The Lexington Project - June 3, 2009
Ross Compton
A mish-mash. I’ve got a couple announcements and picks to pass along and Sa-Riot’s got her typically meticulous Blueline Picks. Get out, have fun.
Luv, Ross
http://www.thelexingtonproject.org
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>> June 13th - Bonnie “Prince” Billy with Bachelorette @ The Red Mile Round Barn
Yup yup! Hopefully you’ve already heard about the BPB show on the 13th at the Round Barn. It’s something I helped set up, and I’m really excited about it (particularly after listening to the new Cheyenne Mize & BPB duets ep, “Among the Gold”). The Lexington Project website – http://www.thelexingtonproject.org - has been set up as the clearinghouse for all the show info. Right now, it’s rocking only the basic info and the beautiful Cricket Press designed poster for the show. Hopefully by the time you read this it’ll be sporting links to a New Yorker piece about Bonnie Prince Billy, BPB starring with Zach Galifinakis in a Kanye West video, and other fun stuff. Wanna win FREE tickets?! Stop by CD Central and register to win a pair, or check out our blogger pals – www.TheDecibelTolls.com, www.BackseatSandbar.com, and www.YouAintNoPicasso.com - they’re each giving away a pair. Also, be on the lookout for giveaways via ACE Weekly’s twitter site. Whether you win or lose, DON”T MISS THIS SHOW.
>> Through the end of June - Ed Franklin’s “A Doll A Day for June”
To coincide with his exhibit (with Ashley Watson) at the Kentucky Theatre this month, our buddy Ed Franklin is placing one of his hand-crafted dolls somewhere in the downtown area for lucky people to find and keep. Get the scoop and pics at http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/event.php?eid=106961984438&ref=n.
>> ELandF Gallery needs a poet for their “Bangin’up a Storm Lexington Nursing Home Poetry Tour Summer ‘09”
Needed: “Kickin' Poet to read at 8 Lexington Nursing Homes in 8 hours!” $75 honorarium. Full info at http://elandfgallery.blogspot.com/. ELandF Gallery is a small projects accelerator provides various supports for artist driven concepts which fall outside the realm of most traditionally funded projects
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>> TONIGHT (Thursdsay, June 4) – Go see Tyler Truesdell’s new band (yeah, no name yet – you might recognize Tyler from his stint playing with Jason Zavala – go to http://www.myspace.com/tylertruesdell to sample some of his charming pop) at CPR, then burst through the door to the Sidecar to see Sa-Riot, accompanied by LB, dj’ing at the Brian Ronk-organized ‘DJ Thursdays.’
>> TOMORROW (Friday, June 5) – Don’t miss the opening for Ed (aka Sqecial Ed) Franklin and Ashley Watson’s new exhibit at the Kentucky Theatre. 6-8pm. FREE. http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=572207440#/event.php?eid=109399349166. Then, head to The Void for the WRFL-sponsored show headlined by Sub Pop psychedelic-electro-noise-sters Wolf Eyes (featuring Lex-patriate/Hair Police-man Mike Connelly). 9pm, $5, all ages. http://www.myspace.com/therealwolfeyes.
by Saraya Brewer
First off, I invite you to check out the freshly updated Upcoming Shows page on Blueline - there's a lot of good stuff coming up in the near future, including Bonnie 'Prince' Billy at Lexington's Red Mile Round Barn next Saturday (June 13); a David Sedaris reading at Carmichael's in Louisville (Sun., June 21); and Neko Case at Woodsongs (Mon., July 20).
And now back to the present:
Thurs., June 4:
- Thursday Night Ride to Stella's: Meet at Vespa Lexington (198 Moore Dr., Suite 102) at 6:00-6:30 with your two-wheeled vehicle (scooter, bike, moped, motorcycle, etc.) to ride to Stella's Kentucky Diner for dinner, drinks and a free chocolate bourbon brownie with t he purchase of a tasty Stella's sandwich (I'm a big fan of the blue cheese and apple sandwich with bacon and walnuts myself).
- The new bi-weekly DJ Nights at Sidecar series will feature DJ's LB and Sa-riot (yep). Because ladyDJs r kool. And we'll be spinning all vinyl. I'm sure our set will make no sense as usual~ expect some Sabbath...some Gary Numan...some Boris...some Donovon...some Elvis...(hey, check out Leo Weekly's recent article on Female DJs.) FREE, 21 +, 10 p.m.-1 a.m. (Sidecar is located next to Al's on N. Limestone near 6th St.)
- Hillbilly Casino
will be playing at what was once lovingly referred to as Brooklyn
Pizza. Now we're supposed to call it the Pie Bar. Not sure how I feel
about that, but support this band, it's their first time in Lex and
they look like they know how to have a good time.
- Wolf Eyes are making their triumphant return to Lexington for a night of raucous noise at this WRFL-sponsored show. Also, some jams from Sick Hour, Walter Carson and Street Gnar/Trance Substantiation. At The Void ~ doors at 8:30, all ages, $5, etc.
- Crucial Fun Fest IV, Lexington's punk/hardcore/folk festival, is this weekend, June 5-7. To be honest, I don't know much about this fest ~ who puts it on, who most of these bands are, where they're from, anything. But apprently they gots their shits together. (I.e., their MySpace rideshare page has a looooooong list of people traveling from Chicago, Nashville, Florida, New England and other crazy distances for this thing.) Bands playing Friday include Good Luck, The Sidekicks, Arkansas, the Seedy Seeds, and the Rough Customers (at Al's Bar, all ages, 7:30, $6)
- Spooky Qs album release party at The Void. Fire breathing will ensue outside. Get yr dance on inside.
- Crucial Fun Fest IV early shows (Third St. Stuff, 257 N. Limestone, 11:30 a.m., $5): Endless Mike and the Beagle Club, Dead Icons, Blood Carries Disease, Fields of Fire and more.
- Crucial Fun Fest IV late shows (Al's, 601 N. Limestone, $6, 7:30): Delay, ADD/C, Fauna, Friendly Fire, and Annabel
Sun., June 7:
- DC/Kentucky-based Vandaveer (aka former Apparitions frontman Mark Charles) will bring his "town-folk, digi-pop, solo song & dance routine" to the Green Lantern. Killer Meteor will open.
- For an entirely different live show experience, head down to the Boiler Room for the Everyone Lives, Everyone Wins album release party. Think heavy, heavy drone, darkness, fog, possibly a dude who does neon painting...Alegionaire - heavy groovy stoner rock of the highest order - will also be playing, to commemorate their coinciding album release.
- Crucial Fun Fest IV early shows (Third St. Stuff, 11:30 a.m., $5): In Endeavors, Eric Ayotte, Toby Foster, A Drum and an Open Window and more.
- Crucial Fun Fest IV late shows: (VENUE CHANGE- now Al's Bar, 7:30 p.m., $6): Ghost Mice, Beyond Dark Hills, the Dopamines, Heathers, the Wild.
Friday, June 5:
- Jazz guitar extraordinaire Fareed Haque @ Blue Wisp Jazz Club (Cincy).
- Vandaveer @ 930 Listening Room (Lou).
- Super awesome heavy Nintendo rock band Ultra Pulverize will be playing atop Glassworks in downtown Louisville with Prizzy Prizzy Please and The Delicious.
- Born Cross-Eyed @ Fishtank (Lex).
- Ben Sollee @ Berea Coffee and Tea (Berea).
- Grizzly Bear/Here We Are Magic @ Buskirk-Chemley Theater (Bloomington, IN).
Wed/June 10 AWESOME COLOR @ The Void – all ages
Fri/June 12 DEAD SCIENCE w/BOBBY CONN & MONICA BOU BOU @ Al’s, corner of 6th and Limestone
Sat/June 13 BONNIE PRINCE BILLY w/BACHELORETTE @ The Red Mile Round Barn, 1200 Red Mile Rd – all ages, more info above
Tues/June 16 NANA GRIZOL w/ASSTRICKS* (members of Big Fresh), and LITTLE NOODLES @ Gumbo Ya Ya, 1080 S. Broadway – all ages
Tues/June 16 MAPS & ATLASES and more @ Al’s, corner of 6th and Limestone
Tues/June 16 X @ The Dame
:: Pertinent Resources ::
__Lexington__
AL’S BAR, corner of 6th and Limestone, Lexington – http://myspace.com/alsbarlexington
C.P.R. (Cultural Preservation Resources), behind Al’s at the corner of 6th and Limestone, Lexington – http://myspace.com/cultpres
THE GREEN LANTERN, corner of 3rd and Jefferson, Lexington - http://www.myspace.com/greenlanternbar
LOWER 48, inside Victorian Square (near the corner of Short and Broadway), Lexington – http://myspace.com/lower48bar
THE BOILER ROOM, behind Tolly Ho & The Awkward Moose (near the corner of Euclid and Limestone, Lexington
THE DAME, 381 E.Main St, Lexington - http://www.dameky.com
THE VOID, 518 E. High St, Lexington – http://myspace.com/thevoidskateshop
NATASHA'S CAFE, 112 Esplanade - http://www.beetnik.com/
CHARLES MANSION (no longer a venue, but the website's a good spot to find out about shows) - http://www.charlesmansion.org
MECCA dance studio/gallery, 451 Chair Avenue, off S.Broadway near Bolivar - http://www.meccadance.com
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
SINGLETARY CENTER FOR THE ARTS, corner of Euclid and Rose Sts - http://www.uky.edu/SCFA/
CRICKET PRESS (amazing local poster art) - http://www.cricket-press.com
WRFL 88.1FM (UK's student-run radio station) - http://wrfl.fm
BLUELINE (Cultural picks from our pal Saraya Brewer) – http://kyblueline.blogspot.com
YOU AIN’T NO PICASSO (great locally-produced music blog) - http://www.youaintnopicasoo.com
__Louisville__
HEADLINERS MUSIC HALL, 1386 Lexington Road, Louisville - ph. 502/584-8088 - www.headlinerslouisville.com
SKULL ALLEY, 1017 E Broadway, Louisville – 502/749-9541 – www.skullalley.net
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
BACKSEAT SANDBAR (good blog spreading the word about regional events) – http://backseatsandbar.wordpress.com
__Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky__
THE SOUTHGATE HOUSE, Newport, KY - http://www.southgatehouse.com
ART DAMAGE LODGE, 4120 Hamilton Ave, Cincinnati, OH – http://myspace.com/artdamagelodge
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 informatio...@yahoo.com. All Picks by Ross Compton unless otherwise noted.
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