Ben Sollee and Daniel Martin Moore will be releasing their anticipated album Dear Companion on February 16, and they will also be doing a free in-store at Ear X-Tacythat very same night! The show is set for 6 p.m., so mark your calendars and be there or be square.
Also, our friend Matt down in Lexington who runs the very excellent You Ain’t No Picasso, was able tomake sure that Ben Sollee and Daniel Martin Moore stop by CD Central for a free in-store performance. They will all be there (as will I) to see some awesome music happen at 6 p.m.
Touring in support of their upcoming release Dear Companion, Ben Sollee and Daniel Martin Moore will be performing at The Brown Theatre on Friday, February 26 at 8:30 p.m. This show was originally scheduled at The Bomhard Theater, but had to be moved due to demand for tickets. This means that even more people can come out and see a great show. I got the chance to see Ben and Daniel last year at Kentucky Center and it was one of my favourite shows of 2009, so this one is not to be missed. Tickets are on sale now for $25 and are available at The Kentucky Center box office, www.kentuckycenter.org or by phone (502) 584-7777, (800) 775-7777 or TTY (502) 562-0730. If you already had tickets for the Bomhard Theater show, the box office will call to re-seat you in The Brown Theatre. Don’t forget to check out Sollee and Moore’s new album Dear Companion, it hits shelves Feb. 16 on Sub Pop.
Mayer Hawthorne – 2010 Tour Dates
Feb 27 Billboard Live Tokyo Tokyo, Japan
Mar 01 Billboard Live Osaka Osaka, Japan
Mar 04 Webster Hall New York, New York #
Mar 05 Ottobar Baltimore, Maryland #
Mar 06 Pearl Street Northampton, Massachusetts #
Mar 07 Paradise Rock Club Boston, Massachusetts #
Mar 09 The First Unitarian Church Philadelphia, Pennsylvania #
Mar 10 Rock and Roll Hotel Washington DC #
Mar 12 The Jewish Mother Virgina Beach, Virginia #
Mar 13 The Loft Atlanta, Georgia #
Mar 15 The Parish @ House of Blues New Orleans, Louisiana #
Mar 16 The Loft Dallas, Texas #
Mar 17 Warehouse Live Studio Houston, Texas #
Mar 18 SXSW Austin, Texas
Mar 19 SXSW Austin, Texas
Mar 20 SXSW Austin, Texas
Mar 22 Proud Larry’s Oxford, Mississippi #
Mar 23 Exit/In Nashville, Tennessee # Mar 24 Zanzabar Louisville, Kentucky #
Mar 26 St. Andrews Detroit #
Mar 27 Wrongbar Toronto, Ontario #
Mar 28 Town Ballroom Buffalo, New York @
Mar 29 The Pullo Center York, Pennsylvania @
Mar 30 House of Blues Cleveland, Ohio @
Mar 31 Newport Music Hall Columbus, Ohio @
Apr 02 Congress Theatre Chicago, Illinois @
Apr 03 Turner Hall Milwaukee, Wisconsin @
Apr 04 First Avenue Minneapolis, Minnesota @
Apr 05 Beaumont Theatre Kansas City, Missouri @
Apr 07 Ogden Theatre Denver, Colorado @
Apr 08 In the Venue Salt Lake City, Utah @
Apr 10 McDonald Theatre Eugene, Oregon @
Apr 11 Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, British Columbia @
Apr 12 Roseland Theatre Portland, Oregon @
Apr 14 Freeborn Hall @ UC Davis Davis, California @
Apr 15 Warfield San Francisco, California @
Apr 18 Empire Polo Field @ Coachella Indio, California
# w/ Nikki Jean
@ w/ Passion Pit
The Pomegranates are an amazing band from Cincy that has played Louisville a number of times. With each year, they get bigger and bigger and now their debut album, Everything is Alive, is going to be released on vinyl. It is going to be limited to 500 (100 black, 200 green, 200 red).
It’s that time of year again and with Valentine’s Day approaching, we start looking forward to the next installment of the Louisville is for Lovers series. Sadly, this will be the final installment. They are going out with a bang with contributions from My Morning Jacket, Cheyenne Mize/Ben Sollee, The Fervor, The Broadfield Marchers, Saredren Wells, Trophy Wives, The Deloreans, The Mack, Whistle Peak and a tone more. You can ORDER it now for just $10. All the details below.
Damn this is going to be an amazing show. Royal Bangs, one of my favorite bands, will be at the Z Bar with The Whigs (also fantastic) on February 5th. Tickets are $12 and it is worth every penny.
BIG EARS debuted in February 2009 in Knoxville, Tennessee with a line up that included Philip Glass & Wendy Sutter, Antony & the Johnsons, Jon Hassell, the Necks, Fennesz, Pauline Oliveros, Negativland, Michael Gira, Sparklehorse, Ned Rothenberg, Dan Deacon, Neil Hamburger, and others.
The mission of BIG EARS is to offer an exciting and dynamic platform of musical and artistic discovery by artists possessed of singular and unique visions that stand apart from the mainstream.
Response to the first BIG EARS was phenomenal from audiences and artists alike. Here’s a small sampling of what was said:
“It was a tremendous experience….It’s my impression that there’s a real cultural renaissance going on in the south…I look forward to coming back.” –Philip Glass
“…the best audience we’ve played for in America.” –Wendy Sutter
“You could say that Big Ears was for people who like hearing nuanced music in excellent theaters, in a small town with no hassle…at times, it was heaven.” –The New York Times
“A phenomenal success. If next year is even half as eclectic and adventurous as the first Big Ears, it will be incredible before it even starts.” –Creative Loafing (Atlanta)
“There was something strange and somewhat magical about the atmosphere in downtown Knoxville this weekend.” –The Knoxville News-Sentinel
Billiards open at 5pm
Doors open at 8pm
Show at 9pm
Tickets $12 in advance $14 day of show
Lucero
“In case there was ever any doubt, country music is always better when played by genuine Southerners.”—Rolling Stone
“Full of shabby glory.”—Paste
Lucero’s sixth studio album and major label debut, 1372 Overton Park, is due October 6 on Universal/Republic Records. Produced by Ted Hutt (The Gaslight Anthem) and featuring horn arrangements by legendary Memphis session player Jim Spake (Al Green, John Hiatt, Solomon Burke, Cat Power), the record marks a decided turn toward the Memphis soul sound that has long informed the band’s records from afar. 1372 Overton Park follows the band’s 2006 release, Rebels, Rogues & Sworn Brothers, hailed by Pitchfork as “the best showcase for the band’s taut dynamic yet.”
Mixing pedal steel and other traditional instrumentation with bending and crashing electric guitars, Glossary’s spirited, American rock & roll speaks loudly to those beyond the Southern region—those who relate to the great communicators like Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, and Otis Redding. Joey Kneiser’s cracked voice, complemented by Kelly Kneiser’s relaxed, creamy vocals, creates an everyman musical quality able to fit the passing night through a car window, or a rowdy beer swilling get-together. The group has shared the bill with everyone from Southern rockers the Drive-By Truckers to the punk-spirited Against Me! and been embraced as musical family by their crowds.
You can pre-order Slight Spell on LP for $12, shipping not included. Domestic and international orders will ship Feb. 12. Meanwhile, The Ravenna Colt has added more tour dates with Chapel Hill’s Roman Candle:
You can listen to and download one of the tracks, “South of Ohio,” now HERE.
I’ve had a chance to listen to the album and it is definitely one to check out. In My Morning Jacket terms, it is more Tennessee Fire than Evil Urges (which to a lot of people is a good thing). It’s not flashy, no gimimicky hooks, just a fresh folk rock album with the occassional dance with alt-country, or whatever they call it these days. In short, it was exactly what I expected and given the circumsatnaces surrounding the record, I expected a lot.
INAUGURAL PIT STOP MUSIC MARATHON
MARCH 6-13 2010
BLOOMINGTON, IN
The full line-up in alphabetical order:
Blue Giant (Portland, OR)
Clovers (Cleveland, OH)
The Coke Dares (Bloomington, IN)
The Delicious (Bloomington, IN) Foreign Born (Los Angeles, CA)
Free Energy (Pennsylvania, PA) Fruit Bats (Seattle, WA)
Half Rats (Lafayette, IN)
Holiday Band (Bloomington, IN) Husband and Wife (Bloomington, IN)
The Hollows (Bloomington, IN)
John Wilkes Booze (Bloomington, IN) Jookabox (Indianapolis, IN)
Left Lane Cruiser (Fort Wayne, IN)
Medusa (Bloomington, IN)
Metavari (Fort Wayne, IN)
Mon Khmer (Brooklyn, NY) Murder by Death (Bloomington, IN)
The Pomegranates (Cincinnati, OH)
Savior Adore (Brooklyn, NY)
Slam Dunk (Bloomington, IN) Surfer Blood (West Palm Beach, FL)
Times New Viking (Columbus, OH)
Turbo Fruits (Nashville, TN) Vetiver (San Francisco, CA)
The Woes (Brooklyn, NY)
Zero Boys (Indianapolis, IN)
Tickets are only $10 daily for access to all venues, or a weeklong discount marathon pass can be purchased for $50.
Ticket, schedule and venue information to be announced this Friday on www.pitstopmusicmarathon.com. Until then, news can be found at www.spiritof68promotions.com and by following along at www.twitter.com/pitstopmarathon.
Philly’s Dr. Dog loves Louisville. They return for a fourth time in as many years. We saw them back in late 2007 at Phoenix Hill Tavern and were not that impressed. Then the band totally redeemed themselves at the 2008 Forecastle Fest. They played at Headliner’s in April of 2009 and now have another show at Headliner’s scheduled for May 7th with Deertick.
Tickets are $15 bucks and you can get them now HERE.
Dr. Dog – 2010 Tour Dates
Jan 27 Revolution Hall Troy, NY *
Jan 28 Higher Ground Burlington, VT *
Jan 29 Lupo’s Providence, RI *
Jan 30 Westcott Theatre Syracuse, NY *
Feb 01 Mohawk Place Buffalo, NY *
Feb 03 The Pike Room Pontiac, MI *
Feb 04 Turner Hall Milwaukee, WI *
Feb 05 High Noon Saloon Madison, WI *
Feb 06 The Mill Iowa City, IA *
Feb 08 Waiting Room Omaha, NE *
Feb 09 Rock Island Brewing Co. Rock Island, IL *
Feb 10 Case Western University Cleveland, OH * Feb 11 Video Saloon Bloomington, IN *
Feb 12 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH *
Feb 13 State Theatre State College, PA *
Apr 14 Lee’s Place Toronto, ON
Apr 15 Blind Pig Ann Arbor, MI
Apr 16 Metro Chicago, IL
Apr 17 Fine Line Minneapolis, MN
Apr 19 Belly Up Aspen, CO
Apr 20 Gothic Theatre Denver, CO
Apr 22 Neuroluz Boise, ID
Apr 23 Wonder Ballroom Portland, OR
Apr 24 Great American Music Hall San Francisco, CA
Apr 25 Great American Music Hall San Francisco, CA **
Apr 27 Henry Fonda Los Angeles, CA **
Apr 29 Santa Fe Brewing Company Santa Fe, NM **
Apr 30 The Loft Dallas, TX **
May 01 Emo’s Outside Austin, TX **
May 02 Warehouse Live Studio Houston, TX **
May 03 Majestic Fayetteville, AR **
May 05 Workplay Birmingham, AL **
May 06 Cannery Ballroom Nashville, TN ** May 07 Headliners Louisville, KY **
May 11 Paradise Boston, MA **
May 12 Paradise Boston, MA **
May 13 Electric Factory Philadelphia, PA **
May 14 9:30 Club Washington, DC **
May 15 Terminal 5 New York, NY **
May 23 Magnet Berlin, Germany
May 24 Blue Shell Koln, Germany
May 25 Paradiso Amsterdam, Netherlands
May 26 Tabernacle London, UK
May 27 Nouveau Casino Paris, FR
May 29 Primavera Sound Barcelona, Spain
* With The Growlers
** With Deertick
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UPDATE TO THE UPDATE – Now according to the SCFA website, the show will be Saturday, April 10, 2010 at 8:00pm
Zach Galifianakis is taking his hilarious self to the Singletary Center in Lexington, Kentucky on February 28, 2010 to bring smiles to all who attend. You may know him from those wacky skits he does with those zany puppets! Skits like the crotchety old man who seems to be dissatisfied with those who surround him, or the wacky AND zany puppet that’s from the redneck part of the ol’ backwoods who enjoys the finer things in life… BEER! So many laughs and so little time…
Oh, wait, all that stuff mentioned above is about someone who is not funny. Not in the least. Zach Galifianakis, however, is TBS Very Funny. If you are reading this then you probably have a general idea of who Zach Galifianakis is and what he does. He makes you laugh. An awkward laugh at times, but a laugh nonetheless. Though he is now more widely known from his role in the moving picture on the silver screen entitled The Hangover, he has also been in multiple comedy specials, a highly underrated television show called Dog Bites Man (which I miss dearly), and has interviewed many talented actors and comedians in Between Two Ferns. Feel free to click those links and immerse yourself into comedy gold. Go on, do it. Now that you’ve seen these funny videos that are so conveniently located on the internet, go share them with your friends and family! Tell your neighbors! Tell your neighbor’s neighbors! Tell Jim Nabors! Tell everyone! It’s the internet, you don’t even have to speak words to tell everyone, just use one of those popular social networking sites that you love so dearly. After you’ve done all that, click here to purchase tickets to see Zach in person. Tickets are $30 for regular people and are $15 for students. If you are an irregular person, then tickets are still $30.
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