Does anyone know where exactly this place is located or what time they are going on? I tried the website but it wasn't very helpful.

Probably cause the website on the show page is wrong. The proper website is www.lexarts.org/artsplace.html

However, that's not really informative either. Try here.
http://www.wrfl.org/

Thank you soo much!

Is anyone going?

(Edited by rachel1808 at 10:04 pm on Mar. 29, 2003)

This venue is actually a large yoga studio. You'll have to take off your shoes to go inside.

these both are prolly stupid questions that are right in front of me somwhere, but is there an age limit? and how long does it take to get there?

It's ok. The show is all ages and Lexington is approximately 3 hrs. or so away from Nashville.

Okay so I guess that means no ones going. Well when I said I wasnt gonna miss anymore shows I meant it lol. I'm driving up Thursday to go see them and I'm really psyched!

Oh, and I got the pictures back. The one with Matt is pretty good, I'll try to post it. But the one with Rollum, I am completley cut out of! I'm not too happy with the lady who offered to take that one...

Rachel, get there early. The Features are opening. The link in this thread says 7:30 for doors open, I'm assuming, but don't plan for the usual extremely late night start you normally get when the Features open.

You're driving, or you're riding up with someone? No offense but a fourteen year-old driver would scare me.

whoops, i think that's me you're talking about. i'll blame it on the fact that it was pretty dark outside rather than deliberate sabotage. at least you called me a "lady."

Ray Davies and I want to go, but we're not sure if we will. Maybe...maybe we'll see you there, Rachel. If so, we will say "hello".

haha, Well I am glad thats cleared up because I was beginning to think it was the latter.

No, I won't be actually driving up there. Thanks for ruining my attempt to sound cool, TF! And you shouldn't be too scurred. 1 more month til my permit beeyatch! It'll be me and the road.. and a family member over the age of 21.

and Yeah, do say hi if yall go!

I'll be there!

No drinks or smokes either. Count me out. It's a shame, I've never been to Lexington before. I have to work Friday anyway.

Well, I called to preorder the tickets to insure that I dont drive (grr.. ride) 3 hours only for it to be sold out, and they didn't list the Spoon/Crooked Fingers/Features show as one that I could preorder tickets for, when on the website it says I can. BrianW, do you have any idea if I should be freaked out or do you think the chance of it selling out is slim?

So is Rachel the only one planning on being there? Ray davies, if you're planning on going we should definitely meet up at the show. I'll be there with a couple of my friends and hopefully it will be a good turnout.

I'm getting really psyched about this event since it's on my (almost) hometurf.

Track List:

1) The Beginning
2) A Million Ways to Sing The Blues
3) See You Through
4) Circus
5) Leave It All Behind
6) Walking On The Moon
7) Look Out Below
8) God Save Rock And Roll
9) Thursday

Note:
Upon consultation with Rays Davies, it was brought to my attention that Walking On The Moon might be Walk You Home. I could have sworn that they had said "Walking On The Moon," but maybe I misheard them. Either way, I'm not familiar with either of those song titles. Unless you're referring to Walking On The Moon by The Police.

Highlights of the night:

- The harmonics solo during Circus
- Hearing "Million Ways to Sing The Blues" for the first time
- The bewildered look on people's faces when I announced that I was only there to see the Features and was leaving shortly after they were finished
- Getting to talk to Rollum for a few minutes
- Buying a Buffalo Head t-shirt to espouse my fandom for all to see at work on casual friday
- God Save Rock And Roll, indeed living up to the name
- Thursday as an excellent closer

The only downer I could think of was that I was so self-conscious about people staring at me while I sang along that I had to stand in the back. :-/ That's my own fault, however.

Overall, the show was excellent, as is the norm for a Features show. The crowd seemed, although unfamiliar, very receptive and lively. The band seemed very energetic and very on during the entire set. I was sad to see only nine songs played, but they had to end their set at some point. I would have liked to have heard Excorcising Demons, Dark Room or Blow It Out., but I'm just very glad that I could make this show.

I also got a few pictures here. I'm not a photographer, so please don't laugh. Just thought I'd share what I got.

(Edited by deathscythe257 at 12:36 am on Apr. 4, 2003)

thanks for the update dave. when you said you were posting features pics, i hardly expected to open the first one and see my best friend i had no idea that he as a feature.

Update:

Damon's friend is not a feature, despite popular belief.

Also, the sixth song of the night was indeed Walk You Home after much deliberation and introspection.

i told you so.

For a second there, I was thinking, "Man, I knew I should have gone to that show"...thinking The Features had performed a brand new song, and I missed it.

just my luck...

thank you for the information. i'm glad that you and your friends seem to have had a good time. "Walking on the moon" would be a sweet remix to "walk you home."

Artsplace is not a yoga studio. It is a multi-use arts building downtown which has dance studios, art galleries, classrooms, and a large open-floor performance area which Artsplace rents out to WRFL dirt cheap for rock shows.

I believe jamiecarroll was thinking of the Mecca dance studio (where they have tried to have music shows before). This space does not allow people to wear street shoes on their dance floors, but I do not know their position on yoga. I have never gone to a show there.

The acoustics are actually great at Artsplace, and, contrary to what has been posted earlier, you can wear shoes inside. It is true that you have to smoke outside (oh, darn!) and they can't sell alcohol. On the plus side, this makes it an all-ages venue. There were lots of very nice young women in attendance (just looking!). For those of you who can't enjoy a good rock show unless you're somewhat impaired, there are about a dozen bars nearby (all playing crappy music and many filled to the gills with fratboys).

As for the Features, they were great. They were half an hour late, and they came within about two minutes of getting cut from the bill. As usual, it took about 25 minutes for them to get set up. My feeling is: if they are only going to play an 8-song set, Matt could get by with just one guitar, and the keyboard hardware could be cut down a bit too. Either that, or these guys need to fire-drill nonstop until they can set up and take down in less than 5 minutes.

Spoon was awesome. Never saw or heard them before, but they were just great. And they played 'Situations Vacant' by the Kinks toward the end of their set!

I would have stayed for spoon, but I had to get to work early today and I live in Louisville, plus I hadn't heard of them and neither had my friends... how was crooked finger?

Same Here, I thought it might have been a new song.

Good to hear from you, khautala. I'd been wondering where you'd gotten away too. Don't be a stranger.

Will

DS- were you wearing a yellow shirt? If so, I saw you when you went over and talked to Rollum.

yeah, it was a yellow striped shirt. i had on jeans too.

Yeah, okay. I remember wanting to go talk to them so bad and then looking up to see you talking to Rollum and being like "Ugh, lucky"

haha... you should have just walked up!

I just said to him "hey, you don't know me, but I'm a fan. I think you all are great."

At least you're a girl and you could use your womanly ways to get his attention.

haha womanly? hardly. but yeah im gonna make myself next time.

which of the plethora of people were you? i'm curious to know who "spotted" me... haha.

i was wearing a white and green incredible hulk shirt, hair in pigtails. im pretty short and i was rockin the front row and had a camera. when i saw you before the show started i was sitting right under matts mic next to that huge group of people and right behind a guy and a gal.

holy shit, I was right beside you.

ohh! are you the girl from the couple i was kinda talking to while i was there? thats so awesome! wow, welcome! im so happy you checked this out! for some reason i had a feeling yall would..

(Edited by rachel1808 at 3:51 am on Apr. 5, 2003)

I hadnt heard the features until thursday, and they blew everyone out of the water. Certainly the best band that performed. Reminded me of the french kicks/ brainiac with a singer that has the googliest eyes around.

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