This Week in Music

June 29th, 2009    Posted in Uncategorized

SHOWS

Monday, June 29
Open Mic – Southgate House (Lounge) – host Ryan Mallott of 500 Miles to Memphis

Northside Jazz Ensemble – Northside Tavern – 10 pm – Free

Tuesday, June 30
Greg Loving with Willy D and John Redell – Northside Tavern – 10 pm - Free

Wednesday, July 1
Lemming Malloy with the Frankl Project, John Walsh and Pretty Boy Thorson – Southgate House (Parlour) – 9 pm – $7 for 21+, $10 for 18-20

Jason Snell of the Chocolate Horse – Northside Tavern (Front Room) – 10 pm – Free

Thursday, July 2
Marah with the Deadstring Brothers and Michael Hensley of Frontier Folk Nebraska – Southgate House (Ballroom) – 9 pm – $8 ADV, $10 DOS, Ages 18+

The Flight Station’s Music Video Release Show with Windsor Drive, the London, Rosemary Device, Walk the Moon and Watson Park – Madison Theater – 7:30 pm – $5, All Ages

Moonshine Drive – Northside Tavern (Front Room) - 1o pm – Free

Fourth of July Holiday Weekend
Friday, July 3
PBR Independence Day Throwdown sponsored by WNKU and Pabst with the Legendary Shack Shakers, the Tillers, Joshua Black Wilkins,  Hillbilly Casino, the Ladybirds, Scotty Lust & the Two Timers and the Crisp Brothers – Southgate House (Whole House) - 4 pm – $15 ADV, $20 DOS, Ages 18+

Northside Rock & Roll Carnival at Hoffner Park
Music on the Main Stage from Man Halen, Wussy, Culture Queer, Pickled Brothers Sideshow, the Chauncers, the Seedy Seeds, the Turkeys and Katie Laur

MidPoint’s Indie Summer on Fountain Square with Freekbass (9 pm), Abiyah (8 pm) and Eagle to Squirrel (7 pm), followed by the Open Mic/Singer-Songwriter Night from 10 pm-Midnight – It’s all free!

Jake Speed & the Freddies – Northside Tavern – 9 pm – Free
The Cynics – Northside Tavern – 12:30 am – Free

Saturday, July 4
Boomgrass: An Evening with Yonder Mountain String Band – Moonlite Gardens at Coney Island – Doors open at 8 pm; show begins after Riverbend fireworks – Tickets are $20 in advance; $25 at the gate

PBR Independence Day Throwdown sponsored by WNKU and Pabst with Unknown Hinson, O’ Death, Three Blue Teardrops, the Defibulators, Hells Fire Sinners, the Tillers and 500 Miles to Memphis – Southgate House (Whole House) – 4 pm – $15 ADV, $20 DOS, Ages 18+

Northside Rock & Roll Carnival at Hoffner Park
Music on the Main Stage from Fists of Love, Lions Rampant, Lab Partners, Dragshow by the 3 Illusionists, Happy Chichester, Wake the Bear, Josh Dorsey Blues Revival, Ill Poetic, Greg Morris Group and Dance With Me

TUESDAY’S RELEASES WORTH NOTING

Wilco – Wilco (The Album)

You would think that Jeff Tweedy and his bandmates have been feeling an intense amount of pressure, in creating the follow-up to the very successful Sky Blue Sky, however, this may not exactly be the case. While they’ve certainly been under the microscope, the pressure may not be all that intense. Especially for a band who has seen both the highs and lows of the reality of being in a band, the most recent being the death of former member, Jay Bennett. They first sampled some of these new tunes while on tour in 2008, such as “You Never Know”,  ”One Wing” and “Wilco (the song)”, which made its debut on The Colbert Report. For those who have been fans of the band throughout the various stages in their career, you will come to place this album right next to the others, as it features a combination of the Wilco both old and new. With the beauty of Sky Blue Sky and the experimentation of A Ghost Is Born, Tweedy and his bandmates have continued on the path of strong melodies and gorgeous, pop arrangements.

Bjork – Voltaic

The Black Crowes – Warpaint Live on DVD

Depeche Mode – Peace

The Woodstock Experience (Limited Edition Box Set) – Ten discs featuring the complete festival performances of Santana, Janis Joplin, Sly & the Family Stone, Jefferson Airplane and Johnny Winter. The box set also includes each band’s 1969 studio album, along with six posters (including the Original Woodstock Poster), twenty-five previously unreleased tracks and rare photos.

Spoon – Spoon