Thursday, May 17
These guys really know how to throw together some esoteric creative combinations. Newly announced events for the Forecastle Festival will include Louisville’s My Morning Jacket playing with the New Orleans Preservation Hall Jazz Band on the Belle of Louisville, as well as an official opening party with Dean & Britta and Purity Ring. Starting at the [...]
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Abbey Road organizers are waving tickets for the movie “Yellow Submarine.” The screening of “Yellow Submarine” is scheduled for Thursday, May 24 at 8:30 p.m will be free, according to a news release. The 89- minute animated musical fantasy film originally was produced in 1968. A digitally re-mastered version was released nationally on May 11, [...]
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The Wild and Woolly Film Series at the Clifton Center concludes Wednesday night with a showing of “King Creole.” This is a special screening of Elvis’s favorite role as Danny Fisher in “King Creole,” introduced by special guest Alanna Nash. Nash is the author of seven books, including “Elvis and the Memphis Mafia.” She is [...]
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By Michael Hannon Tierney of Funny Bones. It was an all too perfect circumstance. Writing about my friends, the bands I love, the places I frequent most. My first assignment was an easy decision. It was time to describe a place of abundant spiritual fortune, a place where rock-n-roll is still alive, a place that has [...]
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(Editor’s note: William Benton is guitarist for Phantom Family Halo. The band is touring the United States with Acid Mothers Temple in support of its new record, “When I Fall Out.” By William Benton Tour Journal: Drive Day, Minneapolis, and Madison. Drive Day through Northern United States (Assembled from cryptic notes and foggy memories.) I woke up around the same [...]
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(Editor’s note: This post is courtesy of Larry Cooper, Louisville Jazz Society.) Today is Earth Day. As part of the celebration, local jazz greats Jamey Aebersold, sax, Steve Crews, piano, Butch Neeld, bass and Jonathan Higgins, drums, will play a free concert at Falls of the Ohio Interpretive Center. The concert is scheduled for 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. The [...]
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Yew Dell Botanical Gardens will present the fifth year of its annual Garden Sculpture Show. The show will be on the Yew Dell grounds from May 18 through July 29. The exhibit is free with regular admission. For the past five years regional artists have submitted works of garden art to the Yew Dell Gardens [...]
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Flyover Film Festival returns with 36 film premiers, performance artist Marina Abramovic, ‘One Big Holiday’ about Louisville music scene
The Flyover Film Festival is back, bringing America’s contemporary movie scene to Louisville next month. This year’s cinematic showcase includes 36 films premiering in Kentucky including silent films, indie films, documentaries and international works, according to a news release. And this is a chance for movie lovers to get up close and personal with movie [...]
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