The Brycc House

The Brycc House (Bardstown Road Youth Cultural Center) was much more than a venue... well, it was always meant to be.

It was born in 1999 when Bill Allison, a candidate for Third Ward Alderman, met with the staff of Brat Magazine to discuss their concerns about city government and youth issues. One of the things that the Brat staff wanted was a youth-run youth center on Bardstown Road. Allison agreed that this would be a good idea since many voters/constituents had expressed concern that kids were wandering up and down Bardstown Road. From one point of view, the kids were causing trouble and should be swept off the street; from another point of view, the kids had no place to go and needed a place of their own. Allison promised to get money for the center if the Brat staff would put together a proposal and form a nonprofit corporation to run the center.

That was exactly what happened. The nonprofit, Brycc House Inc, was formed in 1999 and obtained IRS 501(c)(3) status shortly thereafter. After several months of searching, the group found a building at 1055 Bardstown Road.

(story to be continued)

There were many plans for things such as an on-air radio station (which did make it as internet radio), a darkroom, a community computer lab (this was somewhat functional under the directive of the Hex Collective), meeting space for radical groups (some groups met there, including the Green Party of Louisville), and much more. Much of the same work is being carried out at the new location, which has been dubbed The Brick House. Unfortunately, many of the projects did not get off the ground, as paying the extraordinary rent became the sole focus of the facility. Despite receiving limited grant money from the City Of Louisville, the center was forced to put on shows nearly every day of every week for some time. The resulting burn-out and numerous personal crises among the members, not to mention the monetary strain, caused the Brycc House to close its doors and relocate.

Volunteers/Staff:

• Jamie Miller
• Liz Palmer
• Jared Manning
• Ella Lumpkins
• Jamie Prott
• Ursa Major Marr
• Tim L'Don McGruder
• Aaron Fautz
• Wayne Johnson
• Phil Duvall
• Anna Collins
• Mike Girilaco
• Jake Barker
• Cheyenne Hohmann
• Audrey Harrod
• Jon Walraven
• Monique Darby
• Bryan Volz
• Dylan Smither
• Josh Raff
• Dylan Prott
• Joe Dunman
• Johanna Inman
• Sasha Thackery

Louisville bands to play there:

• the Glasspack - Insomniacathon 2001
• Red Sun - last show
• Left Out - last show
• Black Widows/Black Cross
• Five Hours
• Three Nails For A False Prophet
• 32 Frames
• Skam Impaired
• Derby City Project
• Sealing Of The Tribes
• A Suburban Blood Drive
• The Slow Suicide
• City Of Ghosts
• Second Story Man
• Edgeland
• Ayin
• Machine 44
• Kodan Armada
• Pflanz - Last Show
• Blue Collar Revenge Theory
• Oslo
• The Lynnwoods
• Johnny Turd And The Commodes
• Abscise
• My Life Denial
• Jeremy Holehan , Jason Balicki , Matt Hellmich

Out Of Town Bands:

• 200 North
• American Nightmare
• Ann Beretta
• Asschapel
• Avail
• Botch
• Cobra Kai
• Comin' Correct
• Cherry Valence
• Creation Is Crucifixion
• Crucial Unit
• Dillinger Escape Plan
• Kill Your Idols
• Holding On
• The Locust
• Martyr AD
• Memento Mori
• Nunslaughter
• Poison The Well
• Sante Sangre
• Lucero (only all-ages Louisville show ever)
• The Tight Brothers from Way Back When
• The Casket Lottery
• Sutek Conspiracy
• Exclaim
• Hellnation
• The Blow Up
• Pg 99
• Majority Rule
• Harkonen
• Isis
• Thrones
• Knut
• Cephalic Carnage
• Skinless
• R.A.M.B.O.
• Pikadori
• Between the Buried and Me
• Sworn Enemy
• Burn It Down
• Candiria
• Eulcid