Deerhunter Thursday, Oct. 6 Headliners An experimental rock band that still packs in plenty of compelling melodies, Deerhunters dreamy take on indie isnt afraid to be all over the place, with splashes of dirty punk, manic pop and just a general disloyal deep dive into the depths of the last half century.
Electric Six Sunday, Oct. 9 Zanzabar Born out of the early 2000s Detroit scene that turned misfits into superstars, Electric Six has the sort of weirdo swagger thats immediately likable, producing something that generally sounds both evil and danceable, like if the bad guys from 80s horrors movies needed a band for the post-conference afterparty of their annual retreat.
Beach Slang Wednesday, Oct. 19 Zanzabar With heavy-swinging gutter poetics and waves of refreshing rock-n-roll messiness, Beach Slang isnt about being careful or exact, which is what makes them so likable they put everything on the table, in this straightforward way thats the verbal equivalent of something in-between a really honest conversation and a fist fight.
Boner City Thursday, Oct. 20 Kaiju One of the best irreverent punk bands in Louisville right now, Boner City flies through two-minute wild anthems that hit you right in the gut.
Kelsey Waldron Saturday, Oct. 22 Haymarket Whiskey Bar Playing throwback honky-tonk, the sort of country music that deals with dirty towns, addiction and desperation, Kelsey Waldron has a melancholic realism about her songs, but the music swings and moves in a way that instantly appealing.
Brenda Saturday, Oct. 22 ReSurfaced (319 S Shelby St) Brendas Night School a catchy and smart garage-pop record with golden hooks and intricate ideas is one of the best albums to come out of Louisville in 2016.
Twin Limb (Haplo Release Party) Friday, Oct. 28 Headliners The party for the long-awaited full-length from the dark, atmospheric, harmony-driven almost-folk band Twin Limb. If the lead single The Weather is any indication of what were in store for, the outlook seems solid its another example of how they can bend and manipulate their sound to open up new doors that lead to different worlds of sweeping soundscapes.
YG Friday, Oct. 28 Mercury Ballroom A stop on his Fuck Donald Trump Tour, YG raps with the sort of attitude-driven intensity that made Compton a rap mecca in the 90s.
Haymarket / Zanzabar Halloween Cover Sets Friday Oct. 28 / Saturday, Oct. 29 Halloween means cover sets, and this year, on Friday at Zanzabar, Twenty First Century Fox will be covering the B-52s, Ville Communications is billed as a supergroup tribute to the Beastie Boys and Vodoo Economics will be doing renditions of The White Stripes songs. And then on Saturday at Haymarket, we have The Winger Brothers as the Dixie Chicks, Projector as Radiohead and Brenda as Pixies.
I Have A Knife Saturday, Oct. 29 Kaiju Fronted by Sean Garrison, I Have a Knife combines elements of punk, hardcore and metal into a driving, aggressive, impactful whirlwind that feels like a shot of adrenaline.
This article appears in September 28, 2016.
