Culture Soak

Help your favorite music venue get the word out about all the great bands coming to Lexington!

In exchange for an hour or so of work distributing calendars, posters and fliers around town they’ll give you free passes to The Dame as well as drink tickets.

If your interested contact dameonmain@yahoo.com or join the facebook group “The Dame’s Street Team.”

Check back here for more information and event listings.

The Pet Milk literary magazine and cd’s are now on sale for $7.00 at CD Central, Morris Book Shop, and Sqecial Media. Very cool, pick one up asap.

As some of you know the Drive by Truckers were supposed to play at The Dame tonight. Well its been postponed till Thursday March 26th, Patterson Hood is ill. Click here for more info. Should be a great show.

There’s an interesting and insightful interview at The Rumpus with Ron English. Be sure to check out his band The Electric Illuminati as well. Good stuff.

Ray Lamontagne is playing at The Brown in Louisville KY April 25th. Click here to get your tickets now. Thanks Terrence for the heads up.

If you missed the PET MILK exhibit or want to experience it again you’re in luck. It’s going back up for a second time here in Lexington.

You can check it out on the 2nd floor of the UK Fine Arts Library:  Jan. 15th-Feb.25th (six weeks) Opening Reception in library gallery on 1st floor: Jan. 15th 7:00pm.
Readings by Eric Sutherland, Rebekah McGee, nPhynyte, Chuck Clenney
Music by Chris Soulis, Joe Harbison
Discussions led by Clint Colburn-Art, Mike Turner- Writing, and Tony Miller-Music

More literary magazines will be for sale for $7.00. I’m listening to the CD that comes with the book as I write this and it’s absolutely worth the money. Good stuff.

Times are tough and sometimes that Christmas music radio station puts you in a sour mood. Check out gremmie.net to listen to some past Pearl Jam Christmas singles, maybe that will help. The site was developed for the purpose of bringing hard to find and out of print Pearl Jam to the fan community. So dig around the site, there are some great finds.

Pet Milk kicked off Saturday night in Lexington at ArtsPlace. It was shoulder to shoulder with people reading their books filled with poems and short stories as they viewed all the great artwork that was inspired by it. The night included music, cookies and what else Milk, fantastic art, and a very creative group of people. Pet Milk proves we need this more in Lexington. The interest and talent is here. Above is just a small peek at the crowd, the cool book and CD they handed out at the door plus check out the killer rabbit admission stamps. Just wish I would of picked up the very cool poster printer by Cricket Press. Congrats Kelli on a great event, we are looking forward to the next one. Read more about Pet Milk here.

Pet Milk is a literary magazine featuring 26 poems and short stories by Lexington writers. Each story/poem inspired a song by a Lexington musician as well as artwork by a Lexington visual artist. Looks like the kind of project Lexington needs more of. Please go out and support it if you can!

Release Party / Art Show:
Arts Place: Sat, November 22, 7:00 - 9:00pm
$5 cover charge includes the magazine, CD, and art show admission
Lifestyle Choice and ARA will perform

After-party will be at Lower 48

Don’t miss the Lexington Downtown Gallery Hop. The next Hop is scheduled for tomorrow Friday November 21st from 5:00pm to 8:00pm. Check out local artist in around 30 different galleries and studios in Lexington.