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| AMEN! Reverend Horton Heat will be stopping in Louisville Saturday night in support of his new album, 'It's Martini Time!' |
However, I did get to experience some good local music last week, in very informal surroundings.If you haven't caught on to the Tuesday night thing Lynagh's has going, then surely it's time you got out and got a clue.
You can't beat the free acoustic blues of Joey Broughman and Friends, who recently said goodbye to longtime stage mate Frank Schapp after his move to New Orleans. Schapp's presence will be missed, but the show must go on. Broughman needs no help in getting my head rocking back and forth in blue-eyed bliss.
The Coffee Stop coffee house has also been a good place to go for free acoustic music. It is mostly unannounced, so call ahead if you want details.
They have cheap and tasty food and drinks in a comfortable and fitting atmosphere for free, stripped-down, live acoustic music.
With a need for late-night calories and a caffeine kick, I headed down to their South Hill Station location on Thursday night for a refill. I was greeted with a special, rare performance by local group As of Yet, who tore through a set of their inspired, original tunes.
I caught these guys early last summer playing outside at a freshman orientation gig near the dorms, and I was impressed then. They are even better now, infused with a creative energy that defies classification. This is one of my favorite local bands and I won't miss their next show, which will hopefully be soon, but not this week.
There are almost too many good live shows happening this week to even mention. I can't say which ones I'll catch for sure but here are just a few that I recommend.
Don't go to Lynagh's in search of Joey Broughman and Friends this week since Junior Brown will be making a reappearance with his renowned guit-steel guitar in hand.
Good music won't be sacrificed, but a couple of bucks will.
If there is one performance happening his week that you definitely do not want to miss it is that of Ani DiFranco at Bogart's in Cincinnati on Wednesday night. She played to a jam-packed, raucous crowd at Memorial Hall last spring and really brought the roof down.
DiFranco is the modern goddess of folk music, playing raw, energized, punk-infused and heartfelt songs that will surely light a spark under you. I am sure she will bring the house down once again.
Thursday night brings the classic country of Grand Ole Opry legend Chet Atkins to the Kentucky Theatre. The chance to catch a living legend doesn't come along every day.
Speaking of living legends, George Clinton and the P-Funk All S tars are coming to the House of Heresy on Oct. 22. If you can't catch them here, I suggest that this Thursday you hop on I-75 and get up to Cincinnati, where they will be playing at the Cincinnati Music Hall. I'm sure you won't want to miss the original masters of funk.
The annual Red Mile appearance of the ever-touring Widespread Panic comes on Friday with gates opening at 6 p.m. Go early and catch the Colorado band Leftover Salmon, whom I personally have never seen but whom I have heard good things about. Keep your ticket stub in hand and trot on over to Lynagh's after the show for cheap admission to see the highly touted Nashville band Peace in the Jones.
On Saturday I will have a hard time deciding where to go. The New Orleans brass sounds of the Dirty Dozen with the off-beat music of the Squirrel Nut Zippers will appear at Bogart's in Cincinnati.
The psychobilly sounds of Reverend Horton Heat will come to Louisville for a show at the Brewery, and at Lynagh's the Rounder Records showcase will have the bands Moonshine Willy, Robbie Fulks and Phil Lee and The Sly Dogs. What will I ever do with myself?
The tread on my tires will certainly run thin this week, but what more could I ask for? It sure isn't "Rocktober" every month.
Arts columnist Travis Robinson is an art history graduate student.