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Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Disco Biscuits, w/ Papadosio & Selektro
Doors: 7; Show: 8; $22; 18+
Disco Biscuits
www.discobiscuits.com
The Disco Biscuits have entered their second decade as one of the most successful acts on the jam-band circuit. In 
the years since the band sprang out of the University of Pennsylvania party scene in the mid-’90s, the Disco Biscuits have brought together the worlds of jam bands and electronic music with its “trance-fusion” sound that mixes the free-form improvisations of jazz with the hypnotic rhythms which provided the soundtrack for rave culture. In the process, the band has garnered critical acclaim and a loyal fan base.
The Biscuits have continued to evolve with some new blood, drummer Allen Aucoin, who landed the gig after a live “drum-off” gig in November 2005, in Atlantic City.
With the new blood also comes a new home base. The Biscuits have regrouped in their own studio, formerly owned by fellow Philly homeboy DJ Jazzy Jeff, and the band is reaching creative heights it hasn’t hit since it shared a house together in the late ’90s, practicing up to 10 hours a day and writing new material for their next studio effort.
The Disco Biscuits latest album , “The Wind at Four to Fly” is on SCI Fidelity Records. The title of the double-CD live set is taken from “Morph Dusseldorf” the Biscuits’ classic that closes the first disc with more than 12 minutes of psychedelic weirdness.
While the Biscuits continue to offer downloads of nearly all their shows on their Web site, www.discobiscuits.com, “The Wind at Four to Fly” is something different.
“When you get something off of our download site, it’s an awesome version of the show, but it’s not produced in the same way the album is produced,” Gutwillig says. “We know that ‘The Wind at Four to Fly’ sounds great. We put it in the studio, we’ve taken all the tracks apart, we’ve tweaked it out and it sounds as good a live album as any live album in the world sounds.”
The Disco Biscuits have four studio albums. In 1996, they released their debut, “Encephalous Crime,” and 1998 brought the release of “The Uncivilized Area.” Their third, “They Missed the Perfume,” hit the streets in 2001, and “Senor Boombox,” was named the “best studio record of 2002″ by Relix magazine and one of the “10 best Jam band records of all-time” by Guitar Player. The Disco Biscuits latest album is “The Wind at Four to Fly” on SCI Fidelity Records. The title of the double-CD live set is taken from “Morph Dusseldorf” the Biscuits’ classic that closes the first disc with more than 12 minutes of psychedelic weirdness.
Papadosio
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Thursday, September 2, 2010
Honky Tonk Pool Tournament To Benefit The Leukemia And Lymphoma Society
Join us for a night of great music from Long Black Train and give it your best in a pool tournament 
to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Participation in the tournament requires a $20 donation to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Registration begins at 6pm on the night of the event, and the tournament starts at 7pm. Beat the crowd and reserve your spot now by emailing Deborah at danderson0317@yahoo.com
Join us for a night of great music from Long Black Train and give it your best in a pool tournament to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Participation in the tournament requires a $20 donation to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Registration begins at 6pm on the night of the event, and the tournament starts at 7pm. Beat the crowd and reserve your spot now by emailing Deborah at danderson0317@yahoo.com
Join us for a night of great music from Long Black Train and give it your best in a pool tournament to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Participation in the tournament requires a $20 donation to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Registration begins at 6pm on the night of the event, and the tournament starts at 7pm. Beat the crowd and reserve your spot now by emailing Deborah at danderson0317@yahoo.com
Join us for a night of great music from Long Black Train and give it your best in a pool tournament to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Participation in the tournament requires a $20 donation to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Registration begins at 6pm on the night of the event, and the tournament starts at 7pm. Beat the crowd and reserve your spot now by emailing Deborah at danderson0317@yahoo.com
Join us for a night of great music from Long Black Train and give it your best in a pool tournament to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Participation in the tournament requires a $20 donation to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Registration begins at 6pm on the night of the event, and the tournament starts at 7pm. Beat the crowd and reserve your spot now by emailing Deborah at danderson0317@yahoo.com
Join us for a night of great music from Long Black Train and give it your best in a pool tournament to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Participation in the tournament requires a $20 donation to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Registration begins at 6pm on the night of the event, and the tournament starts at 7pm. Beat the crowd and reserve your spot now by emailing Deborah at danderson0317@yahoo.com
Join us for a night of great music from Long Black Train and give it your best in a pool tournament to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Participation in the tournament requires a $20 donation to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Registration begins at 6pm on the night of the event, and the tournament starts at 7pm. Beat the crowd and reserve your spot now by emailing Deborah at danderson0317@yahoo.com
Join us for a night of great music from Long Black Train and give it your best in a pool tournament to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Participation in the tournament requires a $20 donation to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Registration begins at 6pm on the night of the event, and the tournament starts at 7pm. Beat the crowd and reserve your spot now by emailing Deborah at danderson0317@yahoo.com
Join us for a night of great music from Long Black Train and give it your best in a pool tournament to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Participation in the tournament requires a $20 donation to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Registration begins at 6pm on the night of the event, and the tournament starts at 7pm. Beat the crowd and reserve your spot now by emailing Deborah at danderson0317@yahoo.com
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Friday, September 3, 2010
Buster’s Birthday Party w/ G-Funk Allstars!
Join us as we celebrate our one-year anniversary as a music venue in the heart of lexington’s 
Distillery District and get our groove on with G-Funk Allstars!
Billiards: 5; Doors: 8; $5; 18+
G-Funk Allstars
Step right up and see the GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH, as The G-FUNK ALL STARS hit the center 
ring!!!
WITNESS this band of maniacs exercise powers beyond your imagination!!!!
LISTEN to forgotten freshness like Earth Wind and Fire, Prince, Stevie Wonder, James Brown,P-Funk,The Time,Mary J Blige,Erykah Badu and Michael Jackson!!!! History tells us that the G-Funk All Stars originated back in 1987, as a gang of high school misfits banded together to form what has been referred to as the Worlds Most Dangerous Cover Band! Fueled by ambition and alcohol, this unique crew set the stage on fire by ripping monster hits and mixing sex appeal with an outrageous stage performance. G-Funk blew the crowd away and had the opportunity to share the stage with artists such as Fishbone, Morris Day and the Time, Burning Spear and The Wailers.G-funk has performed and endless list of public and private events over the years.So come check them out today…cause there ain’t no party like a G-Funk party, cause the G-Funk party don’t stop!!!
http://www.myspace.com/gfunkband
Be BLOWN AWAY as your favorite tunes on the radio from the 70’s to the presnt come to life in front of your eyes!!!
For FANS of Black Eyed Peas, Alicia Keys, Fugees, Outkast, and The Roots!!!!
Regulators, Mount up…. and check out this Kung-Fu Karaoke, Coming to a town near you.
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Saturday, September 4, 2010
Chris Knight
Doors: 8; Show: 9; 18+; 20$
Chris Knight
www.chrisknight.net
Ten years and five acclaimed albums into one of the most uncompromising careers in
American music, the singer/songwriter whose work has been compared to Prine, Cash and
Nebraska-era Springsteen by some the toughest music writers in America may have finally
conquered his most demanding critic of all: himself.
“Right now, this is my favorite record,” Chris Knight says of his new album, Heart Of Stone. “It
might just be my best. For some reason, there’s a cohesiveness here that’s not like anything
I’ve done before. But at the same time, it’s not real predictable. There’s a lot of texture to it as
well, but it’s a simple record. I don’t know how that happened. But I know it when I hear it.”
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Thursday, September 9, 2010
Matt Ducan w/ Special Guests
Billiards: 5, Doors: 8; Show:9; $5; 18+
Matt Duncan
On a good day, there are six of us: trumpet, trombone, piano, guitar, bass, drums. Our sound runs the gamut from 
waltzing crooners to drunken R&R to smooth R&B, but it’s all pretty much OLD. And fun. We move between moments of quiet precision and reckless abandon with equal enthusiasm. No droning, no mumbling, no melodrama, just stone cold jams until we run out of time and/or material. We’re from around here, and we want to dress your Thursday up like it’s BEAUX ARTS BALL!
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Friday, September 10, 2010
Boomslang: A Celebration of Art & Sound – Day I
WRFL’s Boomslang and Buster’s present: Boomslang: A Celebration of Sound & Art
Featuring:
WOODEN SHJIPS
AKRON/FAMILY
SONIC BOOM (Pete Kember from Spacemen 3)
Zak Riles
His Name is Alive
The Nativity Singers
Fuma
Visit www.boomslangfest.com for more information and more precise schedule information.
Doors: 6 ; Show:7 ; 18+; $15 adv.; $18 d.o.s. Student tickets: $12 – Student tickets may only be purchased at the UK Student Center or at the door on day of show.
* Wristbands for Friday shows at Buster’s include admission to official Boomslang after parties (Spooky Q’s/Jews and Catholics at Al’s Bar; local stoner rock showcase at Bar Lexington) as well as the hip hop Future Legends showcase at Devassa. Admission to these events is contingent upon capacity – first come, first serve.
Weekend Passes, which are all inclusive: $40 adv. $45 as of 9/10/10. Student weekend passes, which can only be purchased at the UK Student Center or at the door on day of show, are $35.
AND IN THE PARKING LOT . . . .
Lexington Film League will screen Heavy Metal Parking Lot, and the rest of the parking lot series, *in* Lexington’s own rockin’ parkin’ lot at Buster’s Billiards and Backroom. Heavy Metal Parking Lot documents tailgating metal fans in the parking lot outside a Judas Priest concert in Landover, Maryland in 1986. Others in the series, all by filmmakers John Heyn and Jeff Krulik, are Neil Diamond Parking Lot, Monster Truck Parking Lot, and Harry Potter Parking Lot. Thanks to Buster’s and Bullhorn.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: lexfilmleague@gmail.com
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Saturday, September 11, 2010
Boomslang: A Celebration Of Sound & Art – Day II
WRFL’s Boomslang and Buster’s present:
Boomslang: A Celebration of Sound and Art
Featuring:
DEATH
THEE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
PHANTOM FAMILY HALO
WARMER MILKS
Brothertiger
The Web
Vee Dee
Psychic Steel
Doors: 5 ; Show:6 ; 18+; $15 adv.; $18 d.o.s. Student tickets: $12 – Student tickets may only be purchased at the UK Student Center or at the door on day of show.
* General Admission Tickets for Saturday shows at Buster’s do not include entry to official Boomslang after parties or Boomslang events at other venues. Tickets for each of those events will be $5 at the door, first come, first serve.
Inclusive Saturday Pass, which includes official Boomslang after parties (Glass Candy/Milyoo at Cosmic Charlie’s and Naam/Diminished Men at Al’s Bar); the hip hop showcase at Bar Lexington (8 p.m.); as well as The Fervor/Paul K. and the Weathermen at Cosmic Charlie’s (8 p.m.): $20 adv/$23 weekend of show.
Burning Star Core and Everyone Lives Everyone Wins shows at the Black Box Theatre (mid-afternoon event) are free and open to the public.
Visit www.boomslangfest.com for more information and more precise schedule information.
Weekend Passes, which are all inclusive: $40 adv. $45 as of 9/10/10. Student weekend passes, which can only be purchased at the UK Student Center or at the door during the festivl are $35.
AND IN THE PARKING LOT . . . .
The Boomslang Carnival, featuring live music, food, drink, magic and mayhem. The Boomslang Carnival is FREE and will get started at noon.
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Sunday, September 12, 2010
Boomslang: A Celebration of Sound & Art – Day III
WRFL’s Buster’s and Boomslang present:
Boomslang: A Celebration of Sound & Art
Featuring:
RHYS CHATHAM
BEN FROST
WOLF EYES
CASINO VERSUS JAPAN
Quotidian
City Center
Doors: 5 ; Show:6 ; 18+; $15 adv.; $18 d.o.s. Student tickets: $15 – Student tickets may only be purchased at the UK Student Center or at the door on day of show.
* General Admission Tickets for Saturday shows at Buster’s do not include entry to official Boomslang after parties or Boomslang events at other venues. Tickets for each of those events will be available at the door, first come, first serve.
$18 adv./$20 weekend of show for inclusive Sunday pass, which also includes R. Keenan Lawler/Silverware/Jozef Van Wissem at Natasha’s (brunch show); Sapat/ Rangda at Natasha’s (closing show) as well as Harlem/Deluxin’ at Bar Lexington (afternoon show).
Visit www.boomslangfest.com for more information and more precise schedule information.
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Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Lexington Trivia Bowl w/ after party featuring Cora Lee & The Townies, Palisades and The Bleats
Doors: 6; Trivia Begins: 8; 80$ per team of 5, 20$ per individual; 21+
The 2010 Business Lexington Trivia Bowl
For the benefit of the Kentucky Neuroscience Institute
Join your friends, and fellow Lexington residents for the 2010 Business Lexington Trivia Bowl. The event will consist of several rounds of trivia questions on topics ranging from general knowledge to current events to music to sports. Each Team that enters will attempt to answer the questions and try to score points. The entry fee for the Bowl of $80 per team (5 people per team) or $20 per individual will be donated to the Kentucky Neurological Institute (“KNI”) to support the fight against Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders.
Your entry fee also enters you into the 2010 Business Lexington Trivia Bowl and gives you the opportunity to win the Horseshoe Cup Trophy and win other fun and valuable prizes including over $400 in cash awards for the top ranked teams. Like last year, a Team Spirit Award will be given to the Team who personifies team unity, enthusiasm and support for the cause.
Additionally, this year’s event will feature the music of the local bands Cora Lee & The Townies, Palisades and The Bleats, who will play throughout the evening including at the after-Bowl Party at Buster’s expected to start sometime after 10 pm.
This year’s event is proud to announce the special sponsorship of Business Lexington, a publication of Smiley Pete Publishing focusing on Lexington, Kentucky business community.
Each member of your team will receive a free 2010 Business Lexington Trivia Bowl T-shirt as a thank you for your contribution to KNI and participation in this year’s event. Corporate sponsors who make donations to KNI or donate prizes for the Bowl in excess of $100 will receive consideration for inclusion of their Logo on the T-Shirt give-away.
This year’s event will also feature a silent auction of valuable sports memorabilia.
Parkinson disease is a brain disorder. It occurs when certain nerve cells (neurons) in a part of the brain called the substantia nigra die or become impaired.
The Kentucky Neuroscience Institute is discovering new and advanced ways to bring findings from the researcher’s lab bench to the patient’s bedside through clinical trials and research grants. By combining the expertise of researchers and physicians, KNI can offer the most advanced treatments to those suffering from Parkinson’s.
For more information, visit:
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Thursday, September 16, 2010
WUKY Welcomes: Big Head Todd and The Monsters w/ Carbon Leaf
Doors: 7; Show: 8; 18+; $20 adv.; $25 d.o.s.
Big Head Todd and The Monsters
Big Head Todd and The Monsters’ ninth studio album Rocksteady – due July 20 on the group’s Big Records imprint, 
distributed by Warner Music Group’s Independent Label Group – finds the veteran Colorado band returning to their DIY roots and forging into surprising musical territory.
Funky, lilting, and melodic, the new collection features founding members Todd Park Mohr (lead vocals and guitars), Rob Squires (bass), and Brian Nevin (drums), with keyboardist, steel guitarist, and backup vocalist Jeremy Lawton, who joined The Monsters in January 2004. Lawton produced and mixed the album.
Rocksteady cuts across a broad swath of stylistic terrain. “Beautiful,” the set’s first single, offers a sunny Caribbean vibe, as does the band’s cover of the Rolling Stones’ “Beast of Burden,” long a concert staple. “Back to the Garden” and the homage “Muhammad Ali” pulse with a roots rock groove, while the set’s title track is based in the like-named, revved-up Jamaican style that preceded reggae’s arrival in the late ‘60s. “I Hate It When You’re Gone,” dressed with a full horn section, is blazing old-school R&B, while a version of Howlin’ Wolf’s “Smokestack Lightning” is burning Chicago blues in a Monsters pocket.
“It’s a soul/Caribbean record that rocks,” Mohr says. “We almost went out of our way to take all the rock out of it, but it really rocks. It’s the very first album we’ve ever done that’s this cohesive and focused. That’s what makes it shine and stand out from our other albums.”
Rocksteady is the latest chapter in a rock ‘n’ roll career that stretches back nearly 25 years. Founded in 1986 by Mohr, Squires, and Nevin, then University of Colorado students, Big Head Todd and The Monsters became one of the region’s most popular acts through constant touring. After issuing two popular independent releases on their Big imprint, the band hooked up with Irving Azoff’s Giant Records for the platinum album Sister Sweetly (1993). The Monsters issued four chart albums on Giant and Warner Bros.
Their formidable reputation rests on their stage performances; Big Head Todd and The Monsters Live was recorded on the fabled H.O.R.D.E. tour. Over the years, the group has developed a close relationship with their fans: Their last album, All the Love You Need, was released as a free download, and was snapped up by half a million of The Monsters’ followers.
Rocksteady can be seen as Act One of a two-act Big Head Todd spectacular, since the band cut enough tracks to fill two CDs. A projected future release will include the sessions’ more hard-edged material.
Mohr says, “We went into the studio and recorded over thirty songs. We’ve always been a versatile group with a wide range of influences and so our albums tend to be an eclectic mix of different genres of music. Somewhere along the line we realized we had a group of songs that fit together really well as a soul/R&B/Carribian kind of thing. So we set aside some of the harder rock stuff in order to focus on a soulful, danceable sound.”
Lawton adds, “We were noticing we had these two different directions in songs. Big Head Todd albums are always like a buffet – there’s always a rocker, and then there are a couple of mood songs, and then there are some R&B/soul songs. We said, ‘Let’s try to concentrate on one of the branches of the tree.’ We went towards this fun, happy R&B kind of sound.”
Mohr attributes some of the funk in the Rocksteady sound to the influence of the late Nigerian Afrobeat titan Fela Anikulapo Kuti and his son Femi Kuti, whose work he had been listening to deeply, and to his ongoing fascination with reggae and its intersection with punk rock.
While Big Head Todd and The Monsters have worked with such well-known producers as David Bianco, Jerry Harrison, and David Z, the band found their sound refreshed by working essentially on their own with Lawton at the helm in his home studio, recording on their own schedule.
“Obviously, I have high regard for producers,” Mohr says. “In this case, I didn’t think anybody else was going to put the time into it – into following each strand. And being able to decide in the middle of something that you have two albums instead of one isn’t something you normally can do in a producer scenario. There is just too much pressure and not enough time. For me it’s all about being able to have the time and the resources to do things your way, and the right way. It’s only when you do it yourself that you have that luxury.”
As ever, the hard-touring Monsters will go out to meet the fans this summer. “The quality of the relationship between the band and the fan is the most important aspect of our career,” says Mohr. “We’ve always realized that. That’s why we do cruises with fans, and we sign autographs after shows. We still try to play every request. We listen to our audience and do whatever we can to acknowledge that relationship.”
Carbon Leaf
Carbon Leaf’s upcoming year is shaping up to be one of the busiest in their history: The band will continue to tour in 
support of 2009’s release, NOTHING RHYMES WITH WOMAN, with a full schedule of dates already assembled for Spring 2010; the newly released DVD and CD, CURIOUS GEORGE 2: FOLLOW THAT MONKEY, features 6 Carbon Leaf songs; and as the band continues its rigorous touring schedule, they will spend considerable time writing and recording new material for subsequent releases during the year.
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Friday, September 17, 2010
WUKY Welcomes: Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings w/ Orgone
Doors: 8; Show: 9 ; 18+; $22 advance; $25 day of show
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings
www.myspace.com/sharonjonesandthedapkings
www.daptonerecords.com/sharonjonesandthedapkings.html
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings have come a long way since their humble beginnings nearly a decade ago. Steeped in 
the gilded and gritty sounds of gospel, soul, and funk, this nine-piece act continued to electrify fans, disc jockeys, critics, record collectors, and bloggers the world over with their heart-felt sound. Their devotion to soul music is clearly demonstrated on the band’s four critically acclaimed albums Dap Dippin (2002), Naturally (2005), 100 Days, 100 Nights (2007), and their newest release I Learned The Hard Way (2010), all captured and released by the independent Daptone Records, in Brooklyn, NY. Their albums recall an analog era led by iconic studios like those at Motown and Stax Records and have thrust the fifty-four year old Augusta, GA native and crew into the multimedia limelight.
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings have recently appeared on The Colbert Report, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with David Letterman, The Mo’nique Show, The CBS Evening News with Russ Mitchell, NBC’s Talk Stoop, and NPR. In the past they have appeared on CNN, Good Morning New York, VH1, Conan O’Brien, Craig Ferguson, BBC Television, NPR radio shows like Morning Edition and Fresh Air with Terry Gross, and have been covered in a slew of publications, including feature stories in New York Magazine, The New York Times Sunday Magazine and Arts section, USA Today, The New York Post Page Six, The Village Voice, The Washington Post, Newsweek, The Associated Press, and Entertainment Weekly.
As distinguished as their recordings may be, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings have become truly renowned thanks to their incredible live show and relentless touring. Although it’s no easy task to keep such a vast ensemble on the road, the band continues to pack hundreds of clubs worldwide, including two consecutive sold out shows this spring at New York’s legendary Apollo Theatre and show-stopping sets at SXSW, Coachella, Lollapalooza, Roskilde, Bonnaroo, Austin City Limits and WOMAD.
On April 6th, 2010, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings marked history with the release of their fourth album, I Learned The Hard Way. After selling a mere 100,000 copies of their previous album, 100 Days, 100 Nights, since its release in 2007, the band went on to move 23,000 copies of I Learned The Hard Way in the first week, putting the album at #15 on the Billboard 200. And, the album continues to climb the Billboard charts hitting at #2 for Independent albums and #6 for R&B/Hip-Hop albums. Produced by Bosco Mann and recorded in its entirety on an old Ampex eight-track tape machine at Daptone Records’ “House of Soul Studios,” the record drips with warmth and spontaneity rarely found since the golden days of Muscle Shoals and Stax Records. Ms. Jones’s voice, never stronger, evokes at once the raw power of Tina Turner, the moaning soulfulness of Mavis Staples, the rhythmic swagger of James Brown, and the melodic command of Aretha Franklin. From the lush Philly-soul fanfare that ushers in the top of the album with “The Game Gets Old,” to the stripped down Sam Cooke style that closes it with “Mama Don’t Like My Man,” the band dances seamlessly through both the most simple, crafted arrangements with subtlety and discipline. Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings are the “Daptone Sound” at its finest. They are a celebration of, and a testament to, the soulful and beautiful possibilities of music.
Orgone
At the core of the band is a rhythm section comprised of close friends who have played together for more than 10 years. Having grown artistically as a unit they function as one organic and intuitive whole. The orginal 5-member band started out by putting their own gritty takes on tunes by the likes of the JBs, the Meters, Booker T. and the MGs, Grant Green and Funkadelic among many others. They quickly gained underground respect and die hard fans. With their searing live sets and original instrumentals, Orgone soon released their debut self titled CD, “Orgone,” in 2002. The result was a collection of all original down home, transcendental, tough and gritty funk instrumentals.
The band fast grew to include a powerful three-piece horn section and a fiery soul singer who all shared the same spirit and deep reverence for the music that inspired them. Singer, Fanny Franklin, joined the groups’ recordings after they were floored seeing her perform with Dakah, the 30-piece hip hop orchestra, and asked her to record with them. Their first recording together, Orgone’s cover of “Funky Nassau”, became a ubiquitous DJ fave worldwide- first appearing on 7″(Nuff Rope) and then getting a 12″ club re-edit by renowned dj Danny Krivit (Nuff Rope). It then appeared on Ubiquity’s Rewind Volume 4 comp, which began the band’s relationship with the prestigious label.
Gaining worldwide recognition for their raw studio recordings and exciting live sets led to the release of “The Killion Floor” on Ubiquity records- a full length album of hard hitting afro-soul & funk from the 9 piece band. While enjoying comparisons to classic acts like Rufus, War & Mandrill, or modern funk staples like Sharon Jones or Breakestra, they’re quick to point out that Orgone is unique.
“We draw from a wide musical and production palette … it’s a reflection of the music and production aesthetics that we love.”
Orgone backs this up by taking the listener on a musical journey from the sound of Los Angeles to horn and percussion driven Lagos to a New York club and to the raw sounds of New Orleans. The title of the album “The Killion Floor” is derived from the Orgone apartment/studio facility where the majority of the album was recorded. Singer Franklin delivers monster performances on tracks like the Memphis-drenched “Who Knows Who,” the laid-back and cosmic “Said and Done,” and the apocalyptic sound of “Do Your Thing”. The album also features guest appearances by singer Noelle Scaggs (from the Rebirth), trumpeter/arranger Todd Simon (Dapkings, Antibalas, CPK, Breakestra), and guitarist/producer Dan Ubick (CPK/ Lions).
The band’s reputation amongst the funk, soul, and hip hop fraternity is further backed-up by an impressive and ever growing resume that expands their reach. This includes a spot in an Adidas campaign, a tour with and backing band for Bun B(from UGK), Pharoahe Monch, Plantlife (including a BBC performance for Jools Holland), Little Brother, Nice and Smooth, Black Sheep and New Orleans funk legend Eddie Bo at a Hurricane Katrina benefit. Members of Orgone also have featured in the make-up of Ubiquity acts the Lions, Connie Price and the Keystones, Breakestra, and have performed with the Pharcyde, De La Soul, Too Short, Macy Gray among many others. To top it off, most of the group can be heard on recent major recordings by Alicia Keys, Estelle, Anthony Hamilton, Jennifer Hudson, Solange Knowles and many other R&B/Soul artists.
Orgone continues to tour, impressing audiences and winning new fans at festivals & clubs nationally and overseas. 2009 saw the release of their second fully independent CD “bacano”, a collection of all original cold-blooded funk gems representing what’s always been going down in Orgone’s funky, sweaty home-grown recording spot. It’s a recorded history of the band and its musical family throwing down: check the lethal neck-busting bass intro of founding member Tim Glum on “You Already Doin It”, the 3-Detroit thump of bassist Dale Jennings on the deep hypnotic funk soundscape of “Vibromeyer”, the dance floor soul of singer Gino Garafalo on the undeniably hip-shaking “Come Around” and the sub-atomic gut punch of Orgone bassist Ethan Phillips on the heavy psychedelic groove of “Hott Karl”.
Orgone live and recorded is 100% organic heart and soul an aesthetic and an attitude born out of half a lifetime of playing together.
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Saturday, September 18, 2010
The Day Of The Undun, followed by Spent, w/ Rise From Ruins & Strongwood
The Day Of The Undun
Buster’s is proud to host the Fourth Annual Day Of The Undun
SEE SMOKEY BURN OUTS!!!!!!!!!!! HEAR RUMBLING ENGINES!!!!!!!!!!! DANCE UNCONTROLABLE TO ROCKABILLY MUSIC!!!!!!!!!!!! Undun in Lexingtun is an annual Car and Bike show for the sickest pre ‘67 do-it-yourself traditional rods, customs and motorcycles on the planet! It takes place in Lexington, Kentucky. Entrance fee for cars and bikes is $15.00 and $5.00 for spectators. Registaration starts at 10:00, Contact # (859)-312-3525
Featuring performances by Sunday Valley, Cora Lee & The Townies, Vibrolas
Read more: http://www.myspace.com/unduninlexingtun
And when the sun goes down. . . . . .
Doors: 8; Show: 9; $5; 18+
Spent
SPENT shows their Scars…
If there is one word to describe Kentucky’s metal/hard rock SPENT, the first word that comes to mind is defiant. They show that defiance with their latest release Scars.
For nearly a decade, SPENT has played the music they wanted to in an ever-changing and conforming music scene. The five-piece band, haling from the city of Lexington, released their second album Scars in May of 2009, and has been promoting their newest release with the same defiance that has made them a popular act to watch in the Lexington area. Scars is a driving album that delivers the aggressive metal side of SPENT, but also brings melodic sensibilities that has influenced them from bands like: Sevendust, Killswitch Engage, and Nonpoint. The release of their video and single Breaking Down has brought SPENT recent praise and attention. The song will soon be featured in the movie Bullet Song.
Since the 2002 release of their first LP, American Pastime, SPENT became one of Lexington’s premier live acts, but also launched smaller tours in the region, playing in cities: Chicago, New York, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Louisville, and Knoxville. SPENT’s intense live show also gave them the opportunity to warm up for signed national acts as well, opening for: Nonpoint, 36 Crazyfists, Straight Line Stitch, Dry Kill Logic, Future Leaders of the World, Stemm (official band of the UFC), Skindred, Kryoburn, and Supafuzz. SPENT was recognized by industry professionals for their strong live performances at the Midwest Music Conference and has played respected venues, such as Bogart’s in Cincinnati.
Not conforming to the masses and being original has shown SPENT to be a defiant band. It is their impassioned approach to their music and performances that makes them truly unique and deserving of attention.
Spent is:
Mike Gonzalez – Vocals
Ken Mars – Guitar
Mike Phelps – Bass Guitar
Brian Stinnett – Guitar
Derrick Nichols – Drums
Rise From Ruins
Rise From Ruins is a five piece hard rock band out of the Mt.Sterling/Morehead areas. We are an energetic and 
original band looking to just rock out all of our venues and make sure people have a good time in the process. We all have different influences from Jimi Hendrix to Sevendust to Alter Bridge. We use rock/metal verses and over the top catchy choruses with melodic vocals.
Websites:
www.myspace.com/risefromruins10
www.facebook.com/risefromruins10
http://risefromruins.bandzoogle.com/home.cfm
Strongwood
Strongwood is a band that formed in late 2006 from members of Hollow Road and Ghost Rider Black. Form because 
of our love for metal music, we started to write new material right away. Our influences include Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Symphony X, 3 Inches of Blood, Metallica, Slayer, and many more. Although our music seems very simple and straight forward, a strong melody with dual guitars, it rocks and makes you want to bang your head. The biggest thing we try to bring is to be able to hear everything clearly. Too many times there is just too much going on and all you have is garbage and noise. Each member, with various bands, has concert experience, playing out for the past 9-10 years in Lexington, Cincinnati, and Louisville. We get up on stage, kick ass, and then get off. Any questions please feel free to contact me at 494-1514, curtis@blueone.net, or www.myspace.com/strongwoodmusic.
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Thursday, September 23, 2010
Open Mic Grand Championship Series – Part IX – LAST CHANCE!!
Billiards open at 5pm ,
Open Mic Sign-Up Begins at 8pm on a first-come basis
Performances begin at 9
We will provide all backline requirements, so just bring your instruments (we will provide drum kit)!
The winners are judged by crowd reaction. All types of performances are welcome. The winner of the evening will receive 100 bucks, and the top three from each month will advance to the semi-finals, which will be held in October and November, with the Backroom Big Stage Champion selected after a blowout concert showdown in December. The Busters Backroom Big Stage Grand Champion will win 1,000 bucks and bragging rights, of course.
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Friday, September 24, 2010
The Sawyer Family w Frank Rocket & Vicious Guns
Billiards: 5; Doors: 8; Show: 9; $5; 18+
The Sawyer Family
“The Sawyer Family keep the thrills and chills coming…top notch songwriting and musicianship…check these guys 
out if you dare!” – Eerie Von , DANZIG,SAMHAIN
“…The Burning Times is one of the best examples to date of how dark and creepy this genre can be…..tunes that will chill you to the bone & make you beg for more at the same time…. This album is unique in every way from anything else I’ve heard, and I love it……the melodies are absolutely beautiful……. instrumentals that will simply blow your mind….. The Sawyer Family is one of the few groups out there today with vocals that are so full of emotion they actually take the music to another level…..”- Sly “Subculture Collective” San Antonio,Texas
“…The Dark evolution of American Rock and Roll….”-Akihiro Shimamura,”Velocome to the Jungle Magazine” Kochi,JAPAN
“….The infusions of PUnk Rock, Metal, Rockabilly, Rock n Roll, Pop, Blues, and Classical are written so well into each other, it would be bad to label them just as another ‘Psychobilly’ band. You could go so far as to label them a Punk Rock Symphony…The Sawyer Family has unleashed Burning Times. And let me tell you it is a mastermind of a recording.”- Kevin Stewart,rockabillybass.com L.A. California
“…This album is evolved, rich, haunting and profound, if anything in the display of a local band creating a sound so unclassifiable yet so awesome and forceful.”-Colin Gerber, The Comic Press News Eugene, Oregon
“While there is a gothic or horror element to the band/music,it has genuine feeling to me. It’s not contrived horror like so many other groups…The Sawyer Family is a breath of fresh air to hear! It’s all done very well. Music and Lyrics are both top notch. Looks like I have a new favorite album…” – Danny Valdez, “Valley of Scum Magazine” Phoenix, Arizona
Frank Rocket
Bored by the limitations of sheltered suburban life, three space cadets hid in a basement and urgently built a rocket 
ship. They did so not to save Earth from an alien attack, but to fulfill a passion for music, adventure, and to leave the drudgery of humankind. Commissioned by a penchant for the unruly, Frank Rocket brings forth surf, punk and rock to the escape-yearning masses. Fueled by tequila, sonic vibrations and shaking rhythms, our vessel blasts into the great boundless beyond. Hop aboard and prepare to feel the thrust!
Vicious Guns
Vicious Guns have been a band since 2008 and feature jennie vicious (tuuli, the von bondies) & richey vicious (the 
scourge of the sea). in previous bands the two collectively performed alongside and toured with such acts as cheap trick, tommy stinson, bow wow wow, bratmobile, hole, the donnas, cranes, whiskeytown, stars, vampire weekend and more, releasing albums on sympathy for the record industry (the white stripes, hole), warner records, and alias records (yo la tengo). TVG currently resides in toronto, ontario, canada. in the past 12 months they have released a self-titled/self-produced EP, toured the united states, canada, and the united kingdom (where they played one of the last ’stay beautiful’ club nights @ the purple turtle in camden town, london), shared the stage with peter bjorn & john, and were personally selected by stephen trask to portray the angry inch in his own internationally acclaimed musical, hedwig & the angry inch during its 2009 toronto run. they garnered outstanding reviews at nxne & cmw 2009 and have been featured internationally in publications such as the independent, LA times, village voice, and on CBC. TVG just finished a month long US tour in march 2010, featuring 3 showcases @ SXSW. their debut full length album will be released summer 2010. full north american tour in june/july/august.
www.myspace.com/theviciousguns
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Saturday, September 25, 2010
The Meatmen, w/ Easy Action, The Loaded Nuns, and Vibrolas
Doors: 8; Show: 9; $10 adv.; $12 dos.; 18+
The Meatmen
www.myspace.com/themeatmenrule
Punk pranksters the Meatmen had one of the nastiest, most offensive senses of humor in all of hardcore — and that’s saying something. Politically incorrect before the term existed, frontman Tesco Vee — the one constant in the band’s lineup — kept things as gleefully stupid and tasteless as possible, cracking graphic jokes about various bodily functions while baiting women, minorities, homosexuals, rival punk bands, and handicapped children. The Meatmen’s music was generally standard-issue hardcore punk, with nods to heavy metal in their latter years; much more important, however, was their sheer outrageousness, which was the real basis for their following.Meatmen founder Tesco Vee was born Robert Vermuellen, and grew up mostly in Lansing, MI, where he discovered the music of Detroit proto-punkers like the MC5 and the Stooges. Starting in his teenage years, he published several punk fanzines, chronicling the Midwestern scene in one called Touch & Go. In 1980, he adopted the stage name Tesco Vee (the first part after his favorite record store) and teamed with brothers Rich and Greg Ramsey (bass and guitar, respectively) to form the Meatmen. Initial drummer Jim Forsey quickly gave way to Eliot Rachtman, and the Meatmen soon built a following for on-stage antics that had little to do with Vee’s day job as a fourth-grade teacher.Later in 1980, Vee teamed with Necros bassist Corey Rusk to found Touch & Go Records, which released the Meatmen’s 1982 debut EP, Blood Sausage. It was followed in short order by another EP, Crippled Children Suck; it was later reissued as part of an LP that also included demos and outtakes. By this time, Rachtman had been replaced first by Mr. X and then by ex-Necros drummer Todd Swalla; meanwhile, Greg Ramsey had also quit to have brother Rich take over his guitar slot, at which point Mike Achtenbourg joined on bass. Vee, uninterested in the business aspects of running a record label, also ceded control of Touch & Go to Rusk, who would build it into one of the most influential indie labels of the ’80s. The Meatmen’s — and Touch & Go’s — first full-length LP, We’re the Meatmen…and You Suck!!, appeared in 1983, and contained both Blood Sausage tracks and live versions of Crippled Children material. Following its release, the first version of the Meatmen disbanded, and Vee relocated to Washington, D.C.With help from ex-Minor Threat guitarists Lyle Preslar and Brian Baker, Vee recorded the solo EP Dutch Hercules in 1984. Preslar and Baker subsequently formed the backbone of a musically potent new version of the Meatmen, which featured bassist Graham McCulloch and drummer Eric Zelzdor. Leaving Touch & Go for Homestead, this lineup released War of the Superbikes in 1985. Baker subsequently left the group to start the early emo band Dag Nasty, and was replaced by Stuart Casson. Casson, in turn, left halfway through the recording of 1986’s Rock & Roll Juggernaut (now on Caroline), and was replaced by James Cooper; when Cooper left in 1987, Casson came right back. Also in 1987, Zelzdor departed and gave way to Mark “Gooly” Kermanj. This lineup embarked on a farewell tour in 1988, which produced the live album We’re the Meatmen…and You Still Suck!!!Two years after the Meatmen’s breakup, Tesco Vee emerged from retirement to form the Hate Police, which recorded several singles and an album over 1990-1993. Meanwhile, Touch & Go compiled the entirety of the Meatmen’s recordings for the label on 1991’s evocatively titled Stud Powercock: The Touch and Go Years. In 1993, after the Hate Police disbanded, Vee teamed with a Meatmen-influenced band called True Grit to form a third version of the Meatmen, this time featuring guitarist Norman Voss, bassist Mark Davis, and drummer Mark Glass. Vee formed his own Meatking label to issue the new lineup’s first effort, the limited-edition Toilet Slave, in 1994. The follow-up, 1995’s Pope on a Rope, featured new drummer Rob San Pietro and landed the group support slots with the likes of Gwar and Butt Trumpet. War of the Superbikes, Vol. 2, released by Go Kart in 1996, featured the entirety of the original album plus a selection of new songs to fill out the CD. A final EP, Evil in a League with Satan, appeared in 1997 before the group broke up once again. A decade later, the Meatmen returned to the studio to begin work on Cover the Earth, which was released in 2009 and followed by a mammoth U.S. tour.
Easy Action
Easy Action, out of Detroit, features John Brannon & Harold Richardson of Negative Approach.
The Loaded Nuns
http://www.myspace.com/theloadednuns
http://www.zodiackillerrecords.com
“Straight ahead, no-bullshit punk rock”~Razorcake
“they do rather give it a welly with the tunes” MAXIMUMROCKNROLL
Vibrolas
Chris, Leila, & Andy decided they needed an excuse to end up face down in the gutter, and since they enjoyed rockin out so much, the Vibrolas were born – or something like that . . .
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Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Yard Dogs Road Show w/ Ford Theatre Reunion
Doors: 8; Show:9; 18+; $15
Yard Dogs Road Show
www.yarddogsroadshow.com
The Yard Dogs Road Show is a hobo cabaret, a living patchwork of vaudeville and rock and roll. In the enchanting 
land of stage show entertainment theirs is both pleasant and formidable terrain. They require a sensitivity to the subtle and the absurd. They lead the modern hobohemian on a visual and sonic journey through part of history that may or may not have existed – followed by an ambitious return to the emotional challenges of our punch-drunk contemporary world. It’s a true story on stage: sword swallowers, dancing dolls, fire eaters and sunset hobo poetry – all animated by the live sounds of the Yard Dogs cartoon heavy band. Yard Dogs Road Show is pure visual and sonic voodoo.
Born from the saloon vaudeville that toured the Wild West in the late 1800’s and slammed into the underworld of modern American road culture. The Yard Dogs create a timeless space for the union of ancient theatrical alchemy and modern pop culture.
The Before Now and How Did
There is some speculation as to the origin of all this. Not for the want of mystery but for the difficulty in translating an experience that was navigated by the overly-romantic and sleep deprived. Shows came and went leaving very little time to fully comprehend what was going on. Some say the carnival-inspired performance art of the Yard Dogs Road Show began as a three piece jug band performing in road houses and dance halls and at informal gatherings, including Oregon’s modern day acid tests with Ken Kesey and The Merry Pranksters. Some say they traveled in a 1967 Ford Galaxy 500 and the evolution of their show revealed itself in the flames of a campfire on Dog Creek Road: dancing dolls with feather fans, an hombre in silver sunglasses eating fire, a dreamy guitar boy with golden locks, a bearded swami capable of conjuring the supernatural . Others say this story is complete hogwash and it was actually the brainchild of a unemployed “cowboy” and his faithful muse – transient artists with an incredible talent for brainstorming impossible ideas while under the influence of poppy tea and wishful thinking. By chance these conversations were overheard by an ambitious young poet who decided to actualize them for the sake of all impossible dreams everywhere. When the three finally immerged from their stupor they realized that they were in show business. An almost homeless lifestyle sprinkled with moments of outstanding glory and recognition. But mostly uncertain days. The only thing they could rely on was the fact that there would always be glitter under their fingernails and confetti in their bed. Truly a life of horseshit and confetti.
Either way, that was eight years ago, and the unlikely troupe of gypsies has been performing on stages ever since.
The Bread and Butter
In an historical sense we are a family run show. We endeavor to operate a values based entertainment business that sustains itself on pure democracy and creative collaboration. The Yard Dogs are a naturally occurring phenomenon – favored by those seeking an unsullied entertainment experience. We are continually working towards a refinement of showmanship and musicianship while simultaneously finding creative ways to embrace our community and the forever present unexpected.
The Untold and Who Knows
We have many plans that require many miles. Some say the show will settle down, maybe in your town – in a small theater or even under canvas – just long enough to flatten the grass and feed the baby. Whatever the future holds we want you to be there, dressed in your finest masquerade. Now is the time to alter the course of our journey and we hope that you will be there to witness the charade.
The Yard Dogs
Ford Theatre Reunion
The FORD THEATRE REUNION! Featuring your FAVORITE STANDARDS and ASTOUNDING ORIGINAL WORKS 
performed by the world’s most RESPECTED MUSICAL PLAYERS! BREATHTAKING FEATS of UNTOLD HUMAN ENDURANCE! ASTONISHING PERFORMANCES and RARE & EXOTIC DANCES! RESTORATIVE NOSTRUMS and MAGIC TRICKS! UNICORNS of ALL SHAPES & COLOURS! Don’t fall for recitalists of dubious ability: THE FORD THEATRE REUNION IS THE MOST ACCLAIMED TRAVELING COMPANY THAT HAS EVER GRACED THE PLANET!* *thefordtheatrereunionandit’saffiliatesoffernoguaranteeastothevalidityoftheseclaims litigation is utterly futile
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Wednesday, September 29, 2010
WUKY Welcomes: The Hold Steady w/ Winter Sleep
Doors: 8; Show: 9; $20 adv.; $22 day of show; 18+
The Hold Steady
During our time as The Hold Steady, I’ve made a lot in interviews and onstage monologues about what little ambition 
we had when we started this band. We weren’t sure if we would play shows or release records. We had seriously managed expectations. But in the end, we did end up playing shows and releasing records, and we are better people for it. We’ve seen a lot of the world, met a ton of great people, and played a whole bunch of rock and roll music. Our efforts have been rewarded beyond our wildest dreams. It’s not exactly a mind-blowing statement when I say that this is the best job I’ve ever had. That said, there are sacrifices and discomfort that come with this territory: busted relationships, distance from family, physical exhaustion, disconnection from civilian life, ringing ears, interminable waiting around, trying to get through a ninety minute show when you have food poisoning, etc.
Our new record, Heaven is Whenever, is about struggle and reward. It’s about accepting suffering as a necessary part of a joyous life. It’s about how love can help us rise above these struggles. It’s about faith. It’s about how bad it hurts to settle for less. It’s about not being scared to try. It’s about four guys who still believe in the power and glory of rock and roll. Because even after a thousand soundchecks, a thousand load-in and load-outs, fifty missed birthdays, and a few hundred electrical shocks, our reward still vastly outweighs the struggle. In fact, the reward would not exist without the struggle. Thus, this struggle is inherently part of the reward. And in this way, the fantasy of playing rock and roll for a living is a lot like real life.
The title of this record comes from a lyric in the song “We Can Get Together”, which states “Heaven is whenever/We can get together.” In the end, that might say it best. The most amazing part of this life is the opportunity to share music with a supportive audience. It is not lost on us that people make sacrifices of their own to see us perform. They spend money on tickets and travel, they get baby sitters, they take time off work. It’s an honor for us to be a recipient of this kind of dedication. So when we say Heaven is Whenever, we mean that the greatest of rewards is our privilege of being able to tour and share our music and our lives with yours.
Thank you for being a part of this.
Craig Finn
The Hold Steady
Wintersleep
turned into one of the most popular live shows in Atlantic Canada. Wintersleep are a part of Dependent Music, a music label/collective that began in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia in 1994. While they only have two CD releases, the first self-titled and the second untitled, Wintersleep have a large and faithful following due to their extensive touring through Canada and Europe.Their music style is rooted in indie rock and has ambient and occasional shoegaze elements. Performances have been described as “entirely honest” and “deeply moving” with “captivating ambiance”. While playing live, the band attempts to make the listener as much a part of the music as the band themselves by encouraging everyone to sing along.
Doors: 8; Show: 9 ; 18+; $22 advance; $25 day of show
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings
www.myspace.com/sharonjonesandthedapkings
www.daptonerecords.com/sharonjonesandthedapkings.html
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings have come a long way since their humble beginnings nearly a decade ago. Steeped in the gilded and gritty sounds of gospel, soul, and funk, this nine-piece act continued to electrify fans, disc jockeys, critics, record collectors, and bloggers the world over with their heart-felt sound. Their devotion to soul music is clearly demonstrated on the band’s four critically acclaimed albums Dap Dippin (2002), Naturally (2005), 100 Days, 100 Nights (2007), and their newest release I Learned The Hard Way (2010), all captured and released by the independent Daptone Records, in Brooklyn, NY. Their albums recall an analog era led by iconic studios like those at Motown and Stax Records and have thrust the fifty-four year old Augusta, GA native and crew into the multimedia limelight.
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings have recently appeared on The Colbert Report, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with David Letterman, The Mo’nique Show, The CBS Evening News with Russ Mitchell, NBC’s Talk Stoop, and NPR. In the past they have appeared on CNN, Good Morning New York, VH1, Conan O’Brien, Craig Ferguson, BBC Television, NPR radio shows like Morning Edition and Fresh Air with Terry Gross, and have been covered in a slew of publications, including feature stories in New York Magazine, The New York Times Sunday Magazine and Arts section, USA Today, The New York Post Page Six, The Village Voice, The Washington Post, Newsweek, The Associated Press, and Entertainment Weekly.
As distinguished as their recordings may be, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings have become truly renowned thanks to their incredible live show and relentless touring. Although it’s no easy task to keep such a vast ensemble on the road, the band continues to pack hundreds of clubs worldwide, including two consecutive sold out shows this spring at New York’s legendary Apollo Theatre and show-stopping sets at SXSW, Coachella, Lollapalooza, Roskilde, Bonnaroo, Austin City Limits and WOMAD.
On April 6th, 2010, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings marked history with the release of their fourth album, I Learned The Hard Way. After selling a mere 100,000 copies of their previous album, 100 Days, 100 Nights, since its release in 2007, the band went on to move 23,000 copies of I Learned The Hard Way in the first week, putting the album at #15 on the Billboard 200. And, the album continues to climb the Billboard charts hitting at #2 for Independent albums and #6 for R&B/Hip-Hop albums. Produced by Bosco Mann and recorded in its entirety on an old Ampex eight-track tape machine at Daptone Records’ “House of Soul Studios,” the record drips with warmth and spontaneity rarely found since the golden days of Muscle Shoals and Stax Records. Ms. Jones’s voice, never stronger, evokes at once the raw power of Tina Turner, the moaning soulfulness of Mavis Staples, the rhythmic swagger of James Brown, and the melodic command of Aretha Franklin. From the lush Philly-soul fanfare that ushers in the top of the album with “The Game Gets Old,” to the stripped down Sam Cooke style that closes it with “Mama Don’t Like My Man,” the band dances seamlessly through both the most simple, crafted arrangements with subtlety and discipline. Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings are the “Daptone Sound” at its finest. They are a celebration of, and a testament to, the soulful and beautiful possibilities of music.
Orgone
At the core of the band is a rhythm section comprised of close friends who have played together for more than 10 years. Having grown artistically as a unit they function as one organic and intuitive whole. The orginal 5-member band started out by putting their own gritty takes on tunes by the likes of the JBs, the Meters, Booker T. and the MGs, Grant Green and Funkadelic among many others. They quickly gained underground respect and die hard fans. With their searing live sets and original instrumentals, Orgone soon released their debut self titled CD, “Orgone,” in 2002. The result was a collection of all original down home, transcendental, tough and gritty funk instrumentals.
The band fast grew to include a powerful three-piece horn section and a fiery soul singer who all shared the same spirit and deep reverence for the music that inspired them. Singer, Fanny Franklin, joined the groups’ recordings after they were floored seeing her perform with Dakah, the 30-piece hip hop orchestra, and asked her to record with them. Their first recording together, Orgone’s cover of “Funky Nassau”, became a ubiquitous DJ fave worldwide- first appearing on 7″(Nuff Rope) and then getting a 12″ club re-edit by renowned dj Danny Krivit (Nuff Rope). It then appeared on Ubiquity’s Rewind Volume 4 comp, which began the band’s relationship with the prestigious label.
Gaining worldwide recognition for their raw studio recordings and exciting live sets led to the release of “The Killion Floor” on Ubiquity records- a full length album of hard hitting afro-soul & funk from the 9 piece band. While enjoying comparisons to classic acts like Rufus, War & Mandrill, or modern funk staples like Sharon Jones or Breakestra, they’re quick to point out that Orgone is unique.
“We draw from a wide musical and production palette … it’s a reflection of the music and production aesthetics that we love.”
Orgone backs this up by taking the listener on a musical journey from the sound of Los Angeles to horn and percussion driven Lagos to a New York club and to the raw sounds of New Orleans. The title of the album “The Killion Floor” is derived from the Orgone apartment/studio facility where the majority of the album was recorded. Singer Franklin delivers monster performances on tracks like the Memphis-drenched “Who Knows Who,” the laid-back and cosmic “Said and Done,” and the apocalyptic sound of “Do Your Thing”. The album also features guest appearances by singer Noelle Scaggs (from the Rebirth), trumpeter/arranger Todd Simon (Dapkings, Antibalas, CPK, Breakestra), and guitarist/producer Dan Ubick (CPK/ Lions).
The band’s reputation amongst the funk, soul, and hip hop fraternity is further backed-up by an impressive and ever growing resume that expands their reach. This includes a spot in an Adidas campaign, a tour with and backing band for Bun B(from UGK), Pharoahe Monch, Plantlife (including a BBC performance for Jools Holland), Little Brother, Nice and Smooth, Black Sheep and New Orleans funk legend Eddie Bo at a Hurricane Katrina benefit. Members of Orgone also have featured in the make-up of Ubiquity acts the Lions, Connie Price and the Keystones, Breakestra, and have performed with the Pharcyde, De La Soul, Too Short, Macy Gray among many others. To top it off, most of the group can be heard on recent major recordings by Alicia Keys, Estelle, Anthony Hamilton, Jennifer Hudson, Solange Knowles and many other R&B/Soul artists.
Orgone continues to tour, impressing audiences and winning new fans at festivals & clubs nationally and overseas. 2009 saw the release of their second fully independent CD “bacano”, a collection of all original cold-blooded funk gems representing what’s always been going down in Orgone’s funky, sweaty home-grown recording spot. It’s a recorded history of the band and its musical family throwing down: check the lethal neck-busting bass intro of founding member Tim Glum on “You Already Doin It”, the 3-Detroit thump of bassist Dale Jennings on the deep hypnotic funk soundscape of “Vibromeyer”, the dance floor soul of singer Gino Garafalo on the undeniably hip-shaking “Come Around” and the sub-atomic gut punch of Orgone bassist Ethan Phillips on the heavy psychedelic groove of “Hott Karl”.
Orgone live and recorded is 100% organic heart and soul an aesthetic and an attitude born out of half a lifetime of playing together.
Doors: 8; Show: 9 ; 18+; $22 advance; $25 day of show
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings
www.myspace.com/sharonjonesandthedapkings
www.daptonerecords.com/sharonjonesandthedapkings.html
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings have come a long way since their humble beginnings nearly a decade ago. Steeped in the gilded and gritty sounds of gospel, soul, and funk, this nine-piece act continued to electrify fans, disc jockeys, critics, record collectors, and bloggers the world over with their heart-felt sound. Their devotion to soul music is clearly demonstrated on the band’s four critically acclaimed albums Dap Dippin (2002), Naturally (2005), 100 Days, 100 Nights (2007), and their newest release I Learned The Hard Way (2010), all captured and released by the independent Daptone Records, in Brooklyn, NY. Their albums recall an analog era led by iconic studios like those at Motown and Stax Records and have thrust the fifty-four year old Augusta, GA native and crew into the multimedia limelight.
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings have recently appeared on The Colbert Report, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with David Letterman, The Mo’nique Show, The CBS Evening News with Russ Mitchell, NBC’s Talk Stoop, and NPR. In the past they have appeared on CNN, Good Morning New York, VH1, Conan O’Brien, Craig Ferguson, BBC Television, NPR radio shows like Morning Edition and Fresh Air with Terry Gross, and have been covered in a slew of publications, including feature stories in New York Magazine, The New York Times Sunday Magazine and Arts section, USA Today, The New York Post Page Six, The Village Voice, The Washington Post, Newsweek, The Associated Press, and Entertainment Weekly.
As distinguished as their recordings may be, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings have become truly renowned thanks to their incredible live show and relentless touring. Although it’s no easy task to keep such a vast ensemble on the road, the band continues to pack hundreds of clubs worldwide, including two consecutive sold out shows this spring at New York’s legendary Apollo Theatre and show-stopping sets at SXSW, Coachella, Lollapalooza, Roskilde, Bonnaroo, Austin City Limits and WOMAD.
On April 6th, 2010, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings marked history with the release of their fourth album, I Learned The Hard Way. After selling a mere 100,000 copies of their previous album, 100 Days, 100 Nights, since its release in 2007, the band went on to move 23,000 copies of I Learned The Hard Way in the first week, putting the album at #15 on the Billboard 200. And, the album continues to climb the Billboard charts hitting at #2 for Independent albums and #6 for R&B/Hip-Hop albums. Produced by Bosco Mann and recorded in its entirety on an old Ampex eight-track tape machine at Daptone Records’ “House of Soul Studios,” the record drips with warmth and spontaneity rarely found since the golden days of Muscle Shoals and Stax Records. Ms. Jones’s voice, never stronger, evokes at once the raw power of Tina Turner, the moaning soulfulness of Mavis Staples, the rhythmic swagger of James Brown, and the melodic command of Aretha Franklin. From the lush Philly-soul fanfare that ushers in the top of the album with “The Game Gets Old,” to the stripped down Sam Cooke style that closes it with “Mama Don’t Like My Man,” the band dances seamlessly through both the most simple, crafted arrangements with subtlety and discipline. Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings are the “Daptone Sound” at its finest. They are a celebration of, and a testament to, the soulful and beautiful possibilities of music.
Orgone
At the core of the band is a rhythm section comprised of close friends who have played together for more than 10 years. Having grown artistically as a unit they function as one organic and intuitive whole. The orginal 5-member band started out by putting their own gritty takes on tunes by the likes of the JBs, the Meters, Booker T. and the MGs, Grant Green and Funkadelic among many others. They quickly gained underground respect and die hard fans. With their searing live sets and original instrumentals, Orgone soon released their debut self titled CD, “Orgone,” in 2002. The result was a collection of all original down home, transcendental, tough and gritty funk instrumentals.
The band fast grew to include a powerful three-piece horn section and a fiery soul singer who all shared the same spirit and deep reverence for the music that inspired them. Singer, Fanny Franklin, joined the groups’ recordings after they were floored seeing her perform with Dakah, the 30-piece hip hop orchestra, and asked her to record with them. Their first recording together, Orgone’s cover of “Funky Nassau”, became a ubiquitous DJ fave worldwide- first appearing on 7″(Nuff Rope) and then getting a 12″ club re-edit by renowned dj Danny Krivit (Nuff Rope). It then appeared on Ubiquity’s Rewind Volume 4 comp, which began the band’s relationship with the prestigious label.
Gaining worldwide recognition for their raw studio recordings and exciting live sets led to the release of “The Killion Floor” on Ubiquity records- a full length album of hard hitting afro-soul & funk from the 9 piece band. While enjoying comparisons to classic acts like Rufus, War & Mandrill, or modern funk staples like Sharon Jones or Breakestra, they’re quick to point out that Orgone is unique.
“We draw from a wide musical and production palette … it’s a reflection of the music and production aesthetics that we love.”
Orgone backs this up by taking the listener on a musical journey from the sound of Los Angeles to horn and percussion driven Lagos to a New York club and to the raw sounds of New Orleans. The title of the album “The Killion Floor” is derived from the Orgone apartment/studio facility where the majority of the album was recorded. Singer Franklin delivers monster performances on tracks like the Memphis-drenched “Who Knows Who,” the laid-back and cosmic “Said and Done,” and the apocalyptic sound of “Do Your Thing”. The album also features guest appearances by singer Noelle Scaggs (from the Rebirth), trumpeter/arranger Todd Simon (Dapkings, Antibalas, CPK, Breakestra), and guitarist/producer Dan Ubick (CPK/ Lions).
The band’s reputation amongst the funk, soul, and hip hop fraternity is further backed-up by an impressive and ever growing resume that expands their reach. This includes a spot in an Adidas campaign, a tour with and backing band for Bun B(from UGK), Pharoahe Monch, Plantlife (including a BBC performance for Jools Holland), Little Brother, Nice and Smooth, Black Sheep and New Orleans funk legend Eddie Bo at a Hurricane Katrina benefit. Members of Orgone also have featured in the make-up of Ubiquity acts the Lions, Connie Price and the Keystones, Breakestra, and have performed with the Pharcyde, De La Soul, Too Short, Macy Gray among many others. To top it off, most of the group can be heard on recent major recordings by Alicia Keys, Estelle, Anthony Hamilton, Jennifer Hudson, Solange Knowles and many other R&B/Soul artists.
Orgone continues to tour, impressing audiences and winning new fans at festivals & clubs nationally and overseas. 2009 saw the release of their second fully independent CD “bacano”, a collection of all original cold-blooded funk gems representing what’s always been going down in Orgone’s funky, sweaty home-grown recording spot. It’s a recorded history of the band and its musical family throwing down: check the lethal neck-busting bass intro of founding member Tim Glum on “You Already Doin It”, the 3-Detroit thump of bassist Dale Jennings on the deep hypnotic funk soundscape of “Vibromeyer”, the dance floor soul of singer Gino Garafalo on the undeniably hip-shaking “Come Around” and the sub-atomic gut punch of Orgone bassist Ethan Phillips on the heavy psychedelic groove of “Hott Karl”.
Orgone live and recorded is 100% organic heart and soul an aesthetic and an attitude born out of half a lifetime of playing together.
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Thursday, September 30, 2010
Deftones
Doors: 8; Show: 9; 18+; $25 adv.; $28 dos.
DEFTONES
the biggest band in the world
www.deftones.com
The meaning of “Deftones” (by Stef Carpenter):
“I listened to a lot of rap at the time, but, I always imagined being in a band but I could never pick out a name. I was like, “how do bands just pick their names?” You know, some bands, you got these metal bands that try to make their name all ugly and whatever. I wanted to pick a cool name, something that would just stand out but you know, not be all cheese-ball at the same time. Well, I was really into old classic music, like from the 50’s and shit like that. I was like, “Tones,” you know there’s a lot of bands from that era that has “The Tones” in it. And “Def,” just cuz I listen to a lot of LL COOL J, Public Enemy, you know, like Def Jam and all that. Then I thought, “Deftones,” that would be kinda cool. Def would be mean “cool” and Tones would be like. the sound of the old days but being vague. cuz we didn’t do just one kind of music. It was pretty heavy, but it has never been focused on one particular style of music.”
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