Louisville native Will Oldham, a.k.a. Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billie, scores a review of Lie Down in the Light from C-J music writer J. L. Puckett.

J. L. Puckett has a preview of the Apples in Stereo show at Headliners.

LMN Jazzin’ columnist Martin Kasdan goes off the reservation to preview the Mediski, Martin and Wood show for the C-J.

It’s dueling weekly pubs on music time - LEO’s Music issue is out and Velocity has a sampler for the cover. LEO gets the call, though, as they have a cover story on none other than Travis Meeks, a feature certain to cause some disturbances in the ether. Seems Meeks’ has Asperger’s Syndrome. It’s in-n-n-n-terresting reading.

There’s a lot more about music in the town - LEO devotes the whole issue to various aspects, so pick up a copy on read it at leoweekly.com

This week’s Velocity cover story features a peculiar selection of clubs and performers in the Louisville area on June 27 and 28. Really peculiar, although I didn’t check their choices against Velocity’s ad list. Everybody has their preferences…but it’s really just impossible to get it all into one story, even a long one.

The Louisville Orchestra’s Chase Pops series at the Louisville Palace has been announced for 2008-2009. Briefly, it looks like this:

Ticket prices have not yet been posted at the Louisville Palace’s website.

After the lights go out and the crowd goes home for the last time - it’s Living Legends.

Julie Andrews joined the Louisville Orchestra to premiere “The Gift of Music,” a two-part affair involving the LO and five young American singers. Andrew Adler has all the details.

The C-J’s Andrew Adler, a serious fan of piano trios, scooted up to Bloomington for the final Bloomingtom performance by the Beaux Arts Trio, which is disbanding after thirty-plus years. It’s his subject for his Sunday column Critic’s Commentary.

L.A.’s Powerman 5000 2008-2009 tour includes a stop at Headliners on February 9, 2009, for those of you making long-range plans. The metal/punk-electronica band was last in town in March 2007, so fans have had to wait a while.