the rainjunkies

August.08.

August 15, Friday. The Rudyard Kipling in Louisville with the Blue Dogs to benefit the Olmsted Parks Conservancy. 10 pm.
September 13, Saturday: Al's Bar in Lexington with Lowry and Low Water out of Brooklyn and Lotus Blake from Louisville. $5 cover. Show starts at 8 pm. Rainjunkies later.
Free mp3 download of a live performance of "They Never Talk About the War" available here.

June.08.

June 7, Saturday: Mommapalooza, Al's Bar, 6th and Limestone in Lexington, starts at 1 pm, Rainjunkies at 3. See more here.
June 14, Saturday: The Kentucky Wine & Arts Festival at Talon Winery in Lexington. See more here.
See MySpace for details, songs, and more. Stay tuned for a new website (and working links) coming soon.

May.08.

May 22, Thursday: Al's Bar, Lexington, 9:30 pm.
May 26, Monday: CD Central's Memorial Day Cookout, NOON, with The Middle Fork, Two Foot Yard, Through Trials, and Varsovia.
June 7, Saturday: Mommapalooza, Al's Bar, Lexington, starts at 1 pm, Rainjunkies at 3.

April.08.

Things that slow us down: flooded rehearsal space, little heart procedures, travel. Things to look forward to: WRFL benefit the 24th at Al's in Lexington, new recordings, the sun. More soon. Check Myspace for blog and songs.

January.08.

Happy New Year. Check our Myspace for a couple new recordings, and stay tuned for recording news.

November.07.

Thanks to everyone who came out to the JLF benefit. It was a great success and lots of fun. Check the gallery for photos. The band played many new songs that they'll be working on recording in the near future. Also watch for upcoming dates, including November 20 at the Dame in Lexington. For more information about the Jeannie Lane Foundation, please click here.

October.07.

We are planning a special barn party benefit for the newly operational Jeannie Lane Foundation, begun in honor of Abby's mother, on November 3. For a PDF flier with directions and complete details, please click here. For more information about the foundation, please click here.

September.07.

Welcome to the new rainjunkies.com, a work in progress. We've been planning a major update for a while, but our hand was forced when our old server bit the dust and we had to start over without warning. Parts of the website may be unavailable or missing for the next couple weeks, but please be patient and keep checking back. It will be better than ever. Thanks, y'all.

August.07.

Thanks to those who came out to the Dame on a sweltering night in Lexington, when it was somehow even hotter inside. It was hot as hell but a lot of fun, too. And even better, it marked the Lexington debut of our new lineup.

Reach for the Water

CDbaby | iTunes

"Just when The Rainjunkies reel you in with their refreshingly sparse arrangements, you're treated to a diverse batch of layered string work, including mandolin hooks and delightfully gritty guitar solos. Think Julie Miller or Rickie Lee Jones-meets-Neil Young during those glorious Crazy Horse years."

- Anne Deck, producer-host, "Girls' Night Out," WUKY-FM Lexington, KY

"From the first listening, the songwriting appears refined and full of literary references, but above all, it is rich in images well-married with the music. The first track, Architecture of Your Face, shows us immediately how the band from Kentucky has clear ideas about the melody. Reach for the Water reveals a band of the highest potential to move in the spaces from folk to rock and into pop music."

- Salvatore Esposito, JAM Magazine and Rusty's Basement, Italy

"finally!" - mom