LMN February: Alabama Brown

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Jan 302012

Alabama Brown, Louisville Music News

Alt.country artist Alabama Brown gets the cover of the February issue of Louisville Music News. Elsewhere inside, Mike Suttles remember the Cherokee Inn; Mike Stout has the latest country awards news; Alexander Campbell discusses the fusion of Latin and mountain music, Martin Kasdan mourns the loss of the Seelbach Jazz Bar and Eddy Metal has his usual collection of rants, raves, shout-outs and complaints about the Louisville metal/hard rock scene. All in the February issue of LMN, now available around the city.

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Preview: Louisville Science Center s Guitar Exhibit

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Jan 182012

Guitar! The Instrument That Rocked The World

The publicists working for the Louisville Science Center are doing triple and quadruple duty plugging the “Guitar: The Instrument That Rocked the World” exhibit. There have been features in the C-J, on various TV shows, on this blog (here, here and here), in Louisville Music News and now in LEO. Peter Berkowitz does the honors.

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New Joan Osborne Tune Released

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Jan 132012

Joan Osborne - Shake Your Hips

Joan Osborne has released a new tune, “Shake Your Hips,” on iTunes, from her new album Bring It On Home, is a collection of blues classics, which is set for release on March 27.

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Video: Bettye LaVette

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Jan 132012

Bettye LaVette is playing the Clifton Cultural Center tonight. Here’s a video clip to whet your appetite. The tune is “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood,” a hit for the Animals back in the day.

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Kentucky Foundation For Women Announces Grants

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Jan 022012

The Kentucky Foundation For Women has announced a series of grants, two of which are of interest to music fans in Louisville. One is a grant to Crescent Hill Radio: $1,795.00 to coordinate a 3-day gathering of regional writers and songwriters to develop a new radio segment called “The Women in the Room.” The other is a $3,450.00 grant to Marjorie Ann Marshall and Nancy J. Dawson to write a musical in honor of singer Mary Ann Fisher. Excellent news.

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LMN January 2012

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Dec 302011

Rachel Grimes

The January 2012 issue of Louisville Music News is out and in your favorite spots. The cover features Louisville composer/indie rocker Rachel Grimes, just back from a tour in Europe, planning a new project. Eddy Metal has a rant (surprise, surprise) and news about the metal/hard rock scene; KBS Blues President Gary Sampson takes the first month’s turn at I’ve Got A Mind To Ramble with a eulogy for John Carby and The Zeppelin Cafe; Alexander Campbell has a review of Vietnamese pop/rock at Horseshoe Casino; Mike Stout tallies all the most recent country award nominees and winners; Martin Kasdan Jr. has the jazz news.
Also online this month are two metal interviews by Eddy Metal: Anthrax and Five Finger Death Punch. Available online only on January 1, 2012.

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Joan Osborne Will Sing The Blues On Her Next Album

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Dec 212011

Joan Osborne’s new blues-inspired album, Bring it on Home, will be released on March 27, 2012 via Saguaro Road Records.
The recording details look like this: “Bring it on Home was produced by Joan and her longtime music director/guitarist Jack Petruzzelli. It was recorded live in the Waterfront Studios in Hudson, NY by engineer Henry Hirsch (Lenny Kravitz), who used an original 24 track Studer tape machine to recreate the warm and organic analogue sound of the era. Guest musicians include Barbecue Bob Pomeroy (harmonica), Allen Toussaint (piano on his own “Shoorah! Shoorah!”) and vocalists the Holmes Brothers and Rufus Thomas’ daughter, Vaneese Thomas. Jimmy Vivino, Conan O’Brien Show Band musical director, assembled all horn arrangements and also played electric piano on “I Don’t Need no Doctor.”
Here’s the track listing:

1. I Don’t Need no Doctor
2. Bring it on Home
3. Roll Like A Big Wheel
4. Game of Love
5. Broken Wing
6. Shoorah! Shoorah!
7. I Want to Be Loved
8. Same Love that Made Me Laugh
9. Shake Your Hips
10. I’m Qualified
11. Champagne and Wine
12. Rhymes

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Louisville Bloggers End-Of-Year Lists, Part 1

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Dec 192011

The last half of December is a very quiet period for music in Louisville, since most road acts have headed home for the holidays. Things won’t pick up much until after the New Year, so now is when everybody starts scrambling for end-of-year lists of some sort, including Louisville-connected bloggers. Here are several so far:

    Kris King of Louisville Pod for the the top five, with Skyscraper Stereo’s Homeboi’s In Outer Space going to No. 2 and MMJ’s Circuital taking the No. 1 spot.
    The Decibel Tolls has Top 30 list, with several Louisville-area groups making the cut, including Phantom Family Halo & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, Natives and Nerves Junior.
    More likely to follow…

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Tribute to John Carby Tonight

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Dec 162011

A tribute to the late guitarist John Carby is happening tonight at Stevie Ray’s, beginning at 11:30 p.m. The King Bees will perform.

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Promo: Stray Cat Band

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Dec 162011

J. L. Puckett has a short plug for the Stray Cat Band at Zanzabar on Saturday, benefiting the St. Vincent DePaul Charities.

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