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. 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 eventually relocate to Old Louisville, renaming itself The Brick House.

Brycc Marquee The Brycc House, photo by Treesong Fundraiser Car Wash Fundraiser Car Wash

Volunteers/Staff:

Aaron Fautz Anna Collins April Grubb Audrey Harrod Bryan Volz Cheyenne Hohmann Dylan Prott Dylan Smither Ella Lumpkins Kristin Shelor Jake Barker Jamie Miller Jamie Prott Jared Manning

Joe Dunman Johanna Inman Jon Walraven Josh Raff Liz Palmer Mike Giralico Mike Harpring Monique Darby Phil Duvall Sasha Thackery Tim L'Don McGruder Ursa Major Marr Wayne Johnson Pete Adams Aron Conaway

Louisville bands to play there:

32 Frames A Suburban Blood Drive Abscise Ayin Black Widows/Black Cross Blue Collar Revenge Theory City Of Ghosts Edgeland Five Hours Five Hours Internecine Jeremy Holehan , Jason Balicki , Matt Hellmich Johnny Turd And The Commodes Kodan Armada Left Out - last show Mark Anthony Mulligan

Machine 44 My Life Denial Oslo Pflanz - Last Show Red Sun - last show Sealing Of The Tribes Second Story Man Skam Impaired The Blowup in Japanese The Dangers - last show The Derby City Project the Glasspack - Insomniacathon 2001 The Lynnwoods The Slow Suicide Three Nails For A False Prophet Trailers for the Road

Out Of Town Bands:

200 North American Nightmare Ann Beretta Asschapel Atom and His Package Avail Between the Buried and Me Botch Burn It Down Candiria Catharsis Cattle Decapitation Cephalic Carnage Cherry Valence Cobra Kai Comin' Correct Creation Is Crucifixion Crucial Unit Dillinger Escape Plan Eulcid Exclaim Harakiri Harkonen Har Mar Superstar Hellnation Holding On

Isis Kill Your Idols Knut Legal Eagle Lucero (only all-ages Louisville show ever) Majority Rule Martyr AD Memento Mori Nakatomi Plaza Nunslaughter Pg 99 Pikadori Poison The Well R.A.M.B.O. Sante Sangre Skinless Sutek Conspiracy Sworn Enemy The Blow Up The Casket Lottery The Locust The Tight Brothers from Way Back When Thrones Today Is The Day Zegota