Louisville will have a new documentary soon from director Hayden Harralson entitled My Old Kentucky Home. The doc will focus on Louisville’s punk scene through shows at Spinelli’s on Baxter, Headliner’s, and more. The premier show will be the second event at the new Spinelli’s downtown (574 South 4th Street) and will kick off with a showing of the doc before the bands play.
Read the rest of this entry »Sidestep has just released their new EP entitled ‘My Will Be Done’. The EP has hit all the regular streaming platforms just prior to a small tour in support of the record.
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On the punk side of things, The Response has released their debut 5-song EP Ran Thru By The Response. They’ve dropped some previous recordings and singles on their Bandcamp, but this is the first body of work.
https://theresponsekyhc.bandcamp.com/album/ran-thru-by-the-response
Somewhat hot on the heals of their surprise new CLSM release entitled Infinity Shit, Coliseum has announced that they’ll be playing a show on April 20th, 2024 at Planet of the Tapes. This will be the band’s first show in 8 years but will also celebrate their 20 year anniversary (y’all old). Tickets are selling quickly, so grab one asap at https://shirtkiller.com/collections/coliseum
Per Ryan from Instagram:
Carter, Kayhan, and I are happy to announce that Coliseum will be playing on Saturday, April 20, 2024 in Louisville, Kentucky at Planet Of The Tapes. This is our first time performing live together in over eight years. We will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of the first Coliseum show and playing songs spanning our entire history.
As has always been our way, this is a DIY event put together by friends and our music community. Ticketing is being handled by me directly via my site Shirt Killer in order to circumvent the fees normally associated with standard event ticketing. Capacity is very limited. Additional bands TBA.
Thanks to all the Black Magic Punks out there who supported us over the years. We can’t wait to play these songs again.
Gates To Hell is warming up the winter with an impending new music video release. If you’ve ever wanted to see a dead (or un-dead?) Dave from xWeaponx, the preview looks like this may give you your chance without jailtime. The full video should be released on January 10th just before Gate’s first show of the year at Magbar. The show will be with Age of Panic, 1 Body 6 Graves and Redivider, be all ages, and be a warmup for their upcoming tour supporting Machine Head and Fear Factory.
https://www.instagram.com/p/C1pNNUeLoco/
PLAGUE IX also has some new stuff up on Bandcamp to check out ahead of their new full length:
“Let’s kick off 2024 the right way…with music! We took a break from working on our new album to record, or rather re-record/reinterpret The Hip Displacements classic “Graveyard Rave” from “BASTARD HEAD VS THE WORLD” as a Plague IX song. We’ve got a big year planned. Let’s get started…”
https://plagueix.bandcamp.com/track/graveyard-rave-plagues-version
Mind Over Matter records has prepared a new pressing of their Bardstown Ugly Box reissue from Guilt. The new pressing should be available later in January and comes in a few new color combos, and there’s bundle options to get the record with a copy of Angryblue’s poster print from the 2023 reunion show (pics at the link). Each 12″ reissue comes with a companion 7″ with additional tracks.
https://www.mindovermatterrecords.com/MOM068
The Response has been tearing up bathrooms and stages across the region for a while now and you can finally have a little bit of that stank at home. Taking a break from their Partners and Pals podcast, Donnie Vagrant and Sean Magnum brought Trey Meilhaus (Reagan Youth, Jim Härralson) and Allen (Plague IX) into the Church of Wax studio a few months back and recorded with Cadillac Young. The full release is still in the works, but you can now check out We Them Boys and We’re The Response on Bandcamp. While the band had previously released the Randy’s Response Demo, that release was mainly muddled live recordings and this new one will give you a clear, loud, sharp kick in the business. Keep an eye out on Louisville’s Punk Rock Night and an eye on Air Devil’s Inn for upcoming shows.
LDB Fest 2024 has announced. Next year’s event will be held here in Louisville but in conjunction with Boston’s BBB Records. Just as with 2023, the rest will be at the Triple Crown Pavilion just off I64 & Hurstbourne. The first lineup will be announced on December 4th, but you can go ahead and buy early bird tickets now. Payment plans are available as well.
Check out some footage from the 2023 installment below: