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Live in Lou: Louisville Music Derby Week [2]

Posted On: 3 May 2016 - 10:12am

Bit to Do [1]
By Katie Molck [3]

Tuesday (5/3)

Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick [4]
Waterfront Park
The Kentucky Derby Festival brings back the 80s classic. 
 
Frightened Rabbit with Caveman [5]
Headliners Music Hall
Don’t miss this Scottish indie rock band!

Little Green Cars, John Mark Nelson [6]
Zanzabar

Wednesday (5/4)

The Bright Light Social Hour and Vessel [7]
Waterfront Park
Join the psychedelic rockers on the Waterfront!

 
David Wax Museum [8]
Zanzabar
Chill out and enjoy the singer-songwriter, David Wax, before the Derby chaos.

Andrew Bryant [9]
The New Vintage

Thursday (5/5)

White Reaper, Quiet Hollers, Graffiti, Cereal Glyphs, and Legs Akim [10]
The Green Building
 
Celebrate Thurby with Do502’s Bourbon & Blaze event in a newly transformed box car space located at nee parking lot. A great local lineup to rock out to, plus a DJ'd afterparty at Galaxie to get down to. AND it’s free (alcohol not included).
 
Cold War Kids with Strangers You Know [11]
Waterfront Park
The Kentucky Derby Festival’s Thursday Waterfront concert features well-known indie rock band Cold War Kids.
 
Tokyo Police Club, From Indian Lakes, and Silver Spoons [12]
Headliners Music Hall
Head on over and catch a great indie rock outfit before Oaks Day.  

The [13]Deloreans [13], Noisebody [13], and [13]Maximon [13]
Haymarket Whiskey Bar
Night one of Haymarket’s, “Trifecta,” free Derby music series.

 

Parkway Drive [14]
Mercury Ballroom

Friday (5/6)

Trampled by Turtles, The Devil Makes Three with Elephant Revival [15]
Iroquois Amphitheater  
A night of Kentucky’s other favorite tradition, bluegrass.

Audien [16]
Waterfront Park
I would assume there will be a dance party.

Citizen Cope [17]
Headliners Music Hall
A special acoustic set!

Mild High Club, Murals [18]
Zanzabar
 
Quiet Hollers, Frederick the Younger, Crunchy Groove Machine [13]
Haymarket Whiskey Bar
The second installment of Haymarket’s, “Trifecta,” series. Check out our “Louisville Studio Sessions [19]” with Frederick the Younger!

DJA, Big & Tall, Pleasure Boys, Cereal Glyphs, Vane from Saving our Style, Matt from Rad Tantrum [20]
Kaiju
“Don't have a fancy party you want to go to? Looking for a party after your fancy party? Then come get rowdy at Kaiju.Don't have a fancy party you want to go to? Looking for a party after your fancy party? Then come get rowdy at Kaiju.” Well, okay, we will. Especially since Cereal Glyphs are playing!

Jelly Swirl [21]
The Living Room
Nellie Pearl’s alter B-52s ego, Jelly Swirl, is here to rock your lobster into Derby.
 

Saturday (5/7)

Spleen and Bottom Sop [13]
Haymarket Whiskey Bar
The last night of "Trifecta" pays tribute to Ween and Merle Haggard and other Country Outlaws.
 
Morgan Page [22]
Fourth Street Live

2 Chainz and Jim Jones [23]
Club LIV

Cover Image: Kentucky Derby Festival 

Tags:

  • Kentucky Derby [24]
  • Waterfront Jam series [25]
  • Kentucky Derby Festival concerts [26]

Source URL: https://archive.louisville.com/content/live-lou-louisville-music-derby-week

Links
[1] https://archive.louisville.com/category/bit-do
[2] https://archive.louisville.com/content/live-lou-louisville-music-derby-week
[3] https://archive.louisville.com/users/katie-molck
[4] http://discover.kdf.org/tuesday-concert/
[5] http://headlinerslouisville.com/event/frightened-rabbit/
[6] http://zanzabarlouisville.ticketfly.com/event/1026499-little-green-cars-louisville/
[7] http://discover.kdf.org/wednesday-concert/
[8] http://zanzabarlouisville.ticketfly.com/event/1064881-david-wax-museum-louisville/
[9] http://www.newvintagelouisville.com/shows-events.html
[10] http://do502.com/events/2016/5/5/bourbon-blaze
[11] http://discover.kdf.org/thursday-concert/
[12] http://headlinerslouisville.com/event/tokyo-police-clube/
[13] https://www.facebook.com/events/1711632549093820/
[14] http://concerts.livenation.com/event/16005063B7BB6071?_ga=1.17126585.1874371408.1462209476
[15] http://www.iroquoisamphitheater.com/event/1093525-trampled-by-turtles-devil-louisville/
[16] http://discover.kdf.org/derbyevejam/
[17] http://headlinerslouisville.com/event/citizen-cope-solo-acoustic-show/
[18] http://zanzabarlouisville.ticketfly.com/event/1100835-mild-high-club-louisville/
[19] https://www.louisville.com/content/louisville-studio-sessions-frederick-youngers-tell-me
[20] https://www.facebook.com/events/1291425507551677/
[21] https://www.facebook.com/events/237575096632241/
[22] http://do502.com/events/2016/5/7/derby-night-with-morgan-page
[23] http://do502.com/events/2016/5/7/2-chainz-jim-jones
[24] https://archive.louisville.com/tags/kentucky-derby
[25] https://archive.louisville.com/tags/waterfront-jam-series
[26] https://archive.louisville.com/tags/kentucky-derby-festival-concerts