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 [...]
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Forecastle Fest has grown so large so fast that we all fear it’ll just float away someday to a larger city with deeper pockets. In the interim, however, if you are a “regional musician,” you may now apply for one of ten slots reserved for the locals at the Festival. Here’s the info from the [...] Smooth jazz saxophonist Kenny G has canceled all shows for February, including the Valentine’s Day show on February 13 with the Louisville Orchestra, according to a press release from the LO. No reason for the cancellation was cited. The orchestra plans to develop a new second half of the show to replace him. 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. The Idolator.com site has shots from the GQ issue featuring Rihanna on the cover, sans upper clothing. Just for the boyz. J. L. Puckett touts danny flanigan and the rain chorus at Gerstle’s tonight. Some weeks are busier than others for Louisville musicians out and about in the world. This week, we hear about Jukebox The Ghost, which includes Louisvillian Ben Thornewill on piano. Based in Pennsylvania, they made a recent trip to New York for a show. The Trouble With Boys will play a showcase in Nashville this [...] Pop star and paparazzi bait John Mayer will perform in Freedom Hall on March 13. Tickets go on sale Saturday, November 14 at 10 a.m. Get your dialers ready. Billy Reed has written the to-date complete book on The Monarchs; Scott Coffman has reviewed it in the C-J yesterday. Andrew Adler has a big feature on the Louisville Orchestra’s play-along with Judy Garland show at the Louisville Palace on November 14. As usual, there’s plenty to do on the weekend. Over at the C-J, JL Puckett previews the Dashboard Confessional show with the Louisville Orchestra on Saturday. Puckett also briefly plugs the show at the Zanzabar tonight, featuring The Fervor. Andrew Adler previews the opening of the Speed Endowed Concert Series, with a concert by pianist Emanuel [...] |
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