Cropped Out

Cropped Out
Genre Music festival
Frequency Annual
Location(s) Louisville, Kentucky
Years active 6
Inaugurated October 1–3, 2010
Website
croppedoutmusic.com

Cropped Out is an annual multi-venue music festival in Louisville, Kentucky, organized by James Ardery and Ryan Davis in 2010 to present independent bands and a general DIY scene in a smaller, more affordable setting. While showcasing indie and experimental bands there is also a big emphasis on local Kentucky music and local trades such as music vendors and food trucks. The primary genres featured in the festival are Indie rock and post-punk but deviate into other genres like avant-garde, free jazz, hardcore punk, noise rock and even hip-hop and alternative country. Cropped Out has close ties with Drag City Records, Thrill Jockey Records, Sophomore Lounge among other independent labels.

In its first year it was done in the first week of October at Kingfish and American Turner's music hall, both right by the Ohio River.[1] The inaugural festival was run by literally the two organizers and their parents.[2] Thus, plans were changed and the next year was in November at a DIY venue entitled "The Crummy Den". Timing issues and a noise complaint that caused Scratch Acid's set to be cut short led to the Cropped Out team changing plans.[3]

Since 2012 the festival has been held at American Turner's on Friday and Saturday while the Sunday show is held at a random DIY venue. Food trucks, vendors and camping were added options on the American Turner's dates. Notably on the local emphasis Cropped Out has had performances by Louisville bands and musicians rarely seen or even reuniting such as Papa M,[4] The Endtables, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy[5] (Performing Superwolf with Matt Sweeney), The Belgian Waffles! and more.

Cropped Out lineups by year

2014 edition

The 2014 edition will take place from September 26 to September 28, 2014 at Dreamland Film Center, American Turner's and Fresh Start.[6]

Thursday, September 25 @ Dreamland Film Center (Kickoff Party)

  • Life Stinks
  • Dream Eye Color Wheel
  • The Sal Show

Friday, September 26 @ American Turner's

  • Apache Dropout
  • Ausmuteants
  • Axis: Sova
  • Belgian Waffles! (Reunion set)
  • Counter Intuits
  • Elsinores
  • Flanger Magazine
  • Marriage
  • Ma Turner
  • Obnox
  • Spray Paint
  • The Rebel
  • The Urinals
  • Three Legged Race
  • Total Abuse
  • Vaderbomb

Saturday, September 27 @ American Turner's

  • Animal City (last minute addition)
  • Anwar Sadat
  • Bodycocktail
  • Dan'l Boone (Featuring members of Royal Trux, Wolf Eyes The Howling Hex, etc.)
  • JP5
  • Little Gold
  • Mail The Horse
  • Michael Chapman
  • Nathan Salsburg
  • Pile
  • Public Housing
  • Sapat
  • Shit and Shine
  • Shutaro Noguchi
  • Spider Bags
  • Sun Ra Arkestra
  • Tiger Hatchery
  • Yonatan Gat

Sunday, September 28 @ Fresh Start Grower Supply

2013 edition

The 2013 Edition took place entirely at American Turner's from Friday, September 27 to Sunday, September 29, 2013.

Friday, September 27 @ American Turner's

Saturday, September 28 @ American Turner's

Sunday, September 29 @ American Turner's

The Sunday show was intended to be at the Workhouse Ballroom but was moved due to the venue being unsafe per decision of a Fire Marshal. Thus, it was moved to the outside stage of American Turner's. Tony Clifton was also intended to be the host for the American Turner's dates but ultimately cancelled due to personal reasons.

2012 edition

The 2012 Edition took place entirely at American Turner's and The Workhouse Ballroom (A small cave near the Bardstown road area) from Friday, September 28 to Sunday, September 30, 2012.

Friday, September 28 @ American Turner's

Dahm Cipolla of The Phantom Family Halo was intended to play but cancelled due to illness. He was replaced by Virginia grindcore band Suppression.

Saturday, September 29 @ American Turner's

  • Ashcan Orchestra
  • Binary Marketing Show
  • Black Kaspar
  • Cave Bears
  • Cool Memories
  • Crys
  • Suppression
  • Fat History Month (Last minute addition.)
  • David Liebe Hart
  • Globsters
  • Guerrilla Toss
  • Kark
  • Lil B
  • Merchandise
  • Michael Zerang & Darin Gray
  • Neil Hamburger
  • PC Worship
  • R. Stevie Moore
  • Raw Thug
  • Shaved Women
  • Wet
  • White Walls

Sunday, September 30 @ The Workhouse Ballroom

  • Papa M
  • Wooden Wand
  • Josef Van Wissem

2011 edition

The 2011 Edition took place entirely at The Crummy Den (A warehouse/flea market place turned into a DIY venue for the weekend.) from Friday, September 27 to Sunday, September 29, 2013.

Friday, November 11

  • MV & EE
  • Dope Body
  • Sun Araw
  • Savages
  • Mount Carmel
  • Natives
  • Christmas Bride
  • Anwar Sadat
  • Cough Cool
  • Shit & Shine
  • Alcohol Party
  • Shedding
  • Axel Cooper
  • Learner Dancer

Saturday, November 12

  • Bill Orcutt
  • Guardian Alien
  • Pygmy Shrews
  • The Dreebs
  • Angel Olson
  • Chat Logs
  • John Wesley Coleman III
  • Natural Child
  • Last Year's Men
  • Sapat
  • Tropical Trash
  • Black God
  • Mayor Daley
  • The Men
  • Fat History Month
  • Circuit Des Yeux
  • Jovontaes
  • Angels In America
  • Cross
  • Arcane Rifles
  • Video Daughters

Sunday, November 13

2010 edition

The 2010 Edition took place at KingFish and American Turner's from October 1 to October 3, 2010.

Friday, October 1 @ KingFish

Saturday, October 2 @ American Turner's

  • The Highlife
  • Rabble Rabble
  • LUSHES
  • Slow Horse
  • Prideswallower
  • Wishgift
  • Straight A's
  • Parlour
  • CAVE
  • Young Widows
  • Pissed Jeans
  • Alex Barnett
  • Learner Dancer
  • Nzambi
  • SKIMASK
  • DAD
  • Geffika
  • Life Partner
  • Natural Geographic
  • MEAH!
  • PC Worship
  • CACAW
  • Ga'an

Sunday, October 3 @ American Turner's

  • SOVA
  • Heavy Cream
  • Sean Walsh & The National Reserve
  • Animal City
  • Idiot Glee
  • Warmer Milks
  • Rude Weirdo
  • FLIGHT
  • Golden Boys
  • JEFF The Brotherhood
  • Magik Markers
  • Softcheque
  • Reading Group
  • Gangly Youth
  • Spectre Folk
  • Tinsel Teeth
  • PUJOL
  • Giving Up
  • State Champion
  • Catherine Irwin
  • Spider Bags
  • King Kong
  • Sic Alps

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Cropped Out Fest 2010 - Initial Lineup". The Decibel Tolls. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "Cropped Out 2013: DIY Lifers Draft Will Oldham, Mayo Thompson, and Tony Clifton for Kentucky Festival". SPIN. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "The Music Festival for People Who Hate Music Festivals: Cropped Out Returns this Weekend". Riverfront Times. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "Papa M and Wooden Wand added to Cropped Out 2012". Never Nervous. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  5. ↑ "Superwolf at Cropped Out". Royal Stable Music. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  6. ↑ "Cropped Out 2014 Festival Lineup Announced". Louisville Music. Retrieved 10 September 2014.

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