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New shirts finally on the way

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

A number of you have been asking me about Louisville Hardcore shirts for the past… 3-4 years. And some of you don’t care, and fuck you. I said I would finally get down to it in November 2009, and didn’t. Well, your fashion sensibilities can rejoice because at March’s First Saturday show at Skull Alley, new shirts should be available for $10. Proceeds will go to paying the hosting cost for the site as well as hopefully buying (non)dead hookers for Adam Rains. All shirts printed by Skull Alley on labor-friendly shirts and do not contain sequins or recycled bible pages. For that matter, they will not fit inside a toaster. They will help mop up spilt coffee, but I don’t make any claim of their ability to turn you invisible.

This will be the initial run of LHxC shirts in these colors and may be limited to just this run, we’ll see. I’ll look to trying to keep these in stock for now on either way. But if you aren’t into the straight typography thing, and you still would like to either have something that says “Louisville” or support this site, I’m announcing that over the Summer and Fall, there will be low-run shirts by some of Louisville’s punk/hardcore artists. The first two shirts will be coming in around May/July and will feature Justin Kamerer (aka Angryblue) and Stan Doll (aka CSDIV). There will be 2 more artists announced later. I’m likely going to get them to do 2-color shirts and those will probably go for around $12 apiece, or you can sacrifice your first born. These shirts will also debut at a First Saturday show, then available later on at Skull Alley or on the online Louisville Hardcore shop. Thanks for reading this and (not) posting follow up photos of Goatse.

Possible Ear X-Tacy closure?

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

Ear X-Tacy

yes, it’s a bit of an alarmist title – After John Timmons sent out a press release, there’s been a flury of activity fearing that on Friday morning, Ear x-Tacy will be facing a major shakeup. At 10AM on Friday, John and staff will host a press conference at the 10,000sq ft  store to announce future plans. Hopefully (though regrettably), we’ll just see the Bardstown Rd. landmark restructure and maybe move and not lose this valuable institution. Their current lease is apparently up in March, so let’s hope they’re just moving. It’ll be a shame to see that space cut up and turned into something else though.

A number of people around the punk/hardcore scene have complained a lot about the place in recent years. “They don’t have any good hardcore” “All the punk stuff is the same stuff from 10 years ago”. If you value having a local store of this type then get in there and ask for things. They’ve always been down to order records for you. (Well, maybe not something like Skrewdriver, but be realistic.) I know you can buy the new Municipal Waste in there as well as that Trapped Under Ice record you’ve been looking for. Looking for Future Of The Left, Massive Attack, Nile, or Integrity’s Walpurgisnacht record from last year? Get down there and pick it up. (yes, I just pulled that list out of my ass) As stated in the press release, “I think the store is a place that makes Louisvillian’s proud.  It’s been a community effort to build it and it’s going to take a community to sustain it.”

For more news, please see the following sources:

http://thevillevoice.com/2010/02/09/ear-x-tacy-faces-closure-speaks-out/

http://www.courier-journal.com/blogs/vel23/blog.html

http://bluecat.leoweekly.com/2010/02/09/ear-x-tacy%E2%80%99s-timmons-issues-wake-up-call-friday/

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Endpoint Reunion show updates, Kinghorse tribute comp

Monday, February 1st, 2010

For those of you not on Facebook or the Lou Hardcore forums, here’s an update on the Endpoint reunion show:

Saturday, May 15th
Venue: Headliner’s TBA
Tickets: ON SALE END OF FEBRUARY

Endpoint

(Rob, Duncan, TBrowne, Chad, Pat, special appearance by Lee)

Cerebellum

(playing their songs as well as Speed-era Crain songs)

Face Value

(ERBA.)

Interstates

(Noltemeyer)
Sorry rumor-mongers, no Falling Forward or Kinghorse.

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Karate Body news

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

Here’s some news from the Karate Body family:

For all of January, to celebrate Karate Body‘s first birthday, we’re offering 20 percent off all vinyl and free shipping for all U.S. orders.

Phantom Family Halo’s double LP, Monoliths & These Flowers Never Die, has been released this week in Belgium, Luxembourg and The Netherlands via Mandai Distribution.

In Louisville, copies are available at ear X-tacy, Underground Sounds, Skull Alley and Half-Price Books. Each double LP comes with a free download of the entire album.

Metroschifter/Noise Pollution News

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

From NP:

METROSCHIFTER will be playing their first Louisville show in a year this Saturday (January 9th).  This is also their first U.S. date since the completion of their recent European tour.  Expect all the hits from their storied 15 year career (convientiently documented on Whatever’s Wrong With Me is Here to Stay) as well as new awesomeness from their most recent album Carbonistas.

Also on the bill will be SECOND STORY MAN who will be supporting their brand new full length Screaming Secrets which will be available at the show on both CD and LP.  FRONTIER(S) (which if you’re unfamiliar features Chris Higdon of Elliott fame) will round things out.
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