Fuck! I just reported today how The For Carnation is playing their first show in, what, seven years or so at the Speed Museum's Art After Dark event, then I realized that's also the same night that Siltbreeze patriots Blues Control and locals Sapat bust brains across town. OMG MULTITASKING LOL. Ya know, it is possible that The For Carnation will play a lot earlier than the general 10 p.m. start times at Lisa's, so you may be able to do both. But then again, perhaps you might want to show up to the [...]
Jack Rose, Sapat & Zak Riles @ The Swan Dive. September 28, 2009. $5 bucks. Sapat, Jack Rose, Zak Riles @ The Swan Dive - 9/28 is a post from: Backseat Sandbar
SAPAT (on Siltbreeze ) JACK ROSE (from Philadelphia, on VHF ) ZAK RILES (of Grails, on Important) Monday, September 28 The Swan Dive 921 Swan Street 9 PM, $5, 21 and over Spawned from the formidable Louisville, KY collective known as Black Velvet Fuckere, SAPAT resides as the centrifugal force in this Midwestern psychedelic madrigal set in the psychosexual backwaters of the mighty Ohio River. For the entirety of the '00 [...]
Last Wednesday was a beautiful evening of music. The most significant testament to the show was how well three somewhat disparate genres meshed in an aesthetically sensible way. Many thanks to everyone who came out! The evening kicked off in a dream state thanks to Softcheque . This was my first time seeing them (I missed them when they opened for Phantom Family Halo), and I was extremely impressed. Though they were missing a member due to a last minute work conflict, the group sounding thick and tight. Though Softcheque is [...]
And it's bullshit! I'm off to a family reunion. I like my family of course - fam hang time is a great style. But ooooh goddammit, I want to be here for this. No doubt that if you're within a 100-mile radius of where I'm currently typing, you probably know about Siltbreeze's Sapat , but I'll go on and give you the skinny on all three acts, in an effort to admonish you to spend your Friday evening - this Friday evening - at Germantown's Swan Dive. Sapat is a local collective [...]
Totally stoked to bring in Detroit's psych/shoegaze/kraut machine Oblisk with visionary freak folk noodler R. Keenan Lawler and Louisville's Softcheque , featuring members of Sapat. This is an all ages show at the funky Derby City Espresso. See you there, dorks! MP3 ::: Oblisk - Beirut R Keenan Lawler - Live on 'Phoning It In,' WELH Providence
Local Anesthesia is a new regular feature that focuses on music and issues concerning Louisville. As reported a couple of days ago, I honestly feel a little sore about the Black Angels not coming to Headliners. In part from the sobering, sinking feeling of not being able to see a band of this caliber at a good venue five minutes from my apartment, but mostly on ethos. This recent turn catalyzed a need for me to share some observations as both a local and an outsider - a recent transplant to Louisville who has been in the [...]
As usual, ear X-tacy has a fun summer line-up, including John Baxter & the Bottom Feeders, Dexateens and Cincinnati's beloved Wussy. It's shocking that Wussy hasn't received far more attention in Louisville than they have, as they've stolen Cincinnati's heart as well as all those who've caught there sets at SXSW...but there are plenty convinced they're a shame. It'd be a good time to check them out for free to decide for yourself. John Baxter & The Bottomfeeders (Featuring members [...]
I halfway feel like no further elaboration outside the title of this entry is needed. But whatever, this is a music blog, so let me sHaRe mY feeLinGs. I've heard for a couple of years that I need to see Phantom Family Halo . Every group that I booked at The Dame from Louisville told me I need to see these guys based on the type of music and live show I find intriguing. Like, everyone, So, instead of doing either Forecastle or Lebowski Fest this weekend, I opted to spend my money at Lisa's Oak Street [...]
I'd like to be candid with you all before beginning this review of last night's Sir Richard Bishop performance, saying that what I'm providing you right now is a piss poor concert review. It's entirely possible that I might spend the majority of this review discussing how goddamn hot it was instead of the actual music that was performed. But that was the reality of the situation - it was practically impossible to bring you all any quality photos and videos since well over a hundred people were packed into the basement of the Swan Dive, there was [...]
This should be listened to while intoxicated...or at least while dreaming... Tracklisting: 01 - Sapat - Who U With 02 - Sun Arraw - Horse Steppin' 03 - Glenn Branca - Bad Smells 04 - Sonic Youth - She is Not Alone 05 - Organisation - Milk Rock 06 - Wooden Wand - Satya Sai Sweeeetback Plays 'Oxblood Boots' 07 - La Monte Young - Early Tuesday Morning Blues 08 - Psychic Ills - Fingernail Tea [...]
This will be a must see show. Sir Richard Bishop , supporting his latest beastly jam hive The Freak of Araby ( The Decibel Tolls review ), is coming to town with Oaxacan (who also serve as his touring backing band), and local reclusive freak folk collective Sapat . It's all going down at a newish restaurant/music venue The Swan Dive in the up and coming Germantown neighborhood. Save this date, dudes. Sir Richard Bishop with Oaxacan and Sapat Wednesday, June 25, 9 p.m. The Swan Dive 921 [...]
One of my favorite Louisville bands, the Phantom Family Halo are celebrating Derby with a show at Lisa's Oak Street Lounge. Initially, that show was supposed to be tonight, but the guys didn't want to miss the Guilt reunion show or the Young Widows show. Alongside Dom & crew will be Six White Horses , Centipede (from Pittsburgh & comprised of members from Midnite Snake), & Metal Bubbles (Sapat + Evergreen). Far too frequently I talk to people and they're telling they've been meaning to [...]
Nashville's Lambchop came to Louisville on Thursday night and absolutely blew away The 930 . Frontman, Kurt Wagner, stayed seated the whole show, but moved the crowd with his deep, rhaspy filled with pauses and drops. He draws constant comparison to Kris Kristofferson, but I would throw Leonard Cohen and Tom Waits (two of my very favorites) on the list. This is a man you want to have a beer with, or at least know someone who had a beer with him. Minus a few corny jokes from his bandmates, the performance was truly moving. I knew [...]
Nashville's Lambchop will be playing at The 930 with Sapat on January 22, 2009. I am really looking forward to this show as it was only a month ago that I first heard their new album, OH (Ohio) , and fell in love with frontman, Kurt Wagner's rhaspy voice on each lyrically-focused track. He draws constant comparison to Kris Kristofferson, but I would throw Leonard Cohen and Tom Waits (two of my very favorites) on the list. Combine Lambchop with local super-group Sapat (who put on a great show at Terrastock) and start [...]
21c & the Louisville Film Society have partnered in possibly their most adventurous of the Monthly Film Series endeavors yet with tomorrow's performance of the 1922 film Nanook of the North with a live, improvised score from the original Louisville revolving door band Sapat . The performance is happening off the atrium and is free to the public. The performance should start at 8pm sharp with a run time of 79 minutes, so be sure to cast aside your skip-the-previews lateness and arrive on [...]
New Yorkers Drunkdriver along with Louisville's Rude Weirdo are coming to Cahoots on Nov. 12th. We couldn't say it any better than the press release, so here it goes... Louisville's RUDE WEIRDO are a return to classic, three-piece, three-chord punk. Consisting of Eric Ronay, Dave Bird and Tony Bailey, these veterans of "the scene, man" really throw it down. The first time I saw them (with an almost entirely different lineup, with the exception of bassplayer/singer Ronay), they covered Agent Orange. They've released a [...]
The (epic) Grails , who performed one of the better sets at this years Terrastock , will be playing another incredible show with local kids Sapat (who also played Terrastock) and Vampire Squid on Nov. 12th... Here's a little blurb from my review of that show... In contrast, Grails put on one of the best shows of the weekend, which was hard to do indoors. Oneida had an incredible drummer, but to see the way the drummer from Grails hammered his drum kit, at times using sticks, at [...]
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