FRIDAY, DEC. 22
Producing a Kind Generation w/ Future Killer The Whirling Tiger $10 | 8 p.m.
Producing a Kind Generation’s song “Stain” made LEO music critic Jeff Polk’s list of the top local songs of 2023. As he wrote:
PAKG was making this list regardless; its just that, initially, it was going to be Eye Do from their Life is a Miracle album, which came out back in April. But then they snuck in their brand new album All of Us at the last minute, and I heard Stain. This is a hit song if Ive ever heard one. The fact that PAKG isnt signed to a major label and their songs arent in rotation on every modern rock radio station worldwide is proof of how messed up the music industry has become. Or proof of how racist it still is against Black artists playing rock music (something Angelo Moore and John Norwood Fisher of Fishbone can tell you all about). From frontman Dre Smiths smooth-flowing vocal delivery and guitar work, Kym Williams laid-back, in-the-pocket drums, and bassist Aaron Ace Holmes funky bass lines that drive it all home, Stain is a mellow slow-burner of an alt-rock tune with its roots planted firmly in funk and blues. Imagine the Red Hot Chili Peppers song Californication, but with more heart and soul. Smiths poetic lyrics are bleak and heartbreaking, but they embrace the music perfectly. Although the entirety of All of Us is as solid as they come, Stain just has such a strong groove to it that pulls you in and demands your full attention. Give them a listen and try to tell me PAKG isnt one of Louisvilles best bands ever.
Check out our February interview with PAKG guitarist and vocalist Dre Smith.
To listen to “Stain,” skip to the fourth track in the player below.
The Everybody Band with The Char: An Evening of Louisville and Kentucky Sounds + Music Headliners $15 | Doors at 7 p.m., music at 8 p.m.
At this show, a benefit event for No More Red Dots, a collection of over 30 Kentucky musicians will play songs by other Kentucky musicians among them, Chris Stapleton, White Reaper, Loretta Lynn, My Morning Jacket, and more.
SATURDAY, DEC. 23
Mr. Please Zanzabar $10 in advance, $12 day of | 9 p.m.
This groovy local band plays some long-ass songs. (I mean that in a good way.)
This article appears in Dec 21, 2023 – Feb 13, 2024.
