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ear X-tacy Update

The short answer to “What’s up with ear X-tacy?” is that owner John Timmons has two more months at his current location before he has to do something: move, close or renegotiate the current lease, which, he said, is too much for him to pay. The problems he’s facing are the familiar ones: the economy [...]

Politicians Hand Out Checks to Arts Groups

Politicians love to hand out money to local groups, regardless of their commitment to ’smaller government’ and such. Here’s the list from the Kentucky Arts Council:

Rep. Darryl Owens presented the Fund for the Arts with a ceremonial check for $70,231 for a Kentucky Arts Partnership competitive grant awarded by the Kentucky Arts Council in July [...]

Rachel Grimes To Contribute to Erik Satie Compilation

Rachel Grimes has been invited to participate in a CD tribute to French composer Erik Satie by French label Arbouse Recordings and The Erik Satie Foundation and Archives. Also invited were Sylvain Chauveau, Max Richter, Kyle Dawkins and more. The CD release is to be the culmination of a tribute event being curated by the [...]

Rachel Grimes Reviewed By Pitchfork

Rachel Grimes new CD, Book of Leaves, has been scoring reviews in various blogs and publications around the country, but now comes one that is somewhat more significant, considering the site: Pitchfork.com. Written by Joe Tangari, it’s quite complimentary and rightfully so.

Praise For Rachel Grimes

Louisville composer Rachel Grimes gets a very positive review of Book of Leaves on a Greek website called No Budget Team. Of course, we agree completely with the review.

U of L Grawemeyer Players to Perform at Carnegie Hall

The University of Louisville’s School of Music Grawemeyer Players, a faculty ensemble dedicated to the performance of chamber music by Grawemeyer Award-winning composers, will have its premiere performance at Carnegie Hall in New York City to celebrate the 25th anniversary the Grawemeyer Music Award. The program of chamber music will feature works by Witold LutosÅ‚awski, [...]

Louisville Orchestra 2010-11 Season: “Music Makes A City”

The Louisville Orchestra announced its 2010-11 season, which is themed “Music Makes A City.” Each concert will link a composer and a city. The season meshes with a film of the same name, produced by businessman Gill Holland and directed by Owsley Brown III, which details the LO’s commissioning project during the 1950s [...]

Louisville Orchestra to Aid Jason Noble

The Louisville Orchestra is stepping up the help Jason Noble with his medical expenses. Here’s how their press release explains it: “On Sunday January 31, at 8pm several bands (Wax Fang, Second Story Man, Lucky Pineapple, D.W.Box and Ultrapulverise) are performing at Headliners Music Hall for a benefit concert. Your $10 ticket will be covered [...]

Cold Weather Weekend Off Means Catch-Up

Last weekend was a break for your humble editor – watching wild football games and tending to some household tasks occupied a big chunk of time. However, the rest of the world grinds on, including the music business, so a brief round-up:

SonaBLAST! Records and Crash Avenue Publicity, together with the Forecastle Festival, have announced a [...]

Ray Rizzo – Grammy Nominated By Proxy?

Yo Yo Ma has picked up a Grammy nomination for Yo-Yo Ma & Friends: Songs Of Joy And Peace, a project on which Ray Rizzo, (Java Men) played some of the drums (according to Mat Herron), though he isn’t listed among the “Friends.”