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VIDEO: The Emo Night Tour

Jackson Redish, Broadcaster December 15, 2024

Jackson Redish, reporter for the Kentucky Kernel, attends the Emo Night Tour on Dec. 12 hosted by the Burl of Lexington. At the Emo Night Tour you can relive the emotional energy of some of your favorite...

Old television sets cover a wall at the Burl Arcade in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Kayleigh Conrad | Staff

Travel back to the ’80s with The Burl Arcade

Kayleigh Conrad November 1, 2018

One quarter per play starts up vintage video arcade games such as NBA Jam, Star Wars Pinball and Vindicators in The Burl’s newest project, The Burl Arcade.Located just off Manchester Street in the heart...

Ben Knight and the Welldiggers perform for a welcoming audience at The Burl.

Somerset music festival makes a stop in Lexington

Grant Noffsinger June 4, 2018

Going 25 years strong, the Master Musicians Festival, a staple of Somerset, Kentucky, decided to give Lexington a taste of their talent. The festival reached out to West 6th Brewing in Lexington to throw...

A packed house enjoys a night of performances at the Beaux Arts 50th Anniversary at The Burl on Saturday April 14, 2018 in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Olivia Beach | Staff

Beaux Arts Ball fills The Burl with unique works by local artists

Amanda Bryant April 16, 2018

The 50th anniversary of the Saturday evening with an array of black lights, neon and eccentricity.The event featured a variety of walking and inanimate art including a pair of stilt walkers and a booth...

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Indie folk band Motion Hotel to play in Lexington

Lauryn Haas February 13, 2018

Though Motion Hotel calls Houston home, the band can’t wait to see some Bluegrass musicians in Kentucky.Indie folk band Motion Hotel is touring its new EP “Broken VCRs” with supporting acts EZRA...

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Cleveland-based band The Village Bicycle to perform at The Burl today

Rebecca Feigin November 15, 2017

The Village Bicycle, a Cleveland-based band with a mix of rock and roll, pop and electronic music, are performing at The Burl this Wednesday, Nov. 15.This Wednesday will not only be The Village Bicycle’s...

‘Psychedelic soul’ singer Esmé Patterson to play The Burl

October 10, 2017

Denver-based indie musician Esmé Patterson will play a set of her psychedelic soul music at the Burl in Lexington on Wednesday, Oct. 11.The show will be Patterson’s second visit to the city this year,...

*repeat repeat plays at The Burl in Lexington, Kentucky, on Sept. 7, 2017. 

Nashville band *repeat repeat brings ‘surf rock candy’ to the Burl

Tre Lyerly September 8, 2017

Nashville surf rock band *repeat repeat stopped at the Burl in Lexington's Distillery District Thursday evening to play a combination of new tracks and earlier entries from their discography for a small...

Dangermuffin will bring new tunes off their record "Heritage" to Lexington and The Burl on April 19.

Dangermuffin heals through music

Matt Wickstrom April 12, 2017

Founded in 2007, Dangermuffin returns to their roots while also shaking things up on their sixth studio album “Heritage”, an eight-track blend of jam, folk and Americana influences. Dangermuffin pulls...

A fashion performer struts the catwalk at the Beaux Arts Ball in Lexington, Ky., on Saturday, April 8, 2017. The Beaux Arts Foundation has put on the biannual art, music and fashion festival since 1969, and this year it was hosted by The Burl. Photo by Joshua Qualls | Staff

The Burl hosts Beaux Arts Ball

Gordon Kaye April 9, 2017

The Beaux Arts Foundation’s annual Spring Ball took place this past Saturday at The Burl and was by all accounts an incredibly successful show. When asked about the outcome of the show Executive Director...

Nashville-based singer-songwriter Lera Lynn returns to Lexington on April 12 for "Electric Words" with Louisville native and famous writer John Jeremiah Sullivan.

Lera Lynn speaks electric words on ‘Resistor’

Matt Wickstrom April 9, 2017

Born in Houston and raised in Georgia, Lera Lynn has had a passion for music pumping through her veins since childhood, carrying her passion to three full length albums and repeated appearances on HBO’s...

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The many hats of Eric Bolander

Matt Wickstrom April 5, 2017

Born in Garrison, Kentucky nestled along the Ohio River between Maysville and Ashland is Eric Bolander, a man who wears many hats, including musician, artist, teacher, coach and most recently, father.While...

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