The major label record business is swirling ever faster down the drain, in spite of the occasional spike upward, driven by sales from such unlikely acts as Susan Boyle, whose appeal is unquestionably to the boomer generation, a group still inclined to buy physical product rather than online – when they buy music, which is [...]
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With the number of Louisville bands out and about the planet steadily increasing, keeping up with them gets more complicated; nonetheless, we try, as that’s our job. Here are a couple recent notes: The For Carnation got a long-ish review on a blog (Offyoursonar.com) covering an English festival called All Tomorrow’s Parties Today. Rock and metal promoter Terry Harper had a number of shows booked into the now-shuttered Bulldog. It appears that he has managed to move those shows to Uncle Pleasant’s and on the same dates. Check the LMN calendar later today for updates. J. L. Puckett has a bit of an obituary of Vic Chestnutt, as befits a music geek. Chestnutt was rather a figure similar to the late Townes Van Zandt – both singer-songwriters more appreciated by fellow musicians than the general publice, both too early dead at their own hands. Various sources are reporting that singer/songwriter Vic Chestnutt had died, following a suicide attempt on Christmas eve. Other reports are that he is in a coma but not dead. More to follow as information becomes available. Chestnutt’s record label, Constellation Records, released a statement yesterday that Chestnutt died Friday, December 25, at 14:59. Louisville music is more appreciated elsewhere than it is here at home. A few comments to illustrate: From Denmark, this little bit of appreciation for vhs or Beta. Time for the occasional round-up of news about Louisville musicians out and about in the world. (If you have news we don’t, please send it to editor(at).louisvillemusicnews.net) There’s a bit of personal history about James Kottack at Rock-n-radio.com. Ben Thornewill and Jukebox the Ghost got a shout-out from a Metromix/Greensboro blogger. Web postings seem to suggest that the Bulldog Cafe in Fairdale is closed, and the owner is moving his operation to Green Wave Hall in Brandenburg. Details about shows scheduled there as they become available. Andrew Adler assesses the worth of the revitalized Louisville Ballet production of “The Nutcracker,” which was funded by a one million dollar grant from the Brown-Forman Corp. |
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