Jim James is still busy touring behind his solo project, but that doesn’t mean planning for the next MMJ record is on hold. Speaking to Rolling Stone, James said the band is “in the process of nailing down a studio.” He went to say that he’s currently unsure of the musical direction of the forthcoming record, adding: “I don’t know if anything’s come together yet. I’ve got a lot of starting places, I guess you could say.”
The last MMJ record was released in 2011.
The Kentuckians For The Commonwealth’s Louisville Loves Mountains event, originally scheduled for tonight at Longest Ave. and Bardstown Road, has been moved to the Green Building, 732 E. Market, due to the incipient weather. Time is 4 p.m. -11 p.m.
The music lineup looks like this:
5-5:30 PM Troubadours of Divine Bliss
5:30 -6PM Potluck Ramblers
6- 6:30 PM Hog Operation
6:30-7:15 River City Drum Corps (Pipe Drummers)
7:15 PM- 7:45PM Beady
7:45 PM -8:30 PM Slow Charleston
8:30 -10 PM: Dance Party with Hay DJ
First there was a private festival called Poorcastle Festival , which, it turned out, was named the same as another, public festival that was being planned by others. The private one will go on as planned and so will the public one, to be held at Apocalypse Brewworks, 1612 Mellwood Avenue, on July 6. $5 gets you in. The private one is just that.
Here’s the lineup:
The Uncommon Houseflies
Tall Squares
Huh Robots
The Nick Peay Band
Phourist
Gangly Youth
Plastic Bubble
Kristen Cothran and the Darkside
Stereo Empire
Nothing like getting a preview of a CD from a favorite band, then having a place to post a preview review. Noise Pollution posted said preview review of The Teeth’s new album, Brennschluss, Joe Stumble. Read it here while it’s still at the top of the timeline.
Peter Berkowitz has a big story about Insane Clown Posse, playing Expo 5 tonight.
Berkowitz’ B-Sides column features Quiet Hollers.
Austin Weber has a review of Coliseum’s new Sister Faith album.
The Never Nervous blog was excited to report that the Young Widows, Metz and New Mother Nature show tonight, May 14, at Zanzabar will be webcast on ART+FM. There is no broadcast available as yet, as ART+FM does not yet have a license for on-air broadcasting. Find out more at www.artxfm.com
Over at Hoosier Hits, Braden Lammers has a review of Soundgarden, but more interestingly, C. Michael Stewart has a gallery of some of his usual excellent shots of the show. Worth a look.
Houndmouth, the latest hot band to come out of the New Albany/Corydon/Louisville triangle is heading for an European tour starting this week in Brighton, England. They have to be back in Burbank, CA by June 5 to appear on the Conan O’Brien show, the day after their newest album, From The Hills Below The City is released. Then they go play Bonnaroo.
A new album, The Movement, commemorates the 20th year of Rusted Root as a band, now on tour and featuring original members
Michael Glabicki (lead vocals, guitar); Liz Berlin (vocals, percussion); Patrick Norman (vocals, bass, percussion); Colter Harper (guitar); Preach Freedom (percussion) and Dirk Miller (guitar). They’ll play Diamond Pub (Barrett Ave.) on June 13. Ticket info to follow.