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Lexington music venue Cosmic Charlie’s permanently closes

Emily Girard June 4, 2020

After over a decade in the Lexington music scene, Cosmic Charlie’s, a Lexington bar and music venue, permanently closed on May 31. The bar primarily hosted rock and indie bands; artists like Sturgill...

The Nashville-based indie rock band, Future Thieves performed at Cosmic Charlies on Wednesday, February 22, 2018 in Lexington, Ky. Photo by Katherine Stockham | Staff

Future Thieves perform in Lexington

Akhira Umar February 22, 2018

Cosmic Charlie’s was full of energy on Wednesday night when indie rock band Future Thieves took the stage. The Nashville-based outfit started its tour just a day before coming to play in Lexington. This...

Future Thieves

Indie rock band Future Thieves to play at local venue

Akhira Umar February 9, 2018

Lexington will soon be welcoming American indie rock band Future Thieves. The Nashville-based band has been on the rise ever since, touring the U.S. the very next year. Future Thieves has played at music...

Swampy, Mississippi-bred southern rock group The Weeks will be bringing music from their new album Easy to Cosmic Charlies on March 30.

The Weeks serve Mississippi rock vibes

Matt Wickstrom March 26, 2017

Led by identical twins Cain and Cyle Barnes, The Weeks have manufactured a swampy blend of southern rock straight from Mississippi that has left music fanatics in a frenzy nationwide and earned them spots...

The Baja Yetis perform at Cosmic Charlies on Dec. 17 to celebrate the release of their debut album Gone Planet.

Baja Yetis explore unknown in ‘Gone Planet’

January 12, 2017

Packing small stages around Central Kentucky since 2010 has been the big sound of improvisational soul and jazz octet The Baja Yetis. Last month the group released their debut record Gone Planet, taking...

Cosmic Charlies held the first show at their new location at 723 National Avenue on Dec. 2. The venue had previously been housed in University Plaza since 2009.

New Cosmic Charlie’s is out of this world

December 7, 2016

After two months, a void in Lexington’s music scene has been (re) filled, and it’s out of this world. Initially scheduled to open on Oct. 29, the new Cosmic Charlie’s, located at 723 National Avenue,...

Freekbass is set to bring funkified bass lines to The Burl on Saturday, Nov. 19 when he joins forces with Miles Nielsen & The Rusted Hearts.

Freekbass embodies funk

November 16, 2016

After years of performing his funkified bass lines, there aren’t many places or many facets of the music business that Cincinnati’s Chris “Freekbass” Sherman hasn’t partaken in.The versatile...

Murder by Death returns to Lexington to perform on Sunday, Nov. 6 at The Burl with Twin Limb.

‘Murder by Death’ helps heal wounds

November 2, 2016

Dark, gritty songwriting will clash with classical undertones when Murder by Death makes the short trip down I-64 from Louisville this weekend for a Sunday night show at The Burl.Murder by Death got their...

The McLovins (Jason Ott, Jake Huffman, Atticus Kelly, and Justin Berger) return to Lexington on Thursday, Nov. 3 for a show at The Burl. Its their first trip through town since playing at Cosmic Charlies in Jan. 2015.

It’s not a burger, but fans are McLovin it

October 31, 2016

 McLovins, the musical masters of improvisation and deception will bring their always-evolving musical circus to Lexington this week for a Thursday night get-down at The Burl. The group was founded in...

Town Mountain will help celebrate the re-opening of Cosmic Charlies with a special J.D. Crowe themed show on Saturday, Oct. 29.

Town Mountain going retro to reopen Cosmic Charlie’s

October 23, 2016

New beginnings clash with old-time honky tonk this Saturday at Cosmic Charlie’s for a “hootin’ and hollerin’” Halloween get-down featuring Asheville, NC’s Town Mountain.The quintet is set to...

Lexington five-piece “newgrass” group The Wooks have their sights set on the release of their debut album “Little Circles,” out Sept. 23. Photo provided by The Wooks

First Listen: The Wooks’ “Little Circles”

Matt Wickstrom September 20, 2016

From playing to “Little Circles” of friends to wowing thousands at festivals, Lexington bluegrass five-piece The Wooks are redefining the genre one show at a time. The group’s upcoming debut “Little...

Keller Williams performs at FloydFest on July 31, 2016. 

Keller Williams trippy tunes to invade Cosmic Charlie’s

By Matt Wickstrom September 11, 2016

The psychedelic looping of “one man jam band” Keller Williams returns to the bluegrass this Friday night for a near sold-out show at Cosmic Charlie’s. Friday’s performance marks Williams’ first...

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