The Machine
From Louisville Punk/Hardcore History
The Machine was a venue located in St. Matthews (4121 Shelbyville Road to be exact) in the east end of Louisville during the early/mid 90s. The venue was crafted out of the remains of a Photon facility, and was quite large (10,000 sq. feet). It had formerly been known as CD Graffiti's. Weekly shows brought in kids from all over the area, and the parking lot was frequently teeming with kids, much to local residents dismay (St. Matthews has a bunch of stuck up older folks). When the venue closed, St. Matthews enacted strict ordinances to ban that kind of place popping up ever again.
Bands to play there:
- Endpoint
- Sunspring
- Crain
- Evergreen
- Sebadoh
- F.Y.P.
- Avail
- Jawbox
- Guilt
- Shelter
- Bush League
- Sancred
- Cinderblock
- Son of Dog
- Rodan
- Falling Forward
- Pulse
- Erchint
- No Comply
- Concrete
- Shovel
- Section 8
- plunge
- Enkindel
- Auditory Clang
- Hedge
- Discount Dracula
- Drinking Woman
- The Telephone Man
- Lather
- Blangk
- Blindive
- Pale Blue Star
- Kill
- Labeled
- Slo-pok
- Dedbolt
- Eleven Eleven
- Hula Hoop
- Loppybogymi
- Pitchblende
- D.R.I.
- NOFX
- Lagwagon
- Voodoo Glow Skulls
- Dazzling Killmen
- Surgery?
- Shellac
- Rorschach
- Split Lip
- Earth Crisis
Former Staff:
- Daniel Koerner(Owner)
- Kecia Middleton(Manager/Booking)
- Scott Featherstone
- Scott Bryant
- Matthew Loomis
- James Kemp
- Leland Thurman
- Aaron Hodge
- Deuce Birkchak
- Ben King
- many others