WUKY is a proud partner of @noncommusicalliance and its mission to highlight public radio’s role in connecting musicians, performers and artists with the audiences like you who enjoy and support their music during Public Radio Music Day.
WUKY is celebrating Public Radio Music Day with a FREE, Live Concert at the WUKY Studios on Wednesday, October 23, 2024. This concert is FREE and made possible through support from Wildside Winery!
What:
Lexington Natives Movie Jail will perform live from 7 - 7:45 p.m.
Ben Sollee will perform live from 8 – 8:45 p.m.
When: October 23, 2024 from 6 - 9:00 p.m.
Where: WUKY Studios, 2640 Spurr Rd
Stream live on Facebook (coming soon)
Stream live on YouTube (coming soon)
About the Musicians
Ben Sollee - Kentucky musician and composer Ben Sollee, has been blurring boundaries with his musical style and career for nearly two decades – his latest album, Long Haul (2024) is no exception. Drawing on tonal influences from the American and global south, Sollee’s vocals and unique cello style thread through each track binding seemingly disparate chapters of his journey – the Long Haul.
After his last album in 2017, Sollee took a break from touring to grow his family and deepen community connections in Louisville, KY. Now a father of three, Sollee has leaned into his work as a composer; scoring films such as LAND from director Robin Wright, and Maggie Morre(s), a John Slattery film featuring Tina Fey and Jon Hamm. He also scored the podcast series Unreformed, which was recently nominated for a Peabody Award. Outside of music, Sollee helped launch the non-profit Canopy, which supports Kentucky businesses positively impacting their communities and planet.
Movie Jail - Described by BrooklynVegan as “hypnotic, airy indie rock,” Movie Jail is a five-piece band based in Lexington, Kentucky. Their debut EP, mixed by John McEntire of Tortoise, received nods from Under the Radar, Treble, and other outlets for an inventive blend of post-punk guitar, “lush and shimmering” instrumentation, and oddball rhythms. The record received airplay both regionally and beyond, and they quickly released a video for the single, “Call the Neighbors,” which MAGNET praised as an “arty, hooky, sonic barrage.” Featuring longtime friends and collaborators Dave Cobb (guitar and vocals), Nick Coleman (synths), Kim Conlee (vibraphone and flute), Thomas Usher (bass), and Austin Wilkerson (drums), Movie Jail recently brought their frenetic live performance to the Crave and Expansion festivals. Whether testing the limits of 7/4 time or careening into jittery new-wave territory, Movie Jail find their grounding in an unabashed love of pop melodies.
About Public Radio Music Day
Each week, more than 7.5 million Americans listen to Triple A music on public radio stations like WUKY. WUKY is just one of 330+ public radio stations that play Triple A music. WUKY is the only Triple A radio station in this market and offers the biggest variety of music in Central Kentucky.
What is Triple A? It stands for Adult Album Alternative but it encompasses a wide variety of music such as folk, bluegrass, Celtic, and Gospel. You can learn more about Triple A from @noncommusicalliance.