WRFL 88.1 will celebrate the installation of its long-awaited new tower with a big (free! all ages!) party on April 23rd, with everyone's favorite Los Angeles experimental noise-punk duo NO AGE booked to head up the party.
As you may know, WRFL got permission from the FCC a few years back to upgrade its signal from 250 watts to 7900 watts. A new transmitter was installed about a month ago, providing a significantly cleaner, clearer signal all over Lexington, and with the new tower (which is scheduled to be installed on top of UK's Patterson Office Tower during Spring Break this month), WRFL will reach folks in Versailles, Georgetown, Midway and Stamping Ground. You can compare the current reach of the signal to the projected reach of the signal. More info about WRFL and all that stuff here.)
The spring celebration will take place at the BAR Lexington/Gumbo Ya Ya compound on Main Street. As you may have heard, the spot (where the new old Dame was until it closed last year) is now being operated by J.D. McHargue. McHargue used to own Blue Moon, but more importantly he used to co-own Breeding's, a premium Lexington music venue in the '80s that hosted shows by Warren Zevon, Ray Charles, Koko Taylor and many others.
It's been my impression that the Main Street space – which is actually super cool, with 4-5 different rooms/bars and a really great back patio – has been victim of poor management (or maybe just poor taste) almost the entire time I have been in Lexington. Definitely excited to see what McHargue & his team will do with it - he's already won points by many in moving Gumbo Ya Ya and the Class A booking/management skills of Ross Compton to the complex. (Gumbo Ya Ya has hosted a number of shows on its own in recent weeks, including a stellar performance last week by avant Euro jazz duo Peter Brontzman and Fred Lonberg Holm (reviewed by Walter Tunis here.)
Mark April 23 on your calendar....more band announcements and details forthcoming!
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