALENTINE TRIO @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St – all ages
Tues/July 10 JESSICA PAVONE & MARY HALVORSON w/JUDITH BERKSON @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St – all ages
Fri/July 20 JE SUIS FRANCE w/NIGHT MOVES (member of Masters of the Hemisphere) @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St – all ages
Fri&Sat/July 27&28 The Forecastle Festival featuring DE LA SOUL, GIRL TALK, ALOHA, HIGH WATER MARKS, PARTICLE, CHEER ACCIDENT, and tons more @ The Belvedere (Louisville) – all ages, http:// http://www.forecastlefest.com/
Sat/Aug 4 IDEAL FREE DISTRIBUTION w/BUNNYGRUNT and RYAN ANDERSON @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St – all ages
:: 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.
:::::::::::::: QUESTIONS/COMMENTS/SUBMISSIONS ::::::::::::::::::::::::
email thelexingtonproject@yahoo.com
Luv, Ross
:::::::::::::::::::::::: Announcements :::::::::::::::::::::::::::
** Sat/May 12 – Appalseeds: An Appalachian Seed Starting Workshop @ the Carnegie Center - FREE
This Saturday, May 12th, in conjunction with Traditional Bank Mayfest (in Gratz Park – right behind the Carnegie Center), the Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning (251 W. 2nd St, near the corner of Mill St) will offer a workshop entitled “Appalseeds: An Appalachian Heirloom Seed-Starting Workshop” from noon-2pm. Here’s a brief description from a recent Carnegie Center email: “Bring a little bit of history to your back yard this spring! Discover the stories of some of Appalachia’s nearly-forgotten garden treasures, meet other gardeners from all walks of life, learn to start seeds with recycled materials, and pick up some free sample packs of heirloom tomato seeds.” The workshop led by Julie Maruskin is FREE but registration is required. Call 859/254-4175 to reserve your spot. http://www.carnegieliteracy.org
** Elmwood Stock Farm's Community Supported Agriculture Program
Sign-ups are now underway for Elmwood Stock Farm's 2007 Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program. The farm is offering several new Lexington pickup locations including Beaumont Centre and Hamburg, and three sizes of the weekly produce baskets. Here’s a short explanation of the CSA from a recent Elmwood email: “CSA members participate in their own food supply by committing to share in the harvest of a local farm. Members purchase shares in the spring, and each week we harvest and deliver the vegetables shares. The variety and bounty depend on the season. As Elmwood has successfully developed its vegetable production system over the years using organic and sustainable farming practices, members know they are getting tasty, nutritious food that helps build good health. This is a way to be part of something positive and guarantees your access to the best of each week's harvest!” Visit http://www.elmwoodstockfarm.com/csa.htm for more detailed information and a registration form. Questions? Drop Ambi a line at ann@elmwoodstockfarm.com or call her at 859/621-0755.
** Call for Writing Submissions
A recent email to the Action Arts listserv from our friend Kate Hensley:
Hello Everyone,
As some of you know, I've begun slowly working on what will hopefully and soon be a regional thematic publication, published bi-annually. I have a cluster of writers who've graciously volunteered their free time and submitted/begun pieces for the first issue. I'm looking to expand my horizons and search out new authors in the area who I've never met before, though. Your written word will not be paid monetarily, rather I will lavish you in ceaseless gratitude (and you'll be doing the local culture a favor). That said, I've extended the deadline for all submissions to June 15th, which will be hand-given at an open meeting that evening (details to come on the meeting). Word count is a non-issue, but try not being a beachcomber.
This will be a fun, experimental writing stomping ground for the KY community. Innovative writing is key, exploring with your own keen, exclusive senses and demanding a personal authority over the topic of each issue. The first issue will incite the debate of originality, beginnings and creation. Whichever way you see fit to sending off your two cents, whether it be dramatics, poetry, non-fiction, comic form, experimental fiction, etc., do it to it and be not afraid to contact me.
Also, any artists with interest feel free to explore in this project as well, as this publication will be in technicolor. Each issue will feature a small handful of artists' work.
If you have any questions or interests in this project, please email me at hensley.kathleen@gmail.com.
Thank you and good luck!
Kate Hensley
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: THE PICKS :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
::::::::: Tuesday, May 8 – Wednesday, May 16 :::::::::::
:: Tuesday, May 8 ::
DANIEL KAHN & THE PAINTED BIRD w/THE SWELLS @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St - 9pm, all ages, $3 suggested donation
check it
Chris Sullivan (Swells and Big Maracas), just got back in town this week from New Orleans, while he was there he met and joined in on a few songs with Daniel Kahn and The Painted Bird. The band talked about traveling North to play a few gigs and well, they are, and have chosen to stop over here in Lexington for a night. The Icehouse will serve as the venue for this night of Punk Cabaret, Radical Yiddish Song, Gothic American Folk, and Klezmer Danse Macabre music. The band is fronted by Jewish-Detroiter singer-songwriter Daniel Kahn on vocals, accordion, piano and guitar with East German Bert Hildebrandt on clarinets, US expat composer Michael Tuttle on upright bass, and Swedish jazz drummer Hampus Melin. Some similarities include, Leonard Cohen, Brave Old World, Tom Waits, Nina Simone, Nick Cave, The Pogues, Man Man, and Beirut. Dont miss out on what will be a unique show for this town. The Swells will start out the night at lets say 9pm and The Painted Bird will follow soon after. – Brian Ronk
http://myspace.com/thepaintedbird
[Full Disclosure: Brian helped organize this show.]
:: Friday, May 11 ::
SIGHTINGS w/SIXES, GERRIT, DEATHROES, and WRETCHED WORST @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St - 8pm, all ages, $5 suggested donation
Excerpted from a recent mailing from the Charles Mansion listserv - http://www.charlesmansion.org:
Friday at the Icehouse don't miss the paniced claustrophobic grooves of Sightings from Brooklyn (Load Records, new album produced by ANDREW WK) with Sixes (bay area electronic doom electronics), Gerritt (total sonic mind melting assault), Deathroes (Sixes+Gerritt), and the return of Wretched Worst (Caves, Walter Carson, Minter thrash out), now as a three piece.
-=Sightings=- http://www.myspace.com/sightings Brooklyn guitar/bass/drums post punk destruction.
-=Sixes=- http://crashworship.net/sixes/ Evil electronics from Oaktown.
-=Gerritt=- http://misanthropicagenda.com
-=Wretched Worst=- Lexington scum thrash party.
-=Deathroes=- Gerritt/Sixes collaboration.
:: Friday, May 11 ::
DANIEL JOHNSTON @ Southgate House (Newport, KY)
doors 8:30pm/show 9:30pm, ages 18+, $10 advance/$12 at the door
Lovable, poignant, tragic, scary, brilliant, funny, intense. http://www.hihowareyou.com
:: Friday, May 11 ::
COCOROSIE w/BUSDRIVER and TEZ @ Headliners (Louisville)
9pm, ages 18+. $12
CoCoRosie - http://www.tgrec.com/bands/band.php?id=8
Busdriver - http://www.busdriversite.com
Tez - http://www.myspace.com/tezshimer
:: Monday, May 14 ::
THE HOLD STEADY @ Southgate House (Newport, KY)
doors 7:30pm/show 8:30pm, ages 18+, $15
Bar-rock elevated. http://www.theholdsteady.com
:: Wednesday, May 16 ::
The New Music of REESE RICHARDSON @ UK’s Singletary Center for the Arts, corner of Euclid and Rose St - 9pm, all ages, FREE
Our friend, jazz/new music guitarist/composer Reese Richardson unveils an ambitious collection of new works with a FREE show on campus. Not to be missed. More info in the next issue. http://myspace.com/reeserichardsonmusic
:: Wednesday, May 16 ::
ANIMAL COLLECTIVE w/SIR RICHARD BISHOP @ The Dame
9pm, ages 21+, $15
Animal Collective = hyper, hypno, ethnic, acid drone folk. (A side note: If you haven’t heard the new solo record “Person Pitch” by Animal Collective member Panda Bear, do yourself a favor and search it out. My current vote for record of the year. No other record has even come close.) Bishop = member of ethno/improv pioneers Sun City Girls.
http://paw-tracks.com/artists.htm, http://myspace.com/animalcollectivetheband, http://myspace.com/sirrichardbishop
:: Also worthwhile in the May 8 - 16 timeframe ::
Every Sunday THE BLUEGRASS COLLECTIVE @ The Fishtank, corner of Euclid and Woodland – 9pm, no cover
Wed/May 9 LOS STRAITJACKETS w/BIG SANDY @ Southgate House (Newport, KY)
Thurs/May 10 UNCLE MONK featuring TOMMY RAMONE @ The Dame
Sat/May 12 TOMMIE SUNSHINE w/VHS OR BETA djs, PARLOUR BOYS, and TEAM SIDE TRACKED @ The Dame
Tues/May 15 ANIMAL COLLECTIVE w/SIR RICHARD BISHOP and DJ C. SPENCER YEH @ Southgate House (Newport, KY) – ages 18+
:: Soon Soon ::
Fri/May 19 SYNARTS happening @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St – all ages
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 w/BEER & GAS MONEY @ The Icehouse – all ages
Thurs/June 7 DEEK HOI @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St – all ages
Sun/June 10 WRACK (featuring members of Vandermark 5, Festival Quartet, and Bridge 61) @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St – all ages
Tues/June 12 THE NATIONAL w/SHAPES AND SIZES and TALKDEMONIC @ Headliners (Louisville) – ages 18+
Fri/June 15 CLUTCH @ Headliners (Louisville)
Fri/June 23 TIGHT LEATHER @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St – all ages
Thurs/June 28 KEN VANDERMARK/TIM DAISY duo @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St – all ages
Sun/July 1 FRED LONBERG HOLM’S VALENTINE TRIO @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St – all ages
Tues/July 10 JESSICA PAVONE & MARY HALVORSON w/JUDITH BERKSON @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St – all ages
Fri/July 20 JE SUIS FRANCE w/NIGHT MOVES (member of Masters of the Hemisphere) @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St – all ages
Fri&Sat/July 27&28 The Forecastle Festival featuring DE LA SOUL, GIRL TALK, ALOHA, HIGH WATER MARKS, PARTICLE, CHEER ACCIDENT, and tons more @ The Belvedere (Louisville) – all ages, http:// http://www.forecastlefest.com/
Sat/Aug 4 IDEAL FREE DISTRIBUTION w/BUNNYGRUNT and RYAN ANDERSON @ The Icehouse, 412 Cross St – all ages
:: 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.
:::::::::::::: QUESTIONS/COMMENTS/SUBMISSIONS ::::::::::::::::::::::::
email thelexingtonproject@yahoo.com
