Relic has a standing engagement at the Monkey Wrench on Wednesdays and usually starts at 9 pm.
"RELIC includes Chuck Sharp singing lead and harmony vocals and playing guitar; Adam Bibelhauser singing lead and harmony vocals and thumpin’ on the bass; Dave Howard on lead and harmony vocals as well as mandolin; and Aaron Bibelhauser on lead and harmony vocals and 5 string banjo."
Recording was made November 18, 2009 on an iPhone.
Louisville Bluegrass genre is blossoming, and a new band on scene is 'Maiden Radio.' It's an all girl band, and you can feel the femininity through their musical selections and performances. It was amazing to see three women on banjo, something I've only dreamed of until then. They origanlly performed as Maiden Kentucky, but refined their name.
Maiden Radio is: Cheyenne Mize-fiddle, vox, ; Julia Purcell-guitar, vox ; Joanie Musslemam-banjo, vox
and they performed "Shout Little Lou Lou"
at the MERF fest's Viva La Diva fund raiser at Jim Porter's and recorded via iPhone.
This isn't your parent's New Albany, not with Toast, Wick's and all the other great places. Jeffersonville might be the 'Sunny Side of Louisville,' but New Albany reminds me of 'Little Louisville.'
One of Louisville's best is now New Albany's best breakfast (with Honey Cream a close second). Toast has opened a restaurant in New Albany, and I couldn't resist a chance to try a slight variation of my favorite breakfast in Louisville. It's a lot smaller than the original location, but the portions are the same. If the tables are full, there is most always immediate seating at the bar. There's nothing quite like sitting at a bar for breakfast. Pancakes are my favorite thing on the menu, and they sure know how to do them in a desert style. Pictured is their blueberry / custard pancakes. Remember, if you are going to have the calories, it's best to have them for breakfast, right? They once had a gingerbread pancake that rocked my world. Their omelets are amazing, but only seconded by the decor and energy you feel when you walk in this place.
Wednesday night at Kentucky Bar•B•Cue Company at 1800 Frankfort Av is a great time to grab some fried green tomatoes or Shrimp and Grits (photo) or even some Sweet Potato Fries (photo). The fries are seasoned with cinnamon and sugar and make a great dessert to share.
The grits were exceptional, and were full of garlic goodness. On Wednesday nights there's a jam session going strong at 9 pm (photo and audio).Audio recorded from my iPhone on Wennesday November 11, 2009 and muscians include:
• Meredith Needham
• Paul Moffett
• Kyle Ellison
• Stever Ridner
• Debbie Ridner
• Brian P. White
• Terry West
Performing 'Down on the Ohio' written by Stever Ridner
I lived in Austin, and when I attended my first Pecha Kucha there, I was beside myself with excitement. There was even glitter thrown into the audience (please, do not do this at Ignite502). When I came back to Louisville, I wanted to organize a Pecha Kucha here, but after doing research found the Ignite format, and felt that it resonated with the Louisville community better than the Pecha Kucha format.
The decision to go with Ignite had to do a lot with the existing framework and support. As I interpret, the Pecha Kucha is more art, and the Ignite is more tech. That interpretation further lead me to the Pecha Kucha is about going new and exciting places, and the Ignite format, at the core, is about going the same places in new and exciting ways. Louisville is a very risk adverse community, and even though we are strong in the arts, I feel we are not going new places with the arts. The community is concerned with conventions, conventions with outputs. In addition, Louisville has a strong 'brand' in glass blowing, and I talked to a lot of people here, and even after repeating 'Pecha Kucha,' they had problems pronouncing it. A nightmare for word-of-mouth. All these factors lead me to realize Louisville needed an Ignite. So I started putting together an event. I feel the Ignite format resonates with the community better than the Pecha Kucha, but I'd love to see one of those here, too. Links:
