June 9-June 15

Tuesday, June 9:

• There's not much going on in Lexington tonight as far as I can tell. If I were feeling really ambitious I would make the trek to Nashville to see Bill Callahan (Mercy Lounge) ~ I've had his new album on repeat all week. But I'll probably stay home and catch up on last night's Weeds.

Wednesday, June 10:

• Summer Classic Film Series at the Kentucky Theatre: Marx Brothers double feature~ Duck Soup and Horse Feathers. Two showings: 1:30 p.m. and 7:15 p.m
• Walk-in for sidewalks on Tates Creek Rd., to show support for sidewalks on Tates Creek Rd. A group will be meeting at the BP on Tates Creek at 6 pm and walking toward Alumni, but you are free to walk either way. Just be prepared to walk on grass. Because there are no sidewalks. (P.S. The city actually has money allotted for this specific project.) More info at greenlex.org.
  
• St. Vincent will be playing at The Dame. I'm not really familiar with her but she'll be playing Bonnaroo this weekend and the Late Show later this month. Walter Tunis called her new album "one of the great pop delights this year. It offers a mix of prog-rock invention, low-fi electronica, beautifully orchestrated backdrops and a sense of hushed psychedelia that keep everyone — especially listeners — on their toes. There's a touch of Kate Bush-style fancy in Clark's songs, too. But the light, melodic, yet ornate charm of songs like The Strangers, Laughing With a Mouth of Blood and especially Marrow makes for a highly original pop listen." (8 p.m.; $10 in advance, $12 day of show.)
• Awesome Color w/ M.A. Turner, Snakes Band @ The Void Skateshop. Awesome Color will be taking their awesome garage punk on the road with both Black Dice and Sonic Youth later this summer. But for this one night only, they'll be jamming it in Lex with support from M.A. Turner (of the allegedly-defunct Warmer Milks) and Snakes Band (hybrid of Candy and Randy Tuesday).

Thursday, June 11:

• Miss Ainsley Waggoner, new General Manager of WRFL, will be chatting it up with Mick Jeffries on Trivial Thursdays (WRFL, 88.1 fm ~ stream it at WRFL.fm)
• Asheville honky-tonkers Tony Wayne and the Pain (featuring Mark Williams of Dig Shovel Dig and The Chops ~ great bands who played at the old Buster's) are playing at the Green Lantern with Randy Tuesday and the Two Tuesdays.
• Lucky Pineapple, Everything Now!, Ford Theater Reunion, Sacred Fire Circus, Girlie Girl Burlesque at The Dame.

Friday, June 12:

• Experimental indie jazz trio (?) Dead Science will be playing at Al's in support of their new album Villianaire. These guys have played with Thee Silver Mt. Zion which gives them major street cred for me. Bobby Conn and Monica Babou will open.

Saturday, June 13:

• The deservedly hyped Bonnie Prince Billy/Bachelorette show at the Red Mile Round Barn tonight. Word on the street is there will be a STAGE at the Round Barn, making the already-awesome venue even better. Ross has provided some more info about the show at the Lexington Project (including links to a pretty great New Yorker article about BPB). You can check out a gushing report of Bachelorette's new album at Decibel Tolls here. Tickets are $10 in advance ($12 at the door) and available at CD Central in Lexington (233-DISC) and Underground Sound in Louisville.
  
• Matt Duncan, Mother Father, and Art Tongues (formerly In Endeavors) are playing at Al's Bar
• The Belleville Outfit will be bringing their "gypsy swing, big band jazz and cross genre Americana" to Lexington's Natasha's Cafe, following their Friday Bonnaroo performance. $15.
  

Other shows this week that may be road-trip worthy:
6/9- Grizzly Bear/Here We Are Magic @ Buskirk-Chemley Theater (Bloomington, IN).
6/11- Pink Mountaintops @ Russian Recording (Bloomington, IN).
6/11- Bonnie 'Prince' Billy/Bachelorette @ Southgate House (Newport).
6/12 - Wilco @ Aranoff Center (Cin).
6/13- Rivertown Breakdown (celebration of Cincinnati's "American roots music") @ Southgate House.
6/12 - 6/14 - Bonaroo feat. Snoop Dogg, Beastie Boys, Animal Collective, NIN, Neko Case, David Byrne, etc. @ Bonnaroo (Manchester, TN).