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Nellie Pearl/Frederick the Younger/Joann + The Dakota @ Cosmic Charlie’s
July 20, 2017 @ 8:00 pm - 11:30 pm
$8
The past year couldn’t have been much better for Louisville Americana-Rock group, Nellie Pearl. Their debut LP, Lonesome No More!, funded by a successful Kickstarter campaign raising $10,000+ in album pre-sales, has brought many accolades. The single, “Live/Die”, was featured on Spotify’s official Pulse of Americana playlist helping garner almost 300,000 plays, as well as being added into regular rotation at AAA radio stations across the states and hitting the Top 200 for both commercial and non-comm charts. This kind of success has led to being added to the line-ups of several music festivals and remarkable shows, including Wildwood Revival, Savannah Stopover, and Moonshiner’s Ball, supporting artists such as Gillian Welch, Houndmouth, and Shovels & Rope. Nellie Pearl’s press write-ups and premieres have included Paste Magazine, BLURT magazine, and Huffington Post, while placing on the Top 100 albums of 2016 lists for several AAA radio stations and winning Louisville Music Awards’ Album of the Year. With an electrifying live show that leaves the audience in awe with diverse and powerful performances, Nellie Pearl is gearing up for extensive touring in 2017.
Frederick the Younger’s musical personality wavers between groovy vintage pop and dark, sweeping arrangements. The group started as a duo in 2011 when Jenni Cochran (vocals, keys) moved from Vietnam to Louisville, Kentucky and met Aaron Craker (guitar, piano, vocals) in an improv group. After graduating from music school, Aaron performed under the name Dr Vitamin. Jenni saw Dr Vitamin perform and the two became inseparable, meeting everyday at Jenni’s parent’s house to play music. They quickly garnered attention around Louisville for their pop melodies, unique harmonies and Jenni’s lush vocals that harken back to an earlier time. Shortly after bassist Matt Kohorst joined the band in 2014 they changed their name to Frederick the Younger and expanded their sound to include a groovy rhythm section, ethereal piano, violin, and surf guitar. Their first single, “You Don’t Lie” came out in June 2015. Their first EP with Frederick the Younger was released on September 25th 2015.