Blueline has moved to a NEW LOCATION!
www.kyblueline.com
Good bye Blogspot; I thank thee for the lovely times.
I'll probably be tweaking the look here & there over the next few weeks.
Updates & more posts soon, in the meantime, be sure to check out the Upcoming Shows page because there are LOTS of great ones coming around.
Thanks for being patient, y'all.
Monday, April 5, 2010
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
FORECASTLE 2010 initial line-up
Louisville's 9th annual Forecastle Fest has announced its initial 2010 line-up:
The fest is July 9th - 11th at Waterfront Park. More info at forecastle.com.
FLAMING LIPS - WIDESPREAD PANIC - SPOON
Drive-By Truckers - Bassnectar - Minus the Bear - The New Deal - Lucero
Cap'n Jazz - Ted Leo & The Pharmacists - Sara Watkins
Mimosa - Mucca Pazza - Company of Thieves - EOTO
Dar Williams - Savoy - BoomBox - Two Fresh - Morning Transportation
Drive-By Truckers - Bassnectar - Minus the Bear - The New Deal - Lucero
Cap'n Jazz - Ted Leo & The Pharmacists - Sara Watkins
Mimosa - Mucca Pazza - Company of Thieves - EOTO
Dar Williams - Savoy - BoomBox - Two Fresh - Morning Transportation
Over 60 more performers will be announced in the upcoming weeks, according to a press release sent (curiously) by Nederlander Worldwide Entertainment, an entertainment agency that apparently also organizes Broadway shows in China.
Tickets are on sale now for $60 a day; $150 for a weekend pass. (Glad the company I work for is a sponsor!) Available at ticketmaster.com, Ear X Tacy, CD Central, Shake-It Records, Indy CD and Vinyl and Grimey's.
The fest is July 9th - 11th at Waterfront Park. More info at forecastle.com.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
weekend haps at the 6th&Lime complex
tonight at the 6th&Lime complex (Thursday, March 25):
tomorrow at the 6th&Lime complex (Friday, March 26):
- KILL THE NOISE at Al's, featuring FullMooners, JustMe and DJ Matt Minter. Before the UK game (which starts at 10), FREE.
- Ellen Molle DJing at Sidecar, also FREE (21+)
tomorrow at the 6th&Lime complex (Friday, March 26):
- I Guess I'm Floating presents: Holiday Shores, Twin Sister and Idiot Glee (there is a rumor that Sleepy Sun may be joining the bill as well). Not terribily familiar with HS or TS but here's a review from Backseat Sandbar on Holiday Shores' December appearance in Louisville with Idiot Glee & Evangelicals...
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
This Week in Lex
Wednesday, March 24 (tonight!):
- WRFL presents....AWESOME COLOR at Al's Bar! TYVEK, CROSS and BABES will also play. Super great garage skate jams. Check out Nick Kidd's preview from North of Center. 9ish/10ish, all ages, $5
- Buster's THE BENDER installment #4 ~ featuring Today the Moon, Tomorrow the Sun; Spooky Q's (whose new album just got an awesome review in an online horror mag!?); The Winter Sounds. 9 p.m.$7, 18+
Thursday, March 25:
- The Cats destroy Cornell to advance to the Elite 8! Belly up with a sixer and watch it go down! (Yes I'm writing about sports. March Madness really got to me this year). Approximately 9:57 p.m.
- Buster's THE BENDER installment #5: The Butchers, Switchmen, Brenn, The Worsties. $9 p.m. $7
Friday, March 26:
- Girlie Girl Burlesque Spring Sizzle at Bar Lexington, featuring the lovelies Miss Kitty van Dyne, Miss Nixie Nylon, Miss Elisabeth de Sade, Miss Fonda Petting, and Miss Siobhan Atomica. Ooh la la! Doors at 9 p.m. $10 per ticket or $35 to reserve a table of four in advance.
- Buster's THE BENDER installment #6, featuring These United States, Tense Kids, Onward Pilgram. 10 p.m. $7. 18+
- Killer Meteor CD Release Party at The Green Lantern. 21+
- Nevermind the Northside Denim Dance Party at Sidecar. Free, 21 +
- Buster's THE BENDER installment #7, featuring Hippiedigger, Mobley, Nate FX
CD Central announces Record Store Day details
If you're a subscriber to CD Central's wonderfully informative newsletter, you may have already caught this. For everyone else, here's the skinny (more info about other events & new releases on the CD Central website):
CD Central will be celebrating their 15th birthday (happy birthday!) in the midst Record Store Day, which takes place April 17. The celebration will actually start earlier that week, however. Schedule below:
April 12-15 : "CD Central Family Jam." In-store performances every day with bands featuring past and present CD Central employees.
April 16: Apples in Stereo Party. Pre-game for the Cosmic Charlie's show that night and celebrating the release of the new album (which will apparently be released in Lexington a few days before the rest of the country, because we're so special and shizz).
April 17: RECORD STORE DAY. Scheduled bands include psychedelic folker Wooden Wand (apparently now based out of Lexington, according to the MySpace?); local roots rock favorites Coralee and the Townies (whose new debut EP just dropped March 19); New Yorker Rachel Sage (playing at Al's Bar that evening); Rough Customers (local ska-punk); Contra-punctus and more to be announced. Also expect the usual activities: lots of bargain CDs, Record Store Day exclusives, food, lots of people, good times.
Support our local record store and help keep it the best ever! And don't forget about the fabulous March Madness specials:
Every Monday in March: 15% off all USED CDs
Every Tuesday in March: 15% off all USED DVDs
Every Wednesday in March: 15% off all NEW & USED VINYL
Every Thursday in March: 15% off all T-SHIRTS and POSTERS
CD Central will be celebrating their 15th birthday (happy birthday!) in the midst Record Store Day, which takes place April 17. The celebration will actually start earlier that week, however. Schedule below:
April 12-15 : "CD Central Family Jam." In-store performances every day with bands featuring past and present CD Central employees.
April 16: Apples in Stereo Party. Pre-game for the Cosmic Charlie's show that night and celebrating the release of the new album (which will apparently be released in Lexington a few days before the rest of the country, because we're so special and shizz).
April 17: RECORD STORE DAY. Scheduled bands include psychedelic folker Wooden Wand (apparently now based out of Lexington, according to the MySpace?); local roots rock favorites Coralee and the Townies (whose new debut EP just dropped March 19); New Yorker Rachel Sage (playing at Al's Bar that evening); Rough Customers (local ska-punk); Contra-punctus and more to be announced. Also expect the usual activities: lots of bargain CDs, Record Store Day exclusives, food, lots of people, good times.
Support our local record store and help keep it the best ever! And don't forget about the fabulous March Madness specials:
Every Monday in March: 15% off all USED CDs
Every Tuesday in March: 15% off all USED DVDs
Every Wednesday in March: 15% off all NEW & USED VINYL
Every Thursday in March: 15% off all T-SHIRTS and POSTERS
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
MAN MAN at Cosmic Charlie's
Head's up Lexington, MAN MAN are playing at Cosmic Charlie's on May 13. In related awesome news, Cosmic Charlie's will be doing some 21+ shows starting soon (if not already) and this is one of them.
Thursday, May 13
18+
$12 (+ $3 if you're under 21)
(Here's a video, although their recorded stuff doesn't hold a candle to their live performances, which are copious amounts of fun)
Check out You Aint No Picasso for some recently posted live videos of new songs (still not as cool as being there) and some archived photos from their crazy Halloween show at Buster's.
(Spoiler Alert: It's the same night Growing is playing Al's. Bummer. Maybe the two venues will find a way to coordinate, yesss?)
Thursday, May 13
18+
$12 (+ $3 if you're under 21)
(Here's a video, although their recorded stuff doesn't hold a candle to their live performances, which are copious amounts of fun)
Check out You Aint No Picasso for some recently posted live videos of new songs (still not as cool as being there) and some archived photos from their crazy Halloween show at Buster's.
(Spoiler Alert: It's the same night Growing is playing Al's. Bummer. Maybe the two venues will find a way to coordinate, yesss?)
Neil Young to play Kentucky
Neil Young will play a solo show at Louisville's Palace Theater (one of the country's most beautiful theaters I've ever been to, by a landslide) on Wednesday, May 26. I don't think much else really needs to be said, except that as far as musicians whose prime has passed (a breed that The Palace now specializes in, given their current calendar) this show should be spectacular. (Is that blasphemous? Don't get me wrong. I love Neil Young, a lot.)
Whether the show is $85 spectacular, $125 spectacular or $245 spectacular - that's for you to decide, dear reader. Tickets go on sale Saturday, March 27. More info here.
Whether the show is $85 spectacular, $125 spectacular or $245 spectacular - that's for you to decide, dear reader. Tickets go on sale Saturday, March 27. More info here.
Monday, March 22, 2010
Lex-born play premeiring this week
Tomorrow (Tuesday, March 23) is the world premiere of the new play Higher Education, and Wednesday (March 24) is the closing night.
The play is written by, directed by, featuring the voices of and starring Lexingtonians ~ Donna Ison and James Brown (actors); Don Antenten (director); James Vincent (aka James Brown, playwright); Colleen Glenn and Bill Widener (voices; you might know these two as local RFL radio personalities).
It has been described as "hilarious and life-changing."
Central Public Library , 7 p.m., both nights. FREE! Support homegrown art, yo.
The play is written by, directed by, featuring the voices of and starring Lexingtonians ~ Donna Ison and James Brown (actors); Don Antenten (director); James Vincent (aka James Brown, playwright); Colleen Glenn and Bill Widener (voices; you might know these two as local RFL radio personalities).
It has been described as "hilarious and life-changing."
Central Public Library , 7 p.m., both nights. FREE! Support homegrown art, yo.
Brian Jonestown Massacre coming to Cincy
Brian Jonestown Massacre has announced some North American spring tour dates, including a June 10 stop in Cincy at the Mad Hatter - in support of their new album. I haven't listened to said album, which came out February 23, but the title (Who Killed Sgt. Pepper?) falls in tradition with the band's long history of naming things (songs, albums, themselves) after high profile psychedelic figures/ album titles/ band names (see also Their Satanic Majesty's Second Request; My Bloody Underground; Bringing it All Back Home Again; Brian Jonestown Massacre). Pretty sure CD Central has it on wax, maybe I'll pick it up today if someone hasn't beat me to it.....
If you're on the fence about these guys, as I can be from time to time, I will say that I was really taken with their 2008 release (My Bloody Underground). The album is more diverse than most of the others I've heard, with touches of experimental noise, some space-rock, even a gorgeous solo piano tune – an overall nice departure from some of their previous albums, many being arguably too heavy on the perfectly lovely, yet perfectly repetitive, sad-bastard neo-folk songs.
Regardless, the band is epic, and known for its unpredictable live performance. Mark June 10 on yr calendars.
The rest of the dates, from the band's MahSpace page:
If you're on the fence about these guys, as I can be from time to time, I will say that I was really taken with their 2008 release (My Bloody Underground). The album is more diverse than most of the others I've heard, with touches of experimental noise, some space-rock, even a gorgeous solo piano tune – an overall nice departure from some of their previous albums, many being arguably too heavy on the perfectly lovely, yet perfectly repetitive, sad-bastard neo-folk songs.
Regardless, the band is epic, and known for its unpredictable live performance. Mark June 10 on yr calendars.
The rest of the dates, from the band's MahSpace page:
| Cabooze | Minneapolis, Minnesota | ||
| Turner Hall | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | ||
| The Metro | Chicago, Illinois | ||
| Grog Shop | Cleveland, Ohio | ||
| Phoenix Concert Hall | Toronto, Ontario | ||
| La Tulipe | Montreal, Quebec | ||
| Paradise Rock Club | Boston, Massachusetts | ||
| Webster Hall | Manhattan, New York | ||
| TLA | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||
| 9:30 Club | Washington DC, Washington DC | ||
| Mad Hatter | Cincinnati, Ohio | ||
| Off Broadway | St. Louis, Missouri | ||
| Bluebird Theatre | Denver, Colorado | ||
| Urban Lounge | Salt Lake City, Utah | ||
| Knitting Factory | Boise, Idaho | ||
| Crystal Ballroom | Portland, Oregon | ||
| Commodore Ballroom | Vancouver, British Columbia | ||
| Neumo’s | Seattle, Washington | ||
| The Fillmore | San Francisco, California | ||
| Henry Fonda Theatre | Los Angeles, California |
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
tonight's haps in Lex
Tuesday, March 16:
CD CENTRAL 6 p.m. FREE all ages
CD Central is hosting a White Stripes listening/viewing party in celebration of the new live album/DVD, Under the Great White Northern Lights, tonight at 6 p.m. Free pizza, Ale-8 and a chance to win some White Stripes gear. 6 p.m., 377 S. Limestone. Also, record Store Day is coming up - April 17 - so be sure to stay tuned for details on the in-store celebration and other great in-store shows coming up at Kentucky's greatest independent music store!
VOID SKATESHOP 8 p.m $5 all ages
The Void will host 4 bands tonight, including local electro-beat wizards Street Gnar (Case Mahan solo project) and Trailblazer (Coleman Guyon solo project) and, all the way from Canada, Dirty Beaches (sounds like Suicide) and Makeout Videotape.
SIDEBAR 10 p.m. FREE 21+
DJs Mark Murray and Leeroy Bryant at Sidebar. Getcha dance on at Lex's smallest dance bar.
CD CENTRAL 6 p.m. FREE all ages
CD Central is hosting a White Stripes listening/viewing party in celebration of the new live album/DVD, Under the Great White Northern Lights, tonight at 6 p.m. Free pizza, Ale-8 and a chance to win some White Stripes gear. 6 p.m., 377 S. Limestone. Also, record Store Day is coming up - April 17 - so be sure to stay tuned for details on the in-store celebration and other great in-store shows coming up at Kentucky's greatest independent music store!
VOID SKATESHOP 8 p.m $5 all ages
The Void will host 4 bands tonight, including local electro-beat wizards Street Gnar (Case Mahan solo project) and Trailblazer (Coleman Guyon solo project) and, all the way from Canada, Dirty Beaches (sounds like Suicide) and Makeout Videotape.
SIDEBAR 10 p.m. FREE 21+
DJs Mark Murray and Leeroy Bryant at Sidebar. Getcha dance on at Lex's smallest dance bar.
2010 Forecastle Line-up coming soon
I've been wondering when the 2010 Forecastle Festival was going to announce their line-up, and today I got my answer: MARCH 31, 1:00 p.m.
Cryptic clues have been posted on their website for about 8 or so of the bands they have confirmed. If you're into guessing games and whittling away your time in from of the computer, you can take some stabs and register to win 2 VIP passes to the fest, which takes place in downtown Louisville July 9-11.
Discounted $135 3-day passes are available for a limited time through Ticketmaster here. The password MUSIC will grant the discounted price up until the moment they announce the line-up (again, March 31, 1:00 p.m.), for anyone brave and trusting enough to splurge on a festival without knowing a single band that will perform (hint: last year's headliner's included the Black Crowes, Black Keys and Widespread Panic). At that time, the price will go up to $150 for a 3-day pass; $60/day.
Visit forecastlefest.com for more info, updates and to guess the artists.
Cryptic clues have been posted on their website for about 8 or so of the bands they have confirmed. If you're into guessing games and whittling away your time in from of the computer, you can take some stabs and register to win 2 VIP passes to the fest, which takes place in downtown Louisville July 9-11.
Discounted $135 3-day passes are available for a limited time through Ticketmaster here. The password MUSIC will grant the discounted price up until the moment they announce the line-up (again, March 31, 1:00 p.m.), for anyone brave and trusting enough to splurge on a festival without knowing a single band that will perform (hint: last year's headliner's included the Black Crowes, Black Keys and Widespread Panic). At that time, the price will go up to $150 for a 3-day pass; $60/day.
Visit forecastlefest.com for more info, updates and to guess the artists.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
today this, tomorrow that
TONIGHT, March 9, 8 p.m. at the Cat's Den (in UK's Student Center). FREE/ALL AGES.
Camp Cougarmelon ~ new local supergroup featuring members of Pezhead, Hair Police, March Madness Marching Band, Fuma, etc.; i.e., Trevor Tremaine, Robert Beatty, Dave Farris and Farhad Rezia. Haven't seen these guys yet (first show, I think?) but I would expect manic percussion, electric thumb pianos, general insanity.
Junk Thought ~ experimental artsy duo from up north (i.e. Cincy). Formerly known as Stripe Light. Violin & scuzzy electronics.
Everyone Lives Everyone Wins ~ you should probably be familiar with these guys by now, but tonight's show should be something new. Less guitars, more weirdo noise boxes, looping, theramin, etc.
TOMORROW, Wednesday, MARCH 10:
ARA on WRFL Live, 8 pm.
Listen....wrfl.fm
SAVIOR ADORE (Brooklyn)
MON KHMER (Brooklyn)
IDIOT GLEE (LexVegas)
CANDY (LexVegas)
at Al's Bar
all ages, 9 p.m.
Camp Cougarmelon ~ new local supergroup featuring members of Pezhead, Hair Police, March Madness Marching Band, Fuma, etc.; i.e., Trevor Tremaine, Robert Beatty, Dave Farris and Farhad Rezia. Haven't seen these guys yet (first show, I think?) but I would expect manic percussion, electric thumb pianos, general insanity.
Junk Thought ~ experimental artsy duo from up north (i.e. Cincy). Formerly known as Stripe Light. Violin & scuzzy electronics.
Everyone Lives Everyone Wins ~ you should probably be familiar with these guys by now, but tonight's show should be something new. Less guitars, more weirdo noise boxes, looping, theramin, etc.
TOMORROW, Wednesday, MARCH 10:
ARA on WRFL Live, 8 pm.
Listen....wrfl.fm
SAVIOR ADORE (Brooklyn)
MON KHMER (Brooklyn)
IDIOT GLEE (LexVegas)
CANDY (LexVegas)
at Al's Bar
all ages, 9 p.m.
Friday, March 5, 2010
Upcoming shows in the region
There are so many sweet shows this spring that my head is spinning. Click here my updated listing of Upcoming Shows in the Lexington/Louisville/Cincy triangular circumference, including (but certainly not limited to):
Be sure to check out James Friley's gig list (relocated to JJ's Korner) for a more often-updated and complete listing of upcoming Lexington shows; You Ain't No Picasso's concert calendar for more indie-centric regional shows; and Backseat Sandbar for more Louisville area shows.
If you'll be in Lex this weekend, check out VETIVER at Al's on Saturday (March 6) with Matt Duncan and Nathan Salsburg. (I'll be in Louisville, fancying it up for my birthday at the 21C~)
Send any exciting updates my way at kyblueline@gmail.com. Try to keep them relevant to my taste, which is fairly explicit all over this blog.
- MISSION of BURMA at Southgate House - Wednesday, April 7
- BLACK LIPS at Headliner's - Thursday, April 8
- ACID MOTHER'S TEMPLE at Cosmic Charlie's- Wednesday, April 14
- NO AGE at Bar Lexington (in the upstairs karaoke space formerly known as Skylight Lounge) - Friday, April 23
- TRANS AM at Northside Tavern (heard of this place? me neither. I'm all over this show though!) - Saturday, April 24
- BABY DEE w Everyone Lives Everyone Wins/Silverware at Niles Gallery (Lex) - Thursday, May 6
- GROWING at Al's Bar (just announced!) - Thursday, May 13
- SILVER MT. ZION at Southgate House- Thursday, May 27
- CARIBOU and TORO y MOI at Zanzabar - Tuesday, June 8
Be sure to check out James Friley's gig list (relocated to JJ's Korner) for a more often-updated and complete listing of upcoming Lexington shows; You Ain't No Picasso's concert calendar for more indie-centric regional shows; and Backseat Sandbar for more Louisville area shows.
If you'll be in Lex this weekend, check out VETIVER at Al's on Saturday (March 6) with Matt Duncan and Nathan Salsburg. (I'll be in Louisville, fancying it up for my birthday at the 21C~)
Send any exciting updates my way at kyblueline@gmail.com. Try to keep them relevant to my taste, which is fairly explicit all over this blog.
Pitchfork Line-up additions
Pitchfork Music Festival announced some pretty fun line-up additions this morning, including Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Panda Bear and Broken Social Scene. At the time I'm writing this, they haven't put the info up on their site yet, but I'm sure it'll be up there soon.
Three-day passes are already sold out, but you can still get a one-day pass for each of the three days....
Here's who has been announced for each day so far:
FRIDAY, JULY 16
Modest Mouse, Broken Social Scene, El-P
SATURDAY, JULY 17
LCD Soundsystem, Panda Bear, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Raekwon, Titus Andronicus, Bear in Heaven, Freddie Gibbs, The Smith Westerns, Dâm-Funk
SUNDAY, JULY 18
Pavement, St. Vincent, Lightning Bolt, Girls, Cass McCombs, Here We Go Magic, Sleigh Bells, Cave, Alla
The shows will start at 3 pm Friday this year, instead of 5 pm like in the past. More band announcements coming soon!
Three-day passes are already sold out, but you can still get a one-day pass for each of the three days....
Here's who has been announced for each day so far:
FRIDAY, JULY 16
Modest Mouse, Broken Social Scene, El-P
SATURDAY, JULY 17
LCD Soundsystem, Panda Bear, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Raekwon, Titus Andronicus, Bear in Heaven, Freddie Gibbs, The Smith Westerns, Dâm-Funk
SUNDAY, JULY 18
Pavement, St. Vincent, Lightning Bolt, Girls, Cass McCombs, Here We Go Magic, Sleigh Bells, Cave, Alla
The shows will start at 3 pm Friday this year, instead of 5 pm like in the past. More band announcements coming soon!
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Happy burfday, WRFL
Next Monday marks the official 22nd anniversary of WRFL's first broadcast, which went down March 8, 1988. I bet the kids those days were playing lots of Pixies and Sonic Youth and Jesus & Mary Chain. Some things never change.
Anyway, ACE Weekly put together a nice package to commemorate the occasion, including a piece by Matt Dacey and a piece by Megan Neff, regular ACE contributor and current music director (she does a mighty fine job, too...over the past couple of semesters, RFL's playbox has been home to some of the best jams I've seen in the 5 years I've been at the station).
Grab a copy of this week's ACE to check out the articles, or grip the PDF version here.
Anyway, ACE Weekly put together a nice package to commemorate the occasion, including a piece by Matt Dacey and a piece by Megan Neff, regular ACE contributor and current music director (she does a mighty fine job, too...over the past couple of semesters, RFL's playbox has been home to some of the best jams I've seen in the 5 years I've been at the station).
Grab a copy of this week's ACE to check out the articles, or grip the PDF version here.
LFL announces music video contest
Lexington Film League announced a music video contest at last weekend's Do-ers Contest screening/awards ceremony. Official details announced on LFL's Website today:
"From March 1 until May 1 we are soliciting submissions for all musical genres.
The contest will culminate in a night of music and video at Buster’s Billiards & Backroom featuring live bands and screenings of the top submissions. The winner of the contest will be rewarded with a coveted screening slot at Louisville’s Flyover Film Festival!
Whatever your interpretation of a “Music Video” is—we’re interested! Your video must have been made in the last 3 years and you must own the rights to all music used. Otherwise—the sky’s the limit!
Mail To:
Please send a high resolution dvd to:
LFL Music Video Contest
c/o Sarah Wylie VanMeter
1113 North Limestone
Lexington, Ky 40505
There is an $8 submission fee per video."
The contest will culminate in a night of music and video at Buster’s Billiards & Backroom featuring live bands and screenings of the top submissions. The winner of the contest will be rewarded with a coveted screening slot at Louisville’s Flyover Film Festival!
Whatever your interpretation of a “Music Video” is—we’re interested! Your video must have been made in the last 3 years and you must own the rights to all music used. Otherwise—the sky’s the limit!
Mail To:
Please send a high resolution dvd to:
LFL Music Video Contest
c/o Sarah Wylie VanMeter
1113 North Limestone
Lexington, Ky 40505
There is an $8 submission fee per video."
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Idiot Glee Live on WRFL tonight
James Friley, aka Idiot GleeIdiot Glee, the one-man band-turned-overnight-Internet-sensation featuring Lexington's very own James Friley, will perform live on WRFL tonight as part of Ben Allen's kickass WRFL-Live series. The series features a different local act every Wednesday evening around 9 p.m., and Ben graciously posts photos and mP3 archives of the performance on his WRFL Live blog.
You can tune in to catch the show at 88.1 Fm on your radio dial if you're in Lex (James's sweet and summery pop jams might even make an interesting soundtrack to the second half of the UK game). Catch it via the interweb stream at wrfl.fm if you're anywhere else in the world. (P.S. Shameless self-promotion: My own WRFL show happens to start directly after Ben's ~ 10 p.m. - midnight every Wednesday.)
Idiot Glee got yet ANOTHER mention in a national online publication today, this time in the (rather bizarre) format of a transcription of a Facebook chat conversation between Friley and the writer (Impose Magazine's Hallie Newton). Those internet writers are eating him up, and with good reason. Order the insanely-low priced Idiot Glee EP on 7-inch here.
Local tip: if you're looking for street cred, you might wanna go ahead and align yourself in the "I was a fan of Bedtime before Friley turned into an international pop star" camp before it's too late for anyone to believe you.
UPCOMING WRFL LIVE PERFORMANCES
Live performances from Lexington bands on WRFL, every Wed. night on Ben Allen's radio show (8-10 p.m.). Bands typically play from 9 - 9:45 p.m.
March
10—Ara
17—Little Noodles
24—Matt Duncan
31—Spooky Qs
April
7—Jovantes
14—J. Marinelli
21—Lee Bryant
28—Wretched Worst
May
5—Latin Heat
Creative Cities ~ Now What, Lexington?
In case you missed Tom Eblen's column this morning, new social welfare non-profit ProgressLex has announced a companion event to April's Creative Cities Summit (hosted in Lexington for the first time this year). The free event, called "Now what, Lexington?," is an "unconference" that will take place the week after the Creative Cities event, geared toward taking some of the ideas that might be discussed during the summit and turning them into action steps.
Now What, Lexington? will take place at the Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning, which graciously donated its space for the event. No schedule will be set in advance; rather, participants are encouraged to run their own session and schedule it the morning of the event. Sessions should address action steps rather than simply discussing a problem or issue. If you are tired of hearing the same rehashed complaints about Lexington and are itching to participate in some solutions, I can't imagine a better time to start. The event's website is a wiki, meaning anyone who signs up for a free account can change its content to add sessions they would like to see or lead.
The Creative Cities Summit will take place in Lexington from April 7-9, featuring a variety of sessions that focus on topics like social innovation, creative capital, economic development, etc. Speakers include Richard Florida, Rebecca Ryan, Ben Self and others.
ProgressLex was formed with the vision of helping make Lexington one of the most livable cities in the U.S. through using its most valuable asset - its people.
Now What, Lexington?
Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning
April 17th, 9 a.m until approximately 5:30 p.m.
FREE. Sign up to attend here.
Now What, Lexington? will take place at the Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning, which graciously donated its space for the event. No schedule will be set in advance; rather, participants are encouraged to run their own session and schedule it the morning of the event. Sessions should address action steps rather than simply discussing a problem or issue. If you are tired of hearing the same rehashed complaints about Lexington and are itching to participate in some solutions, I can't imagine a better time to start. The event's website is a wiki, meaning anyone who signs up for a free account can change its content to add sessions they would like to see or lead.
The Creative Cities Summit will take place in Lexington from April 7-9, featuring a variety of sessions that focus on topics like social innovation, creative capital, economic development, etc. Speakers include Richard Florida, Rebecca Ryan, Ben Self and others.
ProgressLex was formed with the vision of helping make Lexington one of the most livable cities in the U.S. through using its most valuable asset - its people.
Now What, Lexington?
Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning
April 17th, 9 a.m until approximately 5:30 p.m.
FREE. Sign up to attend here.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Free screening of weirdo art video TONIGHT
Super cool audio/visual art exhibit tonight at The Cat's Den (in UK's student center): a screening of COLOR FIELD VARIATIONS, a DVD celebrating the abstract modernist work of artists practicing the Color Field movement of the '40s and '50s. According to new Lexington art blog ArtBeat (dig it!), this tripped-out psychedelic art show has only been screened at a handful of exclusive cities across the world (you know, like London, Brussels, Tel Aviv, Lexington...).*8 pm
Colorfield Variations screening
Cat's Den
Free Pizza and Snacks
Opening remarks by UK professor Dmitry Strakovsky
from the Colorfield Variations website:
"The Color Field movement, defined by abstract canvases featuring broad fields of solid color, flourished in the post-war era of the 1940s and ’50s. Inspired by European modernism and closely mirroring the works of artists like Mark Rothko, Clyfford Still, and Barnett Newman, the Color Field movement was born when artists began to break away from the gesture and angst of abstract expressionism, opting instead to examine the subtleties of clear surfaces and pure color.
Fast-forward about 50 years to a new DVD released by minimalist label Line. The limited-to-1000 Colorfield Variations takes Color Field’s central ideas and reinterprets them with stunning audio-visual mood pieces created by a host of critically acclaimed artists from all across the globe. Wonderfully assembled by curator and sound artist Richard Chartier, the DVD is an excellent way for viewers to absorb the Color Field movement from all spectrums—from the warm and milky deluge of vibrant oranges and reds bleeding into one another in Steve Roden's 13-minute "Dark Over Light Earth" to the three-dimensional world of skittering neon blocks in Tina Frank and General Magic’s "Chronomops."
The music accompanying each of the pieces comes from a wide array of experimental sounds, from drone and ambient to the clicks, gurgles, and pops of borderline-IDM. Ryoichi Kurokawa’s masterpiece “Scorch” blends blurred, origami-like geometry in pinks, pastels, and carnation colors to a fuzzy, ambient soundscape. Crinkly shapes multiply like bacteria on a microscope lens, crunching and fizzling as new transparent bodies dissolve and reappear over them. "Chronomanic Redux," by Throbbing Gristle members Chris Carter and Cosey Fanni Tutti, is another beauty, both aurally and visually. During the piece, a giant block of rich red inches down the screen to what sounds like an orchestra conducted by ghosts. As more classical-sounding instrumentation makes its way into the thick blanket of drone and whir, the red block becomes textured and flows like debris slithering across an ocean floor. ..."
*the Colorfield Variations DVD is available for purchase, so I am not able to verify how many cities have actually screened the thing....
thursday thursday thursday
Coupla' cool events going down this Thursday, March 4 in downtown Lex:
MARE VACCARO exhibit at INSTITUTE 193
MULTIPLE PERSONALITIES
OPENING RECEPTION: MARCH 4, 2010
6 - 9 PM
MULTIPLE PERSONALITIES
OPENING RECEPTION: MARCH 4, 2010
6 - 9 PM
In honor of Women’s History Month, Institute 193 presents Multiple Personalities, a solo-exhibition by Mare Vaccaro focusing on her use of “self-portrait” photography. According to Institute 193 director Philip March Jones, Vaccaro's work explores “evolving notions of femininity, beauty, adornment and identity.”
“Vaccaro has alopecia universalis, a medical condition that renders her body completely hairless,” Jones continues. “She is thus able to manipulate her physical body as a blank canvas,adorning herself with various found and constructed objects. The result is a series of startling and beautiful images depicting the deconstructed female form in various settings and portrayed as different characters or personalities. The pressure to adorn oneself is satisfied in Vaccaro’s work, calling into question the most basic standards of beauty and gender roles The final product is a gleeful triumph of the individual over society’s expectations or a revelatory acceptance of its overwhelming pressure.”
Institute 193 is located at 193 North Limestone.
-----------------“Vaccaro has alopecia universalis, a medical condition that renders her body completely hairless,” Jones continues. “She is thus able to manipulate her physical body as a blank canvas,adorning herself with various found and constructed objects. The result is a series of startling and beautiful images depicting the deconstructed female form in various settings and portrayed as different characters or personalities. The pressure to adorn oneself is satisfied in Vaccaro’s work, calling into question the most basic standards of beauty and gender roles The final product is a gleeful triumph of the individual over society’s expectations or a revelatory acceptance of its overwhelming pressure.”
Institute 193 is located at 193 North Limestone.
Also on Thursday, March 4: "Music of the folk" at Gumbo Ya Ya.
From the North of Center news desk:
"If there’s anything the past several years have reminded us of, it’s that when things get screwy, it’s the folk who always get fucked: Ninth-warders in New Orleans, holler residents in Appalachia, prison inmates, gypsies across Europe, refugees in Haiti, Iraq, Afghanistan and other locales of natural and human destruction, and the list goes on.
From the North of Center news desk:
"If there’s anything the past several years have reminded us of, it’s that when things get screwy, it’s the folk who always get fucked: Ninth-warders in New Orleans, holler residents in Appalachia, prison inmates, gypsies across Europe, refugees in Haiti, Iraq, Afghanistan and other locales of natural and human destruction, and the list goes on.
This Thursday night (March 4) at Gumbo Ya Ya’s some damn fine musicians will be coming together to play and share some of the wonderful music that has arisen through these all-too-common fucked-folk experiences: songs of love, anger, resistance and humor played through a variety of intersecting instruments, dialects and experiences.
Right now, on tap to play songs new and old are Karly Higgins of the Clack Mountain String Band (mountain folk), Chris Sullivan and Warren Byrom of the Swells and Big Maracas (New Orleans, Cuban and Brazilian folk), and Wes Houp (desparate country blues folk). If you feel you can contribute your unique voice, please join the fray.
Things will be loose, as good music often is.
Show is free. Doors open at 8:00 PM. Music should start sometime around 9:00. If you’re hungry, $5 will get you a refillable bowl of Ya Ya’s goodies (with at least one veggie option). If you’re thirsty, there will be $2 Abitas.
The downtown Gumbo Ya Ya’s is located on Main Street in the same building as the old A1A (and 2nd Dame location).
For those interested in getting the whole folk treatment, head on down to Bluegrass Community and Technical College at 5:00 to watch The U.S. vs. John Lennon, a documentary about the working class politics of the former Beatle. Wes Houp will talk and play a couple songs after the movie. Viewing is located in BCTC’s Oswald Auditorium, located directly in front of UK’s Commonwealth Stadium. Film starts at 5:15."
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