Sep. 23-25th Double Trouble Weekend (Midpoint Fest & Cropped Out)

After a summer of too few choices in the Music Festival market, two of the most unique music fests in the region will take place this weekend.

Cropped Out Music Fest in Louisville, in it's 6th year, aims to bring "overlooked" talent from the region together that have otherwise "been cropped out of the big picture." This year's line up includes Kool Keith, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Bill Callahan, Joan Shelley and more. September 23 & 24th at Turners on the river, with a Sunday show at Kaiju at 8pm.

More info at croppedoutmusic.com

MIDPOINT MUSIC FESTIVAL in Cincinnati began in 2001, and has grown into one of the region's largest, with attendance over 30,000. The mission statement of Midpoint is to "meet your new favorite band." by scheduling emerging and critically acclaimed  artists regardless of their album sales or billboard charts. This years Line Up includes Car Seat Headrest, Future Islands, Lucero, Houndmouth, Joan of Arc, and about 80 others. Friday Sep. 23-Sunday Sep.25th in Cincinnati, Ohio.

More Info at mpmf.com

9/22 Cropped Out Kick Off at Nachbar

On Thursday 9/22 at Nachbar is the 'KICKED OUT CROP-OFF PARTY'  featuring live performances from Murray, KY's QUAILBONES,  Cincinnati's SMUT,  and WOMBO (members of the debauchees).
Free. 9 pm. 21+.

Information on the Cropped Out fest, Sep. 23-24, here.

9/23 & 24 Cropped Out Fest (Louisville)

September 23 & 24th will be the triumphant return of Ryan Davis' Cropped Out Music Fest at Turner's Club. This year's line up is the best to date rivaling any other Music Fest in the region, with weekend passes being only about 1/2 the price of other fests. The line up includes regional and national acts such as Bill Callahan (Smog), Bonnie 'prince' Billy, Kool Keith, Cearal Gylphs, Giving Up, Insect Policy, Pleasure Boys, Beat Awfuls, Dry Summers, & Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments.

Day Passes $40. Day Pass & Camping $60. 

Weekend passes $70. Weekend & Camping $100.  

Tickets & info here.

3/24 Kal Marks & Dry Summers @ Kaiju

As part of Cropped Out's "March Badness" Boston garage punk rockers Kal Marks will be playing in  Louisville with Garage/death rockers Dry Summers  at Kaiju on March 24th. Kal Marks has just released the LP "Life is Alright, Everybody Dies" on Midnight Werewolf records, and could be on course to be one of the best garage punk albums of the year.

Boston's Kal Marks

11/27 Cropped Out: Phantom Familiar Jaylebyrds at Kaiju

 

This Friday Cropped Out presents State Champion, Mazozma Theatre Duo and a mixture of Phantom Family Halo and Jaye Jayle (billed as Phantom Familiar Jaylebyrds) at Kaiju. $5 21+

Could be the only time you will ever get to see Phantom Familiar Jaylebyrds. 

New Look

We have been working on updating and expanding our content and at the urging of our newest writer Logan Nichols (See Staff Page Here) we have been playing with a new look to go with our new outlook. Please let us know what you think or if you have any ideas on layout, colors, format, content, anything.
Thank You -Team Flood

37FLOOD yesterday

We Took some inspiration from this year's Cropped Out Poster:

Cropped Out is this weekend folks, so get out there, and Go Nuts!

WIRE tonight

Don't forget! 70's punk (and then Post-Punk) group WIRE  is playing tonight (with NATIVES) at the Clifton Center (2117 Payne Street). Starts at 8pm. $20 at the door.

Wire's 'Heartbeat' from Chairs Missing (1978)



Big Black's cover of 'Heartbeat' from Pigpile (1992) (recorded during 1987 European tour).
 fun (personal) fact, the first show I saw at Clifton Center was Shellac (with Steve Albini from Big Black).

Cropped Out 2013

Our favorite Louisville DIY underdog music fest has just announced it's line up! Cropped Out is a festival championed by local record label Sophomore Lounge. We are big fans of these guys and have reviewed many of their offerings in the past. you may not have heard of many of these bands, but don't let that stop you; it's the heart of their work that has grabbed us over the past few years. as their press release says: "What our festival intends to define is a renewed sense of enthusiasm about Kentucky’s cultural offerings by pairing some of our favorites from the Bluegrass State with similarly progressive and expressive examples from alternate alleys of the world." These guys are also the heroes that are bringing us WIRE on July 18th at the Clifton Center. 

WEEKEND EVENTS CALENDAR 9/30-10/3

9/30-10/2 Motherlodge fest at The Rud.

10/1-3 CROPPED OUT music fest at Turner's Club $46=3 days/46 bands

10/1 Arnett Hollow featuring CMM at the Glassworks Rooftop, 7:30

10/1 Lydia Burrell @ Zanzabar

10/1 UNFAIR at Mag bar

10/2 Bobby Bare Jr. & Blue Giant @ Ear X Tacy in-store, FREE, 4pm

10/2 Midnight Madness with The Pass & OK DeeJays! @ Ear Xtacy, FREE, 9:30

10/2 NULU Festival featuring The Fervor, The Pass, Love Jones, Instruction, and Lucky Pineapple, FREE, 2-11

there is a mountain of events this weekend, including several fests and Art Fairs.. so get out there and go nuts! and if we have forgot anything, please post it in a comment.

Congrats Nathan S! tix winner for Cropped Out fest!

Congrats to Nathan S. for winning 2 tickets to Cropped Out Fest this weekend at the American Turner's Club! the event is on Oct. 2 & 3 (Sat and Sun) on the Ohio River, with over 40 bands.. + a kick off party at Kingfish on river RD, on friday night featuring Phantom Family Halo (record release party) and others.

Phantom Family Halo live on Kansas City morning news show 2007. 85 degrees.

Cropped Out: win tix!

our friends at Sophomore lounge Records are putting together a regional music festival next weekend oct. 1, 2 & 3 at The American Turner's Club on River rd with over 45 bands including some of Louisville is for lovers favorites including: Phantom Family Halo, National Geographic, and sapat. and to help spread the word, 37 flood and Louisville is for lovers are giving away a pair of tickets, just leave a comment or send an email to louisvilleisforlovers@gmail.com by tuesday with "cropped out tix" in the title for your chance to win. winner will be announced on Wednesday.

tickets: http://sophomorelounge.com. (3 days, 45 bands, $46, or a la carte $10/$18) see our preview/schedule here.

CROPPED OUT 10/1-3 2010

if you are a fan of live music, but are worn out by these luke warm summer fests with tired talent and bloated ticket prices, then there is a new music fest that might just be what you need... CROPPED OUT, brought to you by the small regional label Sophomore Lounge, has a mountain of regional bands (louisville, nashville, chicago, Chapel Hill, New York) for an easy to swallow price: less than $50 for the 3 day weekend! this looks like a great time, and it's at Turners on the Ohio River (you can't beat that with a piece of drift wood).

schedule: FRIDAY NIGHT($10)10/1 (PFH RECORD RELEASE/CROPPED OUT KICK-OFF)-KINGFISH (3021 Upper River Rd.)Fielded (Chicago, IL) 8-8:30 Sapat (Louisville, KY) 9-9:40 Julianna Barwick (Brooklyn, NY) 10-10:40The Phantom Family Halo record release show (Louisville, KY) 11-11:40 Moon Duo (San Francisco, CA) 12-12:45

SATURDAY 10/2($18) (INSIDE STAGE)-AMERICAN TURNERS (3125 Upper River Rd.):The Highlife (Brooklyn, NY/Chicago, IL) 4-4:30 Rabble Rabble (Chicago, IL) 4:50-5:20 LUSHES (Brooklyn, NY) 5:40-6:10 Slow Horse (Chicago, IL) 6:30-7 Prideswallower (Louisville, KY) 7:20-7:50 Wishgift (Chicago, IL) 8:10-8:40 Straight A’s (Louisville, KY) 9 9:40 Parlour (Louisville, KY) 10:05-10:45 CAVE (Chicago, IL) 11:10-11:45 Young Widows (Louisville, KY) 12:05-12:50 Pissed Jeans (Philadelphia, PA) 1:10-2

SATURDAY 10/2 (OUTSIDE STAGE)
AMERICAN TURNERS (3125 Upper River Rd.)
Alex Barnett (Chicago, IL) 1:45-2 Learner Dancer (Indianapolis, IN) 2:15-2:40 Nzambi (Louisville, KY) 2:55-3:20
SKIMASK (Boston, MA) 3:35-4 DAD (Chicago, IL) 4:15-4:45 Geffika (Chicago, IL) 5:05-5:35 Life Partner (Louisville, KY/Chicago, IL) 6-6:30 Natural Geographic (Louisville, KY) 6:50-7:20 MEAH! (Chicago, IL) 7:40-8:10
PC Worship (Brooklyn, NY) 8:30-9:10 CACAW (Chicago, IL) 9:30-10:10 Ga’an (Chicago, IL) 10:30-11:15

SUNDAY 10/3 ($18) (INSIDE STAGE)
AMERICAN TURNERS (3125 Upper River Rd.)
Brett Sova (Chicago, IL) 3:05-3:30 Sean Walsh & The National Reserve (Brooklyn, NY) 3:50-4:20
Heavy Cream (Nashville, TN) 4:40-5:10 Animal City (Chicago, IL) 5:30-6 Idiot Glee (Lexington, KY) 6:20-6:50
Warmer Milks (Lexington, KY) 7:10-7:40 Rude Weirdo (Louisville, KY) 8-8:30 FLIGHT (Taylor, MS) 8:50-9:25
Golden Boys (Austin, TX) 9:45-10:20 JEFF The Brotherhood (Nashville, TN) 10:40-11:20 Magik Markers (Brooklyn, NY) 11:40-12:40

SUNDAY 10/3 (OUTSIDE STAGE)-AMERICAN TURNERS (3125 Upper River Rd.): Softcheque (Louisville, KY) 12:25-12:55 Reading Group (Louisville, KY) 1:10-1:35 Gangly Youth (Louisville, KY) 1:50-2:15 Spectre Folk (Brooklyn, NY) 2:35-3:05 Tinsel Teeth (Providence, RI) 3:25-3:55 PUJOL (Nashville, TN) 4:15-4:45 Giving Up (Garner, IA) 5:05-5:40 State Champion (Louisville, KY/Chicago, IL) 5:55-6:30 Catherine Irwin (Louisville, KY) 6:45-7:20 Spider Bags (Chapel Hill, NC) 7:40-8:20 King Kong (Louisville, KY) 8:40-9:20 Sic Alps (San Francisco, CA) 9:40-10:35 visit http://sophomorelounge.com for tix sales and more info.