Louisville’s Gubbey Records accepting new music for ‘Head Cleaner’ compilation
Louisville independent music label Gubbey Records is sending out a call to any and all Louisville musicians to submit a track for its upcoming release, Head Cleaner — A Louisville Music Compilation. The submission deadline is Sept. 1.
The compilation will be released on cassette, hence the title. And when we say Gubbey is open to all musicians in Louisville, we mean it. Last year’s project featured 106 local music acts and came out to more than six-and-a-half hours of music. It was released via three cassettes, with an additional download volume. This will be the compilation’s third year.
Label owner Dave Rucinski says the point of including so many bands is to document a year of Louisville music from all genres.
Last year’s edition featured at least two of Louisville’s better-known, up-and-coming bands: Small Time Napoleon and Twin Limb. The rest were a mixed bag, by design.
“We will only reject if there are any homophobic or racial slurs in the music. Thus far we have never received anything … that would require us to reject a track,” says Rucinski.
Why cassettes? Readers of a certain age — I’m 43 — will remember them being ruined in hot cars, prone to getting chewed by cassette players, and generally featuring mediocre sound quality.
Rucinski says it’s because vinyl records — that other nostalgic music medium of choice — would simply take too long to create. And cassettes are hot, believe it or not.
“We’re selling more cassettes than CDs,” he says. “I’m not sure why.”
He adds that each cassette also is sold with a free digital download.
Gubbey has a few demands for submitting songs. Musical acts have to include the title of the song, a contact email or website, and a listing of everyone who played on it, in addition to what instruments the musicians played. Gubbey also needs to know where and when the song was recorded.
Gubbey is asking any interested musical acts to submit songs via the WAV format, as it offers superior sound quality to MP3s. The songs should be from 1 to 4:30 minutes long. Also, musicians should send the music via Dropbox or Sendspace, as WAV files are typically too big to send via email. To send a track, go to either dropbox.com or sendspace.com, and then alert the label at GubbeyRecords@gmail.com.
Rucinski doesn’t yet know how much the compilation will sell for, because he doesn’t know how big it will be. Last year’s three-cassette behemoth retailed for $15. He says there will be two live shows in conjunction with the compilation’s release, each one likely having four bands. No further details about the shows are available yet.
To learn more, contact Rucinski at Gubbey’s website.
Blind Tigers
Mosquito
Gubbey
Records
After a
few
listens
to
Mosquito
it's
easy for
me to
conclude
that
Blind
Tigers
are
exceptionally
good at
writing
stripped
down
garage
rock
songs.
This
trio isn't
here to
wow you
with
their
guitar
chops
and drum
solos,
and for
that we
can
all thank
the
maker. I'm
not
saying
that
this
band
isn't
technically
proficient, it's
just
nice to
hear all
substance with
no
filler,
which is
absolutely
the case
with Mosquito.
Dia
Thompson's
voice is
my
favorite
component
to Blind
Tigers.
Her
vocals
take
center
stage
thoughout
Mosquito,
serving
as the
perfect
piece to
decorate
each
song
around.
"Do or
Die" is
my
favorite
example,
as the
song
starts
off
with mix
of heavy
guitar
and
pulsating
bass and
climaxes
with a
fabulous
vocally
driven
chorus.
I also
particularly
enjoy "Turnin
Up My
Radio"
which
strangely
reminds
me of a
JEFF the
Brotherhood
meets
The
B-52's
hybrid.
Without
Fred
Schneider,
of
course,
because
only
Fred
Schneider
can be
Fred
Schneider.
Mosquito
weighs
in at a
quick
six
songs
all
hovering
around
the
three
minute
mark.
These
songs
get
straight
to the
point,
serving
their
purpose
to the
fullest. The
format
of this
release
happens
to be
cassette,
a
platform
that
continues
it's
unforeseen
resurgence
to
modern
music.
Don't
have a
tape
player?
That's
ok,
because
each
copy
comes
with a
free
digital
download. Also,
I have
to say
that Kurt
Dinse's
album
art is
pretty
awesome.
It looks
like a
movie
poster
to a
50's
sci-fi
B-movie.
This is
an easy
release
for me
to
recommend
because
I
absolutely
love
it.
Pick
your
copy of
Mosquito
at one
of
Louisville's
fine
record
shops
around
town.
Phillip Olympia
When I actually looked at the tracklist for the first time while listening to track 5 of the 6 song EP, I realized they did all the work for me. The song's title, "Violent Pop," is an extremely accurate description for them. Blind Tigers is hard enough for you to gnarl along with their passion but also keep the beat along with their occasional synchronized clapping and ooohs and ahhhhs.
The EP entitled Mosquito wraps up in about 19 minutes but they make the most of it. There is hardly a dull moment in this release and you can expect more of the same at the release show this Saturday at Modern Cult Records. The all ages show starts at 8 p.m. with openers Satellite Twin and Opposable Thumbs. A $5 donation is requested but no one will be turned away because of lack of funds. BYOB. Mosquito comes in cassette form with a digital download.
Blind Tigers – Mosquito EP
Gubbey Records – Released April 11th, 2015
Mosquito is the soon-to-come release from Louisville’s Blind Tigers, and its a very strong one at that. The six songs that make up the EP are quick and to the point – putting this out as a cassette only adds to the general punk aesthetic they’ve got going on (I love the art work, by the way).
“Do or Die” starts with a sustained strum on an overdriven electric guitar before picking up with the constantly descending progression – the chorus has a nice, dissonant crunch to it, and pairs well with the vocal harmonies that were added. “Night of 1000 Eyes” is even sludgier than the first track, and is my favorite track of the EP. Everything except the drums has a bit of distortion on it, and the guitar solo at the end is pretty great, too. As the EP progresses, it introduces more instruments, straying away from just guitar, bass, and drums. “Smooth Talker” layers in some handclaps, “Talk Demon to Me” adds some synth (or maybe theremin?), and “Turn Up My Radio” even imitates the sound of radio dials being tuned in. “Violent Pop” was the track that caught my ear on the first listen – the background vocals, super-catchy chorus, and guitar solo are all really great.
Blind Tigers releases the cassette with a show on April 11th at Modern Cult Records with Opposable Thumbs and Satellite Twin. If you like rock and roll, this is a good one to check out – it sounds great on cassette and headphones, alike.
Tracks I Liked: Do or Die, Night of 1000 Eyes, Violent Pop
Ben Southworth – March 29th, 2015 – Park Avenue
INTERVIEW:
Blind
Tigers
Talk
About
Their
New
Cassette,
bands
in
Louisville,
and
Where
They'd
Take
Me
for
a
Night
on
the
Town!
Indie
rock
trio
Blind
Tigers
have
a
new
cassette
called
Mosquito
dropping
this
Saturday,
April
11th
via
Gubbey
Records.
To
celebrate
the
release,
an
all
ages
release
show
will
happen
the
same
day
at
Modern
Cult
with
Opposable
Thumbs
and
Satellite
Twin
rounding
out
the
bill.
The
show
will
start
at
8PM
and
outside
alcohol
is
allowed
from
what
I
understand.
Go
here
for
more
information
on
the
event.
To
promote
the
release
of
Mosquito,
Blind
Tigers
made
a
music
video
for
their
song
"Talk
Demon
To
Me"
which
can
be
seen
below:
Earlier
this
week,
the
folks
in
Blind
Tigers
were
kind
enough
to
collectively
answer
a
few
questions
about
their
band,
the
new
release,
and
Louisville's
music
community.
Never
Nervous:
How
did
Blind
Tigers
form?
Is
there
a
fascinating
origin
story
behind
the
three
of
you
coming
together?
Blind
Tigers:
We
formed
in
2013
as a
duo
with
Dia
on
guitar
and
Jason
on
drums.
We
played
our
first
show
in
early
2014
at
Mag
Bar
and
were
approached
after
the
show
by
Paul.
We
ended
up
calling
him
and
that
was
that.
NN:
What
can
you
tell
us
about
your
upcoming
cassette
Mosquito?
BT:
We
wanted
to
evoke
a
feeling
of
tamed
aggression.
To
be
able
to
tell
a
story
with
the
songs,
starting
out
strong,
pulling
it
in a
little
bit,
letting
loose
and
then
bringing
it
in
at
the
end.
NN:
How
does
the
writing
process
work?
Is
it a
collaborative
effort?
BT:
Yeah,
we
all
contribute
to
the
writing
process.
Each
member
brings
a
song
or
an
idea
and
we
elaborate
on
it.
NN:
How
did
Blind
Tigers
hook
up
with
Gubbey
Records?
BT:
We
submitted
a
song
called
"Fish
For
Lions"
to
the
first
Head
Cleaner
release.
We
really
dig
what
Dave
is
doing
with
Gubbey
Records
and
wanted
to
be a
part
of
that.
NN:
After
the
release
of
Mosquito
are
there
any
plans
to
tour
or
to
promote
the
cassette
beyond
Louisville?
BT:
The
plan
is
wide
open.
We
love
Louisville
and
would
like
to
start
a
small
Midwest
tour
as
well.
NN:
Talk
about
some
of
the
inspirations
and
influences
behind
the
music
Blind
Tigers
creates.
BT:
Well
we
are
influenced
by
grunge
bands
such
as
Nirvana
and
L7.
We
are
also
heavily
influenced
by
punk
bands
like
The
Ramones
and
New
York
Dolls.
We
like
a
lot
of
bubble
gum
and
glam
rock
like
1910
Fruitgum
Company
and
T.Rex.
We
like
fuzzy
guitar,
a
driving
bass
and
heavy
drums
and
like
to
have
sing
along
vocals.
NN:
Lets
say
your
band
decided
to
take
me
out
for
a
night
on
the
town
in
Louisville.
Where
are
we
going
to
eat,
drink
and
be
merry?
I'm
a
cheap
date,
by
the
way.
BT:
We
would
start
out
with
a
delicious
and
affordable
dinner
at
Golden
Corral,
taking
in
the
Never
Ending
Chocolate
Waterfall.
Then
head
out
to
Mag
Bar
for
some
drinks
and
dancing
and
hit
up
Dizzy
Whiz
for
a
famous
Whiz
Burger
on
the
way
home.
Then
we
could
catch
up
on a
marathon
of
the
TV
show
Snapped.
"We
would
start
out
with
a
delicious
and
affordable
dinner
at
Golden
Corral,
taking
in
the
Never
Ending
Chocolate
Waterfall.
Then
head
out
to
Mag
Bar
for
some
drinks
and
dancing
and
hit
up
Dizzy
Whiz
for
a
famous
Whiz
Burger
on
the
way
home.
Then
we
could
catch
up
on a
marathon
of
the
TV
show
Snapped."
NN:
From
your
point
of
view,
what
constitutes
a
"good
show"
as a
performer,
and/or
as
an
innocent
bystander?
BT:
A
good
show
in
our
opinion
is a
band
that
is
really
into
what
they
are
doing.
Whether
it’s
tight
or
loose,
as
long
as
they
love
it,
it
is a
good
time.
NN:
Talk
about
a
few
current
bands/artists
in
Louisville
that
you've
been
paying
attention
to
lately.
What
do
you
like
about
them?
BT:
Louisville
has
a
lot
of
great
bands
right
now.
Graffiti,
Opposable
Thumbs,
Andy
Matter
and
the
Ten
Wet
Dollars
and
The
New
Bravado
are
all
bands
that
are
putting
out
some
good
tunes.
Opposable
Thumbs
will
be
playing
our
release
show
with
us
on
April
11th
and
we
dig
their
Talking
Heads-ish
sound.
"Louisville
has
a
lot
of
great
bands
right
now."
NN:
Now
that
Winter
is
officially
behind
us,
would
you
care
to
recommend
any
of
your
personal
favorite
warm
weather
records?
BT:
These
are
all
albums
we
enjoy
for
summer
weather.
Apocalypse
Hoboken:
Now’s
Not
a
Good
Time.
Beastie
Boys:
Ill
Communication.
Dax
Riggs:
Say
Goodnight
to
the
World.
Sonic
Youth:
Dirty.
A
Tribe
Called
Quest:
Midnight
Marauders.
NN:
What
is
your
favorite
thing
to
do
outside
on a
perfect-weather
day?
Or
are
you
a
"I'm
gonna
stay
inside
and
watch
movies
anyway
because
I
don't
give
a
shit
about
nice
weather"
kind
of
person?
BT:
Little
bit
of
both.
When
it’s
really
nice
out
it’s
always
fun
to
have
a
cookout,
play
some
frisbee
and
drink
beer.
I
think
we
would
all
consider
ourselves
to
be
tv
junkies
though.
Paul
likes
to
hit
up
the
skate
parks
when
it’s
nice
out.
NN:
Are
you
excited
about
the
new
Star
Wars
sequels?
Or
would
you
rather
have
more
Indiana
Jones
movies?
Or
do
you
just
really
really
hate
George
Lucas?
BT:
Jason
is
kind
of
excited
to
see
the
new
Star
Wars
movie.
Dia
is
waiting
on
the
release
of
Pee
Wee’s
Big
Holiday
and
Paul
always
has
his
lightsaber
out.
Overall,
George
Lucas
is
pretty
cool.
Phillip Olympia
Blind Tigers: Mosquito
(Gubbey)
For lo-fi garage rock with straightforward guitar hooks and barebones, heavy-handed drumming mixed with generally icy vocals, there’s a lot going on with “Mosquito,” the debut from Blind Tigers. The chugging guitars and the explosive drums set the pace of the entire album, which mostly works in their favor, sounding more cohesive than dull, for two reasons: 1) Like most good punk/garage-rock songs, they get in and out quickly, and 2) They splice in subtle, outside-the-box elements — indie handclaps, scattered psychedelic touches, muffed harmonies and other slight studio tricks that still keep the gritty feel intact — to not let you get bored, without seemingly begging you (with some sort of grand gesture) not to get bored. The only way it works against them is when the vocals — which are on point when collected and cold — try to match the energy of the instruments and can’t quite catch up.
Monday, March 30, 2015
Kentucky Music Review - Blind Tigers - Mosquito (Gubbey Records)
Andy Matter, Pacific Midwest
Posted by brine
I think
it was
winter.
"Look
for his
car; I
never
know
which
house it
is
unless
his car
is on
the
street."
Soon
inside,
we
hovered
over
Albini's
version
of Cheap
Trick's
In
Color.
We
drank,
smoked,
rolled.
On an
exercise
ball.
It's
here I
heard
some of
the
first
rough
cuts of
Pacific
Midwest.
Shawn
saved my
notes
and read
them
back to
me:
Bullfrogs.
Tom
Hanks in
Big.
"Is it
like you
were
milking
a cow?"
"You
have
chosen
wisely,
son."
Jack
journals.
"Don't
take the
Chalice
from the
palace."
I don't
know
what any
of that
fucking
means
(except
jack
journals,
which
I'll
explain
in
person
next
time I
see
you),
but I'll
try and
remain
true to
my gut
drafts
and fit
them in
here.
Andy
Matter's
kick-drummed
himself
into
being a
basic
constituent
element
of the
physical
reality
that is
Louisville
music.
The
Touched,
Red
Light
Relay,
Health
and
Happiness
Gospel
Band,
Opposable
Thumbs,
Mimi Von
Schnitzel,
Furlong,
Adventure,
Butter,
Legba
Bentonia,
Whiskey
Dick,
etc...His
hands
have
been in
so many
cookie
jars,
both his
crumbs
and crud
rock are
strewn
throughout
this
music
scene.
Pacific
Midwest
has been
a labor
of love
for the
multi-instrumentalist/singer-songwriter.
It's a
potage
that
stews
the
experiences,
sounds,
influences
and flat
bullfrog
weirdnesses
Andy has
performed
and
survived
into one
catchy
postcard
that
culminates
into a
fun
read.
Almost
like TOM
HANKS IN
BIG,
Andy has
moved
from the
toy
store to
dancing
"Chopsticks"
on the
giant
piano.
(wow...I
can't do
it
anymore.
that was
painful.)
Less of
the
Stooges-influenced
crud
rock
Andy
marauded
his
drums to
in the
early
2000s,
Pacific
Midwest
is more
of a
dissolve
into a
collage
of
garage
anthems
pitted
with
heart-on-sleeve
vocal
deliveries
in
almost
storytelling
frames.
It's a
mix of
personable
observations
that
builds
upon
clever
lyrical
delivery
through
a voice
that
hovers
between
assertiveness
just as
it might
waver
into a
bettering
worriment.
Lines
from
these
tunes
are as
likely
to get
across
someone
with ire
and
frustration
as they
are to
put
across
something
with
aspiration
and
hopes.
As much
emotion
is worn
on
truth,
so are
influences.
The
melodic
rock of
Guided
By
Voices,
The
Replacements,
even
Sugar,
posture
themselves
into
tunes
that
create
golden
choruses.
This has
the
drive of
a
bombastic
rattled
rock
that can
morph
into the
pleasures
of a
bouncy
jangle
pop and
back
again in
a snap.
The
vocals
can
waver
and
shake
like
Eric
Bachmann
or Doug
Martsch.
Check
out the
first
video
from the
record,
"Carbonation,"
a
barnburner
brandishing
a nailed
slap-backed
riff:
Pacific
Midwest
is
loaded
with
these
types of
hooks:
"Nova No
Va,"
"Alive
for
Days,"
"Final
War,"
"Tonight
and
Every
Night,"
and the
track
list
goes on.
And more
aces
from
heartful
sleeves
are
pulled
with
bandmates
from
other
L'ville
bands
guesting
throughout
the
album,
including
J Glenn
(Mimi
Von
Schnitzel),
Bob
Dixon
(Health
&
Happiness),
Eric
Suplee
and Bill
Montgomery
(Opposable
Thumbs),
Jaye
Wood
(Red
Light
Relay)
and Benn
Lally
and
Jason
Walker
(New
Bravado/Ten
Wet
Dollars).
Fuck it,
let's
all just
put this
album on
and go
swimming
at the
quarry.
Good
beginning
to
summer.
PS: Is
it like
you were
milking
a cow?
See:
jack
journals.
Andy
Matter's
record
release
show for
the
cassette
+
download
Pacific
Midwest
on
Gubbey
Records
will be
Saturday,
May 17
at
Modern
Cult
Records.
Also on
the bill
are The
Teeth
and Tag
Team
Guys.
New
Bravado
Sol
Similar
Gubbey
Records
The
fellas
in
sludgey
psych-rock
band New
Bravado
obviously
love
Black
Sabbath,
but it's
what is
underneath
that
initial
layer
that
sets
them
apart
from
other
60's/70's
garage/fuzz
clones.
Whether
it be
intentional
or not,
I'm
feeling
a
consistent
vibe
from
late
80's/early
90's
grunge
bands
from
Seattle
like
Screaming
Trees
and
Soundgarden.
And
considering
those
are two
bands I
grew up
being
infatuated
with, I
consider
that to
be a
good
thing.
Their
latest
offering
comes in
the form
of a
two-song
cassette
single,
which is
intended
to serve
as a
precursor
to their
upcoming
full-length
Sun and
Moon,
which
will be
released
later
this
year.
While
the
A-side,
titled
"Sol
Similar"
is
certainly
enchanting,
I prefer
the
B-Side
"Long
Head
Blues,"
an
engaged
number
that
wastes
no time
getting
started
with a
righteous
head-banging
wah-wah
riff. It
settles
in to a
nice,
vocals-driven
60's
throw-back,
completing
a short,
but
enjoyable
listening
experience.
While I
recommend
you
giving
this
release
your
attention,
I can't
say I'm
completely
satisfied,
but only
because
of the
short
two-song
sampling
offered.
I have
no idea
when
their
full-length
will see
the
light of
day, but
I'm
certainly
ready
for a
plus-sized
helping
of New
Bravado
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Chained
to a
crownwork
of
droll,
lulling
proles
humming
a
repetitive
low. A
misunderstood
hoof
through
the
boredoms
of a
grey pod
day.
Stick
this in
the tape
player.
Play and
blossom.
Succumb
to all
these
things
that are
cured in
heat
with
hugs of
distortion.
It is
this.
This New
Bravado.
This new
cassette
single.
All and
that.
Sucked
into the
menage
of
instrumentation
of this
"Sol
Similar."
A slow
drool of
softly
drifting
vocals
and
camouflaged
in
strums
and
skies
and
drips
from the
reverb.
New
Bravado
returns
to us
from
atop a
golden
star
making
golden
showers
of
golden
acid on
our
brown,
dirty
heads.
Blueing
and
blacking,
this
band has
appreciated
further
time
travels,
backpassing
Sabbath
and
instead
bounding
into the
heavy
psych
and
power
fuzz of
the 60s,
whence
came
Eden's
Children,
Banchee,
Lincoln
Street
Exit.
Play and
suddenly
it's
summer,
1971, a
dirt
yard,
sweating
out
moonshine,
dosing,
and
starting
anew.
Staring
at the
sun for
years,
until
finally
realizing
it's the
sun's
reflection
off the
hodgepodge
chrome
from
your
front
yard
van,
yawning
with
you, a
magic
arrow of
Abaris
abating
your
mind
into a
numb
blur.
Then
it's
night,
and the
shift is
unnoticeable,
and you
don't
know
how, and
it all
happens
again
with the
Moon,
and soon
friends
have
stopped
by, and
the
panning
chants
begin in
the
abracadabra
of the
dark,
warm,
narcotic
Kentucky
night.
"Sol
Similar"
and
"Long
Head
Blues"
are
about
the
groove
drowning
in an
analphabetic
swamp of
words
and
riffs.
Ben
Lally's
voice
retires
further
and
downward
into a
retreat
of
reverb.
Lower.
Fading
into
soft
echoes.
Adam
Copelin's
bass
leads
everyone
into a
rabbit
hole of
misty
strums
lined on
scriptured
mirrors
and near
whispers,
until
the
chords
become
heavy
firefly
trails.
This is
about
the
clock
and its
banishment.
And
downstrokes
onto Big
Things
like God
and Zeus
and
Love.
New
Bravado
just
broke
open
some
real
shit and
is
passing
it out,
mad
hatter
style.
This
band
became
one of
my
favorites
in
Louisville
with the
release
of their
debut
full-length
Unconscious
Afternoon
in 2013.
The new
"Sol
Similar"
cassingle
shows
the band
has only
upped
its
style
and
presence.
Looking
forward
to more,
hopefully
in the
near
future.
New
Bravado
will
celebrate
the
release
of "Sol
Similar"
on
Gubbey
Records
with a
show at
Modern
Cult
Records
on
Saturday,
April
19, and
will be
joined
by
Opposable
Thumbs.
B-sides
Louisville’s love letter
Called “a love letter from the Louisville music scene,” Head Cleaner: A Louisville Music Compilation is a collection of 46 new songs from local artists of all stripes. Gubbey Records head Dave Rucinski decided to invest himself in this “labor of love” to call attention to the scene and expose it to both locals and those in the world outside our bubble.
“It is my belief that the Louisville music scene is at the very best it has been since the mid-to-late ’90s,” Rucinski says. “There are so many styles and numerous bands in town making high-quality original music that it rivals even the biggest music scenes across the country.”
As a “history freak,” Rucinski wanted to showcase what he was seeing and hearing and preserve it “so it was not lost to the air, and could be easily found in one place in a high-quality document form.”
Gubbey announced an open call in May for artists to submit one song each. The 46 songs received made the process “overwhelming, yet extremely awesome,” says Rucinski. Another open call was made for visual art; Matt Humble’s painting of the Belle of Louisville won that honor. As for the music chosen, “No one was turned away,” Rucinski says. “We did not play favorites for this release.”
He issued it primarily on cassette, “based on our love for releasing on odd, dead formats. I grew up listening to cassettes, and they will always sound better than a CD to me.” The cassettes also include a card leading to a digital download. Due to cost, a vinyl release is not planned.
The most challenging aspects were first mastering audio from 46 different sources to make the collection sound consistent in quality and volume, and then to sequence everything to make it feel as coherent as possible. Rucinski estimates that 155 musicians contributed, in addition to the five others who helped him with backstage details.
Despite taking up a large part of the year, Rucinski and Gubbey plan to do it again annually.
The New Vintage hosts a two-night release party, Friday and Saturday at 9 p.m.
California's KFJC 89.7 FM gave some serious Louisville love and played 10 songs in a row from Head Cleaner-A Louisville Music Compilation-Vol.1&2-You can listen below to the broadcast, starts around 26:50---Music from: Opposable Thumbs, Plastic Bubble, Rude Weirdo, Black Birds of Paradise, Danica Ransom, GodTicklerPlus, Humongous, Thaniel Ion Lee, D'Arkestra & Whistlin' Rufus! So awesome! Major THANKS!
http://archive.kfjc.org/archives/1312122253h_naysayer.mp3
This
week's
top 5,
as
chosen
by music
writer
Jeffrey
Lee
Puckett
and arts
writer
Elizabeth
Kramer
'Head Cleaner’
Louisville’s Gubbey Records is celebrating its most ambitious release to date: “Head Cleaner — A Louisville Music Compilation, Vols. 1 & 2,” a 46-artist collection that digs into aspects of the city’s sound. . Go to www.gubbeyrecords.net for schedule.
WHAT: Gubbey Records release party
WHEN: Friday and Saturday
WHERE: Modern Cult Records, 2100 Frankfort Ave. (1 p.m. Friday) and The New Vintage, 2126 S. Preston St. (9 p.m. Friday and Saturday)
COST: Modern Cult is free; The New Vintage, $5 each night
