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Well we gave away our first 4 Day 3 Night Bahamas Cruise at The Brewery Thunderdome last night and still have one more to give away tonight! Follow the instructions on the “Welcome” page and get registered quick. You only have until 7 PM.

Check this out – BEER SPECIALS appeared last night. Now we are really rocking in The Ville! The party was great and if you weren’t there you lost out on a great time.

I spent most of the night on the Moon Deck listening to a very young band called “Leaving the Garden”. They are just starting to leave the garage and I could certainly tell they were very nervous. This is not uncommon with young bands just getting started especially when they are playing at a venue with the history and reputation of Thunderdome.

I think what impressed me the most was the band (I don’t think their oldest member was above the age of 19) didn’t just sing cover music, they actually had originals they had composed themselves. They did a much better job with their originals than with the cover stuff and their style reminded me of the Black Crows. The lead singer really tried hard but needs to remember the microphone and sound system are suppose to do the voice projection for you. He was trying hard to project his voice into the crowd and at one point I went inside and asked the Sound Engineer to come out and adjust the sound to compensate for his efforts. By the third or fourth song of each set he had blown his vocals which made it difficult to sing the ranges (which were on the edge of his abilities anyway) some of the songs required. Again, I attribute this to the nervousness and lack of actual experience outside of Mom & Dad’s basement. In time that will change.

All in all I feel if they stick together and keep writing new songs Louisville will have another winner of a Rock Band in their city.

I can’t wait to see what the deck brings tonight!

As everyone probably already knows by now The Brewery Thunderdome is back! Well it doesn’t hold as many people as it used to, but the quality is still there. We were invited to visit and give our honest opinions so here’s what we came up with.

First off let me tell you a little about the club itself. The Dome holds probably close to 700 people and the stage, lighting and sound is just plain awesome. You step outside onto the Moon Deck and that particular area looks as if it could hold around 300 people comfortably. Cover bands play on the deck stage every weekend and Saturday night it was hopping. The Brewery should be open within the next two weeks. They are just waiting on the final permit on the kitchen. Personally I’m more excited about The Brewery than the rest of it. I look forward to the live acoustical entertainment that has been promised. I do want to complain about the beer prices though. Everyone knows I pull no punches when asked to do a review and give my honest opinion so $3.00 for a canned beer in Louisville, KY is just plain ridiculous. Especially with the demographics the club is after; hey guys take my advice, these kids can’t afford that. Mixed drink prices were reasonable and ranged from $4.00-$5.00. That’s pretty well average for the area. The management has assured me they are working with the owner to run beer specials so our outings to the Dome will be a little more affordable.

Now to the music:

On the Moon Deck the cover band was Stoned Crow from Elizabethtown, KY. It seems the band has been together for about a year now and I would venture to say coming to Thunderdome was probably their biggest gig yet. I arrived early and listened to them warm up and with the sound of the instrumentals thought we were going to be in for a big treat. The lead guitarist was awesome! The bass and drummer kept right in rhythm and I actually found myself moving to the grove per say. All that ended when the lead singer took the stage. In all honesty he couldn’t carry a tune in a bottle. That seems to be a problem all over Louisville with cover bands. The instrumentals sound great but for some reason the 17^th largest market in the nation lacks good vocalists. Maybe with more practice and possibly a few voice lessons this group may advance up the ladder a half notch.

The Dome hosted 3 local Metal Bands for the crowds’ enjoyment. I almost felt sorry for them as they rushed to get their equipment off and on the stage between sets, but they didn’t seem to mind at all. I believe they were just happy to be back performing in the notorious Thunderdome.

Overthrone was the opening band. All I have to say about them is I thought you were supposed to practice before performing in a place like Thunderdome. It was almost as if the left hand didn’t have a clue what the right hand was doing. I guess most would call it harsh Metal as I couldn’t understand one word of the lyrics. Maybe next time they will provide programs with printed lyrics so I can read along as they scream. Needless to say I wasn’t very impressed at all. About halfway through their set I went outside to the Moon Deck figuring I could at least understand Stoned Crow making them the most viable option at the time. While on the deck I was approached by one of the promoters who asked me what I thought so far and I had to honestly tell them they really hadn’t impressed me thus far. He assured me it was about to get better and it did.

Adaptize took the stage and I forced myself to re-enter the dome for their performance. I must say I wasn’t disappointed this time. Obviously these guys have practiced religiously (no pun intended) and it showed in their performance. I could actually understand the words Ryan Dunn was singing and his vocals were very good. Chris Croxton set the pace on the drums and never missed a beat. The instrumentals by Croft (lead guitar) and Bond (bass guitar) were fantastic and each of them complimented the other. If you like Hard Rock I recommend you visit the bands website at Adaptize.net, look at their schedule, and check out their next gig. They play all original music and I have a feeling they will advance highly up the ladder of success in the music industry in the next few years. Their performance left me looking forward to hearing the Headlining Band which was due up next.

Sonic Epitaph took the stage and totally rocked the house! The band is from LaGrange, KY and the crowd was obviously starving for Goth music performed in their style of a European symphonic/power metal similar to the sounds of Nightwish or Lacuna Coil. This style of music is very scarce in Kentucky but those in attendance definitely enjoyed it.

I was actually contacted by Donnie who is the drummer and band manager about a week before the show and he submitted a song that he asked me to review for possible airtime on VilleRadio.com. Since we specialize in Independent Artists especially those from the local Louisville scene I listened just as I do every song submitted (that’s about 100 a week). Once I listened I immediately placed the song into rotation on the station. Since we are sponsoring Thunderdome with 2 Bahamas Cruise Packages I wasn’t actually due to attend performances until July 25^th & 26^th when we are holding the drawing but as soon as I found out Sonic Epitaph was playing on the 19^th I canceled a scheduled outing to the Bats game and the wife and I headed to the dome. I just had to see if this female vocalists was as good as she sounded on the MP3 that was sent or if it had been digitally enhanced. As I said earlier finding good strong vocals in this market is very tough. I listen to local submissions every week and a large majority of the songs end up in my recycle bin, not on the station.

When all was said and done I was mesmerized by excellent vocals, instrumentation and percussion! I think Donnie’s drum set took up the whole back of the stage and I swear he used every piece on the set. I definitely heard more than I was expecting and even though Goth really isn’t my style I sat and listened to the whole performance. I even missed out on the wet t-shirt contest on the Moon Deck because I couldn’t make myself leave Thunderdome.

I would like to wish Cristina (great vocals), Joe, Gene, Amy and Donnie all the best and I will catch another show soon.

The final opinion. Even though I had few grievances to list at the beginning all in all The Brewery Thunderdome ROCKS! They’ve only been operating again for a couple months and I’m quite certain they will get the minor kinks worked out very soon. If you want to listen to some Kick Ass music, the dome is the only place to be (no, they didn’t pay me to say that). I definitely give them two thumbs up for their efforts thus far. I will be there Friday and Saturday this week so I’m sure I’ll have more to write about. Come join me and the whole staff from VilleRadio.com this weekend. Don’t forget to reserve your tickets early by sending an email to thebrewerythunderdome@gmail.com. Put as many names in your email as you want and your tickets will be reserved at the door for only $6.00. Everyone on the list will be registered automatically to win a 4 Day 3 Night Cruise to the Bahamas. Be sure to include your name, the names of the people coming with you and the date of the night you will be attending.   

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