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The Toy Tiger was a shady bar/club on [[Bardstown Road]] just south of I-264 throughout the 80s and 90s. It hosted a lot of | [[File:Toy-tiger-sign.gif|right]] | ||
The Toy Tiger was a shady bar/club on [[Bardstown Road]] just south of I-264 throughout the 80s and 90s. It hosted a lot of influential national acts as well as local acts. Well known for it's large neon sign out front, the logo/sign image can be found on 'vintage' shirts and stickers from several vendors. Long live the wet t-shirt contest. | |||
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{{#display_map: 38.20770858595052,-85.6689908971245~The Toy Tiger~The Toy Tiger}} | |||
Louisville bands to play there: | ==Louisville bands to play there:== | ||
*[[Kinghorse]] | *[[Kinghorse]] | ||
*[[Rainbow Girls]] | *[[The Rainbow Girls]] | ||
*[[Parlour]] | *[[Parlour]] | ||
*[[Kiwi]] | *[[Kiwi]] | ||
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*[[My Life Denial]] | *[[My Life Denial]] | ||
*[[Voodoo Machine]] | *[[Voodoo Machine]] | ||
*[[ | *[[The Glasspack]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Hookers]] | ||
*[[Engine]] | *[[Engine]] | ||
*[[Trim]] | *[[Trim]] | ||
*[[Enkindel]] | *[[Enkindel]] | ||
*[[Son of Dog]] | *[[Son of Dog]] | ||
*[[Aerial M 13]] | |||
*[[Southbound]] | |||
*[[My Own Victim]] | |||
*[[Purple Jesus]] | |||
National acts to play there: | ==National acts to play there:== | ||
*The Jesus Lizard | *The Jesus Lizard | ||
*Six Finger Satellite | *Six Finger Satellite | ||
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*Fu-Manchu | *Fu-Manchu | ||
*Core | *Core | ||
*Orange 9mm | |||
*The Melvins | *The Melvins | ||
*Bad Brains | *Bad Brains | ||
*Don Caballero | *Don Caballero | ||
*Trans Am | *Trans Am | ||
*Tortoise | |||
*The Sea and Cake | |||
*Blonde Redhead | |||
*Mercyful Fate | |||
*Motorhead | |||
*Zeni Geva | |||
*Today is The Day | |||
==Links== | |||
* https://oldschoolshirts.com/blogs/news/toy-tiger-in-louisville-was-a-bardstown-road-landmark | |||
==Audio/Video== | |||
*<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8Z3IToUqYc</youtube> | |||
*<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SW9djL4yAg</youtube> | |||
Latest revision as of 12:36, 17 August 2024
The Toy Tiger was a shady bar/club on Bardstown Road just south of I-264 throughout the 80s and 90s. It hosted a lot of influential national acts as well as local acts. Well known for it's large neon sign out front, the logo/sign image can be found on 'vintage' shirts and stickers from several vendors. Long live the wet t-shirt contest.
Louisville bands to play there:
National acts to play there:
- The Jesus Lizard
- Six Finger Satellite
- Neurosis
- GWAR
- Burning Airlines
- Faraquet
- Vision Of Disorder
- Downset
- Machine Head
- Earth Crisis
- Monster Magnet
- Clutch
- Fu-Manchu
- Core
- Orange 9mm
- The Melvins
- Bad Brains
- Don Caballero
- Trans Am
- Tortoise
- The Sea and Cake
- Blonde Redhead
- Mercyful Fate
- Motorhead
- Zeni Geva
- Today is The Day