EA people:

Some of you have Louisville connections/addresses/affiliations, yes?

I will be in Louisville from Sunday, March 26 until Sunday, April 2 for USITT. This will occupy only some of my time, and I am wondering what to do with the rest. I will be visiting Ear X-tacy and the Louisville Slugger museum.

Please give me suggestions for shows, museums, parks, restaurants, distilleries, etc. with which I may fill my time.

thank you

=ER

i've only been here a few years but here's some things:

The Rudyard Kipling for shows. I'm not sure exactly what's going on when you're in town but there might be xomethign worth it.

Uncle Pleasants has a great show on Saturday the 1st. Magnolia Electric Co. and Scott Carney and his heavy friends. This is definitely worth checking out.

you can check out velocityweekly.com for a pretty good listing of other things going on it town.

for dining I would recommend Ramsy's, Salia Thai, Porcini's, really most of the places on Frankfort Ave. are worth eating at.

For the drink you can't go wrong with the BBC or Brownings brewpubs. I don't really think there are any distilleries inside town, but I could be wrong. Makers Mark and the others aren't a terribly long drive though.

I also want to put out there that Louisville is a great town for strip clubs. Not sure if this is your bag, but the girls will take it all off here.

Louisville is a cool town, just stay away from fourth street live.

Ben made a lot of good suggestions (wouldn't know about the strip clubs though - you'll have to take his word for that ).

Besides velocityweekly.com for events/shows listings, you can also look here:
http://www.whylouisville.com/events.asp
and here:
http://www.louisvillehardcore.com/shows/

EarXtacy has sadly gone downhill in the last few years. No 7" selection to speak of really, some vinyl upstairs but it's slim pickins. Still, a very good selection of cds (but a lot of the local bands are spread out in the genre sections for some dumb reason), and the staff are generally good people. You can also try Underground Sounds for some good vinyl (lots of Jazz, Blues, some obscure things hidden around) and all kinda cds.

If you dig used bookstores, you can't miss out on Twice Told Books, on Bardstown Rd. The gentleman running that place is Harold Maier, and he is good people. Check the drawing of Burroughs on the left wall, and there might be some Hunter S. Thompson items around if you look hard. Great selection of books, and even better conversation. He's big into the Jazz too, so there's some of that vinyl around, and some classical. Nice guy -that place has been a favorite since I was an adolescent.

For bars, you never know what you're going to get from one evening to the next. If you want pool, and a decent Juke, there's the Mag bar at 1398 S. Second St. in Old Louisville. Or Cahoot's on Bardstown Rd., in the old building where Tewligan's used to be. Keep in mind though, people peed on that stage (and Jesus Lizard played there), and where the stage was then is now the Cahoot's kitchen. Still, the food's pretty alright. If you want experimental electronic stuff, Red Lounge is doing some of that. And for down-home and dirty, cheap imports and cheaper PBR (edit: and Falls City, how could I forget it - lots of water, so it's nice and cold), try Seidenfaden's. Coffee, try Old Louisville Coffeehouse downtown - 1489 South Fourth Street Corner of 4th and Hill.

If you want some nature, there's Cherokee Park, and you can go downtown and check out the river and bridges or the big lawn thing or skatepark. There are good galleries downtown and on Bardstown Rd and Frankfort Ave. As well as the Speed Museum on the UofL campus downtown. Here's a few galleries, along with some restaurants:
http://www.galleryhop.org/galleries.html

I could go on, but I'll shut up now. If you need any more info, let me know. There's a good bit of stuff here, along with some history and current info of the punk/indie/hardcore "scene". Lots of places listed, with locations, including bars and other stuff to do.

...and is Guitar Emporium still in business? It was a great place for older gear... then turned more into a fancy guitars-under-glass kind of place but still had some nice old guitars and amps in the back for good deals.

Damn, I forgot the bourbon.


Try Pappy Van Winkle 15 yr. It's damn worth the price. Then there's Booker's, Knob Creek, Noah's Mill... they're all good. There are quite a few bourbon restaurants in town, where you can usually choose from a selection of 120 or more bourbons. Knock yerself out.


Also, if you have the time and sobriety for movie rentals, there's Wild N' Woolly http://www.wandwvideo.com/

ok.

Thank you, people!
I'll save up the per diem for some of the good food and 15 yr old drink. Wish I'd have my bike for the exploring.
I might miss out on the shoe show, as my friend used to call it, though...
Keep them coming, there's a week to fill, and only so much theatre technology I can take!

Also, check here for a thread about Louisville. I often dream of moving there someday. How's the job market?

guitar emporium is still in business. thanks to them, i sold a roland head on consignment to g.e. smith!

as a louisville native, i second most of the great suggestions on this thread.

evanrowe wrote:Wish I'd have my bike for the exploring.

If you don't mind riding public transit, try the TARC. It'll get you pretty much near anywhere you want to go within city limits. And there's also a trolley system.

here's the map, you can look for schedules and routes here too:
http://www.ridetarc.org/SystemMap.asp

You may even be lucky enough to run into Mark Anthony Mulligan on the bus if he's around and about. He's a TARC afficionado, and a great guy.

I'm a native but have been transplanted to Chicago and Columbus, OH for the last several years. I miss the place and the kind-hearted people so much it hurts. Been trying to move back for years now.

The job market is actually pretty good right now, just so long as you aren't in a niche technical field.

wow, i bet i know you, or something.