WUKY's Phoenix Fridays Concert Series Opens June 27
LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 25, 2014) ― WUKY's Phoenix Fridays, a new free outdoor summertime concert series presented by Bunbury and Buckle Up Music Festivals and WUKY, the University of Kentucky's NPR station, opens this Friday, June 27, in downtown Lexington.
The series, which offers concerts beginning at 5 p.m. every fourth Friday of June, July, August and September in Phoenix Park, will open this Friday with Dawn Landes, followed by headliner Simone Felice.
According to the WUKY website, "New York-based singer-songwriter Dawn Landes uses traditional American roots and alternative folk elements in her music. Incorporating a variety of instruments, ranging from guitar and accordion to glockenspiel and Optigan, her songs have a sweet sounding indie-pop groove, colored by touches of bluegrass."
"Simone Felice translates tragedies and miracles into Americana stories and songs," says the website. "Inspired by two near-death experiences, Felice's solo debut is a meditation on life and death, but it's hardly his first foray into heavy subject matter: He's written poetry, published novels and played in several bands, including The Felice Brothers and The Duke and the King. It wasn't until he had a heart attack at 33, though, that Felice realized he needed to swallow his self-doubt and go solo."
Local food trucks will be onsite at Phoenix Park, located at the corner of Main Street and South Limestone in downtown Lexington.
"Enjoying live music and good food under the stars in Phoenix Park ― we hope to see you there!" said Mike Graves, music director at WUKY.
Produced by the Downtown Lexington Corporation, WUKY's Phoenix Fridays will feature local bands as the opening act, followed by nationally touring bands.
The schedule for the rest of the summer is:
5-9:30 p.m. Friday, July 25
Opening act – Small Batch
Headliner – Saintseneca
5-9:30 p.m. Friday, August 22
Opening act – Coralee and the Townies
Headliner – Ben Sollee
5-9:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26
Opening act – The Northside Sheiks
Headliner - TBA
Band details, interviews and videos can be accessed at www.wuky.org.
For more information contact WUKY’s Mike Graves at mgrav1@email.uky.edu.
MEDIA CONTACT: Kathy Johnson, kathy.johnson@uky.edu; 859-257-3155