An incredible evening with Dr. John
Showtime: 7PM Thurs. June 25, 2009.
Tickets: $44.50 and go on sale 1PM Saturday, April 11 at the Kentucky Theater
Call 859-231-7924 after 4PM

Dr. John is the living embodiment of the rich musical heritage exclusive to New Orleans. His colorful musical career began in the 1950s. A notorious gun incident forced him to give up the guitar and concentrate on piano, heard on records by Sonny and Cher, Van Morrison and Aretha Franklin. He soon developed the persona of Dr. John: The Night Tripper. A legend was born which established his blend of funk, rhythm & blues, psychedelic rock and Creole roots on chart hits like “Right Place Wrong Time” and “Such A Night.” He won Grammys in 1989, 1992, 1996 and 2000.

WEBSITES: www.drjohn.org 

WATCH A CLIP: Right Place, Wrong Time

George Clinton and the Parliament Funkadelic
Monday May 11, showtime 7PM
Tickets: $44.50 plus tax and sc, call 859-231-7924 after 4PM
The Mothership Comes to Lexington!!!!

George Clinton is an American music institution, a living party legend and the principal architect of P-Funk. He was the mastermind of the bands Parliament and Funkadelic during the 1970s and early 1980s, and was a solo funk artist as of 1981. He has been called one of the most important innovators of funk music, next to James Brown and Sly Stone. Clinton is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 with fifteen other members of Parliament-Funkadelic.

Clinton appeared in films such as Graffiti Bridge (1990), House Party (1990), PCU (1994), Good Burger (1997) and The Breaks (1999). Most recently he appeared as the voice of The Funktipus, the DJ of the Funk radio station Bounce FM in the 2004 video game, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, in which his song "Loopzilla" also appeared. Rapper Dr. Dre sampled most of his beats to create his G-Funk music era. He's also worked with Tupac Shakur on the song "Can't C Me" from the album All Eyez on Me; Outkast on the song "Synthesizer" from the album Aquemini

An Evening with The AVETT Brothers
Tuesday June 23, showtime 7PM
Tickets: $24.50 plus tax and sc
859-231-7924 after 4pm

In the past year, The Avett Brothers have gone from relative unknowns to the poster children of a brand new and rapidly growing genre of American music, described by critics and fans as "indie roots", "folk-punk", or "grungegrass". The Avett Brothers combine bluegrass, country, punk, pop melodies, folk, rock and roll, honky tonk and ragtime to produce a sound described by the San Francisco Chronicle as having the "Heavy sadness of Townes Van Zandt, the light pop concision of Buddy Holly, the tuneful jangle of the Beatles, the raw energy of the Ramones."

The Avett Brothers come to lexington on the eve of their major label debut on Columbia Records. Visit

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An Evening with Guitar Master LEO KOTTKE
Thursday October 29, showtime 7PM
Tickets: $24.50 plus tax and sc, call 859-231-7924 after 4PM

Leo Kottke is best known for his 12-string slide instrumentals and five-finger picking technique. These paved the way for fellow guitarists Michael Hedges and Will Ackerman of the Windham Hill label to combine bluegrass, bottleneck-blues, and classical rhythms into the popular New Age listening music of the 1980s. In 24 years, Kottke has composed scores for film soundtracks, children's shows, and a symphony; and he has also released over 21 LPs, some of which are reminiscent of folksinger Tom Waits or the more short-winded radio personality and writer Garrison Keillor.

Rolling Stone described him as "so good that he didn't need a band." Folk great Pete Seeger, who (along with John Fahey) was one of Kottke's first influences, called the young guitar player "the best twelve-string guitarist [he has] ever heard." Kottke is known for his self-deprecating, loopy sense of humor and brilliant stage presence. "What happens in the fretboard appears to mirror the sudden ebbs and flows in his thought process," wrote Billboard's Jim Bessman, of Kottke's concert style. "He actually plays guitar like it's a fishing pole, grinning and grimacing as he verges on losing the catch, then reeling it in just when it looks like its gone for good."