Louisville’s own Coliseum will be making their triumphant return from tour with a free show next week (June 13th) at Rye with Secret Colours. It is going to be a whirlwind of a week with a ton of great shows, but this one puts the icing on the cake. Check out Coliseum‘s new album, Sister Faith…
Among The Grey fulfills the promise that has been evident in the two previous releases from Louisville, KY native Cheyenne Mize. Whereas Before Lately (2010) was a slow-burning, introspective, meditative affair, and We Don’t Need (2012) offered an expansion of her sonic palette that left listeners wanting more, Among The Grey stands strong as a cohesive artistic statement. Already lauded by Paste for its “beautiful, smoky vocals and lush, chamber pop production,” the record showcases Mize’s considerable skills as a songwriter and arranger.
Deeply affected and inspired by Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 film “Robocop” as children, Ultra Pulverize has set out to pay tribute to the science fiction classic by providing a live, full-length, electronic re-score. Original instrumentation will be incorporated with dialogue and sound effect samples from the film, and as a statement against talking during movies, there will be no rapping.
Come and get your Robo-fix on Saturday, June 15th at 11pm at the Clifton Center as part of the Flyover Film Festival.
“Few songwriters today write with Isbell’s combination of lyrical economy, deep-seated empathy, and masterstroke axe melodies.” – Austin Chronicle
Jason Isbell will perform in Louisville at Iroquois Amphitheatre on Friday, June 7 in support of his much anticipated solo album Southeastern, releasing June 11 via Southeastern Records/Thirty Tigers. This Huffington Post Feature tells of where Isbell has been, where he is going, and the new album.
Isbell will tour throughout the summer with festival stops at Hangout Festival in Gulf Shores, AL, Bonnaroo in Manchester, TN, Stones Fest in NYC and Newport Folk Festival in Newport, RI. Isbell will be performing with a full band that will include mainstays Derry deBorja (keyboards), Chad Gamble (drums) and Jimbo Hart (bass), along with new guitarist Sadler Vaden.
Southeastern features the most personal songs Isbell has written to date. The 12 tracks emanate self-reflection, repentance and personal growth, while simultaneously making the statement that Jason Isbell has fully arrived as an artist. The striking vocals and compelling lyrics of the haunting opening track “Cover Me Up”, make it immediately apparent that this is coming from some place much deeper. Isbell’s fight for sobriety, life lessons and newfound happiness inspires the music on Southeastern.
Southeastern was recorded in Nashville at Falling Rock Studio and produced by Dave Cobb (Jamey Johnson, The Secret Sisters). Special guests include Kim Richey and Amanda Shires, Isbell’s new bride.
Southeastern is the follow up to Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit’s 2011 critically acclaimed release, Here We Rest, which cracked the top 100 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart. The album received high praise from NPR, Associated Press,Esquire, GQ, SPIN, USA Today, Blurt, My Old Kentucky Blog andmany more. Isbell made two appearances with the 400 Unit on The Late Show with David Lettermanand his song “Alabama Pines” won SONG OF THE YEAR at the 2012 Americana Music Awards & Honors.
Jason Isbell – Tour Dates
June 7 - Louisville, KY - Iroquois Amphitheatre
June 8 - Chicago, IL - Chicago Ribfest
June 13 - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
June 14 - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
June 15 - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
June 16 - Croton-On-Hudson, NY - Clearwater Festival
June 19 - St. Louis, MO - Off Broadway
June 20 - Kansas City, MO - Crossroads
June 22 – Monterey, CA - Monterey Americana Music Fest
June 23 - Salt Lake City, UT - Utah Arts Festival
June 25 - Akron, OH - Musica
June 26 - Columbus, OH - Skully’s
June 27 - Ann Arbor, MI - The Ark
June 28 - Pittsburgh, PA - WYEP Summer Music Festival *Free
Yes. ThatWIRE. The seminal English band that influenced everyone from the Minutemen to My Bloody Valentine, from R.E.M. to Minor Threat. From their 1977 debut album Pink Flagto the band’s most recent album, 2013′s Change Becomes Us, legendary art-combo WIRE have created a unique body of work. Subverting genres, Colin Newman, Graham Lewis, Robert Grey and Matthew Simms continue to work on new material, regularly confounding expectations. The Louisville stop on their summer tour will be their only appearance in the region, as well as their first time playing anywhere in Kentucky. If you’re at all a fan of music in the post-punk era, you won’t want to miss this!