Get yo’ live music fix in this Saturday with two tubular shows happening in wonderful Lex, KY. Hop Hopers Attempt and The Butchers will the rock the eff out of CD Central in the late afternoon. Locals Idiot Glee, Jovontaes, Arcane Rifles and ATL crew The N.E.C. will bring more of the same later in [...]

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Jovontaes, Arcane Rifles, and 30th Century Men will be playing The Green Lantern on Thursday, June 30th. If you’re planning on going to any Lexington shows any time soon, go to this one. This is a rare lineup and a phenomenal one at that. Show up and support! Jovontaes/Arcane Rifles/30th Century Men at The Green [...]

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Arcane Rifles have a new video for their song “Loner Soul.” Even though I saw them on Record Store Day, it still feels like it’s been too long.

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Jon Spencer Blues Explosion with Arcane Rifles Thursday, April 28 Buster’s 9 p.m., $15 adv/$18 DOS 18+ With roots that go back to the early ’90s, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion took a hiatus circa 2005, after a relatively long and prolific career that involved working with a diverse and completely nonlinear collection of artists, [...]

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Hours later and I still can’t decide if Record Store Day 2011 was more stressful or more fun. There were moments where I was sure the crowd was too big, but everyone stayed respectful and had a great time. Major thanks to all the bands that played, My Morning Jacket for signing things longer than [...]

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Record Store Day is tomorrow and there’s a great chance there’s a store near you that’s celebrating. If you live in Lexington, KY then there’s a certainty that a store near you will be putting on RSD festivities. I work at CD Central and we’ve spent the past few months shaping together our plans for [...]

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I saw the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion last year at Pitchfork and loved every minute of it. Later this month I’ll get the chance to do the same again a little closer to home. The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion w/ Arcane Rifles Buster’s Backyard and Billiards Thursday April 28 Doors 8; Show 9 $15adv; $18dos; [...]

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