July 1-July 4

Wednesday, July 1 ~ epic line-up of local weirdo music at THE VOID
Kraken Fury (fast and furious)
MA Turner and R Clint Colburn's The Cross (who the hell knows)
Tiny Fights (electro-krautastic)
Everyone Lives, Everyone Wins (drone magic)

Thursday, July 2 ~ DJ NIGHT AT THE SIDECAR
(different DJs every other Thursday night)
This week's installment features Holler Poet MC Eric "The Major" Sutherland and Jonathan "Tank" Vincent. 9:30 p.m till close. Sidecar (next to Al's, n. Limestone near 6th), FREE

Friday, July 3 ~ Seven Local Solo Acts at Al's Bar
Street Gnar/Idiot Glee/Noisycrane/Trance Substantiation/Drive Far Fast/Josh Blaine/Silverware ~ FREE, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, July 4 ~ Free the Music on Freedom Day
CD Central, Morris Book Shop and WRFL present free music at Phoenix Park (next to the downtown public library).

• 10:30 a.m. ~ Casino Versus Japan. A rare show of beautiful melodic electronica by Erik Kowalski.
• Noon ~ Sunny piano pop from Lexington's talented Matt Duncan.
• 1 p.m. ~ Intense, loud and technical, Chico Fellini has mastered the art of the live performance. Check 'em out before they blow up on the national scene.
• 2 p.m. ~ 4th of JULY PARADE
• 3:15 ~ Moon Taxi (Nashville jam band spectacular)
• 4:30 ~ Tiny Fights (local three-piece experimental psychelectronica dance party U.S.A.)

Also, that evening, the party moves to Natasha's Bistro for Tee Dee and the Scandalous Band, Lexington's own incredible New-Orleans style blues & jazz extraordinaires ($5, 9 p.m.). Make a point to check these guys out if you haven't yet - you can catch them in their own setting every Monday night at Tee Dee's (2nd St and Elm Tree).


Also noteworthy:
Wednesday, July 1 ~ Steverino at The Dame
~Ky Theatre Summer Classic Film Series presents American Graffiti
(1:15 p.m. and 7 :15 p.m.; all seats $4)
Thursday, July 2 - Kraken Fury, The Cross and Carl Calm at the Fact House
Saturday, July 3 - Born Cross-Eyed at the Fishtank