For any De Novo Dahl fans on the west coast, it’s probably felt like they don’t love you. Not true, and they’re out to prove it. This May De Novo Dahl will be hitting the van in order to bring their dancey, costumed shows to those on the west coast. Once that’s all wrapped up [...]

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Some people get excited to meet rock stars. Me? I got excited to meet Brian and Sara Turner, the duo behind Cricket Press. Granted, the first time I met them was at the Animal Collective show in 2005, but this time was also great. My favorite Lexington artists were on hand to screen print about [...]

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If it’s sunny and it’s Lexington, Big Fresh are making me smile. Though I missed out on hearing their new songs (Big Fresh Forever rules), the covers set was absolutely charming. We were treated to R.E.M, XTC, Blur, De La Soul, the Smiths, My Bloody Valentine, the Flaming Lips and many, many more covers. However, [...]

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I’d love to start this by saying “as a former fencer…” but I don’t think that’s entirely fair to either of us. I dabbled in fencing for a bit (taught by the fantastic old french man Andre Beaugrand), but was never very good at it. However, I have been fascinated by it for a long [...]

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When I first heard Snow Monster on the FreeKY sampler, I figured it was some artsy band trying to be cool by sampling their young daughter. Turns out that I had it entirely backwards. Mabel (the five-year-old superstar) is actually using her dad to craft her bizzarro tunes. MP3: Snow Monster! – No More Sea [...]

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Arguably the best part about FreeKY fest was the second stage. When the main one wasn’t leaving your jaw on the floor, you could count on the second stage to bring the freaky to the fest. My first foray to that performance space was to experience one of the best things of the day: middle [...]

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This year’s battle for battle for the best American festival is tighter than ever (Lollapalooza’s still ahead, right?). The Purple One did his best to tip the scales in favor of Coachella Saturday night with this cover of Radiohead’s “Creep.” Rather than doing a note-for-note cover like so many other bands, he added his unmistakable [...]

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Well, WRFL’s FreeKY Festival has come and gone with many absolutely insane memories attached. My day started with a healthy dose of kids’ music, first of which was by Robert Schneider’s other other other side project Robbert Bobbert and the Bubble Machine. And as much as the kids enjoyed songs about gravity, lost puppy dogs [...]

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If you live in or near Lexington, today’s your day for fun. WRFL is celebrating their 20th anniversary with a giant downtown party featuring the Apples in stereo, the Coup, Mahjongg and many more! MP3: The Apples in Stereo – Strawberryfire And if you are able to make it, please post links to your photos [...]

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