tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45639341242864549642024-03-13T22:00:23.332-04:00NOTESTHE LEO MUSIC BLOGThe LEO Music Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296964341733205880noreply@blogger.comBlogger194125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4563934124286454964.post-61941557575757875632008-10-08T21:32:00.003-04:002008-10-08T21:47:59.972-04:00NOTES goes bye byeWe're getting an extreme makeover: LEO's parent company Southcomm has designed us a new website, and to celebrate the change we're changing the name of the music blog. It'll be called "Bluegrass Catastrophe," a name that endorses both the state/area we love, and the glut of CDs, mp3s and other goodies bands bombard the music desk with.<br /><br />Just kidding (Sort of).<br /><br />Head on over to <a href="http://leoweekly.com">and kick the tires</a>. —<a href="mailto:mherron@leoweekly.com"><span style="font-style:italic;">MH</span></a>The LEO Music Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296964341733205880noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4563934124286454964.post-59905513810659174682008-10-08T12:36:00.000-04:002008-10-08T12:37:09.474-04:00Sativa Gumbo last showFrom the band:<br /><br />"So here it is, Sativa Gumbo's final show and 12 year anniversary. Sativa will take the stage for one last time on October 11, 2008 during The New Albanian Brewing Company's Fringe Fest. The show will be taking place Saturday night in downtown New Albany during the Harvest Homecoming. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our friends and families who have supported us though the years. We hope you can come celebrate with us as this is our farewell."<br /><br />Fringe Fest<br />415 Bank Street<br />Downtown New Albany IN.The LEO Music Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296964341733205880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4563934124286454964.post-5847057171127990502008-10-08T12:20:00.000-04:002008-10-08T12:21:00.301-04:00Jim James injured at Iowa concertMy Morning Jacket member injured at Iowa concert<br /><br />The Associated Press<br /><br />IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Singer and guitarist Jim James of the Kentucky-based Southern-rock group My Morning Jacket has been released from the hospital after being injured in a fall during a concert at the University of Iowa.<br /><br />A Cedar Rapids newspaper reported James slipped and fell about 30 minutes into the show Tuesday night. The Gazette says he apparently hit his head in the fall, which happened between songs.<br /><br />The rest of the concert was canceled.<br /><br />James was taken to University Hosptials. Hospital spokesman Tom Moore said Wednesday that James, who's real name is James Olliges Jr., was treated and released.The LEO Music Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296964341733205880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4563934124286454964.post-13918413805293419872008-10-07T14:44:00.002-04:002008-10-07T14:45:37.890-04:00Louisville Leopard Percussionists in D.C.Leopard Percussionists in Washington, DC<br /><br /><a href="mailto:tlx@aol.com"><span style="font-weight:bold;">By T.E. Lyons</span></a><br /><br />On a sunny Saturday in October, the hill at the center of the National Mall has the usual crowd: dog walkers, people throwing footballs, a pick-up softball game. Other than the line of tourists at the Washington Monument, it’s not too unlike Cherokee Park … once you accept that some of the nonchalant bike-riders are actually Secret Service. <br />If the agents are looking out for the unusual, they should certainly notice the ampitheater where the melody to “Play that Funky Music” is tapped out on a wave of marimbas. As they promised when they opened up for My Morning Jacket at the riverfront in August, The Louisville Leopard Percussionists succeeded in getting to Washington and to the Duke Ellington Jazz Festival. <br />Charlie Fishman, executive director of the Ellington festival (this year featuring acts such as Taj Mahal and McCoy Tyner) introduced the group and applauded the fundraising that got the Leopards to DC. A number of Leopard parents—some of whom drove here convoy-style for 13 hours behind the group’s two buses—joined in sighs of relief that the funding eventually came together. Elizabeth McDaniel, just before watching her son take a solo, said that an assist from Metro Council made sure the kids got on the buses. <br />The 200 jazz devotees and Leopards supporters who’d heard the first song were joined by dozens with each succeeding number. For third song “La Bamba”, the senior members of the 7- to 12-year-old percussionists turned their instruments over to beginners. Even 8-year-olds aren’t shy about taking a turn at soloing—as long as it amounts to thwacking with big sticks in both hands. The tiniest performers stand on milk crates, as a sweetly thin voice carries over to the nearby World War II Memorial with the announcement “Next will be ‘Wipeout’ featuring Brenna on the drumset.” <br />The Leopards close their 45-minute set with “Oye Como Va” (to honor Carlos Santana, whose Milagro Foundation has helped them along). Walking offstage, Leopard Kaylyn Tyree still can’t shake that she was playing in the shadow of the Washington Monument. Director Diane Downs has understated approval for the performance, and downplays her role in some regards—deferring to the four-dozen Louisville kids who held their own at a big music festival on a grand stage at the nation’s capital.The LEO Music Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296964341733205880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4563934124286454964.post-75468369983031486572008-10-06T12:16:00.001-04:002008-10-06T12:20:40.337-04:00Crappy Nightmareville 7-inch release party tomorrow nightTuesday, Oct. 7<br />7" Release Party<br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/crappynightmareville">Crappy Nightmareville</a><br />w/ <a href="http://myspace.com/sapat">Sapat</a><br />9 p.m.<br /><a href="http://myspace.com/undergroundsounds">Underground Sounds</a>The LEO Music Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296964341733205880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4563934124286454964.post-49740227689775372912008-10-02T11:28:00.001-04:002008-10-02T11:30:09.818-04:00Ben Purdom on LEO Music ’Cast<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fdKl3D2icAU/SOTo-Z-ClRI/AAAAAAAAASY/D6f3MBXEhR4/s1600-h/coverweblarge.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fdKl3D2icAU/SOTo-Z-ClRI/AAAAAAAAASY/D6f3MBXEhR4/s320/coverweblarge.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252579224241476882" /></a><br /><br />Ben Purdom is celebrating the release of his debut album, <span style="font-style:italic;">Meets The Morning</span>, due out Oct. 12. He performs weekly at <a href="http://www.themonkeywrench.com">The Monkey Wrench</a> on Barret Avenue. More info on him and his shows is <a href="http://myspace.com/benpurdommusic">here</a>.The LEO Music Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296964341733205880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4563934124286454964.post-69189340255588196472008-10-02T10:41:00.003-04:002008-10-02T11:31:45.676-04:00Q&A: Royal Bangs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fdKl3D2icAU/SOTfk7cHsMI/AAAAAAAAASQ/mPXDbDDLLtY/s1600-h/2495741798_7c30498b02.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fdKl3D2icAU/SOTfk7cHsMI/AAAAAAAAASQ/mPXDbDDLLtY/s320/2495741798_7c30498b02.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252568890944762050" /></a><br />Knoxville, Tenn. natives <a href="http://www.royalbangs.com">Royal Bangs</a> open for <a href="http://www.theblackkeys.com">The Black Keys</a> Tuesday, Oct. 7 at <a href="http://www.cityblocklouisville.com">Coyote's at City Block</a>. 9 p.m. $20. —<a href="mailto:mherron@leoweekly.com"><span style="font-style:italic;">MH</span></a><br /><br />LEO: What do you look for in bangs? Hairspray does hurt the environment, you know.<br /><br />RB: So does driving around in a huge van shooting a jet of white-hot classic American pollution juice behind us. Maybe we should try to convert our van to run on hairspray combustion instead. This Earf only respects you if you give it a run for its money; I say it's time the old gal started fighting back. I'll whoop a damn tree's ass. <br /><br />LEO: How many lewd and lascivious acts are committed in the great Smoky Mountains each year?<br /><br />RB: From <a href="http://wikipedia.org">Wikipedia</a>: <br /><br />"Ham" is the thigh and rump of pork, cut from the haunch of a pig or boar. Although it may be cooked and served fresh, most ham is cured in some fashion. Cuts referred to as Ham in the US are called Gammon in the UK and Ireland.<br /><br />Ham can be dry-cured or wet-cured. A dry-cured ham has been rubbed in a mixture containing salt and a variety of other ingredients (most usually some proportion of sodium nitrate and sodium nitrite). This is followed by a period of drying and aging. Dry-cured hams may require a period of re-hydration prior to consumption. A wet-cured ham has been cured with a brine, either by immersion or injection. The division between wet and dry cure is not always hard-and-fast as some ham curing methods begin wet but are followed by dry aging.<br /><br />Dry-cured varieties include Italian prosciutto crudo [pro.ʃ'ʃut:to 'kru:do] (prosciutto di Parma, prosciutto di San Daniele, prosciutto di Carpegna, prosciutto di Modena, prosciutto Toscano, prosciutto Veneto Berico-Euganeo, Valle d’Aosta Jambon de Bosses, prosciutto di Norcia) and the Spanish Jamon serrano and jamón ibérico. The United States has country ham (including Virginia ham), which might or might not be smoked. England has the York ham. Germany's Westphalian ham is usually smoked over juniper, in Belgium there is the smoked Ardennes ham, and from China there is the unsmoked Jinhua ham. In Bulgaria the specific Elenski but is produced. In Iran, the dry-cured Zard Kūh ham is produced.[citation needed]"<br /><br />I don't know. How would YOU answer that question? <br /><br />LEO: There's a mechanical bull at <a href="http://www.cityblocklouisville.com">Coyote's</a>. Have you ever ridden one? <br />RB: I cannot in good conscience support the exploitation of innocent robots. This is a real problem in America, one that our current leadership fails to address time and time again. I dream of a not too distant future, one in which every robot has the freedom to find its own way in the world. The next time you force some innocent robot to pull down a bag of Cheetos from the top shelf, soak and rinse your car, or fling your frat brothers from side to side in time to an <a href="http://www.alanjackson.com">Alan Jackson</a> song in a crowded bar, think of the millions of baby robots whose dismal future you bring a little closer. <br /><br />LEO: The end of "New Scissors" sounds like you murdered a <a href="http://www.casio.com">Casio</a>. Where did you bury it?<br />RB: I do not condone the murder of electronics any more than I support the enslavement of robots. I worked in gentle partnership with a computer to coax a pleasant mix of noises from its guts. I then allowed it to run around in the yard for an hour before asking it to check my <a href="http://www.google.com">Google</a> Alerts for "<a href="http://www.michaelmcdonald.com">Michael McDonald</a> nip slip." <br /><br />LEO: What are the possible implications of <a href="http://www.royalbangs.com"></a>epileptics viewing <a href="http://www.royalbangs.com">www.royalbangs.com</a>?<br />RB: In the words of our primary musical influence, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089927/">Rocky IV</a>'s Ivan Drago, "if he is true champion, he will live; if he dies, he dies," or something. They should use our website as a training exercise, to become stronger.The LEO Music Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296964341733205880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4563934124286454964.post-81285493245943203522008-10-01T11:01:00.003-04:002008-10-01T11:22:38.820-04:00Luke Asher and more at The Rud<a href="http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=184436319&albumID=1307877&imageID=8183549"><img src="http://hotlink.myspacecdn.com/images01/116/8c005ce170dc8704e91cee9cd51acdfa/m.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Saturday, Oct. 4<br /><a href="http://myspace.com/lukeasher">Luke Asher<br /></a><a href="http://myspace.com/bentraughber">Ben Traughber</a><br /><a href="http://myspace.com/theparadeschedule">The Parade Schedule</a><br />Kitty Pride<br /><a href="http://myspace.com/therudyardkipling">The Rudyard Kipling</a><br />422 W. Oak St.<br />636-1311The LEO Music Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296964341733205880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4563934124286454964.post-80202347164788337392008-09-30T14:52:00.001-04:002008-09-30T14:54:28.357-04:00Peak Summit<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fdKl3D2icAU/SOJ13i4F65I/AAAAAAAAASI/zYUOPh7hI0w/s1600-h/peak+summit+08+new+web+ad.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fdKl3D2icAU/SOJ13i4F65I/AAAAAAAAASI/zYUOPh7hI0w/s400/peak+summit+08+new+web+ad.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251889712582749074" /></a>The LEO Music Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296964341733205880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4563934124286454964.post-21509261136394436332008-09-29T13:04:00.002-04:002008-09-29T13:10:14.760-04:00WINO!On Nov. 4, <a href="http://www.temporaryresidence.com">Temporary Residence</a> is releasing a double-CD from Wino, which broke up way the hell back in 1999. The two-hour, 36-song set, <span style="font-style:italic;">A Bottle of Pills With a Bullet Chaser</span>, compiles the band's entire recorded history, and was thought to be lost in a fire at drummer Richard Vier's house.<br /><br />Here's the track listing:<br /><br />Disc 1:<br />Dutch Oven<br />Red Wings<br />Yam Hand<br />Dogs<br />Inspiration<br />Desperation<br />One-Eyed Willie<br />Glass Blower<br />A Minute Fifty-One<br />Burn Down The Brick Factory<br />*****<br />Attack Utopia<br />Eon<br />Fast Freddie<br />Make-Out Party<br /><br />Disc 2:<br />Mountain River<br />Heaven<br />Winner Takes Nothing<br />Mensural<br />Johnny Deeper<br />Guns<br />What The Paper Said<br />Downtown<br />Truth Cigar<br />Spiked Heels And Leather<br />Blue Tree<br />Best Freind<br />Red Eye<br />Edward<br />Finish Line<br />Saturday<br />Searchin'<br />In The Light<br />Best Friend<br />Dead Bird Fight<br />My HouseThe LEO Music Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296964341733205880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4563934124286454964.post-61269304295087567142008-09-29T12:56:00.002-04:002008-09-29T12:59:12.446-04:00Whitehead & Co.'s new Southside CDFrom Ron:<br /><br />30 tracks<br />recorded one night all one take no rehearsal<br />recorded mixed mastered by Kevin Ratterman at his <a href="http://myspace.com/thefuneralhome">Funeral Home Studio</a><br />$20<br />available earX-tacy records Bardstown Road Louisville Kentucky<br />and at <a href="http://www.tappingmyownphone.com">www.tappingmyownphone.com</a> and <a href="http://www.southsideoutlaws.com">www.southsideoutlaws.com</a><br /> <br />WE ARE THE STORM dedicated to Hunter S. Thompson & The Storm Generation<br /> <br />(note: all texts correct. the plant somehow reversed cd1 and cd2)<br />Disc 1<br />1. Joy & Sorrow<br />2. Home<br />3. Little Wing/Purple Haze/The Storm Generation Manifesto<br />4. Song For You<br />5. 4U (Flaming Hearts)<br />6. Raymond<br />7. I Walk These Hills<br />8. The Old Witch<br />9. If I Could Start Again<br />10. Worth Dyin For<br />11. Poncho and Lefty<br />12. Angel From Montgomery<br />13. It's A Shame<br />14. She Called Me The Storm<br /> <br />Disc 2<br />1. Joy & Sorrow II<br />2. Play That Funky Music White Boy<br />3. Sunshine of Your Love<br />4. What's Love Got To Do With It<br />5. Dead Flowers<br />6. White Rabbit<br />7. You Ain't Goin Nowhere<br />8. Blinded By Rainbows<br />9. All Along The Watchtower/What World We Have Born Ourselves Into<br />10. Champagne & Reefer<br />11. Epitaph<br />12. Punks Ain't Dead<br />13. My Old Kentucky Home<br />14. Mr. Bojangles<br />15. Knockin On Heaven's Door<br />16. Great Spirit<br /> <br />(c)(p) 2008 Ron Whitehead and SOUTHSIDE<br /> <br />SOUTHSIDE Members:<br /> <br />Scott Mertz (vocals/guitar/harmonica)<br />Sarah Elizabeth (vocals/guitar)<br />Andy Cook (percussion/drums/didgeridoo)<br />Kelly Render Wilkinson (vocals/guitar)<br />Lightnin' Luke Powers (electric guitar/vocals/harmonica)<br />Yoruba Kikiloma-Mason (vocals)<br />LIsa K (vocals/guitar)<br />Lee Troutman (guitar/vocals)<br />Tyrone Cotton (guitar/vocals)<br />Dustin Boeh (electric bass)<br />April Flynn (fiddle/violin)<br />Michael Dean Odin Pollock (electric guitar/vocals)<br />Rebekah Trigg (bellydancer)<br />Iris (bellydancer)<br />Rani Newman (vocals)<br />James Vaughn (cello)<br />Austin Oilfield (electric bass)<br />Ron Whitehead (vocals)<br /> <br />Honorary Members: Frank Messina, Joe Pasquale, Colin Shaddick, Olafur Gunnarsson<br /> <br />Filmmaker: Helina Berryman<br />Photographers: Jen Burks, Helina Berryman<br />Webmaster: Marcus Maraldo<br />Attorney: Kyle Anne Citrynell<br />Physician: Nanine Henderson<br />Red wine sponsors: Fetzer and Franzia<br />Tour bus driver: Lisa Sullivan<br />Graphic artist: Pip Pullen<br />Graphic designer and bus mechanic: Sarah Elizabeth<br />Baby on the way: Stone<br />Official seamstress: Rebekah Trigg<br />Official tattoo artist: Lisa K (All The Way)<br /> <br />Produced by Ron WhiteheadThe LEO Music Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296964341733205880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4563934124286454964.post-8813905265075499572008-09-26T14:52:00.002-04:002008-09-26T14:55:10.056-04:00Keep Louisville YarmuthThursday Oct. 2<br />Keep Louisville Yarmuth! lunchtime rally<br /><a href="http://myspace.com/thegeniusfile">The Genius File</a><br /><a href="http://myspace.com/theladybirds">The Ladybirds</a><br />Appearance by Rep. John Yarmuth<br />11:30 a.m. weather permitting<br />All events on outdoor patio.<br />Free; all ages<br /><a href="http://www.earx-tacy.com">ear X-tacy</a><br />1534 Bardstown RoadThe LEO Music Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296964341733205880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4563934124286454964.post-77907346863219673882008-09-26T14:21:00.002-04:002008-09-26T14:30:45.582-04:00My Darling Asleep<a href="http://myspace.com/mydarlingasleep">My Darling Asleep</a> (CD Release)<br />Oct. 12<br /><a href="http://www.brendanslouisville.com">Brendan's</a><br />3921 Shelbyville Road<br />Free; 6 p.m.The LEO Music Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296964341733205880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4563934124286454964.post-84132569091462564852008-09-26T11:52:00.002-04:002008-09-26T11:54:59.677-04:00Tour Diary: ParadigmDays 5, 6 and 7: Crested Butte & Telluride<br /><br />Crested Butte is a little town modeled directly in the style of those old spaghetti western towns with the swinging saloon doors. Prairies surround the town, of which has one main commercial road and a bunch of houses off to the side; in other words, out of the way of tourists and their cameras. To the northeast of the main strip is a gigantic mountain, a 'butte', which has a crest in it somewhere, hence the town is aptly named. The saloon-looking buildings along the main strip are all clothing stores and souvenir shops, which is boring enough, but they are prohibitively expensive to boot. Your parents might shop in these shops for the sake of novelty, but unless you like the idea of spending a couple grand to look like the narrator from "The Big Lebowski," you probably would not be interested.<br /><br />Anyway, the people are a great, close knit group of people, who gave us free drinks and forgot to mention that when you are 7,000 feet above sea level, you don't need as much alcohol to get you drunk. I had a beer and a half, and the room was spinning. It amazed me how bars in this town stay in business.<br /><br />After Crested Butte, we had a night in Telluride, Colo. Telluride is a town of around 2,000 people tucked away in the valley of a gigantic mountain range. It sits at 9,000 feet, and the highest peaks around it reach around 13,000 feet. You can take a gondola up to the main ski peak for free, which is fortunate for us, because everything else in this city is ungodly expensive.<br /><br />I could blather on and on about the scenery in Colorado, as I imagine anyone who has been here could do. Paradigm has taken me to many parts of the country that I never thought I'd visit and I have loved playing with them for that, but I'll at least say this much: there are absolutely no places we have ever been as beautiful as Telluride and Crested Butte. There are red mountains covered with evergreen trees all over the place — you look up and it's all you see. At night, you can see every star in the sky. Quite different from Louisville.<br /><br />In Telluride, we played at a place called the Bubble Lounge, which was an oxygen bar, meaning this: the bartender gives you a tube, of which one end goes into your nose and the other end goes into a beaker filled with scented oil. Pure oxygen bubbles through the oil, and you inhale it, breathing normally. It is supposed to relax you and cure high-altitude-sickness, but I was so concerned about getting my money's worth and not breathing any of the regular oxygen that I hyperventilated and started to feel dizzy, which made my altitude-induced headache worse. I am sure it works for normal people.<br /><br />Anyway, the owners of the club were super-nice and put us up at their condo in Telluride. We leave for Denver tomorrow, have a show the next night, and then we pack it in for home the following day.<br /><br /><br />*******<br /><br />Denver and Elsewhere<br /><br /><br />After Telluride, we headed back to Denver at a place called Quixote's. on our last day off on tour, we had the fortune to visit Red Rocks, a famous amphitheater cut out of, you guessed it, a bunch of red rocks. It's probably the prettiest stage I've ever seen. A friend of ours was the food manager there and comped us lunch, which was delicious(I have a little bit of a foodie streak in me, so I checked out the elk and shi'take mushroom crepes). The venue itself has a sort of mini-museum set up that lists every act that has played there. If you play, you get your name on a big wall with people like the Beatles, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Bonnie Raitt, Phish, Medeski Martin & Wood, and many others. It's inspiring, especially since the people that are up on the wall are either people that have influenced us or people that have made it possible to make the music we play popular to a large audience. You look at that wall and want nothing more than your name on it.<br /><br />Our last show in Denver, at a place called Quixote's, was strong musically even though we played to a nearly empty room. Sometimes shows are like that; you play your best when you don't care if what you are playing is going to work, and new ideas tend to pop out. Anyway, the bartender and the sound guy though we were great. The people from the halfway house, located across the street, thought we were okay.<br /><br />Most of the car ride from Denver to Louisville went without a hitch, until around 12:30 in the morning; as John, Dave, and I sat at a gas station on the way home, we got a call from Brian saying that he and Myron got in a wreck and flipped their car two or three times on the highway. There was a little hospital in Sweet Springs, Missouri, about five minutes from where they wrecked. Brian and Myron were sent, via ambulance, to Sweet Springs, and Myron was then transferred to a university hospital in Columbia, about an hour out of the way. He got a nasty bump to the head and his injuries were thought to be serious. Thankfully, they turned out not to be. We picked Brian up, who was released first, and then picked up Myron in Columbia and got two hotel rooms in each respective town. The next day, we rented a car and visited the garage where the wrecked car was.<br /><br />I couldn't believe <i>anyone</i> survived the accident when I saw the car, yet Myron and Brian walked away with mostly scrapes--no broken bones or concussions. Just as amazing was that most of the gear was still intact, and some of it seemed even completely untouched. <br /><br />The remaining six hours that we covered today from Columbia to home were spent in mostly silence; maybe sporadic talk about the accident, but not much more. Which is fine. I've spent four or five years on this project and I've known mostly everyone in the band since we were at U of L together. I've grown inseparably close to the others and my life and career after undergrad has been more or less devoted to them. I can't imagine losing any one of them. At this point, we're all a little bewildered of last night's events, and we haven't so much as reacted because I don't think our situation has really sunk in. Tomorrow, some of us have to deal with insurance, tow fees and car rentals, and the loss of thousands of dollars worth of stuff. Tonight, everyone is home and alive, which is more than enough.The LEO Music Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296964341733205880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4563934124286454964.post-28321762429653724282008-09-26T11:44:00.003-04:002008-09-26T12:11:20.002-04:00Muckrakers confirm string of appearances<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fdKl3D2icAU/SN0JmqAeyvI/AAAAAAAAAR4/QhPtofgVMRs/s1600-h/Muckrakers-CR-TugBoat+Studio.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fdKl3D2icAU/SN0JmqAeyvI/AAAAAAAAAR4/QhPtofgVMRs/s320/Muckrakers-CR-TugBoat+Studio.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250363300299852530" /></a><br /><br />Self-described "wussy rockers" <a href="http://www.themuckrakers.com">The Muckrakers</a> have confirmed a string of appearances to promote the release of their new album, The Concorde Fallacy, the follow-up to their <a href="http://www.labelx.us">Label X</a> release Front of the Parade. Since Label X folded earlier this year, The Muckrakers have been moved on ovah to <a href="http://www.toucancove.com">Toucan Cove</a> and <a href="http://www.umusic.com">Universal</a>. Muck it up:<br /><br />Friday, Oct 10:<br /><a href="http://www.wfpk.org">WFPK's</a> "Live Lunch"<br />Noon, free, first come, first seated. Priority seating for station members.<br /><a href="http://www.4thstreetlive.com">4th Street Live</a>; 8 p.m.<br /><br />Saturday, Oct 11<br /><a href="http://www.phoenixhill.com">Phoenix Hill Tavern<br /></a>644 Baxter Ave.<br />7:30 p.m.<br /><br />Tuesday, Oct 14<br /><a href="http://earx-tacy.com">Ear-X-Tacy</a> In-Store<br />6 p.m.<br />Free; all agesThe LEO Music Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296964341733205880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4563934124286454964.post-63111974315402432352008-09-26T10:45:00.003-04:002008-09-26T11:05:25.371-04:00Frontier(s)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fdKl3D2icAU/SNz6JenHB7I/AAAAAAAAARw/GD77NBkG7Ws/s1600-h/l_8847925f5de3b3a50302b934d3159537.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fdKl3D2icAU/SNz6JenHB7I/AAAAAAAAARw/GD77NBkG7Ws/s400/l_8847925f5de3b3a50302b934d3159537.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250346306350024626" /></a><br /><a href="http://myspace.com/frontiersband">Frontier(s)</a>, the group fronted by former <a href="http://myspace.com/elliottmusic">Elliott</a> singer/guitarist Chris Higdon, has posted tracks from its recent recording session on its MySpace page. The tracks aren't even finished yet, but <a href="http://indierockreviews.com">IndieRockReviews</a> couldn't wait to tell you about it, having posted a review on its site. The band was also featured on <a href="http://buzzgrinder.com">Buzzgrinder</a>. —<a href="mailto:mherron@leoweekly.com"><span style="font-style:italic;">MH</span></a>The LEO Music Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296964341733205880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4563934124286454964.post-86381785247332445442008-09-25T16:05:00.004-04:002008-09-25T16:11:04.683-04:00Ziggy Ziggy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fdKl3D2icAU/SNvv7A6xOTI/AAAAAAAAARo/5cnyWBFE82g/s1600-h/ziggy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fdKl3D2icAU/SNvv7A6xOTI/AAAAAAAAARo/5cnyWBFE82g/s320/ziggy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250053587768260914" /></a><br /><br />Mr. John King, undisputed lover of Louisville, is at it again. The compilation master has managed to bring together artists from Louisville to reinterpret David Bowie’s “The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars.”<br />The compilation will be available for pre-order Oct. 1 at <a href="http://www.louisvilleisforlovers.com">www.louisvilleisforlovers.com</a>, and released Dec. 1 online and at <a href="http://www.earx-tacy.com">ear X-tacy</a> (1534 Bardstown Road, 452-1799). Select tracks will be streamed on <a href="http://www.37flood.com">www.37flood.com</a>.<br /><br />Here ’tis:<br />1. “Five Years,” <a href="http://myspace.com/phantomfamilyhalo">Phantom Family Halo</a><br />2. “Soul Love,” <a href="http://myspace.com/theslowbreak">The Slow Break</a><br />3. “Moonage Daydream,” The Gallery Singers<br />4. “Starman,” <a href="http://myspace.com/sixwhitehorses">Six White Horses</a><br />5. “It Ain’t Easy,” <a href="http://myspace.com/trophywivesofkentucky">Trophy Wives</a><br />6. “Lady Stardust,” <a href="http://myspace.com/whistlepeak">Whistle Peak</a><br />7. “Star,” <a href="http://myspace.com/iamis">IamIs</a><br />8. “Hang On To Yourself,” Milky and the Stones from Earth<br />9. “Ziggy stardust,” Black Kerouac<br />10. “Suffragette City,” <a href="http://myspace.com/waxfang">Wax Fang</a><br />11. “Rock ’n’ Roll Suicide,” <a href="http://myspace.com/joemanning">Joe Manning</a><br />12. “All the Young Dudes,” <a href="http://myspace.com/thecrookedoldworld">The Crooked Old World</a><br />13. “Space Oddity,” <a href="http://myspace.com/tamaradearing">Tamara Dearing</a><br />14. “Cracked Actor,” <a href="http://myspace.com/theladybirds">The Ladybirds</a><br /><br />Past releases of the “Louisville is for Lovers” compilation and the “Louisville Babylon” series are available at ear X-tacy and at <a href="http://www.louisvilleisforlovers.com">www.louisvilleisforlovers.com</a>. —<a href="mailto:37flood@gmail.com">Kory Johnson</a>The LEO Music Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296964341733205880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4563934124286454964.post-9820563372139728932008-09-25T14:12:00.001-04:002008-09-25T14:14:05.284-04:00The Ladybirds, Six White HorsesSaturday, Sept. 27, 2008<br />9 p.m.<br /><a href="http://www.monkeywrench.com">The Monkey Wrench</a><br />1025 Barret Ave.<br />(502) 582-2433The LEO Music Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296964341733205880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4563934124286454964.post-79658012808207276682008-09-24T12:35:00.002-04:002008-09-24T12:37:01.217-04:00I'm a Lebowski, You're a CakeFrom the dudes:<br /><br />"The episode of "Ace of Cakes" featuring the delivery of the "Toe Cake" to <a href="http://lebowskifest.com/">Lebowski Fest</a> in Louisville will air on the Food Network on Oct. 9 at 10 p.m. EST.<br /><br />Tune in to watch head chef Duff Goldman deliver the White Russian flavored cake which consists of a giant severed toe, a giant White Russian and bowling pins atop an intricate rug which really tied the cake together. <br /><br />According to Chef Duff, the cake took over 60 hours to make and once served was devoured in about three minutes.<br /><br />Duff, who is himself a fan of The Big Lebowski, brought his band "So I Had To" to perform at the 7th Annual Lebowski Fest this past July.<br /><br />The only known remaining piece of the cake is the bowling pin backdrop which is on display at the WHY Louisville store at 1609-1/2 Bardstown Road in Louisville.The LEO Music Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296964341733205880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4563934124286454964.post-56181685201364678192008-09-24T10:50:00.002-04:002008-09-24T10:55:32.136-04:00Lucky Pineapple: Today on LEO Music ’Cast<a href="http://myspace.com/luckypineapple">Lucky Pineapple</a>'s new album, <span style="font-style:italic;">The Bubble Has Burst In Sky City</span>, is a menagerie of unholy rhythms, unabashed partying and, yes, progressive composition. On the eve of the eve of the eve of their record release party, they talk bubbles. Listen <a href="http://myspace.com/leoweekly">here</a> or <a href="http://leoweekly.com">here</a>. —<a href="mailto:mherron@leoweekly.com">MH</a>The LEO Music Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296964341733205880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4563934124286454964.post-8930861844493085952008-09-22T13:30:00.002-04:002008-09-22T13:36:25.050-04:00Mark Geary: OpiumOpium<br /><a href="http://www.markgeary.com/">Mark Geary</a><br />(<a href="http://www.sonablast.com">SONABLAST</a>!)<br /><br />Despite its smooth, relaxing sound, <span style="font-style:italic;">Opium</span>, the third album by Irish singer-songwriter Mark Geary, is unoriginal, uninspired and generally forgettable. His acoustic guitar is pretty enough but becomes monotonous after the first few tracks. In fact, most of the songs sound roughly the same. Ann Smith's melodic voice on “Facin’ the Fall” is refreshing, but it cannot compensate for the album’s overall lack of variety.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fdKl3D2icAU/SNfXiHWHaRI/AAAAAAAAARg/r5X4KD3j3bw/s1600-h/31B8K3cKOyL._SS500_.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fdKl3D2icAU/SNfXiHWHaRI/AAAAAAAAARg/r5X4KD3j3bw/s200/31B8K3cKOyL._SS500_.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248900871810935058" /></a>The first single, “Tuesday," with its slightly more upbeat guitar and catchy melody, is by far the best song. Too bad it doesn’t make it's the eighth track, following a stretch of depressing, lackluster music.<br /><br />Geary claims “I like to torture myself with these dark thoughts.” Perhaps it would be best if Geary kept such thoughts to himself and didn’t bring the rest of us down. <span style="font-style:italic;">Mark Geary plays this coming Sunday, Sept. 28, at the Green Building on Market Street. For more information, visit <a href="http://sonablast.com">sonablast.com</a>. –<span style="font-style:italic;">Brittany Tracy</span></span>The LEO Music Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296964341733205880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4563934124286454964.post-16245369883091675762008-09-21T17:58:00.001-04:002008-09-21T18:00:16.034-04:00Doo Wop Fire<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fdKl3D2icAU/SNbD5BW7CGI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/Tp2G15vQ-gc/s1600-h/doowopfire1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fdKl3D2icAU/SNbD5BW7CGI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/Tp2G15vQ-gc/s320/doowopfire1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248597800131430498" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fdKl3D2icAU/SNbD5UGr4yI/AAAAAAAAARA/VgWI3bBU7UE/s1600-h/doowopfire2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fdKl3D2icAU/SNbD5UGr4yI/AAAAAAAAARA/VgWI3bBU7UE/s320/doowopfire2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248597805163602722" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fdKl3D2icAU/SNbD5-bTEII/AAAAAAAAARI/muBhb2tZr_E/s1600-h/doowopfire3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fdKl3D2icAU/SNbD5-bTEII/AAAAAAAAARI/muBhb2tZr_E/s320/doowopfire3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248597816524345474" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fdKl3D2icAU/SNbD6M4CgDI/AAAAAAAAARQ/gcAtO6qNJRc/s1600-h/doowopfire4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fdKl3D2icAU/SNbD6M4CgDI/AAAAAAAAARQ/gcAtO6qNJRc/s320/doowopfire4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248597820402991154" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fdKl3D2icAU/SNbD6bgQjUI/AAAAAAAAARY/T5ql4AW4icA/s1600-h/doowopfire6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fdKl3D2icAU/SNbD6bgQjUI/AAAAAAAAARY/T5ql4AW4icA/s320/doowopfire6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248597824329780546" /></a><br />Images courtesy of the Doo Wop Shop.The LEO Music Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296964341733205880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4563934124286454964.post-71575911650612245442008-09-18T12:04:00.006-04:002008-09-18T14:53:39.474-04:00Starfucker in Louisville<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fdKl3D2icAU/SNKjq9wPIxI/AAAAAAAAAQw/XtOC1RvxwFg/s1600-h/starfucksmall.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fdKl3D2icAU/SNKjq9wPIxI/AAAAAAAAAQw/XtOC1RvxwFg/s320/starfucksmall.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247436474366763794" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/starfuckerss">Starfucker</a><br /><a href="http://www.skullalley.net">Skull Alley</a><br />Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008<br />1017 E. Broadway<br />All Ages, $5<br />Doors @ 8 p.m., Show @ 8:30 p.m.The LEO Music Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296964341733205880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4563934124286454964.post-5799987150740725112008-09-18T12:04:00.003-04:002008-09-18T12:09:15.124-04:006th & OakThis weekend, at the 6th & Oak Space (536 W. Oak St.)<br />Friday: Sept. 19: <a href="http://myspace.com/thefervor">The Fervor</a>, <a href="http://myspace.com/abitshifty">A Bit Shifty</a>, David Cronin (<a href="http://www.myspace.com/followthetrain">Follow The Train</a>, <a href="http://myspace.com/cabin">Cabin</a>): 9 p.m., $5<br />Sunday: Sept. 21: <a href="http://myspace.com/ronniemackandtheillbeatyourbackoutband">The Mack</a>, <a href="http://myspace.com/theparadeschedule">The Parade Schedule</a>, <a href="http://myspace.com/thedeepvibration">Deep Vibration</a>.The LEO Music Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296964341733205880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4563934124286454964.post-77718056456036411772008-09-17T16:10:00.002-04:002008-09-17T16:13:22.891-04:00Alan Rhody CD releaseFrom Alan Rhody:<br /><br />Our thoughts and good wishes go out to those dealing with power outages, downed trees and any other damage or inconveniences due to "IKE" - The Dog!! This hurricane<br />reeked havoc all the way to Canada. So, hang in there everyone. This too shall pass.<br /><br />The good news is: The party is HAPPENING!! The Rudyard Kipling in downtown Louisville escaped any injury or electrical problems and there are many reservations already for Friday night's show! Bring $5. bills!! We'll probably need them.<br /><br />We're looking forward to a busy weekend! And if we don't see you Friday,<br />remember on Saturday, one hour after my writing workshop ends at Steilberg's,<br />4029 Bardstown Road in Buechel, Larry Colburn and I will give another<br />performance at 5 p.m.<br /><br />Hope to see you there!<br /><br />AR<br /><br />MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS NOW FOR FRIDAY NIGHT!<br /><br />CD RELEASE PARTY & SHOW!<br /><br />FRI. SEPT.19<br /><a href="http://www.therudyardkipling.com/">THE RUDYARD KIPLING</a><br />LOUISVILLE, KY<br />ALAN RHODY & LARRY COLBURN<br />7:30PM <br />RESERV. 636-1311<br />Adm. Only $5.!<br />Special $5. for the new CD!<br />PLUS-DRAWINGS FOR<br />FREE CDs and other merch.!<br /><br />SAT. SEPT. 20<br />Elixir Strings and Steilberg String Instruments present<br />NSAI pro writer ALAN RHODY<br />SONGWRITING WORKSHOP & PERFORMANCE<br />STEILBERG STRING INSTRUMENTS<br />4029 Bardstown Rd. (Buechel)<br />LOUISVILLE, KY<br />workshop 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. / performance - 5 p.m.<br />RESERVE YOUR SPOT: 502-491-2337<br /><a href="http://store.stringinstruments.com">http://store.stringinstruments.com</a><br />GO TO: <a href="http://www.AlanRhody.com/theroad.htm">http://www.AlanRhody.com/theroad.htm</a> for all the details<br /><br />THANKS AND HOPE TO SEE YOU REAL SOON!<br /><br /><a href="mailto:news@alanrhody.com">news@alanrhody.com</a><br /><br />PLEASE VISIT <a href="http://alanrhody.com">ALANRHODY.COM</a>The LEO Music Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296964341733205880noreply@blogger.com0