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Red Hot Chili Peppers at KFC Yum! Center [Music]
The summer concert scene in Louisville just got spicier. It has been confirmed that the RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS will be blasting into the KFC YUM Center on June 7. The "I’m With You" World Tour got off to rocky start after lead pepper, Anthony Kiedis fractured his foot.
MaDonna, Buffet and Cher - 2012 Louisville Concert RUMORS [Music]
My inbox has been buzzing this afternoon with delicious, delightful music news RUMORS. These are RUMORS, and RUMORS only. But I have two sources telling me that Madonna will be playing the KFC YUM! Center in 2012. The sources had two different dates, but all other details we similar.
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba to bring sound of Africa to Clifton Center [Music]
Bassekou Kouyate’s axe of choice is a ngoni lute, a string instrument native to Africa that appears to wield limited musical capabilities by its small, handmade stature. However, in his hands this instrument commands the large band of Ngoni Ba as they oversee packed stadiums and festivals across the globe.
Pixies wield Doolittle and other surprises at Palace Theater [Music]
The Louisville Palace welcomed the Pixies last night into, according to Kim Deal, the most beautiful venue they’ve ever played. It’s hard not to be slightly overwhelmed being surrounded by its intricate sculptural architecture, pouring with details from walls to ceilings that could be mistaken for a European opera house.
Pixies bring Doolittle to Palace Theater [Music]
The linear pattern of nostalgia-ready bands reunited and world tour bound continues. But the Pixies have been going at it for seven years. “I can’t even think of the end right now,” guitarist Joey Santiago told me during an interview conducted in September. “But I want to keep going. (Laughs) There’s no reason to quit. ”
Interview: Talking color with Alex Maas of the Black Angels [Music]
The black alliance was broken last year when the Black Angels canceled their opening set for Black Mountain on the Dropout Boogie tour, but this Friday they make a welcome return to Headliners Music Hall, this time as a headlining act. Sludgy shoegazers Dead Meadow are set to open with Spindrift; expect to hear a dynamic of heavy psychedelia and low-key gypsy rock jams to build anticipation.
Concert Review: The Felice Brothers at Zanzabar [Music]
I must admit to not having heard much of The Felice Brothers’ music prior to this show. Regular listeners to 91.9 WFPK are likely familiar with their new single “Fire at the Pageant,” the hypnotic, chaotic folk song about a man risen from the dead. This song pumps me up so much that, despite not having heard anything else, as soon as I heard they would be performing at Zanzabar, I knew I had to go.
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