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Lexington, KY is a little less than an hour away from downtown Louisville. Several bands from Louisville play there quite a bit and kids in Lexington consider Louisville and Lex to be one in the same because of the short distance.  
Lexington, KY is just over an hour away from downtown Louisville. Several bands from Louisville play there quite a bit.


Lexington, taking after E-Town, has been both a source and a haven for members of Louisville bands, including former [[National Acrobat]] member [[Phil Stosberg]] and former [[Kodan Armada]] guitarist [[Adam Rains]]. Interesting fact: Bad Brains singer H.R. lived in Lexington for a brief stint in 1999. The city isn't really known for very many punk and hardcore bands (outside of maybe the Hookers), but has aquired an innovative assortment of experimental, drone, noise, and psychedelic bands in the last 4 or 5 years. In the realm of Indie, Lexington has a rich and vibrant history.  Lexington was the home of now defunct Elephant 6 Records, which released for Neutral Milk Hotel, Olivia Tremor Control, Apples in Stereo, Beulah, Of Montreal, and many more.
Lexington, much like E-town, has been both a source and a haven for members of Louisville bands, including former member of [[The National Acrobat]] [[Phil Stosberg]] and former [[Kodan Armada]] and guitarist [[Adam Rains]]. Interesting fact: Bad Brains singer H.R. lived in Lexington for a brief stint in 1999. The city is known for a few punk and hardcore bands (The Hookers, Goldstein, NUN, Rubberband, etc.), but for the most part is known for a few early power violence bands in the time of Hellnation's heydays (Retribution, Disdain). Following the second wave of powerviolence new PV bands have been popping up (Nazimeatgrinder, Sick Machine, Ghetto Blaster). In the realm of Indie, Lexington has a rich and vibrant history.  Lexington was the home of now defunct Elephant 6 Records, which released for Neutral Milk Hotel, Olivia Tremor Control, Apples in Stereo, Beulah, Of Montreal, and many more. Lexington is currently home of Eugene records, a small DIY record label that releases records from the bands that play 21+ shows.
 
=Bands=


==Bands==
<table>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">
*[[Phlegethon]]
*[[Casket & Flower]]
*South 75
*South 75
*Pronounce Me Dead
*[[Pronounce Me Dead]]
*[[Utopiate]]
*[[Utopiate]]
*the [[Fucking Jacobs]]
*Deep 13
*Deep 13
*The Infected
*[[The Infected]]
*Redheaded Stepchildren
*Redheaded Stepchildren
*Malign
*Malign
*Modern Day Holocaust
*[[Modern Day Holocaust]]
*Rooker Assassins
*Rooker Assassins
*[[Cadaver In Drag]]
*[[Cadaver In Drag]]
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*Apples In Stereo
*Apples In Stereo
*Hair Police
*Hair Police
*[[Life Over Lust]]
</td><td align="left" valign="top">
*[[In Tongues]]
*[[In Tongues]]
*The Hookers
*[[Hookers]]
*Nine Pound Hammer
*Nine Pound Hammer
*Crone
*Crone
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*[[Brassknuckle Boys]]
*[[Brassknuckle Boys]]
*[[All American Werewolves]]
*[[All American Werewolves]]
*City Mouse
*[[City Mouse]]
*[[The Yellow Belts]]
*[[The Yellow Belts]]
*The AUK Theatre
*The AUK Theatre
*Eyes and Arms of Smoke
*Eyes and Arms of Smoke
*Zero Comers
*Burning Star Core
*Sick Hour
*Sick Hour
*Warmer Milks
*Warmer Milks
*[[A Nightmare & A Cataclysm]]
*[[Decibel 451]]
*[[Nightmare Music]]
*[[a.brand.new.problem]]
*[[Take My Word]]
</td><td align="left" valign="top">
*[[The Murders]]
*[[Arsenic On the Rocks]]
*[[Olympus Mons]]
*[[Backseat Barydollz]]
*[[Minus1]]
*[[Ashes Hauled]]
*[[Codes of Silence]]
*[[Hotbox]]
*[[Motel]]
*[[Woodbine]]
*[[In Endeavors Italya]]
*[[Petticoat, Petticoat]]
*[[The Smacks!]]
*Eggroll & Fries
*Mickey & the Wild Bunch
*The Crunchies
*Porcupine
*[[Dirtbag]]
*NerdRage
*Dismal
*Mook
*BOMBS
*Murrowind
*[[Everyone Lives Everyone Wins]]
*[[Swamp Hawk]]
*[[CROP]]
</td></tr></table>


=Record Labels=
==Record Labels==
 
*[[Concentric Dronecult]]
*[[Eugene Records]]
*[[Eugene Records]]
*Husk Records
*Husk Records
*Blood Red Cassettes
*Blood Red Cassettes
*Reduce Records
*Reduce Records
*Dogwhistle Records
*Creeps Records


=Zines=
==Zines==
 
*Eugene Zine
*Eugene Zine


=Venues=
==Venues==
 
<table><tr><td align="left" valign="top">
*[[The 37 Center]]
*[[The 37 Center]]
*Mecca
*Mecca
*Helios
*Helios
*The H.U.G.
*[[129 Clay Ave.]]
*Beaumont YMCA
*[[The H.U.G.]]
*[[Beaumont YMCA]]
*The Dame
*The Dame
*Northside Library
*Northside Library
*UK Student Center Lawn
*UK Student Center Lawn
*Artsplace
*[[Artsplace]]
</td><td align="left" valign="top">
*806 Records
*806 Records
*The Dame
*[[Short Street Lounge]]
*Short Street Lounge
*129 Clay Street
*Memorial Hall
*Memorial Hall
*The Icehouse
*The Icehouse
*Charles Mansion
*Charles Mansion
=Places of Interest=
*Born Mugged House
*[[319]]
*Dockery's Plantation
*The Wildcat Infoshop
*[[Al's Bar]]
*[[The Green Lantern]]
*Best Friend Bar
*Hometron
<td></tr></table>
 
==Places of Interest==


*Tolly Ho
*Tolly Ho
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*The Pita Pit
*The Pita Pit
*CD Central
*CD Central
*County Club
*Alfalfa's
*Alfalfa's
*Tonio's
*Tonio's
*University of Kentucky
*University of Kentucky
 
*[http://www.goodfoods.coop/ Good Foods Coop]
*[[The Shame]]


=Booking=
=Booking=
*http://www.lexingtonshows.com
*http://www.lexingtonshows.com
*http://www.bornmugged.com
*http://www.counterfiction.com
=Recurring Events=
*[[Punk Rock Bowling]]

Latest revision as of 07:22, 25 August 2024

Lexington, KY is just over an hour away from downtown Louisville. Several bands from Louisville play there quite a bit.

Lexington, much like E-town, has been both a source and a haven for members of Louisville bands, including former member of The National Acrobat Phil Stosberg and former Kodan Armada and guitarist Adam Rains. Interesting fact: Bad Brains singer H.R. lived in Lexington for a brief stint in 1999. The city is known for a few punk and hardcore bands (The Hookers, Goldstein, NUN, Rubberband, etc.), but for the most part is known for a few early power violence bands in the time of Hellnation's heydays (Retribution, Disdain). Following the second wave of powerviolence new PV bands have been popping up (Nazimeatgrinder, Sick Machine, Ghetto Blaster). In the realm of Indie, Lexington has a rich and vibrant history. Lexington was the home of now defunct Elephant 6 Records, which released for Neutral Milk Hotel, Olivia Tremor Control, Apples in Stereo, Beulah, Of Montreal, and many more. Lexington is currently home of Eugene records, a small DIY record label that releases records from the bands that play 21+ shows.

Bands

Record Labels

Zines

  • Eugene Zine

Venues

Places of Interest

  • Tolly Ho
  • Asian Wind
  • Joe Bologna's
  • The Pita Pit
  • CD Central
  • County Club
  • Alfalfa's
  • Tonio's
  • University of Kentucky
  • Good Foods Coop
  • The Shame

Booking

Recurring Events

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